These assessment and treatment recommendations represent a synthesis of information derived from personal clinical experience and from the numerous sources which are cited, or are based on the work of… Read More
The gastrointestinal mucosal barrier is an effective and powerful defense and repair mechanism, which allows for the proper absorption of energy, nutrients and water when we eat. The functioning of… Read More
Nutritional Strategies: Hard Bones, Soft Arteries, Rather Than Vice Versa ABSTRACT Nutritional Strategies: The focus of this paper is to explore better strategies for optimizing bone strength and reducing risk… Read More
The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, suggests that interrupted interactions between the gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract, and the gut microbiota can often be the cause behind the… Read More
A number of gastrointestinal diseases, GI diseases, are believed to be caused by intestinal barrier dysfunction, predisposing the gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract, to inflammation, including the development of inflammatory… Read More
Alcohol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are harmful agents which can disrupt the balance of the digestive system, ultimately affecting the gastroduodenal mucosal and damaging the epithelial barrier along… Read More
Relieve: A small muscle located deep in the buttocks, the piriformis muscle performs the essential function of rotating the leg outwards. Piriformis Syndrome is a painful condition that occurs when… Read More
Golfers, does this sound familiar? It's a warm sunny day with a bit of a breeze, you are on the back nine about to sink a putt. When you swing,… Read More
Gut flora, gut microbiota or gastrointestinal microbiota, is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract, of humans and other animals, even in insects.… Read More
Even if you have never stepped foot onto a court before, you may end up with tennis elbow. Occurring along the muscle that allows extension of the wrist, it is… Read More