DIGESTIVE HEALTH
GUT RESTORATION
With a growing body of scientific research revealing how our digestion can have a powerful effect on everything from immunity to mood, is now the right time for health clubs to be offering members specialised digestion programmes? Julie Cramer investigates
The theory While a gastroenterologist treats a range of acute complaints related to the digestive tract, such as peptic ulcer disease and colitis, there’s a growing number of experts who believe the gut actually holds the key to wider health benefits. There’s no offi cial term to describe this therapy – it’s known by various monikers including gut restoration or digestive rejuvenation – but the theory is that establishing a healthy and functioning digestive tract will lead to the improvement of other ailments, even including mental health issues like depression. Nutritional therapist Stephanie
Moore of Grayshott Spa in the UK says:
“A healthy digestive system is the route to overall health. The immune system, the manufacture of nutrients, the absorption of nutrients, the protection
Dr Domenig oversees gut health at Mayr & More, which follows the FX Mayr cure that was devised in 1901
from toxins – all these depend on a healthy GI [gastrointestinal] tract. Good digestion is the starting point for many, if not all, health issues.” Dr Stephan Domenig, medical
director at the newly refurbished Mayr & More clinic in Austria, says:
“We all eat too much, too fast, too late at night and gradually wear down our digestive systems, leading to a backlog of undigested food and toxins. “Once your digestive system is
cleansed, rested and you begin to eat the right things properly – that means chewing each mouthful at least 30 times – you can absorb nutrients and the liver can do its job, kick-starting better overall health.”
The background Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who’s considered the
Abdominal massage is one of the key treatments prescribed in digestive rejuvenation programmes
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