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Enzymes, which serve as the body's labor force
to perform every single function for our daily activities, are required to keep
us alive. They are responsible for all of the functions of every organ
system in the body. At the same time, they are most important in
supporting the body's defenses and immune system to protect us from harmful
forces and specific dangers to our health. There are three classes of
enzymes: metabolic enzymes, which run every process in the body; digestive
enzymes, which help digest or foods; and food enzymes from raw foods, which
start food digestion. All of our organs and tissues are run by metabolic
enzymes. Since good health depends on all of the metabolic enzymes doing
an excellent job, we must be sure that nothing interferes with the body making
enough of them. A shortage could cause serious trouble. The length of life is inversely proportional to
the rate of exhaustion of the enzyme potential of an organism. The
increased use of food enzymes promotes a decreased rate of exhaustion of the
enzyme potential. (The Enzyme Nutrition Axiom - Dr. Edward Howell) Enzymes are minute protein molecules that are
found naturally in foods we eat.1 These protein molecules serve a
vital purpose. They are catalysts that make possible the chemical reactions that
digest our food and break it down to useable, absorbable nutrients. Enzymes are
the life force that is found in foods and then transferred to our bodies to keep
every system functioning optimally. Problems arise because most of the foods we eat
are enzyme-deficient. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 118°F and above.2
That means that almost any kind of food preparation method destroys enzymes.
Anytime you cook, microwave, fry, bake, grill or otherwise process your foods,
you subject yourself to the dangerous consequences of eating enzyme-deficient
foods. How bad is that really, and just what happens when you eat foods
that are devoid of enzymes? Mother Nature must have known we wouldn’t eat
all of our foods raw, so our bodies do have a backup supply of digestive enzymes
to draw from. However, that supply is limited and depleting this supply places
undue stress on the body. In other words, whenever we eat cooked or processed
foods (which for most people is every meal!), we cause our bodies to work harder
than necessary.3 When the body’s resources are being
commandeered to accomplish digestion, they aren’t readily available to do
other things—such as warding off disease or delaying the aging process or
burning stored body fat. That’s right. Eating cooked and processed foods can
lead to frequent sickness, premature aging and increased storage of body fat and
countless other problems.4 Cooked and processed foods are so hard on the
body that they actually bring on a condition called digestive leucocytosis. The
body considers cooked food to be a foreign substance, an unwanted invader and
eating cooked food causes the white blood cell count to rise just as it does
when the body is sick or has ingested poison!5 Further, if enzymes are not present in the food
you eat, not only is the body overtaxed, but also food is often only partially
digested. This causes additional problems, including allergies, lethargy and
deadly plaque build-up in the blood vessels. Eventually, as your body’s stores of digestive
enzymes are depleted, you become unable to digest certain foods at all. For
example, if you were to use up your supply of lactase enzymes (from eating
enzyme-deficient milk products) you would become lactose intolerant. All the while that we are inordinately using up
our digestive enzymes by eating enzyme-deficient foods, the body is trying to
compensate in yet another way—by next pulling from its supply of metabolic
enzymes. These enzymes can be called upon to facilitate digestion, but their
primary purpose is to run other processes of the body. Plainly, it is not a good thing to be using
enzymes to accomplish digestion when they are supposed to be regulating the
heart, lungs, or kidneys instead. However, that is exactly what happens. The
body places a priority on digestion and goes to great lengths to do whatever is
necessary to make sure foods are properly broken down and assimilated. Some experts recognize the extreme toll this
places on the body. They believe that enzyme deficiency is a factor in all
disease and even determines lifespan. Dr. Edward Howell, who studied enzyme
nutrition for over 50 years, wrote: "Humans eating an enzymeless diet use
up a tremendous amount of their enzyme potential in lavish secretions of the
pancreas and other digestive organs. The result is a shortened lifespan (65
years of less as compared with 100 or more), illness, and lowered resistance to
stresses of all types, physiological and environmental."6 Initially, the body may react to enzyme
deficiency with what we call “indigestion.” Minor discomforts—of burping,
heartburn, abdominal pain and bad breath as well as excess gas, skin problems,
diarrhea, constipation and more—can be linked to consuming foods that are
devoid of enzymes. Headaches, mental fatigue, nervousness, lack of
concentration, memory loss, insomnia and nightmares can all result when the body
doesn’t have enzymes readily available in the foods we eat. A lack of enzymes
also interferes with hormone production, inhibits cellular repair and causes
chronic digestive problems. (These types of problems are common! One in thirteen
hospitalizations are a result of chronic digestive disorders.)7 There is an ironic twist in this whole scenario.
