Tag: immune system

The Road to Health is Paved with Good Intestines #6: The Large Intestine and Its Microbial Inhabitants.

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dr. Peter Knight, ND
Category: Digestive Health

In my last blog post, we made our way through the 22 feet of the small intestine. Once what has remained of our food completes that journey, it goes through a gate called the illeocecal valve and finds its way into the large intestine. The large intestine is only about 5 feet long but the... Read more »
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The Road to Health is Paved with Good Intestines #5: The Small Intestine

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Dr. Peter Knight, ND
Category: Digestive Health

by Dr. Peter Knight ND When we last left the gastrointestinal tract we were in the stomach where stomach acid and enzymes in conjunction with the mechanical forces of the stomach’s muscles were breaking down our food into a liquid known as chyme. When the gate at the bottom of the stomach called the pyloric... Read more »
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