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by Gloria Gilbčre, N.D., DAHom, Ph.D.
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FIRST INGREDIENT:
Balancing the Minerals
It is said that everything in life requires balance,
and that especially applies to a healthy
digestive system. The digestive system is the
operating command center for many other
body systems, specifically the body’s electrical
system.
In this modern high tech age of fast living
and fast food, we experience daily attacks to
our digestive system by substances we take
for granted.
| The brain also stores trace
minerals, and it does so in
different areas. An abnormal
concentration or imbalance
among minerals can affect
psychological functions,
including emotions, memory,
perception, learning and
behavior. |
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For instance, distilled water is consumed by millions because they’ve either
read or been advised that it’s healthier,
without consideration as to long-term implications.
As far back as the 1970s, Paavo Airola,
Ph.D., N.D. wrote about the dangers of distilled
water when used other than for short
periods during cleaning therapies. If used
during a fast, or in individuals with disorders
that include sensitivities that prevent them
from consuming a balanced diet and supplementation
routine, consumption of distilled
water actually can be dangerous. Distillation causes the water to be free of dissolved minerals
and therefore has the ability to quickly
absorb toxic substances from the body and
eliminate them. However, detoxifying too
quickly for someone with a compromised
digestive or immune system disorder can be
serious because of the rapid loss of electrolytes
(sodium, potassium, chloride) and
trace minerals like magnesium. These deficiencies
can cause heartbeat irregularities like
tachycardia, can manifest as high blood pressure
and affect the metabolism of proteins,
carbohydrates, fats and vitamins. It’s also
important to note that when one mineral is
excessive, it steals from others, therefore
causing a chain reaction of deficiencies, especially
if water being consumed is devoid of all
minerals as in distilled water.
The brain also stores trace minerals and it
does so in different areas. An abnormal concentration
or imbalance among minerals can affect
psychological functions, including emotions,
memory, perception, learning and behavior.
Long-term Consequences of pH Imbalance
Consequences of long-term pH imbalance
include, but are not limited to:
- Increase of free radical oxidation
- Reduction of stamina (physical and mental)
- Mood disorders (depression, hyperactivity, ADD/ADHD)
- Reduced athletic performance
- Reduced activity of friendly intestinal bacteria
- Impaired immunity
- Accumulation of toxic substances
- Weakened connective and soft tissues
- Disturbed sleep cycles (insomnia, lack of restorative sleep)
- Decrease in vitamin and mineral absorption.
Are All Mineral Supplements the Same?
No, they are not. In order for a mineral/electrolyte supplement to be effective, first it must be readily absorbable, which is most effective when it is from a food source. The supplementation I prefer is made from goat-milk whey because it:
- Is most like human milk, therefore tolerated by most individuals intolerant to dairy and other forms of supplementation
- Is a highly concentrated, alkaline mineral food
- Benefits weak and painful joints
- Is soothing and healing to the digestive and intestinal tract
- Is a natural immune booster
- Is a highly complex whole food that contains a broad array of more than 20 naturally occurring minerals, which is recognized and utilized by the body with ease
- Is a food that contains an abundance of potassium, necessary for peak performance, heart health, fatigue, immune deficiencies, muscle integrity and neutralization of acid waste
- Is a food that contains balanced amounts of sodium, necessary for stomach tissue to be alkaline to withstand hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach. It is sodium that protects the stomach walls from destruction by acid in the tissues
- Maintains cell membrane integrity as a full compliment of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride and phosphorus) necessary for muscle function, energy, heart activity and pH balance of blood and tissues
- Is a food product that contains both macro and micro minerals.
What Do Minerals Have to do With Digestive Health?
Everything! Minerals obtained from fresh
goat-milk whey have been proven through
nutritional analysis to be high in natural
amino acids and identical in protein lactoglobulins
as serum globulin in human blood. In
individuals on a cleansing protocol or with
compromised digestive systems, it is especially
important to supplement with minerals.
Digestive disorders or cleansing protocols
deplete the body’s storehouse of minerals,
making one more vulnerable to infection,
muscle cramps, soft and connective tissue pain
and miscommunication of nerve impulses,
including those in the gut—home to our
second brain.
The electrolytes in goat-milk whey make
up the electrically charged ions that help regulate
water balance in the body, as well as in the
intestines, to facilitate better elimination.
Minerals are especially important in digestive
health for their ability to balance the acidalkaline
levels. This is important because goat-milk
mineral whey has the unique ability to
have an alkaline reaction, which creates an
intestinal environment unfriendly to bacteria,
yeast, parasites and viruses; most individuals
with digestive disorders are extremely acidic.
