Digestive conditions afflict nearly 70 million Americans. With a few exceptions, the spate of digestive illness has a direct association with the lifestyle and diet decisions we make diurnally. According to recent research 60% of the immune system is situated in and around the digestive system.
You may find it hard to believe, but the digestive system in point of fact begins in the brain. No sooner does the very notion of eating enter our head, our body prepares for digestion. When we chew the food, it is mixed with saliva and enzymes, breaking it up for easy digestion. Then we swallow and the food travels down the esophagus and into the stomach.