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Enzyme Nutrition Therapy

Eating enzyme-rich raw foods and supplementing the diet with plant enzymes

is our best insurance in preventing and treating disease and promoting

health and longevity.

Part 3 of 3

 

 

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Extracted from Nexus Magazine, Volume 11, Number 2 (February-March 2004)

PO Box 30, Mapleton Qld 4560 Australia. editor

Telephone: +61 (0)7 5442 9280; Fax: +61 (0)7 5442 9381

From our web page at: www.nexusmagazine.com

 

© 2003 by Mark Rojek

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Dexter, MI 48130, USA

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ENZYMES AS THERAPEUTIC TOOLS IN HEALING

Since ancient times, enzymes have unknowingly been involved in treating

human ailments. Food consists of protein, carbohydrates, enzymes, fat and

fibre, minerals and vitamins. While the properties of enzymes have largely

been unknown until recently, results were witnessed and associations of

health or disease were made between various plant and animal substances. The

healing properties of herbs are primarily attributed to alkaloid or other

chemical properties that trigger a response in the body. Invariably, the

chemistry of herbs affects metabolic enzyme pathways. The unique substance

either inhibits an enzyme or stimulates another to change body chemistry.

Some plants have unique essential oils capable of inhibiting or destroying

pathogenic micro-organisms due to the disruption of some enzymatic pathway

of the organism.

Observations of the few (medicine men, shamans and later monks) gave them a

certain power over the rest of the population who could not identify which

plants caused the healing. This was reserved only for the tribal healer and

passed on to the favourites within the tribe. The use of hallucinogenic

plants was often employed by shamans to elicit the wisdom from the spirit

world to aid in the cure of the person. In today's world of organised

medicine, control over one's health is still largely in the hands of the

elite few and knowledge is kept from the populace. Contrary to the

enlightening herbs of the shaman, a moderate number of health care workers

become addicted to or self-medicate with pharmaceutical drugs or turn to

alcohol to help relieve stress involved in their profession.1, 2, 3

Within the realm of natural medicine, old and new alike, therapies abound.

Everything from acupuncture, botanicals and nutrition to homoeopathy and,

more recently, " energy medicine " is available to the average patient.

Regardless of the modality chosen, what remains to be understood is that in

every case the healing can only occur if the body has enough metabolic

enzymes to do the work. Enzymes do work. Work in this case denotes the

ability to initiate, alter, speed up or slow down biochemical processes. It

indicates having the capacity to break apart or join components together

synergistically to change their original structure and function. Food is

broken down during digestion and made into smaller components which are then

utilised in the body for structure and function. Protein is rendered into

amino acids and smaller peptides. These can be used as neurotransmitters for

proper brain function. Certain amino acids are used for energy, mineral

transport and repair of tissue.

Nutrition, as defined by Webster's Third International Dictionary of the

English Language, is " The science of food and the processes by which the

organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes and excretes food

substances " . All too often, this definition is forgotten in the field of

nutrition. Nutrition today is practised in much the same way as the

pharmaceutical drug approach: for every symptom, there must be a deficiency;

simply give the mineral or vitamin and the signs will go away. One of the

most common assumptions in both allopathic and complementary medicine is

that the patient's digestive system is working fine. Unless the patient

complains of heartburn, gas, bloating, belching or pain in the abdomen,

doctors assume no problems. Divergent to this is the approach Dr Loomis took

in his research into enzymes.

 

Diet, Digestion and Detoxification

When Dr Loomis began his exploration into the benefits of enzymes in

restoring health, he knew the starting point had to be with diet and

digestion. The dramatic increase in obesity, cardiovascular disease and

diabetes in Western societies is evidence of the simple fact that people eat

too much. It also reveals signs of chronic enzyme deficiencies. The

combination of simple carbohydrates, fats and sugars found in " fast food "

are the major contributing factors to the above disease conditions. Food is

much more than just a quick fix for energy. Food is responsible for tissue

repair and growth, hormone production, eyesight and immune function. Through

protein neurotransmitters, food, or the lack of it, affects our feelings,

thoughts and behaviour. In her groundbreaking book, Molecules of Emotion, Dr

Candace Pert recounts her discoveries of several biochemicals involved with

emotions.4 The body requires " raw material " from which to produce these

biochemicals. Food is the raw material in the form of protein, fats and

carbohydrates.

