IBS and SIBO: One and the Same?
What is IBS? It is a condition affecting the large intestine. In many cases it acts as a catch-all diagnosis when other more definable problems, like Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis, have been ruled out. IBS often does not produce any damage to the intestines but certainly causes a host of unpleasant symptoms. Treatment is usually dietary modification and sometimes medications to ease the discomfort.
Big Difference In Health By Making Small ChangesSome changes can greatly alter that cause of your health and well-being. Such small changes, or let’s call them habits, because they can bring you to a better emotional and physical well-being and may well extend your life or determine how much longer you are going to live. In making such a decision to a longer and healthier life is ongoing. It’s not something that easy and straight forward by making one or two changes and all is fixed. The changes you should make are small ones, put them into place one step at the time.
Why Unripe Bananas Are Best for HealthHow can unripe bananas be healthier than ripe ones? This article explains why.
Will You Celebrate National Junk Food Day?Yes, there really is a National Junk Food Day. This article explores the possible reasons it exists and the reasons to avoid it.
The Carbohydrate StoryCarbohydrates are a category of nutrient with a basic molecular conformation of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Carbohydrates form in nature from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The conformations vary from very basic glucose, fructose, and sucrose to longer chains of starch and fiber. For human digestion, all carbohydrates must be first broken down to glucose and fructose before assimilation can occur.
Healthy Eating – Three Smart Snack Choices At Fast Food RestaurantsHave to eat on the go? If you’re looking for a quick and healthy snack option at one of the local drive-through’s, don’t fret even if you have heard you should run from fast foods. There are smart options if you look hard enough. Many people think they can’t eat healthily in a fast food restaurant, but if you choose wisely, you certainly can. Let’s look at three great snack options to help tide you over until you get home for your next meal.
How to Clear Up Your Skin While Healing Your GutYou may be familiar with how diet impacts some of these conditions: a food allergy causing eczema or a high sugar diet leading to acne. But have you thought about how the overall health of your gut may be impacting these symptoms as well? Is it too late to have childlike skin again? Maybe, but there are choices you can make that will help you to have clear, glowing, healthy looking skin.
Want To Lose Weight? Ditch These Foods and DrinksHave you noticed a sudden increase in your weight and you have not been snacking or eating fast food of late? Can’t explain why you are packing more kilos than usual? The answer may be in foods that you would not normally suspect.
Lose Weight Fast With Healthy FoodsMid 2016 is here with us and probably by now you have not achieved one of your New Year resolutions – losing weight. Don’t worry, you still have plenty of time. Thanks to lose weight fast tips, you can finally shed off the extra kilos.
Cut Out Sugar and Eat Saturated Fats to Fight Obesity – Part 12A ‘low carbohydrate, healthy fat’ diet is a way to avoid modern illnesses such as high blood pressure, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. The trouble is that former ‘sugar addicts’ can quickly succumb to temptation of sweet foods. This final article explains what to do if that happens, and answers the question: “Which are the lowest sugar-containing fruit and vegetables?”
Why You Should Be Drinking Lemon Water All The TimeIf you aren’t already reaping the benefits of lemon water, you need to start because it can change your health. We aren’t talking about the sugar-heavy lemonade that kids sell for 50 cents a glass in movies. No, this is all about fresh lemon juice in water and how you can benefit from drinking it.