Leaky Gut—What???

This past week I have spent my unscheduled time listening to a free webinar called The Autoimmune Summit. What an eye-opener and what a wealth of information!

The medical experts giving presentations at this Summit are active caregivers intent on finding the cause of the diseases their patients are suffering from rather than treating the symptoms as so many doctors do, hoping the disease might go away or at least stabilize with drug therapies.

I listened to several presentations about “Leaky Gut” and still can’t give a summary meaning of it other than I don’t want to have it. The great crux of the matter is that if your intestines aren’t healthy, you are not going to be healthy either. A general “fix” is dietary changes, adequate rest, and lessening stress factors. Sounds so easy. Not.

However, the most awesome thing I came away with from these presentations is how wondrously God has made these bodies we walk around in—as one friend describes it—our earth suits. Hearing about the cellular make-up of our bodies, the chemical and electrical actions that take place and the natural protection which is prepared to ward off dangerous intruders (if we are healthy) is almost too much to fathom.

I remember when I first discovered I had macular holes in my retinas, I did a lot of research on the structure of the eye to try to understand what was happening to mine. In the course of all my studies, it was soon apparent to me how wonderfully intricate just this one organ of the body is. Then to think of all our other body parts and how they work together—wow. What an awesome God we have!

In addition to all this information about our physical make-up and how inflammation can start these possible deathly spirals of autoimmune disease, was information about the foods, and herbs that can help heal our bodies. This information came with more fantastic descriptions of the marvelous structure of the plants God made for us to eat. That would include their cleansing properties as well as a vast array of vitamins and minerals plus a lot more scientific informational wonders that I’m not smart enough to regurgitate.

Is it any wonder that the Genesis account of creation states that God looked upon what He had made and “saw that it was good?” Humanly speaking, the description of His handiwork was vastly understated.