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“If you are not ready to alter your way of life, you cannot begin to heal.” – Hippocrates (460-377 B.C). You will find here information, articles and books addressing the positive holistic approach to many common health conditions.

Leaky Gut

A Positive Holistic Approach

     

Intestinal permeability or Leaky Gut Syndrome is the term used to describe a situation where the lining of the gut has become damaged, allowing things which would normally be contained within the gut to leak into the bloodstream. Leaky Gut Syndrome can be caused by candidiasis, where the yeast Candida albicans burrows through the gut wall, causing increased permeability. The food which leaks into the bloodstream is then attacked by the immune system, which becomes overloaded

Do you want to know more about Leaky Gut Syndrome? Please find below links to various independent articles.

from: Gut reactions: tiny leaks in the lining of the small intestine may play a role in diseases as diverse as asthma and arthritis.(leaky-gut syndrome) by Marston, Wendy
source: Newsweek, November 17, 1997.
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from: Signs of leaky gut syndrome
source: New Straits Times, October 30, 2003.
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from: The gut link to autism by Eu Hooi Khaw
source: New Straits Times, September 27, 2004.
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from: Digestive health: the key to a healthy lifestyle; the subject of digestive health continues to emerge from the shadows of cultural taboo. by Wright, Tim
source: Nutraceuticals World, July 1, 2004.
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COPYRIGHT 2004 Rodman Publications, Inc.

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