Enzymes made from Aspergillus? Good thing or a mistake?

Enzymes made from Aspergillus ?? Is this what makes Natto ferment? Is this a good thing or a mistake?

I was using this as an enzyme for a while and I go to reorder it and upon closer inspection notice the ingredients:

Nattozimes Proprietary Blend :
(from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus melleus) Nattozimes®

/www.vitacost.com/vitacost-nattozimes

PeteZa said...
Are you concerned because this is mold? You know it isn't the black mold, right.

If you have any allergies to fungi or spores, you might not want to take this. Also Natto is made from soy beans and I do not know the relationship of Natto and soy allergies.

These fungi are great clot busting enzymes, so if you have a propensity to be a bleeder, you might not want to take it.

I love my fungi - reshi, portobello, oyster, chanterelles, crimini, truffle, etc. Very good for us.

LOL -- the forum would not let me type s h i t a k e.... it called it crapcake. LOL!!

Thanks. Yes I am concerned because Aspergillosis is what I thought I had when my lungs were hurting bad. I am still not sure.

It responded to Amoxy and then reversed and shrugged it off. It responded well to Biaxin but I have been on that since mid February and it reminds me that it is still there every third day or so. Its 95% better than it was but I am having a difficult time figuring out what this is. Mycoplasma maybe but I think it would have responded to the Doxy if that were the case.

Yes the mushrooms are in a very different fungi than mold, there is no good mold once your immune system reacts to one. Everyone Ive read about becomes allergic to just about all mold afterward,

That's funny about the anti-swear autocorrect. I think I might should avoid this but I hear Natokkinase is an excellent enzyme so I am still wondering if Aspergillus is what ferments the bean to make natto.

Ill wait to see if anyone knows before I order.

I want to spend three times as much I can get Natokkinase instead of this product that is posing as it. But if that is also made using Aspergillus I would avoid.

Pirouette said...
LOL "crapcake" omg.

CA -
I agree w/ PeteZa - if you even THINK you're sensitive to mold, I'd avoid it.

Regarding your lungs hurting - can you describe it? Does it feel like they're being squeezed or something like that? Interested in your experience.

I have an odd kind of air hunger and I get bronchial flares that will turn into bronchitis very easily when i get run down---instead of the cold or flu. It's been like this for 20 yrs since I was initially infection (I'm pretty sure). LLMD and I suspect babesia so we've kicked up the herbs and I flare like a madwoman.

-p

It began unilaterally in the lower left lung, would hurt on inhale intermittently at various levels of discomfort to pain. It never felt like air hunger but has limited my lung capacity. Its a dull pain but at its worst it approached sharp but not stabbing.

It grew and crossed into the right lung. It is in the upper right lung as I type but comes and goes. Sometimes it just feels like a small frog lodged in there without pain.

There is no cough and rarely productive phlegm. It has also been ages since I had a fever. It responded to Clarithromycin well and is 90% better and resolves frequently but persists and reminds me its still there about every 3 days.

Pirouette said...
Hmmm... OK - thanks for sharing that. It doesn't seem like it's similar to what is going on with me but I appreciate the context. Good to know. I wish I had wisdom to share but I don't.

-p

All good. After hanging out a HW for a while I was able to distinguish that Morgies experience this type of chest pain on a frequent basis, and that nothing shows up on imaging. Another Morgie was able to lead me to the macrolide that worked for her and makes life less painful for me. I am grateful for this and for the continuous education I have received from the University of Healing Well Lyme Forum.