Supplements

Rowan Health Concepts has extensive experience in evaluating and implementing nutritional supplementation programs. We can recommend those supplements which meet our stringent quality, potency, and purity standards and have been shown to be effective when implemented as part of a comprehensive health program.

In today's society, the word "enzyme" is gaining popularity. However, some people are still not familiar with the definition of this term.

What are enzymes?

Enzymes are a delicate lifelike substance found in all living cells whether animal or plant. Enzymes are energy protein molecules which are necessary for life. They catalyze and regulate chemical reactions and are an essential part of every activity in the body. There are three primary groups of enzymes; metabolic, digestive, and food enzymes. Our bodies naturally produce both digestive and metabolic enzymes as they are needed. Metabolic enzymes run your body. Digestive enzymes are present in your body to digest your food. Enzymes are also naturally present in all raw foods.

Why do I need enzyme supplementation?

Everyone is born with a certain enzyme potential which represents the limited number of enzymes that our bodies can produce in a lifetime. This potential is contingent upon your genetic DNA, and is unique for every person. To bolster our body's natural enzyme potential, we need to eat enzyme-rich raw foods and supplement our diet with plant enzymes. When we eat cooked or processed foods, we are drawing from our enzyme potential. Over the years, we begin to experience illness, ulcers, constipation, bloating, arthritis, headaches, PMS, chronic fatigue, and the list goes on.

We get enzymes from two sources: those our body makes and those we ingest. Only raw or uncooked food contains enzymes. Enzymes are heat sensitive, so when food is cooked, the enzymes are destroyed. If our digestive enzymes are not adequate, our metabolic enzymes are then called upon to aid the digestive process. We quickly deplete our enzyme reserves without enzyme supplementation.

What creates an enzyme deficiency?

Digestion of food takes a high priority and acts as a powerful stimulus in the demand for enzymes. We add to that stress, strenuous exercise, colds, fever, pregnancy, changes in weather conditions, ingesting caffeine and alcoholic beverages, plus the normal loss through sweat, urine, feces, and all digestive fluids and over time, a deficiency is created.

We need to consider that the body is not being replenished at the same rate of demand. When you habitually eat food deficient in enzymes, your digestive organs become exhausted. The body puts a higher priority on digestion than on maintaining health, so it will call on enzymes from other parts of the body to finish the job, thereby depleting the immune system. This will eventually weaken the body to the point where it has difficulty defending itself against disease.