5 Ways to Improve Gut Health: Disease Prevention
Well pro- means for and -biotic means a substance that supports life Sounds llke that's something we would want to have Actually probiotics are materials that you can buy at your local grocery store that's a collection of bacteria that improve bowel or gut function
But actually probiotics are one of many ways to improve bowel function which is the sine qua non to health
Why Support Gut Function?
The energy science tradtions such as Ayurveda from the yoga tradition and the traditional Oriental medical tradtion from which we get accupuncture both speak of the importance of strong healthy gut function
In the matter science medical tradition of our currently practiced medical system the gut is a mechanical tube that is not more important than the rest of the body's systems, unless of course you happen to be a gastroenterogist and make your living evaluating and treating problems of the GI tract
But in the energy science the gut is more than a mechanical tube it is the source of all diseases in the body Wow! Now that's an important tube
The GI tract: The Source of All Bodily Disease
The GI tract is body's interface where we take in the outside world It is at this interface where that piece of broccoli from the outside world begins to become your inside world, that is the molecules that become you
So food selection becomes critical for health because if the foods lead to imbalances in the body(too much of the hot quality from too much salsa) then over time this hot quality if taken in too much will lead to unarguable disease such as inflammatory diseases such as cancer, heart disease, acid indigestion/GERD, obesity, and even dementia Now that's a mouthful
Burning Off Mistakes
OK, so how do we help our gut not produce disease? That''s a good question
There are basically two ways
1 Make good nutritional chioices that are best for us
2 Burn off the mistakes that are not good for us by enhancing digestion strength
It is this latter means of gut health that is important for us and that we're talking about today There are essentially 5 simple ways to improve bowel health and digestive strength
Reducing Our Risk for Disease
Let's face it, there will be times when our GI tract is going to receive foods that have the potential of producing minor problems And there are always times when we want to enhance the bowel health(often termed detox in the broad sense)
At times we know that something isn't right because our gut is misbehaving or our appetite is too hot or not strong enough So there is room for doing things that can help to enhance bowel health and hence prevent disease
5 ways to improve gut health
Nutrition based on body's makeup
Avoiding poor food combinations
Use of supporting agent such as algae(Chlorella)
Use of probiotic(kefir, yogurt, pr supplement form) periodically but not all the time
Here's to helping prevent disease Until next time To health as a Skill Love DrBill
