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

If you are swallowing all that protein - you may not be digesting and absorbing as much as you think

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

If your digestive system is irritated – how do you nourish and strengthen your body?

check all that apply

   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, carbohydrates and fats.  A lack of digestive enzymes and hydrochloic acid produced by your stomach and small intestine could be the cause.  Adding a good digestive enzymes could be very helpful, as well as, looking 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 additional HCL and digestive enzymes can be extremely important for anyone struggling with digestive issues.

How do you expect to nourish and strengthen your body if your digestive system is inflamed and irritated?

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