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The middle of winter is the perfect time to speak aboutImmune Support. At this point, either you have nurtured

your immune system to an optimal working order, or you are just plain hopeful that this year’s crop of virusesdoesn’t decide to winter in your body! Fortunately, we arenow learning that a major part of your immune system,neutrophil cells, are constantly being regenerated, and canbe “primed” to attention now. Yes, you can strengthen yourimmune system in 1-2 days!

Beta glucans are nutrients that are gaining momentum andacceptance from the scientic and medical communities as

safe activators to the immunesystem. These are not new-to-nature, man-made drugs,they are isolates foundnaturally in foods that havebeen part of the human dietfor millennia. Beta glucansare new keywords worthlearning about, and thenadding to your nutritionprotocols year-round.

A World Filled With

Natural Solutions

Beta glucans frombaker’s yeast - and betaglucans and polysaccharidesfrom the medicalmushrooms - are proof that our world is lled withnatural solutions to our

healthcare needs; we have to continue to search and study. What makes these nds so powerful is that we are now

starting to more fully understand the mechanisms of actionof human immunity, and how our marvelously compleximmune system utilizes foods and stimuli to respond andprotect! Beta glucans have now been universally accepted asbeing able to modulate the immune system. Beta glucans are polysaccharides that contain only glucoseas structural components, and are linked with betaglycosidic bonds; they are cell sugars. Years of researcharound the world has looked at the applicability of thesesugars for human health. The trick has been how to liberatethese sugars from the yeast or mushroom, and make themavailable in dosage levels where they can have a therapeuticeffect.

Humans have adapted, sharing the planet with many microbial inhabitants, including other living organisms likefungi and yeasts. Our immune systems have probably neverhad an instance where they were not developing strategiesto respond to and prevent yeasts and fungi from becominga dominant invader in the body. We now understand that

we can use this natural response mechanism to prime ourinnate immune system.

Simplifying the Complex

First, let’s simplify what is certainly a very complex seriesof events in the body. Since our immune systems respond

with action to yeast and fungi, then we should learn whathappens when these elements are introduced to the body.Beta glucans are found in the cell walls of baker’s yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisiae ), and also inside the cell wall of

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“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” ~ Lily TomlinVolume 17, Issue 1 · January 2013

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certain mushrooms. When consumed, the digestive andimmune systems begin to break down, identify and codify the substances present - and react. Our rst level of defenseproduces macrophages to engulf and break down - or eat -cellular debris and pathogens. Our immune systems haveencountered certain challenges for so long that they have analmost built-in defense system against them. The battle of the ‘self’ versus yeast or fungi may be the longest battle wehave fought on this planet.

Research in the 1980s actually showed that receptor sites onmacrophages are a precise match for the receptor sites foundon a beta glucan. This lock and key action is our body’s way of activating the human immune response into motion againsta wily old foe. What is important to remember, though, isthat this lock and key works like the locks we are familiar

with in our home: the shape of the key must be appropriateto the lock!

Activating a Switch

Beta glucans are a recognized element that cause an immuneresponse that is already hardwired into our base physiology.Decades of safety studies give the clinicians condence.

As importantly, in situations where the body either has animpaired immune system or a diminished immune response,beta glucans are simply activating a switch to naturally perform a simple, normal function. This is an importantfactor when dealing with severe illnesses, the aged, or withchildren!

There is a concept in modern immunotherapy calledBiological Response Modiers, whereby pharmacistsutilize substances that the human body produces naturally to enhance the immune response. Sounds to me like thenatural medicine we have been using for centuries! Thisphrase has cache with interferon and monoclonal antibodies.By denition, the therapeutic use of beta glucans falls intothe same category – only with a better safety record.

While research on the yeast beta glucans and their effect onhuman health started in the 1970s, the use of the medicinamushrooms has been well-documented in TraditionaChinese Medicine (TCM) for over 2000 years. Traditionalapplications; immune support, infections and longevity.

