What does Nzymes actually do?

Nzymes products are a whole live-food source: live sprouted soybean meal, rich in dietary enzymes. That nutrition gives the body the raw material to make more of its own antioxidant enzymes, which clear toxins and free radicals from soft tissue and support normal immune function. It is food, not medicine.

Which product should I start with?

Almost every pet starts with the Core Foundation: Antioxidant Treats by hand and Sprouted Granules in the bowl. Granules alone are the economical choice for cats, small dogs, birds and horses. If your interest is digestive enzymes or probiotics, that is Bac-Pak Plus.

Does Nzymes have side effects?

Nzymes are not medicine, so there are no known side effects of the kind associated with man-made substances. As with any new food, a pet can have a temporary loose stool while adjusting. In 25+ years it has been extremely rare for a pet not to tolerate the products; if you see anything, talk to a member of our team.

Why does cooked and processed food matter?

Cooking and processing destroy the live enzymes in food. Dr. Francis Pottenger's long feeding study linked a lifelong diet of cooked food to chronic degenerative disease, and to problems in later generations. Live nutrition puts back what processing takes out.

How Can Nzymes Help My Pet?

Pets need more than processed food

Every pet, young or old, should have a daily source of live nutrition. Live food carries the enzymes the body uses for critical work, including replenishing its own resources. The resources we mean are the antioxidant enzymes a young animal (or a young person) produces in vast quantities. They do much of the work of slowing aging: they clear toxins and free radicals from soft tissue, especially in and around the joints, and they help keep the immune system working as it should.

As an animal ages, or lives on cooked and processed food, that production falls off. Nzymes gives the body nutritional fuel it can use to bring its own antioxidant enzyme production back toward the levels of its younger days.

What is in it, and why it works

The primary food source in Sprouted Granules and Antioxidant Treats is live sprouted soybean meal. This live super-food is rich in dietary enzymes, which help the body in ways no vitamin pill can. The essence of it is simple: the nutrition provides the raw material that stimulates the production of the body's own antioxidant enzymes, back toward the level of a more youthful animal. The body does the repair; the food makes it possible.

Nutrition-minded veterinarians and pet owners have recommended these formulas for many years to support joint and musculoskeletal health, immune health, respiratory health, skin and coat, cardiovascular health, digestion, and plain vitality in animals of every age. The Nutrition & Science shelf has the 387-dog veterinary study and our answers to the questions we hear most.

How cooked and processed food affects a pet

Dr. Francis M. Pottenger's long feeding study pointed to a lifelong diet of cooked or processed food as the main reason domesticated pets develop chronic degenerative disease, infections and other trouble.¹ A lifetime of enzyme-empty meals weakens the animal, and his work showed the problems compounding in the generations that followed.

If you feed one of today's popular pet foods, there is a good chance your pet's body is short of the enzyme precursors that nature puts into every living food. Here is what most commercial pet food has in common:

Inferior ingredients. Most commercial pet foods are made from low-quality raw material.
Deceptive labels. Labeling is designed to avoid disclosing what is really inside.
Dead enzymes. Live-food enzymes are destroyed during cooking and processing.
Chemical additives to improve appearance and flavor.
Preservatives, some potentially dangerous, to prevent spoilage.
By-products that are frequently contaminated with bacteria.

We don't say this to make anyone feel bad about the bag in the pantry. We say it because it explains why a daily dose of live nutrition changes so much. Our recommended foods guide shows what to look for on a label.

Side effects, and what to expect

People often ask about side effects. Nzymes antioxidant products are not medicine, so there are no known side effects of the kind that come with man-made substances. They are a whole live-food source. As with any new food, a pet can react with a temporary loose stool or something similar while adjusting. In 25+ years it has been extremely rare for a pet not to be able to use the products at all; if you start one and see anything that concerns you, talk to a member of our team and we will talk it through.

Changes are gradual and real. Some families see them in days, most within a few weeks, and the body keeps building from there. Every order carries the 120-Day Worry-Free Guarantee, so you have the full four months to judge.

Two families, in their own words

The clearest demonstration of how a body responds to daily live nutrition is a family telling you what they watched happen.

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Where to start

Almost every pet starts with the Core Foundation. Antioxidant Treats are the tablet form, given by hand. Sprouted Granules are the raw, base form of the same nutrition, sprinkled over food: the 1 lb pouch suits cats, small dogs, birds and other companion animals, and the 2 lb pouch is the economical choice for large dogs and for horses, where many families buy in quantity to cover months at a time.

The Nzymes Core Foundation: Antioxidant Treats and Sprouted Granules

The Core FoundationSee the Core Foundation →Sprouted Granules in the bowl and Antioxidant Treats by hand: live-food enzymes and antioxidants, made from live sprouted soybean meal. Where every pet starts.

If your interest is digestive enzymes or probiotics, that is a different job and a different product: Bac-Pak Plus supports healthy digestion and helps re-populate the good flora of the GI tract.