Our beloved daughter Sydney is sick. Again. Sore throat, fever, weak, and woozy. Those of you who’ve read Gutbliss or The Microbiome Solution know that Sydney’s wellness journey has been an uphill battle, in large part due to the overly sterile circumstances of her birth: C-section; IV antibiotics right after delivery; nursed for only 6 […]
Last week I tore the medial collateral ligament in my left knee snowboarding. It was the first run of our Utah trip, and swerving to avoid a downed skier, my good deed did not go unpunished. Hobbling and depressed, I spent the next several days in a funk – literally! Stressed about all the fresh […]
At Gutbliss, we’re all about balance in the microbiome. But bacterial imbalance doesn’t just occur in your gut; it can happen in your vagina, too, leading to a condition called bacterial vaginosis, or BV. As the recent article in The Atlantic, The Superhero in the Vagina, states, BV puts “millions of women, and their unborn […]
A major part of rehabbing our microbiome and restoring our health is recognizing that cleaner doesn’t mean healthier; in fact, it can sometimes mean sicker. The FDA agrees. Last week they announced plans to pull antimicrobial soaps and other personal care products from the market, concluding that they don’t confer any additional benefits over regular […]
I’m smellier than usual these days due to an unfortunate series of event that took place under my arms. It started last month when I came across a very fancy, but very old bottle of perfume that had belonged to my mother-in-law. I’m not much of a fragrance user, since most have alcohol that wipes […]
When it comes to your appearance, your GI tract might actually play a bigger role than your genes, because without healthy bowels, it’s really hard to have glowing skin or a full head of hair (and this goes for both women and men!). Your digestive tract is like the soil, and your hair and skin […]
Weight loss is often a lifetime battle – one in which the body constantly fights (and usually prevails) to regain lost weight. This seems to be especially true for those who are overweight or obese from a young age. But what is it that drives the body’s need to revert back to its high set […]
The majority of colds, flu, and sinus infections are viral, and antibiotics can actually increase your susceptibility to future infections (both viral and bacterial) by depleting your body of its microbial defenses. Chronic sinusitis, one of the most common chronic ailments that affects millions of people in the United States, is itself a form of […]
Drinking a liter or two of water daily is important for regular bowel movements and overall gut health. But it’s not just the amount of water you’re drinking – the quality of your water is important too, especially when it comes to the health of your microbes. Modern water systems are treated with chlorine, […]
By age three our microbiome is almost fully formed and is similar to that of an adult. Shifts within various microbial populations continue to occur during adulthood, but as we get older, our microbiome becomes more stable, tending to revert to its previously established baseline after events like an infection or a course of antibiotics. […]