We must appreciate the dynamics of our body's internal environment-the

intracellular and extracellular fluid-in order to understand other

complications as the result of poor digestion. Intracellular fluid is found

inside the cell and is not constant; it changes due to the extracellular

fluid-the fluid outside the cell. Intracellular fluid represents about 66%

of the water found in the body. Extracellular fluid roughly makes up the

other 33% of the body's water. It serves as a means of transport for

nutrients and waste products from normal metabolism. The extracellular fluid

needs to remain reasonably stable regarding volume (amount of water),

temperature, acid-alkali balance (pH) and levels of nutrients (protein,

cholesterol, minerals, glucose) to nourish the cells.

The body continually identifies deficiencies and excesses of specific

nutrients or metabolic waste products. All attempts are made to rectify any

imbalance by changing the chemistry. The hypothalamus is the only part of

the brain not isolated by the blood-brain barrier. This barrier shields

fragile tissues of the brain from changes in the body's extracellular fluid.

It monitors the body's chemistry 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It reads

the slightest alteration in the blood, then quickly sets about to make the

necessary changes to maintain homoeostasis (balance). The chemistry of the

blood is largely determined by what we consume. Food and drink comprise

varying combinations of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and fibres, enzymes,

vitamins and minerals. It is all about chemistry. The hypothalamus must

ascertain how to keep the body in balance despite the type of food consumed.

The sort of balance necessary for optimal health for one person may not be

the same for another. Indeed, most often they can be radically different. As

Shakespeare wrote, " One man's meat is another's poison " .

 

 

If you cannot completely digest what you eat, several things may happen.

.. Firstly, the undigested food remnants pass through the brush-border of the

intestinal tract into the blood and lymphatic systems. White blood cells are

stimulated to find the offending material and finish breaking it down. This

is known as digestive leukocytosis. It is an automatic response every time

you eat cooked/processed food. It was thought to be a " normal " reaction to

eating, ever since the early 1800s. However, it was shown to be an unnatural

response in the 1930s by Dr Paul Kautchakoff.5 He proved by careful

monitoring of patients' blood that only cooked-not raw-foods caused the

reaction.

.. Secondly, the body may begin to consume more than is necessary. Overeating

is one way of compensating for deficiencies of nutrients. The deficiencies

are not due to the conscious restriction of a particular food. As stated

previously by Dr Howell, cooking food destroys all enzymes, thus food will

not be entirely broken down into the micronutrients necessary for cellular

utilisation. It is like taking something the size of your house down to the

size of a grain of sand in order to get inside the cell to nourish it.

Enzymes are the only material capable of splitting food into usable

nutrients. Given that undigested food cannot adequately nourish cells, the

brain will direct the person to eat more of something to make up for what

the body did not get from partial digestion. When this happens over long

periods, weight gain occurs with continued loss of metabolic enzymes.

Food cravings are another sign of incomplete digestion. What we crave tends

to be the food we do not digest very well. The hypothalamus dictates what we

eat based on the chemistry of the blood. So when we eat a particular food

and have cravings for it later, it is a sign we did not digest it very well.

We will continue to eat more of it because there is something in that food

we need but did not get. It has been suggested we are craving the enzymes

inherent in that food before it was heated. Those enzymes we are chronically

missing normally would be found in the food we crave. Dr Howell noted that

animals fed cooked/processed food often resorted to eating their own faeces.

He found it was to replace the food enzymes lost in the cooking process.

