Today's typical diets of cooked and processed foods make it very important to take supplemental enzymes to relieve some of your body's digestive stress. Supplemental enzymes take the place of enzymes lost in food, enabling digestion to begin further up in the gastro region and resulting in more complete digestion and release of nutrients, while also easing the burden on the pancreas.

Enzymes aid in the digestion and breakdown of nutrients in the food. They are special proteins that catalyze or accelerate chemical reactions. Though enzymes are naturally present in all raw and fresh foods, they are easily destroyed when subjected to cooking temperatures higher that 140°F (48°C), which can hinder the digestion process. If you have painful gas, bloating, bad breath, lack of energy and concentration then try Omega Nutrition's Kamizym-D™.

Enzyme Essentials has been selling Transformation's enzyme supplements online and direct to consumers since 1998. We partnered with Transformation Enzyme Company in Houston to bring you the best enzyme formulations on the market backed by clinical study. Dr. DicQie Fuller, a leading enzyme expert and the founder of Transformation, has been developing enzyme formulas for almost 20 years and the company’s focus is enzymes and overall digestive health.

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Raw food contains the enzymes needed to digest it. However, most of us don’t live on a raw food diet. When we cook our food, the enzymes in the food are destroyed and our body has to make them in order to digest our food. This puts stress on our system especially since people eat more processed foods and meals higher in calories and fat. Digestive enzyme supplements help you digest your meals more efficiently and deliver the nutrients from your food to your body.

You can begin a digestive enzyme supplement regimen! By taking supplemental enzymes at meals to help your body with digestion, you allow your body to devote more energy to repairing and maintaining your organs and tissues. Taking additional protease enzymes (as found in PureZyme) between meals on an empty stomach can help strengthen the immune system by breaking down free-radicals and blood toxins. [back to top]

Glycogen phosphorylase, the enzyme that liberates glucose from the non-reducing end of a glycogen polymer.

Lysosomal-1,4-glucosidase, also known as acid maltase, which is normally responsible for digesting glucose in lysosomes.

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Enzyme Essentials' plant-based digestive enzymes have either a wide range of pH and/or are stable and active in the acid range. Our enzymes have been carefully selected to withstand the conditions of the GI tract. The theory that enzymes are destroyed in the stomach is outdated and has been disproven by various studies. National Enzyme Company, a large enzyme manufacturer, conducted a study proving quantitative evidence of the efficacy of supplemental digestive enzymes.

The enzyme activity rather than its weight is the information that tells you the real value of the enzyme product. The enzymes should also be acid stable and function in a broad pH range. Lastly, take a close look at the “other ingredients” list for excipients, fillers, or additives that may not provide nutritional or digestive benefits. Enzyme Essentials and Transformation use pharmaceutical grade enzymes that are GI stable and function in a broad pH range.

Glucose-6-phosphatase, the enzyme that converts glucose-6-phosphate to glucose as it passes from the cytosol into the endoplasmic reticulum in the liver.

Enzymes can be derived from either plant or animal sources. Both are effective, though many people can't tolerate (physically, emotionally or religiously) animal products. Enzymes made from animal sources are usually derived from the pancreas or the gall bladder. Ox Bile and Pepsin are such animal derived enzymes and are highly effective. Betaine HCL, Papain, Cellulase, Bromelain and Lactase are plant derived enzymes.

a. Enzyme therapy is a form of therapy that has been taken over from naturopathy. Today it has a firm place in the spectrum of treatment available under the aegis of mainstream medicine -- despite all hostilities. Extensive research made this possible.

a. The job of a digestive enzyme is to break down food during the digestive process. The intestine is more able to absorb food, which is thus broken down into smaller units, and the rest of the body is more easily able to utilize food, which is in this form. There are three basic types of digestive enzymes, one type for each class of food: lipase for fat, proteinase for protein and amylase for carbohydrate

The cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme has two forms: COX-1 and COX-2. COX-1 is found in most cells all the time, notably the lining of the stomach where it regulates acid production. COX-2 is not normally present in most cells. It only appears when things are going wrong in the body. As a result, COX-2 was thought to be responsible for the bad effects of the COX enzyme- pain and inflammation.

Pancreatic enzyme replacement varies from 1-3 Viokase tablets with each meal and at bedtime, or 1-2 Creon or Pancrease capsules taken with each meal and at bedtime.