Information on ImmunoSTART

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Understanding the Features and Benefits of Immune Chewables*

Notes from an interview with Joe Woolsey on Immune Chewables June 19,

2004. Joe is the President of the Marketing Division of the company that

licences and provides a particular Immune Chewable formula to one

company. The Immune Chewables combine a few key products from Joe's

company. Note articles referenced at the end of these notes to learn

more about colostrum scientific studies.

Immune Chewables main components: Certified Prime Colostrum®,

Lactoferrin, BetaRight 1,3/1,6 glucan, and Modified citrus pectin.

Immune Chewables dovetail well with core glyconutrients. The core

glyconutrients makes sure the body knows what to do and Immune Chewables

help make sure the body is able to do what it is supposed to do.

Colostrum helps to achieve homeostasis and balance in all the metabolic

functions of the body. About 4-5 years ago, colostrum became the hot new

nutrient in the marketplace. Many vendors ended up at Joe's company

because they have exclusive rights to the best source in North America.

Ideally, you want to take colostrum from the same environment where the

cows have been exposed to the same set of pathogens in which you are

living. North American cows have been exposed to West Nile Virus for

example, and have therefore developed antibodies for this pathogen.

Colostrum must be harvested within 6 hours after birth of the calves.

The colostrum provided by Joe's company is harvested within 3 hours of

birth of calves. There are very strict requirements for the sources of

the colostrum. Cows have to be raised on small family farms that must

adhere to very high standards. Spray, flash freezing process helps

stabilize immune factors in colostrum. Low temp pasteurization process

is also patented to make sure the colostrum will be effective when

consumers use it. It's not the quantity in a colostrum product that is

critical, it's the quality of the end product based on the process of

harvesting and stabilizing. Poor quality colostrum may give you little

to no value.

Immune Chewables should be allowed to dissolved in the mouth for 3-5

minutes before chewing. We have thousands of receptors in our mouth.

These receptors prepare the body for what's coming. This notifies the

immune system that support is coming. 2200 components make up colostrum.

The digestive process will destroy most of the components. Therefore

capsules are ineffective and you should suck on the lozenge form. Oral

delivery of colostrum is critical and what is used in all of the

supportive scientific studies. Interesting note: newborns when they

first suck don't have a swallow reflex, so mother's milk is absorbed

through the mouth receptors as well.

This supplier provides the only clinical grade colostrum available for

the average consumer to buy in North America. Certified Prime Colostrum

.. They insure 3rd party testing for mad cow diseases, other diseases,

pesticides, antibioitics, hormones, etc. Colostrum is great for all

ages. For people who trouble swallowing, these lozenges provide an

exceptional solution.

Many anti-aging benfits. For example Immune Chewables raise your own

insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in the body. IGF-1 then goes to other

hormone resources and gets to work. Therefore you don't have to look at

external sources of animal forms that help produce IGF-1. Colostrum

helps to recover from injury, to grow faster. Also, it raises

proline-rich polypeptides (PRP). This is vital for all organ tissue, eg.

your skin. There was a study done with half breast fed babies and have

formula fed. Half of each of the groups was fed colostrum. The ones who

got colostrum got far fewer illnesses and had far greater cognitive

abilities in standardized tests than children that didn't have colostrum

supplemented, regardless of whether or not they were breast fed. Crushed

Immune Chewables in topical glyconutrient lotions or gels may be

helpful for healing cuts and injuries.

Pectin has a large molecular structure and cannot be easily absorbed.

However, Ph Modified citrus pectin can be absorbed orally. Potential to

protect against metastasis of cancer and acts as decoy for cancer by

attracting cancer cells and then escorts their exit out of the body. The

citrus pectin has a roto-rooter type of effect to clean out cholesterol

and plaque in the system. This is also a glyconutrient.

Beta Glucan is a polysaccharide as well. The large white blood cell, the

macrophage, is the critical cell to finding pathogens and handling or

directs NK and T cells to destroy. Every macrophage has a beta glucan

receptor on it. The 13,1-6 is Beta Glucan form used. There are about

200 forms available. The Beta Glucan enhances potency of the macrophage.

Helps balance blood sugar balance, glucose uptake, and cholesterol

uptake. The form we use is 120 times more potent than what's in oatmeal.

If cholesterol is high, take Immune Chewables 15 minutes before you eat

to balance as described above. Joe had a relative whose cholesterol

dropped from 238 to 138 in 3 weeks by doing this. This product has its

source of glucans from brewer's yeast. They remove any yeast factors in

the manufacturing process. People therefore shouldn't be concerned about

yeast factors affecting them such as Clamydia. In fact Beta Glucans

combats clamydia, but Beta Right most effective form on the market.

