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mucus, peptidase, maltase, lactase, lipase , along with the enzymes and digestive bile secreated from the liver, pancreas and gallbladder to digest food, and make it available to be absorbed through the small intestine walls to enter the blood to be used by all cells. The last five feet of the intestines, the large intestine or colon consists of five parts the cecum colon, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid colon, which completes the function of absorption of certain vitamins, minerals and water. The colon then performs the function of formation and elimination of feces consisting of nutrient void food, along with toxins that are the bi-products of chemical digestion. Unlike the small intestines the mucosa cells in the walls of the large intestine produce only mucus, which protect the cells from the toxins in the waste material as it passes by. It takes three to ten hours for the partially digested food called chyme to pass through the small intestine and enter into the large intestine. The transit time of waste material in the large intestine can be hours or days. It is this extended period of digestion, absorption and elimination that provides the battle ground for bacterial microorganisms, to play a major role in keeping our defense mechanisms free of disease . We don't catch disease, we create them when our natural defense mechanisms are broken down.

What are your first thoughts when you think of bacteria? Is it good or bad? If your thinking of the kitchen counter or toilet seat your anti-bacterial conditioning will have you saying it's bad. However when it comes to your intestinal health the correct answer is both. We need good bacteria to digest food, synthesize vitamins and minerals, clean up toxins and dead cells and compete with the bad bacteria for nutrients. The bad bacteria are pathogenic and disease causing. They attempt to overtake our immune system and compete for the same nutrients that bring life to our bodies. It's time to open your eyes and understand the intestinal world of friendly or harmful bacteria. The lyric's in Dave Mason's hit song say, "There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me and we just disagree." I hope you and I agree on this, he was not singing about your intestinal tract. There is a war taking place in our intestinal tracts between the good guys (good bacteria) verses the bad guys (bad bacteria) each day. Dr. Todd Klaenbaner, professor at North Carolina State University

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