This page is updated June 26th, 2009

On this page you will learn more about…

- How the body functions work
- Underlying causes of disease and imbalance from a holistic perspective
- How you can create a balance through your eating habits in a relatively easy way
- Important nutrients that your body needs
- High quality nutrition supplements that support organ- and gland functions
- How you can create changes in your lifestyle that make sense in your life

Click on the links below, and you will directly come to the right place!
- Digestion - most important for your health (and the most important article of them all)
- A Healthier Diet – some simple tips
- The Four Body Types
- Helpful hints along the way
- Short Term Solutions and Long term Costs
- The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction?

Digestion - most important for your health

Nothing passes the body unnoticed
Most symptoms in the body come from the stomach and intestines. Illnesses like rheumatism, allergies, migraine and other autoimmune diseases have their physical beginning in a reduced ability to digest food. Also hormonal problems, skin diseases, inflammation and a weakened immune system, have their physical origins in the digestion system. Most of us also get signals from our stomach or bowels when experiencing other problems.

The Mouth
When you chew, amylase is activated in your mouth. Amylase is an enzyme which breaks down foods rich in carbohydrates like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, fruit and vegetables. The more you chew food, the sweeter it tastes in the mouth. This is due to the fact that starch is broken down into different sorts of sugar. The amylase sends signals to the rest of the digestion system to start working.

The Stomach
The food then reaches the stomach, which starts to produce gastric acid of which hydrochloric acid is an important part. The hydrochloride acid makes it possible to digest food rich in protein such as meat, fish, egg and milk. It also protects against bacteria, viruses and parasites, which we will get from food and water every day. The hydrochloric acid also stimulates the production of a substance called intrinsic factor. This substance is necessary for the reception of iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid from the food you are eating. The environment in the stomach is supposed to be acid.

The body’s ability to produce hydrochloric acid is due to, amongst others, the balance of minerals, the function of the thyroid gland and the hormones of adrenal cortex. That is why stress has such a strong influence on the production of hydrochloric acid.

Maybe you have heard that heartburn is due to too much acid in the stomach? But in fact it’s the other way around. A feeling of a sour stomach indicates a too low production of acid in the stomach. Read more about this further down in the article.

The Pancreas
The hydrochloric acid in turn stimulates the pancreas to produce and activate digestive enzymes. These enzymes cause the food to literarily melt. The food is then easier to be absorbed by the small intestine’s mucous membrane when it arrives there. The pancreas also secretes bicarbonate, which makes the food more basic when it arrives at the duodenum and small intestine. To activate the enzymes it requires so called co-enzymes.

Did you know that many of the vitamins and minerals we know of are also co-enzymes? If you lack certain nourishments you can also get inactive enzymes which affect thousands of different functions in the body, and one of them is the digestion.

Fruit, vegetables, berries, nuts and seeds are naturally rich in enzymes. The enzymes in everything we eat get activated when you chew food. But, if we first heat the food before eating it, many, or all of the enzymes are lost because they are very sensitive to heat. To compensate, the body will, if possible, use more of its own enzymes, which makes them worn out before their time.

Amongst others, the body borrows enzymes from the white blood cells, which in time can affect the immune system. You can make it easier for your body by taking digestion enzymes and bitter herbs as supplements which stimulate the function of the pancreas. Examples of powerful enzyme products are Cellenzym and SuperZymes. In a living blood analysis one can se if one has difficulties breaking down protein, fat and food rich in carbohydrates.

The Gall
The hydrochloric acid also stimulates the gall bladder to release gall bile, so that we will be able to take care of fat. The gall liquids are basic which also contributes to the food being basic when arriving to the small intestine.

Fat in the body is transformed by the gall, enzymes and nourishment (mainly zinc, vitamin B6 and magnesium), into different kind of fatty acids. Examples of fatty acids you may have heard of are DHA and EPA, which are present in fish oil.

Fatty acids are fundamental for the body’s production of cholesterol, which in turn is fundamental for the production of signal substances and hormones and therefore is important for the wellbeing of your entire body.

