Nutrients
Group of vitamins required for adequate energy production due to the GI system's high metabolic activity
What are B Vitamins?
These need to be healthy and robust to fully grind our food
What are teeth?
This is where the breakdown of carbohydrates begins
What is the mouth?
Vitamin A in its retinol form can only be found in this type of food products
What are animal products?
Eating this powerhouse organ meat provides B vitamins more reliably than anything else
What is liver?
Healthy bacteria that support your gut microbiome
What are probiotics?
This should be the size, shape and texture of a medium banana and happen 2-3x per day
What are bowl movements?
When stretched out this organ is over 10 feet long and is the primary site of food digestion
What is the small intestine?
Sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha are all this type of food - rich in healthy probiotic bacteria
What are lacto-fermented or fermented foods?
Green leafy greens are an excellent source of magnesium, which is a required cofactor for enzyme function, but this form of antinutrients is a concern
What are oxalates?
Fermented by colon bacteria to product energy substrates called short chain fatty acids - specifically ideal for colon cells
What is fiber?
Maintaining robust enzyme production is necessary for this.
What is complete breakdown of foods?
There are this many layers of muscle in the stomach that churn food in a mechanical breakdown
What is three?
Oysters, both of the sea and Rocky Mountain varieties, are high in this mineral that is necessary for utilizing Vitamin A
What is Zinc?
This pantry staple (in Dianne's top 5 foods!) is a rich source of calcium, needed as a factor for cell signaling
What is canned fish with bones?
Helps ensure proper turnover of GI tract cells and provides amino acids used for energy by the cells
What is gelatin?
This is needed to stimulate pancreatic enzyme release and properly begin protein digestion and sterilize our food
What is hydrochloric acid (HCl)?
The large intestine is highly populated with these to aid in fermentation and production of fatty acids
What are bacteria?
Bone broth is high in many nutrients, especially this structural component that provides amino acids
What is gelatin?
Meat, fish, dairy and eggs are animal sources of this macronutrient. Grains and legumes can be combined to achieve the ideal form for plant-based eaters.
What is protein?
The active form of Vitamin A necessary to maintain mucosal membrane of GI tract
What is Retinol?
The squeezing movement to move intestinal contents along the whole tube
What is peristalsis?
These are the three accessory organs to the digestive system.
What are the pancreas, gall bladder and liver?
Cooked and cooled potatoes or cooked and cooled white rice contain this compound important for colon bacteria to ferment
What is resistant starch?
Masa Harina and hominy goes through this process that has the benefit of making Vitamin B3 bioavailable
What is nixtamalization?