Nutritional information on Pancreas

The pancreas is part of our glandular system. It is about six inches long and located just behind the stomach. It functions as both an endocrine and exocrine gland, secreting hormones directly into the bloodstream as well as excreting digestive enzymes into the small intestine. The pancreas has three major functions in the body:

1) the digestion of food;

2) the secretion of insulin for the maintenance of proper blood sugar levels

3) activating enzyme processes in the body

The pancreas produces enzymes which are crucial to the digestion of all types of food, and in one day produces more than a quart of its enzyme-filled, highly alkaline digestive juices. Unfortunately, there is an increasingly common problem of insufficient pancreas activity resulting in insufficient enzyme production. The following formula is designed to improve digestion by reinforcing pancreatic activity. Because of the effects of pancreas function in the body and because of these special nutrients, these ingredient is also useful for heart problems and hypoglycemia as well as for reducing inflammation and swelling.

Raw Pancrease

Pancreatin 4 X N.F

Pancrelipase N.F

Bromelain

Duodenum

Beef Bile Salts

L-Cysteine

Along with the digestive secretions of liver, those of the pancreas complete the breakdown of food energy for the transformation into body energy. The pancreas stimulates the manufacture of hydrochloric acid in the stomach as well as producing a number of enzymes specifically for the digestion of proteins, fats and starches. As a whole these enzymes are called the pancreatin enzyme group although each has its own name and function. The pancreas is called into action by hormones that are released from the intestinal wall just as the semi-digested highly acid material called chyme (kime) is released from the stomach into the small intestine.

All carbohydrates eventually break down into sugar. Within the pancreas is a group of cells known as the Isles of Langerhans. Among other functions, they secrete insulin. insulin is best known for its capacity to maintain stable blood sugar levels (although it also regulates fat and protein metabolism) When a person becomes enmeshed in the syndrome so using sugary or starchy foods to keep the blood sugar up, the body constantly compensates by over-producing insulin. This causes rapid mood swings and emotionality ( among other undesirable symptoms) and is known as hypoglycemia. This unbalanced carbohydrate nutrition is one of the major causes of the ultimate dysfunction of the insulin producing mechanism of the pancreas.