Maximum Spectrum EnZym Complete/DPPIV™
Fruit Free Isogest® Formula
Maximum Spectrum Enzym Complete/DPPIV Fruit Free Isogest® Formula is Kirkman’s newest enzyme product. It is free of fruit derived enzymes such as bromelain, kiwi, and papaya which on occasion cause certain individuals sensitivity issues. In addition to being fruit free, this product differs from Kirkman’s Enzyme Complete II Isogest® formula, by including add...
Maximum Spectrum EnZym Complete/DPPIV™
Fruit Free Isogest® Formula
Maximum Spectrum Enzym Complete/DPPIV Fruit Free Isogest® Formula is Kirkman’s newest enzyme product. It is free of fruit derived enzymes such as bromelain, kiwi, and papaya which on occasion cause certain individuals sensitivity issues. In addition to being fruit free, this product differs from Kirkman’s Enzyme Complete II Isogest® formula, by including additional disaccharidase enzyme activity to more completely breakdown complex disaccharides and carbohydrates such as sugars and starches to the monosaccharides glucose and fructose. This could be an important factor for those on the SCD diet in the event of dietary infractions.
The disaccharidase enzymes in this new product with increased concentrations include lactase for additional lactose digestion, maltase for additional maltose digestion, glucoamylase for polysaccharide and starch digestion, and Isogest®, Kirkman’s exclusive specialty enzyme for addressing isomaltase insufficiency. Kirkman products are the only commercially available enzyme products containing this isomaltase activity.
The importance of this missing enzyme fraction was confirmed in January 2004 by R. Kushak, Ph. D. and T. Buie, MD of Massachusetts General Children’s Hospital in an intestinal biopsy study involving 100 special needs children. The study showed that 60% of these patients had weak lactase activity and 25-45% had weak isomaltase/palatinase activity, which evidenced their special dietary need for an enzyme providing isomaltase/palatinase activity. Similar results were noted in an October 2005 paper in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition published by Kushak, Winter, Farber, and Buie of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, indicating a need for additional carbohydrase enzymes in special needs situations.
Maximum Spectrum Enzym Complete, like Enzym Complete II, is a comprehensive multiple enzyme formulation which acts on all food groups. It contains proteases, peptidases, lipase, cellulase, phytase, and amylases in addition to the carbohydrase enzymes, for complete digestive support.
Those individuals requiring a fruit free enzyme formulation plus those individuals who experience severe problems digesting carbohydrates in general should do very well with Maximum Spectrum Enzym/Complete.
Doctors and parents who participated in the previous clinical evaluations of Kirkman products containing Isogest® reported the following summary of benefits:
Less bloating
More regular bowel habits
Less constipation
More normal stools
Better overall digestion with less discomfort
Firmer Stools
Less Gas
Less Diarrhea
Less sensitivity to dairy and grains
Less odorous bowel movements
Participating clinicians reported no significant undesirable side effects from the revolutionary new products.
