Toxic Relationships Between Your Liver and Herbs Herbal medicines continue to be increasingly popular therapies for many illnesses and conditions. More than two decades ago, we published one of our first articles on herbal medicine in the Inside Tract® newsletter.1 [...]
Patient-Focused Health Policy We need change There has been a lot of attention lately in the media about the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), which is the mechanism under the Canada Heath Act that [...]
Product Review Viberzi® for Diarrhea and Pain in IBS-D Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, often debilitating functional gastrointestinal disorder. Symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation and/or diarrhea. Diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) occurs when an individual experiences diarrhea frequently, [...]
The Inside Affair 2012 A Spectacular Success! In October 2012, more than a hundred individuals, including several staff and Board members, who are dedicated to GI and liver health, gathered at Toronto’s Boiler House restaurant and, by the evening’s end, [...]
Evolution of the Human Gut Microbiota Throughout time, we have adopted changes to our diets, environments, and lifestyle behaviours. Do you ever wonder if we’ve experienced major changes to our gut microbiota as well? Using paleomicrobiology, which is the study [...]
IBD Patient Journey Read the PDF Report Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily involves the digestive tract. There are two main subtypes – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – which differ [...]
Medication Supply Chain From research on a single drug molecule to clinical trials and a final product ready for patients to use, medicines take a very long time to develop. Studies estimate that this can take about 12 [...]
Bacteria, Viruses, and Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria and viruses are extremely small organisms, also known as microorganisms, that can live on our skin, in our body fluids, and throughout our digestive tract. They are different from one another, from their biological [...]
Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach to Treating Long COVID This is my personal experience managing patients with long COVID, or post-COVID syndrome, as a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor. As if getting sick with COVID-19 wasn’t bad enough, some people continue to [...]
IBS Updates 2021 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common digestive condition in the world, yet many people who have symptoms do not seek help. Defined by abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits, including constipation and diarrhea, IBS [...]
