Test Your Digestion

 Test Your Digestion 

• Do you struggle with bloating, gas, indigestion, etc?
• Do you use antacids or acid blockers for heartburn or reflux?

If so, your digestive system may be the root of your problems

It’s Not – what you eat; it’s what your body absorbs and eliminates!

Poor Digestive Function is the root cause to so many health problems?

If your digestive system is irritated and inflamed – how to you expect to nourish your body?

Test to see if your digestive system is at the root of your problem and needs to be addressed.

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Digestive enzymes are a must for anyone struggling with digestive issues.

   Bad breath, Halitosis

   Bloating or gas after eating

   Loss of taste for meat

   Burping or belching shortly after meals

   Burning or gnawing stomach pain

   Heartburn, indigestion, acid reflux

   Stomach pain from stress/ spicy food

   Ulcers, Gastritis or antacid/ aspirin use

   Relief of pain by milk or carbonated drinks

   Remnants of food or food fibers in stool

   Iliocecal valve syndrome, nausea, diarrhea and/or vomiting

   Chronic diarrhea or mucous in stool

   Crohn’s, Celiac, Irritable Bowel, Leaky Gut Syndrome

   Use of prescription or over-the-counter medications for relief

Total your score:

Results:

1 – 2 Digestion is probably NOT a major problem.

3 – 6 Many of your health issues may be related to poor digestion and your ability to breakdown proteins.  Add digestive enzymes, look at possible food allergies, food combining and adding a good probiotic.

FYI…the biggest cause of digestive problems are a lack of both digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid (HCL)…it is Not too much acid as mainstream medicine preaches.  It is hard for your body to make HCL when you are stressed and in that ‘fight or flight’ mode! This is why testing for healthy digestive function is important.

7 + Your digestive system is in need of help and is contributing (is at the root) to many other health problems aside from the obvious one’s, such as fatigue, hormonal imbalances, headaches, joint pain, arthritis, allergies, sinusitis, etc. and could be contributing to that vicious cycle.

The Metabolic Assessment Profile is a laboratory test to confirm if digestion is an issue and whether or not you are breaking down proteins