Dysbiosis is a fancy word for any imbalance of your gut microflora. When your microflora is disturbed in any way (too few good or too many bad), you are vulnerable to a host of GI disturbances. Dysbiosis can also be used to describe other, non-bacterial growth in the gut, such as organisms like yeast, parasites [...]
The Pillars of Gastro-Intestinal Health
The GI tract has a surface area 200 times greater than our skin and is exposed to the external environment via the food we eat. Within your lifetime, you will consume between 30-50 tons of food. All of this food is part of the external and potentially harmful environment. It is the responsibility of the [...]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
What is IBD? IBD is the name given to a group of disorders that cause the intestines to be chronically inflamed. Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) are two very common types of IBD. In CD, ulcers (open sores) are seen along the length of the large and small intestines. CD usually spares the [...]
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
What is GERD? GERD occurs when stomach contents, which normally move down through the digestive system, flow back into the esophagus (the tube that carries food between the throat and stomach). The most common symptom of GERD is frequent heartburn, although other symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, indigestion and coughing may also occur. All of [...]
Detox, Renew, and Cleanse with Colon Hydrotherapy
“Death begins in the colon.” --Elie Metchnikoff (Russian Nobel Prize Winning Biologist) What is Colon Hydrotherapy? Colon hydrotherapy is a safe, clean, odor-free method of removing large amounts of waste from the large intestine, without the use of drugs or chemicals. By introducing pure, filtered and temperature-regulated water into the colon, and gently massaging the [...]
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