Day 39: Overfilling means Overflowing: not always a good concept!

"If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it." Proverbs 25:16
Two days ago in my blog titled Gluttony I discussed the importance of eating small amounts of food, at a slow pace.   Today, I want to focus on this goal.  
Our bodies are not meant to handle large amounts of food at one time.  When we fill the stomach beyond capacity, it is not able to handle the job correctly.  Overfilling means overflowing.  That is a great concept when it comes to love, but it certainly does not help with digestion!  When highly acidic stomach acids are pushed into the esophagus we experience acid reflux and heartburn, and when excess, unprepared and undigested chyme (mix of food, acids & fluids) flows into the duodenum of the small intestine, it can burn the walls of the small intestine.  In addition, when the chyme PH is off, it creates all other processes of digestion to be off.  
Since I am not an expert on this subject, I want to reference an article I read that does a great job explaining what goes wrong when we take in too much food (link can be found at the bottom of this blog).
Honestly, after reading the Divine Health From the Inside Out blog, I am almost positive I have Leaky Gut Syndrome.  I experience chronic inflammation and am constantly bloated, even when I eat well and exercise for a few days.  In her blog, she recommended a book called Gut and Psychology Syndrome, stating it would help with knowing how to combat a Leaky Gut.  I just ordered it and hope to learn some positive practices.   

http://divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2012/03/what-can-go-wrong-in-digestion/