Beat Baby Colic for Good

New Approach to  Behavior Problems Bringing Surprising Results

 By: Karen DeFelice

My son Matthew remembers the painful headaches in vivid, grade-school terms. “Pretend my brain is Tokyo,” he says, “and then imagine Godzilla coming in and smashing all the buildings, spewing fire everywhere.” This was why he banged his head on the ground day and night for years on end; no, make that bashed his head, the force was so intense the floorboards vibrated. That was nearly four years ago, before he started Digestive Enzymes that helped end the pain.

Matthew represents a growing number of children with behavior and learning problems who end up wandering with their families through the chaotic maze of diagnoses such as autism spectrum, AD(H)D, sensory integra­tion, and other related conditions.

Frustrated parents may be surprised to learn their child’s problematic behaviors can originate from their dinner plates. Often digestive problems trigger unwanted behaviors as well as physical symp­toms.    A young child doesn’t know how to say, “I have a throbbing migraine with visual disturbances.” They just know they feel bad and they act out.

The key is to understand exactly how digestion is physically struc­tured and works.  Once you grasp that, the rest of the issues—symptoms, nutrition, special diets, gut problems – fall into place. A network of nerves runs right along the digestive tract. The nerves, the immune system, and the gut lining are all intertwined and huddled in the intestinal tract together. So, what affects one of these systems, affects the other ones to some extent. Read the rest of this entry »

The Importance of Enzymes in Our Diet

My Body Already Produces Enzymes…Why Do I Need to Supplement?

Enzymes play a crucial role in all aspects of health and longevity. The human body experiences thousands of continuous enzymatic reactions. In this article we will focus on food enzymes and their importance in digestion and skin care.

“Man is not nourished by what he swallows, but by what he digestsand uses.” –Hippocrates

Have you ever watched an old Halloween pumpkin cave in and deteriorate? You were observing the result of enzymes breaking down the vegetable. Enzymes act as catalysts to reduce the amount of energy needed for chemical reactions such as digestion to take place. Found in all living things, enzymes are active in raw foods, but become deactivated when food is cooked, radiated, or exposed to poor storage conditions.

The human body produces two general types of enzymes: metabolic and digestive. Metabolic enzymes are present in every tissue and cell, and control virtually every chemical reaction associated with metabolism. Digestive Enzymes help to predigest our food. Digestive enzymes can be either intrinsic or extrinsic, that is, either created internally by the body or taken in from external sources.

Intrinsic enzymes are produced in the mouth, stomach, and pancreas to help break down food throughout the digestive tract. Extrinsic enzymes, often called food enzymes, come from raw foods and are also available in supplement form. Like intrinsic enzymes, they work to break down food in the stomach. With age and stress, the number of intrinsic enzymes and their activity level decrease. This may result in poor digestion, so common today, which contributes to poor health. Increased enzyme intake can support digestion, vitality, and general well-being.*

Unlocking the Nutrients in Each Meal

Even if the diet is perfectly balanced, the body cannot benefit from nutrients until they are unlocked and absorbed from food. With today’s highly processed foods, many of the extrinsic enzymes the body depends on for effective digestion have been destroyed by heat and processing. That’s why it is so important to provide the body with vital enzymes before each meal. Food enzymes work together with the body’s own digestive enzymes, and without an abundant supply of both, digestion can be severely impaired.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Food Enzymes — A Key to Unlocking Our Health

We are not what we eat, but rather, what we can digest of what we eat.

This article appeared in the September issue of M.D. News magazine.

Our bodies have over 80,000 enzyme systems, each with a specific function from determining the colour of our eyes to aiding the digestion of food and even to controlling the movement of the retina as we speak. Some enzymes are endogenous, originating within the body, while others are exogenous and originate outside our bodies. Enzymes act on substances (substrates) and change them without being changed themselves. Often described as proteins, the protein molecule is only a carrier of enzyme activity, just as a light bulb carries electrical current.

Our diet of processed and cooked foods with no active enzymes has intensified our current health crisis. Unnecessary stress is placed on the pancreas, liver, and spleen to produce large amounts of enzymes to replace those missing from our diet.

Supplemental food enzymes serve two functions: eaten with food, they aid digestion by ensuring the complete metabolization of fat, proteins and carbohydrates; ingested on an empty stomach for blood detoxification, they are absorbed into the blood and clean long-term residual food particles. The four types of enzymes that break down food molecules include lipase for fat molecules, protease for protein, cellulase for cellulose, and amylase for starch molecules.

Enzyme research in 1936 enhanced our understanding of the enzyme amylase and its relation to the well-being of mind and body, relieving mental fatigue and depression. Amylase shortages result in sugar level problems causing drastic emotional swings. By giving amylase preparations, blood sugar was maintained after individuals ingested 80 grams of glucose. Further experiments showed 86% of the diabetics studied had an amylase deficiency. By administering amylase, 50% of the diabetics were no longer obliged to use insulin to control their blood sugar.

