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FAQ: About Systemic Enzymes

Return2Health — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:24:01 +0000

What is the recommended dosage of a Systemic Enzymes? The recommended dosage to be taken at least 1 hour after and 30 minutes prior to meals is 3 capsules, once a day. However, since each individual is different, a higher or lower dosage may be appropriate.
How long before a Systemic Enzymes takes effect? It may depend on the individual’s physiological make-up. Everyone is different. Testimonials from some of our customers reported positive effects ranging from 3 days to 2 weeks. Taking the right activation dosage is critical to the success of the product.
What claims do you make about the effectiveness of Systemic Enzymes?The FDA does not allow the neutraceutical industry to make claims about their products without scientific studies being performed that substantiate the claims. Our customers can share their experience with the product, but Return 2 Health Ltd (& the product manufacturer) do not make specific claims.
Are there any side effects of a Systemic Enzyme? We currently have no documented evidence of any adverse side effects based on the use of a Systemic Enzyme. You should not take this product without the consent of your physician if you are currently taking anti-coagulants, commonly known as blood thinners or if you are pregnant, lactating or trying to conceive.
Are there any compatibility issues with other neutraceuticals? No. In fact, since vitamins are coenzymes and minerals are cofactors to enzymes, enzymes are needed in the body for them to be able to have their full effect. In addition, the vitamins and minerals assist the enzymes. Thus, systemic enzyme use enhances the effect of other supplementation programs.
Are there any compatibility issues with any prescribed drugs? Yes. People using anti-coagulants, or blood thinners, should not use a Systemic Enzyme without the consent of their physician. The enzymes enhance the effects of the blood thinning medications making them stronger. If you are on any prescribed medication it is always advisable to discuss your intended use of a Systemic Enzyme with your prescribing practitioner.
Why are some Systemic Enzymes called a vegetarian product? The enzymes used in most Systemic Enzymes are plant derived with no animal products. This allows everyone, including strict vegetarians, to take them. Some enzyme products us ingredients that are derived from bovine (cows).
How are Systemic Enzymes grown? Is the process ecologically safe? Does the process use any chemicals? The enzymes in Vitalzym come from two sources; the fruit enzymes along with the Amla and Rutin are from fruit grown in organic plantations; the Protease and Serrapeptase are each lab grown in a protein (fungus) medium. The enzymes are then extracted from the medium so that not a trace of fungus is left on the enzyme and the purity is assured.
What is Serrapeptase and where does it come from? Serrapeptase is a powerful proteolytic enzyme. Serrapeptase is laboratory grown.
Does the weather or temperature affect Systemic Enzymes? Exposure to heat over 150° F (60° C) for an extended period can destroy the enzymes. Store Systemic Enzymes in a cool, dry place, with the lid of the bottle tightly closed.

Systemic Enzymes | An Overview

Return2Health — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:35:19 +0000

Without enzymes there would be no life, our bodies rely on enzymes for every bodily function including amongst other things breathing, digestion, reproduction, sense perception, immune function and healing. There are several reasons why our bodies can become depleted in enzymes. This can include the following:

Metal toxicity

Water fluoridation
Excessive cooking
High fat diet
Pasteurisation
Use of hormones in meat products
Use of pesticides and other chemicals
Microwaving or exposure to radiation or electromagnetic fields
Stress or long term illness
Amalgam dental fillings

A systemic enzyme supplement, when taken in conjunction with a healthy diet rich in vegetables and fruits can help readdress enzyme depletion. The benefits of this type of enzyme therapy are varied but include the following:

Support the promotion of a healthy cardiovascular system
Aid the reduction in fibrin or scar tissue
Support Temperature balance and comfort
Boost the immune system and the body’s defences

What Are Systemic Enzymes and What Do They Do?

Return2Health — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:00:54 +0000

By: William Wong N.D. , Ph.D., Member, World Sports Medicine Hall of Fame.

The word systemic means body wide. Systemic enzymes are those that operate,not just for digestion, but throughout your body in every system and organ.But let’s take first things first, what is an enzyme?

An enzyme is a biocatalyst – something that makes something else work or work faster. Chemical reactions are generally slow things, enzymes speed them up. Without enzymes, the chemical reactions that make up our life would be too slow for life as we know it. (As slow as sap running down a tree in winter). For life to manifest, as we know it, enzymes are essential to speed up the reactions.

