IBS is tough to live with and tough to treat. If you have it, you know that all too well.
In severe cases, doctors may prescribe antidepressants to regulate bowel function and block pain signals.1 But if you’ve been reading Health Watch, you know where we stand on SSRIs and similar antidepressant drugs. Avoid them at all costs!
… Read MoreThere’s a simple, natural way to lose weight. It doesn’t require strenuous exercise or a drastic change in your diet. And it’s probably sitting on your dining room table right now.
Piperine is the compound that gives black pepper its characteristic pungent flavor. Here’s how it works to make you thinner:
1. Reduces Belly Fat
Eating black pepper cuts belly fat over time, researchers have found.… Read More
There’s a deadly danger hiding in your… Toast.
America’s favorite breakfast side item carries a grave health risk, according to a new report from the Food Standards Agency.
The World Health Organization calls a chemical found in burnt toast a “major concern.”1 The International Agency for Research on Cancer agrees it’s a “probable human carcinogen.”2 The FDA urges people to avoid it.… Read More
“Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage,” said Kakuzo Okakura in his Book of Tea in 1906.
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have prescribed herbal and caffeinated teas for thousands of years. And modern research confirms their natural healing power. Unlike pharmaceuticals, tea has few, if any, side effects.
Here are five health problems you can solve with tea:
1.… Read More
An ancient remedy from the Amazon can help cure prostate cancer. And it doesn’t cause impotence and incontinence like modern cancer treatments.
It comes from the bark of the Pao Pereira tree.
Dr. Mirko Beljanski was a molecular biologist at the acclaimed Pasteur Institute in France. He studied the tree bark extract for decades. He found it stops DNA from turning cancerous.… Read More
As host of the popular HGTV program “Flip or Flop,” Tarek El Moussa is used to getting fan mail. But there’s one message from a viewer he’ll never forget. It saved his life.
A few years ago, a viewer noticed a lump on Moussa’s neck during an episode of the show. The fan emailed the show’s production company: “This is not a joke.… Read More