DIGESTION

ALL RESTORATION AND HEALTH BUILDING BEGINS HERE

DIGESTION vs. METABOLIC HEALTH

DIGESTION = The Plumbing System

• Physical breakdown of food (mechanical + chemical)

• Absorption of nutrients through gut wall

• Elimination of waste

• When clogged: Undigested food putrefies → inflammation → leaky gut → malabsorption → toxins back into bloodstream

METABOLIC HEALTH = The Power Plant

• Converting absorbed nutrients into cellular energy (ATP)

• Mitochondrial function

• Hormonal signaling

• When clogged: Can't make energy from nutrients → cellular "trash" accumulates → fatigue, weight gain, insulin resistance

THE FINE LINE: You can't have metabolic health WITHOUT proper digestion (can't process what you didn't absorb), but you can have perfect digestion and still have metabolic dysfunction (absorbing nutrients but can't convert to energy).

DIGESTION WORKBOOK STRUCTURE:

SECTION 1: How Your Digestive System SHOULD Work

• Mouth → Stomach → Small Intestine → Large Intestine → Elimination

• What happens at each stage

• The "assembly line" that must flow

SECTION 2: The Required Players

• Hydrochloric acid (HCl) - the "unlock" key

• Digestive enzymes - the "scissors"

• Bile - the "emulsifier"

• Microbiome - the "workforce"

SECTION 3: Signs Your Drain is Clogged

• Symptom assessment checklist

• The "upstream" vs "downstream" problems

• What accumulates where (putrefaction, fermentation, constipation)

SECTION 4: Assessment Worksheets

• Food/symptom journal

• Bowel transit time tracking

• Trigger identification

SECTION 5: Unclogging the Drain

• HCl restoration protocol

• Enzyme support

• Bile flow optimization

• Microbiome repair