My Serrapeptase Adventure

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Here comes another year… prescription free, vaccine free and feeling great! Today is February 18, 2010, the first day of my fifth year of freedom from the ‘toxic cocktail’ of prescription medication. It is not quite so long since my last vaccination, but with each passing day, and year, I am confident that I have made the right decision, for myself, to avoid both.

Before the start of My Serrapeptase Adventure, I believed that my health, and even my survival, was dependant upon a regimen of prescriptions. As I look forward to a fifth year of naturally sustained good health, one of the strongest lessons of my adventure is brought into focus, once again. It is so clear, and obvious that I should have known it from the start. Good health is the human body’s natural state. The best way to support this is as naturally as possible.

Some readers, and even some of my friends, have asked me if I am now against medical treatment, and the many good people who practice medicine, with a genuine desire to help people. The short answer is: NO. I have benefited from medical and surgical treatments in the past and I would not wish to deny them to anyone who needs them.

My Serrapeptase Adventure has convinced me that it is prescription medication, and the worldwide systems designed to reinforce our dependence upon it, that should be called ‘alternative medicine’. If good health is our natural, balanced state, then the goal of health-care should be to maintain that balance, or to return us to it, as naturally as possible. This approach still allows for medical and surgical treatments, when they are necessary, but they should be considered to be useful alternatives, and not assumed to be the only acceptable options.

I would like to thank the many people around the world who continue to enable and inspire My Serrapeptase Adventure. It may be the story of one person, but it is the gift of many. It is my privilege to have the opportunity to share it with you. (Updated 18/2/10)

Yesterday, it was announced that The National Pandemic Flu Service is to close, due to a drop in the number of swine flu cases and in the number of people using the service.

When I was invited to take part in The Power Hour, on August 6, 2009, I discussed my personal choice not to accept the swine flu vaccination that is offered in the UK. The following day I wrote that:

• My Serrapeptase Adventure has freed me from the ‘toxic cocktail’ of prescription medication, so it makes little sense to me to accept a vaccination that is not compulsory

• I am not convinced that the risk of swine flu is significant enough, to merit unnecessary medical intervention

• I am concerned about the potentially negative impact of some of the individual ingredients, listed in the vaccines offered in the UK

• I am most concerned that it will not be possible to determine the long-term effects of this vaccination until it has been in long-term use, but there are a growing number of reports of negative reactions among people who have been vaccinated

• Since I do not have any means to independently evaluate all the available scientific data, I have decided that I will not take a vaccine, the benefits of which are at least as uncertain as the risks

As always, I will continue to be happy to learn, if any conclusive evidence becomes available, but I am as certain as I can be that the choice I must make is to vaccinate or to stay healthy. It is an easy choice for me to make. I choose health every time.

My Serrapeptase Adventure August 7, 2009

I am very pleased that The National Pandemic Flu Service, for England, has now closed. My hope, however unlikely, is that there will be considerably less hype, when we face a similar situation in the future. (Updated 11/2/10)

Now that the focus of My Serrapeptase Adventure is moving towards detailed research and writing books, including The Disability Maze Books, I have decided to complete Anthony Robbins’ Get The Edge audio programme again. My intention is to give myself a renewed focus and determination to succeed.

The first time I completed Get The Edge was at the beginning of 2006, at about the same time as my adventure started. At that time, I needed to rebuild my confidence and strengthen my resolve, to take responsibility for my health and well being, after many years of illness. The result was My Serrapeptase Adventure, and the confidence to accept the opportunity and the challenge that I believe has saved my Life.

My goal, this time, thankfully, is less dramatic. In order to move towards sustained research and writing, I need to be more disciplined about the time I dedicate to writing and reading every day. My Serrapeptase Adventure has allowed me to write intermittently, until now. It continues to be a pleasure to share my adventure with you, by posting details of any new developments.

