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’Tis the Season for Over-Eatin’
Ah, December. The holiday season-that time of year when we gather with family and friends, give gifts, exchange good cheer, and of course, eat and eat and eat. We probably eat more in December than during any other month of the year.

Gut Reaction
Pamela is bitter about her past experience with a gastroenterologist. “I have this mysterious gastrointestinal problem that was never diagnosed. I can’t eat anything with flavour, and I get acid from even completely bland food..

A Symbiotic Relationship
The body’s gastrointestinal tract or gut is central to maintaining health as it is this set of organs that digests food to properly nourish the body. Good digestion requires normal flora (good bacteria) and a healthy pH balance in the gut.

Eat, Drink, and be Healthy
Everyone is familiar with the old saying, "You are what you eat." A more accurate rendition might be, "You are what you absorb," because that's what digestion is all about: It's the process that converts food into substances that can be absorbed by the body.