Enzymes

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Protease is responsible for digesting proteins in your food, which is probably one of the most difficult substances to metabolize. Because of this, protease is considered to be one of the most important enzymes that we have. If the digestive process is incomplete, undigested protein can wind up in your circulatory system, as well as in other parts of your body.

When you take protease in higher quantities, it can help to clean up your body by removing the unwanted protein from your circulatory system. This will help to clean up your blood stream, and restore your energy and balance.

One of the tricks of an invading organism is to wrap itself in a large protein shell that the body would view as being "normal". Large amounts of protease can help to remove this protein shell, and allow the body's defense mechanisms can go into action. With the protective barrier down, your immune system can step in and destroy the invading organism.

Additional amounts of protease are also helpful in fighting such things as colds, flu's, and cancerous tumor growths. Protease helps in the healing and recovery from cancer by dissolving the fibrin coating on cancer cells, and thereby giving your immune system a chance to do its job. It can effectively shrink these tumors by helping to remove the dead and abnormal tissues, and by stimulating healthy tissue growth.

Protease refers to a group of enzymes whose catalytic function is to hydrolyze (breakdown) peptide bonds of proteins. They are also called proteolytic enzymes or proteinases. Proteases differ in their ability to hydrolyze various peptide bonds. Each type of protease has a specific kind of peptide bond it breaks. Examples of proteases include: fungal protease, pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain, bromelain, and subtilisin.

Proteolytic enzymes are very important in digestion as they breakdown the protein in foods to liberate the amino acids needed by the body. Additionally, proteolytic enzymes have been used for a long time in various forms of therapy. Their use in medicine is gaining more and more attention as several clinical studies are indicating their benefits in oncology, inflammatory conditions, blood rheology control, and immune regulation.

Contrary to old beliefs, several studies have shown that orally ingested enzymes can bypass the conditions of the GI tract and be absorbed into the blood stream while still maintaining their enzymatic activity. Commercially, proteases are produced in highly controlled aseptic conditions for food supplementation and systemic enzyme therapy.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Bromelain is a protein-digesting enzyme complex derived from the stem of the pineapple plant (Ananas comusus)Pineapple has been used medicinally by natives of the tropics for centuries as a digestive aid and wound healer. Current research is confirming its traditional use, finding that bromelain may have numerous health benefits, including anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, digestive, antidiarrheal, immunomodulatory, and anticancer effects. Bromelain is comprised of proteolytic enzymes or cysteine proteases, which hydrolyze proteins to oligopeptides and amino acids. They also exert proteolytic activity at cell surfaces, thereby altering receptor-ligand interactions. Research suggests that bromelain may relieve inflammation by blocking the production of fibrin and kinin, inflammatory compounds which increase swelling and cause pain. It is theorized that bromelain may also improve immunity by increasing production of interferon (a compound that inhibits the replication of viruses), Tumor Necrosis Factor (proteins that help destroy cancer cells), interleukin, and T- immune cells. Bromelain is used for its anti-inflammatory benefits for conditions such as arthritis, injuries, and surgical wounds. Studies suggest that bromelain supplementation may reduce the pain and inflammation associated with arthritis. Other studies show that bromelain may speed healing and reduce pain associated with injuries, burns, and surgical procedures. Bromelain is reported to be effective in treating sports injuries (trauma) as well. One study found a decrease in pain and swelling in 59 patients with musculoskeletal injuries when treated with bromelain. Bromelain is used to support cardiovascular health by reducing risk factors for heart attack and/or stroke. Studies show that bromelain may inhibit platelet aggregation and possibly decrease the pain and inflammation associated with blood clots; improving some symptoms of angina and thrombophlebitis. Bromelain is used as a digestive aid for various digestive disorders such as diarrhea, stomach ulcers, gout, and pancreatic insufficiency. Experimental studies have shown that bromelain also possesses antidiarrheal effects and inhibits activity of the enterotoxins Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae. Bromelain is also used in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (e.g. chronic bronchitis and acute sinusitis). Bromelain has been shown to have an antitussive effect (cough suppression) and mucolyic activity (reducing the thickness of mucus and bronchial secretions), making it effective in treating respiratory tract diseases. One study in particular demonstrated therapeutic effects in 87% of sinusitis patients treated with bromelain, compared with 68% of sinusitis patients treated with placebo. Bromelain may provide anticancerous effects by inhibiting cancerous tumors. A clinical study in mice found that bromelain decreased lung metastases of Lewis lung cancer cells. Another study of 16 breast cancer patients also demonstrated the therapeutic effects of bromelain, when treated with an oral form. Bromelain may have certain immune-enhancing effects and may boost the effectiveness of certain antibiotics. Therapeutic effects in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis patients were noted when treated with bromelain, trypsin, and the flavonoid rutin, in study. Bromelain may be helpful for women in the treatment of dysmenorrhea and breast engorgement during lactation. Researchers hypothesize that bromelain may have smooth-muscle relaxant effects on the uterus due to prostaglandin modulation. Bromelain should not be taken by individuals allergic to pineapples, honeybee stings, or olive pollen. Pregnant, lactating women and children should not take supplemental bromelain, unless recommended by a health care provider. Side effects may include gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramping, as well as metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. Bromelain may enhance activity of some drugs such as anticoagulants (warfarin), antithrombotic agents (aspirin), and antibiotics (amoxicillin, tetracycline). Individuals taking these drugs should exercise caution in the use of bromelain. Bromelain may also have blood-thinning effects.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Papain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes derived from the juice of the unripe fruit of the tropical plant Caroica papaya, commonly known as papaya. Papain hydrolyzes proteins to form oligopeptides and amino acids. Papain also contains the proteolytic enzyme chymopapain which differs from papain in electrophoretic mobility, solubility and substrate specificity. The molecular weight of chymopapain is approximately 27,000 daltons. Papain is used as a digestive aid. It is also used as a meat tenderizer. Papain has putative anti-inflammatory activity. The activity of papain is expressed in papain units or PU. The assay of papain activity is based on the hydrolysis of casein. Pancreatin enzymes have two important functions in the body: digestion of foods and routine cancer eradication. Pancreatin is a mix of many different enzymes, and those involved in the digestion of proteins are also used to help eliminate cancers that occur. Cancer is often a disease of protein metabolism because the pancreatin enzyme cancer defense mechanism can be overwhelmed by consuming protein rich foods at inappropriate times or in excessive amounts. The body needs a time span each day approaching twelve hours or more without protein consumption for its pancreatin cancer defense mechanism to work optimally. Pancreatin enzymes can be made ineffective by contact with acids or alcohols. A diet comprised mostly of refined foods and meats may result in an acidic body chemistry that depletes these enzymes. Cancer, once established, ensures its survival by continuously generating acid as it inefficiently metabolizes food. Consuming alcoholic beverages can also interfere with the defense mechanism. Many popular cosmetics that contain acids or alcohols are a special concern for skin cancer. Mercury leakage from amalgam tooth fillings is also debilitating to many enzyme functions. Papain is a proteolytic (protein degrading) enzyme, characterized by the ability to hydrolyze large proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. Its broad substrate specificity and ability to hydrolyze small peptides as well as large proteins make Papain an ideal enzymatic supplement.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Nattozimes™ is helpful in the prevention and resolution of excessive clotting and disorders resulting from excessive clotting. Similar to products used extensively in Japan, Nattozimes™ helps to reduce high blood pressure. Natto is fermented soybeans that have been a traditional Japanese staple for more than 1,000 years. Its' medical benefits are widely recognized in Japan, resulting in its increased popularity. Some of the effects are attributed to its soybean origin. Bacillus Natto produces various enzymes, vitamins, amino acids and other nutrients unique to Natto during its fermentation. It is these unique elements that give Natto its distinctive health and medical benefits. Nattokinase and Pyrazine may prevent or resolve blood clots.

