Digestive Enzymes Ingredients

 

Acid Stable Protease

Digests protein. Taking protease enzymes with meals spares the natural pool of protease enzymes circulating in the blood so that they can continue to breakdown and destroy unwanted microorganisms in the bloodstream.

Acid stable protease remains active even in the presence of stomach acids.

Amylase

Amylase enzymes helps your body break down and assimilate starches and carbohydrates. Supplemental amylase can also help reduce stress.

Protease

Protease enzymes digests protein. Taking protease enzymes with meals spares the natural pool of protease enzymes circulating in the blood so that they can continue to breakdown and get rid of unwanted microorganisms in the bloodstream.

Fungal protease and Fungal pancreatin are names for particular strains of protease enzymes that are optimized for different pH levels. This is important as pH levels change as you move through the digestive tract. By using strains optimized for different pH's, you are assured that the proteolytic process is optimized through the entire digestive process for better digestive health.

AstraZyme™

AstraZyme™ is a proprietary and clinically proven combination of enzymes and herbs that, takes the digestive and absorption of protein to its highest level.

Malt Diastase (Maltase)

Malt diastase, or maltase, digests complex and simple sugars. Maltase also breaks down unused glycogen in muscle tissue. Glycogen is a thick, sticky substance that is converted from sugars and starches and is stored in your muscle cells for future use. If stored glycogen continues to build up in the muscle tissues, it leads to progressive muscle weakness and degeneration.

Glucoamylase

Glucoamylase is added to digestive enzyme formulas to assure the breakdown of maltose into glucose molecules. Like amylase, the action of Glucoamylase terminates in the release of glucose from the hydrolysis of starch. However, Glucoamylase hydrolyzes terminal linkages whereas amylase breaks interior bonds.

Lactase

Lactase enzymes digest milk sugar. Lactase deficiency is the most common and well-known form of carbohydrate intolerance. Lactase digests lactose milk sugar into glucose and galactose. Most mammals, including humans, have high intestinal lactase activity at birth. But, in many cases, this activity declines to low levels during childhood and remains low in adulthood. The low lactase levels cause incomplete digestion of milk and other foods containing lactose. It is estimated that approximately 70% of the world's population is deficient in intestinal lactase with more than one-third of the U.S. population presumed to be lactose intolerant and unable to digest dairy products, causing sometimes severe digestion problems. Supplemental lactase enzymes have been found to decrease the symptoms of lactose intolerance associated with the consumption of dairy foods.

Trace Minerals

Ionic minerals are added to many formulas to increase the bio-electric activity level of the ingredients in the formula and sustain their activity for a significantly longer period of time.

Ionic merely means that the minerals are broken down to their absolutely smallest form.

Lipase

Vegetarian sourced.

Lipase enzymes contribute to carbohydrate and fat digestive action. When added to a meal as a health supplement, lipase digests dietary fat, relieving the gallbladder, liver and the pancreas, which would otherwise need to produce the required enzymes. Protein absorption from fatty foods such as fish or seeds can be improved by incorporating supplemental lipase enzymes in the diet.

Cellulase

Cellulase digests cellulose (fiber). Cellulase, which is not found in the human system, breaks the bonds found in fiber. By disrupting the structure of the fiber matrices or cell walls which envelop most of the nutrients in plants, cellulase increases the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables.

Alpha Galactosidase

Helps minimize gas, bloating, and flatulence caused by certain foods. Alpha galactosidase hydrolyzes the 1-6 nun-reducing galactocide residues from poly and oligosaccharides in an exo-fashion. These polysaccharides (primarily raffinose, stacchiose, and melibiose) are typically found in legumes and are not digestible in the small intestine. As these sugars are not absorbed, they pass into the large intestine. In the large intestine, these sugars are fermented by native microbial flora and produce gas resulting in bloating, and general discomfort. The use of supplemental alpha galactosidase minimizes this problem for enhanced digestive health.

Invertase

Invertase works to break down sucrose products like refined table sugar into glucose and fructose. The abundance of processed and highly refined foods in the average diet means that we consume a great amount of this type of sugar which can contribute to undue digestion problems. It is theorized that unrecognized sucrose intolerance is a contributing factor in many allergies. Supplemental Invertase enzymes can increase the assimilation and utilization of this sugar.

Hemicellulase

Hemicellulase hydrolyzes the interior glucosidic bonds of galactomannoglucans yielding polysaccharides of lower molecular weight. Hemicellulase breaks down hemicellulose. Bottom line: hemicellulase helps break down fiber components in the intestinal tract.

Pectinase

Research indicates that pectin found in fruits may coat proteins eaten in the same meal, thereby inhibiting their complete digestion. Pectinase breaks down the pectin coating the proteins, thus allowing for the complete digestion of proteins – and thus reducing the possibility of food allergies.

Vegetable Stearate