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Not all FOS is the same The FOS in Eliminex® comes from chicoryroots and is the material used in most ofthe published studies. Cheaper FOS, madefrom sugar (frequently described as ‘fromsugar beet’) is available to the food industryand there are good reasons why we don'tuse it in Eliminex®

Get a Better GutBowel IrregularityViews vary as to what constitutes irregularity but most now agree that anyone who passes hardstools and does so less than three times a week is considered to be irregular. The most commoncause of this problem is a low intake of fibre. Whilst our Department of Health recommends 18 to20g of fibre per day, we typically only eat 8 to 10g. An inadequate fluid intake is also a prime cause ofirregularity; 3 pints of fluid a day is needed to supply sufficient water for the digestive system to keepwaste matter soft and bulky. Any less than 3 pints is likely to lead to dry hard faeces that are difficultto pass. The third most common reason for irregularity is lack of exercise as our digestive systemrelies on us moving around and using our muscles, which helps waste matter to be expelled.

Supplement Recommendations:Eliminex®

Pure soluble fibre

Eliminex® consists of a special kind of pure soluble fibrecalled fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) which helps carrymoisture through the digestive system. This helps to keepwaste soft and bulky, thereby encouraging waste matter tomove through the system faster and helping to ensure moreregular movements.

The active ingredients of Eliminex® are derived from chicory root; it is apleasant sweet tasting powder that can be eaten off the spoon, sprinkledonto cereals or added to drinks. And unlike many other bowel healthproducts on the market, it is suitable for long-term use.

To help maintain regularity, recommend 10 grams daily (1 heaped teaspoon is equivalent to 5g).

Eliminex® (FOS)500g powder code 8381

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Feeling According to a recentsurvey of 500 people, onein ten Britons suffers fromheartburn, indigestion,constipation, diarrhoea orabdominal pains almostevery day.

Lamberts® has developeda range of supplementsdesigned to support thedifferent parts of thedigestive system cope withthe enormous variations indietary composition as wellas periods of disruptioncaused by lifestyle changes,illness and the process ofageing. Here we look at justa few areas of digestivehealth and highlight howyou can use our productsin clinical practice.

Ibisene®

High potency artichoke extract

Artichoke is particularly helpful where people have long-term problemstrying to maintain bowel regularity i.e. where there is a stubborn problemthat is ongoing for more than 1 to 2 weeks. Artichoke stimulatesperistalsis in the lower gut that helps to ‘get things moving again’and it can work well when taken in conjunction with Eliminex®.

It is the leaves of the artichoke plant that contain the active compounds, the most importantone being cynarin. Lamberts® Ibisene® is a high potency artichoke extract standardised upon5% cynarin, to give a relevant level of 16mg cynarin per tablet.

For stubborn symptoms suggest Ibisene® alongside Eliminex®. Recommend 2 tabletswith meals (maximum 6 tablets per day).

Ibisene® (Artichoke Extract)180 tablets code 8558

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The role of our digestive system is to digest and absorb nutrients taken in as food, andunless it does this efficiently, we are unlikely to achieve optimum health, however good ourdiet is. Enzymes must first breakdown the food consumed, into its component moleculesready for absorption in the small intestine. The efficient breakdown of food is essential torelease vital nutrients. These nutrients must then be absorbed through often quite complexbiochemical processes, which transport the nutrient molecules across the gut wall.

The Role of theDigestive System

Flatulence & Bloating Excess gases building up in the digestive tract and then being expelled through the rectumcause flatulence. And whilst it isn’t a major health threat, it can be extremely embarrassing. It isgenerally caused by chemical reactions that occur after eating certain foods such as cabbageand cauliflower. These foods, which all contain complex carbohydrates, often arrive in the largeintestine incompletely digested and are subsequently broken down by the bacteria. And it is thisbacterial action that produces certain gases causing flatulence and often bloating as well.

Supplement Recommendations:Ginger CapsulesProduced from over 14 grams of fresh ginger rootLamberts® Ginger Capsules provide all the benefits of ginger without thefuss and mess associated with preparing fresh ginger. Ginger is known to bea carminative, which means that it can help release excessive gases fromthe digestive system.

It takes over 14 grams of fresh ginger root to produce 120mg of gingerextract, the amount found in just one of our capsules! Supplied as an extractto preserve the active constituents such as the gingeroles and zingerone.

Recommend 1 capsule daily with food.

