Q&A with Dr. Jimmy

Q: What is Leaky Gut Syndrome and why do most people unknowingly suffer from this devastating disease?
A: Most people have Leaky Gut and don’t even know it. Leaky Gut syndrome is a disease where the intestine is so beaten up that it is unable to do its jobs correctly. In normal circumstances, the intestine’s job is to keep undigested food particles from getting into the blood stream. When it becomes unable to do that, it starts to “leak” or let these undigested foods seep into the blood. This is a devastating problem because what follows is incredible stress on the immune system, allergies, severe inflammatory reactions, pain, and most importantly, extreme vitamin and mineral deficiency and imbalance. In my opinion, this is the most common cause of disease in our culture today. Leaky gut is commonly found in people that have used antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication, have poor nutritional habits (bad diet), or vitamin deficiency. Most people who have leaky gut have a tremendous number of vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Q: I’ve heard a lot about the importance of detoxifying my body to get rid of Leaky Gut. Is it really necessary? And what does it do?
A: In most situations where a person has had any continuing symptoms of pain, fatigue, headaches, swelling, joint or muscle aches, breathing problems, etc., they are usually toxic (full of poisons, drugs, bad food, pollutants, etc.). This toxicity must be addressed to have any chance of correcting Leaky Gut Syndrome. Detoxification gets rid of the poisons, toxins, sludge and stored garbage that are trapped in the intestine and all over the body. Once this cleanse is accomplished, a good detox shake replenishes the body with all the nutrients needed to keep the body clean. In addition, a good detox shake supplies the necessary vitamins to rapidly increase your energy level. What I found is that if the body is toxic, that toxicity has to be handled first before any other therapy will work. Therefore, I usually recommend the right detox program as your first action.

Q: How do I know if I’m toxic?
A: There are several indicators of toxicity. Usually, the worse these are, the worse your toxicity is. They are:
1. Darkness around the eyes and temples.
2. Fatigue or sudden lack of energy.
3. Shortness of breath, regular breathing problems of any kind.
4. Irritability.
5. Gas, bloating, indigestion or heartburn. People have been taught that these symptoms are a normal part of life, but that is absolutely not true. If you have even the smallest amount of any one or all of these four problems, it is an indication of incomplete digestion, poor absorption or toxicity.
6. Any numbness or swelling in the hands or ankles.
7. Itchy or dry skin.
8. Headaches that don’t go away easily or don’t respond well to aspirin or come back with a vengeance after the aspirin has worn off.
9. Severe headaches before or during your menstrual period.
10. Very odorous stool from your bowel movements.
11. Loss of attention span or flightiness.
12. Emotional or dramatic outbursts.
13. High cholesterol.
14. High blood pressure.

Q: My problem isn’t Leaky Gut. I’ve been told it’s hereditary which makes sense because my mom has it and so did her mom. Isn’t that true?
A: Well, this is a common misconception. Although many health problems are said to be hereditary, most of them are not. In fact, most of the patients I have worked with over the years have been told by at least one of their doctors that their health problem was hereditary. Yet, when they applied what I told them, their health problem went away. The truth is if you find the cause of the problem and correct it your problem will go away. Leaky Gut has been known about for many years but has not been widely understood by mainstream health care practitioners. Therefore it has been all but hidden. However, after working with over 8000 patients with various “hereditary” diseases and their horrible symptoms, I have concluded that Leaky Gut Syndrome must be addressed before any long term improvement can be expected.

Q: How do I know how bad my health problem really is?
A: The truth is that if you have any symptoms of pain, fatigue, insomnia, headache, joint ache, or other symptoms of disease, that means you should get busy repairing your body right now. Chronic disease occurs a little at a time, building up over a period of time. When a symptom occurs it means the body has passed the point of being able to heal whatever is going on and is now begging for help. A symptom is similar to a “warning-light,” like the low-oil light in the car. The low-oil light doesn’t come on until most of the oil has already leaked out. It is the last line of defense to let you know that if you don’t replenish your oil soon you engine will be ruined. Well, a symptom in the body is just like the low-oil light in the car. It is saying that something serious is wrong and if you don’t find out what it is and fix it soon, something serious is happening now or is going to happen.

These are just a few of the many thousands of questions I was asked over the years. I hope they spark you to take control of your own health.

Dr. Jimmy Gatza is a Chiropractor and Naturopathic Medical Doctor who specializes in helping people with any body problem that just won’t go away. He has spent the last fourteen years researching and discovering the cause of disease. In this time, he worked successfully with over 8000 patients with various body diseases, and uncovered the FIVE KEYS TO HEALTH. He has concluded that these are the very basic keys that every person must do to have any chance of being healthy. He outlines these keys and, additionally, gives a detailed description of Leaky Gut Syndrome in his first published book, The End of Health Roulette. Additionally, Dr. Jimmy has spent the last 18 months perfecting a state-of-the art health kit that empowers all people to determine their exact nutritional requirements right in their own home. You can learn more about Dr. Jimmy’s products if you call Dr. Jimmy, Inc in Clearwater, Florida – (727) 298-1133.