Bentonite Clay: Healing from the Inside Out
When you were a child, how often have you been told to wash the dirt off your hands because it might make you sick? Now, what if I told you that eating dirt actually has tons of benefits – will … Read More
How to Use Peppermint Oil
Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) is one of the most widely-consumed herbs known for its flavoring and fragrance properties. It is cooling and relaxing, making it a popular component for cosmetics, food, and personal hygiene products worldwide. Peppermint tea, leaf, leaf … Read More
Connection Between Osteoporosis and Gallstones
Osteoporosis and gallstones are both diseases commonly affecting elderly patients worldwide. With osteoporosis, bones get weaker, more fragile, and are more susceptible to fractures. Although both conditions can happen to younger individuals, developing them increases with aging. And there are … Read More
Benefits of Intermittent Fasting: Weight Loss and More
Hunger is one of our basic physiological needs for survival. Nobody likes feeling hungry. Therefore, the idea of intentionally depriving oneself of food for some time with fasting or intermittent fasting is unfathomable for many. Unfortunately for a lot of … Read More
Kombucha Tea Health Benefits for the Gut
If you think kombucha tea is just another health fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow, think again. More than just the fastest growing product in the beverage market today, it has been recognized as a potential therapeutic and prophylactic … Read More
Gas and Bloating: More Than Just Discomfort
It is not uncommon for gas and bloating to accompany gallbladder problems. Although patients with gallbladder diseases experience many other symptoms, this irritating, uncomfortable, and unsightly symptom is almost always present. What’s worse is that these symptoms may happen simultaneously! … Read More
Gallbladder Rupture: What are the Chances?
A major concern people have when they start to experience the pain of a gallbladder attack is whether or not the gallbladder is about to burst or if it already has. But a gallbladder attack is often accompanied by excruciating … Read More
Globe Artichoke Benefits for Digestion and the Gallbladder
I am a certified artichoke fan. It’s not only delicious, it’s also very nutritious! If you have been following our blog posts for some time, you may have already come across our Leaky Gut Diet and Gallbladder Diet. Both contain … Read More
The Risk of Gallbladder Disease After Menopause
If you’re over 40 and you’re starting to experience irregular periods, mood changes, unexplained weight gain, hot flashes, and night sweats, you need to start thinking about “the M-word” – menopause. Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation, indicating the … Read More
Does The MTHFR Gene Mutation Affect Your Gallbladder?
MTHFR is not a term we always hear and yet, over 40% of the population is affected with some form of its gene mutation. MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a type of metabolic pathway gene that plays an integral role … Read More