Digestive Wellness: Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion, Fourth Edition (161 page)

dietary recommendations,
227

healing options,
227
–31

symptoms,
225

testing,
227

Gastrin,
107

Gastritis,
38
,
224
–25

definition,
224

Gastrointestinal microbiota,
27

Gastrointestinal system.
See
Digestive system

Gastrointestinal tract,
155

Gastroparesis,
231
–32

Genetics

arthritis and,
316
,
318

inflammation and,
96

testing,
402

Gengivitis,
205

Genotype,
5
–6

Genova Diagnostics Laboratory,
84
,
117
,
121

GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease),
4
,
13
,
32
,
214
–18,
411

Ghrelin,
107

GI motility,
330

GI mucosa,
15
–17,
16

Ginger,
99
,
218
,
270
,
291
,
322

Gingseng, southern,
234

Gliadin,
391

Glucagon,
18
–20,
247

Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1),
107

Glucosamine,
325

Glucosamine sulfate,
362

Glucose,
11

Glucose-control supplement,
259

Glucose-dependent insulinotopic polypeptide (GIP),
107

Glucose-modulating food,
257

Glucose monitor,
256

Glucosinolates,
192

Glutamine,
47
–48,
160
,
229
,
290
,
302
,
362

Glutathione levels,
240
,
304
,
407

Gluten,
272
,
391
,
400
–401,
407

avoiding,
275
–76

Gluten antibodies testing,
335

Gluten intolerance,
37
,
141
,
156
–57,
208
,
270
–76,
319
,
401

healing options,
275
–76

statistics,
272

testing for,
274
–75

Goddess Within Us, The
(Bolen),
175

Goldenseal,
76
,
86
,
209
,
229
,
283
,
390

Gonzales, Nicholas,
39

Gottschall, Elaine,
302

Grain,
140
–41,
142
,
147
,
165
,
186

gluten-free,
276

Grant, E. C.,
370

Grape seed extract,
100
,
364

Grapefruit seed extract,
76
,
209
,
229

Great Plains Lab,
121

Green, Nancy Sokol,
200

Green tea,
100
,
229
,
243
,
246

Guaifenesin,
358

Gum, mastic,
78
,
229

Gums,
13
,
339

Gut.
See
Digestive system

Gut-healing nutrients,
276

Gymnema sylvestre,
258

H. pylori infection,
38
,
77
–79,
214
,
216
,
217
,
225
,
226
,
340
,
373
,
377
,
407
,
413
–14

test,
227
,
374

Haas, Elson,
382

Halitosis,
203
–4

Hanaway, Patrick,
84
,
117

Hand washing,
283

Happiness,
6

Harris, Kristina,
273

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis,
374

Headache
,
374

Heart,
155

Heartburn.
See
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

Heidelberg capsule test,
125
–27,
214
,
216
,
224
,
320
,
351
,
386

Helicobacter pylori.
See
H. pylori infection

Hemoglobin A1c,
251
,
382

Hemorrhoids,
305
–7

fiber and,
306

healing therapies,
306
–7

Hempseeds,
280

Hepatitis,
234
–43

A,
234

alcoholic,
236
–37

autoimmune,
236

B,
234

C,
234
–35

D,
235

diagnosis,
238
–39

E,
235
–36

healing options,
240
–43

NASH,
238

testing,
239
–40

treatment,
238
–39

Herbal therapy,
219
–20,
230
,
305

demulcents,
101

for dysbiosis,
76

Herbs,
149
,
161
,
184
,
270
,
291
,
347

tea,
270

Turkish,
230

Hiatal hernia,
140
,
214
–18

HIV,
43

HLA-B27 gene,
317
,
318

Hoffer, Abram,
79
,
163
,
400

Holy basik,
259

Homocysteine levels,
407
,
410

test,
374
,
402
,
409

Honduran sarsaparilla,
393

Hormones.
See also specific hormones

enteric,
106
,
107

fluctuations,
368

levels,
410

testing,
359

Horse chestnuts,
307

Hsun, Lu,
201

Huete, A. J.,
374

Human Genome Project,
52

Human Microbiome Project,
52

Hunger,
136
–37

Hydration.
See
Water, drinking

Hydrochloric acid (HCI),
14
,
18
,
32
–35,
125
–27,
214
,
215
,
387
,
409
,
415

clues to problems with stomach acid,
33

diseases connected with low gastric activity,
33

increasing naturally,
34
