Essential Enzymes

QuantumZymes ™

Plant Derived Systemic Enzymes

Manufactured for Foundational Nutrition with Specific Frequency Infusion™

QuantumZymes is a high potency systemic enzyme formula developed for providing Optimum Enzyme Nutrition.

To reduce inflammation
With a potent blend of microbial systemic enzymes that includes the powerful anti-inflammatory qualities of Serrapeptase and a highly active full spectrum form of the enzyme Protease. QuantumZymes uses a unique combination Protease enzymes plus a combination of synergistic enzymes to create the most effective natural therapy to reduce inflammation and related pain. QuantumZymes is the ideal alternative to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Helps to remove excess fibrin in the blood
QuantumZymes is the one preparation with the ability to reduce both inflammation and scar tissue. Its highly fibrinolytic microbial enzymes eat away at the scar tissue that can limit mobility and diminish the functions of other organs. These microbial enzymes also help to improve circulation and reduce the clots formed by excess fibrin in the blood.

QuantumZymes helps immune function and fight viruses
Systemic enzymes have proven helpful in the treatment of autoimmune conditions by eating the antibodies the body creates to attack its own tissues. If the immune system is too low, systemic enzymes help to increase immune function by boosting the efficacy of infection-fighting white blood cells. Systemic enzymes also are becoming an increasingly popular supplement in the treatment of viruses. Medical professionals are interested in the enzymes’ ability to eat away at the exterior protein coating viruses use to replicate themselves throughout the body.

QuantumZymes utilizes microbial enzymes There are many advantages of using supplemental microbial enzymes as opposed to animal derived enzymes. Fermented enzymes have been used in foods for centuries. Microbial enzymes have been specially selected on the basis of each enzyme's unique characteristics. Fermented enzymes exhibit broad ranges of pH, temperature and substrate specificities. Supplemental microbial enzymes are chosen on their ability to work within the gastrointestinal system of mammals. Specially selected for compatibility with the body's temperature, microbial enzymes also exhibit activity across a broad pH range. Unlike supplemental enzymes of animal origin, microbial enzymes work at the pH found in the upper stomach. Yet, another advantage of microbial enzymes is that they are animal-friendly. These enzymes are vegetarian and cruelty-free. QuantumZymes also uses plant based Vegetarian capsules to supply a systemic enzyme formula for everyone.

Enzyme Units Are Confusing

Enzyme labels can be confusing; every product seems to be labeled using a different system. It may seem that there is no way to determine what makes a quality product.

Enzyme products are typically labeled in one of three ways: 1) descending order by weight with no measurements listed, 2) by milligram weights, or 3) by activity units. The first label reveals nothing about the product and should most often be by-passed. Likewise, milligram weights reveal virtually nothing about the potency of the enzymes. Activity units are the only way to identify the potency of the product. National Enzyme Company endorses the use of published assays such as those found in the Foods Chemical Codex for the measurement of plant-based enzymes.

Why should you only consider purchasing enzyme products labeled with activity units? Unfortunately, no standards currently exist to define which activity units are the most appropriate.
Comparison of different enzyme labels shows that any one enzyme may be listed by many different activities. For example, proteases may be listed with HUT, USP, ASP, HU, SAP, PU, NU, BTU, MCU, LAP, SAU or still another activity unit declaration. While many of these are valid assays, methods are used to artificially create the appearance of a high activity product.

QuantumZymes are for everyone
Enzymes are fundamental to all life. They are in every living thing. They are needed for every chemical reaction that occurs in the body. Without enzymes no biological activity would occur. They catalyze and regulate nearly all biochemical reactions that occur within the human body. There are literally hundreds of thousands of enzymes active in human metabolism. They move your muscles, stimulate your nerves, and make your heart beat, keep you breathing, and allow you to think. Our bodies cannot exist without enzymes. As we age enzymes in our bodies decline and by cooking and processing foods enzymes are lost. Even if you are not injured or sick, enzyme supplementation may lead to a healthier and more active life.

What's In QuantumZymes?

Protease 3.0 Protease 3.0 is characterized by its ability to hydrolyze proteins under acid conditions. The broad specificity of acid-stable protease enables the enzyme to, easily and efficiently, hydrolyze most soluble proteins. Protease 3.0 is uniquely suited to work synergistically with endogenous pepsin to provide protein digestion in the stomach. Scientific evidence suggests that proteolytic enzymes, such as protease 3.0, can be useful supplements for digestive support, immune support, anti-inflammatory support, cardiovascular support, and general nutritional support.

