Natural Options for Occasional Heartburn*
When you have occasional heartburn your instinct may be to block or neutralize stomach acid. However, that’s not the best approach. Your body needs stomach acid to properly digest food.Natural options that work with the body's digestive system may provide relief for occasional heartburn, without blocking stomach acid.*
We use ingredients including:
- Acid-stable protease: Pepsin is an enzyme naturally present in the stomach. It helps break down proteins in foods. We use a vegan acid-stable protease to naturally activate the body’s own pepsin.
- Alginate: Derived from brown algae, alginate holds 200-300x its weight in water. It forms a “raft” that floats on the stomach’s acid pocket, keeping it from entering the esophagus and soothing the sensation of occasional heartburn.* It also gives esophageal tissue an opportunity to rebuild itself.*
- DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice): The safest licorice extraction for long-term use that’s also preferred for efficacy. It promotes digestive comfort and repairs while strengthening and protecting the stomach lining.*
- Gotu kola: Gotu kola is rich in B vitamins and potassium and is used to promote healthy fluid balance.*
- Marshmallow root: This botanical is known to relieve irritation of the GI tract’s mucus membranes and helps normalize mucus secretions.*
- Papaya leaf: Naturally contains papain, a proteolytic (protein-digesting) enzyme that has been studied for its soothing, cleansing benefits within the GI tract.*
- Prickly pear and olive leaf extracts: This botanical duo has been shown to exert positive effects on the stomach lining, providing a necessary buffer for the acidity of digestion.*
- Zinc-Carnosine: Helps optimize the mucosal lining of the stomach, acting as a buffer to gastric acid.* It supports both the stomach’s mucosal defenses and healthy growth and turnover of gastric tissue.*
These deliver fast-acting, long-lasting relief, and they help rebuild and protect the digestive lining!*+
