One of the biggest contributing factors to many health problems today is a lack of good bacteria in the digestive system.
Allergies, joint problems, endocrine imbalances, emotional changes, even autism, and many other problems share an interconnection with a digestive system that has an “improper flora.” That means there is a lack of good bacteria that help support the immune system and many other body systems.
Inadequate flora, or a shortage of good bacteria, is related to many things, such as overuse of antibiotics (which kill the good bacteria), hormone replacement therapies, birth control pills, some other medications, poor food intake and even stress.
Conventional doctors today can dispute this (they, who were never trained in nutrition, or had little training). I say “let’s come back in ten years and have this same discussion”
Well, maybe not ten years, maybe even five!
People are starting to wake up to this approach to health by paying more attention to foods that populate the gut with good bacteria. And food companies are also involved, mostly companies promoting “probiotics” like Dannon yogurt.
I love to play with these words. “Antibiotic” means “against life”. “Probiotic” means “for life”. It’s so simple.
So what does all this have to do with the appendix?
For many years, scientists and doctors defecated the appendix. “It’s a worthless body part” – I remember learning this in my nursing training! “No problem, take out your appendix!”
Come on guys, how can a body part have no purpose? Who is arrogant here? Do you think G-d would do something that has no purpose?
Well, during the week of October 10 (2007) the scientific journals came out with a theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University with this: the appendix produces and protects good bacteria for the intestine.
Not to say that life-threatening appendicitis shouldn’t result in removal of the appendix, but let’s start having more respect for this little worm-shaped organ (sitting like a pouch in the colon).
What is a good way to keep the gut populated with good bacteria?
— Do not eat excess acidifying foods (sugar, caffeine, meat, alcohol)
— Eat more alkaline-forming foods (vegetables, fruits)
— Eat kefir, yogurt and probiotics daily
— Eat cultivated vegetables (the easiest to understand is sauerkraut)
— Take probiotics (Young Living just introduced the best probiotics I’ve ever come across! They’re called “Life 5”).