by Ashley Hurst, MS, RD, LD & CCD Team | Apr 21, 2023 | Membership, Nutrients
What protein is and why we need it Protein is considered one of the 6 essential nutrients and one of the 3 macronutrients to be included in the diet. Protein is derived from amino acids which are the building blocks of protein. In total, there are 20 amino acids that...
by Ashley Hurst, MS, RD, LD & CCD Team | Apr 7, 2023 | Membership, The Microbiome
Artificial sweeteners have been used to replace sugar to help curb weight gain, lowering a person’s chances of developing metabolic disease including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. We know that sugar substitutes are used in many products including...
by Ashley Hurst, MS, RD, LD & CCD Team | Jan 31, 2023 | Gut Health, IBD
The common question of, “is soy bad for IBD?” comes up a lot in our practice. We understand that consumption of soy can come with concerns given the talk on the internet about hormonal and thyroid impact. We wanted to address the most common concerns regarding soy...
by Christa Smith, MS, RD, LD | Jan 28, 2023 | Food-Based Approaches, Membership
Why We Have Our Own Method Feel free to look through all of the diets & our comprehensive assessment of each. Through interacting and working with thousands of IBD patients, we have come up with our own method that condenses the most evidence backed and most...
by Ashley Hurst, MS, RD, LD & CCD Team | Oct 16, 2022 | IBD
Got Iron Deficiency? Everything You Need to Know About Iron Understanding iron can be confusing at times since there are multiple markers that are looked at to define our iron status. As IBD patients, we know that our condition can lead to multiple nutritional...
