![]() New probiotic formulations came out every day, but none of them worked consistently.īecause of my experience formulating supplements, I had real questions and concerns about the quality and consistency of the probiotic supplements that were on the market. My frustration grew with every ineffective probiotic strain I tried. I saw infections that wouldn’t get better, no matter how many probiotics we threw at them. We weren’t making any lasting change we were just treating a symptom. Even in patients who reported improvement if they missed a dose or tried to lower the dose the symptoms came right back. While I had some success using probiotics, it wasn’t uncommon for a supplement to work for a week or two, and then lose efficacy. I would say overall my experience with probiotics was very much a mixed bag. It turned out to be a little bit different in practice than what all those smart guys said. Supplementing my patients with billions of lactobacillus and bifidobacteria would correct the imbalance in the intestinal tract and solve all my patients primary and secondary digestive issues. They taught me that reseeding the bowel with good bacteria was the solution I was looking for. I went to the best conferences and listened to the brightest minds. On paper probiotics seemed to be my answer. At some point I realized if I didn’t have an answer to effectively support digestion then maybe a career change was in order. These are examples of what I call secondary digestive issues…the main complaint is not a digestive issue but as soon as you start to dig around for the cause of their symptoms digestion quickly moves to the top of the list. Then there were patients who presented with headaches, fatigue, and hormone imbalances and after a complete review of their condition I realized that, in some cases, their digestion was the source of their discomfort. If I was going to be able to help these patients in any way I needed to find a way to help their digestion. I also saw first hand that patients with acne, eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis often had poor digestion as the source of their symptoms. Looking for ways to positively influence their dysfunctional immune systems, I learned that upwards of 80% of the immune system resides in the digestive tract. ![]() Many of these patients had horrible digestive symptoms in addition to their autoimmune diagnosis. In addition to these patients I also started seeing more patients suffering from autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and hashimoto’s disease. ![]() The number one reason patients visit their doctor is for digestive complaints. Today, approximately 90% of my patients suffer from either a primary digestive issues such as gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, candida infection, bacterial overgrowth, and acid reflux, or a secondary digestive issue which I’ll explain in the next paragraph. The people that have put their trust in me over the years to help them find solutions to their health problems humble me. With allopathic medicine continuing to focus on suppressing symptoms and handing out toxic chemicals with horrible side effects many people sought my help to find the causative factors of their conditions. As my knowledge has grown over the years, the types of patients that seek my care have changed. This year is my 22nd year in practice and in the words of Jerry Garcia…what a long strange trip its been. All Disease Begins in the Gut - Hippocrates
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