Greetings, Eric Baker the naturopath from New Zealand, thank you for checking out the
video.
I have made, on this channel previously, a few videos regarding supplementation in candida
patients.
Supplementation and SIBO patients.
Supplementation and parasite patients.
Basically, I've talked about supplements with many different types of presentation in the
clinic.
In my opinion, most people take too many supplements, particularly people with a candida problem.
They'll take several products all at once, they'll take multi-vitamins, omega-3, they'll
take magnesium, they'll take melatonin, they'll take conjoint for their joints.
It's not uncommon to see an average person on 10 to 15 different supplements that they
take throughout the day, and then there'll be zinc, and then there'll be something for
their stomach and there'll be something for their sleep.
It's too much, it is honestly too much.
If you have a digestive problem, particularly if you've got a problem with small intestinal
bacteria overgrowth, or fungal overgrowth, or if you have a parasite problem that you
know of, and you're taking more and more and more supplements all the time, because you
think you're going to cure this problem with pills, it's not going to work.
Your best solution is always to try and really nail down what you really believe that you've
got is bothering you, and that's why I'm a person who's very big into testing, because
I like to know what people have before I start to treat that problem.
So I urge people, if they have got digestive problems, to try at least get some type of
testing done to confirm their suspicions, or their denying, to find out what they've
got.
That way they can target the problem with the appropriate supplement, whether you've
got underactive stomach, underactive pancreas, underactive adrenal glands, it's not hard
for an organ to be somewhat underactive.
Even though medical people think it's a bizarre notion, an organ is either 100% well or completely
stuff, that it can't be sort of not functioning well, in a medical opinion.
Well that's not naturopathic opinion, many people have an organ or two here or there,
that is laboring under a load, it's working hard, it's getting a bit tired, it's getting
a bit worn out, and often these organs need a bit of a prop, they need rejuvenation.
And this is very common with digestive organs, especially stomach and pancreas.
Enzymes are one of the important things I often recommend to people with digestive issues.
And there is a good level of experimentation you can do here.
This is where I'm going to stop you, because as I mentioned, enzymes and digestive problems.
Now if you're going to beyond that, and take all these supplements for different conditions,
and your digestion is suffering, how are you going to absorb, digest and absorb, and utilize,
the nutrients from these pills, all these additional pills, if you've got a problem
with your digestion.
That's in my opinion where it stops.
That's why I'm not a fan of many, many, many digestive supplements for people with a candida
problem or a SIBO problem, or any kind of problem.
I really believe the stomach and pancreas and small bowel need to be working to a much
better level before you start putting these sort of supplements in there, and wasting
all your money and time.
Okay?
So don't let people pull the wool over your eyes and tell you that you need to take all
these different types of supplements if you've got gas, if you've got bloating, if you've
got indigestion, if you've got constipation or diarrhea.
This needs to be sorted first.
That's why getting the digestion correct is really probably likely the most important
thing that you'll do when it comes to repairing your health.
One of the most important things.
So that's the point of this video.
Don't waste money on lots and lots of supplements, unless they are of a digestive nature that
improve your gut function, which will take your health to a higher level.
At that point you can incorporate a lot more supplements if you want to, to really improve
your health.
Thanks for tuning in.