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Supplemental Support:
This recommendation is not meant as a diagnosis or to replace the advice of your health care practitioner, rather it is supportive in helping you return to health and vitality.

Digestive difficulties are rampant in America. After the age of 30 many Americans experience digestive difficulties due to the SAD (Standard American Diet) consumed by most. It is not conducive to a healthy system, body or digestion. You probably need to change your diet and increase raw vegetable consumption w/ meals. Give your body a break, see food combining.

DOCTOR’S A-Z food supplementation: Digestive health (1+ w/ each meal), n-zymes (2+ w/ each meal), Balance B 100 ( 1 TID), Zinc high absorption (1 TID)

Or BIOTIC’S food supplementation: Hydro-Zyme* (6 – 15 ) take mid-meal (consider switching to Betaine Plus HP or HCl-Plus, if stronger HCL is needed)
Bio-B 100 (2 – 6 )
Zn-Zyme Forte ( 2 – 6 )

* Begin with 2 Hydro-Zymes per meal and increase by 1 tablet daily until a warmth or burning sensation is reached. Back down by 1 tablet and continue at maximum tolerated dose. If taking in excess of 6 Hydro-Zymes, consider stronger product.
*Unless otherwise noted, dosages are listed as total per day, suggest take a portion of daily dose before two or three meals of the day.
* Where a dosage range is given, for example, IPS (2 – 8), smaller doses are indicated for smaller framed persons or those with sensitive constitutions, while larger doses are for larger individuals, or for more severe conditions.

Avoid the Following:

DO NOT DRINK WATER OR ANY BEVERAGES WITH YOUR MEALS. This makes digestion all the more difficult. Avoid excess Proteins and fried oily foods because of the diffuculty in digesting these even for a healthy person.

· Sugar and refined grains: Raise blood sugar and stress the adrenal glands, feed yeast, increases dysbiosis and cause a myriad of serious health problems.
· Chemical additives: The average American consumes ten pounds of food additives each year. This stresses the liver and the immune system.
· Hydrogenated oils and fried foods: Hydrogenated oils promote inflammation and cardiovascular disease, while decreasing immunity and hormonal health. Nerves and brain function are also affected.
· Repetitious eating: The foods that one becomes sensitive to are usually those eaten on a daily basis. A simple rotation diet minimizes stress to the immune system from hidden allergies. Try eliminating common allergens such as wheat and other grains, dairy, corn, soy, citrus fruits, chocolate, coffee, and soda.
· Processed and packaged foods: These foods are devoid of real nutrition. Processed and packaged foods create nutritional deficiencies, diminishing one’s health and vitality.

Basic Rules about Eating and Lifestyle:
· Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of pure water every day: You need water to eliminate toxins.
· Most of the food you consume (more than 50% by volume) should be vegetables: Vegetables are high in antioxidants, trace minerals, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
· Eat a variety of foods with a balance among fat, carbohydrate, and protein.
· Eat organic whole foods where possible.
· Exercise (according to your doctor’s suggestions).