Has anyone used enzymes as opposed to anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) to help with inflammation/injuries? Have heard about this and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it.
Has anyone used enzymes as opposed to anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) to help with inflammation/injuries? Have heard about this and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it.
You're going to have to be a little more speficic than "enzymes."
This doesn't answer your question, but the notion that we need to routinely reduce inflammation is mistaken. Inflammation is a necessary step in the healing process. Unless it gets out of hand and becomes a problem in and of itself, it can be couterproductive to reduce it.
Yes, it can work quite well. The best brand is Wobenzym
I said systemic enzymes. I had heard that sports teams in Europe use systemic enzymes to help injured players recover from inflammatory conditions more quickly. I also stumbled across this: "Used by team doctors for most major sports teams to help reduce swelling and inflammation, systemic enzymes can ease bruising, pain, and muscle stiffness—and help repair scar tissue following injuries."
Is this useful for distance runners?
Yeah I just looked at that link, seems very much like yet another supplement scam. Biggest money-making crock of s*** in this country today. "Systemic enzymes," what the hell does that even mean? Do you know? Do the people who make that s*** know? Are you aware of how many "systemic enzymes" there are in the body? Trust me, don't waste time and money on this.
enzyme supplements are a crock of s***. enzymes are protiens. if you consume proteins orally, they become denatured by stomach acids and at that point cease to be enzymes
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marijuologist wrote:
enzyme supplements are a crock of s***. enzymes are protiens. if you consume proteins orally, they become denatured by stomach acids and at that point cease to be enzymes
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I want to bump this again because what marijuologist said is 100% accurate. People need to educate themselves more about what they're taking before they waste money and put all this crap in their bodies.
Good call marijuologist...... listen to him folks, he knows his s***