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Author: Manisha “Mona” Dave, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist

What is Gratitude? Gratitude is recognizing and appreciating the good in everyday things and people around you. Recognizing Appreciating Connecting Science of Gratitude: Gratitude is not just “feel-good fluff”.  Gratitude research contains hundreds of articles proving the scientific benefit of practicing gratitude. Practicing gratitude improves heart health, blood pressure, skin, sleep,...

You have tens of trillions of tiny bugs living inside your gut.  Our gut bugs, or gut microbiota, are unique to each of us.  We have more than 3 million microbial genes in our gut microbiota.  That means we have 150 times more microbial genes...

Are You Sensitive to Gluten? Gluten sensitivity is a term that describes individuals who cannot tolerate gluten but their celiac disease testing is completely normal.  These individuals are referred to as having Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity. Celiac disease affects 1% of the general population or 1 in 133 Americans. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity...

Mindfulness for Abdominal Pain Mindfulness practices are becoming increasingly popular in schools and in medical settings. In the late 1970s, mindfulness-based stress reduction programs were developed as a treatment for chronic pain.  Recent studies have demonstrated the severity of irritable bowel syndrome symptoms were significantly reduced in women who practiced mindfulness over an...