MacroGest Vegetarian Intensive Strength

Natural Factors Vegetarian MacroGest is a unique intensive strength plant enzyme formula specially designed to support the breakdown of hard-to-digest foods such as beans, grains, and vegetables; helping to reduce gas and bloating. Vegan friendly and non-GMO, this product provides key enzymes to help digest foods, thus supporting nutrient absorption and colon health.
  • Promotes healthy digestion of protein and fermentable carbohydrates (FODMAPs)
  • Helps reduce gas, bloating, and abdominal discomfort after eating vegetables, beans, and whole grains
  • Ideal for vegetarian, vegan, and raw food diets
  • Supports natural inner intestinal balance and regularity
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Key Ingredient

Quercetin

Quercetin is a natural plant pigment classified as a bioflavonoid. This key dietary antioxidant helps mitigate oxidative stress by scavenging and neutralizing free radicals in the body and improves the antioxidant activity of other dietary compounds such as vitamin C (Askari et al., 2021).

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Key Ingredient

Cranberry

For many people, these tart North American berries are too lip-puckering to eat fresh. Thankfully, cranberry extracts offer an even more concentrated source of antioxidants than their fresh counterparts.

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Key Ingredient

Echinacea

Echinacea, a popular flowering plant native to North America, is no stranger to health enthusiasts. Echinacea may be beautiful to look at, but did you know it also has a long list of health benefits?

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Key Ingredient

Licorice Root

Before it became a popular culinary ingredient, licorice was used as a medicine by ancient civilizations throughout Europe and Asia. 

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Key Ingredient

Milk Thistle

This Mediterranean herb with spiky purple flowers, named after its milky white veins, has been treasured for its healing properties since the first century AD.

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Oregano

Oregano is no average herb. For fans of Mediterranean cuisine, oregano’s unique aroma and flavour are definitely recognizable, but did you know that it has a long list of health benefits, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits?

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Key Ingredient

Turmeric

Native to Southeast Asia, the brilliant yellow spice turmeric is a member of the ginger family. Arguably the best-known botanical today, the use of turmeric for both culinary and medicinal purposes dates back nearly 4,000 years.

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Key Ingredient

Pharma GABA

Gamma-aminobutyric acid, also simply known as GABA, has been clinically shown to be effective in helping soothe a racing mind.

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Key Ingredient

Wild Alaskan Salmon

Wild Salmon Oil delivers essential fatty acids just as nature intended.

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Medicinal Ingredients

Each vegetarian capsule contains:
Alpha-amylase (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) 76.67 mg (11,500 FCC DU)
Bacterial protease (Bacillus subtilis) (whole cell) 58 mg (58,000 FCC PC)
Fungal protease (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) 40 mg (32,000 FCC HUT)
Fungal protease (Aspergillus niger) (whole) 25.54 mg (115 FCC SAP)
Diastase (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) 20 mg (6,000 FCC DP)
Glucoamylase (Aspergillus niger) (whole) 19.21 mg (23 FCC AGU)
Lactase (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) 12 mg (1,200 FCC ALU)
Alpha-galactosidase (Aspergillus niger) (whole) 11.66 mg (350 FCC GaIU)
Triacylglycerol lipase (Rhizopus oryzae) (whole) 7.72 mg (270 FCC LU)
Cellulase (Trichoderma longibrachiatum) (whole) 3.61 mg (650 FCC CU)
Bromelain (Ananas comosus) (pineapple stem) 3.48 mg (115,000 FCC PU)
Papain (Carica papaya) (fruit) 2.74 mg (115,000 FCC PU)
Hemicellulase (Aspergillus niger) (whole) 1.44 mg (1,150 FCC HCU)
Invertase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) (whole) 1.15 mg (230 FCC SU)
FCC: Food Chemical Codex; DU: Dextrinizing Unit; PC: Protease Unit; HUT: Hemoglobin Unit on the Tyrosine Basis; SAP: Spectrophotometric Acid Protease Unit; DP: Diastatic Power Unit; AGU: Amyloglucosidase Unit; ALU: Acid Lactase Unit; GaIU: Galactosidase Activity Unit; LU: Lipase Unit; CU: Cellulase Unit; PU: Papain Unit; HCU: Hemicellulase Unit; SU: Sumner Unit.

Non-medicinal Ingredients

Vegetarian capsule (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], purified water), microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).

Dosage

Recommended adult dose: 1 capsule daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner.
For prolonged use, consult a health care practitioner.

Caution

Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have diabetes or gastrointestinal lesions/ulcers, if you are taking anticoagulants/blood thinners, anti-inflammatories, or antibiotics, if you are having surgery, or if you are allergic to latex or fruits (such as avocado, banana, chestnut, passion fruit, fig, melon, mango, kiwi, pineapple, peach, and tomato). Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen. Hypersensitivity/allergy, headaches, heartburn, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea have been known to occur, in which case discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner. Keep out of the reach of children.

Allergy Information

Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.

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