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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU IN THIS UNCERTAIN TIME? The health, wellness, and safety of our patients and staff is the very most important concern at Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health. Thankfully, technology has given us the ability to provide care via telemedicine. We recognize that telemedicine is not the same as a face to face encounter, […]
DIETARY SULFUR (PROCESSED MEAT AND DIET SODAS) LINKED TO COLORECTAL CANCER Check out this summary in Practice Update about a recent study in the journal Gastroenterology linking dietary sources of SULFUR (such as processed meat and artificially sweetened beverages) to an increased risk of colorectal cancer. https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/sulfur-metabolizing-bacterial-in-stool-and-risk-of-distal-crc/95492 “Sulfur-metabolizing microbes, which convert dietary sources […]
CHINESE HERB MAY HELP PREVENT COLON CANCER Check out this article from NEJM Journal Watch about the potential power of the Chinese herb BERBERINE to help reduce the risk of precancerous colon polyps (and hopefully colorectal cancer as a result): https://www.jwatch.org/na50709/2020/01/28/berberine-colorectal-adenoma-chemoprevention “Berberine — a compound found in several plants, including goldenseal, barberry, Oregon grape, […]
Research supports SLEEP is the “SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF HEALTH” By Liz Moon, NP Researchers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) published a study this past year trying to better understand what is going inside our bodies and how that may impact the quality of sleep we experience. What they found was those who slept […]
