Digestion for Good HealthDigestive issues are a major concern for many people – and for good reason. Good digestion is equivalent to good health. If this system is in good working order, so is your metabolism. Colon cleansing can be a great first step to helping your digestive system. Besides clearing the way for better absorption of nutrients, you can eliminate waste that interferes with your natural digestive enzymes. Digestion starts in the mouth with chewing. If food isn’t broken down here – it cannot be further broken down in your stomach. While teaching, I would often ask people what they think happens to the food if it isn’t chewed completely. The answer is almost always; “it will just take longer to digest in the stomach.” Unfortunately this simply isn’t true. The reality is that if it isn’t chewed completely in the mouth, the stomach cannot digest it properly. 
After chewing and being sent to the stomach, it goes to the small intestine for one of the most important parts of digestion – assimilation.Once sent to the small intestine, the liver secretes bile to further break down the food, now called chyme as it is partially digested. In the small intestine, nutrients are absorbed from the chyme into the blood stream. If toxins are present, excess mucus will be excreted to block their absorption. After the small intestine, chyme is sent to the colon where excess water will be absorbed and eliminated via the kidneys. The waste is then released (hopefully). This is why many people consider a colon cleanse to be extremely important for good health. Doing a cleanse not only helps your colon function better to keep waste moving out, but when it is all clear here – the small intestine can better do it’s job. Even though this is a simple explanation of the digestive process, it is not as neat and easy as it sounds. There are many other things that need to be considered such as enzymes, good bacteria and proper eating. With proper care and following basic nutritional guidelines, it is possible to strengthen your own metabolism, increase your body’s enzymes and make your digestive system overall stronger. If you want to read more, check out the following cleansing articles: Stay in touch and stay healthy - sign up for the FREE SCC Newsletter . You will receive a Password that gives you access to a member's area with exclusive articles, special offers and free downloads just for our Springclean health and cleansing community. Benefits of signing up include:
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