"You're not what you eat—you're what you absorb." I grew up hearing my grandfather say this—and it stuck.
It's also why The Family Fund recently invested in
The Absorption Company (more on that below).
Digestion and absorption account for about 10% of your daily energy output. When it's working, you don't notice it. When it's not—you can't think about anything else.
If your digestion is off, everything else suffers. And if your
bile's backed up, your absorption is busted.
I didn't fully grasp this until I wrecked my gut—with two back-to-back issues.
Right around my 30th birthday, I started waking up around 3 or 4 am with stomach aches a few times a week. Nothing excruciating—but enough to disrupt sleep.
I took tests, saw a GI doctor, found nothing.
Then, at 39, a routine colonoscopy and biopsy confirmed I have
non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
Gluten causes gut inflammation, so I cut it out. The stomach aches disappeared.
I've since learned that gluten is inflammatory for just about everyone—especially in the U.S., where
hard wheat, glyphosate, and poor processing make it harder to digest than in Europe.
(FYI: When I travel to Europe, I can eat most gluten-containing foods without issue—especially if I use
Wheat Rescue beforehand.)
Gut problem #1: solved.
🚨 Gut Problem #2: Nicotine Pouches Recently, I started experimenting with nicotine pouches. They give a nice cognitive buzz—especially during periods like Lent when I'm off booze—and they don't impact my sleep. But what I didn't realize? Swallowing nicotine residue messes with your gut's pH. Most people swallow it without thinking. I already have low stomach acid, and nicotine made it worse. You need acid to break down and absorb food. One fix: I started spitting.
Digestion improved almost immediately. If you're using nicotine pouches, use a spit cup—or choose a pH-neutral brand. Personally, I've found Zyn to be the worst and would never recommend swallowing it. 🚨 Gut Problem #3: Drinking During Meals My grandfather never drank water with meals. Said it was bad for digestion.
Turns out, he was right—and he's nearly 96 and still sharp.
Liquids dilute stomach acid and rush food through your gut before bile can do its job. Drink water before or after meals—not during.
❗️Bile: The Most Underrated Fluid in Your Body When you eat fat, your body releases bile. It's your internal degreaser—
breaking down fat so you can actually absorb nutrients instead of just passing them. Your liver produces about a liter of bile a day.
It's responsible for:
- Emulsifying fats
- Absorbing vitamins A, D, E, and K
- Binding toxins and heavy metals
- Regulating your gut microbiome (which means better focus and mood)
When bile gets sluggish, you'll feel it:
- Bloating after fatty meals
- Post-lunch brain fog
- Greasy, pale stools
- Skin breakouts
- Vitamin deficiencies no supplement can fix
- Hormonal chaos (especially estrogen dominance)
Why? Because your liver
uses bile to escort excess hormones like estrogen out of your body.
When bile isn't flowing, those hormones recirculate—and wreak havoc. We're talking PMS, thyroid funk, mood swings, estrogen overload… all because your internal plumbing is clogged.
👉 Why We Invested in The Absorption Company This led us at The Family Fund to back The Absorption Company. The truth is, most supplements don't get absorbed. You're literally
pissing away 90% of what you take—not because the formula's bad, but because your body can't process it.
AbsorbCo changes that. They're not reinventing the wheel—they're making the wheel actually roll.
Their
Capsoil™ tech turns oil-based nutrients into nanoparticles your body can actually absorb:
- 6x bioavailability
- 618% more effective
- Absorbs both water and fat-soluble nutrients
You can eat clean, track macros, train hard—but if your body isn't absorbing what you give it, it's all noise. Founders obsess over leverage.
This is leverage—
at the cellular level.
Digestion isn't just about food. It's the first domino. Get it right, and you unlock energy, clarity, hormonal balance, and real momentum.
So yeah—get your bile flowing. Understand absorption. And question the "healthy" habits that might be silently working against you.
Because usually, the real edge isn't adding more.
It's fixing what's broken.
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