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DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
What are Digestive Enzymes? Simply, digestive enzymes assist the digestive system in breaking down the
food we eat so it can be used as a source of nutrients for energy and rebuilding of the body. Without enough
enzymes we a develop a vast array of illnesses. All the food and nutritional supplements you consume will
not do any good if they are not sufficiently broken down and absorbed by the body. For a more in-depth
description of digestion and digestive enzymes. Wiki/Digestive_enzymes; Government on digestive enzymes
Gov/Disease; Gov.disease pancreatitis; GovHealthdiseasetreatment
You remember when you were younger, you were able to eat anything and a lot of it and the body remained fit
and trim compared to today. As time went on you were not able to tolerant certain foods and you started to
develop gastro-intestinal problems, e.g., indigestion, heartburn, constipation. The beginning of many
degenerative diseases because of a malfunctioning digestive system.
The reason is processed and cooked foods---you don’t burn or ignite your gas before you put it in your car do
you? Nor do you put a lesser octane rated gas in your car. Don't run as good does it? Are you starting to see
the picture? Every food contains exactly the perfect mix of digestive enzymes to break it down completely---
nature in its never-ending perfection sees that all food whether flesh, fruit or vegetable, decomposes and
returns to the earth from which it came. But cooking food above 118 degrees destroys enzymes, vitamins
and minerals in the food, leaving our bodies to generate the enzymes necessary to digest it and without the
life-fuel generating vitamins and minerals. The result, partially digested fats, proteins and starches that the
body cannot use. These clog up the body’s intestinal tract and arteries.
Of particular note is the Eskimo. Eskimo means, “one who eats raw.” Their diet consisted primarily of whale
or seal blubber, Eskimos developed no arterial sclerosis. They have almost no heart disease or stroke, and
no high blood pressure. Even raw blubber will digest itself completely if it is not cooked and its enzymes are
not destroyed. But once you heat even the finest olive oil above 118 degrees, you will not be able to digest it
completely. It will clog you up. See, Google Search Eskimo Diet
As noted food enzymes decompose or self-digest food 80% in the digestive tract with help from the many
bacteria in the digestive tract, requiring a minimal amount of stomach acid and expending only about 20% of
ours digestive enzyme bank. But over time having to use excessive amounts of stomach acids and 100% of
the digestive enzyme bank to digest cooked food run a toll, exhausting this digestive enzyme bank. Keep in
mind those same enzymes have thousands of other tasks to perform throughout the body. But when you eat
cooked foods the body expends more enzymes than it should and other body functions suffer. Over a relative
short period of time the body breaks down from a host of degenerative disease, starting in the digestive tract
where the body pumps more and more stomach acid to compensate for the lack of enzymes and we develop
a host of intestinal problems and degenerative diseases.
Interestingly, a Dr. Francis Pottenger, Jr., did a comprehensive nutritional clinical study from 1932 to 1942,
covering four generations of over 900 cats. In this ground-breaking study, Dr Pottenger simply controlled
what food cats were fed. The original group was fed raw, unpasteurized milk, cod liver oil and cooked meat
scraps. The other two groups were fed uncooked meat/pasteurized milk and cooked meat/pasteurized milk
respectively. The fourth group was fed uncooked, raw meat and raw unpasteurized milk. http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Francis_Pottenger ; Google Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr.
Dr. Pottenger's findings should have shaken the foundations of modern medicine. Astoundingly, like many
others before and after him, he was completely silenced. He meticulously recorded his observations with
exacting measurements and photographs.
Here is a brief summary of his discoveries:
1. The cats eating only raw food were disease free and healthy, generation after generation after generation.
2. The cats eating the cooked and processed foods had all kinds of problems.
3. By the end of the first generation the cats started to develop degenerative diseases and became quite lazy.
4. By the end of the second generation the cats had developed degenerative diseases by mid-life and started
losing their coordination.
5. By the end of the third generation the cats had developed degenerative diseases very early in life and
some were born blind and weak and had a much shorter life span. Many of the third generation cats couldn't
even produce offspring. There was an abundance of parasites and vermin while skin diseases and allergies
increased from an incidence of five percent in normal cats to over 90 percent in the third generation of
deficient cats. Kittens of the third generation did not survive six months. Bones became soft and pliable and
the cats suffered from adverse personality changes. Males became docile while females became more
aggressive. The cats suffered from most of the degenerative diseases encountered in human medicine and
died out totally by the fourth generation.
Is this what is happening to us now? The evidence is a resounding yes. Basically, we are not proposing that
you change your eating habits drastically and eat exclusively raw food. Instead, at this point we are only
advocating that you began taking a digestive enzyme supplement with every meal and the other recom-
mended supplements to help convert food into the usable amino acids. You will see a remarkable difference
in your health over time where digestive enzymes have been found to influence an amazing array of health
conditions. http://www.stopcancer.com/enzymes2.htm ; Google digestive enzymes degenerative diseases
Taking digestive enzymes on an empty stomach is also beneficial where they become blood cleansers,
breaking down invading substances in the blood such as undigested protein, cellular debris, toxins,
parasites and fungi, which are all proteins. Viruses are nucleic acids covered by a protein film, the enzymes
destroys this protective film so that your immune system can finish them off. This frees up and strengthens
the immune system. http://www.digestive-enzymes.com/enzq&a.html; Google search digestive enzymes
empty stomach.
Still not convinced. I challenge you to purchase and take one or two digestive enzymes with your meal. After
the first meal, we rest out case. Share your digestive enzymes with family, friends and neighbors, because
actions speak louder than words to convince them of the importance of this supplement. It is a beginning.
As we stated from the beginning all of these recommended supplements must be used together for optimal
health benefits because of lack of vitamins and minerals in our food supply.