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Most side-effects of Ozempic are gut related

Regular laxative use is a risk factor for dementia

Diet Superior To Medications For Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Antibiotics Weaken Vaccine Response in Infants

If It Doesn’t Walk Like a Duck or Talk Like a Duck… Maybe It’s Not a Duck?!!

Antibiotics Decrease Hormonal Contraceptive Effectiveness

The People’s Pharmacy Podcast: What’s The Best Way To Manage Your Heartburn?

Antibiotic Use Increases The Risk Of Hospitalization

Managing Disease In The Covid-19 Age

Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Coronavirus: Are You At Risk?

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Could Your Medications Increase Your Risk For Coronavirus?

Some Medications May Increase COVID-19 Risk

PPIs Increase Viral Infection Risk In Winter

Lifestyle Alterations Before Meds – Here’s Why

Medications & Weight Gain Linked

An Alternative Treatment For Crohn’s

Antibiotics May Disrupt Flu Vaccine Success Study Finds

Common Medication Increases Risk Of Infection In Infants

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Antibiotics Tied To Colon Cancer

Gut Microbes Determine Our Response to Medication…

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Treating Medication-Induced Constipation

Antibiotics Negatively Affect Bone Health Through Alterations in Gut Bacteria

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Antidepressants Significantly Increase Likelihood Of GI Bleeding

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Essential Oils Just As Effective As Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

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Anesthesia Negatively Alters Gut Microbiome

Are You A Victim Of Legacy Prescribing? Here’s Why It Matters…

Lifestyle Changes Reduce Need For Blood Pressure Medication In Just 16 Weeks

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Early Life Antibiotic Exposure & Autism

Progesterone Supplementation During Pregnancy Increases Risk of C-section & Postpartum Depression

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Antibiotics Increase Kidney Stone Risk

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PPIs Increase Risk Of Pneumonia in Those 60+ Years Of Age

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Extended Use Of Common Medications Increases Dementia Risk

A Popular Birth Control Method Linked To Bacterial Vaginosis

Managing Disease In The Covid-19 Age

In this webinar with Dr. Chutkan, hosted by Our Health Talks, you will learn the following: How Dr. Chutkan’s “Live Dirty, Eat Clean” mantra applies to health today Dr. Chutkan’s produce-cleaning regime Hallmark foods in a “clean eating” diet Risk of antibiotics Does having a GI issue make someone more susceptible to contracting illness? Explaining […]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Coronavirus: Are You At Risk?

In this webinar with Dr. Chutkan, you will learn about the concerns and considerations for those with inflammatory bowel disease during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether or not you are categorized as high risk, what your medication regimen might mean for your infection risk assessment, and how best to stay healthy and protect yourself.

Could Your Medications Increase Your Risk For Coronavirus?

In this webinar with Dr. Chutkan, you will learn about different medications – including acid blocking drugs, antibiotics, NSAIDs, and immunosuppressives – the risks they pose in regards to coronavirus infection, and possible alternative therapeutic options.

Some Medications May Increase COVID-19 Risk

Certain medications could make you more susceptible to contracting COVID-19 and could worsen infection. NSAIDs: You may have already heard that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen and aspirin used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation) may aggravate coronavirus infection. Because these drugs may affect the immune response, they can potentially elongate the infection time […]

PPIs Increase Viral Infection Risk In Winter

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs – acid blocking medications prescribed for reflux and GERD) are linked to increased rates of acute gastroenteritis in the winter months when enteric viruses are at their peak. In a cohort matched study containing 233,596 patients receiving proton pump therapy and 626,887 not receiving the therapy, researchers found that the PPI […]

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Lifestyle Alterations Before Meds – Here’s Why

If you’ve read our newsletter in the past, you’re familiar with our motto of lifestyle interventions first and foremost, and medications as a last resort for treating physical ailments. But even we were shocked to find out that older individuals, on average, are on 15 prescription medications each year. A recent New York Times article […]

Medications & Weight Gain Linked

Could your medication be the cause of your weight gain or inability to lose weight? A recent study presented at the United European Gastroenterology week this year found that commonly prescribed medications significantly alter the gut microbiome, increasing the risk of infection, weight gain, obesity, and a host of other diseases and conditions related to […]

An Alternative Treatment For Crohn’s

Annette is a patient born in Argentina who I saw in consultation for Crohn’s disease. Like most people from that part of the world, she received the bacillus Calmette–Guérin, or BCG, vaccine against tuberculosis as a child. Since the vaccine is prepared from a strain of live tuberculosis that has lost its virulence in humans, […]

Antibiotics May Disrupt Flu Vaccine Success Study Finds

Antibiotics disrupt flu vaccine success. A study published this fall found that in those who hadn’t had the flu shot or the flu in the last three years, receiving antibiotics just before the flu shot made it less effective. Cell Takeaway: This is the first human study of its kind, and illustrates the key role […]

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