Author: Chris Damman, MD, MA
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Kombucha & Shrub: Better than Alcohol & Soda?
Kombucha, shrub, and other non-alcoholic fermented beverages as alternatives to alcohol and soda are recently all the rage with claims for promoting gut and general health. But do they really help? While there is minimal evidence for any particular fermented beverage improving health there are at least a few lines of evidence that suggest there […]
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Happy Mitochondria, Happy Body, Happy Life
With modern diets, our microbiomes & mitochondria are hangry, and so are we. Science and wisdom tradition shed light on making them happy again to reclaim health.
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Spotlight on Gut Health, Let Your Gut Shine
Gut health is core to whole health. Explore how our food, environment and social factors profoundly impact AND directly benefit from the microbial light that shines from within. To focus our energy, here’s a simple 3 letter framework of F’s, M’s, and C’s – it’s the FulCruM of health.
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To Free Fat or Cut Carbs for Life?
Public health messaging has gotten it wrong for too long. Now here’s a post to set the record straight. A focus on the right fats and carbs is key.
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Unlocking Health: The Power of the 4 M’s
Boost your health and happiness with these easy to remember M’s: Movement, Molecules, Microbes and Mind! Practical tips with community at the core.
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Gut Microbiome Restoration: The Essential 4 F’s
Our partner in health, the gut microbiome, has grown weak with ultra-processing of food. Fibers, Phenols, Good Fats, and Ferments can make it strong again.
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Butyrate: Missing Link For Gut Health and Full Self
Butyrate is gut health’s most unsung hero! Feed your gut fiber and unleash your microbiome’s supper power to regulate metabolism, inflammation, and mood.
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Please Mind the Fiber Gap, Full Stop.
Dietary fiber is the most deficient nutrient in our diet. Only 5% get enough! Increasing fiber can reset metabolism, modulate inflammation, and regulate mood.
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The New Skinny On Weight Loss, Part 2
The science behind blood sugar and how fiber can impact the way energy is stored. More fiber and less sugar is the prescription for metabolic control.
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The New Skinny On Weight Loss, Part 1
The science behind fullness and how fiber and gut health impact appetite. Food processing and low fiber have disarmed our ileo-colonic brake.