Those who experience problems with the gallbladder or feel sick of fatty food in other ways are showing signs of a reduced function. Some are feeling bloated or getting headaches. Others can have a loose, yellow or greyish runny defecation, whilst yet others can get very constipated of fatty food. Some can get really sick and even be confined to bed after a rich meal. It can depend on which fat you can tolerate.

People who have had their gall bladder removed will always have an impaired capability of handling fat, because a gall bladder gathers gall bile from the liver. But if the gall bladder is removed the gall bile will ooze out from the liver now and then, resulting in an insufficient amount of gall to deal with fat.

Since the gall is important for the hormonal balance, problems with blood sugar levels, women’s problems and digestive problems are symptoms that are connected with this.

Did you know that herbs like meadowsweet, gentian, marigold, cascara, dandelion and milk thistle are supporting both gall and liver functions? Besides that, the first five are bitter, which also stimulates the production of hydrochloride acid.

The Intestines
When food reaches the small intestine it should already be pre-digested, fluid and also basic. To make that possible the environment has to be acid enough in the stomach and the gall and pancreas must be functioning adequately. In the small intestine most of the absorption of nutrition takes place.

In our intestines about 400 different families of bacteria are residing. These bacteria are competing with each other and we should have more of some species and less of others. The bacterial flora is adjusting to the food we are eating, to our moods and to how well we have digested the food before its arrival to the bowels.

You consist of at least 80% bacteria, if you count the cells in your body. A balanced intestine bacteria flora helps you to digest and detoxify, and produces all vitamins B and K. The bowel bacteria flora indirectly makes up about 80 to 90% of the immune system, as the white blood cells are founded in the intestinal villi.

In aliving blood analysis you can clearly see how many white blood cells there are and how active they are. You can read more about this, and also see pictures of the blood, under the heading “Analysis methods”.

The mucous membrane of the intestine depends on a balanced bacterial flora for its correct permeability. The mucous membrane should release nutritive substances, but prevent intestine bacteria, fungus, and undigested food and rest products coming into to blood circulation.

If one is suspicious of the mucous membrane to be too permeable, one can, through a simple urine test, measure the permeability of the intestines. A leaking intestine is always connected with a reduced digestion and imbalance in the intestines flora. Read more about this below.

The mucous membranes in the mouth, oesophagus, nose, intestine, vagina and eyes have about the same need of nourishment as skin, hair and nails. One can say that the membrane of the intestines is our inner skin. Therefore skin, hair and nails often can be a mirror of how things are getting on with the stomach and the bowels.

The most important nourishment for the membranes in the intestine is absorbable zinc, biotin, L-glutamine, fibres from fruit and vegetables and the fatty acid gamma linolenic acid, GLA.

The balance of the bacterial flora in the intestine to some extent controls the consistency and frequency of the defecation. The time passing between eating and going to the toilet should be about 18 to 24 hours. That means you should visit the bathroom as often as we have meals. Mostly it is about three times, spread over the day.

Children have a tendency to need to go at the dinner table. That is a healthy reaction and a sign that their intestinal system is working and it should not be stopped. When there is pressure from above it should be let out below. If we stop responding to the needs of the body we will lose important parts of our awareness and knowledge of our bodies, which is the main course of most of our physical problems.

The Thyroid Gland
The thyroid gland determines how fast the intestine will work, the peristalsis. The thyroid activity is controlled by the state of mind you are in (and the other way around). It is more activated by stress, but also when we feel inspired, happy and cheerful. When resting, or in recovery phases after strong or lasting pressure, it is working more slowly.

An underperforming thyroid gland can be the cause of a slow or constipated stomach whilst an overactive thyroid gland can be the reason why faeces is runny and the need to go to the toilet is sometimes acute. The activity in the thyroid is never constant. The function is dependent on things like healthy fats, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iodine and vitamin B´s.

Do you know that stress, coffee, sugar and too much food rich in starch, is decreasing the thyroid function? Today it is not unusual that its activity is low, principally in women over 35, however seldom so low that it shows in tests.

