The Silver Lining of GI Issues: Erin’s Story
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) impacts 10-15 percent of adults worldwide with symptoms ranging from stomach pain, bloating, and gas to diarrhea, bowel urgency, or constipation.…
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The Tight Link Between Digestive Health and Immunity
Staying healthy as the weather cools down is important, especially this year as COVID-19 continues to impact our lives. Digestive health plays an integral role…
Quieting Stressful Days with Mindfulness
Feeling a little frazzled? Try these tips from GIThrive’s Care Team to cultivate mindfulness into your morning and evening routines.
Vivante Health Drives 3:1 ROI
An employer lowers spend on GI disease healthcare with a 3:1 ROI in our exclusive case study.
GIThrive Helps a Chaplain Find Hope for IBS: Ben’s Story
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) impacts 10-15 percent of adults worldwide with symptoms ranging from pain, gas, diarrhea and/or constipation. Many patients suffer for years, struggling…
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Doctor Appointments
For the millions of people who struggle with gastrointestinal symptoms and disease, finding effective care is essential. Employees often struggle at work to mask their…
How GIThrive’s 1:1 Guidance Changed a Member’s Life: Lizette’s Story
Millions of people struggle with weight and digestive issues like heartburn every single day—and these problems can feel overwhelming. However, access to proper gut-health guidance…
Want to Reduce Costs? Add Unique Employee Benefits
Why are benefits and perks so important? For starters, they can give you a competitive edge and reduce healthcare expenses.
Summer Nutrition: Sticking to Gut-Healthy Habits On Vacation
What do dietitians eat on vacation? Here’s a GIThrive inside scoop to keep your gut happy and healthy this summer.
How Gut Problems Impact Relationships
When you have a digestive disease, there are challenges beyond the illness itself. Coping with painful, often embarrassing symptoms can make it hard to fully…
How Benefits Managers Can Stop Digestive Disease Stigma
If an employee took you aside right now and told you they struggle with symptoms of digestive disease…how would you react? Most of us would…
3 Tips for Managing Constipation at Work
GIThrive’s Nutrition Team shares three top constipation-easing tips to help get things moving again and reduce the chance of workplace constipation.
Is Gluten Connected to Anxiety?
In addition to easing the symptoms of celiac, there may be evidence a gluten-free diet could positively affect anxiety levels.
Your Gut is Telling You to Get More Sleep
Are you tired right now? If you’re like most adults, feeling tired is almost a fact of life. It seems like we’re always on the…
5 Strategies to Take Control of Stress
As digestive health experts, we know first-hand how stress can impact GI symptoms. Check out these healthy stress management tips from our recent webinar.
Why Personalized Care Makes a Difference for Gut Health
Personalized care helps guide you towards goals/actions that fit in your life and will be effective at helping to relieve your symptoms. Here’s an inside…
5 Ways HR Can Support Employees in a Post-COVID-19 World
What do employees need most right now from HR leaders? Here are five ways HR can provide support as we work through COVID-19’s impact.
Are Gut Issues Making Your Employees Less Productive?
About 74% of Americans live with chronic GI issues. Painful symptoms can cut into workplace productivity, so it’s important to understand and help employees manage…
Managing Emotional Hunger: The HALT Method
Do you snack more often when you’re stressed out? Identify the emotions that drive us to eat when we are not physically hungry with the…
May is Celiac Awareness Month
For Celiac Awareness Month, Vivante Health’s research team compiled answers to the most common questions our Health Sherpas and dietitians receive about celiac disease, NCGS…
Digital Platforms Can Help Manage Gut Health During Quarantine
Technology can help people manage several non-emergency healthcare needs, including gastrointestinal issues.
Toilet Paper Scarcity: Reaching For Your Last Roll?
Why is toilet paper such a hot commodity during a pandemic? It’s a big problem for anyone coping with GI issues or illness. Psychologist Susan…
Healthy Habits to Manage Work-from-Home Stress
Cultivate healthy habits to manage stress and stay happy while working from home.
Tech Hacks to Make Remote Work Life Easier
The employees of Vivante Health have been working virtually since the start. Tech is second-nature to us, so check out some of our favorite apps…
What the FDA’s Zantac Announcement Means for Individuals with Heartburn
Effective immediately, one of the most common drugs for GERD has been discontinued—Zantac, known as ranitidine in generic form, will be pulled from shelves in…
Set Employees Up for Remote Work Success
Vivante senior leaders share best practices to help managers support teams working from home.
Tips to Make a Smooth Transition to Remote Work
From the beginning, Vivante Health has embraced technology—not just as a conduit to help people manage their digestive health, but on the workforce side as…
Reta Trust, Vivante Health Team up for Digestive Health
Digital gut health program open to 30 thousand eligible members Houston, TX, November 4, 2019 – Vivante Health, the digestive health experts and creators of…
Study: Anti-inflammatory Diet Helps 100%
Turns out, 100% of those who stuck with the diet showed an incredible reduction in Crohn’s and colitis symptoms.
