Digestive Enzymes

1. What are the benefits of taking Enzymes” on an empty stomach? enzymes can help all of the following in the bloodstream:   *** Digest proteins *** Stimulate the Immune System *** Assimilate fats *** Shatter Crystalline Deposits *** Increase energy *** Break up Cholesterol Deposits *** Reduce bacteria *** Increase the White Blood Cell size and activity *** Assimilate and Eliminate Toxins *** Increase the surface area of the red blood cell... making it possible to carry more oxygen to all parts of the body. *** Eliminate Yeast *** Break up and dissolve Uric Acid Crystals *** Raise T-Cell activity and production If you do not take digestive enzymes on an empty stomach ALL THE ABOVE BENEFITS WILL BE MISSED!

2. What are enzymes? Enzymes are energized protein molecules. They are the human body’s life force and are involved in every function of the body. Vitamins, minerals and hormones must have enzymes to work properly. Life cannot exist without enzymes. Individuals who are enzyme deficient are subject to physical problems, disease and degeneration. Studies indicate that decreased enzymes levels are found in a number of chronic ailments, such as arthritis, diabetes, allergies, skin diseases, cancer, immune deficiencies and much more.

3. Are enzymes the KEY to better health? Yes! According to Dr. Howell: “Enzymes are a true yardstick of vitality. Enzymes offer an important means of calculating the vital energy of an organism." Enzymes are the key factor that determines the effectiveness of how your body functions. Having an ample supply of enzymes makes a lot of sense!

4. What is a good digestive enzyme formulation and why? A great digestive enzyme product should be designed to improve digestion of foods (raw or cooked) and to help clean up the blood. Approximately 95% of the food we eat is composed of protein, carbohydrates and fats. A great enzyme formulation will have substantial amounts of protease, amylase and lipase with high activity & potency. Protease digests proteins, amylase digests carbohydrates and lipasedigest fats. These are the three key ingredients in a great digestive enzyme formulation.

5. How many enzymes can I take? Enzymes are food. They are designed to help dramatically improve digestion. Enzymes are also energy. You have a choice: to use the energy in the enzymes to help digest your food or the energy in your body to digest the food. Using the digestive enzyme energy will conserve the body’s energy and the body’s enzyme reserves. There is one person on the Internet that was taking 60 to 75 capsules a day while going through chemotherapy. He never got sick during chemotherapy and he didn’t lose his hair. Digestive enzymes are a food extract and it has been clinically proven the more enzymes you take the faster your body can repair, restore and strengthen itself.

6. When taking enzymes with meals is it OK to take them before you eat? No! If you take digestive enzymes before you eat and your stomach is empty - the digestive enzymes can be absorbed into the blood stream very quickly (in less than 3 minutes). To help digest the meal you’re eating - its best to take the enzymes during or immediately after the meal. Dr. Howell would open his capsules and sprinkle the enzymes on the food and then eat it. You can also sprinkle digestive enzymes over cat or dog food... they need help digesting cooked and processed foods too. No pet owner wants to see their pets get the same diseases as humans from eating cooked and processed foods.

7. How quickly can results be realized? Most people having acid indigestion, upset stomach, bloating or problems with digestion will usually see immediate results. People having problems with bowel movements will usually see improvement within a week or two. Many people will see increased energy within a couple of weeks to a month. The people that see the best results, are the people that continue to take digestive enzymes daily with food and on an empty stomach. Proper digestion is a must... if you want to see your human body to function properly.

8. Is digesting food faster better? Sure is. According to Dr. Howell the source of most health problems can be traced back to improperly digested or undigested foods. Making sure your food is fully digested or properly digested is the key to the human body functioning properly.Undigested foods can cause major problems in the bloodstream, in the intestines and colon. Completely digested foods are the answer or solution to many problems. The body can function properly if the food we are eating is being digested properly... on the other hand... it is impossible for the body to function properly if we are not digesting our food properly.