The enzyme amylase is a good example of the above. Amylase is one of the

major carbohydrate- digesting enzymes. It is found in the kernels of grains

and in starchy vegetables. By cooking those foods, amylase is destroyed and

our body must secrete amylase from other organs, such as the salivary

glands. Amylase is known as an IgG histamine blocker. It stabilises the mast

cells and basophils that release histamine at the start of inflammatory

conditions. One could say amylase is the body's own natural antihistamine.

Antihistamines are prescribed for allergies, dermatitis and other

histamine-type reactions. It has been observed clinically that people who

eat excessive amounts of simple carbohydrates most often are those with

histamine-related health problems-airborne allergen reactions, allergic

reactions to insect bites and bee stings, sinusitis and other eye-, ear- and

nose-related health issues. Sinus or frontal headaches are frequently

associated with chronic amylase deficiency.

In Western society, patients with fibromyalgia tend to have a history of

excessive intake of refined carbohydrates. Aside from the occasional

discussion, there is little distinction made in the general media between

simple and complex carbohydrates. People choose what is convenient. The fast

food industry is based on this notion of convenience. However, when closely

examined, most of what is considered convenient has detrimental effects on

our health. The excessive consumption of carbohydrates will cause chronic

depletion of amylase. This may result in the typical histamine conditions

and pain found in fibromyalgia.

It is also thought fibromyalgia is related to excessive waste in the body.

Undigested remains of disproportionate carbohydrate consumption can

accumulate in tissue, since the body cannot eliminate it properly. This

might partially explain the patient response to palpation at several

lymphatic trigger points when being diagnosed. The lymph system removes

waste from the body. Yet, this will not occur very well when too much food

is eaten, causing a virtual backing up of the " plumbing " . Using highly

concentrated enzymes with patients who have histamine reactions alleviates

the response within a very short time and without the side effects

associated with conventional antihistamines.

.. Thirdly, undigested food allows parasites and other pathogenic

micro-organisms to live off the waste inside the body. Incomplete digestion

allows bacteria to ferment carbohydrates and putrefy protein, giving off

gas. The bloating that occurs after meals is the result of this. It is

trapped gas, unable to move through the colon. The accumulation of

undigested food in the intestinal tract leads to intestinal toxaemia. It is

also known as indicanuria and is responsible for a number of health-related

problems.

 

Eliminating Nutritional Stress

In the field of enzyme nutrition therapy, it is not just a matter of

supplementing with concentrated enzymes. It is equally important to make the

necessary dietary modifications limiting the intake of those foods known to

be dietary stress factors for each individual patient. This is determined

through a 24-hour urinalysis and Digestive Challenge Test© as developed by

Dr Loomis. It is believed that the only real disease is stress. It is how

the body reacts to stress that determines what signs and symptoms of disease

manifest in the body. Within Dr Loomis's system, we work with the following:

.. Modifying diet to reduce dietary stress factors;

.. Greatly improving digestion through intake of plant-based enzymes;

.. Improving bowel elimination by nutritionally supporting those organs

involved;

.. Stopping or reducing inflammation;

.. Improving immune function with concentrated enzymes;

.. Supporting the autonomic nervous system with acidic/alkaline minerals;

.. Nutritionally supporting the endocrine system for proper hormonal

production.

There is a type of domino effect involved here. By improving dietary intake,

you eliminate nutritional stress. Using plant-based enzymes with meals, the

nutrients from food will be better digested, transported and utilised and

waste will be more easily eliminated. When food is more completely digested,

the body gets the nutrients rather than the pathogenic organisms.

Improving bowel elimination ensures a reduction in toxins being re-absorbed

through the bowels back into the blood and lymph systems. This also prevents

unwanted growth of pathogenic organisms.

Inflammation can be caused by irritation from undigested food both within

the gut and in its passage into the surrounding tissue. Leaky gut syndrome

is the current name given to this phenomenon. The one area where enzymes

show consistent results is in reducing inflammation. Well-documented studies

indicate enzymes resolve inflammation and pain in half the normal time.7, 8,

9 If chronic inflammation exists anywhere, the body develops stress in its

attempts to resolve it. Over time, this exhausts the adrenals and our immune

system, making it easier for detrimental outside influences to affect the

body adversely.

