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Improve your detoxification process
With the amount of toxins that your body is exposed to each day, are you doing enough to help your body’s detoxification process? Do you find yourself having sluggish digestion, but you seem to be doing everything right? This is...
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How GI Assist may aid the body's natural detox process
There is much talk these days about detoxes and the need to detox the body. You may have heard people say when it comes to weight loss, “I just need to go on a detox diet” or the ever popular...
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How a healthy gut may improve quality of life
When it comes to health, gut health is extremely important, not only for overall well being, but for quality of life as well. Gut health encompasses a healthy balance of bacteria that lines our gastrointestinal tract. This healthy bacteria helps break down...
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The importance of regularity for detoxing the body
The human body has multiple detox channels that allows the removal of toxins and waste. These include: - the lymphatic system - lungs - liver - blood - kidneys - bowels All of these work together to keep the body...
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One of the most common GI symptoms many people struggle with is inflammation. Inflammation in the GI tract can cause problems with motility, constipation, diarrhea, and bloating. Lifestyle changes can help fight inflammatory responses, but also incorporating the right supplement...
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The importance of glutamine in GI Assist
Protea’s GI assist was developed to support the body’s natural detoxification process but supporting intestinal function. One of it’s main ingredients is a non essential amino acid called L- glutamine (sometimes referred to as just glutamine). A non essential amino...
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When you eat, your body breaks down the food into micro- and macronutrients that can then be absorbed and used by your body. Digestive Enzymes are small proteins that act on specific molecules within foods to break them down. There are several...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome is a disease that affects the endocrine system of roughly 6-20% women worldwide. It affects how a woman’s ovaries function. In some cases, the ovaries become enlarged with fluid filled sacs (not actually cysts as the name...
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Lactobacillus Rhamnosus (Probiferrin®) in GI Assist
The gut is the body’s “second brain”. It’s responsible for breaking down and absorbing nutrients from the foods we eat to send out to various cells in order to keep the body firing on all cylinders. When the integrity of...