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3 Types of Probiotics & Why That Matters For Your Gut Health

by Daniel Maman

In Greek, the term probiotic means, "for life" and if you visit any health store you'll find a dizzying array of probiotic supplements vying for your attention. Which one should you...

8 Myths about Poo - What is and What isn't Healthy

by Enid Taylor

Talking about poo can be cringeworthy for most of us. The lack of discussion around the topic has caused myths around digestive health to leave people wondering - what is and what i...

A Case of Candida Albicans

by June Butlin

June Butlin's Column this month looks at the case of a 38 year old junior school teacher who had felt physically and mentally below par for more than two years. Though she suffered...

Absorption - an herbal approach

by Keith Robertson

Despite the advances in modern medicine, human beings seem to be getting weaker, and the main system that seems to be affected, alarmingly, is the digestive system.

All Natural Remedies for Parasites

by Helen Kimber

Parasites have gained a reputation as ugly, hideous creatures that devour their hosts with vengeance, deriving nourishment and protection without giving anything back – a reputatio...

Biology Of Balance

by Rajgopal Nidamboor

It’s the typical morning sonata. You’ve your hasty breakfast, before leaving for office, and the whole process brings about certain internal fluctuations. The first thing you know i...

Bloating

by Wilma Kirsten

This article is a comprehensive consideration of bloating, its effects, its causes, and a useful and non-doctrinaire set of recommendations about diagnosis and potentially helpful ...

Candida: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

by Nigel Abraham

This article discusses the history of candida, what candida is, who gets it, how it can be diagnosed, and which therapeutic approaches may be beneficial in its treatment.

Colon Health - Are you confused?

by Peter Bartlett and Michael Sellar

In treating people who have a wide range of physical and mental symptoms that don't fit in to a conventional, 'named' condition, nutritional and naturopathic practitioners have for...

Colonic Hydrotherapy for Digestive Problems

by Hannah McDonald

This is a case history of a client with long-standing digestive problems including excessive gas, explosive bowel motions and lower abdominal gripes; also a sore, itchy and inflame...

Constipation, Gluten and Milk Allergies in Children

by Penny Crowther

The theme of this article is constipation, gluten and milk allergies in children. The author approaches it via the case history of an eight-year-old girl who came to the clinic wit...

Crohn's Disease

by Cornelis van Dalen

In 1932 the American doctor Burrill B Crohn and his associates first offered the description of a disease characterized by an inflammatory reaction of the bowel, usually affecting ...

Cycles of Disease and Health

by Brian Wright

This article is taken from a book-in-progress which describes the fundamental factors in virtually all disease as a negative cycle, and shows clearly how they can be reversed by co...

Digestive Disorders: From Acid Reflux, Heartburn, and IBS, to Coeliac and Ulcerative Colitis

by Dr Sam Shohet

This article takes us on a taster journey through the digestive tract in an attempt to highlight the interconnectedness of all organs of the body, as well as the importance of a co...

Electronic Sputnik Capsule Against Parasites

by Ronnie Turner

We have been working with a quite extraordinary device for the past year – an electronic capsule which once ingested into the system can expel parasites and gallstones.

Encouraging Healthy Inhabitants in the Gut

by Penny Crowther

Over the last 10-15 years, probiotics have undergone something of an image transformation.

Environmental and Nutritional Approach to Candida and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Dr Diana Samways

Bowel conditions, stigmatized as wind and bloating, are, the author claims, often misdiagnosed and wrongly labelled IBS or diverticulitis, when what usually is the matter is a gut ...

Food Combining Wisdom for Greater Health

by Elizabeth Montgomery

Recent research has shown that over the last few decades there is a significant rise in digestive disorders due to ever changing dietary habits. As a result, there are now many popu...

Food Intolerances: Understanding and Curing them using Natural Therapies

by Christine Fadhley

Good digestion is something that we should all be able to enjoy and take for granted. To be able to eat anything on your plate without worrying about the possible consequences is th...

Great Vagal Tone = Happy, Healthy You! Is it too good to be true?

by Emma Lane

You can create more by simply working on improving your vagal tone with easy daily beneficial lifestyle choices. It sounds fantastic and some of you may well be thinking that’s just...