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* the exact pH (alkalinity or acidity); * a specific substance (substrate) to work on. northern tundra living on raw, pre-digested meats and blubber, * the exact pH (alkalinity or acidity); without any fruit or vegetables or degenerative disease! When * a specific substance (substrate) to work on. they began eating a "regular" diet of cooked foods high in carbohydrates, they experienced an increase in degenerative Water: The Gift of Life disease. In order for enzymes to be active, moisture must be present. Howell explains there is no evidence that humans can live on an Enzymes will not work in a dry environment. They must have exclusively raw meat diet, but he does make the point for autoly- moisture. sis. The hygienic conditions of those animals raised as food sup- All legumes, nuts and seeds contain enzyme inhibitors. The ply would have to be updated so that they lived in extremely clean inhibitors prevent those foods from spontaneously growing, and environments without cages and were free to roam. They in turn also nullify the body's own digestive enzymes from working on would not eat grains but would be pasture fed. Antibiotics and them. This is why they are so difficult to digest and why we feel other drugs would be used only in rare instances. This would cost tired after eating them. It costs the body great amounts of energy several billion dollars or more to change worldwide. It is doubtful to digest them. Heating will destroy enzyme inhibitors but will the food and pharmaceutical industry would go along with it. also destroy the enzymes themselves. Soaking these foods for at Since the bottom line in any industry is profits, there would be far _ least 12 hours not only destroys the inhibitors but activates the less profit if farmers and the populace suddenly did not need the enzymes. Once activated, enzymes will begin breaking down majority of pharmaceuticals. proteins, fats and carbohydrates within the legume, nut or seed, Traditions and cultural implications aside, the socio-economic giving the body pre-digested food. structures of today's world make it di It to achieve this change In his book, Your Body's Many Cries For Water', Dr Fereydoon towards eating raw food on a grand scale. Nonetheless, there are Batmanghelidj documents chronic dehydration as a causative fac- small groups around the world who are practising this way of eat- tor for many health problems such as asthma, arthritis, allergies, ing. They mostly advocate vegetarian- back pain, hypertension, migraine ism. Whether being a vegetarian is the headaches and other degenerative dis- most appropriate approach to health is eases. Coffee, alcohol, manufactured still debatable; it is not to be addressed beverages and many of the pharmaceu- here. Even vegetarians have major tical drugs dehydrate the body. He health issues, sometimes far worse . believes dehydration to be the root than non-vegetarians. What the author Enzymes will not work cause of many degenerative diseases. is addressing is the clinical use of in a dry environment. Enzymes are the only substances enzymes as therapeutic tools for pre- . capable of doing work in the body, but venting and reversing disease an They must have moisture. they need adequate moisture in order maintaining optimal health. to accomplish this. The therapeutic use of enzymes Is it possible that dehydration for reveals significant differences between extended periods inhibits or slows nor- enzymes resulting from anima mal enzyme functions which could sources and those of plant origin. lead to disease? It may be an academic Today, animal-based enzymes are pri- point of argument. When the body is marily derived from the pancreas of freshly slaughtered pigs. dehydrated, the blood becomes thick, making normal bodily func- They contain the highest enzyme concentrations from animal tioning difficult. Taking aspirin will thin the blood, but not with- sources that we know of to date. They have been used since the out side effects. Drinking more water will also thin the blood. early 1900s and have been very effective under certain conditions. Supplemental enzymes will thin the blood, but large amounts are Some enzymes are obtained from plants, including bromelain required to accomplish this. from pineapple, papain from papaya and nanokinase from soy fer- There are several ways to view any health crisis and there may mentation. Other plant-based enzymes are produced from differ- be more than one way to remedy it. Finding the safest, most nat- ent fungus/mould species by "growing" them. Various enzymes ural and medically sound way of supporting the body to achieve can be cultured from these fungi/moulds in very high concentra- resolution of any health crisis can be challenging for the average tions. Contrary to popular belief, these enzymes do not contain _ person. Having the media thrusting advertisements at them and at any of the substances they were grown from; laboratories manu- the same time spewing propaganda about questionable safety facturing plant enzymes have independent laboratory ass: issues of natural remedies, it is no wonder most people are con- able to verify this. fused and leery. Some will say: "What about vitamin and mineral depletion in ENZYME ACTIVATION DEPENDENT FACTORS the soil and our food as causative factors in disease? What about Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients and our polluted environment—the pesticides, herbicides and industri- the symptoms of their deficiencies are well documented, often al waste?" Frankly, it should not take a rocket scientist to con- occurring soon after depletion. Signs and symptoms of enzyme clude how health-damaging our waste and chemical toxicity have deficiencies take much longer to manifest and are very often become. It is essential to eat organically grown food, while missed in clinical evaluations. avoiding junk food and food that has been genetically modified, Enzymes are usually bound to either a mineral or a vitamin, microwaved and/or irradiated. Yet if you eat cooked food, the which are co-enzymes. Unlike most vitamins and minerals, body will still suffer from enzyme deficiencies. When there is enzymes are unique, requiring four specific conditions for activa- enough of nature's "labour force"—namely, metabolic enzymes tion in order to function: and fluid circulating throughout the body—digestion, tissue * moisture (water); repair, growth, immune function and detoxification will proceed ¢ ideal temperature range; normally. Enzymes will not work in a dry environment. They must have moisture. ENZYME ACTIVATION DEPENDENT FACTORS Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients and the symptoms of their deficiencies are well documented, often occurring soon after depletion. Signs and symptoms of enzyme deficiencies take much longer to manifest and are very often missed in clinical evaluations. Enzymes are usually bound to either a mineral or a vitamin, which are co-enzymes. Unlike most vitamins and minerals, enzymes are unique, requiring four specific conditions for activa- tion in order to function: * moisture (water); ¢ ideal temperature range; 22 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com DECEMBER 2003 — JANUARY 2004