Enzymes

Why do we need Enzymes?

The importance of enzymes has long been overlooked and ignored, but now their involvement in daily bodily functions is becoming a major issue.  The enzymatic content present in our bodies is directly related to the quality of our health and longevity.

Enzymes are needed for every chemical action and reaction in the body.  Enzymes are an important factor for overcoming sickness, maintaining vitality, weight management, longevity of life and superior health. Without enzymes life cannot exist. Metabolic enzymes run all our organs, tissues, and cells.  Minerals, vitamins, and hormones need enzymes present to perform their work properly.  Enzymes are the work force of the body.  The better we maintain and build up our enzyme reserves, the healthier we will be.

It is important to understand that enzymes initiate all cellular activity.  Enzymes break down toxic substances so that the body can eliminate them without damaging the elimination organs.  Our immune system, bloodstream, liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, as well as our ability to see, think, and breathe all depend upon enzymes.

As we become enzyme deficient through improper diet, stress, illness and other factors, we start to age faster.  A shortage of enzymes may cause serious health problems.  Because enzymes must break down every food we eat into simpler building blocks, eating only cooked foods can eventually cause enzyme exhaustion at the cell level.  Our bodies are not maintained by our food intake, but rather, by what we digested.  Cellular enzyme exhaustion lays the foundation for a weak immune system and ultimately disease.

A common misconception is that vitamin and mineral supplements will make up for dietary deficiencies.  The fact is, without enzymes nothing works in the body, no matter how well formulated the supplement might be.  If food is not completely digested, the body does not get the full complement of nutrients it deserves.  That is why people with food allergies often have vitamin and mineral deficiencies.  Enzymes ingested either in the form of raw, whole organic foods or supplements, optimize digestion and not only can the allergy disappear, but so can the accompanying vitamin and mineral deficiency as well.  Vitamin and mineral deficiencies develop in a relatively short period of time, 60 to 90 days, but enzyme deficiencies take longer to develop, simply because the body has so many compensation mechanisms.  When an allergic reaction occurs, an enzyme deficiency has likely existed for months or even years prior to its onset.

Our Enzymes assist to increase oxygen levels, while helping to raise your pH; this can protect you from free radical damage.  The plant enzymes provide energy directly to the individual cells and enhance the electromagnetic fields in the body causing increased energy.  It is important to have an enzyme reserve for your body to draw from to maintain optimal health. There are two ways to build the body”s enzyme reserve, one by eating raw foods and two by taking an enzyme supplement.

Here are some of the ways we use up our enzyme reserve: 

During an illness or when under stress – enzymes are being used up rapidly.

Athletes – any time the body temperature is raised, enzymes are used up quickly. 

Over-eating of cooked foods – causes the digestive organs to quickly use the enzymes. Enzymes are destroyed in foods cooked over 118 degrees.   

Digest protein / breaking down antigens – most antigens, bacteria, viruses, and yeast are protein. In most cases, enzymes are secreted that break down the antigens so the body can eliminate them via the lymphatic system. 

Cleansing and short fasts – during fasts, enzymes go to work to clean up undigested materials in the blood and to purify the entire body.


Enzymes are so wonderful; 
they help digest toxic waste and gases thus assisting to retard the aging process.  They influence the thyroid gland and are a key to permanent weight loss.  Enzymes can help dissolve cholesterol in the liver and other body parts, thereby controlling weight, which also protects your heart.  Enzymes create a penetrating action on stored fats, dissolving them out of the body’s adipose (fat) cells.  The importance of enzymes cannot be overemphasized.

It is important to know that nature’s way of preserving the life force in cereal grains, legumes, tree nuts and seeds is by enzyme inhibitors.  It was discovered in the 1940”s that it is necessary to remove the enzyme inhibitors from our plant foods for proper digestion.  Sprouting is the natural way the inhibitors are inactivated thus allowing the enzyme rich foods to come to life.  Now days how many of us have the time to sprout our food before we eat it.  Most of us just cook our food, which will destroy the enzymes as well as the enzyme inhibitors.  So in our modern day diet, the addition of supplemental enzymes to inactivate the inhibitors and allow proper digestion is a must.

Also it is wise to use an enzyme supplement to assist in taking the stress off the body.  Nutrients that are present in the foods you eat cannot be utilized without enzymes.  The work force of the body is in enzymes.  They are important in meeting the demands of our modern life-styles.  What we put in our mouths strongly determines the daily and long-term quality our lives.  Improper eating habits are a major cause of our skyrocketing health-care costs today.  We must learn to take control of our own health.  If you want superior health and vitality, getting an adequate intake of enzymes will make the difference.

Disclaimer: The information contained herein has not been evaluated nor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, AMA, or any other US Agency. Any dietary changes and /or product(s) mentioned should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult your healthcare professional before making any changes to your health care regimen – particularly if you are taking medication(s), are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, nursing, or if you have any other compromised health condition – before making any dietary changes, using any products mentioned, or applying any information contained herein.