Why Do We Need Strong Stomach Acid? Five steps to fixing your heartburn: Step 1 – Manage symptoms At first, if you are on an acid blocking medicine stay on the lowest dose you can tolerate. To treat occasional breakthrough heartburn symptoms, choose one at time from this list: Step 2 – Identify causes of … Read more
Proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, are a common heartburn relief medicine. Some examples are Omeprazole (Prilosec), Famotidine (Pepcid) and Pantoprazole (Protonix). While they can be helpful in the short-term, long-term use can throw a wrench in the digestive process. PPIs don’t correct the original problem but mask it while the underlying destructive processes continues. New … Read more
It has been estimated that 60-70% of people diagnosed with IBS instead have SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth). Common symptoms of SIBO are bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, restless leg syndrome, interstitial cystitis, brain fog, increasing food sensitivities, hair loss, and anemia. Sometimes we think of SIBO when patients report that the more fiber and healthy … Read more
Every day we carry around 10 times more microbial cells than our own. As Dr. George Weinstock, professor of microbial genomics says, “You’re not just a human, you’re a kind of super organism because you’re a community of all these things that are with you your whole life”. Our microbial partners carry out a number … Read more
By Joan Haynes, NMD Your unique make up of the bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungus that compromise your microbiome have a profound effect on how you digest food, fight disease, and even your mood and behavior. The GI MAP test offered by Diagnostic Solutions provides an easy and affordable way to understand what may be … Read more
By Nicole Maxwell, NMD The Carroll Food Intolerance test, also known as FIT, helps us to understand the digestive and metabolic capacity of a patient’s body by identifying foods that are not compatible with their system. The History: Dr. Carroll practiced from 1917 to 1962 in Spokane, WA. He was a busy and successful naturopath, … Read more
by Joan Haynes, NMD Up at night with heartburn? Worried about the side effects of acid blocking prescriptions? Learn what other options you can explore to tame the discomfort and optimize your digestion and thereby your overall health. Conventional medicine offers patients little insight into the cause of heartburn and instead puts a band aid … Read more
What I’m Reading by Joan Haynes, NMD This little TED book, written for a non-medical audience, is an engaging explanation of the ground-breaking science in the last few years about the microscopic life within our bodies. It’s a quick read to help us understand how these tiny creatures play a role in nearly all aspects … Read more
By Joan Haynes, NMD I’ve been trying out a new test on patients for that last year with great results. I’ve helped diagnose Giardia in a 2-year case of diarrhea after cancer treatment, a little boy with failure to thrive with C. diff, and a Lyme patient with Microsporidia. These results are exciting because when … Read more
By Dr. Joan Haynes, NMD “Leaky gut” is also known as “increased intestinal permeability”. Our intestinal tract is a semipermeable membrane, allowing very small molecules through in order to absorb nutrients. Inflammation causes more permeability in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract and incompletely digested food particles, toxins, and waste get through into the blood … Read more