 

Enzymes in Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the Western world.

It is amazing that the dietary link still evades the medical community.

Doctors pay lip service to a " healthy diet " and exercise as preventive

measures. Dietitians have even worked out a " food pyramid " to help us make

wise eating choices. Yet, in spite of the best intentions, the death rate

continues to rise and there is no chance of its diminishing in the near

future based on the models we have. The food industry " fortifies " food with

some 11 " essential " nutrients including B vitamins, calcium, magnesium,

potassium, iron and sodium. Yet, the very substances that would digest the

food are deliberately left out, destroyed for the sake of extended shelf

life.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the transportation of food across a

continent posed serious problems. How could a company ship raw, uncooked

food without spoilage? The answer was to find a way to process the food and

ship it without rotting. In the early 1900s, salicylic acid (aspirin) was

used because it " prevented the action of enzymes (unorganised ferments),

like diastase, emulsion, and that of mustard, also gastric digestion,

fermentation by yeast, ammoniacal fermentation of urine and the germination

of seeds " .10 In other words, salicylic acid was " distinctly antagonistic to

most enzymes " .11

So as early as 1903, aspirin was known to affect enzymes. It was used in

this way to preserve food for extended shelf-life. As newer techniques for

extending the shelf-life were discovered, aspirin was discontinued. Is it

not puzzling, then, knowing how aspirin destroys most enzymes, that many

patients are told to take aspirin in the prevention of heart disease? From

the same reference, it is stated that salicylic acid " has a disintegrating

action on the blood corpuscles " . The blood-thinning properties of aspirin

result from the fact that it destroys red blood cells, causing fewer of them

to be found in the bloodstream!

The medical explanation of cardiovascular disease fails to explain the

picture fully because it is missing the major piece of the puzzle. Medical

research is funded with billions of dollars to find the " cure " . In spite of

this, triple-bypass surgery is covered by insurance while the advice and

wisdom of nutritionists is not. Prevention is not practised because it does

not bring in the revenue that surgery, radiation and drugs do.

Much attention is paid to markers of potential heart disease. The category

of lipoproteins is a good example. Lipo means " fat " , and protein is

self-explanatory. The four principal classes are: high density (HDL), low

density (LDL), very low density (VLDL) and chylomicrons. Chylomicrons are

dietary triglycerides. VLDLs are endogenous (from within the body)

triglycerides, while LDL and HDL are both endogenous cholesteryl esters.

Lipoproteins are necessary for the transport of lipids (fats). We are told

it is healthy to have relatively high HDL levels, but should have low

cholesterol (LDL), VLDL and triglyceride levels.

The endogenous group of lipoproteins is manufactured within the body, but

the raw material is still derived from the fats and proteins we consume.

Food must be digested in order for the body to utilise it. The abnormal

accumulation of lipoproteins in the blood in a small percentage of the

population represents an autosomal dominant genetic trait. But in the

majority of people with cardiovascular issues, it is evidence of incomplete

digestion of fats and protein-accompanied by the fact that people simply

overeat. How can the body properly eliminate unused fats and protein when

there simply is too much being taken in? The body must hide or store this

unusable waste. Some of it is stored in tissue and some of it circulates.

When the kidneys and colon cannot eliminate enough waste, the skin

compensates. The skin is the largest eliminative organ. Skin eruptions are

the attempts to rid the body of waste.

Unfortunately, what circulates begins to adhere to the walls of the blood

vessels, clogging them up. Macrophages are summoned to remove this

accumulation, but cannot do so without an adequate supply of enzymes.

