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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.

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I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Subkit in early June. We discussed what I do here at QC Natural Health, what it's...

What is Long COVID? Many people are still suffering from lingering and debilitating symptoms long after contracting Covid-19. This condition is known as long-covid. Long-covid is when symptoms linger after 4 weeks and persist for at least 12 weeks. Long-covid can affect multiple organs including the lungs, brain, heart, nose, liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, joints, and skin. It can also cause psychological symptoms including anxiety, PTSD, and interfere wi

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

The Gut and The Brain are intimately connected. Have you ever heard of "anxious belly" or ever had a "gut feeling". There's a science to back them up! We're learning so much about these connections, and how it's often a 2-way street. For example, 84% of people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome also experience depression. Which comes first? Or are they both at play? We can nourish our gut-brain connection by upping our parasympathetic nervous system AKA Rest & Digest system. Take

If you can do 1 or all of these things, you are well on your way to using your food as medicine. The last piece is perhaps the most importan