Re: Decreased # of NK Cells/Stricker/Buhner/Cat's Claw

[Guest guest]

Buhner recommends using Cat's Claw to increase CD57 levels in his

Lyme book:

" One of the best aspects of cat's claw for treating Lyme infection is

that it raises CD57+ natural killer (NK) cells, a potent part of the

immune system. Lyme spirochetes, after they become established in

the body, specifically inhibit the production of this subset of the

immune system...This capacity of cat's claw to raise just this NK

subset is one of the reasons why it has shown such good results in

the treatment of chronic or late-stage Lyme infections. "

--Healing Lyme, by Harrod Buhner, p. 90-91

>

> >Dr. Goldberg in talking about Autism mentions a decrease

in

> >the number of Natural Killer Cells (a form of white blood cell -

as

> >we all know) and that this is linked to Viral Reactivation. In

Japan,

> >CFS was initially termed low Natural Killer Cell Disease or

something

> >like that.

> >

> > " Many of these children have a low number of Natural Killer (NK)

> >cells, which are a more primitive immune system cell, responsible

for

> >clearing ÒradicalsÓ in our body, clearing foreign cells /

cancerous

> >cells, and considered a strong marker for a healthy or stressed

> >immune system.ÊÊ These cells, when low in number, are now linked

to

> >viral reactivation in many auto-immune illnesses, and low NK

cells

> >has become an extremely strong marker in a subgroup of these

> >children with . "

> >