Enzymes produced by the macrophages for their immune function are believed

to be shifted to digesting the cooked food. Obviously, this prevents the

breakdown of lipoproteins which continue to build up. Foam cells associated

with atherosclerosis are formed when overaccumulation of fats occurs in

macrophages.12, 13, 14, 15

Why has no one asked how this accumulation occurs? What is the bigger

picture? It is this author's opinion that the accumulation transpires

because cooked foods are not completely digested in the stomach. These

undigested remnants cross the intestinal border into the blood and lymph,

circulating throughout. Over time, their accumulation leads to damaged

arterial tissue. Macrophages cannot break down the lipoproteins due to the

exhaustion of their own enzymes. Eating cooked fats demands enzymes

digesting them. Cooked foods must be broken down, even at the expense of the

cardiovascular system. This daily assault of cooked foods drains lipase from

many sources, especially the immune and lymph systems.

Plant enzymes taken before meals completely digest food. Therefore, no

remnants can cross over into the blood. Having prevented further

accumulation of undigested food, one can focus on removing the accumulated

material. Enzymes taken in between meals are taken up by the body and sent

to work in areas that need them the most. Enzymes will digest the

undesirable lipoproteins in the blood vessels without affecting the vessels

themselves. Reversal of cardiovascular disease is a matter of improving

digestion and modifying dietary stress factors-in this case, fats and

proteins.16, 17, 18, 19

 

Enzymes and Immune Function

When metabolic enzymes have been constantly drained from other organs and

systems (particularly the immune system) to digest cooked food, there will

be little left during an immune crisis, as in fever. Regrettably, sometimes

the temperature from a fever rises too rapidly, causing great distress, such

as seizures in children. If there is the risk of febrile seizure in a child,

suppressing the fever with drugs such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen

initially may be the wise thing to do; but these drugs are known to suppress

immune function. Thus, preventing a febrile seizure first and then enhancing

immune function through natural means would ensure a speedier recovery.

Consulting a physician is advisable in this case. Someone not prone to

febrile seizure may be carefully monitored to allow a fever to take its

course but should be given plenty of fluids. Supplemental proteolytic

(protein-digesting) enzymes enhance immune function, helping to destroy

pathogens. These may help put an end to a fever more rapidly, significantly

boosting immune function by destroying the offending pathogen.

Drinking sufficient water helps keep in check the " fire " induced by a fever.

It also provides necessary moisture for enzymes produced by immune cells to

defend the body. During a fever, extreme hot or cold weather conditions and

strenuous exercise, enzymes are used up at a much faster rate. Becoming

dehydrated due to decreased water consumption over time and the use of

dehydrating agents such as caffeine and alcohol may make it more difficult

for the body to resolve many of the health crises. It is believed that using

supplemental enzymes during a fever augments available enzymes from white

blood cells to destroy foreign micro-organisms rapidly. Taking exogenous

enzymes during a fever can dramatically improve immune function, resolving a

fever more quickly.

A fever's typical temperature range of 99-105°F [37.22-40.56°C] is at the

high end of plant enzymes' optimal temperature range. Throughout a fever,

enzymes in blood and tissue increase as defence mechanisms and for the

removal of waste. Moreover, they are used up at a much faster rate. A fever

is the body's way of destroying pathogenic micro-organisms through heat and

increased enzyme activity.

Phagocytosis is a process where macrophages surround and engulf pathogens.

They secrete enzymes which digest the invading pathogen. Referring to

digestive leukocytosis, when cooked food remnants cross the brush border of

the intestine into the blood, leukocytes are activated to find and finish

digesting those food components in the blood. When this occurs repeatedly

over time and from one generation to the next, the results are compromised

immune systems. This is due to the loss of enzymes from white blood cells,

which sacrifice them for digesting the food we eat. Note that Dr Pottenger's

cats study showed an increase in disease from one generation to the next,

and that cancer rates have continued to soar despite the " War on Cancer " .

After researching library archives on the clinical use of enzymes as far

back as the early 1900s, specifically the work of Dr John Beard and later

that of Dr Howell, this author cannot help but ask the following questions:

What if one of the pancreas's chief roles is that of an " immune " gland as

well as a digestive one? What if Dr Beard's observations of the

pancreas-producing enzymes destroying pre-cancerous cells (trophoplasts) are

correct? One study investigated the stimulation of " digestive enzymes " of

the pancreas of rabbits after exposure to histamine.20 Histamine is one of

the major components of the inflammatory response in mammals.

