While the study, performed at Oslo University Hospital in Norway from October 2014 through May 2016, 59 participants were randomly assigned to 3 groups placed on diets containing gluten, fructans (a type of fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides, and polyols), and placebo, concealed in muesli bars, for 7 days. Following 7 days were measured gastrointestinal symptoms according to scale irritable bowel syndrome (GSRS-IBS) version. The final conclusion was: most of the symptoms were associated with the muesli bar containing fructan, while after the using of the bars with gluten and placebo (muesli bar without gluten) in the study didn’t show any significant difference between the reported symptoms.
So, why it was considered before that especially gluten consuming caused symptoms, named as Gluten Sensitivity? It could happen because foods with gluten often contain fructans.
Thus, summarizing all above, the results of the study may explain why people with irritated bowels often notice improvement, sitting on a gluten-free diet. However, this will not lead to a full recovery. Avoiding the use of wheat, these patients eliminate only a large part of the fructans from their diet, but they can also meet it in other foods (the same onion and garlic). Even some gluten-free products can contain fructans.
This recent scientific work was the first in which scientists carefully studied the relationship with these symptoms of those people who claim to be sensitive to gluten without celiac disease.
So, now researchers believe that, most likely, people who feel bloated and other inconveniences after certain dishes, in fact, react to fructan and take it for gluten intolerance.
By the way, fructan is also found in onions, garlic, asparagus, cabbage, and artichokes.
        Recent studies also point to a dangerous relationship between a low in gluten diet and a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Thus, the fashion trend of rejection of gluten can be considered a dangerous diet, and potentially more harm than good.
Choosing the gluten-free diet, when there doesn't diagnose Celiac disease, may have a negative effect on nutrient intake. Most foods that contain gluten also contain calcium, vitamin B, and iron. When that’s taken away, important essential nutrients are also will be taken away. Stick to natural foods as opposed to substituting options!
Anemia is common in runners who are on a gluten-free diet, especially women runners. Gluten-free food substitutes are typically not iron fortified. It’s important to find ways to replace the lost iron.
On the other side, Gluten-free diet, and possible in future Fructan free diet will take away all beneficial compounds for Good bacteria flourish throughout the colon. So, people must use probiotic, as food every day, for preventing trouble absorbing nutrients properly. Looks, like we will use only artificial food in future!
But the main problem is: "We completely forgotten natural medicine and proper treating our health problem!" Due to using natural medicine in the past, people didn't have so many problems as we today...
 
 
References:
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2017.10.040
November 01, 2017.

​Xenoestrogens are artificial estrogens, some chemicals, which specifically have estrogen-like effects, and are stored in our fat cells. It was found that xenoestrogens may cause various health issues, such as breast, prostate and testicular cancer, obesity, infertility, endometriosis, early onset puberty, miscarriages and diabetes, problems of immune and neurological systems, and even human development. Xenoestrogens can react with our hormones and stimulate the body to store excess abdominal fat.
We are constantly exposed to these substances in our daily life: for examples: fruits and vegetables sprayed with pesticides, plastic water bottles and Tupperware, nail polish, makeup, birth control, sunscreen lotions, food preservatives, Chlorine and chlorine by-products, and on and on!!!
For minimizing exposure to xenoestrogens, we have to:

• Avoid all pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.
• Choose organic, locally-grown and in-season foods, or peel non-organic fruits and vegetables.
• Buy hormone-free meats and dairy products to avoid hormones and pesticides.
• Reduce the use of plastics whenever possible, do not microwave food in plastic containers and using of plastic wrap to cover food for storing or microwaving, and do not refill and leave plastic containers, especially your drinking water, in the sun.
• Avoid freezing water in plastic bottles to drink later.
• Avoid canned foods, which are usually packed in cans lined with plastic coating that contains bisphenol-A (BPA), a xenoestrogens.

It is better:

• Use glass or ceramics whenever possible to store food.
• Use chemical free, biodegradable laundry and household cleaning products.
• Choose chlorine-free products and unbleached paper products
• Use a chlorine filter on shower heads and filter drinking water
• Avoid creams and cosmetics that have toxic chemicals and estrogenic ingredients such as parabens (the most widely used preservatives), and stearalkonium chloride, which is used as an anti-static agent, a surfactant and an antimicrobial, and is an ingredient in some cosmetics and hair care products, particularly conditioners.
• Minimize your exposure to nail polish and nail polish removers.
• Use naturally based fragrances, such as essential oils.
• Use chemical free soaps and toothpastes.
• You must to read the labels on any products!

Fortunately, we have cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy, cabbage, which contain very specific phytonutrients that help to fight these estrogenic compounds. As well, were found useful for it flax, lentils, pomegranate, apples, grapefruit, green tea, curcumin, etc.
Also, we have natural phytoestrogens in the plants, which may fight and block xenoestrogens in our body. However they can be prescribed only by specialists.

Antibacterial and antifungal agent Triclosan (5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) has been associated with several health dangers:

• Triclosan significantly decreases circulating concentrations of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and to a lesser extent triiodothyronine (T3)
• Triclosan causes fetal bone malformations
• Triclosan causes estrogenic activities in human breast cancer cells, which may stimulate the growth and development of cancer cells
• Triclosan impairs muscle function, and is linked to an increase in allergies among children
• Triclosan Links to Antibiotic Resistance, and may be contributing to the spreading of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to critically important antibiotics including erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, and gentamicin
• Triclosan has been shown to bioaccumulate in your body! It readily penetrates your skin and enters your bloodstream much easier than was once thought, and it is now having been found to be widespread in blood, breast milk and urine.
• Triclosan found in antibacterial soap; dish soaps and detergents, body washes, toothpaste and even cutting boards and… lipstick.

