R Garden
Introduced By
The Essence of Things
R Garden has a large range of products, as you can see from the list to your left. To understand more fully the explanations for the different categories of products, please scroll to the bottom of this page to find the links that will take you to the individual pages and enjoy your trip.


Are Americans the healthiest, wealthiest and wisest in the world? Why are we ranked 33rd in the world for life expectancy yet spend more on health care than any other nation in the world? When was the last time cancer, heart disease, chronic fatigue, depression, obesity, and degenerative diseases was this prevalent?
Despite our advanced medical technology, many people consider and accept disease as a normal aging cycle and a way of life. We are consumed with consulting the "finest in the field" or finding the magic cure for those items that cause so much discomfort. Current allopathic medical practice focuses on damage control and symptom suppression, not on optimizing the body's own health capabilities. In response to this problem, researchers are focusing on the effects that lifestyle, diet and personal health programs have on our bodies and how they can be used to maintain and increase our health and vitality.


R·Garden is a unique company that recognizes the essential value of enzymes in supporting our health, and which produces some of the finest enzyme products in the world, including enzymes for pets. The company also recognizes the essential value of digestive system health and detoxification, and makes available innovative, effective products that address these and other vital health issues. The Essence of Things is delighted to be an independent distributor of R·Garden products.
Never before have we had more comfort in the world yet endured so much pain. In fact, we have traveled far from an idyllic garden existence. In the past two generations alone we have seen a dramatic shift from wholesome "farm fresh" foods to an over processed, over cooked, chemically preserved diet of nutritionally poor, enzyme-deficient, fast-food. Even the fresh grains, fruits and vegetables we eat are mostly grown in soils that were depleted of their nutrients decades ago. The meats we eat are still tainted with injected antibiotics and growth hormones. Convenience has become more important than health for many.
We drink water laced with chlorine and sometimes fluoride, or polluted, or both. We breathe air contaminated with pollution sometimes so thick we not only see it, we feel it enter our lungs. And like everyone else, we're surrounded by stress, always knowing we need to exercise more, rest more, eat healthier, and take better care of ourselves. It is important that we have the experience of what maximum physical performance feels like, and know that we have the vitality necessary for optimal achievements and enjoyable activity into old age.

Obviously, something is missing from modern life. Different specialists point to various solutions: diet, exercise, mental and spiritual practices, natural and manufactured medicines and supplements. You need to find the balanced life that works for you.
R·Garden products are formulated to stand against the rising tide of poor nutrition and help us move ahead to a state of health, strength, and vitality. This company continually works to provide the most potent, purest and finest quality formulations. Their ingredients are biogenic, active and absorbable by our bodies. They are balanced for optimal effectiveness and recommended by the most forward thinking health practitioners today. These products are designed to help the body heal itself, according to its own wisdom, with the aid of nutrients we obtain from living food.

The information here presented, taken directly from the new R·Garden product brochure, is not meant to be used as a diagnosis or prescription, but as a source of information to aid you in using the products. The intent is to offer important, little-known health information. Should you use this information without your doctor's approval, you are prescribing for yourself, which is your constitutional right. The authors, publishers, and R·Garden International assume no responsibility for your actions.
If you are presently ill or taking medications, be sure to use these supplements in cooperation with a health professional who is knowledgeable about nutrition and detoxification. More and more health professionals are receiving additional information on diet and nutrition as part of their training and continuing education. Searching for a practitioner with a responsible commitment towards preventative health care is well worth your effort.
The more you know about nutrition and health principles, the more you will be able to build a higher level of health for yourself and your loved ones. Combined with a live, nutritionally balanced diet, these products can help you optimize your health and prevent symptoms from developing the the first place.

Our need for proper nutrition is well known, but few people understand the process by which the body breaks down and absorbs nutrients in a usable form. The purpose of our digestive tract is to extract the energy and essential compounds contained in our food. The source of much disease and premature aging is the body's inability to absorb nutrients from enzyme-deficient foods and the resulting toxic effects of undigested waste clogging our intestines. Therefore, the foods along with the supplements we consume are not properly absorbed.
Enzymes are Essential to Digestion and Metabolism. Enzymes are complex molecules, vital catalysts which speed up thousands of chemical reactions within our body. They are vital to every organ and system of the body. Digestive enzymes such as protease, lipase, and amylase are secreted by the pancreas and other organs to digest proteins, fats, and starches, respectively. In the delicate and planned balance of nature, raw, naturally grown foods contain the enzymes necessary to break food down to the essential nutrients the body needs. Nature has provided enzymes in food to aid in digestion instead of forcing the body and its enzymes to do all of the work.
Each enzyme is structured in a specific pattern that enables it to attract and break down larger molecules. But processed, refined, overcooked and microwaved foods denature enzymes; i.e. change their shape, rendering them useless. At a temperature of 118o Fahrenheit all enzyme activity is destroyed! When we cook our food, our digestive system has to produce ALL of the enzymes necessary to digest what was consumed. Over time, this causes an enlargement of digestive organs. In order to supply these enzymes, our body has to use its reserves from the liver, immune system and other organs, causing a deficit in our metabolism. Dr. Edward Howell and other researchers point to the greater portion of denatured, processed food in our diets as the key source of degenerative diseases today.
If you are like most people, either you or someone you know suffers from some type of health challenge. But why? Never before have we had more comfort in our lifestyle and such dramatic improvements in the medical field and yet cancer, chronic fatigue, heart disease, depression, obesity, and degenerative diseases seem to be accepted as part of our normal aging cycle. Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic shift from wholesome farm-fresh foods to over-cooked, chemically preserved, enzyme deficient, nutritionally poor "convenience" foods. Convenience appears to be more important than health. As a result, the digestive process and the retrieval of life-giving nutrients from our foods has been severely compromised.
Is there a magic pill that will transform your body into a super dynamo and solve all your health problems? If there is, we haven't found it. Nor do we believe that any single product can provide the complete solution to one's quest for better health. What R·Garden has developed is a line of products that provide some very important building blocks for improving your health and vitality. These building blocks include digestive and therapeutic enzymes, probiotic bacterias, herbal blends, anti-oxidants, and several specialized formulations. We at The Essence of Things personally use many of the R·Garden products and find that our health responds very positively to them. The product pages linked below provide comprehensive descriptive and ordering information for all of the products in this wonderful line.
R·Garden recognizes the essential value of digestive system health and detoxification, and makes available innovative, effective, organically grown products that address these and other vital health issues. Below are links to the R·Garden Product lists and descriptions, and the R·Garden Order Form. Please explore the product descriptions and select products that you feel will support your individual health needs. The Foundational Formulas page lists enzymes and probiotics. The Specialized Formulations page lists a variety of R·Garden products that fit into more of a general classification of overall health and well-being. The Herbal Blends page lists (as if you couldn't guess!) the many R·Garden herbal formulations and the Essences and Inhalers page lists captivating products for mood and a general sense of well being. We decided to divide the entire product list into four separate pages rather than one long one for greater ease of navigation and review.