When was the last time you felt really great and didn’t have any bloating, heartburn, constipation or diarrhoea? Are your digestive symptoms affecting the way you feel about yourself and your mood? Have you already been to your GP* and been told that you have IBS and don’t know what to do about it, or have been told to go on a FODMAP diet but given up because it’s so complicated? The good news is that there is something you can do, with the help of a registered...
Do we really need to cleanse our bodies? Yes, absolutely. As although our bodies have built-in detoxification channels (such as the liver, skin, and colon) these are frequently overwhelmed by the sheer amount of toxic chemicals in our food, water, and wider environment. Sometimes the wastes products just build up in our systems and need a helping hand to get out. A juice detox provides this helping hand. If you are experiencing dark under eye circles, trouble waking up in the morning,...
There are lots of reasons why people have digestive problems, from acid reflux to pain to diarrhoea and constipation. Maybe they have too much sugar in the diet. Maybe they don’t have enough fibre, or they have the wrong fibre. Were they born by caesarean? Did their mothers breastfeed them? Have they had too many antibiotics? Do they eat foods that fill them with gas? Sugar from sugar beet or sugarcane is called sucrose and is made of two simple sugars, fructose and glucose. Starch, in...
Your inside/outside barrier Your gut mucosal lining is the barrier between your inside and the outside world, pivotal in nutrient absorption, as well as host to immune system and detoxification enzymes. In other words, your gut lining is a big deal! Many people are now familiar with terms such as ‘leaky gut’ and how we need to ‘heal the gut’, and this is what those terms refer to. The epithelial cells that line the gut, are actually some of the fastest cells to renew...
It is estimated that IBS affects somewhere between 9% and 23% of the world’s population. It’s hard to be any more precise as many people just suffer in silence not realising that they have a medically recognised problem that can be treated, although not cured. If you have been experiencing diarrhoea, constipation, wind, abdominal pain or any combination of these symptoms over a prolonged period of time you may have IBS. The first thing to say though is that these symptoms are...
There was a time when most IBS would be treated using anti-depressants as it was thought to be a psychosomatic condition. Nowadays, as technology has marched forwards, the medical world is gradually coming to realise that in many cases, IBS has an identifiable cause. This is especially true of diarrhoea dominant IBS. What causes it? As food materials work their way through our digestive tract they first pass through the stomach, then the 6.5m long, small intestine, finally ending up in the...
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