Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Be Good to Your Gut!

Green Fed A2 type cows, grazing on thousands of organic pastures in southern Missouri produce this unique, extremely beneficial product, new to the market place. Can be delivered to your door!
Beyond Organic's GreenFed Raw Cheddar Cheese contains healthy probiotics
I have been told time and time again that my health starts with my digestive system. This makes a lot of sense to me since the average person has almost 30 feet of guts. Its the place where food enters and it's nutrients are supposed to be absorbed into the system. For those who suffer "IBS" symptoms (and let me preface by saying that I believe IBS is just a generalized dump-bucket term that some doctors choose to lean on), more than likely they will also have a "leaky gut" which is the lead culprit to the IBS symptoms. Leaky gut syndrome damage occurs to the lining of one's intestinal wall from repeated ingestion of foods containing gluten, certain medications, excessive alcohol, certain antibiotics, and other triggers. This damage leads to a permeability in the intestinal walls where toxins literally flow through the intestines into the blood stream rather than being moved along and voided. Having this condition causes many symptoms such as abdominal bloating, excessive gas and cramps, fatigue, food sensitivities, joint pain, skin rashes, and autoimmunity. 
Beyond Organic's dark organic chocolate contains toasted flax seed for Omega 3s, fiber, with probiotics and antioxidants. Who wants some chocolate?!


So, how to heal the gut from damage already done (or keep your gut running optimally and healthy)? PROBIOTICS! It is a simple way to help heal one's gut, keep things moving along, and put healthy flora (or healthy bugs/bacteria) back into the digestive system. Probiotics are a NECESSITY if one has ever been on antibiotics. Antibiotics kill ALL the bugs, good and bad. Probiotics must be taken after the last round of antibiotics have been taken in order to give the gut a chance to restore its normal flora. However, it is truly necessary to take probiotics at all times, and just up the intake after a round of antibiotics, sickness, or disease.


How probiotics benefit and help to heal the gut:


1. Boost your immunities and help fight against anything trying to "get" you
2. Increase bowel movement
3. Discourages overgrowth of "bad" bacteria
4. Reduces intestinal allergies
5. Helps alleviate "IBS", gluten intolerance symptoms
6. Produces nutrients in the lining of the gut 
7. Lessens occurrence of yeast

With our daughter suffering from gluten intolerance, our favorite way to get probiotics into our diet is by drinking Amasai, a living whole food. Here are the highlights of Amasai:
  • GreenFed - cattle intensely graze on organic grasses and greens - no grains
  • Cultured - with over 30 types of probiotics, making it an easy-to-digest, smoothie-like beverage
  • True Whole Milk - never skimmed, always teeming with protein, healthy fats and fat-soluble vitamins
For more information on how to have Amasai delivered to your door click here: organicformylife.com

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