Ep. 010 - Optimal Wellness Starts Here
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In this episode of The Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, brings back historical audio clips from a lecture originally given by the founder of The Nutritional Therapy Association, Gray Graham. Gray discusses the optimal function of digestion in a way you’ve never heard it explained. Listen to this, then hit the “subscribe” button to catch the next episode where Gray explains digestive dysfunction.
Many embark upon their wellness journey by cleaning up their diet. While this is a necessary step, the healthiest diet according to everyone’s bioindividual needs doesn’t do much good for them if they’re not properly breaking down the food into molecules that can be absorbed and utilized within the body.
The health of the organism is dependent upon the health of the organ systems, which are dependent upon the health of the organs, which is dependent upon the health of the tissues, which is dependent upon the health of the cells, which is dependent upon digestion. Thus, all wellness begins with digestion.
06:41 – Overview of digestion
08:59 – Digestive inputs/volume
15:42 – Six digestive functions
17:09 – Digestion is a north-to-south process – where does it begin?
20:48 – Digestion is fundamental to Nutritional Therapy
21:45 – How’s it all supposed to work? – Deep dive into optimal function
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