The Healthy Zone is dedicated to:

• Improving the quality of your life
• Moving you from where you are to optimum health
• Helping create a healthier and happier world

In 1975 my eventing horse, Shadow Dancer, didn't want to be outside. Going out would cause an emotional overload. Bring him to the indoor arena and there was a big sigh and relaxation. The vet was stumped. I was recommended to an equine nutritionist. She helped me, and him in spite of my attitude.

She used a hair analysis and questionnaire. The determination was heavy metal poisoning from the galvanized water troughs. The treatment was a bucket of custom nutritional powder and the proclamation that in a week or two my horse would shrink. You can guess my reaction. The explanation was water retention from the poisoning. OK?

A week or so later my trainer was in town. All he knew was I could not ride my horse that day. He arrived before me. When I arrived he came out of the barn saying "Linda, Linda, your horse!" My response, "What, did I kill him? His response, "No, no, he shrunk."

The outcome, my horse was better than fine, and I needed to learn about nutrition and health.

I always remembered that our family practitioner spoke about enzymes. Some people run out of some at 20, others at 90. I was at the younger end. (My mother, grandmother and  I were part of an intergenerational study he was submitting data for.)

There was no rebuilding enzymes at that time. 

Fast forward maybe 15 years. No they could be replaced. Fast forward a few more years to when I found out that fact. I started working with simple digestive enzymes and the found The Plant Enzyme Institute. The rest is history.

This knowledge saved me. It can benefit you.