# Dr. Frank Lipman Blog

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- [What Are Postbiotics?](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/what-are-postbiotics) — By Experience Life · 2026-08-07 · Gut Health. You’ve probably heard of prebiotics and probiotics. Meet another biotic that can influence your gut health.
- [The Surprising Link Between Your Gut Microbiome and Hormonal Health](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/the-surprising-link-between-your-gut-microbiome-and-hormonal-health) — By Experience Life · 2026-06-12 · Gut Health. Learn how gut health influences hormonal balance and overall well-being.
- [Give Your Gut a Break: The Science of Fasting and the Microbiome](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/give-your-gut-a-break-the-science-of-fasting-and-the-microbiome) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2026-05-11 · Gut Health. Your gut is home to trillions of microbes that shape everything from digestion to metabolism and even mood. And here’s the surprising part: it’s not just what you eat that matters. It’s when you eat. Emerging research suggests that well-timed breaks between meals, like intermittent fasting or time-restricted eating, ca
- [The Surprising Link Between Your Gut Microbiome and Respiratory Health](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/the-surprising-link-between-your-gut-microbiome-and-respiratory-health) — By Experience Life · 2026-05-01 · Gut Health. Learn how gut health affects your respiratory wellness.
- [Gut Health’s Key Role in Longevity: What Hippocrates Knew and Modern Science Confirms](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/gut-healths-key-role-in-longevity-what-hippocrates-knew-and-modern-science-confirms) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2025-11-03 · Gut Health. Hippocrates (460–370 BCE), the Greek physician often hailed as the “father of Western medicine,” is best known for his declaration primum non nocere, or, “First, do no harm”. Whether he uttered those exact words is uncertain, but their spirit has anchored medical ethics through the centuries. Also attributed to him, ‘A
- [How Does Drinking Alcohol Affect My Gut Microbiome?](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/how-does-drinking-alcohol-affect-my-gut-microbiome) — By Experience Life · 2024-11-08 · Gut Health. Heavy drinking may lead to gut dysbiosis, according to several studies, but the health effects are less clear when it comes to drinking in moderation.
- [Ditch Your PPIs: 5 Secrets of Making Peace with Stomach Acid](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/ditch-your-ppis-5-secrets-of-making-peace-with-stomach-acid) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2024-09-30 · Gut Health. In the right amounts, stomach acid is great stuff: it helps to break down the food you each, and also helps the body extract essential nutrients, like vitamin B12 and the mineral magnesium. As well, it’s responsible for maintaining the proper acidic environment in the stomach that helps stop most bacteria, viruses and 
- [Your Guide to Gut Resilience: Why It’s Essential for Health and How To Harness It](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/your-guide-to-gut-resilience-why-its-essential-for-health-and-how-to-harness-it) — By Dr. Alexandra Davidson · 2024-09-13 · Gut Health. Have you ever wondered why you seem to get sick more often than your friends or why it takes you longer to recover from a cold than others? The key lies in the concept of resilience, gut resilience in particular! Learn all about it here.
- [15 Everyday Ways to Keep Constipation At Bay](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/15-everyday-ways-to-keep-constipation-at-bay) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2023-12-11 · Gut Health. Constipation. It’s a punchline of a word that can set off giggles, but when you’re experiencing it, it’s anything but funny. Uncomfortable and unpleasant, constipation gets in the way of normal life, leaving you wanting to eliminate the problem as quickly as possible. And while occasional constipation isn’t that unusua
- [How to Manage The Six Microbiomes That Keep You Well](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/how-to-manage-the-six-microbiomes-that-keep-you-well) — By Frank Lipman · 2023-10-16 · Gut Health. What researchers and the wellness community are increasingly coming to appreciate is that the human body is not just made up of human cells and a bunch of bacteria in the gut. We are a collection of microbiomes. Humans and the bacteria that live inside us co-evolved over the millennia, one giant quid pro quo – our bodi
- [5 Things You Need to Know About Leaky Brain – and How to Prevent It](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-leaky-brain-and-how-to-prevent-it) — By Frank Lipman · 2023-09-25 · Gut Health. Here’s a new one for you: leaky brain and it’s a syndrome that everyone who has a brain needs to be aware of. Integrative doctors call it “leaky brain” and it’s remarkably similar to leaky gut but, just like the name says, at the level of the brain. The two conditions often feed off each other. Taken together, leaky br
- [Step Away from Sweeteners To Keep Your Gut Happy and Healthy](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/step-away-from-sweeteners-to-keep-your-gut-happy-and-healthy) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2023-04-10 · Gut Health. As people have become conscious of the dangers of sugar, many are making an effort to purge it from their lives – and that’s a big step in the right direction. If you’re in the process of kicking sugar, keep up the good work, and give yourself a pat on the back. But I’ve got some news for you that you may not want to h
- [9 Ways Your Microbiome Impacts Your Metabolism](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/9-ways-your-microbiome-impacts-your-metabolism) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2023-03-20 · Gut Health. Your gut bugs have more to do with your metabolism than you may realize –research shines a lot more light on how intertwined they may be.
