Ph.D. Enzymes rule over all other nutrients. Enzymes are responsible for nearly every facet of life and health and far outweigh the importance of every other nutrient. Enzymes are needed to help control all mental and physical functions. Each body cell has in excess of 100,000 enzyme particles necessary for metabolic processes. Enzymes cannot function properly without the presence of other substances which are known as coenzymes.
Coenzymes are minerals, vitamins and proteins.
Once enzymes have completed their appointed task they are destroyed. For life to continue you must have a constant enzyme supply which requires continual replacement of enzymes. Enzymes are found in all living cells including raw foods or those that are cooked at a temperature lower than 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Enzymes begin to perish when the temperature increases beyond 118 degrees. The degree of enzyme destruction is a function of time and temperature.