Author: Health Solutions

All about Natren probiotics and SIBO! Join me and Natasha Trenev, founder of Natren Probiotics, as we discuss which probiotics are best for SIBO, possible reactions to probiotics due to the Herxheimer effect, and what you can do to relieve these symptoms. And don’t forget to download my FREE eBook “What You Need to Know About Probiotics”! Check out my probiotics cheat sheet + additional resources here and learn even more in the probiotics section of the blog! You can buy all Natren probiotics here. And if you’d prefer to listen to the podcast audio version of this video, you…

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Tips for traveling with intestinal problems. If you’ve ever traveled long distances with IBD, you know that it’s certainly no walk in the park! For me personally, eating on the go is the most stressful and frustrating part of traveling, as it can be difficult to find options that won’t trigger an outbreak of illness. And you know that added stress isn’t good for our symptoms either! Jini has written about this topic before, but I recently went on a road trip and decided to document all aspects of it – the preparation, the trip, and the preventive measures I…

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NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen cause thousands of hospitalizations and deaths due to gastrointestinal bleeding each year. Fortunately, there are very effective natural pain relievers that have no harmful side effects. Learn about an effective pain-relieving herb used for centuries by Chinese, Indians and Native Americans, as well as a do-it-yourself acupuncture tapping technique. Finally become pain-free and without harmful side effects. Why you should only use natural painkillers According to an August 2005 report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, nearly one-third of all hospitalizations and deaths related to gastrointestinal bleeding are due to the…

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As parents, we often deal with a child who doesn’t want to go to school, soccer practice, or another activity for which he or she is enrolled. Our knee-jerk reaction is usually to shout “commitment” at him! I think we do a good job teaching our children the value of commitment, perseverance and perseverance. Or an alternative motivation for achieving compliance might be, as I heard one parent say, “Life sucks. Better they figure it out now.” Um… In any case, this can also cause conflict between parents, as they often have different views on how to deal with a…

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Join me and Dane Johnson from CrohnsColitisLifestyle to talk about the minerals that used to be present in our soil before industrial agriculture, monoculture, and widespread pesticide use degraded our soil. Modern agriculture has destroyed both our soil quality and microbial life – there should be more living microbes in a handful of soil than all human/animal species on the planet! These living networks or communities of useful life are destroyed by tillage/plowing, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. They leave us with nutrient-poor soil; resulting in nutrient-poor vegetables. This is why supplementation is important unless you’re growing your own vegetables…

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