Enzymedica is pleased to announce a new product, Acid Soothe™ Chewable. This product, as the name suggests, is a chewable version of Acid Soothe™ and comes in two flavors: chocolate mint and berry burst.

Like the encapsulated Acid Soothe formula, the new Chewable offers all natural support for occasional heartburn and indigestion. Acid Soothe utilizes plant-based enzymes to promote healthy digestion and works to soothe indigestion with ingredients such as zinc carnosine.

Zinc carnosine, a combination of the trace mineral zinc and L-carnosine, was shown in a recent clinical trial to improve and repair gut integrity with dosages of 37.5mg.i This ingredient is a potent antioxidant, and helps to soothe the digestive tract, while also strengthening the lining of the stomach and working as a buffer to gastric acid.*

“Acid Soothe Chewable does more than just address symptoms,” explains Dr. Walter Crinnion, a naturopathic physician from Scottsdale, Arizona.* “The formula contains natural digestive enzymes that work with your body to soothe indigestion and enhance your body’s natural digestive process.* Nutraceuticals are added to address more acute digestive distress.”

To learn more about Acid Soothe Chewable, you can view other details and a product handout here:

http://www.enzymedica.com/products/Acid_Soothe_Chewable

If you’ve ever felt a burning sensation in your gut after eating a greasy pizza or devouring a bar of chocolate, you know that occasional heartburn is not easily dismissed. Its infrequent occurrence offers a painful reminder of digestive distress, and typically demands immediate attention. According to Western statistics, heartburn may be more widespread than you know.

Recent research has shown that in Western populations, 25% of individuals experience heartburn at least once a month, 12% at least once a week, and 5% experience symptoms daily. When these numbers are compared with the current US population, they may indicate that around 77 million people suffer from symptoms of heartburn at least once a month.

So what causes heartburn? While factors such as genetics and environment can certainly play a factor, those who experience symptoms of heartburn are often encouraged to avoid certain trigger foods in their diet in hopes of minimizing this uncomfortable and often painful condition.

Some of the most common trigger foods include things like tomatoes, garlic, onions, spicy foods, cheese, nuts, alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, and carbonated beverages. The huge scope of the items on this list, as well as the hundreds of items not mentioned here, demonstrates that it may be impossible to completely avoid heartburn just by modifying one’s diet.

Many sufferers of occasional heartburn choose to take a supplement or other product to try to easy their symptoms, and these options do work to various levels of effectiveness. The problem comes from the fact that many, if not most, of these products are designed to address only the symptoms of heartburn, and may often mask the underlying causes of the condition.

Before banishing chocolate, pizza, and Philly cheese steaks from your diet, you have another option to consider. Enzymes can offer a unique solution for improving the body’s ability to digest a vast array of foods, and can also help the body digest food more efficiently, making better use of the precious nutrients in what we eat. (Although the “precious nutrients” in a slice of pizza can often be up to debate!)

Some suffers of occasional heartburn have found solace in Enzymedica’s Acid Soothe™ product. Acid Soothe™ contains natural digestive enzymes that work with the body to soothe occasional indigestion and enhance the natural digestive process. Also, new this month is Acid Soothe™ Chewable, which offers the same benefits of the encapsulated version of Acid Soothe™, but with a chocolate mint or berry burst flavor.

At the core of Enzymedica’s company values is a strong belief in educating our customers about how enzymes function and about what makes our products unique. As part of that vision, Enzymedica routinely sends out educators to teach seminars on enzymes to various health food stores, their employees and often their customers.

Last month, two members of the Enzymedica Education Team hit the road to share their knowledge of enzymes and field a wide variety of questions regarding our products.

Dave Barton, Enzymedica’s Director of Education, traveled to Alberta, Canada, where he taught training sessions over dinner to a group of approximately 40 people, and later, a group of 80 people.

One of the most memorable parts of the trip was Dave’s discovery that the sun didn’t set until nearly 1:00 am, and it started to rise again just before 5:00 am. Coming from Florida, this was a huge change for him.

One of the most common questions that Dave ran into during the training sessions was if it is possible to become addicted or dependent on Enzymes. Dave says, “No. Enzyme supplementation does not control organ function. Enzymes activate on specific substrates of the body (proteins, carbohydrates or fats) and the body adapts to the work that has been accomplished and no dependence is created.”

Also on the road was Hamilton Cabanilla, Enzymedica’s International Educator. Hamilton traveled to Miami, FL, where he worked to train staff from the Navarro Chain of pharmacies. Navarro is the largest Hispanic-owned pharmacy in the United States.

In two days, he completed four training sessions, scattered between small offices, which offered very personalized, one-on-one experiences, as well as a state-of-the-art training room, which he particularly enjoyed.

