When it comes to health and wellness, digestive health is vitally important. Those who are proactive and take control of their digestive health will realize significant improvement in overall health and quality of life. For athletes, a healthy gut can have a dramatic impact on athletic performance. Gut health influences not only digestion, but also immunity, nutrition absorption and recovery. That said, what exactly is digestive health? Optimal digestive health is the body’s ability to break down, absorb and use nutrients. It is also the body’s ability to effectively eliminate waste in a way that optimizes health. People with good digestive health don’t normally experience certain digestive conditions including constipation, diarrhea and heartburn, among others. Athletes can achieve ideal digestive health by eating a nutritionally sound diet, minimizing emotional stress and exercising. One statement that has always resonated with me was made by a health professional who said, “health begins in the gut.” Better digestive health equals better overall health—period. The digestive tract is exposed to more than 60 tons of food during a lifetime! The digestive tract lining is one of the body’s first lines of defense against toxins and infections from harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites. Moreover, the [...]
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