DESCRIPTION

When you feel heavy, sluggish and cloudy, re-energizing may be as simple as taking bitter herbs and spices. Bitters stimulate digestion, and cleanse the liver and blood of heavy fats. Poor digestion, so prevalent today, was a foreign ailment to our ancestors. This is because for millennia our ancestors' diets were high in bitters. Bitters are often lacking or completely absent from our modern diet. Digestive bitters, perhaps what your body is silently craving, can help you digest your food without leaving you tired or suffering from acid reflux or bloating. This formula contains herbs traditionally used for:

• Lifting stomach heaviness and sluggishness after eating
• Difficulty concentrating & sharpening cloudy thoughts
• Decongesting the gall bladder
• Detoxifying the blood
• Relieving uncomfortable abdominal bloating and swelling
• Reducing cholesterol, blood sugar, and triglycerides
• Weight loss

Bitters, the Liver & Digestion

Digestive bitters are the most popular digestive remedy in Europe. They help food move through your digestive tract easily by stimulating peristalsis - the cleansing muscular contractions of the digestive tract. Bitters contribute to regularity in elimination of the bowels. They also increase digestive enzymes, speeding up the digestive process. Inefficient digestion siphons large amounts of energy, making a person feel tired, moody or just plain yucky. Efficient digestion makes a person feel light, energized, refreshed, and clear headed, which is why bitters are a great remedy if you often feel tired or lethargic after eating. Bitters directly detoxify the blood, and decongest the liver and gall bladder by stimulating bile secretion. Bitters also reduce cholesterol, blood sugar, and triglycerides. Bitters also have the power to eliminate unhealthy food cravings by resetting your palate.

SUGGESTED USE

1/4 tsp in warm water before meals, 1-2x daily or as directed by your practitioner.

How should I take my herbs? Follow these guidelines

This product contains loose herbal powder for the freshest and most potent results. An organic cotton tea bag will be provided with your order to strain your herbs for enjoyable drinking. Your order will contain about 60 servings, 1/2 teaspoon each.

Contains: Amalaki Dehydrated Chopped Fruit, Peppermint, Brahmi/ Gotu Kola Chopped Leaf, Neem Leaf, Bitter Orange Peel, Licorice Root Pieces, Ginger Root Pieces, Fennel Whole Seed

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Digestive Bitters may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any product for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this product to treat a medical condition.

Mind Stress Sleep

Anger, irritable, ambitious, analytical,  Conflict makes me angry, irritable,  Difficulty waking up,  Excessive sleep,  Intense emotions,  Sleep deep & long, trouble waking up,  Sleep during the day,  Slow, monotonous speech,  Tired in morning

Weight Loss

Angry when someone eats my food,  Feel overweight,  Hypothyroid,  Low metabolism,  Spending all day in the kitchen,  Stomach fat,  Trips to food stores daily,  Uneasy when food unavailable

Digestion

Appendicitis,  Bad breath,  Foul taste on tongue,  Frequent Burping,  Gas, irregular digestion,  Gum inflammation,  Indigestion / Upset stomach,  Irregular/small appetite,  Lumps on Surface of Belly,  Pancreatic Insufficiency,  Quickly full / early satiety,  Receding gums,  Slow, heavy digestion,  Strong food cravings,  Tired after eating,  Vomiting Mucus,  Wheat Intolerance

Blood and Circulation

Blood dark in color,  Blood thick / Congested lymph,  Bloodshot Eyes,  Chronic Fungus infection,  Diabetes (Adult Onset),  Gall Bladder Removed,  Heart Attack,  High Blood Sugar,  High Cholesterol,  High Triglycerides,  Insulin Resistance,  Sticky saliva,  Thick coating tongue,  White tongue coating,  Yellowish skin

Diet

Burritos,  Dessert after meals,  Eats quickly,  Fatty fried food,  Peanuts,  Pizza,  Taking Enzyme Supplements

Skin

Cellulite,  Fatty deposits/lipoma,  Rosaceae,  Skin red after mild abrasion,  Thick skin

Reproductive Health

Clots in menstrual blood

Poop

Frothy Stool / with Bubbles,  Gray Stool,  Mucus on stool,  Shiny / oily / fatty stools,  Sinking stool,  Soft Stool,  Stool entirely liquid, no solid pieces,  Stool in mushy pieces mixed with liquid,  Stool thick mud,  Undigested food in stool

AYURVEDIC MEDICINAL BIOCHARACTERISTICS

What is the biocharacteristic theory of medicine?

INCREASES Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas) Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic. Learn More	CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama. LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR MOBILE ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity. LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE
TASTES The 6 Tastes Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below? Learn More	BITTER ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC Bitter is disagreeable and stimulating rejection, and a strong taste often associated with black coffee, dark chocolate, and most salad greens. LEARN MORE ABOUT BITTER PUNGENT ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper. LEARN MORE ABOUT PUNGENT
DOSHAS The Three Doshas / Body Types According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history. The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. Catabolic people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic people tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Learn More	PACIFIES
HAS THE FOLLOWING	SUBTASTE: Aromatic AROMATIC Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues. LEARN MORE ABOUT AROMATIC

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Experiences are Personal

Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

Here are the herbal actions of Digestive Bitters:

Digestion:

Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Cleanse and Detox:

Detoxicant

DETOXICANT

An herb that eliminates or metabolizes toxins from the body.

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Heart & Circulation:

Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Literally, an herb that restores the proper function of the body. In practice, alteratives are usually blood cleansers and blood chemistry balancers. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Immune System:

Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Antibacterial

ANTIBACTERIAL

Herbs that kill bacteria or slow their growth.

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Liver & Gall Bladder:

Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the release of bile from the gall bladder for improved digestion.

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias.

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Weight Loss:

Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels

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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine.