Anyone taking digestive enzymes???
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Doc is a chiropractor that I've been seeing for years. I have degenerative disc disease and he wanted some updated xrays as the back pain has been getting worse here lately. Basically no cartilage between L5-L4 and little between L3-L4. He told me years ago that it would get worse as I aged, well that time is smacking me upside the head. I've also got diverticulitus...thanks dad....and had a really bad scare about a year ago. Put me on my knees for about 3 days until the antibiotics cleared it up. From what he sold me, as compared to the internet prices, he really ain't making much money, but as according to poprivit, it could be all hogwash. That's why I'm soliciting the brethren. I've been on here for a number of years and I know some of ya'll are around me age....50-ish. Changing the diet....e-gads!!!! My moto is "the west wasn't won on salad." I just bought a half cow a month ago and yeah, I love beef. One thing I didn't realize, but it appears that yogurt has the same beneficial enzymes as to what I'd be taking? Also, I don't think if these as "pills" in the sense that every American wants to just pop a pill in and away goes the problem. I am a staunch believer in what all I put in my body. I don't even take aspririn for pain, just deal with it. I do take glucosemine, fish oil, multi-vitamin religiously every day. Hmmmm....beer as yeast....could that help? No, and that's from experience....
From personal experience with a couple of different chiropractors, I'm distrustful of them. A chiropractor is not qualified to make any recommendations for your GI tract. And you might want to consult an orthopedic specialist regarding your degenerative disc disease.
You need fiber in your body to keep you regular, and it comes from vegetables and fruits. If your diet is high in salt and carbs then that could be why you're experiencing the bloating. Not to mention there are vitamins and essential amino acids that you can only get from those sources. And it could be that your body is dehydrated. If your diet consists of a lot of red meat, I would have your cholesterol levels checked.
The stuff in yogurt are called probiotics. They are not enzymes, but rather active culture (bacteria) that helps your GI tract maintain its flora. Enzymes are a completely different thing. They are non-living. If your body can't digest something, it's best to not eat it.
And in regards to your perception on medicine, sometimes our body needs them to heal. Pain is your body telling you something is wrong, and just dealing with it may have dire consequences.
Doc is a chiropractor that I've been seeing for years. I have degenerative disc disease and he wanted some updated xrays as the back pain has been getting worse here lately. Basically no cartilage between L5-L4 and little between L3-L4. He told me years ago that it would get worse as I aged, well that time is smacking me upside the head. I've also got diverticulitus...thanks dad....and had a really bad scare about a year ago. Put me on my knees for about 3 days until the antibiotics cleared it up. From what he sold me, as compared to the internet prices, he really ain't making much money, but as according to poprivit, it could be all hogwash. That's why I'm soliciting the brethren. I've been on here for a number of years and I know some of ya'll are around me age....50-ish. Changing the diet....e-gads!!!! My moto is "the west wasn't won on salad." I just bought a half cow a month ago and yeah, I love beef. One thing I didn't realize, but it appears that yogurt has the same beneficial enzymes as to what I'd be taking? Also, I don't think if these as "pills" in the sense that every American wants to just pop a pill in and away goes the problem. I am a staunch believer in what all I put in my body. I don't even take aspririn for pain, just deal with it. I do take glucosemine, fish oil, multi-vitamin religiously every day. Hmmmm....beer as yeast....could that help? No, and that's from experience....
From personal experience with a couple of different chiropractors, I'm distrustful of them. A chiropractor is not qualified to make any recommendations for your GI tract. And you might want to consult an orthopedic specialist regarding your degenerative disc disease.
You need fiber in your body to keep you regular, and it comes from vegetables and fruits. If your diet is high in salt and carbs then that could be why you're experiencing the bloating. Not to mention there are vitamins and essential amino acids that you can only get from those sources. And it could be that your body is dehydrated. If your diet consists of a lot of red meat, I would have your cholesterol levels checked.
The stuff in yogurt are called probiotics. They are not enzymes, but rather active culture (bacteria) that helps your GI tract maintain its flora. Enzymes are a completely different thing. They are non-living. If your body can't digest something, it's best to not eat it.
And in regards to your perception on medicine, sometimes our body needs them to heal. Pain is your body telling you something is wrong, and just dealing with it may have dire consequences.
Chiros are much maligned, but they are EXACTLY like MD's in one respect: there are good ones and bad ones.
