Re: Enzymes /basics

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>>>> Could I get a basic overview of what enzymes are and do.. where

I can get them, etc.

You can look here: www.enzymestuff.com

If you start with the list of links under Enzyme Basics on the left

hand side of the screen, it will walk you through the basics in a

logical order. There are many other links, including on some

supplements, diets, various conditions, etc if you are interested in

certain things.

>>>>Due to prematurity had a lot of oral motor, feeding issues and

docs advised not doing elimination diet because they'd starve.

Right. This can happen when a person's neuro-feedback system isn't

working right. Although the line, " he will eat when he gets hungry

enough " may work for neuro-typical kids, it doesn't work for all the

non-neuro-typcial ones.

>>>>I am waiting (should be in the next couple of days) to get the

book Enzymes and Autism I think it's called... From what I've seen on

> this group... There are two things my sons could be taking -

> Peptizyde and HN-ZYme prime - is that correct?

Peptizyde is the product that is effective enough to allow many, many

families have used over the past 3 years to leave or replace a GFCF

diet, including mine. Some people still need diet particularly in the

beginning. If you just want to supplement for trace amounts of casein

and gluten, there are several other products as well. I just assume

start with the most effective one first, but that's me.

Zyme Prime isn't for use instead of GFCF. It is a broadspectrum

product to help breakdown all types of food (carbs, sugars, fats,

proteins). There are many broad-spectrum products around. One thing

to consider is that it is often helpful to give a strong protease

product separately than or in addition to a broad-spectrum product.

The reason is that proteases can do many other types of pro-active

healing (immune system, healing gut tissue, fighting pathogens,

reducing inflammation and pain, etc). And if the gut if really

injured, the person might not be able to tolerate a lot of proteases.

Being able to dose the proteases separately can be a great success to

enzymes.

>>>> Is their basic function to make the GFCF elimination happen

quicker or be more effective?

For Peptizyde, yes. What is interesting is that just about everyone

on GFCF sees more improvement when enzymes are added. And some people

even see the most improvement when Peptizyde is given OFF GFCF. That

is, they child does best with casein and gluten foods in the diet

plus Peptizyde. Don't really know the reason for this but it probably

has to do with something nutritious in the casein/gluten foods that

was lacking on GFCF.

>>>>I read a study that talks about the results, but I'm curious as

to the basis/logic - what do they do. Are they taken in conjunction

with the B vitamins and anti-fungal. Also are they prescription or

over the counter.

Digestive enzymes are proteins made up of the same amino acids that

other proteins are made of. Their job is to breakdown foods.

Different enzymes work on different foods and have different jobs.

This means that you get the nutrition and energy from the food you

eat. The premise of the GFCF diet is that 2 partial proteins are

insufficiently digested. So instead of taking all the food out of the

diet, if you take an enzyme that can sufficiently break down the

foods, you have replaced the diet. Other diets are built on other

premises. Depends on the person as well but that is the short-answer.

Enzymes are not nutrients in themselves and so good food or nutrition

(like vitamins/minerals) are needed in the system. Put good nutrition

in the body and then the enzymes digest and assist with absorption of

that nutrition. Without enzymes, you body can't really use anything

you put in it. So any food, supplements, or meds might be just

passing on through and out the other end.

Digestive enzymes are mostly over the counter, but some are sold

prescription. They are considered a safe food.

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