ViraStop and Lypo Gold: Enzyme Expert Describes Benefits of Therapeutic Enzyme Supplements
Enzymedica’s Director of Research and Development, Maday Labrador recently sat down to explain how therapeutic enzymes differ from digestive enzymes, and what benefits can be expected from Enzymedica’s line of therapeutic enzymes. Featured are two of Enzymedica’s therapeutic supplements, ViraStop and Lypo Gold.
Digestive Enzymes or Therapeutic Enzymes?
Most Americans are familiar with the benefit of digestive enzymes, taking a capsule or two with meals to alleviate digestive discomfort. Our body produces thousands of enzymes, each with a unique and very specific role. We find protease, amylase, and lipase in our digestive system, enzymes which break down the proteins, sugars, and fats in the foods we eat.
Gaining popularity recently are therapeutic enzymes, which go beyond digestion, working in the bloodstream to support metabolic reactions like healthy cellular repair and immunity. We find varieties of these therapeutic enzymes in our organs and glands, traveling through our bloodstream serving as catalysts to our metabolism, immune system, and cardiovascular activity.
Therapeutic enzyme supplements are taken between meals or on an empty stomach so they can be absorbed into the bloodstream and utilized in ways other than digestion. One example is protease, a protein digesting enzyme. Taken as a digestive aid, protease will help break down the proteins in our diet. Research indicates, however, that when taken on an empty stomach protease may aid our body’s immune system, breaking down unwanted materials such as cellular waste. Like protease, the enzyme amylase which targets sugars and starch and lipase which breaks down fats also have the ability to multitask in the body.
Enzymedica’s Therapeutic Enzyme Products
Enzymedica’s ViraStop is a therapeutic enzyme supplement that uses protease to assist the body in its natural immune function. ViraStop contains Enzymedica’s Thera-blend™ of eight different proteases chosen for their unique proteolytic abilities.
Enzymedica’s Lypo Gold is a therapeutic enzyme supplement that uses a lipase Thera-blend™ to assist the body in the management of healthy fat levels in the blood. Lypo Gold can assist in the maintenance of proper lipase levels in the body, and lipase enzymes help support healthy cholesterol and maintain cardiovascular health.
To hear more about therapeutic enzymes and how they work in other Enzymedica products, listen to Maday Labrador’s podcast on therapeutic enzymes here.
