The holiday season can be hard on your waistline and other areas of your body, like your gut. Carbohydrate-dense foods, sugary sweets and festive holiday cocktails can not only disrupt a diet, but it can throw off the delicate bacteria biome in your gut. When this happens, you can face a number of different gastrointestinal […]
4 Common Digestive Issues In Women
Digestive issues can affect men and women alike, but some conditions affect one sex more than others, and that really shouldn’t come as a surprise when you consider the differences in the gastrointesntinal system between men and women. Not only are a woman’s intestines slightly longer than a man’s, they are a little more crowded […]
5 Gastrointestinal Tips For Your Thanksgiving Feast
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you’re like a lot of people, you’ll be joining friends, family or coworkers for a Thanksgiving meal. If you’re headed off to a Thanksgiving feast, it’s important that you’re smart about how you approach the meal, especially if you suffer from gastrointestinal issues like indigestion, acid reflux, […]
5 Ways To Help Your Children Develop Healthy Eating Habits
Poor eating habits are one of the leading causes of gastrointestinal issues, which is why it is so important to develop healthy eating habits early in life. However, as any parent knows, most kids aren’t just going to willingly choose orange pepper slices over pizza, or broccoli over chocolate. As parents and guardians, it’s important […]
August Is Gastroparesis Awareness Month
Gastroparesis is a health condition in which the stomach cannot empty food in a normal way, which as you might imagine, can make digesting food an uncomfortable process. It’s a somewhat rare condition, but considering that diabetes is a driving force behind its onset, gastroparesis is becoming more prevalent in today’s society. Because August is […]
5 Tips For Successfully Changing Your Diet For The Better
January is always the month when we get the most questions about weight loss and adjusting eating habits, and that makes sense because a lot of people want to be healthier in the new year. We can help provide you with more hands-on weight loss treatments like gastric sleeving or the Orbera balloon, but before […]
5 New Year’s Resolutions To Improve Your Gut Health
As the calendar turns from December to January, many people make some New Year’s resolutions to work towards a better version of themselves in the new year. Health-related resolutions are the most common type of resolutions that are made (and broken!), but the specific type of these resolutions vary from person to person. Below, we’re […]
5 Tips to Prevent Digestive Problems During The Holidays
The holiday season is upon us, and while it can be one of the merriest times of year, it can also be one of the hardest on your digestive system. If you’re regularly feasting on Christmas ham or sugarplums, it can throw your digestive system out of whack. In today’s blog, we want to share […]
7 Natural Ways To Improve Your Digestion
A healthy digestive system is a crucial aspect of total body health, but it’s not always obvious what you can do to improve your digestive system. Taking a probiotic is a step in the right direction, but there are also some natural things you can do to improve your digestive health. In today’s blog, we […]