Dr. Phil Hariram's Health Blog

My son, in his teens, did not have acne but I noticed that when he went  off on Ice Hockey weekends, he always returned very spotty. At home his diet was controlled but when away he had lots of junk foods.
I always suspected that that there is a strong relationship between diet and acne. A [...]

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Meadowsweet is a perennial herb found mainly in damp meadows, roadsides, ditches, boggy land and riverbanks. It grows wildly in Europe, USA and Canada. It grows up to 120 cm in height.
The flowers are collected in summer and dried. It is used as a rheumatic pain reliever, anti emetic, antacid, diuretic [...]

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There are various herbs that can benefit the digestive process of the gut. It is debatable, however, if there is a role for herbs in acid reflux treatment. Below is a list of herbs that are used to help the digestive system.
Chamomile
Meadowsweet
Slippery Elm
Ginseng
Anise
Goldenseal
Bitters
Seaweed
Make sure you use herbal remedies with care. They are classified [...]

There are various herbs that can benefit the digestive process of the gut. It is debatable, however, if there is a role for herbs in acid reflux treatment. Below is a list of herbs that are used to help the digestive system.
Chamomile
Meadowsweet
Slippery Elm
Ginseng
Anise
Goldenseal
Bitters
Seaweed
Make sure you use [...]

Some foods have negative effects on the lower esophageal sphincter and some cause decreased gastric emptying. Fats and chocolate decrease lower esophageal sphincter pressure and decrease gastric emptying. Coffee, however, slightly decreases sphincter pressure and increases gastric acid production. Alcohol decreases sphincter pressure and impairs esophageal motility. Peppermint decreases sphincter pressure.
Lifestyle change is [...]

Here is food for thought. Eating the correct food can reduce the risk of cancer. According to a report from the World Cancer Research Fund eating red meat or processed meat and drinking alcohol increase the risk of cancer. It is estimated that up to a third of cancers reported in Britain are linked to [...]

A Group led by Professor Irving Kirsch, at the Department of Psychology at the University of Hull, looked at 47 clinical trials using data from Freedom of Information rules by the US Food and Drug Administration. They looked at the most commonly used anti-depressants such as fluoxetine (Prozac), venlafaxine (Efexor) and [...]

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Tagamet was introduced when I was a trainee GP or as it is called today, a GP registrar. Before Tagamet and the other anti-ulcer drugs, ulcer patients suffered severely. When antacids were ineffective and a barium meal showed an ulcer, surgery was the next option.
There were procedures such as Vagotomy and [...]