Proteases have been extensively studied since the 1960’s for their Fibrinolytic and Antithrombic effects. Many have shown great potential to improve blood fluidity and reduce platelet aggregation. Nattozimes™ is specifically formulated to support the body in breaking up and dissolving unhealthy coagulation of blood and to support Fibrinolytic activity. Nattozimes is a proprietary fungal Proteolytic enzyme blend that matches the unique Fibrinolytic activity of the Natto fermentation process. Studies show the same Thrombolytic and Fibrinolytic activities as Nattokinase, which makes Nattozimes™ a 1 to 1 alternative for Nattokinase for cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory support.

Nattokinase has been used in Japan to treat heart disease and inflammatory disease for over twenty years. The fibrinolytic and antithrombic activities of nattokinase explain these applications. Nattozimes® exhibits these same activities in vitro, demonstrating that Nattozimes® is an excellent substitute for nattokinase in supplements intended to provide cardiovascular or anti-inflammatory support. In vitro, animal studies, and human trials have demonstrated that nattokinase has powerful antithrombic activity (Sumi et al, 1987)(Sumi et al, 1990)(Fujita et al, 1993)(Fujita et al, 1995). In vitro studies clearly show that nattokinase not only actively degrades plasmin and fibrin, important components of thrombi, but that its actions are longer lasting than some standard antithrombic therapies (Sumi et al, 1987)(Fujita et al, 1993). These in vitro findings were further supported by animal models which showed that not only could nattokinase be absorbed through the intestinal tract, but that it acts to dissolve experimental blood clots in vivo (Sumi et al, 1990)(Fujita et al, 1995). Human trials performed by Daiwa Pharmaceutical Company confirmed that previous findings are also applicable to human subjects (http://www.daiwa-pharm.com). While the findings for nattokinase are impressive, it is not the only protease shown to be beneficial for the use in cardiovascular support. Proteases have been extensively studied, since the 1960’s, for their fibrinolytic and antithrombic effects, and many have shown great potential to improve blood fluidity and reduce platelet aggregation (Maurer, 2001)(Larsson et al, 1988)(Taussig and Batkin, 1988)(Felton, 1980). Of particular interest, proteases from Aspergillus oryzae have been shown to form complexes with alpha 2-macroglobulins. These complexes have powerful antithrombic effects, in vivo (Larsson et al, 1988).

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Trypsin and chymotrypsin, like most proleotytic enzymes, are synthesized as inactive zymogen precursors (trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen) to prevent unwanted destruction of cellular proteins, and to regulate when and where enzyme activity occurs. The inactive zymogens are secreted into the duodenum, where they travel the small and large intestines prior to excretion. Zymogens also enter the bloodstream, where they can be detected in serum prior to excretion in urine. Zymogens are converted to the mature, active enzyme by proteolysis to split off a pro-peptide, either in a subcellular compartment or in an extracellular space where they are required for digestion.

Trypsin and chymotrypsin are structurally very similar, although they recognise different substrates. Trypsin acts on lysine and arginine residues, while chymotrypsin acts on large hydrophobic residues such as tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine, both with extraordinary catalytic efficiency. Both enzymes have a catalytic triad of serine, histidine and aspartate within the S1 binding pocket, although the hydrophobic nature of this pocket varies between the two, as do other structural interactions beyond the S1 pocket.

The human pancreas secretes three isoforms of trypsinogen: cationic (trypsinogen-1), anionic (trypsinogen-2) and mesotrypsinogen (trypsinogen-3). Cationic and anionic trypsins are the major isoforms responsible for digestive protein degradation, occurring in a ratio of 2:1, while mesotrypsinogen accounts for less than 5% of pancreatic secretions. Mesotrypsin is a specialised protease known for its resistance to trypsin inhibitors. It is thought to play a special role in the degradation of trypsin inhibitors, possibly to aid in the digestion of inhibitor-rich foods such as soybeans and lima beans. An alternatively spliced mesotrypsinogen in which the signal peptide is replaced with a different exon 1 is expressed in the human brain; the function of this brain trypsinogen is unknown.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Amylase, an enzyme having physiological, commercial, and historical significance, also called diastase. It is found in both plants and animals. Amylase was purified (1835) from malt by Anselme Payen and Jean Persoz. Their work led them to suspect that similar substances, now known as enzymes, might be involved in biochemical processes. Amylase hydrolyzes starch, glycogen, and dextrin to form in all three instances glucose, maltose, and the limit-dextrins. Salivary amylase is known as ptyalin; although humans have this enzyme in their saliva, some mammals, such as horses, dogs, and cats, do not. Ptyalin begins polysaccharide digestion in the mouth; the process is completed in the small intestine by the pancreatic amylase, sometimes called amylopsin. The amylase of malt digests barley starch to the disaccharides that are attacked by yeast in the fermentation process.
Enzymes are a class of proteins which catalyse chemical reactions. Unlike nonbiological catalysts such as charcoal and platinum, which often need harsh extremes of temperature and pH, enzymes must work in the mild conditions of a cell in the body, at approximately 40oC and at a pH between 6.5 and 7.5. When compared with inorganic catalysts, enzymes are different in their rate of reaction (often 106 to 1012 the rate of the uncatalysed reaction) and in their specificity, their ability to act selectively on a small group of chemically similar substances. Chemicals changed by enzyme-catalysed reactions are called the substrates of that enzyme, and they fit into the active site of the enzyme, where the reaction takes place, in a lock-and-key mechanism. The products of the reaction then leave the active site, freeing it up for more similar reactions to take place.
Carbohydrates are one of the three major food groups needed for proper nutrition. Amylase is the digestive enzyme needed to digest carbohydrates. It is a well known fact that cancer feeds on sugars, mainly refined sugars like dextrose, sucrose, dextrin, etc... Cancer needs sugar as it's main source of energy which it gets through the blood supply or ultimately by ingestion. An intake of amylase will keep carbs, especially those used by cancer, to a minimum or yield a converted substance which the body will use. Sugars also cause acid formation which this enzyme helps to reduce.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Lactase is an enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of lactase in the gut can develop abdominal cramping and diarrhea after ingesting milk products.

