Weak digestion is basically a health problem that can become very serious, and is often the cause of many seemingly unrelated diseases.
Digestion is a huge topic, and something we should pay a lot of attention to. 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.
The stomach produces about two liters of digestive secretions per day. Insufficient activity of the nerves that control the stomach can cause a reduction in the production of stomach acid and pepsin (protein digesting enzyme), which causes a major slowdown of food digestion. Sometimes even the mechanical churning of the stomach is slowed. Stomach acid and pepsin are strong substances that can turn a piece of meat to liquid, and are important to destroy incoming bacteria mixed with foods. The reduced stomach acid hampers digestive function, incapacitating hormones and digestive enzymes. When levels are low, patients often report feeling like the food sits in their stomach like a lump. This reaction causes a loss of appetite, nausea, and distended abdomen. As a diagnostic point of view, the tongue is often puffy and swollen, and is sometimes pale or has a thick white coating. Weak digestion can sometimes cause paradoxical symptoms of stomach burning, perhaps due to irritation, in which case the standard Western practice of treatment with acid-blocking drugs can be very harmful. Digestion tends to weaken as we age, in part due to reduced hydrochloric acid secretion.
Mechanical and chemical digestion
Mechanical and chemical digestion begin in the mouth where food is chewed, and mixed with saliva to break down starches. The stomach continues to break food down mechanically and chemically through the churning of the stomach and mixing with enzymes. Absorption occurs in the stomach and gastrointestinal tract, and the process finishes with excretion. Digestion is usually divided into mechanical processing to reduce the size of food particles and chemical action to further reduce the size of particles and prepare them for absorption.
Ayurvedic Treatments and tips for Weak Digestion.
Drinking dilutes the stomach acid and stomach acid helps for digest your food. Best not to drink during meals at all - drink 30 minutes before and 1 hour after the meal.
Just eat when eating, mixing tasks doesn't alert your digestive system that food is coming.
Eat more fiber. food like apples, peaches, oranges, pears, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower.
The more you chew, the more stomach acid and digestive enzymes are released .
Never take a sleep immediately after taking meals instead of it take a small walk.
Some more ayurvedic important tips for improve your digestion
Don't eat too much.
Don't drink Ice Cold Drinks with Meals.
Have your meals 3 meals apart.
Eat in a Comfortable Atmosphere.
Do Not Eat Greasy Foods. Consider Digestive Enzymes
Don't Eat After 8 PM
Consider Talking a Walk After Eating.
Consider Eating A Little Spice Before Meals.
Practice Food Combinations.
Limit Veggies to 4 Types in 1 meal.
Increase Digestion with Spices/Tea.
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