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Conventional medicine often misses a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to enzyme supplementation, leading to ineffective treatments and even worsening conditions. While proteolytic enzymes are powerful tools for addressing gut dysbiosis, autoimmune issues, and even pancreatic health, most practitioners overlook their role in breaking down biofilms. These protective microbial communities can shield pathogens from treatments, rendering therapies useless. Without properly understanding and managing biofilm disruption, haphazard enzyme use can flood the body with toxins, causing severe adverse reactions. This isn't about *what* you take, but *how* you take it, emphasizing the need for a personalized, root-cause approach to avoid unintended consequences and truly heal.
What you'll learn
- Proteolytic enzymes tackle gut dysbiosis, autoimmune conditions, and pancreatic dysfunction.
- Biofilms are protective shields for pathogens, making treatments ineffective.
- Enzymes break down biofilms, releasing trapped organisms into the system.
- Improper biofilm disruption can cause a "dumping effect" of toxins, worsening health.
- Personalized, strategic enzyme use is crucial to avoid severe adverse reactions.
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So we are back with our black sheep So we are back with our black sheep So we are back with our black sheep bites and we are talking about bites and we are talking about bites and we are talking about supplements today and what conventional supplements today and what conventional supplements today and what conventional medicine doesn't tell you about them. So medicine doesn't tell you about them. So medicine doesn't tell you about them. So one of the supplements that I use very one of the supplements that I use very one of the supplements that I use very often for a variety of different often for a variety of different often for a variety of different conditions is going to be a proteolytic conditions is going to be a proteolytic conditions is going to be a proteolytic enzyme. This has actually been studied enzyme. This has actually been studied enzyme. This has actually been studied in depth by Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez who in depth by Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez who in depth by Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez who was pioneering in helping people recover was pioneering in helping people recover was pioneering in helping people recover from pancreatic cancer as well as from pancreatic cancer as well as from pancreatic cancer as well as pancreatitis and a variety of other pancreatitis and a variety of other pancreatitis and a variety of other pancreatic conditions. But some of the pancreatic conditions. But some of the pancreatic conditions. But some of the most severe conditions that have a high most severe conditions that have a high most severe conditions that have a high mortality rate, proteolytic enzymes is mortality rate, proteolytic enzymes is mortality rate, proteolytic enzymes is not necessarily just helping blood sugar not necessarily just helping blood sugar not necessarily just helping blood sugar stabilization, pancreatic function, and stabilization, pancreatic function, and stabilization, pancreatic function, and even the recovery of autoimmune even the recovery of autoimmune even the recovery of autoimmune conditions against the pancreas, but it conditions against the pancreas, but it conditions against the pancreas, but it is also something that is pairing very is also something that is pairing very is also something that is pairing very well for people that are trying to well for people that are trying to well for people that are trying to recover from gut dispiosis, gut recover from gut dispiosis, gut recover from gut dispiosis, gut dysfunction, and parasite infiltration dysfunction, and parasite infiltration dysfunction, and parasite infiltration of their gastrointestinal system. So of their gastrointestinal system. So of their gastrointestinal system. So these proteolytic enzymes, they work these proteolytic enzymes, they work these proteolytic enzymes, they work together with a lot of different together with a lot of different together with a lot of different products in order to target balancing products in order to target balancing products in order to target balancing the microbiome and eradicating out very the microbiome and eradicating out very the microbiome and eradicating out very specific organisms that should not be in specific organisms that should not be in specific organisms that should not be in the gut. the gut. the gut. The one thing that a lot of people don't The one thing that a lot of people don't The one thing that a lot of people don't talk about with proteolytic enzymes, talk about with proteolytic enzymes, talk about with proteolytic enzymes, which is one of the reasons why many which is one of the reasons why many which is one of the reasons why many people will have negative reactions if people will have negative reactions if people will have negative reactions if they're not doing this in the right way they're not doing this in the right way they're not doing this in the right way and if they are not doing it in the and if they are not doing it in the and if they are not doing it in the right combination is it is also going to right combination is it is also going to right combination is it is also going to break down what is called bofilms. So break down what is called bofilms. So break down what is called bofilms. So think of the plaque on your teeth. The think of the plaque on your teeth. The think of the plaque on your teeth. The plaque on your teeth is a layer that is plaque on your teeth is a layer that is plaque on your teeth is a layer that is has a variety of bacteria and different has a variety of bacteria and different has a variety of bacteria and different organisms that are hiding behind it. So organisms that are hiding behind it. So organisms that are hiding behind it. So plaque is not just a buildup. It is plaque is not just a buildup. It is plaque is not just a buildup. It is actually a film that is then encasing actually a film that is then encasing actually a film that is then encasing very specific organisms that are causing very specific organisms that are causing very specific organisms that are causing dispiosis. It's a protective mechanism. dispiosis. It's a protective mechanism. dispiosis. It's a protective mechanism. Bofilms are to protect you. But if you Bofilms are to protect you. But if you Bofilms are to protect you. But if you have biofilms that are walling off have biofilms that are walling off have biofilms that are walling off certain organisms, certain organisms, certain organisms, you can take all of the quote unquote you can take all of the quote unquote you can take all of the quote unquote killing agents, pharmaceutical or killing agents, pharmaceutical or killing agents, pharmaceutical or natural, and it doesn't work. it can't natural, and it doesn't work. it can't natural, and it doesn't work. it can't get to them. You have to break down the get to them. You have to break down the get to them. You have to break down the walls, the barriers that the organisms walls, the barriers that the organisms walls, the barriers that the organisms are hiding behind. And enzymes are very are hiding behind. And enzymes are very are hiding behind. And enzymes are very good at doing that. But if you do not good at doing that. But if you do not good at doing that. But if you do not understand the concept or your understand the concept or your understand the concept or your practitioner does not understand the practitioner does not understand the practitioner does not understand the concept of biofilms, you can go ahead concept of biofilms, you can go ahead concept of biofilms, you can go ahead and be taking these enzymes and you can and be taking these enzymes and you can and be taking these enzymes and you can actually have bofilms start to break actually have bofilms start to break actually have bofilms start to break down and you can have a dumping effect down and you can have a dumping effect down and you can have a dumping effect of different organisms into the gut, of different organisms into the gut, of different organisms into the gut, into the bloodstream. And this can make into the bloodstream. And this can make into the bloodstream. And this can make people really, really sick. So, it's not people really, really sick. So, it's not people really, really sick. So, it's not about what you do, it's how you do it. about what you do, it's how you do it. about what you do, it's how you do it. And you have to work with someone who And you have to work with someone who And you have to work with someone who actually knows their [ ] So, you don't actually knows their [ ] So, you don't actually knows their [ __ ] So, you don't get yourself into trouble. You don't get yourself into trouble. You don't get yourself into trouble. You don't have a painful experience. And you don't have a painful experience. And you don't have a painful experience. And you don't have things. You don't crack open have things. You don't crack open have things. You don't crack open problems [snorts] or create problems problems [snorts] or create problems problems [snorts] or create problems that you shouldn't have created in the that you shouldn't have created in the that you shouldn't have created in the first place. So, it's all about what you first place. So, it's all about what you first place. So, it's all about what you do or I'm sorry, it's it's all about how do or I'm sorry, it's it's all about how do or I'm sorry, it's it's all about how you do it, not what you do.
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