through city water which is contaminated
with farm and irrigation water
runoff. The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) does not require that
cities filter antibiotics or any other
medications from drinking water.
What does this mean for gut health?
Antibiotics in the water and food
supply destroy the good bacteria that
prevent overgrowth of pathogenic
Candida yeast and bacteria like Bacteroides,
Klebsiella and Enterobacteriaceae.
Resulting imbalances in gut
microbes can adversely affect our
bodies in many different ways.
THE EFFECTS
Pathogenic bacteria in the gut make
an enzyme called urease that produces
ammonia, which is in turn
problematic for the brain: ammonia
is a neurotoxin which can destroy
brain tissue. When excessive ammonia
levels break down the blood-brain
barrier, the brain becomes inflamed.
Other pathogenic bacterial enzymes
such as beta-glucuronidase interfere
with the liver’s ability to expel
destructive bile acids from the body.
If allowed to build up, these acids can
damage the colon’s lining, causing
“leaky gut syndrome.” This can also
play a role in ulcerative colitis and the
increased prevalence of colon cancer.
My research has also shown that gut
toxicity causes excessive electrical
activity in the brain via toxin-induced
deficiencies of two calming brain
chemicals: serotonin and taurine. Gut
toxicity also causes deficiencies of
magnesium and potassium, both of
which relax the brain.
Patients with these deficiencies
become extremely anxious, stubborn,
unforgiving, and hyper-focused on
the negative. Also, the autistic children
I have treated have all suffered
from antibiotic-induced gut toxicity.
Brain scans of all of these patients
with reduced serotonin and taurine
levels show excessive electrical activity
in two brain regions which affect
emotions: the deep limbic system
and the anterior cingulate. When we
correct their brain chemistry—and
ultimately their gut toxicity—they
have responded extremely well to our
treatment.
Many Americans suffering from gut
toxicity use drugs like OxyContin and
Xanax to calm these overactive brain
regions. After we “fix” their gut-toxic
brain, they no longer crave these
drugs. Based on my practice, I believe
that all Americans suffer some level
of gut toxicity. It’s interesting that we
often hear people say that America is
the most overfed and yet undernourished
country in the world.
Sponaugle Wellness Institute cannot guarantee individual patient outcomes.
Treatment results will vary from patient to patient.
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