As far as diseases go, bowel disorders are definitely at the bottom of the list (no pun intended)! People will quite openly discuss breast cancer, anemia, arthritis, a sinus infection, the flu, etc., but if you bring up "the runs," or mention your colon at all, people get uncomfortable. It's understandable, really - how do [...]
This gut-healing and whole-body detox protocol utilizes a number of key substances and processes to heal a wide variety of diseases, flush out toxins and take your health to the next level of vibrancy. It’s a protocol that builds upon the Raw Milk Cure, which I have blogged about in the past. I'm going to [...]
In my book, Listen To Your Gut, I write about how I come from a family of doctors and pharmacists - well here's one of those doctors, my older brother, Millan Patel MD, whom I love dearly. Now you might think Millan and I are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but if you listen [...]
Understanding Phytates and Their Impact on Nutrition When I initially filmed and posted this video a decade ago, I had learned this phytate-disabling soaking technique from a famed cookbook called, Nourishing Traditions. This cookbook was based upon research into indigenous food preparation and diet by healthy tribes, detailed in the book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, [...]
As fecal transplant, fecal infusion, fecal implant, or FMT (all different names for the same thing) grow in acceptability, and can often deliver miraculous results, more people with IBD or intestinal infection (like C. difficile) are giving this therapy a try. If you haven't heard of it, it's basically taking poop from a healthy donor [...]
I want to share some exciting news with y'all, which you may not already know if you do not follow us on Facebook... As of this week, Savannah (my assistant) and I created a private group for the Listen to Your Gut community (both newcomers and long-time readers) to share their experiences, show their support [...]
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Notice the date of my post below: 2003. By 2011, Garden of Life had changed their product and the only (direct) soil organism it now contains is Bacillus subtilis - which has been used for over 1000 years by the Japanese to culture natto. So it does have a long history of safety [...]
Whether or not you live with some sort of chronic illness (i.e. a gut disorder), probiotics are still very beneficial for balancing your gut flora! In this interview, Jini Patel Thompson talks with Natasha Trenev - author of 5 books and founder of Natren probiotics - about probiotic usage and dosing for "normal" people (people [...]
This is such an amazing story from a reader who used the information in this blog post to save her sister's life when her bowel was impacted. She was in sepsis, and she hadn't had a bowel movement in 2 weeks... First thing's first, I want to say it takes a LOT of courage to [...]
When it comes to mineral deficiency, low potassium can cause constipation. There is a constant outflow of potassium from the intestinal muscle cell to the outside of the cell. When blood potassium is low, more potassium leaves the cell. As more potassium flows out of the cell, it makes the cell more resistant to the [...]
After several requests, I've put together this video to share with you my family's winter immune system protocol: Jini's Winter Immune System Protocol Good food, good sleep, Vitamin D & cod liver oil, probiotics, and immune boosters like astragalus and medicinal mushrooms. And wild oregano oil when needed. Standard Immune System Supplements: Natren probiotics Vitamin [...]
I recently came across across this article in the Daily Mail UK, and I had to share - as I have been writing on the negative effects of WiFi, cell phones, and radiation for over a decade! If you have not read any of my previous posts surrounding this topic, I have linked to them [...]
When your digestive tract is inflamed or ulcerated, it becomes very difficult for your body to digest food, or to absorb any nutrients from your food. Your diet can become so restricted that you can only tolerate five to ten foods. In extreme states, you cannot eat any normal foods at all. I have gone [...]
Clinical trials may show that an elemental diet doesn't work too well for inducing remission in Colitis. But yet, I've had thousands of readers use my version of an elemental diet to heal their colitis and achieve complete remission. Why the difference? A standard elemental diet used in a clinical trial only tests ONE element [...]
When I first published this blog post, I had come across a news article from Associated Press (AP - one of the major news feed services to all large newspapers across North America and worldwide) that raised alarm about a new bird/pig/human hybrid virus that was sweeping through Mexico killing healthy, strong people (2009). At [...]
The more I read and the more research that emerges, the more it all points back to the GUT! If by some miracle, you are one of my readers and you are NOT on Natren probiotics (which I've been recommending for almost 20 years), then take heed... This first study examined the microbiota of people [...]
Audelina, Jini, Tiah (c) Linda Bickerton-Ross As a reader of mine, you may already know that my family consists of two dogs, two cats, and 11 horses. That being said, when this email came through OF COURSE I wanted to do whatever I could to help ASAP! Although legally I really can't provide [...]
