Digestive health is the foundation of a healthy body. By properly digesting, absorbing and assimilating your food, you eat to give your body the nutrients it needs to carry out daily functions. At Care Practice, we believe that everyone deserves spectacular digestive health, and we help you get there.
Dr. Brandeis will investigate the origin of your symptoms and treat the cause of your gastrointestinal problems.
First, we test for infection. Parasitic and fungal infections are common. If there is an infection that the body has not been able to fight, it must be medically treated before moving forward with the healing process.
Next, we treat enterocytes-the cells that line the intestines. Enterocytes produce sIgA, an important immune component, and are responsible for maintaing a healthy absorptive membrane.
Third, we repopulate the lactobacillus probiotics, or good bacteria, that line the intestine. These bacteria play a vital role in both defense and digestion. Lactobacillus are fragile bacteria and can be killed by antibiotic therapy, infection or poor diet, and must be replaced.
Autoimmune and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can often times be managed without harmful drugs. Naturopathic Medicine provides a foundation to use herbal medicine and supplements to remove harmful obstacles and encourage the body to heal. Digestive health is possible even when you have been told that you’ll need to be on medications for the rest of your life.
Dr. Brandeis also holds a degree in nutrition, making him especially aware of foods that hurt, and foods that heal. After repairing gut damage, we work closely with you to build a healthy lifestyle with health promoting foods as the basis of your diet. We even take you on free tours of local grocery and health food stores. Care Practice makes optimal digestive health a possibility for you.
