Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Digestive Problems?

Supplements to Aid the Digestive Process: Beta-Gest
Beta-Gest is an extract from beets for the support of stomach function.  Inadequate hydrochloric acid The outstanding characteristics of the NeoLife Beta-Gest is its "controlled-release".
production (HCL) can result in bloating, belching, burping, bad breath and sometimes heartburn. 

Common sense suggests that HCL is a very powerful acid.  A tablet introduced into the stomach could create irritation or even damage if it released rapidly.  The controlled release aspect of this supplement prevents these problems.

This is also a betaine HCL.  Dr Hugh Tuckey, who worked on the problem of HCL supplementation for 30 yrs, found that this natural form of HCL worked better than synthetic alternatives.  Other qualitative aspects of the product include the following:
  • 100% plant-sourced enzymes
  • The presence of lactase to aid breakdown of milk sugar
  • Proteases to aid in protein break-down 
 If needed, this can be one of the most helpful of all supplements.  Many nutrients are essential for production of digestive substances.

Thus a lack of any one of several nutrients can result in decrease in digestive substances.  The lack of digestive substances then increases the seveerity of nutrient deficiencies leading to even more serious problems.  HCL is particularly important for absorption of iron, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.

Stomach acid begins to decline at 30 years of age.  By age 70, as much as 30% of the population has serious decline in stomach acid.  HCL kills harmful microorganisms that enter the digestive tract with food or beverages.  Deficiency here can kill.
Tuckey, Hugh, "The Human Need for Hydrochloric Acid" National Health  Federation Bulletin, Oct 1967


Enzyme Digestive Aid
This supplement is designed to support breakdown of foodstuffs in the small intestine.  This is a complete formula to aid in breakdown of protein, fat and carbohydrate.  Once again "targeted delivery technolgy" is central to the quality of the product.

Enzyms are quite susceptible to damage by the HCL in the stomach.  NeoLife uses a special enteric coating to protect capsule contents from destruction by stomach acid and assure that active enzymes reach the intestines.

Research suggests that cooking of food can be very taing on the pancreatic production of digestive enzymes.  This supplement can support that vital organ in its life preserving function.
Howell, Edward, "Enzyme Nutrition", Wayne, New Jersey; Avery Publishing Group, 1985


Acidophilus Plus
The acidophilus in the colon synthesize nutrients and help break down foods for improved absoption.  In addition, beneficial bacteria crowd out or destroy harmful organisms in the digestive tract which can make us ill.

Researcher Kem Shahani noted at a clinical nutrition meeting in 1996 that he had observed undesirable and pathogenic organisms in some acidophilus products.  He also noted that nearly 50% of the products he examined did not have even 10% of the organisms the product was supposed to have.  Other researchers have observed this problem.  NeoLife customers have noted dramatic differences in effectiveness of NeoLife Acideophilus Complex compared to other products.

The NeoLife product uses an exclusive Gel-Gard protection system to assure delivery of the maxiumum number of live bacteria to the colon.  These organisms are easily killed by the stomach acid.  Each capsule of NeoLife Acidophilus Plus delivers 5 billion live organisms.  This is as many as eating 10 servings of yogurt!  The product contains 5 key organisms:
  • Lactobacillus acidophilus -- cancer inhibition
  • Lactobacillus bulgaricus -- potent antitumor activity
  • Lactobacillus casei -- cancer inhibition, protection from bacterial infection of intestine
  • Bifidobacterium bifidum -- protection against "travelers' diarrhea"
  • Streptococcus thermophilus -- protection against "travelers' diarrhea"
Brennan, M, Wanismail B, and Ray B, "Prevalence of viable Lactobacillus acidophilus in dried commercial products" J Food Prot. 46:887-892
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