HOW DO

ENZYMESWORK IN YOUR BODY?

By bestselling nutritional authorSTEPHNEY A. LANGFORD

Contents

What are Enzymes?

The Role Of Enzymes In The Cycle Of Life

Where, In Nature, Do Enzymes Come From?

What Do Enzymes Do In Your Body?

What Happens If You Do Not Get Enough Enzymes?

What Kills Off Enzymes?

How Do You Replace Lost Enzymes?

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Design & illustration by Thomas CoatesWritten & published by Stephney A. LangfordEdited by Dr. David Langford

This booklet is for information purposes only and it is notintended for prescriptive or diagnostic use.It is not meant to replace the advice and recommendation of aqualified health practitioner.

To Every Man, Woman, and Child on Earth –

This Book is Dedicated to

YOU

What are Enzymes?Enzymes come from fruits, vegetables, fish, and meat.They work in your stomach, where they help break downthe food you eat into nutrients that your body can use.

Enzyme

Piece of Food

The enzyme breaks the fooddown into single nutrients....

Nutrient

Nutrient

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These nutrients are what is used by your body tokeep you alive and healthy.

Different enzymes work on different foods.

Lipase breaks down fats and oils.

Protease breaks down proteins.

Lactase breaks down dairy products.

Cellulase breaks down cellulose.

Amylase breaks down starches and sugars.

Bromelain breaks down many foods.

Papain also breaks down many foods.

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The role of enzymes inthe cycle of life.A tree grows...

It blooms...

And bears fruit...

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The fruit grows...

As the fruit ripens, enzymes develop in the fruit...

When the fruit is ripe, it falls to the ground.

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As the fruit lies on the ground, the enzymes start tobreak apart the food in the apple. They also release themoisture in the apple.

The seed uses the broken-up food and moisture andstarts to grow....

And a new tree is born!

Enzymes create new life.

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Where, in nature, doenzymes come from?

Enzymes come from root vegetables...

Stalk vegetables, like asparagus and celery...

Leaf vegetables...

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Tuber vegetables,like potatoes...

Seed vegetables...(You can take beans and seeds and sprout them toincrease your enzyme intake.)

Fleshy fruits, like peaches...

Berry fruits...

Citrus fruits...

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Seed fruits, like apples and pears...

Nuts...

Tropical fruits...

Bulb Vegetables...

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Fruit vegetables, like tomatoes...

Melons...

Flower vegetables, like broccoli...

And corn.

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Enzymes are also present in raw meats, such as tartaresteak...

And in raw fish, such as sushi.

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Mouth

Stomach

IntestinesAnus

What do enzymes do inyour body?Food is broken down by chewing, and by the action ofenzymes.

The food you chew in your mouth goes down your throatand into your stomach. Thefood then moves throughyour small and large intestine,and out of your body.

Some of the things your bodyneeds, such as salt andminerals, can be absorbeddirectly into your bloodstreamin your mouth. Most foodsmust be broken down intosmaller pieces (callednutrients) before they can beabsorbed.

Enzymes work in the stomachto break your food intoindividual nutrients.

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In the mouth the food is chewed and mixedwith saliva. Saliva starts to breakdown the food.

The stomach produces acids and enzymesthat help break the food into finer pieces.

The gall bladder releases bile which helpsbreak down oils and fats.

The pancreas releases enzymesand other substances. Theseneutralize the strong acids and en-zymes in the stomach juices, so thatthe small intestine is protected againstbeing digested itself.

In the small intestine the final breakdownof proteins is done by goodbacteria. The broken-down proteins, and the nutrients that theenzymes have already broken down, cannow be absorbed into the bloodstreamthough the wall of the small intestine.

The large intestine prepares theleft-over materials that the body cannotuse to leave the body. These wastematerials have water taken from them ifthe body needs it, or water added if thewaste is too dry.

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Stomach

Cross section ofstomach lining

Enzymes work in the stomach.

The stomach acidsare produced here.

Enzymes are stored in thelining of the stomach.

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Cross Section of the Stomach

Enzymes breaking down foodin the stomach

Gall bladder

Duodenum

Pancreas

Enzymes being neutralized by pancreatic fluid

Enzymes help to break down the food in your stomachbefore it goes into your small intestine.

Normal flowdirection

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Lining the wall of the smallintestine are tiny hair-likeprojections called villi..There are millions of them.

Their job is to transfer nutri-ents into the bloodstream.

Villi

Cross Section of Small Intestine

Only when your food arrives in the small intestinecompletely broken down can the individual nutrients betransported into your bloodstream.

Your bloodstream carries nutrients to every cell in yourbody. These nutrients are the only thing that keep yourcells alive.

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Once the enzymeshave split your foodapart into nutrients,the blood vessels cancarry the nutrients tothe cells.

Cross Section of a Blood Vessel

If the cells get the nutrients they need they can push outthe toxins and wastes that have accumulated in them.

If the cells are well-nourished they can stand up to all thebad things that come into your body. Your body’simmune response (its ability to fight back) has been builtup.

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Different nutrients are used to build and repair differentparts of your body.

