DISORDINI DIGESTIVI

Disturbi energetici intestinali e problemi digestivi cronici sono molto comuni in ogni società. Molte persone li trattano come problemi semplici e generici, ma in realtà si tratta normalmente di differenti e complessi disturbi.
Molti medici ufficiali vivono nella falsa convinzione secondo cui è sufficiente una defecazione ogni giorno, anzi per alcuni è normale. Questo è un ragionamento pericoloso ed erroneo. Al contrario, una persona con un colon sano dovrebbe andare di corpo 2-3 volte al giorno o tante volte per quanti pasti mangia.
L'evacuazione deve essere completa, rapida e leggera. L'escremento sano è marrone chiaro, lungo, di diametro grosso, dalla consistenza morbida e galleggiante sull'acqua.
Se non si evacua più o meno tanto quanto si mangia, cosa pensate, che succede al resto ?
Gli escrementi non evacuati ed induriti si attaccano alla parete del colon impedendone il corretto funzionamento e la capacità di assorbire le sostanze nutritive rimaste. In questo modo il colon è costretto ad assorbire le tossine dei depositi e dei parassiti che lo utilizzano come propria azienda d'allevamento. Il pH digestivo si altera cosi pure gli enzimi e la flora batterica.
Le alterazioni degli enzimi, della flora, del pH digestivo e della mucosa intestinale influenzano  la salute,  non soltanto a livello intestinale, ma anche a distanza in qualsiasi parte dell'organismo.

vedi: Intestino + Digestione + Idro colon terapia + Sindrome dell'Intestino Permeabile (LGS)  +  Alterazione dei batteri autoctoni +  Intestino  +  Intestino motore del corpo + Mega Colon + Micotossine + Micotossine e permeabilita' intestinale PDF + Malattie Gastrointestinali + Malassorbimento e malnutrizione + Colon Irritabile + Mega Colon + Putrefazione intestinale  + DIGESTIONE + Intestino, la forza del e nell'Intestino +  Feci e Fermenti + Batteri autoctoni + Dove localizzare la mente ? - Stati d'ansia ed Intestino + Intestino permeabile + Micotossine + Micotossine e permeabilita' intestinale PDF + Sindrome dell'Intestino Permeabile (LGS)

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Per avere Buone Digestioni: Digerire è vivere, dice un antico saggio.
Digestione non significa affatto passaggio dallo stomaco nell’intestino.
Digestione significa demolizione sistematica ed accurata del guscio proteico delle proteine della carne, cosa che non può mai avvenire nel corpo umano, carente com’è di acido cloridrico nello stomaco.
Digestione significa assimilazione della parte utile e pronta eliminazione delle scorie, tramite regolare evacuazione.
Digestione significa mettere dentro qualcosa di acquoso nel ciclo mattiniero e qualcosa di più consistente nel ciclo appropriato, per poi spedire fuori in contemporanea i residui di quel qualcosa, possibilmente entro il ciclo di eliminazione successivo.
Svuotarsi a ritmo settimanale e con fatica non significa digerire ma auto intossicarsi, procedere con una cloaca al posto di un apparato gastrointestinale leggero e in ottima forma
Ma i mangiatori di carne, privi di acqua biologica e di fibre vegetali, sono famosi per non conoscere questo tipo di regolarità.
La regola per questa gente non è quella della frequenza giornaliera o bigiornaliera, ma piuttosto quella dello svuotamento settimanale o finanche bisettimanale, viaggiando essi con appresso un’autentica cloaca, al posto di un apparato gastrointestinale leggero e sempre in forma. Trattasi di gente immersa in una situazione patologica chiamata costipazione ed autointossicazione.
Costipazione significa urine scure, fegato e reni in sofferenza, miasmi intestinali, diverticoliti, ricambio asfittico e rallentato, cuore sotto sforzo, sangue appesantito.
Costipazione significa alla fine cancro, non senza prima aver offerto un variegato menù di malattie più o meno gravi e debilitanti.
By Valdo Vaccaro (igienista)

