Digestion/Adreanal Function

Question 1

What are the 4 gastric secretions?

Answer 1

Mucous, Intrinsic Factor, Enzymes (pepsin and lipase), hydrochloric acid (HCI).

Question 2

What two things increase gastric secretions?

Answer 2

Parasympathetics and histamines.

Question 3

Most absorption takes place where?

Answer 3

Small intestine.

Question 4

By age 5 lactase production

Answer 4

Decreases (it digests milk products.)Probiotics

Question 5

Probiotics in Lg Intestine synthesize what?

Answer 5

Vitamins K, B12, thiamin, riboflavin.

Question 6

The most important strains of Probiotics are:

Answer 6

Bifidobacter and lactobacillis

Question 7

Intestinal Hypermobility/ Leaky Gut syndrome triggers food allergies because…

Answer 7

Protein molecules pass through the lining and immune system is triggered

Question 8

Dysbiosis is :

Answer 8

Overgrowth of abnormal or pathogenic bacteria, yeast, parasites.

Question 9

What are the 4 things to fix leaky Gut syndrome?

Answer 9

1.Remove (Patogens/allergies) 2.Replace (digestive enzymes, HCL) 3. Reinoculate (probiotics, prebiotics) 4. Repair (L-glutamine, Omega 3&6, Multivitamin)

Question 10

The main product of adrenals (cortisol) does what 7 things?

Answer 10

1. raises blood glucose, 2. protien breakdown, 3.lipase mobilizes fatty acids,4. anti inflammatory, 5. release leucocytes, depleats eosinophils 6. retention of salts/ water 7. impairs immunity