Re; Blake

[Guest guest]

Sorry it took so long to get back to you, I've

been as busy as the Tin Man in a room full of magnets.

I have a friend who is near death and I gave him

most of my books. So I am limping along on the few I

have left. Once again I would like to express the

importance of the book Intuitive Eating by Humbart Santillo.

I don't believe there is a better book on the

market for the raw foodist. But of course mine is gone.

Here is a place you and me can get

one.<br><br><a

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2/002-3992381-3134435</a><br><br>You are right Blake, " The argument for raw does

not

and should not hinge on enzymes. " I went after

enzymes because they are what was mentioned in the

artical. Dr. Howell states " Researchers show that cooked

food with the fiber broken down passes through the

digestive system more slowly than raw foods. Partially it

ferments, rots, putrefies, throwing back into the body

toxins, gas, and causing heartburn and degenerative

diseases. " I can't site the studies, but you can experiance

this, raw food goes through me in about 9 hours. I

remember cooked corn taking at least 24 hours. Also you

can see and feel the diference between a cooked vegie

and a raw one. the cooked vegie is pastie. Raw fruits

and vegetables are 'living foods' this is not just

hokus pokus. A flower continues to bloom in a vase, an

orange continues to ripen in a basket, a cut stem

sprouts roots. This living food not only contains

enzymes, but the specific enzymes of that plant,

non-degraded fiber, Clustered water, and

phytonutrients.<br><br>At the Institute of Animal Physiology, Agriculture

College, Berlin, comparative experiments were done to show

that the enzymes contained in raw food aid digestion.

Fowl do not have amylase (starch digestive enzyme) in

their salevary secretions. In one study, chickens were

fed ground barley, which has a good amount of pure

starch in it. After five hours, the stomach contents of

the fowl were analyzed, showing that eight percent of

the starch was digested and that enzymes survived the

acid of the stomach; Arch. F. Tierer v. Tierz, 4:

507-25 (1931). It was demonstrated by Dr. Boas as

reported by Dr. Howell, that " the enzymes in bananas were

activated in the intestines to aid in the digestive

process. Klin. Woch, 9:2295-6 (1930). This was also proven

by a Russian researcher, Dr. Matveev. He

demonstrated that oxidase and catalase, which are enzymes

supplied from carrot juice, were inactivated in the

stomach because of the acidity, and then reactivated

again in the alkalinity of the small intestines.

Therap. Arch. U.S.S.R., 12: 140-4 (1934). Dr. Oelgoetz

documented in the American Journal of Digestion that if

patients with low levels of blood amylase are given an

extract of whole pancreas which contains amylase, the

normal blood level can be restored within one hour and

remain normal for days after administration. American

Journal of Digestion, Disease, & Nutrition, 2: 230-5

(1935). Max Wolf, M.D. and Karl Ransberger, Ph.D. tagged

certain enzymes with a radioactive dye to see if these

enzymes could be followed through the digestive tract

into the bloodstream, It was shown through

electrophoretic investigations that the radioactive dye tagged to

the enzymes could be found in the liver, spleen,

kidneys, heart, lungs, duodenum, and urine. Enzyme

Therapy, Max Wolf M.D and Karl Ransbager, Ph.D. (Regent

House, Los Angeles, CA, 1972). <br><br>You always make

me work hard. I have more but I'm

beat.<br><br>Blake; please post any of the research that shows that

enzymes are distroyed in the stomach.<br><br>Doug

[Guest guest]

Thanks doug I appreciate the effort you put into

that post.<br><br>I'm not sure if I can track down

such old studies.<br><br> & gt; & gt; & gt;You always make

me work hard.<br><br>I'm glad!!

<br><br> & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt;Blake; please post any of the research that shows that

enzymes are distroyed in the stomach.<br><br>I'll have to

get back to you on that one. It's textbook material

and has been for many decades, not that this means it

is true. It's hard to find studies on such a thing

as it's been accepted for so long.<br><br>Anyway

have to go!<br><br>Blake