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Are your sugar cravings impossible to ignore? Is bloating, gas and foggy thinking part of your every day? If so, your “bad” bacteria may be calling the shots!  The field of microbiome research has exploded recently. Every day new studies are revealing how the various colonies of gut bacteria and yeasts influence every major system and process in the body, and a sweet tooth may be part of that picture. Research tells us that a diet high in sugar changes the makeup of the microbiome, helping ...Read more: Is Sugar Disturbing Your Microbiome?

Let’s chat about your bowel movements. Did you just cringe a bit? Let’s face it, poop isn’t anybody’s favourite topic. Nonetheless, our bowel movements hold valuable clues to our overall health. But these signs are often ignored because most of us are a bit uncomfortable talking about them, even to our healthcare providers. Your Appointment is a Judgement-Free ZoneKeep in mind that your healthcare practitioner will not be shocked or uncomfortable if you talk about your poop. In fact, that’s...Read more: Are Your Bowel Movements Healthy?

White coating on your tongue, mysterious skin rashes, bloating, constipation and you’re always ready to eat something sweet? You could be suffering from Candida overgrowth.   What is Candida Albicans?   Candida albicans is the most common kind of yeast that co-exists with humans. Under optimal conditions, candida plays a valuable role in our digestive systems, since we need small amounts of candida in our mouths and throughout our digestive system in order to fully digest our food.   Ho...Read more: Candida: Are You Experiencing Yeast Overgrowth?

If you’ve been searching for the root of on-going health issues that just won’t go away, the kind where your doctor - and maybe even your second and third doctor - have tried everything in their arsenals but have come up with only prescriptions that ease symptoms but don’t solve the underlying problem, it’s easy to feel discouraged.   However, if you’ve been keeping up with some of our previous articles, you’ve started to realize just how important our digestive system and gut health are to...Read more: Do you have a Leaky Gut?

Heartburn affects 5 million Canadians at least once a week. The most common class of drugs prescribed for heartburn is a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI). PPIs block the production of acid in the stomach. Example of a PPI is omeprazole or Losec, Porlisec. PPIs were meant to prescribed for a short duration. Evidence shows that the short-term use of a PPI for reflux esophagitis, H. Pylori overgrowth or an active ulcer is effective. The stomach and its acid are a crutial part of a good digestive sys...Read more: Heartburn Medications and their Harmful Side-Effects