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One effective way to support your gut health is to incorporate anti-inflammatory foods into your diet. Chronic inflammation can disrupt your 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 our latest blog post, we check out these anti-inflammatory ingredients’ benefits and provide three delicious recipes to get you started.

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 having gotten 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 that SIBO or “LIBO” aren’t always the culprit? Enter H. pylori, an annoying little critter that might just be taking up space in your stomach.

So what is H. pylori, and what might it have to do with your brain fog? Check out our most recent blog to learn more.

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? Up to 78% of people who believe they have IBS may actually have SIBO: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.  If these symptoms sound familiar, it may be time to get tested. Learn more about SIBO in our most recent blog.

The last and final portion of our white paper series. Look at our home page to start reading it from the beginning! Drop any questions you have about IgY below 👇

If you want to spice up your smoothies, you’ve come to the right place! In our most recent blog, we discuss polyphenols and look at how to incorporate them into delicious smoothies.

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. Check out our latest blog to learn about some of the newest postbiotic science out there.

If you want to make your broth, you’ll need the following:

1 gallon of water
3 pounds of animal bones
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
½ – 1 tbsp salt
Herbs you’d like to include in your soup
Add all ingredients to a pot, bring it to a boil, and then reduce it to a simmer. Let it simmer for 16-24 hours. The longer it cooks, the stronger the flavor.

You can use animal bones from a meal you’ve made or eaten (think rotisserie chicken, wings, bones on steaks, fish bones, turkey bones) or ask the butcher at your local supermarket for their extra bones. They’ll usually give them to you for free!

Soup Recipes

Classic Chicken Noodle Soup: But Gut-Healthy

Try this gut-healthy spin on chicken noodle soup for the soul.

Ingredients:

4 cups chicken bone broth
½ tbsp minced garlic
¼ cup chopped onions
4 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp dried thyme
One large chopped carrot
One stalk of chopped celery
Two boneless chicken thighs (antibiotic-free if possible)
½ cup organic rice or egg noodles
½ tbsp salt
½ tbsp pepper to taste
Directions:

Put your bone broth, minced garlic, onions, celery, and thyme in a pot and simmer for one hour.
While it’s simmering, coat your chicken thighs in 2 tbsp olive oil and rub with ¼ tbsp salt and ¼ tbsp pepper. Put them in the air fryer or oven until they are almost fully cooked.
When your chicken thighs are done, take them out and put them on a wooden cutting board. Cut them into bite-sized pieces and put them into the simmering broth.
Add your carrots and 2 tbsp of olive oil. Simmer for 15 more minutes.
Lastly, add your noodles and simmer until the noodles are thoroughly cooked. Enjoy!
Homemade Ramen

Ingredients:

4 cups chicken bone broth
3 tbsp chopped scallions
½ tbsp minced garlic
¼ cup chopped onions
2 tsp fresh ginger
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp olive oil
Two boneless chicken thighs (antibiotic-free if possible)
Two eggs
½ cup organic udon noodles
½ tbsp salt
½ tbsp pepper to taste
Directions:

Put your bone broth, minced garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a pot and simmer for one hour.
While it’s simmering, coat your chicken thighs in 2 tbsp olive oil and rub with ¼ tbsp salt and ¼ tbsp pepper. Put them in the air fryer or oven until they are almost fully cooked.
While the chicken is cooking, hard boil two eggs and take the shells off. Slice each of them in half. Add the rest of your salt and pepper to the eggs.
When your chicken thighs are done, take them out and put them on a wooden cutting board. Cut them into bite-sized pieces and put them into the simmering broth.
Add your noodles and simmer until the noodles are thoroughly cooked. Top with scallions and your eggs. Enjoy!
If you try any of these soup recipes, tag us in a photo of it on Instagram !

Soup for the Soul

Read part two of our 2024 white paper right here on Instagram to learn all about the science behind IgY Max. Stay tuned for part 3! Drop any questions about IgY Max below 👇

Read part two of our 2024 white paper here on Instagram to learn all about the science behind IgY Max! Stay tuned for part 3. Let us know if you have any questions in the comment section below! 👇

Read our 2024 white paper right here on Instagram to learn all about the science behind IgY Max. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 later this week! Drop any questions about IgY Max in the comments below 👇

Is your microbiome unhealthy? Some clues might include:

- You have symptoms of dysbiosis
- You’ve been exposed to causes of dysbiosis
- Testing “positive” for it 

Check out our blog to learn more!

