While there are many chronic and progressive diseases you should be concerned about with aging, the issue of high blood pressure is a major risk factor that could place you into a high risk for stroke, coronary heart disease and even heart attack. Finding ways not naturally reduce blood pressure should be the focus of ...
Introduction: As Healing Seeker affirms her declaration that it is safe to be slender, read her exploration of the health benefits of having a daily dose of 4 tablespoons of flax seed mixed with 4 ounces of yogurt. In addition, it pleases her taste buds. 29 October 2010 I find there is great power in ...
How many times have you been told to eat more fiber? Although all fiber is good for you, there are two actually distinct types of fiber, each having its own health benefits. These types of fiber are handled differently by the intestinal tract with each functioning uniquely to promote intestinal health. It’s important that both ...
Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease closely related to Crohn’s disease. Not to be confused with Irritable bowel syndrome, which is a temporary condition usually resulting from poor diet, inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are permanent and without cure. There are, however, meal plans and foods that ...
Irritable bowel sydrome or IBS, is a group of symptoms than include abdominal pain and cramping, bloating, and chronic diarrhea or constipation or a combination of both. Researchers are unsure of the cause of IBS, but it may be that the muscles and nerves in the colon (large bowel) are extra sensitive, and muscles may ...
By eating any or a combination of these tasty foods to your diet you can increase your fiber intake without the use of dietary supplements. What is Fiber? There are two kinds of fiber, and both should be included in your diet. One type of fiber is soluble fiber, found in carrots, squash, apples, beans, ...
Do you have a good friend or family member you would like to invite over for dinner who has Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis? If you aren’t familiar with a Crohn’s and colitis diet you may not know what to serve. You don’t want to serve anything that will be difficult on your friend’s digestive track. ...
There are certain foods that cause problems for lots of IBS sufferers. Knowing what these foods are and realizing that you probably don’t have to give up all your beloved foods for good is a great first step to make. Typical traits of foods that cause IBS symptoms are foods that are one or more ...
Increasing fiber intake often helps IBS. Health experts now recommend increasing dietary intake to at least 20 to 35 grams per day. Increasing fiber is therefore one of the first recommendations for IBS patients, especially for those who have constipation. The United States has one of the lowest dietary fiber intakes per capita in the ...
Carbohydrates are sugars, both simple and complex, that are made up of a combination carbon, hydration, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio. Complex carbohydrates are held together with dietary fiber or roughage, or in long chains. These carbohydrates take more work from the digestive system to break down into glucose, the sugar humans use to ...
