Feb 2

The digestive tract is the first out of four of our body’s major filters: the first of the Foundations of Health!

Would you have ever considered that chronic pain can be linked with poor digestion?  Well, let’s take a look at components withing the digestive tract and symptoms which are linked to pain:

  • parasites,
  • lack of good acids to break down foods,
  • small intestine bacterial overgrowth,
  • viral and bacterial particles,
  • undigested food particles.  All of these create ‘bad acids’ in the body

Symptoms of poor digestion are huge and include the obvious symptoms of:

  • bloating, burping, belching, wind, flatulence, diarrhoea, constipation
  • reflux and heartburn
  • allergies: eczema, dermatitiis, hayfever, sinusitis
  • chronic coughs
  • headaches and migraines
  • chronic  fatigue and fibromyalgia, just to name a few…

Just about any long term health condition is linked with poor digestion: think of bones and muscles - what are they made out of: we are what we eat, but moreso, we are what we digest!  So if we can’t break down our proteins and fats, we can’t repair our muscles and nerves.  If we can’t break down our veggies and fruit, we can’t utilise the nutrients and keep our cells clean and healthy.  Get the picture.  Digestion is everything.

It takes many months to cleanse the digestive tract properly…  Parasites, for example, can be everywhere:  the gut, the liver, the bloodstream - the more we have the longer it takes.  We can even have parasites in the brain and nervous systems, so it’s not something that can done quickly.  In fact, the killing off of parasites, the process itself needs to include natural anti-inflammatory substances and immune boosting substances since the membranes of the parasites release about 30x more toxins than the parasites themselves.

Parasites, fungus, candida and bacterial overgrowth can all take some time to cleanse, and then we start the process of healing the leaky gut.  Then we start to deal with the liver, once the gut is feeling strong enough to cope with the onslaught of toxins we’re about to release through the liver.

All in all it really does take 9-12 months of taking you step-by-step through the process…  but the digestive process itself takes about 3 months or so (although if the leaky gut has been long-term some gut support can be recommended long-term…)

Take care,
4BC’s Madonna Guy ND & Jacqueline Dekoke ND
New Leaf Natural Therapies
07 3348 6098
www.newleafnaturaltherapies.com.au

Nov 25

Our Fat-Loss Programme

We use a really cool system in our fat loss programme – a machine which lets us know EXACTLY what is going on with your body composition, each and every step of the way!  Your body composition is the key to longer-lasting fat-loss!  It’s simple, we want you to maintain OR ADD TO your muscle mass, and we want you to decrease fat mass and excess cellular fluid.  Our practitioners:  Madonna Guy ND, Jacqueline Dekoke ND and Linda Hoggard ND all have specific training in Bio-Impedance Analysis – which accurately measures your body composition.  Our girls also know when things are going wrong on the road to good health – have you been stressed, sabotaging yourself, given up on exercise.  Our weekly sessions keep you motivated and up and running so you get trim and stay trim long term.

The number on the scales is just a number.  Imagine this scenario: I hopped on the scales on Saturday and only weighed 200g less than the week before (bummer) – when I did the Bio-Impedance Analysis, however, I found that my fat mass had reduced by 700g and my muscle mass had increased by 500g.  So it was only a net loss of 200g.  The brain only wants the number (of course) but people get that and so much more with us!

Our fat-loss programme is designed to prevent thyroid disease, hashimotos, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and much more.  Come on in and give it a try!

Madonna Guy ND

Oct 20

Have you heard of SIBO??  Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth???  It’s been found that 80% of people with Fibromyalgia and 100% of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have SIBO.  It’s hard to detect medically and I find this statistic totally incredible.  It doesn’t surprise us at New Leaf since these clients generally require fairly big detoxification processes (gently and long-term).  The major filters of the body are nearly always exhausted (ph is too acidic, digestion not working, liver not filtering properly, and kidneys generally damaged…).  So get your gut checked out - it’s very easy to have candida, celiac, helicobacter & parasites checked for, and the process of ridding your body of these (NOT WITH DRUGS AS THIS CAUSES MORE ISSUES) will make a huge difference to your health, long term.

Jul 12

What is truly amazing about Dr Jeffrey Bland is that he’s been doing research in both medical and natural therapies for 40 years.  He is 64 years young and feels the best he’s ever felt in his life.  Attending a congress recently where Dr Bland was a key speaker (along with other renowned health experts) they basically proved that natural therapies along with lifestyle intervention and dietary intake are the key parameters which improve our health long-term and help us live longer.  Nothing else offers that level of health and vitality. 

They spoke often at the seminar about the Blue Zones in the world.  These are areas in the world where people live longer, are happier and have a sense of purpose and wellbeing, often without any medical intervention or chronic disease.

  1. Move (find ways to move mindlessly, make moving unavoidable)
  2. Plan de Vida (know your purpose in life)
  3. Down Shift (work less, slow down, rest, take vacation)
  4. 80% Rule (stop eating when you’re 80% full)
  5. Plant-Power (more veggies, less protein and processed foods)
  6. Red Wine (consistency and moderation)
  7. Belong (create a healthy social network)
  8. Beliefs (spiritual or religious participation)
  9. Your Tribe (make family a priority)

Got your list going about goals for the future???

More coming soon …about Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Celiac Disease and Leaky Gut Syndrome.

Madonna Guy ND, Wynnum Australia