Natural remedies for hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are painful, unpleasant, and, um, well, difficult to talk about. But they actually are quite common: about half of people over age 50 have had them. However, they’re easy to treat and manage.
“Hemorrhoids can be troublesome and embarrassing, but they often shrink on their own with simple self-help care and over-the-counter remedies,” says Dr. Howard LeWine, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
What are hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids are swollen veins near the anus. Common symptoms are rectal pain, itching, bleeding, and occasional protruding veins outside the anus.
There are two types of h...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Solan Tags: Digestive Disorders Health Inflammation Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Avocado Bacon Burger
Every once in a while, it’s nice to have a burger filled with plenty of high-fat fillings. I filled mine with sliced avocado, thinly-sliced onion, bacon, sliced goat cheese, and hamburger, topped with my favorite sriracha mayonnaise, but you can choose your own favorite fillings. (Sriracha mayonnaise = 1 part sriracha sauce to 4 parts mayonnaise.)
Unlike conventional burgers, burgers made without grains and with ingredients that are fat-rich make this sort of burger exceptionally filling. I dare you to completely finish just one.
Makes two hamburger buns for one burger
1/2 cup almond flour
1 tablespoon ground psylli...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes gluten-free grain-free wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Integrative approaches to reduce IBS symptoms
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a gastrointestinal condition that involves abdominal pain and altered bowel habits (constipation, diarrhea, or both), affects over 10% of Americans. Though some find the condition merely a nuisance, for many individuals it can be quite bothersome and disruptive. While medications can sometimes offer relief, some individuals do not respond to medications or find the side effects intolerable. Fortunately, there are several well-studied, nondrug, integrative approaches that can help to reduce IBS-related symptoms and restore a sense of control over one’s life.
Stress reduction
IBS is well kno...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michelle Dossett, MD, PhD, MPH Tags: Digestive Disorders Health Mind body medicine Stress Source Type: blogs
BLT Avocado Sandwich with Aleppo Pepper Spread
If you like BLT sandwiches, you’ll love this variation that includes sliced avocado and a tasty Aleppo Pepper Spread.
I got my inspiration for the Aleppo Pepper Spread from a recipe provided by Penzey’s, a regional spice and herb retailer in Wisconsin and Michigan, that I tweaked a bit, including adding a bit of sriracha for some extra pizzazz. The Aleppo pepper adds sun-dried tomato-like layers of flavor to dried pepper. You will likely have to source it from a spice shop. Alternatively, if you cannot locate the Aleppo pepper, use standard ground black pepper and a dash of cayenne pepper instead.
As written, t...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates gluten-free grain-free wheat belly Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 36-year-old woman with refractory constipation
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 36-year-old woman is evaluated for a 12-year history of refractory constipation. Her symptoms began after a difficult childbirth. She has constipation marked by straining, bloating, and a constant sensation of incomplete emptying. She sometimes has 4 or more days between bowel movements. When she does have a bowel movement, the stool is soft-formed. Trials of several fiber supplements, lactulose, milk of magnesia, docusate, bisacodyl, polyethylene glycol, and lubiprostone have provided only transient relief fo...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
Constipated Society
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoy predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required. If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast and you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Or perhaps you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inc...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bloating bowel flora bran constipation Dr. Davis fiber grain-free grains hydrate Inflammation laxatives Opiate drugs Opiods prebiotic undoctored wheat belly Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Constipation Nation
Our ancestors who lived without grains, sugars, and soft drinks enjoyed predictable bowel behavior. They ate some turtle, fish, clams, mushrooms, coconut, or mongongo nuts for breakfast, and out it all came that afternoon or evening—large, steamy, filled with undigested remains and prolific quantities of bacteria, no straining, laxatives, or stack of magazines required. If instead you are living a modern life and have pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast, you’ll be lucky to pass that out by tomorrow or the next day. Or perhaps you will be constipated, not passing out your pancakes and syrup for days, passing it inco...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates bloating bowel flora bran constipation Dr. Davis fiber grain-free grains hydrate Inflammation laxatives Opiate drugs Opiods prebiotic undoctored wheat belly Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Can Constipation Kill a Person with Alzheimer ’s Dementia?
When constipation occurs in people with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia it can become dangerous and life threatening.By Rita JablonskiAlzheimer's Reading RoomConstipation is an uncomfortable annoyance for most people.Early in my nurse practitioner career, I practiced in internal medicine. I was asked to see an elderly patient with dementia because she had "diarrhea."Her breath smelled like poop. She had vomited before coming to the office.I was shocked to feel a hard, almost rock-like, abdomen. My exam revealed a constant trickle of watery poop. This was not diarrhea.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s an...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 27, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer constipation alzheimer's Alzheimer's family alzheimers care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients dementia constipation help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
Isagenix. – Diet Review
Conclusion – Does Isagenix Work?