It has been known for decades that cancer cells produce excessive amounts of lactic acid. The fact that most cancers have poor vascular systems has led cancer scientists to assume that such cells are deprived of a normal supply of oxygen. Researchers believe that without sufficient oxygen, cancer cells must revert to fermentation for their energy supply and this is what causes them to produce excessive lactic acid. I challenge this traditional assumption and suggest instead that cancer cells have dysfunctional mitochondria, which prevent their use of the citric acid cycle. Consequently, pyruvic acid, the normal end product of glycolysis, which normally would enter the mitochondria for its total combustion into energy, is instead converted to lactic acid. Evidence exists to support this hypothesis which, when acknowledged, could dynamically impact both cancer research and the treatment of all forms of cancer.

It is reported that cancer cells can produce forty times more lactic acid than normal cells. Many primitive life forms cannot survive in an oxygen environment and therefore derive their energy from fermentation. In this process they normally produce inordinate amounts of lactic acid. Cancer scientists have assumed that since cancer cells usually have poor vascular systems, they lack oxygen and therefore revert to fermentation for their major source of energy. Researchers believe it is the lack of oxygen that causes cancer cells to produce excessive lactic acid.

Since cancer already creates large amounts of Lactic acid it is a good idea keep lactase in the system to break down lactose. Lactic Acid can result from too much Lactose in one's system. Person's with cancer should be careful not to consume too much mucous rich foods such as dairy. Mucous can impair immune response and cause sinus problems.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Cellulase is an enzyme which breaks down cellulose. Cellulose is an indigestible plant polysaccharide. It is the principal constituent of the cell wall of plants. Cellulase has cellulolytic activity, meaning that it hydrolyzes cellulose. Cellulase hydrolyzes the beta-D-1, 4-glycosidic bonds of cellulose. Cellulase enzymes show activity during the ripening of some fruits, where their effects on cell walls results in softening of the fruit. The vital characteristics of this cellulase complex are 1) the system is multienzymatic; 2) at least three enzyme components are both physically and chemically distinct; and 3) all three components play essential roles in the hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose. The assay for cellulase activity uses a method which determines the effect of cellulase on microcrystalline cellulose with respect to glucose formation. Released glucose is determined in a hexokinase/glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase system at 340 nm.

Cellulase is an enzyme that breaks down cellulose, the carbohydrate that is the main part of the cell walls of plants. Cellulose is nondigestible by humans because we to not produce the enzyme cellulase. Cellulase is produced by grazing animals such as cows (with the aid of the beneficial bacteria that reside in the animal's digestive tract), and is the reason why they can get nutrition from plants such as grasses. The human body does not produce cellulase, however, it is available for supplementation since it can help us break down plant material better, thereby getting the most from the plants that we eat.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Chymotrypsin, proteolytic, or protein-digesting, enzyme active in the mammalian intestinal tract. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins, degrading them into smaller molecules called peptides. Peptides are further split into free amino acids. Chymotrypsin is produced in the pancreas as the inactive, or zymogen, form chymotrypsinogen. Along with other digestive enzymes of the pancreas, chymotrypsinogen is carried in the pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct into the duodenum. There chymotrypsinogen is activated by another enzyme, trypsin, and by molecules of active chymotrypsin.

Together, trypsin and chymotrypsin are also known to be powerful inhibitors of cancer and are considered to be the body's natural "cancer fighters". Scientists at Johns Hopkins and Tsukuba University in Japan have confirmed this. Researcher Paul Talalay, M.D stated that:

"20 years of research confirms that raising the levels of phase II enzymes [glutathione, trypsin and chymotrypsin] can offer a highly effective way to achieve protection against carcinogenesis (development of new cancer)".

This potent inhibition action of phase II enzymes is not hard to explain. Phase II enzymes fight cancers by destroying "trophoblast cells". These cells act as a protective shell to cancer by shielding it from our immune system, thus allowing it to proliferate. Without this protective shell cancer becomes an easy target for the body's immune system to destroy.

Protease | Bromelain | Papain | Nattozimes | Trypsin

Amylase | Lactase | Cellulase | Chymotrypsin | Tracite

Almost every disease, sickness or ailment can be traced to a mineral deficiency. ~Dr. Linus Pauling. Tracite is a highly bio-available, iron-based source of 77 essential minerals and trace elements. Tracite is composed of Ancient organic plant matter derived from humic shale. The fulvic minerals are extracted from the shale using our proprietary pure water method, with absolutely no chemicals or acids used in the process of extraction. Tracite contains more electrolytes than most other products available on the market. The high fulvic acid content of Tracite gives it some unique electrical properties. Every cell in the body depends on fulvic, colloidal trace minerals and elements for that daily trickle charge of bio-electrical energy and independent tests have shown that Tracite has excellent conductivity. Tracite contains both ionic and colloidal particles. When combined with enzymes (see Flora-Zymes), the minerals and trace elements in Tracite form alkalizing detoxifying agents, which neutralize acid and other metabolic by-products, preparing them for elimination. Tracite contains the minerals and trace elements your body needs to keep toxins from accumulating. Some of the immediate benefits of taking Tracite fulvic minerals include increased stamina and endurance, improved mental clarity and physical well-being, and more beautiful skin, hair and nails. Tracite is the best iron supplement available and it greatly increases the bodies ability to absorb nutrients into the cells. It is the only mineral supplement of its kind in the world.

ALPHA 1

Alpha-1 - antitrypsin deficiency is a hereditary disease that may lead to hepatitis and cirrhosis. It is the most common genetic cause of liver disease in children. Adults are also affected and may have lung involvement with emphysema as well as liver disease. The protein alpha-1 - antitrypsin is a substance made in the liver. It plays an important role preventing the breakdown of enzymes in various organs of the body.

A child must inherit the tendency from both parents to develop the disease, alpha-1 -antitrypsin deficiency. The incidence of the disease in the United States is approximately 1:2000 live births. Fortunately, for reasons that are not understood, only 10-20% of the babies born with the deficiency will have liver disease. Decreased levels of the serum protein, alpha-1 - antitrypsin, lead to liver damage with scarring and abnormal liver function.

The disease most often appears in the newborn period with jaundice, swelling of the abdomen, and poor feeding. It may also appear in late childhood or adulthood and be detected because of fatigue, poor appetite, swelling of the abdomen and legs or abnormal liver tests.

The diagnosis is made by blood tests when the serum level of alpha-1 - antitrypsin is low and standard liver function tests are abnormal. Other tests such as urine collection, ultrasound examination, or tests using specialized X-ray techniques may be necessary. A biopsy of the liver (sampling liver tissue with a needle or by operation) is usually performed to look for liver injury. Relatives who are carriers but do not have the disease can also be diagnosed by blood tests.

Currently, there is no cure for this disease. However, certain abnormalities can be treated or controlled. Treatment is designed to maintain normal nutrition, to provide the liver and the body with essential nutrients, and to identify complications early in order to treat them better. Multiple vitamins and vitamins E, D and K are often given. When jaundice is severe or itching appears, phenobarbital or cholestyramine may be used. If the disease progresses, excess body fluid may occur and can be treated with diuretics.

Patients who develop cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) have changes in blood flow through the liver which produce other complications: nosebleeds, bruising, excess body fluid, enlarged veins in the inside of the stomach and esophagus (varices). Occasionally, increases in pressure in these veins make them leak, and internal bleeding may result. Increased sleepiness after eating protein (due to increased blood ammonia levels) and increased risk of infection may be late complications.

