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earlier, food enzymes are generally destroyed when heated at 118°F _ gallbladder problems, heart disease or hormone imbalances. (245°C) for longer than 15 minutes, and this happens whether the + If you cannot adequately digest protein, you may experience food is baked, boiled, broiled, canned, fried, pasteurised, roasted, constipation, arthritis or other inflammatory conditions, anxiety or steamed or especially microwaved. Dr Howell observed this and panic attacks, premenstrual syndrome or immune system disorders. reasoned that enzyme-deficient food must force the body to use up + If you are unable to break down plant fibre, you may experi- metabolic enzymes to digest food. He compared it to a bank ence constipation, eczema or other skin-related problems, recurrent account. If you continually drain your resources and never replenish _yeast/fungal infestations or excessive weight gain. your holdings, at some point you are bankrupt. In the case of The above conditions are also the result of diets high in those enzymes, degenerative disease occurs, with old age following soon foods associated with the enzyme deficiency. In fact, the foods one afterwards. We are told all the time, "Oh, your symptoms are craves are those that create dietary stress due to one's inability to related to old age; better get used to it". Culturally, this seems true digest them completely. They are also the foods one has either aller- because we have observed it since childhood. We even expect to gies or hypersensitivities towards because of the failure to be able to grow old with the accompanying health issues associated with old digest them, i.e., because of the deficiency of that particular enzyme. age because we have been told so. People may crave certain foods because of the enzymes found Granted, our progression from infancy through adolescence and within the food, which the body needs. But being cooked and adulthood involves changes and the appearance of "ageing". But destroyed, those enzymes do nothing for the craving—so we eat what if there were substances naturally occurring in the food and more of the same thing, telling ourselves we should not. within our bodies that were responsible for the rate at which we . grew older? Dr Howell equated that the To be continued... length of life was proportional to the References amount of enzymes exhausted in diges- * Cichoke, Anthony J., Enzymes and tion. In other words, one's length of life Enzyme Therapy: How to Jump Start Your is influenced by how much our meta- Way to Lifelong Good Health, Keats bolic enzymes are used to digest cooked Food enzymes are generally Pubtishing, New Canaan 994 sndruch ¢ Effros, R.B., Walford, R.L, Weindruch, toe. ince enzymes specially rom destroyed when heated at R., Mitcheltree, C.J., "Influences of dietary . fe OE ° ° restriction on immunity to influenza in aged fhe immune system, to digest coo 118 F (245 C) for longer mice", Gerontol 1991 Jul; 46(4):B142-7 ‘ood, we will age faster. Could this be i * Howell, Edward, Enzyme Nutrition: The what Ponce de Leén was looking for in than 1 5 minutes. Food Enzyme Concept, Avery Publishing his legendary "fountain of youth"? Group, Inc., Wayne, NJ, 1985 ; Some researchers may have given us a * Howell, Edward, Food Enzymes for clue. Health & Longevity, Lotus Press, Twin In the 1980s, Dr Roy Walford of Lakes, WI, 1994, 2nd ed. * Loomis, Howard F., Jr, Enzymes: The UCLA conducted numerous laboratory Key to Health, Vol. 1 — The Fundamentals, experiments on animals. He reduced their food intake and found Grote Publishing, Madison, WI, 1999 that their length of life extended beyond what was considered nor- * Lopez, D.A., Williams, R.M., Miehlke, M., Enzymes: The Fountain of mal. He suggested that all one had to do was not eat so much in _Life, The Neville Press, Inc., Charleston, SC, 1994 order to have a healthier and longer life. Walford stated the obvious, _* Pottenger, Francis, Jr, "The Effect of Heat-Processed Foods and but he may have missed the real point. Metabolized Vitamin D Milk on the Dentofacial Structures of Dr Howell found that in fasting there is an increase in available Experimental Animals", American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral . sung or Loa . Surgery, St Louis, MO, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 467-485, August 1946 enzymes in the body due to the lack of food, especially cooked food. aheanr, ne ne fe air ¢ * Pottenger, Francis, Jr, Pottenger’s Cats: A Study in Nutrition, Price- In the absence of food, the body has more enzymes for repair and Pottenger Foundation, Inc., La Mesa, CA, 1995 healing. As an example, there are approximately 64 different types ¢ Verdery, R.B. and Walford, R.L., "Changes in plasma lipids and of enzymes circulating in the blood to clear waste and prevent the lipoproteins in humans during a 2-year period of dietary restriction in build-up of plaque. When the body is short-changed of these Biosphere 2", Arch Intern Med 1998 Apr 27; 158(8): 900-6 enzymes, there will be an unnatural build-up of plaque. Why would —_* Walford, R.L. and Crew, M., "How dietary restriction retards aging: an there be a lack of these enzymes in the blood? When cooked food is ‘integrative hypothesis", Gri owth Dev Aging 1989 Winter, 534) 139-140 eaten, enzymes for digesting it must be found somewhere in the ‘ood: RL.,"The clinical promise of dietary restriction", Geriatrics 3 : oom j pr; 45(4):81-3, 86-7 body. It is here that metabolic enzymes are shifted from their nor- mal functions to the role of digestion, leaving the body primed for About the Author: future disease. Mark Rojek began researching alternative therapies in 1970. His studies gallbladder problems, heart disease or hormone imbalances. + If you cannot adequately digest protein, you may experience constipation, arthritis or other inflammatory conditions, anxiety or panic attacks, premenstrual syndrome or immune system disorders. + If you are unable to break down plant fibre, you may experi- ence constipation, eczema or other skin-related problems, recurrent yeast/fungal infestations or excessive weight gain. The above conditions are also the result of diets high in those foods associated with the enzyme deficiency. In fact, the foods one craves are those that create dietary stress due to one's inability to digest them completely. They are also the foods one has either aller- gies or hypersensitivities towards because of the failure to be able to digest them, i.e., because of the deficiency of that particular enzyme. People may crave certain foods because of the enzymes found within the food, which the body needs. But being cooked and destroyed, those enzymes do nothing for the craving—so we eat more of the same thing, telling ourselves we should not. To be continued... Food enzymes are generally destroyed when heated at 118°F (245°C) for longer than 15 minutes. About the Author: Mark Rojek began researching alternative therapies in 1970. His studies included botanicals, mineral and vitamin requirements and diet. He interned in acupuncture with Dr Bell in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 1973, and gradu- ated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science. He studied aromatherapy, kinesiolo- gy, massage therapy and classical homoeopathy in England. In 1986, Mark began formal studies in traditional Chinese medicine, espe- cially acupuncture. In Chicago, he worked with several holistic physicians as a medical technician and maintained a private nutritional practice. Also in 1986, he met Dr Howard Loomis, foremost living expert in enzyme nutrition, and continues to work with him. He works with several doctors in Michigan who refer to him and seek his counsel. He continues to research, lecture and counsel clients in nutrition and diet. Mark Rojek can be contacted by phone/fax on +1 (734) 433 9267, by email at mrojek1@earthlink.net, and via his website at http:/www.radianthealth.cc. Signs of Enzyme Deficiencies Symptoms of mineral and vitamin deficiencies occur relatively quickly. They are recognised to cause specific illness. Enzyme deficiencies, outside of genetic or birth defects, take longer periods to be noticed and have only begun to be recognised in some circles of the medical community. What, then, are typical signs and symp- toms of the more common enzyme deficiencies? «If you have problems digesting carbohydrates, you may expe- rience airborne-sourced allergies, diarrhoea, fibromyalgia or atten- tion deficit disorder (ADD or ADHD). ¢ If you cannot digest fats, you may experience constipation, 16 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2003