Enzymes are specific, active protein molecules that are present in all living cells. They are catalysts that speed up chemical processes, like digestion. They are carriers of energy and activate all our bodily functions.
Enzymes are necessary in order to sufficiently break down food for proper digestion and assimilation. They convert the food we eat into energy we can use to replenish, repair and fuel our bodies at the cellular level. Enzymes help us digest our food so that the nutrients can be delivered into our cells; they carry toxic waste from our cells; they purify our blood; feed our endocrine system, which produces our hormones; balance blood fats and feed our brains!
An enzyme-rich diet provides what is needed for effective digestion and saves the body from having to produce all the enzymes to digest the meal. Raw foods provide their own enzymes but because most of our food is cooked, the enzymes are dead. Besides eating mostly cooked food, there are many other things that deplete enzymes including over-consuming microwaved, nutrient-deficient, processed foods, high-sugar foods, parasites, smoking, pollution, UV radiation, prescription drugs and stress. This causes an enormous burden on our enzymatic system.
Also, as we age, our storehouse of enzymes becomes depleted. It’s like a trust account that we receive when we are born that contains a certain amount deposited. As we continually withdraw without making any deposits, our accounts eventually becomes overdrawn!
Therefore, supplementing digestive enzymes is the first step anyone can take in restoring optimal digestive health. And, without healthy digestion, we set ourselves up for all sorts of other health problems. It has been said you are only as healthy as the food you are able to digest, assimilate and eliminate! If you cannot properly breakdown the food you eat and utilize the nutrients, you can not only suffer from digestive complaints like bloating, gas, constipation, heartburn and reflux, but you can actually be overweight and malnourished.
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