As elemental diets grow in popularity - especially for use with SIBO - I've received a few emails from people (and doctors) suggesting that Absorb Plus (Original formula) is not actually an elemental diet product. And that only products with free-form amino acids as their protein source qualify as "elemental". So what's the difference between [...]
As mentioned in the Health Benefits of Broths blog post, if you've read the IBD Remission Diet then you know Jini strongly advocates that people drink meat and vegetable broths in between the Absorb Plus shakes on the Diet - mostly due to the amazing health benefits of homemade bone broths, but also to alternate [...]
Those of you who already have my IBD Remission Diet book, have these recipes already. But for those of you who don't, or who are vegetarian so don't want to use my chicken broth recipe (with it's healing gelatin), here are two ways to prepare a healing vegetable broth. Henry Bieler recommended this first broth [...]
I came across this fascinating article by ScienceMag.org surrounding how gut microbes were observed having the ability to control fear in lab mice, and I had to share... Chemicals released by bacteria may help gut control the brain, mouse study suggests "Chemicals released by bacteria in the gut seem to influence how mice recover from [...]
We often receive questions from readers who are trying Absorb Plus, with no prior experience using an elemental diet. In the below featured video, I get hands on and show you how to mix Absorb Plus properly for best tasting results and maximum efficiency. I also talk about the different types of healthy oils you [...]
2020 UPDATE: I just found out there is now FINALLY a single-use, disposable, robotic colonoscope available and currently being used in Italy and Switzerland. So of course, I had to rush onto the blog and tell you about it immediately! You can read about it here. 2015 UPDATE: 7 years after I first published this post, [...]
The Origins of Adya Clarity Mica If you're into the raw food movement, you may have heard about a product called Adya Clarity Black Mica. The people who are selling (and re-selling) this product are making some pretty amazing claims. And perhaps, like me, you're wondering how much is hype and how much is genuine? [...]
Let's kick off this week's post with a gift! It's been well over a decade since I've had any digestive sensitivity whatsoever - and 29 years since I've been 100% drug and surgery-free. This is the place I speak from when I say that to have fantastic, vibrant, long-term health, we simply must heal the [...]
We finally have an elemental diet shake (that Jini helped formulate) available in our Australian LTYG Shoppe for all of our lovely Australian and New Zealand readers. It's called ElementGold and it has FSMP approval - so you might be able to get it covered under your health insurance plan. Your doctor can also order [...]
We often receive feedback from readers (like the ones below) that outline how they've effectively combined Jini's protocols with other therapies, supplements or healing methods that their gut led them to. As Jini says repeatedly, "Listen to your gut! Tune into your own body's wisdom; your body knows everything you need to come into wholeness." [...]
Flushing Intestinal Obstruction With A Liquid Diet For the best treatment and management of diverticular or obstructive GI disease, your diet should vary according to your symptoms. During good/calm times, it's best to eat a diet that promotes easy digestion and absorption and tonifies the intestinal wall. But during a flare-up (diverticulitis or acute stricture), [...]
You may have read our previous blog post about Qu Biologics (Qu), a Canadian biopharmaceutical company which has been conducting an experiment to treat immune-related diseases such as cancer and Crohn's disease. Unlike current Crohn's treatments which suppress immune functions, dealing only with symptoms but not the actual underlying cause, Qu's treatment restores the innate [...]
A hot castor oil pack for pain, spasming, and bloating is a healing therapy that should be in everyone's toolkit. If you haven't tried this yet, then I strongly encourage you to give it a go - just take a look at this amazing story from a reader who used a hot castor oil pack [...]
A Mother's Determination to Heal Her Son This article was sent in by one of my readers (Amy Spiegel) to share their experience in hopes that it may help others with a similar problem. Amy used my Natural Remedy for Perianal Abscess and Fistula - so be sure to read this too, to get the [...]
Understanding Infrared Light Therapy Coherent photons, which are particles of electromagnetic energy, are emitted from an infrared cold laser (also referred to as low level laser, soft laser or therapeutic laser). These particles enter the tissues and are absorbed in the mitochondria - which are tiny structures within the substance of each individual cell. The [...]
Dr. Samir Kakodkar is an IBD specialist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and did his IBD training at Northwestern. Samir hosts a podcast called Against the Grain which investigates new ideas and controversies in the field of IBD. In this interview, you'll hear how Dr. Kakodkar himself has IBD and tried some of [...]
