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Understanding the Digestion Process

5Digestion is the most tedious exercise that engages all the internal organs in the body. The moment you take a bite of food, it will travel a journey that is 6 times your height, which is the length of your intestinal tract, before it is discharged out of the body. First the food needs to be digested in the stomach and be broken down into small bio-available units which your body can absorb, then the nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine before the remaining waste moves to the large intestine.

You will be in good health if this journey is smooth and quick. If this process is slow and dragging, many toxins can be produced. How? Imagine you leave a piece of fish outside for a day. It smells. It takes about 4 hours for meat to be fully digested in the body and up to 8 hours for seafood. When you sleep, the body stops working and rests. So the food will sit somewhere along the intestinal tract overnight. Therefore, it is better to leave all your seafood for lunch and avoid them at dinner.

Why do some people feel hungry again easily soon after they finished eating? Because their bodies and internal organs are not getting the nutrients they need. This is common among the elderly people. This is also the reason why some people grow fat because they keep eating to satisfy their never ending hunger as their bodies are not getting the nutrition they need. So they end up with excessive belly fat under the skin and visceral fat around the internal organs. (Lean ‘N Slim™ green coffee extract can help to burn off the excess belly fat and visceral fat!)

How to maintain a healthy digestive system?

Start each meal with the easily digestible stuff first. Drink your soup first, then eat your vegetables, followed by the starchy food like rice and potato, then eat protein last such as egg and meat. Leave seafood to the end if there is. Avoid drinking any liquid, especially cold beverage, after meal. Fat generally does not digest very well in cold temperature. And maintain a balanced intestinal flora.

There is an important inhabitant in the intestine called the Bifidus bacteria. They cling onto the intestinal wall and form a barrier against invaders. They also filter toxins away and prevent them from entering the bloodstream through the intestinal wall. Their most important role is to help break down food and help optimize nutrients absorption from food. Therefore, having abundant friendly bacteria in the intestinal tract will foster a healthy digestive system, promote better nutrition absorption, regulate appetite and help weight control.

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