Folk medicine and now modern science have identiedcertain mushrooms as Medicinal Mushrooms from the15,000 currently identied species. Throughout historycertain mushrooms were to be eaten only by the Emperor’sfamily, others were the food of the Pharaohs, and others wereat one time worth their weight in gold. Mushrooms have

enjoyed therapeutic use from Asian countries, to Russia,to early European and American Indian medicines. Nowthese mushrooms are available to us every day! It can bestated that Medicinal Mushrooms are the most thoroughlyresearched immune support supplements in the world. There

have been 2,000 studies published in the last decade alone.

Sage Advice

The sage advice of those early natural doctors is now beingcorroborated by the science surrounding the use of medicinamushrooms today. What early herbalists taught was thatfor therapeutic value, the medicinal mushrooms shouldbe ingested as a soup or mushroom tea. Why? because wenow know the benecial beta glucans are locked inside thecellulose, and this chitin needs a hot water extraction to

release and make available these benecial nutrients. This is why many mushroom products on the market do not performas today’s research predicts; because most mushrooms are notmade correctly. Look at the label. Only purchase productsthat have guaranteed levels of beta glucans. The best adviceis to go to PubMed and see what the dosages studied areIn this way, the promised immune response will be gained.

The same story holds true today for beta glucans frombaker’s yeast. Yeast beta glucan extract drugs began in the1940s. Injectable puried dosages later led the way to oral


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Men With Belly Fat At Risk For Osteoporosis

According to the National Center for HealthStatistics, more than 37 million American menover the age of 20 are obese. Obesity is associated

with many health problems, including cardiovas-cular diseases, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma,sleep apnea and joint diseases. Researchers arenow saying that visceral, or deep belly, obesity is a risk factor for bone loss and decreased bonestrength in men.

"It is important for men to be aware that excessbelly fat is not only a risk factor for heart diseaseand diabetes, it is also a risk factor for bone loss,"Miriam Bredella, M.D., radiologist at Massa-chusetts General Hospital and associate profes-sor of radiology at Harvard Medical School inBoston was quoted saying. "Most studies on osteoporosis have focused on

women. Men were thought to be relatively pro-tected against bone loss, especially obese men,"Dr. Bredella said. Not all body fat is the same. Subcutaneous fatlies just below the skin, and visceral or intra-abdominal fat is located deep under the muscletissue in the abdominal cavity. Genetics, diet and

exercise are all contributors to the level of vis-ceral fat that is stored in the body. Excess visceralfat is considered particularly dangerous, becausein previous studies it has been associated withincreased risk for heart disease. Dr. Bredella and her team evaluated 35 obesemen with a mean age of 34 and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 36.5. The men underwenta CT of the abdomen and thigh to assess fat and

muscle mass, as well as very high resolution CTof the forearm and a technique called nite el-ement analysis (FEA), in order to assess bonestrength and predict fracture risk. "FEA is a technique that is frequently used

in mechanical engineering to determine thestrength of materials for the design of bridges orairplanes, among other things," Dr. Bredella wasquoted saying.

"FEA can determine where a structure will bendor break and the amount of force necessary tomake the material break. We can now use FEAto determine the strength or force necessary tomake a bone break," Dr. Bredella continued. In the study, the FEA analysis showed that men

with higher visceral and total abdominal fat hadlower failure load and stiffness, two measures ofbone strength, compared to those with less vis-ceral and abdominal fat. There was no associa-tion found between age or total BMI and bonemechanical properties. "We were not surprised by our results that ab-dominal and visceral fat are detrimental to bonestrength in obese men. We were, however, sur-prised that obese men with a lot of visceral fathad signicantly decreased bone strength com-pared to obese men with low visceral fat butsimilar BMI,” Dr. Bredella concluded.

The results also showed that muscle mass waspositively associated with bone strength.

Source: The annual meeting of the RadiologicaSociety of North America (RSNA), November 2012

Dry Mouth Dangers

It’s that sticky or dry feeling in the mouth allof us get once in a while. But for some, it couldbe more than just an inconvenience. It’s believed44 million Americans suffer from the problemNow, Ivanhoe breaks down the dangers of drymouth.

ER nurse Lauren Geeter is always on the move

but a side effect of her acid reux meds madeconstant water breaks a part of her routine.

