Faecal Microbiota Transplant ( Bacteriotherapy) – FMT
So what is this ? This is the transplant of faecal mater (the stool) and its contained bacteria from one person to another. Unless you have heard of this procedure before this may seem a strange medical procedure. The stool comes from a specific person called a ‘ donor’ and the receiver of the stool the ‘ recipient’. As you may remember from previous blogs on our website, the colon is full of helpful healthy bacteria and also in many people unhealthy bacteria strains. As you...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
You may have heard of this condition and perhaps even been told you have it or have self diagnosed. But what is it really? does it really exist? what makes it a different condition to inflammatory bowel disorders?, why do you have it along side many other fellow suffers? and importantly what self care strategies can you put in place to help you manage it rather than perhaps as now it is managing you?! I...
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Open the Bowels with Squatting
Perhaps you only ever think about the word squat as being one of those challenging exercises your visit to the gym includes. Again, the wonderful author Giulia Enders whose book we reviewed (GUT) but published in her native Germany as ‘Charming Bowels’ used some of her time while writing the book researching really is the best way to support your body in the process of opening your bowel to release waste matter. In Enders book...
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The Mighty Chia Seeds
So are you like me wondering if all this hype around chia seeds been a super food really is true. Are you sick of after breakfast getting that one seed stuck in between you teeth out before it expands more and really gets stuck and you need to read a few good reasons to continue your daily intake. My dentist told me she when doing a clean always finds chia seeds stuck in people’s teeth...
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What is the Purpose of the Ileocecal Valve?
The intention of this blog is to support your learning about this valve, give you some self management ideas and promote not only good bowel health but also general wellbeing. I learnt about this valve in my medical and naturopathic studies but it wasn’t until I had an issue with it did I really pay attention to its role in my body and believe me when it is unhappy it will often let you know...
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Colonoscopy Preparation offered at Inner Garden Health
People sometimes avoid a colon cancer screening because they fear the inconvenience of the cleansing preparation more than the colonoscopy itself. Inner Garden Health offers an alternative method to cleanse the bowel to prepare for a colonoscopy — one that is more convenient, quicker, and eliminates having to drink a gallon of liquid laxatives the night before. “Patients now have a choice,” said Joseph Fiorito, M.D., chief of the Section of Gastroenterology, a nationally recognized...
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Abdominal Self Massage
We are all about empowering our clients with information that is educational and something that perhaps is able to be added to their daily life actually enhancing their lives by investing in self-care. It is so very important to love your body, that magnificent amazing vessel that houses our incredible organs our smart curious mind and all the many moment to moment thoughts ideas and feelings we have. One very easy self-care skill to learn...
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Travelling with your colon can be fun
Summer time my most favourite time of the year is fast approaching and so is your long awaited summer holiday, maybe somewhere exotic or just hanging around in your beautiful city either way usually your daily routine changes. Now this is a good thing, doing different thing at different times, the actual travel whether flying or driving can be fun time, trying different foods, perhaps indulging a little too much (relax for a while you...
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Mindful Eating
Mindfulness is a word, a concept you have probably have heard of, it is the latest buzz word and practice. But if you put aside the hype mindfulness can be a very valuable skill to implement in your daily life. So firstly let us define mindfulness, a widely accepted understanding is “being aware of being aware” You as an individual can choose to be mindful about any aspect of your daily life. It is a...
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Overview of the Large Bowel
We at Inner Health as super excited that you are visiting our website and taking the time to have a look at all the information it contains to support you in your journey of better health and wellbeing. It is likely that you are already have Sue as your colon therapist or are interested in what services Sue’s clinic offers. We invite you to read Sue’s profile and all about the Colon Therapy she specialises...
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