• The digestive tract is about 27 feet long.
• Food takes 24-72 hours to pass through.
• Liquids should not be consumed before meals so as to not dilute the digestive juices and cause many cases of indigestion.
• Probiotics are not the best way to go because they don’t re-colonize and they only work when you take them.
• The pH level of the stomach should be between 1.0 – 3.0 and the pH level of the colon should be between 5.5 – 6.5.
• The human body was not made to process man-made fiber. If you are eating the correct food plan, you should have a bowel movement daily.
• The digestive system ingests, digests, assimilates, and utilizes food to support growth, repair and sustain metabolism.

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