The Microbiome: Secret to Great Health!
All the docs and healthcare professionals of every sort (who are worth taking care of your health) are becoming aware of the essential importance of the intestinal microbiome, and with good reason. Unfortunately, however, they are often missing the most important issue! Since 1980, I’ve focused on treating intestinal dysbiosis, including the elimination of parasites, as the foundation for all strategies to resolve any health concern and optimize performance. Below, I’ll explain more about this but first, a bit of fascinating context.
A microbiome is a community of microbes. It could be found anywhere — in a pond, the soil in a field, or the human intestines for example. The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was an initiative by United States National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its goal was to identify and characterize the microorganisms that are found in association with both healthy and diseased humans. This is referred to as the human microbiome. It was a five-year project launched in 2008 and had a total budget of $115 million. The ultimate goal was to determine the extent of the human microbiome and test how changes to it are associated with human health or disease.
What was discovered is revolutionizing medicine at the cutting edge! The HMP found that a person is composed of approximately 100 trillion cells and of those only 10 trillion are human.
The other 90 trillion are microbes! And, 80 trillion of those microbes are in the digestive system!!! Normally, these microbes are beneficial and essential to every aspect of our life such as digesting food, helping to create neurotransmitters for healthy brain function, and so much more. However, one of the microbiome’s most significant functions is powering our immune system. Medical scientists agree that 70 to 80% of our immune system comes from our intestines. Therefore, if this intestinal microbiome becomes compromised, the impact will have consequences for our entire physiological and psychological health.
HOW TO ESTABLISH A HEALTHY INTESTINAL MICROBIOME
Establishing and maintaining a healthy intestinal microbiome requires a strategic, holistic approach with an understanding of the factors that undermine it, the development of sanitary habits and dietary practices, as well as the wise use of some key supplements.
1) Get an accurate test using sophisticated microscopic examination of your stool for the presence of intestinal parasites, unhealthy bacteria, and yeast. Unfortunately, I have not found this in the U.S. and so each week I send a refrigerated box of specimens to a world-class lab in Africa where I get a dependable analysis. Keep in mind that more than half of Americans have some form of intestinal invader and are not aware of it. This first step is essential. Without an objective diagnosis, a healthcare professional is groping in the dark.
2) If an invasion is discovered, decide upon and complete an effective protocol to eliminate the infection. I use plant juices from equatorial Africa that work better than any other natural medicine available. I have also found them to be more effective than the drugs used in conventional medicine.
3) Repeat step 1 above to insure success of the protocol. If this is not accomplished, all following steps for establishing a healthy microbiome will be undermined. Never make assumptions about the effectiveness of the protocol you and your health professional decide upon. My decades of experience has shown me that most do not work.
4) Heal the damage done! Once the invaders are eliminated, the damage they have done to the walls of your intestines and the surrounding tissues must be healed. Think of it like intestinal PTSD. Colonics can help the large intestine, but most of these critters were living in you small intestine and the result may be intestinal permeability (leaky gut). Larger molecules of food than normal pass into your blood stream and this can cause inflammation anywhere in the body and even autoimmune issues. I use ozone insufflation for the colon and a unique and highly effective style of abdominal organ massage as my main therapies. Restore is a great product for healing the permeability.
5) If you absolutely must take antibiotics, do so only after an accurate, objective test to determine what type of infection you have and repeat that test to verify success. Never allow a doctor to grope in the dark with your health and the use of antibiotics. Resistant bacteria are increasing from the inappropriate use of antibiotics. Also, be aware that antibiotics are a double-edged sword. They kill not only the unhealthy bacteria but also the healthy microbes that are essential to your microbiome.
6) Avoid chlorinated municipal water. Drink only reverse osmosis filtered water and use ice made from RO water.
7) Avoid salads, raw vegetables and vegetable juices unless the vegetables have been soaked in a dilute hydrogen peroxide bath. See #10 below.
8) Prebiotics and products to heal intestinal permeability and establish the scaffolding for the development of a diverse microbiome may be useful. I use Restore.
9) Eat naturally fermented foods made from vegetables that have been soaked in a dilute hydrogen peroxide bath for 30 minutes to kill any lingering parasite cysts and eggs, or unhealthy bacteria on the vegetables. Simply washing the vegetables is often not sufficient to eliminate these from the crevices of the vegetables. Fermentation will not kill these potential pathogens. You can get detailed instructions about this in an article I wrote entitled “Parasite, Bacteria, Virus and Yeast Prevention.” Simply call the clinic and we’ll email you a free copy.
10) Enjoy your improved health!
