Increase Your Digestion

Indigestion? It’s Your Stomach Calling…

If you have ever sat down at a Thanksgiving dinner table or a multi-course wedding, you have probably experienced some level of digestive discomfort. Bloating, cramps, gas, indigestion are all signs from our digestive system that things are not working as well as they could.

It’s time to increase your digestive power!

In order to get the full benefit from the healthy food you choose, you need to ensure complete digestion and absorption of the food and nutrients. A hectic lifestyle, eating on the run, choosing fast foods all contribute to poor digestion and consequently poor nutrient absorption.

Support yourself in your healthy food choices: take the time to eat, digest and absorb your food! By slowing down and enjoying your meal you will enable your nervous system to switch to parasympathetic mode (rest and digest mode) which enables the hormones and enzymes involved in food processing to fully function.

  • Ten minutes prior to a meal take 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.


  • Alternatively you can squeeze fresh lemon juice into water. Make sure the solution has a strong sour taste.


  • Avoid fruits, fruit juices or sweets 20 minutes prior to a meal. Sweet flavour inhibits digestive enzyme synthesis thereby decreasing nutrient absorption and increases the incidence of bloating, discomfort or digestive upset


  • Minimize consumption of liquid immediately prior and during a meal. Too much liquid will dilute digestive enzymes and decrease the efficiency of the stomach acids to breakdown the food.


  • Take small bites and chew thoroughly. The more you chew, the smaller the pieces, the easier for your stomach acids to further breakdown food.


  • Avoid multi-tasking while eating. Relax. Let your stomach do the work, not your brain. This means avoid the computer!


  • Put yourself in a relaxed environment during meals.


  • Eat 4-5 small meals during the day instead of 2-3 large meals.


  • Enjoy your food.