The long-term outcome of the disease is variable. Approximately 25% of affected patients develop cirrhosis and its complications, but 75% of individuals will not have any significant liver disease after the newborn period. Some patients with cirrhosis lead relatively normal lives for relatively long periods of time. The reason for this difference is not known. Liver transplantation can be done when liver failure develops and interferes with normal functioning at school, work or in the home.

What Are Proteases?

For more information on proteases see the Australian Protease Network ARC Report

Proteases, proteinases, or peptidases are enzymes that are essential for all life. They are biology's version of Swiss army knives, cutting long sequences of amino acids (called peptides) into fragments that fold into proteins. Amino acids are common building blocks for all life. Organisms (including humans and other mammals) extract them from their environment (diet) or synthesize them, and link them together to form biological polymers (called polypeptides), and then control their size and shape through a variety of mechanisms to form folded globular shapes, known as proteins. Proteases are essential for the synthesis of all proteins, controlling protein composition, size, shape, turnover and ultimate destruction. Their actions are exquisitely selective, each protease being responsible for splitting very specific sequences of amino acids under a preferred set of environmental conditions. They are numerous. There are over 500 human proteases, accounting for 2% of human genes (DNA sequences that code for amino acids), and similar numbers of proteases occur in every plant, insect, marine organism and in all infectious organisms that cause disease.

Why Are Proteases Important?

Proteases play pivotal regulatory roles in conception, birth, digestion, growth, maturation, ageing, and death of all organisms. Proteases regulate most physiological processes by controlling the activation, synthesis and turnover of proteins. Proteases are also essential in viruses, bacteria and parasites for their replication and the spread of infectious diseases, in all insects, organisms and animals for effective transmission of disease, and in human and animal hosts for the mediation and sustenance of diseases.

In medicine, proteases represent important potential targets for medical intervention because of their important regulatory roles in life. It is now known that single amino acid mutations in over 50 human proteases result in hereditary/genetic diseases, a few of which are Also, other genetic or environmental conditions can result in an over- or under- abundance of a particular crucial protease or abnormal levels of natural inhibitors/activators of proteases, leading to abnormal physiology and disease.

Blockbuster drugs have been developed to block (inhibit) viral proteases required for replication of HIV and are currently the most effective treatments for HIV/ AIDS; others block a human protease (thrombin) involved in blood clotting and are among the most effective treatments for stroke and coronary infarction,; and others blocking another human protease (ACE) that raises blood pressure are among the best treatments for high blood pressure or hypertension. Other protease inhibitors are being developed to treat parasitic, fungal, and viral infections; inflammatory, immunological, and respiratory conditions; cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, and cancers. Human proteases have also been identified as important prognostic indicators of diseases, such as kallikreins (e.g. prostate specific antigen) which are promising diagnostics for prostate cancer. A number of other proteases are experimental vaccines currently in development to fight infectious diseases.

In our environment, proteases are key regulators of the life of insects and other agricultural pests, key regulators of growth and health of farm animals, and principal regulators of plants and marine food sources. Research into these relatively under-studied proteases has the potential to contribute spectacularly to our economy by improving plant and animal health through enhanced growth and treatment/prevention of parasite infections, crop protection through new herbicides and pesticides, and increased or faster production of food resources.

Some human proteases (kallikreins, metalloproteases, cathepsins) have been identified as important prognostic indicators of diseases. For example, prostate specific antigen is a protease used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. A number of other proteases are experimental vaccines in current development to fight infectious diseases caused by parasite and viral infections. For example experimental vaccination programmes are either in progress or on the horizon in less developed countries for widespread diseases like malaria, schistosomiasis, and Dengue fever. Proteases associated with toxins such as Clostridium tetani (tetanus toxin) and Bacillus anthracis (anthrax toxin) are also being investigated as possible vaccines.

Protease

"How is it possible that I am sick even though I eat the most organic foods, am very careful with my diet and exercise regularly?"

The answer tends to be: ENZYME DEFICIENCY.

The following is a brief summary of several of the more common enzyme deficiency conditions.

PROTEASE DEFICIENCY CONDITIONS: Protease digests protein. What happens when you are protease deficient? You will have protein deficiency symptoms, depending on how deficient you are in protease. Protease deficiency creates alkaline excess in the blood.

This is not because protease itself is acidic; it is not. Acidity is created through the digestion of protein with protease. Some people may be vegetarian not by choice, but because they are protease deficient and cannot digest protein. Since acidity comes from the digestion of protein with protease, protease-deficient people may have an alkaline excess which can produce anxiety states. Often people take tranquilizers such as Xanex and then they zombie around in a fog, when simply taking protease can, through increased digestion of protein, acidify them to HOMEOSTASIS with resulting relief of their anxiety.

Homeostasis is the dynamic equilibrium within the body. Without successful physiological homeostasis (balance), in which relatively constant conditions are maintained in the internal environment, the body cannot survive. The maintenance of homeostasis involves a number of factors in addition to metabolism, such as water intake and retention, acid-base balance, excretion of waste matter and control of body temperature. In other words our body will do whatever it must to stay in homeostasis.

Protein is also required to carry protein-bound calcium in the blood. Insufficient protein-bound calcium lays the foundation for arthritis and other calcium deficient diseases. Why? When the blood cannot carry calcium because it lacks protein, it withdraws the necessary calcium from the bones to maintain homeostasis. This situation is aggravated in people who take calcium carbonate supplements, such as Tums or other antacids, because this adds to the alkaline stress on the blood. The blood cannot carry ionic calcium as efficiently because ionic calcium requires a certain level of acidity to be present.

Overly alkaline people have a multitude of calcium metabolism problems, such as osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, gouty arthritis, degenerative disc problems, bone spurs and related disorders such as sciatica and ligament problems.

Because 46% of digested protein is converted to glucose upon demand, inadequate protein digestion leads to hypoglycemia (hypoglycemia also has other causes such as hypothyroidism and vitamin deficiency). Symptoms include moodiness, mood swings and irritability among many others.

Water follows protein (literally). Inadequate protein in the blood also means inadequate water. Where does the water go? Into the tissues after the protein! This causes tissue swelling (edema ). Water is forced into the capillaries and into the tissues by the pressure of blood being pumped around the body. By a reverse process, which depends on the water-drawing power of the proteins in the blood, it is reabsorbed in the capillaries from the tissues. These two mechanisms need to remain in balance.

Protein maldigestion leads to a toxic colon. People in this category often have problems in the area of the descending colon (lower right quadrant of the abdomen). This includes developing appendicitis and even more serious problems such as mucous colitis and even colon cancer.

Another of the most common results of protein maldigestion is chronic ear infections and fluid in the ears, especially in children. This is a protease calcium deficiency. To drain fluids from the middle ear, you must increase protease in the blood.

Protease will pull water out of the middle ear, and also the ankles, hands and feet during PMS, and put it back into the blood.