Imagining that some quack MD with his prescription pad in hand is somehow better is a stretch for anyone who reads the reviews. A lot of MD's are just pill dispensers. My Wife routinely meets folks taking so many prescriptions they don't even remember them all.
Just look at how many pass every year from fancy pharma. Then look at how many passed due to bad Chiropractic!
Also I suggest some reading on the validated conspiracy by the AMA to discredit Chiros. It really happened, BIG MEDICINE don't want no competition!
Imagining that some quack MD with his prescription pad in hand is somehow better is a stretch for anyone who reads the reviews. A lot of MD's are just pill dispensers. My Wife routinely meets folks taking so many prescriptions they don't even remember them all.
Just look at how many pass every year from fancy pharma. Then look at how many passed due to bad Chiropractic!
Also I suggest some reading on the validated conspiracy by the AMA to discredit Chiros. It really happened, BIG MEDICINE don't want no competition!
I eat 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a day. It used to be three. I make my own bread in a Zojirushi bread machine. Lately I've been adding a 1/2 cup of flax seed meal. 2 cups each of white and whole wheat flour. I have always liked veggies, I use olive oil a lot. 2 BMs a day. I have tried to eat less beef and dairy products. My doctor is threatening more meds if I can't fix my high cholesterol with dietary changes.
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Ive read that after being sick and taking a dose of antibiotic, that you should take enzymes for a few weeks to recolonize the good digestive bacteria.
I have to take antibiotics maybe once every 5 years or so, but Ive taken that advice when I do.
Otherwise we make our own yogurt, which I eat with fruit and/or berries from our garden all year long. That is full of live cultures.
I have read that it is recommended that people eat more fermented foods. I love sauerkraut and kimchi, so no problem there, just need to make some of my own that isnt pasteurized. Id actually be looking after stuff like that vs popping pills.
I have to take antibiotics maybe once every 5 years or so, but Ive taken that advice when I do.
Otherwise we make our own yogurt, which I eat with fruit and/or berries from our garden all year long. That is full of live cultures.
I have read that it is recommended that people eat more fermented foods. I love sauerkraut and kimchi, so no problem there, just need to make some of my own that isnt pasteurized. Id actually be looking after stuff like that vs popping pills.
When I see the stomache digestion I view it like the soil biology.
They say organic versus non organic the same nutrient levels BUT when you understand the soil society the defence against the bad stuff the social web then you understand what you eat is the same defensive digestion.
That is the difference from WILD stuff versus non wild the missing link. Wild salmon eggs, raw fish, raw organic veggies, organic fruits uncooked that destroys enzymes.
Like I SAID you can't eat all alkaline food there is no utopia but balance to understand for reasons. Eating a lot of organic veggies and fruits which is alkaline to off sets the acidic food like raw tuna, raw salmon eggs because you need omega 3 and K2 also.
Chemical fertilizers vomits me I'll be honest reason the soil society web, natural food chain from insects, earth worms the bad stuff in the soil produces the enzymes you ingest such as veggies and fruits. There is no UTOPIA there is reason what the end product becomes. Thats the intangible in organic versus chemical fertilizer in my opinion and experience.
With today's fast pace life fast food, processed food cooked meals robs the digestive system. Nothing is natural.
They say organic versus non organic the same nutrient levels BUT when you understand the soil society the defence against the bad stuff the social web then you understand what you eat is the same defensive digestion.
That is the difference from WILD stuff versus non wild the missing link. Wild salmon eggs, raw fish, raw organic veggies, organic fruits uncooked that destroys enzymes.
Like I SAID you can't eat all alkaline food there is no utopia but balance to understand for reasons. Eating a lot of organic veggies and fruits which is alkaline to off sets the acidic food like raw tuna, raw salmon eggs because you need omega 3 and K2 also.
Chemical fertilizers vomits me I'll be honest reason the soil society web, natural food chain from insects, earth worms the bad stuff in the soil produces the enzymes you ingest such as veggies and fruits. There is no UTOPIA there is reason what the end product becomes. Thats the intangible in organic versus chemical fertilizer in my opinion and experience.
With today's fast pace life fast food, processed food cooked meals robs the digestive system. Nothing is natural.
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Originally Posted By: Mamala Bay
When I see the stomache digestion I view it like the soil biology.
They say organic versus non organic the same nutrient levels BUT when you understand the soil society the defence against the bad stuff the social web then you understand what you eat is the same defensive digestion.
That is the difference from WILD stuff versus non wild the missing link. Wild salmon eggs, raw fish, raw organic veggies, organic fruits uncooked that destroys enzymes.