The research for my books and into the scientific basis of My Serrapeptase Adventure will require a level of sustained concentration that I have not needed, or attempted, for many years. It is a challenge to which I am very much looking forward. So, what does this have to do with Get The Edge? The programme helped me to set my focus and to learn to trust in my own innate determination, at one of the most challenging and exciting times in my life. My hope, now, is that re-familiarising myself with some of the simple, but extraordinarily powerful, tools devised and presented by Robbins, will provide me with a welcome confidence boost.

The sleeve notes ask:

What do you really need to maximize the quality of your life?

From the sleeve of Get The Edge (2000) – Anthony Robbins

I have found the tools contained within Get The Edge, to be challenging but logical – A great combination. This is not the newest of Anthony Robbins’ products, but I still believe it is the best I have heard, so far. I am looking forward to all that I may discover this time. (Updated 20/1/10)

When I wrote that:

I want to understand the processes by which a proteolytic enzyme, Serrapeptase, started and sustained, what I am certain is a life-saving cascade of changes, by which I have returned to and surpassed the good health I once enjoyed.

I received more e-mails and questions than I have for a very long time. Most people were asking why, if I am happy to describe Serrapeptase as The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme, I am so determined to understand how it works, what its impact has been and, more interestingly, what its potential may be.

I am in no doubt that Serrapeptase is deserving of its title, given to it by Robert Redfern, The Serrapeptase Guy, who renamed his book: The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme is Serrapeptase, after hearing of My Serrapeptase Adventure in 2006 and included my remarkable return to good health in the 2009 edition.

The assumption that many people seem to be making is that in order to accept something as a miracle, one must suspend the powers of reason and critical thinking. I do not agree.

Consider the awe-inspiring beauty of a sunset. I understand how the visible colours are produced by light, refracted by atmospheric conditions and the angle of the sun, compared with my position on the surface of the earth. Despite this rudimentary understanding of physics, I am inspired by every sunset I see. In the years before my return to health, I was able to enjoy the beauty of sunsets, even when my eyesight was at its weakest. Now that my eyesight is so much better and I can see small details, beauty on such a massive scale still inspires me. The miracle, for me, is not how the colours are created, but that they have such an effect upon me.

I am convinced that the better I understand Serrapeptase, the more I will see that it is The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme. The first time I took Serrapeptase, my only hope was that it would be an effective painkiller. Within a matter of days, I was learning by joyful personal experience, that it had started a cascade of improvements in my health that I believe saved my life. My Serrapeptase Adventure has freed me from the ‘toxic cocktail’ of prescription medication. I continue to be free of chronic pain, my lung and heart conditions have disappeared and my eyesight and visual perception have improved beyond anything I could have imagined. Neither I, nor anyone who knew me at that time expected or understood that a single enzyme could have such a life-changing impact. I cannot think of a better description of a miracle.

Serrapeptase was discovered in the early 1970’s and it is now in wide clinical use throughout Europe and Asia as a viable alternative to salicylates, ibuprofen (sold as an OTC in the USA.) and the more potent NSAIDs. Serrapeptase is an anti-inflammatory, proteolytic enzyme isolated from the micro-organism, Serratia E15 and has no inhibitory effects on prostaglandins, is devoid of gastrointestinal side effects and offers a sensible alternative.

This immunologically active enzyme is completely bound to the alpha 2 macroglobulin in biological fluids. Histological studies reveal powerful anti-inflammatory effects of this naturally occurring enzyme. The silkworm has a special relationship with the Serratia E15 micro-organisms in its intestines. The enzymes secreted by the bacteria in silkworm intestines have the ability to dissolve avital tissue, but have no detrimental effect on the host’s living cells. Thus by dissolving the silkworm’s protective cocoon (avital tissue), the winged creature is able to emerge and fly away.

The mechanisms of action of Serrapeptase, at the sites of various inflammatory processes consist fundamentally of a reduction of the exudative phenomena and an inhibition of the release of the inflammatory mediators. This peptidase induces fragmentation of fibrinous aggregates and reduces the viscosity of exudates, thus facilitating drainage of these products of the inflammatory response and thereby promoting the tissue repair process. Studies suggest that Serrapeptase has a modulatory effect on specific acute phase proteins that are involved in the inflammatory process.

