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Fibromyalgia Monthly Newsletter
Fibromyalgia Newsletter – June 2005
Brought to you by Jane Oelke, N.D., Ph.D
DoctorOelke@aol.com
Enzymes for Energy
Are tired all of the time? When you eat food, do you feel like you are really absorbing all the nutrients or are you getting bloating, and diarrhea or constipation regularly?
These are all symptoms of a lack of working enzymes in your system. There are thousands of enzymes at work in our body at any one time. Enzymes help create most of the chemical reactions in our system. Yet, over time they will become inactivated, or used up, and need to be replenished. In this newsletter we will talk about digestive enzymes and Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10.
Digestive Enzymes for Fibromyalgia
Digestive enzymes help create energy in the body from foods that we eat. Digestive enzymes are found in raw fruits and vegetables. Once the food is cooked over 120 degrees the enzymes are deactivated and your body has to use up some of its own enzymes to digest the food. When the metabolism is healthy then is it able to do it, yet as we age the metabolism often becomes weaker.
Enzymes are protein substances found in all living things, and are required for the building and rebuilding of tissues and cells. They are the catalysts that direct all of the body’s chemical processes, and have the power to induce these chemical changes without being used up themselves.
Specific digestive enzymes help to break down food. The four main digestive enzymes are amylase, lipase, protease, and cellulase enzymes. The amylase enzyme helps to breakdown carbohydrates, the protease enzyme breaks down protein, the lipase enzyme breaks down fats, and the cellulase enzymes breaks down fiber in foods.
CoEnzyme Q10 for Fatigue
Coenzyme Q10 is another type of enzyme that helps to produce cellular energy in your body. CoQ10 functions as an antioxidant, preventing free-radical damage at the cellular level.
CoQ10 occurs naturally in a certain types of foods, like sardines, mackerel, beef, soybean oil and peanuts. Your body can also make some CoQ10, but production decreases gradually after age twenty, with serious deficiencies often found after age fifty.
CoQ10 is a combination of a protein enzyme and a cofactor. A cofactor is usually a vitamin or mineral that helps the enzyme be used effectively. CoQ10 helps the body create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), to store energy to be released as needed. This ATP energy must constantly be created to provide continuous energy, otherwise we get tired after just a little strenuous exercise.
CoQ10 is an important supplement to add when fatigue is a problem, or when the circulatory system is stressed. This is why it is commonly recommended for people with chronic diseases. It is also has become one of the most expensive supplements on the market, because when manufactured correctly, it is absorbed much better and results will be seen much more quickly. You can look at CoQ10 supplements at Jane's Meta E-Health Page
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