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Health See other Health Articles Title: 10 Signs of an Enzyme Deficiency (and How it Can Age You) 10 Signs of an Enzyme Deficiency (and How it Can Age You) Posted by Joshua Corn, with a special promotional message from Stop Aging Now 0 inShare 6 iStock_000017779835SmallAccording to leading experts, roughly 80% of your body’s available energy is spent digesting food.[1] That leaves only 20% for every other function your body must perform! So when you experience drowsiness or digestive symptoms like gas, bloating or heartburn after eating, it could be your body’s way of telling you it’s working WAY too hard to digest your meal. And in addition to being uncomfortable, these common digestive issues are often early indications of far more serious health problems. Yet they typically share a simple underlying cause that most people — including most doctors — overlook: an enzyme deficiency. Enzymes are essential to healthy digestion and elimination. Your body relies on them to break down the foods you eat into the nutrients you need to stay strong and healthy. Some enzymes exist in raw, unprocessed foods, and some are produced naturally within your body. As you age, however, your body’s production of enzymes steadily declines.[2] And when you factor in stress, exposure to environmental toxins and the way many of us rush through meals, it’s no small wonder so many people struggle with digestive problems and related health issues. ENZYME1.DEFIC Is an Enzyme Deficiency Making You Age Faster? According to Dr. Edward Howell, an early pioneer in the field of human nutrition who spent his entire professional life studying enzymes, if you don’t have enough enzymes to digest your food, great strain is placed on your entire body to “pick up the slack.” This in turn reduces the supply of metabolic enzymes available for normal cellular functions and is a root cause of many health problems associated with aging.[3] Dr. Howell believed that we are all born with a finite capacity for producing enzymes, which he called “enzyme potential.” He concluded that as your ability to produce and utilize enzymes diminishes, so too does your capacity for health, vitality and longevity. Is a Raw Food Diet the Solution? One way to preserve your enzyme potential is to decrease the enzyme production demands on your body by opting for fresh, raw, enzyme-rich foods. The heavy processing and high-heat cooking methods that are common in the Standard American Diet destroy many of the enzymes naturally present in raw foods before they have a chance to enhance our digestion and health. Increasing the amount of raw foods in your diet may be a good idea, but eating an all-raw diet is by no means a viable option for most people — or one that I would recommend, especially if you are already suffering from digestive issues. If your digestive system is already over-burdened, simply switching to a raw food diet won’t solve the problem and could even make matters worse. Why Healthy Digestion Is So Important As you get older, your stomach secretes less and less of the hydrochloric acid that is crucial to activating your digestive enzymes. And digestive issues, including sensitivity to gluten, dairy and other allergens — as well as health problems that can be directly traced to a lack of adequate nutrition — also become increasingly common. You may be eating plenty of fresh, nutrient-rich food, but your body just is no longer able to adequately absorb the nutrients you need for optimal health. And there’s another problem: If your digestion isn’t working properly, partially digested food can make its way into your bloodstream, triggering inflammation and wreaking havoc on your immune system.[4] (If you’ve heard the term “leaky gut,” that’s what I’m talking about.) If you have digestive issues — even if they seem mild — I urge you to take these symptoms seriously. The good news is that most enzyme deficiencies can be fixed quickly and easily. And you will be amazed at how much better you feel and how much more energy you have to attack the day when your enzymes are functioning properly! How to Fix an Enzyme Deficiency If you suspect you have an enzyme deficiency, there are three things I recommend you do: 1) Take the time to chew thoroughly and enjoy your meals at an unhurried pace; 2) Gradually increase the percentage of raw foods in your diet; 3) Start taking a high-quality digestive enzyme supplement with your meals. There are hundreds of digestive enzyme formulas on the market, so how do you choose a good one? Here’s a quick rundown of what to look for: • Multiple Enzymes: It should contain a mixture of different types of enzymes, to help digest all of the different components of your diet (At a minimum, look for the inclusion of proteases (which break down proteins), lipases (which break down fats) and carbohydrases (such as amylase and invertase, which break down carbohydrates). • Listed Potency: The enzymatic strength of each ingredient should be labeled, in addition to the total amounts in weight. The numbers beside each enzyme represent their capacity for breaking down specific types of food molecules. • Extra Support for Dairy and Gluten: Look for the inclusion of lactase, which supports digestion of lactose, the milk sugar that causes some individuals discomfort when they consume dairy products. Another cutting-edge ingredient to look for is BioCore® DPP-IV, which helps to break down the peptides found in wheat gluten, helping to support the digestion of hidden gluten in food.