We all know that it’s important for our overall health and well being to ensure that our bodies absorb the right vitamins, minerals and nutrients we need. But, did you know that just getting the right food into our bodies isn’t enough?
Without the body’s ability to break down food into vital nutrients, we might as well go without and this where you will find the answer to the questions: “How important are digestive enzymes“.
Our digestive system doesn’t absorb the food we eat, it absorbs the nutrients from it, such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids (protein), cholesterol, sugars and more. As such, we need a good level of digestive enzymes in our gut to break down this food into the separates nutrients and allow absorption to occur.
Signs your digestive system isn’t working well
The production of digestive enzymes in the body can be impeded by several factors, including lifestyle, diseases such as celiac disease and Crohn’s Disease, food allergies which can lead to inflammation, as well as the wrong diet and chronic stress.
If your body is struggling to produce digestive enzymes, the signs that your digestive system isn’t working well can include the following:
- Stomach pain, bloating and wind after meals
- The feeling of having a rock sitting in your stomach
- Undigested food in your stools, or floating stools
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Indigestion
- Heartburn
If this is the case, then making changes to your diet and lifestyle could help improve the production of these essential enzymes. Some people find a caveman style paleo diet can help, which includes meat, nuts, seeds and berries, while avoiding diary products. Others find that reducing stress and not eating on the go can help.
We have a compressive range of products
If you’ve made these changes in your diet and lifestyle and it still doesn’t appear to be working, then at Health Interlink we have a comprehensive range of Digestive enzymes to improve nutrient up-take by the body.
We realise that a healthy gastrointestinal tract is vital to the absorption if the nutrients, elimination of waste and proper immunity and that guy ecology and general guy function can help maintain overall health.
As such, we stock a range of digestive enzymes, HCL, micro-flora, and other supports for the GI tract, which have been designed specifically for general digestion and specific enzymatic needs, eg fat, carbohydrate and protein digestion. There are also vegetarian/Vegan options available and formulas to suit your specific requirements.
Order your gastrointestinal and digestive support today
As well as improving your health, a better functioning digestive system will improve your overall sense of well being and therefore your life and happiness. If you decide that supplements are the way forward for you and changes to your diet and lifestyle have shown no improvement, then it’s important to choose a range of products that are renowned for their quality and good reputation in the field.
If you would like to find out more about the the support we can provide for digestive health, why not take a browse through our products online, or give us a call for further information? We are always happy to help and advise on any of our products to help find the ones that are right for your body.