Ginger capsules60 capsules code 8565

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Turmeric 10,000mg Providing 95% CurcuminsCurrently, there are clinical trials beingundertaken in the UK on the use ofturmeric in the alleviation of digestivecomplaints and the researchers have beenexcited by the preliminary results. Forexample, it appears that by impeding theformation of excess gas and releasing it ifit does form, a daily dose of turmeric cancounter flatulence and bloating.

Lamberts® Turmeric extract is a highpotency root extract standardised to provide95% curcumin, which is the level generallyused in studies. Each tablet contains 500mgturmeric root extract, which is equivalentto 10,000mg of turmeric spice, makingLamberts® Turmeric one of the strongestproducts in the UK. To obtain this levelfrom the average high street productwould require about 20 tablets!

Recommend 1 tablet daily with food.

Turmeric10,000mg60 tablets code 8571

Acidophilus Extra 10Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidumProbiotics (capsules containing beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillusacidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum) help to keep in check the growthof gas-producing bacteria.

Probably the UK’s most potent probiotic, each gelatin-free capsule ofLamberts® Acidophilus Extra 10 contains 10 billion friendly bacteria.

We use the beneficial Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 and BifidobacteriumBb12 strains of bacteria (the most popular strains used in clinical studies).The bacteria are freeze dried with an acid stable polysaccharide matrixthat helps protect them from stomach acid by up to 50 times!

It is these extras such as the acid stable polysaccharide matrix, therefrigerated conditions until despatch and the desiccant layer in everypot that ensure our product meets the claims on our label.

Recommend 1 capsule daily, with a glass of water (not hotdrinks as heat will kill the beneficial bacteria).

Acidophilus Extra 1030 capsules 60 capsules code 8418

Disordered Digestion Disordered digestion is a vague term used to describe arange of symptoms including bloating, nausea, wind andabdominal cramps that can occur following eating, and iscommonly known as indigestion or dyspepsia. Chewingwith the mouth open, talking while chewing, insufficientchewing of foods, excessively large meals (especially fattyfoods) and eating just before bedtime, are just some of thecauses of this complaint.

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Supplement Recommendations:Ibisene®

A full 16mg cynarin per tablet

In one study of people with digestive problems, an amazing85% noted an improvement after taking artichoke extract.This herb seems particularly helpful where people havedigestive disturbances, such as nausea, flatulence,abdominal pain and bloating.

Researchers using artichoke extract on sufferers of dyspepsia broughton by impaired fat digestion, often referred to as fatty meal intolerance,have also shown positive results. A reduction in pain and/or discomfortin the lower chest or upper abdominal area after fatty meals was notedand accounted for by artichoke’s ability to stimulate the production ofbile from the liver.

It has recently been shown by a trial in the UK that this herb may actuallywork quicker than was previously thought. Use of artichoke extract reducedsymptoms of dyspepsia during a mere 6-week treatment course.

Cynarin and a group of compounds called flavonoidsare deemed to be the most health-protectivecompounds in the plant extract. Good quality extractsof artichoke are standardised on the cynarin content.Each tablet of Ibisene® contains a full 16mg cynarinwhich is the level generally used in scientificinvestigations of note

As a preventative measure, recommend 2 tablets 1hour before a meal (maximum 6 tablets per day).

Ibisene® (Artichoke Extract) 180 tablets code 8558

Digestizyme®

Includes lipase, amylase andprotease

Digestive enzymes are secretedinto the digestive tract tobreakdown food matter into itscomponent nutrients. These canthen be absorbed across the gutwall into the bloodstream. If thisenzyme system does not workeffectively, undigested foodpassing into the large intestinewill be fermented by the residentbacteria, causing flatulence,bloating and diarrhoea.

Digestizyme® provides a broad spectrumof plant-sourced enzymes, which digestprotein, fat and carbohydrate. Theadvantage of plant-sourced enzymes isthat quality control is assured andcontamination is significantly reducedcompared with animal sources. Naturalplant enzymes give high bioavailability andare readily acceptable to the digestivetract. We have chosen enzymes that arelargely resistant to degradation caused bythe highly acidic conditions in the stomachso that they may reach the small intestinewhere most digestion takes place.

Recommend 1 capsuleat the start of eachmeal (maximum 3capsules per day).

Digestizyme®

100 capsules code 8410

Aloe Vera Equivalent to 10,000mg of fresh Aloe Vera juice

Of its many historical uses, the herb is best known for itseffect in helping to maintain a healthy digestive system.

