Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is stimulated by eating gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. When someone with Celiac disease eats foods containing gluten this protein damages villi (small finger like projections of tissue lining...
While not a common topic to discuss at a dinner party, hemorrhoids are a very common problem, and they don’t just affect pregnant woman as many people think. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in and around the rectum a...
Our gastrointestinal health is extremely important. Colon cancer is assumed the cause of 100,000 deaths annual in the United States alone. Screening for Colon Cancer is completed through a procedure called a Colonoscopy, a method that has been used for decades by Gastr...
Many individuals who suffer from obesity will experience some kind of health complication within their lifetime. Some complications that can arise from obesity are diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke, to name a few. Weight loss is the only viable way to de...