Re: :Proteases thinning blood? [Devin]

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Devin,

Are you aware of anyone using enzymes as a blood thinner for stroke

patients? Would there be any benefits to using enzymes vs. Coumadin

in such cases?

> No, this is not a concern to the children, except if hemophilia is

a

> condition.

> The thinning is actually very minor, if at all; as I stated

earlier,

> it requires large and frequent dosing to have a substantial effect.

>

> This is helpful, however, in one way. It can reduce bruising, or

> actually accelerates the wound resolution process. If I fall, get

> hit by a baseball (happened last summer), or have other soft-tissue

> injury, I will take 5 or 6 Peptizyde at a time, on an empty

stomach,

> every 4 hours for two days. Usually, a bruise will go through the

> different color phases much quicker, and be gone in about half the

> time it usually takes. What happens is that some of the enzyme

gets

> absorbed, and helps break up the fibrin clots in the small

> capillaries. This increases blood flow to the affected area, with

> increased oxygenation. Clears away the cellular debris resulting

> from a wound faster.

> Devin