The Anatomy of Digestion

Looking at our body’s response to the food you eat.    .

The digestive system is a set of organs, which converts everything you eat and drink into a substance used by the body as energy, growth and repair. Without food, water and oxygen we could not survive.

It is fair to say that for most of us eating has also become a hobby as well as a necessity for survival. How many times do you meet your friends for a coffee, lunch, dinner or a glass of wine? On these occasions eating and drinking is rarely done mindfully even though our brain controls most of the digestive functions!

The digestive system has interrelationships with the circulatory, endocrine, lymphatic, muscular and nervous system and most importantly the brain!

The organs involved directly with eating and drinking are:

• Mouth
• Oesophagus
• Stomach
• Small and Large intestine

That said the pancreas, liver, gall bladder and brain also play a vital role and it could be argued that in some ways they are almost as important. These could be considered as accessory organs!

SmallerKnickers aims to give you a visual image of a journey inside your body as you eat and drink. Perhaps if you knew what happened inside your body you might make changes to your diet.

So take look at our FILM to give you an insight of the organs involved on the digestive process.

More details are available to our Workshop attendees.

Additionally, now you understand a little about how the digestive system works, you can find out more about the accessory organs involved in the digestive process.   The Pancreas, the Liver and the Gallbladder.