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Modern-day nerve and immune system stresses, environmental
pollution, and an obesity pandemic ironically connected to
nutritional deficiencies, are just a few of the insults our
bodies cope with every hour. It is little wonder the general
state of health in the world is deteriorating, and many
scientists point to lack of enzyme production as one major
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attacking viruses and bacteria, not to mention attempting to
digest whatever we put into our mouths. A leader in this
research and the development of enzymatic formulas is Dr. DicQie
Fuller-Looney, founder of the Transformation Enzymes company
based in Houston, Texas, USA. Her groundbreaking work in this
field reveals a very holistic approach to body health, and
offers hope to those suffering the effects of a fast-paced,
overworked, and stressful modern life.
Most of us are so caught up in the intensity of economic
survival, raising kids, dealing with relationships, and other
demands, that often our health takes a back seat. Good health
begins with a healthy lifestyle. As obvious as that seems, it
requires daily reinforcement, planning and an overall strategy.
Instead, faced with the prospect of having the deal with yet
another project, it's sometimes easier to assign blame: the
government's environmental and agricultural policies, the IRS,
the food industry, on and on ad nauseum.
"Its about control, not blame," says Dr. Fuller-Looney. "If you
know what your choices are but you continue to make poor
choices, then it is something that you have created and you are
not in control. We have to stop doing what doesnt work for us.
We do that by finding out the reasons why it doesnt work for
us."
So when it comes to health, lifestyle is everything.
Understanding how our bodies work, and what we can do to support
that work is part of taking responsibility for health. Beyond
needing clean air to breathe and pure water to drink, the right
foods and the enzymes to digest them are the next most important
thing.
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People in the United States, as well as most of the Western
world increasingly are unable to properly digest the food they
eat. The $40 billion annual antacid and digestive relief
industry in the U.S. readily attests to that. In most cases,
these items treat the symptoms, not the cause. Worse, the
suppression of the symptoms usually further exacerbates the
cause.
When the food we eat is not properly digested, over time, one
thing is virtually guaranteed to happen--we get sick. There is
growing evidence that the primary cause of most health problems
is bad digestion. Good digestion is a direct measure of optimal
health. Undigested food creates toxic waste in our body. The
toxicity sets into motion the onset of disease--arthritis,
fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, chronic heart
burn, and cancer, to name just a few. These maladies are
typically misconstrued as the inevitable frailty of aging or the
unexplained action of heredity and genetics.
Many of these conditions can be prevented and/or reversed with
lifestyle modification combined with digestive enzyme therapy.
With the proper application of supplementary digestive enzymes,
an insulted metabolism can be restored and internal biological
systems returned to a healthy normal.
PROTEIN DIGESTION Dr. Fuller-Looney names inadequate protein
digestion as the primary villain to good health. "We need to
digest our food, especially protein," she says. "As we age, we
have a problem digesting protein. So many in nursing homes are
wasting away, just skin on bones. This happens even if they are
staying active. The one thing that all elderly people have in
common is that they cannot break down protein. They cannot build
muscle. And that is because everything is tied to the loss of
enzymes."
Protease, the enzyme that converts raw proteins into useable
amino acids, is initially manufactured in the pancreas. But
beyond digesting new protein intake, the protease production of
your body is also used for rebuilding tissues. If there is a lot
of tissue damage of the digestive tract because of nutritional
abuse, this adds a big demand, often exceeding the requirements
needed to digest food intake. Additionally, the body's immune
system uses protease to break down and eliminate dead bacteria,
viruses and parasites. Pile on stress and other coping
mechanisms to make up for organ dysfunction, and clearly the
demand for protease exceeds the body's ability to produce it.
"It is vitally important to digest proteins while they are still
in the gut," reveals Dr. Fuller-Looney. "What happens to
undigested proteins? Partially digested proteins are utilized by
the microorganisms in your gut, resulting in toxic amines such
as cadaverine and putrescine, substances that are
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reaction of inflammatory conditions and immune reactions. The
microflora population uses the undigested protein, resulting in
the release of ammonia. The liver is now bombarded with toxins.
