By now you are likely familiar with the concept of the microbiome and its broad action in the role of a healthy gut barrier, immune system function, and wellness at large. You may not be as familiar with the concept of short-chain fatty acids and their symbiotic interplay — connecting our diet, our gut bugs,…
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It’s allergy season, which means that you may be suffering from a stuffy nose, runny nose, itchy eyes, or other bothersome symptoms caused by seasonal environmental allergens. You may be reading this very blog in an effort to learn how to eliminate your current allergy symptoms that you are suffering from. While there is no…
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Anna is a happy-go-lucky twelve year old that has recently begun middle school. She typically enjoys knitting, reading, hiking, and baking. After only a few months of 6th grade, she began to get daily headaches that didn’t seem to go away with over the counter pain medication. The headaches became so severe that Anna begins…
The Vibrant Food Zoomers provide the most in depth and accurate look at true food sensitivities – because they are tests that examine immune responses to peptides within these antigenic foods, compared to all other food sensitivity tests which measure antibodies to whole proteins, which are rarely actually what our immune systems are exposed to…
May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month and at Vibrant, we are passionate about both disease management and early detection for Celiac Disease. Vibrant’s proprietary test for Celiac, gluten sensitivity, intestinal permeability, wheat sensitivity, and wheat allergy, aptly name the Wheat Zoomer, has been a staple in the practices of countless progressive healthcare providers who want…
