Diagnoses such as IBS, SIBO, Leaky Gut, and Ulcerative Colitis describe symptoms of digestive dysfunction, they do not identify why there are symptoms, what is causing the inflammation. The inflammation is how your body is trying to repair, attempting to return to normal function. Functional digestion results in minimal gas, no bloating or other intestinal inflammation, no burping, heartburn or acid reflux, and daily bowel movements that are formed and soft. Proper digestion results from food choices, proper acid and enzymes secretion in the stomach, bile released from the liver and gallbladder, enzymes from the pancreas, enzymes secreted along the border of the intestinal lining, and the multitude of microbes that comprise your microbiome. Stress hormones suppress all digestive functions. No matter what health condition you are experiencing, functional digestion is a must to reach and maintain good health and vitality. Communicating with a body’s innate intelligence has proven to be the most effective route to identifying causes and solutions for the various digestive dysfunctions.