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The pancreas produces pancreatic digestive juices and produces insulin and other hormones critical for proper digestion. Actually, the pancreas produces the body's most important enzymes created to digest foods and to break down starch. Every good nutritionist knows that digestion is one of the most important components to good health. If you are not digesting efficiently, your body and health will inevitably suffer.

The digestive system breaks up and digests the food we eat. After two or more hours inside the stomach, partly digested food moves into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine right after the stomach. When the food reaches the duodenum, the pancreas releases its digestive juices, which flow down the pancreatic duct and mix with the food. The juices contain enzymes that help break down the food into very small fragments. These fragments are absorbed into the body through the small bowel.

Pancreatic production of insulin, somatostatin, gastrin, and glucagon plays an important role in maintaining the sugar and salt balances in your body. Problems with the production or regulation of these hormones can manifest into issues with blood sugar and fluid/salt imbalances. The pancreas also helps neutralize chyme, which helps break down proteins, fats and starch. Chyme is a thick semi fluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum. If the pancreas is not working properly to neutralize chyme and to break down proteins, fats and starch, starvation...and diabetes...and MS....may occur.

So - don't ignore your pancreas!

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, Type I or II, then pump up your pancreas to avoid the progression of your diabetes. MS has been proven in laboratory studies to be a response to high protein levels in the bloodstream and in the brain. Digestive enzymes produced in your pancreas can help lower these blood protein levels. Alzheimer's has been shown in laboratory studies to be a result of high insulin levels in the brain. Digestive enzymes produced in your pancreas can help lower these blood/brain levels.

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