Sections : Digestion
The role of functional foods in promoting gut health
Perhaps the best-known group of functional foods for gut health is probiotics, which are considered to maintain or improve gut health via several mechanisms: They maintain a barrier against colonisation by pathogenic bacteria, inhibit the growth of pathogens and enhance the gut immune response by contact and crosstalk with the host via the mucosa. [ Visit Website ]
Apr 14, 2006, 17:11

Sections : Digestion
Top Five Digestion Misconceptions
I saw a patient the other day who asked me if it was true that heartburn is just another name for ulcers. As I started to answer, it occurred to me that problems with the digestive system are not only very common but medical terminology about them seems particularly confusing. So when... [ Visit Website ]
Apr 10, 2006, 09:56

Sections : Condition Specefic
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS is challenging and painful condition that can last for years and cause a reduced quality of life. The good news is that relief is possible. Primarily by taking an integrated approach to treatment—focusing on the whole person, not just the symptoms of the disease—individuals can make effective lifestyle, diet, and supplement changes that can have profound effects toward alleviating IBS. What is IBS? [ Visit Website ]
Mar 1, 2006, 12:28

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Heal Thyself—Clot-busting Nattokinase
Take some boiled soybeans; throw in some bacteria and voilá, natto—a potent, all-natural, heart-health preserving enzyme—is born. Japanese researcher Hiroyuki Sumi discovered the power of natto, a traditional Japanese food made of fermented soybeans and natto bacillus....
Mar 1, 2006, 12:27

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Heartburn drugs linked to infection
A new study may be enough to give big pharma, well, heartburn. According to the Dec. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, people taking prescription heartburn drugs are much more likely to fall prey to a potentially dangerous bacterial diarrhea.
Mar 1, 2006, 12:09