Each of our high strength capsules contains 50mg of Aloe Vera extract,equivalent to 10,000mg of fresh Aloe Vera juice and concentrated toproduce a high level of the natural constituents found in the Aloe Vera gel.

These capsules are a much more convenient way to takeAloe Vera as it means that the bitter taste associated withmany liquid Aloe Vera products is avoided.

Recommend 1 to 2 tablets daily.

Aloe Vera 10,000mg90 tablets code 8570

Note: The enzyme activityis measured andexpressed in FoodChemical Codex (FCC)units, a standard for plantenzymes that is a betterdescription than weight inmilligrams. This is a highpotency product and canonly be compared withother manufacturers’products if they supply unitsof activity (not weight).

One capsule provides:* Lipase 125 LU Amylase 5000 DU Protease 4.5 10,000 HUT Protease 3 10 SAPU Glucoamylase 9 AGU Cellulase 200 CU Bromelain 120,000 PU Papain 50,000 PU

Fullness or Heaviness After Meals A feeling of fullness or heaviness after meals can sometimes occureven though an excessively large meal has not been consumed.Often a sensation of general discomfort as opposed to pain is alsoexperienced. It is caused by the stomach’s natural movementslowing down, leaving food churning in the stomach for too long i.e. slow digestion.

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Ibisene®

High potency artichoke extract

Improving the digestive processby supplementing with a highpotency artichoke extract can beespecially helpful to those withslow digestion.

It takes 8 grams of artichoke leaves toproduce 320mg of artichoke extract, theamount found in just one of our tablets!We use a standardised extract, with aguaranteed level of 16mg cynarin per tablet.

As a preventativemeasure, recommend2 tablets 1 hourbefore a meal(maximum 6 tabletsper day).

Ibisene®

(Artichoke Extract) 180 tablets code 8558

Digestizyme®

High potency enzyme complex

As with artichoke, enhancing thedigestive process with a broadspectrum of plant-sourcedenzymes can be especially helpfulto those with slow digestion.

Digestizyme® is a high potency, broad-spectrum enzyme complex and as detailedopposite includes a range of plant-sourcedenzymes from lipase through to protease.

Recommend 1 capsuleat the start of eachmeal (maximum 3capsules per day).

Digestizyme®

100 capsules code 8410

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SupplementRecommendations:Peppermint Oil 50mg ConcentratedPeppermint has a long tradition of use as a digestive aidand is especially effective in calming the spasms that causeabdominal pain. The volatile oils in peppermint, particularlymenthol, are the key active ingredients although the otherconstituents may also contribute tothe plant's therapeutic effects.

Our capsules contain 50mg of purenatural peppermint oil, distilled fromthe leaves of this plant.

Recommend 3capsules daily, 1 aftereach main meal.

Peppermint OilCapsules 50mg90 capsules code 8399

Gut Spasms Food is propelled through the digestive tractby a wavelike movement termed peristalsis.The alternate contraction and relaxation ofthe intestinal muscles push the food forwardbut sometimes this can be disrupted as in thecase of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – thecontractions become uncoordinated and themuscles go into spasm, often leading toabdominal pain.

Did you know?Over a lifetime, no less than 100 tons of food passes along thedigestive tract and 300,000 litres of digestive juices are producedby the body to break it down. The digestive tract itself has highnutrient needs because of its high turnover of epithelial cells andsynthesis and secretion of digestive enzymes.

Urgency The disturbance of theperistaltic movement justdescribed for gut spasmscan also often cause thecontents of the intestines to be pushed along far tooquickly resulting in thesudden feeling of ‘urgency’and the passing of loosewatery motions.

There are also several othercauses of loose motionsincluding a bacterial or viralinfection from contaminatedfood or water like in the caseof ‘travellers tummy’. Likewisea course of antibiotics canresult in this uncomfortableand inconvenient ailment asthey destroy the intestinesbeneficial ‘friendly’ bacteria.

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Turmeric 10,000mg Providing 95% curcuminPositive results have been shown by researchers in a recent trial using as littleas 2 to 3 grams of turmeric extract daily to help prevent the frequent/loosermotions and flatulence-type symptoms of irritable bowel. In a relatively shorttime, long-standing sufferers saw some remarkable effects on the symptomsthat had plagued some of the volunteers for more than 10 years.

One current theory on IBS is that it is caused by low-grade inflammation of thegut lining. And as it is known that curcumin in turmeric can inhibit inflammatorymetabolites, the lead researcher from Reading University hastheorised that conventional medications such as NSAIDs(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can exacerbate this byinflaming and irritating the gut lining, whereas turmeric has apositive effect.

