How to absorb nutrients from your food?

[Guest guest]

I eat a really healthy balanced organic diet with plenty of fluids (water), but

I have my suspicions that I am not absorbing nutrients from the food as my skin

is extremely dry and my nails are brittle and I lack energy.

 

Does anyone have any solutions or advice to enable my body to absorb the

nutrients from the healthy food I am eating?

 

With thanks

Diana

 

www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

[Guest guest]

Those symptoms could be caused by many things. Do you eat enough healthy fats?

Is your thyroid okay? Do you eat a lot of soy? Soy suppresses the thyroid (and

does other nasty things to our body biochemistry).

 

Have you checked for candida overgrowth? What about your body pH - is it too

acidic?

 

If it is simply that you aren't getting enough healthy fats (coconut oil does

wonders for skin, hair, thyroid support and much more), that would be an easy

fix. If that's not it, your biochemistry could be out of whack.

 

Best to check your pH first. If you're too acidic, then your enzymes won't be

functioning properly and you won't be benefiting much from the healthy food.

And since you say you are eating well, perhaps candida could be the culprit

(candida really drives down our pH levels).

 

An acidic body also causes our red blood cells to stick together like rolls of

coins. This makes it very difficult to get blood out to your tiny capillaries -

making your body oxygen deprived and thus tired all of the time.

 

A good colon cleanse can also help poor digestion. When we don't take proper

care of our colon, fecal material can get stuck to the lining of the intestines.

Over time so much builds up that it makes it incredibly difficult for nutrients

to get into our bloodstream.

 

Check out my site for more info on all of the above.

 

Wishing you the best of health,

 

Melissa

 

http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com

Or the shorter version:

http://www.boost-immune.com

 

 

 

 

, " DianaM " <thebowentechnique

wrote:

>

> I eat a really healthy balanced organic diet with plenty of fluids (water),

but I have my suspicions that I am not absorbing nutrients from the food as my

skin is extremely dry and my nails are brittle and I lack energy.

>

> Does anyone have any solutions or advice to enable my body to absorb the

nutrients from the healthy food I am eating?

>

> With thanks

> Diana

>

> www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

> Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

>

[Guest guest]

I'm just guessing and without testing it's impossible to know exactly what's

going on but you may have heavy metals that are blocking mineral absorption.

 

Lead will sit on calcium receptors, mercury on iron, arsenic on zinc, etc. To a

certain extent tissue salts are helpful but removing heavy metals from the body

would likely benefit you most.

 

Sharon Hoehner

www.detoxqueen.com

 

, " DianaM " <thebowentechnique

wrote:

>

> I eat a really healthy balanced organic diet with plenty of fluids (water),

but I have my suspicions that I am not absorbing nutrients from the food as my

skin is extremely dry and my nails are brittle and I lack energy.

>

> Does anyone have any solutions or advice to enable my body to absorb the

nutrients from the healthy food I am eating?

>

> With thanks

> Diana

>

> www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

> Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Diana, how much water do you drink in a day? Leone

[Guest guest]

If I use virgin coconut oil on my face as a moisturizer - would this be

" enough " as far as absorption goes?

 

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

_____

 

 

On Behalf Of MelissaM

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:50 AM

 

Re: How to absorb nutrients from your food?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those symptoms could be caused by many things. Do you eat enough healthy

fats? Is your thyroid okay? Do you eat a lot of soy? Soy suppresses the

thyroid (and does other nasty things to our body biochemistry).

 

Have you checked for candida overgrowth? What about your body pH - is it too

acidic?

 

If it is simply that you aren't getting enough healthy fats (coconut oil

does wonders for skin, hair, thyroid support and much more), that would be

an easy fix. If that's not it, your biochemistry could be out of whack.

 

Best to check your pH first. If you're too acidic, then your enzymes won't

be functioning properly and you won't be benefiting much from the healthy

food. And since you say you are eating well, perhaps candida could be the

culprit (candida really drives down our pH levels).

 

An acidic body also causes our red blood cells to stick together like rolls

of coins. This makes it very difficult to get blood out to your tiny

capillaries - making your body oxygen deprived and thus tired all of the

time.

 

A good colon cleanse can also help poor digestion. When we don't take proper

care of our colon, fecal material can get stuck to the lining of the

intestines. Over time so much builds up that it makes it incredibly

difficult for nutrients to get into our bloodstream.

 

Check out my site for more info on all of the above.