How is stress affecting our digestion and health?
In former times, when we where living close to nature, stress was a temporary phenomenon. It could be related to being chased by a predator, to a fight or a war against another tribe etc. Today stress is different. Instead of being chased by a bear, we may feel pressure from a need of high performance, relation problems (a very high stress factor) environmental toxins (a growing problem), economical stress or time pressures.

Feeling of insignificance, of not being good enough, not having enough time for rest, pleasure and recovery, or of not having a secure economy, are all huge stress factors that many of us suffer from over long periods of time. Today, unfortunately, stress is often not a temporary situation, but more or less a permanent condition.

The body can not distinguish between these different types of stress. It is still functioning in the same way as in the Stone Age and prepares itself for flight or fight. The sympathetic part of the autonomous nervous system is activated. Simplified it means that thyroid activity is increased, which makes you alert, wide awake, warm and creative.

The adrenal glands secrete hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline. Cortisol is the body’s own cortisone. Both hormones are contributing to increased stress, but also to lower symptoms like pain, inflammation and infections.

The cortisol makes you awake, focused, strong and brave. Empathy will diminish; now it is about surviving for the moment! The longer the period of stress the more we risk getting into a state of tunnel vision.

Bodily changes happen quickly because of stress, which is important and good for you. By nature, stress is associated with physical activity. When you are exercising, stress hormones are detoxified, which makes you more relaxed.

Stress in itself is not harmful; it is the duration of unbalance between stress and recovery that creates problems. Most of us in our society are living under high performance demands. For many of us it can mean that we rarely feel calm when not busy.

Most of the time we make sure that our days are busy - and the evenings as well. Maybe there is only a good night’s sleep left, if even that?

The parasympathetic part of the autononomous nervous system is activated when we are resting, enjoying, thinking positive and loving thoughts, and when we are digesting. We are digesting many hours a day, which requires giving ourselves space for it in the form of a relaxing occupation. (Watching television is not one of those occupations, since it creates a fully measurable stress in the brain.)

What happens to digestion during stress?
If you have been exposed to some kind of stress for a longer period, the thyroid gland and adrenal glands have had to work hard equally long. This makes them fatigued and wanting to work slower. When this happens but you don’t listen the our body’s signals, you may try to take shortcuts and start to bribe it with alcohol, sugar, wheat flour, caffeine, cacao, nicotine or salt in order to get a faster energy supply or relaxation. The problem is that over time this stuff exhausts the whole organ and gland system, which increases the problem.

Thyroid and adrenal glands activities are also indirectly controlling the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. When they no longer work effectively the acid production decreases. That affects the absorption of nutrition, above all vitamin B12, folic acid, iron and protein rich food. We may also get a deteriorated defence to viruses, bacteria and parasites and a decreased ability to send signals to pancreas and gall.

You can’t get a reliable answer by measuring vitamins and minerals in ordinary blood analysis. However you can see the size and form of the red blood cells in a living blood analysis, and see how many of them have had a lack of vitamin B12, folic acid and iron. The red blood cells are living for 4 months and here you can see an average of the capacity to absorb these nutrients.

If the level of hydrochloric acid is low the openings of the stomach are not closing tightly where the stomach starts end ends. The acid can then trickle out and come in contact with mucous membranes that are not designed for it. This can cause reflux, heartburn, chest cramp, belching, burning pain in the stomach and gastric ulcers. Often this is mistaken for a surplus of acid in the stomach, while it is really a symptom of the opposite.

Allopathic treatment of persons who have stomach problems often involves drugs that inhibits or neutralises the acid. This is fighting symptoms only.

By now it is not so hard to understand that this kind of treatment negatively affects both nutritive absorption and digestion.
If the acid level in the stomach is low or neutral, there will be less stimulating signals to the pancreas and gall bladder. That means there will be fewer digestion enzymes, bicarbonate and gall substance. This in turn will make the food that comes to the intestines both too acid and less digested.

When the food comes down in this state the body has to take drastic measures:
Intestinal bacteria and fungi digest the food for us to the best of their ability. Even enzymes from the white blood cells are borrowed for digestion.

