We all have occasional bloating, indigestion – gastrointestinal distress is no fun! Overindulging during the upcoming holiday season can bring on unwanted tummy turmoils. Taking enzymes will help break down your holiday feast and probiotics will help keep your gut healthy.

Here in this newsletter we turn to Our Elders Speak and Hippocrates Health Institute to learn why we should all use enzymes and probiotics. Our Elders Speak is the ultimate go-to manual for health and well being. In this amazing book, 4 World Renowned Raw Living Foods Pioneers answer your most important health questions.

WHY ARE ENZYMES IMPORTANT?
"The human body produces approximately 3,000 metabolic enzymes. They are catalysts, and every function in your body requires them. Without metabolic enzymes, you will not absorb your vitamins. One of the most important metabolic enzymes is the respiratory enzyme. Without respiratory enzymes, your cells will not absorb oxygen. When you’re eating a junk food diet, which is very acid forming, eventually you will impair your metabolic enzymes and your body will start to utilize non-oxidative fermentation. When a cell gets to the point where it is below 30% in its utilization of oxygen, it will switch to non-oxidative respiration. When it is thriving on non-oxidative respiration, then you’ve got a rapidly growing cancer cell."
— Fred Bisci, PhD

"Ninety-nine percent of people are enzyme deficient and enzymes rule not only the digestive function, but also the immune function and metabolic activity."
— Viktoras Kulvinskas

"Cooking is commonly believed to destroy the enzymes in a food, and this of course, is true. Our enzyme reserves seem to be connected to life force, health, and longevity. In this way, enzymes are living biochemical factors that activate and carry out all the biological processes, including digestion, nerve impulses, and healing, and even the mental function of building neurotransmitters."
— Rabbi Gabriel Cousens, MD

"Enzymes drive the immune system function, which is the police force against pathogenic microbes and industrial waste radiation and also rejuvenation of your body. The enzymes are your blue-collar workers. They do all the physical work. All other nutrients don’t do any kind of work––it’s the enzymes that do it. They are associated in your healing and recovery, and without enzymes, there is no life. Most people are living on an enzyme-less diet; the only reason they stay alive is that there are certain amounts of friendly bacteria that are on your skin and in your gastrointestinal tract, that make some enzymes for the individual."
— Viktoras Kulvinskas

SUPPLEMENTING WITH ENZYMES
"I believe that taking supplemental enzymes is a big help—they can help prevent disease and slow down the aging process. I’ve been using them diligently since I would have some pain from my injuries. I’ve seen fantastic things happen when people start supplementing their diet with enzymes. It’s not absolutely necessary, but they do have a lot to offer. "
— Fred Bisci, PhD

"It is important to take enzyme supplements, particularly for digestion, because they aid digestion and help the enzyme reserve maintain itself. Enzymes are life force energy. Taking enzyme supplements supports the enzyme life force energy. Under chronic disease, the enzyme reserves diminish significantly. "
— Rabbi Gabriel Cousens, MD