An enzyme called nattokinase can be extracted from natto, a vegetable cheese-like food that is popular in Japan.
Research in the lab confirms that nattokinase has an anticoagulant effect.
But…
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Nattokinase is promoted as a safe anticlotting agent. An email I received this morning described it as perhaps “among the most powerful of all methods to improve your heart health.” The source of nattokinase is natto, a vegetable cheese-like food made from fermented soybeans.
The story is similar to other “miracle” treatments from the orient ? except for the part about the horses. The Japanese have eaten natto for a thousand years. They have a lower prevalence of heart disease. And western drugs are poison.
Oops, I almost forgot. “Ancient Samurai … fed it to their horses to increase their speed and strength.”
Here’s what I found.