Digestion & Nutrition Vitamins
Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy. Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body, into a form that can be absorbed.
Digestion is separated into four steps: 1) Ingestion: placing food into the mouth (entry of food in the digestive system) 2) Mechanical and chemical breakdown: mastication and the mixing of the resulting food bolus with water, acids, bile and enzymes in the stomach and intestine to break down complex molecules into simple structures. 3) Absorption: of nutrients from the digestive system to the circulatory and lymphatic capillaries through osmosis, active transport, and diffusion 4) Egestion: Removal of undigested materials from the digestive tract through defecation. Liquid vitamins have an absorption rate of up to 98% and can help in the digestion process, if taken on a daily basis!
Digestion is the process whereby the foods we eat pass through our bodies and are directed toward the purposes of either providing the body with energy or building new cellular material, such as fat or muscle. Digestion involves mechanical processes, such as chewing, and chemical processes involving enzymes. An enzyme in the juice of the stomach starts the digestion of swallowed protein. For digestion to occur, of course, it is necessary first to have something to digest-namely, nutrients. In addition to these nutrients, animal life requires other materials, not usually considered nutrients, which include water, oxygen, and something that greatly aids the process of food digestion and elimination of wastes: fiber. There are also hormones involved in digestion-there are, for example, glandular cells in the lining of the stomach that make the hormone gastrin. The Aloe mucilaginous polysaccharide can contribute to increasing the oxygen in the bloodstream, nurturing the body with vitamins, nutrients, and minerals, curing the intestines and lubricating the digestive tract to make a smooth digestion process.
Digestive tract diseases, such as dyspepsia, sometimes can cause chronic indigestion, but more often than not, people experience indigestion as a result of eating too quickly or too much, consuming high-fat foods, or eating in a stressful situation. Smoking, excessive drinking, fatigue, and the consumption of medications that irritate the stomach lining also can contribute to indigestion. Better digestion of food increases energy and enhanced emotional satisfaction; enzyme activity increases resistance to disease. As a result of the digestion working better, more nutrition will be extracted from the food and the better the body will function. Other functions include assisting in the digestive process, helping to alleviate gastric disorders, eliminating bad breath, preventing yeast infections, lowering blood cholesterol, producing B vitamins and vitamin K, and stimulating the immune system.
There are two different types of vitamins, classified by the fluid in which they can be dissolved: water -soluble vitamins (all the B vitamins and vitamin C) and fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, and K). Without proper digestion, our body won't get all its vital nutrients, and vitamins, and a poor digestion can lead to a whole array of health problems, such as constipation, and colon disease. Important minerals, vitamins, and water are also extracted from food during the process of digestion.