Enzyme Therapy 谈酵丰身 (一）

最近，听起很多人谈起酵素健康养生法， 

上网找了一些有关酵素的资料， 发现酵素这东西蛮有趣，

而且还有越来越多人利用酵素来维持健康。 

酵素是一种蛋白质化学物携带人体每种化学反应所需要的主要能量，人类细胞含有大约1300种酵素（ENZYME），结合辅酵素形成约10万个不同的化学物使得我们可以看东西、听声音，有感觉、行动、消化食物和思考。每种器官组织和全身100个百亿细胞就靠着这些酵素化学的反应及它们的能量来维持生命。既然酵素在维持生命有很大的作用，所以我想对它有深入的了解。

「酵素」这个名称的使用，始于十九世纪后半，英文是Enzyme。在希腊文中，enzyme的意思是「在酵母（Yeast）中的东西」，这是一八七二年由居尼所提出的。酵母是制酒时用来发酵的微生物，也就是酵素。就算使用辗碎的酵母代替活酵母，仍然能够让酒精发酵，这是布夫纳兄弟最早发现的，但是却不知道酵素是由什么东西构成的。

1926年，美国生物化学家索姆纳 (J．B．Sumner, 1887-1955) 成功的从刀豆中萃取出脲酶结晶（Urease）。事实上，这个结晶是蛋白质。索姆纳发现了胃酸内的蛋白质可分解为-酶胃蛋白酶（pepsin），以及胰液（Pancreatic Juice）的蛋白质可分解为- 酶胰蛋白酶 (trypsin) ，以及胰凝乳蛋白酶 (Chymotrypsin) 。1946年，索姆纳和美国生物化学家诺思罗普（J．H．Northrop,1891-1987)因此而获得诺贝尔化学奖。分享同年诺贝尔化学奖的另一位得主是美国生物化学家、病毒学家斯坦利. M. Stanley,1904-1971)， 因而证实了酵素的实体是蛋白质。蛋白质的分子是由一连串的氨基酸（amino acid）形成的巨大分子，分子量从一万到数百万，氨基酸的数目则从一百个到数万个连结而成。不同组合的氨基酸连结将制造出不同的蛋白质（酵素是蛋白质人体内的其中一种）。

我们人体会自动制造酵素 酵素参与几乎所有的身体活动，目前已知的酵素已有数千种。 事实上， 尽管有足量的维他命，矿物质，水分及蛋白质，如果没有酵素，人无法维持生命。至今，科学家尚无法利用人工合成来制造酵素。

有一个网站，用漫画的方式简洁的解释了酵素的由来。大家可以参考,蛮有趣生动的。

网站：

http://www.qlady.net.tw/ezfiles/redmedia024/homepage/43813/class2.html

药剂师学营养，让大家一起从营养来预防疾病。共勉之~

Vincent

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

「YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT」

Like what we can see in the picture below. Different facial parts may give us some ideas about different organ's health status. 

Naturopathic doctor and skincare expert Nigma Talib believes that the food and drinks a person consumes has an instantaneous effect on their face. The skincare specialist, who has treated celebrities including Sienna Miller and Charlotte Tilbury, categorizes these symptoms into different types of faces: dairy face, sugar face, wine face and gluten face. 

DAIRY FACE SYMPTOMS

Characteristics: Swollen eyelids, bags and dark circles around eyes, small white spots and bumps on chin.

Dairy products: 

* Dairy products are a good source of calcium, protein, vitamins A and D. However, they also can be high in fat and dietary cholesterol. 

More information: http://www.livestrong.com/article/539259-the-disadvantages-of-dairy/

SUGAR FACE SYMPTOMS

Characteristics: Lines or wrinkles on forehead, saggy eyes, gaunt thin face, painful pustular spots on face, thinning of skin, grey or pasty white hue of skin.

Foods high in sugar:

WINE FACE SYMPTOMS

Characteristics: Pronounced lines or redness between the eyes, droopy eyelids, dehydrated or dry skin with feathery lines across cheeks, reddish cheeks and nose, enlarged pores, and deep nasolabial folds.

GLUTEN FACE SYMPTOMS

Characterisitics: Puffy red cheeks, dark pigmentation patches or spots around chin.

Foods high in Gluten.

All this kind of faces apparently are due to over intake of certain foods. 

As mentioned by Dr Talib, 

“Certain food groups appear to be particularly damaging: gluten, dairy, sugar and alcohol. Each taxes the body in specific ways, contributing to a cluster of ageing symptoms such as spots, puffiness, changes in skin tone, premature fine lines and wrinkles or sagging.”

“The part of your face most affected – whether it’s your forehead, chin, cheeks or eyes – will depend on the part of the body being put under most stress by the food group.”

Foods make our life healthier, in a way of appropriate amount.

Be remember that, there might be magic medicine, but there is no magic food. One food will not provide us all the nutrients we need. So, take different type of foods everyday, instead of one foods with big quantity. 

Vincent

Reference: http://nextshark.com/nigma-talib-skincare-wine/