- [8 Foods to Repair Your Gut](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/8-foods-to-repair-your-gut) — By Dr. Amy Myers · 2022-12-23 · Gut Health. There are plenty of gut-repairing foods that you can incorporate into your diet in fun and delicious ways.
- [7 Ways to Improve Your Skin through Your Gut](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/7-ways-to-improve-your-skin-through-your-gut) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2022-08-01 · Gut Health. You know the old saying, the eyes are the windows to the soul. Maybe that’s true. But what researchers know for sure is that the skin is the window to what’s going on inside the body. What’s going on inside the gut, especially with the trillions of the bacteria that live there, often directly affects the skin. When the
- [6 Smart Strategies to Combat Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/6-smart-strategies-to-combat-small-intestinal-fungal-overgrowth) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2022-07-18 · Gut Health. Your belly is misbehaving. A lot. So what’s causing the trouble? There are any number of possible culprits, but one of the biggies that’s often overlooked is SIFO, or small intestinal fungal overgrowth, which, left unattended can make you unwell for quite a long time. So, instead of letting SIFO get the better of you, 
- [Meet Your Good Gut Health-Making Trifecta: Pre, Pro and Postbiotics](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/meet-your-good-gut-health-making-trifecta-pre-pro-and-postbiotics) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2022-04-18 · Gut Health. Mealtime can be a force for good, provided you feed your gut – the bacteria inside your gut or the gut microbiome – with pre, pro and postbiotics.
- [17 Ways to Help Your Microbiome and Brain, Boost Mood, Reduce Anxiety and Support Mental Wellness](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/17-ways-to-help-your-microbiome-and-brain-boost-mood-reduce-anxiety-and-support-mental-wellness) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2022-03-28 · Gut Health. Recently, self-care has taken center stage as people look for ways to steady themselves and soothe their psyches. While movement, meditation and relaxation are essential for maintaining an even keel, if you’re eating poorly – think sugar, starchy foods, processed and junk foods – you’ll likely still wind up with slippi
- [How Gut Health Impacts Weight Loss](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/how-gut-health-impacts-weight-loss) — By The Well · 2022-02-25 · Gut Health. Hopefully you got the memo that gut health is a key component to overall health. The trillions of microorganisms living in your gut play a major role in everything from digestion to immunity to cognition — and can even impact your emotions. But did you know that certain strains of bacteria can actually influence your a
- [Make More Butyrate to Protect Gut and Brain Health Today!](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/make-more-butyrate-to-protect-gut-and-brain-health-today) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2021-12-06 · Gut Health. Your gut microbiome houses certain types of bacteria which, when properly fed, produce powerful, health-supportive compounds like short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). One of the most well-studied SCFAs is butyrate – and it’s one you won’t want to leave home without. If you want your body to run well from head to toe, here’
- [5 Things to Know About Cultivating Your Gut Diversity to Upgrade Your Health](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/5-things-to-know-about-cultivating-your-gut-diversity-to-upgrade-your-health) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2021-11-22 · Gut Health. When feeling well is the goal, it pays to focus on your gut microbiome, the trillions-strong community of bacteria whose job it is to keep you healthy. By now, you may be aware of your microbiome and the need to protect it. But, you may not know that microbial diversity – having lots of different, health-supportive str
- [The Unique Health Reasons You Should Look at Your Poop](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/the-unique-health-reasons-you-should-look-at-your-poop) — By Sunny Brigham · 2021-10-15 · Gut Health. Poop frequency, consistency, and appearance are important in determining overall health.
- [What Is Leaky Gut?](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/what-is-leaky-gut) — By Experience Life · 2021-10-08 · Gut Health. Some of your most common questions about leaky gut syndrome, answered.
- [If IBS Has Got You Down – an Imbalanced Microbiome May Be the (Very Fixable) Culprit](https://www.drfranklipman.com/post/if-ibs-has-got-you-down-an-imbalanced-microbiome-may-be-the-very-fixable-culprit) — By Dr. Frank Lipman · 2021-10-04 · Gut Health. When it comes to gut troubles that make you feel especially lousy, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ranks pretty high on the list. IBS is basically a vague catchall phrase that offers no insight into what’s actually causing the symptoms. The struggle, however, is very real – think abdominal pain, cramps, bloating, consti

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