Frequently Asked Questions
USING WOBENZYM® FOR TREATING DISEASES OF BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM
What do we know about the benefits of Wobenzym®
on the nervous system?
The nervous system is just as sensitive to the
assaults of systemic inflammation as other body systems.
Inflammation plays a critical role in the development of
debilitating neurological conditions such as
Alzheimer’s disease, which some doctors
describe as “the brain on fire”. In fact, it is now more appropriate
to call Alzheimer’s and inflammatory disease. The phrase
“degenerative brain disease” does not appropriate describe the fact
a root cause is the active inflammation taking place in the brain.
We now know that systemic inflammation increases production of the
pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor alpha).
A recent study of three hundred patients noted that increased serum
levels of TNF-alpha due to systemic inflammation are associated with
increased rate of cognitive decline.
Research has shown, without a doubt, that Wobenzym decreases serum
levels of TNF-alpha. As we saw in the rheumatoid arthritis studies,
patients treated with Wobenzym have
TNF-alpha levels less than half the levels seen in untreated
patients. This decrease is the pro-inflammatory cytokine
TNF-alpha is one of the mechanisms by which Wobenzym can decrease
the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
I cannot overemphasize how important it is to have TNF-alpha levels
lowered. If the levels of that pro-inflammatory cytokine are not
kept in check, we see increased production of
amyloid beta peptides, the main component
of the plaques that appear in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. By
decreasing TNF-alpha, Wobenzym can decrease the formation of those
dangerous amyloid beta peptides.
Another important finding is that Wobenzym can promote the breakdown
and clearance of these amyloid beta peptides. A number of studies
show that when
alpha-2-macroglobulin is activated the amyloid beta peptides are one
of the
biomarkers of inflammation that are broken down, and removed from tissues at an accelerated rate.
Are there other diseases of the nervous system that Wobenzym can help?
Multiple sclerosis patients treated with
Wobenzym showed a decreased number of attacks and a shortened
duration of those fewer attacks that did occur. The studies conclude
that the stabilization of the nervous
system and the improved activities of daily living were a direct
result of the decreased inflammatory activity due to use of
Wobenzym.
From what we know about diseases and dysfunctions of the nervous
system, it would be fair to say that any nerve problem that is due
to inflammation can be improved by Wobenzym.
Even
nerve conditions like sciatica?
There is a significant amount of research showing that
lowering TNF-alpha levels is the key to treating sciatica. There is
a focus on using pharmacological agents that are injected to
decrease TNF-alpha. Unfortunately those injections carry – what the
manufacturer calls “serious (sometimes fatal) side effects”. There
is no doubt that decreasing TNF-alpha will fix sciatica. It is also
obvious that Wobenzym® is a safe and effective way of
accomplishing that goal.
Bells’ palsy is also associated with increased pro-inflammatory
cytokines, including high TNF-alpha. The high TNF-alpha in patients
with Bell’s palsy is considered a key factor in the development of
the disease.
What
about the numbness that can happen with diabetes?
TNF-alpha and interleukin-6 are both increased in
patients with type 1
diabetes mellitus and diabetic
neuropathy. Wobenzym lowers these pro-inflammatory cytokines, sp we
again can see protection from diabetic neuropathy. When Wobenzym was
added to the therapies for children with type 1 diabetes, we see
lower HbA1c, and higher levels of C-peptide. C-peptide, a marker of
how much insulin the pancreas can still make, decreases the onset
and progression of the
complications of diabetes such as diabetic
neuropathy.
In fact, C-peptide decreases the progression of many
diabetes-related complications. By helping the body raise c-petide
levels, Wobenzym also decreases the risk and progression of diabetes
kidney disease a very common complication that can occur with
diabetes. That is just one the benefits that Wobenzym®
has for diseases of the kidneys.
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