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The article discusses several food supplements for improving gut health including fiber, digestive enzymes, Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL), ginger, peppermint, glutamine, essential fatty acids and probiotics. Also enumerated are herbs for aiding digestion such as fennel seed, chamomile, gentian root, slippery elm and triphala. Mentioned is the passage of enteric-coated capsules in the intestines.

The article offers information on gluten-free enzymes. Topics discussed include ways to treat gluten such as through microbes and enzymes, specific types of enzymes for digestion of gluten includes Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP IV) that helps in breaking down bonds holding gluten proteins and helps in digestion. It presents several enzyme supplements such as Devigest ADS from Arthur Andrew, Gluten Defense from Enzymatic Therapy and Gluten ease from Enzymedica.

The article focuses on the problems associated with hairball in pet cats and offers tips to prevent them. It suggests pet owners to consult a veterinarian if their cat regurgitate hairball quiet often. It also offers methods to prevent hairballs and cure to hairball problem which includes feeding high fiber ingredient food and cod liver oil to cat.

The article reports on the causes of indigestion and acid reflux and discusses health problems which are associated with taking drugs known as proton pump inhibitors which are commonly prescribed to treat acid reflux. A discussion of natural strategies, including eating smaller meals, taking bitters before meals and taking the supplement d-limonene, which can be used to treat acid reflux, is presented. Several supplements which can be used to treat acid reflux are discussed.

Discusses the role of systemic enzyme therapy in preventing and treating autoimmune diseases. Coating of enzymes in such a way as to be protected from the stomach's acid; How enzymes can help stimulate the body's own defenses; Enzymes' role in accelerating the mechanism of inflammation; Tips for taking proteolytic enzymes.

The article reports on the relationship between gluten sensitivity and celiac disease and presents an overview of celiac disease, a medical condition with several digestive symptoms which is thought to impact one percent of Americans. A discussion of supplements, including B complex supplements and digestive enzymes containing dipeptidyl peptidase IV, which can provide benefits to celiac disease patients, is presented.

The article discusses research which was conducted at Houston Methodist Hospital, was published in the journal "Circulation" and found that heartburn drugs called proton pump inhibitors constrict arteries and cause hypertension and a weak heart.