Struggling With Fatigue After Eating

Almost everyone gets tired after they eat a big turkey dinner on Thanksgiving or Christmas day. However, no matter what you may have heard, there is nothing in turkey that makes a person tired. It is more about the type of and amount of food that a person usually eats for these big family celebration meals. If you have fatigue after eating these meals, you are quite normal. If you find that you are getting tired after each and every meal that you eat no matter what you are eating or the time of day, you may have something else going on.

Digestion may be something that you do not think about doing, as your body just does it automatically, but it takes more energy than you think. Most people find that they have slight fatigue after eating for this very reason, but it does not cause a huge problem for them. They may feel slightly tired for ten or fifteen minutes as digestion kicks in,...

Indigestion remedies

I suffer from indigestion. It really, really sucks - especially because it didn\'t have to be this way. I didn\'t have to spend my days searching for indigestion remedies online or at pharmacies. I didn\'t have to lay up nights trying to swallow back my bile as I waited for my Tums, or Pepcid, or whatever I had taken, to work.

When searching for indigestion remedies, then, it\'s important first to understand what, exactly, indigestion is. Wikipedia defines it as the following:

Dyspepsia (from the Greek (Dys-)), popularly known as indigestion, meaning hard or difficult digestion, is a medical condition characterized by chronic or recurrent pain in the upper abdomen, upper abdominal fullness and feeling full earlier than expected when eating. It can be accompanied by bloating, belching, nausea or heartburn. Dyspepsia is a common problem, and is frequently due to gas...

Learning About Abdominal Pain

There are many causes of abdominal pain and people become nervous because of rumors that have been spread in the medical world. People often think that their appendix will burst if they have abdominal pain.

Also, people think that they can pull a muscle if they over-exert themselves. This usually heals on its own if untreated. This kind of injury can happen from doing gymnastics, playing softball, swimming, playing football, playing tennis, playing soccer, playing baseball, running cross country and many other sports.

Sometimes, there may be an area of matter in the abdomen, which scares people because they think it is a tumor. A food allergy can also cause abdominal pain. Medication can cause the abdomen to swell up and push against the stomach wall, causing inflammation and pain. Also, the abdomen can become enlarged.

The area may feel tender to the touch when pressed on with hands or fingers. The pai...

Pros and Cons of a Raw Food Diet

If you follow dieting trends at all, then you probably know that a new weight loss method crops up every few months or so. From cabbage soup to green tea, Atkins, and South Beach, there\'s a different approach for everyone. The raw food diet is one of the latest health fads going around, so I thought it would be a good idea to examine what this method is all about prior to trying it out. Here\'s what I learned.

The basic principle of the raw food diet is that we lose too many essential enzymes and nutrients during the cooking process. Foods in their natural state are most beneficial to our bodies, so we should avoid heating anything to more than 116 degrees F. (I\'m not exactly sure where that temperature comes from, but many different raw...

Get Irritable Bowel Syndrome Relief Now

One of my favorite pastimes used to be going out to eat with my friends. We would either meet at a different restaurant every Friday night or converge at someone\'s house for an evening of great food, fantastic wine, and stimulating conversation. But I haven\'t attended one of those outings in about six months now, because I somehow developed irritable bowel syndrome in that time.

I had heard about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, before I developed symptoms, but wasn\'t really sure about the details of the problem. When I first started having digestion issues, such as stomach cramps and chronic diarrhea, I went to my doctor for some tests. He confirmed that I did in fact have IBS, and then broke the bad news that there\'s no cure for irritable bowel syndrome at this time. There are some treatments that can help relieve symptoms, but this is more or less something I\'m going to have to live with.

But unfortunately, I haven\'t bee...

Bacteria And Yogurt

Usually, when we talk about bacteria we are discussing diseases. Bacteria means yucky germs, infections, and the like. There is another side to bacteria, however, that people don\'t always look into. Certain forms of bacteria particularly intestinal bacteria Are necessary. They defend your intestinal tract against invaders, help your digestion, and even help your body the process and assimilate vitamins.

