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When it comes to natural sweeteners, not all options are created equal. Today we're diving into two popular alternatives you've likely seen on ingredient labels: monk fruit and erythritol. While one gets the green light, the other comes with some important caveats you should know about. Monk Fruit: The Clear Winner Let's start with the good news. Monk fruit is honestly great and poses no problem at all for most people. This natural sweetener has gained popularity for good rea

In general, I don't love the low FODMAP diet. It's very restrictive, and I like to help people eat more foods, rather than restrict more foods. Especially with digestive distress, it can be all too common for food to become the enemy. But I know a lot of people get relief from the low FODMAP diet, so how can we make this more inclusive but still effective? Many people turn to the low FODMAP diet as a potential solution especially when experiencing persistent bloating and gas.

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) means that there's too much bacteria in the small intestine, which can cause - Bloating - Gas - Smelly gas - Nausea - Getting full fast - Constipation or Diarrhea (sometimes both!) There are a few key tips that point to SIBO as the culprit! Garlic and Onion are high FODMAP foods, which means they ferment easily in the small intestine, causing symptoms to get worse. Fiber is often thought to help constipation, but if fiber consisten

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When one of my patients has a potato intolerance, finding a store-bought bread that digests well can be quite a task. ⁠ (just to note: potato-free, in my practice, means unenriched flour/no B vitamins. Synthetic B-Vitamins are often potato-derived)⁠. Here are my Top 7 Potato-free Breads:⁠ #1: Dave's Killer Bread @daveskillerbread has a deeply inspiring story as well. They are a Second Chance Employer, which means they open doors for people criminal pasts and believe that ever