We have roughly 3000 enzymes in our bodies and over 7000 enzymatic reactions. Most of these enzymes are derived or created from what we think of as the protein digesting enzymes. But while digestion is an important part of what enzymes do, it’s almost the absolute last function. First and foremost, these body-wide protein-eating enzymes have the following actions:

Natural temperature balance.

Enzymes are the first line of defense against excess heat in the body. (1,2,3). Heat is a reaction by the immune system to an irritation. Let’s say you have an injured right knee. The immune system, sensing the irritation in the knee, creates a protein chain called a Circulating Immune Complex (CIC for short), tagged specifically for that right knee. (The Nobel Prize in biology was won in 1999 by a scientist who found the tagging mechanism). This CIC floats down to the right knee and causes increased temperature. This, at first, is a beneficial reaction; it warns us that a part of ourselves is hurt and needs attention. .

Anti Fibrosis

Enzymes eat scar tissue and fibrosis. (7). Fibrosis is scar tissue and most doctors learn in anatomy that it is fibrosis that eventually kills us all. Let me explain. As we age, which starts at 27, we have a diminishing of the body’s output of enzymes. This is because we make a finite amount of enzymes in a lifetime and we use up a good deal of them by the time we are 27. At that point, the body knows that if it keeps up that rate of consumption we’ll run out of enzymes and be dead by the time we reach our 40’s. (Cystic Fibrosis patients who have virtually no enzyme production to speak of, even as children usually don’t make it past their 20’s before they die of the restriction and shrinkage in the lungs from the formation of fibrosis or scar tissue).

So our body begins to dole out our enzymes with an eyedropper instead of with a tablespoon. Result: the repair mechanism of the body goes off balance and has nothing to reduce the over abundance of fibrin it deposits in nearly everything from simple cuts, to the inside of our internal organs and blood vessels. We all grow arterial sclerotic (meaning scar tissue) plaque, and have fibrin begin to spider web its way inside of our internal organs, reducing their size and function over time. This is why as we age our wounds heal with thicker, less pliable, weaker and very visible scars.

If we replace the lost enzymes, we can control and reduce the amount of scar tissue and fibrosis our bodies have. As physicians in the US are now discovering, even old scar tissue can be “eaten away” from surgical wounds, pulmonary fibrosis, kidney fibrosis even keloid years after their formation. Medical doctors in Europe and Asia have known this and used orally administered enzymes for such for over 40 years!

Blood Cleansing.

The blood is not only the river of life; it is also the river through which the cells and organs dispose of their waste. Enzymes improve circulation by eating the excess fibrin that causes blood to sometimes get as thick as catsup or yogurt, creating the perfect environment for the formation of clots. All of this material is supposed to be cleaned off by the liver on “first pass” or the first time it goes through. Given the sluggish and near toxic or toxic states of everyone’s liver these days, that seldom happens. So the waste remains in the blood, waiting for the liver to have enough free working space and enough enzymes to clean it. This can take days or in some people, weeks! (8).

When systemic enzymes are taken, they stand ready in the blood and take the strain off of the liver by;

Cleaning excess fibrin from the blood and reducing the stickiness of blood cells. These two actions support cardiovascular health

Breaking dead material down small enough that it can immediately pass into the bowel. (8).

Cleansing the FC receptors on the white blood cells, improving their function and availability to fight off infection. (9).

Immune System Modulating.

Enzymes are adaptogenic, seeking to restore a steady state to the body. (9). When the immune system is running low, we become susceptible to infectious disease. When it’s cranked up too high, then the system creates antibodies that attack it’s own tissues, as are seen in the autoimmune diseases. Here the Vitalzym will tone down immune function and eat away at the antibodies the immune system is making to attack its bodies own tissue.

When the immune system is run down too low, the enzymes increase immune response, producing more Natural Killer cells, and improving the efficiency of the white blood cells, all leading to improved immunity.

Pathogen Fighting.

Pathogens harm us by replicating in our bodies. To do this, they must bond itself to the DNA in our cells through the medium of its exterior protein cell wall. Anything that disrupts that cell wall inhibits the replication by rendering them inert. (10,11). Systemic enzymes can tell the difference between the proteins that are supposed to be in your body and those that are foreign or not supposed to be there (again the enzyme lock and key mechanism). Vitalzym has the strongest protein eating effect of any enzyme due to its Serrapeptase content and can be of help in combating pathogens.

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