Digestive Health

Do You Suffer From:

• Digestive disorders?
• Digestive system diseases?
• Digestive problems?
• Gastrointestinal diseases?
• Digestive gas?

A healthy digestive system is the foundation to overall health and longevity. A properly functioning digestive tract and digestive system breaks food down via digestive enzymes into usable elements which work to build and nourish cells and provide you with energy. This process is called digestion.

Your digestive system is a series of joined hollow organs that runs from your mouth to your anus and includes your esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines. Your liver, gallbladder and pancreas are also involved and produce digestive juices and enzymes to help digestion.

All these organs work together to maintain a properly balanced digestive system. But, when this system breaks down, many types of disorders or diseases can result. The symptoms can vary widely:

• Blood in your stool
• Changes in bowel habits
• Severe abdominal pain
• Unintentional weight loss
• Heartburn not relieved by antacids

In order to prevent these types of symptoms, it is important for individuals to make a healthy digestive system a priority in their life. Many people believe, “You are what you eat”. Others believe “You are what you absorb”. The bottom line is that the healthier your digestion is, the better able your body will be to break down food into its smallest parts and then absorb them, providing cells with nourishment and energy.

Various digestive supplements and digestive aids may provide digestion benefits such as over-the-counter dietary supplements. For instance, digestive enzymes help digest carbohydrates and may allow people to eat foods that normally cause digestive gas. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners use herbal ingredients that support liver, pancreas and gallbladder function to promote digestive health.

Source National Institutes of Health:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivediseases.html
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gas/