Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, Part Two: What Diseases Are Associated...
In part one of this series, I covered what small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is. This post will concern itself with the diseases it’s associated with. As always, association is not...
View ArticleSmall Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, Part Three: Gastric Barrier Dysfunction
This is the third part of my blog series on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). In part one, I covered what it is and in part two I discussed what diseases are associated with it. This and...
View ArticleSmall Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, Part Six: Dietary Causes of Impaired...
This is the sixth post in my series on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Today I want to talk about those dietary factors that cause impaired intestinal motility and inflammation. I was...
View ArticleWhat Is Endotoxemia and Why You Should Care
All disease begins in the gut. - Hippocrates Before I begin, I want to tell you that I’ve added a glossary of frequently used medical words that you can view by clicking on the Glossary link to the...
View ArticleNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Endotoxemia and Probiotics
Revised 12/1/2012 Today I want to turn my attention to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). But before I do, let me briefly describe the anatomy of the liver, so we’re all on the same page. The...
View ArticleAlcoholic Liver Disease, Endotoxemia and Probiotics
As promised in the last post, I want to now turn my attention to alcoholic liver disease (ALD). ALD is a major cause of mortality. It claims more than 75,000 lives worldwide each year. Of the...
View ArticlePart Four: Dietary Fat, Leaky Gut, Endotoxemia and Heart Disease
Revised 12/4/2012 In this post, I discussed how unlikely it is that normal digestion of long-chain fatty acids–whether saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated—is the source of the pathogens...
View ArticleHow Gut Dysbiosis Impacts Digestion And Appetite
Today I want to cover how gut pathogens can negatively impact the ability to digest food and regulate appetite. Here is an illustration of what should be, but oftentimes isn’t, absorbed in the...
View ArticleIntestinal Permeability and Visceral Fat Accumulation
Today I want to briefly review two research papers examining the role of increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and visceral fat accumulation. Visceral fat, otherwise known as central obesity,...
View ArticlePUFAs, Leaky Gut, Endotoxemia, And The Liver
“Saturated fats are benign with regard to inflammatory effects, as are the MUFAs [monounsaturated fats]. The meager effect that saturated fats have on serum cholesterol levels when modest but...
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