The Enzyme Factor (Hardcover)

by Hiromi Shinya (Author)
Key Phrases: stagnant stool, gastrointestinal characteristics, intermediate bacteria, United States, New York (more...)

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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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Product Description
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.
* Why there has been no relapse of cancer when patients follow the Shinya 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 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.

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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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,704 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	D. Grimm (Arizona USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, March 23, 2008

By	Thomas G. Bohager (Punta Gorda, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to learn how to live longer. , February 9, 2008

By	Antoine (New York) - See all my reviews

Although the Arthur, Dr. Shinya's other books are also well known in Japan, I had never paid attention to him before because I was young and didn't worried about my health. Now I'm in my 40's and even-though I have never really been sick myself yet, people around myself getting sick as you get older and made me think about my family and my-own health more seriously, so I read this book when my friend who is into "Go green" and organic products etc. recommended it. What Dr. Shinya tells you to eat might be too hard to follow for most American people, but he is a well respected MD in New York City, and he is not telling you to eat or take suspicious food or pills like you've seen. His diet is a sort of like Macrobiotic (No dairies, No animal proteins etc.). This book convinced me to give up most of the food I love and not only I've lost my weight, also I'm happier and getting more energy to do around the house and more patient with my 5 year old daughter. My biggest problem right now is to cook vegetarian meals that all of my family can enjoy. I want everybody I know to have a healthy, happy long lives, so I sent this book to all of my family and close friends as a valentine gift and they all enjoyed this book! Enjoy! (It's easy to read too)