Q&A

What are the symptoms of enzyme deficiency?
Over 80 billion dollars are spent every year by consumers to relieve heartburn, excess acid, bloating, and other symptoms of indigestion. Fatigue, diarrhea/constipation, gas, headaches, colon problems, hardening of the arteries, and high cholesterol are just a few of the conditions that have their root in a shortage of enzymes. Notice that these are the most advertised symptoms on television as well as in print. All of these symptoms can be attributed to poor digestion. If allowed to progress, however, chronic degenerative diseases may become evident in later years. If you are showing any signs of these symptoms, it is possible that you already are enzyme deficient.

What do I do if I experience Symptoms?
A palpatory exam and a 24-hour urinalysis will indicate how well your body digests and uses food nutrients. The results of a 24-urinalysis combined with the palpatory exam will clearly indicate what enzyme supplements are needed to return the body to health. Because no two people are alike, there are different enzyme formulations for different people. Your health care practitioner will recommend the correct enzyme supplements for you, based on information from the physical exam and urinalysis and also recommend a diet modification program to reduce the like hood of redeveloping an enzyme deficiency. This program has helped thousands return to a state of health and it can help you.
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How long will I have to take food enzyme supplements?
The length of time it takes to correct imbalances in body chemistry will depend upon how long the imbalances have existed and how well you follow the healthcare practitioner's dietary recommendations.

Most people begin to notice a positive difference within a relatively short period of time, some at their very next meal, but healthful balance is only regained when the major stressor has been removed.

After body chemistry is restored to normal, a multiple enzyme supplement should continue to be taken to help maintain sufficient enzyme levels. Diet modification is strongly suggested as a means of taking care of the body and therefore preventing disease.
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Are all food enzymes the same?
Food enzymes can digest protein, fat, carbohydrates, and fiber. They are pH balanced to work throughout the entire digestive tract.

Supplements of pepsin, trypsin, bromelain, and papain can only break down three of the four food groups.

Only supplements with the pHBS‚ symbol are recommended. The pH Balancing System (pHBS‚) is your guarantee that the supplement you take will work in the proper pH and deliver the herbal nutrient, whether you can digest them or not.

Food supplements with the pHBS symbol are your only guarantee of food supplements that are formulated by Dr Howard F. Loomis, the world's foremost authority on enzymes, and that the formulations are perfectly balanced for nutrient bioavailability.
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What are Enzymes?
Enzymes are the sparks of life. Without them, life would not exist. They are the workers that make your body function. Although the action of enzymes cannot be seen, it is the driving force behind virtually every biochemical process that occurs in the body. There are literally hundreds of thousands of enzymes active in every organ, tissue, and fluid and each has its own function. Enzymes activate our muscles, stimulate our nerves, and make our hearts beat, keep us breathing, and even help us think.

These complex biochemical substances are also able to convert nutrients from food to strong healthy bodies. There are 3 distinct types of enzymes: Food enzymes contained in all raw food. Digestive enzymes, which are secreted by the body to digest food. Metabolic enzymes, which run other biochemical processes.
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What do enzymes do?
In the case of plants, these enzymes bring the plant to maturity or ripeness. If the conditions are right, they will "digest" the plant when properly activated. The enzymes can be released by chewing or cutting of the plant. In addition, all the enzymes require the following in order to work: the presence of water, the proper temperature, the correct pH range (acid vs. alkaline), and something to digest. The body is provided with enzymes every time raw food is eaten because it contains just the right amount and type of enzymes to digest itself. Nature put these enzymes in raw food to aid in the digestive process rather than having the body's enzymes do all the work.
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If I eat a balanced diet, why would I need enzymes?
If you eat food that is steamed, boiled, roasted, broiled, fried, stewed, canned, pasteurized, or even microwaved, you need food enzymes. Enzymes are the most heat sensitive nutrients found in food. When food enzymes are missing, the body is forced to produce all the enzymes necessary for digestion. This puts unwarranted stress on the organs of digestion, which must rob enzymes from your immune system to digest your food.
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How do I avoid enzyme deficiency?
Digesting food is one of the most energy consuming tasks performed by the human body on a regular basis. When foods deficient in enzymes are eaten, the body uses a considerable amount of energy making enzymes for digestion. This often explains why we feel tired after eating. To avoid enzyme deficiencies, eat as many raw fruit and vegetables as possible. We live in a modern age where food needs to be convenient and nutritious, so taking plant enzymes with each meal will help digest your food, lessen the work of your digestive system, and any stress on the digestive organs.
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