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General Health Information
Proper digestion, absorption, and elimination are all part of a healthy digestive system.  
A healthy digestive system not only ensures that we effectively absorb nutrients from our food, but is also extremely important for healthy immune function.
The digestive process begins primarily in the stomach, and includes the pancreas, the liver, and the biliary system.  Here various enzymes and bile acids combine with stomach acids to begin the process of digesting foods and absorbing nutrients. 
Additional nutrients are then absorbed in the middle and lower intestines. The remains are then passed on to the colon, where toxins and waste are eliminated and fluids are reabsorbed.  Without a healthy digestive system our body cannot absorb the maximum nutritional content from foods, leaving us depleted and malnourished. In addition, an unhealthy digestive system can eventually lead to immune problems caused by what is referred to as “leaky gut” syndrome.
This occurs when unwanted substances “leak” from the intestines into the body and trigger unhealthy immune reactions.
Proper diet and sufficient exercise when combined with certain nutritional supplements can help ensure a healthy digestive system. It is especially important to support the health and integrity of the intestinal wall and to nourish our “norma flora”.
Norma flora are the healthy bacteria that live in our intestines that provide many benefits. There are many useful nutritional and herbal supplements that support the intestinal wall and bolster the norma flora including glutamine, acidophilus, bifadophilus, and aloe vera.
Digestive Wellness is a “must-read” for those interested in good health. Ms. Lipski’s premise is that any substance we ingest, whether it be food, alcohol, medications or microorganisms, will have a profound effect on our digestive system and other important organs in the body. 
She substantiates this information with well referenced material which emphasizes a functional approach to diagnosis and treatment and a natural approach to wellness.
Many individuals neglect their personal wellness, and rely on medication, procedures or operations to “fix” their symptoms when disease occurs. If you seek to be more proactive and involved in your health care decisions, this well-written, understandable book is an important place to begin the process. Digestive Wellness through good nutrition may well be the road to optimal health.

Doug Wilmore, M.D. - Frank Sawyer Professor of Surgery - Brigham & Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School and Judy Shabert, MD, RD, MPh  - Author of The Ultimate Nutrient, Glutamine  - Associate Instructor Harvard Medical School
http://www.cambridgenutra.com/index.shtml
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivesystem.html

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS - PLAGUE OVER 62 MILLION AMERICANS
After reading Digestive Wellness: Updated Second Edition, the old adage "death begins in the colon" rings all too true. Elizabeth Lipski, Ph.D, C.C.N., has written a fascinating book about nutrition and the digestive tract. There is currently an epidemic of digestive illness in our country, an epidemic that is directly related to the foods we eat and the way we live. Over half of all American adults have digestive problems. Except for the common cold, digestive problems are the most common reason people seek medical advice.

Did you know that 60% of the immune system is located in or around the digestive system? 
Or that there are more nerve endings in our digestive system than in our spine ? Or that healthy digestion can reduce your risk to breast or prostate cancer? Did you know that illnesses not traditionally linked with digestion - arthritis, eczema, psoriasis, migraine headaches, asthma, attention deficit disorder, autism, chronic fatigue syndrome, and schizophrenia can be the consequences of faulty digestion?

This comprehensive work offers hundreds of practical ideas for digestive problems. 
Lipski brings together all the latest clinical studies on digestion in this groundbreaking book. 
By throwing the spotlight on this critical function, she shows how far-reaching and essential healthy digestion is to everyone's wellbeing.

Starting with the mouth and moving down the digestive tract to the colon, Lipski explores all the digestive disorders and the most up-to-the-minute natural therapies for these ailments. 
Attention deficit disorder (ADD), asthma, autism, and schizophrenia, that have recently been found to have definite digestive components, are covered in this second edition. This wonderful manual explains the vital role of "friendly bacteria" and features a comprehensive resource list.

“Digestive Wellness opens the door to a new chapter in nutritional science”  Reviewed by Jeffrey S. Bland, Ph.D.
Leaky Gut Syndrome is synomous with "increased intestinal permeability." This occurs when the intestinal wall becomes inflamed and irritated, losing its ability to function. The intestinal lining has the important job of allowing nutrients to be absorbed through it, while keeping out inappropriate substances. With Leaky Gut, these inappropriate substances enter the bloodstream, which stimulates the immune system to get rid of them.
This mechanism comes into play in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The cells are screaming for nutrients, the immune system is on overdrive, and the digestive system is not working adequately. When digestive mechanisms come back into balance, the body's innate healing capacity is enhanced. Dysbiosis is a term that identifies an imbalance in the 300-400 normal types of bacteria normally found in our intestinal tracts.

