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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.
26 08, 2024

Type 2 Diabetes and the Gut Microbiome

2025-03-17T23:07:26+00:00

Scientists have recently discovered that the gut microbiome plays a much more significant role in our overall health than previously thought. Microorganisms living in our guts are crucial for digestion, immune system regulation, and even metabolic processes. If things go awry in our microbiomes, several other health aspects could also go awry.  One chronic disease [...]

Type 2 Diabetes and the Gut Microbiome2025-03-17T23:07:26+00:00
1 08, 2024

Anti-Inflammatory Summer Recipes for a Healthy Gut

2025-03-17T23:25:08+00:00

One effective way to support your gut health is to incorporate anti-inflammatory foods into your diet. Chronic inflammation can disrupt our microbiome’s balance, which might lead to digestive distress down the line. Incorporating anti-inflammatory ingredients like turmeric, ginger, and leafy greens into meals might help reduce inflammation and protect the gut microbiome’s balance. In this [...]

Anti-Inflammatory Summer Recipes for a Healthy Gut2025-03-17T23:25:08+00:00
19 07, 2024

H. Pylori and Brain Fog

2025-03-17T23:33:16+00:00

Did you forget where you put your keys for the third time this week? Do you struggle to focus or feel “out of it” despite getting enough sleep? These are both symptoms of brain fog. You might have heard that the gut-brain axis or gut microbiome could be related to your cognitive health. But did you know [...]

H. Pylori and Brain Fog2025-03-17T23:33:16+00:00
1 07, 2024

Could Your IBS Be Caused by SIBO?

2025-03-17T23:41:57+00:00

Do you suffer from chronic bloating regardless of what you eat? Are you plagued by digestive issues like constipation, diarrhea, or a combination of both? About 15% of people who believe they have IBS may have SIBO: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (Source).  If these symptoms sound familiar, it may be time to get tested. Let’s [...]

Could Your IBS Be Caused by SIBO?2025-03-17T23:41:57+00:00
30 05, 2024

10 Polyphenol-Rich Smoothie Recipes

2025-03-17T23:50:37+00:00

If you want to spice up your smoothies, you’ve come to the right place! Today, we’ll discuss polyphenols and look at how to incorporate them into delicious smoothies.  Polyphenols are potent plant-based compounds that may reduce inflammation, improve gut health, and protect against chronic diseases (Source).  What are Polyphenols? Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds in [...]

10 Polyphenol-Rich Smoothie Recipes2025-03-17T23:50:37+00:00
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
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