Hello again, and thanks for reading the Enzymes Work blog.

We at Enzymes, Inc. would like to wish you all a happy new year, and extend our appreciation to our customers for making this one of our best years ever.

Enzyme supplementation is rapidly gaining mainstream ground as more and more health professionals - and health conscious consumers - are discovering the healing power of enzymes. With the holiday season in full swing, we expected things to be slow around the office - not the case! We’ve been busy, busy, busy - a true testament to the quality and efficacy of our lines of digestive and systemic enzyme supplements.

I’d like to pass a couple of interesting news items along that have occurred in the past week or so:

President Bush signs AER bill into law

This is quite a development in the nutritional supplement industry. Beginning around this time next year, manufacturers of nutritional supplements - as well as over the counter medications - will be required to report all serious adverse events reported from use. This will help to solidify the safety of dietary supplements, as the occurrence of serious adverse events from supplements is expected to be very minimal. It will be interesting to compare the number of adverse events reported from OTC medications. Enzymes, Inc. has been following this issue since its beginning, and we will continue bring you more information on this matter as it develops.

Heartburn drugs linked to hip-fracture risk

Much research has been done on the relationship between proton pump inhibiting drugs and the ability of the body to absorb bone-building calcium. A new study conducted with the University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Medicine at Doylestown Hospital Research Center in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has established a definite link between use of these drugs and hip fracture risk. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, discovered a 44% greater risk of hip fracture than those of non-users. Interestingly enough, digestive enzyme supplementation has been shown to be greatly reduce heartburn, and other digestive complaints - especially when combined with herbal extracts - with no increased risk of hip fracture, or other side effects.

As more and more people are discovering the healing power of enzymes, they are living happier, healthier lives.

We thank you again for your support and business in 2006, and wish you health and success in 2007.

See you next year!

Hello again Enzyme Enthusiasts!

Happy Holidays from everyone at Enzymes, Inc. – thanks again for taking the time to visit our blog and a special thanks to everyone who stops by on a regular basis.

Quite a lot has happened recently in the world of enzymes and nutraceuticals. I’ll hit some of the high points…

Serious adverse event reporting legislation

The serious adverse event reporting bill - S. 3546 - passed the Senate and the House, and is waiting to be signed by the President. It will go into effect a year after, and makes it mandatory for companies to report serious adverse events resulting from their products through MedWatch. A “serious adverse event” is defined as: death, life threatening, requires hospitalization, results in a disability, or causes a congenital anomaly.

Not only will nutraceutical companies be required to report, but so will those producing over the counter medications. As I have mentioned before, it will be interesting to compare the data collected on the two. I believe mandatory reporting of these adverse events will result in establishing the safety of nutritional supplements.

Do you drive tired?

It was recently discovered that the levels of the enzyme Amylase present in saliva can determine how much sleep, or lack thereof, you have been getting. They refer to lack of sleep as incurring “sleep debt”.

The study was done at Washington University in St. Louis, and was conducted on fruit flies – which apparently can go for fairly long periods without sleep. The technology may one day be implemented to increase safety on roadways, and will definitely be used to study the effects of sleep depravation and effectiveness of treatments.

Pharmaceutical study on digestive enzymes

Altus Pharmaceutical has presented results of a phase II clinical trial of a microbial enzyme based digestive enzyme supplement for the treatment of pancreatic insufficiencies in patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Using amylase, protease, and lipase from a microbial source to increase the nutritional absorption of food – what a novel idea!

Well, kudos to them for conducting a study proving the efficacy of digestive enzymes – and for having the big bucks to make it happen.

Studies on HDL drug stopped by Pfizer due to excessive deaths

Sad news from other side of pharmaceutical research - 82 subjects of a study involving a drug intended to raise the level of the “healthy cholesterol” HDL are dead and the study has been halted. Additionally, it was mentioned that others involved in the study experienced “cardiovascular problems”.

Acceptable mortality rate is such a strange thing. Why did it take 82 people dying to clue the researchers something was wrong? It seems to me that if one person dies the study should come to a screeching halt until cause is determined.

Well, that’s it for now – thanks again for your support, and stay tuned for more information!  And don’t forget - if you have a blog or other site, and you visit our blog, link to us!  Thanks.

Hello again.

It seems like we have had quite a bit of traffic to our different sites - www.enzymesinc.com, www.enzymeexperts.com, and www.buyenzymes.com - including our blog…which you are reading right now!

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So, let us know what you think, we hope to hear from you soon!

Hello everyone!

Sorry we haven’t had a blog post in a while. I’ve been “out of pocket” for a while now, but I’ve returned and I’m starting to get back into the swing of things. My Mother got hit out of nowhere with a severe case of pneumonia and was in critical condition for some time. I spent night after night with her in ICU, and I must chalk one up for allopathic medicine. The technology available to, and the expertise of, the doctors and nurses who treated her were above reproach.

They also credited her recovery to her initial good health, including being a non-smoker, eating a vegetarian diet, and getting regular exercise. In fact, when she was able to communicate, one of the first things she said to me was: “get me a probiotic!” Hopefully one day in the not too distant future this will be something hospitals and mainstream medicine in the US will add to it’s repertoire.

Anyway, it’s good to be back, and things have been humming right along here at Enzymes, Inc. In the massive pile of periodicals I found waiting for me on my desk I discovered several mentions of Enzymes, Inc. – which is always nice.

The November issue of Whole Foods featured some quotes from yours truly in an article concerning digestion and digestive aids. Our company VP Lynn Greaves was featured in a Natural Products Marketplace (formerly Health Supplement Retailer) article on digestion, we placed a WellZymes ad as well.

An article on using proteolytic enzymes to combat inflammation written by our technical services department made another appearance, this time in the Journal of the JANMA for the month of November. It was also printed in The Missouri Chiropractor in their October issue. The Journal of the Kansas Chiropractic association also featured an Enzymes, Inc. article on drug nutrient depletion, by our own Dr. Rusty Lieberman, in their Fall 2006 issue. Wow – that’s quite a bit of Enzymes, Ink (ha, ha)! We’ll do our best to keep it up.

Enzymes, Inc. reps have been across the nation the past couple of months as well, attending various seminars and trade shows. Let’s see, there was: Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore at the beginning of October, the Illinois Chiropractic Society on the 20th and 21st of October in Springfield, Illinois, The American Academy of Environmental Medicine annual meeting followed October 26th-29th in Hilton Head, South Carolina, The Unified Chiropractic Association of Oklahoma fall convention was held November 4-5 in Tulsa, the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions event was one of the best we’ve ever attended – it was held in West Chantilly, Virginia November 10-12. It was held succinctly with the CAM Expo West in Los Angeles, California, November 11-12. It was a skeleton crew around the office!

Coming up we will be attending the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) event in Las Vegas, December 7-10, The Missouri Chiropractic Association District II meeting in Kansas City December 15-16, and the annual Parker Seminar in Las Vegas, February 7-9 in 2007.

That’s quite a bit of action for a small business like Enzymes, Inc. Only our biggest competitors (employing hundreds of people) are able to keep up with us! Again and again we are considered to be at the very top of the enzyme-based nutritional supplement industry. Our superior quality products, customer service, and attention to details set us apart from the “big guys” for sure. Thanks again for reading, and choosing Enzymes, Inc. for your enzyme supplement and probiotic needs.

We hope to see you soon!