–35

levels,
223
–24,
263
,
351

supplements,
217

testing,
34
,
126
–27,
386
,
398

Hyman, Mark,
382

Hypochlorhydria,
326
.
See also
Gastric hypofunction

Hypoglycemia,
369

Hypothyroid,
374

Iberogast,
232

Ice,
209

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,
329

IgA antibodies,
90
,
154
,
159
,
274
,
313
,
350
,
401
.
See also
Secretory IgA

IgE antibodies,
90
,
94
,
154
,
156
,
158
,
159
,
335
,
350
,
351

IgE antibodies testing,
268

IgG antibodies,
58
,
90
,
94
,
154
,
159
,
274
,
313
,
335
,
350

IgG antibodies testing,
268

IgM antibodies,
90
,
94
,
154
,
159
,
313
,
335

Ileocecal valve,
21

dysbiosis and,
74

Ileum,
18

Immune system,
10
,
28
,
70
,
327
–31

activation by “nonfoods,”
90

adaptive,
92
–93

basic response,
90
,
91
–93

complexes,
154

development of,
53

function of,
89

imblances,
91
,
96

immune-inflammatory response,
93

inflammation and,
89
–102

innate,
92

liver and,
21

microbiome and,
51
,
54

prebiotics and,
92

probiotics and,
92

rebalancing,
98
–99

regulatory system,
93

relation to digestion,
3
–4,
5
,
10
,
41

vigilance,
91

Immunization programs,
70

Increased intestinal permeability.
See
Leaky gut syndrome

Indican test,
123

Infection,
204
,
280
,
291
,
409

Inflammation, digestive,
28
,
38
,
89
–102,
215
,
250
,
383
,
387

causes of,
96

decreasing,
256

diseases associated with,
90

obesity and,
380
–81

testing to assess,
96
–98

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),
84
,
96
,
291
–305

diet and,
298
–300

dysbiosis and,
293

healing options,
300
–305

nicotine and,
300

nutritional deficiencies and,
298
–300

testing,
301

treatment,
297
–98

Infliximab,
317

Insulin,
18
,
67
–68,
247
,
251
,
257
,
369

Insulin testing,
383

Interleukins,
90

Interstitial cystitis,
363
–65

symptoms,
363

Intestinal permeability.
See
Leaky gut syndrome

Intestinal permeability screening,
320
,
335
,
344

Intracellular magnesium testing,
374

Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs),
272

IPANS (intrinsic primary afferent neurons),
106

Iron,
208
,
211
,
301

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),
117
,
286
–91,
363

bacteria and,
52

causes,
287
–88

dietary recommendations,
288
–89

healing options,
290
–91

SIBO and,
81

statistics,
286

symptoms,
286
–87

testing,
289

underlying causes,
27

Ischemic colitus,
295
–96

Isolauri, Erika,
380

Jaffe, Russell,
153
,
179
,
182
,
309

Jejunum,
18

Jerusalem oak,
86

Joints,
155

Kalliomaki, Marko,
380

Kanojia, Mahesh,
39

Kay, S. R.,
401

Keishibukuryogan,
234

Klebsiella,
319

Kraft, Bryan D.,
402

Laboratories, food sensitivity tests,
159

websites,
160

Lactobacilla,
56
–57,
64
–67,
69
,
87

acidophilus,
56
–57,
58

reuteri,
58

Lactobacillus bulgaricus,
62
–63

Lactoferrin,
88
,
227

Lactose intolerance,
37
,
156
–57,
204
,
268
,
281
,
288
–89,
291
,
302

test,
335

breath,
268

lab,
124
–25

self,
124

Lamina propria,
15
–17,
16

Lancet
,
370

Large intestine.
See
Colon

L-arginine,
364

Laxatives,
279

Leaky gut syndrome,
17
,
41
–49,
42
,
281
,
319
,
334
,
383

associated with arthritis,
312
–13

causes,
45
–47

diseases associated with,
43

health conditions associated with,
27

inflammation and,
96

liver and,
43

restoration of gut integrity,
47
–49

symptoms,
44

testing,
45

Leaky gut syndrome testing,
122

Lecithin,
264
,
394

Lectins,
47
,
156

Legumes,
140
,
187

degassing,
269

Leirisalo-Repo, Marjatta,
318

Leptin,
107

Leuconostoc mesenteroides,
62