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Side Effects of TNF Blockers: Enbrel, Humira, Remicade

For many patients TNF blockers like Enbrel, Humira or Remicade are miracles. For others, such drugs are menaces. Balancing benefits vs risks is challenging.

Terry Graedon - May 18, 2023

Show 1341: Lessons Learned from Long Illness

Terry Graedon - December 22, 2022

Are Your Children Getting High Doses of Food Dye and Sugar?

Terry Graedon - November 12, 2022

Do Colon Bacteria Trigger Chronic Inflammatory Diseases?

Terry Graedon - November 3, 2022

Show 1321: Rebalancing Our Microbiome Through Personalized Nutrition and Viruses

Joe Graedon - August 30, 2021

Scary Side Effects of Immune-Modulating Drugs

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Terry Graedon - August 26, 2021

Show 1270: How Your Microbiome Shapes Your Immune Response

Gastroenterologist Emeran Mayer explains how your microbiome shapes your immune response and why you should take care of it.

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Terry Graedon - December 21, 2020

What Happened to Archway Coconut Cookies?

Archway has changed hands several times, and the current owner does not seem to be making Archway coconut cookies. You can make your own!

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Terry Graedon - June 20, 2019

How Do You Feed Your Microbiota?

An intriguing study reveals that what you feed your microbiota influences the variety of microbes in your intestines. The relationships are unique to you.

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Joe Graedon - March 4, 2019

FDA Boss Infuriates Patients with Drug Safety Tweet

Is your medicine safe and effective? The FDA says if it approves a drug it is, by definition, safe. But drug safety and effectiveness are NOT that simple!

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Joe Graedon - October 15, 2018

Coconut Macaroon Cookies Cured Child’s Diarrhea

Could coconut macaroon cookies save a child's life? One grandfather hoped so. He said macaroon cookies might cure a child's diarrhea from Crohn's disease.

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Terry Graedon - August 15, 2018

How Could Cannabis Help Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Israeli researchers studying mice have found that endocannabinoids produced in the body can help ease intestinal inflammation. They wonder: could cannabis help people with inflammatory bowel disease?

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Terry Graedon - March 21, 2018

Will a Sugar Substitute Harm Your Health?

The sugar substitute sucralose may alter the balance of intestinal bacteria in ways that promote inflammation. It might also promote metabolic syndrome.

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Joe Graedon - July 13, 2017

Humira Side Effects, Complications and Interactions

Humira has the most sales (in dollars) in the world. It's a billion dollar baby. How good is it for auto-immune disorders? What about Humira Side Effects?

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Terry Graedon - February 15, 2016

How to Ease a Dog’s Colitis with Coconut

A reader found that she could control her dog's colitis with coconut, just a little sprinkled on top of the kibble.

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Joe Graedon - January 22, 2015

Home Remedies: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

How do people come up with home remedies? Most of the time we never know, but Donald Agar shared his experience with coconut macaroon cookies vs. diarrhea.

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Joe Graedon - November 27, 2013

Thalidomide Redeemed for Hard-To-Treat Crohn’s Disease

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Terry Graedon - September 12, 2013

Does It Make Sense to Prescribe Parasites to Calm Antsy Immune Systems?

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Terry Graedon - February 7, 2013

Cookie Power for Devastating Diarrhea!

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Joe Graedon - December 24, 2012

Did Coconut Save Man’s Life?

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Terry Graedon - August 30, 2012

Pig Parasites for Better Health

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Terry Graedon - January 23, 2012

Coconut Cookies Eased Crohn’s Symptoms

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Terry Graedon - September 29, 2011

Heavy Antibiotic Use May Predispose People to Bowel Disease

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Terry Graedon - September 3, 2009

Intestinal Infection May Lead to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Joe Graedon - October 13, 2008

Coconut and Pineapple for Crohn’s