"This COMMON GUT Health Mistake is Slowly Killing You!" | Barbara O'Neill

hello and welcome back I'm Barbara O'Neal today we're diving into a topic surprisingly quite familiar to many of us gut health according to the American nutrition Association over 70 million people in the US suffer from digestive diseases that's nearly one in four Americans if you're like me and over 40 there's an even bigger reason to understand gut health especially as our bodies experience different changes with age our gut health impacts everything from our immun to our mood it's important to know how our digestive health can affect our overall well-being and how we can cultivate a

healthier gut we will explore in this lecture how low energy might be caused by an unhealthy gut as well as ways to get your gut in better shape stay tuned then so what would cause a weakening in the production of hydrochloric acid drinking with the meals you see digestion is a chemical process and that whole reaction I just showed you only happens in an acid environment if people are drinking with their meals Waters down the acid so you don't get that connection and it's an American habit isn't it certainly an Australian habit Michael and I

go to a restaurant and the waiter what's the first thing he ask what will you drink h no we won't have to drink oh we'll just bring you water now if we say no thank you every waiter in the restaurant is coming to to us you don't have water we let them put the water there okay it just keeps them quiet I think it's because people are so busy they' got no time and they sit to eat oh I haven't drunk and then they drank water and a lot of people think they just wash the

food down wash the food down they basically wash all their digestive enzymes away we should be stopping water ideally half an hour before the meal resume about an hour and a half after the meal that hour and a half allows time for those digestive enzymes to start to start their breakdown if someone's thirsty after a meal by all means have a mouthful but large fluid with the meal will water it down also when people are eating every couple of hours you see we have one stomach and that stomach there's much research to prove this that

one stomach takes 3 to 4 hours to digest and then that stomach loves a 1 hour rest so what's that between meals that's 5 to 6 hours between mhm surely not for children you know they've got the same digestive tract and you might have noticed I worked out very early CH children say they're hungry when they're bored have you noticed and often when a hunger Pang is experienced between meals it's often dehydration one day my son Peter came to me and said Mom the water's not doing it anymore I looked at my watch and said

great it's lunchtime when the water's not doing it anymore it usually is time is time to eat hydrochloric acid is crucial for digestion as it breaks down food and activates enzymes in the stomach when its production is weakened digestion becomes less efficient leading to potential issues such as bloating indigestion and nutrient deficiencies besides drinking with meals several other factors can also contribute to a decrease in hydrochloric acid production aging is one such Factor as we get older our bodies naturally produce less stomach acid stress can also play a significant role as it diverts energy away

from the digestive system impacting acid production additionally certain medications such as antacids and proton pump inhibitors can reduce stomach acid levels over time but you can see if stomach is not acid enough and pepsin can't break down protein then protein comes into the duodenum and tripson and Chima tripson they just start the breakdown and they should be finalizing the breakdown at every stage every organ's role is is very important and if the person ate too fast and didn't give time for the Ty and to starch to begin starch digestion an undigested starch gets to the

pancreas pancreatic limpas starts sorry pancreatic Amala starts the breakdown whereas it should be finishing it most of your nutrients are absorbed before you get halfway through the small intestine so from the last part of the small intestine it's really just roughage and when the when the contents of the small intestine gets into the large colon It's usually mostly liquid but let's go back to where the foods absorbed which I call the grand finale of digestion the small intestine is lined with Villi that look like this and as I showed this morning that Villi should have

a thick Turf wall and that thick Turf wall around it is made out of mostly lactobacillus acidophilus and bius bacterium there are trillions of microbes in there but they're the two main ones and from them most of them are made and these bacteria is responsible for the final breakdown the final touches of digestion they're particularly important for the release of the B vitamins that bacteria is also important for the absorption of your nutrients across and into the blood and of course this Villi has capillary networks all through it that thick Turf wall those microbes are

responsible for protecting the blood wrong color protecting the blood against harmful pathogens that might be in the gut and those microbes are responsible for nourishing the cells that line the gastrointestinal tract no wonder I call it the grand f Al of digestion how do you know if the guts working right let me give you a story of a man that came to our health retreat with his wife he was 68 his wife was 67 I said what is your reason for coming to our Retreat he said I'm here to accompany my wife I said right

um I said how many Bale movements do you average a day because I did a health assessment on here him he said six I said oh that's a lot he said yes I've got irritable bow I said ah are you on medication yes and he listed the anti-inflammatories and the cortisones he said yes recently the doctor said I can do no more for you I said ah and then I looked at what he ate he loved bread he loved meat he loved Dairy and he loved sugar and he loved a couple of scotches every night

you see when you're healing an irritated gut this this is what you got to do number one stop all the irritants what are the irritants wheat dairy in fact all the things he was having refined sugar alcohol all of these foods are like kerosene to a fire to an irritated gut and he was having lots of them number two probiotic probiotic is for life and that cortisone that he was on it's it can break down that gut Flora the very thing he was taking to supposedly heal him it wasn't at all all it does is

stop the gut being inflamed and on all that medication he's going six times a day and number three there is a herb called slippery elm in addition to stopping irritant and taking probiotics it is important to incorporate a diet that supports gut healing this means focusing on whole unprocessed foods rich in fiber such as fruit vegetables legumes and whole grains these foods help to nourish the beneficial bacteria in the gut and promote a healthy microbiome fermented foods like yogurt Keir sauerkraut and kimchi are also beneficial because they contain live probiotics that can help restore gut

