Enzymes: The Key To Longevity

[nervine]

Incredibly interesting. I will never trust a doctor again. I'm seriously considering going raw.

http://thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.php?page=articles/enzymes_longevity.php

Also check out the other articles:

http://thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.php?page=articles/articleindex.php

[aubergine]

I'll have to check this out. The text you put in that other thread certainly got me thinking...

[cedarblue]

for a few weeks now i have been researching, and eating, more raw food.

i visit a few raw food sites (some are definately better than others) and have come to the conclusion that why do we cook food? surely just for softness, taste change etc - food in the fire destroys lots of vital and living goodness.
(although in some cases it canenhance some properties ie cooked tomatoes have more lycopene in them (good for gents repro organs and health).

i'm not advocating we should all be raw but i have definately stepped up my raw intake daily, i'm raw till evening then i have a cooked meal with my family.

interesting links nerine, thanks :)

[sugarmouse]

I have never trusted doctors lol.I think they talk ****.Very interesting article!

[owen]

Just thinking aloud here, but the article starts:


the 10 major killers of Americans:

Heart Disease ......... 726,000
Cancer .................... 539,000
Stroke ................. 159,000
COPD .................... 109,000
Accidents ............... 95,000
Pneumonia/Flu ........ 24,000
Diabetes ............... 62,000
Suicide ................ 30,000
Kidney Disease ....... 25,000
Liver Disease ....... 25,000

- National Vital Statistics, 2001

Except for accidents and suicide, these illnesses are largely preventable, in the sense that they are caused or aggravated by years of bad dietary habits.

Other than 'flu and kidney disease, all the others are very strongly associated with smoking and drinking alcohol (drinking alcohol is often connected with "accidents" and "suicide" too). But the article doesn't mention smoking at all and then only mentions alcohol once in connection with the denaturing of enzymes -- which seems a bit strange.

I don't really know enough about nutrition to feel strongly one way or the other but it did seem odd that the author doesn't mention the two highest (by a long way) preventable risk factors that are actually responsible for nearly all the causes of death on that list.

Interesting reading all the same.

Owen

[insubordination]

Some people say that the acids in the stomach destroy the enzymes. Still, I think it's very wise to include predominately raw food if you can inspire yourself to. I aim for 51% but, sadly, rarely get there in winter.

[nervine]

Some people say that the acids in the stomach destroy the enzymes. Still, I think it's very wise to include predominately raw food if you can inspire yourself to. I aim for 51% but, sadly, rarely get there in winter.

If stomach acid would destroy enzymes we would all be dead.

'The esophagus, the stomach, the sections of the small intestine, and the colon define a wide range of pH. That means an acid/alkaline range. Aspergillus- derived enzymes work well in all these environments.'

Aspergillus is cultured in whole grain.