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Garlic’s surprising health benefits

Garlic is a vegetable in the allium family and is therefore related to onions, leeks, scallions, and chives. It’s revered for its pungent and spicy taste, and it has been used since ancient times for medicinal purposes in Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China, as seen in medical texts. In ancient Greece, garlic was considered a “windy” food that could remove … Read more

Beware of Proton Pump Inhibitors

Proton pump inhibitors:  re-emerging safety concerns Prescribed ant-acid medications or Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) are used for the management of a variety of digestive disorders, including reflux and functional dyspepsia.  Since their introduction in the early 1990s, the use of PPI has increased by more than 1000% in Australia, with over 19 million prescriptions written … Read more