Our colon is very important in keeping us hydrated and in helping us manage the mixture of partially digested foods. Here the body is extracting water from this mixture as it is pushed and squeezed along. Large amounts of microbes feed off this waste as our body absorbs water, salts and some vitamins produced by our helpful bacteria.
Our intestinal micro-organisms can make vitamins, transform hormones, kill unfriendly bacteria and break down toxic materials. There is more microbial activity in the colon than any other place in the digestive system. The beneficial bacteria in this area is essential to prevent the transformation of carcinogenic chemicals into disease and cancer-causing agents.
The foods we eat are not only providing nutrition to our human cell, but also to the bacteria we share our bodies with.