Is it possible that the term " digestive enzymes " in this case is incorrect?

Are enzymes produced by such a reaction necessarily digestive, or are they

responding to resolve the inflammation? Enzymes are known to speed the

process of inflammation, thereby resolving it more rapidly.21, 22, 23, 24,

25 If the pancreas responds to histamine by producing enzymes, could they be

for healing the damaged tissue and stabilising the mast cells and basophils

that released the histamine in the first place?

Proteases (proteolytic enzymes) are known to mediate the defence mechanisms

of the body and maintain homoeostasis. It is theorised that proteolytic and

other enzymes work in two ways as part of the body's immune system. Firstly,

orally ingested enzymes are believed to be marked by the body as " self " and,

like the character in the video game " PackmanT " , are capable of digesting

foreign proteins in the body that are " not-self " . This would include foreign

protein in the form of undigested food remnants, bacteria, viruses and other

micro-organisms. Secondly, exogenous enzymes taken away from food are

thought to be absorbed across the intestinal lumen and transferred into the

blood, where white blood cells uptake them to be used in a variety of

activities.

Numerous studies have been conducted in enzyme research that point to the

benefits of exogenous enzyme therapy in many immune system-related diseases.

Allergies, cancers, so-called auto-immune diseases, HIV and other viral

diseases, bacterial infections and fungus/yeast infestations have all been

shown to be helped by enzyme therapy.26, 27, 28, 29

In the event of allergies, enzymes break down the allergen/antibody complex,

splitting it away from surrounding tissue when involved. Enzymes then break

down the allergen into smaller components capable of being eliminated

without stressing the body. Airborne allergens typically contain both

protein and polysaccharide (complex sugar) structures. After entering the

bloodstream, they normally are cleaved by enzymes secreted from white blood

cells. In an allergic reaction, however, there may not be enough enzymes

available from white blood cells to do the work, leaving the mast cells and

basophils to release histamine. There occurs the typical allergic reaction

of runny nose, swollen itchy eyes, pain, heat and redness in the area of

reaction. In a study from Germany, enzymes were shown to split circulating

immune complexes as measured in decreased values in blood and improvement of

clinical symptoms.30

Several attempts have been made in using protease enzymes for patients with

coeliac disease, but with little success. It had been thought that the

gliadin protein structure of many grains such as wheat, rye, barley and oats

was to blame for the violent reactions suffered by patients. In a study on

coeliac disease, the carbohydrate portion was removed with carbohydrases,

resulting in total success. There was no damage to the intestinal mucosa as

there usually is in this disease.31 Furthermore, the protein portion was not

altered. This shows once again the specificity of substrate which enzymes

display.

One of the exciting factors resulting from enzyme therapy comes from a study

out of Austria.32 It was shown that pancreatic enzymes as well as the

constituents bromelain and papain stimulated the production of tumour

necrosis factor. Tumour necrosis factor is a cytokine (a non-antibody

protein which act as an intercellular mediator in an immune response)

capable of haemorrhagic necrosis (destruction) of tumours and can exert

cytostatic and cytotoxic activity on transformed cell lines. In other words,

enzymes not only digest foreign objects but they can activate other protein

products of the immune system to destroy undesirable growths in the body.

Although the above references represent only a small number of studies, it

can be seen that enzymes have a therapeutic role for many disorders. Other

studies include treating autism, sports injury, herpes infection, cancer and

auto-immune disease.33, 34, 35, 36, 37

 

Supplemental Enzymes for Health and Longevity

While changing over to a raw food diet (or nearly an all raw food diet) is

desirable, this requires discipline.

Each one of us should take the leap into the world of raw food and

experiment to find out what works for us. One can find safe, natural animal

products to be used for protein intake. The best proponent of this is

Aajonus Vanderplanitz. His website, http://www.primaldiet.com, details his

experiences over a lifetime of experimenting with raw foods, especially raw

animal products. There are numerous other raw food advocates located on the

Internet and they have written several books, primarily dealing with a

vegetarian raw food diet. Each has their arguments and points of view. In

the end, it is the reader who must decide after experiencing what they

believe to be in their own best interest.