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 from this study. Why? Many scientists have identified shortcomings in the design of their study, including that they did not include an independent variable. Check out our most recent blog to learn about their study design and decide for yourself! Imagine that your daughter’s birthday is coming up, and you’re trying to determine which type of Barbie doll she prefers to play with. You hypothesize that she likes blonde Barbies over brunette Barbies. To find out, you allow her to play with two groups of Barbie dolls - one group being blonde, the other being brunette - to see which group she plays with for the longest. Each of the Barbie dolls are wearing unique outfits from the other Barbies. Most of the blondes are wearing pink and most of the brunettes are wearing blue.

You find that your daughter plays with the blonde Barbie dolls significantly more than she plays with the brunette Barbie dolls. So, you assume that she likes blonde Barbies more than brunette Barbies - right? Not necessarily!

Why? Since the blondes were typically wearing pink and the brunettes were typically wearing blue, you can’t know for sure whether your daughter enjoyed playing with the blonde Barbies because they were wearing pink or because of the color of their hair.

How would you know for sure that your daughter prefers blonde-haired Barbie dolls? You would have had to make the Barbies identical to each other aside from their hair color. AKA, you should have put all of the dolls in the same exact outfit so that hair color is the only difference tested in your experiment. In science, we call this (the one detail that is changed) an “independent variable.”

Check out our blog to take a look at the study design in the Netflix documentary and decide whether it incorporated an independent variable. (Spoiler: it didn’t)!

Nothing is worse than chronically feeling like you’re out of energy. If that’s you, it might be time to get your iron levels checked!

In our latest blog, we talk about testing for and tackling iron deficiency, so you can get back to feeling like yourself!

The appendix, once thought to be 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 and can. However, recent research has shown that people who have had appendectomies have higher rates of gut microbiome disruption and dysbiosis.

Check out our blog to learn about the appendix’s role and what someone who has had it removed can do to protect their gut health!

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 season. Check out our blog to get into the details, but here are some of the highlights:

Nutrients found in bone broth that regulate the immune system include:

Vitamin A

Zinc

Omega 3

Arginine

Other amino acids

Another critical component of gut health is the regulation of motility. Everyone wants to go to the bathroom enough, but not too often! Nutrients within bone broth that help with motility include:

Selenium

Magnesium

Potassium

Sodium

Iron

These nutrients keep you hydrated and regulate hormones that affect motility, like thyroid hormones.

And last but not least, supporting gut barrier integrity is vital to a healthy digestive system and body. Read our blogs on leaky gut syndrome to learn more about the importance of a strong gut barrier. Nutrients within bone broth that support gut barrier integrity include:

Zinc

Omega 3

Glucosamine

Chondroitin

Check out our latest blog for more info!

Do you ever think about why harmful things that enter your gut don’t get absorbed, but nutrients do? You can thank your gut barrier for that. 

A compromised gut barrier can lead to what’s called “leaky gut syndrome,” a condition in which harmful particles enter the bloodstream by way of literally squeezing through cracks in your gut barrier. This can cause a whole host of symptoms, including brain fog, fatigue, compromised immunity, and more.

Check out our blog for more info on how the microbiome impacts gut barrier integrity.

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, check out our latest blog for endless recipe inspiration.

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. Check out our blog to learn more!

Scientists that study the gut have made some major strides in 2023. To kick 2024 off to a science-y start, let’s take a look at some of 2023’s most exciting gut health advancements. Check out our blog for more!

Holiday meals are meant to be enjoyed - why skip dessert? Don’t be afraid to indulge a little this year - even if you struggle with gut health. At IgY Nutrition, we’re all about balance.

We put together some healthy-ish (emphasis on the “ish”) dessert recipes for the holidays just in case you’d like to avoid the digestive symptoms this year. Check out our latest blog to follow them!

If you’d rather go big and stuff yourself with regular pie instead - this is your sign to go right ahead!

What’s the deal with gut health and caffeine? Like most things, there are pros and cons. Caffeinated drinks affect motility, contain anti-inflammatory polyphenols, and may affect the gut microbiome. 

Find out more about caffeine and the gut in our latest blog! Stick around until the end for some gut-healthy caffeinated drink recipes.

Why are some people prone to catching colds while others seem to have invincible immune systems?

Gut health is part of the equation. Find out how IgY Antibodies affect the immune system in our latest blog!

You might have heard that the gut-brain axis or gut microbiome could be related to your cognitive health. But did you know that SIBO or “LIBO” aren’t always the culprit? Enter H. pylori, an annoying little critter that might just be taking up space in your stomach.

