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Don’t Be Fooled By These 5 Gut Health Myths

Even smart people can be duped into believing myths about gut health. Here are seven of the most common misunderstandings about the GI tract that I’ve encountered during my years of practice.

1. Many people believe that gut problems are primarily caused by food. Nothing can be further from the truth. I’ve seen many clients who have terrible diets and excellent gut health. I’ve also seen people with amazingly healthy diets who have terrible gut problems.

For many clients, a high-stress lifestyle overrides a healthy diet. If you’re unhappy in life, I don’t care what kind of food you eat; you need to get things sorted.

2. Eating clean doesn’t guarantee good gut health. I’ve seen people eat incredibly clean and yet continue to have gut problems. Eating clean sometimes involve being extremely rigid about food choices. My point is that limiting yourself to four types of quinoa, three types of legumes, and two types of green drinks is often not the answer. A diverse diet that isn’t sterile helps generate a diverse gut flora.

You don’t need to eat super clean to have super good gut health. In fact, ou need bacteria to keep your gut in good shape,

3. Carbohydrates are not the demons they are made out to be. With the ketogenic diet being the rage right now, many people are eating more protein and fat at the expense of healthy carbs. The common symptom I’ve seen in my ketogenic clients is fatigue. Once you take bananas, most fruits, many vegetables, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and whole grains out of your diet, your fiber intake plummets.

Of course, there is no harm in avoiding carbs like white bread, candy, and French fries. But sweet potatoes are a darn good food.

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4. Many people claim that the ketogenic diet is the best way to lose weight. I strongly beg to differ. You don’t need a ketogenic diet to lose weight; you need common sense. Eat the right kind of food and avoid the wrong kind.

I had many clients over the year who lost weight and kept it off by changing their diet and their lifestyle. With time, their gut improved so much, it finally starting to give them the right signals. The donut in the office kitchen no longer tempted them.

5. Writing off supplements as a waste of time is a mistake. I hear people say “food cures all,” and “food is medicine, medicine is food.’ Yet, when your gut is in a terrible place, sometimes supplements make all the difference in the world. I’ve had many clients who tried to get better by following a healthy diet. They weren’t able to achieve gut health until they incorporated an antimicrobial like CanXida Remove into their supplement regime.

Once they cleaned up the bad bacteria, they added some probiotics and enzymes into the mix, and that kick-started their gut back to health. CanXida Restore is a very effective mix of probiotics and digestive enzymes.

Following a healthy diet is essential for the long-term. But sometimes you need some short-term help from supplements.

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Using Periodic Detoxification To Optimize Gut Health

Periodically detoxifying and resting the GI tract are essential steps to take if you want to build up your gut’s health. I often get comments regarding my formula, CanXida Restore. People complain that their gut can’t tolerate the product, or that they are getting a Herxheimer reaction.

So, let talk a little bit about what happens if you’re gut is in a state of disarray. For example, how will your gut react to probiotics if you have low levels of beneficial bacteria and little enzyme production. You’ve started to change your diet and want to give the gut a rest. Maybe there is some toxin build-up in the gut.

You starting taking a probiotics like CanXida Restore and suddenly you’re getting side effects. In that situation, it pays to back off on the probiotics. There is likely a considerable amount of endotoxin build up in the gut. The gut may be permeable and secretory IgA levels are often low. When you add a probiotic to the mix, there is increased production of acetic and lactic acid. Lymphocytes are stimulated, antibody production is ramped up, and cytokine levels increase. Cytokines can, in turn, cause uncomfortable signs and symptoms.

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The solution is to back off. It’s also important to, every now and then, have a bit of a rest day for food. For example, every second or third Sunday you could cut back on eating and just have a bit of soup or a light meal. Eating like that gives your body a bit of a resting or cleansing.

This is often a good time to drink more water, rest, an go for a walk rather than exercising intensely. You’ll find that your gut will be in a lot better shape than if you keep pummeling it with food and supplements, without any downtime. Make your changes very slowly and carefully. Plateau or back off if side effects become a problem.

Remember, that when you take a good probiotic like CanXida Restore, particularly if it also contains enzymes, you may get side effects. The side effects should only last a few days, particularly if you back off for a bit. If you have a poorly functioning GI tract, sometimes you have to tolerate a little bit of discomfort to break through to a higher level of gut health.

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Are CanXida Products And Hydrochloric Acid Supplements Compatible?

I had someone with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis ask me if it okay to take hydrochloric acid tablets while on CanXida.

The answer to that question is, “Yes.” Many people with Hashimoto’s don’t produce enough hydrochloric acid in their stomach. When taking CanXida Restore, it may be possible to reduce the dose of hydrochloric acid because the product contains digestive enzymes.

I also strongly recommend getting a comprehensive stool analysis in the presence of an autoimmune disorder like Hashimoto’s. Use either Genova Diagnostics out of North Carolina or Doctor’s Data out of Chicago. It’s vital that you know exactly what is going on in the bowel, and particularly with the small bowel when autoimmune issues are present.

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For nearly every one of my clients with an autoimmune condition, I found a bacteria infection. High amounts of Citrobacter and Klebsiella is a common stool test finding in people with autoimmune issues.

Often there is also a yeast infection. Sorting those issues out is very high-yield. If you start working on cleaning up the gut, you’re going to be pleasantly surprised by what the antibodies do over time. That’s my experience with the majority of people with autoimmunity. You can look in other places, but the gut is your foundational starting point really to get things right. CanXida Remove will help clean the gut up.

Hashimoto’s is one of the very few conditions where I believe getting off gluten is the right thing to do. I also recommend a period of strict gluten-free eating for psoriasis. There is lots of research linking gluten and Hashimoto’s, so it is vital to take all traces of that protein out of your diet.

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