When good bacteria live in the wrong place
Understanding SIBO: why it causes bloating, how it is tested, and why it so often comes back If you feel fine when you wake up but look six months pregnant by dinner, you are not imagining it. Bloating that builds over the day, gas, abdominal discomfort, and bowel habits that swing between loose and sluggish […]
Who is driving your brain? All Aboard the Microbe Express
Gut-derived metabolites, neuropsychiatric health, and the markers worth reading on the iollo panel Patients rarely walk into my office saying their gut bacteria are making them anxious. They say they cannot focus, that their mood has flattened, that sleep has become unreliable, or that a parent developed dementia and they want to know what their […]
Bloating Treatment: What Actually Works
Almost everyone feels bloated once in a while, usually after a large meal or a particularly rich food. The problem looks different when bloating shows up several times a week or daily, lingers for hours, or comes with a visibly distended abdomen. That pattern usually means something specific is happening in the digestive tract, and […]
Why Your Bloating Treatment Should Start with a Functional Gut Assessment
You zip up your favorite pair of jeans at 8:00 AM. They fit perfectly. By the time you’re finishing lunch at your desk, the pressure starts. By 4:00 PM, that familiar, sharp tightness has taken over. You’re secretly unbuttoning your pants under your desk just to breathe. This isn’t “just gas.” And it certainly isn’t […]
The Dramatic Health Benefits of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Feel Calmer, Think Clearer, Sleep Better: Meet Truvaga™ Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modern life keeps many people “stuck in stress mode” — wired, tired, not sleeping deeply, and feeling like the nervous system never really turns off. Truvaga™ is a handheld vagus nerve stimulator designed to gently help the body shift out of fight-or-flight and into […]
mBIOTA Elemental helps people with severe GI issues get their lives back!
Unmatched SIBO Eradication! mBIOTA Elemental starves bad bacteria and rests your gut. If you’ve been battling bloating, irregular bowels, or persistent gut discomfort, you’re not alone. Conditions like SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), IMO (Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth), IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease including Crohn’s), GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease), EoE (Eosinophilic esophagitis), and […]
Death Begins in the Colon. Find out who is plotting your demise.
Unhealthy balance of the bacteria that reside in the gastrointestinal tract is one of the most important causes of chronic unwellness and disease. Virtually any condition you can think of may be related, at least in part, to an unhealthy population of bacteria in the gut. This state of imbalance, called dysbiosis, is the rule […]
The knee bone’s connected to… the intestines!?! A holistic approach to the treatment of Osteoarthritis
by Dr. Joseph Debé Modern science is continually making discoveries that validate a holistic approach to healthcare. This is certainly the case with arthritis. Although “arthritis” means inflammation of the joint, the cause of the condition may emanate, in part, from such remote sites as the intestines, the liver, and the mind. The most common […]
Getting to the cause of chronic fatigue
by Dr. Joseph Debé Many people ask me, “What can I take for more energy?” Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question. For one individual, vitamin B12 supplementation may reduce fatigue. In another person, increasing dietary protein may improve energy levels. For others, NADH may be very important. In most cases, the achievement […]
What’s going on in your belly?
by Dr. Joseph Debé Belching, bloating, abdominal pain, flatulence, constipation and diarrhea most often are not associated with life threatening conditions. Nonetheless, the presence of these uncomfortable symptoms signifies altered metabolic processes that slowly erode health and eventually manifest in more serious conditions. These symptoms can have a multitude of causes, and therefore, thorough investigation […]