We who are familiar with and used to thinking about the importance of digestive enzymes can easily forget that enzymes are important to more than the digestive system . As a matter of fact , if we didn’t have enzymes we would have no chemical reactions anywhere in our body, because enzymes are a master catalyst available to your body to power every simgle chemical reaction. Without enzymes nothing works .

But food digestion uses a considerable investment in energy from the body in terms of enzyme activity . Since we only have a limited enzyme potential when we’re born and we need it to last our entire life, it seems sensible to nurture our capacity to produce enzymes and take supplements when we can . One of the reasons that supplementing is necessary, is that our cooked diet is responsible for robbing us of the enzyme activity that would have been available to us from a diet of uncooked and unprocessed foods . (And if you “get ” how we are shortchanged of our natural enzyme sources from our diets of cooked food, just think of the implications for your dogs and cats !)

To supply our saliva and pancreatic, gastric and intestinal juices with the myriad of enzymes needed to process our diet of cooked food, we need to divert from the supply of enzymes to our brain, heart , kidneys, lungs , muscles and other tissues and organs . According to food enzyme researcher, Dr. Edward Howell, the competition between our digestive tract and our remaining organ systems may directly lead to the development of a few unique chronic and irreversable conditions .

In short , according to this Doctor , who has spent over 40 years treating chronic problems -the depletion of our enzyme “bank “, which is the direct result of our diets dominated by cooked – “enzyme dead” food, is a leading contributor to premature aging and early death.

Since it is not likely that we are going to move completely to a diet of raw foods , there are 2 simple actions that we can try to address this problem . The first is to make a conscious effort to eat more raw, vegetables and fruits and substitute some of our cooked foods with simpler fare – like grains, fruits and vegetables.

And the other option – that’s also simple is to start supplementing with quality digestive enzymes . Maximizer enzymes, which is a product available from RGarden is a multi-enzyme supplement. For people with problems like stomach ulcers, an even better choice is Gamma-Zyme another multi enzyme supplement that does not contain Protease ( for proteins) which can upset some stomachs.
Anothe popular choice is Lipase which helps to process fats.

Back in December I posted a short article about Dr Oz and his endorsement of brown seaweed to help people burn belly fat.
I’m constantly astonished at the power of television and how much people seem to crave health information from people they trust. Clearly people trust Dr Oz because since his show, Brown Seaweed extract has been selling about 50 times faster than it was before.

I think one of the best things about all the people who are trying this new product is that not only will it help burn belly fat, but Brown Seaweed extract is best known for it’s ability to help the body detoxify heavy metals.

Since our body tends to store most toxins in fat ( which is why many people on fat burning diets will experience headaches from the newly liberated toxins) the whole fat burning, detoxing picture really holds together.

Thank you Dr Oz

It seems that Dr Oz thinks so and he produced an interesting demonstration on his show to make the point, burning some belly fat with and without seaweed so people can see for themselves that with seaweed the belly fat burned more quickly.

For brown seaweed to work though, you do need to eat it, but brown seaweed supplements are available instead – like the Brown Seaweed Extract Formula available from Whole Earth Health. It’s a unique blend of Modifilan®; and Chlorella enhanced with the Amylase, Papain and Phytase enzymes to improve absorption. The brown seaweed (Modifilan®) in this product contains calcium,organic iodine, vitamins, polysaccharides and trace minerals. Chlorella contains vitamins, protein,chlorophyll and minerals and . Chlorella helps to detox the body, improves digestion, supports a functioning immune system and promotes a healthy pH level.

Also containing ingredients that help reduce liver fat, Dr Oz’s recommendation from the show is to take 500 mg a day. View the video

Where can you buy high quality Brown Seaweed Extract?

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