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The Importance
of Enzymes.
Most
people lack enzymes, the spark plugs
of the body, and critical health
catalysts.
 
Enzyme Solutions:
1) Juicing.
2) Foods that support enzyme production.
Enzymes
are protein molecules which are responsible for
all biological activities in human cells.
Nearly everyone has enzyme depletion
because our diets do not consist of mainly raw
fruit and vegetables. Enzymes are destroyed by
heat and most people eat cooked food - fast food,
junk food, boxed food, canned food.
"The human body
can do nothing without enzymes. All
metabolic functions require enzymes. Enzyme
levels, particularly in our immune system,
are depleted due to the overconsumption of
processed and cooked foods and the toll of
stress and environmental pollutants on our
bodies."
- Source: The Missing
Link To Radiant Health by Humbart "Smokey"
Santillo, N.D., M.H.
"Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical
reactions. They are responsible for supporting
almost all of the chemical reactions in living
cells. Their role is to maintain life process.
Once enzymes fail to perform their important
functions, all organs begin to weaken. They are
critical to health." - Source: HTE Australia.
Enzymes aid digestion and
nutritional absorption, release vital
nutrients, protect cells, boost energy and
more.
Enzymes are for you, if
you ...
* Eat meat
on a regular basis.
* Eat mostly cooked food.
* Tend to over-eat.
* Have poor digestion.
* Lack energy.
* Are dieting.
* Suffer from malnutrition.
* Take prescription medications
- many drugs are enzyme inhibitors.
* Are sick or are recovering
from an illness - have a poor immune system.
* Have cancer.
* Have high blood pressure.
* Have heart failure.
* Have a genetic disease (lack
of enzymes cause this, and also cause mental
retardation).
* If you like to drink alcohol
on a regular basis.
* Have skin problems.
* Are easily fatigued due to an acid body (meat,
fast food, coffee, fried food).
* If you have children that
rarely eat raw vegetables and
fruit - kids that have learning
disabilities.
Enzymes enhance longevity,
energy levels
and weight loss. All
living cells contain
enzymes, the body's 'spark plugs'.
Enzymes
are destroyed by heat.
Dr. Edward
Howell, a noted pioneer in the field of enzyme
research, discovered enzyme depletion results
in is a shortened life-span, illness, and
lowered resistance to stress of all types. He
points out that humans and animals on a diet
comprised largely of cooked food have enlarged
pancreas organs while other glands and organs,
notably the brain, actually shrink in size.
Children
and Enzyme Depletion:
Learning disabilities are often
caused by nutrient deficiencies. The majority of
deficiencies are caused by foods that lack
enzymes - too much cooked food, junk food,
processed food, etc. The child's body becomes
toxic and the nerves become irritated. - Source:
Food Enzymes, The Missing Link.
THE
IMPORTANCE OF ENZYMES TO YOUR HEALTH:
Generally speaking, you will be healthy if the
enzymes in your body are functioning properly.
Once enzymes fail to perform their important
functions, all organs begin to weaken. This can
cause shoulder pain, general weakness of the
extremities, dizziness, poor appetite, etc. You
might not even be aware that you are sick. We
call this a state of "semi-health" - not really
healthy, yet not quite bad enough to call you
truly sick. If this situation continues, the
human body will be unable to fight off bacterial
invasion, then various sorts of diseases will
naturally follow including cancer.
ENZYMES
- WHAT ARE THEY EXACTLY:
Enzymes are catalytic proteins - independent
molecules that have specific roles to play.
Scientists have discovered over 5,000 enzymes.
a) They spawn chemical reactions between two
substances to generate a new substance.
b) They regulate chemical processes in living
cells - All living cells contain enzymes.
Simply put, enzymes regulate the complex
processes of life itself.
Enzymes
regulate the normal processes of digestion,
absorption, waste removal and are essential to
the every function that makes human life
possible. Enzymes are not only the foundation
of human life, they are fundamental to health.
ENZYMES
FALL INTO ONE OF THREE MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS -
METABOLIC, DIGESTIVE OR FOOD:
1) The largest is the metabolic enzymes which
play a role in all bodily processes including
breathing, talking, moving, thinking, behavior
and maintenance of the immune system. A subset
of these metabolic enzymes acts to neutralize
poisons and carcinogens such as pollutants, DDT
and tobacco smoke, changing them into less toxic
forms that the body can eliminate.
2) The second category is the digestive enzymes, of which
there are about 22 in number. Most of these are
manufactured by the pancreas. They are secreted
by glands in the duodenum (a valve that
separates the stomach from the small intestine)
and work to break down the bulk of partially
digested food leaving the stomach.
3) The enzymes we need to
consider when planning our diets are the
third category, the food enzymes. These are
present in raw foods and they initiate the
process of digestion in the mouth and upper
stomach. Food enzymes include proteases for
digesting protein, lipases for digesting
fats and amylases for digesting
carbohydrates.
What do Enzymes Do:
1)
Regulate Internal Functions.
Enzymes buffer internal acidity, maintain the
proper balance of beneficial bacteria in the
body, aid digestion, and strengthen resistance
to harmful bacteria. They serve to maintain and
enhance internal functions, and help restore you
to a state of living more complete rather than
living with just mediocre health.
2)
Purify the Blood.
a) Blood
Cleansing: Enzymes are able to help
remove unwanted substances from the blood,
dissolve cholesterol attached to artery walls,
and prevent cardiovascular diseases caused by
high blood pressure.
b)
Infection
Fighter: When good cells are damaged
and germs attack, enzymes in the body rally to
counter and fend off the bacteria. They then
break down and remove the festering germ and
alleviate the infection of the afflicted area.
At the same time, nutrients in your body are
induced to generate new cells and bring about
full recovery.
c)
Bactericide: Enzymes not only enhance
the effectiveness of your leukocytes (white
blood cells) in killing harmful germs, they also
have anti-bacterial properties themselves.
3)
Improve Digestion and Absorption.
Enzymes are able to metabolize nutrients thus
making them more easily digested, absorbed, and
oxidized - better utilized by the human body -
and so produce the needed energy and heat. They
also help to maintain hormonal balance.
4) Enzymes
are Amazing.
a) Overeating - Enzymes
cleanse the stomach.
b) Intoxication - Enzymes
quickly break down the blood alcohol, preventing
inebriation or helping the recovery process
after intoxication.
c) Poor gastrointestinal function
- Enzymes block the growth of the germs that
cause putrefaction in the intestines, promoting
the proliferation of lactic acid bacteria and
other beneficial bacteria, and aiding
gastrointestinal absorption.
d) Postoperative recuperation
- Enzymes aid food digestion and conversion into
products more easily absorbed. Especially
beneficial in the recovery of patients with
gastric and duodenal ulcers and ulcers of the
large intestine.
e) Constipation and
hemorrhoids - Enzymes aid in clearing
this up.
f)
Sperm enzymes break down the wall surrounding
the ovum enabling the two to combine and
generate new life.
5)
Improve Metabolic Cell
Function.
Human body cells have metabolic functions, Old
cells must be replaced by new ones every four
months. Only when the enzymes in the body are in
good balance is this process and the chemical
functions completed with a smooth transition
between cell decomposition and restoration. If
the enzymes don't work properly, disease may
result.
6)
Enzymes for Beauty.
a. Promotes smooth, fine-textured, beautiful
skin.
b. Removes freckles, black spots and prevents
early wrinkling.
c. Removes rashes, and is good for skin
allergies and hives.
d. Clears red eyes and is effective in promoting
clearer vision.
e. Nourishes and promotes hair and nail growth.
7) Enzymes
and Preventative Health Care.
a. Promote long life through normal cell
metabolism.
b. Promote re-activativation of cells to prevent
diseases.
c. Effective in preventing, combatting and
eliminating cancer, and also for the prevention
of infections associated with AIDS.
Enzymes should be
consumed everyday:
To avoid illness and disease, obesity and to
slow aging, you have to change lifestyle habits,
eat a balanced
diet and get proper exercise.
Despite your best intentions, there are going to
be the unavoidable late nights, the occasional
excessive eating, lack of aerobic exercise,
and the stress and pressure of daily life. Any
one of these can have the direct or cumulative
effect of weakening the normal functioning of
enzyme activites.
Enzymes are one of the most
essential elements in your body for the
health and wellness of every bodily
function. Every breath you take and every
action you have both mentally and
physically, requires enzymes.

