Due to our hectic lifestyles and the frequently overcooked foods we eat, digestion often becomes less than optimal. Thoroughly digesting food with enzymes prevents fermentation in the gut and the proliferation of "bad" bacteria and yeast at the expense of "good" intestinal bacteria. A more thorough digestion of carbohydrates eliminates them as a food source for these harmful organisms. Another benefit of enzymes is that we can obtain more nutrients from our diet.