Keep It Moving Nobody likes to talk about it. But most people have experienced constipation and we know it's not fun. Sluggish bowels can make us feel bloated, uncomfortable, and irritable. The good news is that natural remedies can be very effective in bringing the body back into balance.
Eat, Drink, and be Healthy Everyone is familiar with the old saying, "You are what you eat." A more accurate rendition might be, "You are what you absorb," because that's what digestion is all about: It's the process that converts food into substances that can be absorbed by the body.
The Unspeakable Truth Nobody wants to talk about it, but regular elimination is a health concern for many of us. Almost everyone struggles with it at some time or another. Constipation is so common in the elderly that almost 50 per cent experience it.
The ABCs of Hypothyroidism Thyroid hormones affect every cell in the body. In hypothyroidism, the amount of hormone secreted by the thyroid gland does not meet the body's demands.
Laxatives-Why Half the Nation Suffers From Constipation When I started my career in health foods almost half a century ago, people didn't openly talk about constipation. Talking about bowel movements just wasn't proper at that time.
Getting to the Bottom of Constipation Every year Canadians spend almost a billion dollars on laxatives and yet constipation is still on the rise. Conventional medicine gives little attention to what usually proves to be a chronic functional condition-constipation that is not symptomatic of any underlying disease such as bowel cancer.
Learning the Art of Elimination Ancient humans lived on whole, raw foods and had few, if any, restrictions on bathroom times. They probably didn't need to think much about it.
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