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  • Symptom Relief from GI Issues – Part One: FODMAP

  • Symptom Relief from GI Issues – Part Two: Foods, Drinks, and Drugs that Inflame

  • Dietary Recommendations For Gut Dysbiosis

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High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth in mice

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Does sugar directly feed cancers, boosting their growth? The answer seems to be 'Yes' at least in mice according to a study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine. Their study, published in Science, showed that consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose cor...
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Non-invasive test is breath of fresh air for diagnosing gut diseases

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Australian researchers have developed a less invasive and cheaper test to detect gastro-intestinal illnesses – a breath sample.
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1 week ago

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"While the link between triglycerides and coronary heart disease is well documented, it is not clear why they, too, should contribute to depression."

This should not be a mystery to anyone familiar with how chronic inflammation affects blood lipids. Inflammation decreases HDL cholesterol levels, increases triglycerides, lowers "fluffy" LDL cholesterol while increasing small dense oxidized LDL.

This is true not only for heart disease and depression, but also other immune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, psoriasis and periodontal disease--all of which are also highly associated with cardiovascular disease.

The commonality to all of them is a leaky gut and the body's immune defense against this dysbiosis:

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Inflammation links heart disease and depression, study finds

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People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also true. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge believe they have identified a link between these two conditions: inflammation—the body's response to negative environmental factors, such as stress.
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1 week ago

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In part three of my GERD series, I warned about the dangers of using proton pump inhibitors to treat acid reflux. The negative side effects are proving far worse than I thought at the time. I suspect that the intestinal dysbiosis these drugs promote result in kidney damage from chronic inflammation:

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Research ties common heartburn medications to kidney disease and failure

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Common medications prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers are linked to increased risks for kidney failure and chronic kidney disease, found a recent University at Buffalo study.
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Green tea cuts obesity, health risks in mice

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Green tea cut obesity and a number of inflammatory biomarkers linked with poor health in a new study.
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