The GI-MAP at-home stool test, is a functional testing option that gives us a comprehensive picture of what the inner workings of our...

If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know how our gut health, and our microbiome, influences many systems and functions in our...

As a clinician who specializes in gut health, I talk a lot about our gut microbiome, and how to support it through nutrition, lifestyle,...

Gluten refers to a group of proteins found in specific grains (see below). It gives these grains the soft, chewy texture they're known...

Alcohol, for many of us, is a significant part of our culture and social lives. From passing around a bottle of wine at dinner, to...

Our digestive system involves a few different movement patterns that help move things along the different parts of our digestive tract,...

While the holidays in spirit are a festive, exciting time of year, generally spent with loved ones, for those of us with digestive...

Our thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that's located at the base of our neck (right under the Adam's apple), and plays a major role in...

Protein is an important macronutrient that is important for growth and development, cell repair, energy production, oxygen transportation...

Fats are a macronutrient that is important for our cellular health (our cell membrane is made of fats), the absorption of fat-soluble...

Food is fascinating because it's medicine. It can entirely impact how well or not our body functions. This includes our digestive health!...

Our digestive system and our endocrine system (hormones), are very intimately related to each other. Meaning they have a huge impact on...

Five years ago I adopted my first dog and my life has never been the same. Before Toby, I didn't even know I was a dog lover. It was my...

Supplements are a great tool to use to "supplement" our nutrition, help us address specific deficiencies or imbalances in the body. The...

The connection between under-eating and digestive function may not be obvious or spoken about much in the mainstream — but it's important...

What is Akkermansia muciniphila? Akkermansia Muciniphila is a mucous-degrading, keystone bacteria found in the gut microbiome, mainly in...

My name is Ashley and I have Celiac Disease. This means I think about gluten a lot. Like, every single day with no days off. In recent...

The gut-brain connection has been gaining a lot of attention both in scientific literature and in mainstream media in the last number of...

Food poisoning sucks. There's truly no other way to put it. And while it may be inevitable that you may experience this in your lifetime,...

Your body is home to many, many organisms, both good and bad. A healthy microbiome contains a balance of both "good guys" and "bad guys"...