
Why you should look in your toilet before you flush
I think it’s safe to say that when most people have symptoms such as intense pain, trouble breathing, fainting, swelling or bleeding, they realize their body is saying something is wrong and it’s probably time to see a doctor. But other times there may be trouble brewing, yet your body is more subtle with the hints it gives you. One way your body tries to tell you, “Hey, something’s not right here” is through...

Always bloated and gassy? This may be why!
One out of four of us has some type of digestive problem, and right up there among the top is BLOATING! Although it tends to affect women more often, bloating is a very common condition that causes misery for millions of people. Now, occasional bloating is one thing that most of us can deal with. Every now and then we all get a little gassy, and women typically are bloated during menstruation. But many...

This can either save you or kill you—it’s up to you
I’m going to go out on a limb today and say that most of us aren’t in a hurry to be pushing up daisies anytime soon. Fair statement? But unfortunately, many of us are sabotaging our health and rolling out the red carpet for the grim reaper to come calling. Note that I’m not even talking about the obvious deadly habits like smoking, excessive alcohol consumption or illicit drug use here. I’m talking about...
- Tags: Digestive Disorders, Healthy Colon, IBD, IBS, microbiomes, Probiotic, Super Shield

What to do when Nature won’t call for you
I’d like to talk today about something that we all experience at one time or another. Constipation! But before I get into the nitty-gritty of Nature failing to call for you, I have a funny but true story to share: A very dear friend of mine knows a gal who doesn’t bother with laxatives, enemas or prune juice when she gets constipated. Instead she goes to McDonalds and gets a Big Mac and fries....

All disease begins here—could it be affecting you?
When disease strikes, many people have the belief that it just “came out of nowhere.” Nothing could be farther from the truth! Disease is not a monster lurking around the corner waiting to jump up and bite innocent little you in the derriere. Instead disease is carefully CREATED, and although there are many contributing factors that determine whether your doctor will say to you, “Um, we have a problem here,” far and away the...

Colorectal cancer—what you must be aware of
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. So naturally there will be a lot of “awareness” being trumpeted to the masses—primarily telling people age 50 and over to get their colonoscopies, watch for changes in bowel habits and basically hope your number doesn’t come up in the colorectal cancer lottery. Well, I have a lot more to say than that. Here’s what you should really be “aware” of: [[big4]]Colorectal cancer—good news and bad[[end]] There’s...