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digestive enzymes

  1. Pyrrhus

    Incomplete digestion of food (and possible malnutrition) due to dysautonomia?

    Incomplete digestion of food (and possible malnutrition) due to dysautonomia? For years, I have wondered why nutrients in a purified supplement form seem to have much stronger effects on me than the exact same nutrients in food form: There are a couple of possible explanations that could...
  2. Jwarrior77

    Proteolytic Enzymes - Trypsin & Chymotrypsin

    Has anyone tried proteolytic Enzymes to help with digestion and breaking down protein? I'm specifically interested in the enzymes Trypsin and Chymotrypsin. They apparently have strong anti inflammatory effects when taken on an empty stomach. When taken with food they help break down proteins...