April 30, 2009
FACTS About ‘Swine Flu’ , don’t Panic
By innetent
“Your best defense – your only real defense in any flu season – is a bulletproof immune system.”
With all the sensationalized news about the so-called swine flu flying around, I figured we’d better set all the facts straight.
1. So far, only 82 cases of so-called swine flu have been definitively identified worldwide, mostly in Mexico (26 confirmed, 7 deaths) and the U.S.(with 40 confirmed, no deaths). (Though about 1600 suspected cases, including 159 deaths, are reported in Mexico.) That does not add up to a pandemic swine flu outbreak.
2. This virus has nothing to do with swine. In fact, it hasn’t been seen in a single animal. And you can’t possibly get it from eating pork.
3. No existing vaccines can prevent this new flu strain. So no matter what you hear – even if it comes from your doctor – don’t get a regular flu shot. They rarely work against seasonal flu…and certainly can’t offer protection from a never-before- seen strain.
4. Speaking of this strain, it doesn’t seem to have come on naturally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this particular strain has never before been seen in pigs or people. And according to Reuters, the strain is a ‘genetic mix’ of swine, avian and human flu. Was it created in a lab? We don’t know yet.
5. The drug companies are getting excited…and that’s never a good thing. According to the Associated Press at least one financial analyst estimates up to $388 million worth of Tamiflu sales in the near future – and that’s without a pandemic outbreak.
6. Let’s not forget that Tamiflu comes with its own problems, including side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, fatigue, cough…the very symptoms you’re trying to avoid. And let’s not forget that Japan banned this drug for children back in 2007, after links to suicidal behavior.
7. Vaccines for this flu strain probably won’t have to jump through all those annoying hurdles like clinical trials for safety and effectiveness. That won’t, however, stop the government from mandating the vaccine for all of us – a very likely scenario. And if the vaccines are actually harmful…killing people, for example…the vaccine makers will be immune from lawsuits.
Your best defense – your only real defense in any flu season – is a bulletproof immune system. You can learn about the best ways to strengthen yourself in the HSI archives.
–Michele
From Code Red Newsleter, HSI Institude
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December 28, 2008
History and Discovery of Transfer Factors
By innetent
Several very important discoveries regarding immune system functioning and health have been made in the past 100 years. In general, the emphasis has rested on finding substances that can directly attack invaders, as is the case with antibiotics and many antiviral drugs. Less emphasis has been placed on ways to help the individual’s own immune system deal with foreign threats. Let’s begin by looking at two such important discoveries – antibiotics and transfer factors – and discuss how these discoveries have affected the way that we deal with disease, and the roles they will likely play in the future of medicine.
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In 1928, in a laboratory in London , Alexander Fleming observed that a common species of mold known as Penicillium was capable of killing bacteria in Petri dishes. By all accounts, Dr. Fleming didn’t intend to discover an antibiotic. He returned to his lab after some time away and found that the bacteria he was culturing didn’t grow within a narrow zone around the fringes of a pesky mold that contaminated his samples. He probably wasn’t the first to observe this phenomenon, but he was the first to pursue an understanding of just how the mold prevented bacterial growth. Dr. Fleming identified the component of the mold with antibacterial properties and labeled it, “penicillin”. It would be another 15 years – during the 1940s — before researchers realized the full potential of penicillin and figured out how to turn Dr. Fleming’s discovery into a mass producible treatment for disease. And so began an era in which rates of death due to minor infections and communicable bacteria plummeted.
In 1949, at a time when penicillin and the sulfa drugs, antibiotics developed in Germany , were gaining reputations as life savers, a tuberculosis researcher named Dr. H Sherwood Lawrence made another important discovery in disease management. He extracted intracellular fluid from white blood cells in patients who had been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). He then injected the contents of these cells into non-exposed patients. In doing so, he protected them from contracting TB. He called the mystery components “transfer factor”, as they somehow transferred immunity from one patient to the next.
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At the time that transfer factors were discovered our understanding of disease states was quite limited and the ability to extract transfer factors for use in treatment beyond single cases was not available. The miraculous effects of antibiotics were becoming widely known at the time and they took center stage. Fifty years later, with improvements in our understanding of disease states and vast improvements in technology, transfer factors have now emerged on the scene as potentially powerful weapons against disease – including diseases resistant to, or untouchable by, antibiotics.
