Many times people ask us; “If money is tight and I can’t afford the different health supplements that you recommend, what are the most important supplement that I can take that will impact my health quickly and positively?” Our answer is always, “Enzymes.”

All bodily functions and the production of energy to fuel these functions are impacted by enzymes. Enzymes are one of the most studied substances of the human body, and yet many of us do not know their incredible value as a food supplement. Researchers have identified over 2700 enzymes in the human body so far, and each one produces one type, and only one type, of chemical reaction (Cickoke, p. 5). As amazing as it seems, the absence of a single type of enzyme can cause death. “Without them, many of the body’s chemical reactions would never take place. Without enzymes, there would be no breathing, no digestion, no growth, no blood coagulation, no perception of the senses, and no reproduction. Our bodies contain millions of enzymes, which continually renew, maintain, and protect us. No person, plant, or animal could exist without them” (p. 6).

What is an enzyme? Enzymes are chemical catalysts that are made up of proteins. A catalyst is something that helps a process work more efficiently. Many of the chemical processes in our body could take place without catalysts at much higher temperatures, tempertures which would damage us. In the presence of enzymes, these chemical reactions can take place at low temperatures and allow us to safely convert large amounts of energy for our growth and development and provide us with the ability to sustain long periods of work and give us resistance to illness.

By now you’re probably convinced that enzymes are rather important to the health, vitality and the proper functioning of your body. Although not all health counselors are in agreement, we believe the following. Every day when you wake up and do your daily activities, your body uses enzymes to carry out life functions, as it burns nutrients from food to create energy. Therefore, the body needs to replace these enzymes daily. How can you replace these enzymes? If you eat plenty of raw foods every day, your body will receive a good supply of enzymes. How much raw food is needed to supply the body with it’s daily needs of enzymes? Dr. Ted Morter in his book, Health and Wellness, believes that 80% of our diet should be made up of raw foods to supply the body with it’s enzymatic needs.

Most people in North America do not come close to consuming 80% raw foods daily. Most people eat a couple of portions of fruits a day and maybe a plate of raw vegetable salad, but that’s not even close to the recommended 80% daily raw food intake. Most people are accustomed to eating cooked foods which of course have no enzymes. (There are no enzymes because the enzymes in raw foods are rendered inactive when foods are cooked or processed.) Even if foods are raw, they may not have sufficient enzymes because most of them have been treated with pesticides which may inactivate enzymes (Cickoke, p. 48).

We can be eating the best of foods, but if they are cooked, no matter the amount of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrate, and essential fatty acids they have, these nutrients will not be readily available for the body’s use because the enzymes are no longer in the food. In a healthy person there are sufficient digestive enzymes to handle the breakdown of food for a period of time but often this ability begins to wane as chronic illness begins to set in and insufficient “self”-made enzymes are available to do the job of breaking down the food into digestible nutrients. In order to unlock the nutrients within food, it becomes essential to add enzymes to your diet. In fact, many doctors believe that aging and disease are the result of lack of enzymes (pp. 113-114).

What type of enzyme supplement should you consider? Of all the enzymes available in the market today, plant-based enzymes are preferred by most nutritionists because of their ability to function optimally at body temperature with all four food groups: protein, fat, carbohydrate, and fiber. In addition, plant-based enzymes function in both acid conditions in the stomach and alkaline conditions in the small intestine (pH ranging from 2 to 12) (pp. 18-21).

Our proprietary formula enzymes not only contains plant-based enzymes, they also contain bromelain and papain (pineapple and papaya enzymes), a mineral rich food (Blue Green Algae), and other special ingredients helpful in the digestive process such as fennel and ginger.

If you’re looking for a noticeable difference in your health and vitality, try our enzyme supplements . They are powerful, potent and can help you better utilize the nutrients in the food you eat. Enzymes are truly genies in a bottle that can help you make available all of the nutrients in your diet instead of just a few.

Don’t dine without enzymes!

References:

Anthony J. Cickoke, D.C. (1994). Enzymes and Enzyme Therapy. New Canaan, Connecticut: Keats Publishing, Inc.

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