nutrition
WHAT ARE ENZYMES?
There are 3 types of enzymes:
1. Food enzymes - which are contained in all raw food and digest the food when activated. Nature put these enzymes in raw food to aid in the digestive process rather than having the body's enzymes do all the work.
2. Digestive enzymes - which are secreted by the body to digest food.
3. Metabolic enzymes - which run other biochemical processes within the body.
ARE YOU FOOD ENZYME DEFICIENT?
If you eat a raw food diet you are probably not deficient in enzymes. However if you eat food that is steamed,boiled,roasted,broiled,fried,stewed,canned,pasteurized, or even microwaved, you need food enzymes. Enzymes are heat sensitive nutrients. When food enzymes are missing, the body is forced to produce all the enzymes necessary for digestion. This puts unwarranted stress on the organs of digestion which must rob enzymes from your immune system to digest your food.
When foods deficient in enzymes are eaten, the body uses a considerable amount of energy making enzymes for digestion. This often expalins why we feel tired after eating. To avoid enzyme deficiencies, eat as many raw fruits and vegetables as possible.
SYMPTOMS OF ENZYME DEFICIENCY:
Fatigue,diarrhea/constipation,gas,headaches,colon problems,hardening of the arteries, and high cholesterol are just a few of the conditions that have their root in a shortage of enzymes. All of these symptoms can be attributed to poor digestion. If allowed to progress, however, chronic degenerative diseases may become evident in later years. If you are showing any signs of these symptoms, it is possible that you already are enzyme deficient.
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