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About Lana Rae

IgY Nutrition's Technical Writer. She is passionate about expediting communication between scientists, providers, and patients. At IgY Nutrition, Lana works to explain the science behind the company’s innovations to a variety of audiences.
16 05, 2024

Postbiotics: A New Frontier

2025-03-17T23:59:46+00:00

If you’re a gut health geek, you may have heard about probiotics and prebiotics. But what about postbiotics?  Postbiotics are beneficial compounds that are produced when probiotics metabolize prebiotics. Let’s check out some of the new science out there. A Brief Refresher on Dysbiosis Millions of microbes—bacteria, yeast, fungi—inhabit our bodies, which collectively form the [...]

Postbiotics: A New Frontier2025-03-17T23:59:46+00:00
18 04, 2024

How to Know if Your Gut is Unhealthy

2025-03-18T16:36:57+00:00

Gut health is all the rage these days - but how do you know if your gut is healthy or not? Let’s find out. Quick Recap on Gut Health Science Let’s quickly go over what a healthy microbiome would look and feel like - and what the microbiome is in the first place. The microbiome [...]

How to Know if Your Gut is Unhealthy2025-03-18T16:36:57+00:00
1 04, 2024

Netflix’s New Documentary on the Vegan Diet: What’s Wrong and What’s Right

2025-03-18T16:48:00+00:00

Have you seen the recent documentary on Netflix called “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment?” The documentary looks at how different diets affect sets of twins’ health.  The show concluded that a plant-based (vegan) diet is healthier than an omnivorous diet. While that may (or may not) be true, we can’t confirm that [...]

Netflix’s New Documentary on the Vegan Diet: What’s Wrong and What’s Right2025-03-18T16:48:00+00:00
18 03, 2024

Low Energy: Could Low Iron Be the Culprit?

2025-03-18T21:52:08+00:00

Nothing is worse than chronically feeling like you’re out of energy. If that’s you, it might be time to check your iron levels! Today, we’ll discuss how to test for and tackle iron deficiency so you can get back to feeling like yourself!  What Does Iron Do, Anyway? Iron is an essential nutrient (1). Its [...]

Low Energy: Could Low Iron Be the Culprit?2025-03-18T21:52:08+00:00
8 03, 2024

Your Appendix and Your Gut Microbiome

2025-03-19T17:33:09+00:00

The appendix, once considered a vestigial organ (meaning, an organ that does not serve a purpose), has recently been discovered to play a vital role in repopulating the gut microbiome after episodes of sickness.  You might be thinking - well, don’t people live perfectly normal, healthy lives after having their appendix removed?  Yes, they do [...]

Your Appendix and Your Gut Microbiome2025-03-19T17:33:09+00:00
19 02, 2024

Soup for the Soul (and the Gut)

2025-03-18T17:12:41+00:00

Nothing sounds better than a hot cup of soup on a snowy winter day - and guess what? Your gut thinks so too! Soup can be a valuable tool for improving your gut health this winter. Read on to find out why. Recap: What Makes a Meal Gut-Healthy? Before we dive into the health benefits [...]

Soup for the Soul (and the Gut)2025-03-18T17:12:41+00:00
8 02, 2024

Leaky Gut and Gut Microbiome Composition: What to Do About It

2025-03-18T19:51:04+00:00

Do you ever think about why harmful things that enter your gut aren’t absorbed into your body, but nutrients are? You can thank your gut barrier for that.  A compromised gut barrier can lead to “leaky gut syndrome,” a condition in which harmful particles enter the bloodstream by squeezing through cracks in your gut barrier [...]

Leaky Gut and Gut Microbiome Composition: What to Do About It2025-03-18T19:51:04+00:00
27 01, 2024

How to Take IgY Max

2025-03-18T22:05:24+00:00

So, you purchased some IgY Max - congratulations on starting your journey toward digestive wellness! We’re excited for you to clear out the dysbiotic pathogens living in your gut.  Now that you’ve got your hands on some IgY Max antibodies, you might be wondering - how should I consume it? If that’s you, read on [...]

How to Take IgY Max2025-03-18T22:05:24+00:00
17 01, 2024

Three Fermented Food Recipes

2025-03-18T19:56:35+00:00

Are you looking for ways to diversify your gut microbiome in the new year? Recent research asserts that one of the best things you can do to improve your gut microbiome’s diversity is to consume fermented foods regularly. Let's learn about the science behind fermented foods and how you can make them tasty.  The Evidence [...]

Three Fermented Food Recipes2025-03-18T19:56:35+00:00
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