Cause for Celebration: Vivante Health Makes Digital Health 150 List of Most Promising Healthcare Startups
Houston, TX, October 2, 2019 – Vivante Health, creators of the GIThrive all-in-one digital gut health program, is proud to announce its spot on the…
Oklahoma Higher Education Embraces Digital Healthcare, Gut First
Houston, TX, September 11, 2019 – Vivante Health, inventors of the GIThrive all-in-one digital program for gut health and disease, is pleased to announce its…
Following Livongo IPO Success, Founder Says Digestive Disease Is Next
“Working in diabetes was rewarding, but digestive disease has been overlooked for so long and presents incredible opportunities for innovation.”
Our Latest Investor: Rock Health
Houston, TX, July 23, 2019 – On July 15, San Francisco-based Rock Health, the first venture fund devoted to digital healthcare, officially announced its latest…
Food Allergies on the Rise?
Children are far more likely than ever before to develop food allergies, particularly in the West. While scientists can’t agree for certain why, here are…
Your “Breathprint” and Digestion
Your breathprint can reveal a lot about your body, particularly your digestive health.
6 Days to Better Gut Health
The microscopic organisms that live within our digestive system are on the move. They’re in a constant cycle of growth, death, and adaptation. The adaptation…
What Can a Stool Sample Reveal About You?
But at the microscopic level is where the really interesting stuff happens…
Earn $13,000 a year selling poop?
Each year millions of healthy men and women donate their blood, plasma, eggs, and sperm in an effort to help others while earning a little…
Malnutrition Very Common with IBD
Screen early and screen often. That’s the message from a doctor at Cedars-Sinai hospital. Studies estimate up to 70% of all inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…
The Truth: Diet Impacts Mental Health
The World Health Organization says 1 in 4 people will be affected by a mental or neurological disorder at some point in their lives. As…
Could Your Poop Be Your Hidden Superpower?
Most of us aspire to be something great: an artist, hero, teacher, or leader. Maybe you just strive to be a great parent, neighbor, coworker,…
Your gut microbiome: Keeping it balanced
You may not know it, but some of your best friends are germs. There are over 100 trillion bacteria, fungi, archaea and viruses colonizing your…
Medical Marijuana and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Medical marijuana is gaining traction across the US. To date, 33 states have legalized pot for medicinal purposes. In 10 states plus Washington D.C. marijuana…
Is your doctor (unintentionally) holding you back?
We love doctors. One of the reasons we created GIThrive is to help gastroenterologists. GIThrive is designed to bridge gaps in care, making it easier…
Food Trivia: Test Your Gut Health Knowledge
By: Bryee Shephard, MS, RD Put your gut health knowledge to the test. Our focus today is on digestive health and the foods that may…
IBS vs SIBO
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
Managing the Cost of Digestive Disease: Therapeutic Nutrition
To be blunt, the medical community is largely ineffective when it comes to educating patients on how big a role diet plays in their health.…
Constipation: Why You’re Backed Up and What to do About It
By: Bryee Shepard, MS, Registered Dietitian, Vivante Health Constipation. Most of us have dealt with it at some time or other, but have you ever…
Gut Bacteria Closely Linked to Age
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
The Growing Cost of Gut Trouble in the US
Getting sick is expensive. When it comes to gastrointestinal (GI) issues, the numbers are shocking. The report below examines the healthcare costs of GI symptoms…
SCD for Crohn’s: A Diet Review
Using food as treatment therapy for Crohn’s disease isn’t a new idea. In fact, it’s a concept that has been around for decades, but only…
Yep, Poop Transplants are a Real Thing
Okay, technically it’s not called a poop transplant. The actual name of the procedure is fecal microbiota transplant, FMT for short. FMT is based on…
Social Status: It’s complicated (for IBD)
Where are you getting your information? No surprise, the answer to this question is probably the Internet. What is surprising is that Facebook comes out…
Carnivore or Herbivore: How Your Diet Alters Your Gut Bugs
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found interesting……
Suffering in Silence: The Hidden Costs of Digestive Disease Stigma for Employers
“All disease begins in the gut.” – Hippocrates If you’re an employer who’s concerned about the rising costs of healthcare and prescription drugs among your…
Managing IBD with a Smartphone App: Yep, it can work!
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found interesting……
Gut-brain Connection: Does this mean IBS is all in your head?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
Take a course to help manage a disease? Sure, why not.
