Micronutrient therapy
| Support wound healing with enzymes | |
| Oral substituted proteolytic enzymes are used in acute and chronic injuries as a dietetic-therapeutic measure to promote wound healing processes. The natural biocatalysts are used for enzymatic wound cleansing, but do not attack the intact epithelial, granulation and muscle tissue. | |
| Allow pain | |
| Sulphur-containing substances have long been used in pain therapy. Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a biological compound that serves as part of the diet of the human organism as a source of sulphur and is used therapeutically especially for pain associated with arthrosis, arthritis or sports injuries. An aspirin-like approach is discussed as the mechanism of action, which is explained by the inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX). Incense and the boswellic acids, triterpene acids and terpene alcohols contained therein are particularly suitable for the treatment of acute and chronic pain caused by inflammatory processes in joints, muscles and the spine. Suppression of inflammation-promoting cytokines such as leukotrienes and inhibition of COX-1 formation are suspected. Basic studies suggest that the anti-inflammatory effects in chronic inflammations occur through the targeted deactivation of proinflammatory TH1 cytokines and mediators such as IFNgamma and IL-12. |
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| Optimum cartilage and joint care | |
| both glucosamine and chondroitin lead to an increase in hyaluronic acid in the synovia. Due to its water-binding property hyaluronic acid ensures elasticity and suppleness of the cartilage. This leads to an improvement in joint functions, inflammation parameters and pain relief. | |
| support healing process with micronutrients | |
| In the course of wound healing, the formation and storage of collagen at the injured site is necessary. In this context, iron and zinc are of essential importance as cofactors. As a component of matrix metalloproteinases, Zinc enables the formation of new tissue and wound closure. Vitamin C is increasingly needed as a cofactor in collagen synthesis. It participates in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine to hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine, which are characteristic components of connective tissue and essential for its structural stability. Vitamin C also acts as an antioxidant and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Patients benefit from an adequate vitamin C supply especially in the case of wound healing disorders, decubitus, ulcus crusis, burns and after operations. Pantothenic acid is a component of coenzyme A, which plays a role in the synthesis and functionality of the skin layers as well as in cell renewal. Coenzyme A acts as an energy supplier and stimulates the metabolic processes necessary for cell division, cell maturation and the synthesis of dermal lipids. The need for pantothenic acid increases in the wound healing process. Pantothenic acid stimulates the formation of collagen synthesizing fibroblasts and the production of hexosamine-containing acidic mucopolysaccharides, which are important for the stability of granulation tissue. The adequate supply of Pantothenic acid is therefore essential for rapid wound healing. L-Arginine also forms the precursor of polyamines, which are important for cell division and protein synthesis and therefore have a proteinabol effect. This effect is particularly evident in wound healing. Clinical studies have shown that the therapeutic use of arginine can promote wound healing processes and thus shorten the healing phase. |