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*High in Sugars - Fructose and refined carbohydrates cause:
- insulin resistance
- - elevated insulin in circulation
- - - increased androgens and IGF-1
- - - - both associated with acne
- Insulin spikes
- - increased androgens and IGF-1
- - - both associated with acne
- inflammation
- - increased interleukin-6
- - - increased keratinocytes
- Low Stomach Acid
- - poor break down of proteins
- - - food allergies
- - - systemic inflammation
- - - poor nutrient absorption.
- - increase in bad bacteria and yeasts like Candida
- - - intestinal inflammation
- - - poor nutrient break down and absorption
- - - - poorer wound healing
- - - poor gut mobility and function
- - - leaky gut syndrome
- - - - food allergies
- - - - systemic inflammation
- - Poor absorption of minerals
*Low in Fiber Causes:
- Constipation
- - Poor Bowel Elimination
- - - Hormones are re-absorbed if they are not eliminated.
*Too much salt, Too much sugar causes:
- Water retention - Body attempts to dilute them by holding onto more water.
- - the body bulls water out of bowels
- - - Constipation
- - - - Poor Bowel Elimination
- - - - - Hormones are re-absorbed if they are not eliminated.
*Wheat causes:
- contains opioids
- - slow intestinal motility
- - - hormone re-absorption
- contains gluten
- - damages intestinal lining by binding to villi
- - - intestinal inflammation
- - - - leaky gut syndrome
- - - reduced nutrient absorption
- common allergen
- - systemic inflammation
Solution: Reduce/eliminate sugars and refined carbohydrates and excess salt. Supplement stomach acid, ie Betaine HCL (short term only, for testing purposes only - not more than a few days). Include foods in diet that stimulate digestion: Mustard, salt, meat, radishes, carbonated/mineral water, Vinegar, etc. Diet primarily of meat/fish and high fiber vegetables, and low sugar fruits. Avoid common allergens: Dairy, Wheat, Nuts, Citrus, Eggs, Shellfish, Soy. Also avoid anything else known to cause a reaction on an individual basis. Drink plenty of water.
Suggested Supplements:
Taurine - inflammation depletes taurine. Taurine is anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, detoxifier, promotes healing, in high doses can reverse fructose induced insulin resistance. Sulfur-based amino acid, major component of bile acid, important for digestion.
Betaine HCL - Use to test for low stomach acid. HCl shouldn't be taken as a long term supplement, as taking an acid supplement long term trains your stomach to not produce it's own acid. The result of long term HCl supplementation is an acid supplement dependency, where if you miss taking your supplement, you will suffer the symptoms of hypochlorhydria. In other words, you'll have horrible indigestion. This isn't permanent, and your own stomach acid production will return within a few days after long term HCl supplementation is discontinued, but it will be a very uncomfortable few days. Testing your stomach acid levels shouldn't take more than a few days at most, many times only taking it over a few meals will suffice.
Don't use stomach acid supplements if you have chronic stomach pain, as this could indicate an ulcer. See your doctor. Frequently, ulcers are associated with the bacteria H. Pylori, which do better when the stomach has low acidity, but you need to fix the ulcer before supplementing/stimulating stomach acid, or you could make the ulcer worse.
---Important---:
* No more than 10 grains (650 mg) of Betaine HCl should be taken without recommendation of a nutritionally oriented physician.
* All people with a history of ulcers, gastritis, or gastrointestinal symptoms -particularly heartburn - should see a nutritionally oriented doctor before taking Betaine HCl.
* People using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), cortisone-like drugs, or other medications that might cause a peptic ulcer should not take Betaine HCl.
* Young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease should avoid the nutrient, as safety for them has not been conclusively established.
* Again, HCl should not be taken on a long term basis. It's only purpose is to determine if your own natural stomach acid production is low. If you find through testing with HCl that it is, discontinue the HCl supplement, and add digestion-enhancing foods to your diet such as salt, spicy foods, and protein.
Cayenne Powder (at most 40,000HU, 3 times a day, one per meal, if you experience heart burn, reduce the amount) - Stimulates stomach acid production so foods and nutrients are better broken down and absorbed, and food allergies are avoided/reduced/eliminated. Higher digestive system pH provides ideal environment for healthy bacteria, and eliminates environment needed by unhealthy bacteria and Candida. Don't take more than one 40,000HU capsule at a time.
ProBiotics - to return good intestinal bacteria to healthy levels.
B-complex - sugar, stress, and inflammation deplete b vitamins, which are important for skin health, as well as improves digestion.
Multi-mineral supplement - Fructose chelates minerals and carries them out of the body. Low stomach acid prevents mineral/nutrient absorption. Minerals have many important functions such as wound healing, sugar metabolism, hormone balancing, etc.
Fiber - Psyllium husks, to keep things moving and prevent hormone re-absorption. Must not be taken within 2 hours of other supplements.
Water - The body needs water to clear toxins, reduce inflammation, and complete metabolic processes.
So there it is so far! I'll be updating it as I piece things together more.
Edited by LiliVG, 22 January 2010 - 06:01 PM.
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