About Immunocal Ingredients

Immunocal is not just any whey protein product. This patented isolate from whey is specially prepared to provide a rich source of bioavailable cysteine. Following digestion, the cysteine remains as the stable form cystine (2 molecules of cysteine linked by a disulfide bond) and glutamylcystine. In common processing these molecules are destroyed causing the cysteine availability to be greatly decreased, preventing the product from having the desired effect. Immunocal has been extensively studied to effectively deliver cysteine and naturally boost glutathione levels.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Pouch (10 g)

Servings Per Container:30

Ingredients: 100% Whey Protein Isolate Powder (from Cow's Milk)

In addition, Immunocal is fat free, lactose free, sugar free, gluten free and antibiotic free.

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A Real Health and Wellness Secret

There is an enormous secret across the whole spectrum of health care in all countries and that is the importance of glutathione in your body. Nobody talks about it, most health professional know only tiny bits about it and most know nothing at all. Some medical researchers know lots about it but their research writing is far too complicated for the average person. Glutathione needs somebody like Oprah to let people in on this great secret.

Why is glutathione so important? Glutathione is a major component of your immune system which has a lot to do with maintaining your health and keeping you free from disease. Glutathione levels in your body also has a lot to do with how well you age and how long you live. It can also have a lot to do with athletic performance. The impact of high  glutathione levels can sound like snake oil because glutathione is in every cell of the body so it has a pervasive impact. When glutathione levels are low, you are on a downward spiral towards disease and death.

Dr Wulf Droge, the world renowned research scientist with a background in cancer, AIDS and Aging research, in his new book called "Avoiding the First Cause of Death" mentions high glutathione levels as one of the vital elements in living a long and healthy life. He recommends daily exercise combined with whey protein isolate as one of the key secrets to longevity. I believe the book is the scientific support for his personally designed product Immunocal Platinum. Dr Droge is not a self appointed expert in this field: he is the expert. Do a name search on Bing or Google and you will find over 250 published articles by him in peer reviewed medical journals---He is the Wayne Gretsky of published research.

Why is something this important not well known? Up until recently, there has been basically nothing the average person could do to raise his or her glutathione levels so simply knowing about glutathione doesn't help you much if there's nothing you could do about it. Now that has changed. There is a totally natural whey protein isolate powder called Immunocal that has been clinically proven to raise your glutathione levels. It's in the PDR in the USA and the CPS in Canada so it is a totally legit medical product that you don't need a prescription to take. It's a must have product for anyone who is proactive in managing their own state of health and wellness. More information at

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 Glutathione: Your Health Insurance

There's a lot of talk to day in the US about health insurance but will having health insurance make you any healthier? Probably not. If you have health insurance, you should not go bankrupt or suffer with out necessary treatment so your life will no doubt be better. But will you be healthier?

Being healthier requires you to be proactive in your own health. Eating the right foods in the right quantities is a start. Getting sufficient exercise and maintaining an ideal weight is a good second step.

Giving your body the tools it need to do its job is a third important step. While eating good wholesome (organic) food will supply most of the vitamins and minerals you will need, there is one major exception and that is glutathione. Glutathione is the body's own master antioxidant since it controls and, in fact, recycles all the other vitamins like C and E. You cannot eat glutathione to increase your glutathione levels but what you can do is supply your body with cysteine.

Glutathione consists of 3 amino acids: glycine, glutamate and cysteine. The body can manufacture the first two but it must import cysteine. Importing cysteine in your diet is no mean feat either because it doesn't often survive the digestive journey.

You knew, of course, that there was a solution right? Well, in fact, there is: Immunocal supplies the body with cysteine which helps the body increase its glutathione levels. Having high glutathione levels is the best form of health insurance there is because its fundamental to your immune system working. Without a strong immune system, you are on a downward spiral inviting disease to gain a foothold.

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Energy Raising Part 2

Raising glutathione is often viewed  primararily as method of disease prevention for otherwise healthy people. For those who have chronic illness or some type of acute illness raising your glutathione levels should be a no brainer.

For those who presume they are healthy, I would simply ask the question: Are you absolutely sure about that?

