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We use 5 different digestive enzymes formulas depending on the specific needs of the individual. There are formulas for gall bladder problems (inability to digest fat) and enzymes to better digest protein, carbohydrates and fiber. Also there are enzymes to digest milk, wheat, sugar and beans. A case history and preventative physical exam help determine which specific formula is best for each person.

We have a number of crisis management enzymes formulas that are taken away from meals to solve a specific therapeutic problem. There are enzymes formulas to support the immune system and help eliminate bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungus and parasites. There are formulas to reduce cholesterol and plaque in the blood vessels. There are anti-inflammatory formulas and enzyme formulas that reduce muscle and joint stiffness.

We also use botanical formulas to support organs and glands and to provide nutrition to the cells of the body.

• Cranial Manipulation is used for sinus conditions, snoring and headaches.
• Spinal Extremity Correction (SEC) is used for a wide variety of musculoskeletal problems including neck and back problems.
• Bowtech involves a series of gentle moves to balance muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones.
   

PLANT ENZYMES TO AID DIGESTION:
 

For digestion of food, plant enzymes are far superior to pancreatic, papaya or bromelainenzymes for several reasons. Plant enzymes work in a broad pH range of 3 to 8 so they work in any pH in the body. Pancreatic enzymes only work in an alkaline environment of 7.8 to 8.4. When a person's body is too acidic for a number of reasons, including taking hydrochloric acid tablets, pancreatic enzymes will not work. Plant enzymes work optimally at a temperature of around 98 degrees F which is close to the body temperature, whereas papaya enzymes work optimally at a temperature of 105 degrees F which is warmer than normal body temperature. Bromelain or pineapple enzymes are even less effective because they work at an optimal temperature of 130 degrees F. Both papaya and bromelain work well as meat tenderizers, but not very effective for the digestion of food! 

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ENZYMES TO REDUCE BLOOD CLOTTING:
 

An enzyme formula which is high in lipase, the fat digesting enzyme, acts as a blood thinner to prevent the tendency of blood clots and stroke. Because this enzyme is derived from plant enzymes, it is much safer than aspirin.

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NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS WITH ENZYMES: 
 

The vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements that work the best are blended with digestive enzymes. People with chronic diseases usually suffer from digestive disorders and are unable to fully digest their nutritional supplements. The supplements with added enzymes ensure that people will assimilate their remedies. Since allergic reactions are often a result of poor digestion, remedies with enzymes seldom cause allergic reactions.

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DEPRESSION:
 

Depression is a very common problem in our society today. Since there are many cases of depression, it helps to do preventative lab testing to determine each person's unique chemical balance. Depression is often due to a vitamin B complex deficiency which results from a diet of refined foods such as white sugar and white flour. A diet of refined foods deprives the body of B complex vitamins as well as minerals such as chromium. Chromium is necessary to stabilize blood sugar. Unstable blood sugar can result in depression. Taking synthetic vitamins does not solve the B vitamin deficiency because for vitamins to be effective, they must be together in a balance with enzymes, co-enzymes and trace minerals the way they are found in natural whole foods. When vitamins are isolated from the whole foods, the enzymes, co-enzymes and trace minerals are left out and the vitamin does not work effectively in the body. We recommend a B vitamin supplement from whole foods so that all the natural factors are available and in balance. To assure that the person fully digests and assimilates the B complex, plant enzymes are added to the capsule. We are seeing very good results with depression and manic depression with these methods.

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CANDIDA TREATMENT WITH ENZYMES: 
 

