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The food we eat must be modified so it can by absorbed and used in the repair and construction of cells, for energy, and for ALL the other functions of our body. The digestive tract is actually a  long, unbroken tube from mouth to rectum. Its job can be simply defined as "Keeping Out What's Supposed to Be Out, and Allowing in What Should be Allowed in". To accomplish this, a number of different structures, organs, digestive juices and hormonal control mechanisms are required.

ORAL CAVITY:
Chewing properly is  important because it breaks up the food fibers and mixes them with water, salivary amylase and lingual lipase.

DIGESTION IN THE STOMACH:
Protein digestion in the stomach is begun by the enzyme pepsin, initially produced as pepsinogen. Pepsinogen is released from chief cells which line the stomach and is converted to pepsin in the presence of hydrochloric acid.
 

pH AND DIGESTION: Stomach pH should be acid; small intestine alkaline; and the bowel mildly acid again. This wide range of pH values creates difficulties for providing nutritional support of digestion.  HCl plays a crucial role in the initiation of the entire digestive cascade: 1) stomach 2) hormone activation secretin, gastrin & CCK.  HCl and pancreatic enzymes support digestive processes, but not everyone can or will take them.  Due to their unique ability to function through a wide pH range, microbial enzymes may provide significant therapeutic benefits. As we age, we produce less and less HCl.  Since HCl is so important to the digestive process, this raises the potential for age related maldigestion. Hydrochloric acid, which is secreted from parietal cells also lining the stomach, has 4 major functions: 1) Activates pepsin by converting pepsinogen to pepsin.  2) Kills bacteria 3) Denatures protein 4) Activates the entire digestive cascade.

SMALL INTESTINE:
The majority of digestion and absorption takes place in the duodenum, the first portion of the small intestine. The pancreas and the liver a key organs influencing digestion in the small intestine, producing pancreatic enzymes and bile.  Pancreatic enzymes include 1) Protease 2) Lipase 3) Amylase.  Proteases for digestion of protein are 1) Trypsin 2) Carboxypeptidases 3) Chymotrypsin 4) Aminopeptidase. Proteases and Amylase breaks starches into simple sugar. Proteases, Amylase, Lipase participates in the digestion of ultimate absorption of fat.

LIVER AND GALL BLADDER:
Bile is produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.  Bile participates in fat digestion and absorption along with lipase. Your health is a function of not so much what you eat, but what you are ABLE to assimilate and use.

LEAKY GUT SYNDROME:
It used to be believed that protein was completely digested (down to amino acid size) and that absorption of molecules larger than single amino acids was rare.  Increased absorption of large protein molecules has been linked to a number of health problems, ranging from food allergies to autoimmune disease.

ENZYMES AND THEIR SUBSTRATES:

Amylase - Carbohydrates	Lactase - Lactose
Protease - Protein	Cellulase - Cellulose
Peptidase - Peptides	Maltase - Maltose
Lipase  - Fats	Invertase - Sucrose

WHY ARE DIGESTIVE ENZYMES IMPORTANT? 1. Help conserve the human body's enzyme reserves. 2. Help clean up the bloodstream. 3. Improves the digestion of foods you eat (raw/cooked). 4. The key factor that determines the effectiveness of how your body functions. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE GOOD DIGESTIVE ENZYMES? * Two species of totally nontoxic fungi * Grown on a medium of wheat and soybean * Aspergillus niger * Aspergillus oryzae

Active Digestive  Enzymes

WHAT IS GOOD DIGESTIVE ENZYME FORMULATION AND WHY?
* Approximately 95% of the food we eat is composed of protein, carbohydrates and fats.
* Has substantial amounts of protease, amylase and lipase with high activity & potency
* Made from plant enzymes instead of animal based enzymes.

WHY ARE PLANT ENZYMES BETTER FOR THE HUMAN BODY THAN ANIMAL ENZYMES?
Animal Enzymes work in a very narrow pH range, They work to a limited degree in the stomach and small intestines.  They do not do anything for digestion in the upper part of the stomach and they are inactive when pH is too high. Plant Enzymes are much more effective in the pH and temperature ranges of the body.  They help digest the cooked and raw foods in the upper part of the stomach.  Plant enzymes help decrease and conserve the digestive enzyme secretion from the body needed for digestion.

COOKING OUR FOOD DESTROYS ALL ENZYMES AT TEMPERATURES OVER 118 DEGREES F.
Consuming a diet of less than 60% raw food ultimately leads to enzyme deficiency.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE EAT COOKED AND PROCESSED FOOD WITHOUT TAKING DIGESTIVE ENZYMES?
The stomach must work much harder. The pancreas must produce twice as many enzymes as it was designed to do.  Doing this year after year puts a tremendous stain on the stomach and pancreas.  It also stresses or burdens
our immune system and metabolic enzyme supply.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TAKING A GOOD DIGESTIVE ENZYME PRODUCT ON AN EMPTY STOMACH?
High amounts of digestive enzymes will help all of the following in the bloodstream:

* Stimulates the immune system
* Breaking up cholesterol deposits
* Reduce bacteria
* Increase Energy
* Raise T-cell activity and production

Disclaimer:  These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.