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Frequently
Asked Questions |
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Do you treat diseases?
No, we do not treat disease. We try to bring patients
into a state of balance or homeostasis. |
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How are enzymes replaced in the diet?
The food industry is careful to replace vitamins and
minerals lost in the processing of foods, but does not
replace the more important food enzymes. Unless supplemental
food enzymes are taken, our diets continue to be deficient
in these essential nutrients.
Food enzymes have PH levels from an acid 3.0 to an alkaline
9.0. They are able to predigest food in the stomach
before they are activated. 60% of starch, 30% of protein
and 10% of fat are digested in the upper stomach while
the bottom portion of the stomach produces the acid
needed to stimulate the rest of the digestive process.
Most of the population with graying hair are unable
to do this process at all, and those of you who are
taking antacids are eliminating the possibility of digesting
proteins and use of calcium. Calcium cannot be digested
and used without acid. Sometimes doctors will recommend
animal enzymes - these work only
in a PH of 7.2 to 9.0 in the duodenum
(the first part of the small intestine); they do not
function in the stomach at all. |
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3.
What are the basic enzymes needed?
Protease
•Meat (before cooked),
Eggs, Milk & Natural Cheese
•Soy, Wheat, Barley,
Wild Rice & Peanuts
•Immune Functions address:
Blood Clots
Chronic
Pancreatisis (inflammation of the pancreas)
Pancreatic
Cancer
Malabsorption
Abnormalities
Myocardial
Infarction
Cholesterol
& Triglycerides
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Lipase
•Avocado, Olives, Nuts,
Seeds, Bananas, Cherries, Figs & Grapes
•Hydrolyzes Fats - Monoglycose
and Fatty Acids |
Amylases
•Grains, Fruits, Complex
Carbohydrates
•Digestion begins in the
mouth, salivary glands secrete
•Pancreas also secretes
into the small intestine
•The cellulose layer of
veggies is stripped off then the salivary and
pancreatic amylase digest starch into simple sugars
which then turn into glucose. |
Cellulase
•Veggies, Grains, Wheat
Millet, Apples, Papaya, Pears & some Melons
•Cleans bowel, assists
in fat metabolism, digests fungi and yeast |
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