9. How important are digestive enzymes? In today’s world, digestive enzymes are the most important health product a person can take. A person not taking digestive enzymes with meals and on an empty stomach is aging faster and getting older quicker... because they are using up their own enzyme reserves and more of the body’s energy to help with digestion. Digestive enzymes help conserve the human body’s enzyme reserves. Without digestive enzymes the protectors and repairers of the human body can be called into action to help digest food and to clean up the undigested food particles in the bloodstream. When the protectors and repairers are cleaning up the blood they are being distracted away from doing the job they are suppose to do. Plant enzymes can reduce the burden on the body’s natural curative powers, thus allowing the body to perform its natural, healing function.

10. Can digestive enzymes reverse physical problems and disease? Only the human body has the power to heal itself, but even the amazing human body needs our help. In order for the human body to work correctly, you must support your body daily with vitamins, ionic minerals and digestive enzymes. Also, eat as many raw foods as possible (they are much better for you than cooked foods). The human body has the ability to heal itself when you give it the support it needs. But, if you don’t give the human body the support it needs... more than likely, you will have deficiencies, physical problems and disease.   top

11. What is proper digestion? (See Dr. Howell’s 40-60 ratio theory on the audio tape script). Back in the 30's and earlier proper digestion was eating raw foods that were full of food enzymes that would help digest approximately 50% of the food. This was proper digestion. If we cooked those raw foods... we would have improper digestion... because we would be using the body’s enzyme reserves and the body’s energy to help digest the food. The food would get digested, but how it was being digested... is not the best way for the human body. Today in the 21st Century, about the only way we can achieve proper digestion is with a great digestive enzyme product high in protease, amylase and lipase... all three with plenty of potency and activity. Remember, proper digestion occurs when the human body only has to digest approximately half of the food we eat.

12. How do enzymes give people more energy? Enzymes are energy... and when we take digestive enzymes regularly with food... we use the energy in the enzymes to aid in digesting the food. This will conserve the body’s energy for more important issues... like protecting or repairing. People that do not use an effective digestive enzyme product with food and on an empty stomach can use up to 50% or more of the body’s energy in the role of digestion and clean up. Take Thanksgiving for example: after eating that large Thanksgiving meal - how many people sit down and fall asleep? But, did they fall asleep or did the body shut them down? With the huge consumption of cooked and processed foods... the body has to focus most of its effort and energy toward digesting that big meal.

13. Will digestive enzymes help clean the colon? Directly, no! Indirectly, yes! Enzymes taken with food will help digest that food. Fully digested food doesn’t cause problems in the colon like undigested foods. Most fully digested foods don’t cause a problem for the human body at all. Enzymes when taken on an empty stomach will be absorbed into the bloodstream. Unless you’re taking a huge amount of digestive enzymes, they will never reach the colon.

14. Can I take digestive enzymes if I am taking prescription drugs or medications? Yes.Digestive enzymes are classified as a food . . . by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). If your doctor has told you not to eat food while taking medication, then do not take enzymes. Digestive enzymes can be a great help to your human body.

15. Why is it so important to have such high amounts of protease, amylase and lipase? First, 75,000 HUT of Protease, 15,000 SKB of Amylase and 5,000 LU of Lipase are not high amounts.They are sufficient amounts to get excellent results and truly help digest the proteins, carbohydrates and fats within the food and in the bloodstream.

16. Why is 75,000 HUT of protease so important? In the early to mid 1990s there was an enzyme research company that did before and after dark field microscope blood testing. They tested and tested to get the right amount of protease in a formulation to guarantee the after blood test would look great and be truly beneficial. With 2 capsules of 75,000 HUT activity and potency, they could guarantee the after blood testing would look beautiful... anything less than 75,000 HUT (or 150,000 HUT combined) and they couldn’t guarantee the excellent results.

17. Will proper digestion of your food be determined by the amount of activity and potency within the capsules? Absolutely! Take Lipase for example. 5,000 LU of lipase can break down 40 grams of fat. If we were taking a formulation that had 200 LU of lipase (which would only break down 1.6 grams of fat)... we would have to take 25 capsules of the 200 LU to equal one capsule of The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes. And with two capsules of the 5,000 LU... we can break down and digest 80 grams of fat. Undigested fat is bad fat... fully digested fat is good fat!

