Digestive Enzymes - The Most Important Nutrient?

What Are Enzymes?

Enzymes are energized protein molecules that carry the body's life force.  They are involved in every action and reaction that occurs in every single function and cell of the body.  We cannot live without enzymes.  If we suffer from enzyme deficiency, our health deteriorates.  Degenerative diseases are a direct result of insufficient enzyme levels.  All other nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and also hormones need enzymes to carry out their functions.  Enzymes are the body's labor force.  The life energy of enzymes is what sets enzymes apart from all other nutrients.

Types of Enzymes

Enzymes fall into three basic catagories of enzymes:

1. Metabolic Enzymes - These reside in your body and their function is to build and repair cells and tissues.  They are also a large part of our immune systems.  Metabolic enzymes carry out the body's work.
2. Food Enzymes - These enzymes reside in raw food (not cooked or processed).  Food enzymes aid in the digestion and assimilation of the food's nutrients.  Heat of over 118 degrees fahrenheit will destroy live enzymes.
3. Digestive Enzymes - These enzymes assist in the breakdown of cooked (or dead) food.  Cooked food has no live enzymes to assist in the breakdown of the dead food so the body must supply the enzymes.  Digestive enzymes are limited in the body and if pushed beyond their reserves will borrow from the metabolic enzymes which sets the cycle for degenerative disease.

Diagram Human Digestive System
 

As you can see in the above diagram, The human digestive system is very complex.  There are many parts with different functions that all contribute to the desired final result - complete digestion and absorbtion of the nutrients from the food we eat.  With todays "modern" foods, it is obvious as to why we need to supplement with a digestive enzyme formula.  This digestive system blend must contain at least, the 7 main digestive enzymes to ensure complete digestion and utilization of food nutrients.  Without it, we are destined to suffer from digestive system problems. 

Why Supplement with Digestive Enzymes?

If you eat cooked or processed food, you need additional digestive enzymes.  Our bodies were not designed to eat dead food.  The act of eating dead food places an additional workload on the body's stores of digestive enzymes and after some time, will be required to "borrow" from the body's metabolic enzymes.  By depleting the metabolic enzymes, you are now setting yourself up for degenerative diseases.

There are only two animals on earth that suffer from degenerative disease and premature death - mankind and our pets.  This is a direct result of our "dead food" diets and digestive enzyme deficiency.  Aside from cooking food, irradiation, pasturization (which is cooking = dead milk), processing and chemical food additives all destroy enzymes.  You can see why our bodies cannot keep up with their repair and rebuild functions.

It is estimated 65 million Americans suffer from digestive problems.  Antacids, laxatives, fiber, prescription and over the counter medications are used to mask the real problem - insufficent digestive enzymes and incomplete digestion of food.  These products alone fill an entire isle in the grocery and drug stores.  Antacids are actually the worst thing you can take as far as digestion of food.  It neutrilizes your stomach acid which is an essential part of the digestion process.  Now the body has to work even harder "trying" to breakdown the food in the intestines (food is supposed to be mostly broken down before it hits your intestines).  Incomplete digestion causes many ailments further down the line (intestines) and affects the entire body's health.

Seven Digestive Enzymes and What They Aid

1. Protease (digests proteins): anxiety, low blood sugar, kidney problems, water retention; depressed immunity, bacterial and viral infections, cancer, appendicitis, bone problems such as: osteoporosis, arthritis, and bone spurs.
   
2. Amylase (digests carbohydrates): skin problems (rashes, hives, herpes, canker sores), liver and gallbladder disease.
   
3. Lipase (digests fats): high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, spastic colon, and dizziness.
   
4. Cellulase (digests fiber): gas, bloating, acute food allergies, facial pain or paralysis, candidiasis (yeast infections).
   
5. Sucrase (digests sugars): lung problems, asthma, bronchitis, seizures, hyperactivity, mood swings, insomnia, depression, chronic diarrhea, and dizziness.
   
6. Lactase (digests dairy products): Relieve discomfort caused by lactose intolerance
   
7. Invertase (breaks down sugars): Splits sucrose into glucose and fructose - an acidic environment occurs without the action of Invertase.

In Europe, martial artists use enzymes to speed up recovery from injuries.  On average, the recovery time is cut in half.  An injury that would sideline an athlete for 2 weeks would now only take 1 week before they are healed!  Enzymes are the "repairers" of the body.  Enzymes taken on an empty stomach go straight to the blood to digest undigested food particles in the blood and tissues, repair tissues, attack parasites and more.

The best digestive enzymes (most potent and effective) I have found

Protease 120,000 HUT
Amylase 18,000 SKB
Bromelain 1,500,000 PU
Invertase 225 Sumner
Lipase 8,000 LU (800 FIP)
Cellulase 1050 CU
Lactase 225 ALU
Ionic Trace Minerals 20 mg

also see Reversing Heart Disease