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Herbal Medicine
with Deborah Grant BSc(Hons) Consultant Medical Herbalist
Deborah is a leading London Consultant Medical Herbalist with a busy practice at the world famous Hale Clinic. Her insights have appeared in several health magazines and the national press. She has also appeared on live television to discuss health issues.
Archive for the ‘Digestive Problems’ Category
The Herbal Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Saturday, August 7th, 2010What is SIBO?
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) refers to a condition, in which abnormally large numbers of bacteria (at least 
100,000 bacteria per ml of fluid) are present in the small intestine and the types of bacteria in the small intestine resemble more the bacteria of the colon than the small intestine. This overgrowth also causes damage and inflammation to the gut wall.
What Is Leaky Gut Syndrome And How Is It Treated?
Saturday, July 31st, 2010The small intestine is a tube that would be around 21 ft long, if you stretched it out. It is where food is digested. The lining of the small intestine
is rather like a fine sieve, which allows only the breakdown products of digestion to pass through the gut wall and into the bloodstream and keeps undigested food molecules, microbes like bacteria, yeast etc; and toxins out.
