CONSTIPATED? ASK NATURE FOR RELIEF!

While constipation (affecting some 20% of the U.S. population) is not a debilitating disease, its symptoms are still uncomfortable. Fortunately, nature gives us quite a few convenient chances for relieve we may not want to miss. Read on to learn more about.

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

​Fortunately, constipation is not a debilitating disease, but still a pretty inconvenient feeling. Based on less than 3 times of dry/hard/lumpy stool per week. Manifold accompanied by symptoms such as

• abdominal pain/cramping
• nausea
• bloating

           and even

• loss of appetite  

 
Affecting 20% of the U.S. population. According to
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL
   &
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, WI    

Verified also by the governmental U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH)
 
Basically dependent on unhealthy food like insufficient appropriate fiber and other inappropriate lifestyle.
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NATURE’S ANSWERS – SCIENTIFICALLY VERIFIED

To cover just a limited number of half a dozen examples in following.
 

• Prebiotic Foods

 as, inter alia,
- onions
- garlic
- chicory
- bananas
- chickpeas 

According to international research at, inter alia,
- University of Liverpool in Liverpool, UK 
   &
- Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan
 

• Soluble Fiber  

 
With fruits and vegetables such as
- beans
- lentils
- oat bran
- peas
- barley
- nuts&
- seeds 

Based on research, inter alia
in the U.S. at
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
- University of Michigan Health Systemin Ann Arbor, MI
- Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX
- University of Illinois in Urbana, IL
- University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA 
as well as internationally at
- Queen Mary University of London
   &
- University College London
   (both London, UK)
- University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway
- McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada
- Soochow University in Suzhou, China
 

• Prunes

 
According to research at, inter alia,
-  University of Illinois in Chicago, IL
As well as
- Queen Mary University London
   &
- King’s College London
   (both UK)
 

• Water (sparkling/carbonated)

 
Drinking enough water is not only a health issue by itself, sparking/carbonated water helps avoiding constipation specifically.
 
According to research at, inter alia,
in the U.S. at  
- University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC
   &
- Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA
as well as internationally at
- University of Naples in Napoli, Italy
   &
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway 
 
Also help with
 

• Physical Exercise

 
as based on research
in the U.S. at, inter alia,
- Augusta University in Augusta, GA
- University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL
- University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC
as well as internationally at, inter alia,
- Tongji University
   &
- Shanghai University of Sport
   (both in Shanghai, China)
- Jilin University in Jilin, China
- University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong
- University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Luj-Napoca, Romania 

Not to overlook the herbal laxative
 

• Senna

 
according to, inter alia, U.S. Children’s Hospitals in Aurora, CO/Boston, MA/Columbus, OH 
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IN A NUTSHELL 

While constipation (affecting some 20% of the U.S. population) is not a debilitating disease, its symptoms are still uncomfortable. Fortunately, nature gives us quite a few convenient chances for relieve we may not want to miss.
     

ADAGE OF THE WEEK ​

“Medicus curat, natura sanat.”
(Doctor treats, nature heals.)
 
Hippocrates
Greek philosopher & physician
450 B.C.
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