The relationship between bacteria and yogurt is a great example of this. Although the actual medical reality of yogurt and bacteria wasn\'t not known until recently, people have noted the digestive benefits of eating yogurt for centuries. This is why it is such a common staple in worldwide diets. Yogurt contains probiotic bacteria. This is the positive kind of intestinal bacteria that helps your body to digest food. Certain digestive issues and infections can deplete the supply of this bacteria in your stomach, causi...

Detoxing Your Body? Do It Right!

You may hear that there are many things that you can do to help you feel better and live longer. Some are great and some are up for question. One thing that some question would be detoxing your body, but you dont have to skip this if you do not wish to. There is something to be said for getting some of the everyday toxins out of your body. What you have to do is to be careful that you are doing something safe rather than something extreme that can hurt your health rather than help it.

The colon cleanse is one thing that may do when they think about detoxing your body. The problem with this can be that you do it too often. Though this does help flatten the stomach a bit, that does not last very long. The problem with this type of ...

The inimitable banana smoothie makes a delicious and nutritious breakfast

We all know we\'re supposed to eat three meals a day and that breakfast is arguably the most important meal of the day. Yet who has time these days to whip up bacon and eggs with toast? Stopping for a breakfast at the fast food place is not quite what nutritionists have in mind. While a good breakfast gets you going with vitamins, minerals and some energy to fuel you until lunch, breakfast is the most missed meal in America. Coffee doesn\'t count and adding a donut or sweet roll and calling it breakfast is just a sugar crash waiting to happen. The banana smoothie might be the perfect answer. You can load all the nutrients you need into the blender and have breakfast ready in five minutes. Not only doe...

Do You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome

There are some things that seem just too gross or personal to talk about, but when they affect your life, you may want to find a doctor to help you out. There are many out there with Irritable Bowel Syndrome that have no idea what is going on. They may have problems with this that make it hard to live normally, but they think it is just the way their body is. While that is true, they may not know that there are things they can do to make the situation better, and even ways to modify habits to stop some of the more serious symptoms.

In short, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is something that affects the latter phase of digestion. Most think of it as something that results in loose stools, but that is not always the case. IBS can also cause someone to have severe bouts with constipation, and it wont have anything to do with eating the wron...

Plant material in the form of seeds, leaves, berries, flowers, bark, roots and resin is the source for essential oils. The oil is distilled and used in perfume and cosmetics. It is also the foundation for the practice of aromatherapy. In today\'s stressful times, people are looking for a way to relax the mind and body. As complementary medicine has grown in popularity, the demand for the oils has risen. In addition to its ability to treat certain conditions, most people find the oils, very pleasant to use.

When buying items for massage or for other uses, it is important to choose a reputable retailer. Essential oils are safe when blended by qualified staff, who know the appropriate advice to gi...

Fish Oil Supplements Offer Loads of Benefits

It seems as though not a day goes by when we dont hear a medical expert talking about the benefits of more Omega-3 fatty acids in our diets. Its said to not only improve brain function but its also thought to help with keeping the heart healthy. People who suffer from lupus and even depression have found some relief from the symptoms of their conditions by taking a daily dose of fish oil supplements. These convenient capsules are one of the best sources for Omega-3 fatty acids.

Eating fish itself can also offer many of the same benefits as taking the supplements. There has been some concern though with consuming large quantities of fish because of potential...

Aloe Vera Products

I first learned about Aloe vera products in Israel many years ago. When I was there, I was impressed by these giant, bizarre looking plants that were growing everywhere. As an experiment, I broke a leaf off of one of them and saw this green ooze coming out of it. When I asked what it was, my mom responded that it was the aloe vera plant. She told me that it was good for cuts and scrapes of all kinds. I had occasion enough to test it while I was there. I enjoyed clambering around on all the old ruins, and I ended up with more than one scrape. Every time I had a scrape, I would simply get a fresh leaf of aloe vera and rub it On the cut. It would always heal quickly.

Although aloe plants are beautiful, they are sort of impractical if all you want is the healing gel of the plants. After all, they take up a huge amount of space and take quite a while to get going. That is why there are so many aloe vera products on the market. There...

