The Cause of Stomach Ulcers: Bacteria? Or Bad Lifestyle?

When human beings began migrating from Africa some sixty thousand years ago, they brought the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers with them.
A team of scientists researching human migration patterns has found genetic evidence that Helicobacter pylori, a corkscrew-shaped bacterium which can cause stomach ulcers, has been present in human beings for the last six hundred [...]

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Your Digestive System - a Ticking Time Bomb

Before digestion actually occurs, the smell of food or the thoughts about food when you are hungry is the signal to salivate. This moistens the mouth and makes it possible to swallow food.
Digestion occurs in four stages beginning with the mouth, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
Mouth
There are two actions that take place when you [...]

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Disadvantages Of Eating Meat

There are many reasons to not include red meats in a therapeutic diet ranging from slowing down the process of elimination to increasing the chances of colon cancer.
Meat digestion and assimilation uses more of the body’s energy than other foods. This use of energy in a person whose system is weak may well tip the [...]

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