by Andrew Kornfeld | Sep 9, 2019 | Diet
Keywords to avoid when you have IBD I have a general rule of thumb: when I read words like “modified,” “concentrate,” “isolate,” “extract,” “expeller,” I steer clear as this does not meet my definition of food. No-one is doubting the good environmental intentions of...
by Andrew Kornfeld | Aug 15, 2019 | Diet
Why is drinking Ensure bad for IBD? Many of you report to me that you drink Ensure. If I drank Ensure you could probably Ensure I’d be hospitalized. Maltodextrin? = decreases the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful microbes, promotes biofilm production, and...
by Andrew Kornfeld | Jun 24, 2019 | Diet
Intermittent Fasting and IBD It seems like more and more these days we are hearing about intermittent fasting as a near-miracle treatment for all sorts of issues. This is where for about 16-20 hours out of your day, you just don’t eat. There have been multiple studies...
by Andrew Kornfeld | May 3, 2019 | Diet
Lessons from Michael Pollan about Diet I used to believe that eating all gluten was horrible. Then I tried eating a little highly fermented sourdough. I used to believe all dairy was bad. Then I tried some local goat yogurt at the farmer’s market. I used to believe...
by Andrew Kornfeld | May 2, 2019 | Diet
The State of The Standard American Diet (SAD) and IBD It makes me sad to think about what the majority of Americans put in their bodies every day. It makes me even more sad to know that many of these individuals currently suffer from or will develop Crohn’s Disease or...
by Andrew Kornfeld | Apr 18, 2019 | Diet
The Perfect IBD Diet I get so many questions about the “IBD diet.” Plant-based? Carnivore? Paleo? SCD? FODMAPS? It’s enough to make anyone’s head spin. The answer is this. There is no one diet that works perfectly for everyone. There are...
