Anyway, one of the most common problems and topics of interest were stomach problems, and the number of people that suffer silently without help or knowledge how to help themselves is incredible.

I have written on Digestion , widely on this blog and on youtube clips, but some of the common causes for stomach problems are -

1. Selecting foods that are not right for you, that you can’t produce energy from or build or repair cells with, and therefore stress the body. Metabolic typing is a great tool I use to help people with stomach problems.

2. Eating the four white devils – white sugar – white pastuerised dairy -white flour  – white salt (NaCl)

3.  Parasites and fungal infections – I do lab tests with my clients if I suspect an infection, as even the greatest diet matched to your unique needs, will not make you better, if these pathogens are present. They literally eat your food, beofre you get a chance to, and then poop out their waste, causing inflammation, and toxicity amongst other things.

4. Food intolerances – With a diet as suggested by the food pyramid – high in starchy carbohydrates and grains, and pasteurised milk the small intestine’s ability to digest dairy and gluten along with other foods is often impaired. Rotating the protein in your diet on a 4 day cycle is often a place to start, but I use kinesiological and lab tests when food intolerance are causing a big stress on my clients immune sytems.

5. Water – Dehydration is so common, and drinking enough high quality water is vital for the function of all your cells and especially eliminating the waste from our colons.

I am running the Stomach Problems free workshop once a month on every second tuesday at 12.30 and 1.30, and every second saturday at 10 am or 11 am at The Therapy Room Cambridge

Phases of digestion

1.       Digest –

Selecting a food that is biocompatible (compatible with the cells of our body) is the first stage of digestion.  Our genes dictate the types, ratio, and amounts of food that our body runs best on.  They are passed onto us from our ancestors to help ensure our survival, and research shows that genetic code changes only 0.1% every 100,000 years. So genetically we are very similar to our distant ancestors, and we run best on the organic whole foods  (meat, vegetables, fruit,  grains) that they ate. If we eat a food that is not biocompatible it will stress many of the systems of our body.

2.       Metabolise –

One of the primary functions of digestion is the provision of energy to each cell (metabolism), but if we provide too much energy (often sugar) then we will have problems with controlling blood sugar balance, and suffer with symptoms like energy highs and lows, headaches, inflammation,  inability to heal, and hormonal imbalances.

3.       Assimilate –

If the food is not recognised by the cells of the body then it can’t be assimilated (included), and it has to be dealt with by our immune system, just as it would any invader (like a virus, or bug).  Our immune system tries to surround it, bind it up, and then eventually kill it, but this causes inflammation, and many other symptoms like fatigue, muscle and joint soreness, and swelling and bloating.

4.       Eliminate –

The waste products (toxins) must be released from the body on a daily basis in order to detoxify. Chronic constipation can cause our body to become toxic, and cause symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, skin disorders, and other autoimmune disorders.

The process of digestion literally provides life and recreates all our cells, not only fuel, and building blocks, but it provides the fats and proteins for the production of hormones, that make our very thoughts and feelings a reality in our body. Each food emits a frequency of energy that our bodies cells seeks to harmonise with, but processed foods, additives, refined sugar, flour, salt, pasteurised milk will not harmonise and will cause stress in our body.

If you are interested in learning more, I will be running a series of workshops at The Therapy Room in Cambridge entitled- Own Your Health.

I will show you how to observe and assess your own health, and cover the four vital principles for your good health and vitality – Diet, sleep, movement, and thought.

For more details and to book your place please phone 01223 315400 or email damien@dcintegratedhealth.com

The greeks had one the first stabs at this question, many thousands of years ago, explaining the source of stress or tiredness (and the solution) from one or more of the following sources -

1.Diet and hydration

2. Sleep and rest

3. Thought

Paul Chek in his ebook – ‘The last 4 doctors you’ll ever need..’, added one more, for our modern sedentary society

4. Exercise

Before reaching for a sleeping pill, an anti inflammatory, or to phone your GP, stop right now and review the articles that are linked to some of these four pillars of your health.

If you are ready to spend the time to do this, then you are already well on the way to making a choice, and taking the responsibility for your own health, rather than being drawn along under the illusion that it normal and healthy to be tired all the time, or there is a pill, potion or person who can ‘fix’ me. You are becoming the controller of your thoughts – choosing not to accept tiredness as the norm or the illusion of a quick fix, but choosing to tune into your own body and make the changes you need for vitality!

It is not easy, and like any change it will take a lot of energy, but remember the changes that you are making will generate the energy you need to sustain the change – so the net result will be more energy!

Good luck – and enjoy your new found energy!

If you need some help please call us on 01223 315400 for a FREE initial consultation.