AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON GAS, IRREGULAR DIGESTION

Although it may seem like everything you eat creates gas, or like your belly blows up like a balloon for unexplained reasons, resolving gas has been the cornerstone of health in Ayurveda for 5,000 years. Ayurveda offers a comprehensive perspective on steps you can take to restore happiness and cheerfulness to your tummy.

Breaking the Ice

• A farting application on the iPhone raked in $10K first day
• Have you ever heard of a fartiste? Farting was the profession of Joseph Pugol ("Le Petomane"). Pugol was able to pass gas at will and at varying pitch, thereby playing tunes for sold-out shows at the Moulin Rouge of 'Paris'. Today, his torch is carried on by Mr Methane.
• A fart tax was passed in New Zealand for farmers owning cows, to offset environmental costs of bovine methane production. In California, several electric companies have created systems to capture methane gasses released from cows.
• World's longest fart recorded 2 minutes and 42 seconds!
• Despite the fart jokes, we're aiming for farts that smell like roses. We believe only Ayurveda can make it possible.
• Hippocrates - "Passing gas is necessary to well-being."
• Emperor Claudius - "all Roman citizens shall be allowed to pass gas whenever necessary."

The Significance of Gas to Your Health

When bacteria ferment the food in your gut, they not only produce gas, they also excrete other toxins, i.e. bacteria poop and piss. Your small intestine can start to resemble a raw sewage dump site. These toxins are poisonous and irritate the lining of the digestive tract. Some of the poison is absorbed into the blood, where it aggravates the liver and kidneys. If your liver can't process the poison, your body will purge it through the kidneys, skin, and breath, creating excess urine, bad breath, and acne. Toxic blood weakens all of your organs. That's why it is vitally important to address chronic gas conditions as quickly as possible.

The effects of gas on the nervous system and joints deserves special attention. Neurons are very sensitive to changes in blood chemistry. When the blood is poisoned, a person often feel scattered, ungrounded, nervous and anxious. Chronic gas can lead to poor decisions. Discomfort in the abdomen makes a person hyper and impulsive. They may lose their 'common sense' or 'street smarts'. Since joints have such poor circulation, any chronic toxic buildup tends to accumulate in the joint space leading to arthritic conditions. Since the immune system may be busy fighting gut bacteria, the immune system may become over stimulated or weak, depending on the constitution.

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