Like I SAID you can't eat all alkaline food there is no utopia but balance to understand for reasons. Eating a lot of organic veggies and fruits which is alkaline to off sets the acidic food like raw tuna, raw salmon eggs because you need omega 3 and K2 also.
Chemical fertilizers vomits me I'll be honest reason the soil society web, natural food chain from insects, earth worms the bad stuff in the soil produces the enzymes you ingest such as veggies and fruits. There is no UTOPIA there is reason what the end product becomes. Thats the intangible in organic versus chemical fertilizer in my opinion and experience.
With today's fast pace life fast food, processed food cooked meals robs the digestive system. Nothing is natural.
Maybe I'm tired, but a lot of what you said is unintelligible...at least to me.
When I see the stomache digestion I view it like the soil biology.
They say organic versus non organic the same nutrient levels BUT when you understand the soil society the defence against the bad stuff the social web then you understand what you eat is the same defensive digestion.
That is the difference from WILD stuff versus non wild the missing link. Wild salmon eggs, raw fish, raw organic veggies, organic fruits uncooked that destroys enzymes.
Like I SAID you can't eat all alkaline food there is no utopia but balance to understand for reasons. Eating a lot of organic veggies and fruits which is alkaline to off sets the acidic food like raw tuna, raw salmon eggs because you need omega 3 and K2 also.
Chemical fertilizers vomits me I'll be honest reason the soil society web, natural food chain from insects, earth worms the bad stuff in the soil produces the enzymes you ingest such as veggies and fruits. There is no UTOPIA there is reason what the end product becomes. Thats the intangible in organic versus chemical fertilizer in my opinion and experience.
With today's fast pace life fast food, processed food cooked meals robs the digestive system. Nothing is natural.
Maybe I'm tired, but a lot of what you said is unintelligible...at least to me.
Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac
Originally Posted By: Mamala Bay
When I see the stomache digestion I view it like the soil biology.
They say organic versus non organic the same nutrient levels BUT when you understand the soil society the defence against the bad stuff the social web then you understand what you eat is the same defensive digestion.
That is the difference from WILD stuff versus non wild the missing link. Wild salmon eggs, raw fish, raw organic veggies, organic fruits uncooked that destroys enzymes.
Like I SAID you can't eat all alkaline food there is no utopia but balance to understand for reasons. Eating a lot of organic veggies and fruits which is alkaline to off sets the acidic food like raw tuna, raw salmon eggs because you need omega 3 and K2 also.
Chemical fertilizers vomits me I'll be honest reason the soil society web, natural food chain from insects, earth worms the bad stuff in the soil produces the enzymes you ingest such as veggies and fruits. There is no UTOPIA there is reason what the end product becomes. Thats the intangible in organic versus chemical fertilizer in my opinion and experience.
With today's fast pace life fast food, processed food cooked meals robs the digestive system. Nothing is natural.
Maybe I'm tired, but a lot of what you said is unintelligible...at least to me.
Really I'll take an asian diet over western anyday. Need balance like anything else. It's the [censored] food that causes the problems more than anything else.
From my experience as a child into the western world in my eyes I felt pity for the kids eating the foods their parents fed them. It's not the kids fault. You NEED to realize it starts when your kid is young...very important not when you say woops let's do this when I'm older.
Originally Posted By: Mamala Bay
When I see the stomache digestion I view it like the soil biology.
They say organic versus non organic the same nutrient levels BUT when you understand the soil society the defence against the bad stuff the social web then you understand what you eat is the same defensive digestion.
That is the difference from WILD stuff versus non wild the missing link. Wild salmon eggs, raw fish, raw organic veggies, organic fruits uncooked that destroys enzymes.
Like I SAID you can't eat all alkaline food there is no utopia but balance to understand for reasons. Eating a lot of organic veggies and fruits which is alkaline to off sets the acidic food like raw tuna, raw salmon eggs because you need omega 3 and K2 also.
Chemical fertilizers vomits me I'll be honest reason the soil society web, natural food chain from insects, earth worms the bad stuff in the soil produces the enzymes you ingest such as veggies and fruits. There is no UTOPIA there is reason what the end product becomes. Thats the intangible in organic versus chemical fertilizer in my opinion and experience.
With today's fast pace life fast food, processed food cooked meals robs the digestive system. Nothing is natural.
Maybe I'm tired, but a lot of what you said is unintelligible...at least to me.
