Found this advertisement for a new book that is being offered by Prevention Magazine. To quote my Mom Well it seems everyone is getting on board! Yes, because its true and its rarely talked about. We need to shout this from the roof tops. Fix your gut and fix so many things that you didnt even know were related. Love that there are options that are all natural and the absolute best. It is my mission to educate myself more and everyone that I come in contact with. Have a minute to learn a little more? Did you know that 80% of our health and immune system begins in our gut? Asthma? Autoimmune disorders? Inflammation? Check out this article from Yuri Elkaim, registered holistic nutritionist, fitness expert, and highly sought-after high-performance health coach on leaky gut syndrome. Leaky gut is a condition that causes many health problems, yet its rarely talked about in the media or in doctors’ offices. As a matter of fact, many people have this condition but have no clue! Heres a look at what leaky gut is, how it occurs and what you can do to heal it without the use of pharmaceuticals. What is leaky gut? The leaky gut story begins in a very important organ: your small intestine. The small intestine is so important because most of the vitamins and minerals in the foods you eat are absorbed there. In order for the vitamins and minerals to be absorbed, the small intestine contains microscopic pores so the nutrients can be transferred into the bloodstream. Once transferred, the nutrients are then shuttled and deposited all around the body by the blood. The wall of the intestine is considered a semipermeable. This means the pores only allow certain things to enter the bloodstream and block other things from entering the bloodstream. For instance, specific molecules and nutrients are allowed to pass through but toxins and large undigested food particles are blocked. The problem with leaky gut is it causes the pores in your intestine to widen. When this happens, the undigested food particles and toxins that are supposed to be blocked are allowed make their way into the bloodstream. Because these items are not supposed to be in the blood, they cause the immune to go into attack mode, which can often lead to allergies. To give you an example, imagine you have leaky gut and eat an apple. When it makes its way into your small intestine, bits of undigested apple that should stay in the small intestine will slip through the large pores directly into your blood. Because these particles are not supposed to be in your bloodstream, the immune system identifies them as dangerous invaders. Basically, the immune system says, “Hey, this particle shouldnt be here, so we need to attack it with an immune response and build up antibodies to protect ourselves from it.” The problem is the immune system doesn’t just build up antibodies to the food particles; it attacks your healthy cells, too. This is one of the ways food allergies and autoimmune disorders develop. So, how does leaky gut happen? There are a few different ways you can develop leaky gut. For example, if you are chronically constipated, overtime the toxins in your stool will irritate the lining of your intestines. This irritation leads to inflammation which will cause the pores in the small intestine to expand. If the irritation and inflammation are allow to continue for an extended period of time it can lead to irritable bowel syndrome, Crohns disease, or colitis. The other common cause of leaky gut is an imbalance of the flora inside your gut. We all have good and bad bacteria in our digestive system. When your gut flora is in balance the bad bacteria pose no threat. But when the bad bacteria outweighs the good, irritation and inflammation occur, again, causing the pores of the intestine to open up. #itsallaboutthehealth #fixthegut #soimportant
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 04:47:08 +0000
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