30 Nov 2015

Celebrating gut health.

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For most of my life, I never thought about my gut, unless it hurt or was sick.  A hot caffeine drink leading to gut emptying was part of my morning routine. I took all this for granted until the day, about 8 years ago, when I stopped drinking a hot caffeine morning drink. When I stopped drinking caffeine, my gut stopped working. That got my attention. I got scared that I would always have to do something to prod my gut into action; fear is a powerful motivation to change behavior.

There were teachers all around me. People near and dear to me had suffered with gut problems that were the result of dental fillings, environmental pollution, and vaccines that brought micro-amounts of heavy metals into their bodies, resulting in endocrine and gastrointestinal malfunction. While one mercury filling might not cause any problem, one person close to me had a mercury amalgam filling in nearly every baby tooth; as a result, the amount of mercury molecules in her body was greater than for most people. These dear people grew up  in an area that used to be a 19th-century industrial center; folks in those days had no clue that they were poisoning the air, soil and water around them with the industrial wastes they buried in the ground and dumped into the rivers; they never though that their pollution would linger for hundreds of years. A few molecules of a mercury-derivate in a vaccine might not cause any reaction, just as one grain of sand makes little difference to personal comfort. But when there are enough grains of sand, there is a beach; many vaccines inject many many molecules of mercury and other toxins into the sensitive and tender body of a child. When that child lives in a polluted area, the susceptibility to organ damage increases.

Being close to people who were working on healing their guts was the best education and gave me access to a wide variety of healers, including a colon hydrotherapist. I am forever in their debt.

After eight years of hard work and making different choices, my gut is healed and works wonderfully. I’ve learned to avoid dairy and wheat, because they make my gut refuse to work. I now enjoy cooked dark green leafy greens; I used to hate any vegetable except salads. Keeping my sugar intake reduced to an occasional indulgence, instead of a daily part of my diet, has completely changed my appetite. I now can savor the sweetness of red peppers, a fresh Fuji apple, or a big carrot. One of my favorite breakfasts is one organic egg scrambled in olive oil, over a bed of greens and homemade sauerkraut. I also get a daily probiotic dose with the water kefir I have learned to make. Avoiding all processed foods that are full of artificial coloring, preservatives and a collection of chemicals has helped my gut to work well.Coffee enemas have played a role in my gut’s healing, as has drinking at least several quarts of water a day. My morning drink is now a mixture of apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, a spoonful of local raw honey and a dash of cayenne pepper, all added to filtered hot water. It tastes good to me. If someone had told me 30 years ago that I would be eating the way I am today, I would have laughed at them.

Yesterday’s scoffing is today’s celebration. As the gut is an immune system organ, as well as an organ of digestion, emotional intelligence and metabolism, it deserves the best care. When my gut is happy, I am happy. Life is good.

 

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