PCC News Monthly February 2018 | Page 11

The Herbalist - Bitters for Better Digestion We all love our sweets, we feel comforted, soothed and loved. We strive for a sweet life, for “love, sweet love”, sweet dreams and so on. We are drawn to sweet, like honey for a bee but, how can you appreciate the sweet without the bitter? Sweet, salty, sour, and bitter are the four tastes we grew up learning about. Out of these tastes, we probably like bit- ter the least and, that’s a shame. Bitter is what keeps our motors running and prepares for digestion and assimilat- ing nutrients. There’s a lot of talk nowadays about our mi- crobiome and how our gut bacteria has influence over our immune system. It has also been discovered that there are neural pathways in our digestive system as well, can you magine? Links to our brain in our gut. So, keeping your digestive system healthy can help improve mood, thinking and overall p