When I ask new patients how their digestion is, their immediate response is often “oh it’s good”, without even missing a beat. While some people may have a absence of noticeable symptoms such as reflux, bloating, belching, pain, IBS, constipation or diarrhea, I can assure you most people these days do NOT have optimal digestion. Stress, aging and a host of other factors we will discuss briefly, can leave each of us with a sub-optimal functioning digestive system, setting us up for future dysfunction.