My whole paying attention to nutrition came once I understood that the terrible skin problems and acne I have on my body are due liver failure and digestion problems.
Just because 1.5 months I have been on a diet no alcohol-no meat-no smoking- and partially no desserts, I have noticed an increase energy, my body was getting more rested, I felt less anxious and my frustrating skin problems are starting to heal after trying different strong medicine that was constantly destroying my immunity.
So I paid more and more attention on what I eat, I still have a lot to learn but the small improvements that I did in my life have such tremendous effects that it’s an effective beginning. Explore thedentalspecialtycenter.com to learn dentist’s recommendations on this issue.
It all started by “eating a small salad before your main course increases the number of enzymes and helps breaking down food and with digestion” a piece of information that I gathered I don t know where.
Since today I didn’t pay any attention but to contradict a person very dear to me, I had to go deeper.
*So ego is a very good friend, stop blaming it for everything ugly that you do, he is the reason why sometimes, or most of the time you evolve. People want to destroy the ego and do nasty things to it, well that is their problems, we know aggressivity is never the answer. You say the ego is talking and puts thoughts in your mind, but you don t have to follow them, you know better. If a child is telling you to jump from a building, would you do it? So the same is the ego, he can be pretty cute and imaginative but not necessarily right. But let’s go back to our story …*
SO what are enzymes and what is their role in nutrition?
Nutrition is the ability to metabolize food. Nutrition is the body ability to use and metabolize food. There are 45 known essential nutrients that are required in specific amounts for the body to function properly.
They are called essential because the body cannot synthesize them internally, so they have to come from outside sources. So you need carbohydrates, complete proteins, minerals, vitamins, water for the body to function.
Now once you consume a food, that food containing nutrients must be digested, broken into pieces and reduced to a state from which they can be absorbed and transported into blood stream to all parts of the body.
Our body’s cells are programmed to direct each nutrient to combine and interact with other nutrients and chemicals to create still other chemicals and compounds which, in turn, are used to build and repair the body’s cells, bones, tissue, and organs. The process is called metabolism.
Each metabolic reaction is started, controlled, and terminated by enzymes.
Without enzymes, no metabolic activity will occur. A body that does not consistently and efficiently metabolize the essential food nutrients necessary cannot maintain optimum health.
What are the types of enzymes?
Enzymes are classified into three categories.
- DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
- FOOD ENZYMES
- METABOLIC ENZYMES
Metabolic enzymes run the body. They exist throughout the body in the organs, the bones, the blood, and inside the cells themselves. These enzymes are instrumental in the growth of new cells and the maintenance of all tissue. Every organ and tissue has its own group of specialized enzymes. They are trained to run and maintain their host. When these enzymes are healthy, robust, and present in adequate numbers, they do an excellent job carrying out their mission.
The two kinds of enzymes we are concentrating on here are DIGESTIVE ENZYMES and FOOD ENZYMES. These two are active only within our digestive system. These enzymes have one main job — to digest our food.
DIGESTIVE ENZYMES are made by our body’s organs. Digestive enzymes are secreted by the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, and the small intestine. [Technically, digestive enzymes are also considered to be metabolic enzymes whose metabolic role is to digest food. We are specifically distinguishing these particular enzymes here, because they deal with digestion and they can be supplemented from an outside source.] You should take special care of your intestine health to prevent some serious medical conditions that can result in surgery. Ostomy support from Stealth Belt helps to return to normal life after surgery and ensures a comfortable fit that you can rely on.
FOOD ENZYMES are already present WITHIN the food we eat. Food enzymes exist naturally in raw food. If the food is cooked, however, the high temperature involved in the cooking process will destroy the enzymes.
Digestive enzymes and food enzymes basically serve the same function, which is to digest our food so it can be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the blood stream. From this viewpoint the only real difference between food enzymes and digestive enzymes is whether they come from inside our body or from the food we eat.
Why are digestive enzymes so important for digestion?
Most food, when it is uncooked, contains enough natural food enzymes to digest that food. When you cook the food the enzymes are inactivated (denatured) and can no longer assist in the digestive (breaking down) process. Eating raw food is totally acceptable in some cases and quite unacceptable in others. We eat raw fruit and many raw vegetables, but less often do we eat raw meat, raw fish (not withstanding sushi), or raw pork. Eating uncooked rice is nearly a guaranteed trip to your dentist! So, obviously we cook our food.
