Chinese Herbal Medicine Effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Chinese herbal medicine effective for irritable bowel syndrome An encapsulated formulation of seven Chinese herbs improves a range of symptoms in constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, an Australian study shows. The NHMRC-funded prospective trial randomised 125 patients with IBS -C to placebo or a standardised extract of seven dried and powdered Chinese herbs traditionally used for […]

DO YOU SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY? YOU MAY HAVE PYROLURIA.

Do you suffer from anxiety or depression or some other mental health problem? Do you find it hard to feel an inner feeling of calm? If so, you may be suffering from Pyroluria. Pyroluria is a genetic abnormality in hemoglobin synthesis that affects up to 10% of the population (although most people are not aware […]

SPECIFIC PROBIOTIC STRAIN REDUCES ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CHILDREN WITH IBS

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG Reduces Abdominal Pain in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Reference: Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011;33(12):1302 An estimated 4% to 25% of school-age children complain of recurrent abdominal pain, the majority of which have no identifiable organic cause. These functional gastrointestinal disorders comprise a constellation of conditions, which include functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome […]

FOOD INTOLERANCES LINKED TO IBS

In a recent study, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers had food sensitivity testing to find out if certain foods were the cause of their problems. The study found that 27 % out of of the 51 participants reported an improvement in their IBS symptoms, after they avoided the foods that they were found to be […]

DO YOU HAVE FOOD INTOLERANCES?

Do you suffer from fatigue, flatulence, headaches, bloating, excess burping, indigestion, joint pain, sinus congestion, skin rashes, stiffness, constipation or diarrhoea, or are you finding it hard to lose those excess kilos? If you said “Yes” to one or more of these, you may have a food intolerance. WHAT IS A FOOD INTOLERANCE? Food intolerance […]

WHY DO WE ALL NEED PROBIOTICS?

Probiotics support a variety of health conditions and help maintain general wellness, which is why everyone can benefit from taking a probiotic every day. A Healthy Gut = A Healthy Body! The term probiotic is derived from the Latin and Greek language with the literal meaning “for life” – and when you look at their […]

Common Foods May Be Causing You Pain & Disease

I have seen a number of new cases lately of people with acute arthritic symptoms in their hands, knees, backs and other areas of their body. When I ask them if they have been eating more tomatoes, eggplants and/or capsicums, the answer is often “Yes”. This time of year these foods are in abundance in […]