There is another reason to raise your glutathione levels and that is to raise your general energy levels in a quiet sort of passive way. Not like the bolt you receive if you take Red Bull (not recommended).

Having been on Immunocal for several years now at one pack a day, I can testify that I very rarely feel the need for a nap around 4 pm as I used to even 10 years ago. I am now 62, and I work at home and my bedroom is only 20 feet away but I never feel the need to go there. It also feels good that I am doing something for my general health. My wife Pat never naps and most of the time it's tough just to keep up with her. She's on one a day as well and will turn 60 this year.

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Energy Raising Part 2

Raising glutathione is often viewed  primararily as method of disease prevention for otherwise healthy people. For those who have chronic illness or some type of acute illness raising your glutathione levels should be a no brainer.

For those who presume they are healthy, I would simply ask the question: Are you absolutely sure about that?

There is another reason to raise your glutathione levels and that is to raise your general energy levels in a quiet sort of passive way. Not like the bolt you receive if you take Red Bull (not recommended).

Having been on Immunocal for several years now at one pack a day, I can testify that I very rarely feel the need for a nap around 4 pm as I used to even 10 years ago. I am now 62, and I work at home and my bedroom is only 20 feet away but I never feel the need to go there. It also feels good that I am doing something for my general health. My wife Pat never naps and most of the time it's tough just to keep up with her. She's on one a day as well and will turn 60 this year.

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Lack of Energy and Raising Glutathione

Dr Bill Code M.D. was diagnosed with MS in 1996 at the age of 42. He credits part of his recovery to raising his glutathione levels by taking Immunocal. In his book,"Who's in Control of Your MS?" ISBN 0-9737918-0-2 states

 "that if adequate GSH can be made inside the cell it can minimize excess free-radical injury to, 1) the DNA, and hence reduces cancer, 2) the cell membrane, prolonging cell life and therefore anti-aging, and 3) the power center or mitochondria of the cell which enhances energy production within the cell" 

It was this last feature that Dr Code gives credit for getting his life back because it gave him the energy he was lacking. He suggests that this may also help other people suffering from the " energy illnesses" such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and also the fatigue associated with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

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Dr Gutman Live

Dr Gutman Live   1 888 957 2222 Toll Free  Wednesday 9 pm EDT, and PDT

You can listen to Dr Jimmy Gutman every Wednesday night at 9 pm EDT . This presentation is then re broadcast at 9 pm PDT. The call is live every 1 st and 3rd Wednesday with the 2nd and 4th beginning rebroads of previous weeks conference call. Dr Gutman always talks about Immunocal and Glutathione from a medical doctors perspective.

Immunotec also has a 24/7 Audio on demand feature with a toll free number.

Call 1 888 830 4040 Toll Free

For medical information about Immunocal  press 3 and then press 1 and 2 for two different medical calls.

For product information press 2 and then press one for Immunocal and press two for Immunocal Platinum.

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Glutathione and Auto Immune Diseases

Dr Jimmy Gutman calls the immune system impressive but not infallible. It can sometimes respond to threats as non threats and to normal functions as attackers on the body. The incorrect immune responses are often two fold: autoimmune disease and allergies. In autoimmune disease the body mistakes normal tissue for a foreign antigen and attacks it, resulting in the harming of healthy tissue. In allergies, the immune system mistakes a harmless substance as potential dangerous and reacts with an aggressive response. Common auto immune diseases are Lupus, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple sclerosis (MS),ALS, and Crohn's disease.

You may wonder and your doctor may suggest that you not boost your immune system because this would cause even more damage to you. Glutathione and Immunocal are often described as immune system boosters. Dr Bill Code, an anesthetist, was diagnosed with MS when he was 42 (in 1996). His doctor advised against taking Echinacea because it would boost his immune system.

 In his book on how he dealt with MS, "Who's in Control of Your MS? Dr Bill Code writes about Immunocal and Glutathione:

"...the "simple" boost is more correctly understood as a modulation, a fine tuning, or even an optimization of our white blood cell function. Therefore, it helps relieve rather than aggravate the autoimmune illness, MS. I feel raising my GSH is one of the biggest pieces (30%) of my own MS recovery puzzle." page 125.

