Bette Dowdell: Too Pooped to Participate!

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Open up, Carlene. It's Bette!Digestive Dismay Perhaps you're familiar with setting modern indoor speed records to get to the bathroom. And maybe you know about foods racing through your system, stopping only long enough to liquify before demanding "Out! Out!" I could go on, but if you spend time thinking about your digestive activities, you don't need details. Since the digestive and endocrine systems are closely related–they're even talking about declaring the digestive system to be part of the endocrine system–digestion is a huge issue. Half of the world's population has thyroid problems, whether we know it or not–and most of us don't. And if we do know it, the chances of getting good care are slim, so we get to keep all our symptoms and problems. Since no part of the endocrine system can get into trouble without all the others jumping in to make things right, thyroid problems can sink your adrenal glands. All the others, too, but I want to talk about an adrenal symptom. The adrenals are where digestive problems come into the story. There are other causes of digestive disruption, of course, but the adrenals are huge. Here's how it goes. We constantly renew all our cells. Every few months, we're a whole new person via the process of new cells replacing old. But when the adrenal glands are out of sorts, the mucosal lining of your small intestines doesn't get renewed all that well. If your adrenals roar along at top speed, it burns out the mucosa. If, on the other hand, your adrenals go at a snail's pace, not enough new cells are produced to replace the old. In either case, your mucosal lining is toast. Problem 1: The mucosal lining keeps food from getting into the bloodstream where it doesn't belong. When the lining fails, some doctors call it "leaky gut." Some say it's Crohn's disease. Whatever they call it, when food gets into the blood stream, it's poison. Problem 2: The ability to absorb nutrition depends on healthy intestinal mucosa. A lack of nutrition makes any problem worse. I was virtually housebound for nearly two years with this mess. A few months in, when it reached the point where blood was pouring out of my body every time I went to the bathroom, I realized doctors didn't have a clue what to do, and it was up to me–again. Doctors aren't taught about the adrenal/small intestine connection. There's no Big Pharma solution, so why bother? If I've described you, I know two things that help. There are more, but these will help enormously. Plus, I'm still chasing some research. To fix the lack of nutrition problem, you need to bulk up on vitamins and minerals. Since a whacked out intestinal mucosa means you can only absorb a little of what you get, you have to chug down a bunch. It can't be willy-nilly. You need to balance a program so a bunch of different vitamins and minerals are each contributing different benefits that work together to make up for your nutritional lack. Plus, vitamins and minerals help your thyroid, adrenals, et al, and they help the mucosa. Don't even talk to me about how you don't like to take pills. Nobody does, but you have to do what you have to do to get to where you want to get. To perk up the adrenals and heal the mucosa, take free form glutamine powder. If it doesn't say `free form,' it could be soy-based, and you don't need any more poison in you. A rounded teaspoon of free form glutamine is five grams. (If it says 4.5 grams, it's soy. Run for your life!) On my road to recovery, I took 40 grams of glutamine a day. Research says 40 grams is a very safe dose. They haven't tested higher levels. Glutamine has almost no taste, so it's not horrible. I put it in a glass of water and chug it down. As with all amino acids, take glutamine away from food–an hour after/an hour before. But don't take it all at once. Glutamine is short-lived in your body. Take it in at least four doses through the day. Interestingly, you can take it in the afternoon for a pick-me-up, but taking it before bed doesn't keep you awake. Body builders use glutamine to heal the muscle tears from throwing around all that iron. Glutamine can have a detoxing effect, so you might have some days of feeling down before things turn around. (I did not experience this, but some people do.) Glutamine heals as it detoxes, and it detoxes gently so your damaged mucosa cells don't take another hit. It won't take long to notice improvement. Until next time then.God is good, Bette Dowdell http://TooPoopedToParticipate.com P.S. Remember. I'm not a doctor, just a patient like you. Luckily for both of us, I've been studying this stuff for years. Knowledge is power. In Pep for the Pooped: Discovering the Vitamins and Minerals Your Body Is Starving For, Bette Dowdell explains thirty basic vitamins and minerals, what problems they address, how much to take, etc. This allows you to find solutions for your symptoms and customize a plan. Then she gives you direct links to a good brand, the best type, in the best form, at the lowest price for each. Bette receives no payments from these links; they are there to help you get healthy. Consider them a jump-start to a good place. Check it out at http://TheVitaminMineralExpert.com. Consult with Bette by phone. Details at Consult With Bette. Please forward this e-zine to friends and family. Everybody needs all the health help they can get. If a friend forwarded this e-mail to you, you can get on board by clicking here.Always consult your doctor about health issues. Bette Dowdell is not a doctor or other medical professional, and the content of the Too Pooped To Participate e-zine should not be viewed as healthcare diagnosis, treatment regimen or any other prescribed healthcare instruction. It is provided as general information only and no action should be taken based solely on the contents of this letter.

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