Gastro-Intestinal Terrain, the Liver and Body-wide Detoxification

The gastro-intestinal 'terrain' is critical for health as it is important for the body-wide detoxification process.  We have found that using Immuno Dophilus and Immuno FOS to re-establish the gastro-intestinal “terrain” helps our patients by reducing inflammation, boosting immunity, and allowing for body-wide detoxification.

The liver is physically attached to the GI tract. Simply put, the liver is primarily the body’s “washing machine”. Ideally, it is supposed to convert toxins into water-soluble waste that is then dumped into a healthy GI tract. Some of those toxins are removed by the kidney into the urine and exit the body that way, but we will talk about that elsewhere.

Anyone that is bothered by inhaling fragrances like perfumes or 'scents', solvents (ie. nail polish removers or the polish itself, cleaning materials, or other “chemicals”), or has deep tissue pain (usually muscular) most likely has a “backed up” or overloaded liver. This can vary from triggering a headache to feeling that you don't want to be where you are breathing something your body's telling you it is reacting to. Sometimes this is secondary to a poor GI tract that is letting toxin go straight to the liver and sometimes the liver is just overwhelmed, OR both.

Again, “fixing” the GI tract is fundamentally very important, AND giving the liver the nutrients it needs to metabolically accomplish it's mission and then dump all that trash into a healthy GI tract for removal is important as well. This description is somewhat oversimplified, but fundamentally correct and this is a VERY common issue for people.

Another over-simplification is that liver primarily performs "Phase I" and "Phase II" detoxification. Phase I generally goes pretty well. Phase II, on the other hand, is often where things get “stuck” and toxins begin to back up into the tissues.

OptiCleanse immediately begins to correct these problems. A simple regimen of Immuno Dophilus (2 capsules at bedtime), Immuno FOS (1 teaspoonful daily at any time) , and OptiCleanse (1 teaspoonful daily in the morning) can be the solution for chronic headaches, body aches, and whole host of other health problems.

It is important to note that sometime when this regimen is started, bad things in the GI tract are killed off, toxins start to head for the exit door, and the person may have a “die off/detox” reaction that has been termed a “Herxheimer’s reaction". In other words, you could feel worse than better for a few days. If this happens, just stop everything, make sure that the bowels and urine are moving things out, let the body catch up, and when you feel better just start again. It’s not likely to happen again, but if it does just do the same thing again.

I hope this information has been helpful to you reading at Lumigrate, please follow the link below to our website where we have the products for viewing or purchase if you wish to do so and other educational materials we add, some of which also gets over here at Lumigrate.    ~Allan Jolly, R. Ph

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Disclaimer: Any health related information we provide is for educational purposes only. None of the information provided by our pharmacists is to be construed as medical advice. Before applying any therapy or use of herbs, you may want to seek advice from your personal health care professional.

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Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:39pm

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Allan Jolly RPh

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Further Explanation of FOS/Probiotic Collaboration: #1 on List

Here's another piece we have at our website to support the above information and explains the synergistic effect of taking FOS and probiotic.  

People often ask me “If I could only do one thing that would make the greatest, most positive impact on my health (like modulate inflammation, boost immunity, naturally decrease body toxins, fighting cancer, and all other diseases … etc) what would it be?” The answer is simple:  Pay attention to, and take really good care of, your gastro-intestinal tract.

How? A very important first step is taking the best probiotic you can find and feed those probiotics their preferred food, which is FOS. I have used many over the years that were supposed to be the very best. The one I have found that actually gets the best results is Immuno Dophilus. When you feed Immuno Dophilus with highly purified Immuno FOS, they grow huge in strength and number very quickly. This effectively helps restore your “natural inner body guard”, which helps modulate inflammation, helps boost immunity, supports detoxification, and continually pushes your whole body onward and upward toward wellness.

~Allan Jolly, R. Ph

For another piece on another thing high on the list that applies to MANY people (who have acid indigestion), you can click on the rightmost link above this piece to see the whole forum of topics and find the one about why apple cider vinegar actually makes the system more alkaline versus taking 'acid blocking' medications.  Or the direct link at Lumigrate at the time I posted this is : www.lumigrate.com/forum/acid-indigestion-apple-cider-vinegar-and-water-mixture-aids-digestion-how-versus-acid-blockers [6]  

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Mardy Ross

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Question from a Guest/User re: Spleen

Dear Mardy,

I had a Reiki/massage session today, and she felt there was a blockage of my spleen. So I did an Internet search. 

 

This website had some laughs -- 'cow's urine' ... Really? 

 

http://www.astrogle.com/ayurveda/natural-cure-for-spleen-problems.html [11]

 

But the treatments where I could easily get the ingredients, I'd try.  Was wondering what you think.

 

To better health! 

 

Thanks for asking! I think I'm going to ask Allan Jolly about this related to gall bladder. I've added it on to this topic because it's related to the digestive system.  I think of the spleen as a 'support system' related to the body taking in what it needs to and getting out what it needs to and in the mean time offering the body what it needs to be sustained.

 

I know people can live without a spleen if it has a problem, but it does have functions related to lymph. There is SO much to do with our immune systems and health that comes from the gut and a great deal has to do with the lymph system.

 

I'm a "pretty happy camper" taking the three products he recommends, above, related to digestion and liver; over time I have found that these types of herbal/natural strategies, which, per the link, is in the ayurvedic realm, can be a wonderful solution that works for some people, but for me, and I think the majority of people today, it's too time/energy consuming (and sometimes also surprisingly money-consuming).  Commercial products such as what ITC Pharmacy (and other similar 'progressive yet valid' businesses) offers, meet the needs of most searching for more natural ways of correcting health dysfunction. I think of the products they sell as being what is consistent with what naturopaths, chiropractors, and homeopaths might suggest for patients (as well as progressive MDs, DOs, and others... Jacob Teitelbaum lists them and another pharmacy serving patients across the US in his best selling book Beat Sugar Addiction Now!).  

 

Related to the three items Allan talks about, above, to support to liver and digestion, in the quantities he suggests per day, the products last a long time/are economical.  And it's easier to order from them than to go chase down a cow!   They're available Mon-Fri during the day for questions and 24/7 online for orders (and there's a question/ask function there as well, I'd just recommend giving a jingle when they're open and it's a good time for you!)  ~~ Mardy

 

PS - I realized that I referred to a beloved resource book with this question, so I've written a new topic in the Bookshelf forum about it related to human anatomy.  www.lumigrate.com/forum/anatomy-coloring-book-must-have-all-homes [12] is the link for those who want to go read about Anatomy Coloring Book where I link out to Barnes and Noble about it. 

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