With all of the information floating around the media today about the importance of nutrition more and more people are turning to supplements and vitamins to make up the difference of their fast processed food diets. But do our children also need vitamins supplementation to make up for the differences in their diet?

Experts do not agree on this subject. According to a American Academy of Pediatrics, a diet based on the food pyramid. It will provide adequate amounts of all vitamins which a child requires for appropriate growth and development. However, …

Magnesium is a chemical elements in the ninth most abundant element in the universe as measured by mass. It is also a macro mineral, which means that our food must provide us with hundreds of milligrams of magnesium and every day in order for our bodies to work optimally. Magnesium is found mostly in the bones but also, about 25%, is found in the muscles. Like all other minerals that cannot be made in the body and must be taken in from our diet in order for us to remain healthy.

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Most of us look forward to a little time out from everyday life and work to recharge. To just relax and enjoy life with family and friends – whether during the summer time, special holiday or vacation at any time of the year. Do you experience nausea, dizziness, or vertigo in response to real or perceived movement?

Motion sickness is one of the most frequent medical problems encountered by travelers and others alike. Anyone can get motion sickness and most people have experienced it at one time or another. Some individuals seem to be naturally prone …

What is the best treatment for candida overgrowth or candidiasis?

Many different types of anti-fungal medicines are prescribed to treat Candidiasis, including Amphotericin B, fluconazole, nystatin and ketoconazole. Like many other prescription drugs, these often come with unwanted side effects, but may be necessary in the case of severe Candidiasis or where all other treatment options have failed.

What is Candidate?

There are a number of herbal remedies which have been shown to have a positive effect on intestinal health and functioning, as well as known anti-fungal properties.

Native Remedies has chosen the most effective of these and combined …

Women unhappy about the prospect of undergoing hormone replacement therapy for menopause are looking to alternative medicine for help. This is a move that should not be surprising to anyone, considering that the symptoms of menopause could tempt a saint to drink.

There are the persistent hot flashes and then the icky night sweats that make it hard to tell if she is cold or hot or somewhere in between. Moreover, these constant temperature changes are not conducive to a good night’s sleep.

Adding insult to injury are the menopausal mood swings that go high and low …

A systemic yeast infection may well be an unknown epidemic today. This is the cons many of the symptoms of a systemic yeast infection are also symptoms of other illnesses and diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, sarcoidosis and lupus.

Unfortunately, physicians don’t often recognize that these illnesses may be caused by a systemic yeast infection. Systemic yeast infections are extremely difficult to detect and kill.

Yeast is a common and natural fungus to be found in the intestinal tract. In the cases of people whose immune system has been compromised or in people …

Bulimia is an eating disorder that is characterized by binge eating and frequent inappropriate means of preventing weight gain which include excessive exercise or self-induced vomiting.

Many times a person suffering from bulimia is of normal weight or even a bit overweight. Their perception of their body image is altered and they see themselves as obese and ugly. But because their body is close to normal weight their problem with bulimia is often easily discerned.

Unfortunately people can suffer from bulimia and fight this disease for many years without any external physical evidence. This …

Bowel cancer is typically referred to as colorectal cancer. It can affect anyone and takes the lives of many each year. Know the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer so that you can catch it earlier.

Colorectal cancer affects the colon, or large intestine, and the rectum. The large intestine moves waste material the final lap of the digestive cycle until it is eliminated through the rectum. When bowel cancer is caught in the early stages it has a very high cure rate.

The best way to detect it early is through regular examinations. Starting at …

IBS is challenging and painful condition that can last for years and cause a reduced quality of life. The good news is that relief is possible. Primarily by taking an integrated approach to treatment – focusing on the whole person, not just the symptoms of the disease- individuals can make effective lifestyle, diet, and supplement changes that can have profound effects toward alleviating IBS.

What is IBS?

The most challenging aspect of IBS is that it can’t be definitively diagnosed using a biological or chemical test. Rather, it is a collection of varying symptoms. The …

Are you having problems with your digestion? If it involves the lower half of the digestive tract it could be irritable bowel syndrome. Here are some facts to help you decide.

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a condition involving the intestines. There are no clear-cut causes of the condition but it can lead to very painful situations for those affected.

In the intestinal tract, different triggers cause bowels to move differently than they did before. There are usually no visible signs such as inflammation, polyps or tumors that signal that irritable bowel is going on. Those …