Layman’s anatomy: Gallbladder

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SYSTEM: Digestive

CATEGORY: Organ

NUMBER: One

SHAPE: Pear or cloud shaped

SIZE: Up to the capacity of 2 oz.

LOCATION: Attached to the underside of the liver.  Upper right abdomen just under the ribs.

FUNCTION:  Stores and concentrates bile from the liver (bile digests fats) and excretes it into the small intestine. Read the rest of this entry »

Acid Reflux in kids and how to avoid it

Acid Reflux in Infants and children are on the rise.   According to statistics not only do 50% of all infants suffer from acid reflux, 20% of the total population who suffer from acid reflux are infants.

The medical establishment’s answer is anti-acids.  But acid is needed to digest therefore to block production Read the rest of this entry »