by Ashley Hurst, R.D. | Oct 14, 2023 | Food-Based Approaches, Membership
Our gut bacteria have a strong preference for plants and fibers as they pass through digestion relatively undigested and are able to fuel our gut bacteria instead. Protein can also be a fuel source for gut bacteria. Plant protein also contains fibers and plant...
by Ashley Hurst, R.D. | Oct 8, 2023 | Membership, Nutrients
Calcium is important for bone health, and muscle contraction and plays an important synergistic role with vitamin D3. With certain medications like prednisone, we are at increased risk of lowered calcium. To check out some of calcium’s other functions- check out our...
by Ashley Hurst, R.D. | Oct 8, 2023 | Membership, Q&As
Having IBD makes us question what to eat for our condition and in particular, what protein sources are beneficial for us to have. There are times during our IBD when higher protein needs are warranted depending on inflammation and surgery. In today’s post, we will...
by Ashley Hurst, R.D. | Sep 6, 2023 | IBD
What are Inflammatory Markers? Inflammatory markers are blood tests used to check for certain indicators associated with inflammation. These indicators, or biomarkers, result from the body’s natural immune response to injury, infection, or toxicity. Doctors may...
by Ashley Hurst, R.D. | Sep 6, 2023 | Gut Health
The Best Probiotic Strains What is a Probiotic? If you’ve done any online research on probiotics you’ve probably seen a whole lot of conflicting information from claims that a probiotic supplement will cure something to suggestions that probiotics are...