When problematic, H. Pylori can cause excessive inflammation of the stomach (gastritis), ulcers, and it’s even a risk factor for developing stomach cancer. It’s estimated that 80% of patients with gastric ulcers are infected with H. pylori.

Having too much H. pylori in your gut may not manifest as an ulcer, though. Common symptoms of H. pylori overgrowth include:
• Heartburn
• Reflux / GERD
• Excessive burping
• Gas and bloating
• Vomiting
• Poor memory
• Slow cognition or “brain fog”
• Other ulcer symptoms

Check out our blog to learn more about how H. pylori can affect the gut and the gut-brain axis!

If you’ve got iffy gut health - dysbiosis, SIBO, hormone fluctuations, whatever the culprit is - you might have a love-hate relationship with holiday dinner spreads. 

Glazed meats + stuffing + egg nog + pie should equal joy, not abdominal pain!

The holidays are stressful enough as they are - we’re not here to police you on your holiday food choices. Instead, we put together some tips to make holiday eating easier on your gut. Check out our blog for more information!

Happy Halloween from IgY Nutrition! Here are 5 reasons why you should enjoy some dark chocolate tomorrow night! Chocolate...
- is a potent source of antioxidants.
- can improve blood flow and lower blood pressure.
- may improve cognitive function and memory.
- may help to regulate blood sugar levels (so long as it's dark chocolate!).
- is high in vitamins and minerals, including magnesium and iron.

Check out our blog to learn more!

What do you think the results of the following study are: Dr. Louise McCullogh and her team at UTHealth Houston looked at two groups of mice that they genetically engineered to eventually develop Alzheimer’s. The first group was pre-symptomatic, meaning the mice had not developed Alzheimer’s symptoms yet, and the second group was symptomatic already. The researchers then watched what happened to the pre-symptomatic mice’s gut health as they began to develop symptoms. 

Did gut health have anything to do with Alzheimer’s progression? And if it did, at what point did the mice’s guts begin to deteriorate?

Yes - the pre-symptomatic mice showed signs of poor gut health before they developed Alzheimer’s symptoms. More specifically, the mice had increased intestinal permeability, bacterial breach of the intestinal barrier, and dysregulation of food and nutrient absorption (particularly of vitamin B12). 

You might be thinking - wait, this is the gut we’re talking about. Why would it have anything to do with Alzheimer’s, a brain disease? Well, it’s because the gut and the brain are connected through the gut-brain axis! Check out our blog to learn about what that might have to do with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Take a guess at what the results of this study were: Dr. Louise McCullogh and her team at UTHealth Houston transplanted a young, healthy gut microbiome into old mice and an aged, less healthy gut microbiome into young mice. The researchers then caused both groups of mice to have strokes and observed how each group recovered.

Which group’s brains recovered more adequately: the older mice with the healthy gut microbiome or the younger mice with the unhealthy gut microbiome?

You guessed it. The older mice with the healthy microbiome had better post-stroke outcomes than the younger mice with unhealthy microbiomes. The older mice’s survival rate increased from baseline by more than 50%, while the younger mice suffered cognitive complications. Many of them died.

You might be thinking – wait, this is the gut we’re talking about. Why would it have anything to do with cognitive health and stroke outcomes? Well, it’s because the gut and the brain are connected through the gut-brain axis! Let’s learn about what that might have to do with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Check out our blog to get started!

Craving an energy boost but don’t want to compromise your gut health? We’ve got you covered. Check out our blog for gut-healthy caffeine recipes including a matcha green tea latté, the classic latté, matcha green tea protein shake, mocha latté protein shake, matcha green tea smoothie, mocha smoothie, three-minute matcha green tea oatmeal, and mocha chia seed pudding!

You’ve likely heard of inflammation before - but what exactly is it, and why is it problematic?
Inflammation is how the body responds to damage of some sort. Essentially, it’s the activation of your immune system.
Scraped your knee? It will become red and “inflamed” because your body is at work fighting off invaders and repairing damage at the site.
Inflammation is marked by increased blood flow (the swelling), capillary dilation (the redness), and an increase or infiltration of immune cells to the area. These cells go to work killing invaders and repairing the damage.
You might be thinking - wait, I thought inflammation was a bad thing!
Inflammation is essential in the short term. You’ve got to fight the bad guys (invading pathogens) off and repair any damage they may have caused. But excessive or chronic inflammation is often maladaptive for health.
A chronic low-grade inflammatory state is a feature of many chronic conditions, such as metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.
Check out our blog to learn more about how to manipulate the gut microbiome to reduce inflammation.