Oxygenated Water Aids In Digestion
The implementation of ... digestive system functions is accomplished by highly specialized mucosal cells located at the surface of the intestinal wall. These mucosal cells require a significant input of energy in the form of oxygen and nutrients in order for the digestive system to function at peak performance levels. The life span of these mucosal cells is very short and must be replaced rapidly by the first cell layer of the intestine.
To accomplish this, the GI system is highly vascularized (writer's note: supplied with super-adequate blood supply) which provides the energy (oxygen and nutrients) needed to accomplish the task. The GI system must also produce mucus, digestive enzymes, transport proteins, protons and ions which are necessary for the proper and complete absorption of nutrients. This adds to the total energy requirements needed by the GI system.
The smooth muscle of the intestine is in continuous motion to insure proper mixing and propulsion of the digesting food. This adds to the total energy requirements needed by the GI system. Yet another energy demand is the reaction of the mucosal cells to toxins and xenobiotics, most commonly introduced by ingestion. These toxic responses in the mucosal cells create yet another demand for energy.
All of this is to say that there is a high demand for energy in order for the digestive system to function at peak performance levels. The essential functions of the digestive system often does not have sufficient energy to function at peak performance levels.
This will reduce the efficiency with which the digestive system absorbs energy (oxygen and nutrients). Eventually, the body's natural immune mechanisms will be adversely affected due to the continued high demand for energy with increasingly less energy being available. This scenario becomes even more critical to those whose immune systems are already at risk... Indeed, oxygen is rapidly consumed by the mucosal epithelial cells, and in the absence of oxygen, pathogens and toxins readily invade the intestinal tissues.
Oxygen is extremely important in digestion for the following reasons:
To accomplish this, the GI system is highly vascularized (writer's note: supplied with super-adequate blood supply) which provides the energy (oxygen and nutrients) needed to accomplish the task. The GI system must also produce mucus, digestive enzymes, transport proteins, protons and ions which are necessary for the proper and complete absorption of nutrients. This adds to the total energy requirements needed by the GI system.
The smooth muscle of the intestine is in continuous motion to insure proper mixing and propulsion of the digesting food. This adds to the total energy requirements needed by the GI system. Yet another energy demand is the reaction of the mucosal cells to toxins and xenobiotics, most commonly introduced by ingestion. These toxic responses in the mucosal cells create yet another demand for energy.
All of this is to say that there is a high demand for energy in order for the digestive system to function at peak performance levels. The essential functions of the digestive system often does not have sufficient energy to function at peak performance levels.
This will reduce the efficiency with which the digestive system absorbs energy (oxygen and nutrients). Eventually, the body's natural immune mechanisms will be adversely affected due to the continued high demand for energy with increasingly less energy being available. This scenario becomes even more critical to those whose immune systems are already at risk... Indeed, oxygen is rapidly consumed by the mucosal epithelial cells, and in the absence of oxygen, pathogens and toxins readily invade the intestinal tissues.
Oxygen is extremely important in digestion for the following reasons:
- Energy metabolism requires oxygen;
- Cell restitution and regeneration requires oxygen;
- Biotransformation of toxins requires oxygen;
- The control of pathogen overgrowth requires oxygen;
- Maintaining the mucosal barrier against xenobiotics requires oxygen;
- The health of the mucosa requires oxygen;
- Efficient glucose absorption requires oxygen; and
- Preventing the absorption of bacterial endotoxins requires oxygen.
