Now Digest Ultimate

Now Digest Ultimate is a potent proprietary combination of digestive enzymes produced through controlled fermentation of select microbial species and is stable throughout the pH range of the GI tract. This full-spectrum digestive support formula helps to optimize nutrient absorption by assisting in the breakdown of protein, carbohydrate and fat, as well as dairy, grains and indigestible fibres found in foods such as vegetables and beans. Â In addition, Digest Ultimate is suitable for vegetarians.

Digestive enzymes are the workhorses of your digestive system. They get busy as soon as you take your first bite, and they're involved throughout the entire digestive process, breaking down the foods you eat into smaller, more absorbable components for your body to utilize, including vital nutrients and beneficial compounds your body needs. Many digestive enzymes can be produced in the body by the salivary glands and by the secretory cells in the stomach, pancreas and small intestines. But we're intended to consume whole foods that are rich in digestive enzymes. In their natural, unadulterated state, many whole, raw foods contain enzymes that facilitate healthy digestion. Ideally, these enzymes mix with our saliva through the process of chewing and begin pre-digesting our food as it moves through the oesophagus. Realistically though, whole, raw foods are just a small portion of many people's diets today. Processed foods contain little to no enzymes, so many of us are not getting the extra digestive enzyme help we need from our diet.

Our body can manufacture sufficient enzymes for digestion, but enzyme production declines as we age, and the enzymes our body produces become less efficient, so it gets tougher for our body to maintain normal digestive function without additional digestive enzymes from food or supplements.

• Supports healthy digestion
• Optimizes the nutritional value of foods
• Full spectrum enzyme formula
• Vegetarian/Vegan

Other ingredients: Cellulose (capsule) and MCT (medium chain triglycerides)

Take 1 capsule with each meal

For adults use only. Consult your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, taking medication or have a medical condition. Keep out of reach of children.

Now Digest Ultimate is a high strength digestive enzyme blend that covers protein, fats, carbohydrates, lactose and plant fibres. It includes amylase, several forms of protease, lipase, cellulase, hemicellulase, alpha galactosidase, lactase, bromelain and papaya extract. That range makes it useful for mixed meals, especially when rich foods, dairy, beans or vegetables tend to leave you uncomfortable.

One practical point is that the blend includes several different proteases and a relatively strong lipase level, so it is built for more than basic starch digestion. Alpha galactosidase is commonly used for gas-forming carbohydrates, and lactase is there for dairy sugars. Now Digest Ultimate is best understood as a broad meal support enzyme, with each enzyme chosen to work on a different part of the food you eat.

What foods is Now Digest Ultimate designed to help with?
It is designed for mixed meals that contain protein, fat, starch, dairy and plant fibre. The wide enzyme range is there to cover more than one trigger at once.

Why does Now Digest Ultimate include alpha galactosidase?
Alpha galactosidase is commonly used to help break down certain carbohydrates in beans, lentils and some vegetables. It is often chosen when gas and bloating are the main complaint.

What does lactase do in Now Digest Ultimate?
Lactase helps digest lactose, the sugar naturally found in dairy. It is one of the most useful enzymes to have if dairy meals do not agree with you.