First, pick the style you learn best from. Several options are given so pick the ones that appeal to you most.
last updated 4.25.06 Online Guide Click on the links below in the suggested order. This will walk you through the basic information in a logical manner. It will be helpful to have a paper and pencil with you. Step 1.Write down the foods you want to target or have problems with. If it is general digestion, pain control, yeast or something else, write that down. If it is something vague like 'improved behavior' with a child, write that down. If it is something you are not sure of, write down 'don't know yet'.
The following link will take you to a page. Do not try to memorize it. Just read over it so you are familiar with the key points. Here are the key points below you should get from it:
Step 2: You have goals written down. If you identified specific foods you want the enzymes to work on, see the following link and write down which enzymes the product needs to have in order to deal with those foods. For overall digestion or leaky gut, write down 'broad-spectrum' product. If you did not write down specific foods, skip this part.
The following page will help you match which types of enzymes will target which foods.
Step 3: Now, look over the commonly used products and see if any categories of products match the enzymes and goals you have written down. If so, keep these in mind as potential choices.
Step 4: Of all the potential choices, see if any ingredients in the product are not acceptable. Of those products still okay, look at cost, capsules per serving, etc.
Step 5: Now look at this page to get an idea of what to expect when you begin enzymes. You may have some adjustment affects or your may not. You very likely won't have all of these, just one or two. These adjustments happen because enzymes help improve nutrition, clean out gunk in the gut, kill off pathogens causing die-off, etc. These adjustment effects go away after a little bit after your body adjusts. Also, just feeling better is change too. You may need to adjust to feeling better.
Step 6: You probably have a better idea of what might happen now. If you want to minimize the chance that these will happen, there is a method called the Great Low-n-Slow Method which drastically improves initial results while minimizes any adjustments. This method is recommended particularly for children, those with notable yeast overgrowth, those with serious gut injury, or those with sensitive guts (leaky gut, GERD, reflux, colon diseases...). If you are unsure how to proceed, follow this method as a 'best bet' method for success. These strategies were developed through actual use and prove successful over and over. They are just guidelines for convenience and to improve success. There isn't any real right or wrong way to begin enzymes so if you do something differently and it works for you, GREAT! There are additional guidelines for using enzymes in special situations:
Step 7: Now you have a product picked out, a good idea of what to expect and are ready to go. But....how to you get the enzymes into someone???? Especially if they are extremely picky eaters, have a gagging reflex, or something else? Fortunately, enzymes can be mixed in any food or drink. Or the capsules swallowed whole at the beginning of the meal. There are lots of tips and ideas at the page called Mixing Suggestions.
Step 8: Yea! You may have a good idea about what to do now. And you probably have specific questions. This would be a good time to go to the enzymes discussion group and ask those questions. Over 5600 families belong and there is a wealth of experiences to help you find the answers you need. You are welcome to email for a personal answer too.
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This independent site is for education and information about digestive enzymes. There is a large need to provide practical and general information on enzyme therapy for a wide range of uses. Enzymes have been around a very long time. Hopefully this site will help reduce the learning curve. Ideas, comments, and questions are welcome.  |
