MegaGuard

60 Capsulses

MegaGuard™ is a novel digestive aid that combines clinically studied and highly concentrated licorice polyphenols, scientifically validated extractions of artichoke, and high potency ginger to promote normal digestion, balance stomach acid, and reduce occasional digestive discomforts such as gas, bloating, and indigestion.

GUTGARD® LICORICE FLAVONOIDS | 75 mg
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has a long history of use for treating digestive
discomforts. However, most supplements contain deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) because large amounts of glycyrrhizin have been associated with serious adverse side effects like elevated blood pressure and lowered potassium levels. Gutgard® licorice flavonoids are entirely different from DGL with respect to chemistry, composition, manufacturing, and mechanisms of action. While a classical extract of DGL does not contain any significant quantity of flavonoids, Gutgard® is standardized to contain more than 10% total flavonoids and less than 0.5% glycyrrhizin to avoid undesirable effects.

Gutgard® licorice flavonoids have been shown to protect the stomach lining and
balance Helicobacter pylori levels much more effectively than regular DGL extracts.
Gutgard® licorice can also relieve occasional indigestion, bloating, and stomach pain
at 150mg/day

ARTICHOKE LEAF EXTRACT | 320 mg
Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) leaf extract (ALE) has also been used in traditional
medicine as a digestive aid. The bitter compounds, particularly cynaropicrin, are responsible for the digestive benefits of artichoke. ALE has been shown to increase bile production, protect the liver, balance blood lipids, and act as an antispasmodic

GINGER ROOT EXTRACT (20%) | 30 mg
Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) has been used as a digestive aid in Eastern medicine for
generations and studies have demonstrated that ginger accelerates gastric emptying
and can relieve occasional bouts of nausea and vomiting.
Gingerols and shogaols, the active polyphenolic compounds in ginger, appear to be
responsible for such effects by weakly inhibiting cholinergic M3 and serotonergic
5-HT3 receptors, whose temporary dysfunction is responsible for nausea, vomiting,
and hypomotility.

Ginger extracts with a higher gingerol content (20-30% gingerols) are stronger and
more effective at relieving digestive discomforts.
While most ginger extracts only contain 5% gingerols, MegaGuardTM contains 30 mg of high potency ginger root extract (20% gingerols) for maximum strength.