Re: Low stomach acid/TMG & Melatonin

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My three-year old takes a capsule of plant enzymes plus 1/2 capsule

of Thorne Research Betaine HCl & pepsin with every meal.

QUESTION: He also has trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep,

even though I give him melatonin. I've been thinking of adding TMG;

however, I understand that Betaine is, in fact, TMG. Will I

be " overdosing " if I give him TMG with the melatonin, or does the TMG

part of betaine HCl act differently when it is compounded with HCl?

Suzan

-- In @y..., " jornmatt " <kjorn@t...> wrote:

> >>> Are there any enzymes out there with HCL?

>

> Uhhhhhh. Yes. There are but I don't recall any brands right off. I

> know I have seen some in the health food store. They are usually a

> mix of either plant or pancreatic enzymes with HCL added. But, you

> might be better off taking a 'good' plant-based enzyme plus some

> straight HCL on the side (also sold in health food stores). I don't

> recall ever reading if the HCL mixed in the enzyme products is

> sufficient to do the job, or if it is just a token amount put in

> there. Besides activating stomach enzymes, the HCL destroys

> pathogens coming into the body (parasites, yeast, bacteria). Taking

> digestive enzymes may do some of that but may not. They would be

> acting on food first. Unless you take proteases in between meals.

>

> Good question, I will have to look that one up.

> .