Firber, Digestion And Preventing Some Cancers

Firber, Digestion And Preventing Some Cancers: "Firber, Digestion And Preventing Some Cancers


What Goes On Inside? (Your digestive System)
Your well-being depends on what you eat, when you eat, how you eat, fluid intake and how well your food is absorbed. We absorb everything we need to sustain life through our lungs, digestive system and skin. A robust digestive system is central to our well-being, tirelessly extracting the fuel and nutrients we need from the food we eat. It is vital that we are aware of protecting our digestive system.

We ingest many negative things that upset out well-being. Junk food, inadequate or poor quality fluids, pollution, alcohol, tobacco and other smoke and stress, all effect the efficiency of the digestive system. When our digestive system is not functioning at it�s best, the rest of the body suffers. Nearly all the nutrients we need come from the food and drink we consume. Some things that affect the digestive system and our health are:

� Poor diet that is lacking in fresh fruits and vegetables and/or has excess intake of sugar ad saturated fats
� Eating when stressed or angry
� Irregular eating, missed meals
� Eating just before going to bed
� Eating too fast, not chewing foods
� Lack of fibre (you need 20 � 35 gms per day)
� Lack of �good� bacteria in the gut
� Lack of gastric juices in the stomach
� Lack of digestive enzymes
� Drinking less than 2 litres of water a day

This is now explained in more detail
Junk food, processed foods, refined sugars and flour products are more difficult to digest and do not supply good nutrition to the body. Make sure that natural whole foods and fresh products provide most of your daily food intake. These help your digestive syst"