:Phyto-Enzymes:

:Phyto-Enzymes provides a comprehensive array of plant-source enzymes active over a broad pH range to aid in food digestion, delivery of nutrients to the bloodstream & cells, anti-inflammatory effects and detoxification. Protease breaks down protein and reduces inflammation (especially when taken between meals as tolerated). Amylase breaks down starch. Lipase breaks down fat. Cellulase breaks down fiber. Phyto-Enzymes are encapsulated in vegetarian Vcaps®.

Unlike many other enzymes, Phyto-Enzymes works in over a broad pH range of 2-12. It contains the enzymes needed to digest protein, carbohydrates/starches, fats, fibers and milk sugar (lactose). Multiple digestive enzymes taken with meals help prevent health issues caused by impaired digestion and/or enzyme depleted diets. These issues include an impaired immunity, chronic degenerative processes & intestinal toxemia.

Food enzymes are destroyed during storage, micro-waving and cooking over 115 degrees F. Poorly digested food contributes to symptoms of indigestion, other gastrointestinal symptoms, malabsorption, inflammation, food sensitivities, & chronic disease. Dr. Pottenger raised cats without access to food enzymes and after 3 generations they were all sick and could not even produce a 4th generation. Microwaving breaks nitrogen bonds, preventing digestive enzymes from doing their job of breaking proteins into amino acids the body needs as building blocks for structural proteins as well as enzymes: both digestive and metabolic. In a few weeks of eating only microwave food, live blood is indistinguishable from that of cancer patients. Oral enzymes are used in European cancer treatment to break down the fibrous encapsulation around many tumors.

Studies done in Europe by American and German doctors have shown that after taking protealitic enzymes there is an increase in macrophage (white blood cell) activity up to 700%, and an increase in T-cell activity up to 1300%. These same doctors found that injuries heal in half the tine. Enzymes are also great for breaking down undigested fat and protein that lingers in the bloodstream and eventually blocks arteries.

Cancer:

Enzyme Therapy. Pancreatic enzymes eat cancer cells. Did you know that? The pancreas is a very important organ in the prevention of cancer. This is one reason diabetics get cancer more often than people with normal, functioning pancreases.

It is theorized that with solid tumors, enzyme therapy slowly works to degrade the cell walls of cancer cells, reducing growth and making other treatments more effective.

In Leukemia studies three out of five patients responded to enzymatic therapy in conjunction with their antileukemic drugs and went into remission. They also report that one patient with AML achieved remission by enzyme therapy alone.

Cancer Research, vol. 32, pp. 280-284, 1972

Arthritis

Some researchers believe that rheumatoid arthritis might be a deficiency disease arising from an inability to deal adequately with protein digestion and metabolism in the small intestine. Enzymes extracted from intestinal mucosa in the small intestine were given to persons with rheumatic ailments. Among more than 700 patients treated with the enzyme over a period of seven years, good results were obtained in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibrositis.It should be pointed out that for the first six to nine weeks of therapy there might be no noticeable improvement. The longer the duration of the disease, the longer the lag before improvement is observed.

Obesity

Obese individuals were found to have deficiency in the enzyme lipase. Lipase is found in abundance in raw foods. Cooking destroys lipase in raw foods. Lipase is the enzyme that aids the body in breaking down and storing fats. Without lipase, our fat stagnates and accumulates in our arteries, which could lead to heart disease. Lipase also helps us to burn fat for energy. By eating cooked foods, which have no enzymes, we will put weight on more abundantly than if we eat raw foods. For example, pig farmers will not feed their pigs raw potatoes because the pigs stay lean. Instead, the farmers feed the pigs boiled potatoes and the pigs become fat.

Another reason why enzymes reduce obesity is because cooked foods cause drastic changes in the size and appearance of the pituitary gland. Researchers have found that enzymes affect our hormone-producing glands and hormones influence our enzyme levels. Cooked foods cause our pancreas, thyroid, and pituitary glands to exhaust their enzymes to digest our food. This causes our body to become sluggish, leading to weight gain. Raw food calories are relatively non-stimulating to glands and stabilize body weight more so than cooked food calories.

Intestinal toxemia results from incompletely digested enzyme-depleted foods, improper diet, or intestinal dysfunction. Toxic chemicals are produced in the intestines by bacterial fermentation & putrefaction. The toxins are absorbed into your blood stream & lymphatic system. If your liver isn't able to adequately detoxify them, these chemicals may produce symptoms & pathological changes in tissues.

Intestinal toxemia may be manifested by fatigue, nervousness, gastrointestinal symptoms, recurrent infections, skin manifestations, hormone disturbances, headaches, arthritis, sciatica, low back pain, allergies & upper respiratory disorders. Can be diagnosed by measuring urinary Indican, Phenol & Skatol levels. Enzymes: Defend us from toxins, pollutants, & disease. Promote optimal joint health & support your body's own natural healing power. Help to improve circulation by a mediating action on fibrin, a blood-clotting protein. Aid in optimal nutrient absorption in your GI tract.

Major Uses:

• Most digestive issues.
• Malabsorption.
• Food allergies.
• Improve mineral absorption.
• Improves protein, carbohydrate & fat utilization.
• Prevention of chronic disease.
• Intestinal toxemia.
• Inflammatory conditions.

Enzyme supplementation considerations: indigestion, heartburn, gastric disorders, hypertension, nervousness, anxiety, nervous disorders, insomnia, headaches, migraines, nightmares, stress, brittle hair and hair loss, flatulence, malabsorption, constipation, heartburn, gout, weight problems, gallbladder stress, flu, colds, sinus congestion, breast lumps, parasites, cholestrol, hiatal hernias, duodenal ulcers, hyperactivity, Chronic Fatique Syndrome, hepatitus, diverticulosis, Crohn's disease, colitis, back pain, canker sores, herpes, mucous congestion, arterial plaque, fatty acid balance, obesity, diabetes, yeast, PMS, Epstein Barr Virus, osteoporosis, aching joints, fungal infestations, candidiasis, acute inflammation, infections, hpoglycemia, eating disorders, lack of energy, nutritional disorders, immune system problems, hormonal imbalance, bone density loss, slow tissue repair, heavy metal detoxification.

Formulation:

• Protease: 12,500 HUT: 125 mg
• Acid Protease: 100 SAP: 10 mg
• Amylase: 2,500 DU: 125 mg
• Lipase: 200 LU: 50 mg
• Cellulase: 500 CMC: 50 mg
• Lactase: 200 LAC: 40 mg
• Papain: 6,000 PU: 50 mg
• Bromelain: 5,000 FCC: 50 mg  

Contraindication: gastritis, or gastric or duodenal ulcer.