Hi JCWinnie,
Ken brought up some good points on gut permeability.... in a book that I have, it also mentions the best is the avoidance of NSAIDS (I have been off since Easter other than 1 week), habitual alcohol (gave up in 1999), toxins entering the body, viruses and yeast infections (candida) and lectins (undigested protein fragments).
They offered as the most beneficial therapy fasting. This allows the damaged gut to heal when offending foods are removed, allergen foods and dietary lectins. This also allows the gut time to heal.
Dietary tips offered:
-Avoid alcohol, foods containing antibiotic residues and artificial substances, foods known to be allergen to you, sources of dietary lectins, sugars and refined foods. Stress organic foods.
Eat bitter herbs or digestive enyzme supplements to aid in digestion so less lectins and allergen foods reach the intestine.
Herbs and foods listed that helpful to repair gut:
Slippery elm bark, cabbage juice, okra, fenugreek
Nutrients to repair gut:
Quercetin, glutamine, glutathione, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (NAG), Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3's and GLA) and probiotics.
Just passing on what I am reading. Too early for me to tell if works since just commenced working on healing my gut.
Tim
