When our digestive systems are in peak form, we tend to take digestive health for granted – digestion is just something the body does; every day, several times a day.  However, when that healthy balance inevitably tips and we find ourselves battling with digestive issues, we become acutely aware of discomfort and difficulties. FoodState® Digestive Enzyme Formula is a multi-enzyme complex that includes a range of FoodState vitamins ® that can help restore and maintain the digestive system with the aim of enabling the body to get optimal benefit from the food we eat.

The three major nutrients in food, carbohydrates, proteins and fats, all have to broken down in the digestive tract in order for our bodies to absorb them.  We have a range of enzymes that occur in the digestive tract that are essential to this process.  Enzymes are biological molecules and the catalysts that transform one molecule into another.  Different digestive enzymes work in the different environments of the gastrointestinal tract, and they also catalyse different substances.  For example, the digestive enzyme lipase breaks down fat, amylase breaks down starch and protease breaks down protein.  Apart from their role as catalysts, digestive enzymes also play a part in the healthy immune functioning of the digestive system by killing off harmful bacteria.

The secretions of sufficient digestive enzymes should ideally be maintained by proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle – but this is not always possible in the fast and busy modern world.  A shortage of digestive enzymes can result in poor nutrition and symptoms such as indigestion, gas, food intolerances and spastic colon. FoodState® Digestive Enzyme Formula contains a combination of enzymes and vitamins that help in the proper digestion and better absorption of the food we eat.