Do you assume that just because you eat something you are going to digest it? What happens if you don’t produce all the digestive enzymes you need to complete the digestion of food? How do you get the nutrients you need to maintain a strong healthy body?

Enzymes and your Health: Enzymes are the driving force in the healing process for renewal on the cellular level. Metabolic enzymes, found in all our organs and tissues, help us run the body. Food provides nutrients in the form of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals that are the building blocks the body needs to heal and repair. Enzymes are the workers units that actually make the repairs and help cells perform their duties. Enzymes are essential to sustain and nourish life. All raw and unprocessed foods contain enzymes to help the body in the digestive process. We also make digestive enzymes.

Interestingly enough, digestion is one of the most energy intensive tasks preformed by the body and it is the first function to falter under stress. Cooking food destroys enzyme content and food that has been cooked or process in ANY way is stripped of enzymes. Furthermore the food industry deliberately removes enzymes from our foods to prolong shelf life. Eating foods that are stripped of enzymes places a huge demand on the digestive system making it harder to absorb and utilize the nutrients we need to build and maintain a strong health body. What complicates matters further is that when the body and its organ systems are stressed it needs even more nutrients and it creates even more waste that must be processed and eliminated.

The discipline of Enzyme Replacement Therapy recognizes that everyone is biochemically unique and incorporates treatment protocols tailored to support the nutritional needs of the individual based on their particular imbalances and needs. The goal is to reduce or remove as much stress on the system as possible and promote optimal health.

An Assessment may include: a case history; bio impedance analysis or body composition; urine testing; physical examination; dietary intake and lifestyle analysis.

Recommendations for care may include: Foods to increase and foods to avoid; how to reduce the toxic burden on your body; lifestyle modifications; supplements for specific imbalances; supplements to maintain good health; exercise; and educational materials.

Let an expert help you find the foods and supplements
that are best for your individual body.

The Complete Nutrition Evaluation is designed to identify your individual nutritional imbalances regardless of any diagnosis you may have received. We want to support healthy function, not treat a disease. The evaluation consists of three components:

1. A palpation exam
performed both fasting and non-fasting. This helps identify which organ systems (respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, endocrine, immune, reproductive…) are being recruited to aid poor digestion and which ones may be malnourished.


2. Comprehensive Lab Test
which includes a standard medical screen as well as an in-depth chemical analysis. This gives valuable information about nutritional deficiencies and excesses before disease processes get started.


3. A thorough history
It is helpful to view symptoms as guides, which point to their roots and causes. A Nutrition Questionnaire and Diet Survey help to create a complete picture of which systems your body is sacrificing as it shifts its resources around.

Lab Test

The Comprehensive Urinalysis is done at certified laboratories around the country. The testing procedure begins with the same standard screening tests performed in hospitals to recognize disease. Diabetes, liver and kidney disease as well as urinary infection or inflammation are first ruled out before proceeding.

The physical tests for color, cloudiness, volume, and specific gravity are recorded. These are used to recognize any abnormalities including the kidney's ability to clean the blood. Next, the more complicated chemistry tests are performed. Among these tests is an indican evaluation to measure the presence of food in the colon that is putrefying, creating irritants and toxins, which cause pain and inflammation.

The urinary sediment is evaluated for excessive crystal formations, which can indicate problems with digestion or excessive consumption of protein, sugar, or fat. The amount of acidity or alkalinity being excreted is checked and compared to the amount of calcium and chloride being excreted. These tests can give us a clue as to whether digestive complaints are caused by excessive acidity or alkalinity in the diet. Vitamin C excretion is also measured.