Constipation, natural remedies

This is the time for spices, with warm and enveloping aromas that tease the senses and fill homes with perfumes. Never as in these months of late autumn and early winter has it been so easy and pleasant to add ginger, ci...

Milk thistle, scientific name silybum marianum, is a plant of the Asteraceae family, the same as the artichoke and dandelion, and is a remedy known and used for more than 2000 years. Science has dedicated several studies...

Plums are starting to appear on the shelves of supermarkets and greengrocers. These delicious fruits, however, can also be enjoyed all year round, in the form of dried plums, jam and juice. Let's see the properties, bene...

Bloating, abdominal pain, constipation alternating with diarrhea but also tiredness and fatigue, these are very common symptoms that we all experience sooner or later throughout our lives. Sometimes these symptoms can ta...

The melon, scientific name Cucumis melo, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, the same as the courgette, cucumber and watermelon. There are several varieties of melon, which differ in flavour, colour, skin and size. In f...

In spring, it is known, some ailments can get worse. As can happen with allergic asthma, with tiredness, but also with gastrointestinal problems, such as acid reflux, which was the subject of an article published recentl...

The pear is one of the best known and cultivated fruits in the world, and also one of the most loved, since ancient times. Suffice it to say that the pear was the fruit sacred to Hera, the wife of Zeus, and to Aphrodite,...

Whether it's in the form of flakes to add to yogurt or porridge, oats are a cereal you can't miss. Let's try to understand why based on the latest scientific research. Oats support the immune system - Oats are nutriti...

Constipation is a condition that affects, according to estimates, almost 30% of the adult population, with a worsening of physical and psychological conditions and quality of life. Are there any natural remedies to comba...

Breathing can prove to be a powerful medicine against several conditions that can worsen our quality of life. But not the shallow and fast breathing that often accompanies us in everyday life, gripped by thoughts, worrie...

Figs, what a delight! I remember that, as a child, there was no more beautiful awakening than the mornings in which, waiting for us, on the breakfast table, were the figs just picked by my father, who spent a lot of time...

An ancient oriental legend says that many years ago, in a small village, lived a fisherman. One day the man left the house to go fishing on the river but his raft got stuck in a cove. Not far away the fisherman saw a cav...

Kiwifruit is a very popular fruit, juicy, sweet, perfect for enriching fruit salads and yogurt. But kiwi is also a true superfood that is characterized by important properties for the health of the heart, gut and the who...

Pleasantly crunchy, cheerful and juicy, carrots are loved by everyone, adults and children. And they are not only tasty ... indeed, they are also a valuable source of precious substances for health. In fact, carrots are ...

The spring brings energy, vitality, flowers and perfumes but also a possible worsening, in predisposed people, of symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract. As we have already seen in previous articles, spring can cause an ...

With the colder season it is easy to find dried figs on the shelves of supermarkets and specialized shops, small delicious beauties that you can hardly resist. Dried figs are produced by dehydration of the fig fruits, sc...

Grapes are the fruit of the vine, vitis vinifera. In fact, grapes are a grouping of fruits that form the cluster, which we can then collect from the plant or buy from the greengrocer. There are different types of grapes ...

Zucchini or courgette, scientific name Cucurbita Pepo, is a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. Its fruits, the zucchini, are collected and eaten immature and are characterized by an elongated shape. The color of the peel...

The aubergine belongs to the Solanaceae family. Its fruit is a berry with a purple skin and a round or elongated shape based on the type of the plant. Eggplant fruit stimulates the liver and the thyroid, helps in case of...

The peach tree, prunus persica, is a tree of the Rosaceae family considered by Asian tradition the tree of immortality. In addition to this, the peach tree is also the symbol of spring and rebirth when, during the flower...

Cyperus esculentus, also called water grass, tiger nutsedge, nut grass or yellow nutsedge, is a plant characterized by an edible rhizome called tiger nuts or sweet almond, chufa in Spanish. <br><br>Tiger nuts, properties...

Hemp seeds are considered, nowadays and thanks to the numerous scientific researches that have studied their properties, real supplements. <br><br>Hemp seeds, properties - These seeds, technically considered nuts, are co...

Plums are the fruit of the Prunus domestica of the Rosaceae family. Plums are harvested from June until October but can also be enjoyed throughout the year in the dried version. Fresh and dried plums have slightly differ...

Potassium, symbol K, is a mineral element present in our body where it plays a very important role. <br><br>Potassium, functions - Potassium is present in intracellular fluids, helping to maintain cell function and deter...

Today we are talking about another member of the cabbage family, Pak Choi, scientific name Brassica Rapa Chinensis. Pak Choi, also called bok choy, is native to China but nowadays it can be found in specialized shops all...

The blood plums, also known as Japanese blood plums, are the fruits of the prunus salicina tree, and should not be confused with the plums, which instead are the fruits of the European plum or prunus domestica. The blood...

In June the mushrooms start growing in the woods. The mushrooms, even if they are vegetables, aren’t constituted by cellulose, such as salads or fruits, but by nitrogenous substances, carbohydrates, low fat and, in par...

The scientists have given a name to it in order to indicate its importance and complexity, they call it microbiota. Microbiota is constituted by the tens of thousands of billions of bacteria that live in our gut and that...

Yellow dock, also known as curly dock, scientific name Rumex crispus, is a plant of the Polygonaceae family. The extract obtained from the roots of this plant is a remedy with purifying and diuretic properties, it stimul...

The black kale, also known as lacinato kale or dinosaur kale, scientific name Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. palmifolia, is a type of vegetable belonging to the Cruciferae family very common in Italian cuisine a...