If enzymes truly are catalysts which participate in virtually
every bodily process, and if a shortage can cause a variety of
illnesses, then why are they not widely used as a treatment? It
is certainly true that they are not widely used here in the
Americas, but what about other countries? In Europe enzyme
therapy is routinely used to treat a variety of illnesses.
In Salzburg, Austria, Dr. Neuhofer treats her multiple
sclerosis patients with a powerful enzyme mixture which she has
developed. In 1986 she published a statistical analysis of the
results of her enzyme treatment on over 100 patients. 85% of the
patients in the study group showed improvement and 54% of the
patients showed substantial improvement. Dr. Klein, the head
professor at the Rehabilitation Center for Rheumatic Disorders
and Cardiovascular Disease in Saalfelden, Austria published a
study demonstrating the effect of anti-inflammatory enzyme
mixtures in the treatment of arthritis. This and other studies
report that enzymes can be used to alleviate the symptoms of
rheumatologic disorders such as loss of grip strength, the
ability to bend the joints, joint swelling, pain, and morning
stiffness.
Two physicians at the Sports Medicine Investigation Center in
Grunwald, Germany conducted a study of the effect of an anti
inflammatory enzyme mixture on the treatment of a hematoma which
is the medical term for a bruise. The treatment was evaluated as
good for 76% of the enzyme treated subjects and by only 14% of
the placebo treated subjects.
Dr. Zuschlag conducted a study of karate fighters using
enzymes as a precaution before fighting. This was a double blind
study where neither the fighters nor Dr. Zuschlag knew who were
taking the enzymes and who were taking a placebo. At the end of
the testing period the results were studied statistically. In
general the enzyme group recovered from injuries in 7 days while
the placebo group recovered in 16 days.
According to some European Sports Medicine reports, there is
scarcely a top athlete in Germany who is not familiar with enzyme
therapy. Additionally, the top Austrian athletes, runners,
wrestlers, boxers, handball players, and skiers are provided with
enzyme capsules as a precaution to aid in rapid recovery after an
injury.