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Glutathione and Detoxification

We are surrounded by toxins in the air, water and in the food we eat. We are simply being bombarded on a daily basis yet few of us think about it very much since our immune system deals with it for us. It is only when our immune system gets overloaded that we are forced to pay attention.

One of the chief detoxifiers within our immune system is glutathione. Glutathione's role in detoxification was only recognized in the 1970's so it is a fairly recent discovery for something so important. The primary detoxifation organs in the body are the liver and kidneys so it should be no surprise that these organs have the highest levels of intracellular GSH in the body. If glutathione levels are lower than they should be these organs cannot do the job they were designed to do as efficiently as they should and we suffer: disease gains a foothold.

In the conclusion of his chapter on detoxification, Dr Jimmy Gutman states " Glutathione detoxifies a large number of pollutants, carcinogens, heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, and radiation. We are exposed every day to toxins like cigarette smoke, automobile exhaust, food preservatives and dental amalgam and our bodies depend on glutathione for their removal." Book: GSH: The Body's Most Powerful Protector

To find out how you can raise your glutathione levels naturally visit

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Raising Glutathione Naturally

NAC ( n-acetyl-cysteine) is a drug and a potent glutathione precursor  which is often used to break up mucus in the lung diseases such as asthma and chronic bronchitis. It is also the standard treatment for an acetaminophen overdose.

Most human studies on glutathione use NAC. Studies have included such diseases as cancer, AIDS, heart disease, heavy metal poisoning and tobacco damage.

Dr Jimmy Gutman in his book GSH: Your Body's Most Powerful Protector" states that:

"Its use in cancer therapy is exciting because it can substantially raise glutathione levels and has emerged as a promising anticarcinogen...It is also known to have direct anti tumor effects and its ability to detoxify normal cells helps it conteract the side effects of both chemotherapy and radiotherapy".

NAC therapy is not without problems. First the side effects can include a rash, nausea, vomiting, cramps and diarrhea. Second, the drug results in a rapid peak of glutathione followed by rapid decline often within hours. As a result, several injections per day are required to maintain glutathione levels.

In certain situations like a drug overdose, using NAC can be life saver so the positive results far out weight the possible side effects. In non emergency situations, there is a totally natural product that can raise your glutathione levels with virtually no side effects. It's called Immunocal. Like NAC it is also in the Physicians Desk Reference in the USA and the CPS in Canada so it can be used by your medical doctor as part of your treatment program.

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Aging and Exercise

We all somehow assume that exercie is good for you. Maybe because you just plain feel better after you've done something for yourself. This feeling is backed up by statistical studies that show that people who excercise are less ill than people who don't exercise.

As we age our bodies change: we lose muscle mass, immune defense, antioxidant function and glutathione. As our immune system ages, exercise becomes more taxing and recovery takes longer. We definitely do not perform as well as we once did.

According to Dr Jimmy Gutman, aging exercisers need to to boost their antioxidant intake in general and gsh levels in particular to help offset the aging process. Given the right tools, the body will respond in a positive way.

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Health and Wellness Technology Gap

Paul Zane Pilzer in his book "Unlimited Wealth" discusses technology gaps as being the difference between current practises and the best practises possible. In business, it is the difference between using a computer for bookeeping versus hand written accounting entries. It could also be the difference between using regular mail versus email. According to Pilzer the great economic opportunities lie in closing technology gaps.

There is an opportunity in the health and wellness industry to raise glutathione levels using  an all natural whey protein isolate called Immunocal. It  raises the glutahione levels in the body which boosts the body's immune response. Do you know anybody who might be interested in being healthier, or living longer? It's all been scientifically validated so it definitely qualifies as new technology that works. It's just that vey few people know about it or use the product. The perfect technology gap opportunity. Are you ready to help close this gap?

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Baby Boomers - Secret to Aging in Good Health

This is not really a secret at all. It may be a secret to you simply because you don't know about it yet. Medical scientists have known for years that one of the big secrets about living a long healthy life is to keep your glutathione levels high. In most studies of old people, one fact appears to be very constant. Old people have high levels of glutathione. It could be just their chemical make up, or their diet or their simple good fortune but having high glutathione levels blessed them with a healthy old age.

