Starting the New Year with Healthy Digestion
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Many people begin the start of a new year with resolutions about healthier living. Exercise and making better food choices can help the body reach its full potential, but enzymes can enhance healthy living choices. Digestive enzymes enhance the body’s digestion and assimilation of food to help turn the food we eat into energy for the body. In addition to general digestive supplements, Enzymedica offers several products for special digestive needs.
Carbohydrate and Phenol Digestion
Phenol is an umbrella term for a sub-group of natural compounds that include, polyphenols, salycilates, flavanoids, catechins, anthocyanidins, and isoflavonoids, among thousands more. Some individuals have sensitivity to phenols, and experience difficulty digesting foods that contain them. While it may be possible to reduce one’s consumptions of the phenols found in food additives and such as colorants and flavorings, phenols are relatively omnipresent in all plant-based foods. For the general population these foods are important protective agents against degenerative diseases and should be consumed in abundance. But for some, normally healing foods can cause problems; a condition often referred to as phenol sensitivity.
CarbGest provides phenol-targeting enzymes such as xylanase to enhance the digestion of phenolic compounds in fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and food additives. CarbGest contains a phenol-targeting enzyme blend that can assist the body in the proper digestion of phenols. CarbGest is safe for children and can be opened and mixed with food when desired.
Bean, Grain and Vegetable Digestion
Amylase is needed to break down and assimilate carbohydrates, which support every cell of the body. Some dieticians and nutritionists recommend that 30% - 50% of our diet be made up of a combination of these essential ‘complex’ (vegetables) and ‘simple’ (sugars) carbohydrates. These essential nutrients are needed to support protein and fat metabolism, help fight infection, promote the growth of bones and assist in skin rejuvenation.
Gastro contains four different types of enzymes that break down carbohydrates such as starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides. These are found in grains, seeds, legumes, vegetables and other plants. It is very common to experience discomfort when digesting these types of foods. Symptoms range from gas and bloating to indigestion and other imbalances. When added to your meal as a supplement, Gastro can assist the body in breaking down and assimilating these types of foods. Taking Gastro takes stress off the gallbladder, liver and pancreas. Moreover, Gastro has a very high amount of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase that is imperative in digesting the sugars from legumes and other foods that create gas and bloating.*
Gluten and Casein Digestion
Gluten intolerance symptoms result when there is difficulty breaking down specific amino acid links (called peptides) in the gluten molecules found in our food. Implicated in various disorders including intestinal inflammation and leaky-gut syndrome, common treatment for gluten intolerance is fairly simple: remove the offending foods from your diet.
Enzymedica offers GlutenEase™ a dietary supplement containing a specially modified protein digesting enzyme blend (protease), with an enzyme activity called DPP-IV. Proteases high in DPP-IV activity assist in normalizing inflammatory response to the gluten peptide, thus better digesting and utilizing gluten containing foods. This proactively supports the intestinal tract, allowing proteins to be properly broken down and absorbed in their digested state.
Dairy Lactose Digestion
Millions of Americans are suffering from cramps, gas and diarrhea after ingesting dairy sugar, or lactose. Often times, an enjoyable experience eating a scoop of ice cream is followed by the onset of uncomfortable and painful digestive issues. Lactose intolerance affects people who lack the ability to break down and digest the dairy sugar, lactose. One common choice to battle lactose intolerance is food elimination diets, which not only consume time, but also prevent enjoying certain foods. Prescription and over the counter drugs may improve distress for a time, but often have their own side effects. Another choice is to supply the body with the enzymes needed to digest dairy products.
Lacto by Enzymedica is a dietary supplement that is safe for all ages and designed to be taken with meals containing lactose. Lacto contains lactase to assist in the digestion and absorption of dairy sugars, reducing the negative side effects of lactose consumption. In addition to providing the enzymes needed for digestion of dairy sugar, Lacto also assists in digestion of dairy protein, fats, carbohydrates, meat protein and fiber.
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