Digestive Systems Conditions (IBS/IBD/ Gastritis/ GERD)

Since he suffers from the same condition, here is the Founder's personal advice for better Digestive Health: 

  • Cook at home and eat less outside
  • Use coconut oil for cooking instead of the canola oil & sunflower oil
  • Chew your food, eat slowly, and savor!!
  • Avoid watching any screen while eating 
  • Don't eat alone, if possible
  • Avoid your food triggers (Lactose, gluten, etc...) 
  • Reduce or stop drinking alcohol even though you are only a social drinker 
  • Stop drinking coffee 
  • Avoid refined sugar and reduce your intake of all other types of healthy sugars 
  • Exercise moderately in the morning. Over-exercising will worsen your symptoms 
  • Avoid physical activities (including workouts) at least 4 hours before bedtime
  • Take 1-2 rest days after each work-out day
  • Reduce stress and calm your fight & flight response 
  • Work on your mental health and old traumas 
  • Fix your sleep problems (see insomnia/ sleep problems page) 
  • Do your best to have consistent sleep (10 pm - 6 am is the best time) 
  • Take vitamin D3 supplements
  • Take Curcumin/ Turmeric supplement every day
  • Take Omega 3/ Krill Oil supplement
  • Take probiotics supplement and eat fermented food (Kefir, Kombucha, & Kimchi)   
  • Take Milk Thistle supplement to improve your liver health 
  • After consultation with your dietitian, take digestive enzymes and/ or bile salts
  • Eat resistant starch (cooked, cooled in the fridge, then heated potato or rice) 
  • Take Organic Apple Cider Vinegar supplement (It helps your good bacteria thrive)
  • Do a thorough research before you start taking any prescribed PPIs
  • Eat your first meal in the afternoon. It might be difficult to follow this advice initially. You might start telling yourself things like:
    • "I can not do this",
    • "my body is different than other people bodies"
    • "my body needs energy in the morning"
    • "Breakfast is very important for me because I go to the gym"
    • "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" FALSE, it is not 
    • Or you will find any excuse so you avoid doing it

I was, like most of you, programmed to think that breakfast is the most important meal of the day for more than 30 years. Once I started skipping breakfast, I noticed improvements in just 48 hours.

Regarding the prolonged fasting, I personally tried 4.5 days fasting just after being sick for more than 70 consecutive days and it was not really difficult. Keep in mind that was my first time to try prolonged fasting. If I did 4.5 days fasting during such circumstances, Imagine how long can a healthier person fast. It is all about the WILL to be WELL again.