Good Medicine

Good Medicine Functional medicine practice dedicated to exploring impactful issues for proactive health & vitality.

Based on Functional Medicine Principles | With an individualized approach, we treat each patient as a unique case. We make you a part of the process—to take charge of your health—and create a better outcome. Putting experience and knowledge into practice, we equip you with a personalized healing care plan.

07/24/2026

🔥 Before You Reach for Another PPI… Ask Why You Have Heartburn.

Heartburn isn’t a medication deficiency—it’s your body trying to tell you something.

Instead of simply suppressing stomach acid, focus on identifying and addressing the root cause.

Here are a few places to start:

🌾 1. Go gluten-free.
For many people, gluten contributes to inflammation in the digestive tract and can worsen reflux symptoms. Even if you don’t have celiac disease, gluten sensitivity may be playing a role.

🥗 2. Look for other food sensitivities.
Common triggers like dairy, eggs, soy, corn, or processed foods may be contributing to heartburn. Identifying your personal triggers can make a significant difference.

🍽️ 3. Support digestion with digestive enzymes.
Some people don’t produce enough stomach acid or digestive enzymes to properly break down food. Working with a knowledgeable healthcare provider can help determine whether digestive support is appropriate for you.

🦠 4. Restore your gut microbiome.
Years of antibiotics, excess sugar, processed foods, stress, and illness can disrupt the balance of healthy gut bacteria. Healing the microbiome with the guidance of a physician may improve digestion and address one of the underlying contributors to reflux.

⚠️ Important: Do not stop taking your PPI without talking to your physician. Stopping these medications abruptly can cause rebound acid hypersecretion, making your symptoms temporarily worse. If it’s appropriate for you to come off a PPI, your physician can help you do so safely while addressing the underlying cause of your heartburn.

At Good Medicine, we don’t believe your body is simply “making too much acid.” We believe in asking the better question:

Why is the heartburn happening in the first place?

When you identify the root cause, you can create a plan for lasting digestive health.

07/21/2026

Are your heartburn medications helping… or quietly creating new problems?

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) like omeprazole (Prilosec®), pantoprazole (Protonix®), and esomeprazole (Nexium®) can be incredibly helpful when they’re truly needed. But when used for months or years without reevaluation, they may come with unintended consequences.

Stomach acid isn’t the enemy—it plays an essential role in your health. It helps you digest protein, absorb nutrients, and protects you from harmful bacteria.

Long-term PPI use has been associated with decreased absorption of important nutrients, including:
✔️ Magnesium
✔️ Calcium
✔️ Vitamin B12
✔️ Iron

Over time, these deficiencies may contribute to:
• Fatigue
• Muscle cramps or weakness
• Tingling or numbness
• Bone loss and increased fracture risk
• Anemia
• Brain fog

If you have been on a PPI long-term, it’s important to work with your healthcare provider to monitor for nutrient deficiencies. In many cases, supplementing nutrients such as magnesium, calcium, vitamin B12, and iron may help support healthy levels—but your supplementation plan should be based on your individual needs and laboratory testing when appropriate.

At Good Medicine, we believe in looking beyond symptom relief and supporting the whole body. If you’re taking a PPI long-term, don’t just manage the symptoms—make sure you’re protecting your nutritional health, — Dr. Morris

07/18/2026

🚫 Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) Suck.

They may provide temporary relief, but they often don’t solve the real problem.

PPIs work by blocking your stomach’s acid production. While that can reduce the burning sensation, stomach acid is essential for proper digestion. Without enough acid, it’s harder to break down food, absorb key nutrients, and defend against harmful bacteria.

Long-term use of PPIs has been associated with an increased risk of:
• Poor digestion and nutrient deficiencies
• Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other digestive symptoms
• Osteoporosis and bone fractures
• Kidney disease
• Vitamin B12 and magnesium deficiencies
• Cognitive decline, including an association with Alzheimer’s disease

The goal shouldn’t be to simply turn off your stomach acid—it should be to understand why you’re having heartburn in the first place.

At Good Medicine, we look for the root cause. Food sensitivities, low stomach acid, gut imbalances, chronic stress, infections, and poor digestive function can all contribute to reflux. When you address the underlying issue, you can often reduce symptoms without relying on a medication that may create new problems.

Don’t just silence the alarm. Find out why it’s going off.

— Dr. Morris

07/16/2026

🔥 Heartburn Is a Symptom, Not the Problem.

Did you know that 44% of Americans experience heartburn at some point in their lives? If you’re relying on PPIs (acid-blocking medications) or antacids for relief, you may be treating the symptom without addressing what’s actually causing it.

At Good Medicine, we believe in finding the root cause.

Heartburn is often associated with:

✨ 1. Food sensitivities – Certain foods can trigger inflammation and irritation in the digestive tract.

✨ 2. Too little stomach acid – It may sound backwards, but low stomach acid can prevent proper digestion, allowing food to sit in the stomach longer and increasing the likelihood of reflux.

✨ 3. An unhealthy gut microbiome – Frequent antibiotic use, excess sugar, processed foods, chronic stress, and other lifestyle factors can disrupt the balance of healthy gut bacteria and contribute to digestive symptoms.

Your body is designed to work well when it’s given the right support. Instead of simply suppressing symptoms with PPIs or antacids, ask why the heartburn is happening in the first place.

Heartburn doesn’t have to become your new normal. Let’s uncover the root cause and help you find lasting relief.

06/16/2026

🏔️ Hills I’ll Die On as a Functional Medicine Doctor

✔️ Don’t blindly follow functional medicine trends.
Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s right for your body. Personalized medicine will always beat the latest health fad.