Protease 4.5: Protease 4.5 is a mixture of acid, neutral and alkaline proteases that demonstrates both exo -peptidase and endo -peptidase activity with high substrate specificity. Protease 4.5 works synergistically with endogenous enzymes to provide protein digestion in the stomach and pyloric regions of the small intestine. Scientific evidence suggests that proteolytic enzymes, such as protease 4.5, can be useful supplements for digestive support, immune support, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular support, and general nutritional support.

Protease 6.0 Protease 6.0 is a mixture of acid, neutral and alkaline proteases that demonstrates both exo -peptidase and endo -peptidase activity with high substrate specificity. Protease 6.0 works synergistically with endogenous enzymes to provide protein digestion through all portions of the digestive tract. Scientific evidence suggests that proteolytic enzymes, such as protease 6.0, can be useful supplements for digestive support, immune support, anti-inflammatory support, cardiovascular support, and general nutritional support.

Lipase AN: Lipase AN catalyzes the hydrolysis of triglycerides of simple fatty acid esters, yielding free fatty acids. Lipase AN has broad substrate specificity on the fats and oils of both vegetable and animal origins. Lipase AN works synergistically with endogenous enzymes to help digest fatty foods throughout the entire digestive tract. Scientific evidence suggests that lipolytic enzymes, such as lipase AN, can be useful supplements for digestive support and general nutritional support.

Serrazime™ / Serrapeptase For Inflammation & Pain Serrazime™ , which is excellent alternative to non-steroidal and anti-inflammatory Drugs. Besides reducing inflammation, one of Serrapeptase’s most profound benefits is reduction of pain, due to its ability to block the release of pain-inducing amines from inflamed tissues.( 2) Physicians throughout Europe and Asia have recognized the anti-inflammatory and pain-blocking benefits of this naturally occurring substance and are using it in treatment as an alternative to salicylates, ibuprofen, and other NSAIDs.(1)

Regardless of whether Serrapeptase is used for inflammatory diseases or to prevent plaque build up on the arteries, it is well tolerated. Due to its lack of side effects and anti-inflammatory capabilities, Serrapeptase is a logical choice to replace harmful NSAIDs. Thanks to the tiny larvae of the silk moth, researchers have taken a large step toward finding relief for inflammatory disease sufferers.

Papain: Papain contains several proteolytic enzymes, which differ in their specificity and optimum environments. Papain works synergistically with endogenous enzymes to provide protein digestion throughout the entire digestive tract. Scientific evidence suggests that proteolytic enzymes, such as Papain, can be useful supplements for digestive support, immune support, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular support, and general nutritional support.

Amylase: Amylase will randomly hydrolyze the interior alpha-1 ,4-glucosidic bonds of starch to release simple sugars for digestion. Supplemental amylase works synergistically with endogenous human amylase to digest starchy foods such as white breads, pastas, and potatoes. Scientific evidence suggests that carbohydrolytic enzymes, such as amylase, can be useful supplements for digestive support and general nutritional support

Peptidase: Peptidase contains a very high level of exo -peptidase activity and is able to provide a high degree of protein hydrolysis without the formation of bitter products. Peptidase works synergistically with endogenous enzymes to provide protein digestion throughout the entire digestive tract. Scientific evidence suggests that proteolytic enzymes, such as peptidase, can be useful supplements for digestive support, immune support, anti-inflammatory support, cardiovascular support, and general nutritional support.

Rutin NF XI: Rutin is a member of bioflavonoids , a large group of phenolic secondary metabolites of plants that include more than 2,000 different known chemicals. Bioflavonoids such as Quercetin , Rutin, and Hesperidin are important nutrients due to their ability to strengthen and modulate the permeability of the walls of the blood vessels including capillaries.

Specific Frequency Infusion™ is a proprietary process in which universal energy (Chi) is infused into the enzymes producing a far more efficient product energized in a manner enabling the enzymatic activity to be far more efficacious.

Supplement Facts: Proprietary Blend 580mg.

Serving Size 1 Vcap	Each Capsule is formulated to contain:
Protease 6.0	55,000HUT
Bromelain	240,000FCC PU
Protease 4.5	30,000HUT
Lipase AN	225FCC LU
Serrazimes	30,000U
Papain	2,250,000FCC PU
Amylase	3,400DU
Protease 3.0	35 SAPU
Peptidase	8,000HUT
RutinNF XI	80mg

Suggested Use:

For general enzyme maintenance take 1-2 capsules daily at least 30 minutes before a meal or at least 60 minutes after a meal. For imbalances take 3-4 capsules twice daily or as suggested by a health care professional. Take consistently each day for best results.

