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Fermented Foods for reduced inflammation and increased gut microbiome diversity by Julie Adams, RD If you haven’t given fermented foods a try, here’s good reason to start. A recent Stanford University study shows that incorporating foods like yogurt, kefir, kimchi (and more), can positively affect immune health and gut microbiome diversity. Researchers followed […]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the COVID-19 booster vaccination by Allison Lindstrom, NP As of 8/16/2021, the CDC published guidelines regarding booster vaccinations for immunocompromised individuals. This is incredibly important to us at CGH as a certain portion of our patient population is currently being treated with medications that suppress the immune system in order […]
IBD and DAIRY by Jeff Nathanson, M.D. One of the biggest challenges for gastroenterologists caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease is sorting out whether symptoms reflect a true IBD “flare” or are due to some other cause. A recent study suggests that one underappreciated mimicker of inflammatory bowel disease symptoms is lactose intolerance. […]
CAN DIET REALLY TREAT CROHN’S DISEASE? YES!! By Jeffrey Nathanson, M.D. For years, gastroenterologists have told patients that there is little if any role for diet in the treatment of Crohn’s Disease, other than avoidance of roughage in the diet during a flare. Exciting recent medical studies have begun to show that, despite conventional […]