Really I'll take an asian diet over western anyday. Need balance like anything else. It's the [censored] food that causes the problems more than anything else.
From my experience as a child into the western world in my eyes I felt pity for the kids eating the foods their parents fed them. It's not the kids fault. You NEED to realize it starts when your kid is young...very important not when you say woops let's do this when I'm older.
JHZR2
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One example I can give you is a young 6 year old girl. Her father a white Navy officer and mother a nice looking Filipino from the Phillipines.
Her bones are strong and her facial is well developed. Her brain is well alert well nourished. When she talks I look at her mouth it has a very rich good bacteria level.
She eats a lot of raw vegetables, eggplants, string beans, the needed fats and fresh fruits. She gets her produce from local farmers. Filipino diet.
When I see that I look at the other kids her age and I look at their mouths for bacteria activity. This is on a military post.
This Filipino mother knows what she is doing and I'm sure why the white Navy officer married her as most Asians mothers knows the importance of early nutrient intake.
This young girl is going to grow up very healthy....and a very bright young girl at her age really.
Her bones are strong and her facial is well developed. Her brain is well alert well nourished. When she talks I look at her mouth it has a very rich good bacteria level.
She eats a lot of raw vegetables, eggplants, string beans, the needed fats and fresh fruits. She gets her produce from local farmers. Filipino diet.
When I see that I look at the other kids her age and I look at their mouths for bacteria activity. This is on a military post.
This Filipino mother knows what she is doing and I'm sure why the white Navy officer married her as most Asians mothers knows the importance of early nutrient intake.
This young girl is going to grow up very healthy....and a very bright young girl at her age really.
Race ain't got nothing to do with this. Example: my MIL is vietnamese, short, skinny...typical of that race. Eats almost no read meat, veggies out the wa-zoo. You'd think she'd healthy as a race horse, right? Wrong....she's got high chlorestoral, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. Genes. I got the gift of diverticulitus and heart palpulations.
Originally Posted By: Schmoe
Race ain't got nothing to do with this. Example: my MIL is vietnamese, short, skinny...typical of that race. Eats almost no read meat, veggies out the wa-zoo. You'd think she'd healthy as a race horse, right? Wrong....she's got high chlorestoral, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. Genes. I got the gift of diverticulitus and heart palpulations.
Way too much genetic diversity in our species to make blanket recommendations. What cures you could kill me, etc.
My wife has virtually no stomach acid. She simply cannot digest much at all. She takes a blended supplement containing HCL as well as selected enzymes for a much higher quality of life. The difference was amazing.
I can digest anything apparently. Never an issue here, but the real point is we are all different...
Race ain't got nothing to do with this. Example: my MIL is vietnamese, short, skinny...typical of that race. Eats almost no read meat, veggies out the wa-zoo. You'd think she'd healthy as a race horse, right? Wrong....she's got high chlorestoral, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. Genes. I got the gift of diverticulitus and heart palpulations.
Way too much genetic diversity in our species to make blanket recommendations. What cures you could kill me, etc.
My wife has virtually no stomach acid. She simply cannot digest much at all. She takes a blended supplement containing HCL as well as selected enzymes for a much higher quality of life. The difference was amazing.
I can digest anything apparently. Never an issue here, but the real point is we are all different...
Originally Posted By: Schmoe
chlorestoral
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Originally Posted By: Schmoe
Race ain't got nothing to do with this. Example: my MIL is vietnamese, short, skinny...typical of that race. Eats almost no read meat, veggies out the wa-zoo. You'd think she'd healthy as a race horse, right? Wrong....she's got high chlorestoral, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. Genes. I got the gift of diverticulitus and heart palpulations.
She probably eats a lot of rice or it is a staple of her diet right?
The building blocks for triglycerides (fat) comes from excess products of glycolysis (breakdown of carbohydrates). If you eat more carbs than you need, it gets retained in the body as fat.
Race ain't got nothing to do with this. Example: my MIL is vietnamese, short, skinny...typical of that race. Eats almost no read meat, veggies out the wa-zoo. You'd think she'd healthy as a race horse, right? Wrong....she's got high chlorestoral, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. Genes. I got the gift of diverticulitus and heart palpulations.
She probably eats a lot of rice or it is a staple of her diet right?
The building blocks for triglycerides (fat) comes from excess products of glycolysis (breakdown of carbohydrates). If you eat more carbs than you need, it gets retained in the body as fat.
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