Gastritis, heartburn, bloating, an unreliable bowel — these are not small things. They are the foundation your immunity, your energy and even your mood stand on. Fifty years of practice have convinced me: settle the digestion, and the body starts putting the rest in order itself.
Food has stopped being a pleasure — you know in advance that you will feel bad.
The medicine lifts the symptom for an hour; the cause stays, and settles deeper.
What the gut does not move out, the body stores. That is where the dull skin, the heaviness and the fog in your head come from.
Gentle, in stages, no heroics. We help the natural rhythm and elimination come back.
Living flora is your inner physician. Feed it properly and it looks after you.
What, when, and in which combinations. Simple rules that take away most of the discomfort.
The gut and the nervous system are one piece. We work with both.
I view digestion not as a separate organ, but as one system. When the gut is overloaded, the liver's function also suffers. For me, bloating, heaviness, and irregular bowel movements are often interconnected, not three different problems.
One of the reasons is an improper eating rhythm. When a person is constantly eating, the stomach hardly gets pauses for normal function and recovery. Digestion is especially difficult when many different foods are mixed in one meal, and sugar, white flour, and processed food create conditions for fermentation.
I also link the state of the gut to water intake and movement. When there is a lack of fluid, food masses move more poorly, and a sedentary lifestyle further slows down the gut's work. That's why I look not only at the plate, but at the person's entire daily rhythm.
There is another aspect that is often forgotten. The gut reacts to the state of the nervous system: anxiety and constant tension can literally constrict it. Therefore, I consider restoring digestion together with routine, rest, movement, and a calm mindset.
I don't suggest starting with drastic changes. First, you need to create conditions where digestion stops constantly working at its limit: give it a clear routine, remove excess load, and restore natural pauses between meals. Then, a diet is gradually built, in which the gut can cope with its work more easily.
For me, cleansing is not a separate procedure after which you can return to your old lifestyle. If you overload the stomach and gut with unsuitable food again after it, the old problems may return. Therefore, cleansing should go hand in hand with a new food rhythm, movement, and normal gut function.
I also pay attention to what happens between meals. The body needs periods when it is not busy with constant digestion. During these pauses, it is easier to support recovery processes, and the person themselves starts to better notice the body's reaction to different foods and routines.
And finally, I do not separate digestion from the head. Constant fear of food and expectation of feeling bad become an additional source of tension themselves. A calm attitude towards oneself, sleep, movement, and consistency help not to turn caring for the gut into another fight with one's own body.
If you want to understand my system on your own first, I recommend starting with the video lesson "Supporting a Healthy Gut". It is dedicated specifically to digestion and helps to see the general logic of working with this topic. The materials are located lower on the page.
For a more complete understanding of my approach, I recommend the E-book "Azbuka zdorovya / The ABC of Health". In it, I systematically break down the gut, nutrition, cleansing, and other foundations of the naturopathic approach. This is a good option if you want to understand not just an individual piece of advice, but the entire system as a whole.
A personal consultation is needed when a complex or long-standing situation lies behind the general complaints. If symptoms have persisted for years, there are chronic diseases, an exacerbation, or you are taking medication, it is better to coordinate changes to your routine with a doctor. For a personal plan, you can fill out a consultation questionnaire (the doctor's personal plan), which is also located lower on the page.
I associate such symptoms primarily with an overload of digestion, a violation of the eating routine, and food combinations. Water intake, movement, and the state of the nervous system are also important.
Yes. I believe that anxiety and constant tension can constrict the gut and interfere with its normal function. Therefore, in my approach, digestion cannot be completely separated from the state of the nervous system.
I advise first understanding the overall system, rather than changing everything at once. For this, you can start with the video lesson "Supporting a Healthy Gut" or the E-book "Azbuka zdorovya / The ABC of Health".
If digestive problems have lasted a long time, there are chronic diseases, an exacerbation, or you are taking medication, it is better to discuss an individual plan with a doctor. For this, there is a consultation questionnaire (the doctor's personal plan) on the page.
Medical degree from Tashkent (1967), US degrees in homeopathy and naturopathy, Ph.D. in nutrition. Over fifty years of practice in Europe, America and Asia.
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