List Books » Healthy Digestion the Natural Way: Preventing and Healing Heartburn, Constipation, Gas, Diarrhea, Inflammatory Bowel and Gallbladder Diseases, Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Food Allergies, and More
Authors: D. Lindsey Berkson, Lindsey Berkson, Jonathan Wright
ISBN-13: 9780471349624, ISBN-10: 0471349623
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: February 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Dr. D. LINDSEY BERKSON is a consulting scholar with the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities. She is currently a women's health advocate and researcher studying the nutrition-breast cancer connection. She has been a doctor of chiropractic medicine and has a master's degree in nutrition. The founder of the prestigious Berkson Clinic in California, Dr. Berkson has had her own radio show, designs vitamins for digestive and women's health problems, and has lectured nationwide on health, clinical nutrition, and natural healing techniques. In addition to her clinical work, she draws on her decades of experience as a yoga teacher, organic gardener, and spiritual seeker; she has lived in India and has traveled the world.
A complete guide to healing your digestive problems, once and for allsafely, inexpensively, naturally Good digestion is fundamental to good health, and even such common problems as chronic heartburn and gas can have harmful effects on virtually every cell in your body. Quick fixes such as over-the-counter and prescription medications don't address the real causes of the problems: they only mask symptoms. Nature, on the other hand, offers a variety of gentle, readily available remedies that not only treat underlying digestive problems but also help to promote overall well-being. Learn about natural solutions and how to put them to work for you in Healthy Digestion the Natural Way. Dr. D. Lindsey Berkson clearly and simply explains the normal digestive processes and what can happen to interfere with them. Then, drawing upon her decades of research and clinical experience successfully treating thousands of sufferers of digestive problemsmany of whom had exhausted all the standard medical solutionsshe provides:
* Easy-to-follow programs for correcting digestive problems without drugs
* Specific treatments for gas, heartburn, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, gallbladder disease, food allergies, and more
* Natural remedies, including diet, exercise, mind-body and breathing techniques, and reflexology
* Guidelines on how to design a naturally healthy diet tailored to your unique physical makeup, problems, and tastes
Foreword | xiii | |
Acknowledgments | xv | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Caution! Read This First | 4 | |
How to Use This Book | 5 | |
Part I | All About Digestion | |
1 | Understanding Your Digestion | 9 |
Three Keys to the Digestive Process | 9 | |
Warning Signals: Red Lights on Your Body's Dashboard | 11 | |
Normal vs. Abnormal Bowel Movements | 12 | |
Home Assessment of Digestion | 12 | |
Children and Digestion | 13 | |
Optimal Digestion Needs Supportive Players | 14 | |
Key Functions of a Healthy Intestinal Lining | 14 | |
Protectors of the Intestinal Lining | 15 | |
Stressors of Your Intestinal Lining | 17 | |
Intestinal Immune System | 17 | |
Are You Confused about What to Eat? | 18 | |
2 | Fiber, Water, and Intestinal Exercises: Secrets to Healthy Digestion | 21 |
Fiber--Nature's Own Residue | 21 | |
Not All Fiber Is the Same | 22 | |
Benefits of Eating Fiber | 23 | |
The Fiber Cocktail | 25 | |
What Do You Get When You Eat Refined Fiber-Deficient Foods? | 25 | |
Glycemic Index | 27 | |
Easy Ways to Get More Fiber into Your Diet | 27 | |
Water to the Rescue | 29 | |
General Intestinal Exercises and Reflex Points | 30 | |
3 | Intestinal Protectors | 32 |
Understanding Your Intestinal Ecology | 32 | |
How Friendly Bacteria Protect Us | 33 | |
How to Get Friendly Bacteria | 34 | |
The Most Famous Friendly Bacteria | 35 | |
Yogurt Can Be More Effective Than Drugs | 36 | |
Bifidobacteria | 37 | |
Taking Probiotics Wisely | 37 | |
Therapeutic Uses for Friendly Bacteria | 38 | |
4 | Using Your Mind-Body Link to Maximize Digestive Wellness | 40 |
Is the Mind-Body Link Real? | 40 | |
Your Brain and Your Gut | 40 | |
Explanation of Terms | 41 | |
Proving the Mind-Body Link | 42 | |
How to Use the Mind-Body Response | 44 | |
Part II | Specific Digestive Conditions | |
5 | Easy Ways to Get Rid of Gas and Bloating | 49 |
Common Causes of Gas | 50 | |
What to Do for Chronic Gas | 51 | |
What to Do for Acute Gas | 52 | |
Tips for Preventing Gas | 53 | |
Beans, Beans--the Magical Fruit | 55 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 55 | |
6 | What to Do about Heartburn | 57 |
Common Causes of Heartburn | 58 | |
Gastroesophageal Reflux | 58 | |
Other Causes of Heartburn | 59 | |
Dietary Program for Chronic Heartburn | 61 | |
Gallbladder Problems Can Cause Heartburn | 62 | |
Treatment for Hiatal Hernia | 63 | |
Juices and Foods for Heartburn, Reflux, and Hiatal Hernia | 64 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 64 | |
7 | Causes and Treatments of Constipation | 67 |
An Important Connection | 68 | |
What Is Normal or Not | 68 | |
Easy Evaluation of Your Elimination | 69 | |
Constipation Is a Red Flag | 69 | |
Five Lifestyle Treatments for Constipation | 70 | |
Natural Answers for Acute Constipation | 72 | |
