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Individualized healthcare is finally receiving the attention it deserves from the Western medical institution – and for good reason. No two people experience life the same

Getting Right With Your Gut About Fiber

Aside from commercials featuring grandparents and their preferred fibrous cereal brands, it’s possible that the American public school system may have neglected their duty to fiber education.

However, since we need roughly 20 to 35 grams of it daily…

And it pretty much facilitates the ease of bowel movements and the second two phases of digestion…

We think it’s pretty important.

Let’s break down fiber with eight fast facts.

Get Familiar with your Gut Feelings: 4 Digestive Phases PT 2

In part one of this article, we discussed the first two phases of digestion: intake and breakdown.

Although it may seem obvious to some, most people are vastly unaware of how their digestion actually operates. And if you don’t understand the mechanism itself, fixing the mechanism is a moot point. 

(If you don’t understand what’s under the hood of your car, you could end up replacing coolant endlessly when the answer is a blown capacitor. I don’t know anything about cars — see how crazy that sounds?)

So in this post, we’re going to continue down through the digestive tract on our adult-level refresher of the system that effectively determines every feeling we have.

Dr. Pedram Shojai

NY Times Best Selling author and film maker. Taoist Abbot and Qigong master. Husband and dad. I’m here to help you find your way and be healthy and happy. I don’t want to be your guru…just someone who’ll help point the way. If you’re looking for a real person who’s done the work, I’m your guy. I can light the path and walk along it with you but can’t walk for you.