Each tablet of Lamberts® Turmeric 10,000mg is equivalent toapproximately two teaspoons worth of spice, making it oneof the strongest turmeric products in the UK.

Recommend 1 tablet daily with food.

Turmeric 10,000mg60 tablets code 8571

Eliminex®

Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS)As detailed under ‘Bowel Irregularity’, Eliminex®

can be used to help maintain regularity. Whilstat smaller doses it can be used in another way,as a bowel-'conditioner'.

Eliminex® (FOS) feed the beneficial or 'friendly'bacteria in the large bowel (colon). Indeed a recentstudy has shown that just 8g of FOS daily for 2weeks leads to a 10-fold increase in beneficialbacteria in the gut. This is termed a prebioticeffect; as the beneficial bacteria are encouraged,the harmful pathogenic bacteria and yeasts aresuppressed, so fewer toxins are produced.

For an ‘irritable’ bowel it works particularly wellwhen taken in conjunction with 1 capsule ofAcidophilus Extra 10.

As a prebiotic, recommend just 2.5 to 5 gramsdaily (1 heaped teaspoon is equivalent to 5g).

Eliminex® (FOS)500g powder code 8381

Effect of 8g FOS/day for two weeks on the number of major faecal bacteria.

8g of FOS daily for 2 weeksleads to a 10-fold increase in the beneficial bifidobacterium, a3-fold increase in the beneficiallactobacillus bacteria and a 1-fold decrease in the harmfulpathogenic bacteriodes.

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Probioguard®

4 strain probioticIn situations where the unfriendly, pathogenic bacteria overwhelm the friendly bacteria such as in the example of a courseof antibiotics, it has been shown that ‘reseeding’ the digestive system with friendly bacteria can be of help.

Probioguard® contains four carefully selected strains of friendly bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium,Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp bulgaricus, which have been widely used in clinical studies.As well as those that have used a course of antibiotics or those with regular bloating problems or on-going digestivedisturbances this can be used in cases of ‘travellers tummy’. The species of bacteria in Probioguard® are specially selectedfor use when travelling, as local cuisine can expose the gut to new challenges where different bacteria strains may be presentand this can unsettle digestion.

This product is stored in refrigerated conditions until despatch to ensure maximum potency. The special pot weuse also contains a desiccant layer which is built in to the tube wall and will remove every trace of moisture fromthe capsules. This is essential as the viability of probiotics is largely determined by the moisture content of theatmosphere surrounding the capsules. This revolutionary packaging, which is also used for our acidophilusproducts, removes the need for a separate desiccant in each pot and means no matter how manytimes the pot is opened, the desiccant is always there to protect thefriendly bacteria.

Recommend 2 capsules daily, one in the morning and one in theevening, with a glass of water (not hot drinks as heat will kill thebeneficial bacteria).

Probioguard®

60 capsules code 8419

A General Practitioner should always investigate undiagnosed symptoms.

PRESCRIBERS GUIDE TO DIGESTIVE HEALTH ISSUES Acidophilus Probioguard® Aloe Vera Digestizyme® Eliminex® Ginger Ibisene® Peppermint Oil Turmeric

Extra 10 10,000mg (Enzyme Complex) (FOS) Capsules (Artichoke Extract) Capsules 50mg 10,000mg

Bowel Irregularity � � 10 grams daily 2 tabs with meals

(max 6 tabs daily)

Flatulence & Bloating � � � 1 cap daily 1 cap daily 1 tab daily

with a cold drink with food with food

Disordered Digestion � � � 1 to 2 tabs daily 1 cap at start Preventative

of a meal measure: 2 tabs

(max 3 caps daily) 1hr before a meal

(max 6 tabs daily)

Fullness or Heaviness � � After Meals 1 cap at start Preventative

of a meal measure: 2 tabs

(max 3 caps daily) 1hr before a meal

(max 6 tabs daily)

Gut Spasms � 3 caps daily,

between meals

Urgency � � � 2 caps daily 2.5 to 5 grams 1 tab daily

with a cold drink daily with food

(Passing hard stools lessthan 3 times a week)

(Stomach/lowergut discomfort withexcess gas)

(Otherwise known asindigestion or dyspepsia)

(Slow digestion)

(Muscle spasms inthe gut often leadingto abdominal pain)

(Sudden feeling of‘urgency’ and the passingof loose motions)

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