Dr. Shawn's Blog

We’ve known for a long time that mental stress is linked to gut problems and flare-ups of GI conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).  A new study (January 23, 2024) provides some additional details about the precise biochemical changes that stress causes in the gut – and suggests some clues to reducing gut stress at the

Today is January 17 – the “middle” of January – and “approximately” the day that most people decide to throw in the towel on their New Years Resolutions. The good news is that the gym will be less crowded next week. The bad news is that a lot of those “quitters” (which I say tongue-in-cheek)

Brown Fat and GLP-1 I’ve written several times about the new “GLP-1” weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro – which are synthetic versions of the GLP hormone naturally made by our gut.  I’ve also talked in some detail about what to eat to lose weight and how we can naturally improve our “metabolism”

I get a lot of requests from journalists to help answer questions for articles they are writing about various health topics – here is one recent example that may be helpful for readers of Best Future You… The main question for this article in Forbes Health was “Are Lectins Bad?” (You can see the expanded