In our times of unhealthy eating habits, bad quality foods and abundance of misleading information about diets and nutrition, very few people can say that they never complain about their digestion system function. A good and healthy digestion is quite a rare thing nowadays, and overwhelming majority of people around the world constantly display such symptoms as constipation, bloating, gas, food sensitivity, bloating, diarrhea, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome and many many more. The warning tendency is: most of those symptoms are already considered to be something normal, but very often they can lead to very serious consequences and diseases.

Do not delay visiting a doctor if you’re suffering from constant digestion problems like the ones above. For those who want to improve the function of the digestive system with the help of natural solutions, herbal remedies and healthy habits, there are top 9 effective tips for digestion.

• Drink a glass of apple juice a day. Apple juice and apple vinegar are considered very good appetite stimulants and great natural remedies to balance the production of digestive juice and regulate the levels of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
• Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to your daily diet. The best way to consume this natural product is starting your day with a glass of warm water mixed with a teaspoon of honey and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Lemon juice is a great remedy to cleanse your stomach and remove excess acids from the digestive system.
• Use moderate amounts of bitter spices when cooking. Bitter spices like pepper, mustard and so on, can play a role of great digestion tonics.
• Always chew very thoroughly while eating. This is one of the important tips for digestion as proper chewing is considered the first stage of actual digestion process. It helps to physically break the food and assists in activating digestive juice secretion.
• Avoid drinking cold drinks while eating. Studies have shown that digestion is the most efficient when the food is around body temperature, that is why cold drinks can affect the digestive process.
• Take regular short-time fasts. This is a great way to give a break to your digestive system and prepare it for excellent further function. Eat only fresh fruits and veggies, and drink plenty of fluids during you fasting days.
• Do regular massages and plenty of physical exercises. Using aromatherapy massages or other similar procedures for abdominal area can help in improving digestion, as well as assist detoxification and cleansing.
• Do regular liver and colon cleansing procedures. Use various natural approaches and herbal preparations for detoxification procedures which will definitely benefit your digestive system function.
• Use herbal remedies for indigestion. Those include ginger, fennel, cardamon, cinnamon, slippery elm, cloves, wild yam, and many more.

Author Info: Hi! My name is Carla and I am a 5th year medical student at HYMS. I am interested in alternative medicine and I have done months researching the topic of herbal medicine. Besides, I like interviewing people and learning more about their experiences with one or another type of herbal treatments. I am willing to contribute to this site with my knowledge, and I would be happy to help you out to the best of my ability with any specific questions or problems related to alternative medicine.

One Response to “9 Most Effective Tips For Digestion”

1. reverta Says:
   July 1st, 2011 at 5:42 pm

   Nice article! I personally don’t like to drink anything cold with my meals and I don’t understand it when restaurants always try to push their (ice-cold) water on customers.

   As for digestion, I like to use olive oil for cooking and artichokes to help the liver.