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The Power of Raw Food Enzymes
By Yuri Elkaim
Digestion is one of the most important functions our body is able to perform. Unfortunately, most
people don't digest their food properly.
In my experience, having worked with thousands of personal clients, faulty digestion or an
"underactive stomach" is the most common health concern I notice.
So why is digestion a health concern?
Well, consider that improper digestion can lead to nasty conditions like leaky gut syndrome,
allergies, and auto-immune disorders - just to name a few.
Think Back to When... The last time you ate a heavy cooked meal.
Did feel really tired (and full) for several hours?
I know I did. And it's not fun.
Think about those big family Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners where you'd stuff yourself with
turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, bread, wine, and on and on.... Thankfully, those kind of meals are
rare.
Cooked Foods Are Dead
Remember that cooked foods are dead. They contain no functional enzymes since the heating any
living thing above 118 degrees Fahrenheit denatures them.
This makes it inherently difficult to digest these foods. After all, there's a reason that all living foods
contain enzymes that will naturally assist in their digestion. But as soon as their cooked... all bets
are off!
What this means to you is that your body now has to secrete more of its own digestive enzymes
from the pancreas to breakdown these "dead" foods. And by the way, these enzymes can run out.
When they do, you run out of life!
Think of the Toughest Piece of Steak Ever

2. To help you understand just how hard it is for your body to digest dead foods - especially cooked
proteins - let's consider a piece of steak for a moment.
To begin with, animal protein (even in its raw state) is very tough for our stomach's to digest. But
what happens when we cook meat - or a steak in this example?
All of the steak's proteins become denatured (just like those enzymes we talked about). They get
all bent out of shape, coil together, and make it even tougher for our stomach to breakdown.
Just think of how many times you need to chew each bite of that steak just so you can swallow it!
Maybe 100 times? Just imagine how much strain is now put on your stomach to further digest it.
So Remember This... When you cook a protein, you make it tougher and, thus, harder for your
body to breakdown.
Here's another example... Taking a raw egg, throwing it in a frying pan, and watching it "
coagulate" into a fried egg. Which do you think is easier for your body to breakdown - the raw
"liquidy" egg or the tough, protein-denatured fried version?
If you said the latter, then you're right.
That's why if you someone has digestive difficulties and they love their eggs, one of the best
things they can do is eat a soft boiled egg instead of a hard boiled egg. Less cooking time makes it
slightly easier to digest.
Bottom Line - Raw Foods Are Easier to Digest
Based on what we just discussed I'm sure you can appreciate just how much easier it is for us to
digest raw foods. Raw foods are packed full of food enzymes, which assist in their own digestion.
They don't contain cooked, undigestible proteins.
And they're actually good for you. They contain tons of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that
you simply don't get in a cooked food.
Yuri Elkaim is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and author of the raw food diet book Eating for
Energy. Visit http://www.eatingforenergy.ca to get started with his FREE "Energy Secrets" e-
course and discover what your diet has been missing.
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