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Reasons You May Not Be Digesting Your Food Well–Not Enough Bile
Not having enough bile, or not having enough bile at the right time, is one of the main reasons people may not be digesting their food well. Bile is something we don’t really think about or hear much about, and yet it’s so important! What exactly is bile? Bile is a soap like substance made …
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Reasons You May Not Be Digesting Your Food Well–Not Enough Water
Our bodies are 70 percent water, and if we don’t adequately hydrate our cells, they can’t function properly. The water we drink and consume in our foods (like watermelon) is essential for bringing in nutrients and carrying out waste. But did you know that water can specifically help your digestive tract? How water helps with …
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6 Ways to Increase Stomach Acid (HCL) Naturally
If you’ve determined that you have low stomach acid and you want to increase it, you’ll need to figure out the root cause (why it started in the first place) and do the remedy for it (a.k.a. take care of it). Root causes of low HCL: food sensitivities stress diet high in processed foods smoking …
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8 Reasons You May Not Be Digesting Your Food Well
You can eat the best food in the world, but if you’re not digesting and absorbing it, your cells can’t get the nutrients that they need from the food you’re eating. In my experience there are eight common reasons that people do not digest their food well. 8 common reasons people don’t digest their food …
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Breaking Down the Food We Eat: Digestive Enzymes
Digestive enzymes (along with HCL and bile) make the digestion of the food we eat possible. While most of our digestive enzymes are made in the pancreas, enzymes are made throughout the digestive system. There’s even one made in the mouth! (It’s called amylase, and is in our saliva). The three main digestive enzymes are: …
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