Flora balance hydration plays a crucial role in maintaining gut health drinking plenty of water helps to keep the digestive system functioning smoothly and can prevent constipation Stress Management is another key factor as chronic stress can negatively impact gut health by altering gut motility and the balance of gut bacteria techniques such as mindfulness yoga and regular exercise can help manage stress levels so what this colon needs and we looked at that a little bit today it needs fiber your vegetables are your highest fiber food vegetables are high fiber High minerals low in sugars whereas fruit is

high in fiber but it's high in sugars and low in minerals so your healing foods are more your vegetable Foods one of the main functions of the colon is to take water out so stools are formed so it's very important to drink adequate water so your colon doesn't have to take too much water out to form the stools so what happens if a person is only going once a day how can they encourage their colon to go more choose a high fber diet make sure they're well hydrated make sure they're exercising what if they're doing

all of that and they're still only going once a week and I've met some people that are or usually when they start that th start going at least three times a week the cells in our body develop habits and often the colon has developed a habit so it's actually even though you're doing everything right it's in the habit of not going so there are herbs that'll revive colon function and the herb T mix that we are serving you we call it colon tea because these herbs specifically directly affect the function of the colon and this

is the recipe one part cascara two part liqu and three part Buckthorn Lish is a root and buthorn and cascara a box so they all need a gentle simmer so of that mix you mix it together in a jar and the recipe is one teaspoon of these herbs to one cup of water and then there is a gentle simmer and you would simmer them for sat 10 minutes and the dose is most people one cup a night will do if a person's a bit more frequent half a cup at night only in about three cases

have I ever met people that would need three cups a day but not forever these herbs if continually taking it gets to the point where you have to take less and less and less your body's gone guide basically is your body's response or your guide is your body's response this is the only uh tea that I know that acts like a laxative but it's not addictive because eventually you'll go so much you won't need to take it again at the same time you got to eat the fiber be well hydrated have most of your food

at breakfast and lunch eat lightly at night on Wednesday night we're going to be looking at a pus lecture where and you can put castal compressors on the abdomen and that penetrates deep and can help to break up any lumps in there also at our health retreat in Australia we have a colonic irrigation system and that's very good at starting to clean out the colon and get it moving a little bit better all that is is warm water going in and coming out again so basically just softens old buildup now as I mentioned to you

this morning another important point is the proper position when you sit on the throne to evacuate to allow this red muscle this red muscle is called pubor rectus and pubo rectus is there to prevent us uh being in continent with our colon and I'll recap what I went through this morning for the sake of the film and also repetition deepens the impression so when a person is sitting on the throne like this pubo rectus remains firm so it's holding still up the colon but if someone has a little stool or maybe they've paid the money

from Bed Bath and Beyond and got a squatty potty so now they they are mimicking the squatting position and when the Le knees are up like this mimicking the squatting position that causes pubo recc tilus to relax and when pubo recc tilus relaxes then the colon opens and the contents is able to be released with these it takes a lot of pressure off the the anus which means it can prevent hemor oids and it can even contribute to the healing of hemorrhoids maintaining colon health is crucial for overall well-being and a multifaceted approach can make

a significant difference when dealing with irregular bowel movements consistency in diet hydration and exercise is key but sometimes the colon needs a bit of extra help besides the herbal tea mix which can be a valuable Aid other strategies might include incorporating more fermented foods like sauerkraut or yogurt into your diet these can enhance gut flora and support regular bowel function in addition to dietary adjustments mindful practices like regular physical activity and proper toilet posture are important for instance a Squatty Potty or a similar device that elevates the feet can promote a more natural squatting posture

which can be beneficial for optimal elimination pineapple enzymes that's a good question let me show you that now notice notice that um the stomach releases pepsin and it releases and the duodenum bya the pancreas Tron and chime Trion those three are proteolytic enzymes proteolytic and protolytic enzymes break down protein and there are two plants that have proteolytic enzyme one is the pineapple and the pineapple has Broman in it and that is a protolytic enzyme and the papaya has pane in it so proteolytic enzymes break down protein so your proteolitic enzym is Tron and troton and

pepsin and these also are protolytic enzymes the good news is you can buy bromine and pane in a tablet form a concentrated form and I personally would prefer someone use the lemon juice or the C pepper because it boosts your stomach to make its own but if someone has pancreatic problems pancreatitis pancrea pancreas um that is cancerous they need the protic enzymes many people with pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer die of malnutrition can you see why because the pancreas is the main organ of digestion so if anyone has pancreatic problems the proteic enzymes Pane and brolene

are vital for them some products have something called porine in it and that's an enzyme extracted from the stomach of the pig I'm not interested in that so be mindful when you read your labels and there are some herbs that are very very bitter and they stimulate the release of digestive enzymes liver enzymes and pancreatic and that is Jensen and dandelion and St Mary's thistle or sometimes it's called milk thistle so the beauty of the these three herbs is they will increase digestion in the stomach they will increase the liver's ability to release its bile

and also pancreas so those three herbs do those three so they stimulate it to do it where the brolene and the pane they basically can even take the place of those other protic enzymes and there ends our journey through the gastrointestinal tract to optimize digestion it's important to consider the role of both natural and supplemental approaches while lemon juice and cayenne pepper can effectively stimulate the stomach's own enzyme production providing a more organic means of enhancing digestion the addition of proteolytic enzymes such as brolan and papine can be crucial for individuals facing pancreas atic issues

for those with conditions like pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer these supplements help bridge the gap caused by insufficient enzyme production preventing malnutrition and aiding in the breakdown of proteins thank you so much for watching I hope you found this information on gut health helpful remember taking care of your gut is essential for overall well-being and energy levels if you enjoyed this video please give it a thumbs up and share it with your friends and family don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more health tips and information if you have any questions or topics you'd like

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