Up until recently, there was no way to boost an individuals glutathione levels so even though scientists knew that high glutathione levels were important to healthy aging, there was really no practical way for a person to control their glutathione levels. Well now there is. It is called Immunocal. This is not a gimmick, snake oil, a silver bullet or magic. It's a totally natural food product that has undergone a lot of REAL scientific research. It will raise your glutathione which is your body's own master antioxidant. So if you are keenly interested in staying health and living a long life perhaps you should consider finding out more at my website.

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Glutathione is the key to health and wellness

The so called wellness revolution or wellness movement is not about sickness but about staying well or preventing disease. Prevention is the operative word. Proactive health conscious consumers take a daily concoctions of supplements to ward of disease and stay healthy. Unfortunately most of them are missing the boat because they haven't heard about or don't understand the real significance of glutathione's  role in our immune system. Glutathione is central to the immune system's function. It is the body's own master antioxidant that gets depleted over time destroying pathogens. It is a non renewable resource unless we take the appropriate measure to renew the resource.  There are very few ways we can practically boost our glutathione levels. Thanks to Dr G. Bounous we do have a total natural way to raise glutathione and that is to take Immunocal on a daily basis. To find out more about glutathione and Immunocal visit. http://www.glutathione-gsh.net

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 Salt and Glutathione

While we often discuss glutathione's role in disease fighting it's principle gift may be that it actually keeps you in a state of wellness meaning "disease free".

Dr Gutman, in his live talks, often tells the story about the family who were treated in Emerg after a road accident. As the Undergraduate Director and Residency Training Director of Emergency Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Dr Gutman would discuss treatment options  and protocols with medical students for numerous patients as a normal part of his daily routine.

In discussing the family just admitted, he asked the students to suggest procedures for consideration. Several typical medical procedures were offered and one medical student offered up the suggestion that road salt was the best solution to this problem. The accident had occurred on an icy road causing the automobile to go out of control. If road salt had been applied in a timely fashion the accident would not have happened. Prevention was the solution not acute medical procedures.

Dr Gutman compares taking Immunocal, which raises glutathione, to applying road salt on icy roads. So he suggests that you don't wait for the medical problem to arise but be proactive in taking steps to ensure that problems do not arise at all. He also adds that while you may think you are disease free, you may indeed have medical problems you don't know about yet so be on guard. Dr Gutman called his book about glutathione: "GSH --Your Body's Most Powerful Protector" for good reason.

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Glutathione --Disease Fighter 

Dr James Balch in his book "The Super Antioxidants" writes that the research that has been done on aging, cancer, HIV immunity issues and the results have indicated a strong glutathione connection.

In aging, the decline in gluathione levels is the most consistent variable in explaining aging than any other antioxidant fluctuation. Other studies have shown that Alzheimers disease, cataracts, Parkinson's disease and atherosclerosis are all either preceded by or associated with a decline in glutathione levels.

Dr Balch further states that glutathione offers solutions to the two common theories on cancer formation: exposure to carcinogens and nonrepairable lesions. In its role as a detoxifier, glutathione flushes the body of carcinogenic chemicals and as an anti oxidant glutathione works to fight free radicals before lesions are formed. (page 99).

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Glutathione and Disease

When you read about raising glutathione levels in your body, glutathione can start sounding like snake oil because it often can appear as the magic bullet people are looking for to improve their health.

Part of the reason for this is simply because every cell in our body uses glutathione so raising glutathione has a pervasive impact within our bodies. While I have no doubt raising glutathione levels will help all of us. (over 50 for sure), it cannot do everything for us. But what it can do is impressive.

In his book, "GSH, Your Body's Most Powerful Protector" Dr Jimmy Gutman lists possible clinical applications for elevated glutathione levels. Some of these are:

Parkinson's disease

Alzheimer's disease

Seizures

Multiple sclerosis

Cancer prevention

Tumor growth suppression

Prevention of wasting disease

Asthma

Emphysema

Certain drug overdoses

Detoxifies well known carcinogens

Enhances athletic performance

Decreases recovery time for athletes

There are many more. The book is full of possible applications for glutathione enhancement.

