THE CHEMICAL JUICES

The Human Body
Digestive System Part IIIa
The grinder, liquidizer, chemical splitter and soak-up chamber
The chemical splitters

Bile is produced by the liver and is green in color. About 500cc is produced in a day, it is stored and concentrated in the gall bladder. A fatty meal causes a contraction of the gall bladder and bile enters the duodenum.

Digesting Proteins
Proteins are present in meat, fish, eggs, beans and dals also in milk. They are broken down to chains of amino-acids by protein breaking effect of enzymes of the stomach (pepsin) and the pancreases (Trypsin).

They finally end up as separate amino acids that can enter the veins and can be used by tissues to build proteins by the cells and can also be used for repair of cells and tissues.

Digestion of Carbohydrates
Vegetables, fruits bread (roti), rice and other cereals supply your body with starch and sugars both are called carbohydrate. The enzymes in saliva (amylase) action carbohydrates they are also acted upon by pancreatic amylase. This is stronger than saliva enzyme and can digest uncooked starches.

Digestion of carbohydrates is completed in the small intestines. The final end product is glucose which enters the blood stream and can be utilized by all the cells of the body. It can also be stored by the liver and muscles for future use.

Digestion of Fats
Milk and milk products (ghee), eggs, meat and oils provide fats. Digestion begins with the bile salts in the bile and act on fats to produce smaller fat globules. The lipase of the pancreatic juice break up the small globules into glycerol and fatty acids. They can now enter the blood stream from the small intestines.
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