Okay, so this may be gross...

First, let me throw out a little disclaimer because this may be a little gross, but I'm a special ed teacher: these things just don't bother me! I was just watching a little TV and realized just how many commercials there are for products that help "regulate digestive health". Shouldn't this tell us something about our diets as a society? Our bodies are designed to work properly if we use them properly. Now, I know that some people have digestive issues and that's a totally different story, but there cannot be that many people with serious digestive problems that should need help, such that there are three commercials in one 30-minute show! What are we doing to our bodies?! It's almost scary to think about because, although I am NOT one of the medical people in my family, I can just imagine that not being able to 'go' is probably not the only issue that people cause as a result of poor food choices. In fact, it may be your body's way of telling you "Hey, why don't you make some changes?", but they just fix the symptom rather than the root cause (I could step on my soapbox about the trend to just mask/fix symptoms instead of diagnosing and healing, but I'll save that one for another time). I have no clue where this came from because, if you know me well at all, you know I don't have that problem. I guess it just woke me up to what we are doing to ourselves. Extra inches around the waist may not be the only thing that running through the drive through does to us...just a thought!

Another thought...isn't it funny that eating 'crap' will make you not be able to? haha :-)