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Glutathione Product Credibility

If you search the internet you will find numerous references to glutathione and related products. Many of these websites will tell you the great things about what elevating glutathione will do for your body. What they say about glutathione maybe true but any claims about how their particular product works to raise glutathione have to viewed cautiously. If these websites cite research, was the research done on the specific product they are promoting?

 Like wise many websites promoting the benefits of whey protein will cite the research of Dr Gustavo Bounous and claim their product does the same thing. Dr Gustavo Bounous researched whey protein and a process which eventually became trademarked as Immunocal. All the research done by Dr Bounous can only be applied towards Immunocal, not all other whey proteins.

Do a search on any of the doctors in this blog and see what you get.

There are a number of very prominent physicians associated with our glutathione enhancement product known as Immunocal. We have mentioned, Dr Gustavo Bounous, who is now retired, and has been replaced at Immunotec by Dr Wulf Droge who has over 250 publications in medical journals. Another couple of notable doctors have endorsed Immunocal, Dr Luc Montagnier, winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on HIV and Dr James Balch, author of the book "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" found for sale and for customers information at many health food stores. These doctors have tremendous credibility within the medical community. Do you think they would risk their reputations on a natural product that was not clinically proven to work?

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Glutathione and Exercise

Exercise is generally recognized as good for the body and one of the factors leading to a longer, healthier life. Generally, moderate athletic activity is considered excellent for the immune system since moderate exercise increases the level and activity of many antioxidants.

For peak performance athletes who train rigorously and constantly there are risks resulting in the suppression of the immune system. While exercising strenuously, serious athletes can consume  ten to 15 times more oxygen than usual resulting in oxidative stress. This increased oxygen consumption and intensified metabolic functions results in creation of a massive onslaught of free radical activity. Some research indicates that these  free radicals actually cause muscle inflammation and damage.

So moderate exercise can be good but excessive exercise at the "performance level" may actually suppress the immune system. There are many articles documenting temporary immune system deficiency after exhaustive training. This immune deficiency leaves athletes wide open to viral infections and the common colds often on the days of competition so months of hard work go for naught.

According to Dr Jimmy Gutman, author of book, GSH, Your Body's Most Important Protector

" Elevated glutathione levels provide better immune defenses and reduced susceptibility to infections and disease. They also help decrease recovery time from workouts, reduce muscle fatigue and soreness and increase performance" page 222

Immunocal is clinically proven to raise glutathione levels and it has also been tested and found safe to use for all athletes by Consumer Lab.

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Glutathione and Exercise

Exercise is generally recognized as good for the body and one of the factors leading to a longer, healthier life. Generally, moderate athletic activity is considered excellent for the immune system since moderate exercise increases the level and activity of many antioxidants.

For peak performance athletes who train rigorously and constantly there are risks resulting in the suppression of the immune system. While exercising strenuously, serious athletes can consume  ten to 15 times more oxygen than usual resulting in oxidative stress. This increased oxygen consumption and intensified metabolic functions results in creation of a massive onslaught of free radical activity. Some research indicates that these  free radicals actually cause muscle inflammation and damage.

So moderate exercise can be good but excessive exercise at the "performance level" may actually suppress the immune system. There are many articles documenting temporary immune system deficiency after exhaustive training. This immune deficiency leaves athletes wide open to viral infections and the common colds often on the days of competition so months of hard work go for naught.

According to Dr Jimmy Gutman, author of book, GSH, Your Body's Most Important Protector

" Elevated glutathione levels provide better immune defenses and reduced susceptibility to infections and disease. They also help decrease recovery time from workouts, reduce muscle fatigue and soreness and increase performance" page 222

Immunocal is clinically proven to raise glutathione levels and it has also been tested and found safe to use for all athletes by Consumer Lab.

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Glutathione and Aging

There has been numerous scientific studies on aging and glutathione and all indicate that if you want to live longer and healthier, you need to keep your glutathione levels up. Studies show that we lose glutathione levels as we age. Our immune system is constantly fighting against pathogens and, as it does,  glutathione resources are being used up. Unless we do something to restore our glutathione levels, we are on a downward spiral. This is called the aging process and we are all led to believe that what is happening is inevitable so we should just accept it. Older people are generally more susceptible to diseases such as cancer because their immune system is weaker and unable to fight off infections.

