DID YOU KNOW…

Almost all degenerative diseases (auto- immune disorders, allergies, chronic fatigue, diabetes, heart problems, cancer) stem from a lack of complete digestion and improper elimination of what we ingest.

Background Information

Digestive enzyme deficiencies can cause gas, bowel problems, fatigue after meals, stomach bloating, abdominal cramps, food allergies, weight gain, heartburn, indigestion, clogging of arteries, premature aging, and more.

Enzymes are protein molecules which initiate and control almost every biochemical reaction in the body. Enzymes are needed to break down food particles into components your cells can utilize. Enzymes are needed to rebuild and repair tissue and bones. Enzymes are needed to enable iron molecules to link with red blood cells so that they can carry oxygen throughout your body. Enzymes are needed to detoxify your blood and tissues. Enzymes are needed for your immune systems to function optimally. And enzymes are needed to convert food to energy (metabolism) which fuels basically every biological mechanism in the body.

Digestive enzymes exist naturally in the foods we eat when they are RAW. Once we cook foods, we destroy the enzymes in the food, which places more requirements on our bodies to produce digestive enzymes. Even raw meats and fats have within them the digestive enzymes necessary to break them down into the components our cells can utilize.

Your body can produce digestive enzymes. However, it cannot produce enough digestive enzymes to keep up with the typical western diet full of enzyme depleted cooked and processed foods over the long term. This is the primary reason why so many people suffer from digestive-related health problems.

When your body is producing digestive enzymes (because you consume enzyme depleted foods), it does not produce as many metabolic or other important enzymes. Therefore, many other biochemical reactions in the body are compromised.

Your body has a limited supply of enzymes. The general rule of thumb is that for every ten years of life, you lose approximately 13% of your enzymes potential. Your enzymes potential can be made to last longer if outside enzymes are taken in. In addition, research strongly indicates that the faster you use up your enzymes, the sooner you die.