Although my recovery is an amazing gift, my improved eyesight and still improving visual perception is different. My eyesight was impaired from birth, as a direct result of the congenital impact of cerebral palsy. This means that improvements in my sight, and particularly in my visual perception, represent the development of new abilities that are even more remarkable than the recovery of old ones.

Does this mean that the remarkable enzyme, Serrapeptase, can overcome the impact of congenital brain damage? There is now some research, based upon studies of newborns, suggesting that inflammation may be amongst the underlying causes of cerebral palsy. One indicator for this was the elevated level of inflammatory cytokines. I am not yet sure that it is possible to extrapolate from this that reducing the level of inflammation in adulthood, could help to mediate the effect of congenital damage, but am sure that it is a question worth asking, and that the answer will be a fascinating one to find.

I believe that miracles are given to us as gifts. They are not to be passively accepted, but they provide unexpected opportunities to gain new understanding. It is for this reason that I am sure that Serrapeptase is The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme and that I can look forward to understanding the miracle. (Updated 15/1/10)

Today is January 3, 2010. Welcome to the fifth year of My Serrapeptase Adventure. I look forward to sharing all the milestones and new developments of the year ahead, but I hope that this year will take a new and exciting direction.

It is now time for me to build upon the firm foundations of the past four years of naturally sustained good health, and to put them to good use. Throughout my adventure, I have continued to be fascinated to learn all that I can. During this year I will be embarking upon formal and detailed research. I will publish a full description of the project in the next week or two. My intention is to explore the scientific background to the two distinct elements of my adventure, so far.

I want to understand the processes by which a proteolytic enzyme, Serrapeptase, started and sustained, what I am certain is a life-saving cascade of changes, by which I have returned to and surpassed the good health I once enjoyed.

Although my recovery is an amazing gift, my improved eyesight and still improving visual perception is different. My eyesight was impaired from birth, as a direct result of the congenital impact of cerebral palsy. This means that improvements in my sight, and particularly in my visual perception, represent the development of new abilities that are even more remarkable than the recovery of old ones.

I am also determined to complete the writing of most, if not all, of The Disability Maze Books, this year.

I am sure that these are ambitious goals, but I am thrilled to be able to start a new year and a new decade, with the confidence to set them, and to build upon the foundations of good health.

Do not fear the past; you have already survived it, and its lessons may deepen your understanding. Do not fear the future; you have not reached it, but its potential may inspire your resolve. You may choose to change today, but choose with care; by tomorrow your choices will be the lessons of yesterday.

Mike Tawse

Quotation from Thought For The Day: New Year’s Day, 2010.

(Updated 3/1/10)

2009: A Year Of Stability And Growing Confidence

This year has been one in which my condition has remained stable, with some improvements, but it has been one in which my confidence has grown considerably.

January 3rd marked the first full day of the fourth year of My Serrapeptase Adventure.

February 18th was another milestone. It was the first full day of my fourth year, free from the ‘toxic cocktail’, popularly known as prescription medication.

I continue to be inspired by the fact that Serrapeptase began to free me from my symptoms within hours, and then, within weeks, from the medications, which I now believe may have been known and expected to cause, or worsen them.

April: On April 17th, as part of my research, I visited my optometrist. My intention was to discuss the technicalities of the test procedures, used by optometrists in the UK.

As I have said before, it is often difficult to convert the scores given by visual acuity tests, into useful information for daily life. When one tries to apply this information to daily life, it becomes very difficult to find agreement, even amongst professionals, about the best way to do this.

After some detailed, and very useful, discussion our conversation turned to my own condition and I was offered an unexpected eye test. My improving eyesight is one of the most remarkable hallmarks of My Serrapeptase Adventure.

The tests showed that my eyesight has remained stable, with the possibility of a very slight improvement in my near acuity, used for reading. The optometrist suggested that although the mechanics of my sight were stable, it was clear that I was finding the reading test much easier, and that this might indicate an improvement in my visual perception.