There is another group of people over 80 who are healthy, vibrant and are on their way to their 95 th birthday. What's the difference? Why are some seniors not only still alive but active and healthy while others are chronically ill or deceased? Studies have shown that the vibrant group of seniors have high levels of glutathione. Why this is so is not known but it's a medical fact. It's not just true for humans but all living organisms.

In her book, "Stop Aging Now", Jean Carper highlights this same point.

"You must get your glutathione levels up if you want to keep your youth and live longer. High blood levels of GSH predict good health as you age and a long life. Low levels predict early disease and death"

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Immune System Maintenance

Many of us are quite good at taking care of our heart, our weight and eat well. Some of us even take supplements to help maintain good health. Few of us focus on maintaining and reinforcing our immune system. We would not live very long if we didn't have an immune system since it is our front line defense against all infections and other external attacks on our body.

According to Dr. Jimmy Gutman, there are a number of things you can do to optimize your immune system;

1. Exercise regularly (45-60 min, 3 x a week)

2. Eat regular and varied meals

3. Maintain ideal body weight

4. Sleep regularly (8 hrs a day for young adult, less for elderly)

5. Supplement your diet with vitamins, minerals and micronutrients

6. Avoid undue stress

7. Laugh a lot

Things you should avoid:

1. Abuse of tobacco

2. Abuse of alcohol

3. Abuse of caffeine

4. Using antibiotics inappropriately

5. Using steriods inappropriately

6. Exposing your self to radiation

7. Exposing yourself to toxins

Source page 43, Dr Jimmy Gutman : " GSH: Your Body's Most Powerful Protector, Glutathione"

Immune System Maintenance

Many of us are quite good at taking care of our heart, our weight and eat well. Some of us even take supplements to help maintain good health. Few of us focus on maintaining and reinforcing our immune system. We would not live very long if we didn't have an immune system since it is our front line defense against all infections and other external attacks on our body.

According to Dr. Jimmy Gutman, there are a number of things you can do to optimize your immune system;

1. Exercise regularly (45-60 min, 3 x a week)

2. Eat regular and varied meals

3. Maintain ideal body weight

4. Sleep regularly (8 hrs a day for young adult, less for elderly)

5. Supplement your diet with vitamins, minerals and micronutrients

6. Avoid undue stress

7. Laugh a lot

Things you should avoid:

1. Abuse of tobacco

2. Abuse of alcohol

3. Abuse of caffeine

4. Using antibiotics inappropriately

5. Using steriods inappropriately

6. Exposing your self to radiation

7. Exposing yourself to toxins

Source page 43, Dr Jimmy Gutman : " GSH: Your Body's Most Powerful Protector, Glutathione"

Glutathione as Dietary Supplement.

 Many people read about glutathione and are impressed as they should be. They then go down to the local drug store or health food store and buy glutathione in capsule or pill form believing this will help raise their glutathione. The label on the bottle may strongly indicate that that's what the pill or capsule will do. The plain facts are you cannot raise your glutathione levels by eating glutathione. If you buy these pills, any glutathione in them will be broken down in your digestive tract and eliminated by you without doing you one bit of good.

In order to effective, glutathione must be manufactured within your cells. Glutathione consists of 3 amino acids: glycine,glutamate and cysteine. The body has ample supplies of glycine and glutamate but it cannot manufacture cysteine. This must come from your food sources. Unfortunately few foods contain sufficient cysteine to be practical on a daily basis. ie raw eggs, raw meat.

Immunocal has the patents based on legimate clinical research because it can deliver the cysteine to your cells. Immunocal is a unique bioactive whey protein isolate packaged in such a way that it remains bioactive until you are ready to use it.

As noted, Immunocal is a cysteine delivery system; it starts with unique, patented milk processing and packaging methods, and ends at the successful delivery of the fragile cysteine molecule to your cells. Given all the right raw materials, the body takes over manufacturing its own glutathione.