New research indicates that some auto-immune diseases, like lupus disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondilitis, have both bacterial and genetic components. When a person with a specific genetic make-up meets the wrong bacteria, conditions are ideal for auto-immune disarray. Digestive Wellness explores both Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Syndrome extensively.
This inability often results in health problems in distant organs and tissues, such as: osteo-arthritis, psoriasis, eczema, migraine headaches, candida, and food sensitivities. 
Initial studies linking Lupus disease with Dysbiosis and genetic factors have shown promise as well.

Faulty Digestion/its effect on the immune system
Due to cancer, AIDS, and auto-immune diseases, much emphasis is placed today on the immune system. But unless the digestive system is functioning correctly, the immune system doesn't get the opportunity to function well either. To put this concept in other words, if the cells cannot get the nutrients that they need and cannot eliminate wastes, then how can the immune system do its job properly?
In the case of people with Leaky Gut Syndrome, the lining of the intestinal tract has lost its paradoxical filtering function.
The intestinal lining is supposed to let nutrients through, and to block absorption of other materials. When this fails, food particles get into the bloodstream, the cells are starving for the nutrients but cannot utilize them, and finally the immune system comes in and takes over where digestion has failed. Antibodies engulf and gobble up the food particles, and the cells starve for nutrients. The function of the digestive tract is to break the food we eat into little teeny weenie bits, small enough so that our cells can use them for energy, growth, maintenance, and repair. 
The uninterrupted flow of these nutrients into our system is critical to our long-term health.

When we eat poorly, or our digestion becomes blocked or sluggish we compromise the ability of our cells to work efficiently and in a healthful manner. Even though this happens on a cellular level, we feel it. After all, our cells are us. (sounds like a famous toy store) This can effect us anywhere in our bodies. For this reason, great digestion is critical to overall health. 
Without it, we begin to feel ill. 
(By Liz LipskiI)

Nutrition Basics (by Liz Lipski)
Confused about what to eat? You are not alone! Today more than ever before you really need understand more about food and nutrition. Some people feel best if they eat a low carbohydrate diet while others feel best on a high fiber, high complex carbohydrate diet. Some people find they feel best on the Zone diet, while others feel best on the Blood Type Diet, a vegan diet, or macrobiotic diet. Still others have food allergies. So, the first rule of good nutrition is to pay attention to your own body and how you feel. This concept is called "biochemical individuality". Just as each of us have a different face and body type, each of us also have unique biochemical needs which are represented by the foods and supplements which make us feel best. Your nutritionist or nutritionally oriented health professional can help you sort out what will work best for you.

Second, Americans for the most part eat really poorly. By government statistics we eat 18% of our calories each day as sugar, 18% as saturated fats, 17% in processed foods, and adults consume 3-10% of our calories each day in alcoholic beverages. When you add these up, we eat over half of our foods each day as high calorie, low nutrient density foods. So is it any wonder that over time we fall apart? All the major changes in our food supply have occurred since World War II. We transport foods differently. We grow foods from hybrid seeds. We use more pesticides and fungicides. We have microwave ovens and irradiated foods. We have frozen foods and more and more processed foods. Our food is different, but our bodies are the same. So, what can we do to eat better?

First, clear out all the foods you don't want to eat: clean out your cabinets, refrigerator and freezer. Toss out any foods that contain hydrogenated vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, or vegetable shortening. These re-structured "trans" fats are #1 on my hit list! Industry uses them because they are cheap, have a long shelf life and give a buttery texture to foods. While this enables manufacturers to produce products, which meet their needs, they don't meet yours. They've also been associated with atherosclerosis, some types of cancer and all inflammatory illnesses, like arthritis, eczema, irritable bowel syndrome and more. 
These fats play at least as large a role in heart disease as do saturated fats. You'll find them in most crackers, cookies, and packaged foods.

