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Food Enzymes For Health & Vitality

by: MichaelSellar
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Enzymes are responsible for speeding up every chemical reaction within the body cells. In this way they can be said to be the "life force" of the cells. If there is a shortage of enzymes, or they cannot function optimally for whatever reason, the health of the individual body cells would be at risk, as would the whole body.

Dr. Edward Howell - Enzyme Pioneer

Dr Howell (1898 - 1988) believed that we can become deficient in enzymes and that this can lead to degenerative diseases. His research suggested that at birth we have an enzyme potential which has to last our whole lives. They need to be preserved by eating food that still contains its enzymes, not wasted on enzyme deficient food that forces the metabolic enzymes that run our bodies to be diverted to digesting food.

The Fatal Process

Howell used this term to describe cooking. All enzymes are killed off at high temperatures so most cooking methods would kill off the enzymes.

Raw Foods & Fasting

Raw food therapies have a long tradition in some parts of Europe where they are used as a therapeutic tool to overcome health problems. Raw foods contain enzymes, preserving the enzyme potential as does fasting to an even greater extent. Metabolic enzymes are now able to focus on the job of healing the body.

Although an all raw diet would seem the best type of diet to follow, Howell thought this would be unpalatable to most people and suggested that with cooked food, digestive enzyme supplements could be taken to good effect.

I would recommend the following as a guide to preserving the enzyme potential and placing less of a burden on the digestive system as well as the rest of the body.

Do not eat more than you need to. Eating too much puts a huge burden on the digestive resources.

Eat less high calorie foods containing sugar and fat. Eat less refined foods and man made foods. Increase intake of raw fruits and vegetables.

Avoid foods that your digestive system doesn't like by giving you digestive upsets.

Look at the principles behind food combining, where concentrated starches and protein are separated. This eases the digestive burden.

Drink eight fluid ounces of water up to half an hour before meals. Water helps digestion and also aids the metabolic enzymes.

All the above measures will help to preserve enzymes, take the load off the digestive system and ease the burden on every cell in the body.

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About the Author

The writer manages an holistic medicine website for London, UK. It includes london osteopathy and london psychotherapy plus many other therapies as well as articles on nutrition.  

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