Upon entering the stomach all proteins are broken down by acids and digestive chemicals into amino acids which are then absorbed and utilized by the body to make new proteins, provide energy, and repair damaged tissues. We are born with the ability to produce a certain number of enzymes and once we have reached that number, our body can NOT produce any more. It is important to eat at least some of your food raw because the enzymes in food are destroyed when cooked, processed or freeze-dried. Anything eaten out of can has had the enzymes, the most vital part of its nutritive properties removed from that food. Enzymes work with minerals or vitamins but are more important than either them.
Enzyme deficiency can lead to a host of diseases and ailments.
We can literally do nothing such as move or even blink without metabolic enzymes. Enzymes are by far one of the most important elements in our diet. While often not considered a food, it not only is a food, but it can be argued that it is by far THE most important food of all. Chronic cellular dehydration painfully and prematurely kills. Its initial outward manifestations have until now been left as diseases of unknown origin.