Summary

 

This book describes in detail how impaired digestion leads to serious illness. It begins with a thorough description of the digestive system and an overview of each organ involved. The author then describes how impaired digestion can initiate intestinal toxemia, leading to candida and parasites, imbalanced gut flora, leaky gut and finally chronic diseases such as allergies, fibromyalgia, arthritis, etc. The digestive conditions are discussed in depth as are the toxic suppressors that can lead to these issues. She also devotes a large section to the various roles of the liver emphasizing that it is constantly overburdened. Watson then lays out the path to good health including a healthy diet plan and detoxification methods such as juicing, colonics, and fasting. She recommends a series of detoxes and cleanses including candida and parasite cleanses, a heavy metal detox, and gallbladder flushes. The author then gives guidelines for healthy living going forward including probiotics, diet, water, etc. She finishes with some advice for dealing with various digestive conditions, such as ulcers, heartburn, etc, and then a chapter on chilldren’s health.

 

Review

 

I love to give this book to complete novices, particularly those who are ill. It is a great way to introduce the concepts around essential nutrition and explains how general health starts in the gut. This book is very welcoming to anyone as it uses pictures, charts and diagrams to help tell its story. It is a short read packed with good information. The author really gets her point across without getting bogged down in minutia. She gives a lot of practical information about detoxing, juicing, colonics, healthy diet and probiotics. She explains a candida cleanse, a liver cleanse and a heavy metal cleanseand, though her company makes these products, she never mentions her own brand, which I appreciate. I also like the summaries at the end of each chapter which help reiterate the message, much like a text book would.