headaches , heartburn , hives , gas , rashes , and weak and cracked nails .
If the body is not functioning properly for any reason , taking digestive enzymes is easy and makes good sense . It will take a huge burden off the body and allow more nutrients to be broken down from food to promote healing and produce more energy . Once the body is digesting properly , the body needs less food because nutrients are readily absorbed ; therefore , less food needs to be consumed .
Plant-based digestive enzymes are safe for adults and children . Adults should take digestive enzymes immediately before each meal . For children , taking a digestiveenzyme formula twice a day with a meal is good . Simply adding enzymes to a health regimen can dramatically change life for the better . It ’ s so exciting , isn ’ t it ?
Digestive enzymes are found in humans , animals , and carnivorous plants as well as inside every cell . In the cell , the function of enzymes is to maintain the survival of the cell . Salivary glands secrete digestive enzymes , which is why it ’ s so important to slow down and chew , chew , chew our food . The cells in the lining of the stomach , pancreas , and glands in the small intestine also secrete digestive enzymes .
Some examples of other digestive enzymes are galactosidase , which digests the starches that are hard to digest ; cellulose , which aids in digestion of the cellulose fiber in fruits , grains , seeds , and vegetables ; glucoamylase , which helps digest maltose , the sugar in grains ; invertase , which aids in the digestion of sucrose ( sugar ); lactase , which digests lactose , or milk sugar ; and peptidase , which helps digest casein in milk , gluten in grains , and pectin in fruits . Believe it or not , there are more , but the point is that enzymes cover a lot of bases in assisting the body in digesting and utilizing fats , proteins , sugars , and starches from food .
So , down to the facts : If we don ’ t get enough raw foods and we don ’ t eat slowly and chew food well , the body can ’ t make enough enzymes to make up the difference . It ’ s important to do these things , and if you have any symptoms or are experiencing illness or disease , you should also take digestive enzymes for the optimum digestion of food .
Some foods aggravate the body , cause inflammation , and are difficult to digest , and they cause disease . Incredibly , one of these is wheat . Many think patients suffering with celiac disease are the only ones affected by the ingestion of wheat . This could not be further from the truth . Wheat is a hot topic in the nutritional healing world and rightfully so . In the next chapter , I will shed some light on the subject to increase awareness of this genetically modified food and the mayhem it is causing .
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