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Halloween Candy

Post author By Dr. Dave DeLapp
Post date October 25, 2026

Every October, we face the same familiar dilemma. We want to welcome the neighborhood children, participate in the fun of Halloween, and give them something they’ll enjoy. Yet we also know that many traditional Halloween treats contain large amounts of added sugar, refined starch, and calories with relatively little nutritional value. Does that mean we […]

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Fiber or ferment?

Post author By Dr. Dave DeLapp
Post date November 1, 2023

The big new frontier in biomedicine is the vast landscape of the microbiome. Although it only amounts to a few pounds of muck in your colon, it contains 90% of the genetic material (DNA and RNA) in your body. There are thousands of different bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in a healthy colon. […]