Candida albicans is a parasitic yeast fungus organism whose infestation in the human body can cause a wide range of physical and mental symptoms including anxiety, depression, tiredness, allergies, memory loss and blood sugar imbalances. Candida normally lives in low levels in the intestinal tract. When the immune system is weakened, the body is no longer able to keep Candida in check and Candida will flourish in its fungal form and will cause many detrimental symptoms. Anti-fungal drug therapies are commonly used to kill the yeast. This will only relieve the ill effects of the condition while the drug is being taken, but it will not prevent recurrence of the Candida. Also many people experience an unpleasant "die-off" reaction with these anti-fungal drugs due to the ability of the immune system to handle the toxins produced by a large number of Candida organisms. The most effective treatment of Candida involves strengthening the immune system so it can reduce the number of Candida organisms to a normal level and defend against Candida infestation. Since the immune system must divide its attention between destroying excess Candida and breaking down the undigested protein in the blood, plant protease enzymes are given between meals to aide the immune system. Protease will digest the protein in the blood allowing the lymphocytes to digest the Candida organisms. There are no "die-off" reactions because the protease enzymes digest the toxins resulting from the dead Candida organisms. We are see dramatic results with treatment of Candida using protease enzymes.

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BURSITIS TENDONITIS: 
 

These Conditions respond quickly to our anti-inflammatory enzyme remedies. Other treatments which are helpful in these cases are ultrasound and muscle therapy.

EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV) TREATMENT: 
 

Viruses do not respond well to treatment with drugs because viruses hide inside cells, and drugs are not able to get inside the cell to kill the virus. So people with EBV often suffer for many years with chronic fatigue with little help from medical treatments. An enzyme treatment is now available which helps “starve out” the virus. Enzyme treatment involves using a product high in lipase, the fat digesting enzyme. Lipase allows the cell walls to open up, so the virus comes out of the cells into the blood stream. Protease, the protein-digesting enzyme, is then used to digest the virus in the blood stream. A remedy, which involves antiviral herbs and is high in the mineral Germanium to oxygenate the cell is also used to kill the virus. Many people suffering from Epstein-Barr virus have been helped with this treatment. Other viral conditions including mononucleosis also respond to this treatment. Proteases enzymes help build the inmune system by digesting unwanted bacteria, viruses and toxins in the blood. People undergoing the enzyme approach to EBV can expect slow but steady progress.

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COLON THERAPY FOR DETOXIFICATION:
 

People are exposed to toxins from many sources such as pesticides, drugs and heavy metals. Another common cause of body toxicity is undigested protein, which putrefies in the intestinal tract. In our clinic we use the OBERMEYER TEST to detect putrefied protein. After years of toxicity, this putrefactive protein hardens and coats the walls of the colon. This causes the colon wall to be narrower, and slows down bowel transit time causing the body to retain toxins. This build up of impacted material serves as breeding ground for bacteria and parasites. Specific herbal formulas are available to eliminate parasites. A new formula called #801 helps break up old impacted material so the body can eliminate it. #801 is made of the enzyme cellulase and lactobacillus. Cellulase digests fiber, and lactobacillus is friendly bacteria, which crowds out unfriendly bacteria and yeast. #801 also pulls out many toxins, which lodge in the colon including heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and aluminum. This formula also helps to pull out the residues from pesticides, preservatives, antibiotics and other chemicals. People who have considerable impacted material in the colon will greatly benefit from colon therapy, which gently washes out old impacted material. We have 3 trained and certified colon therapists who are available to administer colon therapy. Once the colon is cleansed, we recommend a maintenance digestive enzyme to fully digest food and assure that undigested food does not accumulate in the colon.

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SPINAL-EXTREMITY CORRECTION (SEC): 
 

This gentle technique brings the spine into alignment. Many people who have suffered from back and neck pain for years benefit from this method. The technique works on muscles, tendons and ligaments, which hold the spine in alignment. By working on the guide-wires that hold the spine in place, a permanent spinal correction can be brought about in as few as 3 to 5 SPINAL CORRECTION sessions. Aligning the spine can result in improved energy, better organ and gland function and improved metabolism.

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MUSCLE THERAPY / ACUPRESSURE / MASSAGE:
 

When administered by qualified therapists, this treatment helps to relieve stress related muscle tension as well as injury induced strains, sprains and muscle spasms. Many of our patients receive regular muscle therapy treatments to help them handle stress. Muscle therapy can help reduce years of accumulated muscle tension. For many people with high stress lifestyles, muscle therapy is a necessity, rather than a luxury. Our licensed therapists are also trained in arthritic and cellulite massage. We also have nutritional muscle relaxants available as well as remedies to help strengthen muscle, ligament and tendon tissue. Also, we have natural anti-inflammatory agents to help with tendonitis and bursitis.

