This article delves into the ancient wisdom linking food, health, and disease. Digestion, absorption, and metabolism impact overall well-being. Observing our relationship with food leads to the discovery of insights into the role of fasting, physical activity, and the body's metabolic processes in maintaining health, while addressing the modern challenges of digestion in today's toxic environment.
The gastro-intestinal system is a complex, intriguing and wondrous organ: it has components that have not only evolved with us throughout history but that we now understand play an integral role in well-being and health in many ways.
The human microbiome, which is comprised of all the microorganisms (the microbiota) that live on and in humans, plays an essential role in determining good health. Microbes cover every surface of our bodies, inside and out. They’re on our skin, inside our noses, mouths, whole respiratory tract, plentiful in our digestive tract, reproductive system, and so on. These microscopic life forms consist of thousands of species and outnumber our own 50 trillion cells by about 10 to one.
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