For the first time, I am delighted that the optometrist suggested that the improvement in my visual perception is worthy of further research.

May: On May 6th, I received a reply, from The Institute Of Optometry, to some of my questions. The Institute is not able to offer specific advice about my condition, or to comment upon the details of my adventure, thankfully, the information I have received includes a detailed explanation of two widely used measures of distance visual acuity: The Snellen Chart and notation, most used in the UK and The LogMar Chart and notation, most used in North America.

The advantage of The LogMar rather than the traditional Snellen notation is that LogMar allows analysis of visual acuity scores more effectively and comparisons of results more precisely.

I am still hopeful that I will find an equally logical scale, which can be used to interpret near acuity results. I am still looking for an opportunity to learn more about the processes and impact of visual perception upon the way I can now see and understand the world around me.

June: The day that sparks flew was June 15th. I was narrowly missed by a lightning strike. Once I recovered from the shock of such an enormously loud sound, and bright flash, I realised that even this drama was another opportunity to learn more about my improving health.

It is difficult to imagine that there is anyone who would not have been shocked by such an experience. Cerebral palsy still makes me prone to jump (spasm) in response to unexpected sounds, or suddenly changing light levels, so, of course, I jumped at least twice… and it hurt for a few seconds. My surprise came, when I realised what my body was not doing.

Since the earliest days of My Serrapeptase Adventure, I have been thrilled that I do not jump as much as I used to, and that when I do, it does not usually hurt any more. On this rare occasion when I did have spasms, which hurt, I expected my body to respond similarly to the way it would have, when painful spasms were a daily event. Thankfully, I was wrong. The spasms only lasted for a few seconds, rather than the several hours, with which I was so familiar. Even more surprisingly, they did not spread throughout my body, or lock my spine.

July: In July, I made it to my 40th birthday! At the time, I wrote:

Now, more than halfway through the fourth year of My Serrapeptase Adventure, as I look ahead to my fourth decade of life and beyond, it still amazes me to know that I have a future.

My joy does not come from reaching a certain age. It is drawn from countless gifts of time, kindness and opportunities to learn, which My Serrapeptase Adventure continues to represent. …I have been given another opportunity to reflect on the awesome power of the determination of people who are willing to share their knowledge and experience to make each day better and each person stronger.

July was also the time for me to renew my gym membership, which was another boost to my confidence.

August: On August 6th, I had the pleasure of being invited, to join The Power Hour, to update the show’s regular listeners with my progress. I also discussed my decision not to accept the swine flu vaccination.

On August 14th, my gym session was very successful and it offered me the best evidence, so far, of my progress.

The weight, or resistance, used in every exercise has been significantly increased, making the exercises more difficult and therefore, I hope, more effective. The largest single increase has been to the resistance setting for the abdominal toning machine, which has been doubled.

For the first time ever, I was able to get out of my wheelchair to use one of the machines (known as a hand bike) which until now has had to be adjusted so that I can use it while staying in my wheelchair, for safety reasons. Although the exercise itself has not changed, the fact that I am able to use another one of the machines (in a seated position) in exactly the same way as any other gym member would do, marks another milestone for me.

September: On September 4th I received information, from a qualified source, which suggests that I may, at least, have good enough reason to be relieved to be free of some, if not all, of the medications.

It is not at all surprising that the information I have been given is full of qualifications and caveats, but set against the background of my own experience, I believe that the message is as clear as I can expect it to be, in the circumstances. At the time, I wrote:

My intention here is not to imply cause and effect between specific medications and the symptoms from which My Serrapeptase Adventure has rescued me, as this information is far too limited to form the basis of any firm conclusions. However, I do believe that it offers a fascinating glimpse of why my health improved so dramatically, once I was able, safely to stop taking prescription medication.

October: On October 14th I was honoured to receive a video from Robert Redfern, author of The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme is Serrapeptase – The 2nd Gift from Silkworms. In the video, Robert discusses my adventure so far, and, modestly, gives a glimpse of his part in it.

