Released on = July 12, 2006, 10:49 am

Press Release Author = Innovative Healing

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = A new book, "Digestive Wellness for Children" by Dr. Liz
Lipski details how enzyme deficiency plays a pivotal role in the development of
disease, both as children and later as adults.

Press Release Body = July 12, 2006 -- Digestive Wellness for Children, the third
book by nationally recognized nutritionist Dr. Liz Lipski empowers parents by
explaining the connection between childhood diet and lifelong health, drawing in
many little known yet important factors that set the body up for disease; however,
Dr. Lipski illustrates how these factors can be fully addressed on a day to day
level.

Dr. Lipski writes that "Many of children's health problems such as ADD, obesity,
autism, asthma, depression, and diabetes actually stem from poor food choice and
faulty digestion. Much of this illness is preventable, controllable, and curable."
The ability to digest food properly to access nutrients depends on the enzymatic
balance in the digestive system, which is determined in the womb, and strongly
influenced by childhood diet and lifestyle.

In "Digestive Wellness for Children" she writes, "We have over 2700 known enzymes in
the body. They are needed for every chemical reaction in the body and our cells
can't work without them." While it was once thought that a child's bacterial and
intestinal flora was balanced by the age of three, research is now showing that
there is not actual balance until puberty is reached.

When children are given foods which they do not have the sufficient enzymes to
digest, a process of degeneration and stress in the system begins. This can appear
as a deficiency of the vitamins and minerals they are having problems absorbing. It
can also appear as an immune system response such as inflammation, due to undigested
food particles entering the blood stream. In the long run, both situations set the
body up for disease.

"Many of our children are enzyme deficient, and these deficiencies play a pivotal
role in the development of childhood disease," according to Dr. Lipski. "The
ability to manufacture digestive enzymes is determined when only 9-12 weeks old and
still in the womb."

Fresh foods are a great source of enzymes, and feeding children a wide variety of
fresh fruits and vegetables every day, is important. A child's ability to digest
food, accessing the nutrients to grow healthy and strong, is further supported by
taking enzyme supplements. Possible helpful enzyme supplements for Child include:

. Papain & Bromelain - two examples of plant based enzymes, useful for digesting
protein and reducing inflammation and pain, as well as reducing food sensitivity and
allergy issues.

. Pancreatic Enzymes- Derived from animal pancreatic tissue, these enzymes help with
digestion and in stabilizing blood glucose levels, and effective in treating
children with cystic fibrosis.

. Aspergillus niger & A.oryzae- fungal-based enzymes effective for reducing food
allergies and increasing lactose absorption

About Liz Lipski:
Dr. Liz Lipski has a PhD and is board certified in clinical nutrition. A 30-year
practitioner, author, and speaker she appears frequently on TV and radio. She is
founder of Innovative Healing, author of Digestive Wellness, Digestive Wellness for
Children, and many other publications. For more information visit:
http://innovativehealing.com and http://www.digestivewellnessforchildren.com

Web Site = http://innovativehealing.com

Contact Details = Christopher Dennen, PhD
4 Sunny Ridge Dr.
Asheville , 28804
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828-645-7224
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