Orem Library

Explains how the body digests food by describing all of the parts and functions of the digestive system.

In this updated edition of a worldwide bestseller, Giulia Enders reveals the secrets and science of the digestive system--including new research on the connection between the gut and the brain. For too long, the gut has been the body's most ignored and least appreciated organ. But it does more than just dirty work; our gut is at the core of who we are. With quirky charm, science star and medical doctor Giulia Enders explains the gut's magic, answering...

Provides a guide to the workings of the digestive system through a review of the organs, the digestive process, and detailed photos of the surface of the stomach.

"Describes what life would be like without poop."-- Although poop is considered waste matter, it's much more than just parts of food that our bodies don't use. Woolf explores the science of digestion in humans and animals, the history of manure, fertilizer, and sewage systems, and ways dung and scat are used around the world.

Despite being told that she is nothing but "empty calories," Candy is excited by her big break--being digested by the body, in this humorous exploration of the digestive system, presented as a Broadway musical.

Presents information about the process of digestion, and provides projects and open-ended experiments that enable students to draw their own conclusions.

Provides a practical, step-by-step guide to a food-based approach that will help IBS sufferers recover their digestive health naturally.