On October 28th, I was thrilled to receive the 2009 edition of Robert’s book, which introduces my adventure with the title, From Wheelchair To Wings.

It is an amazing compliment to have my story shared in this way.

December: By December 1st I found the confidence to answer some recurring questions that people have asked, in different ways, since the start of my adventure.

I am often asked if I will want, or need, to take Serrapeptase and my other natural supplements for the rest of my life. My answer is:

… The four years of My Serrapeptase Adventure, so far, have been filled with:

• Life-changing, and measurable, improvements in my health

• The opportunity to move away from medically controlled symptoms towards naturally sustained good health

• The gift of learning from remarkable people around the world

• The pleasure of seeing the awe-inspiring beauty of the world with fresh eyes in stunning detail, which I never thought would be possible

• The welcome challenge of looking forward to a future filled with opportunities, which I would not have dared to dream about before the start of My Serrapeptase Adventure

I am sure that most people would agree with me that these are reasons to celebrate, but I am confident that there are more to come…

I am left in no doubt that I will need, and be happy, to take Serrapeptase forever.

2009 was a year of stability and growing confidence. It has also convinced me that I am now ready to put my gift of naturally good health to good use. Next year, I am looking forward to concentrating upon research. I am also determined to complete the writing of a number of books.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has continued to enable and inspire My Serrapeptase Adventure. (Updated 31/12/09)

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I am amazed to find that My Serrapeptase Adventure is fast approaching the end of its fourth full year. Once again, I find myself looking back at the events of the past and looking forward to the opportunities still to come.

My adventure continues to be one of change, progress and improving health, but it is fair to say that my condition is stable and that the improvements are less dramatic than they were in the first two years. Now that this remarkable story is becoming better known around the world via the airwaves, the internet and in print, this seems to be as good a time as any to consider some recurring questions.

No matter how people have learned about the life-changing events, which have returned me to good health, or how amazed they are by my adventure, there are three questions, which people ask most often, even if they express them in different ways.

You seem to have exchanged a multitude of prescription medications and a nebuliser for a number of natural health supplements and a HealthPoint machine; have you really achieved anything?

If most of the life-changing improvements in your health occurred within the first two years, what do you think Serrapeptase is doing for you now?

If your condition is stable, the rate of change has slowed, but your good health is being maintained, do you have to, or will you want to continue taking Serrapeptase for life?

The first of these questions is a logical one to ask, but it represents a misunderstanding of my experience.

Freedom from ‘the toxic cocktail’ of prescription medication is the most life-changing single event of My Serrapeptase Adventure, but it has never been about the number of prescription medications, which I used to take, compared with the number of natural supplements, which I take today and it has not been about exchanging a nebuliser for a HealthPoint, which does an amazing but very different job.

The real achievement of my adventure, which makes it a pleasure to share with you, is the life-changing contrast between my health in the decade between 1995 and December 2005 compared with the life affirming inspiration, which my return to good health has brought me since January 2006.

In the decade before my adventure began, my health had become a relentless downward spiral. The more ill I became, the more prescription medication I was given, and the more ill I became. By December 2005 my deterioration had become so apparent to my friends that some of them were planning my funeral and in a well-meaning attempt not to upset me any more they did not tell me about it at the time.

In contrast, the four years of My Serrapeptase Adventure, so far, have been filled with:

• Life-changing, and measurable, improvements in my health

• The opportunity to move away from medically controlled symptoms towards naturally sustained good health

• The gift of learning from remarkable people around the world

• The pleasure of seeing the awe-inspiring beauty of the world with fresh eyes in stunning detail, which I never thought would be possible

• The welcome challenge of looking forward to a future filled with opportunities, which I would not have dared to dream about before the start of My Serrapeptase Adventure

I am sure that most people would agree with me that these are reasons to celebrate, but I am confident that there are more to come.

To answer the second and third questions, I will consider them together. Since Serrapeptase gave me back my life, in January 2006, I am convinced that it continues to play a crucial part in enabling me to maintain my naturally good health. For me, this is the most compelling reason to continue to take it for the rest of my life, and to be grateful for each new day. Despite this, I must admit to being fascinated by the question of what Serrapeptase continues to do for me.

