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FAILING AT HEALTH MAINTENANCE IN IBD At the recent Crohn’s and Colitis Congress in Las Vegas this month, Amanda Lynn, M.D., of Mayo Clinic presented a study showing that “Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often miss discussing preventive services with their clinicians.” “Discussions regarding vaccines happened with 45.3% of these patients based on chart […]
BREAKING UP WITH DIET PEPSI I just absolutely loved the combination of the cold and the bubbles. I was never a coffee drinker, so my beloved Diet Pepsi gave me a caffeine fix too. However, two years ago when I began researching more about nutrition, artificial sweeteners, and the gut microbiome, I knew that the […]
ARE PROBIOTICS MONEY DOWN THE TOILET? OR WORSE? Check out this article published on JAMA online that reports on the limited benefits, and potential harms, in our current use of probiotics: “With interest growing in natural therapies, the popularity of probiotics is on the rise. In 2012, almost 4 million US adults reported using probiotics or prebiotics—4 times […]
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY & IBD: CHICKEN OR EGG? Vitamin D is well known to have many effects on the immune system. In recent years, many studies have suggested a possible role for vitamin D deficiency contributing to the development or activity of inflammatory bowel disease. Check out the link to this excellent article in Frontline […]