
The World’s Largest Fasting Study
Buchinger modified fasting is put to the test.
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Buchinger modified fasting is put to the test.
Ancient wheats like kamut are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol control.
Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum fiber intake a day and the benefits of fiber go way beyond bowel regularity.
There have been at least eight randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain.
I discuss the risks and benefits of aloe vera.
Slow-paced breathing at the right frequency can result in a vagal nerve activation, which may have a variety of beneficial effects.
Powdered ginger can be a highly effective, cheap, easy-to-use, safer treatment for nausea, migraine headaches, and menstrual blood loss and pain. Does it also work for IBS intestinal cramping?
Peppermint essential oil should be considered the first-line treatment for IBS.
After a formal evaluation to rule out celiac disease, those who suspect they might have gluten sensitivity should first try improving their diet and then have other causes excluded before going on a gluten-free diet, since as many as 1 in 3 people who avoid gluten for symptom control end up having a different disease altogether.
For more than 30 years, the medical profession has debated the existence of an intolerance to the wheat protein, gluten, unrelated to allergy or celiac disease. What is the evidence pro and con?
Chronic red pepper powder ingestion may be an effective treatment for IBS and chronic dyspepsia (indigestion), both of which can arise from food poisoning.
A kiwifruit intervention was found to improve bowel function in those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. This was accomplished without side effects, such as heart attacks and stroke associated with the primary drug prescribed to treat the condition, tegaserod.