For Persistent Constipation | 76 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 76 | |
8 | Easy Treatments for Diarrhea | 78 |
Causes of Acute (Short Attack) Diarrhea | 79 | |
What to Do for Acute Diarrhea | 80 | |
Possible Causes of Chronic (Ongoing) Diarrhea | 81 | |
Tips for Chronic Diarrhea | 82 | |
Diarrhea in Infants and Children | 84 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 86 | |
9 | Keys to Overcoming Diverticular Disease | 88 |
How Diverticular Disease Develops | 88 | |
Common Symptoms of Diverticuli | 89 | |
What to Do if You Have a Diverticular Attack | 91 | |
Diverticulitis: Inflammation | 92 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 92 | |
10 | Easy Prevention and Cure of Hemorrhoids | 94 |
Common Symptoms of Hemorrhoids | 94 | |
Causes of Hemorrhoids | 95 | |
Tips for Hemorrhoids | 96 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 98 | |
11 | Natural Answers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 100 |
What Type of Bowel Disease Might You Have? | 101 | |
Who Is at Risk? | 102 | |
How to Eat for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) | 103 | |
Aids for Ulcerative Colitis | 106 | |
Nutrients and Crohn's Disease | 107 | |
Improvement from Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 109 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 110 | |
12 | New Treatments for Peptic Ulcer and Inflamed Stomach | 112 |
How to Recognize an Ulcer | 113 | |
What Does It Feel Like to Have an Ulcer? | 113 | |
Determining the Cause of Your Ulcer | 115 | |
The Newest Theory of Ulcers: Bugs | 117 | |
Healing Your Ulcer | 120 | |
One-Month Healing Program for Mild and Moderate Ulcers | 121 | |
One-Month Healing Program for Severe Ulcers | 123 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 124 | |
13 | Healing Gallbladder Disease | 126 |
What Can Go Wrong with the Gallbladder? | 127 | |
The Earliest Signs of Gallbladder Problems | 127 | |
Possible Causes of Gallbladder Disease | 128 | |
What to Do for Gallbladder Disease | 130 | |
Diets for Gallbladder Conditions | 132 | |
Gallbladder Flush | 133 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 135 | |
14 | Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Other Causes of Intestinal Pain | 137 |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | 137 | |
Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children | 139 | |
Intestinal Pain from Sugar Intolerances | 140 | |
Gut Pain from Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) | 141 | |
Chest and Abdominal Pain from Spastic-Esophageal Problems | 142 | |
Celiac Disease | 142 | |
Turista (Montezuma's Revenge) | 142 | |
Yeast Allergies and Unidentified Allergies Causing Tummy Upset | 143 | |
The 24-Hour Intestinal Flu | 144 | |
Caffeine Sensitivity | 144 | |
Menstrual-Associated Gastrointestinal Problems | 145 | |
Colicky Baby | 145 | |
Leaky Gut Syndrome | 146 | |
Food Poisoning | 146 | |
Chronic Abdominal Pain without Disease | 147 | |
15 | Intestinal Invaders: Parasites | 148 |
Parasites? Not Me | 149 | |
Why Is It Difficult to Know if You Have Parasites? | 150 | |
The Most Famous Critter | 151 | |
Testing for Parasites | 152 | |
Parasite Treatment | 152 | |
Worms | 155 | |
Sensible Ways to Avoid Parasitic Infections | 155 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 156 | |
16 | The Candida-Related Complex | 157 |
Dr. Truss Sleuths out the Candidasis Story | 157 | |
What Is Candida? | 158 | |
Symptoms Associated with CRC | 159 | |
The Message of Candida | 161 | |
Do You Have Brain Fog? | 162 | |
Two-Month Program for CRC | 163 | |
Nutrients for CRC | 166 | |
Yeast and Disease | 167 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 168 | |
17 | The Intestinal Tract and Serious Disease: Colorectal Cancer and AIDS | 169 |
Colorectal Cancer (Cancer of the Colon and the Rectum) | 169 | |
A Note about Stomach and Esophageal Cancer | 173 | |
AIDS | 174 | |
Part III | How to Find out What's Wrong and Fix It | |
18 | Finding and Healing Your Food Allergies | 181 |
How Can Foods Cause Problems? | 182 | |
Clues That You May Have Food Allergies | 183 | |
Why Do We Often Crave Foods We're Allergic To? | 185 | |
Two Basic Types of Food Allergies | 185 | |
The Allergy Elimination Diet | 186 | |
What to Do When You Find Your Food Allergies | 190 | |
The Keys to Food Rotation | 191 | |
Supplements | 192 | |
Dietary Suggestions to Help Heal Your Food Allergies | 193 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 194 | |
19 | Using Your Power Tools: Digestive Enzymes | 196 |
Digestive Enzymes in the Mouth | 196 | |
The Importance of Stomach Acid | 197 | |
Low Stomach Acid | 198 | |
Pancreatic Enzymes | 202 | |
What Is Bile? | 204 | |
Some People Need Supplemental Enzymes and Others Don't | 205 | |
20 | Detoxification and Rebuilding Programs | 206 |
Why Do We Need Detoxification Programs? | 206 | |
The Body's Natural Detoxification System | 208 | |
Three Phases of Intestinal Detoxification and Rebuilding | 208 | |
Tools for Detoxification and Rebuilding | 210 | |
Nutritional Support for Biotransformation | 210 | |
One-Week Detoxification Program | 211 | |
Three-Week Rebuilding Program | 213 | |
Mind-Body Techniques | 213 | |
Reflexology Charts | 216 | |
Appendix A | Easy-Glance List of Symptoms Suggesting Inadequate Levels of Nutrients | 219 |
Appendix B | Resources | 221 |
Appendix C | References | 227 |
Index | 241 |