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Attaining healthy nutrition habits: How you can do it
Question: What nutrients does my body need to maintain healthy nutrition habits?
Answer: There are plenty of nutrients that can help your body become the picture of health. Vitamin A is a key nutrient that can be found in fruits and vegetables....
How Effective are Your Nutritional Supplements?
(ARA) – Excessive weight gain is a big problem in America. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly two thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or...
Nutrition And Mental Function
(NC)-Eating well and getting the vitamins and minerals we need over the course of our lives is important for overall good health. It may also help preserve memory and cognition in the golden years.
There is growing evidence to suggest...
Nutrition, Diet and Exercise
Whether you are trying to lose weight or live an active healthy life style, nutrition and exercise are vital to your health. We have become as a whole in the western culture, a couch potato, slow moving, over weight and flaccid society. Of course...
Weight Loss And Nutrition Myths - What You Need To Know! Part 1
MYTH: Fad diets work for permanent weight loss. FACT: Fad diets are not the best way to lose weight and keep it off. Fad diets often promise quick weight loss or tell you to cut certain foods out of your diet. You may lose weight at first on one of...
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The Nutritional Truth About Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Indigestion, bloating, abdominal pain, intermittent constipation
or diarrhoea, urgent need to defecate, loose or watery or hard
or lumpy stools, feeling of incomplete bowel movement, abdominal
fullness, wind, abdominal soreness, fatigue, backache, passing
mucus during defecation and abdominal swelling are all symptoms
of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that
affects the gut, it is believe that up to 15% of the population
suffer from it once during there lifetime. The exact cause of
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is unknown, although food
sensitivities and allergies, stress, bowel infection, bowel
inflammation and sensitive bowel muscles could all be
contributing factors that trigger irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
symptoms off. Other inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative
colitis and Crohn's disease are not thought to be related to
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Food containing caffeine, fructose, or sorbitol, diary products,
spices, wheat, alcohol and beans are best avoided or limited in
the diet as these are thought to be triggering foods. Sometimes
fibre can trigger off irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms,
it is best to try and experiment with fibre consumption, keeping
to non-gluten grains such as corn, millet, rice and
quinoa. In
cases with severe constipation or diarrhoea taking fibre in the
form of psyllium husks is extremely effective for relieving
these symptoms. Peppermint and caraway oils are good for
relieving wind and intestinal cramp whilst soothing the bowel
wall. Taking probiotic supplements containing lactobacilli the
friendly healthy bacteria has been known to improve the symptoms
of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), other supplement that have
shown to improve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms are
cynara artichoke and aloe vera juice.
Stress has been linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS);
reducing stress will help with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
symptoms.
If you are suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
symptoms, it is always wise to consult your doctor. Irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) has similar symptoms to more serious bowel
problems which may need medical treatment.
The following supplements may help if you are suffering from
IBS.
Multivitamins and multiminerals Antioxant complex Vitamin C
L-glutamine powder GLA Probiotics Cynara artichoke Brewser yeast
Aloe Vera juice Psyllium
About the author:
Stewart Hare C.H.Ed Dip NutTh
Advice for a healthier natural life
website: http://www.newbeingnutrition.com
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| US federal guide offering access to all government web sites with reliable and accurate information on nutrition and dietary guidance. |
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| American Society for Nutrition |
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| British Nutrition Foundation |
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| Nutrition Explorations: The Fun and Easy Way to Teach and Learn ... |
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| MyPyramid.gov - United States Department of Agriculture - Home |
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| American Dietetic Association |
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| Dole 5 A Day - We make 5 A Day fun! |
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| Nutrition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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| American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
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| BBC - Health - Healthy living - Nutrition |
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