Bringing Awareness to Digestion For Optimal Health
Posted by Laura Harvey on Apr 15, 2014 in Health Tips
We’ve all heard the expression: “You are what you Eat!” You are also what you absorb (or don’t absorb). This is absolutely true when it comes to your digestion and the digestive process. When your digestion is processing symptom free, the better chances you have to properly absorbing all of those vital nutrients! Good digestion is as important as good food because our cells can’t use what our body can’t absorb. READ MORE
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