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Vegetarian diet helps protect against common bowel disease A vegetarian diet can help to prevent diverticular disease—in which pouches (diverticula) in the intestinal wall become inflamed—one of the West’s most common bowel disorders. How herbs can help Doctors sometimes use a combination of herbs to soothe inflammation in the digestive tract. Aloe vera juice is often recommended, though it is not well studied in inflammatory bowel disease. Nutritional strategies You can modify the composition of your gut flora by optimising your diet and supplementing with high-quality probiotics, the ‘good’ bacteria. * Fish oil is anti-inflammatory The sulphate connection The Western diet contains an average of 16.6 mmol/day of sulphate compared with the 2.7 mmol/day consumed by the average rural African. Animal studies have shown that high levels of sulphated polysacc... Eating dirt Getting dirty to stay healthy is a foreign notion to many of us - and eating dirt to stay healthy even more so. While it may seem primitive, eating earth (geophagy) is a universal phenomenon even toda... Worms and dirt: medicine’s newest weapons The diagnosis of ‘inflammatory bowel disease’, or IBD, is among medicine’s many umbrella terms. It hovers over a range of inflammatory conditions of the bowel, although two in particular - ulcerative... Crohn's disease - The hidden triggers Viruses, bacteria or even drugs can be the hidden triggers of inflammatory bowel disease, and many other intestinal illnesses can be mistaken for it. ... Case study: Alternative therapies for IBD Despite having had ulcerative colitis for only 18 months, I have run a whole gamut of attempted cures and aids. I had my first severe attack a year ago and spent nearly two months in hospital. ... Case study: Ischaemia of the bowel. My mother had been very ill for two years wit stomach pain, diarrhoea and loss of appetite. She had numerous Barium meals and other unpleasant tests. During this time she was in and out of hospi ...

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6 Feb 2012 | Adverse Reactions (bshubbard)

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Our main feature this month (http://www.wddty.com/kill-not-cure.html) highlights two disturbing statistics about Big Pharma: in 2011, it was recorded as the most fraudulent industry group in the world... more »

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When miracles happen

Praying for another’s wellbeing is problematic, even at this time of year when our thoughts might turn to miracles and healings of the sick.   It’s not a problem for the sender or rec... more »

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Chanting for health

Using our voices has always been the key to healing and transformation in traditional cultures, and was a major contribution to a healthy community in our own – until we stopped. Having pioneere... more »

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