Welcome to the journey of you: far more than simply the avenue through which you impart nutrition, your gut exerts influence of every system of the body, from the far flung reaches of the neurological and hormonal systems, to the immune system and beyond.
Hi, I’m Jillian. I’ve been in the field of integrative medicine for ten years, and am an internationally recognized expert in digestive health. Also, I am really into bacteria and the microbiome and many things related to that, like brewing my own kombucha and gardening and composting. Books and birds set my heart a flutter. I was born to write things, so I do…
While the entire topic of dysbiosis, Candida overgrowth, signs, symptoms, risk factors & treatments is heavily nuanced, the diagnosis of overgrowth of Candida in the gut is straight forward: stool testing. The problem with blood tests Blood tests (IgG, IgA) are NOT diagnostic for current overgrowth of Candida albicans. They […]