Understanding the Digestive Process Carbohydrate Digestion: Begins in the mouth where food is chewed, activating enzymes. The Liver and Gallbladder: Work together to produce and store bile, which is essential for fat digestion. Bile is released into the stomach during digestion. The liver also detoxifies the blood. Stomach’s Role: Acidic environment breaks down food, kills pathogens, and prevents GERD when properly acidified. Small Intestine: Home to the microbiome, crucial for immune health and nutrient absorption. Works with the appendix to repopulate gut flora after illness. Large Intestine: Absorbs water and vitamins, storing waste until elimination. Digestive Concerns? Look to Enzymes …

By Dori Cranmore RN Lately, it seems, gluten intolerance has become a common topic of discussion. Searching the local stores for gluten free food is certainly a challenge. If your life has been disrupted by gluten sensitivity, you understand all too well how it seems to have sabotaged your health. We have increased the gluten content of flour by as much as 90% over the past 25 years by genetically modifying wheat to give us certain desired baking characteristics. If GMO foods are not labeled as such, how will we ever know the consequences until large segments of the population …