In an effort to answer this question, and with my condition stable, I embarked upon an experiment, which I am glad I did, but I now know that I will not repeat it by choice.

For two weeks, beginning on November 1st 2009, I continued to take my other daily supplements: Curcumin98 and MaxiFocus. I also continued with the other supplements, which I take regularly but less frequently: D-RibosePlus and Glyco8 Max. Throughout this time I also continued to use the HealthPoint, to relieve the muscle tension, which characterises cerebral palsy, even now that I am pain-free. Set against this background, I took no Serrapeptase at all for the full two weeks.

My hope was to determine the impact, which Serrapeptase continues to have upon my health by finding out what, if anything, would change in as little time as two weeks. Understandably, I was nervous about what might happen, but the results were fascinating and some of them were not what I expected.

After about 48 hours the tension in my muscles began to increase, so that my movement was slightly more restricted than usual. Thankfully, it never reached the levels, which I had been used to, prior to 2006. Most amazingly of all, the pain, which used to accompany spasticity, never returned.

By the end of the first week I noticed that my breathing was becoming a little more difficult and a persistent dry cough had returned. Interestingly, there was only a very slight build-up of fluid in my lungs and throughout the remainder of the experiment; I retained the ability to clear it easily.

I was also fascinated, and relieved, by the elements of my condition, which did not change:

• Crucially, my heart rate remained stable and within a normal range, throughout

• My digestive system continued to function normally, with no hint of any of my previous problems

• My eyesight and visual perception, which are the most precious gifts of my adventure, were not affected at all. They remained as clear and as exciting as ever

Although my experiment was in no way scientific, I believe that it gave me an interesting glimpse of all that Serrapeptase continues to do for me today, but it also highlighted the fact that the other supplements do more than complement Serrapeptase. Each of them has a significant role to play in my continued good health. I am also as certain as I can be that it is the HealthPoint, which provides effective relief from the muscle tension of cerebral palsy.

I believe that this experiment suggests sustainable improvements in my health and the ease with which I can manage my condition. It also makes it very clear that Serrapeptase is working for me on many levels. It was Serrapeptase that removed the pain of spasticity, at the very beginning of my adventure, before I learned about the other supplements, or the HealthPoint.

I am now equally certain, that since the pain did not return, but the muscular tension of spasticity increased, while remaining well below the levels it reached before the start of 2006, that Serrapeptase is still a defining part of a more complex solution.

It reminds me that cerebral palsy will always be with me and that it is the combined power of Serrapeptase, Curcumin98, the HealthPoint, D-RibosePlus and Glyco8 Max, which enables me to manage it.

In 2010, I hope to build upon all that I learnt during these two weeks by doing some detailed research into the scientific basis for these results. I am well aware that the experience of one person over such a short time is not enough upon which to base any conclusions, but I hope that it may provide a springboard for the next phase of my learning. I look forward to continuing to learn from the amazing people who enable and inspire My Serrapeptase Adventure, and to meeting and learning from new people and new experiences in the year ahead.

I am very glad to have returned to the full compliment of supplements, and to find that my condition has returned to its best. I am left in no doubt that I will need, and be happy, to take Serrapeptase forever. (Updated 14/12/09)

Regular readers will know that my improving ability to read is among the most precious and surprising gifts of My Serrapeptase Adventure. My ability to read has improved, gradually, but consistently, since my eyesight and visual perception began becoming clearer in November 2006.

I still need a lot of practice, and must make a considerable effort to improve my fluency, but reading is already a much more useful pleasure than it ever was, before my adventure started.

Some time ago, I heard that The Serrapeptase Guy, Robert Redfern, had decided to include an introduction to My Serrapeptase Adventure in the 2009 edition of his book: The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme is Serrapeptase – The 2nd Gift from Silkworms, with the title, From Wheelchair To Wings.

