Enzymes and digestion
The older we get, the fewer digestive enzymes our bodies secrete.
Processed foods and cooking destroy almost 100% of the natural enzymes in food. Several factors can impair digestion: poor diet, overeating cooked and processed foods, alcoholic beverages, infection, stress, pregnancy, etc. Not to mention several ailments such as fatigue, constipation, heartburn, headaches, and bloating are synonymous with inadequate and incomplete digestion, according to Dr. Jean-Pierre Willem.
It is difficult to achieve a completely flawless lifestyle, but he tells us that it is nevertheless essential to be in good health to have a good digestive system, since this allows the optimal release of nutrients contained in the food we eat, essential for producing energy, building and repairing tissues and maintaining a strong immune system.
Food enzymes can help the body digest properly. As soon as food enters the mouth, enzymes are activated and break it down into small units so they can be absorbed through the intestinal wall.
Enzymes come mainly from two sources: the human body and the foods themselves (raw and fermented).
A word about VitalCâlin
Suzanne Dionne, a food technologist and president of Aliments Massawippi, was very concerned that babies and the elderly are two groups of people whose bodies don't produce enough enzymes for optimal digestion and assimilation. So she developed VitalCâlin, an unsalted enzyme culture developed on organic Arborio rice; in fact, it's a fermented rice flour that can be sprinkled everywhere, avoiding cooking or boiling. Some ideas: making fauxmage, vegan yogurt, baby food, smoothies, desserts, beverages, etc.
Its taste is naturally slightly sweet. It is of great interest because it is highly alkalizing and very rich in a wide variety of enzymes: scientists have identified no fewer than sixty enzymes that are involved in all stages of digestion, complementing the enzymes produced by the body.
In addition to being alkalizing and aiding digestion and nutrient assimilation, VitalCâlin is detoxifying, inhibits toxins and alleviates digestive disorders.
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