If this continues, the balance of the bacteria in the bowels will change and some families of bacteria and yeast need to digest the food for you by fermentation and a decay process. The expense of other healthy bacteria which will cause an intestinal dysbios (unbalanced intestinal bacteria flora) in the long term.

If the intestinal bacteria flora is unbalanced, also the vitamin B production and the immune system will be affected. If this becomes too bad it can result in an increased sensitivity to infections, with perhaps subsequent antibiotic cures. If antibiotics have been taken, the intestinal flora will likely be in even greater unbalance. Since the micro organisms in the bowels are competing with each other, the yeast, parasites and the bacteria that the antibiotics have not worked on, will increase.

With a dysbios the intestines mucous membrane tends to let through bigger and differential particles into the bloodstream then is healthy. This phenomenon is called a leaky gut. If this happens it can cause many new problems in the body such as auto immune reactions, allergies, eczema, itching skin, and an additional strain on liver and kidneys. Also symptoms like blood sugar swings, depressions, anxiety, fatigue, confusion and irritation can be caused by intestinal dysbios.

The most common symptoms of insufficient digestion are: gas, belching, feeling bloated and a swollen stomach. These are signs of the processes of fermentation and putrefaction that is going on, but can also be the sign of an allergic reaction. One may also get other symptoms like tiredness, dizziness, irritation and concentration problems.

The good news is that digestive problems are relatively easy to attend to with the right nutrional medicine treatment. When you understand what kind of food that is just right for you and what is not, and when you can offer your body tools in the form of precisely the right nutrionion and the support of herbs and enzymes, the stomach will reward you with becoming calm; allergic reactions will decrease and your energy level will rise.

There is also plenty of hope in the case of diagnosed diseases considered chronic by the western medical science. There are many living examples of people suffering from Crohns disease, ulcerous colitis, orifice of the stomach, hernia or irritated bowel syndrome /IBS, who were given a clean bill of health, helped by nutritional therapy and change of diets.

If you have a diagnosed illness of the intestines, I first of all recommend you to have an individual health check to get the most beneficial result.

If you have questions, please contact me info@madeleinemarcus.se or +46 8 211069.

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A Healthier Diet - some simple tips

Avoid
- All dairies, except butter Rice-, almond-, oat-, sesame milk
- White bread Whole grain bread
- White rice Brown rice, whole grain rice
- White pasta Whole grain pasta
- Margarine Butter and coconut for frying
- Oil Cold pressed oils, i.e. extra virgin olive oil
- Sugar and sweetener in all forms Get your body used to natural flavours
- Coffee, black tea Herbal teas, red tea, water
- Food additives Fresh foods do not require any additives

Eat instead
- Rice-, almond-, oat-, sesame milk
- Whole grain bread
- Brown rice, whole grain rice
- Whole grain pasta
- Butter and coconut for frying
- Cold pressed oils, i.e. extra virgin olive oil
- Get your body used to natural flavours
- Herbal teas, red tea, water
- Fresh foods do not require any additives

Lunch and dinner
If possible eat home cooked meals with basic products like meat fish, eggs, poultry, seeds, nuts, leguminous plants and root vegetables. Let the basis consist of vegetables and root crops instead of rice, pasta or potatoes. Don’t be afraid to eat fatty food but make sure that the sources are healthy and the fat can be assimilated by the body.

Dining out
To dine out can sometimes mean compromising, but you can always ask for more or less of some food, or ask to change some of the food. If you are eating in the same restaurant every day, it will of course be easier. Tell them about your needs and ask if they will meet your wishes. For example there are restaurants that are use butter instead of margarines. More and more restaurant owners begin to acknowledge how the blood sugar is influenced by the food we are eating and offer alternatives with a low glycaemia index, GI.

Between meals
Eat 2 or 3 snacks every day, preferably consisting of fruit and nuts. In between meals give you energy to help you manage more and keep your blood sugar level even throughout the day.
If you are a modest eater, fruit will be enough. If you want to eat more you can eat different fruits and nuts. If you are still growing you may need more. You can for instance add wholegrain bread from rye with butter and something rich in protein on top. If you want to reduce fat you can choose a protein source like egg in one of the in between meals and fruit in the others.

