All of us tend to ignore what's happening in our intestines. Maybe
because it's "not nice", but it's more important than most people
realize to have some understanding of what happens there.
If you think about it at all. You can understand that the
intestine is something like the hole in a doughnut. It's "kind of"
part of the doughnut, but it's a hole thru the middle, and you can
put something into that hole which doesn't really affect the
doughnut. The intestine is similar in that it's also a hole that's
"kind of" part of the body, but what's in the hole doesn't become
part of the body until some very interesting things happen.
Starting with the mouth, enzymes in the saliva mix with the food
and start to digest the carbohydrates immediately. This turns these
into glucose, and it is now absorbed into the blood in small
amounts. This small amount gives the signal to the brain that we'll
need insulin shortly to handle this sugar coming in.
Down to the stomach, where some pretty strong acid is mixed into
the food, particularly the meat portions. This mixture roils around
for a while, being partially broken down into a sort of soup by
this acid. This is why sufficiently chewing your food is important,
as the smaller the pieces, the quicker the stomach acids can break
it down. (As a sidelight, most people who suffer from "heartburn",
really have insufficient hydrochloric acid - NOT TOO MUCH - and
should really be taking digestive tablets that contain acid and
enzymes instead of antacids.)
This mixture is then passed into a chamber where a whole lot of
digestive enzymes are added to the mix. In addition, various body
internal wastebaskets are emptied into this area. These "waste"
products are important as if insufficient fiber is also present,
some of these dangerous chemicals may be re-absorbed on the trip
thru.
This "slurry" (watery mess) then moves into the small intestine, a
long journey of dozens of feet. Here, the nutrients our body needs
are gradually broken down into component parts. Protein is broken
down into amino acids: fats are broken down into fatty acids, and
carbohydrates are broken down into sugars and fiber.
All these very small (microscopic) basic food particles are then
passed thru the intestinal wall into the portal vein, thus into the
blood stream. Of course, the bloodstream takes all these nutrients
all around the body and as each is needed, it's taken out of the
stream by the individual cells.
The last step is the large intestine or colon. This is where the
water that makes up a large part of the slurry is extracted, and
recycled. That's why diarrhea
presents a danger of
dehydration.
The above is a very brief and somewhat inaccurate picture of the
steps taken in your body to digest your food, however it'll serve
to illustrate some of the problems we need to be aware of.
Bacteria
As we all know, the feces or waste that is excreted is loaded with
bacteria. What not everybody "knows" is that much of the bacteria
is "friendly", and further, that friendly bacteria are necessary
for good health.
Our
design provides for a balance between fungus (yeast) and
bacteria in the gut. However, in our modern
world, this balance is
all too often upset. Why is this? The main reason is antibiotics!
Antibiotics are designed to kill off ALL bacteria, bad (causing
infection), and good(helping digestion). So, when the doctor gives
you an antibiotic, the bad side effect is that our digestive system
becomes less effective. When a friendly bacteria colony is wiped
out, that site is taken over by yeast cells, and some digestion and
bacterial action is lost. Yeast and bacteria are enemies, and
cannot co-exist in the same site.
Just what do the friendly bacteria do that is so important?
1. They assist the enzymes in breaking down the food into basic
elements.
2. Even more important they are a part of the mysterious
"intrinsic" system that transports
vitamin B12 into the portal vein.
If too many of these friendly colonies are missing, the person can
suffer from pernicious anemia.
3. Also very important, friendly bacteria actually manufacture
about 80% of the needed
vitamin K directly in the gut. What's so
important about vitamin K? Well, vitamin K is a precursor
(necessary part for manufacture) of the two blood hormones that
control both bleeding and clotting. This important body system
consists of a pair of hormones - one hormone controls bleeding, and
the other controls clotting. If you get a small cut, you want it to
clot, but you don't want it to clot inside a blood vessel or it may
cause a stroke or heart failure.
Some time ago, I hypothesized that perhaps the usage of
antibiotics (and over usage by too many MD's) was responsible for
the increase of strokes in our culture. Antibiotics kill off too
many friendly bacteria, and thus there is a shortage of vitamin K,
and therefore a shortage of these two thrombin hormones. So, blood
clots are seen more and more. I have discussed this possibility
with Dr. Abram Hoffer and other Orthomolecular practitioners, and
many have thought it a workable theory.
So, now you know that friendly bacteria are necessary in your gut
- what do you do about it? My good friend Dr Von Hilsheimer
provided the answer many years ago. Acidophilous. He recommended it
to reverse the "bad" side effects of antibiotics, a regimen of 10
Acidophilous capsules per day every other day for five times be
done after finishing with the antibiotic. (Don't expect it to work
with the instructions on the bottle - use 10 or more at a
time.)
Acidophilous is actually a milk bacteria. It's found in yogurt in
relatively small quantities. It's an enemy of yeast (mostly o) that
has taken up sites meant for bacteria. It will re-colonize these
"bacterial" sites, and be gradually replaced by other friendly
bacteria over time. Fairly soon, the friendly bacteria will be
manufacturing vitamin K, providing transport to the "intrinsic
factor" for B12, and digesting food better.
How can you tell if the Acidophilous is doing its job? Well, your
stool will become much less smelly, and much lighter in color -
almost a yellow brown. If you're a woman, your Vaginitis may clear
up. Athlete's foot as well, and other Candida problems may be
solved or alleviated. Some have reported allergy/sensitivity relief
from this simple remedy. It seems that when the gut is working as
nature intended, everything else
works better as well
One bit of advice - after taking the first 10 capsules, you may
experience a lot of bloating and gas pains. This is because the
yeast is killed off in a large area, and this is causing the
methane gas to appear. It shows that you really needed this!
Fiber
What is fiber? Actually it's a form of sugar that horses, cows,
and other animals can break down into glucose (blood sugar). We
humans can't break it down, but we do definitely need it to help
carry water and toxic material thru the gut.
Different sugars are made into fiber and used to build "skins and
skeletons" that protect and give shape to fruits and vegetables.
Because we humans can't digest this form of sugar, scientists and
doctors decided that fiber wasn't necessary to our
diets - forgetting that
Nature uses everything that is
there, even if we don't know how.
Now, the word is out - WE DO NEED FIBER!! It even helps to prevent
cancer, and heart disease! Why do we need fiber?
1. Fiber is part of that slurry, and keeps the water in suspension
for the trip thru the gut.
2. Fiber also acts like a sponge, absorbing the wastes that the
body is trying to excrete, and it helps prevent their re-uptake
into the body. This is critical; as the body is continually trying
to get rid of various poisons such as mercury (remember that
swordfish steak), nicotine (been around a smoker lately),
fungicides and pesticides (eating fruits and veggies), excess
cholesterol and fatty acids (who doesn't have this?).
3. Now, all the ads for oatmeal and other "whole grain foods" can
be better understood. Getting "bad" stuff out of your body makes
your whole body work better. How do you know if you have enough
fiber in your body? Easy, look at your stool in the toilet! If it
floats - you need more fiber in your
diet. If it sinks, you probably
have enough (but more is even better!).
I personally don't eat any more white bread, and try to avoid
everything made from white "enriched" (what a scam!) flour. My
personal way to find healthy breads is to look on the label, and if
enriched flour is the first item, avoid it. I also avoid labels
with really lots of chemicals and so long it takes 15 minutes to
read. These can't be good.
I hope I've made a stool watcher out of you. At 79 (in 2006), I'm
in better health than most with few worries about heart, digestion,
or stroke. You'll benefit from it as I have. At 79 (in 2006), I'm
in better health than most with few worries about heart, digestion,
or stroke.
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