The Enzyme Factor [Hardcover]

Hiromi Shinya (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Translated into English for the first time is the book that has taken Japan by storm, selling 100,000 copies every month for the past year.

In "The Enzyme Factor", Dr. Hiromi Shinya presents his research, grounded in his 45 years of medical practice in the United States and Japan. This research supports the idea of a miracle enzyme out of which all the enzymes the body needs are produced. He suggests cancer and other diseases occur when this key enzyme is depleted and cannot properly do its job. In this book he clearly shows how what we eat affects that key. Dr. Shinya's science is clearly explained and easy to understand. The suggestions for diet and lifestyle based on this science are simple and easy to follow. Even those who think they know everything about how to eat right will be surprised when they discover what is really healthy.

This simple health regime has led hundreds of his patients, many suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases, to perfect health.

Inside "The Enzyme Factor" you will discover:

* How to look younger and delay aging
* How to live strengthen your body's natural defenses.
* How to become a healthy 100 year old
* Misconceptions with many dietary trends
* What your intestinal traits can teach you about your health
* Why drinking milk will cause osteoporosis
* How your body will become oxidized if you eat oxidized foods
* Why eating the meat of animals that have a higher body temperature than humans pollutes the blood
* The inseparable relationship between the human body and the land
* How love activates the immune system

This is a new, important and affordable approach to health care in America by the world's leading gastroenterologist, and inventor of colonoscopic surgery, who has spent his life in empirical research on the subject of human digestion. If we follow Dr. Shinya's health prescription we will lose weight, be fit, save money and enjoy a long and healthy life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A bestseller in Shinya's native Japan, where it was published in 2005, this title introduces his theory of a "source enzyme" to American readers. Shinya came to New York in 1963 as a medical resident and later pioneered the use of a colonoscope to remove polyps from the colon without abdominal incisions. Now a professor of surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and head of the Endoscopic Center of Beth Israel Hospital in New York, he runs private clinics in New York and Japan. Here, he identifies a precursor enzyme that the body converts to specific types of enzymes as they are needed to support, maintain or repair the body and its functions. Shinya broadly discusses how enzymes work and are exhausted by poor lifestyle habits, medications, environmental pollution, electromagnetic waves and daily stress, and provides simple directives for holistically accessing the power of enzymes, including supplements. Myriad observations from his years of practice include that humans should not eat meat from animals with a higher body temperature than their own; the strength of Americans' digestive systems contributes to illness and obesity; drinking pasteurized milk from cows is lethal to the body; and anticancer drugs do not cure cancer. The real message of Shinya's book is that lifestyle is essential to health. To help readers develop one in tune with nature, he describes his own ascetic daily routine. While some readers may find Shinya's ideas unusual, others may welcome his unorthodox approach.
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Book Description

Translated into English for the first time is the book that has takenJapan by storm, selling 100,000 copies every month for the past year.In Your Bodys Miracle Enzyme, Dr. Hiromi Shinya presents hisresearch, grounded in his 45 years of medical practice in the UnitedStates and Japan. This research supports the idea of a miracle enzymeout of which all the enzymes the body needs are produced. He suggests cancerand other diseases occur when this key enzyme is depleted and cannot properlydo its job. In this book he clearly shows how what we eat affects that key.Dr. Shinyas science is clearly explained and easy to understand. The suggestionsfor diet and lifestyle based on this science are simple and easy to follow. Eventhose who think they know everything about how to eat right will be surprisedwhen they discover what is really healthy.This simple health regime has led hundreds of his patients, many suffering fromcancer and other life-threatening diseases, to perfect health.Inside Your Bodys Miracle Enzyme you will discover: How to look younger and delay aging How to live strengthen your bodys natural defenses. Why there has been no relapse of cancer when patients follow theShinya Diet & Health Regimen. How to become a healthy 100 year old Misconceptions with many dietary trends What your intestinal traits can teach you about your health Why drinking milk will cause osteoporosis How your body will become oxidized if you eat oxidized foods Why eating the meat of animals that have a higher bodytemperature than humans pollutes the blood The inseparable relationship between the human body andthe land How love activates the immune systemThis is a new, important and affordable approach to health care in Americaby the worlds leading gastroenterologist, and inventor of colonoscopicsurgery, who has spent his life in empirical research on the subject ofhuman digestion. If we follow Dr. Shinyas health prescription we will loseweight, be fit, save money and enjoy a long and healthy life.Dr. Shinya has treated many political leaders and celebrities in both the USA andJapan. He criticizes much of modern medicine as too specialized, losing touchwith the body as a whole system. He calls all medications poison which shouldbe used only for a short time. He says medical technology has been advancingwhile true health care is falling into expensive disarray.Dr. Shinya shows why so many Americans are overweight and why our attemptsto lose weight are literally killing us. For instance, low carbohydrate, high proteindiets will tend to give you stomach and color cancer. Yogurts that are supposedto relieve constipation will cause more of it in the long run. Dairy can also causearthritis, osteoporosis, and allergies.This book reveals how many chronic health problems, often attributed to agingor heredity, can be cured by what you eat, when you eat, and how you eat.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Council Oak Books; 1st English-language Ed edition (October 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571782095
• ISBN-13: 978-1571782090
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #541,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A resident of New York City, Dr. Hiromi Shinya leads the gastroenterologist world with new medical findings and techniques. He is a professor of surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Head of the Endoscopic Center of Beth Israel Hospital in New York as well as an adviser for Maeda Hospital and Hanzomon Gastrointestinal Clinic in Japan. He is also Vice Chairman of the Japanese Medical Association in the USA. Long on the forefront of new medical knowledge Dr. Shinya is credited with pioneering colonoscopic surgery without the need for incision. This technique is named the Shinya technique for his contribution.