Breakfast
Breakfast usually is the biggest challenge when it comes to changing your eating habits. Therefore you will get some suggestions for different breakfasts to inspire you. If you belong to the people that should keep carbohydrates at a low rate, you should reduce grain and rice and eat more food rich in protein instead, plus fruit and vegetables.

Rice pudding
Boil avorio rice (parboiled round brown rice) in water for 20 minutes. Then add some soy cream or cream, more water and a cinnamon stick. Boil for another 20 minutes.

Porridges of seeds
-Crushed spelt, rye or oat
-Whole buckwheat
-Polenta

Tips! Boil water and let the grain or rice stay in the water in the saucepan in the refrigerator overnight. This makes your porridge easy to cook in the morning besides making the phytic acid disappear (ferment). This enables your body to assimilate the minerals.

Flavouring the porridge
-Grated apple
-Boiled slices of apple
-Soaked dried apricots
-Dried prunes
-Grated or soaked almonds
-Sunflower seeds
-Cinnamon, ginger, vanilla or cardamom
-Stevia

Alternative sweets and crisps
-Dried organic unsulphured fruit with almond and sunflower seeds
-Berries with cinnamon and cottage cheese or yoghurt
-Fruit salad with whipped cream or nut cream
-Baked cinnamon apples
-Your own smoothie
-Thinly sliced raw potatoes, brushed with oil and baked with spices
- Slices of cucumber and carrot, cherry tomatoes, sliced radish etc with dip of Greek yoghurt
-Cottage cheese ice cream - mix 250 grams of cottage cheese, ½ a banana and 10 strawberries. Add a pinch of cinnamon. Put in the freezer for a couple of hours and enjoy!

Alternatives to milk
- Rice milk
-Oat milk or oat cream
-Nut or seed milk (almond, hazelnut, walnut, sunflower seed, sesame seed)

Most of these you can buy ready-made, but you can also make your own nut milk by blending soaked nuts, adding some water and seasoning it with vanilla or some honey. Rice milk you make by cooking wholegrain rice, blending the rice with water and straining off the liquid.

Waffle or pancake breakfast
Mix several eggs, buckwheat flour, spelt flour or graham flour and grated carrot with oat milk. Test to accomplish desired consistency.

Breakfasts rich in protein
-Omelette with wok vegetables or salad
-Boiled fish with steamed vegetables
-Fried egg with ham and beetroot
-Shredded fried chicken fillets with fried whole grain rice
-Soft tacos with chicken, minced meat, hummus, beans, mackerel and vegetables
- Soup with beans and vegetables
-A slice of dark bread with so much of proteins put on that you need a knife and fork to eat it

Fruit or berry breakfast
-Fruit salad made of fresh fruit with soaked nuts and sunflower seeds and almond-, cashew or soy cream
-Berries with whipped cream and sunflower seeds

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The Four Body Types
What body type are you? Vata, Pitta or Kapha?
Did you know that every human being has a body type which accompanies him
throughout life? You can have more or fewer features of the other types, but the
basic type can be determined by examining the constitution of the blood and
skeleton. Note that it is possible to appear to be one body type while in fact you are
another, so don’t take this description to be definite.
There are two different names for each type, coming from two medical systems. The
basic subdivision comes from the 5000 year old Ayur Veda knowledge, and the names
in parentheses come from modern “Body Typing”, which furthermore has a fourth
body type.

