Question:
People seem to have a
misconception about constipation.
What is
constipation?
Dr. LD: I’m
going to give you 2 definitions of
constipation: the medical definition and my
definition.
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The medical
definition of constipation as stated by
the National Digestive Disease
Information Clearinghouse states that
“normal bowel movements may be 3 times a
day or 3 times a week.” The
Clearinghouse also says: “. . .
constipation is the passage of small
amounts of hard dry bowel movements,
usually less than 3 times a week."
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My understanding, life
experience and opinion is much more
specific and it is as follows:
Anything less than 2
to 3 good full complete total bowel
evacuations every single day of our life
is constipation. Unfortunately, most of
the medical world basically offers
little or no solutions to the severe and
destructive ramifications of poor
digestive and bowel health.
Question:
Wow. What a disparity
of opinions. Does constipation and the
issues around it go deeper than just not
going to the bathroom?
Dr. LD: My answer
would be, absolutely 100% - yes.
For me, my
professional and nutritional career in
the world of natural healing has been
spent - to a certain degree- being
“bowel minded” or “digestive minded.”
Let me explain what
being bowel and digestive minded means:
first, we must understand that our
digestive system – the 28 feet that runs
from one end of our body to the other
end of our body (and includes primarily
our stomach, small and large intestines)
is not only the center of our body, but
it is also the center of our health.
Of all the organs
that make up our body, the digestive
organs’ level of importance is second
only to the mind. Responsible for
keeping us alive, it is the only way our
body can digest, absorb and assimilate
every single crumb that we put into our
mouth. It is responsible for supplying
all essential nutrients to all cells,
all tissues and all organs.
And second, from a
physical standpoint it is, in essence,
our mother. In the same way our mother
has kept us safe, clothed, fed, and has
taken care of us since birth – our
digestive system does the same thing;
from a physical standpoint, it keeps us
alive. It is our physical – or internal
- mother. We can’t exist without it. It
feeds us the nutrients that we need to
keep us alive.
Of all the organs that make
up our body, the digestive organs’
level of importance is second only
to the mind. |
Question:
I never thought about
the digestive and intestinal system this
way. Are you saying, “You are what you
eat?”
Dr. LD: No! Over 90%
of people’s digestive systems do not
function properly – these are near
epidemic proportions. The fact is most
people do not digest their food, absorb
the nutrients, assimilate the nutrients
nor eliminate the waste and byproduct
optimally. Many experts and people say
“You are what you eat.” I disagree. I
take it much deeper.
I say the following: "You are what
you choose to
- digest
- absorb
- assimilate
- do not eliminate "
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A great man and a
great teacher of mine named Dr. Bernard
Jensen (who helped millions of people)
once said something to me that stayed
with me to this day. Here’s what he
said:
“You can’t put clean
water in a dirty bottle.
Clean the
bottle out. Then add the clean water.” |
My nutritional
experience over many years has proven to
me time and again: if we follow a
simple, effective and natural program
that improves the digestion of all foods
that we ingest – and one that improves
waste elimination on a daily basis - it
will positively effect every drop of
blood, every organ, every cell and every
tissue in our body . . . Our body will
begin to heal itself.
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