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, enzymes help us strengthen the immune system. When it's hyperactive, then the system creates antibodies that attack its own tissues (as in the auto-immune diseases of MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Lupus). Here the enzymes would tone down immune function and eat away at the antibodies the immune system is making to attack its own tissue.
Even when the person is healthy, the organism frequently do not produce the sufficient amount of enzymes to support normal health living. And if the organism is weakened or overloaded, the demand for enzymes increases dramatically.
In various diseases, traumas and inflammations, in order to get rid of products of metabolism rapidly and effectively, to release space for new cells and to accelerate the healing process, the increased amount of system enzymes required - much greater than an organism can produce. The proteolytic enzymes are a large group of enzymes, which break down protein. In a human body proteolytic enzymes are produced by pancreas. In the body, proteolytic digestive enzymes are produced in the pancreas, but supplemental forms of enzymes may come from fungal or bacterial sources, extraction from the pancreas of livestock animals (trypsin/chymotrypsin) or extraction from plants (such as Papain from the papaya and Bromelain from pineapples).
The scientific evidence supports the use of proteolytic enzyme supplements for enhancing digestive function and for speeding recovery from injury/surgery and reducing swelling/bruising, for benefits in autoimmune diseases and food allergies. One of the most important benefits of supplemental enzyme therapy is to improve the effect of other medical products and to reduce their side effects.
Contraindication Individual intolerance. Do not use this product if you are suffering from hemophilia or taking blood thinning medication.