Enzymedica announced today that three of its products, Acid Soothe, Digest Gold + Probiotics and Kids Digest Chewable, have been recognized by nutrition expert Ashley Koff, RD, as “Ashley Koff Approved (AKA).”

Koff has been named among the Top 10 Registered Dietitians in the US by Today’s Dietitian Magazine, and can be regularly seen appearing on leading national media outlets, such as Dr. Oz, CNN, and E!. She has also been frequently featured in national publications such as The New York Times, Readers Digest, and Oprah Magazine.

In 2002, she began presenting the AKA recognition to assist consumers, healthcare practitioners, and the media identify products that best contribute to an individual’s healthy lifestyle.

According to her website, products that are AKA Approved have been evaluated by Koff as not including any nutrition “no, no’s” (artificial ingredients, too much of an ingredient, too little of an ingredient, etc.). In addition, a product’s marketing message must be truthful and fit into “a nutritional plan for optimal health.”

The AKA stamp is presented throughout the year, and is applied to a wide range of products, including: groceries, dietary supplements, prepared foods, restaurants, lifestyle accessories and beauty care.

Listen as Dr. Stephen Shore shares that autism doesn’t have to be a roadblock to success!

Oh, the possibilities…

Watching this type of an interview can fill you with so much hope and it continues to remind us that we must never give up on all of the dreams we have for our own children.  Stephen Shore is truly amazing.  He is brilliant, he has dedicated his life and his passion to helping people with autism, he has an amazing and charismatic personality and he is happily married and enjoying his life.   Stephen Shore was diagnosed with autism and non-verbal until age 4 and he was recommended for institutionalization as very young child. Today, he is a professor, an international author and presenter, and he travels the globe with his message of hope and the healing power of music.  I am so excited to let you know about this interview and I encourage everyone to hear Stephen’s story and become inspired!

As Enzymedica’s chief “enzyme expert,” Dave Barton travels the country to train both consumers and employees at natural products stores on the use of enzymes as natural supplements.

While the goal of consumer education has always been a core part of Enzymedica’s belief in increasing awareness of enzymes, it hasn’t always been its own department, and Dave Barton hasn’t always been an enzyme educator.

Barton began his first day at Enzymedica on October 1^st, 2003. Initially working in the shipping department, he was soon invited to move to a position in customer service. In time, he found himself answering more and more technical questions, and eventually, he grew to lead a new “education” department.

Barton says that his favorite part of his job is the opportunity to travel, and he does often, making an average of 16 trips in a year.

Some of his training lectures are open to the general public, and we encourage our readers to subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://enzym.es/news, to see postings of where he’ll be next.

An avid reader (See What do you study in the Education Department of Enzymedica?), Barton is always looking to increase his understanding of enzymes and how natural products work within the body. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Holistic Nutrition.

When he’s not reading new literature on the subject of enzymes and natural foods, you can find him playing flag football (he’ll be part of the 2012 Let it Fly Tampa! tournament January 28-29), or spending time with his wife, Kimberlea Barton (Enzymedica’s Brand Manager), and their pet rabbit, Peppermint.

In this blog entry, Enzymedica Educator Dave Barton answers a question he has regularly been asked while on the road working to spread the word about enzymes to consumers and retailers both across the country and internationally. In coming months, we’ll be sharing similar features from the education department and other departments within Enzymedica.

What do you study in the Education Department of Enzymedica?

We’re fortunate in the Education Department when it comes to our own education. Tom Bohager (Enzymedica’s Founder and Operating Chairman) allows us and encourages us to read and research a variety of topics to expand our understanding of natural health. This to me is so much better than focusing exclusively on enzymes. Though it’s extremely important to study enzymes specifically and their activities, most of the research is extremely deep and has little direct application to natural health because the information is so complex.

By reading a variety of topics from various writers both conventional and accepted as well as the unconventional and so-called heretic we see the overall complexity of health and the variety of ideas of how the body works as well as various opinions of the best way to achieve health. I have personally benefited from such study.

By reading a variety I’ve been more easily able to see how enzymes are interconnected in so much of the literature and research even when enzymes are not necessarily given the credit in a specific article.

I’m reading 3 books right now. Eat for Life, Harvey Diamond. The Sinatra Solution, Metabolic Cardiology, Stephen Sinatra, M.D., F.A.C.C. Confessions of a Medical Heretic, Robert Mendelsohn, M.D.

Enzymedica’s popular Enzyme Deficiency Test has not only gone digital, but it has also been revised and updated for increased accuracy and a better end-user experience for our customers. The new test has been specifically designed for instant access on either a desktop computer or on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.

Taking around 2-5 minutes to complete, this highly-convenient test is designed to generate a personalized profile of possible enzyme deficiencies as well as food intolerances that the test-taker may be experiencing.

Test results are generated based on user feedback on topics such as diet preferences, personal health assessments, and other contributing factors that may demonstrate an enzyme deficiency.

To preview the test, mobile device users can go to the Mobile Enzyme Deficiency Test and computer users can go to the Desktop Enzyme Deficiency Test.

Once a user has completed the questionnaire, their personalized enzyme profile will be displayed, with additional options to send via email or share via Facebook.

Take the test and let us know how it has worked for you. Were you surprised by the results? Let us know on our Enzymedica’ s Facebook page.