fructose malabsorption Would acupuncture be helpful with this problem? What treatment or doctor would you recommend? My daughter is very ill & depressed as she has been struggling with this for several years.
Fructose intolerance means the inability of your daughters’ intestinal tract to absorb 25 grams of the fructose sugar per day, and often considerably [...]

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A business associate of mine was recently at a training seminar that was conducted by an MD.  He said that “no human being has the enzyme that can digest gluten”. In light of my understanding that wheat is for man, I can’t understand how this Doctor’s statement can be true. I am [...]

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Is it possible that there are some bodies who do not adequately digest certain foods because of a lack of certain chemicals or enzymes?  Am I trying to make up excuses?
There are at least 5 separate steps that have been identified in our body to assist in the digestion or breakdown of food. It starts [...]

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I have diabetic gastroparesis and other digestive problems. What do you suggest I eat? My doctor has suggested two different diets, a low fiber diet and a high fiber diet. Low fiber for the gastroparesis and the high fiber for my other digestive problem. I also have asthma,high blood pressure, arthritis [...]

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Is there a good alternative treatment to Nexium?
Nexium is usually used when there is reflux of stomach contents up the esophagus. The acid in the stomach is harmful to the tissue of the esophagus, causing a burning sensation or chest pain, and the condition eventually changes in the esophageal tissue to what we call Barrett’s [...]

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A reader writes:  I’ve been reading a lot about coconut oil.  Is it really as wonderful as I hear, and should we be eating it, cooking with it, and putting it on our skin and hair?
Coconut oil is a saturated oil with very little omega-3 or-6 oils.  This makes it good for

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