“I knew my mouth was dry, but I guess I alwayshad dry mouth and never really thought of it asanything,” said Lauren Geeter.

Lauren’s dry mouth resulted in a mouth full ofcavities.

“If the bacteria are growing in their mouth, therecould be a systemic threat to their whole body,”Stephen Hsu, Ph.D., Professor of Oral Biologyat Georgia Health Sciences University, explains.

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Dr. Stephen Hsu says ignoring it can lead to lotsof trouble.

Saliva neutralizes acid and protects against bac-terial growth. Dry mouth results in a lack of sa-liva and can lead to tooth decay and gum disease.

If you’re one of the millions with dry mouth, cut-ting out things high in sugar and acid like soda,sports drinks and candy is a good idea. Dr. Hsusays green tea extract is also a great way to ghtthe problem.

“We found a lot of protective properties from thegreen tea polyphenols,” Dr. Hsu tells Ivanhoe.He’s even developed a special chewing gum tostimulate saliva ow.

Eating brous foods can help make up for a lack of mouth-cleaning saliva. Harvard experts say

crunchy fruits and vegetables like apples and car-rots are mild abrasives that can remove bacteriaand plaque from teeth. People with the problemshould also use alcohol-free mouthwashes andcheck the labels of their toothpaste; if it containsthe dry mouth irritant sodium lauryl sulfate, nda new brand.

Today, Lauren uses Dr. Hsu’s gum to help takecare of her dry mouth, so she can focus on takingcare of others.

The Mayo Clinic recommends a few otherhome remedies. Running a humidier at night

can help with dry mouth, and breathing through your nose instead of your mouth can also be ben-ecial. Also, avoid over-the-counter anti-hista-mines and decongestants; they can make yoursymptoms worse.

Unemployment Causing Heart Attacks

12.3 million people in the United States arecurrently unemployed. Researchers are now say-ing that unemployment, multiple job losses andshort periods without work may be associated

with increased risk for acute myocardial infarc-tion (AMI, heart attack).

Many adults in the United States are affected by the strain of employment instability, but little isknown about the cumulative effect of multiple

job losses and unemployment on the risks for AMI. Matthew E. Dupre, Ph.D., and colleagues fromDuke University, Durham, N.C., examined theassociations between different dimensions of unemployment and the risks for AMI in 13,451U.S. adults’ ages 51 to 75 years in the Health andRetirement Study with biennial follow-up inter-

views from 1992 to 2010. "Results demonstrated that several features of one's past and present employment increasedrisks for a cardiovascular event. Although therisks for AMI were most signicant in the rst

year after job loss, unemployment status, cumu-lative number of job losses and cumulative timeunemployed were each independently associated

with increased risk for AMI," the authors werequoted saying.

The study group (median age 62 years) had1,061 AMI events (7.9 percent) during 165,169person-years of observation. In the study group,14 percent of the individuals were unemployedat baseline, 69.7 percent had one or more cumu-

lative job losses, and 35.1 percent had spent timeunemployed, according to the study. Statistical analysis indicated that AMI risks

were signicantly higher among the unem-ployed (hazard ratio [HR], 1.35) and that risksincreased incrementally from one job loss (HR,1.22) to four or more cumulative job losses (HR,1.63) compared with no job loss. The risks for

AMI also were "particularly elevated" within therst year of unemployment (HR, 1.27) but notthereafter, according to the results. "We found that the elevated risks associated

with multiple job losses were of the magnitudeof other traditional risk factors, such as smoking,diabetes mellitus and hypertension," the authors

were quoted saying. "In the context of the current U.S. economy andprojected increases in job instability and unem-ployment among workers, additional studiesshould investigate the mechanisms contributingto work-related disparities in AMI to identify

viable targets for successful interventions," theauthors added. Source: JAMA, November 2012


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Bio: Michael Hennessey is a 30-year veteran of the Natural Products industry. He created an education-based consulting rm working withsome of the most progressive and successful nutritional supplement and natural bodycare companies worldwide. Today, Michael ispresenting under the auspices of a non-prot, public-education organization, Wildberry Education, that works to share information andempower individual responsibility for one’s health. He can be reached at [email protected]. Michael lives in Washington, DC

dosing. Now, isolated beta glucans from yeasts are beingused in animal feed, functional foods and as nutritionalsupplements. The ubiquitousness of the raw material into thefuture will not guarantee product quality or desired results.

