About Relief
by Dr. Peter Stephan
Antacids are taken by millions of people to counteract tummy upset. Laxatives are purchased in similar amounts, particularly to a whole generation of people now in their sixties who think that, if they don't evacuate their bowel everyday, they will be ill. But when the digestive system is functioning normally and efficiently, none of these over-the-counter medications should be necessary.
Vital for Good Health
It is important to pay attention to the digestive system. Vital to good health, this system is responsible for extracting and absorbing the nutrition from the food we eat, converting it to energy, then acting to rid the body of waste material. It is this system, along with the circulatory system, which is regarded by many as the root of general good or bad health.
