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The Importance of Food Enzymes and Why You Must Preserve Them

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 Edward Howell who died in 1988 at the age of 90 spent his life studying enzymes. His research suggested that at birth we have an enzyme potential. If allowed to become deficient, we are at risk of degenerative diseases. This enzyme potential must be preserved at all costs and not wasted by forcing the metabolic enzymes that carry out the chemical reactions in our bodies, to be diverted into the task of digestion, because of poor choices of foods that contain no digestive enzymes.

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 and Fasting

In Europe in particular, where raw food therapies have a long tradition, highly nutritious raw food or mainly raw food diets have been used with success in many disease states. Therapeutic fasting preserves even more of the enzyme potential. This allows metabolic enzymes to go to work on rebuilding the body.

Howell did not advocate an all raw diet. He didn't think this would be palatable for many people. He suggested the use of digestive enzyme supplements with cooked foods.

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 more raw fruits and raw vegetables. Eat less cooked food and foods that have been refined and stripped of their enzymes.

Avoid foods which you like but you know don't agree with your digestive system.

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

Drink plenty of water. Ideally drink half a pint of water about half and hour before meals. Water is important in the digestive process and helps metabolic enzymes function more efficiently.

By taking all these measures, enzymes will be preserved, the digestive system will have a great load taken off it, and every cell in the body will have its burden eased.

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About the Author

The author runs an alternative medicine website for London, England. It encompasses london osteopathy and london psychotherapy plus many other therapies as well as articles on nutrition.  

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