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Top 5 things for a Healthy Digestion
1.    Digestive enzymes – Intolerance Complete
·         Digestive enzymes digest all food, and our bodies make digestive enzymes mainly in the pancreas, the stomach, the small intestine, and the mouth.
·         There are 22 known digestive enzymes with names that end on “-ase” such as:
o    Amylase (digests carbohydrates)
o    Lipase (digests fats)
o    Protease (digests proteins)
o    Disaccharides (digest sugars)
·         Enzymes are essential for every chemical reaction in the body and for the normal activity of cells, tissues, fluids, and organs.
·         All food, vitamins, minerals, hormones require enzymes to be processed and absorbed.

2.    A Refrigerated probiotic-*  Resistant to stomach acid and bile  Dr. Formulated 90 billion 
·         Probiotics are live microorganisms (in most cases, bacteria) that are similar to the beneficial microorganisms naturally found in the human gut.
·         Our gut is home to over 500 bacterial species
·         These “good bacteria” are used to prevent and alleviate many different conditions, but particularly those that affect the gastrointestinal tract.
·         Only live cultures are true probiotics; look for high Bifidobacterium in a probiotic

3.     Fiber- Raw Fiber Garden of Life — High quality Psyllium free fiber
·         Psyllium Free fiber maintains healthy digestion and colon care, which is simply challenging to do through diet.

4.     Ionic Magnesium Citrate-Calm- by Natural Vitality
·         Magnesium and minerals aid in digestion, calm and relax our muscles and mind, and balance our minerals (electrolytes) in our body.
·         Magnesium deficiency is common cause of chronic constipation and is key to healthy bowl movements.

5.    Omega Oils
·         Healthy fats lubricate our intestines.
·         When we fuel ourselves with health fats our body is able to release the unhealthy stored fats and learns to burn fat, not muscle.


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