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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the COVID-19 booster vaccination by Allison Lindstrom, NP As of 8/16/2021, the CDC published guidelines regarding booster vaccinations for immunocompromised individuals. This is incredibly important to us at CGH as a certain portion of our patient population is currently being treated with medications that suppress the immune system in order […]
Your Diet Can Build a Better Gut Microbiome by Julie Adams, RD A recent study out of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands adds to a growing body of evidence supporting the idea that plant-based diets rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, as well as fish and fermented dairy products, foster […]
TRAVELER’S DIARRHEA AND HOW TO PREVENT IT by Allison Lindstrom, NP As more people are getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and numbers continue to decrease, we have seen an influx of patients traveling nationally and internationally. TSA reports have noted that almost the same number of travelers are traveling now as they were in 2019. […]
The Impact of Vitamin D on Health by Danielle Genenz, RD Vitamin D is unique from any other vitamins. It’s actually a steroid hormone made from cholesterol when skin is exposed to the sun, thus often called the sunshine vitamin. Vitamin D dissolves in the presence of fat and can be stored in body […]
