Wednesday, December 27, 2023

How to Encourage Healthy Gut MUCOUS

... and avoid the things that break it down

For a Healthy Super Gut and 

to help negate symptoms of IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac, and Crohn's Disease 

Notes from 'Super Gut' by William Davis 2:15:00


Feed the Akkermansia muciniphilla Species of Bacteria:

- Akkermansia muciniphilla is the amazing gate-keeper of our intestinal Mucosa

- Not too much, not too little. 5% of total gut bacteria is good. 10% is bad. 

- Benefits: Produces gut mucous

- Eat the following daily to encourage the growth of Akkermansia muciniphilla

    - olive oil: Omegs 3s and Oleic Acid 

    -garlic and onions

    -flavenoid-rich and polyphenol-rich veggies and fruit


Eugenol in Clove Oil stimulates intestinal mucous production:

- stimulates the proliferation of Clostridia bacteria that in turn stimulates mucous production

- clove oil is a mild anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, but this is OK. its benefits outweigh this. 

- Eugenol is also found in smaller amounts in Cinnamon Oil



Prebiotic Foods for the Prebiotic Fibers 

See blog post: Prebiotics


Optimal Levels of Vitamin D

Current Optimal level of Vitamin D is 80-100 ng/mL 

Take 5000 - 10,000 UIs of Vit D each day until optimal levels are reached (6 - 72 months) 


Water: Lots of it!

Drink 64-80 oz/day 


Optimal levels of Iodine 


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Avoid Synthetic sweeteners:

Aspartame

Sucralose

Saccharine

maltodextrin



Avoid Emulsifiers, Surfactants, Solubilizers, Thickeners, Preservatives found in factory ice cream, Jif Peanut Butter, store-bought bread, almost all processed foods, etc.

Some but not all Emulsifiers are :

Polysorbate 80 

Carboxymethylcellulose 

Carrageenan

Dextrin sulfate

propylene Glycol

Lecithin



Avoid NSAIDs - Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Advil, etc

They are potent disruptors of the mucous lining



Avoid, or slowly wean off of, stomach acid-blocking drugs:

Protonix

Prilosec


Excessive Exercise

Exercise is good , but excessive 26-mile marathon exercise or CrossFit is bad for gut mucous


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