Enzyme Information

Enzymes are a catalyst. They speed up or slow down every biochemical reaction in every cell of the body. Enzymes turn the food we eat into energy and unlock this energy for use by the body.

There are three major categories of enzymes: food enzymes, digestive enzymes, and metabolic enzymes. As needed, our bodies naturally produce both digestive and metabolic enzymes. However, many of us produce a deficiency of certain enzymes as we age.

Digestive enzymes, food enzymes, and metabolic enzymes are all in someway related. They are all made of the same types of proteins and all contain energy but they all have slightly different jobs.

Digestive Enzymes

Digestive enzymes are the backbone to digestion and assimilation of the food we consume. They are secreted along the digestive tract to breakdown food into nutrients and waste. The pancreas produces most of the digestive enzymes. However, the liver, gallbladder, small intestine, stomach, and colon also play pivotal roles in their production. Digestive enzymes allow nutrients in the foods we consume to be absorbed into the bloodstream and the waste to be discarded. Human digestive enzymes include ptyalin, pepsin, trypsin, lipase, protease, and amylase.

Food Enzymes

Food enzymes are found in all of the raw food we consume, before heating or processing. These food enzymes contain enough enzymes to breakdown and digest that particular food. Cooking or processing food will destroy the enzyme. Since most of the foods we eat are cooked, or processed in some way, our bodies must produce the majority of the digestive enzymes we require unless we take supplemental enzymes to aid in the digestive process. When the body needs to produce more digestive enzymes it will lead to a reduction of the production of metabolic enzymes that are used for maintaining wellness.

Metabolic Enzymes

Metabolic enzymes are all enzymes that are related to cellular function. They don't digest food. Metabolic enzymes regulate all of the biochemical reactions in your cells. They either speed up or slow down the chemical reactions within your cells for detoxification and energy production. Every organ, every tissue, and every cell in our body depends upon the reaction of metabolic enzymes. In other words, metabolic enzymes are essential to maintaining systemic health. All living cells produce metabolic enzymes. The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder play a vital role in determining the amount of metabolic enzymes the body is capable of producing. Metabolic enzymes have been called the "sparks of life".

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