One of the basic approaches to natural health is the use of friendly bacteria to support the protection and health of the small and large intestine. The health of your whole body begins with the health of your gut. I pay attention to any information I come across regarding any method of improving gut health, so my attention was grabbed when I came across information that suggests that what we have been doing for the last 100 years in natural therapy may be misguided.


There are thousands of articles on the benefits of good guy bacteria being added to our gut by eating such foods as yogurt. Indeed, the bacteria in yogurt are useful at combating various yeasts and fungi that are a problem for our system. The new information for me is that the most common type of bacteria we use for this purpose - lactic acid producing bacteria like acidophilus, is not the best type to be used in adults. It works well for babies and small children, but adults need a different class of bacteria. The problem is that the lactic acid formed by the acidophilus stops the production of a vital colon nutrient called butyrate formed by the action of other good gut bacteria. Butyrate is the chief food the colon cells use to repair themselves and prevent tumor formation. Without butyrates for energy, colon cells undergo self-digestion and die. It also detoxifies the colon, decreases inflammatory chemicals that promote premature aging, fatigue, ulcerative colitis as well as protecting against type 2 diabetes and heart disease.  

Butyrate is a short chain fatty acid produced by a specific group of good bacteria (bacillus subtilis) and good yeast (saccharomyces boulardi) in the gut by their breakdown of prebiotic fibers such as resistant starch, guar gum, pectin, and oat fiber.  It is not produced by acid forming bacteria like the type found in yogurt - these block its formation.  Short chain fatty acids decrease toxic ammonia in the gut, decrease cholesterol and triglycerides, improve immune function, and decrease inflammation.

So what are we saying here?  We are saying that as an adult we will benefit greatly by increasing our consumption of the right prebiotic fibers such as resistant starch, guar gum, pectin, glucomannan, inulin, and oat fiber.  We would also benefit by switching over to using the good butyrate forming bacteria and yeast (such as found in our new probiotic Immuno-synbiotic) and using less of the lactic acid probiotics such as acidophilus.  The Immuno-synbiotic also contains three of the prebiotic fibers needed to make butyrate.

Food sources of resistant starch are such thing as beans, lentils, peas, and green bananas.  Navy beans are an especially good source, so somebody needs to come up with a good chili made with navy beans.
 

 I got this Immuno-synbiotic product recently as part of the mold and fungus treatment protocol to be used with the herbal Thyme extract nose spray and gargle.  The gut healing probiotic also contains a bacterium called lactobacillus reuteri that actually forms a type of antibiotic called Reuterin.   Reuterin, it was found, inhibits the growth of some harmful Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, along with yeasts, fungi, and protozoa.  It is wonderful for helping with diarrhea from many causes and is the best choice for helping little babies with colic.

Our modern diet is not gut health friendly.  The levels of processed foods and pretend foods (like sugar) we consume is destroying the protective lining in our gut causing massive inflammation.  This is happening at younger and younger ages.  Just look at the midriffs of young ladies these days and compare that to the young ladies from the 40's and 50's.  The difference is gut inflammation causing visceral abdominal weight gain.  Women naturally tend to put on weight in the hips, not the abdomen, due to their higher estrogen levels.  Gut inflammation flares up the inflammatory hormone cortisol.  One side effect of too much cortisol is weight gain around the middle.

Yes, the same thing is happening to guys.  It is not all because of too much beer - craft beer or otherwise.  It is stress hormones.  And the single biggest stress we all share is a highly inflammatory diet.  This diet slowly breaks down the natural probiotic defensive shield that lines our gut, and then allows the gut to form holes that let bacteria, fungus, and harmful chemicals into our blood stream.  Anything we can do to reverse this trend is important to our health.  This new Immuno-synbiotic helps to restore the protective probiotic lining to our gut.  Check it out at the office soon.          
 

Good Journey,

David

 

  

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Ellen update

I took Ellen in last Tuesday for another ERCP procedure on her bile duct.  The doctor was hopeful that he would not need to put another stent back in to the bile duct to hold it open.  Unfortunately when he got in there he found that the last stent had slipped out of place and the duct was still trying to close down.  This time he not only put a new stent in, but jammed a second stent in beside the first to try to prevent it from slipping again.  Life goes on....  

 

 

 

 

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"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force."

~ Tom Blandi

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About Dr. DeLapp

Dr. DeLapp has been a philosopher, non-force Chiropractor, medical intuitive, and health innovator for over 30 years.  He began experimenting with  medical intuition in 1972 while studying physics at UC Davis.  In addition to physics he designed and completed an individual major in the philosophy and psychology of education.  Shortly after he choose to pursue a career in the only truly health oriented profession available at that time, Chiropractic.  He graduated with honors in 1981 with his doctorate and opened a private practice. 
Since that time he has continued his research into the effects of consciousness and learning on health. 
He developed the Biomagnetic Retraining system for correcting movement abnormalities. 
Since 1991 he has focused on developing a powerful system for uncovering and assisting the mind-body connection in health and personal growth.  The in-depth coaching, guided by the subconscious direction from the body, is called Heartflow and the simpler mind-body retraining for health and unfoldment he has named Gracework.  Both are available at Fair Oaks Health.

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