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Cutting through the B.S. on I.B.S

I used to suffer from terrible “I.B.S or Irritable Bowel Syndrome”. I went to the doctors a couple of times, but was met with indifference and a lack of solutions: Drink peppermint tea or try some anti-spasmodic drugs were the responses. I didn’t fancy the latter, and the former did nothing, so it appeared I […]

Why you should be Pro-Biotic: Part II – A Question of Digestion

Nutrition / By Simon Whyatt / 2 minutes of reading

It is generally well known that the reason ruminants are able to digest grass, while we can’t, is that they have special bacteria living in their stomachs which can break down the indigestible plant matter into a form that can be absorbed by the cow. What is perhaps not so well known, is that although

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