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Cool Digest Capsules

$23.95

LifeSpa Whole Herbs™

Balance Stomach Acid Naturally*
450mg | 90 caps

In stock

SKU: Cool Digest Capsules Categories: Detox Herbs, Herbs & Supplements, Whole Herbs
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Stress causes the digestive system to produce excess stomach acid. Excess stomach acid may overheat the system and disrupt the delicate balance of the stomach wall’s mucus lining. This can result in weakened digestion and a hot and irritated stomach and/or upper intestinal lining. The acid can also creep up into the esophagus causing occasional heartburn.*

Combining Amalaki, Guduchi, and other traditional Ayurvedic herbs, Cool Digest is formulated to kindle digestive fire while cooling and balancing the mucosa of the stomach wall and boosting bile flow. For a system that is experiencing excess heat, Cool Digest provides excellent support.*

Suggested Use: Take 1 capsules before meals, or as directed by your health care professional.

Bottle Contains: 90 vegetarian capsules, 450 mg each

Ingredients: Organic Avipattikar Churna (Indian Jalap Root, Clove Bud, Indian Cassia Leaf, Cardamom Seed, Vidanga Fruit, Cyperus Root, Amla Fruit, Belleric Myrobalan Fruit, Chebulic Myrobalan, Long Pepper Fruit, Black Pepper Fruit, Ginger Root), Organic Phyllanthus emblica (Amla Fruit), Organic Tinospora cordifolia (Indian Tinospora Stem), Asafetida Resin (with Fenugreek Seed)
(Go to Ayurvedic Herbal Makeup)

Does not contain: Yeast, gluten, corn, soy, milk, fish, animal products, binders, fillers, preservatives or artificial coloring

Kosher Certified: No animal derivatives


The Science

Could the cause of today’s increased prevalence of gastrointestinal distress be fast food, eating too quickly and processed foods? Or is it just stress and an unsustainable pace that is causing this?

Possible Causes of Too Much Acid

It is believed that excess spicy or processed foods, as well as citrus fruits, rich foods, and fried foods can all contribute to the excess production of stomach acid. Additionally, day-to-day stress can trigger the release of excess cortisol, a stress hormone, which stimulates the release of stomach acid. (1)

Conventional Causes of Occasional Heartburn

  • Eating excess processed foods
  • Eating while stressed
  • Overeating at night
  • Eating excess heavy and rich foods

An Ayurvedic Take

What seems to be missing in the conventional discussion is an inquiry into why the stomach acid doesn’t leave the stomach. According to Ayurveda, the digestive organs work in harmony with each other, and if one organ isn’t working, we look to the next organ either up or downstream from it. In the case of stomach acid imbalance, there are some very obvious players we must look at.

The liver and gallbladder make a significant amount of bile that buffers acid when it leaves the stomach. The pancreas makes digestive enzymes that also buffer stomach acids. (3) If the liver, gallbladder or pancreas is not producing adequate bile or enzymes, the stomach will simply not release the acid into the small intestine. The stomach triggers the release of the digestive acids only when enough buffers are present in the small intestine, ready to neutralize the acids. Instead, the stomach acids will build up in the stomach, causing irritation.

Lack of bile flow will cause irritation in the stomach, and the stomach will decrease the production of acid in an attempt to protect the stomach lining. An easy way to think of it is that the stomach simply matches the lack of bile and digestive enzymes available in the small intestine with a commensurate lack of stomach acid. In other words, low bile flow = low acid production.

Lack of Bile?

If your occasional heartburn is caused by insufficient bile flow from the liver or gallbladder, it will usually kick in at night, or 30-60 minutes after a meal. This happens because it takes some time for the stomach acid to build up and/or spill small amounts of acid into a small intestine that has produced inadequate amounts of bile to buffer it.

This type of discomfort is caused by eating heavy, rich, fatty or fried foods; more so than spicy foods. This is because bile is responsible for the breakdown of fats. If there is inadequate bile flow, the fatty meal will sit in the stomach undigested, causing burping or nausea.

What if it Burns Right Away?

Interestingly, occasional heartburn incidents aren’t always caused by too much acid, but also by too little acid. That’s right! Gastric discomfort can be caused by not enough acid production in the stomach. If there is too little stomach acid produced, the food and the stomach acid (even though there is less of it) will linger in the stomach and delay the emptying. The longer the food sits in the stomach, the higher the risk of irritation to the stomach. (2)

If you feel uncomfortable right away after eating acidic or spicy foods, this is usually due to too little acid. When the stomach begins to turn off the production of stomach acid, it is typically due to excess acid, too little bile to buffer it, or irritation of the stomach lining. When the stomach begins to turn off the production of acid, the stomach lining becomes very sensitive to almost any foods, but even worse with acidic foods.

General Disclaimer:

Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Not intended for use by pregnant women. Store in a cool, dry place.

