5 lifestyle changes to keep your digestive system healthy :

The digestive system is a real fuel factory, providing our bodies with energy and vital nutrients everyday. This process is called digestion, and it occurs generally silently, just like the majority of the metabolism processes.

Generally, we don't realise that digestion is happening -on the background-until we face a digestive health issue, and this is the main reason why we should prevent these health disorders.

There are various simple lifestyle changes that we can make to keep our digestive systems in good health, here is a list of 5 easy but very efficient tips helping you reach this goal :

1.Stay hydrated :

The body of an adult human being is made up of about 60% of water, every organ and system in our body depends on this liquid, and the digestive system is not excluded in this rule. Not drinking enough hardens stool, which makes it difficult for the digestive tract to move it out. Try to drink at least 1.5 liter of water
every day. This is not difficult especially if you remember that you can drink other fluids and eat fruits and vegetables with a high water content in order to stay hydrated. This will help you to keep your digestive system healthy, but also protects you from dehydration and its various complications.

2.Take your time when eating :

Most of us - Americans- eat too fast, first this causes obesity, and second it makes the digestion process way more difficult. In fact, slowing down and chewing food properly helps in breaking complex food particles that may be hard to digest. Added to that, eating slowly gives the stomach the time to secrete the enzymes needed to digest properly.

3.Limit your fat intake :

Fatty foods are hard to digest, that's why they tend to slow down the digestion process. Limiting your fat intake allows you to prevent cardiovascular related issues, it facilitates food digestion as well and it keep your digestive system healthy.

4.Get more fiber :

Consuming a diet that is high in fiber is a key to a keep your digestive system healthy. Not only facilitates intestinal transit, but also, it helps prevent colorectal cancer.  Moreover, fiber reduce sugar's digestion, keeping blood glucose at normal levels, which reduces risk of diabetes.

5.Exercise on a regular basis :

Exercising regularly stimulates each part of the body, even the muscles of the digestive tract, which reduces the duration of digestion. A 30 minutes regular exercise is a great way to prevent constipation as it facilitates foods movement in our intestines. In addition, working out reduces stress and help losing weight, which is great to maintain a healthy digestive system.

Finally :

This was just a list of random tips to prevent digestive health issues, and there is certainly a plenty more of others, so I am certainly missing something here..let me know in the comments and I'll add add it in!