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Dr. Troy is a gastroenterologist who absolutely loves learning and then sharing new knowledge in an easily digestible manner. Colon cancer prevention, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and functional GI conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are topics that she finds fascinating.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENETICS AND OBESITY? By Elizabeth Campisi and Tara Troy, M.D. It is often falsely assumed that obesity is self-inflicted, due to a lack of motivation and an inability to foster healthy eating habits. However, a recent article from PBS.org challenges this widespread belief. The article displays scientific research supporting that genetics play a larger […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Healthy diet leads to healthy gut bacteria which leads to a HEALTHY COLON! by Dr. Tara Troy, MD Check out this article in Science Daily which highlights a Baylor study that helps to further clarify HOW a healthy diet helps to foster a healthy gastrointestinal tract, specifically the colon: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190715164650.htm […]
ALWAYS LEARNING ways to better care for our patients with CROHN’S and ULCERATIVE COLITIS! Our nurse practitioner, Liz Moon, attended the regional Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease conference held in Chicago recently. As always, the conference was excellent and she came away with numerous suggestions on how we can care EVEN BETTER for […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: A small glass of JUICE or SODA daily is linked to INCREASED RISK OF CANCER by Dr. Tara Troy, MD Check out this concerning article from CNN.com about further risks of soda and juice consumption. “A new study has linked drinking just a small glass of a sugary drink per day […]