Re: Fibro Complete Multi/IP6

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Rhonda

Some IP6 stuff here:

http://www.vrp.com/art/330.asp

Also some here below from www.lef.org:

Inositol hexaphosphate (IP-6)--activates natural killer cells,

promotes differentiation, supports p53 activity, and normalizes the

cell cycle by modifying signal transduction pathways

IP-6, a promising anticancer compound sold as a nutritional

supplement, is a combination of inositol (a B vitamin) and phytic

acid, also known as inositol hexaphosphate. According to Dr. A.

Shamsuddin, M.D., Ph.D., who introduced IP-6 after more than 15 years

of research, it works by enhancing the body's ability to defend itself

against cancer, making it of equal importance as either a cancer

preventive or therapeutic agent.

Inositol hexaphosphate is a sugar, very much like glucose, except it

has six phosphates attached to its molecules. Every animal and plant

species tested had varying levels of IP-6, but the highest amounts

were found in rice, about 2% by weight: 100 grams of rice provide

approximately 2 grams of IP-6, but even that amount is not readily

available. Since the body is dependent upon digestive enzymes to break

it down, only a meager amount is actually absorbed from foodstuffs.

Thus, IP-6 in encapsulated or bulk forms should be of special interest

to cancer patients and those desiring protection against cancer.

The following chemotherapeutic properties are assigned to the immune

modulator:

IP-6 activates natural killer cells, cells that work without antibody

participation (Baten et al. 1989).

IP-6 decreases cellular proliferation (Sakamoto et al. 1993;

Shamsuddin et al. 1989b). Illustrative of its potential, IP-6 reduced

large intestinal cancer (by regulating cell proliferation) in F344

rats even when the treatment was begun 5 months after carcinogenic

induction (Shamsuddin et al. 1989a).

IP-6 promotes differentiation ( " normalization " ) of cancer cells, that

is, an unspecialized, atypical cell structure assumes the likeness of

the tissue of origin, indicating the virulence of the malignancy is

waning (Yang et al. 1995). IP-6 was shown to inhibit growth and induce

differentiation in HT-29 human colon cancer cells, making it valuable

as an adjunctive treatment in colon cancer. IP-6 also strongly

inhibited growth and induced differentiation in human prostate cancer

cells (PC-3) in both in vitro and in vivo studies (Shamsuddin et al.

1995).

IP-6 has been effective against every cancer cell tested (Shamsuddin

et al. 1997; Grases et al. 2002).

There is more at www.lef.org if you want to check it out.

Szpak

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> Anyone take this before? It's Pro Health brand. It has the malic

acid

> and magnesium hydroxide and IP-6 in it. What is IP-6? Says to

maximize

> natural killer cell activity. The Vit. A and D is from natural fish

> liver oil. Going to look at other vitamins they offer. This says

it

> was formerly CFS/FM Multi.

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> Rhonda