Digestive Health

The digestive system is an intricate and extensive part of the body. It ranges all the way from the mouth to the rectum. The digestive system helps your body absorb essential nutrients and is responsible for getting rid of waste. Digestion problems can mean more than unwanted symptoms. Minor problems can lead to more serious, chronic illnesses such as IBS symptoms, Crohn’s disease or Ulcerative colitis.

Underlying most digestive disorders is disruption of the fundamental essentials of a healthy gut: a good diet to start with, backed up by good digestion and absorption, a diverse and healthy gut microbiota, good gut-wall integrity, an absence of gut inflammation and food intolerances, and good elimination.

Digestion is the secret to good health, so it’s vital you understand it and this section contains articles packed with information and advice to help you.

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The Truth About Fibre and Constipation

Popular advice for constipation is to eat more fibre rich foods such as wholegrains. These...

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Do you have the guts to be happy?

Could a damaged digestive system have an effect on your mood?

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Olive oil’s secret painkiller ingredient

Good quality olive oil protects the heart, brain, skin and reduces blood sugar, inflammation and...

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How good for you is ‘clean eating’?

Last night (Thursday 19 January 2017) BBC Horizon’s Dr Giles Yeo went on a mission...

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Probiotics for diabetes and weight loss?

Probiotics for diabetes and weight loss? A new study finds that supplementing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria...

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BBC’s The truth about healthy eating

The truth about healthy eating on BBC1 last night was a programme with an agenda...

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Soya – good or bad?

A prevailing belief I often hear is that soya promotes cancer. I have seen no...

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Beating bowel cancer

This month Beating Bowel Cancer launch Decembeard – growing a beard to help raise awareness...

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Let’s talk about alcohol

As we emerge from lockdown and with so many people looking to have a healthy...

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Three common health myths

Health advice can be really confusing and some dogmas are just wrong.Today I am going...

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Autism – essential nutrients

Autism is a complex condition sharing many similarities with other conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia...

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Indigestion? Beware PPI Drugs

Today’s Daily Mail warns of the dangers of drugs known as proton-pump inhibitors, usually ending...

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Food Hospital – Crohns, sleep eating and infertility

I enjoyed this week's (Tuesday 15th) of Food Hospital. It’s great to see major health...

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Milk allergy – fact or fiction?

A recent study that hit the news last week suggests that milk intolerance is ‘all...

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Four steps to improving your digestion

Next to the common cold, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are the most commonly...

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Proof that IBS is not all in the mind!

Around 10% of the population is estimated to suffer from the misery of irritable bowel...

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Tired, sniffling, low? You need sunshine

What's the cause of winter ailments, colds and blues? A lack of vitamin S -...