Helping the Bloated Gut

Health and Disease Begin in the Gut – Part Two: A Practical Approach


'In Part One of Health and Disease Begin in the Gut we explored the central function of the small intestinal duodenum:


how inflammation hampers duodenal controls and functions
how an inflamed duodenum plays a significant role in a wide array of disorders from how we can recognize an inflamed gut.


Once we have recognized inflammation and its effects, it is time to identify causes and solutions to any particular set of health challenges. There is no good-for-all solution to gut inflammation and its many secondary disorders. When it comes to true healing we all require an individualized, carefully planned approach.'


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HEALTH BENEFITS OF JAPANESE NOODLES

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'Japanese pastas have unique characteristics and health promoting properties that are not found in traditional Western-style pasta. For example, buckwheat, the main ingredient of soba, is a primitive grain that is rarely eaten in the United States. However, buckwheat is the best, and in some cases the only, source of some bio-compounds that are vital to the healthy functioning of cells and enzymes.
 
This is why adding soba, particularly 100% buckwheat soba, to your diet can have a positive effect on your health.'

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10 Reasons to Eat What's In Season

'There is something quite comforting about knowing that everything in the universe has its place – that things are what they are for a reason. Here are 10 very good reasons for why you should eat seasonally.


I hope this inspires you to go out and visit your nearest farmers or green market or maybe even start growing some food of your own.'


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