Rey Allen has sent me the final segment of factoids here at Viva-Mayr.

1. Locomotion drives the lymphatic system. But in the visceral organs its not locomotion, (unless there’s yoga or twisting but that’s not throughout the day) but rather its the diaphragm that is the main driver for moving lymph in the visceral. Another reason to exercise, to increase breathing capacity of lungs and thorax.

2. The intestines are one continuous muscle with links of neurons. Its design is to contract in a local area like a worm does when it moves. This means that when it contracts in one part to move fecal matter, the rest of the tube MUST relax. What this points to is the importance of letting there be separation between meals and not food from one end of the gut to the other. If there is a full gut then the intestines loses their peristaltic function and power. In other words, it stops moving because it can not contract everywhere at once as the whole tube would shorten together and no stool could move. Thus, don’t over eat and allow the sense of hunger determine your meals.

3. Taking probiotics (like Acidophilus) doesn’t mean that we have manually placed good bacterial back into our system. Not many people know this but what it actually does is provide a temporary support. The supplements of probiotics we just ingested will move straight through our digestive system and out the other end. This temporary support give our own flora time to rebuild itself. So, if you really need bacterial support don’t just pop a pill here and there, continue taking the whole bottle or two every day for any length of time. Its a fact that you can never overdose or take too much acidophilus.

4. We ingest parasites everyday, sometimes with every meal, but the reason why parasites don’t remain in our gut is because of our stomach acids and intestinal flora. When we have a good pH in the body and the flora is well balanced then it creates a totally unfriendly environment for any parasites to host and thrive. Thus, we only invite parasites into our gut if we offer them an environment they can survive in. When Acidophilus breaks down it releases such toxins as lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide to help drive parasites out.

Yogurt: Acidophilus or probiotic controls the overgrowth of candida which is a yeast. Acidophilus in yogurt is the sourness we taste. So, make sure the yogurt you are buying at the store is sour in taste and not sweet as the sugar will only negate the reasons we purchased it in the first place. This is also why yogurt is good for topical use with yeast infections on the skin or genitals.

Thanks Rey!