Scheduling an annual checkup with your primary care provider is an important - and necessary - step in living a healthy lifestyle. An appointment with your provider isn't just for when you're feeling bad, it's for when you're feeling good too.

Migraines, an irritable bowel, eczema, chronic fatigue, food allergies, joint pain, and uncomfortable digestive issues are all common signs that your body might be battling what some refer to as “leaky gut syndrome.”

When it comes to diagnosing conditions that affect gut health, leaky gut syndrome is a relatively new expression used by some in the medical community to explain stomach imbalances and problems caused by intestinal permeability (or intestinal hyperpermeability).

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is the umbrella medical term used to describe the two most common digestive conditions—ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease—that affect more than 1.4 million Americans. 

This article is part of the Complete Guide to Wound Care.

Want to help your body heal its wound heal? Start by eating the right foods.

This article is part of the Complete Guide to Wound Care.

Housekeeping, laundry, cooking, transportation, shopping, running errands, grooming, bathing, and giving medications: each and every day includes a long list of duties when you’re providing care for a loved one who is ill, disabled, or elderly.