| Here are three things that can cause a digestive tract | | | | presents a greater risk of toxin absorption. |
| problem: | | | | Not enough raw food in your diet can also cause |
| 1. Stress | | | | digestive tract problems because raw food contains |
| All types of stress, emotional physical and mental can | | | | food enzymes, which help with your food digestion. |
| cause poor digestion problems. Stress is the primary | | | | When you constantly cook most of your food then |
| cause of poor digestion. When stress is experienced, | | | | you are destroying necessary enzymes. |
| energy is diverted from the digestive organs to other | | | | Junk foods are the main reason for poor diets. Junk |
| parts of the body. Blood, enzymes and oxygen are | | | | food is called junk food because of the lack of |
| also diverted from the digestive organs to other parts | | | | nutritional value. Often high in fat, high in refined |
| of the body. | | | | carbohydrate and or high in sugar and most of all high |
| Emotional stress includes fear, anger and worry. | | | | in calories. |
| Physical stress includes trauma from injuries, infections, | | | | 3. Environmental Toxins |
| surgery and environmental toxins, which can have an | | | | Present day life is full of environmental toxins, which |
| important effect on your digestive system. | | | | includes chemicals, radiation, solvents, food additives, air |
| 2. Poor Diet | | | | and water pollution, mercury and other metals. When |
| Fiber is a food element necessary to move residue | | | | your body is exposed to these toxins, it naturally goes |
| through the intestines. When there is a lack of fiber in | | | | into a detoxification mode, which requires a large |
| your diet, the passage time for food through your | | | | amount of energy, which leaves little for proper |
| digestive tract is slower which causes constipation and | | | | digestion function. |