Happy World Digestive Health Day! We at inSite take every opportunity to raise awareness and honor every holiday relating to GI health! To help you celebrate World Digestive Health Day, our physicians have put together a guide of lifestyle habits one should adopt. Incorporating a few of these lifestyle changes may help improve digestive discomfort and achieve
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Is Fermented Food Good for your Digestive Health?
Science shows us that our stomach does more than merely digest food. Scientists have only recently explored several different roles that the stomach plays in your overall health—supporting the plethora of roles that have yet to be discovered. The stomach not only digests food, but also kills bacteria, fungi, viruses and worms that are harmful
Read MoreCan Your Digestive Health Affect the Rest of Your Body?
It certainly can. The stomach is at the center of the immune system and the intestinal lining protects a person from harmful bacteria that could affect the rest of the body. Serotonin, which is mostly produced in the stomach with the brain coming in second, connects both parts of the body. This is why, for
Read MoreShould I Really Avoid Processed Foods?
Whether on the news, in magazine articles or around the office, advice that processed foods are to be avoided is certainly making the rounds. Parents may be concerned about the food and snacks their children eat during the day, and adults face the same dilemma regarding just how healthy their food choices really are. Younger
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