Most people, when they experience the first signs of indigestion, have no idea
that those signs are tied to enzyme deficiency and are a signal that digestion
is compromised. Rather than looking for a way to promote digestion and make sure
the burden is taken off the body, most people who experience indigestion further
interfere with the process by taking antacids or acid blockers, which stop the
digestive process in its tracks.8 While this may dissuade the
symptoms, it doesn’t solve the problem, and is detrimental to overall health
and well being. The need for restoring the body’s enzyme
supply is unquestionable. Taking supplemental enzymes like those found in The
Greatest Vitamin in the World preserves the body’s own vital enzyme
stores. Many people who take The Greatest Vitamin in the World notice they
aren’t lethargic or sleepy after a meal, the discomfort of indigestion is gone
and—for many—food allergies disappear. Enzyme supplementation has been shown
to alleviate mild, and even severe or chronic, digestive disorders. Many
people—who may not have noticeable digestive problems but who understand the
benefits of enzymes—say they take enzyme supplements as a way to ward off the
aging process, boost the immune system and protect themselves from the
incredible toll cooked and processed foods can place on the body. Obviously, in today’s world, it is virtually
impossible to eat a diet of only raw foods; and, if you—or any other
individual who has lived on the typical North American diet—were even to start
doing that today you still need a way to restore the enzymes that have been
depleted to this point if you are to experience optimal health. Along with changing your diet and adding more
raw foods, the way to preserve the body’s vital enzyme supply is by taking an
enzyme supplement each time you eat foods that are cooked or processed. In
recent years, as more and more people become aware of the need for enzymes, many
products have cropped up on the market. While some have value, many others are
incomplete, and thus, ineffective. In order to promote complete digestion, an
enzyme supplement must contain the full complex of enzymes available in The
Greatest Vitamin in the World. Pineapple enzymes or papaya enzymes are
single plant enzyme products and are devoid of the enzymes needed to completely
digest food. Likewise, products that contain protease only initiate the process
of protein digestion. Protease breaks protein down to a peptide. In the peptide
form, protein can’t be used by the body and can actually cause more harm than
good. To break peptides down to useable amino acids requires peptidase as well. Amylase will break carbohydrates down into
disaccharides. Since disaccharides are still not in a form the body can
use—and, like peptides, can wreak havoc in the system—cellulase, lactase,
maltase and invertase must also be included to finish the job and break the
carbohydrates all the way down to useable simple sugars.9 Similarly, lipase, the enzyme that digests fat
must have certain minerals present in order to accomplish its job.10 Many products on the market contain animal
enzymes, such as pepsin. While animal enzymes may, indeed, promote digestion,
they have a limited pH range. This limited range means that they work in only
one stage of the three-stage process of digestion. In addition, animal enzymes
don’t work in conjunction with the natural processes of the body. Rather than
restoring the body’s enzyme supply and allowing it to function at optimal
levels, animal enzymes supplant (or take the place of) this supply and cause the
body to stop producing enzymes of its own. Taking the enzyme supplement found in The
Greatest Vitamin in the World helps the body in yet another way. Not
only does a complete, pure plant enzyme supplement help break foods down,
enzymes also assist with the absorption and delivery of vitamins and minerals,
making these nutrients readily available for use in the body. You now understand the dangers of enzyme
depletion and how to avoid the side effects of eating cooked and processed
foods. Choose to be free of indigestion and chronic digestive problems, to
preserve your enzyme stores for important metabolic function and to promote
optimum nutrient absorption and fat metabolism by eating responsibly. When
you eat foods that are cooked and processed and, therefore, void of enzymes,
make sure you don’t let enzyme deficiencies overtax your system and deprive
you of the optimal health you want and deserve. Avoid the many health hazards
associated with enzyme deficiency, such as lactose intolerance and inability to
digest milk products, fat intolerance and the resulting dangers of heart
disease, sugar intolerance and the precursory steps to diabetes, and the ravages
of lethargy, food allergies and toxicity that can result from undigested food
particles. Promote optimal health by taking the enzymes in The
Greatest Vitamin in the World each time you eat a snack or a meal that
contains foods that are cooked or processed. Try
Our Whole Vitamins With Enzymes, Risk Free Today! 1. Howell, Dr. Edward. Enzyme Nutrition. New Jersey: Avery Publishing
Group, 1985, p. 2. |