18. Why aren’t there additional ingredients in the enzyme formulation? If we added additional ingredients to the “Ultimate Enzymes” we would have to take out some of the enzymes. This would lessen the activity and potency of the enzymes. If we added super foods or antioxidants... we would end up with a good nutritional product with a good delivery system... not a great digestive enzyme product.

19. Is it possible to achieve really good health with digestive enzymes? Absolutely! The better we digest our food... the better the body can function. But, don’t forget your vitamins and ionic minerals. They are also a very important factor in giving the body the materials it needs for support. The 3-legged stool is a great example: If you were to sit on a 3-legged stool and each leg of the stool representing one of the essentials the body needs daily... vitamins, ionic minerals and enzymes. If you took one of the 3 legs or essentials away... try sitting on a two-legged stool that is designed to have 3 legs. Your body is the same way, without all three essentials... the human body will not have a solid foundation to stand or sit on!

20. Why are 270 capsules a month recommended? Even with the “Ultimate Enzyme” formulation, if you only took 90 capsules a month or 1 capsule with each meal.... you wouldn’tget as many benefits as you could. Two capsules with each meal will help twice as much and that’s a good start. That leaves 3 capsules daily on an empty stomach to help clean up the blood... and cleaning up the blood adds so many benefits.

21. Why are other digestive enzyme products not as effective? Two reasons: First, most enzyme formulations don’t have enough activity and potency within the capsules to be very effective. Second, most companies only recommend 90 capsules for a month supply... and that just isn’t enough. To clean up the blood we recommend you take 3 capsules daily on an empty stomach. That’s 90 capsules a month just to clean up the blood and 180 capsules monthly (2 capsules with each meal) to help digest the food you’re eating... and that’s a winning combination!   top

22. Do athletes take enzymes? Yes, especially in Europe. Taking enzymes has proven to help athletes recover from injury much quicker... sometimes twice as fast. Example: A double blind study with karate fighters... found the karate fighters on enzymes recovered from injury in 7 days. The karate fighters on placebos took 16 days to recover.

23. Can digestive enzymes help athletes excel and beat their own personal bests? We believe they will. Enzymes are energy, and when we take digestive enzymes regularly with food... we use the energy in the enzymes to aid in digesting the food. This conserves the body’s energy for more important issues... like winning the 100-meter dash or having enough energy and endurance to win at any sport.

24. Some health products work and others don’t because of Body chemistry. Is this also true with digestive enzymes? No, the digestive enzymes are designed to digest the food you are eating. What will be achieved with “The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes” is much better digestion and a daily blood cleaning... and cleaner blood is a healthier person.

25. Why are some digestive enzyme formulations listed in milligrams? An enzyme product listed in milligrams, doesn’t tell you the true activity and potency of the enzymes. For example: 150 mg of protease. What is the activity and potency of 150 mg of protease? It could be ZERO. It could be 15,000 activity and potency... you just don’t know. If a digestive enzyme product is really good and the people putting the formulation together know what they are doing, it will show the activity and potency on the label. It is very important to know what’s in the health product your taking!