Hamilton also completed a dinner training for nearly 40 people at Tarrentella Italian restaurant, which provided one of the most memorable sessions of the trip.

Even though the trip was located in the United States, Hamilton’s international expertise became evident, as all of the sessions were taught in Spanish.

One of the most common questions that Hamilton has run into during training sessions is if it is possible to take too many enzymes. The answer to that question, Hamilton says, is no. “The body has over 100 trillion cells that use enzymes. Enzymes are a natural element produced in our bodies, and is not something that is foreign. Because of this, our body knows how to manage them, utilize them, and if necessary, discard them when a use cannot be found.”

For many of us, the dream of running a marathon might be something we run around in our mind late at night, or something that we will announce as our greatest ambition to do on New Year’s Eve, only to let fall by the wayside a few weeks later. Living that dream, however, is Australian runner Karen Barlow, who has battled food intolerances and braved intense workout routines to become someone who says she has a shot at a qualifying time for the London Olympics.

Barlow, 33, puts in a daily workout routine that would leave most of us painfully sore, if not permanently immobile from bruised muscles and strained bones. She wakes up at the first light of the morning and goes for a run. In a single day, she might run anywhere from 20 to 30 miles.

After her morning run, she goes to a group session of high-intensity yoga, which is followed by her day job, working as a physiotherapist and helping athletes recover from their injuries and move themselves back into peak physical condition. Mixed in between these activities, she works to tone her body in other ways, with a variety of specialized exercises aimed at keeping herself in top shape. Further discouraging to those of us with less-than-excellent workout habits, this schedule is what she does during her “off-season.” She says that in a few months, she will begin exercising much more.

While Barlow’s physical routine may mirror that of Hercules, her modesty, humor and passion are evident from the first moment of meeting her. Last year, while spending a year training and competing in marathons across the United States, she ran with high school students on their runs, and when in Australia, she mentors young gymnasts between the ages of 9 and 18. She says that regardless of what part of the world she is in, she has found that “Kids are kids.” “All the kids in the states want to know if we ride kangaroos out here. I tell them of course we do, we ride them around the block. All the kids in Australia really want to know if there are four aisles of candy in the shops in America,” said Barlow.

Barlow’s athletic efforts have long been hampered by digestive difficulties. As a child, she found that numerous foods would upset her stomach, to a nearly debilitating level of severity. When she went to a doctor, it was suggested that she eliminate those foods from her diet, and for years she subsisted on a bland diet, unable to eat even oatmeal. Several years later, while training in the United States, another runner recommended she try Enzymedica enzymes, and Barlow took her up on the idea.

Her first enzyme product was Digest Gold™, and she believes that she saw results almost immediately. Over the course of a few months, she tried additional Enzymedica products, and gradually began to experiment with foods that she hadn’t attempted to eat for years. While her diet today, primarily comprised of fresh fruits and vegetables, may seem incredibly healthy to the average person, for her, it is dramatically more interesting, and significantly less bland, than what she experienced for the majority of her life. She does sneak in ice cream and chocolate occasionally. “You can’t be healthy all the time, and when you train as much as I do, you have to indulge,” said Barlow.

Barlow says that without enzymes, she would have greater difficulties training for marathons, and likely would not be able to have the same lifestyle that she currently has. A few months ago, when her supply of enzymes ran out, she attempted to maintain the same diet without any supplementation, and found that her old intolerances began to creep back into her daily life.

Back on Enzymedica™ enzymes now, Barlow continues to train hard for her future Olympic efforts and will continue to work with kids into the future. For those who are interested in working towards a more athletic lifestyle, she offers a piece of advice, “When people get so motivated to get out there and do their exercise, they often do too much too quickly. Use small steps, and take it day by day. When you’re starting out, you need to plan for at least 30 days, and then commit for something like 3 days a week, and take the rest of the week to recover.”

Win a Year’s Worth of Digest Gold! SUMMER GIVEAWAY

It’s summertime and that means time to explore the great outdoors! Be sure to bring your Digest Gold (or other favorite Enzymedica product) whereever you go. and your camera for an opportunity to win an entire year of Digest Gold. Simply photograph a bottle of Enzymedia product at the craziest, most inspirational, most recognizable, or most beautiful locales

3 chances to win!

• 1st place Winner will receive: 1 year’s worth of Digest Gold & an iPod Shuffle
• 2nd & 3rd place winners receive: iPod Shuffle

2 ways to win!

• Friend us on Facebook.com/Enzymedica and upload your photo
• Email us at SummerGiveaway@enzymedica.com (Subject line: “Photo Contest”)
• Please state where the photo was taken.

Contest ends September 30th. Winners will be announced in our October Newsletter. You may enter submissions as often as you like!

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Contest ends September 30th. Winners will be announced in our October Newsletter. You may enter submissions as often as you like!.