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Reflux

July 28, 2020
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Reflux is also known as heartburn or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Symptoms include a burning pain in your stomach, throat or chest and/or bitter tasting acid in your mouth.  Other common symptoms include bloating, belching, nausea, hiccups dry cough or chronic sore throat. Major causes include: Lying down after eatingBeing overweightEating foods like chocolate, citrus, tomato, garlic, fatty foods, onions, alcohol and soft drinks.PregnancyMedications including blood pressure meds, aspirin and ibuprofen. Western Medical Treatment Antacids neutralise the acid in your stomach but they can cause diarrhoea or constipation. Antacids can provide temporary relief to reflux symptoms.Foaming agents that coat your stomach to reduce reflux.H2 Blockers or proton pump inhibitors act to reduce acid production.Prokinetics empty your stomach faster to prevent reflux.As a last resort surgery can be performed to create...

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Natural Weight Loss

July 28, 2020
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If you have trouble losing weight no matter what you seem to try, here's why. Digestive Dysfunction If your digestion isn’t working well you will find it difficult to lose weight.  And you’ll know if it’s not working well if you experience any of bloating, reflux, nausea, constipation, lose bowels or IBS. This is because your body will be producing a lot of inflammation. When your digestion is working well, not only will you more readily lose weight, you’ll usually feel lighter and have more energy. Fat-Controlling Hormone Imbalance You have natural fat-making hormones like cortisol and insulin and natural fat-burning hormones like adrenaline and glucagon. For many people their fat-making hormones are too active and their fat-burning hormones are basically asleep. Wrong Diet There’s no doubt that you need to eat correctly to...

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Herbs Vs Drugs

July 28, 2020
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I am often asked what is the difference between taking herbs versus medications. Western Medicine Many of the drugs we take are actually based on plants.  Plants have many different compounds and what pharmaceutical companies do is isolate the active compound (the chemical of the plant that has a particular action in the body) and then produce that compound synthetically. Because the compound is isolated from the rest of the plant (and possibly because it is manufactured), this is the reason why most drugs have side effects. Western medicine focuses on symptom relief, not fixing the root of the problem.  Whilst in most cases you will get some form of relief from symptoms, it also means that as soon as you come off the medication all of the...

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Are You Worried About Staying on Medications?

July 28, 2020
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LOTS of people are on medications. Medications generally help to supress symptoms.  But they may do little to address the root cause of your health problem. Come off the medication and the symptom may just come back. Some medications provide the relief required (e.g. for pain, reflux or sinus problems) to enable you to get on with your day productively. They really can be a ‘life saver’ when you get to the point you can no longer function properly. But Should You Stay on Medications for Ever? A lot is known about the short-term side effects of medications.  Large studies are carried out to determine the short-term side effects to get the drug released for sale. Although, this said, how a person will react to a medication comes down to the...

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Fatty Liver and Cirrhosis of the Liver

July 28, 2020
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Fatty liver is the build up of excess fat in the liver cells, which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and more serious health complications. We allocated three stages to fatty liver.  Stage 1 Fatty Liver Stage 1 fatty liver is caused by overeating fatty foods (particularly ‘bad’ fats) or too much carbohydrate (carbohydrate is turned into glucose, glucose is a precursor to triglyceride production in the liver). It is also caused by working too much, not enough rest, too much stress or long periods of staying up a night.  Stage 2 Fatty Liver Stage 2 fatty liver is typically caused by too much alcohol. It is a more severe form of fatty liver. Stage 3 Fatty Liver This is the final stage of a fatty liver as cirrhosis of...

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