Treating Digestive Disorders from an Endobiogenic Perspective

Paul Michael BA, BSc Hons, MCPP, is a medical herbalist, practitioner of endobiogenic medicine and a qualified Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) therapist.He is a first-class graduate of the BSc in Herbal Medicine programme at Middlesex University, and a member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP).He trained for over 7 years with Dr Jean-Claude Lapraz, and uses the endobiogenic approach in conjunction with classical herbal medicine. Paul is one of the founders of the UK Endobiogenic Medicine Society (EMS).Paul was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at the age of 19. His determination to avoid conventional treatments led him to study phytotherapy and endobiogeny.He is passionate about helping others overcome chronic illness so that they may lead healthy lives.

• ABOUT THE AUTHORFOREWORDACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER ONE - The terrainCHAPTER TWO - The autonomic nervous systemCHAPTER THREE - Plant medicines that act on the autonomic nervous systemCHAPTER FOUR - Case studies related to the autonomic nervous system: workbook exercisesCHAPTER FIVE - DrainageCHAPTER SIX - Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: symptomatologyCHAPTER SEVEN - Introduction to the endocrine systemCHAPTER EIGHT - Corticotropic axisCHAPTER NINE - Gonadotropic axisCHAPTER TEN - Thyrotropic axisCHAPTER ELEVEN - Somatotropic axisCHAPTER TWELVE - The microbiome of the gutCHAPTER THIRTEEN - Treatment aimed at correcting the microbiomeCHAPTER FOURTEEN - IBS, IBD and inflammationCHAPTER FIFTEEN - Functional biologyCHAPTER SIXTEEN - Endobiogenic physical examinationCHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Green clayCHAPTER EIGHTEEN - What about the diet?CHAPTER NINTEEN - Manual therapy in the treatment of abdominal adhesionsCHAPTER TWENTY - Case studiesREFERENCE LISTBIBLIOGRAPHY