Did you know digestion begins in your mouth? Chewing your food breaks it down while enzymes in your saliva get to work. Without good digestion, you won’t get the best from your food. 

Your digestive enzymes are responsible for reducing the food you eat to tiny particles so they can pass through the wall in your intestinal tract, to be utilised around your body.  These tiny particles are the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients that you need to function and stay healthy. 

Your in-house production of digestive enzymes declines as you age and is thought to start as early as your 20s - which just doesn’t seem fair, really! So, this could explain why a particular food you’ve always been able to eat, starts to cause you problems in your 30s and older.  

Some of the obvious signs that suggest your digestion is not working well include indigestion, acid reflux, bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, and unexplained weight loss or gain. Some people also discover a hidden food intolerance as they continue to age. Take gluten for example you might have eaten gluten-based foods without any difficulty for the first 20 or 30 years of life, but then you start to notice problems with bloating and gas when you do eat it. 

The good news is you can support your digestion in a number of ways:
- Avoid foods that you know don’t agree with you 
- Prepare your own meals – your digestive juices start flowing as you prepare so they’re ready and primed for when your food arrives
- Eat slowly – don’t rush, because you deserve to enjoy your food
- Raw fruits and vegetables contain enzymes that add to your own – include them in every meal to boost digestion 
- Avoid enzyme-poor foods like highly processed foods high in fats and sugars 
- Worry less – worrying can slow digestion and cause food to ferment 
- Stress less – stress can shut down digestion and cause increased acidity, irritating your intestinal tract
- Avoid overeating 
- Get good sleep – sleep is a time to ‘rest and digest’ and get you ready for a new day.

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