The major functions of the gastrointestinal tract are to break down and absorb nutrients from the foods we eat. Even minimal heartburn and indigestion indicate that you are not breaking down foods efficiently. Poor protein absorption can lead to a weakened immune and musculoskeletal system. Improper fat utilization can lead to a wide variety of health problems, since fats are used in making hormones and are vital in our neurological and vascular systems.

Indigestion, heartburn, and gastro esophageal reflux can be defined as mild burning, gassiness, or a feeling of fullness over the abdomen. The process of digestion is both mechanical and chemical, in that it combines chewing, grinding of the stomach, and peristalsis (movement of food through the digestive tract). Acid reflux is most often caused by overeating. Slow down and chew your food thoroughly and completely; this alone makes the chemical aspect of digestion much easier for your body. Other causative factors to reflux disease are obesity, cigarette smoking, and ingestion of fried foods, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, and carbonated beverages.

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