Immunologists suspect that transfer factors are small chains of amino acids and bits of RNA that contain the instructions that the immune system uses to recognize and fight foreign invaders and cancer cells. As new immune cells are born, they pick up transfer factors and read them like notes left by immune cells before them. Each time a person becomes ill and their immune system learns how to battle a pathogen, transfer factors are created and are used the next time around to make the battle against the pathogen more efficient.
Originally, blood was the only source of transfer factor. Dr. Lawrence’s discovery came in the midst of the discovery and use of antibiotics. Transfer factors have been used throughout the antibiotic age in different regions of the world such as China, Poland, Italy and others, but never have been available commercially in the past due to the lack of technology. It was not until the mid 1980’s that two researchers came up with the idea that transfer factor may also be present in colostrum (mother’s first milk). The confirmation of this discovery was awarded a patent in 1989, and colostrum is now the best source of transfer factor.
In October 2007 at the Salt Lake City Convention, 4Life Research announced the discovery of immune activity in a weight range of molecules that are significantly smaller than transfer factors.
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Transfer factors are molecules in a weight class between 3,500 – 12,000 daltons that help the immune system recognize, respond to, and remember outside threats. Although scientists have known that smaller molecules than transfer factors existed within cow colostrum, their significance in terms of immune activity has been unknown until now.
2 years earlier in 2005, 4Life Chief Executive Officer David Lisonbee and the Research and Development department began studying these low weight molecules. After two years of research, 4Life clinical findings now indicate that molecules in a weight range between 250 — 3,000 daltons play important regulatory roles in the immune system. 4Life extracted and concentrated these patent-pending nanofraction molecules from cow colostrum for their proprietary NanoFactor™ extract, combining NanoFactor with their exclusive Transfer Factor E-XF™ extract of transfer factors from cow colostrum and chicken egg yolks to produce 4Life Transfer Factor® Tri-Factor™ Formula, the most comprehensive approach to immune system support available today. “I don’t know of another company in our category,” said 4Life Chief Scientific Officer Calvin McCausland, Ph.D. “In 2004, we were the first company to combine transfer factors from cow colostrum and chicken egg yolks. In 2005, we introduced RioVida®, the world’s only transfer factor beverage. Now, the discovery of new immune activity in nanofractions. When it comes to scientific innovation, there’s simply no comparison to 4Life.” 4Life Transfer Factor, Transfer Factor Plus®, and RioVida are now fortified with the new Tri-Factor Formula. “We’re taking Tri-Factor Formula to the world because no other product represents such a unique and indispensable opportunity for a quality life,” remarked 4Life President Steve Tew.
David Lisonbee: “At the end of the day, our distributors can rest assured that 4Life will stay a good pace ahead of the curve in the areas of science, service, and success.” Why is it important? Tri-Factor Formula provides exactly what your immune system needs for optimal health. A healthy, intelligent immune system can: (1) quickly recognize the problem; (2) respond to the problem with a boost of immune cell activity or a calming down of immune cell activity—depending on what your body needs. What is the opinion of health experts? “The intelligence of 4Life Transfer Factor, combined with the intuition of NanoFactor, creates a superior product that helps the immune system know when to balance, when to boost, and when to calm down. What we have discovered and formulated delivers real benefits to 4Life Distributors and customers.”
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December 21, 2008
Transfer Factor And The Immune System In Humans and Pets
By innetent
Transfer Factor And The Immune System In Humans and Pets
Transfer Factor supports healthy energy levels by promoting an effective immune system.
A smart immune system contributes to healthy energy levels, which can help you have more zip for other things. Transfer factor is an all natural substance that works by teaching your own immune system to identify infectious agents that attack your body every day.
Immune System: The body’s defense department – Alternative Medicine
The immune system is not responsive to drugs for healing. Antibiotics used to fight infections actually depress the immune system when used long term. But natural nutritive forces, like healing foods and herbal medicines can and do support the immune system. By rebuilding immunity, health is naturally restored and disease disappears.
