Improving Digestion Part 2 - From the small intestines to elimination.

Holistic Health Discussion Group

Wednesday, February 1st - 6 pm FREE

Teton Healing Arts
25 S. Gros Ventre St.

Darin Rodriguez, holistic nutrition therapist, leads a discussion on ways to improve digestion naturally.

Nutrition therapy is centered around reestablishing a conscious connection not only with what we eat, but with how we eat. Nutrition therapy utilizes dietary and lifestyle changes to relieve overburdened organs and systems. It then applies nutrients and whole foods from as close to nature as possible to provide the building blocks needed for the body to restore health.

Food should pass through the body every eight to eighteen hours. Any food that remains in the gut for a prolonged period can spoil, ferment, form gas, and cause other disturbances that affect the rest of the body. Dr. Bernard Jensen states in his book, Dr. Jensen’s Guide to Better Bowel Care, “The first natural law [of wellness] is to feed the body natural food… When we begin to obey the natural laws again, it is almost like returning to the Garden of Eden... When consuming natural foods and following a more natural way of living, the bowel always responds.”

Last week we talked about the first half of the digestive process from the brain to the stomach. This week we will focus on the last half of digestion from the small intestines to elimination. We will review how the nervous system intimately influences digestion even in these later stages. We’ll talk about the pancreas’ role in facilitating digestion, the importance of pH in the intestinal tract, and the bacterial balancing act.

It’s about time the bowels got the attention and appreciation they deserve. Come learn about what occurs in healthy digestion from the duodenum to the rectum, how and why things go wrong, and how to support this vital system. Dietary adjustments, lifestyle changes, supplemental enzymes, probiotics, and naturally fermented foods will be presented as possible solutions.

Holistic Health Discussion Groups are scheduled every Wednesday evening at Teton Healing Arts, and will cover a wide range of topics that affect people throughout our community. Holistic Health Discussion Groups are free and open to the public. Please contact Teton Healing Arts at 307-734-0222 for more information.

Improving Digestion Part 1 - From The Brain To The Stomach

Holistic Health Discussion Group

Wednesday, January 25th - 6 pm FREE

Teton Healing Arts
25 S. Gros Ventre St.

Darin Rodriguez, holistic nutrition therapist, shares valuable insight on ways to improve digestion naturally.

Nutrition therapy is centered around reestablishing a conscious connection not only with what we eat, but with how we eat. Nutrition therapy utilizes dietary and lifestyle changes to relieve overburdened organs and systems. It then applies nutrients and whole foods from nature to provide the building blocks needed for the body to restore health.
One of the main systems we focus on in nutrition therapy is, of course, the digestive system. Digestion plays a major role in the overall health or disease of an individual. The ability to breakdown food, absorb nutrients, and effectively eliminate waste is directly related to the function or dysfunction of all the other systems in the body.

Hippocrates stated, “All disease begins in the gut.” He believed and taught this principle because he knew that if a person was not absorbing crucial nutrients to maintain structures and replenish biochemicals, every cell, tissue, and organ would eventually be compromised. Likewise, when supporting the digestive system’s ability to function properly, food is more effectively broken down, nutrients are better absorbed and more readily available to nourish the cells that need them, and waste is eliminated more effectively. Supporting proper digestion prevents a host of potential problems in other body systems such as allergies, asthma, diabetes, arthritis, and autoimmune disorders.

This week we will be discussing part 1 of a 2 part series on improving digestion. By attending this talk you will gain a better understanding of the inter-connectedness of the nervous system and the digestive system. You will learn how enzymes and gastric juices act upon food, and how stomach acidity initiates a vital cascade of digestive events. We will address what occurs in healthy digestion from the brain to the stomach, how and why things go wrong, and how to support this vital system. Dietary adjustments, lifestyle changes, HCL and enzyme supplementation will be presented as possible solutions.

Holistic Health Discussion Groups are scheduled every Wednesday evening at Teton Healing Arts, and will cover a wide range of topics that affect people throughout our community. Holistic Health Discussion Groups are free and open to the public. Please contact Teton Healing Arts at 307-734-0222 for more information.