 

Wishing you the best of health,

 

Melissa

 

http://www.how- <http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com>

to-boost-your-immune-system.com

Or the shorter version:

http://www.boost- <http://www.boost-immune.com> immune.com

 

@ <%40>

, " DianaM " <thebowentechnique wrote:

>

> I eat a really healthy balanced organic diet with plenty of fluids

(water), but I have my suspicions that I am not absorbing nutrients from the

food as my skin is extremely dry and my nails are brittle and I lack energy.

>

> Does anyone have any solutions or advice to enable my body to absorb the

nutrients from the healthy food I am eating?

>

> With thanks

> Diana

>

> www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

> Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Leone,

I drink 6 - 8 glasses of water a day with a few grains of himalayan salt added

to it.

 

Diana Moore

www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

 

, Leone Booth <Suziebee wrote:

>

> Hi Diana, how much water do you drink in a day? Leone

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Melissa for your message.

Do you have an easy at home way of testing your p.h? I have those strips that

you can test water. Do you test your saliva or your urine?

 

I don't eat alot of soy...only organic soysauce in some meals.

 

I will check out your site too.

 

With thanks

Diana Moore

www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

[Guest guest]

Enzymes and probiotics.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Diana, I asked because I often wonder if people actually drink too much

water therefore diluting much needed electrolytes. Have you looked at

silica? Even though we eat a healthy diet our soils are often depleted of

vital nutrients such as selenium in NZ. LSA, linseed, sunflower and almond,

available in supermarkets definitely helped with my aches and pains and

benefited my hair and nails as well. Leone

[Guest guest]

Hi Lisa,

 

Coconut oil is an excellent moisturizer for the skin (and hair too).

 

But our good health depends on eating enough healthy fats too. See some of the

benefits of fat here:

 

http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com/benefits-of-fat.html

 

Coconut oil is an incredibly healthy fat - saturated fats are NOT bad for us -

Men's Health did a great job of debunking that in this article:

 

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth & channel=health & category\

\%20=heart.disease & conitem=a03ddd2eaab85110VgnVCM10000013281eac____

 

And of course the omega 3 fatty acids from fish, fish oil, flax, and flaxseed

oil are also excellent.

 

Olive oil (an omega 9 fat) is a good choice too, although our body can make

enough omega 9 fats on its own - so it isn't considered essential. Still, it

plays a supporting role in keeping our immune system and overall health strong.

 

Examples of unhealthy fats would be of course trans fats - everyone knows about

these by now. But what most people don't know is that REFINED polyunsaturated

vegetable oils are terrible for our health.

 

They suppress the immune system, prematurely age us, cause excess inflammation,

high blood pressure, high cholestrol, heart disease and more.

 

Unrefined vegetable oils are okay as long as they are kept in a cold, dark place

and not heated before consumption (use them for salad dressings, etc).

 

For more info on fats check out this section of my site:

 

http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com/fat-facts.html

 

Wishing you the best of health.

 

Melissa

 

, " Lisa " <blacksands wrote:

>

> If I use virgin coconut oil on my face as a moisturizer - would this be

> " enough " as far as absorption goes?

>

>

>

> Lisa

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Diana,

 

The pH strips used for water will not work. You need strips specifically made

for testing urine and/or saliva. You can generally find them at health food

stores, pharmacies, and of course online.

 

Just make sure you get ones with the proper range - generally around 4.5 - 9.0.

 

I would recommend the strips as opposed to the pH paper - which can be difficult

to use and read.

 

For info on how and when to test and what the results mean, see this page:

 

http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com/pH-strips.html

 

Wishing you the best of health.

 

Melissa

 

, " DianaM " <thebowentechnique

wrote:

>

> Thank you Melissa for your message.

> Do you have an easy at home way of testing your p.h? I have those strips that

you can test water. Do you test your saliva or your urine?

>

> I don't eat alot of soy...only organic soysauce in some meals.

>

> I will check out your site too.

>

> With thanks

> Diana Moore

> www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

> Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

>

[Guest guest]

I believe results will/can happen when applying coconut oil to the skin b/c of

the power of 'spirit medicine' and the energetic healing and homeopathic effects

by just having it near you, touching you, your intentions, your thoughts.

 

With that said tho, my understanding is that applying coconut oil to the skin

will NOT - biochemically - give you its anti-bacterial/fungal/microbial benefits

b/c its medium-chain fatty acids (lauric and caprylic) need to be converted to

mono acids through the digestive process. Topically, what is absorbed through

the skin, into the lymph, then the blood, to the liver, to the digestive tract

is the long way 'home' if the goal is to support the health of the GI.

