The Power of Enzymes- For Digestion, Nutrient Absorption, and Longevity

Overeating or bolting down the wrong foods can leadlightly cooked. Your body will not have to waste
to bodily reactions such as excess gas and acid,energy on producing enough digestive enzyme juices
bloating, and grogginess. Do you often find yourselfto turn food into a half way usable form.
needing an antacid after eating certain types of food?Most modern societies eat a truck load of non-foods
If you know what I am referring to here, the problem isthat were never intended to produce a healthy body.
most likely due to eating a diet of highly processed orWe know that we did not evolve as a species over
over cooked food.the centuries eating stuff like burgers, fries, pizza,
This type of food is indigestible, your body simply cansodas, and beer. Our digestive system simply can not
not eliminate it efficiently. Indigestible food is food thatbreak down these chemical bombshells. This stuff
has had all of its naturally occurring enzymes, anddoes not get thoroughly digested, and without enzyme
other healthy nutrients removed. Lack of enzymes inactivity, it will just sit in the intestines forever, putrefying.
food is also known as denatured food. Enzymes areIn time, some of this leaks out of the intestines into the
what causes fruit to ripen, spoil, and rot. Ever noticeblood stream taxing the whole body. Body organs that
how margarine does not spoil or rot? No enzymeswere never meant to eliminate toxins try to do just
present, indigestible, not good for you.that. Organs such as kidneys, lungs, and skin can
Enzymes are necessary catalysts for healthybecome inflamed and diseased trying to eliminate toxic
chemical reactions inside the body. Enzymes are, veryresidue from a poor diet and an inadequate digestive
simply put, protein based substances that bind withprocess. The unfortunate consequences of over
other nutrients that bring about changes in the body bycooked whole foods, or fast food diets.
speeding up tasks such as digesting food, absorbingConsciously choosing to eat healthier includes eating
nutrients, and maintaining and repairing tissue. More thanmore food in its raw form as much as possible, or
2,000 different enzymes play an active role in digestionlightly cooked. Try eating at least one meal a day with
and many other important bodily functions.this thought in mind, by helping support your body in a
Enzymes work together in perfect harmony with othermore productive digestion and elimination process.
necessary nutrients called co-factors such as vitamins,Ideally we should be eating 80 percent of our food this
minerals, essential fatty acids, and phytochemicals.way, but unfortunately that is most likely not going to
Nature's perfect complex requires all of the otherhappen for most of us. What can you do to further
team players to be present or the game does notsupport this important process in your body, and get rid
happen. That may be the biggest reason whyof possibly large amounts of built up sludge in your
supplementing with synthetic vitamins and not wholeintestinal tract?
food vitamins, or supplementing with various otherBy supplementing with a good digestive enzyme
nutrients alone does not work. No single nutrientsupplement product found at any local health food
without the others will be the single magic bullet. Naturestore, you will be making a wise decision to improve
is more complex than this. So, enzymes withoutyour overall health.
co-factors will have no activity.Each and everyone of us can benefit from this special
The average modern diet consists of too muchknowledge, from the elderly to small children. We have
processed, nutrient deficient, and over cooked food.to put back what is not in our food. This is far cheaper
Heating any whole food above 118 degrees Fto do than run to your local M.D., who never studied
destroys enzymes, and other important healthymuch about enzymes in medical school, than to treat
nutrients. A good rule to follow in getting morediseases by masking symptoms with drugs.
enzymes is; raw before cooked, steamed veggiesLook for a complete enzyme supplement that breaks
before boiled, poached before hard-boiled, and cookdown the four main components of a human diet:
meats rare before well-done.1.fats / Lipase
Some experts believe that 80 percent of our2.protein / Protase
expended energy goes into digesting a typical over3.carbohydrates / Amylase
cooked and processed meal. Our over burdened4.cellulose or fiber / Cellulase
digestive system works 24/7 trying to break downRemember to look for the suffix "-ase" tacked on to
food that , for the most part, is indigestible or will onlythe name that designates it as an enzyme that breaks
be partially digested. This could take days to eliminatedown that specific componet.
a meal, or never!Enzyme supplements are a simple solution to a whole
Because of this continual process, only about 20variety of health challenges. If you have had a doctor
percent of body energy is left to handle othertell you that your diet is harming you physically, and
important functions like thinking, breathing, seeing, andsacrificing your longevity, should it not make sense
immune system support, to name only a few. It goesthen, that the right food and drink would be able be to
like this... if you want to stay healthy, or get healthier,restore your physical condition, if only you knew how?
you must free up more of your digestive andDo not count on most doctors to know how, as they
elimination process.have been trained to use drugs, surgeries, and other
No matter how many trans fats, or how much whiteintrusive measures.
sugar and flour, or any other indigestible substance youWhat solvent is nature's perfect element to wash
may ingest, your body will try to break it down bydown and carry nutrients to absorb them, plus carry
means of enzymes. Foods that are easy on youraway any toxic build up inside you? Why nothing more
body to digest and eliminate are natural whole, raw, orthan water of course!