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Part Three: The Bigger Picture - Number Two Explained

Part Three is all about the poo - how eliminations are formed, how much is good enough, how to improve eliminations, how to check if the bowel is working properly and what the 'poo' should ideally look like. Galina also gives some guidelines on paying attention to certain signs in eliminations that might indicate what is going on in the body, and what challenges the digestive system encounters on a daily basis.

Seven important bowel functions

Everyone needs a healthy bowel. Open any atlas of human anatomy and you will probably realize that the bowel, or the large intestine, that is about as long as you are tall, frames all the internal organs of your abdominal cavity. It supports them and keeps them in place.

If a section of the large intestine is misplaced, for example if the transverse colon prolapsed, it would exert excessive pressure on the small intestine, the reproductive organs and the bladder, while the organs that are resting on the transverse colon (the liver, stomach and kidneys) would lose valuable support.

The large bowel specializes in environmentally friendly disposal and recycling of digestive wastes.

1. Supporting and massaging the organs of the abdominal cavity.
2. Recycling water and nutrients back into circulation.
3. Producing serotonin, our mood-regulating neurotransmitter.
4. Producing vitamin K and some vitamins of the B group.
5. Producing stool-fermenting enzymes and fermenting wastes.
6. Supporting the body's immune system and organizing protection against pathogens.
7. Eliminating digestive wastes.

Respect your second brain

Generally, it is worth remembering that the bowel is our second brain. Treat your bowel in the same way as you would treat your brain: keep it active for some of the time, and then give it breaks, so that it can replenish its resources.

In the same way that you wouldn't want destructive and angry thoughts to rent too much space in your brain, you wouldn't want too many harmful and nutrient-depleted foods to take space in your bowel.