Self-Healing with Qigong for Digestive Disorders: Optimize your digestion, energy level, and metabolism: Self-Healing with Qigong, #3

By camilo sanchez

This book presents a comprehensive system of targeted Qigong exercises for promoting optimal digestion and relieving chronic digestive disorders. 

The core of the book describes a set of twelve Qigong exercises designed to activate energy flow in the abdomen, release abdominal congestion and stagnation, stimulate the digestive organs and glands, improve and strengthen digestive capacity, reduce abdominal bloating and distention, increase intestinal motility and elimination, and promote optimal digestion and metabolism.

This comprehensive Qigong program includes a holistic view of the digestive system, main causes of digestive disorders, energy channels and energy centers associated with the digestive organs, a step-by-step description of each exercise, main benefits of the exercises, and over one-hundred color pictures illustrating the exercises.        

• Language: English
• Publisher: camilo sanchez
• Release date: Nov 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393397212

camilo sanchez

Camilo Sanchez is a licensed acupuncturist with a master's degree in Oriental medicine and thirty years of clinical and teaching experience. He is a seasoned and recognized teacher of Chinese medicine, Qigong, Tai Chi and Taoist Yoga.  Camilo has guided thousands of individuals how to overcome chronic health challenges, experience sustainable levels of wellness, and tap into the innate ability of the body to heal. Mr. Sanchez is past faculty member of the Acupuncture and Massage College in Miami, FL, and the Atlantic University of Chinese Medicine in Mars Hill, NC. He is the founder and director of the Empower Life Center in Charlotte, NC, where he provides personalized treatment programs of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, integrated health, metabolic balancing, and authentic instruction of Tai Chi, Qigong and Taoist Yoga. Camilo can be reached for treatment programs, private instruction, Qigong certification training, mind-body wellness consulting, speaking engagements and corporate wellness and the Empower Life Center in Charlotte, NC.    

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Disclaimer

The information provided in this book is written solely for educational and recreational purposes. The author and publishers of this book are not liable or responsible whatsoever for any liability, loss, damage, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from following the instructions, practices, advices, or performances presented in this book. The activities and exercises presented in this book may be too strenuous, difficult, or risky for some people and not suitable for everyone. As with any physical exercise, there is always the risk of injury. Before engaging in this or any exercise program or physical activity it is recommended that you consult with your doctor or primary health provider. Other special cautions may apply to individuals with specific health issues. The advice and information provided in this book is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition or as a substitute for professional medical care. Please, always use caution when engaging in any exercise program.

Photography by Bethany Otten - www.bethanyotten.com

Section 1 – General considerations

Digestion is one of the three pillars of health along with proper exercise and mental-emotional balance. The body’s ability to digest food and assimilate nutrients is one of the most fundamental physiologic functions. As such, it is central to our metabolism. Accordingly, proper digestion is the foundation of physical health. For this reason, supporting optimal digestion is the most essential step for improving chronic health disorders.

The digestive system comprises the mouth, stomach, liver, gall bladder, small intestine, pancreas, and large intestine. Thus, efficient digestion involves the interaction and coordination of various organ systems working together.

The process of digestion begins in the mouth where the salivary enzyme alpha-amylase, also called ptyalin, starts breaking down starches. Saliva also contains lysozyme, an enzyme that helps break down pathogenic bacteria and prevents the overgrowth of oral bacteria. About thirty per cent of the digestion of starch takes place in the mouth, therefore it is essential to properly chew and mix food with saliva before it is swallowed down into the stomach.

From the mouth food moves down the alimentary canal into the stomach. The parietal cells of the stomach produce hydrochloric acid (HCL) for breaking down proteins. The stomach milieu is the most acid environment in the body with a pH of about 1.5-3.0 (extremely acid). This level of acidity is required to breakdown protein bonds into simpler amino acid components and inactivate any pathogens that may be present in food.

Next, food moves down into the first section of the small intestine or duodenum. The small intestine is the main site for the final digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Although the gut is only 20 feet long, it has a surface area of approximately 2,500 square feet. This large surface area is necessary for digesting and assimilating the various nutrients from food.

The duodenum receives bile produced by liver cells and concentrated and secreted by the gall bladder. Bile is an alkaline fluid that assists the breakdown and emulsification of fat, assimilation of fat-soluble vitamins, adjustment of the pH level in the gastrointestinal tract, prevention of excessive pathogenic bacterial growth in the intestines, and support of the proper balance of bacteria in the gut. At the same time, the duodenum also receives sodium bicarbonate and digestive enzymes secreted by the pancreas for assisting the digestion of carbs, proteins, and fats. As food travels down the G.I. tract into the second section of the small intestine or jejunum, the final products of digestion are assimilated into the blood stream.

Some of the compounds and nutrients absorbed by the small intestine are