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Supplement sleuth.(Q&A)
Q: Can you give me some tips on buying a high-quality enzyme supplement? I have several digestive complaints, including gas, bloating, and indigestion. A health food store clerk recommended enzymes, but I'm not sure which ingredients are essential in a formula.
A: A top-notch, comprehensive, and effective digestive enzyme formula delivers substantial amounts of high-activity protease (for protein), lipase (for fats), and amylase (for sugars and carbs) enzymes. Top-notch products can have the same metabolic action as enzymes produced in your stomach and pancreas. To enhance digestion, always take them with meals, never on an empty stomach.
In addition to protease, lipase, and amylase, cellulase and xylanase are also important components of an enzyme formula because they help break down indigestible components of plant fibers; also vital is ...
- Supplement sleuth.(Q&A)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Better Nutrition Bushkin, Gary September 1, 2007 700+ words
...supplements, and functional and natural foods. His books include FAQs: All About Green Food Supplements. Do you have a supplement question? E-mail it to "Supplement Sleuth" at editorial@betternutrition.com. By Gary Bushkin, PhD, CNC
- Supplement sleuth.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Better Nutrition Bushkin, Gary April 1, 2007 700+ words
Q: Why do some vitamins and minerals like calcium come in so many forms? A: Several factors influence a dietary supplement's form. In general, factors that determine the best form for a product include solubility, stability under heat, the ability to remain intact under the pressure of
- Supplement sleuth.(Q&A)(calcium intake for men and women)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Better Nutrition Bushkin, Gary July 1, 2007 700+ words
Q: Is calcium best absorbed when taken with protein? Are candies and chews absorbed the same as other forms of calcium? How much should men and women take? A: Unfortunately for consumers, the notion that calcium is best absorbed when taken with protein is not clear. While some evidence points to
- ENHANCE DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION.
- Magazine article from: Health Products Business July 1, 2001 700+ words
Enzyme Blend OL-767 from Olympian Labs is designed to assist in the digestion of food and the assimilation of nutrients. According to the company, it contains lipase to help break down fats, amylase to aid the digestion of complex carbohydrates, cellulase to help break down non-digestible plant
- Ready, set, shop: 1 supplements.
- Magazine article from: Better Nutrition February 1, 2007 700+ words
Our new supplement sleuth guides you through your next...OMITTED] new Q&A column SUPPLEMENT SLEUTH by Gary Bushkin Q: What should...supplement question? Email it to Supplement Sleuth at editorial@betternutrition...
- Supplement boosts growth rate by 1.7%: Richard Allison reports from the recent...
- Magazine article from: Poultry World Allison, Richard June 1, 2009 700+ words
...action. First, some essential oils such as pip-erine (pepper extract) stimulated the secretion of digestive enzymes to enhance digestion. Second, other essential oils, such as thymol, attacked the cell walls of specific pathogenic bacteria making it easier...
- Furball Removing Cat Food.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 25, 2002 700+ words
...food naturally cleanses the oesophagus and stomach of hair so it can be expelled in the faeces. Available in a mixed fish and chicken flavour. The size of the pallets has been modified to enhance digestion. Price: 1.5kg = 860 yen.
- Europe's Health Foods Shift to Lifestyle Market.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Paperboard Packaging HIGHAM, ROBERT April 1, 2000 700+ words
...probiotic to two of its yogurt products, Vifit and Fysiq, products targeting the youth and middle-age consumers looking to enhance digestion and cholesterol-reducing properties, respectively. Tine Dairies in Norway followed suit, adding LGG to its Biola milk...
- Kid stuff: organic's biggest names focus on the smallest audience.(New Products)
- Magazine article from: Dairy Field August 1, 2003 700+ words
...Like the rest of its yogurt products, Stonyfield Farm's YoBaby Drinkable Yogurt contains six live active cultures that enhance digestion and boost the immune system. It will be packaged in resealable 24-ounce bottles, making it easier for parents to control...
- Staying alive: maximizing live bacteria in fermented products.(Ingredient...
- Magazine article from: Dairy Foods Tong, Philip February 1, 2008 700+ words
...Similarly Stonyfield Farms states its yogurts contain "six live active cultures that aid in nutrient absorption and enhance digestion". Simply put, consumers are seeing and hearing more often the message that eating certain products containing live bacteria...
