Parkinson’s disease aka PD does not only affect motor coordination but also some of the activities that the autonomic nervous system takes care of involuntarily like body elimination. Many PD sufferers have bowel and bladder dysfunction that can affect their quality of life. Bowel function in particularly can be particularly distressing to patients.

Bowel Dysfunction

Constipation is a major factor with Parkinson’s patients and is defined by having fewer than 3-4 bowel movements per week. Once food leaves the stomach and enters the intestines is where the trouble starts. The colon could be working lethargically, pushing the food through slowly thus causing in frequent bowel movements. Treatment requires the changes in diet or taking supplements that work to increase colonic movement.  Read more...

Citrus fruits are delicious to eat. They are great for your body as well because they are filled with vitamins you need every day. Here are five health benefits of eating citrus fruits.

What is the best way to get your proper nutrition? It is through eating the right foods. There are many supplements, drinks, shakes and other products on the market designed to give your body what it needs but there is no substitute for the real thing. Food, in its natural form, gives the body the full strength of the vitamins and minerals needed to fight disease, repair tissues and keep organs functioning properly.

1. Protect your bones. Drinking milk is said to provide the best source of calcium and vitamin D, but eating oranges will do the same with better taste and more powerful results. Oranges can provide the body with both calcium and vitamin D. Sunlight helps the body to produce vitamin D which is essential for calcium to be effective in the body.  Read more...

We are all exposed to thousands of different toxins and chemicals in our daily lives. From work, to home, to the air we breathe and the foods we eat everything is infused with processing, chemicals and toxins which arent well tested for use in humans. U.S. industries manufacture over 6 trillion pounds of 9,000 different chemicals each and every year. Billions of pounds of chemicals are dumped into the air and water each year and now scientists are finding pollution levels in human tissue that are deeply disturbing.

All of this research has documented that the human body isnt able to eliminate all of the toxins to which we are exposed. The accumulation happens in fat cells, tissues, blood and organs causing all kinds of health problems. Proponents of colon cleansing and body detoxifications believe that there are a few things we can do to eliminate some of the toxins and help our bodies to function more efficiently.  Read more...

Dual Action Cleanse is a colon cleansing option that theoretically helps to cleanse the intestines from the toxins and parasites that inhabit our environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believes that the air quality in our home is significantly more dangerous than the air found outside or in our offices. And, these toxins find their way into our body and tissues, stored in fat cells and the intestines.

One theory is that many Americans are carrying around an excess of fecal matter in the digestive tract. This surplus of stool will weigh you down, make you feel bloated and could cause some health problems. However, the likelihood that there is that much stool stored in the intestines, that isnt evacuated, and doesnt cause a blockage of the intestines, is very small.

Most Americans eat the Standard Western Diet that consists of a large amount of protein and meat, processed foods and carbohydrates, while low in fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. This type of diet will slow the process of digestion and keep the stool fermenting in the intestines longer than it should. This reduction in essential fiber slows the digestive process, as does the increased hormones and pesticides used in farming and animal husbandry.  Read more...