“Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary defines digestion as, ‘to change food in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria so that it can be absorbed by the body.’ Digestion is that wondrous, yet delicate, process that allows us to assimilate, not only food, but life itself. If we are hurried and stressed in our lives, then more than likely our digestion is suffering, as well. As primitive people, our ‘fight or flight’ response kicked in, in an emergency, and our blood was diverted from digestion and other processes to feed the muscles we needed to survive. Today, in our stress filled lives, the ‘fight or flight’ response is ‘on’ much of the time. As a result, our autonomic nervous system slows our digestion, reduces secretions of gastric juices and enzymes, and our food does not digest as it should.” (05/06)