Do you have gas, bloating, and constipation? Do you feel tired, anxious or depressed and just don’t feel energized? Are you tired of that extra weight that just won’t go away?   Do you have extra pounds of impacted stool in your colon? Do you want to wake up with a flat stomach in the morning? There are many ways to fight weight gain..  One way would be to take digestive enzymes.  

How can digestive enzymes help you?

Digestive enzymes break down food more thoroughly to allow for more absorption of nutrients.   Breaking down your food speeds up digestion, increases energy and lowers inflammation. Digestive enzymes help to burn off the fat you eat for energy and digest the protein for muscle building.  The more muscle mass you build the more weight loss can occur. However, If the protein isn’t broken down into amino acids then there will be protein malabsorption and neurological problems like anxiety and depression.  We want digestive optimization which leads to better performing metabolism and brain function, less weight around the middle, and more energy to be fit to better maintain a healthy weight and active lifestyle. 

Here’s the process:  Incomplete digestion equals weight gain; Healthy digestion equals weight loss and a healthy weight management; good bacteria balance reduces inflammation and supports the immune system.   Did you know 80% of the immune system is in the gut? If your immune system is compromised and weakened, adding enzymes and probiotics supports a balanced and healthy digestive tract and microbiome. 

You are what you absorb. Digestive enzymes help your body regulate the movement of waste that builds up in the colon to help balance your metabolism and maintain a healthy weight. 

Undigested proteins can build up in the digestive tract creating sluggish digestion which contributes to constipation, gas and bloating.  Incomplete digestion can lead to weight gain leading to a slow metabolism.  With poor absorption you get inflammation, cells and tissues become malnourished, and the body experiences water retention and waste buildup.  Inflammation contributes to the slow metabolism and a leaky gut. Good digestion helps regulate sluggish bowels. Good digestion can increase weight loss by reducing inflammation and eliminating bloating, gas and constipation. This is how digestive enzymes can help. 

If your food is not broken down, and there is a possibility of leaky gut, then you may be absorbing large particles of food that get absorbed into the blood causing food sensitivities and autoimmunity–think thyroid and a sluggish metabolism.  Less build up of waste sitting around in the colon means better body detoxification so toxins are not reabsorbed causing inflammation which can then increase water retention and more bloating, gas, constipation and weight gain. 

Your body spends a lot of energy on digestion.  Supporting digestion, therefore, gives you more energy for all areas of the body to work more efficiently.  

Absorption of nutrients is vital for optimal nutrient absorption throughout the body,  Digestive enzymes help break food into smaller particles for the intestines to absorb. If you don’t break down your food into small particles, it will take more food for you to feel full thus you may eat more. When you eat processed food, refined carbohydrates and lots of sugar you are feeding bad bacteria and yeast (think candida overgrowth and yeast infections ).  You will be hungrier. If your colon is full of undigested protein, then your bad bacteria can take over and crowd out the good bacteria. These bacteria crave processed foods and sugar which leads to sugar cravings and WEIGHT GAIN. 

With Functional Diagnostic Nutrition®️, I will help you discover if you have protein malabsorption, dysbiosis, leaky gut, and/or inflammation in your G.I. Tract.  Together we will uncover your food sensitivities that could be causing continuing inflammation everytime you eat which leads to bloating, gas, constipation, inflammation, weight gain and autoimmunity.  As an FDN-P, I will help you maximize weight loss and maintain a healthy weight by addressing your diet, removing food sensitivities, and correcting gut dysfunction with functional labs and the DRESS for Health Success®️ program.  In the process we create for you a balanced immune system and better health. Contact me today for your free onboarding session to see if a holistic health rebuilding program is right for you.   

See my previous blog on digestive enzymes for a keto diet where I was amazed to lose 15 pounds with digestive enzymes. 

https://loribalue.com/directory1/quick-weight-loss-with-keto-digestive-enzymes/

Be Fit, Beautiful and Confident!

Lori Balue, A-CFHC, FDN-P

Loribalue.com

 This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about functional health and nutrition and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not medical advice. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgement. For my full Disclaimer, please go to my website loribalue.com