Once Daily Active Man Multivitamin - Cellular Energy and Immune Support Supplement w/Vitamin D, Vitamin C, B12, B6, Zinc, Lutein, Digestive Enzymes, Whole Foods, 60-Day Guarantee, 90 Servings

Works great for both my husband and me. More importantly, I don't have the stomach issues I've had trying to take other NAC.

Did you know that sometimes GERD is caused by low levels of stomach acid? Your esophagus fails to close if the level of acidity in your stomach falls too low. I had GERD for over 10 years. It was the side effect of a medication I was on. My internist mistakenly thought my stomach acid was too high and put me on proton pump inhibitors. Which pretty much guaranteed that I would have GERD forever. Luckily I have a new doctor. She correctly diagnosed me with low stomach acid, not high stomach acid. So first I tried one of these capsules with every meal , things improved but the problems didn't go away. Then my doctor said double it up. That did the trick. In less than a week, the results were obvious. My GERD was greatly improved. My gas went away, along with bloating, and the gut cramps. Within six weeks, I was able to try skipping the HCl and the digestive enzymes, without experiencing relapse. Now the reason why I was producing so little stomach acid was because my digestion was broken. In order to heal your digestion , you need to support it using HCl and digestive enzymes. You will probably need more digestive enzymes than the ones contained in this product but there are many excellent ones on the market. In order to heal the gut, you need to support it with glutamine . Glutamine is an amino acid that is used by the gut for energy, and it is required for essential function. It is also used to produce glutathione . Glutathione is the master enzyme that regenerates all of your other antioxidant enzymes . Periods of high stress can strip all of the glutathione in your body. Finally glutamine is also required to produce GABA . Fluctuating levels of GABA in your brain can alter your mood drastically. It's best not to exceed the recommended dose of glutamine in order to prevent this. During periods of trauma or broken digestion or high stress your daily need for glutamine will exceed any normal diet. Therefore doctors will recommend 2 to 3 g of glutamine taken on an empty stomach. Collagen : collagen is required for gut function. In order to heal the gut you need to supplement with collagen. You can do this by drinking bone broth or by taking a powdered collagen supplement. Vitamins. You need all your vitamins and minerals in order in order to heal. This is actually a very complicated topic because many vitamins will block absorption of other vitamins and minerals . Or they can only be absorbed in very precise ratios. But it's safe to say, that centrum or One-A-Day are lousy vitamins. It's mostly because they're not very bioavailable. In order to find a good bioavailable multivitamin you will need to do a lot of research . I would normally recommend Hardy.'s Essential Nutrients except it's such an expensive brand. Vitamin C is required for healing collagen . I was supplementing with 4 to 6 g when I noticed my collagen was healing at an accelerated rate. Make sure you get bioavailable versions of magnesium and zinc supplements. Saccharomyces boulardii: is good if you have some kind of gut trauma. The Saccharomyces actually fights gut inflammation. Bob's Red Mill unmodified potato starch: is resistant starch. Resistant starches are not digested by the gut , instead they are digested by your helpful probiotics. The body doesn't absorb the resistance starch therefore it does not raise glucose levels. Some of the byproducts of the resistance starch help feed the gut as well as feeding your good probiotics. Potato starch is the most concentrated source of resistance starch that you can use. The therapeutic dose is 1 tablespoon taken up to three times per day. Start with 1 teaspoon if you're not used to this stuff. Fiber: it was an eye-opening revelation to me, the difference in fiber quality . It turns out one of the key characteristics of fiber quality is the length of the fiber. Shorter fiber unfortunately feeds some of the bad inhabitants of your gut as well as the more helpful probiotics. Longer fiber feeds your helpful probiotics while starving the parasites. PGX is a trademark form of glucomannan which is extracted from the Konjac root. PGX has undergone a special form of processing which preserves the length of the fiber. I went from Metamucil , to glucomannan , to PGX . And as I upgraded from bad to best, my diarrhea went from relentless to gone. Protein synthesis: healing is by definition the production of new materials to replace that which is broken or gone. Therefore you need to initiate the production of new proteins . To do this you must eat 30 g of proteins in one meal. For example that would be five large eggs. It's an unfortunate amount of food, but nutritionists recommend for anyone trying to heal from a major trauma or medical condition, that you need to eat 30 g of protein three times a day for maximum healing. I find it difficult to do more than 30 g per day , and ended up rearranging my protein intake so that I would eat it all in one meal. But if you want your gut to heal quickly, you really do need to initiate protein synthesis so that you can start replacing some of your missing body functions. Good luck and good health!