[5] • Made by a Reputable Company: As with all supplements, only purchase from a company with a long-standing reputation and rigorous quality control and potency testing measures in place. I recommend steering clear of discount brands and products made overseas. • A Clean Formula: As with all supplements, but of special importance if your digestion is subpar, you want to see a list of ingredients that are not in the product. If the label doesn’t say that it’s free of potential allergens like wheat, milk, tree nuts, egg, shellfish or soy, keep looking. Also check to make sure there are no artificial colors or preservatives in the product. If you aren’t taking a digestive enzyme formula that meets the above criteria, I have a fantastic option for you! Working with the Scientific Advisory Board at my company, Stop Aging Now, which has been making premium grade dietary supplements for over 20 years, I developed a full spectrum, high potency enzyme blend called CoreZyme XTS® that optimizes the breakdown of fats, proteins, carbohydrates and fibers from your meals. Since I started taking CoreZyme XTS regularly, it has dramatically improved by digestion, and I have more energy throughout the day. I encourage you to shop around and make the choice that’s best for you, but I think you’ll be pleased with the results, should you give CoreZyme XTS a try. Here’s an overview of the ingredients that make CoreZyme XTS unique: • Multiple Proteases: CoreZyme XTS provides proteolytic activity across a broad pH range that ensures that protein digestion occurs throughout the digestive tract both in the stomach and through the small intestine. • Three Different Lipases: CoreZyme XTS contains three different lipases to support fat digestion for enhanced breakdown of essential fatty acids. • Amylase and Glucoamylase: These starch-breaking carbohydrase enzymes give CoreZyme XTS the power to support the digestion of fibers and carbohydrates. • Invertase and Acid Maltase: These vital carbohydrate-digesting enzymes help to break down complex sugars, providing glucose that the body can use as fuel for energy production. • Lactase: CoreZyme XTS includes lactase, which supports digestion of lactose, the milk sugar that causes dairy intolerance for many individuals. Supplemental lactase can help these people reap the benefits of dairy food. • Alpha-Galactosidase: This carbohydrase breaks down the certain carbohydrates found in grains, legumes and certain vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage often associated with the production of intestinal gas. • BioCore® DPP-IV: If you’re sensitive to gluten, CoreZyme XTS can help! BioCore® DPP-IV, which stands for dipeptidyl peptidase IV, is the only ingredient of its kind shown to survive the harsh environment of the stomach and go to work where it’s needed, helping support the digestion of gluten in food. • Ox Bile Extract: Bile acids are produced from cholesterol in your liver and then flow into your gallbladder where they are stored and concentrated. As your body moves fats from the stomach to the small intestine, the gallbladder releases the bile to emulsify the fat, making it easier to absorb. Supplemental bile optimizes this process. Like all Stop Aging Now products, CoreZyme XTS is made in the USA with the utmost care in a state-of-the-art FDA inspected US facility to meet the stringent standards of US Pharmacopeia (USP) for quality, purity and potency. It also comes with our 365-day “any reason” guarantee. For a limited time, Live in the Now readers can get CoreZyme XTS for as low as $14.95 a bottle — with free shipping. I encourage you to take advantage of this great deal. Click here to take advantage of this special offer. www.stopagingnow.com/CZYS...ula-Special-Offer-CZYSPL1 Scientific References: 1. Fuller, Dicqie. The Healing Power of Enzymes, Forbes Custom Publishing (1998) 2. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1998;27(2):309-324. 3. Howell, Edward. Enzyme Nutrition, Avery Publishing Group (1985) 4. Clin Rev Allerg Immunol. 2012;42(1):71-78. 5. PLoS One. 2009 Jul 21;4(7):e6313. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006313. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
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We'd have all the enzymes we needed if we ate more like our ancestors eating alkaline water rich raw fruit and vegetables rather than cooked acid forming food like meat, dairy, processed grains and legumes and refined sugar. Our health wouldn't be such a mystery to so many people if more people knew that our digestive tracts are very closely related to primates and the closer our diets align with what primates eat, the healthier we are. The very beginning of a BBC video chronicles people eating like gorillas in the zoo they are camping at and they experience dramatic improvement in their health in just a short time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzEWT6cN0lA Our body creates its own enzymes if we eat what it needs to create them. In fact, the BBC video above called "The Truth about Food" in this episode( not that this is anywhere close to the best reference ) at the 40 minute mark approximately, shows lab results which compared the digestive enzyme level and healthy gut flora from a group of people who were only given greens and fruit vs. ones that ate their usual cooked food but were given probiotics. The