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found interesting……
Anti-inflammatory Diet for IBD: Is it worth it?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of some more info our gut health nerds found…
Link Between Junk Food and Depression
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another article our gut health nerds found interesting……
Crohn’s disease: Does exercise really make a difference?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
Does your ethnicity affect your gut bacteria?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another article our gut health nerds found interesting……
The Why and How of Meal Prep: 5 Simple Steps
By: Bryee Shepard, MS, RD, Vivante Health Dietitian Meal preparation is a hot topic these days on blogs and social media. The food pics are…
Why I CHOOSE to Work for this Company
I have worked in the field of social work for a number of years. At times it was difficult, overwhelming, and heartbreaking. However, above all…
Taking Risks to Cure IBS
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
SCD and Low-FODMAP Diets: What are they and who are they for?
If you’re one of the millions of Americans dealing with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the wrong foods can send…
Personalized Medicine for IBD—the Microbiome Makes is Possible
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
The Rise of Microbiome Research: Is this the key to better healthcare for all?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
Inequality in Care for Patients with IBD
For Patients with IBD, All Care is Not Created Equal At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short…
8 Holiday Self-Care Strategies That Work
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Whether you have a chronic digestive condition to manage or not, the holidays can…
With Inflamatory Bowel Disease (IBD), is food friend or foe?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
Biologics: What does social media have to say?
At Vivante, we’re the digestive health experts. We live for this stuff. Here’s a short summary of another academic article our gut health nerds found…
My Story: From Digestive Desperation to Vivante Health Sherpa
By: Susan Fenderson, LCSW, Vivante Health Sherpa. Susan is a licensed clinical social worker and Health Sherpa with Vivante, the digestive health experts. Along with…
Gluten Free On The Go – Travel & Holidays
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager The holidays are an exciting time, but if you’re traveling to see loved ones,…
The Gut-Skin Connection – Alfred’s Psoriasis: A GIThrive Case Study
Gut-Skin Connection You’ve probably heard a lot lately about the link between digestive health and emotional health. It’s a hot topic on social media, and…
Our Gut Microbiome, Part II: Gut Bacteria in Balance
By: Juliana Garcia, Microbiologist & Vivante Health Microbiome Director In our last blog post, we talked about the gut microbiome. We learned what it is,…
Our Gut Microbiome, Part I: More than a Few Pesky Bugs
By: Juliana Garcia, Microbiologist & Vivante Health Microbiome Director The gurgle in the stomach, the sudden hot flash and wave of nausea… Not far behind…
Nutrition 101: Back to Basics
By: Bryee Shepard, MS, RD With all of this diet talk and attempting to keep up with the trends these days, I thought it would…
Why Are Employees REALLY Missing Work?
“I’ve got a stomach bug.” “Umm, I’m having some bathroom issues.” “Yeah, I’m feeling really sluggish this morning.” “I’m a little under the weather.” “Look,…
Supplementing Success: The Role of Herbals in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
By: Mike Scalese, Pharmacist, Vivante Health Natural remedies addressing a variety of ailments have been around for thousands of years. However, their role in today’s…
Why My Old Classmates Want to Talk $#*!
After announcing my job on social media, something interesting happened… About a week ago, I announced on Facebook that I work for a digestive health…
Celiac Disease vs NCGS: What’s the Difference?
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager In the quest for overall health, digestive diseases have been brought to the forefront…
Gluten-Free Eating Tips
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Going gluten free can be quite the challenge, especially when you’re just getting started.…
Digestive Difference Through Mindful Eating
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Let’s not talk about the food we eat, but how we eat it. Ever…
The Emotional Side of Chronic Digestive Disease
By: Susan Fenderson, LCSW & Health Sherpa, Vivante Health Living with chronic digestive disease is more than just the physical symptoms and treatments. We talk…
Creating The Calm: Practical (and Free) Relaxation Tips
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Relaxation is vital to our overall health. There are lots of calming techniques out…
Yoga for Beginners: Getting Grounded
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Staying grounded and in the moment—that’s the goal, right? But with our to-do lists…
Data: Getting to the Gut of the Matter
Healthcare costs that cannot be measured cannot be reduced. Data is the key to managing healthcare costs. Unfortunately, most of the reports employers get from…
Meditate To Regulate
By: Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Meditation is a concept that’s often talked about but, for many, difficult to do.…
Can a Simple At-Home Garden Improve Your Health?
By Kelli Pitrone, Registered Dietitian & Vivante Health Nutrition Team Manager Having an at-home garden is a nutritionally and financially healthy way to improve your…
Boiled Eggs and Wine Diet?
Boiled Eggs and Wine Diet? Surely we know better now, don’t we? You’ve probably seen the boiled eggs and wine diet floating around social media. Rumor…
Vivante Health VP of Commerce, Paul Elsass on Medical Travel Today
About Paul Elsass Paul Elsass has worked in the health and wellness industry for over 25 years. The majority of his time was spent working…