For example, the nutrients needed to repair the parts ofyour eyes are different from the nutrients needed torepair the lungs, the kidneys and all the other parts ofyour body.

Cross Section of a Blood Vessel

Eye...

Lungs...

Kidneys...and so on.

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Sodium helps carry nutrients from theblood vessel into the cell.

Potassium helps carry unused nutrientsback into the bloodstream so they can betransported to other organs that may needthem.

The balance between sodium andpotassium is vital for good health.

SkinClose-up Inside the Skin

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What happens if you donot get enough enzymes?If you do not get enough enzymes yourfood cannot be completely brokendown and so cannot be fully absorbed.

Food not completelybroken down

Cross SectionSmall Intestine

If food arrives in yourblood in a complex formthe white blood cells haveto work hard to destroy it.This lowers your immuneresponse.

Fats that are notcompletely broken downstick to the sides of yourblood vessels.

Molds like candida start to live in your blood on thecomplex sugars that have not been completely brokendown. Candida can then move into your cells. Thesemolds release toxins into your body. 19

Your body produces some enzymes itself, but eatingfoods that do not contain enzymes puts a big strain onyour body. The food you eat may not be properly brokendown and may leave your body without being absorbed.

You may be starving your body no matter how much foodyou put into yourself.

Some foods contain noenzymes. They may evencontain preservativesthat kill off enzymes.

Malnutrition andobesity...inability toconcentrate...badmoods...triedness...fussybabies...allergies...

All these may result whenthe cells are starving.

Your health goes downand down.

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What kills off enzymes?

Preservatives in food can kill off enzymes. Enzymes helpfood to break down (rot). Preservatives are put in foodto prevent this. Preservatives kill enzymes and stop thebreaking down process.

Preservatives

Close-up of Enzymes in the Stomach

Preservatives notonly destroy theenzymes in the foodyou eat, but can alsoend up inside yourbody, where theycan kill off theenzymes already inyour body.

Enzyme beingdestroyed by apreservative

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Hydrogenated oil is oil that has beentreated to preserve it.

Salad dressing, likeany prepared food,often containspreservatives such assodium benzoate.

You eat a salad before your meal toprovide your body with enzymes sothat the rest of your food can bebroken down.

But if your salad dress-ing has preservativesin it they will kill off theenzymes in your salad.

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Waxing fruit. Preservatives are often added to the waxin which fruit is dipped. They get absorbed into the fruitthrough its skin, and then into your body when you eatthe fruit.

Preservative

Dipping in preservatives is often done by the farmer orat the place where the produce is sold. This is permittedin many places, and labeling the food as preserved is notalways required.

This is often done in some restaurants in their salad bars.

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Canning, pickling, and bottlingdestroys enzymes because the food iscooked before it is processed.

Freezing. Frozen vegetable are usually dipped in hotwater before they are frozen. This destroys the enzymes.

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Carbonated drinks destroy enzymes inyour body.

Irradiation destroy enzymes.The fruits and vegetables are exposed to nuclearradiations to lengthen their shelf life. Fruits andvegetables that are treated in this way are not alwayslabeled as irradiated.

Drying food at high tempera-tures kills off enzymes.If drying is done at a lowtemperature, the enzymes arenot destroyed.

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If fruits and vegetables are picked when they are toogreen they will have no enzymes in them.

This is sometimes done when the produce must betransported long distances.

The enzymes in fruits and vegetables only develop whenthey ripen on the plant. If they are picked before they areripe they do not have enzymes in them.

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Cooking also destroys enzymes.

Frying...

Boiling or stewing...

Even stir-frying.

You need to cook most of the protein you eat to make itsoft and easy for your body to digest.But cooking destroys the enzymes in the food.

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How do you replacelost Enzymes?

How do you know if you have enough enzymes in yourbody and are getting the full value from the food youeat?

First check if your body needs enzymes.Use litmus paper to check your pH (acidity level).Quickly dip a piece of the paper into your first urinestream in the morning. It will change color. Match thisagainst the colors on the side of the box, and you willfind your pH. You canget litmus paper (alsocall pH paper) from anygood drugstore.

If your pH is between 5 &6, your body is not usingall the food you eat fully.Increase your intake offresh fruits and veg-etables, and take enoughlive enzymes in the cap-sules to get the pH to between 7 & 8.

Continue to eat high quality proteins.

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If you are not sure of the fruits andvegetables you get and want tohave a source of reliable enzymes,you can get your enzymes in cap-sule form. You can even get en-zymes for your pets this way.

You can also get ripe fruits andvegetables that have been speciallyprepared and put into capsules.

Do this for a healthy life.

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Fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables give your body enzymesthat turn the foods you eat into nutrients your body canuse. They also supply your body with nutrients that areimportant for cellular repair.

If you can, grow your own fruits and vegetables. Thatway you know what has been done to them.

If you cannot do this you should supplement your dailydiet with capsules that contain live enzymes.These are vital for pet’s health too.

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Bestselling author Stephney A. Langfordhas studied the needs of the human body

for over twenty years.

You need to know and use this data foryour own health and the health of your

loved ones.

Use this book to come alive and have fun!