We use a lot of supplements when healing people’s guts. What about when those people have compromised kidneys? Will our supplements do harm? Use this reference list to guide your choices.

This 12 page document has several charts organized by whether a supplement is safe and renoprotective, presumed safe, safety is controversial, or unsafe. There is also a 5R chart for quick reference to gut healing supplements frequently used and if they are safe for people with kidney disease and if there are any safety concerns in people without kidney disease.

This document is the product of hundreds of hours of research; included is 7 pages of references and citations.

This document contains all you need to know about gastroparesis. What it is, what causes it, how to treat or help with diet and supplements.

We often have clients in need of gut healing, but they are pregnant or breastfeeding! What can we do? Here is a list of supplements and whether they are safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The ultimate quick reference guide to this other form of SIBO that eludes tests and has a myriad of symptoms (but not in everyone). Topics include all the many symptoms and how they show up, how to diagnose, and how to treat.

This amazing sort-of-nutrient has many benefits. Learn what they are and different types and doses of inositol.

Plenty of clients need help with sleep. Here is a handy 2-page list of supplements (name and brand) with ingredients, purpose, and dosing.

What happens when our gut clients also have I.C.? Can we give them our usual gut healing supplements or are we making things worse? There isn’t a ton of research or knowledge around this, but this document attempts to summarize what is known. (5 pages including citations)

This cheat sheet is a compilation of what we know about reducing your risk of colon cancer. Good for us and to educate our patients.

This is a comprehensive summary of the latest research on what bloating is and what causes it, what distention is and what causes it, and various treatments and considerations. Citations at the end.

This is the ultimate resource on skin and functional nutrition. It includes background on skin, the gut-skin connection, general skin nutrition and supplements, and then 4 separate sections on: acne, psoriasis, rosacea, and eczema. Each of those skin conditions has latest research-based recommendations for diet and supplements (including an easy to read table summarizing the whole resource). This is several cheat sheets in one! (12pages).

A comprehensive cheat sheet on fatty liver, the mechanisms/causes, the diet and supplement treatments, and complications. There is a whole section relating fatty liver and gut health (dysbiosis, SIBO, LPS, etc)

An original visual resource that clearly at-a-glance shows the cause and effect connections between dysbiosis, leaky gut, inflammation, bile acid malabsorption, fatty liver, high triglycerides, menopause, insulin resistance, and more! This is a must-have!

This is an extensive resource on supplements to help with gallbladder function and bile flow, and improving the gallbladder-liver-gut axis. The supplement charts are organized by function (ie: to produce bile, to thin bile, to flow bile, etc) This resource pairs well with the gallstones resource below (because you do NOT want to use these supplements if someone has a gallstone). 7 pages plus citations

All about black seed oil, which has been getting a lot of attention lately due to all the new research that shows it is a powerful anti-oxidant, gut anti-microbial, as well as many many other things!

Chronic hives come up in patients from time to time. Doctors have no idea, so can we help? Turns out there is a decent amount of info on what causes these and how we can help.