Protease is also involved in the immune system via its action on bacterial debris, certain viruses, and its ability to break down circulating immune complexes. Protease has an ability to digest unwanted debris in the blood and should be considered your friendly blood cleanser. Protease deficient people are immune compromised, making them susceptible to bacterial, viral and yeast Infections and a general decrease in immunity. Protease deficient women are predisposed towards PMS. The only people who cannot tolerate protease are those who suffer from ulcers, gastritis or hiatus hernias. The already damaged mucosal tissue cannot handle the extra acidity from the digested protein AMYLASE DEFICIENCY CONDITIONS: Amylase digests carbohydrates or polysaccharides into smaller disaccharide units, eventually converting them into monosaccharides such as glucose. People who are fat intolerant (can't digest fats) often eat sugar and carbohydrates to make up for the lack of fat in their diet. If their diet is excessive in carbohydrates, they develop an amylase deficiency and symptoms arising therefrom.

Amylase digests not only carbohydrates but also dead white blood cells (pus). For example, when you are low in amylase you are a candidate for abscesses (areas with pus but not bacteria). if you have a toothache and are being treated with antibiotics, but it doesn't go away, chances are you may have an abscess.

Amylase is involved in anti-inflammatory reactions such as those caused by the release of histamine and similar substances.

The inflammatory response usually occurs in organs which are in contact with the outside world such as the lungs and skin.

These include skin problems such as psoriasis, eczema, hives, insect bites, allergic bee and bug stings. atopic dermatitis, and all types of herpes. The lung problems including asthma and emphysema require amylase plus other enzyme formulas depending on the particular condition.

Carbohydrates require phosphorus. If excess refined carbohydrates are consumed, a phosphorus deficiency will result.

Phosphorus deficiencies include: thick blood, tendency towards gastritis (inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract) and stiff joints, especially in the morning. Why stiff joints? Adequate phosphorus prevents the deposit of calcium oxalate and calcium carbonate in the joints. If phosphorus is deficient due to excess consumption of sugar, joint pain results from deposits of oxalates and carbonates Phosphorus deficiency is often accompanied by thick blood and high blood pressure. Please do not feel you can run out and get a phosphorus supplement to solve this problem. Quite the contrary. The only way the calcium and phosphorus can be balanced is by getting them both from the foods in which they originate in a natural, balanced proportion.

Spirulina

Spirulina (Spirulina Pacifica ) is an absolutely pure food
Spirulina is this very particular strain of Spirulina. It is a blue-green algae, one of the oldest foods on the planet. It has a 95% digestibility rate compared with only 10-15% for most foods. It is extremely high in Vitamins, Minerals & Amino Acids (protein).

Spirulina is a Whole Food Unlike Vitamins and other Supplements [top]
Most vitamins on the market are comprised of laboratory-synthesized chemical compounds rather than natural sources. Virtually all vitamins are mix and match amalgams of extracts and concentrates, some of which can accumulate in the body and become toxic if they are fat soluble. The other problem with the mix and match vitamin approach is that vitamin companies are trying to duplicate nature, which can never be done. Spirulina is a balanced natural whole food. It's minerals and vitamins are naturally bio-chelated, meaning they are wrapped in amino-acids for excellent assimilation by the body. It contains over 100 synergistic nutrients and is nature's richest and most complete source of total organic nutrition. Spirulina is a completely natural, and therefore superior, approach to nutrition. It is also much more economical than most mass produced vitamins!

Shown Helpful for joint pain [top]
Spirulina is a rich source Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), which is the "miracle" ingredient of Spirulina. GLA is an essential fatty acid that has been shown very helpful in the relief of joint pain.

Spirulina Is Nature's Richest Whole Food Source of Organic Iron [top]
It is biochelated and is completely nontoxic. It's 58 times richer in organic iron than raw spinach and 28 times richer than raw beef liver!

Spirulina is a Powerful Nutriceutical [top]
The human body is perfectly capable of healing itself if it is provided with the necessary vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other nutrients it needs. There are many foods that have healing and preventative health qualities, but none possess such powerful and wide-ranging and diverse group nutrients as Spirulina. Spirulina provides the body with the proper nutrients it needs so it can heal itself.

Nature's Richest Source of Vitamin B-12 [top]
It's 4-6 times richer than raw beef liver, it's nearest rival. B-12 is known for providing the human body with high energy.

Contains Natural Digestive and Other Enzymes [top]
Over 2000 different enzymes have Enzymes are critical for good health, weather digestive or metabolic. Spirulina has been scientifically demonstrated to increase the reproduction of lacto-bacilli, the bacteria that digests our food.

Contains SOD (Super Oxide Dismutase) [top]
This essential enzyme is crucial to the bodies ability to assimilate amino acids (protein). Without its presence in the body, we are unable to create the 10,000's of long, complex chains of amino acids known as protein.

Richest Whole Food Source Of Vitamin E and Pro Vitamin A [top]
Spirulina has 3 times the Vitamin E than that of raw wheat germ and its biological activity is 49% greater than synthetic vitamin E. It has 25 times the Beta-Carotene than raw carrots. Unlike the preformed vitamin A of synthetics and fish liver oils, beta-carotene is completely nontoxic even in mega doses.

Show to Helpful in Fighting HIV [top]
Scientific studies has demonstrated the usefulness of Spirulina against HIV. (Doc info)

Powerful Natural Detoxifier [top]
Spirulina has a cleansing effect that works first on the digestive system and then on the blood and entire of body after several months of use.

Spirulina is a Complete Protein [top]
This means that Spirulina has all the eight essential amino acids as well as ten others. Most animal protein contain large amounts of fat, which Spirulina does not. Spirulina is less than four calories per gram and almost no cholesterol.

Spirulina is Alkaline and Helps Balance your Body's pH [top]
It is important that we maintain a balance body pH of ideally about 7.2-7.4, which is about neutral. However because of our poor diet of junk food, fast food, over-cooked, processed foods, especially soft drinks (the worst is cola), which have a pH of 2.7. This is several thousand times more acidic than our bodies. This is important because all diseases start and live and thrive in an acidic environment and do not live well in an alkaline environment. Thus it follows that to keep ourselves as alkaline as possible.* Becoming too alkaline is rare but not unheard of. Cancer rates have risen steadily until now that fully one third of all people in the United States will get cancer in their lifetime! The rise of fast, junk and processed foods match those of rising cancer rates. Thirty years ago, cancer in children was almost unheard of. Now they have entire hospital wards given over to children with cancer. We are too acidic! That's why we are getting sick!

Winter Park Florida Water Quality

A recent City of Winter Park (FL) Water Quality Report mentioned a possible health risk "for people that have undergone organ transplants, cancer patients on certain drugs, some elderly people, and infants, and people with HIV ~ Aids or other immune systems disorders from drinking municipal water."

This warning comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is effective for all municipal water systems. This leads one to believe that drinking tap water is a risk, even if you're comparably healthy! A recent research project using specially bred mice that have a weakened immune system had some astonishing results. One group of mice was given plain tap water resulting in an average life span of 235 days. A second group given restructured alkaline ionized water had an average life span of 346 days. The ionized water significantly increased the second groups life span and strengthened their immune system.

