Enzymes: Your Seven Step Guide, Part 2

Written by Loring A. Windblad


This compilation of information is Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. The references for this series of articles isrepparttar author’s personal knowledge and experience,repparttar 113858 book “Enzymes for Autism and other Nurological Conditions. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including this header, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.

Part 4. Compare pricing – Calculating cost comparisons

Once you have picked a product that containsrepparttar 113859 enzymes you need to meet your goals, and you see thatrepparttar 113860 label lists certified activity units, you have several ways to further compare products. What isrepparttar 113861 cost per capsule?

To find out whatrepparttar 113862 cost per capsule is, first find out how many capsules are inrepparttar 113863 bottle fromrepparttar 113864 label. Capsules are better becauserepparttar 113865 process of making tablets is hard on enzyme integrity or activity. Write this number down as Number of Capsules per Bottle. Next, addrepparttar 113866 price forrepparttar 113867 bottle, any extra discounts, taxes, and/or shipping charges to findrepparttar 113868 Total Cost per Bottle. Now dividerepparttar 113869 Total Cost per Number of Capsules. This gives yourepparttar 113870 Cost per Capsule.

What isrepparttar 113871 activity per capsule? Sometimes it is helpful to compare products by activity per capsule. The product label may already listrepparttar 113872 activity per capsule. You always want to buy a product that listsrepparttar 113873 ingredients by acceptable units for activity, not by weight (such as in milligrams – mg). Weight tells you nothing. You can have 100 mg in an enzyme capsule but if it has zero activity, it is worthless to you. 100 mg may contain 5 units of activity or 500,000 units of activity. You can only compare values for activity ifrepparttar 113874 units are identical. FCCLU is notrepparttar 113875 same as LU.

Ifrepparttar 113876 units are not identical, you need to findrepparttar 113877 conversion factor to get them into similar units. Ifrepparttar 113878 units are not identical and there is no conversion factor, you cannot make a side-by-side comparison and will need to look at other factors.

The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) helped by establishing a standard forrepparttar 113879 pancreatic enzymes (animal-derived) by which you can compare other enzyme supplements, such as plant_ and microbial-derived. This standard is called ‘X’ and contains an equivalent of:

25 USP units of amylase, 2 USP units of lipase, and 25 USP units of proteolytic enzymes If a supplement contains 5X pancreatic enzymes, it would provide five timesrepparttar 113880 amount of each ofrepparttar 113881 enzymes in this standard, or 125 USP amylase, 10 USP lipase, and 123 USP protease. There is no direct conversion between USP units and FCC units, because they are produced from different sources, using different methods.

How many capsules will you need to take? Comparerepparttar 113882 activity per capsule along with how many capsules you will need to take. Some products say one capsule per mea, other say 4 or more. That can make quite a difference when buying.

Not many products are sold as straight enzyme powder because constantly exposingrepparttar 113883 powder to air can droprepparttar 113884 activity level. Sorepparttar 113885 first doses may have a much higher activity thanrepparttar 113886 powder nearerrepparttar 113887 bottom ofrepparttar 113888 container byrepparttar 113889 time you actually get around to using it. Generally, one capsule's worth of enzymes equals about one-eighth teaspoon.

ALWAYS check how many capsules count as ‘one serving’ or ‘one dose.’ Just looking atrepparttar 113890 list of ingredients andrepparttar 113891 amount of activity on a label and automatically thinking it is for one capsule is very easy to do. Marketing departments know this too. It may look like you are getting a lot of enzyme activity per serving, howeverrepparttar 113892 serving size may be more than one capsule. This is a common practice for many dietary supplements, not just digestive enzymes. Also, note how many capsules per bottle. Usually for enzymes, capsules come in increments of 60, 90, or 120.

Cost comparisons may look something like this:

Bio88+ (Plus) 200,000 CFUs at time of manufacture 88 Vegetarian-based certified organic products used to producerepparttar 113893 enzymes 15 Proprietary Pro-Biotics included 45 days, twice daily, supply for $40

------ 40 cents per serving

from Company A: 24.4 Prozyme Protein 21.1 Prozyme All_purpose (contains some protease) —— 45.5 cents total using 2 capsules for all food groups

from Company B: 24.4 Digestase Alpha_protein 19.1 Digestase Beta_carbs —— 43.5 cents total using 2 capsules, but have no enzymes for fats and sugars

from Company C: 30.0 Foodase Proteins and Sugars 27.8 Foodase Fats 25.0 Foodase Starches —— 82.8 cents total using 3 capsules for all food groups

You can go with one complete product, such as Bio88+ (Plus) or you can mix and match enzyme products, so you do not have to buy everything from one company. Check to see that allrepparttar 113894 products you are considering use a very high standard of manufacturing methods and quality control. All products should use quality ingredients, including sulfite-free papain or a manufacturing method that does not require sulfite. This will not necessarily be listed onrepparttar 113895 label, so double-check from others orrepparttar 113896 manufacturer. You may want to note if products come packaged in gelatin capsules (animal based) or veggie capsules (vegetable based), if this is a concern for you.

You will also need to factor in individual responses. Any individual may have a better reaction to one formulation, but not another for some unidentifiable reason. Nothing in a real laboratory, or what other people with similar symptoms say, can always predict how any individual will respond.

Part 5. What other stuff is inrepparttar 113897 product besides enzymes?

You will also need to check for any additives, fillers, binders, or other ingredients that are inrepparttar 113898 product besides enzymes. You will have to decide if you need these extras at all, or want to pay for them, or if they may cause an adverse reaction. Possible items are:

"How To Increase Your Energy Level"

Written by Sonny Julius


How is your energy level? Do you jump out of bed inrepparttar morning early full of energy and are excited about getting your day started in "high gear"? Are you one of those individuals who has your day already planned and can hardly wait to get started on allrepparttar 113857 activities you've scheduled forrepparttar 113858 day? Is this you "Mr. or Mrs. Motivated Person"? I hope you fall into this category because if you do,life will be more pleasant and you are apt to be a more healthy person, too. If, onrepparttar 113859 other hand, you awake tired, feel rundown and try to go back asleep again you could be experiencing a serious problem that probably needs to be addressed immediately. This type of condition can not only cause chronic fatigue and exhaustion but other related conditions as well such as: insomnia, stress, anxiety and depression. I don't claim to be an expert on this subject but I do know that creating some kind of excitement in your life can be very helpful in remedying this condition. Having a daily goal plan and takingrepparttar 113860 necessary action to implement your goals can surely make your life more upbeat. It could ultimately be justrepparttar 113861 thing to improve and/or manage this condition.

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