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ACUPUNCTURE IN CROHN’S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS (IBD)

July 19, 2019Anxiety, Depression & Mental Health Browse by Staff Member Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

ACUPUNCTURE IN CROHN’S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS (IBD) Check out this excellent summary from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s website of an article in the journal IBD regarding the potential role that acupuncture may have as a complementary treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: https://site.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/research/clinical-trials-community/research-updates/acupuncture-in-inflammatory.html “Increased intestinal sensitivity leading to abdominal pain and […]

BENEFITS OF A BRIEF BOOZE BREAK

July 17, 2019Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

BENEFITS OF A BRIEF BOOZE BREAK Check out the link to the article from NPR.org about the increasing trend (and subsequent scientific evidence of health benefits) moderate alcohol drinkers experience with holidays from alcohol: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/23/732876026/breaking-the-booze-habit-even-briefly-has-its-benefits “A 2016 British study of about 850 men and women who volunteered to abstain from alcohol during Dry January found […]

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: JUNK FOOD TIED TO LOW SPERM COUNT

July 15, 2019Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: JUNK FOOD TIED TO LOW SPERM COUNT Check out this link to a depressing article from CNN.com about the impact that the junk food filled standard American diet can have on lowering sperm counts in young men! https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/health/junk-food-sperm-count-study-eshre-trnd/index.html “Burgers, fries, pizza and high energy drinks impact testicular function in young […]

GUT BACTERIA THAT CAN BOOST ATHLETIC ENDURANCE?

July 12, 2019Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: GUT BACTERIA THAT CAN BOOST ATHLETIC ENDURANCE? Check out this article from NPR.org about a gut bacteria isolated from elite athletes that was able to make mice more athletic! “A new study out Monday in the journal Nature Medicine identified a group of bacteria that are more common in athletes, especially after exercise, and may play […]