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HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS TO TEST FOR HEAVY METAL TOXICITY: 
 

Nowadays, it is nearly impossible to avoid some degree of heavy metal exposure. People often get Mercury toxicity from fish or from amalgam dental fillings. Cadmium toxicity often results from cigarette smoke. Aluminum toxicity often results from aluminum cookware and deodorants. Lead toxicity can result from auto exhaust and certain paints. Toxic materials often interfere with normal metabolism by taking place of sites that are normally used by minerals. The can cause lowered immunity, fatigue, memory loss and contribute to an inability to lose weight. The cumulative effect of a variety of heavy metals can be more harmful than the effect of individual toxic metals. Fortunately, hair mineral analysis provides us with an objetive method to analyze heavy metal toxicity. Natural chelating agents are available to remove heavy metals.

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A CASE OF CHRONIC FATIGUE / EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS:
 

Darla, a 38-year-old accountant arrived in our office after having seen numerous other physicians without relief from her symptoms. Her previous doctors labeled her condition as chronic fatigue syndrome and told her there was nothing she could do except get plenty of rest. Her most recent medical doctor referred her to our office for nutritional help. “I feel exhausted all the time,” she stated. “I need to go to sleep at 8:00 pm each night and I get up at 7:00 am the next morning. All I do is work, eat and sleep. I am just too exhausted to do anything else. I drink coffee all day just to get through the workday. Can you do anything to help me?” First, we explained to Darla that our approach is to identify the CAUSE of each person’s problem and to balance the body chemistry. The term Chronic fatigue syndrome includes a wide variety of causes such as Epstein-Barr virus, Candida yeast, allergies, hypoglycemia, digestive disorders and toxicity problems. In Darla’s case we identified several underlying causes of her fatigue. Darla’s tests indicated that she wasn’t digesting food well, resulting in nutritional deficiencies resulting in fatigue. Darla also tested positive for Mononucleosis, which is caused by Epstein-Barr virus. To improve Darla’s symptoms, we recommended a digestive enzyme so she could get more energy from her food. We also recommended a special predigested protein supplement to take in place of coffee whenever her energy was low. She found that this protein supplement worked very well and allowed her to function without coffee. We explained to Darla that our Epstein-Barr program utilizes enzymes high in lipase. Lipase digests fat. Since cell walls are largely made of fat, lipase makes the cell walls semi-permeable so the virus can get out of the cells into the blood where the enzymes in the blood can attack the virus. We also recommended protease (protein digesting) enzymes that attack foreign proteins including viruses. We explained to Darla that in the process of getting better, she would have to go through phases of feeling worse. For example, when the virus comes out of the cells into the blood, the person will often experience symptoms of colds, flu and bronchitis. It is very important for the virus to come out of the cells and into the blood stream so the immune system can fight the virus. As long as the virus remains in the cells, there is no hope for correcting the problem. The recovering person may experience several viral episodes of colds, flu and bronchitis. During each viral episode, the dose of protease enzymes is increased in order to digest the virus in the blood. Each viral episode is usually less intense than the last until the virus is totally starved out of the body. With Epstein-Barr virus, the total recovery time can take as long as six months. In Darla’s case, noticeable improvement was noted at two months and by four months the mononucleosis test was back to normal and she was feeling fine. “I am so happy I finally found a solution to this problem,” she stated. “Now I am able to function like a healthy person with only eight hours of sleep and I have time and energy to enjoy my life.”

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A CASE OF SPINAL MISALIGNMENT:
 

R. P., a 63-year-old engineer, had suffered with neck and lower back pain for 23 years. Nothing had given him any long-term relief until a friend referred him for Spinal-Extremity Correction (SEC) Treatments. “I have had many types of spinal treatments, but none of them hold very well,” he explained. We told him that our spinal correction method has helped many people who have suffered from chronic back and neck pain. The technique is a gentle indirect method, which works on muscles, tendons and ligaments that hold the spine in alignment. By working on the guide-wires that hold the spine in place, a permanent spinal correction can often be achieved in as few as 3 to 5 SPINAL CORRECTION SESSIONS. Aligning the spine can result in improved energy, better organ and gland function and improved metabolism.