QuantumZymes ™ 580mg. 240 Vcap $89.95

QuantumZymes™ 580mg. 120 Vcap $49.95

Everything You Learned About Enzymes Was Wrong

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

Think you know all about nutrition? OK, name the primary functions of proteolytic (protein eating) enzymes in the body? If you said digestion go to the rear of the class! Digestion is one of the last things a proteolytic enzyme does. While most of us can name the actions of every vitamin and herb in creation, 99% of the people in the natural health, pharmaceutical and even medical world don't know what enzymes really are, what they do, and how they are being used to help human function.

First let talk about what an enzyme is – an enzyme is a large protein molecule that cleaves, cuts or eats specific pre-designated things (think of Pac Man with shark-like teeth). Depending on the programming of the “teeth”, the enzymes fit over certain substances in a lock and key fashion, cutting through one specific type of thing, a particular type protein let’s say, yet leaving undisturbed protein of a similar but slightly different type.

Enzymes are essential as “bio catalysts”, in other words they speed the action of chemical reactions. Without enzymes involved in every cellular event in our bodies, the chemical reactions within us would be so slow as to make life as we know it impossible. There are some 3000+ enzymes in the human body, most of them of the proteolytic type. These 3,000+ enzymes create between 7,000 to 25,000 different enzyme reactions. The 3,000 enzymes themselves are created as a result of either our own enzyme production (which is finite in nature), or created from ingesting enzymes from our live or uncooked food.

This leads us to two issues:

1) Enzymes are heat sensitive. Temperatures of 105 to 125 degrees F kill enzymes and their related activity. So cooked foods have virtually nothing in the way of enzymes. Enzyme cultured in laboratories can be made with an increased resistance to heat both in terms of degrees and in terms of time exposed to higher temperatures but overall, the enzymes in food die from cooking.

2) Many scientists and physicians in the US still believe that enzymes are too big to pass through the intestinal tract and get into the blood stream intact. Something the size of Pac Man when compared to the dots he eats cannot possibly be absorbed through the tiny pores of the intestinal membrane. This ignores the medically known fact that Salmonella, a molecule 5 times larger than the largest enzyme, easily passes through the intestinal wall to be absorbed whole (i.e. without being broken down and digested), into the blood stream. For those late bloomers here in the States – there are over 200 peer reviewed medical and university studies proving beyond the shadow of a doubt not only the absorption of enzymes but their medical therapeutic actions.

By now you may be asking yourself just what do enzymes do? Let's take a look at the three major forms of basic enzymes in the body and look into the work they do. There are three major subdivisions of enzymes in the human system:

Proteases, which eat or breakdown protein.

Lipases, which eat or break down fats.

Amylases, which eat or breakdown carbohydrates.

“Wait a minute”, you'll say, “that all sounds like digestion; I thought you said that digestion is the last thing an enzymes does”? Quite so; let’s look at what these enzymes are cleaving and where!

Of the 3 enzymes listed, proteases and lipases have systemic functions. That means they perform jobs all over the body in most every system. Only amylase, the carbohydrate lysing (cleaving or eating) enzyme acts almost solely in digestion.

The first thing the proteolytic enzymes do is to create what is known as the enzyme cascade. Most of the enzymes active in the reactions that occur body- wide are proteolytic in nature; that is, they are concerned with cleaving a type of specific protein or another (we have literally hundreds of different types and arrangements of proteins in our bodies). So the vast majority of the 7,000 to 25,000 enzymatic reactions that need to happen within us are proteolytic in nature. Aside from the 25,000 possible reactions of protein eating enzymes science now knows, they have 5 primary functions:

Natural Anti-Inflammatory.

They are the first line of defense against inflammation. (1,2,3 ). Inflammation 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 the knee is undergoing 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 pain, redness and swelling – the classic earmarks for inflammation. This at first is a beneficial reaction; it warns us that a part of ourselves is hurt and needs attention. But, inflammation is self perpetuating, itself creating an irritation that the body makes CIC’s to in response!

Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Celebrex, Vioxx and the rest of the Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) all work by keeping the body from making all CIC’s . This ignores the fact that some CIC’s are vital to life, like those that maintain the lining of the intestine and those that keep the kidneys functioning! Not to mention the fact that they, along with acetaminophen are highly toxic to the liver. Every year 20,000 Americans die from these over the counter drugs and another 100,000 will wind up in the hospital with liver damage, kidney damage or bleeding intestines from the side effects of these drugs. (4,5 ).