Medicinal mushrooms have it in them, but cannot easily separate from

fungal quality of the mushrooms. Many consumers have mold and fungal

sensitivities so this is not a concern if from a non-fungal source.

There is increasing evidence that Beta Glucans should not be taken

without Lactoferrin. The perfect ratio is 2:1. While Beta Glucans are

very valuable, lactoferrin helps with reducing glucose uptake so helps

in keeping low glycemic meals by using before eating. Beta Glucan can

help build up macrophage and the lactoferrin the nutriphils or small

white blood cells. Can get them to where you need them to be. Too much

can lead to liver and kidney damage. Lactoferrin modulates and balances

to keep it at the right level. With an oral delivery system, you know

you'll retain the ratio of 2;1 as desired.

Lactoferrin is a glycoprotein which is iron-binding. Its benefits relate

to balancing the immune system and the availability of iron in the body.

We all produce lactoferrin in our bodies. Very anti-inflammatory. It's

what's in the tears that make your eyes soothed. Most eye drop solutions

in Japan have lactoferrin in them. They are superior to other eye drops.

Lactoferrin, especially in oral delivery, helps to bind free iron.

Excess iron is stored in mucus lining of eyes, sinuses, nose etc. These

dark moist, warm environments are home to the free iron molecules.

Bacteria can latch on to free iron molecules. Once attached, the body

brings it in. This is where infection can manifest.

Lactoferrin circulates throughout mucuous system, scavenges free irons,

and carries them to the bloodstream and recirculates to help build up

more nutrophils (small white blood cells) in blood stream. Note: many

vitamins/mineral combinations have no iron included so as to reduce the

risk of introducing excess iron to the body. One bacteria latching on to

an iron molecule body can multiply to fill a swimming pool in a week.

For people with serious health issues where the immune system is heavily

compromised, this product can be very helpful in balancing the immune

system. The advice in the interview was that more than 6 per day would

possibly not be utilized for a chronic condition. If coming down with

the flu or another bug, take one every hour or so. Be proactive. If

you're going into environment with a lot of pathogens, traveling, etc.

up your intake of Immune Chewables. Don't give the pathogens a chance.

For older people who are run down, this is a good support collection of

nutrients. Literally, they feel younger. Add Immune Chewables to regime

with other glyconutrients and you may dramatically accelerate your

benefits and results. One of the doctors who uses the products from

Mannatech for her patients always starts people with Immune Chewables

This is a product where she has noted that her clients will often report

noticeable results and benefits, sometimes within 20 minutes, 2 days, or

2 weeks.

Pregnancy and Nursing moms have used Immune Chewables to enhance the

immune systems of their children. Crushed lozenges can be given to small

babies. Some people who are lactose intolerant and can't take other

products, can take this one, because it is truly colostrum and not milk.

The FDA allows any product to be called colostrum that has been

harvested within 72 hours. Most of these late harvests would largely be

milk, NOT colostrum. Colostrum has naturally occurring bone and

cartilage growth factors that will increase your utilization of minerals

and n-acetyl glucosamine that you take in. If you're not taking every

day, you're missing the boat on so many benefits. 2 per day is a good

amount. If you have blood pressure or cholesterol issues, before meals

and 3 a day is better. More than 6 per day won't do much UNLESS you're

fighting a pathogen. If you have early symptoms of a flu or other bug,

you might take two, then take one every hour.

For children, you can give 1 per day. Partly weight and need related. If

the child has allergies, can take 2 per day or more as needed. Under 4,

be careful that the child can suck without choking. Can also crush and

put in food or drink.

The pectin, lactoferrin and Beta Glucan are all glyconutrients.

Specific legal claims about the efficacy of colosrum can be made by the

supplier because colostrum was given 'orphan' drug approval by FDA. It

does things for compromised immune systems that no drugs can do. The

AIDS activists got the FDA to give approval without the millions of

dollars invested by a parent company to go through the approval process.

These articles offers very rich, documented information. Highly

recommended reading:

Colostrum Biological Activities: A Review by Tom Gardiner September,

September 22, 2000:

http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/pdf/H292.pdf

Biological Activities of Lactoferrin by Tom Gardiner, February 2, 2001:

http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/pdf/H294.pdf

Beta-Glucan Biological Activities by Tom Gardiner, November 3, 2000:

http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/pdf/H019C.pdf