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Which Version of Absorb Plus Elemental Shake Should I Use?

We often get this question - which version of Absorb Plus elemental shake should I use? Absorb Plus is an amazingly delicious, elemental diet shake comprised of the highest quality, natural, elemental (pre-digested) ingredients. Formulated by Jini Patel Thompson, Absorb Plus can be used for many purposes - allergy testing, clearing intestinal obstruction, bowel rest [...]

By |2024-02-26T11:21:07-08:00March 23rd, 2023|

Can a “Non-IBD” Person Use Absorb Plus to Build Muscle?

Join me and Dane Johnson of CrohnsColitisLifestyle as we answer this reader question: "Can someone who does not have IBD or a gut disorder (and just wants to gain muscle) use Absorb Plus as their primary protein source?"  Learn more about the Elemental (Bowel Rest) Diet: Download my FREE guide, What You Need to [...]

By |2023-04-14T09:52:16-08:00July 13th, 2021|

Why Use Maltodextrin in Absorb Plus?

If you try to do a bowel rest diet using only whey protein (no carbohydrate component) you will quickly surpass your maximum daily protein limit whilst still feeling really hungry and tired. But more importantly, you will likely not gain any weight, so will remain very thin and weak, with low energy and lots of [...]

By |2023-04-18T08:05:47-08:00July 6th, 2021|

Insider Stories: How & Why Jini Formulated Absorb Plus Elemental Shake

One of my favorite bits from this video is when Dane says, "Every single person on here has the ability to be a leader for their community and live their best lives ever - BECAUSE of their pain! You're now listening to two who went through some of the worst pain. That's why we're here! [...]

By |2023-03-28T10:46:34-08:00August 18th, 2020|

Absorb Plus Taste Test!

Absorb Plus Elemental Diet Shake Taste Test! Join us as holistic health coach Dane Johnson does a live taste test of both the vegan isolate and whey isolate versions and flavors of the elemental shake, Absorb Plus! He tells us which flavors are his favorites, and which he could live without. As the formulator of [...]

By |2023-10-17T21:58:06-08:00July 29th, 2020|

Absorb Plus — How to Mix Your Elemental Shake

We often receive questions from readers who are trying Absorb Plus, with no prior experience using an elemental diet. In the below featured video, I get hands on and show you how to mix Absorb Plus properly for best tasting results and maximum efficiency. I also talk about the different types of healthy oils you [...]

By |2023-03-29T11:47:27-08:00November 5th, 2019|

FINALLY – Elemental Diet Shake in Australia!!

We finally have an elemental diet shake (that Jini helped formulate) available in our Australian LTYG Shoppe for all of our lovely Australian and New Zealand readers. It's called ElementGold and it has FSMP approval - so you might be able to get it covered under your health insurance plan. Your doctor can also order [...]

By |2023-03-29T11:49:11-08:00September 4th, 2019|

How to use an Elemental Diet to Treat SIBO & IBS

Join me as a guest on The SIBO Survivor Show, as I discuss with Josh Sabourin the various ways to use an elemental or semi-elemental diet with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)! What is an elemental diet? An elemental diet is made of the essential nutrients - protein (predigested; di-peptide [...]

By |2023-03-29T11:51:55-08:00February 12th, 2019|

Absorb Plus: Why does the Canada label look different?

I want to share this very important question from one of our readers, who noticed some differences between the Absorb Plus labels in the US vs. Absorb Plus in Canada: "We are very familiar with Absorb Plus, my very sick adult daughter has been using it off and on...she is in a bad flare now [...]

By |2023-03-29T11:52:23-08:00February 5th, 2019|

Vegan Elemental Shake – Pros and Cons in Healing IBD

We recently received this feedback from a reader using the Vegan elemental diet shake kit to provide her body with some bowel rest and hopefully gain some weight. What I LOVE about her story, is she outlines the twisty path healing can take. And how when you're trying to heal multi-layered imbalances or dis-ease, you [...]

By |2023-03-29T11:54:56-08:00November 30th, 2016|

How To Turn Absorb Plus Unsweetened Vanilla Into Chocolate!

*Updated May 2018: Absorb Plus Sweetened Chocolate is now available in the shoppe! I've been receiving a lot of feedback from readers lately asking about a chocolate version of the unsweetened Absorb Plus. There isn't an unsweetened chocolate flavor in the works as yet, but I can certainly understand as I'm rather partial to chocolate myself! So, [...]

By |2024-02-26T13:20:36-08:00April 15th, 2015|

Where do the amino acids in Absorb Plus come from?

Absorb Plus contains the 9 amino acids automatically present in its whey protein isolate AND it also contains 10 more - that were specifically chosen for their health-giving properties - in an additional, completely customized, free-form amino acid blend. For example, Absorb Plus contains 1000 mg of just L-Glutamine per serving (the primary amino acid [...]

By |2023-04-12T10:28:35-08:00June 13th, 2014|

Elemental Diet for Colitis Remission

If you take a look through medical journals, you will not find a lot of information or data about the use of elemental diets with ulcerative colitis (or any form of colitis). In fact, the data you find will likely say that elemental diets are not effective for colitis. Now whilst I cannot confirm or [...]

By |2023-02-23T09:26:57-08:00September 25th, 2013|

Absorb Plus Helps Diverticulitis

Every so often I receive emails from readers that either move my heart, or contain good ideas. This one does both: Hi Jini, I have noticed a real difference in the way I feel taking 2 Absorb Plus shakes a day for my diverticulitis.  Before your shakes, I was very weak walking with a cane [...]

By |2023-04-14T10:39:38-08:00August 27th, 2011|

Whey Protein Isolate vs. Whey Hydrolysate for Elemental Shake

QUESTION: I'm wondering which elemental shake product is better? Because Absorb Plus has whey protein isolate and Optimental by Abbott has whey protein hydrolysate. Wikipedia says that the hydrolysates are predigested, and more easily absorbed. So I'm thinking they might be better for my mom. Any comments? Well, here's what I read from Wikipedia... "Whey [...]

By |2023-04-14T10:13:54-08:00March 9th, 2010|

New Healing Protocol – Raw Milk Cure & Detox

This brand new healing protocol is an alternative to The IBD Remission Diet and utilizes a number of key substances and processes to heal a wide variety of diseases, flush out toxins and take your health to the next level of vibrancy. It’s a protocol that builds upon the Raw Milk Cure I explored in [...]

By |2023-04-14T10:05:05-08:00May 23rd, 2008|
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