Acid Restore HCL Complete

Acid Restore HCL Complete by Amy Myers MD – Gastric Acidity and Digestive Support

Acid Restore HCL Complete capsules by Amy Myers MD combine betaine hydrochloride with digestive enzymes and three botanical extracts for mealtime digestive support. Each capsule supplies 600 mg of betaine hydrochloride alongside a 129 mg proprietary blend of DGL licorice, slippery elm, marshmallow, pepsin, and protease.

Designed for use before meals, this acid-and-enzyme combination is not a chewable digestive aid. The bottle contains 60 capsules.

Key Acid Restore HCL Complete Benefits

• Supports gastric acidity, an important part of the stomach environment where food begins its digestive journey.
• Provides enzymes involved in protein digestion, helping break larger food proteins into smaller pieces during normal digestion.
• Combines acid support with slippery elm and marshmallow botanical ingredients in a formula focused on digestive support before meals.

How Acid Restore HCL Complete Works

Stomach acid and digestive enzymes perform different jobs. Acid helps unfold food proteins, making their structure more accessible to enzymes. Pepsin then cuts protein chains into smaller fragments. The formula also includes protease, another protein-digesting enzyme, within its proprietary blend.

Betaine hydrochloride supplies acidity, while slippery elm and marshmallow contribute water-binding mucilage. These roles are distinct: botanicals do not replace stomach acid, and supplemental acid does not provide every digestive enzyme.

Key Functional Ingredients Include:

• Betaine hydrochloride: Supplies acidity that supports the stomach's acidic environment. This environment helps prepare food proteins for digestion and enables pepsin to work. It differs from non-acidic betaine supplements used for other nutritional purposes.
• Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL): Licorice root extract processed to reduce glycyrrhizin. It contributes to the botanical blend rather than supplying acid or enzymes. Its individual amount is not disclosed.
• Slippery Elm: Bark contains mucilage, plant carbohydrates that absorb water and develop a gel-like consistency. This physical property explains its traditional demulcent role, meaning a soothing botanical ingredient, rather than an enzyme that breaks down a meal.
• Marshmallow: Root provides water-binding mucilage that swells when hydrated. This botanical contribution differs from betaine hydrochloride's acid support and does not make supplemental acid suitable for everyone.
• Pepsin: Helps start protein breakdown in the stomach by cutting proteins into smaller fragments. It works in an acidic environment, which explains why this formula pairs it with betaine hydrochloride. Protease supplies another protein-cleaving enzyme in the same blend.

Acid Restore HCL Complete Is Formulated For

• Adults discussing supplemental gastric acidity and mealtime protein digestion with their healthcare practitioner.
• People comparing an acid-and-enzyme combination with a digestive enzyme supplement that contains no hydrochloride.

Supplements support your health but do not replace a balanced diet. Always check with your healthcare practitioner if you have doubts about a new supplement. Or you may book a FREE product consultation with Holistic Health Partners, led by Carolyn Mulally BS, RN, HN-BC. You may also wish to explore our other GI Digestion/Enzyme Supplements, GI Health Supplements, and Amy Myers MD collections.

Recommendation: Take up to 2 capsules per day; 1 capsule before a meal, or as recommended by your healthcare practitioner.

Serving Size: 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container: 60

Other Ingredients: Hypromellose capsule, stearic acid, silica.

Does Not Contain: Gluten, wheat, dairy, corn, soy, or GMOs.

Additional precautions: Do not chew or open capsules. Consult your physician before use. Always check with your healthcare practitioner before starting a new supplement. Do not use HCl/pepsin with peptic ulcers. Stop use and seek advice if abdominal burning or pain occurs. Ask your practitioner before use with acid-reducing medicines, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, or other medications. Pregnancy, nursing, and use in children require individualized professional guidance. Do not empty capsules into food or beverages; take immediately before a meal rather than on an empty stomach without food to follow.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.