The term Biofilms has been used for years by the dental profession. These slime-like protective fortresses can be produced by multiple organisms that cause dental disease. A biofilm is a substance that houses and protects these pathogenic organisms. The past decade has seen an increased awareness in how biofilms and chronic infective agents create a scenario for the disease process to perpetuate within our systems. Some people believe that chronic infections are the root cause of many illnesses.
Many patients with mycoplasma, borrelia (Lyme’s) and other chronic infections taking anti-microbials as a way to keep the pathogen numbers down may be missing the most important step in this process, by not focusing on reducing biofilms within their systems. A classic example of this would be people with chronic Lyme Disease and related illnesses. They have biofilms protecting the vary bugs they are trying to kill. The antimicrobials and immune system are literally being shut down at the entrance gate before they can reach their targeted destinations. Many patients may be skipping this key step in their journey back to health. Once these organisms like Lyme’s take hold, chronic symptoms will be the norm. These infections are many times caused by many types of intercellular pathogens (live and reproduce inside our cells).
How best to resolve this issue is to take proteolytic enzymes between meals to help support the body to dissolve these biofilm fortress. This process would expose these infective agents to the immune system and anti-microbial therapies, so they can work much more effectively. SERRAPEPTASE from NUTRAMEDIX can support your body in breaking down these protective barriers over time. Simply take 2 caps twice a day on an empty stomach. This should be part of any anti-microbial program, especially those concerned about a chronic infection that may be lurking in the background.