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Health NewsDigestive Enzymes and Your Health - Digestive enzymes break down food into its basic components so our bodies can absorb the nutrients they require to build and maintain cells, tissues and organs. Nature endows all food with the enzymes required for its digestion. Chewing raw food releases these enzymes and digestion begins. Our own enzyme production assists in this process. Our digestive system secretes the enzymes found in saliva, the stomach, pancreas and intestines. Poor eating habits, including inadequate chewing and eating on the run, can result in insufficient enzyme production in the digestion process and the results is malabsorption of food. This is exacerbated with aging, since aging is a time of decreased hydrochloric acid production as well as a general decline in digestive enzyme secretion. We don't digest food well because of the processed food in our diets. Nearly 100% of the enzymes naturally present in food have been lost. Diets do not contain as much raw food as they once did, and modern food processing techniques as well as cooking destroy enzymes. Even raw food doesn't contain as many enzymes as they once did due to environmental factors, depleted soil, and preservation techniques. The body tries to compensate by producing more internal digestive enzymes to make up for the lack of external plant enzymes. Internal organs become enlarged as they struggle to produce the needed enzymes. Caffeine, alcohol, illness, chronic conditions, immune system disorders, pregnancy, stress, severe weather and exercise all create a negative effect on our enzyme reserves. Incomplete digestion can lead to poor nutrient absorption, fatigue, digestive upset, food allergies, migraines and other health conditions. Partially digested food particles escaping from the gut can cause an immune response, flogging the immune system. The body may also "steal" enzymes from the immune system, compromising it even further. If you suffer from, nausea, vomiting, pain, and swelling, bloating, constipation or diarrhea, you are among millions of Americans, who have a depleted enzyme supply. So as you can see proper diet and digestion is the key to creating and maintaining optimal health. Just taking daily supplements is not sufficient. They also need to be absorbed. Suggestions For Better Absorption: First is diet. We need to become aware of our choices and add more fruits and vegetables to our diet. Fresh and raw when available. Supplement the diet with enzymes. The primary digestive enzymes are proteases, amylases and lipases. They help to break down protein, carbohydrates and fats. Enzymatic activity begins in the mouth where salivary amylase, lingual lipase and ptyalin initiate starch and fat digestion. In the stomach, hydrochloric acid activates pepsinogen to pepsin, which breaks down protein, and gastric lipase begins the hydrolysis of fats. Choosing the proper enzymes or combo of enzymes can be difficult unless you know what type you need. Listed below is Nature's Sunshine Health Analyzer. Answer the list of questions to help determine your health profile. You will then be able to choose those Nature's Sunshine Products that will help you strengthen your weakest body systems. Nature's Sunshine Health Analyzer: If you have health questions please contact me at my site.
Featured ArticleWhy Is Internal Cleansing Vital To Proper Healing? The Buildup: Plaque build up is not only something that occurs on your teeth! Mucoid plaque buildup develops in the intestinal tract. This substance can accumulate to be several inches thick. When buildup is present it creates narrowing passage ways, causing difficult elimination. It can build to reach the stomach, small intestines and colon. Autopsies have revealed colons that were thoroughly impacted with mucoid plague. A Toxic Intestinal Tract: Poor Digestion: When the intestines have mucoid plaque substance, there may be serious interference with the digestive process. Even if a thin layer of this mucoid substance is present, one could have sluggish peristaltic action, which causes constipation. Dirty Blood: Toxins are constantly seeping into the bloodstream and tissue. This eventually causes serious health problems. A dirty, unhealthy intestinal tract is the perfect environment for worms and parasites. The incedence of ill-health, diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, and the number of individuals suffering from allergies, has reached an all time high. Malnutrition: Many individuals are unaware they are suffering from a degree of malnutrition. Food is less able to be absorbed through these mucoid layers and many nutrients are lost. A good intestinal cleansing program increases food absorption and improves peristaltic action by removing old mucoid plaque accumulation. Healing Program: Any type of healing program should first consist of cleansing, done gently for those already weakened by ill health. Listed below is Nature's Sunshine Health Analyzer. Answer the list of questions to help determine your health profile. You will then be able to choose those Nature's Sunshine Products that will help you strengthen your weakest body systems. Imagine creating healing in your system simply by adhering to a regular internal cleansing. Nature's Sunshine Health Analyzer: If you have health questions please contact me at my site.
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Dear Readers of Phoebe's Column,
It is my saddest of chores to tell you of the passing of our most loved columnist Phoebe, our Mini Schnauzer. She will be remembered as a true friend and companion. Her final years were spent sharing her knowledge with her readers of TPN. I hope you learned and reaped from her many columns of info.
She was my best friend and I miss her dearly.
Margaret
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Fluoride, Teeth, and the Atomic Bomb
http://www.fluoridealert.org/wastenot414.htm
The 11 Signals Your Nails are Giving You About Your Health
http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/08/31/nails.htm
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