Dr. Lawrence Wilson “To strengthen the immune system, one must address the needs of the whole body. A strong immune system is essential for health. It is a very complex system of the body, involving the skin, intestines, nasal mucosa, blood, lymph and many other organs and tissues. Factors that impair the immune system include nutrient deficiencies, contaminated air, water and food, unhealthful lifestyles and too much exposure to harmful microbes. Other factors that weaken the immune system are negative attitudes and emotions and the presence of toxic metals, toxic chemicals and biological toxins in the body. Others are sluggish metabolism, lack of rest and sleep, excessive stress or too much exercise. As these causative factors are removed or corrected, the immune system improves.”
“Nearly everything that goes wrong with us, with the exception of trauma – i.e. broken bones etc.,
can be traced directly to an immune system failure“ Rob Robertson, M.D.
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December 10, 2008
4Life Transfer Factor Products Approved for Use by Olympic Athletes
By innetent
“We are very pleased by this approval,” commented President of Eurasia Emma Oganova, M.D., Ph.D. “4Life Transfer Factor continues to define the cutting-edge of immune sytem science.”
4Life Founder and Chief Executive Officer David Lisonbee launched 4Life Research in 1998 with a commitment to the highest scientific standards. Ongoing research and development of Transfer Factor technology has fueled 4Life’s constant growth and maximized every distributor’s ability to grow a successful independent business.
“Arguably, this kind of marketplace positioning and high level product messaging simply isn’t possible without the involvement of a professional research and development team,” added McCausland.
“I am pleased with our continued evolution in the supplement industry,” stated Executive Vice President Bruce Redd. “The quality work of our Research and Development department is certain to keep 4Life on the leading edge of science and success for years to come.”
4Life, the leader in the development, production, and distribution of Transfer Factor support products, continues to post growth in more than 40 countries around the world.
For more information: Calvin Jolley, Director, Strategic Development, 4Life Research, LLC 801.562.3618
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December 10, 2008
Third Party Comparison of Exotic Superfruits Ranks Açaí as “Exceptional” Nutrient Source and “Highest Known” Antioxidant Strength
By innetent
Salt Lake City, Utah (December 11, 2007) In a November publication of the “INSIDER”, Paul M. Gross, Ph.D., authors an article titled, Tracking Market Meteors: Exotic Superfruits. The article explores marketplace trends among six superfruits: açaí, goji, mangosteen, noni, pomegranate and seaberry.
In his quantitative and qualitative assessment of nutrients and antioxidant strength, Gross recognizes the açaí berry as an “exceptional source of polyunsaturated fats (particularly oleic fatty acid) and dietary fiber. In addition the content of vitamin E, calcium, copper, potassium, magnesium and niacin in açaí are among the highest reported for plant foods.”
Gross ends his evaluation of açaí by noting that, “As measured by ORAC and phenolic concentration, antioxidant strength for the açaí is the highest known, exceeding the next closest food by three-fold.”
On Gross’s scale of 1-10 (10 = highest score), the açaí ranked 8 in nutrient density and diversity and is the only superfruit to receive a 10 in the category of antioxidant strength.
On the same scale, mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) received a “1″, the lowest rank, for nutrients and antioxidant strength. Similarly, the noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia L.) ranked a “2″ in nutrients and “1″ in antioxidant strength.
In 2005, 4Life Research™ became the first company in history to successfully stabilize transfer factors in an açaí-rich beverage, the antioxidant powerhouse, RioVida®.
4Life Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Calvin McCausland: “Currently, our R&D Team is studying the role that transfer factors may play in antioxidant absorption to support overall good health. As evidenced by Gross’s study, we know that açaí is a marvelous superfruit. But it’s our transfer factor that distinguishes Riovdia in a superfruit beverage category all its own.
4Life Founder and Chief Executive Officer David Lisonbee, concludes: “In terms of antioxidants and immune system support, 4Life Transfer Factor® RioVida is unparalleled. Some expect the superfruit beverage market to double by the end of 2008. Armed with RioVida, 4Life Distributors enjoy one of the most unique and praiseworthy beverage available anywhere in the world.”
4Life®, the leader in the development, production, and distribution of Transfer Factor support products, continues to post growth in more than 40 countries around the world.
For more information: Calvin Jolley, Strategic Development,
4Life Research, LLC, 801.562.3618
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