Lipase plays an important role aiding the body to store and break down fat. A lack of lipase can lead to erythrocyte aggregation in the blood, compromising the circulation and contributing to high blood pressure and an accumulation of cholesterol. Numerous studies illustrate how erythrocyte aggregation, a condition where the red blood cells clump together, degrades the function of the immune system by inhibiting the circulation of white blood cells.

Protease is effective in the prevention and treatment of allergies and Candida albicans. Antigens attach themselves to proteins and secrete substances that cause an allergic reaction. Candida albicans may change its form with a root-like structure penetrating the intestinal wall, creating an opening for other bacteria, antigens and undigested proteins to enter the blood. Yeast and antigens, attached to protein bodies, can be eliminated with supplemental enzymes eaten between meals, particularly in combination with Lactobacillus acidophilus.

Cellulase, derived from a natural plant extract, aids in the breakdown and assimilation of cellulose by catalyzing the cleavage of internal glycosidic linkages. Cellulose is found in the fibers and substances of the fruits and vegetables we digest. Supplementing our diet with cellulase can help ease gas build-up that occurs when we ingest some herbs, vegetables and fruits.

Enzymes help to maintain health and detoxify the blood. The importance of maintaining high levels of food enzymes in our bodies cannot be over emphasized. Dr. Edward Howell, interviewed in the compilation of his enzyme research, Food Enzymes for Health Longevity, summarized the following in relation to animal models: “Diets deficient in enzymes cause a 30% reduction in life-span.” He recommends including raw foods in the modern diet, but recognizes that this would not overcome the current enzyme drain. He states, “The only solution is to take capsules of concentrated plant enzymes.”

Alison Heath has been an algae eater for the past 13 years. During her many years of work in Information Technology, she has devoted much of her time to the health sector, including homeopathic clinics and hospitals. She recently held the position of president and CEO for InfoMedQue Inc., an Internet information service for the health sector in Quebec. Her regular column titled “The Natural Path” was created to provide medical practitioners who read M.D. News magazine with information on another approach toward health and well-being.

Alison Heath

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. When feeding enzymes to an infant it is adviseable to dissolve the enzyme(s) in a bit of pure, clean water and feeding to baby as liquid using an eyedropper.

I bought Simplexity’s Original Enzymes and fed them to my baby…they worked like gangbusters! My boy is now five years old and the healthiest, happiest, sweetest boy I’ve ever met! Once I figured out I could mix enzymes into his bottle, or even just sprinkle them right into his mouth, we never had another 3 hour scream-session.

In addition, he’s one of the healthiest kids at school – while other pre-schoolers and kindergarteners suffer from colds, ear infections, etc. my son’s health is rock-steady.

On the extremely rare occasion that he does catch a little bug, I know it is because I forgot to give him his enzymes. As soon as I realize my mistake, I feed him some extra enzymes on those “sick” days. He bounces back in no time!

Order Simplexity Original Enzymes for yourself (and your baby) Risk Free for 30 Days. If our special remedy including Digestive Enzymes doesn’t help to end your baby’s intestinal misery – if your baby’s Colic isn’t totally gone or significantly reduced in 30 days, just return the bottle – (even if it is empty!) and get 100% of your money back!

Dogs, Digestion & Enzymes – What a Dog Taught My Mom about Relieving Baby Colic

“Your brother Tom had a mean case of infant colic” mom reminded me. I groaned. The memory was all too fresh in my mind. There I was doing everything I could to calm my colicky red-faced baby brother, as he screamed his head off. I shuddered. History was repeating itself with my own little one now.

Then I remembered there had been a happy ending. “One day he just stopped crying all the time” I said aloud. “What happened?”

My mom started to tell me the story about her co-worker T.J. and his dog. Just as I was beginning to wonder what a dog had to do with my baby, Read the rest of this entry »

Do you ever experience the following symptoms:

• Heartburn?
• acid reflux?
• gas & bloating?
• indigestion?
• fatigue?

Answer the questions below to determine whether you could benefit from adding enzymes to your daily nutritional intake.

1. Do you feel tired and sluggish after a meal?
2. Do you suffer from bad breath and/or gas?
3. Do you have dark circles under your eyes?
4. Do you have pimples, acne, warts, or “liver marks” on your skin?
5. Do you have trouble with your digestion?

If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, you may need to supplement your diet with food enzymes.

For more about what enzymes are and what they do for you check out our FAQ section. If you are ready to make some positive changes for yourself today, click here to Order Simplexity Digestive Enzymes.