While most food comparisons are based on weight, with enzymes . . . the most important measurement is the activity and potency of the enzyme. There’s only one national standard for the evaluation of enzymes and this standard is used by the American food industry... and it comes from the FCC... which is the Food Chemical Codex. Some companies promoting enzymes list measurements based on the dosage... which can be more than one capsule... and other companies use weights such as milligrams... and a few make up their own abbreviations. Again, there’s only one national standard for the evaluation of activity and potency of enzymes... if the enzyme product you’re taking doesn’t say HUT for protease, SKB for amylase and LU or FIP for Lipase... its time to get an enzyme product that does have the FCC Labeling. This labeling certifies that the enzymes have been thoroughly tested for activity and potency.Then you’ll know if your digestive enzyme product has the capability to truly help with digestion and take a huge burden off the human body.   26. I have a weight problem. Can enzymes help? Yes! Most people that are overweight are low on lipase within the body. The 5,000 LU or FIP of lipase in this formulation will help a lot of people with digestion, cleaning up the blood and weight problems. Another major benefit is that lipase that isn’t used up in the role of digestion can be stored in the liver for future use and thus replenish the lipase supply in your body.   27. I give my body vitamins, minerals, raw foods and even fruit and vegetable in a capsule... Isn’t that enough? First, we have to ask why are we giving the body these nutrients? The answer should be to support, nourish and help the body achieve great health. If the protector and repairers of the human body are in a priority mode of cleaning up the blood... many of the nutrients you are giving your body are not being utilized to protect, repair and nourish. To fully utilize the nutrients we give the human body, the protectors (immune system) and repairers (metabolic enzymes) must be in the priority mode of protecting and repairing. To accomplish this, we absolutely must digest our food properly. With the help of “The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes” taken with food and on an empty stomach... the protectors and repairers can get back into the priority mode of protecting and repairing. In this mode, the vitamins, minerals, fruit and vegetables can be utilized to nourish, protect and repair the human body. But, first we must have proper digestion and clean blood if we want our nutrients to be fully utilized.   28. Within “The Health Nuts” enzyme formulation is ionic minerals. Why are they in there and will these minerals support what the human body’s mineral needs on a daily basis? The ionic minerals in the Ultimate enzymes will not support the daily mineral needs of the human body.The ionic minerals are in the formulation to give the enzymes more energy, which helps the enzymes become two to three times more active and effective. Ionic form minerals conduct and release electricity. Most colloidal and chelated minerals do not conduct electricity and will be ineffective in helping the enzymes to be more productive. Ionic form minerals give the enzymes more energy which makes it possible for the enzymes to be even more active and really help in the roll of digestion and cleaning up the blood.   29. Are ionic minerals better for the human body than colloidal or chelated minerals? Absolutely! Single ionic form minerals are hundreds of times smaller and can easily enter through the cell wall and be utilized. When we eat any living food source like meats or fruits and vegetables... the minerals within those foods are in an ionic form... and this is the natural form that nature intended us to use. Why would we use anything else? Chelated minerals trick the body into absorbing them and absorption doesn’t mean utilization. Besides does tricking the human body sound like something natural? Colloidal minerals... colloids are made up of insoluble, non-diffusible particles that are mostly too large to penetrate or enter into the cell.The human body is designed to utilize ionic minerals and when we give our body minerals that aren’t in an ionic form... like chelated and colloidal minerals... potentially we’ve created another burden on the human body and now, it has to get rid of these unusable minerals before they build up and create toxicity or metal poisoning. Ionic minerals are actually pure, living minerals which conduct and transmit electrical energies that keep living things alive and support regeneration and healing.   30. What is the source of the “The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes?” Our digestive enzymes come from two species of totally nontoxic fungi and they are called Aspergillus Niger and Aspergillus Oryzae and are grown on a medium of wheat and soybean. Only the highest quality ingredients are used!   31. Why do the protectors and repairers of the human body get involved in the roll of digestion? The protectors and repairers have two priority modes. The first priority is protecting and repairing the human body. The second priority is cleaning up the blood of undigested particles. Cleaning up the blood carries a higher priority than protecting and repairing because the undigested particles are an immediate danger and can cause many problems in the human body. Every time the blood gets polluted with undigested particles, the protectors and repairers are called into action to clean up the mess we have created.   