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RISING WOMEN EXPERT ADVICE...
Enzymes...and
Their Role in Correcting Disease
Today’s topic is one that effects many of us because it is a major component
of several disorders ranging from digestion issues such as constipation, IBS
and Crohns, to any type of arthritis, cancer, or any auto immune disease.
Enzymes which affect the inflammatory component, nutrient absorption and
elimination, are lacking in every one of the people having one or more of
the above disorders.
Disease is considered nothing more than the lack of or imbalance of enzymes.
Enzymes are responsible in maintaining health and in healing. They are our
metabolism; the body’s worker cells for every chemical reaction that takes
place in the human body. No mineral, vitamin or hormone can complete their
work without enzymes. They are the catalysts that build our bodies proteins,
carbohydrates and fats, allowing us to see, hear, feel, move, digest food
and think. Every organ, every tissue, and all of the 100 trillion cells in
our body depend upon the reactions of metabolic enzymes and their energy
factor.
Enzymes convert the food we eat into chemical structures that can pass
through the cell membranes of the cells lining, the digestive tract and into
the bloodstream. Food must be digested so that it can ultimately pass
through cell membranes. Enzymes also aid in converting prepared food into
new muscle, flesh, bone, nerves and glands. Working with the liver, they
help store excess food for future energy and building needs. They help the
kidneys, lungs, liver, skin and colon in their important eliminative tasks.
There are three classes of enzymes: metabolic enzymes, which run our bodies;
digestive enzymes, which digest our food; and food enzymes from raw foods,
which start food digestion. Our bodies, all organs and tissues, are run by
metabolic enzymes (which are apparently inherited). Digestive enzymes have
three main jobs: digesting protein, carbohydrate and fat. Proteases are
enzymes that digest protein; amylases digest sugars, carbohydrate and
starch, while lipases digest fat.
Diseases such as arthritis, cancer, digestive disorders and curtail enzyme
production affect proper production of enzymes. As early as age 35, enzyme
production in organs such as the pancreas, stomach and small intestine are
in decline. If there is constipation, both the liver and colon become toxic
as well. Poisoning with heavy metals such as lead and mercury, inactivate
enzyme systems. Any deficiency, trauma or change in the cell environment
such as a change in Ph levels, a change in temperature or a change in the
concentration of substrates (proteins needed for enzyme reactions) will
affect enzyme production. Drugs such as inhibitors (drugs that can lower
enzyme activity) and activators (drugs that raise enzyme activity) can
affect enzyme production by throwing off balance needed for reactions.
Proper digestion resolves most of the issues associated with proper enzyme
production. Proper digestion starts in the mouth beginning with chewing our
food until its mush, mixing it with saliva (which has the capacity of
breaking down the starch), making it easy to swallow without washing it
down. We shouldn’t actually drink anything 20 minutes before our meal,
during our meal, and not until 20 minutes after we finish eating, so we
don’t dilute the action of the enzymes produced by the saliva glands,
pancreas and small intestine. Eating more raw foods, avoiding processed
foods, and watching how much protein we are consuming, can have a huge
impact on how many and what kinds of enzymes are body is requiring. The
average person only requires .8 or .9 grams of protein per kg of body
weight. Literally, we only need 3 to 4 oz. of total protein per day. That
includes all forms of protein in meats, fish, chicken, eggs, cheese and
vegetables. Overeating of protein makes it difficult for the body to produce
enough protease for proper digestion of that protein, which causes an
increase in mycoplasma infection (making muscles and joints sore), and uric
acid levels to increase, affecting the inflammation of the joints, low back,
kidneys and knees.
Keep the pancreas healthy through the continued consumption of the minerals
zinc, chromium, selenium and vanadium, which are important for the
functionality of the pancreas, and therefore the insulin and enzyme
production and levels. When looking to use enzymes, take minerals into
account. Enzymes cannot work properly without minerals. This fact cannot be
over stated. If the body is enzyme deficient, the body is probably mineral
deficient because the two work in unison.
Avoid as much as possible all allergens, pollutants and toxins around us and
in our foods, detergents, deodorants, etc. Detoxification is very important
to enzyme production. This provides alternate routes for metabolic activity
to occur and reduces the stress on the body systems involved.
Taking the proper enzymes for your condition, and diet, is important.
Different diseases such as arthritis and cancer can require different
dosages and timing for optimal value and use of enzymes. Protease, lipase,
amylases and serrapeptase enzymes can make a huge difference in how the body
responds to the disease therapy and results. There are different uses of
enzyme therapy other than just plain supplementation of our own enzyme
production. Replacement enzymes verses building enzymes require different
quantities, as well as compensation for different diets and the action and
reactions depend on whether you take your supplement before your meal,
during your meal or waiting for an hour after your meal.
Some digestive enzymes can come from the digestion of raw foods (vegetables
and fruits cooked under 118 degrees), and the majority of the rest come from
our saliva, pancreas, small intestine; aiding hydrochloric acid, pepsin and
bile as other components for proper digestion. Plant enzyme supplementation
can help our bodies to compensate for the inability to produce enough of our
own enzymes, while taking pancreatic from cattle or pigs can help build our
own pancreas.
Find enzymes that fit your condition, diet and lifestyle. Check with your
professional to make enzymes work for you by monitor the progress through
blood analysis.
Janet Rowe, owner of Health & Natural Lifestyles Inc., offers a
variety of therapies & therapeutic supplements. Call 403.212.6077 or visit
www.healthy-option.com |
