Gallstones Symptoms

People often ask me about gallstones. I wrote a very comprehensive blog post on it here https://sallyanncreed.co.za/blog/symptoms-and-causes-of-gallbla…/ telling you the symptoms, causes and treatment. But here’s another short post on it if you are someone who is interested in this. I do urge you to read the above blog post too. Have you been feeling […]

Bile’s Role in Weight Loss

You’ve probably heard of bile, but did you know it’s a ‘secret’ to successful weight loss? Before we get into that though, bile’s a greenish-yellow liquid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder and is released to assist digestion when you eat. It’s made up of a number of different components including water, […]

Gallstones in Weight Loss

You may not know this, but you can develop gallstones while you are trying to lose weight. If you don’t keep your gallbladder functioning normally allowing it to expel bile and emulsify fats, you could develop gallstones in your weight loss journey. While nobody is absolutely sure about why these form, there are some factors […]

We Have No Unnecessary Body Parts

We Have No Unnecessary Body Parts. You probably know that there is a commonly held belief that there are ‘bits’ in our bodies we don’t need. Like our tonsils and adenoids, spleen, appendix, gallbladder, womb and ovaries after menopause. Nothing could be further from the truth. We Have No Unnecessary Body Parts. Every single bit […]

Life without a Gallbladder

Life without a Gallbladder The gallbladder is a little sac which lies between the two lobes of your liver and stores bile made by the liver.  It’s not useless and should not be removed unless under dire circumstances.  Life without a Gallbladder is not the same. Just like your tonsils, adenoids, appendix and other so-called […]