Vata (Para)
- You have difficulties digesting food rich in starch or carbohydrates, such as bread,
pasta, rice potatoes and sugar. Also vegetables and fruit can be hard to digest,
although they are generally tolerated by most Para’s.
- You feel good eating Stone Age food or Atkinson inspired diets mainly containing
meat, fish, eggs, poultry, nuts, seeds and vegetables.
- If your weight increases, body fat sets evenly over your body. You have a high firm
bottom and a clearly marked lower back. Often a gain in weight doesn’t show until
several kilos are gained.
- Your highly activated thyroid gland makes you creative, playful and happy. Your
interest in of discovering new ways to do and think is an outstanding quality in you.
You start projects eagerly and with great enthusiasm, but rarely finish them, or only
reluctantly.
- You love freedom and changes and prefer not to structure your daily life, although
you belong to the body type which needs it most of all.
- If the energy gets too high, there is a chance you will be in high spirits, confused,
having trouble sleeping and losing weight. This phase is usually not permanent and
it's not common. Should it last it will cause mood swings, and reality perception
problems can occur.
- If the energy level would get too low, you will became depressed, slow, tired,
craving sweets, constipated and feeling cold. Low energy is usually related to not
dealing with your needs.
- When low energy occurs you prefer sweets, caffeine and grain.
- Diabetes, insulin resistance, growth of fungus, stomach or intestine problems,
increased or decreased weight, anxiety attacks, concentration difficulties and fatigue,
are related to this imbalance in energy.
- Too much or too little seems to be your constant dilemma. Structuring your
everyday life, as well as practising to do one thing at the time in everything you do,
helps you to find harmony and energy balance.
- Helpful are boosts of magnesium, zinc, B12,folic acid, biotin, chrome, gamma
linolenic acid/GLA and herbs for stabilizing your blood sugar and digestion.
- When your energy is too high you can add calcium for a short time, but when it is
too low, you should avoid calcium and food rich in calcium.
- Of utmost importance is planning in which you create a realistic and durable
structure for your daily needs, such as food, exercise and sleeping hours.

Pitta (Supra)
- You have difficulties digesting protein from, above all, red meat like mutton, game,
beef and pork. Poultry and eggs can also be hard to digest sometimes. Fish is mostly
tolerated.
- The undigested protein rots in the intestines and causes belching, a swollen abdomen,
and may cause diarrhoea. In the long run the kidneys will be affected, due to an overload
of undigested protein. Being swollen around the eyes and having a sore lower back can
be signals of that.
- If you gain weight, it mainly shows on the belly, chest and face, while the legs remain
slim and the behind rather flat.
- You benefit from a vegetarian or vegan diet based on vegetables, root fruits, berries,
nuts, seeds, legumes, wholemeal rice and grains.
- Your high cortisol level and adrenalin from the adrenal glands makes you focused and
alert. Your sense of leadership, logic and structure are significant qualities in you. On the
other hand it can be more difficult for you to let go of control and to show vulnerability in
front of others (and yourself).
- If energy starts to run low, you prefer to use stimuli like caffeine, nicotine, salt and
meat to cope a little longer.
- Crisps, liquorice, beef and coffee are things that are tempting to you while sweets and
fruit aren’t usually as interesting. You seldom indulge in food. If you ever indulge in
anything it’s probably all about work holism.
- High blood pressure, heart and blood vessel conditions, inflammatory deceases,
prostate problems and tummy fat are connected with high levels of stress hormones.
- Stress hormones in turn can be the cause of high performance demands, intolerance,
irritation, perfectionism, impotence, infertility and anxiety.
- A diet based on green vegetables reduces stress related hormones like cortisol and
adrenaline and makes it easier for you to maintain some balance in your everyday life.
- Red meat stimulates the production of stress hormones. For the same reason you
should use salt sparsely.
- Complement your diet with supplements of easily absorbable magnesium, zinc, vitamin
B, Omega 3 (fish oil), protein digestive enzymes and herbs. These reduce stress and
stimulate the body’s ability to digest protein, help you to set both body and mind at ease
and reach harmony, both physically and mentally.
- Time for relaxation, meditation, reflexion, joy, playing and exercise is just as important
as setting time for work. The time spent on pleasure gives a feeling of presence, peace
and happiness which in turn makes you even more successful in your work!

