Cureality

Some interesting perspectives . . .

I believe we can all agree: the American medical system is not the success it paints itself to be. In fact, I believe that, given the perverse incentives of the system that continues to drive up costs without providing real solutions, we are approaching a healthcare "bubble."

The American Medical Nightmare: Are We Ever Going To Wake Up? by Squatchy | 0 commentsThe American Medical Nightmare: Are We Ever Going To Wake Up? We’re happy to welcome Steve Wright of SCDLifestyle with this guest post on the oh-so-important topic. Jordan Reasoner and Steven Wright (who you have probably heard as the co-host of Chris Kresser’s podcast) run S…

We talk about how the foods we eat are linked to disease. Let's not forgot about the chemicals we put on our bodies, the plastic we drink our water from or the clothes we wear. These too may be linked to disease.

It's back to school time. Here are some helpful and safer suggestions to protect our kids from some of the hazardous toxins we are exposed to.

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From Ubiome's e-newsletter:

"We love your p**p. It’s so wonderfully rich in information about the microbiome, unlocked when we analyze it using DNA sequencing technology to reveal the make up of the three to six pounds of bacteria you carry in and on your body.

"But what exactly is p**p? Since so much (excuse the expression) 'passes' through our lab, you might not be too surprised that we know a thing or two about its ingredients.

"First and foremost, f***s contains a boatload of water. About 75% to be exact.

"Put that aside, however, and things get more interesting.

"About 50 to 80% of the remainder is bacteria, both living and dead. This is the stuff we’re focused on.

"On top of that there’s protein, undigested food residue (more on this in a minute), waste material from food, cell membranes, fats, salts and material released from your intestines and liver (e.g. mucus).

"If you’re anything like the average person you’ll produce around half your own body weight in f***s every year.

"That’s a lot.

"Fortunately we require the tiniest proportion of this when you send in a gut microbiome test sample to us. It’s also far less yucky than you might imagine: simply swab your used toilet paper to collect just enough to turn the tip of the cotton swab brown.

"P**p is generally brown, by the way, largely because of a pigment called bilirubin produced when your red blood cells break down.

"And speaking of toilet paper, although it might seem as if you’re forever buying the stuff, this relatively minor inconvenience has to be better than living in Ancient Rome.

"n those days you’d have wiped yourself with a communal sponge rinsed in a bucket of water or vinegar after use. Nice.

"Oh yes, one last thing about that undigested food residue in your p**p. (It’s okay, just about everyone has it, as some food is simply indigestible.)

"The outside of corn kernels is a perfect example. While you’ll probably have no trouble processing the insides, the hulls are made of cellulose so they generally pass through your body intact.

"Examine your p**p after eating yellow corn, therefore, and you’ll likely spot what looks like intact kernels – actually just the “skins”.

"In fact they can provide a neat way to time how long your body takes to digest food.

"Like we said, your p**p can tell you an enormous amount. All you have to do is listen.

"Or at least send a little of it our way."

http://Ubiome.com