Acid Reflux / Heartburn can just as easily be a symptom of too LITTLE stomach acid as too much and MOST doctors (like mine) prescribe Proton Pump Inhibitors which stops the stomach lining from producing acid --- THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS because our stomach REQUIRES Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) in order to digest our food and assimilate it into nutrients. We can be over weight and still starve our body of nutrients resulting in bone loss, cavities, broken teeth, even disease! If you suffer with heartburn / reflux, PLEASE try diet changes FIRST, then try adding Raw Apple Cider Vinegar or Lemon Water (research directions online) and if they don't work, try adding an HCL Supplement but stop the anti-acids ASAP. I've been taking anti-acids for 30+ years & Nexium for as long as I can remember which eventually wasn't enough to control my heartburn. My teeth were breaking and I have several diseases including Lupus, Sjogrens, Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia, Major Arthritis, Restless Leg. I was researching natural treatments and discovered You Tube videos by Montreal Healthy Girl & Dr Eric Berg about adding HCL to treat heartburn and IT WORKS! I stopped the anti-acids and had to take up to SEVEN - 650 Betaine HCL Supplements with every meal JUST to get it digested because my stomach was no longer making stomach acid on it's own. I have now reduced the HCL to 2 or 3 per mean and it controls my heartburn. For some reason, my stomach has never produced enough stomach acid on it's own & needs a bit of help! I was also STUNNED to discover that my Neuropathy pain decreased greatly since addressing my digestive problem! I can only assume that my body has not been receiving the required nutrients from properly digested food, vitamins & supplements for adequate nerve function which resulted in the burning/stinging (Neuropathy). Our body gives us a symptom for a REASON. If we pop a pill to rid ourselves of the symptom without correcting the CAUSE, the DAMAGE continues and often the side effects from the medication cause even greater damage. I can actually control my Lupus Flare Ups with an Organic, plant based diet & by avoiding CHEMICALS. I weaned myself off of THIRTEEN prescription medications with the help of diet changes & natural alternatives. I had FOUR specialists and I now see a local Internal Specialist twice a year. My labs are normal including my Anti-Nuclear Antibody Titer that confirmed my Lupus diagnosis. One more tip - a Daith Ear Cartilage Piercing will cure migraines & other headaches. I have PERSONALLY witnessed this little miracle!

I have been using Solaray vitamins for years at this point, this specific vitamin (Glucosamine) is what got me hooked on the quality and assurance I can have towards their product. I had terrible knees at a young age due to abusing them, i began taking this consistently (at a lower dosage than recommended / 1 per day) and within the first 3-6 months i noticed change toward the good. After about a year I noticed almost all pain gone. Years later I added some muscle training to legs and I have 0 knee issues at all when prior I believed I would need surgery!

The Solaray HCL with Pepsin is a great product if you are dealing with stomach issues, Betaine HCl and pepsin are gastric-juice are essential to the digestion of food and absorption of most nutrients. Betaine HCL increases the level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach which helps with proper digestion and absorption of nutrients from food. Normal levels of hydrochloric acid are also needed for digestion of proteins and absorption of amino acids. Betaine HCL helps to restore the proper acid levels in the stomach and maintain a healthy gut. You can take one capsule up to six times during each meal. The capsule are small, easy to swallow, no noticeable taste, brown in color....the bottle has a slight earthy smell..contains 180 gelatin capsules. Cautions on the label state that you should not take this product when you meal consist only of salad or fruit. If you have high stomach acid or ulcers talk to your Dr. before taking...also if you’re consuming any anti-inflammatory medicines: corticosteroids, aspirin, Indocin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or other NSAIDs. These drugs can damage the GI lining and supplementing with HCL could aggravate it, increasing the risks of bleeding or ulcer. so please check with your Dr. I received this product at a discount for my honest opinion/review. My husband has leaky gut and he has been incorporating this with his diet...it does seem to be helping with his digestion, but he thinks that he is having issues with the Glutamic Acid HCL, so he is off of them for now.

As someone who has had my gall bladder removed, I began to have many issues with digestion. My Doctor prescribed anti-acids and I took many over the year and felt worse and worse. I had gas, bloating and reflux, especially at night. After much research, I decided to try probiotics and fermented foods. I felt a bit better but still had many issues, I developed a hernia that I was told was normal for someone my age.while researching hernias I discovered I was probably low in stomach acid rather than high??? I was confused and after consulting a natural doctor decided to carefully try supplementing with HCl and pepsin. I have been able to stop my expensive anti-acids and feel so much better. my stools are also much improved. This is the third brand I have tried and much prefer these to the others I tried prior to these. These are capsules and are easy to swallow. They are very effective and I can eat foods I have not been able to eat in years and not suffer ill effects. Do be careful to start gradually. I take 2 of these with each meal but would start with just one tablet day at dinner and work up slowly. If this review has been helpful to you please click thumbs up below. I appreciate your feedback.

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As far as I'm concerned, this product is a miracle, and more people should know about it. I've struggled with what has been diagnosed as both IBS and gastritis since I was a freshman in college (now almost 40). My symptoms were pain/burning in my stomach that intensified with hunger, drinking coffee, and was often worse first thing in the morning. It began with a very stressful time in my life during which I began skipping meals. After my life got back on track, the stress subsided and my eating habits went back to normal but the pain never went away. I saw a gastroenterologist who tested me for h. pylori and gallbladder issues and found none. So I was put on Nexium which I took for years, was very expensive, had scary long-term side effects, and only minimally helped my symptoms. It wasn't until I saw an integrative physician in my mid-30s who suggested this product that I found an effective treatment. I wish I had learned about it sooner! I take one capsule with each meal, and my symptoms have completely subsided. It's very important to take it with food because if you don't, you'll end up with painful burning. I had read all kinds of articles about acid reflux and excessive stomach acid over the years that never squared up completely with my symptoms, but now that this product works so well for me, I suspect that I actually had LOW stomach acid, not HIGH. I also suspect that many people who are on acid reducers are in the same situation due to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. This much cheaper, non-prescription alternative works 10x better for me than acid reducers ever did. I'm so thankful to have found this supplement. Update: Since writing this review I have switched to using NOW brand Super Enzymes which contains 200 mg Betaine HCL. I highly recommend this product as well for the issues I mentioned above.