Jul 062010
 
bright idea 150x150 7 Day Body Detox – Day 7 – Centred and Hungry

Bright ideas keep popping into my head

Centred, Clear of Mind, and Hungry

Well, it has been more than a week without protein in the form of red meat, chicken or fish, and I must say that, whilst I do feel somewhat empty in the stomach, I do feel rather hungry as well.  Which sort of goes without saying I guess.  But the most important thing is that I feel very centred in my mind. It is as if all the heavy protein products like red meat, chicken and fish, were clogging up my mind and stopping me from thinking properly.

Ideas now seem to appear with acute clarity rather than being muddy and vague. I remember Continue reading »

Jul 052010
 
body detox 300x224 How your digestive system works

Digestive Organs & Digestive System

The digestive system

The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract – a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus – and other organs that help the body break down and absorb food (see figure).

Organs that make up the digestive tract are the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine – also called the – colon – rectum, and anus. Inside these hollow organs is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food. The digestive tract also contains a layer of smooth muscle that helps break down food and move it along the tract. Continue reading »