18. More Than Just A “Pathway For Poop”

<p>Episode 18 - More Than Just A “Pathway For Poop”</p> <p>Did you know that the food you eat has a job… and it’s NOT to “make you feel good?”</p> <p>The food you eat is meant to nourish you.</p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good meal but the primary reason I eat isn't for the food to make me happy.</p> <p>It’s for the food to nourish me!</p> <p>“How” it does that is through a process called digestion.</p> <p>Digestion starts with food entering the mouth. It is chewed and then sent to the stomach where it is broken down into small, usable pieces.</p> <p>When the stomach finishes its job, the food passes into the Small Intestine for further breakdown.</p> <p>Once the food is completely broken down, the “good” parts of the food - the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids and simple sugars - are ABSORBED into the body so that they can be taken to the muscles, glands and organs.</p> <p>This is all great, but I have a question:</p> <p>What happens to the parts of the food that were NOT needed by the body?</p> <p>The parts that were deemed “not good?”</p> <p>It’s actually quite simple:</p> <p>The “unwanted” food - along with toxins and dead bacteria - continues down the digestive tract and enters the Large Intestine (also known as the “colon”) before eventually being eliminated via a bowel movement.</p> <p>Not very exciting, right?</p> <p>Well, actually it is.</p> <p>You see, a lot actually goes on in the Large Intestine.  So much so that it takes about two full days for this unwanted “food” to pass through the Large Intestine.</p> <p>What happens during that time and how does it impact your health?</p> <p>THAT is the topic of this episode.</p> <p>Specifically, we will discuss:</p> <p>The importance of making sure that whatever enters the Large Intestine LEAVES the Large Intestine. (Toxins laying around can lead to colon cancer)</p> <p>The first question every doctor should ask a patient</p> <p>The importance of the “fiber-water” combination</p> <p>Our favorite herb for dealing with constipation</p> <p>Our f