Lactoferrin

Lactoferrin is a protein substance that comes from colostrum in mothers milk. It is also a cytokine and they are chemical messengers responsible for human immune response that protect us from tumors, cancers, and other infections and foreign pathogens. Low levels lead to immune system suppression and high levels can lead to an over active immune system.

It has the ability to bind iron which is used by many foreign pathogens, cancers, and fungi for growth and reproduction. Candida also uses the iron molecule as a means of travel throughout the body. This binding effect starves the bad bacteria or tumor so it eventually dies without harming good bacteria that don't use iron for survival.

Lactoferrin contains certain molecules that are toxic to bad bacteria, yeast, and molds of all types. It also inhibits the growth of HIV and other viruses such as herpes. It has the ability to kill and resolve h. pylori infections that cause stomach ulcers. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae all of which are capable of causing serious illness, are all inhibited by lactoferrin in the body.

Studies done in Japan on mice revealed a marked reduction in bad bacteria and especially the pathogenic bacteria known as Clostridium. The tests also revealed that it limited the bad bacteria that were able to pass thru the intestinal wall and enter the blood stream therebye preventing serious illness.

Other experiments have revealed a inhibitory effect against HIV and Herpes Simplex 1.

Candida albicans was found to be inhibited because of lactoferrins unique ability to stimulate phagocytes that eat candida yeast and other foreign organisms.

Because an individual with normal levels of lactoferrin secretes the substance in other body fluids. It has been found to prevent dental carries and eye diseases.

Not only does it stimulate phagocyte activity but also neutrophils, which are the primary t-cell responsible for the defense of the body from candida and other fungi. Macrophage function is also boosted along with lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are another type of immune cell that secrete antibodies and directly attack foreign pathogens. One type of lymphocyte is known as a Natural Killer cell, or NK cell for short, and NK cells can kill candida yeast in 6/100ths of a second. When an NK cell aquires a target and attacks it, the target always dies without fail.

Other studies in Japan on mice given a highly metastic type of cancer, lactoferrin significantly slowed the growth and spread of the cancer.

There have been many theories about why lactoferrin works for cancer, from its iron binding ability, or it binds to receptor sites on the cell and of course the increased lymphocyte activity is responsible for cancer cell death. There has also been evidence that it suppresses blood vessel formation which cuts of the cancers food supply. Whether all these things are happening or not, it does not take away from its proven effectiveness.

There have been cases of some remarkable cases of cancer remission in the terminally ill people. Once such woman in New York with lung cancer had a startling turn around within weeks, gaining 14 pounds and achieving increased muscle strength.

Gerry McAnulty suffered from scleroderma and she atributes lactoferrin with saving her life. She is now actively involved in womens health educational issues.

Another study in Japan of 45 people with hepatitis C showed a remarkabley decreased viral load with no side effects. At the end of the study when all patients stopped taking the lactoferrin all their symptoms returned.

In my personal opinion, lactoferrin is far supperior to colostrum and most other immune system stimulating substances. As good as it is it though, is not an end all by itself and other beneficial products for candida yeast should be taken with it. Two of those that would be most effective and not allow the candida yeast to build any resistance are Candex and CP-1. These three things would make for a very potent and safe treatment for almost any yeast infection.

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