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Berberine Might Be Right or Wrong
Sometimes looking at where a supplement comes from can help us to better understand it clinically. Berberine is probably the best example. People use berberine for infections, dysbiosis, inflammation, intestinal barrier function, and glucose/lipid metabolism. It is concentrated (and supported by alkaloids with a similar property), within an herb called Coptis/Huang-lian. If you compare the…
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From This Practice: Form and Function
Part I — Heat and Depletion; Marcus felt cornered. His stomach acid had become like some wild animals — unpredictable and destructive. He was suffering, despite a fundoplication surgery years before, meant to repair a hiatal hernia and reinforce the dysfunctional barrier between his stomach and esophagus. Unfortunately, the barrier…
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From This Practice: Meeting People Where They Are
Constant fullness, no appetite, problematic weight loss. Daniel had suffered for years, but testing showed very little. SIBO had been diagnosed and treating it brought modest improvement. The symptoms that remained — and how they responded to treatment — helped reveal the rest of the problem.
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Improving your health through diverse clinical logic
In all complex health issues, there is more than one way to define the problem. It is easy to accept that issues in the economy, international politics, ecology — and any other complex system — can be perceived through multiple lenses and engender multiple approaches. However, this same acceptance is often lost when it comes…
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When digestive protocols fall short, treatment must become more individual
Many people with digestive disorders have put their hopes into a protocol, only to find that they are dissatisfied with the outcome. They may have partial or temporary improvement. In some cases, they have no improvement at all, or feel worse for the experience. “Treating my GERD hasn’t helped the globus one bit.”“Symptoms returned two…
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An Individualized Approach to Complex Digestive Disorders
Seeing that chronic digestive disorders are well served by an individualized approach is one thing. Practically implementing that insight is another. As a digestive disorder persists, it often becomes more complex. Repeated stress, inflammation, dietary restrictions, medication use, and the body’s own adaptations can gradually narrow physical tolerance to a variety of foods and further…
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