Gut Health terminology always makes my eyes glaze over.
Thus, my intent in writing this blog is to make it easy for people,
who are NOT researchers, practitioners of medicine, or nutritionists,
to understand digestion, probiotics and prebiotics, and things to do for good health. I’ll provide links to experts for those who want more information, especially about the effects of aging and medications on digestion.
Note: I have used the Merck Manual, Consumer Version, among other research options, to validate much of the information in this blog.
The Gut Health “Table of Contents”
Feel free to scroll down to the parts of interest to you.
- Let’s remember a few simple things about how the digestive system works.
- We’ll mention and explain the difference between probiotics and prebiotics that people can use to improve digestion and overall health.
- Then, we’ll ask the question, “What effects does aging have on the ability to digest and absorb food nutrients?”
- Medications also can affect digestion, so I’ll provide some links on that topic at the end of this blog.
I recommend you go to the aforementioned medical and nutrition professionals for details, specific facts about foods and products, and advice.
Neither this website nor I dispense medical advice or claim to know what can heal you of various symptoms.
I’m simply describing the basics of digestion, so we may help ourselves to good health, and giving you some links to get started on further research.
Well, no. Neither are the birds, insects, animals, and people all over the world who use it to cleanse and detox. (There are some birds that eat only a poisonous berry as their whole diet. After they eat it, they go immediately to specific cliffs and eat the clay to detox!) I bet your great-grandparents also knew about it, but they probably did not know how to get the best kind for internal use: properly-mined calcium bentonite clay.
