Digestive & Metabolic Health
Good Health Begins in the Gut
Every cell in your body depends on your digestive system to convert food into energy, repair damaged tissues and provide the nutrients needed for healthy metabolism.
When digestion isn't working well, the effects are rarely confined to the stomach. Poor digestion can contribute to bloating, fatigue, food intolerance, bowel disturbances, weight gain, inflammation and changes in blood sugar regulation.
For over two thousand years, Chinese herbal medicine has viewed the digestive system as the foundation of good health. This section explains the common digestive problems practitioners encounter and the traditional formulas used to restore healthy digestive function.
Understanding the Journey
One of the strengths of Chinese herbal medicine is recognising that digestive problems often develop gradually. What begins as occasional overeating or bloating can progress to chronic indigestion, weakened digestion, disturbed metabolism and long-term health problems if left unaddressed.
The Chiron Network follows this journey, helping you understand not only which formulas practitioners traditionally select, but why those choices change as digestion, metabolism and overall health evolve.
Food Allergies Formula
Food Intolerances & Sensitive Digestion
Food Allergies Formula is an excellent formula for children who are reacting to different types of food.
This formula assists in developing the biome to be more comfortable digesting new or reactive foods. Great for fussy kids.
Also effective for general indigestion and gastrointestinal candida.
Bloating Formula
"I feel overfull after meals."
This is for people who bloat easily after eating and suffer indigestion.
For everyday use or just when you've eaten too much, Bloating Formula is taken just before food and will help you digest anything with greater ease.
Use in conjunction with Indigestion Formula for long-term bloating problems and acid reflux.
Use with Indigestion Formula for last results.
Indigestion Formula
"My digestion is never quite right."
Indigestion Formula is for a bloated, full and distended stomach with burping, farting and even acid reflux.
Indigestion Formula's specialty is to strenghten the digestive system so it can function well on its own without ongoing treatment. It also promotes digestion to alleviate all symptoms.
Use with Bloating Formula for best results.
Watery Bowels
"Food seems to go straight through me."
Watery Bowels Formula is a chronic IBS formula for bowel movements that are very watery day to day that may also include passing of undigested food.
Other symptoms include a general feeling of cold, cold extremeites and poor digestion in general.
This formula is not for sudden diarrhea due to a bacterial infection.
Sudden Vomiting
"I've eaten something I shouldn't have"
Sudden Vomiting Formula is the number one food poisoning treatment used since 1151 CE.
This is an essential formula to keep at home or to take travelling with you overseas.
Fast and effective you can move yourself through a case of food poisoning in a matter of hours if taken well.
Use with Sudden Diarrhea Formula to prevent the bug making its way into the intestines.
Sudden Diarrhea
"When you can't trust a fart"
Sudden Diarrhea formula is for intestinal parasites or bacteria that create sudden onset diarrhea because something wrong went in your mouth.
This is a versatile formula that can treat all forms of sudden diarrhea, killing off the parasites and bad bacteria, restoring the intestines to their normal function.
Use with Sudden Vomiting Formula if there has been a case of food poisoning, or a strong loss of appetite as a result.
Stress Belly
"My stomach reacts when I'm stressed."
Stress Belly Formula is for those who already have digestive and/or intestinal issues but when aggravated by stress these symptoms will flare and worsen as a result.
This formula fits into patterns of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and is often combined with other formulas to treat this condition
Angry Gallbladder
Phlegm, Reflux & Nausea
Angry Gallbladder Formula treats a wide range of disorders arising from a blocked up and distressed gallbladder.
4 fingers below the head of your right fibula. If that's sore - this is for you.
Angry Gallbladder Formula treats assoicated coughs, nausea, Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), Meniere's, Morning Sickness, Anxiety and Gallbladder disorders.
Control Sugar
For Type 2 Diabetics in trouble
Control Sugar Formula is so named because one of its most exciting modern applications is supporting healthy glucose metabolism in people with Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, particularly when accompanied by digestive dysfunction.
Regular use of this formula after meals can control irregular and high blood sugar levels.
Fatty Liver Detox
The fatter you are the fatter your liver is
Fatty Liver Detox Formula is a great way to detox your fatty liver and promote weight-loss.
It is also helpful to resolve a variety of liver and gallbladder complaints.
Fluid Retention
"I'm holding onto fluid."
Fluid Retention Formula transoforms unwanted and retained fluids from around the body and flushes them out through the urine.
Symptoms are those carrying excess fluid around the gut and thighs, edema anywhere in the body, fluid on the heart or pitting in the lower limbs
Constipation Formula
"When you've got to go but can't"
Constipation Formula is for those who find it difficult to go poop regularly or who may also have dry, hard stools.
Take Constipation Formula and you will invariably poop after enough of the formula has been taken.
This is a gentle, nourishing and moistening formula and is not a laxative.