How do digestive enzymes affect our nutrition and sometimes lead to bad breath? Digestive enzymes become more important as we get older because the production of these enzymes decrease as we age. Digestive enzymes are also completely destroyed in all foods that are cooked. If digestive enzymes are lower than normal, our bodies must divert nutrients to make digestive enzymes that would ordinarily be used to make intracellular enzymes such as catylase and SOD, which protect cells as antioxidants. This lowers antioxidant protection. Lower digestive enzyme levels also upset body pH balance causing us to be more acidic, thus more prone to disease and weight gain. Lower digestive enzymes can lead to excess gas formation and putrefaction in the intestines. For some people this can contribute to bad breath gases traveling through the blood stream to the lungs and exhaled. This is not a large contributor to halitosis in most people.
Foods such as garlic and onions have highly volatile odors which can be passed directly through the lining of the intestine into the blood stream and exhaled air. Digestive enzymes will do nothing to stop these odors. The only way to control them is to not eat these types of food. Zinc rinse will eliminate the odors on hands (if poured on them) and the surfaces of the mouth, but will not help with the odors coming from the lungs.
Some people have found that the elimination of all dairy products can help with the control of bad breath odors. A few others have found the elimination of all soy products to help. Diary products can thicken mucous in the mouth and contribute to the anaerobic environment bacteria love in producing VSCs. It also supplies lots of protein used in the breakdown by bacteria to VSCs. Some people are lactose intolerant. Some are gluten intolerant, which is found in wheat products. These intolerances should be confirmed by testing from a physician. It is important that all people interested in halitosis control and good health drink a great deal of water to wash away thick mucous and bacteria and to keep the mouth flowing freely with saliva. This decreases mouth pH and increases oxygen, both of which help control halitosis.
Fiber Cleanser is a product with Cascara Sagrada or sacred bark, fiber and digestive enzymes and is commonly used to treat chronic constipation and as a nutritional supplement to support the colon, gallbladder and digestive system. It is a source of fiber, digestive enzymes, vitamin A, Vitamin B2, vitamin B5, calcium, magnesium and potassium, company literature states that natural properties found in Cascara Sagrada stimulate secretion of digestive fluids, increase the flow of bile and cleanse the intestine. It has been used to help support treatment of sluggish gallbladder, digestive problems, enlarged liver, intestinal parasites, jaundice, colitis, hemorrhoids and a variety of skin problems.
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