According the Journal Science (296: 1313-1316), Vitamin D can reduce colon cancer risk by helping the body get rid of its own highly toxic digestive acid.
In Western countries like the U.S. diets are rich in red meat and animal fat.To digest these foods the body needs to make lithocholic acid.According to Dr. Mangelsdorf, it is one of the most toxic compounds that the body makes on its own. Studies show that if you inject lithocholic acid into an animal’s colon, that animal will get colon cancer.
We deal with this toxic acid by detoxifying it.It turns out that the body uses the vitamin D receptor to do this.
Vitamin D also helps the body absorb calcium which helps to keep healthy, strong bones.
It is estimated that around half of all Americans over the age of fifty suffer from hemorrhoids.Thankfully, they are not life threatening or very dangerous, but at the same time, they are not pleasant to experience.
Hemorrhoids occur when the tiny blood vessels that are in and around the anus swell and stretch from pressure.They can be found under the skin surrounding the anus which is called external hemorrhoids or they can be found inside the anus which is called internal hemorrhoids.
Perhaps the most common cause of hemorrhoids is excessive straining during bowel movements.Hemorrhoids are also common during pregnancy.Other causes of hemorrhoids are prolonged periods of sitting, heavy lifting, and genetic predispositions.
The most tell tale symptom of hemorrhoids is bright red blood mixed with a bowel movement.Other common symptoms are itching, skin irritation, discomfort and pain of the anus.
Many who often suffer from hemorrhoids report that a high fiber diet with plenty of fluids can help to prevent hemorrhoids because the fiber and fluids will help to soften the stool for easier passage.It is also recommended to avoid straining during bowel movements as this will bring about less pressure on the blood vessels near the anus.
Many choose to use natural supplements to help to cure their hemorrhoids.Horse chestnut is an herb that will help to tone blood vessels and improve their elasticity and reduce inflammation.Taking 500 mgs three times a day is the recommended dosage.
Butcher’s broom will help to strengthen the blood vessels and improve circulations.Try 100 mgs three times a day.
Supplementing vitamin E can help to bring oxygen to the tissues and promote healing.Vitamin E can be used both topically and internally.For internal usage try 400-800 IU daily.
Supplementing vitamin C with bioflavonoids will help to increase collagen production which will help to heal and strengthen blood vessels.They will also help to increase the elasticity of the blood vessels.Try 1-2,000 mg of vitamin C along with 500-1,000 mg of bioflavonoids.
Have you ever had the hiccups? My wife and I had company over last weekend and my wife’s friend from work had the hiccups. She was embarrassed that they would not go away and she wanted to know if anyone had a cure for the hiccups.
We joked around and someone said Boo pretending to scare her as one old wives tale goes for curing the hiccups. I decided to do a search on the Internet to see if I could find a cure for the hiccups.
We found the following and we were a little surprised to see that it worked! I must say as a disclaimer that I do not guarantee that this will work for everyone and that if you have any specific health condition that prevents you from holding your breath than you may not want to try it. That said, here is the “cure for the hiccups”. that I found on the Web at cognital.com
Step 1: Start by inhaling through your mouth until your lungs feel full (when it feels like you cannot inhale any more). For overall best results, try to do this as quickly as you can. DO NOT LET ANY AIR OUT.
Step 2: Swallow. You are not really swallowing anything but it seems that without this act, it doesn’t work. DO NOT LET ANY AIR OUT.
Step 3: Now inhale some more. You don’t need to inhale a lot, but do get some more air in. It will start to get difficult to do this as you go, but keep trying. You obviously can’t suck in as much air as you did initially, but just a little will do (think of it as taking a “sip” of air). DO NOT LET ANY AIR OUT.
Step 4: Swallow again. This too will start to get difficult as you go. DO NOT LET ANY AIR OUT.
Step 5: Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you cannot swallow again. While it seems you can almost always suck in just a little more air, it is the swallowing that gets to be impossible. When you feel like you cannot swallow again, swallow again anyway. It will be hard to do, your face will probably turn red, and you may make squeaking sounds. But you CAN swallow one last time. By this time, your lungs should also be quite full and it should be difficult to get much more air in as well. While you should try not to let any air out, if you have really repeated steps 3 and 4 as many times as you can, you probably will end up letting a little out before you can take that last swallow. If you find that air keeps escaping out of your nose even early in the process, try squeezing it shut with your fingers.
Magnesium plays a critical role in healthy digestion. It acts as a coenzyme, and one of the places where enzymes and their coenzymes work their hardest is in your digestive system. It is these enzymes that help in the digestion in all of the food that your eat and they could not do what they do this without important coenzymes like magnesium.
Magnesium along with ATP helps your stomach manufacture hydrochloric acid to break down your foods. It also plays a critical role in the production of bile from your liver. And it is the bile that aids in the digestion of fats and cholesterol. This process too depends on magnesium. Without enough magnesium, you would suffer from terrible spastic constipation if you are too low in this critical mineral.
Your body also requires magnesium to begin the synthesis of RNA and DNA in the digestive system. Magnesium works with the pancreatic enzyme, deoxyribonuclease to break down DNA molecules from your food into nucleotides. These nucleotides are then absorbed through your intestine into your cells to be used in the synthesis of new RNA and DNA.
Magnesium in high doses also works great as a laxative. Since magnesium helps muscles to relax, it can help your intestines to relax which results in loose stool. Many choose to help to alleviate constipation by supplementing additional magnesium to their diet.
So as you can see, Magnesium plays a critical role to your digestive system and this just gives you all the more reasons to consider adding a magnesium supplement to your diet.
According the Journal Science (296: 1313-1316), Vitamin D can reduce colon cancer risk by helping the body get rid of its own highly toxic digestive acid. 
Have you ever had the hiccups? My wife and I had company over last weekend and my wife’s friend from work had the hiccups. She was embarrassed that they would not go away and she wanted to know if anyone had a cure for the hiccups.