How can an irregular oxygen supply affect my digestion?
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Pam Grout answered:A good digestive tract, as any gastroenterologist will tell you, is the cornerstone to good health. When your gastrointestinal tract is working right, you digest food efficiently and distribute all the necessary nutrients to every cell.
When you don't get enough oxygen, your digestion become irregular and your body doesn't get the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other nutrients it needs. This is why some of us always feel hungry. Our inefficient cells are constantly starved.
When we breathe into our chests, we release adrenaline into our systems, which slows our digestion. The energy then goes into our muscles. This is why our muscles often feel tight and we experience aches and pains. If we breathe deeply into our bellies, our autonomic nervous system goes off “alert," our muscles relax and our digestive system kicks back in. Deep breathing increases gastrointestinal peristalsis (the involuntary muscle contractions of your intestines), blood flow, and food absorption.
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