Digestive System
Not so long ago, the workings of the digestive system were of interest only to gastroenterologists and 10-year-old boys. But the gut is now chic, with its microbiome playing a huge role in human health, and passing gas deemed a sign of healthy gut microbes - Nancy Shute
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The gut story!
The state of digestion weaves the story of your health with a right no other philosophy can spell. Your digestion impacts how well nutrients are absorbed, how smoothly food moves through your system, marks discomfort in several ways when it doesn’t have it’s way, can step the pedal on inflammation if not attended to and can guarantee health like no other. The gut is your second brain and is an independent thinker. Like the rest of the body, it doesn’t listen to the king brain. It has a mind of it’s own and and performs it’s functions of digestion, absorption and evacuation at it’s own command. Most diseases initiate their potential with a poor gut.
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Down The Gullet: A Guided Tour Of Your Guts
In Gulp. Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, science writer Mary Roach takes a journey through the gut, from the secret healing powers of saliva to the taxonomy of poop. Along the trip, she serves up odd medical anecdotes, such as the story of William Beaumont, an eccentric surgeon who once ate chicken from another man's stomach.
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A Brief Tour Of The Alimentary Canal, From Spit To You Know What
What better time to take a tour of the alimentary canal with Mary Roach? Her latest book, Gulp, just came out in paperback, and we figure that's reason enough to chat up the science writer who has proven to be an enterprising chronicler...
Amazing Digestive System
The epic journey from mouth to rectum. Teeth and saliva get things started by breaking food down in your mouth. Next, food travels down the esophagus and into the acidic stomach, which destroys food.
Digestive Health
How your gastrointestinal system keeps you healthy.
Here's How Digestion Works & How to Improve Yours
So, what does the digestive system do? In short, every cell in your body needs energy and nutrients to function. Your digestive system makes it possible! The digestive system consists of a group of organs that work together to transform the food you eat into the energy and nutrients your body needs. When you consume food and beverages, your digestive system gets to work by breaking them down into carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
In Digestion: Mary Roach Explains What Happens To The Food We Eat
It's a very strange place, the human body. It's an alien planet that I love to come back to again and again. And the gastrointestinal tract and the mouth are really fascinatingly bizarre and kind of marvelous.
Medicine’s First, Gruesome Window on Digestion
In 1822, a surgeon encountered a patient with a bullet hole in his stomach—and spent more than a decade looking through it.
Six Things You May Not Have Known About Your Digestive System
. Specifically, the digestive system is a critical bodily system that is key to digesting the food we eat, making it into energy we can use and also getting rid of any material we can’t use. Without this system we would not ingest the important nutrients that help us grow and develop. This is why it is important to understand the system’s function as well as the impact it can have on our health.
The Truth About Common Digestive Health Fears
Everyone experiences digestive problems now and then, and they’re nobody’s idea of a good time.
This vibrating magnetic pill could one day help measure your guts
A new ingestible module could provide an alternative to more invasive gastrointestinal procedures.
Unlocking the ‘gut microbiome’ – and its massive significance to our health
Scientists are only just discovering the enormous impact of our gut health – and how it could hold the key to everything from tackling obesity to overcoming anxiety and boosting immunity.
Your Digestive System & How it Works
The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract—also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus. The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder are the solid organs of the digestive system.
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Human Digestive System
You eat a meal. And then a bit later… you do a poo! But what happens in between?