Why is regular tap water not the best water to drink? Chlorine, Fluoride, positive ORP and neutral pH are a few answers. Click on these links and the Ionized Water Info links to take the next step to optimum wellness. Read about our Rejuvenator Water Ionizers with their state-of-the-art features at the lowest cost on the market

Cell Food

Cellfood® is the world's leading high-performance oxygen and hydrogen based consumer health product. For over 40 years, Cellfood® has safely provided nutritional benefits, without toxicity. The mastermind and inventor behind Cellfood is Everett Lafayette Storey, twice Nobel Laureate, who worked on the American "Manhattan Project". Albert Einstein called him a "Genius" and credited him with the "water splitting technology" which lead to the development of the hydrogen bomb. Because of exposure to extreme radiation, the people on the project began to die. Everett Storey himself was affected and, by the early 1950s, he had lost 30 kg in weight. So in the process of trying to save his own life Storey invented a deuterium-based product, which he called "Cell Food" or "Liquid Life" in 1956. It kept him alive for almost another 30 years even after exposure to high levels of radiation. Everett Storey spent most of his life researching Cellfood's incredible health benefits. He died in 1984.

Cellfood® Ingredients: contains "Aerobic" proteins, 17 amino acids, 34 enzymes, 78 major and trace elements, deuterons, electrolytes, and dissolved oxygen. Cellfood provides an unsurpassed oxygen and nutrient delivery system, and is absorbed quickly and efficiently by every cell in the body. Cellfood's unique structure oxygenates and feeds the cells, cleaning and tuning up the body's systems throughout the day. Cellfood is made from all-natural plant substances, and is yeast-free and gluten-free. Cellfood's unique formulation comes in an easy to use one ounce bottle and lasts approximately 30 days at the recommended dose of 8 drops three times a day. Cellfood® works well in concert with Microwater, the best water to drink. But even if all you have is tap water, Cellfood will purify the water and energize it for optimum benefit.

Cellfood Ionic Trace Minerals
Actinium Antimony Argon Astatine Barium Beryllium Bismuth Boron Bromine Calcium Carbon Cerium Cesium Chromium Cobalt Copper Dysprosium Erbium Europium Fluorine Gadolinium Gallium Gold Hafnium Helium Holmium Hydrogen	Indium Iodine Iridium Iron Krypton Lanthanum Lithium Lutetium Magnesium Manganese Molybdenum Neodymium Neon Nickel Niobium Nitrogen Osmium Oxygen Palladium Phosphorus Platinum Polonium Potassium Praseodymium Promethium Rhenium Rhodium Rubidium	Ruthenium Samarium Scandium Selenium Silica Silicon Silver Sodium Sulphur Tantalum Technetium Tellurium Terbium Thallium Thorium Tin Titanium Tungsten Vanadium Xenon Ytterbium Zinc Zirconium
Cellfood Major Minerals
Chelated Calcium and Magnesium
Cellfood Aminio Acids
	Alanine Arginine Aspartic Acid Cystine Glutamic Acid Glycine Histidine Isoleucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Threonine Tryptophan Tyrosine Valine

The superiority of Cellfood® as a trace mineral/electrolyte supplement

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus died January 5, 1979. The same day 56 whales beached themselves on the coast of Mexico.

Viruses and Infections Cause Heart Attacks

Dr. Blaylock's Tip of the Week:

Viruses and Infections Cause Heart Attacks

A considerable amount of evidence indicates that atherosclerosis is caused by chronic inflammation, which often begins very early in life.

The dispute among experts is what causes the inflammation. One theory holds that bacteria and viruses may cause this inflammation. In addition, several studies have found a strong relationship between a common bacterium causing gum disease and atherosclerosis. In fact, the same bacterium has been cultured from the crud, or plaque, seen in arteries.

It is the battle between the bacteria/viruses and the immune system, which is in perpetual action to destroy the invaders, that begins the process of atherosclerosis.

When a bacterium or virus invades the body, the immune system sends in its special cells to kill the invaders. One team of special cells, macrophages, does this by releasing a burst of free radicals that destroy the germs long before cholesterol makes its appearance.

As with any infection, especially one that continues for decades, the body tries to seal off the infection. It does this by building a fibrous wall around the battle zone. Over time, this wall can also contain calcium deposits, and as this battle progresses, LDL cholesterol enters the injured blood vessel wall and oxidizes.

The oxidized LDL cholesterol becomes a very irritating substance, causing inflammation.

White blood cells attempt to rid the body of the cholesterol by gobbling it up like a Pac-Man, but some of these cells become so stuffed with the oxidized cholesterol that they burst, adding to the inflammation.

Immune cells then secrete a number of caustic chemicals that cause intense inflammation. Because the immune cells cannot rid the area of the microorganisms, the immune attack continues over decades.

Lead, mercury, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and fluoride can also cause the same set of inflammatory reactions in blood vessels

BEE POLLEN

THE FACTS REGARDING BEE POLLEN

THE SECRET TO LIVING TO 125

The villagers residing in the Caucasus Mountains fascinated Dr. Nicolai Tsitsin, Russian Chief Biologist and prominent member of the Academy of Sciences. These hardy souls seemed to sail effortlessly past the age of 100. Remarkably, more than 200 individuals were over 125 — still actively working and participating in daily activities. After some physical examinations, Dr. Tsitsin discovered that many exhibited signs of “silent heart disease” and scars of “silent heart attacks,” which would have certainly been lethal to a modem man. The doctor believed that being extremely active and working hard well into old age was a contributing factor to their longevity, but he still remained puzzled. He knew there had to be some other factor entering into the equation. He was on a mission to find the common denominator. Then he stumbled on it.

These people all kept bees! Beekeeping is a profession that in itself historically confers some sort of “magical” life protection on its members, a fact confirmed by today’s scientific research. These beekeepers seemed happy and fulfilled, but were otherwise very poor. Bartering among themselves with an exchange of services and homegrown products was the accepted way of life. They had very little cash, so they regularly traded the pure clear honey from the combs of their hives for other necessities. What they kept for themselves, and ate regularly, was the thick residue that accumulated at the bottom of the hives. When Dr. Tsitsin was served some of this sweet, sticky substance in the home of one of the villagers, he had a sudden revelation. After some research and analysis, he concluded that this was the magic elixir that contributed to the remarkable longevity of these beekeepers. The tasty but unattractive glob was rich with golden granules of bee pollen.

Dr. Tsitsin attributed the incredible health and extended life spans of these people to the scientifically documented action of bee pollen and said that taken regularly and in sufficient amounts, bee pollen will prolong the life of man for many years.

What is bee pollen? It is simply flower pollen with a little bit of “magic” added by the bee. The actual gathering of pollen is a lot more complex than it would seem to most of us. When the honeybee spots a flower, she settles on the stamen (the pollen producing part) and skillfully scrapes off the powdery loose pollen with her jaws and front legs. Next, she moistens the pollen with a dab of the honey she brought from the hive. Her tibia contains thick, trimming bristles called “combs,” which she uses to brush the gold powder from her body mid-flight into tiny baskets found on the outside of her legs. When her basket is full, the microscopic golden dust has been pressed down into a single golden granule. Back at the hive, enzymes and nectar are added to the flower pollen to make bee pollen. It is often referred to as “the bread of bees.” It is this that bees use for nourishment, not honey.

