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Amazing Enzyme for Pain, Stiffness, and Inflammation! For the millions of people who take an -inflammatory medica ons to relieve pain and promote cardiovascular health, there is a supplement that shows amazing promise. The name of this supplement is Serrapeptase, and doctors in Europe and Asia have been prescribing it to treat everything from pain to atherosclero c plaques for nearly 40 years. It is similar to other an -inflammatory enzymes such as pancrea n, bromelain, papain, na okinase, lumbrokinase, trypsin, and chymotrypsin. However, during the 1980s and 1990s it was proposed by separate research conducted in Europe and Japan that Serrapeptase was the most effec ve agent in reducing inflamma on among all other enzyme prepara ons. Serrapeptase is a proteoly c, fibrinoly c, and caseinoly c enzyme that is produced by culturing the enterobacterium Serra a. This bacterium was originally discovered and isolated from the intes nes of silk worms, which synthesize it in order to break down the walls of their cocoons a er undergoing transforma on into a moth. No need to wormy, I mean worry, however, because silk worms have not been involved in the culturing process since it was isolated from them in the 60s. In humans, this enzyme mainly helps to reduce inflamma on and improve circula on by lysing or breaking up something called fibrin – a tough, s ff, fibrous, cross- linked, insoluble protein, which causes blood clots, cysts, and blocks circula on, causing pain. The build- up of this s ff protein can contribute to making your joints s ff, ght, and painful. Wouldn't you rather have strong, flexible, relaxed joints? Joint ssue is already avascular, meaning it has no direct blood flow to it. The effect of lysing this damaged, non-func onal, dead protein fibrin cannot be understated, as many people with chronic pain condi ons lack adequate circula on. Many people may not produce enough of their own proteases to break down fibrin and there are very few supplements that actually cleave it directly. There are many poten al causes of high levels of fibrinogen (and therefore fibrin) in the body, such as deficiencies of par cular nutrients including omega 3s, vitamin C, silica, vitamin K2, lysine, proline, glycine, serine, and B-vitamins, as well as other possible causes such as viruses, bacterial infec ons, heavy metals, intes nal permeability, low testosterone, metabolic syndrome, autoimmune condi ons and certain gene c defects to name a few. So, taking some of these nutrients or addressing some of the other possible causes may provide other alterna ve long term approaches for fibrinogen maintenance besides taking Serrapeptase (more on this subject later). However, Serrapeptase is proving to bring rapid relief for those uncertain as to the causes of their high fibrinogen levels and it is quickly becoming a possible alterna ve to NSAIDs (Non Steroidal An -Inflammatory Drugs) o en used to treat rheumatoid arthri s and osteoarthri s. Serrapeptase has been used to treat many condi ons including carpal tunnel syndrome, sprains, torn ligaments, pain, and post-opera ve inflamma on. Some researchers believe Serrapeptase can play an important role in arterial plaque preven on and removal as well. Serrapeptase For Your Joints Collin Gow, C.N.C. Abby's Magazine - Volume 5 Issue 3| Page 47

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