A healthy gut creates a healthy body
A healthy gut is key to a well-functioning, disease-free body. And yet, not everyone has one. In fact, just 10 years ago, only 1 in 10,000 people were diagnosed with digestive disorders (such as diverticulitis, constipation, diarrhea, food allergies, and more). Today that number is 1 in 500! Even if you aren’t one of those 500 people suffering from digestive diseases, you may still be suffering from poor digestive health. Hippocrates, regarded as the Father of Medicine, believed that “all diseases begin in the gut.” If that is the case, learning about your gut and how to keep it healthy is more important than ever.
What is the Gut?
Many people think of the gut as the stomach, but the gut – or gastrointestinal tract – comprises a large, sophisticated system that begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. Digestion is the complicated process that happens to food between the entry and exit points. Let’s take a trip down the digestive tract by following the route a potato chip takes.