Wobenzym - is it legitimate?

[chemical Andy]

Supposedly, it's a systemic enzyme and you're supposed to take it on an empty stomach so that it bypasses your digestive tract. Once it does that, it supposedly frees up scar tissue, calcium crystals, etc. Some nutritionist saw my low range of motion while benching, and he recommended it to me. Not sure if the guy was legit or not, but he said he uses it himself and that the creator won some trophy for it.

It just sounds too good to be true... and I've never heard about it over my years of research and talking to guys with shoulder/elbow problems and the likes.


http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:cCIh4lWTqNMJ:www.amazon.com/Naturally-Vitamins-Wobenzym-800-tabs/dp/B00024D8ZI+wobenzym+review&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

[chris mason]

I have never heard of it. I don't see the nutritional facts on that link. Can you provide them? I can then give you my opinion.

Chris

[chemical Andy]

Yeah, I don't think it's legit because nobody's heard of it here or any other bodybuilding forum. If this drug was the real deal, I'd assume it would be recommended everywhere in weightlifting magazines and the likes. Sounds like a miracle pill to me.

Ingredients: Rutin (Rutoside) (150 mg) (3 H2O), Papain (Papaya Enzyme) (180 mg) (492 FIP-unit), Bromelain (135 mg) (675 FIP-Unit), Pancreatin (300 mg) (56,000 USP), Trypsin (72 mg) (2,160 FIP-unit), Chymotrypsin (3 mg) (900 FIP-Unit)

Ingredients - Nutritional: Calories - 2.5, Sugars - <1.0g - <1%, Protein - <1.0 g - <1%, Total Carbohydrate - 1.0 g - <1%

Other Ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Corn Polysaccharides, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Enteric Coating (pH Resistant)

Also another drug called Vitalzym, which is getting a lot of praise...

Protease, serrapeptase, papain, bromelain, amylase, lipase, rutin and amla. For a full description of these ingredients, see below.

Other ingredients: Cellulose, maltodextrin, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, riboflavin, and chlorophyllin.

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:EDmd3YqQih8J:www.energeticnutrition.com/vitalzym/ingredients.html+vitalzym+ingredients&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

That said, the nutritionist I met at the gym, told me to take Wobenzym with serrapeptase. He told me to take 40 a day, after diagnosing my condition. He said he only takes 15 a day for maintenance.

[SDS]

I've heard of it, and seen it in health stores, but I thought it was a digestive enzyme that was taken after meals to aid digestion.....
never bought any tho'

[chris mason]

Yeah, I don't think it's legit because nobody's heard of it here or any other bodybuilding forum. If this drug was the real deal, I'd assume it would be recommended everywhere in weightlifting magazines and the likes. Sounds like a miracle pill to me.



Also another drug called Vitalzym, which is getting a lot of praise...



http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:EDmd3YqQih8J:www.energeticnutrition.com/vitalzym/ingredients.html+vitalzym+ingredients&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

That said, the nutritionist I met at the gym, told me to take Wobenzym with serrapeptase. He told me to take 40 a day, after diagnosing my condition. He said he only takes 15 a day for maintenance.


Hmm, well, I have not seen any reseach which says those digestive enzymes will do anything for scar tissue. I will check into the matter.

Chris

[Belial]

Rutin, Papain, Bromelain, Pancreatin, Trypsin, Chymotrypsin...

These things have been sold over the counter at health food stores and GNCs for decades. They sometimes help people with indigestion. That's about it.

[jdeity]

ya papain seems to be able to help lactose intolerant people drink milk w/ less problems.

[chemical Andy]

Hmm, well, I have not seen any reseach which says those digestive enzymes will do anything for scar tissue. I will check into the matter.

Chris


It's not digestive. It's systemic. You take it on an empty stomach.

[chris mason]

It's not digestive. It's systemic. You take it on an empty stomach.

I believe the enzymes mentioned are considered "digestive enzymes".

[chemical Andy]

I believe the enzymes mentioned are considered "digestive enzymes".

Serrapeptase seems to be the key ingredient. It's systemic.

If you take any systemic enzyme with food, it becomes digestive. That's what the nutritionist (could be a quack) told me, at least. :thumbup:

[piff]

We sold it at the supplement store I worked at. It's expensive as hell and marketed for join pain, I thought. Besides that, I don't know much about it

[chemical Andy]

BTW, it's systemic because it has a coating on it, that protects the nucleus during the digestive process.