Spring has always been my favorite time of year…new leaves sprouting, tulips and daffodils emerging from the cold soil and the joy of knowing summer would soon be here…but living in New England, the fall is the most magnificent visual.   My mother always had a sprig of bittersweet in a vase in our home […]

Today’s topic will be about a functional gut disorder called gastroparesis.  In short, this is a condition in which the stomach is very slow to empty.  Typically, strong muscular contractions push food through your digestive tract. In gastroparesis, the muscles in the wall of your stomach work poorly.  This inhibits food from being emptied adequately. […]