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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient
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More on Cruciferous veggies

I found my colleague, Jennifer Rackley's Sharpost about Cruciferous veggies and the gut - http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/70966/149211/healthy-vegetables/?ic=4027 - a very important post and wanted to expand on it a bit.     First, know that there are now two names for this family of vegetables -cruciferous is... Read moreChevron
posted 01/25/2012, comments (0)|
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NSAIDs May Increase IBD Risk

Many of us know that our prescription medications may have side effects and those things are generally tracked or discussed with our physician, but what about the over the counter medications?  According to Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, women who use NSAIDs are at up to a twofold increased risk in... Read moreChevron
posted 01/24/2012, comments (0)|
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Jennifer Rackley

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Want a Healthy Gut? Vegetables Might be the Answer

While you may have heard that cruciferous vegetables have cancer fighting properties you may not know that cruciferous vegetables may be key in keeping your gut healthy too.   According to an article in the journal Cell these vegetables have compounds that turn on a receptor which activates specialized immune cells in the GI tract.  When... Read moreChevron
posted 01/19/2012, comment (1)|
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Jennifer Rackley

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New News on IBD and Pulmonary Embolism Risk

There has been a lot of new research lately that further points to an increase in clots for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).  One Swedish study noted that patients hospitalized with an autoimmune disease appeared to be at a 6 fold increase of PE (Pulmonary Embolism) in the first year after and a 50% increase two to five years... Read moreChevron
posted 01/17/2012, comments (0)|
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Positive Effects from My Diet Changes

When I tell people that I am eating gluten-, grain-, sugar-, and dairy-free first they look at me like I'm crazy. Then they ask me what I can eat.   If you're a regular reader of my blog then you know I've been eating according to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for the past 5 months. The first month or two were hard - cutting back on... Read moreChevron
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