10 Reasons to Keep Digestive Enzymes on Hand*

Digestive enzymes help you feel your best after you eat, no matter what you choose to put on your plate. Enzymes help your body break down the carbs, fat, protein and fiber you eat, so you can convert food into fuel (and the energy you need to get through your day). Ours are formulated for full-body results, to help speed up digestion, boost energy – and reduce occasional gas, bloating and indigestion.*

What Do Digestive Enzymes Do?

Enzymes occur naturally in your body, acting like scissors to help cut food into smaller pieces as it moves through the digestive tract. They are proteins that help speed up reactions. When you eat, enzymes help you more easily and fully absorb nutrients.

Without enough digestive enzymes on hand, your body exerts more effort to digest certain foods. And when undigested food hangs around too long, it can ferment and lead to occasional discomforts like gas, bloating, indigestion and irregularity. By supplementing with digestive enzymes, the stomach and intestines get help with digestion.* This improves nutrient absorption while quickly and efficiently breaking down food at each meal.*

Why do we sometimes not have enough? 

  • Age (supplies decrease as we get older)
  • Genetics (including lactose intolerance)
  • Food choices (like processed foods or overindulgence) 
  • Lifestyle and habits

Taking an enzyme supplement can help fill in the gaps. Supplementing with digestive enzymes helps your body avoid incomplete digestion — and the symptoms associated with enzyme insufficiency. 

Here are our 10 favorite reasons to keep digestive enzyme supplements on hand.* 

  • Your daughter decides to go vegan, and you’re eating a lot more raw veggies and new-to-you foods. 
  • You love salads and bean burritos, but they don’t always love you back. 
  • You thrive on a gluten-free diet even though you don’t have celiac, but sometimes you worry about accidentally eating something with gluten in it. 
  • You’d love to be able to eat ice cream — sorbet just doesn’t hit the same way. 
  • Your office is hosting a lunchtime chili cookoff and would prefer to have a silent afternoon. 
  • You’re heading out for date night and have been looking forward to a rich dinner of steak frites all week!
  • You’re giving keto a try, but it’s a big change for your palate and your GI tract. 
  • You are cooking at home more often, but your from-scratch meals are much higher in fiber than the takeout you’ve been eating. 
  • You rarely eat carbs like pasta or grains, but you’re craving a croissant. 
  • You ordered pizza for dinner, but they forgot to leave off the cheese.