Do you want to improve your health? Start with your intestines

¿Quieres mejorar tu salud? Empieza por tus intestinos
For many years it is known that microorganisms present in the gut play an important role in human digestive health. Without, however, recent research found that flora and intestinal microbiota plays a very important health role, since it could be related to obesity and metabolic health.
Good intestinal health could be decisive to enjoy wellness at a general level. Although, for hundreds of years was associated with the digestive, intestinal health now shown that enjoy a good intestinal health also affects the rest of the body.

The intestines and health

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The microorganisms in the intestine are essential for digestive health, and so are immune to. In fact, it is said that a 60 to 80% of your immune system is located in the intestines. It is for this reason that the intestines play a very important role in health and in the prevention of many diseases.
Immune tissues of the gastrointestinal tract are considered the largest and most complex of the human immune system part. In the intestines, the microorganisms play an important role in the development of a strong and balanced immune system. There, the immune system produces antibodies, which are responsible for keep different types of diseases.
In addition to its important role in the development of a strong immune systemintestines are also responsible for 90% of the neurotransmitters in the body, that are related to mood and feelings. When a person has gastrointestinal problems, may suffer from other health disorders, such as:
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
  • Diabetes
  • Chronic fatigue
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Eczema
Knowing all this, it is time to start to heal the intestines to improve health. To do this, Dr. Amy Myers naturopathic medicine, functional medicine specialist, has created 4 R program, which aims to heal the intestines to heal self.

Program 4 R

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Repairing the damage

In this first step the objective is to get rid of all that which makes damage to the gastrointestinal tract. To do so will have to eliminate inflammatory foods and irritating gastric as alcohol, caffeine or drugs. Which can also produce some kind of infection. Between the inflammatory food we can find all the foods that cause some sort of intolerance, such as:
  • Gluten
  • Dairy products
  • Corn
  • Soy
  • Eggs
  • Sugar
It is important to perform tests of IgG (to specify the specific level of certain proteins called immunoglobulins in the blood) and sensitivity food, to determine if you have intolerance to any of these foods.
Infections can be caused by parasites, bacteria or yeast. An analysis of Lee helps determine what level of good bacteria and detect if there is some kind of infection. To remove the infections there are treatments with herbs, including antibiotic and antiparasitic drugs (not recommended).

Replace

Digestion
The body needs a few essential ingredients for achieving a good digestion and get a proper absorption of nutrients. Medications, diet, disease, or aging may deplete these elements. It is very important to include them in your diet to get a proper digestion . These include:
  • Digestive enzymes
  • Acids
  • Turbo bile acids

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It is very important to restore the beneficial intestinal bacteria to make this work properly. This can be done through the consumption of a probiotic supplement that contains beneficial bacteria, such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus species. In addition, it is also important to increase the consumption of fiber.

Repair

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The last step of this program focuses on the repair of the intestine through a diet rich in essential nutrients. The bowel needs to provide, through food, nutrients that help to fulfil many of its functions. To repair the bowel, can take supplements of L-glutamine, which is an amino acid that helps rejuvenate the lining of the bowel wall. In addition, it is essential to provide other important nutrients such as zinc, omega-3 fatty acids from fish, vitamin A, C, E, and plants, such as elm and aloe vera.
This program to heal the gut can become support for treatment of different diseases. It is worth to put it in practice and begin to take advantage of all its benefits for health.
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