Whey Protein Isolate  is not all the same

Many milk derivatives and whey products exist on the market place for health conscious individuals.These products are extremely variable in their protein content, their concentration, the amount of denaturization (damage to the original protein structure), the actual types of proteins present, and other factors which play important roles in the effectiveness of the product i.e. concentration of protein, types of protein, fat content, lactose content, bioavailablity and  biological activity.

Immunocal is a protein isolate. Whey protein "isolates" are the purist form, being 90 to 98% protein with negligible fat and lactose per serving. Whereas whey protein "concentrates" usually contain between 70 to 75% protein with signifant levels of fats, lactose and often many toxins that accompany these. Immunocal contains sub families of proteins with the highest levels of glutathione precursors (building blocks available). The unique way that Immunotec extracts these proteins intact (undenatured) in their natural form accounts for our ability to deliver high levels of cystine and cysteine to the cell.It was Dr G. Bounous who first described the importance of keeping these fragile proteins.

These techniques are not employed by other manufacturers whose products have been seriously degraded by the time they reach your body. Notice that you will generally not find any warnings against heating other proteins, because they are most often already seriously broken down.

Oxidation and Whey

When you peal an apple or a potato and leave them exposed to air, after a while, they don't look that appetizing. If you drive an old car or ride an old bike, you may notice some rust spots. This is oxygen at work-- oxidizing your food and your vehicles. The same thing happens to your big tubs of whey once you open them. The powder oxidizes and while it may have had some biological activity going on before you opened it, it won't last long after its exposed to the air. The protein is still good but it's no longer "alive". The Immunocal processing and packaging are all designed to maintain the bioactivity of the product. Big difference.

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2008 Nobel Prize Winner In Medicine Writes Whole Chapter on Our Product 

Please Note: You don't have to be a scientist to build this business. Immunotec has various tools to explain the products in detail for you.

It's very good to know that the products you are promoting have these scientists behind them.

Montreal, Canada, Press Release Oct 23, 2008

Immunotec congratulates 2008 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, Dr. Luc Montagnier

Immunotec Inc. congratulates Dr Luc Montagnier for winning the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his 1984 discovery, with Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Drs. Montagnier and Barre-Sinoussi first understood that HIV "impaired the immune system because of massive virus replication and cell damage to lymphocytes." Their seminal work set the stage for understanding the biology of the disease and current modalities of treatment. In addition, it led to development of methods of diagnosis and blood screening that has mitigated the spread of the disease.

In related work, Immunotec Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Dr. Wulf Droge and his colleaues were the first to discover ( in 1989) that HIV-infected patients have abnormally low cysteine and glutatione levels. In 1994, Montagnier drew attention to the promising effects of Immunotec's cornerstone product, Immunocal*, a proven precursor of the major cellular antioxidant glutathione, in his opening address at the 10th International AIDS Conference in Yokohama, Japan.

The anti-HIV and anti-apoptotic activity of Immunocal and its relation with GSH synthesis were further discussed in a presentation at the same conference.

Three years later, Montagnier, Olivier and Catherine Pasquier edited Oxidative Stress in Cancer, AIDS, and Neurodegenerative Diseases, devoting an entire chapter to a paper co-authored by immunotec foucnding scientist Dr. Gustavo Bounous. Entitled Nutriceutical Modulation of Glutathione with a Humanized Native Milk Serum Protein Isolate, Immunocal: Application in AIDS and Cancer, the paper explored the extremely rare glutathione-promoting components of proteins in Immunocal and noted the implication of cellular glutathione depletion in a number of degenerative conditions and disease states including Parkinson's, Alzheimers, Arteriosclerosis, cataracts, cystic fibrosis, malnutrtion, aging, AIDs and cancer.

Immunotec salutes the achievements of Dr. Luc Montagnier. The collaboration of science and medicine in quickly understanding and providing treatment for infected individuals has led to significant improvement in life expectancies for those infected and resonates with Immunotec's mission of helping human beings achieve wellness.

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Immunocal is a cysteine-rich protein isolate derived from non-denatured whey protein. Immunocal is a dietary natural health supplement, developed and marketed worldwide by Immunotec since 1996. Immunocal is a precursor of the major cellular antioxidant glutathione, an element important in maintaining a strong immune system .

