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For years we have known the clinical value of enzymes and overall health. This is especially true as it relates to digestion and optimal absorption of the food we eat. A healthy diet supplemented with enzyme support can offer a huge benefit to you and your families’ health and wellness.
Recently Dr. Ellen Cutler published a wonderful book on enzymes and diet. The book is called, Micro Miracles, Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes. Not only is this a great resource for lay people, it also provides wonderful "“how to” instructions on selecting the appropriate enzymes for your particular needs.
Enzymes are proteins that act as organic catalysts that accelerate the chemical reactions in the body. Many of these reactions would never take place without enzymes as catalysts. Enzymes are essential to life. Enzymes also depend on vitamins and minerals to work. Enzymes are essential to every bodily function, including breathing, circulation, digestion, and immune response. As we get older, the quality and effectiveness of enzymes diminish, our bodies don’t produce as many, and those that remain lose their spark. Other factors that deplete and weaken enzyme function include poor diet, digestive stress, metabolic imbalance, illness, trauma, medications, and cancer treatment.
Although we produce some enzymes, many must be obtained from our diet and primarily from vegetables and fruits. Raw vegetables and fruits are especially rich in enzyme content. Enzymes must be replenished, so a diet high in vegetables and fruits are essential. In addition to the above reasons for enzyme depletion and weakened function is the fact that the use of pesticides, fertilizers and poor farming techniques have rendered many crops low in enzyme, vitamin and mineral content. Therefore we have reached a stage where most everybody needs to take enzymes and supplements for optimal health. This is a reality of modern technology, along with increased use of processed and fast foods.
Personally, during my 20 plus years of practice I have seen thousands of my patients benefit greatly with the use of enzyme therapy. For most of us, optimal health and well being is greatly compromised without enzyme supplementation. Reflux, heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome, colic in babies, and allergies are just some of many conditions helped with enzyme therapy, For you and your families’ health and well being learn more about enzymes and healthy diets. Dr. Culter’s book is a great place to start. Digest and absorb the book well.
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