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Digestive wellness, strengthen the immune system and prevent disease through healthy digestion, Elizabeth Lipski

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non fiction

Digestive wellness

Elizabeth Lipski

strengthen the immune system and prevent disease through healthy digestion

Fundamentals. Changing the way you feel : when in doubt, start in the gut -- A voyage through the digestive system -- The DIGIN model and the 5Rs. Digestion/absorption : replace and repair -- Intestinal permeability/leaky membranes -- The GI microbiome : "aliens have overtaken my body!" -- The GI microbiome : probiotics naturally from food and supplements -- The GI microbiome : dysbiosis, a good neighborhood gone bad -- The GI microbiome : specific and common dysbiosis infections -- Fire in the gut : immune and inflammation -- The enteric nervous system : the second brain -- Functional medicine/functional testing -- Coming back into balance. Food is your best medicine -- Restorative foods for healing -- Food sensitivities, intolerances and allergies -- The elimination diet, or how to feel remarkably better in two weeks -- Managing stress and finding balance -- Rebalance biochemistry : acid/alkaline balance -- Cleansing and detoxification -- Natural therapies for common digestive problems. The mouth -- The esophagus and stomach -- The liver -- The pancreas -- The gallbladder, gallstones, and cholecystectomy -- The small intestine -- The colon or large intestine -- Natural therapies for the diverse consequences of faulty digestion. Arthritis -- Autoimmune diseases -- Behcet's disease -- Cardiovascular disease : the GI link -- Chronic fatigue syndrome -- Eczema or atopic dermatitis -- Fibromyalgia -- Interstitial cystitis -- Migraine headaches -- Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and the GI connection -- Osteoporosis : the GI connection -- Psoriasis -- Rosacea -- Schizophrenia -- Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) -- Sjogren's syndrome