Let’s play an imagine game for a moment.  Imagine that you get gassy and bloated pretty much every time you eat.  Imagine almost never having a normal BM—you frequently have constipation, diarrhea or go back and forth between the two.  Imagine having cramps and abdominal pain no matter what you eat, and your pain is only relieved by passing volumes of gas or having a BM.  Imagine that all of the above have a...

  If you’re among the 7 out of 10 people in the US who suffer from occasional or daily digestive problems, chances are excellent you’ve had Tums, Pepto Bismol or Rolaids as close companions.  Maybe you’ve even graduated to the big guns—Nexium, Zantac, Pepcid or Prilosec.  But these medications only cover up the problem, and not very well at that.  Plus they do absolutely NOTHING to help your digestive system work the way it’s supposed...

  Ah, pooping.  Such a personal subject.  The intimate relationship between you, your toilet bowl and Charmin.    Bowel habits are typically not something that most people feel comfortable discussing, especially when the conversation centers on how often you go.  But it probably won’t surprise you that I believe it’s a VERY important topic of conversation, so let’s have a little chat about your Number twos.    Where do you fall on the spectrum?  Generally speaking, people...

  As much as I would like to say otherwise, our current state of health is not “health” at all—it’s disease management.   If you doubt what I’m saying, then consider these disturbing facts:  7 out of 10 of us take at least one prescription medication per day  75 percent of us are overweight or obese  Over 60 percent of US adults have at least one chronic condition such as heart disease, cancer or Type 2...

  I’ve been in the health and nutrition field for over 30 years and one thing I can say with full confidence is that people are inherently resistant to change.  I can’t tell you the number of times I have consulted with a client and talked about all the wonderful health improvements they can experience…  But as soon as I mention changing their diet, I get the doe in the headlights look.  Or worse yet,...

  When it comes to digestive distress, the potential causes can run the gamut.  Processed foods, enzyme insufficiency, lacking a gallbladder, imbalanced microbiome, certain medications, leaky gut, stress and food allergies/intolerances are some of the possible culprits.  But there’s another cause that most people are not even aware of.   It’s a substance that occurs naturally in many foods, but chances are good that you’ve never even heard of it…and yet it may be affecting you...