How substances move around, and out of, your body
Bodily logistics
I want to help you understand more about the substances (like medicines) you put into your body. To do that, we need to make sure we’ve got the some of the basics covered first.
I’m going to focus on what I consider the key logistics systems when it comes to processing the things we put into our mouths. And to help you think about what this involves I’d like to kick off with a bit of history.
You can freely access this article via my Substack Lessons on Drugs.
Logistics are critical to survival
My father was born in Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. Think of a craggy limestone rock type island, not lush green foliage and flowing streams.
Its location between Europe and Africa has seen Malta play a strategic role in several big battles over the centuries. One of the biggest being World War II.
Malta, a member of the British Commonwealth, was used as a military base. Its strategic importance increased in 1940 when Italy entered the war and the Nazis started making moves into North Africa.
For two and a half years Malta withstood an onslaught of bombs. It’s a bit hard for me to determine the line between reality and…
