Irritable Bowel Syndrome Information
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of the intestines. It causes belly pain, cramping or bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is a long-term problem, but there a ...
Less Caffeine is Good for You
I recently was confronted with the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, such as bloating, intestinal cramping, irregular stool and a general gastrointestinal discomfort, hence the name IBS. A littl ...
Yummy Bug Juice
My sister "invented" a delicious drink recipe called Bug Juice (some inside joke with her young daughter). Anyway, you mix 2 qts. of Strawberry-Kiwi Crystal Light and 2 qts. of Peach Tea Crystal Li ...
The Lowdown on So-Called "Digestive" Yogurts
You’ve undoubtedly seen the ads for those digestion-promoting yogurts like DanActive® and Activia® that claim to aid in reducing constipation, bloating, and other intestinal symptoms by replacing “goo ...
Eating on the Run
Runners on the go with limited time and money need a food plan that combines solid nutrition, convenience, and relatively low cost. We need our carbs, moderate protein and fat, preferably consumed w ...
Flatten Your Belly Meal Plan
British food scientist Monica Grenfell has filled this 3-day meal plan with simple, unprocessed foods. The plan is designed to completely eliminate bloat over the next few days, so your belly will get ...
10 Slim-Down Strategies You Can Count On
The devil is in the details—and nowhere is the cliche truer than with weight loss. It's the small decisions that add up to change, and that's a good thing, says William Dietz, MD, PhD, at the CDC: "If ...
Leek Soup for Summer Svelteness!
How many of you feel like the Goodyear blimp all summer? In hot and humid weather, lots of us retain water like crazy - hard to look good in swimsuits and shorts, hard to wear rings, even hard to wear ...
Adding flavor to your water
Does adding flavor to your water (such as crystal light and other sugar free mixes) count as drinking water or is that cheating?
We're Drinking Our Way To Fatness
Drink This, Not That!
Not only are we eating too many calories, we’re drinking them up too. A study from the University of North Carolina found that we are now consuming 450 calories a day from bever ...
