By Dr. Martin Gleixner, MSc, ND Digestion issues have ramifications in all aspects of our health. Despite the crucial role that digestion has on our wellbeing, chronic digestive problems are often under-diagnosed, missed or allowed to proceed without treatment for far too long. In many cases, palliative options such as laxatives or antacids aimed to…
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Part 1: Are you living with digestive problems? By Dr. Martin Gleixner, MSc, ND Our digestive system and its proper function are fundamental to our wellbeing. When all is well, we feel nourished. When a dysfunction exists in the gut, we can be plagued with many unpleasant symptoms such as diarrhea,…
Digestion is foundation for all health conditions By Dr. Martin Gleixner, MSc, ND Digestion and its proper function has ramifications in all aspects of our health. For this reason, I ask all my patients about their bowel movements and review other symptoms concerning the health of their gastrointestinal tract (or gut). …
Understand why healthy bacteria in your gut is essential for health By Dr. Martin Gleixner, MSc, ND Optimizing your digestive system (especially the microbes that inhabit there) is a great approach to improving our overall health. Who knew… there are approximately 100 trillion bacteria colonized in our gut? one prescription of antibiotics could wipe out…