Digestive Enzymes Help To Detoxify The Colon
By D. K. Weamer M.S C.N.
You are probably aware of several ways that the body can be exposed to toxins. We can breathe them in, absorb them through our skin or consume them from contaminated, toxic or treated foods and water. But are you aware that poorly digested foods can also be toxic? Studies have confirmed that substantial amounts of even easily digestible proteins can escape digestion in young, healthy individuals with no history of gastrointestinal or digestive problems.
Incomplete digestion has been linked to two major problems, increased food sensitivities and an increased carcinogenic environment in the colon. Research shows that when gastric digestion is supported, the allergenicity of foods can be reduced by up to 10,000 times. In other words when gastric digestion is supported with a good microbial-based digestive enzyme, healthy individuals with no known pre-existing digestive disorders will digest even easy to digest foods more completely. When foods are digested more completely, less allergy-producing immunoglobulins are created and the body’s tendency to become reactive is greatly reduced.
Antacids pose another problem because they interfere with the proper pH in the stomach, inhibiting gastric digestion and increasing allergenicity. Microbial-based digestive enzymes reduce indigestion by improving digestion rather than inhibiting it.
Undigested protein impacts the colon, providing an environment for bacteria to grow. These bacteria can produce toxic metabolites such as ammonia, thiols, and phenols that have been implicated in both colon cancer and ulcerative colitis.
Enzymes, Inc.’s Advanced Formula ProtEnz 375 contains a blend of alkaline, neutral and acid proteases. When taken along with food, AF ProtEnz 375 will improve the digestion of protein and help to cleanse the lower digestive tract of undigested material and impacted waste.
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To prevent bacterial overgrowth and toxic colon build up -
Support your digestion with a good broad-spectrum digestive enzyme with every meal and take a good probiotic supplement at least once a day to establish and maintain a healthy microbial population in your colon. If you believe that you already have an impacted colon or undigested protein build up, tell your medical practitioner you’d like to try a broad spectrum, high level protease product like AF ProactEnz 375 to aid the body in the ability to break up the impaction and detoxify.