Tom Bohagar - Everything You Need To Know About Enzymes

Copyright 2012 Tom Bohager

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Notice: This book is not intended to replace recommendations or advice from physicians or other health care providers. Rather, it is intended to help you make informed decisions about your health, understand alternative approaches to better health, and cooperate with your health care provider in a joint quest for optimal wellness. If you suspect you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek medical attention from a competent health care provider.

A New Path How This Book Can Help

Chapter One

What Are Enzymes? Digestive Enzymes Metabolic Enzymes Primary Enzyme Categories Enzymes and Illness Using Supplemental Enzymes to Improve Health Plant-Based vs. Animal-Sourced Enzymes

Chapter Two

The Digestive Process Food Enzymes and Diet

Chapter Three

Maintaining Balance Within the Immune System The Importance of pH Balance Microflora Balance

Chapter Four

Enzymes Used in Supplements Basic Enzyme Formulas for Any Need Do You Have an Enzyme Deficiency? Five Simple Programs for Almost Anybody Choosing the Right Enzyme Supplement

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Surely you know someone who seems to have boundless energy, rarely gets sick, and apparently escapes the damage of passing time. We say these people are the fortunate ones, blessed with good genes, genes that keep them healthy, strong, fit, looking young, and happy. But only a small part of their good fortune can be genetic. (Some researchers believe that genetics only account for 5 to 15 percent of the factors that determine lifespan.) In actuality, our health and the length of our life are primarily determined by the availability of metabolic energy. Though this availability is partially attributed to what we inherit genetically, the factors include how we live, where we live, what we eat, how much we eat, how much we exercise, and what we do for work, to name a few. In other words, our life choices, our circumstances, and our environment determine, to the greatest degree, the quality of our health and length of our life.

Regardless of the choices you are making now, though, there is little doubt that you want to be healthy and live a long life without greatly inconveniencing yourself or your loved ones. Well, you can!

A NEW PATH

Often we think of life as a journey. Where we end up depends on the path we have chosen. Every week you make hundreds of choices about your journey, and your choices affect your health. But the path you are currently on is probably convenient for you and brings you some measure of pleasure. The food, alcohol, snacks, TV, where you live... the list goes on. Think of what you are about to learn as a parallel path: not one that takes you in a completely different direction, but rather a slight alteration to the path you have already chosen. Yes, its new in some ways, but not unfamiliar; the direction is the same but the journey lasts longer and is more enjoyable. The change Im recommending is defined by a newfound knowledge of what is ultimately burning up your health and potential years, exhausting your metabolic energyenzyme deficiencies and imbalances.

The new direction makes use of a simple, natural method for improving your health dramatically without going to extremes in altering your lifestyle. It can revitalize your body, renew your energy, and ease your health complaints, but its not a miracle drug. In this book, I will reveal how simple the path to good health can beall because of the power of enzymes, the amazing proteins that support the basic metabolic and digestive processes that make life possible.

Enzymes are the providers of metabolic energy (or cellular energy); they play a vital role in digestion, our immune system, our vitality, the aging process, and literally every function of the body. Our bodies produce trillions of enzymes to support these functions, but the vast majority of us find ways to derail that production process through poor life choices. As a result we make fewer enzymes than our body requires, and suddenly our body is struggling to support some of the primary functions necessary to sustain life. We feel tired and lethargic, the toll of aging becomes more pronounced, and we get sick.

Research has shown that by supporting the bodys mechanisms for producing enzymes and by taking enzyme supplements, we can reduce the negative effects of stressors on our bodies. These supplements are readily available, comparatively inexpensive, and all natural. Yet they will improve health, longevity, and well-being in ways that are superior to supplemental vitamins, minerals, and herbs.

HOW THIS BOOK CAN HELP

This book will help you appreciate the importance of enzymes and how vital they are in supporting optimal health. Once you truly understand this connection, you will have a potent tool to help you maintain your health and overcome common health issues.

In part 1, I will explain the vital contribution enzymes make to our overall health, vitality, and longevity. Chapter 1 describes the role of enzymes as the catalysts of life, explaining how they are produced and used by the body. Chapter 2 explains the link between enzymes and digestive health. Chapter 3 identifies how enzymes help to defend against and overcome poor health and disease. Chapter 4 offers simple solutions for incorporating enzymes into your daily life for a fast and effective path to better healthno matter what your health issues.