Important Note: While most of us will suffer from occasional heartburn at some point in our lives, you should make an appointment with your primary care physician if any of the following are true:

  • Your heartburn feels more severe or painful than normal
  • You have a persistent cough that won’t go away
  • Your heartburn occurs several times a week for more than two weeks
  • You’ve been taking OTC medications for occasional heartburn for an extended time
  • You develop a difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)

Ayurvedic Herbal Makeup

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Indian Jalap Clove Indian Cassia Cardamom Vidanga Cyperus Amla Belleric Myrobalan Chebulic Myrobalan Long Pepper Black Pepper Ginger Indian Tinospora Hing Asafetida
Latin Name Operculina turpethum Syzygium aromaticum Cinnamomum tamala Elettaria cardamomum Embelia ribes Cyperus rotundus Phyllanthus emblica Terminalia bellirica Terminalia chebula Piper longum Piper nigrum Zingiber officinale Tinospora cordifolia Ferula narthex
Also Known As Trivrit, Saint Thomas
Lidpod, Turpeth,
Fue Vao
Lavanga, Laung,
Lavang, Ding Xiang
Tamala, Tejapatra,
Indian Bay Leaf
Ela, Sha Ren False Black Pepper,
Vaividang, Baibidang
Musta Amalaki, Dhatri,
Indian Gooseberry
Bibhitaki, Bahera,
Beleric, Vibhitaka,
Aksha
Haritaki, He Zi,
Black Myrobalan
Pippali, Indian
Long Pepper
Maricha, Hu Jiao Shunthi, Adraka,
Nagara, Gan Jiang,
Shen Jiang
Guduchi, Amrita,
Ambrosia, Kuan Jin
Teng
Hingu, Asafetida,
Asafoetida, Devil's Dung,
A Wei
Part Used Root Bud Leaf Seed Fruit Root Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Root Stem Resin
Taste (Rasa) bitter, pungent pungent pungent, bitter,
sweet
pungent, sweet pungent, astringent pungent, bitter,
astringent
astringent, bitter,
pungent, sweet,
sour
astringent, bitter,
pungent, sweet, sour
astringent pungent pungent pungent, sweet bitter, astringent pungent
Energy (Virya) heating cooling heating heating heating cooling cooling heating heating heating heating heating sweet, warm heating
Quality (Guna) light, dry, piercing light, oily light, dry, strong light, dry light, dry, piercing light, dry light, dry light, dry light, dry dry, light dry, light,
penetrating
light, penetrating heavy, oily light, dry, penetrating
Post-digestive
quality (Vipaka)
pungent pungent pungent, bitter,
sweet
pungent pungent pungent, bitter,
astringent
sweet sweet sweet sweet pungent sweet sweet, hot pungent
Constitution Effect
(Dosha)
Balances Pitta and
Kapha, can increase
Vata.
Balances Kapha and
Pitta, decreases Vata.
Decreases Kapha and
Vata, can increase
Pitta.
Decreases Vata
and Kapha, can
increase Pitta if
taken in excess.
Decreases Kapha and
Vata, can increase Pitta.
Decreases Pitta and
Kapha, can increase
Vata if taken in excess.
Decreases Vata and
Pitta, can increase
Kapha and Ama
(toxins) if taken in
excess.
Decreases Kapha and
Pitta, can increase Vata
if taken in excess.
Balances all Doshas. Decreases Vata and
Kapha, can increase
Pitta.
Decreases Vata and
Kapha, can increase
Pitta.
Decreases Vata and
Kapha, can increase
Pitta.
Balances all Doshas. Decreases Vata and
Kapha, can increase
Pitta.
Tissue (Dhatu) blood, fat, plasma plasma, muscle,
marrow, nerve,
reproductive
plasma, blood, lymph plasma, blood,
marrow, nerve
blood, fat plasma, blood,
muscle, marrow,
nerve
all tissues,
increases Ojas
plasma, muscle,
bone
all tissues plasma, blood, fat,
marrow, nerve,
reproductive
plasma, blood, fat,
marrow, nerve
all tissues blood, fat,
reproductive
plasma, blood, muscle,
bone, marrow, nerve
Systems (Srotas) digestive, excretory digestive, respiratory digestive, respiratory,
circulatory, urinary
digestive, respiratory,
circulatory, nervous
digestive, excretory digestive, circulatory,
female reproductive
circulatory, digestive,
excretory
respiratory, digestive,
excretory, nervous
digestive, excretory,
nervous, respiratory
digestive, respiratory,
reproductive
digestive, circulatory,
respiratory
digestive, respiratory circulatory, digestive,
reproductive
digestive, nervous,
respiratory, excretory,
circulatory

References:

1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15184707
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856326/
3. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3181/00379727-28-5424

Weight 3 oz
Dimensions 2.125 × 2.125 × 4 in

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