Nature’s Perfect Food

One of the most fascinating things about bee pollen is that it can’t be duplicated in a laboratory. Even though thousands of analyses have been made on bee pollen using modem technologies, there still are certain components in it which science cannot identify. The bees add some mysterious ingredients that may very well attribute to its amazing healing properties.

Bee pollen is considered a “superfood,” meaning that it contains every ingredient required for sustaining life. It is 25% vegetable protein (including at least 18 amino acids, and all eight essential amino acids) and contains more than a dozen vitamins, 28 minerals, 11 enzymes and coenzymes, and 11 carbohydrates. This is why they call bee pollen “nature’s perfect food!” It contains every vitamin, mineral and amino acid that the human body needs.

The history of bee pollen is even older than mankind. Bees buzzed over our planet long before humans came into existence. The pollen and honey produced by the bees provided nourishment for animals in the very early days and later for people as well. We now know that primitive man not only fought the bees for their honey, but also feasted on the bee pollen stored in the comb. Aboriginal tribes still feast on bee grubs and regard bee pollen and honey as “well worth the price of a few stings.”

The Bible, Torah, Koran, along with the scrolls of the Orient, the writings of ancient Greece and Rome, even the relatively recent Book of Mormon, all praise the industrious honeybee and her highly nutritious and healing products of the beehive. There are even legends which claim that bee pollen was the secret “ambrosia” eaten by the ancient gods to acquire eternal youth.

Science and Research

Most of the research on the therapeutic properties of bee pollen has taken place in Europe and Russia. Since the 1940s, many analytic studies have been conducted on bee pollen, particularly at the Laboratory of Apiary Research, near Paris, France. These studies used both mice and humans and found bee pollen to be completely nontoxic for both. In nutritional tests, “hundreds of mice have demonstrated that pollen is a complete food and that it is possible to let several successive generations be born and live without the least sign of distress while nourishing them exclusively on pollen.”

Researchers also discovered that bee pollen contained nutritive, energetic, and metabolic properties, as well as antibiotic substances that are effective against colibacillus and certain strains of salmonella. Dr. Paavo Aitrola, a well-known nutritionist in his field, stated, “Pollen is the richest and most complete food in nature. It increases the body’s resistance to stress and disease and also speeds up the healing process in most conditions of ill health...” This is especially important today when pollution, pesticides, preservatives and the over-use of antibiotics continually challenge our immune system.

Dr. Leo Conway, M.D, who treats his patients with pollen by oral ingestion, explains: “All patients who had taken the antigen (pollen) for three years remained free from all allergy symptoms, no matter where they lived and regardless of diet. Control has been achieved in 100 percent of the earlier cases and the field is expanding... Ninety-four percent of all my patients were completely free from allergy symptoms. Of the other six percent, not one followed directions, but even this small percentage were partially relieved nonetheless. Relief of hay fever, pollen-induced asthma, with ever-increasing control of bronchitis, ulcers of the digestive tract, colitis, migraine headaches and urinary disorders were all totally successful.”

Dr. Lars-Erik Essen, M.D., of Halsinborg, Sweden, says: “Bee pollen exerts a profound biological effect. It seems to prevent premature aging of the cells and stimulates growth of new skin tissue. It offers effective protection against dehydration and injects new life into dry cells. It smoothes away wrinkles and stimulates a life-giving blood supply to all skin cells.”

Naum Loyrish, Chief of the former Soviet Academy of Vladivostok reports, “Long lives are attained by bee pollen users. It is one of the original treasure houses of nutrition and medicine. Each grain contains every important substance necessary to life.”

World’s Oldest Champion

Experts have long considered bee pollen a potent healer and a source of prolific power. One of the best case studies illustrating this would be that of the legendary Noel Johnson. In 1964, at age 65, he was diagnosed by his doctor as having a seriously damaged heart. The doctor forbade him any physical activity. What Noel did instead of waiting for his death was to reassess his diet and life style, and discover what he called “the bee’s gifts.” At age 70, he started to consume fresh, raw bee pollen daily. At age 78, he won his first gold medal in the Senior Division of the Marathon race. For years after that, he held the title of World’s Senior Boxing Champion, defeating opponents half his age. He was presented with the Presidential Award for Physical Fitness by President Reagan.

In 1989, he wrote his autobiography, appropriately entitled A Dud at 70- A Stud at 80. In this inspiring book, he attributed his stamina, superb health and longevity to bee pollen: “This miraculous substance from the beehive became the cornerstone of my diet... I know that bee pollen has been the single largest contributor to my extended lifespan. I believe it is this incredible food that gave me the ‘superman’ image... Since I discovered bee pollen at the age of 70, this perfect live food has restored my manhood, brought me to full vigor and sexual potency, and continues to nourish every cell in my body while protecting my health.”

Noel Johnson remained active as a marathon runner until his death at the age of 97. Bee pollen is a timeless wonder, an all-natural creation easily available and affordable to anyone. One’s search for eternal youth should lead straight to the beehive.

Ecologists reckon that over 100,000 species of plants would become extinct without the pollinating work of the bee. Without these plants, life as we know it, perhaps all life, would become impossible.

The World’s Most Complete Food

Bee pollen is the world’s most complete food. It contains every basic vitamin, mineral, enzyme and hormone essential for general well-being and good health. In its fresh, natural form, it is completely absorbed by the body and is 100% digestible.

Professor Alain Callias, Ph.D. at the Academy of Agriculture, Paris, France, investigated whether referring to bee pollen as “nature’s perfect food” was accurate, and if humans could survive on bee pollen alone for an extended period of time. During the course of his studies, he found that 36 grams of bee pollen a day would supply the average man with every necessary nutrient!

Why Choice of Presidents B-Pollen Really Is the Best in the World

Choice of Presidents B-Pollen is 100% fresh, raw, and natural bee pollen acquired from America’s best beekeepers. It contains every living enzyme and nutrient. It has never been heat treated as almost every other bee pollen product on the market. This is important because enzymes begin to be denatured at 118 F. Enzymes are a valuable component of bee pollen, and they are only one of the many classes of nutrients in bee pollen that exhibit bioactivity. Other bioactive phytonutrients include bioflavonoids, phytosterols, carotenoids and more. Excessive exposure to heat can degrade the bioactivity of nutrients. When you purchase Choice of Presidents B-Pollen you’ll notice that the granules are semi-moist and fresh, which is why refrigeration is very important. Regular brands of bee pollen consist of hard and dehydrated granules. They are dehydrated for easy storage, sacrificing nutritional integrity for increased shelf life. The shelf life of Choice of President B-Pollen is approx. 6-12 months.

When you inspect Choice of Presidents B-Pollen, you will see a rainbow of hues and colors. Each color represents a different species of plant. Our bee pollen is collected from a wide range of states and geographic areas and blended together. This is critical for a balanced nutritional profile, especially considering the soil depletion of certain minerals and nutrients from different areas. Only by blending pollen of different species and from different areas and climates can you achieve a perfectly balanced product to fill the nutritional gap in your diet.

