When I first began my search for the best nutrition and most advantageous ways to heal naturally, the saying was, Death begins in the colon. Now, with more research it is more correctly said that death begins with bad digestion.
First of all why is it that proper foods and the right combinations make all the difference, especially when a person shows symptoms of disease?
The glands in the mouth that produce enzymes are the parotid, the submaxillary and the sublingual. Small ducts then download the important digestive juices into the mouth. Even if enzymes were not produced, the saliva in the mouth makes it possible to swallow food because of the lubrication.
The process of digesting proteins takes several hours and will only be confused if sugars, fats and carbohydrates like breads are in the mix.
The process of digesting proteins takes several hours and will only be confused if sugars, fats and carbohydrates like breads are in the mix. What that means is that people with poor digestion should never eat sandwiches.
So then, we can say digestion begins in the mouth; and actually, that process starts with what the nose smells. Think of what happens when you smell turkey cooking. Your mouth begins to salivate, right? Salivary amylase in the mouth begins the breakdown of carbohydrates. That process, with carbohydrates is completed in the small intestine.
The small intestine is the major digestive organ in the body. It begins at the pyloric sphincter, a valve-like gate way leading from the stomach to the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine, and ends at the ileocecal valve. If foods have been combined correctly there will be less stress in the duodenum.
The small intestine is the major digestive organ in the body. It begins at the pyloric sphincter, a valve-like gate way leading from the stomach to the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine, and ends at the ileocecal valve. If foods have been combined correctly there is less stress in the duodenum and better health.
Even if medicine suppresses the body response, let’s say acid reflux which is really an alert that something is wrong and needs the owners attention, the underlying cause is still there. The underlying cause is bad digestion.
Why is all of this important to good health and the healing process? Once food begins to sit too long in any area of the GI tract it begins a process called putrefaction. This is the beginning of disease and the acid conditions in the body that cause headaches, body aches, constipation, really every other disease.
Medicine may suppress the body response, which is really an alarm that something is wrong and needs the owners attention but the underlying cause is still there. The underlying cause is bad digestion.
Once putrefied food stays in the system long enough, the body becomes overloaded with real debris. The immune system is overloaded with trying to keep waste clean enough to store in the body.
Once this pattern is established, once illness sets in, what should you do? What are the next steps back to health?
To Your Best Health, Ellen Valentine, NC
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