Kapha (Estro)
- You have a hard time digesting fatty foods like creamy sauces, fatty fish and biscuits.
Also nuts and seeds can be difficult to digest at times. You feel good eating fruit before
lunch and a low fat diet containing salads, lean fish, and lean meat.
- If you put on weight, it usually can be seen on hips and thighs. The waistline remains
slim and the upper body is rather slender compared to the lower body.
- You have a relatively high level of oestrogen which makes you an empathic and caring
person.
- In balance you are an excellent parent and you often choose an occupation in which
you are taking care of people.
- It is easy for you to forget to recognize your own needs in your ambition to see to
others. Frustration and anger appear as you reach a point where things become too
much for you to cope with, which is unavoidable unless you set yourself limits.
- You are often satisfied with what you have and are a person not too eager to make
changes. By nature you are more the observing and not the driven kind.
- If your energy gets too low you can get indecisive, slow, and exhausted. Nothing gets
done and work gets piled up. If this lasts, stagnation can occur in practical life as well as
in bodily fluids. Being swollen is a symptom of that.
- With low energy you tend to eat sweet and fatty food. Hormonal problems can arise
when eating too much fatty food, since your body type prefers a low fat diet.
- Supplements of herbs to support your liver and gallbladder, such as meadowsweet,
dandelion and artichoke, fit your body type well. You will probably benefit also from
taking some stimulating herbs like schizandra, astragalus, wild jam, damiana and black
cohosh.
- Zinc, B12, folic acid, chrome, vitamin E and gamma linolenic acid/GLA support your
hormone balance and help to avoid or reduce menopause problems, PMS and fertility
problems.
- Most important is to see to your own needs as well. Your heart is set on helping people.
A beautiful quality, but only if you are looking after yourself to keep you going in the long
run.

Neuro – a sub-type from Para and a mixture of the three main types
- You have a tendency to being unable to properly digest both protein and carbohydrate
rich and fatty diets. Digestion can be in need of support in more than one way, if you are
to feel really fine.
- If you are slim or normal, you tend to be fairly straight and thinly built. It is not easy
for you to build up muscles despite doing everything right when working out.
- If you gain weight there is a tendency for your body fat to spread evenly over the body
and become soft as a child’s. Often you look much younger than your actual age.
- You are better off separating fruit from meals and combining meals so that you either
eat starchy food with vegetables or protein rich food also with vegetables. A well
balanced vegetarian or vegan diet or even raw food is a good alternative for your body
type. Dairy products should be completely avoided.
- One of your strongest features is your intellect. Your thoughts are constantly active
when awake. When you are balanced you have an extraordinary sense of invention and
are very creative mentally.
- When unbalanced, thinking can become brooding, which can be hard to stop. Creative
thoughts can be experienced as obstacles and it can be difficult to get started and come
out of inertia.
- If the energy level gets too low you can get uncertain of your self and lose the structure
that is so important in your life. That makes it easy to lose touch and you cannot finish
your once promising projects.
- With low energy you tend to eat dairy, grain and sweets, which may lead to new
problems like exhaustion, allergies, mucus and blood sugar instabilities.
- Supplements of herbs for digestion, mucus membranes and against stress are good for
you, like marigold, skullcap, kalamus, passionflower, curled dock, chamomile and
digestive enzymes.
- Most important is to create a structure for your everyday life. If you can keep yourself
within the limits that you know are best for you, you will have more energy for your
creative talents, and in a balanced way.

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Helpful hints along the way
- Choose organic foodstuff when you can. For your sake and for the environment’s.
- Avoid margarines and oil that is not organic or cold pressed. Chose instead real
butter, extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed coconut oil, olives, nuts, seeds, almonds
and avocado as fat sources.
- Avoid all sweeteners and all sugar.
- Don’t eat wheat flours. Choose hole grain rice, quinoa, spelt, rye and oats instead.
- Don’t eat prefabricated food as they contain unhealthy fats, less nutrients and a lot
of additives.
- Cook your food on the stove or in the oven instead of in the micro oven.
- Use the water left from boiling vegetables. Herein lays important minerals.
- Chose fresh fruit and vegetables instead of processed ones. They are full of nutrition
and enzymes.
- Make sure to eat regularly in order to keep your blood sugar level even.
- Drink two litres of clean water every day. No other beverages can substitute water.
- Reduce caffeine and alcohol intake.
- Exercise outdoors every day to increase the intake of oxygen in your blood. The
oxygen increases your energy levels.
- Prioritise sleeping. The best quality of sleep you get between 10pm and 06am.
- Take a nap in the afternoon if you feel the need. That protects better from sugar
cravings later in the day due to lack of energy.
- Complete with a high quality vitamin supplement.
- Remember to meditate, relax and enjoy!
- Chose to look at life with the eyes of love, and you will be happy!

