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In the first generation of the combination cooked-food groups, use. And this is where Dr Howell's observations and research have cats showed symptoms of chronic degenerative disease that we are made all the difference in the world of enzyme nutrition. familiar with: allergies, asthma, arthritis (both rheumatic and osteo), Dr Howell wrote two books reporting his life's work: Food cancers, heart disease, kidney, liver and thyroid disease, dental dis- Enzymes for Health and Longevity and Enzyme Nutrition. Some of ease and osteoporosis. The second generation manifested the same the most important revelations about enzymes, nutrition and diseases, albeit even more severely. Most kittens were stillborn or —_ physiology are contained in these pages. He noted that all mammals orn with disease, and died within six months in the third genera- have a pre-digestive stomach; he called it a "food enzyme stomach". tion. By the fourth generation, the study ended because the cats In humans, it is the uppermost portion of the stomach—the fundus were infertile and could not reproduce. or cardiac portion. It is here that enzymes found in raw food pre- In drawing his conclusions, Dr Pottenger reported the underlying digest what has been ingested. Enzymes secreted from saliva and nutritional factor had to be a “heat-labile substance". Unfortunately, other glands will likewise pre-digest some of the cooked food e had not deduced them to be enzymes, because so little was consumed. However, when cooked food is eaten, enzymes will be nown about them at the time. supplied from other organs to digest the cooked food. This produces In the early 1930s, a "special substance" was discovered in the a constant drain of enzymes from the immune system and other lood of healthy individuals which was proficient at attacking and important organs. When this happens over a lifetime, organs fail destroying cancer cells. However, this substance was found only and are overcome with "disease". very slightly or was missing altogether Howell discussed organ hypertrophy, in patients suffering from cancer. noting that any organ or gland will grow Working during those years in New more cells, becoming larger because the York, Dr Max Wolf became one of the demand placed on it exceeds its ability most celebrated doctors of his time. He to function. He found that, in particular, was fascinated to hear of this substance The body will secrete exactly the pancreas in humans was 2-3 times and began investigating on his own. He the right amounts and types of heavier and larger in proportion to body convinced Dr Helen Benitez to join him weight as compared to the pancreas of from her post in the neurosurgical digestive enzymes depending other mammals. He attributed this to department at Columbia University, and upon what type of food consumption of an excessive amount of they performed thousands of tests to os cooked foods. determine exactly what this substance Is ingested. When enzymes are not present in the was. They concluded it had to be stomach for digestion, food passes into enzymes. the duodenum, the upper portion of the Dr Wolf then had to isolate which of small intestine, where enzymes secreted the many dozens of known enzymes from the pancreas digest the food. This were responsible for several activities, i.e., is the common teaching in medical controlling inflammation, correcting degenerative disorders and schools. But what if the pancreas was not meant to be the major breaking down cancer cells. After years of testing various enzyme _ digestive enzyme organ? What if digestion was meant to take place mixtures on animals, with no harmful reactions, he was able to offer in the stomach, with enzyme-rich food? his enzyme therapy. It soon earned him a reputation with many Dr Howell cited studies suggesting this to be the case. Because famous clients in politics and the arts. Even a few Presidents and food is not digested in the stomach as Nature intended, the burden European leaders sought him out. He developed one of the most then falls to the pancreas, causing it to hypertrophy. If the burden widely used enzyme products available—Wobenzyme™. continues for long enough periods, it may lead to pancreatitis or At the same time that Dr Pottenger was overseeing the clinical other more serious ailments. study in California and Dr Wolf was researching in New York, Dr Howell referred to what he called "the law of adaptive secretion of Edward Howell of Chicago was questioning the use of cooked, digestive enzymes"—that the body will secrete exactly the right processed food for human consumption. He found that heating food amounts and types of digestive enzymes depending upon what type to 118°F (245°C) for more than 15 minutes destroyed all the of food is ingested. Eating a piece of cheese will produce more fat- enzymes. Obviously then, heating foods at higher temperatures for digesting enzymes than would be produced if eating a piece of shorter periods also destroys enzymes. The current technology of bread, which is primarily a starch and requires a starch-digesting "flash pasteurisation" of milk and juice is an example. enzyme. Enzymes are the only substances capable of digesting food. They Dr Howell remarked that during the early part of the 20th century exist in raw food in order to digest (break down) that food. when zoos were being developed to house captured wild animals, tha danth ent, hish Tee A that thaie enzyme. Dr Howell remarked that during the early part of the 20th century when zoos were being developed to house captured wild animals, the death rate was very high. It was found that animals in their natural habitat ate everything raw. They were now being fed cooked foods and experiencing many new diseases unknown to their counterparts in the wild. It was found that the enzyme content of saliva from animals in the wild was either hardly there or missing altogether. On the contrary, captured animals fed cooked foods had very high enzyme content in their saliva. The animals were being forced to secrete enzymes from other organs to digest the cooked food. When their diets were changed back to mostly raw foods, the enzyme content in their saliva was reduced and the death rate dropped significantly. Before Dr Howell passed away in the late 1980s, Dr Howard Loomis journeyed to Florida to spend time with him. He had been Enzyme Deficiency and Degenerative Disease In 1940, Dr Howell posed the question, "Is chronic degenerative disease a matter of severe enzyme deficiency?" To this end, he spent the rest of his life researching and documenting clinical work throughout the world, and he answered his query with a resounding "Yes!" In the early 1940s, Dr Howell created the first manufacturing facility for the production of plant-based enzymes. While Drs Beard and Wolf used animal-based enzymes produced from the pancreas of animals, Dr Howell used certain species of fungus to "grow" highly concentrated plant-based enzymes. This is where animal- and plant-based enzymes become markedly different in their clinical NEXUS = 13 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com