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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.
Non-alcoholic FATTY LIVER disease (often referred to as NAFLD or fatty liver) affects about 30% of the U.S. population and is poised to become the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver and therefore the most common reason a liver transplant will be needed in the future. The risk factors for fatty liver are […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT Prebiotic INULIN Boosts INSULIN SENSITIVITY in Overweight Adults First of all, what is INULIN? From Web MD: “Inulin is a starchy substance found in a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs, including wheat, onions, bananas, leeks, artichokes, and asparagus. The inulin that is used for medicine is most commonly obtained by […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Check out this excellent article about from CNN.com and Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the dietary habits of the inhabitants of the island of Okinawa, the location in the world with greatest concentration of centenarians (people who live to at least 100). “The Okinawa diet has long captured the headlines, and for good […]
In March, I had the opportunity to attend the fascinating annual World Congress on the Gut Microbiota for Health conference in Miami. Overall, the number of questions raised was far greater than questions answered, but the potential for knowledge and applied interventions waiting for science to uncover them seems limitless. I truly can’t wait to […]
