The Gut Connection

The great thing about Integrative Functional Medicine is that it gleans the BEST from all types of health disciplines including conventional medicine, natural medicine, nutritional medicine, etc. and therefore you get the BEST healthcare. But why would a functional medicine physician use pharmaceutical antibiotics? Don't these antibiotics wipe out the beneficial bacteria in the gut and cause all kinds of evil? Listen to this episode and find out why there is a place for some pharmaceutical antibiotics in Integrative Functional GI Medicine, and how treatment with these antibiotics may be beneficial--especially if you have gut problems.

As always, if you need help you can reach out to us via our website:

www.drjerby.com

Did you know that there is an increasing number of studies that show that vagus nerve stimulation can play an important role in the treatment of depression, migraines, and tinnitus? Not only that but there are ongoing studies showing that vagus nerve stimulation may play an important role in the treatment of inflammatory conditions including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Listen to this episode and learn how this is thought to work and some things that you can do for yourself to stimulate your own vagus nerve. Fascinating stuff!

If your gut is a mess, see if we can help! Visit us at drjerby.com. We treat IBD, IBS, SIBO, IMO, EPI, and every other gut problem abbreviation that you can think of!

Our special guest for this episode is Megan Kleinhenz who is the founder and president of Northwest Corporate Yoga. Her company specializes in bringing wellness education and fitness to the corporate setting. Megan has had her own health challenges with autoimmunity which was destroying her health and life, but with Functional Medicine, mindful breathing, and movement, her disease has gone into remission and she is able to continue leading her company. If you have chronic health issues and haven't considered Functional Medicine and Yoga, you'll want to get started after you listen to this episode. What a powerful story!

Here's how you can learn more about Megan's company:

Website:  www.NWcorporateyoga.com

Instagram:  BewellwithMeganK

Megan also works one-on-one with clients, so if you need her help definitely reach out!

Controversy abounds surrounding the necessity, utility, and accuracy of breath testing. In this episode I interview Gary Stapleton of Founder and CEO of Aerodiagnostics--a lab that does many different kinds of breath tests to help diagnose a number of different problems, not the least of which is SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) and IMO (Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth). This episode is a must-hear if you have had questions about the accuracy and reliability of breath tests for SIBO.

This episode is part 2 of 2 parts.

To learn more about Gary's lab, visit Aerodiagnostics.com. After you listen to this episode, I'm betting that you'll be as impressed as I was about Gary's attention to quality control and practitioner and customer support!

Controversy abounds surrounding the necessity, utility, and accuracy of breath testing. In this episode I interview Gary Stapleton of Founder and CEO of Aerodiagnostics--a lab that does many different kinds of breath tests to help diagnose a number of different problems, not the least of which is SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) and IMO (Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth). This episode is a must-hear if you have had questions about the accuracy and reliability of breath tests for SIBO.

This episode is part 1 of 2 parts.

To learn more about Gary's lab, visit Aerodiagnostics.com. After you listen to this episode, I'm betting that you'll be as impressed as I was about Gary's attention to quality control and practitioner and customer support!

Everyone has heard at least something about PRObiotics, but have you ever heard of POSTbiotics? In this episode, Dr. Jerby interviews Dr. Andrea McBeth, co-founder of Thaena (that's pronounced They-Na) which produces ThaenaBiotic. ThaenaBiotic is a postbiotic and postbiotics may be defined as "non-viable microbial products or metabolic products from microorganisms that have biological activity in the host." That's a mouthful but, in a nutshell, postbiotics contain dead microbes along with their metabolic products, and studies are showing that postbiotics can have some really great health benefits. Listen to this episode to find out more!

If you'd like to learn more about Thaena, go to Thaena.com. There you'll find additional information, podcast episodes, and more.

This is part 2 of Dr. Jerby's interview with Sammy Koenigsberg of New Town Farms in Waxhaw NC. The discussion shows us why soil health is absolutely vital to our own health and why everyone should shop at local farmer's markets.

To check out New Town Farms go to newtownfarms.com. Coming soon is The Inn at New Town Farms which sounds like a great place to visit for rest and relaxation as well as an opportunity to see how the farm functions and to eat some of its abundance. Stay tuned!

In this episode, Dr. Jerby interviews Sammy Koenigsberg of New Town Farms in Waxhaw NC. The discussion shows us why soil health is absolutely vital to our own health and why everyone should shop at local farmer's markets.

To check out New Town Farms go to newtownfarms.com. Coming soon is The Inn at New Town Farms which sounds like a great place to visit for rest and relaxation as well as an opportunity to see how the farm functions and to eat some of its abundance. Stay tuned!

In this episode, Dr. Jerby discusses what constipation is (it may surprise you!) and why it should not be ignored or just have laxatives thrown at it. It is a complex issue that affects 15-20% of the world's population and is therefore a huge health burden. Find out how this problem adeqately assessed and why is it absolutely necessary to do so.

As always, if you need help you can reach out to us on our website drjerby.com or call us at 980-339-5155.

In this episode, Dr. Jerby interviews Anne who's health was devastated by C. diff colitis. Listen and learn how she was being prepared to struggle with chronic illness and declining health--and how she overcame her diagnosis and poor prognosis through Integrative Functional Medicine. What a great story!

If you are struggling with chronic GI issues and need help, be sure to contact Dr. Jerby through the website (drjerby.com) or by calling the office at 980-339-5155 to see if Integrative Functional GI Medicine would be a good fit for you.