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 The GIT tract encompasses the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine, as well as the accessory organs - pancreas, liver & gallbladder.

Some indications you may need support in this area may include, but are not limited to:

• bloating, pain, flatulence
• diarrhoea &/or constipation
• nutrient deficiencies
• food sensitivities
• increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut)
• and many other symptoms

Poor digestion can have flow on effects to other systems & contribute to other conditions such as:

• skin disorders
• allergies
• nervous system complaints
• endocrine disorders

A healthy GIT is one of the most important factors needed to obtain & maintain optimal health.

This can encompass so much given that hormones are secreted in so many ways and through so many different parts of the body. 

You have the reproductive system (male & female - testes & ovaries & placenta) and the endocrine system (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal & pineal). 

There are also other hormone-secreting tissues & organs which include adipose tissue, the hypothalamus, pancreas, thymus, kidneys, stomach, liver, small intestine, skin, & heart.

Some disorders associated with the hormones include:

• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• PCOS
• Endometriosis
• Menopausal symptoms
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
• Prostatitis
• Thyroid disorders - hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism
• Pancreatic disorders - diabetes mellitus, hypoglycaemia
• Adrenal disorders - stress (this is a big one), Addison's disease, Cushing's syndrome

How easily we resist & recover from an illness or injury is largely determined by how well the immune system is functioning. It protects us, 24/7, from the effects of microbial pathogens & abnormal cells and does so through innate &/or adaptive response - inflammation, fevers, infections, natural killer cells, and so on.

Some indications your immune system isn't functioning as it should be might include:

• chronic/recurrent infections
• recurrent colds & flu
• allergies
• autoimmune disease
• cancer

For our protection, it is crucial to  overall health to have a functioning & healthy immune system. There are a range of causative factors for conditions of the immune system & all are potential treatment areas. The immune system must be compromised in some way for pathogens to become active or reactive.

Some of these factors could include: 

• increased gut permeability
• dysbiosis
• increased circulating immune complexes
• food allergies or intolerance
• underlying infective organism