Product Ideas:

Vegiezymes
vegetarian digestive enzymes

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Garden of Life
OmegaZyme: Contains Over 20 Different Digestive Enzymes

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Probiotic OMX 12 plus:
Dr Ohhira Award Winning probiotics Formula
Essential Formulas

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Super Seed from Garden of Life
soluble and insoluble fiber

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Lactose Intolerance Test:
Simple, non-invasive test, detects lactose intolerance

Gas or Flatulence.

Gas or Flatulence is a common problem that may be linked to pathology or simply due to an inappropriate diet. It occurs when a food does not break down properly in the stomach and small intestine. During digestion ingested food is broken down into small, absorbable parts. These essential nutrients are absorbed into the body by passing through the bowel wall into the blood stream and distributed to various locations where they are used for metabolism or repair. Nutrients not needed immediately are stored as fat or glycogen for future use.

As digestive enzymes break the chemical bonds, gas results and remains in the lower bowel for release. Protein is broken into individual amino acids, fats into fatty acids, and carbohydrates into individual glucose molecules. Of these three nutrients carbohydrates are the most effective gas producers. When you digest carbohydrates effectively, little gas is formed.

The production of excessive gas by the digestive system has many causes. Inflammation of the lining of the intestinal tract may lead to flatulence. If you are "lactose intolerant," you lack an enzyme (lactase) in your intestine -- the enzyme that breaks down lactose into two sugar molecules so they can enter the bloodstream. Without lactase, lactose passes undigested through the stomach and small intestine and arrives in the large intestine where it encounters intestinal bacteria that digest the lactose This produces a variety of gases, in a similar way that yeast produces carbon dioxide to leaven bread. Gases such as methane, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide are common gases that these bacteria produce. Hydrogen sulfide is the source of the odor we associate with flatulence.

Simple ways to cut down on gas:

1. eat slowly
2. chew thoroughly
3. sip rather than gulp liquids
4. minimize fizzy beverages
5. do not chew gum
6. eliminate sugar-free foods containing sorbitol or xylitol
7. beans may be soaked overnight and the water discarded as it contains much of the undigestible carbohydrate
8. Eliminate foods listed below

Gas Producing Foods
Legumes	Most beans, especially dried beans and peas, baked beans, soy beans, lima beans
Milk & milk products	Milk; ice cream; and cheese
Vegetables	Cabbage; radishes; onions; broccoli; Brussels sprouts; cauliflower; cucumbers; sauerkraut; kohlrabi; asparagus
Root vegetables	Potatoes; rutabaga; turnips
Fruits	Prunes; apricots; apples; raisins; bananas
Cereals, breads	Wheat and wheat products including cereals, breads, and pastries. Check labels.
Fatty foods	Pan-fried or deep-fried foods; fatty meats; rich creamy sauces and gravies; pastries.
Liquids	Carbonated beverages, medications, or powders

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