group eating the raw plant based diet ended up with far better, healthier gut flora than the ones taking the probiotics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzEWT6cN0lA The thing about man made isolate supplements to keep in mind is that since they aren't 100 percent natural, the body can't recognize and utilize building blocks it needs as well as it could if it was taken in plant form as grown in Nature. Although the so called "experts" are still trying to have us believe, all we need to do is take the latest greatest supplement and our health problems will go away. If that was the case and they really worked permanently, you'd see trees with bottles of supplements hanging from them like fruit. I say this because man's contribution to chronic and degenerative diseases in the past 50 years has been minimal. People are sicker than they've ever been. The only people who get well do so after they get cleaned out and adopt a diet close to Nature. The medical profession side steps the fact that out hundred trillion cells that make up our body all consume and eliminate. They are clueless as to any rational explanation of how the body works to eliminate those wastes - which by the way is through the lymphatic system or our immune system and then filtered by the kidneys and exits our body in our urine - as proven by those who see their tumors dramatically recede after their kidneys are rejuvenated and repaired with the right herbs and diet and their urine finally contains particles of sediment which are the wastes they've needed to be rid of for decades. Many many of the earlier healers -- including the medical profession before the AMA was established and allopathic medicine was forced down everyone's throat in our country-- knew this. They saw that the simpler the diet and the less cooked food that was eaten -- especially the mucus forming food -- the longer people lived and the healthier they were. ARnold Ehret who wrote THE MUCUSLESS DIET HEALING SYSTEM is a great place to start.
Well we are primates, aren't we. What would a treatment by an old-fashioned healer consist of, Emilybh?
Probably best to eat an orange, chewing it to allow saliva enzymes to digest, rather than sending orange juice to stomach where necessary enzymes in short supply or lacking?
I recall hearing story about a kid that gave a plant to an old Indian. The Indian took the plant and asked the kid, "What's it good for?" I think that fairly well answers your question. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
The first thing I would do would be to eliminate the underlying cause(s) by looking at the diet and or anything the body was exposed to (like living in a moldy environment) and remove those causes. Certainly all mucus producing foods would be eliminated from the diet. I probably would include fasting of some sort and definitely detoxing/cleansing -- making sure the body's eliminative systems were all highly functioning. Good bowel function/elimination and filtering of acid wastes through the kidneys are paramount. Cellular waste elimination is evidenced by white sediment in the urine.These systems would need to be functioning before much else could be accomplished. I would also support my liver and adrenals and especially the kidneys, mentioned above, throughout the whole process as the adrenals influence the immune system, balance fluids and control our energy and the autonomic nervous system.They are crucial to good colon elimination and peristalsis. Next increasing the movement of the lymph containing acids towards the "exits" would need to be addressed. Our heart pumps blood through our bodies but the lymphatic system has no pump. It also happens to be our body's sewage system (also called the immune system). With our primarily mucus producing cooked "dead" food diets, it is easy for our immune systems to become sluggish and clogged with hardened mucus, cysts, tumors. Our skin is our third kidney. Bad skin or skin with lots of growths is just a sign your body is trying to eliminate wastes through your skin because your "other exits" ie kidneys aren't filtering efficiently enough. The raw fruit is good at loosening up and breaking down hardened acid wastes and reducing/eliminating inflammation from those acids. Certain anticeptic, astringent herbs work very well to purify the blood and pull out the poisonous wastes. If there were memory or vision issues or unusual hair loss, I would do any and everything to clear out the head area using ear candling and Nettie pots, eating ginger, hot peppers, lemon juice and horseradish to encourage elimination of mucus from the head in addition to making sure I was eating as many berries as possible as berries work well in the head area. After I got a good start on the cleansing process I would begin introducing more of the leafy greens for rebuilding of tissues. Dr Robert Morse author of DETOX MIRACLE SOURCEBOOK is an excellent resource for healing through detox, diet and herbs. Water fasting would be another option for some people. The Natural Hygiene movement beginning in the 1800s taught that only the body if left alone can heal itself using nothing but water. This can trigger some tough healing reactions you have to get through which is why I prefer a gentler approach using the easiest to digest fruit and herbs to expedite detox and healing. More Sources naturalhealthperspective....s/healing-in-america.html
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