Digestive Wellness : Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion
Author(s): Elizabeth Lipski
The definitive guide to healthy digestion! Digestive Wellness explains how your digestive system works and what to do when it doesn't. You'll find practical solutions to all the common gastrointestinal disorders (and many other conditions) and expert guidance on the newest advances in testing and diagnosis, nutrition, and natural therapies. Plus, you'll learn how faulty digestion can affect the human body systemically, from migraines and skin issues to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. "Dr. Lipski offers a practical toolkit to support each of us--clinicians and patients--to return to wellness by bringing our gastrointestinal system back into balance and harmony. I believe that you will deeply benefit from joining Dr. Lipski on this journey toward digestive wellness." --Patrick Hanaway, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Genova Diagnostics; President, American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine "For anyone who has an interest in truly understanding how the gut works or is just interested in finding ways to optimize quality of life during the aging process, Digestive Wellness, 4th Edition is a must read." --Jeffrey Moss, D.D.S., CNS, DACBN, Moss Nutrition "Liz Lipski explains digestion in a most appetizing and personal way. Even better than the last edition, Liz updates her understanding and ours. Everyone with a digestive tract has a need to know what Dr. Lipski synthesizes so well." --Russell M. Jaffe, M.D., Ph.D., CCN, founder, ELISA/ACT Biotechnologies, LLC, and Perque, LLC "Dr. Lipski has written an easy-to-read and highly informative book that will help the general population and practitioners alike understand what the problem is and how to treat it. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the intimate relationship between our digestion and our health." --Marcelle Pick, RNC, M.S.N., OB/GYN NP
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Author Profile Elizabeth Lipski, Ph.D., CNN, CHN is board certified in Clinical Nutrition and Holistic Nutrition. Dr. Lipski has been working in the field of holistic and complementary medicine for over 25 years. The author of Digestive Wellness, Digestive Wellness for Children, and Leaky Gut Syndrome, she's also the Director of Doctoral Studies in Holistic Nutrition at Hawthorn University. Dr. Lipski is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals and the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute for Functional Medicine. Throughout the year Dr. Lipski frequently appears on radio. She is a Nutritional Commentator for the PBS TV cooking show Harvest Eating. Numerous magazine interviews include: Newsweek, Women's World, Alternative Health, Let's Live, Men's Health, Natural Pharmacist, Bottom Line Health, and Vegetarian Times. In addition to her own books, Dr. Lipski has been interviewed for Rodale's Alternative Cures and The Women's Doctor's Guide to Alternative Medicine. Dr. Lipski is the founder of Access to Health Experts, a web-based holistic health membership site, and Innovative Healing, a web site offering the latest information in integrative healthcare. She is a consultant to the pharmaceutical company Nutricia North America. She is nationally known for her expertise in the fields of nutrition, integrative health, and digestive and auto-immune conditions. Dr. Lipski is currently in practice in Asheville, NC, offering private counseling in person and over the phone.
Chapter 1. The American Way of Life is Hazardous to Our Health; Chapter 2. A Voyage Through the Digestive System; Chapter 3. The Bugs in Your Body: Intestinal Flora; Chapter 4. Dysbiosis: A Good Neighborhood Gone Bad; Chapter 5. Leaky Gut Syndrome: The Systemic Consequences of Faulty Digestion; Chapter 6. Functional Medicine and Functional Testing; Chapter 7. Moving Toward a Wellness Life; Chapter 8. First Things First: Detoxification; Chapter 9. Diet Means "A Way of Living"; Chapter 10. Natural Therapies for Common Digestive Problems; Chapter 11. Natural Therapies for Diverse Consequences of Faulty Digestion
General Fields
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- : McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- : McGraw-Hill Contemporary
- : 0.739
- : 01 May 2011
- : 24 cm x 19 cm
- : United States
- : 01 May 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Elizabeth Lipski
- : Paperback
- : 4th Revised edition
- : 616.3
- : 496
- : ill
