Info: Available in 90 or 180 Tablets
Beta Plus is a digestive aid which may be of particular interest who have had their gall bladder removed, or who may need extra bile salts (from ox bile extract) to help digest fats or to fight certain species of bacteria in their digestive tracts.
Info: Available in 90 or 180 Tablets
Beta Plus is a digestive aid which may be of particular interest who have had their gall bladder removed, or who may need extra bile salts (from ox bile extract) to help digest fats or to fight certain species of bacteria in their digestive tracts.
Product Notes:
Like its companion product Beta-TCP, Biotics Research Beta Plus features a combination of pancreatic enzymes, organic beet concentrate, and two enzymes (catalase and superoxide dismutase, or SOD) produced from a vegetable culture to help the digestive system break down and absorb the nutrients from fats. (Some signs they may be needed include gas and bloating after eating fatty meals, or if your stools float or seem "greasy" or are light in colour or even clay-coloured rather than brown.)
Beta TCP vs Beta-Plus
These professional formulae differ in the following respects:
For those who do have a functioning gall bladder, Beta-TCP also provides Taurine and Vitamin C, which help create bile: the digestive fluid which acts like a detergent to help break fats down into their constituent parts (fatty acids, which our bodies can use), which gets produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder until it's needed.
But for those who have had their gall bladder removed who will need bile right away as they're eating a fatty meal and will not have any stored in advance, Beta Plus provides actual bile salts sourced from oxen to be able to get right to work as you eat the meal.
Another potential benefit or indication for the Beta Plus version is that ox bile isn't only good at breaking down fats: it can break down microbes, as well. That is, it also has significant antimicrobial effects, likely including some that are resistant to antibiotics, such as staphylococcus aureus.
Related Products: Also see Trophic Digest-Aid Bile Salts and New Roots Ox Bile.
Beta Plus Ingredients:
Each tablet supplies:
100 mg Ox Bile Extract (Purified bile salts, 50% Cholic acid)
50 mg Pancrelipase (Pancreatic enzymes, porcine) (Providing 5,000 USP units of Protease activity, 5,000 USP units of Amylase activity, and 1,200 USP units of Lipase activity)
Non-medicinal ingredients: Beetroot Red, Cellulose, Pea Starch, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Stearic Acid.
(USP units are standardized measurements of an active ingredient's potency that have been adopted by the United States Pharmacopeia)
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take up to 5 tablets daily; take at least 1 with or immediately before eating each meal (or any substantial quantity of food needing digestion), or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional. Use the smallest effective dose which controls symptoms. Swallow the tablets whole - do not crush or chew them.
Consult a healthcare practitioner for use beyond four weeks.
Store the bottle in a cool, dry area.
Warnings:
Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if you are sensitive to pancreatic enzymes or if you are sensitive to pork proteins.
Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to using Biotics Research Beta-Plus ox bile salts if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; or if you have pancreatitis, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, cystic fibrosis, or diabetes.
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal or epigastric pain and/or heartburn have been known to occur; in which case, discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner.
Consult a healthcare practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen after using ox bile salt supplements.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80033913.
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