Every now and then, we overeat. As a result we have that bloated, uncomfortable feeling of being too full. What to do?

The most natural way to work with the results of too much food is to walk. Walk for several blocks, or a couple of km if you live in the country. Walk outdoors if at all possible. Walk in your local mall if that is what makes a walk happen. But do walk.

You will find very soon all the symptoms shifting as your body does what it needs to do, digest the large meal, but does so in much more ease. The muscle action and motion of your walk increases the blood flow and oxygen to parts of your body most in need. That blood flow and oxygen mean the whole process of digestion will occur more easily.

Ever noticed after a slightly heavy meal that dragging feeling at the pit of your stomach? What, you notice a slight "down", a heaviness after every meal you eat?

Sometimes this effect builds up slowly so we forget, meal by meal, snack by snack, what our bodies feel like when digestion is easy and elimination thorough. We don't notice until it is so pronounced we can't avoid feeling sluggish indigestion.

There are many ways to remedy this feeling. Most often our culture suggests adding elements into our already overloaded stomachs: products that take away the immediate symptoms of stomach bloating, gas, etc. but do nothing in the long run to help our bodies achieve optimum health. In some cases, these very products cause more stomach distress and long-term digestive "dis-ease" than if they were not taken in the first place!