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THE ESSENTIALS OF ENZYME NUTRITION THERAPY THE ESSENTIALS ENZYME NUTRITION THERAPY Food enzymes in raw food are vital for digesting that food, but their destruction during cooking is a key factor in today's rising levels of allergies and chronic degenerative diseases. n August 1971, the US Department of Agriculture published "An Evaluation of Research in the United States on Human Nutrition; Report No. 2, Benefits from Nutrition Research". The US government spent approximately $30 million analysing the relation- ship diet has to disease. According to the study: ¢ Major health problems are diet related; ¢ The real potential from improved diet is preventative; + Benefits would be shared by all...especially by lower economic and non-white population groups; ¢ Major benefits are long range... Early adjustments of diet could prevent the development of undesirable long-range effects; « There exist geographical, regional differences in diet-related problems. It's now known that within a very short time after its release, all copies of the report were seized by the federal government. It was not until the campaign in 1993-94 for the Dietary Health Education and Supplement Act that a copy was mysteriously forwarded to the grass- roots organisation, Citizens for Health, to help in its fight to prevent the Food and Drug Administration from classifying food supplements as drugs. Within any group that seeks control and power over a population, even health is a legiti- mate target. If you can manipulate the population's health or induce disease by modifying what they consume, you can create a pseudo healthcare system that seems to care but is busy making billions off disease that is relatively easy to prevent or cure through diet alone. With the multimillion-dollar backing of an industry, you can also discredit any alternative to cur- rent, popularly accepted treatments by labelling them "old wives' tales", "quackery" or "unscientific". In 1988, "The Surgeon-General's Report on Nutrition and Health" addressed the over - whelming evidence of the connection between diet and chronic disease. In his report, then Surgeon-General C. Everett Koop wrote: "For the two out of three adult Americans who do not smoke and do not drink excessively, one personal choice seems to influence long-term health prospects more than any other: what we eat... The weight of this evidence and the magnitude of the problem at hand indicate that it is now time to take action. In the cause of good health for all citizens, I urge support for this Report's recommendations by every sector of American society." (Italics added.) As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (vol. 280, November 11, 1998), a nationwide survey on the use of alternative medical therapies revealed that "[e]sti- mated expenditures for alternative medicine professional services increased 45.2% between 1990 and 1997 and were conservatively estimated at $21.2 billion in 1997, with at least $12.2 billion paid out of pocket". The article concluded that "[a]lternative medicine use and expen- ditures increased substantially between 1990 and 1997, attributable primarily to an increase in the proportion of the population seeking alternative therapies, rather than increased patient visits per patient". Not only in America but in other countries, the populace is demonstrating a preference to what are referred to as "alternative therapies". People are seeking natural therapies, drawing upon cultural heritages of healing aligned with their own philosophies and beliefs. These therapies include acupuncture, herbal medicines (both Eastern and Western botanicals), homoeopathy, Reiki and other so-called energy treatments, and nutrition. It has become overwhelmingly clear that diet and lifestyle influence health and disease. Yet, within the field of nutrition, there are differing opinions on just what constitutes a healthy diet. This is most evident with popular books on diets which flood the market. Is the by Mark Rojek © 2003 785 N. Dancer Road Dexter, MI 48130, USA Telephone/fax: +1 (734) 433 9267 Email: mrojek1@earthlink.net Website: http:/Avww.radianthealth.cc NEXUS = 11 by Mark Rojek © 2003 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com