Systemic enzymes on the other hand are perfectly safe and free of dangerous side effects. They have no LD-50, or toxic dose. (6). Best of all, systemic enzymes can tell the difference between the good CIC’s and the bad ones because hydrolytic enzymes are lock and key mechanisms and their “teeth” will only fit over the bad CIC’s. So instead of preventing the creation of all CIC’s , systemic enzymes just “eat” the bad ones and in so doing, lower inflammation everywhere and with that, pain is lowered also.

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 plum out of enzymes and be stone cold 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 in it’s wisdom begins to dole out our enzymes with an eyedropper instead of with a tablespoon; the result is the repair mechanism of the body goes off balance and has nothing to reduce the over abundance of fibrin it deposits in nearly every thing from simple cuts, to the inside of our internal organs and blood vessels. It is then when most women begin to develop things like fibrocystic breast disease, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and 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 with 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 its 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 garbage and dead material. 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, but given the sluggish and near toxic or toxic state of everyone’s liver these days, that seldom happens. So the sludge remains in the blood, waiting for the liver to have enough free working space and enough enzymes to clean the trash out of the blood. This can take days, and for some folks, 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 minimize the leading causes of stroke and heart attack causing blood clots. (8).

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

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

And here we come to the only warning we have to give concerning the use of systemic enzyme – don’t use the product if you are a hemophiliac or are on prescription blood thinners like Coumadin, Heparin and Plavix. The enzymes cause the drugs to work better so there is the possibility of thinning the blood too much.

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 cranked up too high then the system creates antibodies that attack its own tissues as is seen in the auto immune diseases of MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Lupus. Here therapeutic dosing of oral administered systemic enzymes will tone down immune function and eat away at the antibodies the immune system is making to attack its body’s 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.

Virus Fighting.

Viruses harm us by replicating in our bodies. To do this, a virus 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 ability of that virus’s viral replication by rendering individual viruses 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). Even now the US Military has developed a proteolytic enzyme blend to be used as an anti biological warfare agent against Anthrax and viruses. ( 12 ).

As can be seen the primary actions of proteolytic actions are impressive and hold great promise for health and medical applications.

Though the bulk of body-wide enzyme reactions are proteolytic , the remaining systemic enzyme, lipase performs some important jobs as well. The most important action of lipase lends itself to service in a few different areas:

Fat Loss / Energy Releasing By Dissolving Body Fat:

Lipase breaks down body fat so that it can start the long drawn out process of becoming blood sugar. Unfortunately as we age our own production of enzymes decreases and with that our ability to turn fat into energy decreases also. This could be one of the reasons why it is so difficult to lose weight after thirty-five. Lipase supplementation could be used to cause the breakdown of body fat, helping its conversion into energy, while decreasing body weight and cholesterol. (13).

Still think enzymes are used only for digestion? Stick around; there are a myriad of other uses and applications for systemic enzymes that will come to the fore in the near future. Enzymes are our most important nutrients!

References:

1) Bodhankar S.L., Et Al: Anti Inflammatory and Analgesic activity of Exclzyme -EN. Scientific Abstracts, 54^th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2002, Pune .

2) Mazzone A, et al.: Evaluation of Serratia peptidase in acute or chronic inflammation of otorhinolaryngology pathology: a multicentre, double blind, randomized trial versus placebo. J Int Med Res. 1990; 18(5):379-88.

3) Kee W., H. Tan S, L ., Lee V. Salmon Y. M.: The treatment of breast engorgement with Serrapeptase: a randomized double blind controlled trial. Singapore Med J. 1989:30(l):48-54.

4) Celebrex article Wall Street Journal 19 April 1999.

5) No author listed: Regular Use of Pain Relievers Can Have Dangerous Results. Kaleidoscope Interactive News, American Medical Association media briefing. July 24, 1997.

6) Enzymes – A Drug of the Future, Prof. Heinrich Wrba MD and Otto PecherMD . Published 1993 Eco Med.

7) Kakinumu A. et al.: Regression of fibrinolysis in scalded rats by administration of serrapeptase. Biochem. Pharmacol. 31:2861-2866 ,1982.
8) Ernst E., Matrai A.: Oral Therapy with proteolytic enzymes for modifying blood rheology . Klin Wschr . 65 (1987), 994.

9) Kunze R., Ransberger K., et at: Humoral immunomodulatory capasity of proteases in immune complex decomposition and formation. First International symposium on combination therapies, Washington , DC , 1991.

10) Jager H.: Hydrolytic Enzymes in the therapy of HIV disease. Zeitschr. Allgemeinmed., 19 (1990), 160.

11) Bartsch W.: The treatment of herpes zoster using proteolytic enzymes. Der Informierte Arzt . 2 (1974), 424-429.