Articles tagged with: inflammation

Endometriosis: Supporting Your Immune System to Thrive

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If you’ve been reading about endometriosis (or any chronic disease), then you’ve heard about “inflammation”. Maybe you even know what it means: it describes an important phase of the body’s response to injury or infection. Inflammation is a tool our immune system uses to get us back on track, but our body can get stuck … Read more

Gut Health Series: Stomach Acid

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Stomach acid, or gastric acid, is a watery, colorless fluid that’s produced by your stomach’s lining. It’s highly acidic and helps break down food for easier digestion. This helps your body absorb nutrients more easily as food moves through your digestive tract. In order to break down everything from meat to tough, fibrous plants, stomach … Read more

Gut Health Series: GERD

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GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease, or chronic acid reflux) is a condition in which acid-containing contents in your stomach persistently leak back up into your esophagus, the tube from your throat to your stomach. Acid reflux happens because a valve at the end of your esophagus, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), doesn’t close properly when food arrives … Read more

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