Regarding: Rejuvenation with Raw Foods and Enzymes

[Guest guest]

Hi Annie,

 

I don't mean to be tough here, really. But comments as you make, excerpted

below, really impair the credibility of the who RF conversation. Enzymes are

indeed protein molecules, that is correct. Enzymes are found in all living

cells. That is correct. But in chemistry, enzymes are specifically

distinguished from catalysts precisely because there are important

differences between the two.

 

And when we make this quantum leap into " life force " , " spark of life " , and

the like, we just sound silly.

 

What's more, there are SO many wonderful reasons for us to eat raw foods ...

why focus upon enzymes, a topic that is not nearly as clear (in terms of the

research) and not nearly as comprehensible to most people as the benefits of

such a choice???

 

Raw foods provide what we need. At least as important, the absence of cooked

foods removes what we do NOT need. But to focus upon one constituent, in

this case enzymes, is no more constructive than when commercial interests do

the same, focusing upon one nutrient such as lycopene or vitamin this or

mineral that. Fractional thinking simply will not get us where we really all

wish to go.

 

Also FYI, your numbers (2700, 100,000) are behind the curve, current counts

for the former and estimates (yes, estimates) for the latter are much

higher.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

 

Living_Foods [Living_Foods ] On

Behalf Of Anne Kaspar

Monday, November 12, 2007 10:28 AM

Living_Foods

[http://www.living-foods.net] Rejuvenation with Raw Foods and

Enzymes

 

Rejuvenation with Raw Foods and Enzymes

 

Enzymes are protein molecules found in all living cells. Enzymes are

the spark of life that catalyze and regulate all bodily biochemical

reactions.

[Guest guest]

I too have expressed this same feeling before, that

we do the raw food movement a disservice by attaching

some kind of mystical/magical properties to enzymes.

That and the limited pool theory whereby the body is

said to only have so many and is helped to keep its

stash/cache (to what end?) by getting them from food.

 

-Erin

http://www.rawdonelight.com

 

 

-

Elchanan

Living_Foods ; rawfood

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 3:15 AM

[Raw Food] Regarding: Rejuvenation with Raw Foods and Enzymes

 

 

Hi Annie,

 

I don't mean to be tough here, really. But comments as you make, excerpted

below, really impair the credibility of the who RF conversation. Enzymes are

indeed protein molecules, that is correct. Enzymes are found in all living

cells. That is correct. But in chemistry, enzymes are specifically

distinguished from catalysts precisely because there are important

differences between the two.

 

And when we make this quantum leap into " life force " , " spark of life " , and

the like, we just sound silly.

 

What's more, there are SO many wonderful reasons for us to eat raw foods ...

why focus upon enzymes, a topic that is not nearly as clear (in terms of the

research) and not nearly as comprehensible to most people as the benefits of

such a choice???

 

Raw foods provide what we need. At least as important, the absence of cooked

foods removes what we do NOT need. But to focus upon one constituent, in

this case enzymes, is no more constructive than when commercial interests do

the same, focusing upon one nutrient such as lycopene or vitamin this or

mineral that. Fractional thinking simply will not get us where we really all

wish to go.

 

Also FYI, your numbers (2700, 100,000) are behind the curve, current counts

for the former and estimates (yes, estimates) for the latter are much

higher.

 

Best,

Elchanan

[Guest guest]

Elchanan wrote:

 

> ... enzymes, a topic that is not nearly as clear (in terms of the

research) ...

What are the problems with -credible- scientific research that you have?

 

 

Laurie