Month: February 2019

Are you one of the 70-million Americans that suffer daily with digestive issues?

In many cases appropriate probiotics can make a real difference.

But first, we want you to stop spending your money and wasting your time buying probiotics that have no chance of helping.

Unfortunately, marketers have been misrepresenting probiotics to the American consumer.

Today, we know a balanced digestive system is critical to one’s overall health and wellness.

Increasing numbers of Americans are experiencing related health problems of weight gain, persistent fatigue, mental lethargy and focus issues.

The link between digestive issues and one’s emotional wellbeing are well-documented.

Americans are experiencing unprecedented additional stress, anxieties, nervousness and even insomnia.

These symptoms make it tougher to live a happy, fulfilling life with passion-filled enthusiasm and gusto.

Probiotics can play an important role in digestion.

Millions of consumers are convinced they should buy them.

Unfortunately, marketers are failing to share the complete story.

You need to understand 4 essential truths.

Truth #1:  Probiotics Must Be “Alive” to Work

Probiotics are killed when exposed to heat, light, oxygen, or humidity.

And a Dead Probiotic is Worthless!

Probiotics must be properly manufactured, packaged and stored to convey any real benefits. Most are not.

Additionally, few manufacturers take into account that most of their probiotics will not survive the harsh stomach acids.  

This environment quickly kills off most unprotected probiotics. Consuming even billions of probiotic cultures is a monumental waste of your time and money if they are dying in your stomach.

Truth #2:  Probiotics Don’t Actually Work in the Stomach

To the surprise of many, probiotics have no effect in the stomach. Instead, they need to get past the stomach, alive, into the intestinal tract where they grow, multiply and work wonders for digestive and immune health.

Unless a sufficient dose of probiotics reaches the intestinal tract alive, your purchase is a waste of money.

Truth #3:  You Need Enough Probiotics to Make a Difference

Marketers exploit the American tendency to believe that more is better.

When marketing teams boast increased numbers of probiotics, the vast majority of Americans choose to buy those with the highest numbers.

After all, isn’t 20 billion probiotic cultures better than 10 billion?

Maybe not.

Unfortunately, this is significantly misleading because it does not matter if the majority of them are killed on the shelf or in your stomach.

Probiotics are not a quick fix.

You didn’t become digestively unbalanced overnight. It will take a few days to get re-balanced.

Running into Whole Foods Market and grabbing a packet of probiotics will only make you feel better psychologically. You’ll feel like you have done something beneficial for your body, but you have been fooled with this notion.

Finally, Truth #4:  Probiotics Require the Right Delivery Method

So, if most probiotics die on the shelf or in your stomach, how can an effective dose possibly reach your intestinal tract? 

The answer is three-fold.

1. Any strain of probiotic should be specifically manufactured to survive the harsh environment of the stomach in order to arrive alive where they need to grow.
2. Probiotics need to be packaged and stored in a manner that promotes a long shelf life.
3. Probiotics should be taken with pre-biotics for maximum effectiveness. Pre-biotics provide the “food” to assist probiotics to flourish once they reach the intestines.  

So, What Should You Do?

First: Pay less attention to the supposed quantity of probiotics “at time of manufacture.” Those numbers, by themselves, do not matter.

Secondly: Does the manufacturer have proof their probiotics will survive the stomach ‘killing field’ alive?

And lastly: The most effective probiotics always do better when combined with pre-biotics. Buy brands that combine them.

In this video, we have been willing to show you the truth that most marketers and manufacturers don’t want you to know.

You deserve the truth.

By the way, the probiotics we use in our beverage enhancer known as “Gusto to Go” are especially manufactured and guaranteed to reach your intestines alive.

There they are ready to feast and multiply on the pre-biotics in our formula.

Just wanted you to know.

Thanks, and Best Wishes!

Welcome!

Have you had to suffer through unpleasant consequences due to something you ate? 

Let’s see if we can help!

It has become increasingly apparent your gut affects every aspect of your health.

Your weight, mood, energy levels, hormones, blood sugar, allergies & immunity are all controlled by how your food is digested.

The main problem occurs when food doesn’t get properly broken down after it has been eaten.

This sets the tone for how the rest of your body reacts to the food you eat. 

Our goal is to help you improve the way your body handles food.

To “digest” something is to literally break it down into smaller components.

It’s only after food is broken down that it can be used by our bodies.

Energy, vitamins, minerals, and trace nutrients aren’t readily available from food until they’ve been released from the chemical bonds where they’re trapped.

That’s the only way all your body cells will work properly.

And the only way this can happen is through enzymes.

Most digestive disorders start when food doesn’t properly get broken down.

Food is meant to be absorbed as protein, carbohydrates, and fats.

When this process doesn’t complete itself, half-digested parts of your meal look like aliens to your body’s immune system.

Your body begins to think something is wrong, and unpleasant consequences typically ensue.

This is the basic mechanism behind the most common digestive disorders people suffer from every day.

For example,  Gluten sensitivity, lactose intolerance, or IBS can result when certain types of food aren’t properly broken down by enzymes.

Making sure your body has adequate amounts of enzymes is a safe and easy way to help prevent the incomplete break down of foods and the unintended consequences that follow. 

Where Do Enzymes Come From?

Your body makes the majority of its own enzymes, but not everyone produces enough of them to thoroughly digest their food. Age is a major culprit. Medications, stress, and environmental pollutants easily alter how your body makes them. 

Diet is another common source of enzymes

Unfortunately, food laws do not require the labeling or tracking of enzyme content, so food producers have no incentive to make sure food enzymes stay undamaged.

This makes it nearly impossible to determine if you’re supplying your body with the proper amounts of enzymes necessary to thrive.

Reduced enzyme levels in your body are usually self-reinforcing. Poorly digested food invites inflammation and an immune response, which further alters the conditions of your stomach. 

If you’re elderly, on medication, suffering from digestion problems, or have difficulty balancing a healthy diet with a busy life, then an enzyme supplement can make sense.

So, if you’re ready to improve your health through enzymes, what do you need to know?

To start, all digestive enzymes have their own specialty.

For example:

Amylase breaks down starches, like potatoes and pasta.

Protease breaks down proteins. Proteases are especially important for digestion because the bonds found in protein are the hardest to break.

Lactase breaks down lactose, the sugar that gives milk its sweetness. Most humans produce less lactase as they age, which increases the body’s sensitivity to dairy products.

Cellulase breaks down those stringy, tough-to-chew foods & plant fibers.

Alpha-galactosidase: Breaks down carbohydrates bound to proteins and fats. Foods, such as beans and cruciferous vegetables, are usually difficult to digest. They typically cause bloating and gas. Adequate alpha-galactosidase can reduce these uncomfortable symptoms.

So, What Should You Do?

It’s quite simple. If you know that your food supply, your age, your stresses and medications are providing you with less viable digestive enzymes, then supplementation makes sense.

What is the best way to take the enzymes you need?

Properly manufactured and packaged enzymes in powder format (to be mixed with waters or teas), provides the fastest form of availability (compared to pills, capsules, gummy chews or soft-gels).

In this video, we have shared the importance of enzymes and how they work.

You have 37-trillion cells in your body. And NONE of them can do their jobs without the help of digestive enzymes.

Now you have more than a few reasons to start somewhere.

While enzymes play a critical role within your body, they can never be the exclusive solution for improved gut health. Your body needs more help to counteract stress, indigestion, sour stomach, gas and bloating, nausea, constipation or diarrhea.

By the way, the enzyme blend in our Gusto to Go beverage enhancer formula meets all the critical standards discussed in this video.

We hope you find this encouraging and helpful.

Best Wishes!