 

Joni

 

 

 

, " Lisa " <blacksands wrote:

>

> If I use virgin coconut oil on my face as a moisturizer - would this be

" enough " as far as absorption goes?

>

>

>

> Lisa

>

>

>

> _____

>

>

> On Behalf Of MelissaM

> Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:50 AM

>

> Re: How to absorb nutrients from your food?

>

Those symptoms could be caused by many things. Do you eat enough healthy

> fats? Is your thyroid okay? Do you eat a lot of soy? Soy suppresses the

> thyroid (and does other nasty things to our body biochemistry).

>

> Have you checked for candida overgrowth? What about your body pH - is it too

> acidic?

>

> If it is simply that you aren't getting enough healthy fats (coconut oil

> does wonders for skin, hair, thyroid support and much more), that would be

> an easy fix. If that's not it, your biochemistry could be out of whack.

>

> Best to check your pH first. If you're too acidic, then your enzymes won't

> be functioning properly and you won't be benefiting much from the healthy

> food. And since you say you are eating well, perhaps candida could be the

> culprit (candida really drives down our pH levels).

>

> An acidic body also causes our red blood cells to stick together like rolls

> of coins. This makes it very difficult to get blood out to your tiny

> capillaries - making your body oxygen deprived and thus tired all of the

> time.

>

> A good colon cleanse can also help poor digestion. When we don't take proper

> care of our colon, fecal material can get stuck to the lining of the

> intestines. Over time so much builds up that it makes it incredibly

> difficult for nutrients to get into our bloodstream.

>

> Check out my site for more info on all of the above.

>

> Wishing you the best of health,

>

> Melissa

>

> http://www.how- <http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com>

> to-boost-your-immune-system.com

> Or the shorter version:

> http://www.boost- <http://www.boost-immune.com> immune.com

>

> @ <%40>

> , " DianaM " <thebowentechnique@> wrote:

> >

> > I eat a really healthy balanced organic diet with plenty of fluids

> (water), but I have my suspicions that I am not absorbing nutrients from the

> food as my skin is extremely dry and my nails are brittle and I lack energy.

> >

> > Does anyone have any solutions or advice to enable my body to absorb the

> nutrients from the healthy food I am eating?

> >

> > With thanks

> > Diana

> >

> > www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

> > Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your messages. I have LSA everday including Brasil Nuts for

Selenium.

Thats the fustrating thing for me. I am really healthy. I eat an almost

perfect diet. I don't drink alchohol, I don't smoke, I'm not stressed.

I wondered whether its perhaps a leaky gut or something.

Do you think perhaps Aloe Vera drinks or Slippery elm powder may help heal it

with some probiotics on top? I also heard that Glutamine powder is good for

healing the stomach etc?

My tongue is also in a bit of a mess, described by doctors as " Geographic

Tongue " .

 

Diana Moore

http://www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

 

 

, Leone Booth <Suziebee wrote:

>

> Hi Diana, I asked because I often wonder if people actually drink too much

> water therefore diluting much needed electrolytes. Have you looked at

> silica? Even though we eat a healthy diet our soils are often depleted of

> vital nutrients such as selenium in NZ. LSA, linseed, sunflower and almond,

> available in supermarkets definitely helped with my aches and pains and

> benefited my hair and nails as well. Leone

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Diana, my instinct says maybe you have developed an allergy to some food

or supplement. You could try to eliminate different foods or maybe try

lecithin, this would give you a gentle clean out. Leone

[Guest guest]

Diana,

 

Have you considered Celiac Disease? Do a " google " search on Celiac and see

if you have the symptoms.

 

Irene

 

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:36 AM, DianaM <thebowentechniquewrote:

 

> Thanks for your messages. I have LSA everday including Brasil Nuts for

> Selenium.

> Thats the fustrating thing for me. I am really healthy. I eat an almost

> perfect diet. I don't drink alchohol, I don't smoke, I'm not stressed.

> I wondered whether its perhaps a leaky gut or something.

> Do you think perhaps Aloe Vera drinks or Slippery elm powder may help heal

> it with some probiotics on top? I also heard that Glutamine powder is good

> for healing the stomach etc?

> My tongue is also in a bit of a mess, described by doctors as " Geographic

> Tongue " .

>

> Diana Moore

> http://www.artbydianamoore.homestead.com/shop.html

> Buddha & Om Symbol Unique Gifts

>

>