why get off enzymes?

[Guest guest]

Could you elaborate why the speaker advocated the " getting off of enzymes " ?

A.

Subject: Re: Anyone doing enzymes ; not on GFCF?

We did the diet VERY strictly for several months, then did GFCF

with enzymes before finally going to our current enzymes-only

plan. My son's old enough to take capsules independently and

he carries them in his lunchbox, backpack, to playdates, etc. It's

worked well for us.

However, I just attended a lecture yesterday where the speaker

(the founder of Developmental Delay Resources) advocated

healing the gut and getting off of enzymes. If only... We've had no

success on that front.

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[Guest guest]

>>>> Could you elaborate why the speaker advocated the " getting off

of enzymes " ?

Yes. Elaboration would be nice. It could be the speaker is thinking

of the ideal situation where the gut is healed enough that one

is 'cured' of gut problems and you no longer need supplemental

enzymes, special diets, or other nutritional supports because your

own body is working well producing what you need. I agree with this

goal. It is because we are aiming for optimal health...not because

the enzymes are harmful in some way. It is like medications. It is

great to 'get off meds' because you are well and no longer need them.

Enzymes have been instrumental in getting people closer to the goal

of not needing digestive/nutritional supports. But there is room for

improvement. My boys no longer require enzymes. However, but I give a

maintenance dose with meals now just because we eat lots of cooked

foods and to help maintain good health. If they are catching a cold

or get hurt, I give lots more proteases temporarily to help with

healing.

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>>>> However, I just attended a lecture yesterday where the speaker

> (the founder of Developmental Delay Resources) advocated

> healing the gut and getting off of enzymes.

[Guest guest]

Let's turn that around and say--why stay on enzymes. Humans are the only

animals on

the planet who regularly cook their food and thereby destroy a lot of the

plant-derived

enzymes. We are living in a very toxic environment that our own species has

poisoned

with chemicals, perhaps especially our food supply. On top of that, our children

have

heavy metal poisoning from their vaccines and their biochemistry needs extra

help to get

past the places in the normal biochemical cycles where they should be able to

convert one

chemical to another but their own enzymes have been de-activated by, say,

mercury, or

aluminum, or arsenic in the water.

Moreover, we are top level predators (if we are not vegans), so because of

bioaccumulation

these toxins hit us harder than small animals on the bottom of the food chain

(with the

possible exception of mice eating treated seed grain). And primates and guinea

pigs are

the only two kinds of mammals that cannot make their own vitamin C, so we often

need

more of that than we get for optimal biochemical/physiological functioning too.

Digestive enzymes are a harmless intervention and are a natural part of fresh

raw food.

Finally, those of us on this group may very well be the families who tend to

have

autoimmune problems and leaky guts so that we get immune complexes forming in

our

systems which the enzymes may sometimes address.

Of course, if we get to be allergic to an ingredient, it could be a problem.

But for right

now, I think getting off enzymes is not exactly a crucial goal.

Peace,

Kathy E.

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> Could you elaborate why the speaker advocated the " getting off of enzymes " ?

>

> However, I just attended a lecture yesterday where the speaker

> (the founder of Developmental Delay Resources) advocated

> healing the gut and getting off of enzymes. If only... We've had no

> success on that front.