Natural Health Journals

By Marc Courtiol
Omeprazole is better known by its brand name of Prilosec. It is used in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, as well as duodenal and gastric ulcers.

By Andrew Van Vooren
Turmeric is a golden colored Asian herb that is used to provide the color in curries and other dishes that require it. It comes from the powdered root of a tropical plant related to ginger.

By Marc Courtiol
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease of the small intestine causing weight loss, vomiting, chronic diarrhea or constipation with pale, bad-smelling stool, abdominal pain and bloating, lack of growth in children and fatigue. However, the disease may be present with little or few symptoms. Sufferers of celiac disease often present with mouth ulcers [...]

By Marc Courtiol
Cancers of various kinds seem to have reached epidemic proportions these days, but there is much we can do to cut the risk of developing them; not least is making sure our diet is rich in all the nutrients it needs to fight off diseases such as cancer. Many foods cut the risk [...]

By Andrew V.V.
Milk intolerance, or lactose intolerance, essentially means that your body cannot completely digest the lactose (or milk sugar) that is present in dairy products. While this medical condition is not generally considered to be dangerous to one’s health, the unpleasant symptoms that it produces can make sufferers quite miserable.

Dried plums, more commonly known as prunes, contain an abundance of health and nutritional attributes that are essential for good health. While once thought of as a fruit that primarily the elderly consumed for the purposes of intestinal regulation, prunes have established themselves as a bona fide super food.

There is no cure for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and the cause of it is unknown, but the symptoms are only too well known to those who suffer from it. Bloating, gas and abdominal soreness, constipation alternating with diarrhea, that urgent need to ‘go’ – and feeling that the bowel motion is incomplete, all contribute [...]

by Cyndra Neal
For those who have not been following the latest buzz in the food and alternative remedies industry, it is pertinent to first state that probiotics are basically considered to be live microorganisms that are found in the human digestive system. There has been some debate about how to define probiotics but the most [...]

By Marc Courtiol
With an awareness of the various side effects of conventional medicine there are many people that are turning towards the safe haven that herbal remedies provide. No amount of argument that says that herbal remedies are not tried and tested or scientific solutions to a medical condition seem to have any effect on [...]

By Susun S. Weed
Water retention, mood swings, sore breasts, and indigestion are problems experienced by many women in the week preceding menstruation. Here are a few tips from Susun Weed’s best-selling book, NEW Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way (Alternatives for Women 30-90) to help ease these discomforts.