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Stomach Bug May Help Control Diabetes

A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach’s ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to research from Virginia Tech.

Superfoods with Superpowers

by Dr. Frank Lipman

Lose weight! Boost immunity! Improve your love life!

If there were a pharmaceutical drug that did all three, there’d be a stampede to the pharmacy, but for now, no such pill exists.

Peppermint

By Dr. Bradly Jacobs

Peppermint has been used since ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece to help stomach and gallbladder ailments, and headaches among other ills.

The word “mint” is translated from the word ‘mentha’ which was the name of a Greek mythological nymph who later transformed herself into the plant.

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

by Drs. Charles Gerson and Mary-Joan Gerson

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disturbance of the colon.

It is characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with an abnormal bowel pattern in the absence of pathologic findings.

Fighting Parasites

by Dr. Leo Galland

Testing for Parasites

Laboratories that specialize in tropical medicine or parasitology are more likely to find organisms in stool specimens than are general or hospital laboratories.