top According to Dr. Paul Kautchakoff the major cause of leukocytosis is eating cooked foods. Because of his research, we understand what develops in the blood, when we eat cooked and processed food. Dr. Kautchakoff divided his findings into four classifications. First, raw foods produced no increase in the white blood cell count. Second, commonly cooked food caused leukocytosis. (which is an increased white blood cell count) Third, pressure-cooked food caused even greater leukocytosis. Fourth, man-made, processed and refined foods, such as carbonated beverages, alcohol, vinegar, white sugar, flour and other foods, caused severe leukocytosis... and eating cooked, smoked and salted animal flesh brought on violent leukocytosis consistent with ingesting poison. Every single day our body reacts this severely to cooked and processed foods... and we abuse our body’s protectors and repairers by getting them involved in digestion. We can take all the immune enhancers or immune boosters we want, but, how much can they possibly help, until this problem is corrected... by supplementing with a great digestive plant enzyme product.   32. Are we given a limited amount of enzymes at birth? According to Dr. Edward Howell, we are given a limited supply of enzymes at birth. It is our job to give our body as many live enzymes as possible, to replenish our body’s enzyme supply. When we are born, most of us are like a brand-new car battery... fully charged and ready to go. The automobile has an alternator that puts energy back into the battery to extend the life of the battery. Enzymes are the human body’s alternator. Giving your body live food enzymes or live digestive enzymes can help conserve and replenish your body’s enzyme supply. Start giving your body some energy today with “The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes.”   33. Which is better for the human body - raw foods or digestive enzymes? Both can be very helpful to the human body. Raw foods have live food enzymes within them that will help break down that particular food. If you juice your raw foods you will get many additional benefits, but, not as many digestive benefits as you will receive with digestive enzymes. Digestive enzymes are more concentrated, potent and effective than raw food enzymes. Digestive enzymes can also help digest raw foods that no longer have as many live enzymes as they did 50 or 100 years ago. When live food is lacking in vitamins and minerals... it only makes sense that the enzymes are not as potent or active as they would be with plenty of vitamins and minerals.   34. Could the raw fruits and vegetables of yesterday, match up to the digestive enzymes of today? They would be much closer because there were more vitamins and minerals within the raw foods of yesterday. But the answer is still no, because the food enzymes within the raw food don’t have the potency of digestive enzymes, especially in protease and lipase. This potency along with high activity is why a great digestive enzyme formulation is such a great help to the human body. It could take many bushel baskets full of fruits and vegetables to equal one bottle of The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes.   35. What about other health products from lands far away, what is their importance compared to a great digestive enzyme product? If we lived on this earth 500 years ago or 10,000 years ago... we wouldn’t have been able to get these products from lands far away unless we lived there. They can be helpful, but they are not the real essentials the human body needs for support. No matter where we lived on earth... the three common elements that would be available to support the bodies needs are vitamins, ionic minerals, and enzymes. These 3 arethe real essentials that support the human body’s needs!   36. On “The Real Secret to Better Health” audio tape... what does the oatmeal test prove?Oatmeal is mostly carbohydrates. Amylase digests carbohydrates. The oatmeal test shows whether there is enough amylase to help in the role of digesting carbohydrates. It does not show if an enzyme formulation has enough protease or lipase to be effective in digesting proteins and fats. Always check for the activity and potency on the label. Everyone should try the oatmeal test to see what proper digestion looks like!   37. What if I have a very sensitive system? If you know your body is sensitive to most products... start out slow with the enzymes. You might want to just take them with meals for a week or so, to allow your body to get used to the product and better digestion.   38. To get the real benefits that enzymes have to offer - what is the minimum amount a person should take? At “The Health Nuts” we recommend you take 9 capsules a day. Anything less in our opinion is not enough to give your body a serious amount of help and the great results your body deserves.   39. Is there anything better for the human body than a great digestive enzyme product? To have a properly functioning human body... we must have proper digestion. Proper digestion should be the highest priority for anyone desiring the best possible health. The only thing better than a digestive enzyme is taking the combination of digestive enzymes, vitamins and ionic minerals... then a person is giving the body the support it desperately needs. But, if a person isn’t taking a great digestive enzyme... their ship (body) is sinking faster than it should. The Pottinger Cats Study (on The Real Secret to Better Health audio tape) is a great example of what happens when eating cooked and processed foods over a long period of time.   40. When I go to the bathroom, my stool sinks. Is that bad? When your stool sinks... it is heavy... because there are still nutrients or undigested foods within it. It also shows that we are having a problem digesting food properly. When the nutrients within the food are completely digested... the stool will be light and fluffy and will float. With “The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes” most people will see their stool float within a couple of weeks to a month. It may take a little longer for some. Floating stool is a good sign!   top 41. Does stool with a foul odor indicate improper digestion? Yes, in the intestinal track and colon undigested proteins putrefy, undigested carbohydrates ferment and undigested fats turn rancid. When the stool has a foul odor, we are having digestive problems.   