Back in the 1940s, Dr. Denis Burkitt began to notice the importance of diet to good health. Working as a surgeon in East Africa, he rarely saw conditions,
like constipation, hemorrhoids, and appendicitis, that were widespread in the Western world. He came to believe the amount of fiber, or roughage, people eat
could explain why.
Fiber is the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘indigestion’
Health Conditions That a Good Fiber Diet Can Prevent
Ten Things To Do Instead of Binge Eating
While we all reach for food for many different reasons, there are big consequences associated with binge eating. Various health problems and obesity are just a few bad things that can happen to a person that binges regularly.
Below are some suggestions of what you can do the next time you want to binge eat. Try [...]
Learn about a Peptic Ulcer
The term peptic ulcer is referred to both, gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is believed to have occurred due to an infection by a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). This corkscrew-shaped bug lives in the inner lining of the stomach causing peptic ulcer. If peptic ulcer is located in the stomach it is [...]
Indigestion – Disruption Of The Entire Body System
Indigestion is mainly the sign given out by your body due to the excessive and fast eating. Consumption of high fat food does not gel well with your stomach which causes indigestion. The normal symptoms of indigestion are nausea, bloated feeling, burning sensation and heartburn. Indigestion affects in different form like acidity, stomach pain or [...]
Heartburn: The Burning Sensation
Heartburn, also called pyrosis, is a condition wherein there is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone because of gastric acid regurgitation. The pain is described to rise to the chest and may even radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw. The pain worsens when you bend [...]
Viagra, is it safe to take for men with Heart Disease?
Yes and no is the short answer but as with most things life is actually slightly more complicated than this. It can cause a problem when taken in conjunction with other types of therapy for Heart conditions such as Nitrates.
The real problem is the increased availability of Viagra online.
Viagra and nitrates both cause the muscles [...]
Chest Pain Heartburn – we feel your pain
This blog was set up originally with the aim in mind of trying to find out more about the causes and natural treatment of Heartburn, Indigestion and associated conditions.
Folks, these are serious problems and speaking as someone who has probably kept certain providers of antacid products in business for the past 20 odd years this [...]
