Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Enzymes are the construction workers of the body. Protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals are simply building materials.
Why are Enzymes so Important?
Enzymes are present in all living animal and plant cells. They are the primary motivators of all natural biochemical processes. Life cannot exist without enzymes because they are essential components of every chemical reaction in the body. In fact, they are the only substance that can digest food and make it small enough to pass through the gastrointestinal mucosa into the bloodstream.
Enzymes are often removed from foods during processing, but not replaced, causing a depletion of essential enzymes in the body. This depletion causes many complaints patients seek medical attention to solve.
Three very broad classifications of enzymes are:
- Food enzymes – occur in raw food and, when present in the diet, begin the process of digestion
- Digestive enzymes – produced by the body to break food into particles small enough to be carried across the gut wall
- Metabolic enzymes – produced by the body to perform various complex biochemical reactions
What is Enzyme Replacement Therapy?
Food enzyme replacement therapy is the art and science of using nutrition to maintain homeostasis and health in the body. It works with the body’s innate intelligence to bring the body to optimal health using whole foods that contain protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, rather than trying to manipulate it by using chemical compounds that produce side effects.
Optimal health can only be attained when each person is viewed as biochemically unique. Before recommendations are made for an individual, specific biochemical and mechanical needs must be objectively ascertained and not subjectively surmised.
Unfortunately, most medical practices focus on drugs to address symptoms. At McBride Wellness Center and Tampa Bay Regenerative Medicine we focus on the root cause of patient symptoms.