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Why Detox When You Can PRETOX?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Detoxing is a superhot buzzword, with items and services available to help you cleanse everything from your liver to your skin, from the blood coursing through your veins to those special places where the sun doesn’t shine. We’ve even told you before about how to help speed things along after a major meal like Thanksgiving dinner.

But what about looking ahead a few weeks and focusing on the pre-tox possibilities? Today’s UK Daily Mail outlines a six-step pre-tox party plan to help prepare your stomach kidneys and immune system for the quickly-approaching onslaught of food, booze, stress and lack of sleep that always seem to hit us head-on during the holidays.

Tummy Troubles? Probiotics To The Rescue!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

You’ve no doubt heard of Irritable Bowel Syndrome - as many as one in five American adults suffers from the condition, including Tyra Banks and actress Cybill Shepherd. But what exactly is IBS? Surprisingly, IBS is not a disease, per se, but a grouping of symptoms including abdominal pain or discomfort, cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and/or constipation. It affects the colon or large bowel, the part of the digestive tract that stores stool. Despite its prevalence, many sufferers remain silent because the symptoms can be embarrassing.

If you’re one of the million Americans suffering from with this issue, you know the symptoms all too well...