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SPINAL-EXTREMITY CORRECTION (SEC)  FOR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH:
 

We are able to help people with a wide range of musculo-skeletal conditions such as arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, sprains and strains. We also have nutritional remedies to help with these conditions. Many people routinely receive Spinal-Extremity Correction treatments to improve relaxation and to help their ability to cope with the stresses of modern day life. SEC’s also helps break up old physical patterns, which hold emotional patterns. Breaking-up old physical patterns is beneficial is conjunction with counseling or some other type of emotional release therapy.  

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COLON THERAPY - A KEY TO DETOXIFICATION:
 

The colon is a major organ in the elimination of toxins. When the colon is a breeding ground for old impacted material, toxicity leaks from the colon back into the bloodstream creating a condition of self-intoxification or autointoxification . This blood toxicity results in symptoms of fatigue, mental sluggishness, skin break out, depression and a wide variety of vague symptoms of malaise. To correct the colon toxicity problem, we encourage people to eat high fiber foods such as raw fruits and vegetables. Fiber or bulk has a cleansing effect on the colon. We also recommend digestive enzymes to assure the person fully digests his/her food so that the undigested food cannot create toxicity. Colon therapy gently washes the old toxic impacted material out of the colon. To maintain optimal health, we recommend a high fiber natural foods diet and a maintenance digestive enzyme.

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ENZYMES TO IMPROVE JOINT FLEXABILITY AND TO REDUCE MUSCLES STIFFNESS:
 

Amylase, the carbohydrate-digesting enzyme, can be taken before exercising to increase joint flexibility. It can also be taken after exercising to eliminate LACTIC ACID BUILD-UP, which causes stiffness. Amylase also has anti-inflammatory properties and is one of the remedies often used in treatment of BURSITIS and TENDONITIS.

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MILK, WHEAT AND SUGAR ALLERGIES:
 

We have a special digestive enzyme formula with plant enzymes to digest fat, carbohydrate and protein as well as the enzymes LACTASE to digest MILK, MALTASE to digest WHEAT, and SUCRASE to digest SUGAR. This formula is used for people who feel worse after ingesting milk, wheat, or sugar. People who feel temporarily better after eating sugar but worse one half hour or more, later, don’t have a problem of sucrase deficiency, but rather have HYPOGLYCEMIA or a protein digestion problem resulting in unstable blood sugar levels. Hypoglycemia responds to digestive enzyme formulas that digest high amounts of protein.

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HYPOGLYCEMIA:
 

People with this problem experience blood sugar level drops below normal causing a multitude of symptoms including fatigue, inability to think clearly, and poor memory. When the blood sugar is low, the person craves sweets. Eating sugar brings about temporary improvement followed by a greater drop in blood sugar. The underlying CAUSE is actually the inability to digest protein. 56% of protein, when properly digested, is converted to sugar to maintain stable blood sugar levels. A high fiber diet with moderate amounts of complex carbohydrate is also beneficial. For people with extreme sugar cravings, we recommend the use of specially formulated protein capsules to be taken whenever the cravings occur. The protein capsules are easily digested because enzymes have been added to digest protein. As the person stays on the program, the cravings diminish and eventually go away.

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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME / PMS:
 

Irritability due to PMS often results from calcium deficiency. Women with low blood calcium levels will often experience symptoms of extremely low calcium levels a week before their periods. Calcium supplements will not help if the product is not an absorbable form of calcium or if the woman suffers from poor digestion. Since adequate protein digestion is necessary for calcium utilization, we recommend a plant enzyme formula before meals. We also recommend a calcium supplement blended with plant enzymes to assure proper assimilation.

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ENZYMES FOR HEALTH:
 

The importance of enzymes to human health has been better recognized in the last decade. We at the Naturopathic Clinic use these valuable organic materials in a comprehensive program of evaluating and balancing body chemistry to assure your continued well-being. 

Articles by Dr. Huntoon

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