GLUTEN OR FODMAPS, WHAT SHOULD ATHLETES LIMIT?
To avoid digestive disorders related to endurance sports, or to improve their performance, many athletes, like Djokovic, have removed gluten from their diet. According to a latest survey, 41% of athletes without celiac disease adopted a gluten-free diet (1). Is this justified? Is…
FODMAP diet, what for? For whom?
If you don’t know what the FODMAP diet is, I first recommend you to start reading this article. Do you know what this diet is all about? Perfect, let’s see how the FODMAP diet has been developed and whether it…
Understanding FODMAPs and the associated diet
You may have already heard about the FODMAPs diet if you have some digestive troubles. Let’s see what it’s hidden behind this acronyme. First of all, what are FODMAPs? FODMAPs are sugars poorly digested by our body. They will…
Digestive troubles, what to do?
Have you been suffering from digestive disorders for a while and want it to stop? You are not alone: according to the CREGG (Reflection Club of Cabinets and Hepato-Gastroenterology Groups), “ functional intestinal disorders are the most frequent reason for consultation. They…
Inflammation, leaky gut and dysbiosis
The other day, while I was trying to make french toast with old bread, I cut myself. It hurt me instantly, but the pain really felt the next day. The cut became swollen and red. Why is this phenomenon…
All about Fibers
You may avoid vegetables, nuts, pulse or all kinds of wholegrain food because you think they make you feel bloated. Moreover, fibers are good for you! Let me explain to you why and how you can increase your fibers intake…
2kg, 90% of our cells, billion of genes… this is The Microbiome!
Let’s talk about a subject that fascinates me: our microbiota. You’ve probably heard that our intestines, and more specifically our large intestines, are populated by billions of bacteria. This is a fairly recent discovery. Also, researchers not sure how to identify these…