Ilka & FranzGetty Images The gut microbiome is considered one of the most important aspects of good health and well-being — it helps digest the foods you eat to provide the body energy and absorbs nutrients to maintain whole body health. Ongoing research even suggests that the state of the gut microbiome is related to
krisanapong detraphiphatGetty Images Digestion is a coordinated process in which food gets broken down into nutrients for energy and cellular growth and repair. Sounds complicated, and it is. Plus, somewhere along the digestive chain of command — between signals from the brain, muscle contractions in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and secretions from various GI organs
