Nutritional Support for the Immune System

Cancer / Nutritional Support for the Immune System

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr
Last Updated March, 5, 2006

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Nutritional Support for the Immune System
The human body is repeatedly exposed to a variety of envirnomental stress factors during the changing seasons. A healthy immune system will help defend the body when the seasons change. Yet for most of us, seasonal change occurs when our immune system is weak and resistance is low. Today, our immune system, which is best described as a network of organs, cells, and tissues, is under a lot of pressure not only from environmental factors, but also from poor eating habits and lack of sleep and exercise. Good nutrition is essentail in maintaining these many different components that make up the immune system. To help support the overall health of this immune alliance, Standard Process offers many whole food nutritional supplements to help the body stay healthy against the stress of modern life and seasonal challenges.
	Echinacea-C Echinacea supports the immune system by enhancing the ability of various types of white blood cells to respond to envinromental stresses. Vitamin C is well-known for its role in maintaining strong immune function and is an important anti-oxidant.*
	Cataplex ® F Tablets Cataplex F Tablets contain flaxseed oil and calcium lactate to support the immune system at a cellular level. Omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed oil are necessary for healthy cell membranes anad to transport calcium lactate into white flood cells, where it is used to support cell motility and phagosytosis. *
	Immuplex ® Immuplex supports the entire immune system by nourishing each of the organs and tissue systems that work together in the body's immune alliance. Immuplex contains thymus PMG&trade extract and zinc for thymus support and white blood cell production; selenium, a constituent of three important enzymes with anti-oxidant activity; vitamin B6 an essential component of two key immune system substances and vitamin C for normal immune maintenance. *
	Calcium Lactate Calcium lactate is one of the most bioavailable forms of this crucial element, the most abundant mineral in the human body. We use it here for its role in phagocytosis, the immune response action performed by white blood cells. Calcium also supports the immune system in various ways. It helps maintain protective intestinal flora, acid-base balance, activation of enzyme reactions and hormone secretions and maintenance and function of cell membranes and membrane permeability. The calcium lactate in this product is derived from a pure-vegetable source of calcium. Our calcium lactate contains the proper balance of calcium and magnesium (5:1). *
	Thymex ® Thymex helps to kick-start the thymus gland, the center of the immune system, when antibody production is needed. The thymus is the key immune gland, especially in the newborn infant and younger individual. It preprocesses T-lymphocytes after their origination and migration from the bone marrow. In the thymus the cells divide rapidly and develop diversity for reacting against different specific antigens. *
	Congaplex ® or Chewable Congaplex ® Congaplex contains a Cytosol extract of the thymus gland, the core of the immune system. Such extracts contain the gland's steroid and hormone precursors, enzymes, co-enzymes and synergistic co-factors produced by the cell. The main purpose of these aqueous tissue extracts is to support the patient's hormone-dependent tissue functions until the tissue is able to do so itself. *
* These statements have not been evaluated y the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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