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Linda Fortune Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline
Digestive enzymes are absolutely necessary for good health. Part 2
Tip 12: Processed foods do pose a problematic issue.
Welcome,
Let’s start with an historical look. Up until about 60 years ago, people use to make up their own food for their cats and dogs. I image some of it was left over from the table while some remnants of meat, chicken, or fish may have been bought specifically for a pet. Left over’s from the table may have consisted of a combination of some protein, vegetables and maybe some grains. Some of this may have been cooked and some of it raw. In addition, cats would catch mice and birds which were all fresh and rich in enzymes. Meals could have been balanced in nutrition and maybe some not so. But, the chances are that some of the food was fresh and in its natural state.
With the advent of commercially prepared foods and the ease of buying processed foods, we got into the habit of buying processed foods for our animals as well as ourselves. What we are becoming increasingly aware of is, in processed foods, we lose the enzyme benefits contained in alive, fresh foods. The very act of processing foods destroys the enzymes that are in fresh foods and that are needed to maintain a healthy body.
Simply put, when we are born, our bodies are loaded with enzymes. In the earlier stages of our lives, our bodies produce even more. And, when we eat fresh foods, the level continues to stay high. As we or our animals eat processed foods, enzymes go to work to digest these foods and our enzymes gradually diminish in quantity. As they diminish, the potential for good health diminishes.
Since we are becoming aware of this need for enzymes, people are shifting more to buying and balancing their diets with fresh locally grown organic vegetables and fruits. What I have come to understand is that animals need living enzymes to maintain health just as we do. That’s why I feel that Regal’s diet of processed foods contributed significantly to her health issues. She was not an outdoor cat and so had no access to any mice or birds. She ate processed foods all of her life.
The inherent problem of processed foods is that enzymes are destroyed and they are absolutely vital for our health and the health of our animals.
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Blessings, Linda
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