Alternatives to consider:

• Wash your hands with good soap and hot water.
• Eucalyptus and Tea Tree essential oils have been found to be potent antibacterial for use on household surfaces – add 20 drops of each to a spray bottle of water, shake well before use, then spray and wipe as usual.
• For disinfection you can also use misting 3% hydrogen peroxide followed by misting with vinegar killed virtually all Salmonella, Shigella, and E. coli bacteria on heavily contaminated food and surfaces. Using one after the other (separate spray bottles) was found much more effective than mixing them together.

This problem is doesn’t fully understood today. We may only relate it to some factors, such as: heredity, various medical conditions and using of some medications.


​So, what medical condition may cause hair loss?

•  Hormonal changes (as pregnancy, childbirth, onset of menopause or thyroid problems) may cause temporary hair loss
•  Autoimmune problems, when immune system attacks hair follicles and causes sudden non scaly patchy hair loss.
•  Infections of the scalp, as ringworm, cause scaly patches hair loss.
•  Other skin disorders, as lupus, sarcoidosis, lichen planus, may cause permanent hair loss at the scarred area.

Other causes of hair loss:

•  Drugs used for treating arthritis, cancer, depression, heart problems, high blood pressure, birth control pills, and vitamin A in high dosage.
• Physical or emotional shock
• Sudden weight loss
• High fever or surgery; and if scarring occurs there, hair loss could be permanent.

As a risk factors may be: family history, age, poor nutrition, some medical conditions (as diabetes and lupus), and stress.

Recommended Diet: 

• Omega-3 fatty acids
• Salmon (preferable wild Alaskan salmon)
• Sardines, herring or mackerel two or three times a week
• Two tablespoons of freshly ground flax-seeds per day on cereal or salads
• Walnuts.

And…we have herbs for this problem. It is possible to treat by the herb’s tincture for taking orally (by mouth), and topically by spraying or rubbing into scalp. I'm working on it!

It is popular houseplant, but almost unknown as medicinal plant, which leaf and stem contain significant chemicals bufadienolides, which are potential anticancer and insecticidal active compounds. Other its phytochemicals proved against parasitic and bacterial infections, possess antiulcer activity and may be used as antidepressant. 
Kalanchoe has potent anti-histamine activity, especially research demonstrates that its leaf juice is able to block histamine receptors in the lungs and so may be used as anti-allergic remedy.
In animal studies, Kalanchoe shown sedative and central nervous system depressant actions.
As antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory, Kalanchoe pinnata traditionally is used for treating upper respiratory conditions and coughs 
Its anti-inflammatory effects have been partially attributed to the immunomodulatory and immune suppressant effect.
As well, traditionally, Kalanchoe leaves are rubbed or tied on the head for headaches; leaf decoction usually taken to lower blood pressure, leaf juice used for earache, and it is used for rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, burns and ulcers.
And do you know? 
Kalanchoe pinnata is used also to make curls vitality, shine, stop hair loss, strengthen the hair bulb, facilitate combing and styling, and to make a thicker head of hair

An herbalist is a person who collects, studies, and uses plants – generally in a medicinal manner.
Herbalism, also known as Phytotherapy, is the use of plants to treat common ailments and promote wellness. It is the oldest form of medicinal healing known to man. Although it is classified as an alternative therapy, it is the most widely practiced form of medicine used worldwide, with over 80% of the world’s population relying on herbs for health. Currently over 50% of all new pharmaceutical prescriptions contain at least one ingredient either produced directly from plants or discovered from plant sources and later synthesized. Modern medicine draws it origins from early herbal therapies. Until the advent of synthetic medicine within the past 50 – 100 years, all medical doctors prescribed herbs routinely.
Herbal medicine uses plants that do not have the aggressive and invasive action of modern drugs, but instead support the body’s own natural tendency to heal itself. Herbal products are derived from roots, stems, flowers or leaves of plants and are frequently sold in liquid extracts, capsules, tablets or teas. Herbalists prefer to use remedies extracted from a part of the whole plant, with all its bio-chemical constituents, rather than individual standardized extracts. It is believed that the active constituents are naturally balanced within the plant, and consequently aid in working on the body, mind and spirit in a less invasive manner.
From a holistic standpoint, a person is not a patient with a disease syndrome but a whole being. This wholeness necessitates the therapist appreciates the mental, emotional, spiritual, social and environmental aspects of their patients lives, as well as the physical.
The importance of tailoring the treatment to meet the individual’s needs is fundamental. Holistic medicine sees health as a positive state of well being, and not simply the absence of disease. It emphasizes the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. Therapeutic modalities are then employed that mobilize the individual’s innate capacity for self healing. An individual’s role in their own healing process is emphasized, with much responsibility being handed back to them. Herbalism abounds with opportunities to experience the reality of the healing presence of nature whether in treating disease or in hugging a tree.
Herbalism Is An Art And A Science
With our well established roots of past empirical knowledge we know look to the future, with the aid of qualified herbalists and advancements in science that are able to better identify plants and their constituents, ensuring that mankind will continue to benefit from the immense contributions that plants have to offer.

Canadian Herbalist’s Association of BC