Choice of Presidents B-Pollen is not only the best and finest pollen in the world, but the most famous as well. This is the same pollen that was delivered to the White House and enjoyed by such famous political figures as President Reagan, the Prime Ministers of England and Japan, the King of Sweden, the Mir of Hunza and President Gorbachev and his wife Raissa, just to mention a few. This is why this product became known as Choice of Presidents bee pollen. There is another famous figure who savored the benefits of our bee pollen day after day - Noel Johnson. Johnson held all records for long distance running in the over 70 age group and was the only one of his age in the world to run the 26-mile marathon.

Choice of Presidents B-Pollen- 1 lb container - $28.00.

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KTK TECHNICAL INFO

Massive 900cm2 electrolysis cell is double the size of most domestic ionisers,
enabling the unit to ionise more strongly, at higher flow rates and for longer.
This leading feature alone puts the HydroTech ahead of every other machine on
the market.

You will struggle to find out the surface area of other ioniser electrodes -
they normally just state the number of electrodes, but what does it matter how
many electrodes there are if you don't know the electrode size?

The reason why other ioniser manufacturers are using ionisers with electrode
surface areas ranging between 200cm2 and 400cm2 is two-fold. First, because the
electrode materials are platinum and titanium, which are extremely expensive
metals, providing smaller electrodes enables a manufacturer to produce a machine for
less money. Second, inefficient power transformers cause larger electrodes to
heat up and deteriorate - this is not an issue with the HydroTech, which uses an
advanced SMPS electrical system that doesn't use a transformer.





The electrolysis cell is not permanently sealed, which is quite simply because
we want this expensive component to be refurnishable. Every ioniser in the world
will suffer the build up of minerals on the electrodes, decreasing its
performance. As other ionisers ship with a sealed cell, you can do nothing about
this other than dispose of your machine when you test the output pH/ORP to
discover it is no different then your municipal supply. Because we insist on a
lifetime of constant performance, we have the facilities within the UK to
refurbish electrodes, which on the 900cm2 model is usually around 8 years. If
you test any other ioniser that has been used for over 6 months you will find a
decrease in performance, and no performance at all within 2 years.

We offer a lifetime warranty on the electrodes because they will never be
damaged by heat, and can be cleaned to a 'new' condition when necessary. The
ionising potential of the HydroTech is so high, that it can undergo up to 8
years of use before its performance decreases sufficiently to prevent the
machine from ionising at the maximum levels, which themselves are safe limits
imposed by a programme on the central chip.





The HydroTech offers 7 output levels: pH4 to pH10, and ORP +680mV to -400mV.
These levels are programmed to 7 easily identifiable buttons. The unit also has
buttons on its control panel to adjust these levels, in pH increments of 0.1,
permitting over 70 possible levels. The top setting can be adjusted to produce a
maximum ORP of -460mV, at pH 10.2. This is a pre-programmed safety limit, but to
indicate the ability of the HydroTech, if you set the machine to produce acidic
water of pH 4, and collect water from the drainage tube, the alkalinity will be around pH 11.5.





The HydroTech produces a constant pH and ORP, as verified by an on screen
display of the pH and ORP. The ONLY way to produce a constant pH and ORP is to
take measurement and adjust the power to the electrodes accordingly. We claim to
be the only ioniser with a constant output function. Please note any other
claims, be they of artificial intelligence or neuro electric computers, are
absolutely absurd and false. There is no brain inside the ioniser and nothing
brainy about a constant output function. All that is required is a device that
measures the pH & ORP, and the ability to adjust the ionising strength
accordingly.

There are two simple ways to tell if an ioniser is able to produce a stable
output: 1) adjust the input flow rate, 2) test the machine on water with a
different level of dissolved minerals. The first test is easy, and most other
ioniser literature will indicate that the machine ionises more strongly if the
flow rate is decreased (proving that it does not achieve a constant output). The second test requires you either
removing minerals, adding them, or testing the unit under a different water
supplier or indeed different country. Actually, we did all these tests - from
Japan (very soft water) to Ibiza (crazily hard water) - and the machine produced
the same results (noticeably drawing differing amounts of power, which we
measured too).

Of course, the quick way to tell is to look for a display panel that tells you
the pH and ORP, because if the machine is measuring these factors, why would it
keep that information to itself when it's so valuable to the user?





To advance our technology further for the benefit of the user we have created
the worlds only colour display, that changes colour according to the setting.
Anyone with a passing familiarity with pH testing will know that most methods
test using paper or a solution and produce a visual result. From red (acidic) to
a dark blue (alkaline), the HydroTech changes its colour, so you know at a glance what it's doing. Conveniently, red, commonly associated with
danger, is the colour for highly acidic water. This way you'll never have an
accident and drink something unintended.

In addition to colour, the machine beeps whilst producing acidic water.





The HydroTech has a very high flow rate of up to 5 litres per minute, which
simply means less waiting time for water. How does this compare with other
ionisers? Most claim flow rates of up to 3 litres per minute (we have seen 4
stated on websites, but product literature from the manufacturer always claims
3). How does this work in reality? On most municipal water supplies in the UK we
find that the output on the HydroTech is 4.5 litres per minute. On numerous
other makes of ioniser that we have tested, the flow rate is typically less than
2 litres per minute.

Even at 4.5 litres per minute the HydroTech is able to produce results that
other ionisers could only achieve if the inlet flow rate was reduced to less
than 1 litre per minute.

It is worth noting that the HydroTech displays the output flow rate, because
like everything else it is measuring this, and we believe you should know. Thus,
when the HydroTech tells you how many litres of water have been used, and that
it's time to change the filter cartridge, you can trust this basic countdown.
All other water ionisers available perform their countdown in arbitrary units
based on operation time and offer no reflection of actual water volume
processed, making their filter change notification unreliable.





All ionisers need to operate a cleaning cycle. This is due to the unavoidable
mineral build up on the electrodes. Cleaning is performed by reversing the
polarity of the power supplied to the electrodes so that minerals of the
opposite electrical charge move over the plates causing them to de-scale.

The HydroTech Ioniser initiates an automatic cleaning cycle only once every 12
hours. You'll find most other systems either perform their cleaning cycle before
you collect water every time you open the faucet, or operate some faux cleaning method
that doesn't interrupt the collection of alkaline water. Unless acidic water
move throughout all channels of an ionizer normally carrying alkaline water,
those parts will suffer scaling. Whilst the electrolysis cell is the most
valuable part of any ioniser, there are other components too which must be
maintained.





The HydroTech excels in performance by allowing a continuous ionised output for
up to 4 hours without over heating or causing any damage to the electrodes.
Other ionisers (which typically limit ionisation to 15 minutes!) cannot achieve
this because the plating on the electrodes is too thin and fragile and would
risk damage.

One considerable problem affecting this in other ionisers is the use of an
inexpensive and inefficient power transformer, which wastes up to 50% of energy
consumed as lost heat. Apart from a cost saving, transformers are an easy way to
adapt machines to differing global power supplies.

The HydroTech Ioniser uses an advanced SMPS electrical system that doesn't use a
transformer. This switching solution is specific to the power supply
characteristics of the territory within which it is sold, it is extremely power
efficient and far quieter too.