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Shooting Stars
Source: uncoverostomy.com

...I guess I can compare this to ostomates. We're just like shooting stars...

How 61% of YOUR Income Goes to Taxes and Regulation
Source: ibdeditorials.com

How 61% of YOUR Income Goes to Taxes and Regulation You may not have realized it, but you just spent the first 224 days of this year working for the government.

Nutrient Cocktail For Astronauts Can Put Crohn's Into Remission
Source: Science Daily

A nutrient cocktail developed for astronauts has been shown to put Crohn's into remission in children at a 60-70% success rate without the side effects of steroid-based drugs.

Spinach and Sunflower Seeds.... A cure for UC?

There are a lot of crazy tried and true - as well as tried and failed - natural cures out there in the world. I have never been in a position to try any of them though... until now.

Scientists Identify 'Border Patrol Agents' in the Gut
Source: newswise.com

New discovery shows how cells lining the gut make sure that both good and bad bacteria remain in the right places. Scientists are hopeful this may offer a new clue in treating digestive disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease.

Tonsils May Help Those with Crohn's and Colitis
Source: newswise.com

The tonsils may play a therapeutic role in inflammatory bowel diseases, they are the home base of a newly identified immune cell, which is also present in the intestines.

Overly clean homes may up bowel disease risk - Parenting & Family - TODAYshow.com
Source: msnbc.com

What has your preference been? Are you a neat freak by heredity or are you a calm, relaxed "lived in" type of person? Does it follow you to work? or your car? And how about the health link?

The Worm Turns - Curing Diseases With Parasites?
Source: The New York Times

These worms, or helminths, have a paradoxical effect on the host. Rather than induce inflammation, which is the body's typical response to invasion, the intruders calm the host immune system.

New book for people who have Crohn's, ulcerative colitis

If you're suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and are looking for non-pharmocological treatments, then you should give serious consideration to the specific carbohydrate diet, or SCD.

New book for those who have Crohn's, ulcerative colitis
Source: autogeno.us

excellent recipe book for people who follow the specific carbohydrate diet to manage their inflammatory bowel disease

Islam: A Religion's Reputation At Stake
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Just when you thought Islam's skin couldn't get any thinner, angry Muslims from Khartoum to London want to execute a British teacher over a blasphemous teddy bear

probiotics, crohn's disease, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
Source: scdrecipe.com

Explanation of a British Medical Journal study which investigated the effect of probiotics on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a substance which plays a key role in Crohn's disease.

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