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Woman eating a salad - Eating Healthy During The Holidays - AMMD™

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Healthy Holiday Eating: Gut-Friendly, AIP Diets

 Temptations are everywhere, especially this time of year. While dinners and holiday parties make this time memorable, they often disrupt the healthy routines you created for yourself. This can make eating healthy during the holidays truly challenging.
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When To Get a Colonoscopy - Amy Myers MD®
Gut Health
Healthy Living
When To Get a Colonoscopy
Colon cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in the United States. Yet, it doesn’t have to be this way. Colon cancer is preventable, and screening for colon polyps with a colonoscopy is vital to early detection. 
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What Happens When You Stop Taking Probiotics?
Gut Health
Healthy Living
What Happens When You Stop Taking Probiotics?
How do you know if you need probiotics? Well, if there’s an imbalance between good and bad bacteria, that’s a good indicator. An imbalance in the microbiome can confuse your immune system. Oftentimes, this leads pathogens to start attacking healthy cells. Suppose your immune system cannot distinguish between healthy cells and an invader. Pathogens like harmful bacteria can come in and wreak havoc on your health. Left unchecked, this can lead to a host of problems. Some of what I often see include autoimmunity, depression, anxiety, and leaky gut.
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Woman holding bowl of broccoli - 9 Foods to Eat for Brain Health - AMMD™
Gut Health
Healthy Living
9 Foods to Eat for Brain Health
Taking care of your brain health is more important than ever. There are more than 9.9 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide, and this figure is projected to increase to 131.5 million by 2050.1,2 Older adults are not the only ones at risk for cognitive disorders. More than one-third of graduate students report suffering from depression, and this trend is showing no signs of slowing down.3,4 Fortunately, good choices about what you eat can make a big difference.
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Man laying on couch holding stomach - Men’s Gut Health: The 4 Most Common Problems - AMMD™
Gut Health
Health Focus
Men’s Gut Health: The 4 Most Common Problems

The American Academy of Family Physicians say that 38% of men go to the doctor only when they have symptoms that don’t go away on their own. What’s more, men’s gut health issues are more likely to be ignored and brushed off as something they ate “not agreeing” with their stomach. 

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7 Signs of Bad Gut Health
Gut Health
Health Focus
7 Signs of Bad Gut Health
It surprises many people to hear that poor gut health affects the rest of your body. Sure, belly bloat, constipation, or gas are common symptoms. Poor gut health shows up in other areas of your health, too. If you’re experiencing seasonal allergies, skin issues, hormonal imbalances, or brain fog, the root cause could be poor gut health.
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Enzyme Deficiencies and Digestive Enzymes Supplements - Amy Myers MD
Gut Health
Health Focus
Enzyme Deficiencies and Digestive Enzymes Supplements
Are you trying to repair a leaky gut? Do you suffer from chronic gas, bloating, indigestion, or constipation? Do you experience reflux after a meal? Or do you see undigested food or fatty substances in your stool? If so, your body may have enzyme deficiencies. This is a common issue I see in my patients with chronic disease. It’s one of the reasons I recommend taking digestive enzyme supplements.
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What ‘Gut Type’ Do You Have?
Gut Health
Health Focus
What ‘Gut Type’ Do You Have?
Different body types share a lot of unique qualities. For example, you probably know your blood type, skin type, allergies, and family history of certain diseases. Not many know their gut type, though. That’s right, many struggle with stress gut, autoimmune gut, toxic gut, gastric gut, or a dysbiotic gut and don’t even know it!
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Tips for Gut-Healthy, Stress-Free Holidays
Gut Health
Health Focus
Tips for Gut-Healthy, Stress-Free Holidays

Festive music, beautiful decorations, and family gatherings… oh how I love the holiday season. I really enjoy the Christmas parties, getting together with family and friends for Thanksgiving, and of course the Black Friday shopping for gifts. It’s a great way to create memories with my husband, Xavier, and our daughter, Elle. While there’s a lot to enjoy, having stress-free holidays can be difficult for all of us, including me. 

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Gut Health & Your Immune System: What’s the Connection?
Gut Health
Health Focus
Gut Health & Your Immune System: What’s the Connection?
The immune system gut health connection has recently taken center stage, and for good reason.

Did you know that 80% of your immune system cells live in your gut? Without a healthy gut, you cannot have a healthy functioning immune system. The opposite is also true, without a healthy immune system your gut health will be less than ideal.

Let me share a bit more about the connection between your gut health and your immune system. I’ll explain why gut health immunity matters, and how a leaky gut can increase your risk for autoimmune disease.

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Kombucha jars sitting on a table, Can Kombucha Make You Sick?
Candida
Gut Health
Can Kombucha Make You Sick?
It’s difficult to walk through the aisles of your local food store and not see kombucha. This trendy tea is nothing new. Our ancestors used to drink kombucha in ancient times for gut health. The benefits of kombucha are widely known. The ingredients work together to create probiotics. However, if you have a gut infection, you might wonder, can kombucha make you sick? 
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