Nutrition and Gut Health

Nutrition and Gut Health

What is the Gut Microbiome? You may recall learning about biomes in biology class. Deserts, grasslands, forests, and tropical rainforests are all examples of biomes. These unique combinations of animals, plants, soil type, temperature, and weather shape an entire...
The Relationship Between Gout and Kidney Disease

The Relationship Between Gout and Kidney Disease

The body is a collection of complex systems that interact closely with each other to keep your body healthy and functioning as it should. For example, the skeletal and muscular systems support you and help you move, while your digestive system and circulatory system...
Gout Medication: A Guide to Gout Management

Gout Medication: A Guide to Gout Management

Gout flares can be extremely painful. But apart from the pain, untreated gout can become chronic and lead to bone and joint deformity and kidney disease. To prevent further damage caused by gout, your provider will likely prescribe gout medication. Medications are...
Maintaining a Healthy Immune System

Maintaining a Healthy Immune System

The following document is a monograph written by Dr. Leonard Calabrese, one of the most important teachers, clinicians and researchers in rheumatology and immunology today. This title was written for patient’s that see Dr. Calabrese at the Cleveland Clinic. He...