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Improving Your Digestion for Less Intestinal Gas & Bloating
In this article:
- Why effective digestion is such a vital part of good health and disease prevention.
- How to tell if your stomach acid is low and ways to improve it for better protein digestion.
- The importance of your digestive enzymes and when you may need to supplement them.
- What to look for in a good digestive enzyme supplement and how to take them to prevent gastrointestinal problems.
Better Digestion Leads to Better Health
How well you digest the food you eat will have a significant impact on the level of health and energy you experience each day.
Restoring Your Digestive Health & Stopping SIBO with Probiotics
In this article:
- What probiotics are and how they can benefit your digestive system and overall health.
- What damages your beneficial intestinal flora and signs of a harmful bacteria overgrowth.
- How to improve your intestinal environment with probiotic and prebiotic foods.
- What to look for in an effective probiotic supplement and how to use it to repopulate your digestive system with good bacteria to defend against pathogens and disease.
What Are Probiotics?
There has been a lot of interest in recent years in the health benefits of probiotics, but just what are they and how can they help your digestive system?
Activated Charcoal Gas and Bloating Remedy
In this article:
- What is activated charcoal and how to use it to quickly absorb intestinal gas and flatulence.
- How to time taking activated charcoal away from meals for maximum effectiveness.
- Types of activated charcoal, what to look for and the correct dosage to take.
What is Activated Charcoal
Activated charcoal, like this one I take, is a unique form of carbon that is oxidized at very high temperatures to give it a massive surface area and incredibly porous properties. Just 2 grams of activated charcoal has roughly the equivalent surface area of a football field.
Smart Food Swaps for Better Digestive Health
In this article:
- Why it’s important to give your digestive tract a break from gas forming foods.
- Smart food swaps you can make for better health and digestion.
- A popular style of eating that automatically avoids the majority of foods that cause bloating and excessive gas.
Giving Your Digestive System Time to Heal
The previous articles on beans and legumes, gas causing vegetables, dairy products, high fructose foods, sugar alcohols, and fructan and gluten rich grains cover some of the most common causes of digestive problems.
Fennel Tea Gas and Bloating Remedy
In this article:
- Why fennel tea is so effective at relieving bloating and preventing flatulence.
- The best way to make fennel tea.
- How use fennel tea to release trapped intestinal gas in under 5 minutes.
- Where to find medicinal strength fennel tea online.
Why Fennel Tea Works for Bloating and Flatulence
Ginger Tea Gas and Bloating Remedy
In this article:
- How ginger tea enhances digestion and reduces bloating and flatulence.
- A simple and inexpensive way to make fresh ginger tea at home.
- How use ginger tea to treat bloating, intestinal cramps and flatulence, or use it to stop them ever becoming an issue in the first place.
- Where to find strong ginger tea online.
How Ginger Tea Improves Digestion and Prevents Bloating and Flatulence
Ginger is a potent herbal remedy for a variety of ailments. It has a particularly beneficial effect on your digestive system and, made into a strong tea, can be used to treat stomach bloat, abdominal pain and flatulence.
Why Beans Cause Gas and the Simple Solution
In this article:
- Why an indigestible carbohydrate in beans and legumes causes excessive gas.
- How to prepare beans, chickpeas, lentils and other legumes in a way that reduces flatulence problems.
- How to use a special digestive enzyme to enjoy beans without the gassy after effects.
Why Beans Give You Gas
Beans, and other legumes like chickpeas, lentils and soybeans, are high in soluble fiber, which is considered beneficial for digestion. Unfortunately, it’s this soluble fiber that is also central to why they cause so much gas when you eat them.
How Grains with Gluten & Fructans Can Damage Your Digestion
In this article:
- Why grain foods like wheat can irritate the intestinal lining and cause digestive problems for a growing number of people.
- Which foods contain the most gluten and a list of gluten free alternatives.
- How to do a 2 day grain free test to reduce gastrointestinal issues and improve your energy levels and mental focus.
Grain Foods and Digestive Problems
Grains like wheat, barley and rye contain two problematic substances for anyone experiencing gastrointestinal issues like bloating, abdominal pain, intestinal cramps, diarrhea, constipation and excessive gas.
Digestive Problems with Sugar Alcohol Sweeteners & Fruits with Sugar Alcohols
In this article:
- Why sugar alcohol sweeteners cause digestive problems and excessive gas.
- Which fruits contain the highest levels of sugar alcohols.
- How to limit gas causing sugar alcohols and a much healthier sweetener.
Sugar Alcohol Sweeteners
How High Fructose Foods & Drinks Cause Digestive Problems
In this article:
- Why a common sugar in your diet feeds intestinal bacteria.
- How fructose causes bloating, intestinal distress and lots of flatulence.
- What are the highest sources of fructose in your diet from fruits, sweeteners, processed foods and drinks with alternatives.
- How to cut back on fructose, improve your intestinal health and reduce your risk of obesity and many diseases.
What is Fructose?
Many fruits and most sweeteners contain high levels of fructose. This simple sugar is usually absorbed in moderate amounts in your upper intestine. The problem with fructose is that the now common processed food diet contains far too much of it.
Why Swallowing Air Causes Bloating & How to Stop It
In this article:
- Why swallowed air is a common cause of bloating.
- What causes you to swallow too much air.
- How to stop swallowing air and eliminate it as a reason for bloating.
How Swallowing Air Causes Bloating
One possible cause of bloating and upper intestinal gas is swallowed air. It’s normal to swallow small amounts of air when drinking, eating and swallowing saliva, but in some people the amounts become large enough to cause problems.
Dairy Sensitivity & Why Most People Have It
In this article:
- Why so many people are sensitive to the sugar found in milk.
- How dairy products with their lactose cause digestive problems.
- The many foods and drinks that contain lactose and lactose free alternatives.
- How you can enjoy dairy products without the bloating and flatulence.
What Is Dairy Sensitivity?
Being sensitive to dairy and experiencing symptoms like bloating, intestinal cramps and bad gas usually starts with lactose.