Digestive Enzymes - The Key To Health

ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING OUT-OF-SORTS WITH YOUR BODY? HAVE YOU TRIED EATING RIGHT AND SUPPLEMENTING BUT HAD NO SUCCESS?

I’m sorry to tell you that you could follow the best diet in the world, and you may still fail to reap the benefits that others succeed with. Before you lose hope, first let me explain why…

You may be deficient in some key ingredients that others possess.

Digestive Enzymes.

Digestive Enzymes play a crucial role in how your body absorbs nutrients from food and supplements. If you don’t have the enzymes to break your food down correctly, then you won’t absorb the beneficial nutrients inside – which is a cascade effect into negative health for the whole body.

SO HOW DO THEY WORK?

These enzymes are naturally released into our systems through saliva glands and cells located in the mouth, stomach, pancreas, and small intestines. This process happens when we smell food, are going through the digestive process and even when we are anticipating food, so when you imagine something tantalising and delicious and your mouth starts to water, this is our saliva releasing these enzymes in preparation to eat. Cool right?!

Their purpose is to break down carbohydrates, fats and protein found in the food we eat.

There are many different types of digestive enzymes, including:

Protease – breaks down protein into amino acids.

Lipase – breaks down complex fats into glycerol and smaller fatty acids.

Amylase – breaks up complex sugars into smaller molecules.

Maltase – breaks down maltose to glucose.

Lactase – breaks down the sugars in milk known as lactose.

Sucrase – helps to digest gluten and fructose.

One of the most well-known health conditions resulting from a digestive enzyme deficiency is lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is when your small intestine doesn’t produce enough “lactase” enzymes to break down dairy products (which does happen naturally as we age). This means the dairy products move directly to the colon as they were unable to break down enough to be absorbed. This results in gas, bloating, diarrhea, and other stomach discomfort.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF DIGESTIVE ENZYME DEFICIENCY INCLUDE:

· Reflux

· Bloating after eating

· Constipation

· Abdominal cramps

· Diarrhea

· Nausea

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES CAN HELP WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS:

· Indigestion

· Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

· Heartburn

· Crohn’s Disease

· Celiac Disease

· Ulcerative Colitis

SO, HOW CAN WE REMEDY THIS DEFICIENCY?

If you are looking for a natural way to add more digestive enzymes into your diet, you can try these foods,

· Papaya – Proteases (papain)

· Pineapple – Proteases (bromelain)

· Avocados - Lipases

· Raw Honey – Amylases, Proteases, Invertases, Diastases

· Mangoes - Amylases

· Sauerkraut – Lipases, Proteases

· Kiwifruit – Proteases (actinidain)

· Ginger – Proteases (zingibain)

· Bananas – Amylases, glucosidases

These are all excellent foods for helping boost your natural digestive enzyme supply. However, there are specific Digestive Enzyme supplements that we can prescribe to get you seeing results faster.

If any of the above sound like you, you may have a digestive enzyme deficiency. Get in touch with me and we can work through it together, find the cause, replenish your natural enzymes and get you back to feeling better than ever.

Any advice given on my page is general. It’s best to consult with your healthcare practitioner before starting a new treatment – or book in with me and we can personalise a treatment that best suits you.