✔️ Sleep is medicine.
No supplement, detox, or workout can consistently outperform quality sleep. If you’re not sleeping, your body can’t properly heal, repair, or regulate hormones.

✔️ Whole foods are medicine.
The foundation of health isn’t found in a bottle. Nutrient-dense, minimally processed foods provide information your body needs to thrive.

✔️ Lift heavy weights.
Muscle is one of the greatest predictors of long-term health, resilience, and independence. Strength training isn’t just for athletes—it’s for everyone.

✔️ Your body isn’t broken—it’s communicating.
Symptoms are signals, not inconveniences to silence. The goal is to understand why they’re happening and address the root cause whenever possible.

What health hill will you die on? ⬇️

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06/07/2026

🌱 Don’t Rush the Fiber!

Fiber is one of the most important nutrients for a healthy gut microbiome—but more isn’t always better, especially if your gut isn’t in a healthy place yet.

Many people hear that fiber feeds the good bacteria in the gut, which is true. But what many don’t realize is that fiber can also feed an overgrowth of unhealthy bacteria, yeast, or other microbes if they are already present. This can lead to bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort, brain fog, and other digestive symptoms.

If you’ve been eating a low-fiber diet, jumping straight into large salads, chia seed puddings, fiber supplements, or massive servings of vegetables may leave you feeling worse before you feel better.

Instead, start slowly:
🥗 Add a small side salad to one meal a day.
🌱 Sprinkle a teaspoon of chia seeds into a smoothie or yogurt alternative.
🥕 Increase cooked vegetables before loading up on large amounts of raw vegetables.
💧 Drink plenty of water as you increase fiber.

Remember, healing the gut often comes before maximizing fiber intake. The goal is to support your microbiome—not overwhelm it.

If fiber-rich foods consistently cause bloating or digestive discomfort, it may be a sign that your gut needs some additional support and healing first.

At Good Medicine, we help patients identify the root causes of digestive symptoms and create a plan that works with their body—not against it.

06/04/2026

Why Fiber Matters More Than You Think 🌿

When most people think about fiber, they think about digestion. But one of fiber’s most important jobs is feeding the trillions of beneficial bacteria that live in your gut—your microbiome.

Your gut bacteria thrive on certain types of fiber called prebiotics. When these bacteria ferment fiber, they produce beneficial compounds called short-chain fatty acids that help:

✔️ Support a healthy gut lining
✔️ Promote regular bowel movements
✔️ Support a balanced immune system
✔️ Help regulate inflammation throughout the body
✔️ Support healthy blood sugar levels
✔️ Contribute to overall metabolic health

Unfortunately, most Americans eat far less fiber than their bodies need. A diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, and other whole foods can help nourish your microbiome and support long-term health.

Think of fiber as fertilizer for your gut garden. The healthier your microbiome, the better it can support digestion, immunity, energy, and overall wellness.

Need help improving your gut health? At Good Medicine, we work with patients to identify the root causes of digestive issues and create personalized plans to help restore balance from the inside out.

📞 Call our office to learn more about optimizing your gut health.

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05/26/2026

Your gut wasn’t designed to live on antibiotics, steroids, processed foods, stress, and chronic inflammation forever. Over time, those things can disrupt the delicate balance of bacteria in the gut and contribute to bloating, fatigue, food sensitivities, brain fog, reflux, constipation, diarrhea, skin issues, and inflammation throughout the body.

Healing the gut takes more than just “taking a probiotic.” It takes rebuilding the environment your good bacteria need to thrive.

At Good Medicine, Dr. Morris focuses on supporting gut healing with:
• Spore-based probiotics to help restore healthy bacteria
• Fiber to nourish the microbiome
• Resistant starches to feed beneficial gut bacteria
• Digestive support and targeted supplements based on your body’s needs
• Nutrition and lifestyle changes that help the gut repair and function properly

Your gut impacts your immune system, hormones, energy, mood, skin, and overall health. When the gut suffers, the whole body can feel it.

Visit us at Good Medicine — 1900 Auburn Avenue, Suite C — for a wide range of professional-grade supplements and personalized support to help restore and heal your gut naturally.

05/21/2026

That quick “feel better” shot may come with a cost your body pays for later.

Steroid shots can suppress your immune system, while unnecessary antibiotic shots can disrupt the healthy bacteria your gut depends on. Afterward, many people notice things like:

• Bloating and stomach issues
• Leaky gut symptoms
• Fatigue and brain fog
• Arthritis and joint flare-ups
• More frequent sickness
• Skin breakouts and inflammation

Your gut is connected to your immune system, hormones, brain, and inflammation levels. When the gut microbiome gets disrupted, the effects can show up everywhere.

Before automatically reaching for a shot every time you’re sick, it’s worth asking:
“Is this actually helping my body heal… or just masking symptoms temporarily?”

05/18/2026

Not every illness needs an antibiotic shot.

Many common illnesses — especially colds, flu, RSV, and most upper respiratory infections — are caused by viruses, and antibiotics do not treat viruses. In those cases, an antibiotic shot may not help the illness at all and can disrupt the gut microbiome, contribute to antibiotic resistance, and create unnecessary side effects.

Feeling better temporarily after a visit doesn’t always mean the treatment addressed the root cause. The goal should always be the right treatment for the right illness.

At Good Medicine, we believe in helping patients understand what their body actually needs — and when supportive care, rest, hydration, and immune support may be more beneficial than unnecessary antibiotics.
— Dr. Morris

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Monroe, LA
71291

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