Isagenix Isalean’s shake is marketed well, but it’s loaded with sugar and calories. There’s also a lot of protein added, but once you research what kinds of ingredients are included, you realize it’s not a quality meal replacement. The protein added is cheap and can be found for a reduced price elsewhere. Many customers have also complained about the taste, lack of weight loss, and the hard to drink consistency.
There are better options which have only 1 gram of sugar, no added fructose, only high quality whey protein, and great reviews to back up their weight loss claims. T...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Isagenix. – Diet Review
Conclusion – Does Isagenix Work?
Isagenix Isalean’s shake is marketed well, but it’s loaded with sugar and calories. There’s also a lot of protein added, but once you research what kinds of ingredients are included, you realize it’s not a quality meal replacement. The protein added is cheap and can be found for a reduced price elsewhere. Many customers have also complained about the taste, lack of weight loss, and the hard to drink consistency.
There are better options which have only 1 gram of sugar, no added fructose, only high quality whey protein, and great reviews to back up their weight loss claims. T...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
How much can what we eat help inflammatory bowel disease?
Speaking at the event, Dr Alan Desmond, Consultant Gastroenterologist at South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK, suggested that active Crohn’s Disease (CD) can be successfully reversed by adopting a Whole Food Plant Based Diet (WFPBD).
He cited data from two trials which have shown diets like the WFPBD, which restricts animal protein, animal fat, omega-6 PUFAs, dairy, emulsifiers and food additives while providing dietary fibre can bring improvements in people with Crohn’s in just six weeks.
Patients in the trials obtained 50% of caloric intake from an enteral formula (an artificial ‘complete nutrition...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Cheesy Italian Quick Muffin with MCTs
MCT oil powder makes a spectacular coffee creamer (that Wheat-Free Market will be combining as a coffee creamer with collagen hydrolysates for skin and joint health to add to the appetite-suppressing, weight loss-promoting, focus/concentration-enhancing effects of the MCTs). But I wanted to see how medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil powder performs in baking. So here was my first try.
I only added a rounded tablespoon of MCTs to provide around 10 grams, the minimum quantity required to obtain health benefits, such as suppressed appetite. I believe adding the MCT oil powder made a modestly lighter texture to the muffin bu...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle beta hydroxybutyrate gluten gluten-free grains Inflammation ketogenic ketones ketosis low-carb mct medium chain triglycerides Weight Loss Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Mini Chocolate Eclairs
Yes: Chocolate Eclairs fit into your Wheat Belly lifestyle!
Minus wheat/grains and added sugar, we once again convert a fattening, unhealthy indulgence into a healthy treat that you can serve proudly to family and friends knowing that, unlike their grain-based counterparts, you will not be adding to inflammation, gastrointestinal disruption, or mind/emotional effects.
I took this recipe from the Wheat Belly 30-Minute Cookbook with some slight modifications. (I simplified preparation slightly.) I also used a more luxurious Chocolate Glaze rather than plain chocolate, also from the recipe in the Cookbook (along with other ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle almond flour gluten gluten-free grain-free grains Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Here’s a recipe from my new book, Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor.
Undoctored carries on the Wheat Belly tradition of providing recipes that allow you to indulge without paying a health or weight price. I learned long ago that asking people simply to eat real, whole foods like meats and vegetables quickly backfired. Someone would be doing great, for example, until Thanksgiving rolled around, and they’d return 14 pounds heavier, inflamed, with disastrous labs (sky-high small LDL, increased insulin and blood sugars, etc.)–a metabolic mess–from...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored cookies gluten grains health recipe Weight Loss wheat Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly All-Purpose Baking Mix
I first introduced the Wheat Belly All-Purpose Mix in the Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook and it has since become a grain-free baking staple for many people, helping navigate the Wheat Belly lifestyle. It proved especially popular after the Baking Mix was featured in a Dr. Oz segment (the above photo is from the show).
Unlike gluten-free baking mixes, the Wheat Belly All-Purpose Baking Mix contains NO cornstarch, rice flour, tapioca starch, or potato flour, as these four common gluten-free replacements cause extravagant weight gain, raise blood sugar sky-high, and provoke inflammation, effects we most definitely ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 6, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle baking mix flour gluten-free Inflammation keto low-carb meals nuts Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
