Childhood ailments and the immune system

Autism

Autism may be caused by exposure to a virus, especially rubella, which causes a form of measles. Many researchers believe that the battle between a very young and immature immune system and the virus causes the development of autism. In addition, some studies suggest that true autism may be an abnormal reaction to a live virus vaccine in certain susceptible children that have immature immune systems. Researchers have found that autistic children often suffer from weak immune systems. Of twenty-two autistic children treated with transfer factor supplements, twenty-one responded favorably. Ten of the children improved both emotionally and mentally, enough that they were able to enter mainstream schools.



Cancer

Dr Markowitz has also seen the value of transfer factor therapy for an eleven-year-old boy with lymphoblastic leukemia. After chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, he still experienced a relapse, and his leukemia actually became more severe. Enhanced transfer factor supplements were used in combination with chemotherapy treatments, and the results have been very encouraging. Supplementing chemotherapy with transfer factor appeared to support the boy’s immune system and prevent the infections that usually take hold during treatment. His doctors believe that his supplementation with transfer factors most likely spared him the life-threatening complications of infectious disease and apparently improved his tolerance of a very toxic course of chemotherapy.

Antibiotics resistance to" Super Bugs " a global problem

"Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing public health threat to the United States," says Richard Besser, M.D., of the CDC’s respiratory disease branch.

Substances once thought to be miracle drugs are currently posing one of the most serious health threats we have faced in decades.

Bacteria are now outwitting even our most potent antibiotics, creating a global threat of enormous proportions.

We all shudder at the thought of flesh-eating bacteria or penicillin-resistant strep bacteria, but even new drug formulas can hardly keep up. Some experts believe we are only one antibiotic away from a major epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

If these antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to evolve at the present rate, having a strong and fortified immune system may be your family’s only defense against a whole host of life-threatening diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 100 million courses of antibiotics are provided by office-based doctors each year. In 1954, two million pounds of antibiotics were produced in the United States. Today, that figure exceeds fifty million pounds.

Some experts believe 20 to 50 percent of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary. Remember that antibiotics are only effective against bacteria. They are completely useless against the viruses that cause colds, flus and some sore throats.

Because of misuse of antibiotics to treat common conditions like sinusitis, resistance to many antibiotics, even in the most common bacterial causes of upper respiratory infections, has risen to 40 to 50 percent in the last two decades.

Overusing these drugs can also cause yeast and fungal infections. Frequent use can compromise your immune system, stimulate allergies, damage organs, and even cause depression.

If Antibiotics Fail Us, What Then?

The simple answer to this question is to fortify the body’s own defense team. Transfer factor supplementation is an excellent form of immune support

FACT: Children have immature immune systems and are prone to infections that easily spread in day-care and school settings.

FACT: Children often eat diets high in sugar and low in nutrients necessary to support immunity.

FACT: Children spread infections rapidly in school and day-care centres.

FACT: Ear infections are increasing with heavy reliance on antibiotic drugs that are rapidly failing to control the recurring infections.

FACT: Antibiotic overuse in children causes compromised immunity and the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Transfer factors are benign, completely safe, tasteless and easy to take. Children seem to especially benefit from transfer factor supplementation. These factors are usually placed in a benign, complete safe and tasteless carrier substance that can easily be added to formula or food.

Dr David Markowitz, a pediatrician who practices in Maine has just finished a review of his first twelve months’ experience with transfer factor supplementation. The study found that eighty-eight children who used transfer factor isolates daily at the recommended doses for six or more months showed a 74% reduction in reported illness and an 84% reduction in antibiotic use. Using any measure, these are very significant results. Of equal importance is the fact that no side effects were reported. In addition, Dr Markowitz emphasized that initial results indicate that over $25,000 was saved by the group using transfer factor supplements in medical care, office visits, and drug costs. Anyone who is prone to illness, i.e., colds, sore throats, ear infections, sinusitis, influenza, boils, chronic fatigue, parasites, fungal infections, tumors, compromised immunity, gum infections, etc., needs to take a serious look at the benefits of transfer factors. Transfer factors out-performed leading natural immune boosters with wide margins, suggesting that transfer factor isolates offer something more than other immune boosting compounds currently available. CLICK FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION Disorders in the immune system can cause disease. Immunodeficiency diseases occur when the immune system is less active than normal, resulting in recurring and life-threatening infections. Immunodeficiency can either be the result of a genetic disease, such as severe combined immunodeficiency, or be produced by pharmaceuticals or an infection, such as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) that is caused by the retrovirus HIV. In contrast, autoimmune diseases result from a hyperactive immune system attacking normal tissues as if they were foreign organisms. Common autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 1 and lupus erythematosus. These critical roles of immunology in health and disease are areas of intense scientific study.

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Japanese researchers found that transfer factor supplementation was used with good success in cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that were unresponsive to even high doses of steroids and immunosuppressants.

Juvenile diabetes mellitus. In 1996, scientists reported that both the inducer and suppressor actions of transfer factor preparations might have contributed to its long-lasting, anti-diabetic effect in studies. This is good news for anyone with Type 1 diabetes.

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Childhood cancers:

Cancer can also occur in young children and adolescents, but it is rare (about 150 cases per million yearly in the US). Statistics from the SEER program of the US NCI demonstrate that childhood cancers increased 19% between 1975 and 1990, mainly due to an increased incidence in acute leukemia. Since 1990, incidence rates have decreased.

The age of peak incidence of cancer in children occurs during the first year of life. Leukemia (usually ALL) is the most common infant malignancy (30%), followed by the central nervous system cancers and neuroblastoma. The remainder consists of Wilms' tumor, lymphomas, rhabdomyosarcoma (arising from muscle), retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma. Teratoma is the most common tumor in this age group, but most teratomas are surgically removed while still benign, hence not necessarily cancer.

Female and male infants have essentially the same overall cancer incidence rates, but white infants have substantially higher cancer rates than black infants for most cancer types. Relative survival for infants is very good for neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor and retinoblastoma, and fairly good (80%) for leukemia, but not for most other types of cancer. CLICK HERE FOR PRODUCT AUDIO

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