Most people believe that the sole function of enzymes is to digest our food. While this is a very important function of enzymes,there is much more to enzymes than that. Simply put Enzymes equal Life.

In fact, they are required for every single chemical action that takes place in your body. All of your tissues, muscles, bones, organs, and cells are run by enzymes. Every metabolic function of your body, digestion, circulation, detoxification, kidneys, liver, pancreas and your immune system depend on enzymes.

Enzymes are produced internally in our cells, endocrine glands, and mostly in the pancreas, and are present in raw food. Nature intended us to get a large portion of our enzymes from raw food in order to not deplete our body’s reserve, but because in modern day society we eat most of our food cooked, we ingest little to no enzymes, putting a great burden on our body. Our bodies are intended to eat enzyme-rich food (raw), so when the food enters our stomach it already has enzymes to start the digestion process. After about an hour , when the food has been pre-digested up to 75%, hydrochloric acid continues to break it down, until it is passed into the small intestine where the pancreas releases more enzymes to complete the process, before the vitamins and nutrients of our food enter the blood stream. Unfortunately, the processing and cooking of food we eat destroy the enzymes, resulting in our food just sitting in our stomach for about an hour, and getting to the small intestine, pretty much undigested, and putting great strain on the pancreas to release all the enzymes for digestion. Recent studies have shown that almost all Americans have an enlarged pancreas by the time they are 40.

Regular supplementation with digestive enzymes takes stress off the pancreas and the entire body by providing the enzymes required for digestion. You must use a good enzyme supplement at each meal, especially if the food you eat is processed or cooked.

Proteolytic enzymes break down protein in the stomach. The two most popular can be found in plants in papaya, called papain, and pineapple, known as bromelain. There are also studies showing these enzymes help in the relief of chronic inflammation.