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 [...]

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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 [...]

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