LECTINS = TOXINS

Betty Wedman-St Louis, PhD Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins which promote inflammatory responses like Crohn’s disease, systemic lupus, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis. They were discovered over 100 years ago and cause leaky gut and gastrointestinal...

Digestion & Absorption for RYGB Surgery

Betty Wedman- St Louis, PhD, RD Digestion of carbohydrates and protein is very dependent on brush border enzymes in the small intestine (1). Deficiencies in these enzymes are common post surgery in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients. Symptoms of gastro-intestinal need...

Stress & Body Fat

During times of stress, the adrenal glands produce cortisol from cholesterol. Another hormone called epinephrine is also produced. Together these hormones flood the body with glucose, stop insulin production and elevate the blood pressure to handle the stressful...

LECTINS = TOXINS

Betty Wedman-St Louis, PhD Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins which promote inflammatory responses like Crohn’s disease, systemic lupus, asthma,  and rheumatoid arthritis. They were discovered over 100 years ago and cause leaky gut and gastrointestinal...