Digestive

Don’t Let Heartburn Turn Deadly

Don’t Let Heartburn Turn Deadly

Anil Minocha, MD | July 7, 2014

It raises your risk for the most rapidly increasing cancer in the US Nearly everyone suffers from heartburn from time…

Heartburn, Gluten Intolerance, Flatulence?
Digestive

Heartburn, Gluten Intolerance, Flatulence?

Leo Galland, MD | July 7, 2014

Digestive enzymes may be the answer If you watch the TV ads, you might think that a good probiotic is…

Is Your Heartburn Remedy Stealing Your Vitamin B-12?

Is Your Heartburn Remedy Stealing Your Vitamin B-12?

June 26, 2014

People who have chronic heartburn can find themselves living on antacids just to stay reasonably comfortable. Whether the heartburn is…

Alternative Approaches to Harmful Heartburn Drugs

Alternative Approaches to Harmful Heartburn Drugs

Leo Galland, MD | June 24, 2014

Avoid the dangers of these widely used medications with a safe, effective natural regimen The popular heartburn medications known as…

Drug-Free Help for Chronic Heartburn

Drug-Free Help for Chronic Heartburn

Kristina Conner, ND | June 24, 2014

Groan. Faced with a fabulous buffet, I overindulged... and paid for it with a few hours of heartburn. I’m guessing…

Increased Risk of Food Poisoning from Acid-Lowering Drugs
Digestive

Increased Risk of Food Poisoning from Acid-Lowering Drugs

Leo Galland, MD | June 24, 2014

I recently heard a report on morning TV about how there has been an increase in food-borne illness, or food…

Parasites: Your Body May Be Hosting These “Stealth Germs”
Digestive

Parasites: Your Body May Be Hosting These “Stealth Germs”

Erno Daniel, MD, PhD | June 24, 2014

Most people think that parasitic infections are a problem only in less-developed countries. Not true. Up to 40% of US…

Refractory Celiac—New Solutions
Digestive

Refractory Celiac—New Solutions

Daniel Leffler, MD, MS | June 20, 2014

Did you know that some people with celiac disease (the condition that makes people unable to digest the gluten found…

Gluten: The Silent Cause of Stomach Trouble
Digestive

Gluten: The Silent Cause of Stomach Trouble

Alessio Fasano, MD | June 20, 2014

As many as 20 million Americans are suffering unnecessarily. If you’ve always assumed that gluten-free foods are for someone else,…

Feel Sick and Don’t Know Why?
Digestive

Feel Sick and Don’t Know Why?

Alberto Rubio-Tapia, MD | June 19, 2014

Back in 2005, I started writing about celiac disease, a condition that calls for avoiding all foods that contain gluten…

Constipation Solution?
Digestive

Constipation Solution?

Leo Galland, MD | May 13, 2014

Prebiotics Support Digestive and Immune Health If you don’t know much (or anything) about prebiotics -- with an "e" --…

Stomach-Churning News On PPI Dangers

Stomach-Churning News On PPI Dangers

Andrew Rubman, ND | May 7, 2014

Latest Findings Link PPIs to Heart Attack, Hospital Infections and Fractures The continuing onslaught of awful health news for people…

Foods That Make You Fart: It’s Not Just About Beans

Foods That Make You Fart: It’s Not Just About Beans

Sanford H. Benjamin, MD | April 24, 2014

The average person produces one to four pints of gas daily and toots it out about 14 times a day.…

Tethered to Your Toilet? Here’s New Hope for Irritable Bowel Sufferers

Tethered to Your Toilet? Here’s New Hope for Irritable Bowel Sufferers

William D. Chey, MD | April 23, 2014

It brings gassiness, bloating and abdominal pain…sudden attacks of “the runs”…and constipation that can linger day after uncomfortable day. For…

Homemade Tea Relieves Gas

Homemade Tea Relieves Gas

April 23, 2014

Gas happens to everyone! But if you despise stomach discomfort...and you enjoy the company of others...gas is a good thing…