I have mentioned many times in the last 2 blog posts how your diet has a MAJOR impact on your gut health. I wanted to take a little time and talk about how fats affect your gut health as well. The days of the low fat diet are gone, and for very good reason. Fat is a necessary macro nutrient that your body needs for many different processes. Good fats should be plentiful in your diet, many times up to 70% of your daily caloric intake can be from fat. That percentage is usu

Leaky gut syndrome has far reaching effects on overall health. In practice we see this correlation every day. Often we recommend to avoid gluten when the patient presents with gastro-intestinal complaints. Now to find out the actual interaction in the gut that starts the cascade of dysfunction. One protein in gluten is called gliadin. When you eat gluten containing foods gliadin is present and stimulates zonulin. Zonulin is found in the small intestine and its purpose is

We’re human and we’re designed to eat. So when leaky gut gets in the way of that, it sucks. If you’ve experienced the frustration, sadness and physical symptoms that go along with this diagnosis, it’s easy to lose hope. But there’s good news- it’s curable. Functional medicine chiropractor Kirk Johnson D.C. has helped thousands of patients recover from leaky gut with the same 4 steps we’re about to give you. Just remember, things will get better. Remove the Irritants – Sugar,