It is an amazing compliment to have my story shared in this way. Today, I am thrilled to have received a copy of the newly released book, and to be able to read it for myself. (Updated 28/10/09)

My Serrapeptase Adventure began when a friend told me about The Miracle Enzyme, Serrapeptase and asked me to help her find more information about it on the internet. One of the greatest gifts I found that day was a series of clips from radio interviews from The Power Hour radio show, with Robert Redfern, The Serrapeptase Guy, which enabled me to learn more about Serrapeptase without having to read vast quantities of text – something which my eyesight would not have enabled me to do at the time.

Now, as regular readers will know, my eyesight is good enough to make reading a useful pleasure. I am honoured to invite you to watch the following short video, in which Robert discusses my adventure so far, and, modestly, gives a glimpse of his part in it.

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Video by Robert Redfern, author of The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme is Serrapeptase – The 2nd Gift from Silkworms. The 2009 edition of the book includes The Mike Tawse Story – From Wheelchair To Wings.

In early 2006 I was to change my whole understanding as to what could be helped with Serrapeptase. Up until meeting Mike Tawse, I had always said there were limitations as to what could be helped with Serrapeptase. Mike Tawse, born with cerebral palsy, was to change all of that. In December 2005, Mike, who was then 36 years of age, was sat in his apartment, with very little quality of life and unbeknown to him, his friends were planning his funeral. Mike was on a multitude of medications from his doctors and was slowly slipping away. Luckily, he and his friends came across SerraEzyme. Within weeks (days??) he started to recover and within months his doctors took him off all of his drugs. Now, at 40 Years of age, his life continues to get better. I was so impressed, I renamed my book The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme is Serrapeptase. Robert Redfern

Although I have been enjoying the benefits of Serrapeptase since January [2006], I still continue to be amazed by the speed and stability of my progress.

I would like to thank Robert Redfern for his inspiring work with Serrapeptase and I am sure that he will continue to bring hope to people around the world!

Mike Tawse

(Updated 20/11/09)

From the very earliest days of My Serrapeptase Adventure, I have been in no doubt that its single, most life-changing and life-saving gift, has been to enable me to escape the impact of the ‘toxic cocktail’ of prescription medication in February 2006.

My adventure continues to be an amazing opportunity to learn, which provides me with as many question as answers. My efforts to discover the truth about the multitude of medications that I used to take are, perhaps, the most obvious examples of this.

In February 2008 I wrote:

I have recently discovered that many of the symptoms from which Serrapeptase has rescued me were in fact known, and even expected, side effects of all the prescription medications that I took before I knew about Serrapeptase.

At that time, I based my assertion upon my own reading of published information (including British National Formulary) about the side effects of many of the prescribed items that I had been given. Today, I have received information, from a qualified source, which suggests that I may, at least, have good enough reason to be relieved to be free of some, if not all, of the medications.

It is not at all surprising that the information I have been given is full of qualifications and caveats, but set against the background of my own experience, I believe that the message is as clear as I can expect it to be, in the circumstances.

I am told:

• There have been reports of tachycardia with all the medications in question, and particularly with those I was given for asthma.

• Gastrointestinal disturbances have been well documented during long-term use of NSAIDs and, to a lesser extent, some steroids. There are isolated reports of gastrointestinal disturbances for all the drugs in question.

• There are reports of various kinds of visual disturbances for all the medications in question, although none of these drugs are strongly associated with such effects. The exceptions to this may be some of the asthma and muscle relaxant medication, which I was given.

My intention here is not to imply cause and effect between specific medications and the symptoms from which My Serrapeptase Adventure has rescued me, as this information is far too limited to form the basis of any firm conclusions. However, I do believe that it offers a fascinating glimpse of why my health improved so dramatically, once I was able, safely to stop taking prescription medication. It is for this reason that I believe that freedom from medication is the greatest of many gifts that My Serrapeptase Adventure continues to give me. (Updated 4/9/09)

In 2010, I am looking forward to doing some detailed research into the issues raised by this post. (Updated 6/1/10)