I give my mother credit for introducing me to a term called "leaky gut" about ten years ago. I remember saying at the time "Leaky Gut What?" As a caveat, it's important to know that I'd just graduated from medical residency after twelve years of college, medical school, and post-graduate training in family medicine. Needless to say, I thought I was pretty smart. I actually mocked my poor mother for her reference to the term as if it were something a uneducated person would say (as only a son would!).

You find yourself sitting at your doctor's office in a waiting room full of patients all collectively donating their breath for the shared consumption of the many. Each is transmitting whatever virus or bug for which 60-80% of those in the room came to see the doctor into a collective soup of infectious air.

For the fortunate few, losing weight is as easy as cutting back on those guilty trips through the Taco Bell Drive-thru or skipping desert a few nights a week. For most, though, losing weight can be a struggle. For many, losing weight can seem darn-near impossible! If you are one of the latter two groups...

Food allergies are a growing health problem in our country. While many experience immediate symptoms, you may not experience the symptoms until up to a week later. That can complicate connecting your symptoms to foods you’ve eaten.