Dr. Jeffrey Bland and Maura Davies - #1470
Happy Furry Friday!
TGIF am I right? Dr. Jeffrey Bland will be talking about “The 4 R’s: Your Complete Gut Blueprint for Health.” For Furry Friday, Maura Davies will be here to talk about “Reasons Why Not to Give Chicks, Bunnies or Ducklings as Easter Gifts.” Furry Friday is brought to you by our favorite pet food company, Castor & Pollux. As the leader and maker of America’s #1 organic pet food, Castor & Pollux has set a new standard with the most comprehensive portfolio of purposeful pet food. So, let’s get started!
Maura Davies
Vice President | SPCA Of Texas
Vice President for Marketing & Communications for the SPCA of Texas, has been with the organization since June of 2001. Maura oversees the Marketing & Communications department, which is responsible for responding to and working with traditional and social media to publicize the SPCA of Texas’ many programs and services; maintaining the SPCA of Texas’ website; raising funds through Special Events, Corporate partnerships and online initiatives, designing and producing collateral material and spreading the word about the SPCA of Texas to the community at large with a focus on maintaining the SPCA of Texas’ brand.
Reasons Why Not to Give Chicks, Bunnies or Ducklings as Easter Gifts
People lose their minds around Easter when it comes to animals. People often dye chicks Easter colors instead of dying pasture raised consumer eggs. Chickens, Ducks, and Bunnies are skittish and high maintenance pets. These animals belong in the wild unless you have the time and commitment to mimic their natural social structures. It is inhumane to put baby animals in the hands of children. Generally, chicks and bunnies are not cuddle animals. Bunnies are very fragile as well.
Every spring, breeders and bunny mills churn out cute little baby rabbits for parents to put in their children’s Easter baskets. Then, during the ensuing weeks, animal shelters are overwhelmed with these same rabbits after they wear out their welcome in their new homes. In fact, rabbits are the third most surrendered animal at shelters (just behind dogs and cats).
Dr. Jeffrey Bland
Thought Leader On Human Health
Dr. Jeffrey Bland is a thought leader who has spent more than four decades focused on the improvement of human health. He is known worldwide as the founder of the Functional Medicine movement, which represents his vision for a care model that is grounded in systems biology and informed by research that he has a unique ability to synthesize. Bland’s pioneering work has created the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI), as well as the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). He is the author of best-selling books and over 120 peer-reviewed research publications. Dr. Bland’s latest project is Big Bold Health, a mission to transform the way people think about one of nature’s greatest innovation: the immune system. Through Big Bold Health, Dr. Bland is advocating for the power of immuno-rejuvenation to enhance immunity at a global level.
The 4 R’s: Your Complete Gut Blueprint for Health
The four R’s for comprehensive gut health are Remove, Replace, Reinoculate, and Repair. We know that we sometimes eat or put into our bodies things that are not good for it. Alcohol, fast food, and even drugs. A lot of us are actually sensitive to foods and yet we still ingest them and they harm our gut. That brings us to our first R. Remove. The first step is to remove the problem, usually unhealthy bacteria, yeasts and/or parasites. This phase is guided by results of stool testing. Some practitioners use herbal treatments, others prescription medicines. Removal phase can take from several weeks to several months. There can sometimes be 1.5 pounds of bad bacteria in our gut, yuck! This phase is guided by testing, and involves providing the digestive enzymes and/or stomach acid that are found to be missing. Both digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid have important roles in early stages of digestion and replacing them improves the chances of full digestion and absorption of nutrients. Replacement will last several weeks to months. Some people, especially elderly, have chronic needs for replacement.
Then, we reinoculate. Once the harmful bacteria or parasites or yeast are removed, healthy bacteria need to be reintroduced. Good bacteria compete with bad for food and space in the colon. Just as weeds can choke out grass in your garden, pathogenic or bad bacteria and parasites can outcompete good bacteria for food. In this phase, probiotics, good bacteria, are taken daily for several months. After the first three months, the dosing can be decreased. In this instance, it is best to use a very potent probiotic, one with billions rather than millions of bacteria per capsule. These are sometimes difficult to find on the shelf at the pharmacy. Finally, we repair. This phase is guided by testing, and involves providing the digestive enzymes and/or stomach acid that are found to be missing. Both digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid have important roles in early stages of digestion and replacing them improves the chances of full digestion and absorption of nutrients. Replacement will last several weeks to months. Some people, especially elderly, have chronic needs for replacement.
A Big Thank You!
Thank you to todays guests, Maura Davies and Dr. Jeffrey Bland!
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