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articleOriginally published December 19
2007
The Healing Power of Enzymes For
Treating Diseaseby Charmaine D.
Mercado http://www.newstarget.com/022406.html
(NewsTarget)
Enzymes may not share the superstar status of certain vitamins, antioxidants,
amino acids, and other miracle nutrients in the world of conventional health and
nutrition; yet a growing number of studies suggest that enzymes very much
deserve a standing ovation when it comes to improving overall health and the
successful treatment of numerous diseases.
Enzymes perform an
all-encompassing function in the development and maintenance of the human body.
Dr. Edward Howell, father of enzyme nutrition and therapy, stated that enzymes
are the very substances that make life possible. Yet mainstream medicine has
frequently ignored this basic fact, undervaluing the enzymes’ vital role in
health and underestimating their true potential in overall health, including
disease management and prevention. Proponents and advocates of enzyme therapy
regard enzyme bankruptcy as a lethal health catastrophe, causing countless
bodies to shut down prematurely.
Know Your
Enzymes
Bodies of research have identified more than 3,000 types
of enzymes in the human body. As organic catalysts, enzymes are known to
initiate, speed up, slow down, alter or halt about 4,000 kinds of biochemical
reactions. Millions of biochemical reactions take place in our body on a daily
basis, including respiration, food digestion, assimilation and transportation of
nutrients, detoxification of certain organs, blood purification, movement of
muscles, production and regulation of hormones, and cell renewal and repair, to
name a few. The enzymes make all these processes possible, and they are
destroyed once they complete their respective tasks.
There are three
types of enzymes: digestive, metabolic, and food enzymes. Digestive enzymes are
produced by the digestive organs that aid in breaking down food into more
assimilable forms. The four general classes of digestive enzymes are: amylase,
which digests carbohydrates, starches, and sugars found in grains, fruits, and
starchy vegetables; protease, which breaks down protein found in meat, nuts, and
cheese into amino-acids; lipase, which breaks down fats and oils found in dairy
and meat products into fatty acids; and cellulase, which helps digest
fiber.
Metabolic enzymes on the other hand are manufactured by the body’s
own cells to perform highly specific tasks required in regulating the blood,
tissues, and organs. They are responsible for the production and growth of new
cells, the repair and maintenance of tissues and organs, transportation of blood
to the different organs, and detoxification of the cells, tissues, organs, and
blood. Metabolic enzymes also carry out the delivery and absorption of nutrients
in various organs.
The third kind of enzymes is the food enzymes. These
enzymes are the vital life force naturally found in raw, uncooked food. By
definition, raw food is food heated below 118 degrees F, the highest temperature
in which enzymes can still survive and function. There are a lot of
well-documented cases that attest to the wonderful benefits and healing power of
raw food. The enzymes present in raw food work synergistically with the other
nutrients like vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, bioflavonoids, antioxidants,
and co-enzymes, allowing your digestive system to take its much needed rest and
giving your immune system the necessary boost to successfully carry out its
search and destroy missions.
The Enzyme and Disease
Connection
The problem arises when the body becomes overburdened
in producing enzymes due too poor dietary choices like eating cooked, highly
processed and preservative-laden foods. According to research, food enzymes are
heat-sensitive and die when heated at temperatures above 118 degrees F. When a
person ingests enzyme-less food, his body then diverts a lot of its energy to
the production of digestive enzymes to break down the carbohydrates, protein,
fat, and other nutrients of the food. If a person has been eating cooked,
unhealthy food most of his life, his body’s line of defense may already be
exhausted in its fight against diseases associated with diets high in sugar,
sodium, additives, trans and saturated fat, and carcinogenic
substances.
This is further compounded by a person’s genetic
predisposition to certain diseases. The body then struggles more to achieve
homeostasis or internal equilibrium, which is needed for all the organ systems
to run smoothly and to function properly. Because a lot of energy gets allotted
to the manufacturing of digestive enzymes, the production of metabolic enzymes
becomes disrupted. The more important tasks of providing immune system back-up,
blood purification, and organ detox needed in fighting off disease all take a
backseat to the digestion of cooked food. Nevertheless the body does not stop
recognizing an unfriendly invasion when it sees one, and in a greatly strained
attempt to set all things back to order, it goes on a red-alert mode and uses
all its limited energy to follow its natural tendency - which is to heal itself.
The body is not meant to be in a state of emergency for a prolonged period of
time. When this happens, the body finally breaks down and serious diseases like
cancer develop.
Other diseases linked to enzyme deficiency include heart
disease, which is a sign of the body’s inability to break down fats. Autoimmune
diseases such as allergies and arthritis on the other hand are the results of
the body’s incapacity to digest protein and carbohydrates.
The
Enzyme Advantage
Studies indicate that increasing your raw food
intake and taking enzyme supplements can be very potent measures in the
prevention and healing of certain diseases including cancer. Although raw food
already has its own enzymes to digest its own nutrients, the undigested
substances circulating in the blood that are responsible for a lot of diseases
would need extra enzymes before they could be broken down for elimination. This
is where enzyme support comes in handy. The high concentration of enzymes in
enzyme supplements can dissolve all the unfriendly substances floating in the
bloodstream that are causing damage to various organs. Since bacteria, viruses,
and cancer cells are made up of protein, proteolytic or protein-metabolizing
enzymes such as protease would greatly assist in destroying pathogens and cancer
cells. White blood cells are also heavily dependent on enzymes; a shortage on
their supply would therefore result in impaired immune function. It is for these
reasons that a megadose of enzyme supplements is usually required to restore
health to cancer patients.
Various experiments conducted on enzymes
demonstrate their versatility and efficacy. Combined with a proper diet and
other nutritional supplements, enzymes can perform tasks that are nothing short
of miraculous. The use of enzymes among athletes suffering from injury and
patients who underwent surgery accelerated the recovery and healing of both
groups. In one study, a marked improvement was noted among arthritic patients
consuming raw food. In another study, a control group of hypertensive and obese
outpatients experienced a significant improvement in their conditions on a raw
vegan diet. Enzymes have also been shown to reduce the side effects of
chemotherapy among cancer patients. Countless allergy sufferers reported relief
upon increasing their enzyme intake. Other reported benefits include the
elimination of digestive and colon problems, hay fever, asthma, inflammation,
hypoglycemia, and Crohn’s disease.
With all the positive reports that
enzymes are receiving, it is only high time that enzymes get the big publicity
they so much deserve, and cease to be the underrated nutrients that they
currently are.
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About the authorCharmaine D. Mercado is a freelance writer who is passionate about
natural health, nutrition and well-being.
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