Damp: the classic gut problem

Practitioners from all old traditions of medicine agreed on one priority in managing illness: most trouble originated in the gut. To understand this focus it helps to explore some of the imagery our ancestors used for disease.  In the ancient view the main enemy of...

Us Central: our gut

We are coming round to the ancient view that the digestive system really is the seat (Latin: fundament) of many health problems. This should not be surprising. The gut wall is where we are most exposed to contact with the outside world (mainly our food). It is...