For Acid, Indigestion, Acid Reflux, & Heartburn. Detailed Description Helps to Restore Natural Alkaline pH Assists In Reducing Acidity Soothing to the Stomach and Digestive Tract Contains Alkalinizing Minerals from Goat's Milk Whey "Live" Stomach Soothe™ Enzyme Blend Helps to Reduce Heartburn and Acid Indigestion Provides more than 20 Naturally Occurring Minerals 33:1 Organic Vegetable Juice Concentrates Utilizes Exclusive PotenZyme™ process Formulated for those occasions when you experience heartburn, acid indigestion and upper GI distress, Acid Defense is a combination of super alkalinizing ingredients designed to rapidly restore your body's proper pH, and provide reinforcement for alkaline reserves in the body. An excellent source of electrolytes, Acid Defense contains a blend of live enzymes, alkalinizing minerals, and probiotics from goat's milk whey. In addition, the certified organic vegetable juice concentrates enhance liver and gall bladder functions, and aid in fat metabolism. Acid/Alkaline and Your Body's pH When your body becomes too acidic, it will attempt to compensate by retaining alkaline salts in the bloodstream to offset the increase of tissue acidity. Since your body can only tolerate a small imbalance in blood pH, it will rob alkaline components from other places including your body's precious alkaline reserves in an effort to restore a proper pH balance. This can result in heartburn, digestive distress, stomach upset, fatigue, and a multitude of varying symptoms. Commercial antacid products only alleviate the symptoms by blocking the production of acid and can often produce unwanted side effects. They alter your body's ability to absorb protein and calcium which can then create the need for a calcium supplement to compensate. The ingredients in Acid Defense however, contain naturally occurring alkalinizing components such as calcium and magnesium that reestablish a balanced, healthy, system-wide pH. It is safe for daily usage with no known side effects. The Important Role of Sodium & Potassium If it were not for the presence of sodium making the tissue in the stomach highly alkaline, the lining would be destroyed by the hydrochloric acid normally produced in the stomach. The stomach, intestines, joints, and ligaments are in constant need of natural food-source sodium such as that present in the goat mineral matrix in Acid Defense. Naturally occurring sodium is not to be confused with the sodium from common table salt which is processed with extreme heat using many chemical and bleaching agents. A Necessary and Beneficial Combination: Potassium neutralizes acid wastes, and in combination with sodium, maintains a healthy acid/alkaline balance. Potassium and sodium are nearly always found together in the body and perform many of the same functions. Second only to breathing and maintaining a heartbeat Ð the most important metabolic function our body performs is to maintain a balanced pH. The Foundation of Health We believe that the very foundation of health begins with the proliferation of beneficial flora in the gut. The probiotics, live enzymes, and alkalinizing minerals naturally occurring in goat's milk whey, along with organic vegetable juice concentrates and our powerful Stomach Soothe N-imes Blend - together produce a soothing effect, maintain a balanced pH, and promote the growth of healthy flora throughout the intestines. Ancient Wisdom - Fermentation The whole food ingredients in Acid Defense, are lacto-fermented and enzymatically pre-digested, utilizing a proprietary natural process called Poten-Zyme (Potentiation by Enzymatic activation). This ancient method of bio-fermentation incorporates 14 strains of beneficial micro-organisms and their enzymes into the foods, gently breaking them down into their most basic elements. Fermentation creates and liberates valuable medicinal compounds within the foods including enzymes, antioxidants, beta glucans, phytosterols, and other phytonutrients - greatly enhancing the nutritional value while making it easier to digest. This assures more complete absorption and delivery of nutrients at the cellular level. Supplement Facts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serving Size: 1 tbsp or 12 grams Servings Per Container: 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amounts Per Serving % Daily Value Mineral Matrix™ from Goat Milk Whey* 10,050Mg † Potassium 411mg Calcium 146mg Chloride 130mg Phosphorus 116mg Sodium 88mg Magnesium 12mg Chromium 5.5mg Selenium 1 mcg. Chloride 130mg Copper 8 mcg. † Manganese (.7mcg.) † Beet Juice Concentrate* (33:1) 600mg † Carrot Juice Concentrate* (33:1) 600mg † Barley Juice Concentrate* (33:1) 600mg † Acid Defense Stomach Soothe N Zimes Blend™ 150mg † Amylase 9,000DU Glucoamylase 20AGU Lipase 400U Alpha Galactosidase 150GaIU Malt Diastase 950DP* Cellulase 800CU Sucrase 675SU Lactase 650LU -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( ) indicates point (.) milligrams + Daily values not established * A proprietary "Live Food" blend of biologically active alkalizing minerals, enzymes and probiotics from Goat's Milk Whey using the Poten-Zyme™ Process. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Use: Take 1 heaping tablespoon mixed with 8oz of water or juice before bed or when symptoms occur. *Note: Our organic beet, carrot, and barley juice concentrates do not contain gluten, soy, or GMO ingredients. They are a 33 to 1 densely concentrated ratio, which means that it takes 33 pounds of raw vegetables to make 1 pound of concentrated powder.