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Today’s Dietitian Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona

June 19, 2019Browse by Staff Member CLAIRE ALLEN, MS, RDN, LDN Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Earlier this month our registered dietitian, Claire Allen, had the opportunity to attend the Today’s Dietitian Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona, while also doing some hiking in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. Always looking to learn and expand her horizons, she returned from the conference with new evidenced-based resources on topics such as food allergies and adverse food reactions, functional GI disorders, the low-FODMAP diet, nutrition and cancer […]

Early-Onset of Colorectal Cancer on the Rise in Western States

June 17, 2019Browse by Staff Member Colon Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living LIZ MOON, NP The Gastrointestinal Systems

Historically, Western states such as California, Washington, Colorado, have tended to have the lowest overall rates of CRC as they are generally known for healthier lifestyles. However, recent research linking sedentary lifestyle, including prolonged daily TV watching, “might suggest hypotheses about the cause of alarming increases in early-onset colorectal cancer.” This recent article from Medpage […]

CHANGES IN GUT BACTERIA MAY CAUSE FATIGUE IN IBD

June 14, 2019Anxiety, Depression & Mental Health Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: CHANGES IN GUT BACTERIA MAY CAUSE FATIGUE IN IBD Check out the link from Healio describing a possible explanation for the fatigue that frequently affects patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: “Fatigue in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease could be coming from a dysbiosis in the gut microbiome, according to […]

OVERPROCESSED FOODS ADD 500 CALORIES TO YOUR DIET DAILY, CAUSING WEIGHT GAIN

June 10, 2019Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: OVERPROCESSED FOODS ADD 500 CALORIES TO YOUR DIET DAILY, CAUSING WEIGHT GAIN Check out this article from CNN.com about the negative effects of ultraprocessed foods on weight management. “Less-expensive, easier-to-prepare ultraprocessed foods can make you fat, a new study says.” “People limited to a diet of primarily highly processed foods ate more calories […]

GI Health Blog

Today’s Dietitian Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona

Early-Onset of Colorectal Cancer on the Rise in Western States

CHANGES IN GUT BACTERIA MAY CAUSE FATIGUE IN IBD

OVERPROCESSED FOODS ADD 500 CALORIES TO YOUR DIET DAILY, CAUSING WEIGHT GAIN