Thank you for this educational article. There is lots of good information here. I do wish to mention one thing that you got backwards.

Near the beginning of your piece you mention how as we age are stomachs seem to take longer to digest our food. This is so very true. Later on, however, you recommend that we eat more alkaline foods.

For those of us who have noticed a slow in our digestion in the stomach, this would be a mistake. the reason our stomachs work slower is because as we age our bodies are producing less stomach acid. This could be due to many factors, not the least of which is poor diet.

So, the right thing to do to remedy the slowing digestion isn't more alkaline foods; its more acidic foods and perhaps some Betaine HCL supplements. But you have to know what you're doing if you're going to use those, or it could do more harm than good.

Thank you again for the great article.