
Eating out with a sensitive gut: ordering without interrogating the kitchen
You do not have to give up your place at the table. You do have to give up improvising over the menu. A guide to ordering calmly, without a speech or regrets.

What goes on your plate, and what your gut does with it: fiber, dairy, gluten, spicy food, coffee, and more when your stomach is sensitive.

You do not have to give up your place at the table. You do have to give up improvising over the menu. A guide to ordering calmly, without a speech or regrets.

A glass of milk causes bloating. A cube of hard cheese does not. Before removing an entire shelf of foods, it is worth knowing which was involved.




The morning falls apart before you leave home, with a cup on an empty stomach. A short guide to a different order, without turning the kitchen into a workshop.

Bread that causes bloating is not a diagnosis. Removing gluten before celiac testing can obscure the answer, and with IBS the culprit is sometimes the amount, not the protein.




How can nutrition affect inflammation in the human body? Which foods are known to stimulate inflammatory activity?

As fall arrives and temperatures drop, not only our wardrobe changes but also our diet. According to Chinese medicine, it should be neither too cold nor too hot, combining fresh and cooked dishes. To maintain good nutrition during the season of falling leaves, here are examples of foods recommended for this time, from chicken soup to vegetable salad.