Enzymes and Raw Food - What your body needs!

Enzymes are protein molecules essential for the digestion process, brain stimulation and body's "self repair" down to a cellular level. The human body can not absorb or assimilate any of the nutrients in food unless enzymes go to work.

All of that sounds like a LOT of work within the human body, right?  This means that we need to pay attention to what enzymes are, and how we get them.

Our bodies generate digestive enzymes to break down the food we consume so that the nutrients within the food can be absorbed. However, due to the modern diet consisting mostly of processed foods, it is known that the average person can not produce enough digestive enzymes to effectively digest and absorb the required nutrition. 

Additionally, if your body only has to work with its own digestive enzymes, your body is working so hard to create sufficient amounts of the enzymes that there is less time and energy for other functions such as rebuilding and replacing damaged cells and tissue. 

If this continues as a behavior, the human body starts experiencing a lowered threshold and resistance for stress, poor digestion, food allergies, lowered immunity, etc. 

We produce smaller quantities of enzymes as we age, so it is even more important to identify and obtain a natural source of enzymes to help our bodies.

Raw food is the answer.  Enzymes are naturally present in raw food, both fruits and vegetables.  The enzymes help start the process of digestion which reduces the stress on the body to secrete large/excessive amounts of digestive enzymes. 

It is important to note though that these enzymes are only present and effective when food is in it's raw state.  The food enzymes are destroyed beyond a state where they are of any help to the body if the food is cooked, even at moderate temperatures.  So get munching on an apple, or toss up a salad of your liking.

These digestive enzymes are vital for fast fat burning  as well as better digestion and assimilation of your food.

If you want extra boosts of enzymes, mix in sprouted seeds, grains and legumes.  The action of sprouting activates tremendous amounts of enzymes that your body will love.

While your body needs these raw foods, a pleasant side-effect often noticed is an anti-aging effect from the inside-out by consuming vitamins, minerals and enzymes as part of a raw food diet, so many of which people artificially try to incorporate via cosmetic products.  So go ahead, feel AND look good from the inside-out.