Re: Was Pepto, now Bob's online arthritis book

[Guest guest]

> & Heidi,

>

>Did you have a look at the elimination diet link i posted for Suze?

>The rest of Bob McFerran's book on arthritic conditions may have

>some clues. If you have further questions, i can email them to him.

>

><http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/rwgully/theories/mcferran01.htm>http://homepa\

ges.paradise.net.nz/rwgully/theories/mcferran01.htm

>

>deb

I haven't got all the way through it ... it seems to have a really complete

rundown on what has been done with food allergies though. However, it

doesn't seem to cover (so far) the newer research on IgA allergies, which

are a whole different beast (and tend to get mixed up with the more

ordinary allergies).

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

> & Heidi,

>

>Did you have a look at the elimination diet link i posted for Suze?

>The rest of Bob McFerran's book on arthritic conditions may have

>some clues. If you have further questions, i can email them to him.

>

><http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/rwgully/theories/mcferran01.htm>http://homepa\

ges.paradise.net.nz/rwgully/theories/mcferran01.htm

>

>deb

One thing I found interesting in this -- the importance of blood flow to

the gut. He mentions it in terms of allergies, that allergic stresses will

affect digestion. But the experiments were on *exercise* ... basically

exercise and digestion don't mix. Which is a basic fundamental of

the Warrior Diet ... let the food digest in the evening, when the

body is resting. See below ...

-- Heidi Jean

While Dr. Stoll was teaching at the University of Kentucky School of Medicine he

gathered data from the physiology lab showing the effect of exercise stress on

various organ systems. While at rest the abdominal organs (stomach, small

intestines and colon) exhibited the highest blood flow, but once even light

exercise began, the flow to the heart, muscle and skin tissues grew

geometrically. At the same time flow to the abdomen rapidly decreased. In fact

the abdomen lost a greater percentage of blood flow than any other system when

engaged with the slightest stress.

The reason for this response to stress is an inborn throwback to our ancient

ancestors and has been labeled the ‘fight or flight’ response. Herbert Benson,

M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical Schools gives the

best description of the human reaction to stress in his book THE RELAXATION

RESPONSE. This innate fight-or-flight reaction is well recognized in animals. A

startled cat standing with it’s back arched and hair raised is suddenly prepared

to run or fight; a dog on the attack with dilated pupils, snarling at its

adversary; a gazelle running from a predator; all are responding by activation

of the fight- or-flight response.

....

As mentioned before this intestinal lining has a high demand for cellular

regeneration as it is replaced on the average of every 14 hours. If chronically

starved for blood the intestinal tract will no longer do it’s job perfectly.

This in turn makes the ecology of the colon much more susceptible to the growth

of disease-causing parasites which can damage the lining even further.

The stage has been set for ‘leaky gut syndrome’ with the subsequent transmission

of all sorts of antigenic material into the body which can ultimately

precipitate an autoimmune response.