The digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients. Everything in your body, from your hormones to your heart, needs the nutrients from the digestive process to work correctly.
When you eat, food travels from the mouth down the esophagus to the stomach. Then it moves through the small and large intestines, and eventually is eliminated. The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder, as well as gut flora or microbiome also participate in the digestive processes. These organs and bacteria produce chemicals that allow digestion to occur. All of these components work in harmony to make sure the body receives the nutrients it needs.
Digestion is important for breaking down food into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair. Food and drink must be broken down into smaller molecules of nutrients before being absorbed into the bloodstream and carried to cells throughout the body. The importance of healthy digestive system can't be emphasized enough. Improving digestive function is one of the most crucial steps you can take in improving your overall well-being.
Your dietary habits can largely affect your digestive health. Enrich your diet with minerals, enzymes and vitamins that will help your digestive system do what it does best. Furthermore, it is very important to incorporate probiotics and prebiotics into your diet to restore and improve your gut bacteria. Probiotics are “good” bacteria that help keep your digestive system healthy by controlling growth of harmful bacteria. Whereas prebiotics are carbohydrates that cannot be digested by the human body (such as fiber), but feed the friendly bacteria in your gut.
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