Pancreatin

The pancreas is a large gland located in the upper abdomen. It serves two functions. One is to produce insulin and glucagon to help regulate metabolism. The other is to produce pancreatic juice, where it aids digestion.

Pancreatin is a mixture of enzymes: lipase for fats, protease for protein and amylase for breaking down carbohydrates. Full strength Pancreatic Enzymes also contains other enzymes including trypsin and chymotrypsin.

Pancreatin is a digestive enzyme used to supplement loss or low levels of digestive enzymes. It has been claimed to help with food allergies, celiac disease, autoimmune disease, used as an anti-inflammatory, to reduce pain and stiffness from arthritis and for weight loss.

Enzymes work best when taken just before, during and immediately after a meal. When possible, swallow the tablets whole, do not chew. Those individuals at risk for gastric or duodenal ulcers may want to avoid enzyme supplements which may aggravate ulcerated tissues.

Pancreatin is an effective enzyme supplement for replacing missing pancreatic enzymes used in a number of essential body processes.

References:

1. Digestives, Including Enzymes. Department of Pharmacology University of Cape Town

2. Lankisch PG. Enzyme Treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis. Digestion 1993; 54 Suppl 2:21-9

3. Hingorani K. Oral Enzyme Therapy in Severe Back Pain. Br J Clin Pract. 1968 May 5;22 (5): 209-10

PANCREATIN - Do you have a food allergy?
There is a 1-2 "natural" punch that can really knock it out!!! Food allergy is a poorly understood group of diseases. From out of the realms of conflicting scientific reports about food allergy and the relief of these symptoms, we think we can summarize those ideas that are now clear.

While there are some unusual genetic food allergies - such as an inherited intolerance to lactose - most food allergies are caused by foreign protein. If you are allergic to strawberries, it is to the minute quantities of protein - not the flavor, color, fiber or sugar content.

Food allergies are stressful! They alarm the body’s defenses to over-react to a fake "invader" in the system. This over-reaction is the allergy and it is a true stress response. The classic nutritional program is a stress program.

For a food allergy problem we suggest the following nutritional trial:

Cleave the foreign proteins.
Professors of biochemistry draw these structural formulae of proteins on school blackboards. They know that if one small methyl group or "radical" is cleaved off the foreign protein, the protein is changed enough not to be allergic to the patient. Therefore we suggest a large enzyme tablet. Unlike pepsin or papaya products which are excellent in gastrointestinal tract upsets, high pancreatin can actually cleave foreign protein. Nature Most’s product, Pancreatin 7.7 grain has the equivalent of over 2000 mg. Of single strength freeze dried activity. It is one of the largest in the health food field.

Include other Essential Nutrients in your diet.

Adelle Davis and Roger Williams, among other investigators, have long proposed stress programs for stress symptoms - and food allergy is a classic. The following is a basic stress program:
*Vitamin A Beta Carotene 25,000 I.U. (one daily)
*Vitamin B-125 Timed (125 mg. of all B’s)(one daily)
*Vitamin C-1000 Timed (two daily)
*Vitamin E 400 I.U. (mixed natural d-alpha)(two daily)
*Pantothenic Acid 250 mg. (four daily)
*Milk & egg protein (2 tbls. daily)

Add three Pancreatin 7.7 grain tablets daily to the stress program mentioned above and we feel that a substantial percentage of food allergies can be avoided!

Freeze Dried / A Digestive Aid (2000 mg.. Activity)
100 tablets 7.7 grain / 500 mg. .............