Digestive concerns? Think Digesti-Pan. Why? Because enzymes are involved in every stage of the digestive process and most of those are secreted by the pancreas. Balance and harmony are important to the entire process because, remarkably, insufficient enzymes can contribute to constipation and insufficient enzymes can contribute to diarrhea. Active enzyme levels often decrease with age (complaints of indigestion tend to increase with age).

The primary point of digestion is to get food particles small enough to be absorbed. Through the process of mastication, food is broken down into smaller pieces. Saliva contains the enzyme amylase which helps digesting certain starches. In the stomach, hydrochloric acid and pepsin are released along with various proteolytic (protease) enzymes. From the stomach, the digested food (now called chyme) enters the duodenum. If lipids are detected, the hormone cholecystochinin is released. This triggers the gall bladder to secrete bile into the duodenum. Bile emulsifies lipids so that they can be digested. When the chyme enters the duodenum, the pancreas secretes a solution of sodium bicarbonate and various enzymes (such as amylase, lipase, and protease). These enzymes digest their respective portions of the chyme (i.e. lipase digests the lipids); however if the chyme has not been properly broken down through mastication, stomach digestion, or bile, indigestion can occur). Digesti-Pan contains a combination of enzymes, herbs, and digestive-promoting substances to nutritionally support the digestive processes. Oral consumption of digestive enzymes, digestive herbs, and fiber have all been shown to improve digestion.

The 100% Food Digesti-Pan formula contains the enzymes, herbs, glandulars, and fibers that can help optimize digestion (it is also supplied in vegetarian capsules). It is no wonder that when they think of digestive nutrition, that doctors interested in natural health think Digesti-Pan.