Dr Lalitha Badul
We eat food, but our digestive system doesn’t absorb food, it absorbs nutrients.
Food has to be broken down from things like steak and broccoli into its nutrient pieces: amino acids (from proteins), fatty acids and cholesterol (from fats), and simple sugars (from carbohydrates), as well as vitamins, minerals, and a variety of other plant and animal compounds.
Digestive enzymes, primarily produced in the pancreas and small intestine, break down our food into nutrients so that our bodies can absorb them.
If we don’t have enough digestive enzymes, we can’t break down our food, which means even though we’re eating well, we aren’t absorbing all that good nutrition.
A diet can help to restore normal digestive function, as well as taking a digestive enzyme. Dietary interventions work by reducing inflammation in the body and the digestive tract, improving nutrient deficiencies.
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