Enzyme Therapy
Everyone agrees that proper nutrition is crucial to the maintenance of a
healthy body. However, most healthcare practitioners overlook the true
cause of many nutritional disorders. It is assumed, quite mistakenly,
that digestion occurs automatically and the correction of a nutritional
disorder simply requires matching the right nutritional supplement to
the condition. For example, vitamin C for colds, vitamin A for viruses
and herbal laxatives for constipation. While this treatment may relieve
patient symptoms, the relief is only temporary because the underlying
problem of faulty digestion is ignored.
Healthcare practitioners who want to effectively manage health problems that are related to nutritional imbalances must consider each person’s ability to digest food. Unfortunately, most clinicians give little or no thought to the role of enzymes in digestion, despite overwhelming evidence of their importance
Healthcare practitioners who want to effectively manage health problems that are related to nutritional imbalances must consider each person’s ability to digest food. Unfortunately, most clinicians give little or no thought to the role of enzymes in digestion, despite overwhelming evidence of their importance
Why are enzymes important? What do they do?
Enzymes occur in food that is in a natural state. All raw food contains
the proper types and proportion of enzymes necessary to digest itself. Enzymes are present in all living animal and plant cells. They are the
primary motivators of all natural biochemical processes. Life cannot
exist without enzymes because they are essential components of every
chemical reaction in the body.
Food enzymes begin digesting food in the stomach and will work for at least one hour before the body’s digestive system begins to work. For this reason, enzymes should be considered essential nutrients. Unfortunately, many food manufacturers are removing them from food to gain shelf-life.
Protein, carbohydrates, fat, and fiber are building blocks but they do not possess the energy (capacity to do work) necessary for biochemical reactions. Only enzymes can furnish this energy. When raw food is eaten, chewing ruptures the cell membrane and releases the indigenous food enzymes.
Food enzymes begin digesting food in the stomach and will work for at least one hour before the body’s digestive system begins to work. For this reason, enzymes should be considered essential nutrients. Unfortunately, many food manufacturers are removing them from food to gain shelf-life.
Protein, carbohydrates, fat, and fiber are building blocks but they do not possess the energy (capacity to do work) necessary for biochemical reactions. Only enzymes can furnish this energy. When raw food is eaten, chewing ruptures the cell membrane and releases the indigenous food enzymes.
