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Excellent digestion is the key to superior health. Without superb digestion, you are fighting a losing battle. If you aren't plagued with health problems now and your digestion is questionable, you might have to face a plethora of imbalances in the future. Just aging alone decreases our enzyme reserves. For example, young adults have saliva 30 times stronger than persons 69 years of age.

Pan-Gest was formulated to assist in every part of the digestive cycle. It is for problems with bloating, indigestion, gall bladder, pancreas and liver pain in particular. Anything that has to do with the pancreas will be addressed with Pan-Gest including all types of blood sugar imbalances. I modeled this formula on the most successful European and US formulas that I have seen over the last 20 years. I then considerably strengthened and altered Pan-Gest to deal with many types of special problems that I have found beginning to occur more often in the last 5 years.

I have seen so many food allergies it amazes me that most people can properly digest at all anymore. Mostly, I find these allergies to be the glutens in wheat. I don't know whether several generations of eating white bleached out flour has finally caught up with us or whether it is jus the stresses of daily life. these stressors coupled with electronic and chemical poisons, have weakened our digestive systems down to a critical low. However these factors are interacting, they are causing a resurgence of mild to sever celiac disease.

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. Gluten found in wheat, oats, rye, barley, spelt, kamet and teff are to be avoided. Although 1 in 4,700 Americans have been diagnosed with celiac disease, a recent study suggests that the real number is closer to 1 in  250. My findings are even worse. Although my tests are kinesiological, I find about 1 in 5 with some mild to moderate disturbance that is pointing in this direction.

Pan-Gest is designed to nutritionally support this deeper digestive problem and the many offshoots that it might cause. It is well known that many people who have celiac disease show no symptoms. Their symptoms might show up instead as cancer, osteoporosis, anemia and seizures. Other symptoms are diarrhea, weight loss, bone pain, fatigue, muscle cramps, joint pain, tingling and numbness in teh legs, skin rashes, tooth discolorations, loss of tooth enamel and missed menstrual periods.

Another reason I feel I am seeing more and more serious digestive disturbances is because of genetically modified foods.

It is doing subtle but terrible things to our bodies energetically. As we continue to consume genetically modified food, even unknowingly, our digestive system is staying in a a state of confusion. For example, fish genes are being spliced into tomatoes. This form of bioengineering opens a path for chronic digestive imbalances that we have yet to even hear of.

So, for these reasons, Pan-Gest exists. Perhaps it will help us all to salvage our digestive systems from the onslaught of 21st century toxicity and technology.

HHS Formula is a wonderful adjunct to take with Pan-Gest if you have these deeper problems. Pan-Gest does not address the Hiatal Hernia Syndrome or upper stomach problems the way HHS Formula does. Nor is it particularly helpful with upper stomach ulcers. Use HHS Formula with these.

Think of Pan-Gest as the heavy artillery division of digestive support. It is also helpful for inflammations anywhere in the body.

Description Of Ingredients:

1. Pancreatin 8X

Pancreatin is a combination of proteolytic enzymes, chiefly amylase, trysin, chymotrypsin, lipase, elastase and peptidase. These have the same action collectively as do the enzymes of you pancreatic juice in digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats. 8X strength is the strongest I could find. It is very effective all by itself.

2. Protease

In addition to the enzymes in the powerful pancreatin 8X, I am using extra pancreatic protease. Protease begins protein digestion in the upper stomach with a pH of 6. In the lower stomach, protease again activates at a pH of 3. The higher pH of the small intestine then reactivates protease.

3. Amylase

This amazing and essential enzyme breaks down huge amounts of carbohydrates. Many people are carbohydrate intolerant these days. Again, I contribute this to long term dietary abuses and environmental stresses.

4. Lipase

This important enzyme digests fats. With all the gallbladder problems I see, this enzyme is an invaluable addition to our diets.

5. Papain

This comes from green papaya fruit. It acts as a natural form of hydrochloric acid. However, unlike hydrochloric acid supplements, it does not burn the stomach if you get too much.

6. Pepsin

This digestive substance is essential for all food breakdown in initial phases. It is released by a hormone called Gastrin and along with hydrochloric acid forms a pH of .80 to power our digestive forces.

7. Pancreas Tissue

The pancreas is complicated. Many unknown factors are in play. The addition of this overall substance helps to insure the functioning of these unknowns and strengthen Pan-Gest.

8. Trypsin

Aids proteins and amino acid absorption and metabolism.

9. Chymotrypsin

Specific to certain functions in amino acid digestion and metabolism.

10. Lactase

Enhances and assures a better assimilation of milk and dairy products. (lactose intolerances)

11. Glucoamylase

Another enzyme support for high starch diets and carbohydrate intolerances.

12. Cellulase

Decomposes fiber to hemicellulose. This in turn becomes glucose (blood sugar), absorbed through the small intestine cell membranes.

13. Sucrase

Converts sucrose into glucose, our usable blood sugar. Very important.

14. Alpha-Galactosidase

This is the principle enzyme in Bean-O. It helps breakdown certain kinds of proteins and prevents excess intestinal gas from malabsorption. Lack of this enzyme causes a major problem for some marriages after ingestion of too many beans.

15. Chromium Picolinate

This substance is helpful for insulin/glucagon balances in the pancreas. It has some value in weight loss programs. Opens the way for zinc utilization.

16. Bromelain

It has protein digesting properties capable of dissolving cross-linked and non-cross-linked proteins. Very helpful for inflammation in the body around joints.

17. Ox-bile Salts

Used to support proper bile-flow in the gall bladder.

18. Parotid Tissue

Used to support proper salivary enzyme production in the mouth.

19. Rutin

A bioflavonoid known to strengthen the smallest blood vessels and help prevent hemorrhage from high blood pressure.

20. Hawthorn Berries

Not only are these used to strengthen the heart, but I have found them exceptionally helpful in celiac imbalances. In Chinese medicine the heart and small intestines are complementary to each other. This is why I think it works. Celiac imbalances occur in the small intestines. Heart-Line will also help with celiac imbalances for the same reason.

21. Sandalwood Powder

I was surprised to find this helped celiac imbalances also. A small amount is crucial to this formula. Balances the earth element.

22-25. Safflower petals, Blue Flag, Bladderwrack, & Black Radish

These four are additional small intestine support for celiac imbalances.

26. Zinc Gluconate

Helps with chromium uptake in the pancreas.