The Garden of Life Digestive Enzymes supplement is a powerful blend of digestive enzymes, herbs and minerals to support a healthy digestion. There are 21 digestive enzymes contained in each OmegaZyme Ultra capsule by Garden of Life, that aid in the absorption of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, milk and dairy products, even hard to digest foods such as nuts, beans, seeds, and broccoli. The absorption of these foods enables you to benefit from the nutritional value of these foods. Without sufficient digestive enzymes, eating a heavy meal composed of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, will result to indigestion problems. Ever wondered why you feel bloated and experience gas pains after eating? Isn't eating supposed to give you more energy? But why do you feel sleepy rather than energetic? The reason is because your body is working too hard to compensate for the lack of digestive enzymes that would have otherwise made things less stressful for your digestive system. Are you losing weight even though you are not on a diet? This is also because without sufficient digestive enzymes, the body is unable to make full use of the calories that are in the foods you eat. You can always try to increase your supply of digestive enzymes on your own or preserve them to prevent their depletion, or you can take a digestive enzyme supplement, such as the Garden of Life Digestive Enzymes. If choose the former, here's a short to-do list: 1. Eat raw foods. Before you start to think this is going to make you a carnivore, raw foods here actually refer to vegetables and fruits, not foods from animal sources. Digestive enzymes from plant sources are what your body needs, and these plant enzymes, unlike animal enzymes, can survive in an acidic environment, such as the environment in your stomach. Eating raw vegetables (the greener the vegetables, the better) and fresh fruits provides your body with the necessary live enzymes to support your digestive system. Having outside sources of live enzymes is in fact vital to the health of your digestive system. 2. Eat slowly. Are you guilty of downing your foods with a glass of water without even chewing them? Not only do you put yourself at risk for death by choking, you are also causing the eventual depletion of your digestive enzymes. Foods that are not broken down and which go straight to your stomach will require your digestive system to produce more digestive enzymes to break them down and absorb them. Over time, though, this practice is going to stress your digestive system out. 3. Drink a probiotic beverage. Probiotic drinks boost intestinal health as they increase the body's supply of the good bacteria. If you are not yet aware, not all bacteria are bad. Bacteria can also be good, and these good bacteria help fight off the bad bacteria, boosting your immunity. On the other hand, if you would rather take a digestive enzyme supplement, the Garden of Life Digestive Enzymes supplement is a good choice as it contains powerful ingredients and comes in a vegetarian capsule.
