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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Power OF Enzymes In The Food You Eat

By Terry Adams

Enzymes are important to the various chemical processes in the body and have been shown to be important for maintaining health. Raw food is full of these important chemicals which are catalysts for many of the metabolic processes that go on in the body. They are especially important in the digestive system as they help in the breakdown and absorption of food.

As well as the gut, they are found all over the body where they are important for the overall body functioning. They can be found everywhere from the muscles, where they control muscle contraction to the brain where they are responsible for the transmission of electrical signals in the neural tissue. Nothing much really can happen in the body without these chemicals.

If you ingest more of these enzymes, from foods such as fruit and vegetables, into the body via your food then the less your own body will have to make and the less you body will be depleted of its own supply. Therefore, it can work more efficiently and work on other more important processes.

Many raw foods provide much more enzymes than cooked foods. The heat from cooking often destroys these fragile chemicals. As a result of this, it means we need to eat more cooked foods to get the same amount of enzymes as we would from the raw foods. This means an increase in calorie intake, causing obesity, and also puts more stress on the body as it has to work harder.

This is the reason why eating raw foods such as vegetables and fruit will often satisfy the appetite a lot faster than cooked produce and at a lower calorific load. Also, the requirement to increase the calorie intake will also increase the risk of obesity and other fat related diseases, and the greater demands on the body will also increase the speed of aging.

Fruit juices and salads are a great way to get a lot of raw fruit and vegetables into the body. Therefore, drinking fruit juice every day and eating a large salad at least every alternate day is a fantastic way to boost your intake of enzymes and enhances your body's overall functioning.

A quick and delicious way of getting all of your nutrients and enzymes is to consume a daily juice of a combination of fruit and vegetables. Some fish and meat can be eaten in its raw state which will also boost the nutrients and enzymes supplied by them in the same way. Eating a rare steak will, however, not only increase the nutrients supplied but will also be easier to digest. This will, in turn, reduce the risk of complaints such as constipation.

Rather than going straight onto a raw food diet, it is better to start by replacing some of your normal daily intake with more fruit and vegetables, slowly increasing over time. - 17273

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