Digestion

Good health depends not only on eating nutritious food but also on being able to extract the nutrients from them and deliver them to our cells where they are needed. (Somehow calories seem to make it through to our waistlines no matter how bad digestion is). And, after the food value is removed, whatever remains can become a toxic burden if it hangs around. We literally “are what we eat” but also what we don’t get rid of. It is easy to ignore mal-digestion if it isn’t talking back with something noticeable like heartburn, gas, bloating, constipation or diarrhea. However, that doesn’t mean that all the intricate systems are working up to optimum capacity.

To suppress “talking back” type GI symptoms mentioned above, there are natural symptom-relief remedies that are safer than drugs . However, there is no substitute for actually fixing the root cause of the problem and furthermore, doing that pays dividends all over the body. Quite often (almost always) the most fundamental cause of GI disturbances turns out to be an imbalance of gut organisms like bacteria and yeasts, inadequate water and a lack of fiber in the diet. “Leaky gut” is thought to be the cause of most if not all autoimmune conditions and probably many more health and even mental problems.

More information:

Acid Reflux / Heartburn
Yeast (a.k.a. fungus, a common cause of “leaky gut”
Yeast questionnaire (to see if it might be an issue for you)
“Leaky gut” illustration
Probiotics
The importance of bile…heart and gallstones
Other Information Resources