You may have heard about this news item already, but in addition to the financial aspect, it made me think of the importance of the mind/body connection in healing any chronic or serious dis-ease. As this article illustrates, it doesn't matter how much money you have, what doctors you have access to, healing still involves [...]
I recently received this thank-you message, with these striking before/after photos: "Hey guys, just wanted to say thank you to Jini and the team I took this pic today, the worse photo (right side) is me 5 months ago. I followed a lot of Jini's expertise and applied what worked with my gut, I watched [...]
Readers continuously ask me where/how they can get tested for mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) infection. This is a bacterial/fungal hybrid that hides inside your cells, so is only detectable if you test for the DNA or RNA of the organism. However, over 90% of Crohn's patients carry MAP when tested in clinical trials. And yes, [...]
I had dinner with a friend of mine who's been going through a very stressful time: emotional stress; challenges with kids and homelife, and physical stress; not sleeping well and lots of travel. In the last couple of weeks, she's noticed blood in her stool a few times. Sometimes it's part of the feces, but [...]
Dr. Nishimoto advises that to boost serotonin in the brain (which calms the nervous system and makes you feel good), you should chew your food really well, get lots of sunshine, breathe slowly and deeply, and practice rhythm exercises. This is one of his rhythm exercises, along with full instructions. Aside from being a great [...]
Join me as a guest on The SIBO Survivor Show, as I discuss with Josh Sabourin the various ways to use an elemental or semi-elemental diet with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)! What is an elemental diet? An elemental diet is made of the essential nutrients - protein (predigested; di-peptide [...]
I want to tell you about Qu Biologics Inc. (Qu), a Canadian biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs) designed to restore the body’s normal immune function to treat cancer, Crohn's, and other immune-related diseases. Qu is currently conducting their 2nd phase of a new, experimental Crohn's treatment. Instead of suppressing immune function, the process [...]
I have an entire book tailored specifically to treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Listen To Your IBS: Your Complete Natural Healing Guide. But for those of you who need specific help on using probiotics to improve your gut microflora, I've pulled out some great info for you here... But before we get to that, keep in [...]
Join Natasha Trenev, founder/owner of Natren probiotics, and me as we discuss safety concerns around kombucha. Did you know that kombucha is fermented using a yeast culture? Natasha shares a news story of 20 people who died from drinking their home-fermented kombucha... We also have a great little scientific study on problematic issues with taking [...]
We often get asked by readers is S. boulardii is safe to consume for people with IBD and IBS and is it actually beneficial? My answer up till now has been: When I tested it on myself - over 25 years ago - my body didn't like it very much. And then I had a [...]
Find out what's wrong with using enteric-coated capsules for probiotics. And why the culturing substrate (intrinsic supernatant) is so important to the functioning of the bacteria inside your body, and directly benefits your digestion. Learn about competitive exclusion; the nature of bacteria is mutual antagonism - they produce compounds to compete with any other bacteria [...]
Lots of practical advice on HOW to use Natren therapeutic probiotics with questions from readers with IBD; Crohn's, colitis, and IBS. Learn when to take powders vs. capsules, how much and WHY the different delivery methods work well for different conditions. Or listen/download the audio of this session: If you have any [...]
In this video, Dane Johnson picks Jini Patel Thompson's brain for her insights and tips for his difficult cases using DMSO-based healing protocols for Crohn's and Colitis. If you have any further questions, just post them below in the Comments section. WARNING: All protocols or formulas using DMSO are classed as an experimental protocols (due [...]
What's wrong with eating raw foods? And how are bacteria just like horses?? What did your great-grandmother know that you should know too? Fascinating deep dive into the healthy gut microbiome and fermented foods with world-renowned probiotic expert, Natasha Trenev, and me: "I'm only 12 minutes in, and this is already the most lucid and [...]
Let me start by saying that I do eat meat. However, I buy all my meat and eggs from local farms I have visited, and I know what kind of life the animals live. The quarter of a cow I buy once a year is killed by hand (not a slaughterhouse). But even I did [...]
Our friends over at LotusWei started a podcast called Flowerlounge a while back and Jini was a guest on a recent episode. If you would like to hear the podcast, you can check it out for free here: EPISODE 02: LISTEN TO YOUR GUT WITH JINI PATEL THOMPSON Here's a comment that LotusWei received about [...]
READER QUESTION: "I have had perfect digestion and good diet, and perfect bowel movements 98% of the time, until sudden constipation over the last month, which has caused problems including (I believe) a fistula or fissures that affect the vaginal wall. I just read a recent Yale University study that found the herpes virus can [...]
