One of the most common complaints among people today is poor digestion. This becomes even more distressing when
personal issues like poor digestion develop into social issues like bad breath. The signs and symptoms of digestive
imbalance are important as we learn to listen to our body.
Learning to listen
Imagine you had to write a book describing in detail how the ecology of our earth functions – how the rain cycle works,
photosynthesis, biodiversity, seasons, and so on. Now imagine you could use only 100 words.
Would that be a challenge? Absolutely!
Your body has only a few words in its vocabulary. See how many you can name:
Fatigue
Pain – sharp or dull
Bleeding
Constipation or diarrhea
You get the picture. Your body must communicate an infinitely complex system with just a
few “words” in the form of symptoms.
So, we need to listen carefully when our body speaks to us.
The heartbreak of halitosis
Digestion begins when we feel the sense of hunger and anticipate satisfying our needs with certain foods we crave.
When we see and smell those foods our anticipation is heightened and we begin to secrete digestive juices in
preparation for eating. Our mouth may water; this is because digestion begins in our mouth when we chew food and mix it with saliva.
It is important to thoroughly chew our food in order to neutralize the carbohydrates found in absolutely everything we eat.
One reason why some people have bad breath (halitosis) is because they just don’t chew their food well enough to neutralize the carbs.
It may also be the sign of a more serious health condition.
Slow down when you eat. You will enjoy your meal more, have sweeter breath and digest your food better.
Vitamins and digestion
Our intestines are teeming with trillions of bacteria – most of them friendly!
These bacteria are needed to help us utilize our vitamins and minerals. The vitamins and minerals from our
food are often not in the form we need them. They must be converted through several steps in order for us to get the benefit from them.
A good example of this is B-12.
Vitamin B-12 must first bind with protein and be digested in the stomach with pepsin, which is a combination of enzymes and acids.
B-12 must be “tagged” for identification by another stomach protein called intrinsic factor.
When B-12 reaches the small intestines, certain friendly bacteria begin to convert this complex.
So now we have B-12, intrinsic factor, protein and bacteria all combining to prepare our vitamin for transport into the liver.
When B-12 reaches the liver it is bound to fiber and secreted through the bile back into the small intestines.
More bacteria break down the vitamin into even smaller fractions.
This is repeated several times throughout our digestive cycle until the bacteria and fiber ferment the B-12;
once the B-12 is fermented it can be absorbed by the liver. This may take up to three weeks.
Any imbalance in this system will result in indigestion of B-12. Any sign of indigestion or imbalance is a major red flag,
warning that you are not digesting your vitamins, especially Vitamin B-12. These signs can include:
Excess acid
Bloating
Gas
Diarrhea
Constipation
Bad breath
Take care of your digestion by eating nutritiously.
Be sure to include:
Water
Fiber
Probiotics
Vitamin B-12
Proteins
Healthy carbohydrates
Healthy fats
Remember, your digestion can also be impaired by stress. So consider ways to reduce your stress, and supplement your diet
with adaptogens to protect digestive health from stress. And don’t forget the joy of eating. Joy is really a sign of acceptance.
Acceptance is essential for emotional health as we learn to listen to the subtle language of our body.
This report written by Brazos Minshew
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