What Is Amylase? The Enzyme That Breaks Down Starch
Amylase is the enzyme that turns starch into sugar you can absorb. Where your body makes it, why bread can feel heavy, and what amylase can’t do.
Digestive Health
Can You Take Digestive Enzymes Every Day?
By Dave Sherwin, PN1 Certified Nutrition Coach · Owner of Dirobi.com Picture a week of dinners laid out on the counter. Monday’s chili. Tuesday’s tacos. Wednesday’s leftover chili, because of course. Quick … Read more.
What Is the APLC Enzyme Blend? From Amylase to Cellulase
APLC stands for amylase, protease, lipase, and cellulase. Here is what each of the four enzymes does, and how the blend differs from the specialty enzymes beside it.
Do Digestive Enzymes Survive Stomach Acid?
By Dave Sherwin, PN1 Certified Nutrition Coach · Owner of Dirobi.com It is the smartest objection anyone raises about digestive enzyme supplements, and it usually arrives in the same tone: your stomach … Read more.
Why Do Beans Cause Gas? The Real Reason (Not Just Fiber)
By Dave Sherwin, PN1 Certified Nutrition Coach · Owner of Dirobi.com Beans do not actually make more gas than other foods because they are somehow rude. They make more gas because they … Read more.
Sudden Bathroom Trips After Eating? Fructose Might Be Why
That urgent post-meal dash has a name: fructose malabsorption. The door-jam mechanism, the water-magnet effect, trigger foods, and what actually helps.
Digestive Enzymes vs. Probiotics: What Is the Difference?
Enzymes break food down while you eat. Probiotics change the bacterial population much further along. Which one your symptoms are actually asking for.
Does Digestion Really Slow Down With Age?
By Dave Sherwin, PN1 Certified Nutrition Coach · Owner of Dirobi.com Somewhere in your fifties or sixties, a meal you have eaten your whole life starts behaving like it has new management. … Read more.
Why Do I Feel Uncomfortably Full After a Normal Meal?
By Dave Sherwin, PN1 Certified Nutrition Coach · Owner of Dirobi.com The portion was normal. The same plate you have eaten a hundred times. The same plate everyone else at the table … Read more.