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HEART DISEASE AND NUTRITION

February is the Official Heart Month.
This means treatment for those who have coronary heart disease.
It also means prevention for those at high risk.
Your physician and we, too, say that both treatment and prevention must start with dietary …
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Surviving the Food Frenzy Holidays with Prebiotics

The holiday season is now in the immediate past. As usual, we have been confronted with an abundance of delicious foods that have dazzled our eyes and overwhelmed our taste buds. Our New Years resolutions are fresh in our minds. …

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FATTY LIVER AND CROSSTALK

This blog is for those who have:

  • Fatty liver
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Some other chronic liver disease, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Crosstalk in medicine means that the colon and its bacterial content are …

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SHERLOCK HOLMES SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF OBESITY, TYPE 2 DIABETES, GUT BACTERIA AND CHEMICAL EXPOSURES

The holiday season is fast approaching and the last thing anyone wants to think about is his or her weight, obesity or type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, this would be a good time not only to set goals for the new …

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The Real, Honest Diet for Crohns Patients

By
A Nutritionist Gastroenterologist
Frank W Jackson MD

Every Crohns patient wants to know what to eat, how much, and how often.
The bookstore and the web are filled with diets for the Crohns patient. A certain Carbo diet is …

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The Scoop on Poop

The questions are:

  1. What is the cause of the awful smell of flatus?
  2. What causes the smell of stool?
  3. Are they the same?
  4. Can anything be done about these smells?

The answers are:

  1. The foul smell of flatus is almost
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Pink, Pink, Pink. We are Awash in Pink.

From football shoes to bracelets and banners we see pink everywhere as a sign of support for breast cancer. From a family with this cancer in the genes, I am a firm supporter. But the breast cancer support month will …

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