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Health and Wellness Opportunity: What is GSH?

I 've been writing about GSH or Glutathione without really defining it. Maybe that because science is not my forte or my real interest. I definitely value science but it's not me. But I 'm sure there's a few, maybe 2 of you out there, who may want more details on what exactly this is. Since I am no expect I am going to quote exactly from Dr Jimmy Gutman's Book called "GSH, Your Body's Most Powerful Protector" on page 13, Dr Gutman writes,

" Glutathione is the general term for glutathione sulfhydryl, abbreviated as GSH. The "SH" represents the critically active sulfur sulfhydryl group. GSH is a peptide (very small protein) that occurs naturally within the body, where it is assembled by individual cells from three components-the amino acids glycine, glutamate (glutamic acid), and the all important cysteine. Because it contains three amino acids it is referred to as a tripeptide...."

"Of these three amino acids, cysteine is the hardest to find. Cysteine is a sulfur containing amino acid that contributes the sulfhydryl group to the molecule, making it also the most important of these raw ingredients. When cells have cysteine, they can effectively manufacture GSH. However, this amino acid is absent or deficient in many diets. Also, it must be in an accessible form. Cysteine has trouble surviving the trip from your mouth to your cells unless it's part of a larger protein"

"Without adequate cysteine, cells can't produce enough GSH and the body suffers on 3 fronts: cellular oxidation contributes to general decline and aging; toxins form in the body causing further damage; and the immune system is compromised, leaving us vulnerable to disease."

Enabling cysteine to actually arrive intact, bio active and ready to join the 2 other amino acids in your cells is the real secret behind Immunocal.

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Health and Wellness with GSH 

GSH is the short form for "glutathione". You may never have heard this word before but if you didn't have any you'd be pretty much dead and gone. It's every body's master anti oxidant, immune enhancer and detoxifier. Dr Jimmy Gutman who wrote a definitive book on GSH always uses the acronym "AID" (not AIDS) where A =Anti Oxidant I=Immunity and D=Detoxification.

A..Glutathione is the most powerful anti oxidant in your body. The effectiveness of Vitamin C and E depend on it. In fact, they wouldn't work without it. Gsh actually recycles Vitamin C and E

I.. Our immune system depends on glutathione to function especially for the creation and maintenance of T-cell lymphocytes which form the primary defensive mechanisms fighting infections.

D.. Glutathione is the major detoxifier for the body getting rid of toxins such as drug metabolites, pollutants like smoke, carcinogens and radiation damage. As you would expect major concentrations of glutathione are in the liver, the body's main detoxifying organ. Pg 14 "GSH by Dr Jimmy Gutman"

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Health and Wellness: Glutathione and Aging

There are probably hundreds and perhaps thousands of remedies promising to reverse or slow down the aging process. Some of these products may have good theoretical evidence that they may in fact work. The proof is obviously in the results which maybe much harder to prove. They also will take a long time to prove as they follow people through the aging process. Not all will work, so if you want to live a long time listen up.

I believe nature reveals the secrets to a lot of true remedies if we pay attention to the clues it leaves. The pharmaceutical companies know this to be true so they study and look for clues in 3rd world countries where tribes still live off the land and use natural remedies to cure their health problems. If they can find the clue, then they can make a new drug and make more money.

One such clue was noted by Dr Gustavo Bounous in his research on whey protein isolate and the longevity of mice. In a controlled experiment at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, the researchers compared the glutathione levels and longevity of mice fed with a bio active whey protein isolate, later trademarked as Immunocal, to those mice fed a standard diet. Not only did the whey protein mice have higher glutathione levels, they also lived 30% longer. Later experiments with regular whey protein neither raised glutathione levels or increased longevity.

In the past year, Health Canada has approved the health claim that Immunocal or HMS 90 as its is known in Canada does, in fact, raise glutathione. Could it be that the answer to longevity was found in a product that beforehand had no obvious use so it was dumped in rivers and streams to get rid of it.

Reference: GSH, Your Body's Most Powerful Protector by Dr Jimmy Gutman page 85

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