KNOW YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (highlights of the digestive system)

MASTER YOUR HOURLY MERIDIAN CLOCK FOR FOOD DIGESTION

-The digestive system is continuously building and replacing its cells and tissues, which continuously are sloughing off and dying.

-Serious digestion begins at the stomach.

-The healthy stomach has a pH between 1.5 and 3.

-The powerful hydrochloric acid secreted into the stomach is designed to soften the food we eat and to kill any germs it may contain.

-The reason why hydrochloric acid doesn’t eat a hole through our stomach is because our stomach has been lined with mucus, and the stomach lining is actually replaced every three days to ensure its strength and usefulness.

-Different foods take different length of time to digest.

-Starches stay in the stomach one to two hours.

-Proteins stay three to five hours.

-Fats stay more than five hours.

-Fiber helps to move food through the colon faster. Read More