Vital Role of Enzymes in Breaking Down Food in the Digestive Tract
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Known as the "Father of Herbal Encapsulation," Kenneth Brailsford pioneered network marketing strategies as founder of companies such as Nature¡¯s Sunshine and also published The Herbalist magazine. The company Kenneth Brailsford established in the 1970s continues strong to this day and offers dozens of products spanning all aspects of nutrition, from vitamin supplements to enzymes.
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Vital Role of Enzymes in Breaking Down Food in the Digestive Tract
- 1. z Vital Role of Enzymes in Breaking Down Food in the Digestive Tract Kenneth Brailsford
- 2. z Introduction ? Known as the "Father of Herbal Encapsulation," Kenneth Brailsford pioneered network marketing strategies as founder of companies such as Nature¡¯s Sunshine and also published The Herbalist magazine. The company Kenneth Brailsford established in the 1970s continues strong to this day and offers dozens of products spanning all aspects of nutrition, from vitamin supplements to enzymes. One popular Nature¡¯s Sunshine offering is Food Enzymes, which combines a variety of enzymes that together play an essential role in breaking down foods into compounds that can be easily absorbed into the blood stream. Included is the protein pre-digesting enzyme Betaine HCl, which creates an acidic environment ideal for pepsin to thrive.
- 3. z Enzymes ? Secreted naturally by cells in the stomach wall, the acid helps unravel the tightly packed globular structure of proteins. This denaturing process enables pepsin enzymes to access strong peptide bonds and further break down the proteins. The product also includes the enzyme pancreatin, which provides further digestion of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates within the small intestine. Meanwhile, alpha amylase digests starches and bile salt creates solubility in fats that allows them to be further digested by lipase. Rounding out this powerhouse collection of enzymes are papain and bromelain, which aid in the digestion of proteins so they can be fully utilized by the body.