42. Why are plant enzymes better for the human body than animal enzymes? Enzymes from animals like trypsin, pepsin and pancreatin work in a very narrow pH range and work to a limited degree in the stomach and small intestines, but don’t do anything for digestion in the upper part of the stomach... when the pH is too high, they are inactive. Papaya produces an enzyme called papain and this enzyme works best in temperatures considerably higher than the body. Plant enzymes are much more effective in the pH and temperature ranges of the body and they help digest the cooked and raw foods in the upper part of the stomach. This helps decrease and conserve the digestive enzyme secretion from the body needed for digestion.   43. How do digestive enzymes help improve aging skin? Enzymes can fight the aging process by increasing the blood supply to the skin. Better circulation helps bring nutrients to the skin and it also helps take away the waste products that can make the skin look dull and wrinkled. Grape seed and pine bark antioxidants can also help make the skin softer and more supple. Beautiful skin can be realized and enzymes can definitely help.   44. How can I tell a great digestive enzyme product by its label? There are three things to look for on the label. First, you want to make sure the enzymes are plant enzymes... Aspergillus Oryzae and Niger (these are the most effective digestive enzymes available). Second, look for ionic minerals within the formulation. These minerals help the digestive enzymes become two to three times more active and effective. Third, look closely at the amount of protease, amylase and lipase within the formulation... 75,000 HUT for Protease, 15,000 SKB for Amylase and 5,000 LU for Lipase. These amounts are very important if you really want to help with digestion and cleaning up the blood. Last, compare pricing. Ours is only $45.00 for 270 capsules... an exceptional value, at a very good price!   45. I take antacids for heartburn and indigestion. How can enzymes help? Enzymes will help heartburn and indigestion almost immediately. Antacids provide only temporary relief by neutralizing the acidity in the stomach, but will cause a much greater problem. Antacids stop the body from doing its digestive job... while enzymes help the body to do its digestive job.Plant enzymes are safe and effective... antacids are not!   46. Can digestive enzymes help bad breath? Digestive enzymes can help remedy this problem by assisting in the proper digestion of your food. Halitosis is often an indication of digestive problems. Breath mints typically only hide the problem, bringing temporary relief. A great digestive enzyme taken regularly can help eliminate halitosis.   47. What are some of the physical conditions associated with enzyme deficiencies? Here are some conditions associated with the decreased levels of each individual enzyme: Protease (digests proteins): anxiety, low blood sugar, kidney problems, water retention; depressed immunity, bacterial and viral infections, cancer, appendicitis, bone problems such as: osteoporosis, arthritis, and bone spurs. Amylase (digests carbohydrates): skin problems (rashes, hives, herpes, canker sores), liver and gallbladder disease. Lipase (digests fats): high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, spastic colon, and dizziness. Cellulase (digests fiber): gas, bloating, acute food allergies, facial pain or paralysis, candidasis (yeast infections). Sucrase (digests sugars): lung problems, asthma, bronchitis, seizures, hyperactivity, mood swings, insomnia, depression, chronic diarrhea, and dizziness.   48. What is the best way to evaluate what the digestive enzymes are doing for the human body? Before you start taking The Health Nuts Ultimate Enzymes, take a sheet of paper and write down the problems you are experiencing. Most people with physical problems will see significant results within a month or two. People that already have high energy and look in good shape, should wait about 3 months before evaluating the results. To re-educate the body's natural ability to repair and strengthen itself, its going to take a little time. If you're patient... many rewards can be yours. Everyday that we take digestive enzymes with our food and on an empty stomach, we give our body a serious boost toward functioning better!   49. How will I know if these digestive enzymes will really help me? There is only one real way to find out. Try them. Almost everyone will see dramatic improvements within 3 months... and there is a 30-day money back guarantee.   50. How can I build a strong healthy body? Continue to supplement with vitamins, ionic minerals and any additional nutrients you believe are very good building materials. When you add digestive enzymes to your supplementation, your vitamins will work better, the ionic minerals will work better and you’ll get a lot more out of the nutrients you’re taking. Enzymes are just as important as vitamins, minerals or any other nutrient, because enzymes are the workforce and life-force of the human body. Any plan designed to achieve the best possible health... must include a great digestive enzyme to be successful!