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To remain healthy, it is necessary for our immune system to remain at its peak condition, giving it the ability to combat these pathogens as they attack us.
Until the discovery of antibiotics, bacterial diseases simply ran their course. Either the immune system was strong enough to fight them, or the battle was lost and the patient usually died. But antibiotics radically changed this. For the first time, antibiotics selectively killed bacteria without harming the body’s cells, stopping many infectious diseases before they could break down the immune system.
Unfortunately, as most medical professionals are beginning to recognize, even the most sophisticated antibiotics are no longer helpful in combating some infectious diseases. In fact, antibiotics may be worsening today’s health problems. Here’s why:
The overuse of antibiotics has led to new, drug-resistant strains of common infectious bacteria, making many of them completely ineffective. As Columbia University’s Dr. Harold Neu explained in the journal Science, “Bacteria are cleverer than men. Just as the have adapted to nearly every environmental niche on the planet, they have now begun adjusting to the world laced with antibiotics.”
The more you use antibiotics, the more rapidly Mother Nature adapts to them,” says Dr. George Curlin of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “Thus, to counteract the increase in drug-resistant microbes, we need to use less, not more, antibiotics.”
Moreover, medical researchers recognize that taking antibiotics may also seriously compromise or even destroy beneficial bacteria, such as lactobacillus and bifidobacterium. These friendly intestinal flora are an integral part of the big picture when it comes to proper digestion, immune function and robust health. But here’s the good news…
Extensive international studies show that colostrum may be one of nature’s most effective methods of helping to prevent infectious diseases. Here’s why:
Research has shown that the immune factors found in colostrum actually strengthen, not weaken , the body’s natural defenses against most disease-causing agents, including E. Coli and Rotavirus (the leading intestinal killer), plus H. pylori, H. mustelae, Candida Albicans, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Salmonella and Listeria, to name a few.
A study described in the April 1998 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases demonstrated colostrum’s effectiveness against H. pylori and H. mustelae. “We showed that bovine colostrum has potentially anti-adhesive activity for both H. pylori and H. mustelae,” explains the report.
Since most infectious disease pathogens must attach themselves to our intestinal tissue to gain a foothold on our bodies, the fact that colostrum has anti-adhesive activity makes it a powerful disease attacker. Scientists believe there are six components in colostrum that not only strengthen the immune system, but also directly attack the pathogens attempting to invade the body. The include:
1. Immunoglobulins:
Immunoglobulins are large protein molecules, making up more than 40% of the proteins found in our blood serum. There are five classes found in all mammals (including humans) which begin with the abbreviation “Ig” and are distinguished with the capital letters A, D, E, G and M. Each class has its own unique amino acid chain structure, specific function and ability to attach to, penetrate, destroy or immobilize a specific antigen. Colostrum contains all five Immunoglobulins. IgA is found in blood serum, and especially in saliva, tears and the mucous membranes of the respiratory and GI tract where most invading organisms make their first contact with the human body. IgG is the most abundant immunoglobulin found in bovine colostrum. It is carried in the lymphatic and circulatory systems where it helps to neutralize toxins and other unwanted invader. IgD and IgE are highly antiviral and IgM is a powerful bacterial fighter.
2. Polyproline-Rich-Peptides (PRP):
PRPs are believed to support and regulate the thymus gland (the body’s central command center for the immune system), either by stimulating an underactive immune system, or calming an overactive system. “[PRP] activated an underactive immune system, helping it to move into action against disease-causing organisms,” explains Dr. Staroscik, et. al. in Molecular Immunology. “PRP also suppresses an overactive immune system, such as is often seen in the autoimmune diseases [conditions in which the body actually attacks itself]. PRP is highly anti-inflammatory and also appears to act on T-cell precursors to produce helper T-cells and suppressor T-cells.” This makes colostrum potentially effective with illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Scleroderma.
3. Lactoferrin:
Found only is human and bovine colostrum and milk, this protein has been shown in numerous research studies to be a potent, broad-spectrum natural antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antitumor agent. Lactoferrin is also a potent antioxidant that inhibits the harmful effects of free radical. In a recent study in The Netherlands, lactoferrin proved a powerful inhibitor on the HIV-1 virus, the main virus that causes AIDS.
4. Lactalbumins:
Research indicates that lactalbumins may have positive effects against several forms of cancer and viruses.
5. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium:
A friendly flora necessary for the digestion of food and the reduction of harmful bacteria found in the digestive system Lactobacillus and bifidobacterium are also effective in combating overgrowth and colonization of candida albicans.
6. Cytokines:
Inerleukin-1 and –6, Interferon-g (gamma) and lymphokines: Shown to stimulate the lymph gland and believed to be a highly effective antiviral.
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