2018
has already been a wonderful year full of groundbreaking research
findings, including the discovery of the largest organ in the human body
that’s been hiding in plain sight this whole time. MORE ABOUT THAT
LATER… Events like that can make us stop and question what we really
know. Thankfully, we have learned some very important things, like following the laws of nature when it comes to taking care of human health.
One of those laws is that optimal health starts with what we eat.
That’s obvious enough. What’s not so obvious is another law: it’s
important to properly digest food or it becomes toxic substances and
cause allergies and many other dys-functions.
This is a back-to-basics that is so easy to miss. It cannot be
overstated. Digestion is something I’m constantly pushing to both
patients and doctors to think about. A whole food digestive enzyme is
one of the first formulas I partnered with Doug Grant to make over 20
years ago. We have improved with continual research. It is not what
you eat only, but what is digested, assimilated and utilized.
Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes are critically important!
Digestion is Everything
Eating the cleanest macronutrient foods will not do you any good
unless the foods are digested down to useable nutrients at the cellular
level. The non-digestion of foods can cause simple issues, like bloating
to severe disease states when larger molecules of undigested foods get
into the bloodstream. What could have been a food, now becomes
potentially a toxin and can lead to many malfunctions and dis-ease.
This digestion issue boils down to two basic and life-giving substances: enzymes and probiotics.
Enzymes are something that hardly anyone outside the nutrition
field talks about. The truth is the general population should understand
their importance even better than the need to eat enough fruits and
vegetables every day. Without them, you’d die. They’re that important to
your health. They’re overlooked because we live in a world that’s in
the habit of treating symptoms, instead of the causes of dysfunction.
Once you understand the basics of how enzymes keep you healthy, you can
easily protect yourself from developing countless health problems,
minimize trips to various doctors, and keep medical costs to a minimum.
Enzymes are minute protein molecules, naturally found in foods we
eat. The catch is they’re contained only in raw, unprocessed foods.
Anything cooked over 118º F destroys ENZYMES, including digestive
enzymes. These protein molecules are catalysts that make possible the
chemical reactions that digest our food and break it down to useable,
absorbable nutrients. Enzymes are the life force that is found in foods
and then transferred to our bodies to keep every system functioning
optimally.
It has been estimated we have over 5, 300 types of enzymes in the
body. All are nutrient dependent in formation and function. 80%
contain Magnesium and 30% contain Zinc. Without digestive enzymes, the
other life-giving enzymes can never be manufactured or utilized in the
body.
The food we eat must be digested and the nutrients must be
absorbed for them to provide the body with nourishment. Even if you eat
well, all that nutrition does nothing for you if you don’t digest it
properly. In fact, it can cause further toxic reactions and
deficiencies if left undigested.
Absorb Everything
Having sufficient digestive enzymes is the first of three parts of
digestion basics. The second part is absorption, which requires some
help from your gut, specifically probiotics and a healthy gut lining.
Probiotics are friendly bacteria that surround your intestinal
tract. They act as an immune defense mechanism, helping to keep the body
disease-free and helping with the digestion and assimilation of
nutrients into the bloodstream. Stress, chemicals, acidic foods, sodas
and especially antibiotics found in both prescriptions and our food
supply destroy our friendly flora.
It’s important to look at our dietary habits to make sure we’re
not your own worst enemy when it comes to properly digesting food and
absorbing the nutrients it has to offer.
Utilize Everything
The third player in the complete digestion of food is organic
minerals. Enzymes break food down into manageable chunks, probiotics
absorb the nutrients, and finally organic minerals not only play a role
in activating digestive enzymes, they also help transport those
nutrients to their final destination. The OHS products contain these
nutrients.
The role organic minerals play in digestion and health make it
imperative to eat nutrient-rich meals and supplement with organic
chelated minerals. The best way to achieve this is to eat raw,
nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables and take OHS supplements.
The Takeaway
Lifestyle and nutritional habits leave almost everyone deficient
in essential nutrients. Even with efforts of eating healthier, the facts
show that our chemically laden and nutrient-deficient foods don’t
provide everything our bodies need to reach optimal health. With
inadequate nutrition, we lose energy, are more prone to disease, and can
create reactions in our bodies that turn on fat storage sensors.
OHS Optimal 1 Digestion is
the most complete digestion formula on the market. It contains a full
array of plant enzymes, stabilized probiotics, and amino acid chelated
minerals, covering all three stages of complete digestion for all food
you consume.
Many of us need extra Probiotic support such as Optimal Flora, which has 9 different Probiotics to supply each part of the small and large intestine with proper nutrient dense support.
Call OHS today at 800-890-4547and get a list of the many non-GMO whole food, predigested nutriceuticals available!