While you're at it, now get rid of the high sugar foods, highly processed foods including white flour products, and food that contain a lot of food additives including artificial colors and flavors, and preservatives. The average American consumes 135 pounds of sugar each and 14 pounds of food additives each year. Sugar tastes good, but is considered an empty calorie because it depletes us of nutrients like chromium and B-complex vitamins, which are necessary for its metabolism but missing from sugar itself. It also displaces more nutritious food. 
White flour has lost about 70% of the nutrients of whole wheat flour. And while food additives have been tested singly, no one really knows what effects they have on us long term in combination. In these categories, less is better.

Rules for Healthful Eating

1. Eat 90% of your food to nourish your body and 10% just for fun. This is a major improvement over half for fun and half for health and it allows for the occasional chocolate chip cookie, glass of wine, or serving of steak. Your eating doesn't have to be perfect, just look for progress!

2. The life in foods gives us life. When possible eat local foods in season. They usually have the highest nutrient content and the greatest enzyme activity. Eat foods that will spoil. This insures that the food still has life in it! Food is fuel and food gives us energy. Because we really are what we eat, if we eat foods that have little enzyme activity, they don't "spark" our body to work correctly. Enzymes are to our body what spark plugs are to the engine of our car. Without those sparks, the car doesn't run right. Processed foods are devitalized of these "sparks".

3. Eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day! Eat at least 5 servings, preferably up to 9 or 12 servings, of fruits and vegetables each day. Fresh fruits and vegetables are loaded with enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and important phytonutrients such as carotenoids and bioflavinoids that protect us from cancer, heart disease, and most other chronic degenerative illnesses. 
Fruits and vegetables also provide us with fiber. Each month we discover more about the marvels of produce.

4. Choose organically grown foods whenever possible. The average American eats a pound of herbicides and pesticides each year. Organically grown foods generally have higher levels of nutrients because organic farmers pay more attention to their animals' health and to their soils. Bob Smith, from Doctor's Data, has released a study, which analyzed organic versus commercially grown apples, pears, potatoes, wheat and wheat berries. He found that the mineral levels in organically grown food were twice as high, on average, as commercially grown foods. Animals raised without hormones and antibiotics can't pass them along to us! Research is more strongly linking them with breast and prostate cancer each year.

5. Increase high-fiber foods--if you can tolerate them. Americans eat 12 grams of fiber on average each day. Recommendations from the National Cancer Institute are to consume 20-30 grams of fiber daily--the same amount Americans ate in 1850. Richest sources are whole grains (brown rice, whole wheat, bulghur, millet, buckwheat, rye, barley, spelt, oats, quinoa), legumes, vegetables and fruits. Fiber protects our colon health, and reduces our risk or colon and breast cancer.

6. Eat adequate protein for your body type. We find protein in virtually all food. Protein is the main building block of our body--the matrix of bone, substance of muscle, our immune system, and many of our hormones. You can find excellent protein in fish, poultry, lean meats, legumes, low-fat dairy products, and eggs. Fruits, vegetables, and grains also have excellent protein but in a smaller ratio. Nuts and seeds provide protein, but watch out for the fat and calories--they add up really fast!

7. Eat high quality fats. Fats found in fish (salmon, mackerel, tuna, and sardines), nuts and seeds, and grains provide nutrients called essential fatty acids. Even though Americans eat a lot of fat, many of us are deficient in these protective oils. Make sure to get some every day.

8. Drink pure water. Find out about your water quality. Use a filtering system of some type to remove chlorine and toxic substances.

These rules will work no matter which basic diet works best for you. You can change the way you feel simply by eating better quality foods. Remember to make changes one step at a time.

Foods That Help Lower Cholesterol

Soluble Fibers all types of legumes/beans

Oat bran, oatmeal, rice bran

Green peppers, cucumber, sweet pottatoes

Cold Water Fish High in EPA/DHA Omega 3 fatty acids

Helps normalize serum cholesterol and triglycerides

Prevent platelet stickiness and relax blood vessels

Eat at least 2-3 times weekly

Best sources: tuna, salmon, sardines, herring, lake trout,

Swordfish, striped bass, halibut

Yogurt 3 cups daily can lower cholesterol levels up to 10%

Per week

Pectin found in: apples, pears, plums, grapefruit, blueberries

Soy products Tofu, tempeh, miso, soy-ice cream

Olive oil Can help drop cholesterol levels

Nuts/Seeds almonds, walnuts, pecans, sunflowerseeds, pumpkin

Seeds

Garlic, Onions Raw

Supplements which may be helpful:

