Also, leaky gut syndrome: What is it and could you have it?
Image: CU Anschutz Health & Wellness Center's water aerobics instructors, Grace Underwater (left) and Ryder Wave (right) warm up with Annie the dolphin in preparation for our Swim With A Dolphin classes starting April 1. Learn more and register for your swim session today!
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Leaky Gut: What is it and how do I know if I have it?
Reader-submitted question: "I'm hearing a lot about leaky gut syndrome these days. A friend of mine is promoting water additives that claim to boost gut health and fix leaky gut. Should I get some too?"
To answer this month's reader question via video response, Aimee Bernard, PhD, reached out to her Anschutz Medical Campus colleague Sean Colgan, PhD, who is a Distinguished Professor in Medicine-Gastroenterology. To learn more about the research Dr. Colgan is undertaking, visit the
Sean Colgan Lab website.
If you'd like a better understanding of something you've read or heard about related to medicine and health in general, please email your question(s) to advancement@cuanschutz.edu (or just reply to this email). Yours could be the question that Dr. Bernard answers via video-reply next month!
Sugar is the new fat and widely misunderstood, according to our top expert in diabetes lifestyle management. They're baffled by the number of times a newly diagnosed patient emphatically states: But I don’t even eat sugar.
Is chocolate good for your teeth? When dental student Summer Booth expressed interest to her professor about starting a research project, he mentioned a substance in chocolate, theobromine, could have cavity-preventing properties – and she was sold.
Blackwood was the first Black graduate of the CU School of Medicine in 1947, and it wasn't an easy road. During his medical education, Blackwood's lecture hall seating options were restricted, and his living arrangements were separate from the rest of his classmates. Yet he graduated in the top 10 in his class.
During his years of practice, Blackwood never turned a patient away, even though many could not pay for their treatment. Some of his former patients still talk about his kindness, compassion and the great care he provided.
Blackwood's namesake endowment is not just a powerful legacy but an inspiration for generations of physicians to come.
APRIL 17 Free Concert: Chords for Cancer
Curated by Colorado Symphony musicians. Tickets required. Donations provide more live music to those touched by cancer.
BEGINS APRIL 23 Free Public Education Series: The Brain "101"
Virtual classes taught by neuroscience experts. Graduation ceremony, breakfast and certificate presentation June 1.
ART EXHIBIT Raw Material: Quilts by NedRa Bonds
Now on display at the Fulginiti Gallery. Free admission and open to the public weekdays from 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Packed with omega-3 fatty acids from salmon and olive oil, this dish is a delicious way to lower blood pressure, reduce triglycerides and combat inflammation, reducing the risk of heart disease.
