Place your hand on your belly and imagine creating soothing sensations of warmth and comfort. This is a hypnosis technique-and yes, it may sound funky. But if you suffer from the chronic, incurable and tough-to-treat condition called irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), this...
By now, we all know better than to press our doctors for antibiotics when we have non-bacterial infections, such as colds. After...
The average adult has two to four pounds of bacteria in the digestive tract. The vast majority of these organisms, about 85%...
If you've always assumed that gluten-free foods are for someone else, it may be time to reconsider. Scientists are now...
If you have heartburn, you feel a burning sensation in your chest, usually after eating a meal of spicy or acidic foods....
There's a pervasive belief that heating foods-especially vegetables-destroys 1 disease-fighting nutrients and digestion-enhancing enzymes. But recent research contradicts the "...
Are you conscientiously eating calcium-rich foods and following your doctor's orders about calcium supplement use? That's good—but...
It's always best to chew your vegetables and other foods thoroughly to grind them into a soft form for optimal...
It was just a few years ago that the Institute of Medicine (finally) increased its recommendations on vitamin D intake. The previous...
Good news if you're overweight-you still can be fit, as long as you're physically active. The Research Researchers...
If you want to burn fat and lose weight, aerobic exercise beats resistance training, a recent study says. "We are not...
Having the fat instantly sucked out of a too big belly does hold a certain appeal when a healthy diet and regular...