Again, like with the mushrooms, it is about extracting thebeta glucan isolate in a manner that keepsthe structure of the beta glucan intact.Shape matters for the lock and key toperform immune response.

To extricate pure and isolated beta glucanfrom a yeast cell wall is not an easy task.

You have to remove all manno-proteins,and other possible allergens. There is one company thathas GRAS-certication for their product and has patenton their manufacturing process to ensure purity and anextraction method that maintains the beta glucan’s optimalshape. Look for the Wellmune WGP® logo on supplementsand foods to ensure you are getting a credible and valuableraw material.

The story on beta glucans and their history and potential

would take at least two books to tell. How to summarize?Beta glucans, as found naturally in medicinal mushroom hot

water extracts, and as extracted from baker’s yeast, are the nextgeneration of scientically-validated immune support. Betaglucans have been clinical ly proven to enhance the immune

system to recognize and respond to foreign challenges. Theyprovide broad protection and create a natural, non-specicbenecial immune response. Beta glucans have also beenstudied for stress, athletic performance and other quality oflife improvements. They are good for health. Beta glucansshould be looked at like your daily immune support nutrientfor optimal health. There is great logic to this statement: the

single most important thing that you can do for your healthis to strengthen your immune system.

What is important to remember, though,is that this lock and key works like the locks we are familiar with in our home:the shape of the key must be appropriate to the lock!



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Pfafa paniculata

Part Used: Root.

Effective Forms: Tea, capsules.

Therapeutic Prole: A South American herb, rich ingermanium and allantoin, suma contains taurine and as-paragine, two amino acids which are important in the con-

version of protein and carbohydrates into ATP energy inthe cells. Has ginseng-like adaptogenic properties, phyto-hormone constituents, and tonic activity on the endocrinesystem.

Primary Uses: As part of a combination to enhance bothenergy and immune strength; In a formula to reduce ma-lignant tumor growth. A specic when used in formulasaddressing chronic diseases such as CFS, EBV, mononu-cleuosis and candida; lowers blood cholesterol.

Contraindications: may cause mild nausea, not to be takenduring fevers, or acute inammatory stages of disease.

CATS CLAW:

Your Natural Healing Arsenal...By: Dr. Linda Page

(Una de Gato, uncaria tomentosa ): a rainforest botanical with a widespectrum of therapeutic uses. It contains an immune stimulating oxindole

alkaloid, isopteropodine that enhances the phagocyte (eater) ability of white blood cells and macrophages. A standardized compound withisolated active carboxyl-alkyl-esters has been found to also enhance theDNA repair process and lymphocyte function. Cat’s claw helps cleansethe intestinal tract and heal numerous intestinal disorders, such as ulcers,Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis, leaky bowel syndrome and colitis. Rich inantioxidant polyphenols and several plant steroids like beta-sitosterol, cat’sclaw is effective for cardiovascular health and hormone imbalances likeprostate swelling and PMS. Other conditions that benet from cat’s claw include: arthritis, rheumatism, cancer, allergies, candidiasis, genital herpes,herpes zoster, HIV, bladder infections and environmental toxin poisoning.

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INGREDIENTS:2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained1 cup water or vegetable stock 1 teaspoon red chili powder2 to 3 tomatoes, chopped1 bunch green onions, chopped1 cup corn: fresh, frozen, or canned

2 red, yellow, or green bell peppers,seeded and chopped1 bunch cilantro, rinsed and chopped1 avocado, peeled and sliced3 cups cooked brown riceSalsa or tamari, to taste

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Beans & RiceServes 4-6

DIRECTIONS:Heat the beans with water and chili powder.Chop vegetables and place in individual bowls.To ser ve, place severa l big spoonfuls of brown rice onto la rge plates andladle beans on top. Add sliced avocado to taste.Add generous handfuls of chopped vegetables on top of the beans.Add salsa or tamari to taste.

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