Whether to be a vegetarian or not is finally decided through trial and error

and education. How you feel physically, spiritually and emotionally should

be noted during any transition. The impact on one's health using enzymes can

only be experienced to be appreciated. We are born with enzyme deficiencies,

and we have a limited potential for producing enzymes.

Dr Howell believed supplemental enzymes are important not only for health

and longevity but as a type of insurance. As we grow older, our bodies do

not produce as many enzymes as when we were children or young adults. What

better way to ensure our health into old age than to eat enzyme-rich foods

and supplement with enzymes where needed?

Clinical studies are generally funded by the pharmaceutical companies for

the profits of shareholders, and tend not to be conducted for purely

altruistic reasons. Furthermore, there is little interest in natural

products because they cannot be synthesised and patented-at least not in the

USA.

We are living in quite a crazy world where anyone can buy and implement

various biological and chemical threats. Anthrax and smallpox are only the

tip of the iceberg of the dangers we face.

As has been written in previous issues of this magazine, there are forces

interested in creating chaos-only to hand us a solution, but at a very great

trade-off. I believe that enzymes offer mankind the greatest hope of

preventing and treating the threats we may face in the coming years. I also

encourage you to take up this call to educate yourself in all available

material from reliable sources to keep your family and loved ones safe and

healthy. ?

 

References:

.. Beazell, J.M. et al., " A Reexamination of the Role of the Stomach in the

Digestion of Carbohydrate and Protein " , Am. J. Physiology 132:42-50 (1941)

.. Howell, E., Enzyme Nutrition, Avery Publishing, New Jersey, 1985

 

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Norwegian physicians. A nation-wide comparative study " , Soc. Sci. Med.

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4. Pert, Candace B., Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body

Medicine, Touchstone, 1999, Simon & Shuster, New York, 1997

5. Kouchakoff, P., " The influence of food cooking on the blood formula of

man " , Proceedings: First International Congress of Microbiology, Paris,

1930, translation by Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research Milwaukee, WI,

USA

6. Loomis, H.F., Jr, Enzymes: The Key to Health - Volume 1: The

Fundamentals, 21st Century Nutrition, Madison, WI, USA, 1999

7. Blonstein, J.L., " Oral enzyme tablets in the treatment of boxing

injuries " , The Practitioner 198:547-48 (1967 Apr)

8. Buck, J.E., Phillips, N., " Trial of Chymoral in professional

footballers " , Brit. J. Clin. Prac. 24(9):375-77 (1970 Sep)

9. Boyne, P.S., Medhurst, H., " Oral anti-inflammatory enzyme therapy in

injuries in professional footballers " , The Practitioner 198:543-46 (1967)

10. Loomis, ibid.

11. Loomis, ibid.

12. Nakamura, R., Ohta, T., Ikeda, Y., Matsuda, I., " LDL inhibits the

mediation of cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells by

apoA-I-containing lipoproteins. A putative mechanism for foam cell

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About the Author:

Mark Rojek began researching alternative therapies in 1970. His studies

included botanicals, mineral and vitamin requirements and diet. He interned

in acupuncture with Dr Bell in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 1973, and

graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science. He studied aromatherapy,

kinesiology, massage therapy and classical homoeopathy in England. In 1986,

Mark began formal studies in traditional Chinese medicine, especially

acupuncture. In Chicago, he worked with several holistic physicians as a

medical technician and maintained a private nutritional practice. Also in

1986, he met Dr Howard Loomis, foremost living expert in enzyme nutrition,

and continues to work with him. He works with several doctors in Michigan

who refer to him and seek his counsel. He continues to research, lecture and

counsel clients in nutrition and diet.

Mark can be contacted by telephone/fax on +1 (734) 433 9267, by email at

mrojek1, and via his website at http://www.radianthealth.cc.