Let’s talk about digestion. The old adage ‘you are what you eat’ should, in my opinion, be expanded on to include the idea that we are also how we digest. Digestion, after taking into consideration the foundation that is our dietary choices, is the first pillar of overall health and wellness; dysfunction at the beginning of the digestive process only leads to further dysfunction and disease down the line.

If foods are not chewed well and there isn’t sufficient hydrochloric acid (HCl) present in the stomach, proteins that are ingested may be allowed to transit into the gut either partially dige...