In addition to the influence minerals have
on the lower intestines, they also neutralize
stomach acids, allowing for improved digestion
and absorption.
SECOND INGREDIENT:
Health-enhancing Bacteria
Researchers are continually amazed about the
nature of probiotics. These tiny “warriors”
work hard as a defense system, assisting the
immune function by warding off unfriendly
microorganisms (viruses, health-depleting
bacteria and fungi). The human intestinal
tract is designed to serve as home to millions of
“friendly” (health-enhancing) bacteria.
According to Nebraska Cultures Research,
“Probiotic refers to those microorganisms
which may prevent or reduce the effect of an
infection caused by pathogenic organisms.
The organisms referred to as probiotics provide
beneficial, nutritional and therapeutic
properties.”
What Causes Destruction
of Health-enhancing Bacteria?
Most often, certain prescription medications,
specifically antibiotics, kill the “good” and
“bad” bacteria in the intestinal tract, leaving us
vulnerable to infection and intestinal disorders.
The health-depleting effects of antibiotic therapy can be minimized at least, by supplementing
with health-enhancing microorganisms
called probiotics.
DID YOU KNOW
According to researchers,
there are more bacteria
“housed” in one person, at
one time, than there are
people on earth—a startling
realization when you
consider most are housed
in the intestines! |
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When antibiotics are consumed and
“good” bacteria are not reintroduced, more
often than not, some type of infection manifests
within six to eight weeks (cold, flu, ear
infections, sinusitis, yeast infections, etc.).
There are certainly circumstances where
antibiotics are necessary and lifesaving.
However, it has now come to light that in
order for antibiotics not only to be effective for
the acute purpose, but also to maintain health,
supplementation with probiotics is a must.
My Favorite “Anti-antibiotic”
As a doctor, researcher and recovered victim of
a life-threatening digestive disorder, I’m more
particular about the type of probiotic I use and
recommend. I look for a probiotic that, in my
experience, has the qualities to be best tolerated
by people who are extremely sensitive to
most products, and one in which long-term
health can also be maintained.
The following probiotic properties are what
I look for:
- Multiple strain bacteria that have the stability to remain viable in the stomach while en route to the intestinal tract to optimize digestion and immune functions
- High population count (CFUs)
- Stable strains of microorganisms
- Ability to survive stomach acids and the digestive process
- Ability to form colonies in the intestinal tract, where they aid in nutrient absorption and the establishment of proper pH
- Ability to implant in varied conditions of intestinal ecology
- Must thrive in acidic conditions—common in digestive and chronic disorders.
Why Goat-milk Products?
Those affected with digestive disorders understand
only too well that they need products
that are as close to nature as possible to avoid
rejection and malabsorption. Goat’s milk is the
most like human milk in composition, therefore,
it is digested with ease. In order to heal
digestive disorders, products are needed that
have a “fast transit time,” so that substances
don’t “sit around,” ferment and add to the
problem. We digest goat-milk in just 20 minutes;
conversely, cow’s milk takes two to three
hours to digest.
In addition, goat’s milk has the unique
qualities of being half-cleansing, half-building,
and does not form mucous, a claim not substantiated
by cow’s milk and products derived
from it.
A Doctor’s Perspective
I believe it is now quite evident, by those that
follow my writings and research, that I have a
strong conviction regarding the healthenhancing
benefits of goat’s milk. Had it not
been for my own challenges with digestive disorders,
and the benefits I experienced from
goat’s milk and products derived from it, I
could not write with the same passion. In my
practice I consult with hundreds of individuals
worldwide who spent a lot of money trying
products not only to reestablish their mineral
balance but also to repopulate their healthenhancing
bacteria after developing digestive
disorders. Many of them are so sensitive they
cannot consume products without adding to
their digestive distress, not to mention the
added potential of allergic reactions, as I experienced
during my illness. Since goat-milk
products are the closest to human-milk, most
of the tolerance issues and detoxification challenges
to cleanse and remove excessive mucous
become nonissues with products derived from
fresh goat’s milk.
Gloria Gilbčre, N.D., DAHom, Ph.D. is
internationally respected as an authoritative
influence in the discovery of the causes,
effects and drug-free solutions for leaky gut
syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue
and chemically-induced immune system
disorders.
She is author of I Was Poisoned by My Body, Invisible Illnesses and Nature’s Prescription Milk.
Visit her Web site at www.drgloriagilbere.com
To locate a retailer of Capra Mineral
Whey™ and Caprobiotics Plus™, the products
used and recommended by Dr. Gilbčre, contact
Mt. Capra Products:
Toll-free at: 800-574-1961 Ext. 1.
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