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Is eating raw food really better for you?

Raw fruits and vegetables (usually referred to as “live” foods) provide biologically-active components called enzymes, which play an active role in all metabolic activities in the body. Without enzymes, the body cannot utilize protein, fats, carbohydrates and vitamins in food into the bone, hair, skin, muscles, glands and hormones. Why raw food is better The Read More

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Why you need digestive enzymes

Today’s typical diet of cooked, canned and convenience foods make it very important to take supplemental enzymes to relieve some of your body’s digestive stress. But what if you maintain a balanced diet of meat, fish, whole grains, healthy fats, vegetables, and fruits? Is it still necessary to supplement with enzymes? Do you eat an Read More

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How digestive enzymes work

Supplemental enzymes replace the enzymes once present in raw food. The truth is, even if you are eating all natural healthy foods, most enzymes are lost in cooking and processing. Only raw or uncooked foods contain enzymes. Nature put these enzymes in food to aid in digesting the food you eat so your body’s enzymes would Read More