Enzymes and Your Health, What Are EnzymesWritten by Loring A. Windblad
This compilation of information is Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. The references for this series of articles is author’s personal knowledge and experience, book “Enzymes for Autism and other Nurological Conditions” and web site enzymestuff dot com. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including this header, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.First, we need to have an understanding of just exactly what enzymes are and what they do for us. Enzymes are proteins made by cells in our bodies and by all living organisms. They are specialized proteins that do work, such as synthesizing chemicals, rearranging molecules, adding elements to compounds, and breaking down compounds. Enzymes are protein catalysts. They cause biological reactions to occur under conditions that sustain life. Many types of enzymes exist and each type does one specific function. For an enzyme to work, material it works upon must be present. If no such material is available to enzyme, enzyme performs no function. There are also metabolic enzymes in our body, but this discussion is limited to digestive enzymes that help break down food. We see in this description of enzymes that they break down compounds. In our gut – stomach and intestines – they help to break down food into basic nutritional bits our bodies can use for nourishment. Without this enzymic activity our bodies could not extract nutrition from food and we would wither and die. Let’s see exactly how enzymes work. In general, enzymes work as catalysts of biochemical reactions. A catalyst increases or accelerates rate of a reaction. The thousands of chemical reactions that occur in our body every second could not happen without enzymes to speed up these reactions. For example, a protein can be broken down into amino acids in lab without use of an enzyme, but to do so requires extreme temperatures, high pressure, or very strong acids; conditions not compatible with life. Even with these conditions, it often requires hours to complete reaction in lab. Enzymes, in this case a mixture of proteases, can complete this reaction within minutes in water at normal temperatures. Another unique aspect of enzymes is that they facilitate reaction without being destroyed or changed in process. Because of this, one enzyme molecule could theoretically change an infinite amount of substrate if given an infinite amount of time. Increasing amount of enzyme decreases time required for completing process. If you double number of enzyme molecules, you decrease time for reaction by half.
| | Head Massage : The Right Way For Perfect Inner As Well As Outer HealthWritten by Jasdeep Singh
Infants receive a daily massage from birth to promote good health.The first nine months are considered to be best fot infants for massage as bones of fontanelle develops after nine months . Now massage has be come a part of daily life especially for women. They look for better hair and relaxation of mind . But these days , massaging technique has been further developed to incorporate upper back , neck , shoulders and even face. undoubtly massaging has powerful effect on whole body , be it mentaaly , physically and spiritually.The right touch not only strenghtens our immune system but also help us survive. Tip : Do visit your barber for Head massage atleast once a week to refresh all bones and nerves. Benefits of a Head Massage a) It releases hormones which enables growth and function of brain and relaxation of whole body.
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