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Optimal 1 contains the full complement of enzymes needed to break down the typical American meal - but, unlike enzyme-only formulations, Optimal 1 includes the probiotics (or flora) necessary to help assimilate and absorb the nutrients and a unique delivery system to ensure that they are metabolized and used in the body. Optimal 1 also contains a specific mineral blend that peer review research shows increases the absorption of carbohydrates and protein by 50 percent. Plus, based on eight years experience and published research, OHS has added the enzyme alpha galactosidase to combat the major problems of bloating and gas. In addition, Optimal 1 effectively combats lactose intolerance by including the friendly bacteria that make lactase.

Digestion: The #1 Priority
The only complete formula for complete digestion. Indigestion can be distressful, annoying, even dangerous, especially when ignored or treated incorrectly. Antacids and acid blockers stop digestion, which only adds to the problem! Cooked and processed foods rob the body of enzymes and other nutrients needed for complete digestion and absorption. The body considers digestion a top priority. Other processes, including the immune system, energy production and even brain function, all wait while the body digests food. When digestion is functioning properly, food is broken down and nutrients are made available by the body itself for repair, metabolism, and healing without undue stress on the body. Unfortunately, the way our foods are grown and processed, toxins in the environment, and even stress, anger and many other factors wreak havoc on digestion. The result is that up to 70 million Americans experience digestive problems, from ongoing symptoms of bloating and gas, to diarrhea, stomach cramps or the more severe digestive disorders which cause 191,000 deaths and 13% of hospitalizations each year.

Enzyme Deficiency
Most often, digestive problems are a sign of enzyme depletion. Enzymes are not only crucial to digestion; they are the catalysts that allow the body to breathe, reproduce, and generate energy. Nothing in the body works without enzymes. Life itself depends on enzymes. Yet, virtually every individual is deficient in these vital protein molecules. Stress, caffeine, alcohol and even extreme weather conditions all destroy enzymes. The most serious threat to our enzyme supply is cooked and processed foods. Raw foods contain enzymes that help break them down in the digestive system However, the cooked foods that make up the bulk of the modern diet are devoid of enzymes; so, the body must constantly draw from its limited supply of digestive enzymes. As this supply is depleted, in order to accomplish digestion, the body must rely on metabolic enzymes. When this occurs, other bodily processes are compromised, disease is more common and aging is more pronounced. Dr. Edward Howell, who spent over forty years studying the effects of enzymes on health said, "Humans eating an enzyme-less diet use up a tremendous amount of their enzyme potential in lavish secretions of the pancreas and other digestive organs. The result is shortened life span (65 years or less as compared with 100 years or more), illness and lowered resistance to stress of all types, psychological and environmental.

OPTIMAL 1 Digestion Formula to the Rescue
Even if you eat nutrient-rich foods, you can be feeling the effects of starvation! Your body may be starving for nutrients and you may be experiencing conditions like bloating, decreased energy, premature aging, lowered immune response, and even weight gain if your digestion is compromised and you are unable to break down your food to useable energy. The most effective digestive aid ever developed. Optimal 1 provides EVERY nutrient needed for digestion, including plant enzymes and minerals to break the food down into useable constituents and friendly bacteria to aid in assimilating those constituents into the bloodstream. As the research shows, you may well be starving yourself by eating enzyme-deficient cooked and processed foods. Fight back with Optimal 1- Digestion Formula and feel the benefits of Optimal Health today. Take Optimal 1 with each meal to ensure digestion an assimilation. . . and promote Optimal Health!

Ingredients, quantity per serving (2):
Zinc (as amino acid chelate) 900 mcg
Copper (as amino acid chelate) 600 mcg
Manganese (as amino acid chelate) 400 mcg
Amylase 8,000 DU
Protease I 31,500 HUT
Protease II 6,000 PU
Peptidase 500 SEU
Lipase 50 LU
Invertase 108 InvU
Cellulase 200 CU
Lactase 800 LacU
Maltase 150 DP
Alpha Galactosidase 100 GaIU
Ginger (root) 20 mg
Blackstrap molasses 10 mg
Flora:
DDS-1 Lactobacillus acidophilus 200 mmCFU
Lactobacillus bulgaricus 150 mmCFU
Streptococcus thermophilus 150 mmCFU
Enterococcus faecium 150 mmCFU

Serving size: 2 capsules; 45 servings