It is often easier during the summer months to maintain digestive and physical health than during the winter. The warm temperatures of the summer bode well for large amounts of exercise, and the opportunities to spend time outside can truly be beneficial to the body’s health.

During the winter months, however, daily exercise becomes more of a challenge and often our best eating habits start to falter. Keep these tips for better digestion in mind as you prepare for family get together during the winter season.

- Try to eat your meals at regular times. As winter approaches, the amount of daylight may vary. Try to eat at the same times each day as even though the amount of light may change, your body appreciates a regular schedule.

- Take time to savor your food and don’t forget to chew properly. Eating more slowly can help you to better digest your food, and you may find that your stomach may feel “full” sooner, so you won’t eat as much.

- Get enough sleep at night, at least 8-9 hours. Sleep is a great healer and we tend to underestimate its importance in our sleep-deprived culture.

- Drink plenty of H20. Have you ever noticed that your lips or mouth feel dry? That can be a sign that it is a great time to take a drink of water. Sometimes it can be easy to drink enough when our stomachs get full of food (or sweets!)

- Replace a cooked meal with a raw meal daily. Sometimes this tip can be a difficult one during the winter months. If you find it difficult to completely change over a meal to raw fruits and vegetables, consider using them as hors’devours. Raw fruits and vegetables contain valuable enzymes that are lost when foods are heated in cooking.

-Take a good probiotic to maintain healthy flora in the intestines. Enzymedica recommends our Pro-Bio ™ product, or Digest Gold+Probiotics ™ .

– Reduce stress through daily exercise, yoga and meditation, and take a relaxing walk after you eat. For those living in Southern climates, this tip is a little easier during the winter months. Still there are plenty of opportunities for exercise at home, even if the snow is up to your windows outside!

- Try a product containing a full spectrum blend of the four key enzymes, viz., protease to digest protein, amylase to digest carbohydrates, lipase to digest fats, and cellulase to digest fiber.

– Take the “enzyme deficiency test” from Enzymedica – The Enzyme Experts, and initiate steps for healthy digestion throughout the colder months.

Several members of the Enzymedica team traveled to Baltimore last week where they took part in the Expo East 2011 tradeshow.

Enzymedica’s booth featured many new diverse innovations that were being showcased for the first time. One of the key attractions to the booth was a large Plan-O-Gram display, which highlighted changes to Enzymedica’s product lineup as well as the integration of QR codes into product education materials and on-the-shelf bar-codes.

Kimberlea Barton, Enzymedica’s Brand Manager, was particularly excited to help Enzymedica embrace the mobile landscape.

“Our customers can scan one of our QR codes and suddenly be transported to a wealth of information on each and every one of our products. They can read 3rd party reviews of our products plus for the avid learner, find more about the science behind our formulations.”

Also central to Enzymedica’s activities at Expo East was a lecture by Dr. Steven Lamm, house doctor from ABC’s The View and a practicing internist. Dr. Lamm discussed the role of the gut not just for digestion but instead as a key organ system within the body. Lamm stressed that he felt the best enzyme supplements for the body utilize enzymes that are effective at a variety of PH-levels, such as Enzymedica’s formulations which all use the Thera-blend™ process.

Enzymedica’s release of Kids Digest Chewable as an update to its Kids Digest product was exciting for Gary Trimble, Enzymedica’s Vice President of Sales. “The response to Kids Digest Chewables was outstanding. Everyone who tried it really seemed to like it,” Trimble said.

The new product replaces Enzymedica’s original Kids Digest product, which offered the enzymes in a powdered form that would fizz when mixed with juice. The new sour-berry flavored chewable capsule should prove much easier for parents to give to their children.

Retailers at the show had the chance to try the new Kids Digest chewables by getting them out of two gumball machines located at the booth. While these machines are not being sold to retailers, they were certainly a big hit among attendees.

The Enzymedica team enjoyed having the opportunity to meet with retailers from around the country and the chance to share information on all of our products.

Enzymedica is pleased to announce that we are now offering an all new Kids Digest™ formula in great tasting sour berry chewable tablets. The fun, sugar-free chewable offers a full complement of digestive enzymes to enhance digestion and absorption of nutrients in a child’s size meal portion.

Kids Digest™ Chewable combines multiple strains of protease enzymes for protein digestion, amylase for carbohydrates, lipase for fat, cellulase for fiber and lactase for dairy sugars.*

As children grow, they may experience symptoms of impaired digestion, including occasional gas, bloating, indigestion, abdominal discomfort, irregularity and general food intolerance.

The new chewable tablet is especially helpful for children who have difficulty swallowing capsules. Each serving of Kids Digest Chewable provides:

• Vegan & Kosher Enzymes: The plant-based enzymes in Kids Digest Chewable are vegan and kosher, and support healthy digestion of all food groups. As part of Enzymedica’s commitment to the highest quality, purest formulas it is also free of fillers and common allergens, including gluten and casein.

• L-leucine: L-leucine is a natural form of leucine, an essential amino acid known to soothe and support symptoms of occasional GI distress.

• Inulin: Inulin is a good source of dietary fiber that promotes digestive health, and is a sweet tasting replacement for sugar. Inulin also exhibits a prebiotic effect, feeding the healthy flora that resides in our GI tract to promote a healthy intestinal environment. The inulin in Kids Digest Chewable is derived from natural chicory.

• Xylitol: Xylitol is a carbohydrate found naturally in fibrous vegetables and fruit as well as in various trees. It is also naturally produced by the human body. Xylitol imparts a sweet taste yet is very low on the glycemic index, thus it has a minimal effect on blood sugar and insulin unlike other sugar sources.

Enzymes are the most effective tools made by the body to aid digestion and assimilation of nutrients. A healthy diet and well functioning digestive system will supply the body with the nutrients it requires for energy and good health. Unfortunately, poor food choices, faulty digestion, or an enzyme deficiency may contribute to a variety of digestive disturbances in children.

For more information click here Kids Digest Chewable or call 888.918.1118.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose or treat, cure or prevent disease.