Vitamins and herbs are good, inexpensive medicine for many common health conditions

It seems that every time we visit the doctor for treatment of a health condition, we\'re handed a prescription that creates wallet shock when you go to pay for it. A few of these and you find yourself wondering how you\'ll meet other necessary household expenses. In many cases, you can get the same or even better results with a vitamin supplement and herbs, without the side effects of the pharmaceutical product. Using vitamins and herbs appropriately, you can, in many cases, save hundreds of dollars which can be put to better use elsewhere!

It\'s true that there are a number of pharmaceutical drugs which will do a better job, depending on the condition. However, there are so many cases in which vitamins and herbs can correct and treat common health conditions, it\'s certainly worth taking a look.

Modern science has a pharmaceutical remed...

How To Remove Toxins From The Body

Staying healthy should be a priority for everyone. Some take this very lightly, but they do some things that they can easily fit into their lives. There are others that take this to the extreme, and they may drive you crazy because that is all that they ever talk about. Even worse, they are always pointing out the problem that they see in the way that you run your life. Most of us, however, end up somewhere in the middle. One thing you can do is to find a way to remove toxins from the body on occasion. If you want to stay healthy, this can be a good thing to do.

You may be tempted to do a colon cleanse when you want to remove toxins from the body. This is something that you can do but you should be careful not to do it too often. These remove the bad things that may have not come out, so to speak, but they can also get rid of the good bacteria in your intestines that help aid in digestion. That an actually have the...

Bacteria and yogurt kill off yeast infections in a hurry!

When you think of yogurt, it\'s probably in the context of a healthy, tasty snack or light lunch in your lunchbox. Usually, we like to think there are no bacteria in the food we eat. In the case of the combination of this particular bacteria and yogurt, it\'s actually good for you and is a natural remedy for yeast infections.

There are both good and bad bacteria. The bacteria contained in yogurt is, as you might have suspected by now, the good kind. Furthermore, not all yogurt contains these good bacteria, called acidophilus. The type of yogurt with fruit already in the carton does not contain acidophilus. Yogurt also is one of the few foods that contain Vitamin K, which helps reestablish the balance of bacteria and aids in proper digestion. Look for the naturally made brands of yogurt which...

Beating jet lag: how to travel smart across time zones

Anyone who\'s taken a flight which spans several time zones, whether west to east or east to west, can tell you about jet lag. Jet lag is essentially a condition caused by the disruption of what is called your circadian rhythms, the 24 hour daily cycle during which you distribute your waking and sleeping hours.

If you\'re accustomed to waking at 7am and going to sleep at 11pm, local time and suddenly disrupt this cycle by getting on a plane and traveling to a destination that changes your normal 7am wakeup to 4pm, while matching up your normal bedtime to 8am, you will experience jet lag.

The symptoms of jet lag are much like that of a hango...

Help For Pulled Muscles

There are many medical conditions that can feel like something else. Some will have severe bouts of indigestion and when it happens, they will be sure they are having a heart attack. This happens because the symptoms and pains are a lot alike for both conditions. The same can happen when you have pulled muscles in your body. Depending on where they are, they may feel very painful, and you may think something much more serious is going on. You may feel relief when you hear it is just a muscle strain, but that does not make them hurt any less.

Some common place where I have had pulled muscles is in my chest. Im not sure why this happens to me so often, but it happens at least three times a year. When I get pulled muscles in my chest, I often think I have cracked a rib or have developed some sort of respiratory problem because it is so hard to breath. My breathing is fine, but the pain from the strained muscle is excruciating each time I take a breat...

Your daily food diary is a discovery in progress

Do you feel at the peak of health? If not, why not? We all have some health problems in life, ranging from simple frustrations to life-threatening conditions. When you\'re young, you may not make a connection between the food you eat and how you feel. As age progresses, you\'re more likely to question how the foods you eat may impact your overall health. When you were twenty, a load of french fries didn\'t seem to make a whit of difference in the way you felt. Now, at fifty, those french fries may hit your stomach with a big plop of indigestion.

Still, the young are no exception to food discomfort. Perhaps you\'re lactose intolerant or allergic to nuts. When you\'re young, you\'re better able to weather poor food choices and may be entirely unaware of allergies that will come back to haunt you in your later years. A daily food diary can save you many a heartache and a dozen v...