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NSAIDs Lethal in Heart Attack Survivors
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
An article in Circulation posted in September of 2012 showed that NSAIDs after a heart attack cause a 60% increase in mortality and 40% increase in risk for heart attack. They also increase the risk for heart attack in people without a history of heart attack.
It is shocking that the FDA allows them as prescription medication and even more outrageous...
Nutrition for Allergies
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
Using conventional drugs for allergies is not the safest approach. There are a wide range of nutrients and herbs that work very well and are safe.
Preview, Leaky Gut Syndrome Overview
submitted by: admin on 11/21/2024
Leaky gut syndrome is defined, its diagnosis, and mechanism of action described. The role of the microflora of the intestinal tract in maintaining normal sized intestinal pores is reviewed. The physiology and pathology of leaky gut syndrome is reviewed.
Preview: Antibiotics and the GI Tract
submitted by: admin on 11/21/2024
This is an extensive review of what antibiotics do to the microflora of
the GI tract. Many MDs overuse antibiotics "just to be sure" that a
bacteria may be causing symptoms; this is very dangerous thinking. It is
common knowledge that antibiotics are massively overused in treating
colds, flus, ear infections, etc. Yeast syndromes, leaky gut syndrome,...
Preview: Autoimmunity
submitted by: admin on 11/21/2024
There is an epidemic of autoimmune diseases that include hay fever, asthma, diabetes, collagen vascular diseases, and hypothyroidism. The causes of this epidemic range from heavy metal toxicity to drugs and environmental toxins. Our immune system attacks our tissues and we use drugs to suppress our immune system. There are other options for treatment that relate...
Probiotics and Allergies
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The role of the digestive health in allergic conditions is not appreciated in mainstream medicine. The mechanism of how this works is explained with particular attention to the normal microbes that reside in the human gut. They direct the immune system to react or not react to what we are exposed to in our environment. The effects of antibiotics on the gut microflora...
Probiotics and Eczema
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Probiotics, known as friendly microbes, can treat eczema. How they work to protect us is discussed and some of their applications are discussed with specific reference to eczema.
Role of the Digestive Tract in Keeping Us Well with Marc Weill
submitted by: admin on 11/21/2024
Digestion is just one aspect of what the GI tract does. It also regulates absorption and blockage of toxins and immunity. It is the first gate of entry into the body and its importance is generally far underappreciated.
Stress, the GI Tract, and Immunity
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
The effects of stress on immunity has been studied and shows that it even affects the number and types of microbes that can survive in the human GI tract. Probiotics have a lot to do with digestion, synthesis of vitamins such as vitamin K, B5, B6 and biotin, stimulation of immunity, and regulation of immunity. Many scientists consider the stool in the gut an...
The Importance of Digestion with Dr. Richard Kunin
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
One of the best kept secrets of medicine is the role of the digestive tract and its relationship to our immune system. The so called Leaky Gut Syndrome; the fact that there's a lot of immune cells in the digestive tract called the Galt system, probably 60 -70 percent of all our immune cells are in the digestive tract. The role of the intestinal...
The Menopause Cure with Ellen Cutler
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
The reason why women experience menopause is far more than hormone fluctuations. Over-consumption of carbohydrates is what Dr. Cutler believes is the underlying cause of menopausal symptoms. Taking a digestive enzyme and avoiding grains has helped her patients. She contends that grains cannot be digested and an autoimmune reaction develops that leads to symptoms...
Ulcerative Colitis Supplements
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Mainstream medicine relies on drugs that have many dangerous side effects. There are simple nutritional approaches that can profoundly reduce symptoms and prevent relapses; they are discussed.
What is Your Intestinal Bacterial Type
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
An individual's intestinal bacteria flora falls into certain patterns that are independent of nationality, gender, and age according to a 2011 article in the journal, Nature. They believe that the composition of the GI microflora is a new biological fingerprint, just as our blood type or tissue type.
We depend on our GI microflora to metabolize...
What You Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
IBS is very common but poorly understood. Symptoms are described. Drugs control symptoms but never deal with the underlying cause. The nature of the microbial ecosystem is very important because their metabolic products affect our physiology. The role of the microbial ecosystem and of intestinal permeability are reviewed.
Why Milk Can Cause Ulcerative Colitis
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Milk fats can initiate immune dysfunction that can lead to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Concentrated milk fat caused mice to develop IBD at three times the rate (60%) that mice fed a low fat diet or a diet with polyunsaturated fats. IBD correlated with the emergence of a bacteria called Bilophila wadsworthia from nearly undetectable levels to about 6% of...
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