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VITAMIN D AND COVID-19 We diagnose vitamin D deficiency in nearly half of the patients we check a level. This is likely because vitamin D has shown to be quite important in numerous gut conditions – either as a contributing cause of symptoms or as a result of an underlying issue. Patients with celiac […]
STATINS REDUCE LIVER CANCER RISK Check out this excellent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology demonstrating the benefit that lipid-lowering STATIN MEDICATIONS can have on liver cancer risk. AJG: Statin Use Reduces the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Updated Meta-analysis and Systematic Review “Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC [liver cancer]) is the most […]
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATS CONSTIPATION Check out this fascinating article from MedPage Today about a potential new treatment option for chronic constipation! “The researchers noted that chronic constipation, which affects approximately 15% of the general population, is challenging to manage and that neuromodulation is thought to modify bowel function via electrical stimulation of neural pathways.” […]
Born before MAY 1975? Was the first alcoholic beverage you ever tried a Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler? Zima? Malibu rum? Or Aftershock? Then it IS probably TIME FOR A COLONOSCOPY!! We jest about the pop cultural references, but we are serious about caring for your GUT HEALTH! Is it time for you to […]