Pay attention to your gut-brain connection – it may contribute to your anxiety and digestion problems The gut-brain connection is no joke; it can link anxiety to stomach problems and vice versa. Have you ever had a “gut-wrenching” experience? Do certain situations make you “feel nauseous”? Have you ever felt “butterflies” in your stomach? We…
Every Thanksgiving, lots of people loosen their belts and reach for antacids to quell an overstuffed tummy. But for some, turkey day is just another day of severe or persistent heartburn, and that chronic digestive trouble may be a sign of a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), an expert says. In GERD, the contents…
Leaky gut cannot be medically diagnosed just yet, it’s a pretty new idea that serves as a trigger diagnosis in order to help dig deeper into the source of digestive discomfort or other abnormal symptoms. It’s used to define the symptoms that occur when your intestinal lining no longer functions and allows pathogens, toxins, undigested…