Frequently Asked Questions…

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Gas, Bloating, Indigestion?

Like most people, you’ve probably experienced the effects of heartburn, bloating, gas and indigestion. While the importance of enzymes is still relatively unknown, the more you use these molecular powerhouses, the more you improve your own digestive health to help your body better digest and assimilate: proteins, carbohydrates, fat, fat-soluble vitamins, fiber, dairy, and milk sugar for optimum digestive health.

What are Enzymes?

Enzymes are a delicate life-like substance found in all living cells… the energized protein molecules necessary for life that catalyze and regulate nearly all biochemical reactions that occur within the body – helping to turn the food we eat into energy. There are essentially two types of enzymes: metabolic and digestive. The body produces hundreds of thousands of metabolic enzymes to help you perform basic activities like walking and talking, where digestive enzymes (such as protease, amylase and lipase) break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats into usable nutrients. Unfortunately, despite the vital role enzymes play in keeping us healthy, most of us simply do not get enough enzymes in our diet.*

Where do Enzymes Come from?

Enzymes come from the foods we eat and from what the body naturally produces. Any live, fresh fruit, vegetable, or grain is a potential enzyme source – but only if the enzymes have not been destroyed by heat, radiation, or other modern-day food processes. The three classes of macronutrients in food – proteins, carbohydrates and fats – each have a corresponding class of digestive enzymes that break-down food so they can be absorbed (and used) by the body.*

These enzymes include:

• Protease – helps digest proteins*
• Amylase – helps digest carbohydrates*
• Lipase – helps dissolves fat*
• Cellulase – helps digest fiber*
• Lactase – helps digest dairy products*
• Bromelain – helps support healing*
• Papain – helps digest gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, etc.*

Through healthier eating or enzyme-rich dietary supplementation, by adding essential digestive enzymes to your digestive system, you can not only help your digestive system to better break-down and process proteins, fats, dairy, carbohydrates and run more smoothly, you help discourage the effects of gas, bloating or indigestion so you can begin enjoying the foods you love to eat again!*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. This information is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician or other healthcare professional. You should not use this information for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. You should consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have, or suspect you might have, a health problem.