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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Mutation in serotonin can cause increase gut pain? Check out this article from Neuroscience News about a genetic mutation that leads to the malfunctioning of an enzyme critical for serotonin production and subsequent high levels of unpleasant physical symptoms, previously thought psychologic in cause. This may be very relevant to the roughly […]
GRILLING THIS HOLIDAY: Five Tips to Lower the Cancer Risk by Claire Allen, RD It’s finally summer here in Chicago, and after being pent up inside all winter (and spring!) who isn’t excited about getting outside to grill with family and friends? What most people don’t realize is that how you prepare your meal […]
We hear it all the time, eat whole foods, limit processed ones. Well, what exactly is it that is so problematic about processed foods? A new hypothesis among scientists point to food additives, sugar, and lack of fiber which are likely disrupting the gut microbiome leading to a whole host of health-related issues. A recent […]
Did you know you can schedule an initial consultation with either Dr. Tara Troy or our nurse practitioner, Elizabeth “Liz” Moon? Here are a few tips from one of our nurses, Leah, to help successfully navigate your first visit! Have an up to date medication list. Write down questions, concerns, symptoms, etc. prior to your […]