Niacin NAC (N-acetyl-cysteine)

Vitamin C Grapeseed extract/blueberry extract

Vitamin E Green Tea extract

B6, B12, folic acid Guguplex

Co-enzyme Q10 Carnitine

Garlic Psyllium

Chromium Ginseng

Lecithin

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Published July issue of the Integrated Pharmacist Newsletter)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects 10 to 20 percent of American adults and is the most common gastrointestinal complaint. Associated symptoms are abdominal pain and spasms, bloating, gas, and abnormal bowel movements. Diarrhea alternating with constipation is the most common pattern.

The causes of IBS are multi-factoral and it is important to look for underlying causes of this illness rather than just accepting the diagnosis as an endpoint. Stress, food allergies and intolerances, medication, intestinal dysbiosis, parasites and hormone changes are the predominant triggers for IBS. Various studies have shown between 24-68% of people with IBS have undiagnosed lactose intolerance. When dairy products and lactose containing foods were eliminated 43.6% had total remission of symptoms and an additional another 40% had moderate improvements (Vernia et al). Intolerance to other sugars, such as fructose, sorbitol, mannitol, and other sugars also occur in a subset of people with IBS and need to be evaluated. 
People who strictly followed an elimination diet addressing food sensitivities had reductions in colic(88%), diarrhea(90%), constipation(65%). 79% also had simultaneous improvements in atopic symptoms.(Borok G) People with IBS need to be carefully worked up for parasites and bacterial dysbiosis of the gut. In one study (Markell et al)18% of people were found to have treatable parasitic infections. In another study (Bolin et al) 9% had positive tests for Giardia, while an additional 15% responded to treatment with metronidazole or tinidazole without a positive diagnosis of Giardia. Some people with IBS respond best to a low fat diet.

The most common recommendation for IBS treatment is psyllium seed fiber such as Metamucil. Pharmaceutical treatments include loperamide for diarrhea, low-dose antidepressants, or use of antispasmodics for pain.

Treatment Recommendations

Fiber: Increased dietary fiber plus psyllium seed products, or combined with pectins, have been found to be useful. Make sure it contains no sugar. Begin with 1 tsp. daily and build to desired effect, up to 2 Tbsp. daily with extra water. Wheat bran is not a recommended fiber source and made 55% of people with IBS worse (Francis and Whorwell).

Peppermint Oil Capsules: Peppermint oil is a powerful muscle relaxant that is widely prescribed in the United Kingdom for IBS. It has been shown to have antispasmodic in animal studies and to also work as a calcium channel blocker (Hawthorn et al). Use enteric coated capsules to get the peppermint oil to the colon and rectum intact. Calcium channel blockers are one current treatment for IBS. Dosage: 1-2 capsules daily between meals.

Acidophillus and Bifidobacteria: One study (Halpern et al) found an improvement in 50% of people with an acidophillus product than with a placebo. Initially people may experience bloating and gas, so begin slowly and increase amount. Dosage: 1-2 capsules three times daily or º-1/2 tsp. 3 times daily.

Ginger: Ginger, either fresh or powdered helps relieve gas pains. It has also been shown to increase intestinal lipase activity and also enhance activity of sucrase and maltase (Platel and Srinivasan). Add to foods, make tea, use supplements.

Stress Management: Daily stress is an important factor in IBS. Meditation, regular exercise, hobbies, laughter, biofeedback, self-hypnosis, and other relaxation techniques can be of help.

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Molto utile in certi casi, e' anche l'ARGILLA (fango di terra argillosa) mangiata come un "dolce" ogni giorno od ogni 2 o 3 giorni per un certo periodo che in genere varia da soggetto a soggetto, con un minimo di 15 giorni; alle volte e' necessario assumerla per periodi piu' lunghi.  Fare attenzione che l'argilla puo' portare stitichezza.
L'argilla con il suo potere mineralizzante, cicatrizzante e chelante, fornisce un ottimo ausilio a tutti coloro che si debbono disintossicare dalle sostanze tossiche, aiutando la disinfiammazione e la disintossicazione dell'apparato digerente ed il corpo intero.