Vital Health Foods would like to commend the recent investigative journalism piece done on the negligence of some of the Health Companies trading in South Africa. Health is a serious business and it is about time we stand up against companies and brands that are misleading our customers and giving our industry a bad name.

Natalie du Toit was the star for Team South Africa at the International Paralympic Committee’s Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Holland, which ended on the weekend, claiming six gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

Du Toit, who earlier this year was crowned the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, ended on a high by dominating the opposition in the five-kilometre open water swim.

She completed the event in one hour and 22 seconds, finishing a massive six minutes and 26 seconds ahead of second-placed Elodie Lorandi of France.

By Michelle Phillips

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder that goes by many names: spastic colitis, mucus colitis, nervous colon syndrome, spastic colon, even lazy colon. The number of terms used is most likely due to the various symptoms experienced by IBS sufferers and due to the very complex inner workings of our digestive system and, of course, due to the fact that no two bodies function and are affected in exactly the same way. For some, IBS is a chronic disorder that characterises daily living. For others, it is a periodically unwelcome visitor. Whether chronic or mild, IBS affects 15 to 20 per cent of the general population and is a complex disorder without definitive answers.