Enzymes are all complex molecules, that support every chemical reaction that happens in the body.  Digestive and Metabolic are the two majors types of enzymes.  The Metabolic enzymes fuel you body functions.  Digestive enzymes breakdown big food molecules into small enough , more easily used components.  Food begins with the enzymes necessary to aid the digestive process so that your body doesn’t need to do as much work.  But when we cook, refine or process food, most, if not all of the enzymes are destroyed.

Our digestive system’s job is to extract and absorb the critical nutrients contained in our food.  But, eating cooked foods means that  our body needs to draw enzymes from our pancreas, liver and other organs to support our digestion and over time this can contribute to a weakened immune response and it can slow down our metabolism.

Enzyme-deficient food sits in the upper part of your stomach rotting instead of  starting to digest . That’s what the enzymes are designed to do. When that happens your white blood cell count will increase since your immune system responds to your undigested food as an alien substance.  Additionally , it strains our systems to provide extra digestive enzymes at the expense of making metabolic enzymes for cellular activity.  If stomach acids don’t complete their function before the food moves into the small intestine, it’s possible for food particles to enter your blood system undigested!

This rotten material can cover the intestinal walls , hurting your ability to absorb needed nutrients and interfering with the removal of toxins through the intestinal wall.  In this environment, bacteria and viruses can thrive and easily multiply out of control and make you susceptible to infection, fatigue, and degenerative disease.

Very few of us are going to eat a raw food diet so we’re living on enzyme deficient food, but you can supplement with digestive enzymes like enzyme Blends like Maximizer, Gamma-Zyme or Quadra-Zyme Plus from RGarden.