NTA NTC Mid-term

Digestion is a north to south process. Big organs: stomach, pancreas, gallbladder. Digestion is fundamental to nutritional therapy.  Every cell needs nutrition. Digestion begins in the brain.

• 1) Brain: triggers salivary glands at sight/smell of food. Parasympathetic state
• 2) Mouth: Mechanical (chewing) Chemical (salivary enzyme, salivary amylase breaks down carbs) 
• 3) Swallow: Bolus goes down esophagus through cardiac sphincter to stomach
• 4) Stomach: churns food mixing it with HCl and pepsin to form chyme
• 5) Chyme releases into small intestine via pyloric sphincter into duodenum. pH of chyme is 1.3 so bicarb is released to change it to pH of 7.
• 6) Liver, gallbladder and pancreas release bile mixes with chyme and moves to small intestine.
• 7) Small intestine: secretin and CCK, bile emulsifies fat
• 8) Large intestine: Sorts out water and vitamins for recycling then sends the rest on to colon and out

• 1) A person could not be in a parasympathetic state: stress, not chewing food enough.
• 2) Stomach acid could be low 
• 3) The pH of the chyme entering duodenum may not be right so pancreatic juice won't be released.
• 4) Low or bad fats don't stimulate the gallbladder to release bile, so fats go undigested.

• 1) Digestive reaction: Diarrhea, constipation, cramping, heartburn.
• 2)Sensitivity or allergic reaction:Rash, congestion, the allergy symptoms
• 3)Healing reaction: looks like what you are trying to fix. IE: flu like symptoms (detox), nausea when working on gallbladder.

• 1) Relax
• 2) Take pulse for one minute
• 3) Put food in mouth, hold for 30 seconds.
• 4) Retake pulse, with food still the mouth.
• 5) Do not swallow the food, spit it out
• 6) Repeat test with other foods or meds/supplements as needed.