The liver then forms ammonia (nitrogen) and the kidneys release
urea, since they have become overloaded. Your lymphatic system,
which also works to remove toxins, will likewise suffer."
WOMEN'S HEALTH Dr. Fuller-Looney has focused the majority of her
research and practice on women's health issues, and the
connection between hormones and enzymes. She says, "The symptoms
of poor protein digestion are the same symptoms of menopause.
Some of our young girls are starting their periods so early and
our women are having so many problems because it all goes back
to digestion. Protein digestion leads to the building of muscle
and hormones. These must all go together."
Recently, doctors have found that conducting hormone replacement
therapy using animal hormone sources created the unintended
effect of susceptibility to cancers. It was discovered that
because there were many substances besides hormones in the
animal sources, it was overwhelming women's elimination organs,
causing toxic buildups, eventually leading to cancers. What's
worse is that a reliance had been created on the useable
hormones, making it especially uncomfortable and unhealthy to
"come off" the hormones. This is where enzyme supplementation
comes in.
Says Dr. Fuller-Looney, "Health care professionals cannot cure
all of their patients symptoms just by giving out hormones.
Doctors have finally seen that. Doctors now need to see that
they also must give enzymes. A woman who is hormonally
imbalanced by age twenty-five continues that way to early
menopause. In fact, some little girls have been on birth control
hormones since they were eight or nine years old. It is no
surprise, then, that hormonal imbalance is so prevalent."
Dr. Fuller-Looney has noted that the symptoms of menopause are
the exact same symptoms of non-digestion of protein. Everything
we eat must be broken down by enzymes first, then hormones can
be created by the body. Therefore, by providing a sufficient
supply of enzymes, sufficient hormone levels can be created.
Besides the need for proper protein digestion for certain types
of hormones, fat metabolism is also critical in the production
of hormones, since most hormones are synthesized by the body
from cholesterol. Failed fat digestion causes cholesterol to
buildup in the bloodstream, leading to circulatory blockages and
low hormone levels.
WEIGHT LOSS Chronic appetite cravings that lead to overeating
are a warning by the body that it is not properly digesting
those foods. When enzyme supplementation is applied to weight
loss, people report a lack of cravings, lowered hunger, and more
energy. This is because the foods they do eat get fully
digested, giving their bodies the nutrients it needed.
"What a person lacks in enzymes will determine what they need in
food," declares Dr. Fuller-Looney. "If they cannot break down a
certain food, then their body will crave that nourishment even
more. However, regardless of how much of it they eat, they will
not benefit from it. If they are unable to properly digest their
food, then the more of it they eat, the more of it they will
crave. Enzyme supplementation is what bridges the gap between
biochemical deficiencies and nutritional balance. Enzyme therapy
has given countless patients the key to weight loss."
USE ENZYMES! Unlike hormone replacement therapy, or some
over-the-counter sleep aids, the body does not become dependent
on enzyme supplementation. Enzymes are already being produced in
the body in response to food intake. The problem lies in the
inadequate production of enzymes to meet the demands of modern
stress factors, including denatured fast food, environmental
toxins, economic and emotional stress. Therefore, enzyme
supplements help the body to simply catch up to its demands.
Acknowledging and understanding this is the key to lifestyle
change.
Dr. Fuller-Looney recommends the following general guidelines
for a healthy lifestyle:
Breathing Exercises (Yoga, etc.) especially when nervous or
upset. Meditation to forget thoughts and come to peace. Feed
your spirit--speak to your inner source. Adjust your attitude
or intention every day. Get up with the intention to have a
joyous and balanced day.
And...take your enzymes!
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About the author:
Boyd is the webmaster of www.subtleenergysolutions.com and the
newsletter writer for that site. He enjoys a wide range of
experience both in the ways of the internet, alternative health,
environmental issues, and in freelance writing. An active,
professional drummer, Boyd performs in the Portland area with
several area blues and R&B bands. Boyd is also an avid, daily
practicing Bikram Yoga student.