National Enzyme Company

National Enzyme Company (NEC) is a manufacturer of enzyme-based dietary supplements. NEC blends enzymes with science to deliver the highest quality, most efficacious enzyme-based supplements available in the world. The company offers exclusive and proprietary blends of both digestive and systemic enzymes. Quality, principles, and pride of ownership form the foundation for our entire operation. Dr. Edward Howell's interest in enzymes and human nutrition began in the 1920's at the Lindlahr Sanitarium in Chicago. Dr. Howell theorized that if he could replace the enzymes lost in the cooking or processing of food, he could enhance nutrient assimilation and in turn, promote general good health. He learned that an enzyme-based product was needed to replace the food digestive enzymes lost in the cooking process.

Dr. Howell established a private practice for the treatment of advanced illnesses utilizing nutrition and physical therapy. Through extensive clinical and laboratory research, Dr. Howell developed a way to cultivate and extract certain plant enzymes. He then added the enzyme-based supplements he created to the diets of his patients. These supplements had the unique ability to provide activity during all phases of the digestive process. Other physicians saw the health improvements in his patients and as a result, in 1932, Dr. Howell created the National Enzyme Company to produce a general digestive enzyme-based formula, Genuine N-Zimes #1. NEC was incorporated in May of 1945 in the state of Illinois and was founded to meet the growing demands for his unique enzyme products.

Today NEC offers blends of exclusive enzymes and proprietary formulas. With the help of research and product development, marketing efforts, a technically trained sales staff and the ability to secure exclusive enzymes directly from the grower, NEC has strengthened its position as a manufacturer and marketer. As a result of the company's focus on custom formulation, NEC has grown to become the leader in the enzyme supplement industry.