| Viruses are extremely tiny- much smaller than | | | | fighting viral infections. |
| bacteria. They invade individual cells and | | | | |
| turn them into tiny factories to make more | | | | - Leukocytes, the white blood cells that |
| viruses. The pharmaceutical community has | | | | engulf invading organisms, including viruses. |
| developed antibiotic after antibiotic to | | | | |
| target an ever-growing group of bacterial | | | | - Proline Rich polypeptide, is a small |
| pathogen, yet few medicines today work on | | | | protein chain in colostrum with the same |
| viral infections. Health-care practitioners | | | | ability to regulate the immune system as the |
| have little ammunition when it comes to | | | | hormones of they thymus gland, as reported by |
| viruses. | | | | a 1979 study published in Immunology. |
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| Viral diseases include colds and flu, chicken | | | | Proline Rich poly peptide helps regulate the |
| pox, hepatitis, measles, herpes, viral | | | | immune system to maintain balance between |
| pneumonia, shingles, Epstein Barr virus, | | | | under and over-activity- extremely important |
| respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), AIDS, and | | | | for those with autoimmune disease. It is also |
| numerous others. That are also a host of | | | | a very powerful anti-inflammatory agent, |
| intestinal viruses that cause diarrhea and | | | | which may help relieve painful flair-ups. |
| other life-threatening symptoms. Viruses | | | | Proline-Rich polypeptide also stimulates the |
| cause serious health difficulties each year. | | | | body's immune cells to produce cytokines: |
| | | | immune- regulating proteins that regulate the |
| In my opinion, aiding the good guys- experts | | | | duration and intensity of the body's immune |
| call it enhancing host resistance- is the way | | | | response. |
| to go. I think it's a crying shame that | | | | |
| natural supplements and other immune system | | | | In a 1998 study conducted at the laboratory |
| boosting herbs aren't more widely used. | | | | of Virology, Institute of Immunology and |
| Instead, doctors keep writing prescriptions | | | | Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of |
| for antibiotics, which gradually breed | | | | Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, it was shown that |
| stronger, more virulent germs that require | | | | when praline rich polypeptide isolated from |
| stronger, and always more expensive, | | | | bovine colostrums was added to the immune |
| antibiotics. | | | | cells found in the membrane lining the |
| | | | abdominal cavity and viscera immediately |
| Generally speaking, pharmaceuticals have just | | | | after virus absorption or one day before or |
| one active ingredient with which to fend off | | | | after viral infection, infected cells were |
| an infectious invader. That's like going into | | | | better able to inhibit virus replication. |
| battle with one bullet in your rifle. What's | | | | |
| great about natural supplement is that each | | | | Proline rich polypeptide is one of the key |
| one contains many, even hundreds, of | | | | component that virologists all over the world |
| biologically active compounds, some in dose | | | | are researching on in the battle against the |
| ranges that might provide real benefit to us | | | | ever growing virus threat. |
| humans. Natural supplements give your body an | | | | |
| entire arsenal from which to select the | | | | I have no doubt that colostrum is effective |
| weapons it needs. | | | | against many types of viruses, as these |
| | | | studies show. Notice that researchers are not |
| In the last few years, colostrum and a number | | | | saying that colostrum immune factors and |
| of its individual components have been | | | | other components are effective against every |
| seriously studied for their effects against a | | | | type of virus. But they help a great deal on |
| variety of viral diseases. As with the | | | | several significant diseases. |
| bacteria pathogens, colostrum's ability to | | | | |
| help with viral infections is more likely due | | | | If you are suffering from viral infection |
| to immune support and the combination of | | | | such as herpes viral infection on your skin, |
| substances than to any specific antibody | | | | apply colostrum powder and some water to the |
| reaction. | | | | infected skin area 3 times a day. The part of |
| | | | the skin will become dry and will heal much |
| Colostrum anti-viral properties include: | | | | faster than other methods. |
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| -Lactoferrin, an iron binding protein with | | | | For more info on Bovine Colostrum, Visit : |
| antiviral, antibacterial, and | | | | |
| anti-inflammatory properties. It is currently | | | | References |
| being studied for its effects against the HIV | | | | |
| virus, herpes, and even cancer. | | | | Orzechowska, B., et al. "Antiviral effect of |
| | | | proline rich polypeptide in murine resident |
| - Cytokines, which regulate the intensity of | | | | peritoneal cells." Acta Virol; |
| the immune response. They are known to boost | | | | 1998;42(2):75-78. |
| the production of antibodies important in | | | | |