Digestive enzymes that we are born with occur naturally in the body and their purpose is to aid the food enzymes in digestion. Digestive enzymes most commonly known are secreted from the pancreas into the stomach and small intestine. They are protease, which breaks down proteins, amylase for breaking down carbohydrates, lipase for the breakdown of fats, and cellulase for fiber.

Digestive enzymes are killed when cooking our food at over 118 degrees. The same is true for micro-waving and processing foods. We can eat all the healthy food and take all the vitamins and supplements we want but unless the enzymes are there they are not very effective in maintaining a healthy body. Almost all degenerative diseases stem from a lack of complete digestion and improper elimination of what we ingest into our bodies.