 Next question is from bad inkling. What are your opinions on digestive enzyme supplements? Oh, you live you guys live by these. Yeah, you know, what's funny. So I have to use these Why are we not sponsored? Do any of our sponsors care? No, we're working with one potentially. Oh, are you? Yes, I don't know why we're not because both of you guys use this religious. Yeah So digestive enzymes obviously these are enzymes that help break down foods if you're for the most part It's contagious that for the most part you probably don't most people don't need them But in certain cases they can make a big difference, especially if you're somebody that tends to have gut issues Here's one. It's not a digestive enzyme, but it has tremendous value, especially for people who tend to have acid reflux or GERD You know heartburn that kind of stuff HCl HCl Which I think was at Stanford hydrochloric Yeah, look at up hydrochloric acid. Is that what it is? Okay, so this is essentially the acid that is produced in the stomach that helps break things down Oftentimes when people have acid reflux, it's not because they have too little acid or excuse me too much acid It's rather because they have too little acid and the timings all yeah So you take HCl right when you eat especially high protein meal and all of a sudden you find that it tends to solve issues Also having low acid levels can contribute to things like SIBO small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and other types issues So I like HCl for people and then the digestive enzymes You know when that helps is when if you notice that if you eat let's say more often than not so where I notice it Somebody will eat a high-fat meal and they'll feel nauseous or a little bloated Especially for people that their gallbladder removed take the fat You know the enzymes that break down fat so light-pace and I think that's the main one take that with your meals See if you notice a big difference. I've had clients have a lot of success with those So I think I've asked this before in the podcast But I have you explain it again because when I hear the digestive enzymes it reminds me very similar to like a prebiotic How different are they like what's the main difference between a prebiotic and a digestive enzyme? So prebiotics are Things that feed bacteria okay, and then there's probiotics which are actually bacteria enzymes are totally different enzymes Literally are think of it this way cut back at the the bacteria Yeah, or instead of feeding the bacteria if it's the acid no not the bacteria HCL will do that That's why I mean if it's the acid pills, but the enzymes themselves are what are used to break down proteins carbohydrates and fats So and your body produces them themselves naturally But some people produce a like low amounts of certain ones so supplementing with enzymes can help So people who sometimes can you do that in combination then yes a prebiotic. It's not it's not no, okay No, they don't come they don't conflict with each other. Okay. Yeah now Here's where I see the benefit if you're really pushing your protein intake and You're noticing that maybe it's affecting your digestion a little bit and you're like, oh man I know I want to eat this high protein, but my death just a little bit off try taking digestive enzymes Well, I've noticed it so I've I mean I out of the three of us I pretty much almost never use it But I have played with it a couple times because you guys bring it up to the Tahoe house of time and I Was about I think it was one night I was gonna have ice cream or I was gonna have bread or something something I know that normally would bother me and I took one of you guys is to see and I didn't notice a difference like it It I felt like it mitigated the the the below and the ups out my stomach would be upset a little bit afterwards I felt like it minimized that right now here's something else that's interesting about some of these enzymes So bromelain is can be used as an enzyme to help break down proteins If you take bromelain on its own on an empty stomach However, it's anti-inflammatory very anti-inflammatory. It's very very remarkable does help a lot with swelling. Yes, dude It's like one of the most effective anti-inflammatories I've ever used but you have to take it on empty stomach