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Short Term Solutions and Long term Costs

When life is tougher than we can cope with we may feel inclined to adapt temporary “emergency” solutions. Some of us flee into work, TV watching, games, or something else that keeps us busy enough not to risk hearing our inner voice. Others use food as a stress modulator.
In the beginning emergency solutions they may give us pleasant experiences and extra energy. But if we use them on a regular basis, life may begin to be about handling their not so temporary consequences. Here are 10 of the most usual addictive “drugs” that modern man uses to manipulate himself.

1. Chocolate is used to compensate decreasing serotonin levels in the brain and a low thyroid hormone production. Cacao contains amphetamine-like substances that give a short rush of happiness. Too much of it can cause a too high level of copper, feeling emotionally unstable, PMS, excessive bleeding, fungus growth, skin conditions, sugar craving and gaining weight on hips and thighs.

2. Sugar: The most addictive food. Is used as compensation with fatigue, low spiritedness or negative feelings. Sugar contains natural opiates which give an ecstasy rush. High intake gives blood sugar problems, fatigue, lack of self confidence, irritation, weight gain, fungus growth, impaired immune system, anxiety attacks and allergies.

3. Wheat flour: Used with loss of energy and depression. Contains substances which give quick energy to the brain in case of hormonal exhaustion. It can cause blood sugar problems, increased sensitivity to infections, bowel diseases, growth of fungus, fatigue, allergy and mental problems.

4. Dairy products: Used with increased stress to calm down and move into low gear. They contain morphine-like substances which induce temporary calmness. The high level of calcium lowers the activity of the thyroid gland. Cow’s milk is intended for fast growing calves; the milk’s biochemical structure is less functional in the human body. Allergies, also hidden and delayed reactions (IgG reactions), increased mucus and bowel problems are common symptoms.

5. Fatty foods: Used with long term stress as fuel for an exhausted hormone system. The body needs essential fatty acids. If the main intake consists of refined and heated oils in various forms, this can cause allergies, hormonal imbalances, skin conditions, neurological problems and conditions such as ADHD and DAMP.

6. Caffeine: Is used as rocket fuel for the production of stress hormones. Regular intake can give symptoms like increased fatigue, stomach problems, diarrhoea, palpitations, nervousness, head ache, irritation, wrinkles, insomnia and anxiety. It will take about ten hours for the caffeine to leave the body (if you have a good liver function).

7. Nicotine: Used in the same way as caffeine and triggering similar symptoms. Stimulates the central nerve system and gives temporary energy and subdued anxiety. Plus of course the heightened risk of various cancers.

8. Stress: Is used to moderate symptoms of tiredness, relation problems or depression. By increased stress the cortisol level is raised, which dampens physical as well as psychological symptoms. Frequently induced stress can cause a lowered capacity for empathy, intolerance, heart and vessel problems, amnesia, salt craving and weight gain in the belly, the shoulders and face.

9. Exaggerated TV watching: A perfect escape which makes sure that no dreams will be fulfilled. Manipulating messages distort your perceptions and prevent your developing a vision on issues. This is undermining your will and life force. Feebleness, tiredness, indulgence and a feeling of powerlessness are often seen symptoms.

10. Gaming: Both TV watching and gaming behind a screen create stress in the brain, and therefore are not even restful or relaxing. Symptoms of overdoses are concentration problems and lack of initiative. Everything becomes dull, gloomy and tasteless. Increased craving for fast carbohydrates due to increased activity in the brain, in combination with a lower appetite.

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