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87 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent points, great substance, AWESOME credibility, October 23, 2007

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D. Grimm (Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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My wife read the 1st edition in Japanese a couple of months ago and has been very taken with the arguments that Dr. Shinya made. I received my English version this week and I have been unable to put the book down. Dr. Shinya has a unique perspective from which to base his arguments and while I admit that he supports a theory that has not been accepted in the US medical community, it has clearly not been disproved either. Furthermore, he makes rational and concise points to support his theory and back it up with an overwhelming display of research and evidence. He is certainly one of the few MD's in the US that focuses on treating the cause of medical problem rather than treating the symptoms. I urge anyone who has "lifestyle" diseases. Crohns, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Cancer , Diabetes, or any other imbalance for that matter to read this book, then read it again. This book applies to everyone sick or healthy and it does an excellent job of explaining how to stay healthy for a long long time. Treat the disease, not the symptoms. There is no "miracle" cure here, but rather a deep understanding of health and sickness. An understadning that allows people to thrive.

74 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, March 23, 2008

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Thomas G. Bohager (Punta Gorda, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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As an author of two books on this topic ("Everything You Need to Know about Enzymes" and "Enzymes: What the Experts Know") I bought this book not knowing much about the author but a lot about the topic.

Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes: A Simple Guide to Using Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis

Enzymes: What the Experts Know

I found the information to be accurate and quite interesting. I was especially intrigued by the author's comments on what he calls "source enzymes". This theory was new to me but I found it fascinating. I also thought his balanced approach on diet, water intake and microflora were accurate and will give the reader something to think about.

45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Enzyme Factor, February 15, 2008

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T. Walker (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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Dr. Shinya's book "The Enzyme Factor" has made an astounding impact on my husband whose been taking pharmaceutical Nexium & Prilosec for 15 years to treat IBS. Although the drugs kept the reflux in check, he suffered many side effects including constant headaches, fatigue, and excessive weight gain. No matter what diet we tried, his weight remained the same or climbed. A month ago, we went to see a reliable herbalist whose suggestion was to stop taking the Rx treatment immediately and try a whole vinegar and water tonic for reflux. In addition, she suggested a regiment of herbs to cleanse the digestive tract and restore a balance. This information was a reiteration of Dr. Shinya's eating philosophy. Although we have been living it for a short 3 weeks, I can report 100% success at being completely Rx free. In addition, my husband weight began to drop within days. To date, he has shed 18 lbs. I can tell you after years of diets, this is truly a miracle. This weight is the sludge that his body has collected due to the drug induced imbalance of his digestive system. The headaches are gone, and his stamina has returned. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to be healthy or wants to stay healthy for a lifetime. Since America's food resources are compromised unless you buy organic or home-grow, supplements are also essential. Go to a health food store to get something your body can breakdown and absorb. As Dr. Shinya says, most doctors respond to sickness. They don't prevent it. Your body can be healthy if you provide it with the right tools. Knowledge, good food and clean water are essential. Your body will do the rest.