Here’s where the problem occurs. Cooked food contains no enzymes because they have been destroyed. If you eat a meal consisting of a salad, a steak and a baked potato, there are likely enough food enzymes contained in the salad to digest it (break it down so your body can use its nutrients). But, there are no extra enzymes available to help digest the steak or the baked potato. Because the steak and potato are cooked, there are no FOOD ENZYMES available to digest them, so our body must take over and internally create the needed amount of DIGESTIVE ENZYMES to handle the digestive task.
Now this is a very important matter. The energy you consume on digestion.
The more we depend on our internally generated DIGESTIVE ENZYMES, the more stress we put on our body’s systems and organs and the less time these systems and organs have for rebuilding and replacing worn out and damaged cells and tissue and keeping our immune system strong. Your body’s top priority is making sure it has enough nutrients to run its systems. This means digesting food and converting it into nutrients. There is no activity more important to the body than this. This takes a lot of energy and enzymes, particularly if the body must make most or all of these enzymes. Remember that no food can be digested without digestive enzymes.
Dr. DicQie Fuller, in her book The Healing Power of Enzymes, emphasizes the importance of enzymes for digestion:
“Eighty percent of our body’s energy is expended by the digestive process. If you are run down, under stress, living in a very hot or very cold climate, pregnant, or are a frequent air traveler, then enormous quantities of extra enzymes are required by your body. Because our entire system functions through enzymatic action, we must supplement our enzymes. Aging deprives us of our ability to produce necessary enzymes. The medical profession tells us that all disease is due to a lack or imbalance of enzymes. Our very lives are dependent upon them!”
Now this is a very true and strong statement. Since at least 20% of the energy is consumed by the brain and another 80% on the digestion, during these time your organs are not protected. They are not properly taking care of. SO it is not only wrong to eat meat because you are hurting someone in the process of your eating, but also it takes tremendous effort for the digestive system to break down all the proteins and nutrients, and also a lot of enzymes from your body since, the meat is cooked and bring no enzymes with it.
I want you to realize there is a documentary about the evolution of human kind. Humans have started developing intelligence and a bigger brain the moment they have “discovered” fire. Because in that moment they started “Cooking the meat” before they eat it, it is like they start having 2 stomachs. So the stomach shrink and the brain has grown.
Just using the energy on something else than digestion, had increase the capability of your brain. Now imagine if all organs are increasing their capacity, we could talk of longer span life, more enjoyment. All yoga is doing, is making understand all the body function so you can efficiently use this body and life in your own betterment.
Not only this but most of our great minds where vegetarians:
Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Nikolai Tesla, Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Isac Newton, Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the greatest mathematicians of the past 1,000 years
I wonder why…
Which digestive enzymes digest food?
You know that proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are the three main food groups that make up the bulk of our daily diet. A “balanced” diet means we consume the proper proportions of these three basic food groups on a daily basis. This balance, when combined with the assurance that we also get the essential nutrients, can help provide a healthy life — IF we properly process and metabolize these nutrients. To do this we also need an adequate source of the major types of digestive enzymes: Proteases, Amylases, and Lipases.
| FOOD GROUP |
% OF DAILY DIET |
ENZYME CLASS | ENZYME’S FUNCTION |
| Proteins | 20-25 % | Protease | Digests Protein |
| Carbohydrates | 50-60 % | Amylase | Digests Carbohydrates |
| Fats | 20-30 % | Lipase | Digests Fat (lipids) |
Do I have an infinite supply of digestive enzymes?
No. Until recently, many within the scientific community labored under the misconception that the digestive enzymes in our body are constant and last forever; that they can be used and reused; that they never get old and never wear out.
Researchers now know that we lose digestive enzymes through sweat and body waste. Through constant use, enzymes lose their strength and ability to do their work. As we age, the organs responsible for producing our digestive enzymes become less efficient. Today’s environmental pollution, overly processed fast foods, genetically modified food, and microwave cooking can result in free radical damage, which lowers the body’s effectiveness to produce enzymes. To offset this loss, we need to supplement our system with oral digestive enzymes.
What happens when we start to run low on enzymes?
Proper amounts of enzymes are a key part of optimum health. DIGESTIVE ENZYMES are needed to properly digest and metabolize nutrients.
When our body is stressed by a shortage of digestive enzymes two things can happen and both are bad:
- Our body continues to work overtime to create the needed enzymes required to digest our food. This extra stress adversely affects our immune system and lowers our ability to protect ourselves from and fight off disease.
- Because our body finally becomes so overworked, it can’t make enough enzymes to properly digest our food. As this undigested food begins to pollute our body, the chances of chronic disease increase.
Supplemental digestive enzymes will deliver the necessary nutrients to fortify your body and can enhance your body’s healing system often resulting in improved overall health and vitality.