A bout of diarrhea usually passes within a week, and the most important remedy is the simplest: fluids and salts. This entry sorts rehydration drinks, bland foods, tannin teas, fibre, zinc and probiotics by how well they're backed, and lists the signs that mean see a doctor.
Cabbage in a crock, kimchi buried in clay jars for winter, kefir and spiced buttermilk after a meal: almost every food culture has a soured food. Here's what fermented foods are, what research has started to show, and how to choose or make them safely.
Everyone has gas: most people pass it up to 20 times a day. This entry sorts the kitchen spices, teas, bean-cooking tricks, enzymes and breathing practices people use for extra wind and burping by how well they're backed, and flags when gas is a sign to see a doctor.
The 16 oz morning celery juice habit is one of the best-known detox trends. Here is where it came from, what the research actually shows (no human trials of the juice itself), what is in a glass, and the allergy, sun-sensitivity, sodium, warfarin and lithium cautions.
Gentian root and Swedish bitters are sipped before meals in European tradition to wake up appetite, digestion and bile flow. Here's the history, what the research does and doesn't show, the EU amounts, and why most Swedish bitters are short-term only.
Kiwifruit, prunes, psyllium, mineral-rich water, magnesium, toilet posture and belly massage: the vault's full guide to the natural options people use for constipation, with each one labelled by how good the evidence is and the warning signs that mean see a doctor first.
Peppermint oil, caraway and fennel, low-FODMAP, belly breathing, enzymes and gut-directed hypnotherapy: the vault's full guide to the natural options people use for bloating, with each one labelled by how good the evidence is and the warning signs that mean see a doctor first.
Mimosa pudica, the "sensitive plant" whose leaves fold shut when touched, has become one of the most talked-about parasite-cleanse seeds online. Members get the full entry: its Ayurvedic and folk history, what the lab studies do and don't show, what labels list, and the safety gaps to know before trying it.
The small brown or golden seed behind linseed tea, old-fashioned linseed poultices and today's breakfast sprinkle. Flax has been a food, fibre and folk remedy for thousands of years and is now one of the better-studied seeds for the bowels and blood pressure.
The kitchen herb behind many old-fashioned cough syrups and mouthwashes. Thyme has been used for chesty coughs, sore throats and digestion since ancient Greece, and it's still an approved traditional cough remedy in Europe.
