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Tables of Contents for Enzymes
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction to Enzyme Replacement Nutrition
xix
PART ONE---ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
1
56
The Development of Nutrition as a Science
3
30
Historical Background
4
4
Present Status
8
2
The Use of Food Supplements to Maintain Health
10
4
Nutritional Objectivity
14
8
One Disease: Stress
22
11
A society of Cells
33
24
Cell Specialization
34
2
The Internal Environment and Homeostasis
36
7
The Hypothalamus
43
5
The Endocrine Glands and Their Secretions
48
9
PART TWO---THE GREAT FOOD ENZYME COVER-UP
57
50
What Is Food?
59
12
Food Is
59
5
Food Enzymes Are Essential Nutrients
64
7
What Are Enzymes?
71
12
Composition of Enzymes
71
2
Where Do Supplemental Enzymes Come From?
73
1
Enzymes and Coenzymes
74
1
Classification and Naming of Enzymes
75
2
When Do Enzymes Work?
77
1
General Types of Hydrolytic Digestive Enzymes
78
5
How Enzymes Work: The Process of Digestion
83
8
What Is Digestion?
83
1
The Secret to Improving Digestion
84
1
Digestive Problems Caused by Enzyme Deficiencies
85
1
Edward Howell, M.D.
86
3
What Are the Consequences of Poor Digestion?
89
1
The Body's Own Digestive Enzymes
89
2
Normal Digestion
91
16
Digestion Begins in the Mouth...
91
1
...and Continues in the Predigestive Stomach
92
2
The Acidity of the Stomach
94
3
The Alkalinity of the Duodenum
97
1
The Liver and Gallbladder
98
1
The Pancreas
99
3
The Final Step in Digestion
102
5
PART THREE---THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR DIGESTION
107
28
What Happens When Food Is Not Adequately Digested?
109
10
Indicanuria and Bowel Toxicity
110
3
Digestive Leukocytosis
113
2
Circulating Immune Complexes (CICs)
115
1
Fibromyalgia
116
3
NSAIDs
119
16
Inflammation and Enzymes
121
2
White Blood Cells
123
1
Phagocytosis
124
1
Pinocytosis
125
2
The Reticuloendothelial System
127
8
PART FOUR---THE FUTURE
135
24
The Changing Face of Health Care in America
137
10
Pharmaceutical Nutrition?
142
5
What Is Nutritional and What Is Pharmaceutical?
147
12
21st Century Nutrition
156
3
Table of Figures
159
2
Bibliography and Resource List
161
4
Herbal Bibliography
165
2
Glossary
167
22
Index
189