Positive Health Online

A Case of Candida Albicans

by June Butlin

June Butlin's Column this month looks at the case of a 38 year old junior school teacher who had felt physically and mentally below par for more than two years. Though she suffered...

Absorption - an herbal approach

by Keith Robertson

Despite the advances in modern medicine, human beings seem to be getting weaker, and the main system that seems to be affected, alarmingly, is the digestive system.

All Natural Remedies for Parasites

by Helen Kimber

Parasites have gained a reputation as ugly, hideous creatures that devour their hosts with vengeance, deriving nourishment and protection without giving anything back – a reputatio...

Bloating

by Wilma Kirsten

This article is a comprehensive consideration of bloating, its effects, its causes, and a useful and non-doctrinaire set of recommendations about diagnosis and potentially helpful ...

Candida: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

by Nigel Abraham

This article discusses the history of candida, what candida is, who gets it, how it can be diagnosed, and which therapeutic approaches may be beneficial in its treatment.

Colon Health - Are you confused?

by Peter Bartlett and Michael Sellor

In treating people who have a wide range of physical and mental symptoms that don't fit in to a conventional, 'named' condition, nutritional and naturopathic practitioners have for...

Colonic Hydrotherapy for Digestive Problems

by Hannah McDonald

This is a case history of a client with long-standing digestive problems including excessive gas, explosive bowel motions and lower abdominal gripes; also a sore, itchy and inflame...

Constipation, Gluten and Milk Allergies in Children

by Penny Crowther

The theme of this article is constipation, gluten and milk allergies in children. The author approaches it via the case history of an eight-year-old girl who came to the clinic wit...

Crohn's Disease

by Cornelis van Dalen

In 1932 the American doctor Burrill B Crohn and his associates first offered the description of a disease characterized by an inflammatory reaction of the bowel, usually affecting ...

Cycles of Disease and Health

by Brian Wright

This article is taken from a book-in-progress which describes the fundamental factors in virtually all disease as a negative cycle, and shows clearly how they can be reversed by co...

Digestive Disorders: From Acid Reflux, Heartburn, and IBS, to Coeliac and Ulcerative Colitis

by Dr Sam Shohet

This article takes us on a taster journey through the digestive tract in an attempt to highlight the interconnectedness of all organs of the body, as well as the importance of a co...

Electronic Sputnik Capsule Against Parasites

by Ronnie Turner

We have been working with a quite extraordinary device for the past year – an electronic capsule which once ingested into the system can expel parasites and gallstones.

Encouraging Healthy Inhabitants in the Gut

by Penny Crowther

Over the last 10-15 years, probiotics have undergone something of an image transformation.

Environmental and Nutritional Approach to Candida and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Dr Diana Samways

Bowel conditions, stigmatized as wind and bloating, are, the author claims, often misdiagnosed and wrongly labelled IBS or diverticulitis, when what usually is the matter is a gut ...

Herbal and Nutritional Approaches to Candida

by Jo Dunbar

The article outlines the origins, symptoms, treatments and prophylaxis for Candida, one of today's most widespread fungal diseases. It is caused by an aberrant overgrowth of a be...

Herbal Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

by Paul Michael

This article focuses on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), what they are and how they differ, as well as how they can be treated with herbal remed...

How Probiotics May Stop Stomach Pains, Alleviate Oesophagus Problems and Control Stomach Acid[1]

by Michael Richard Burke

The author points out that Pasteur, the discoverer of bacteria that cause disease, was a bit of a rock star of his time, while the Russian scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1908...

IBS - A Case Study

by Wilma Kirsten

Sylvia originally came to see me seeking help with a diagnosis of high cholesterol. With a family history of cardiovascular disease on her paternal side and cancer on both sides of ...

Intestinal Permeability

by Simon Martin

Intestinal permeability, or leaky gut syndrome is receiving increasing attention as the hard-to-deal factor in patients being treated for food intolerances. Hyperpermeability is al...

Intestinal Toxemia

by David N Roderick

Although very important to general health, the environment of the intestinal tract has not received the attention it deserves from investigators. This is probably because althoug...