TWO
SOLUTIONS:
1) Foods that support
enzyme production:
Include these in your diet as often as
possible ...
Pineapple
Avocado
Ginger root
Cantalope
Banana
Cucumbers
Garlic
Onions
Flax seeds
Coconut flesh (not oil)
Chlorella (algae)
Spirulina (algae)
Bee pollen
Raw honey
Yogurt (Greek, plain, unsweetened)
Shitake, Reishi, and Maitake mushrooms
Source: www.alkaway.com.au/blog/category/leaky-gut-2/
2)
Juicing:
Focus on an alkaline diet with lots of daily
raw veggies and fruit. Smoothies and Juicing
are the most effective and delicious way to
do this. Enzymes
are organic catalysts that increase the rate
at which foods are broken down and absorbed by
the body and help various metabolic
functions in the body take place.
 
Fruit Smoothies and Green Smoothies
- a total health formula.
Fruit Smoothies:
Use a banana as the base, then add seasonal
berries or other fruit of choice.
Frozen fruit can be used, but drink will become
like home-made ice cream - defrost first.
Green (Veggie)
Smoothies: Use banana as base, then add
veggies such as spinach, kale, cucumber, carrot,
avocado etc. Apples and pears are a
good choice to combine with green smoothies
veggies.
About half cup of Almond
Milk is then added to either smoothie to blend
ingredients. Plain Greek Yogurt or
Coconut Milk are also choices.
Coconut Flakes, Walnuts or Almonds plus Bee
Pollen, Hemp Seeds or Chi Seeds may be added by
design.
Research the internet for ingredient combinations
to try.
What to Expect?
Health and Anti-aging.
Not only will your body and
brain be boosted with enzyme activity,
your skin will glow, your eyes shine,
wrinkles will diminish, your nails and hair will grow
faster, fat and cellulite may be lessened,
energy levels will rise, mental focus will
sharpen.

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