[Article] How to Take Care of Your Digestive System

I wanted to share this article, many times journalists, even of the health informed get things wrong, but this is a good one. ;)

www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/healthyeating/11583795/How-to-take-care-of-your-digestive-system-an-expert-guide.html

-"Raw food takes one and half times more energy to break down than cooked. In a healthy gut that’s fine, but if your digestion is taxed it can trigger problems."

-It does not "have to be a “perfectly formed” stool – normality is anything from putty to Maltesers. So long as you pass it easily it is OK."

-"I also suggest people with poor gut health drink a daily cup of bone broth. It is packed with minerals and collagen that help restore the integrity of the gut lining."

-"Products containing many billions of bacteria are also not necessarily better. If you take a super-strength probiotic you are flooding your gut with new inhabitants. This can shock the system and lead to bloating."

Interesting stuff stereo, thanks for posting it!!

oh, and hey ster, what's shakin buddy ?



things improving ?

I was talking with my GI yesterday about probiotics and he asked if they helped me. I can honestly say that I saw no difference after I started taking them. He said that for many people they make no difference so there's no point in taking them. He told me to try not taking them and see what happens. He thinks there's too much hype about probiotics (and fiber as well).

He was also interested in what I had to say about Nopal and is going to do his own research about it. He said penicillin was derived from a natural substance so he doesn't discount things when he sees a patient who has had good results with a natural remedy. This is the dr who was pushing me to go on Humira! I guess now that he's retiring he's more open minded lol

A good doctor, CCinPA, pays attention to the literature and hopefully attends conferences on the topics in which s/he is practicing. I know my GI often has new ideas to share with me. I don't attribute that to a change in attitude, but rather new information that he acquired somewhere and feels is worthwhile to pursue.

It was my GI who convinced me to adopt a GF diet. He did need some convincing to tweak my meds to deal with my joint pain, but once he got there he was all in.

I'm glad your GI is open to ideas, too.

And I feel compelled to add that many of our modern medications derive from natural cures. Aspirin, of course, comes from willow bark, long used to treat fever and pain. And you know the mesalamines are a derivative of aspirin.

pb -- I believe he was talking about all the hype of "high fiber" foods being essential for health. He said every person is individual and there's probably not a whole lot of people that can actually tolerate the amount of fiber that is "recommended" (25-30 or more grams/day). I know when I go over 20 grams a day things move along far too fast. Some high fiber foods have 10 grams in a single serving. He wasn't advocating no fiber or avoiding fruits & vegetables. He just was saying that not everyone can eat that much and that it was over hyped that we need to in order to be healthy.

the article says: " US researchers claim to have come up with a herb-based antibiotic that attacks only the unwanted bacteria in the bowel" - sounds intersting, has anyone heard anything more about it?

Red, if you live near bloomfield or southfield, you should be able to find a kosher butcher. You can get bones there. I'm sure there are plenty of halal butchers in the Detroit suburbs too, and they would also have bones.