Useful articles about health
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How does Aloeride® work ?The plant aloe vera contains a complex mixture of molecules. The Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants by James A. Duke states that there are as many as 300 different types of molecules in aloe vera. Hardly surprising then that it has multiple effects on multiple tissue types. Read more >> |
Healing ulcersUlcers are poorly healing epithelial wounds i.e. discontinuity of the skin (dermatology) or discontinuity of the oro-gastrointestinal mucosa (gastroenterology). The injury of an ulcer (open wound) is tortured by the insult of something rubbing over it (food sliding past ulcerative colitis, body weight onto decubitus). Improving the chances of an ulcer healing is welcome news to anybody who has them. Read more >> |
GingivitisGingivitis is just an inflammatory reaction and you'll feel pain in and see redness and swelling of the gums. Nothing much to worry about if this is a one off reaction to you being rough with brushing, flossing or using dental bottle brushes. However if blood on your toothbrush, near a tooth or gum area occurs regularly then you had better take action. Read more >> |
Make your own 'good bacteria' yoghurtThe subtitle for this recipe is "how to make 2 litres of healthy Specific Carbohydrate Diet yogurt". |
Aloeride® is useful when taking Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.When you injure yourself and get a painful inflammatory reaction in muscles, tendons or joints, you are likely to be prescribed Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) or you may get some over-the-counter yourself. Read more >> |
Acid reflux and oesophagitisIf you suffer regularly from a burning feeling which rises from the upper abdomen that is worse after a meal then you may have a hiatus hernia. When burning rises from the lower chest up towards the neck then you may have oesophagitis. You can see why so many admissions to Accident & Emergency for central chest pain turn out to be digestion related. Read more >> |
Juicing for healthWhilst changing fads and quirky diets can be very confusing, the consistent champions in any healthy diet are fresh fruit and vegetables. For anyone who wants to become or stay healthy, juicing is the way to go! Read more >> |
Irritable bowel syndromeIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most common disorder diagnosed by gastroenterologists reaching up to 50% of consultations and is a common disorder seen by primary care physicians. Although only a percentage of sufferers actually visit their family doctor, this condition causes reduced quality of life and represents a multi-billion pound health-care problem Read more >> |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Birth Weight.The 2006 on-line edition of the journal Gut reported on the Norwegian research led by Dr. May-Bente Bengtson from the department of Medicine at the University of Oslo. This study found that restricted foetal growth significantly affected susceptibility to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) later in life...Read more >> |
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitisWhen I am asked how Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis can be managed with natural remedies then the answer is never short. These are complicated health problems with no easy answer, so it's a long web page. Read more >> |
Candida overgrowthVery few females will not have heard of candida overgrowth (a.k.a. candidiasis or dysbiosis) which basically means opportunistic yeast or fungal overgrowth. Overgrowth, like in your garden, means that one species gains ground at the expense of another. So it is, yet again a matter of a balance having gone astray. Read more >> |
Good digestive healthThe whole point of digestion is to reduce bite-size chunks to absorbable molecules: via mechanical chewing in the mouth, via cleaving by acids and one enzyme in the stomach, via cleaving by huge numbers of enzymes in the small intestine and to a much lesser degree in the large intestine. Read more >> |