[This type of beta glucans is not<\/span> the same as oat beta glucans, <\/em>which can help lower cholesterol levels, but is not an immune booster.]<\/p>\n Shiitake mushrooms also contain some 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans, but a supplement like ImmunoShield<\/em> delivers a consistent daily dose.<\/p>\n Many research studies have shown they activate the body\u2019s own immune defences, increasing the number and activity of neutrophils, macrophages and Natural Killer (NK) cells\u2014killer cells which hunt down external pathogens and internal rogue cells like cancer.<\/p>\n 1-3, 1-6 Beta glucans also prime other lymphocytes<\/span><\/em>\u2014cells that bind to tumours or viruses, and release chemicals to destroy them. This is similar to the new medical approach in cancer called immunotherapy<\/strong> that is causing so much interest.<\/p>\n The most studied\u2014and even patented\u2014form of 1-3,1-6 beta glucans is called Wellmune<\/strong><\/em> with over \u00a3100 million of research behind it.<\/p>\n Wellmune<\/em> beta glucans have been milled to a sufficiently tiny particle size to activate natural killer cells. They are also small enough not to risk triggering a yeast allergy, which can happen with less well purified forms.<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> The gold standard for clinical trials is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. The European Journal of Nutrition<\/em> reported on such a study in healthy subjects, which proved that beta-glucan 1-3, 1-6 helps prevent colds, improves symptoms and increases the body\u2019s potential to defend against invading pathogens.<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> A 90-day study, presented at a British Society for Immunology <\/em>conference, assessed the effectiveness of Wellmune beta glucans<\/em>, the main active ingredient in the brand ImmunoShield<\/strong>. The study was conducted with a healthy population of 100 medical students during the peak of the 2010 cold\/flu season.<\/p>\n Medical students, of course, work long hours in hospitals which inevitably places stress on their immune systems. Those taking Wellmune<\/em> daily reported:<\/p>\n \u00a0\u25c4 43 fewer days of symptoms<\/strong> than their colleagues who received a placebo<\/p>\n \u00a0\u25c4\u00a0 Significantly reduced duration<\/strong> of URTI <\/strong>(Upper Respiratory Tract Infections) ie symptoms of colds and flu.<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> A 4-year study called The FibeBiotics Project was run by a consortium of four European universities.\u00a0 According to a statement: “Research indicates that some specific poly-saccharides, for example those from the cell wall of yeast, can activate the immune system \u2026 even when no intruders are present.<\/p>\n “These polysaccharides have been shown to activate macrophages, which can \u2018digest\u2019 pathogens and unwanted cells.”<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> A double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in 2009, and involving 150 people categorised as leading highly stressful lives, recorded that subjects taking 250 mg of Wellmune <\/em>a day \u2013<\/strong> the dose level in ImmunoShield \u2013<\/strong> reported:-<\/p>\n \u25ba a 41%<\/strong> increase <\/strong>in general health <\/strong>when compared with the placebo group<\/p>\n \u25ba 42% more<\/strong> people reporting increased \u00a0energy <\/strong>and reduced fatigue<\/strong><\/p>\n \u25ba 75%<\/strong> less URTI<\/strong> (Upper Respiratory Tract Infections) symptoms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a03.<\/strong> At Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, researchers found that the compound enhances antibiotic efficacy in rats infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Further animal research highlights beta glucan\u2019s positive impact on a form of\u00a0E. coli<\/em> <\/strong>called ETEC, the culprit behind Montezuma\u2019s revenge or traveller\u2019s diarrhoea.<\/p>\n The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised parents not to give Echinacea to children younger than 12 years \u2013 because it can cause allergic reactions.<\/p>\n Although this risk is fairly minor, there is another reason to prefer Wellmune 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans over Echinacea. And it is to do with two terms that sound the same but are not.<\/p>\n Echinacea is an immune stimulant <\/em><\/strong>and it increases the number of white blood cells to fight infection. But long term use can create an overabundance of these white cells \u2013 a condition called a cytokine storm. This can lead to breaking down of the mucous membrane lining in the lungs and even increase risk of death.<\/p>\n Wellmune<\/em> primes<\/em><\/strong> the immune system by encouraging production of neutrophils \u2013 natural killer cells which have a life of only a few days. It cannot create a cytokine storm and is therefore safe for continuous use.<\/p>\n So unlike Echinacea, regular use of beta glucans does not risk inducing inflammatory cytokines which can over-stimulate the immune system.<\/p>\n Beta glucans have been used as an immune-adjuvant therapy<\/em> \u2013 ie. in combination with pharmaceutical drugs \u2013 for cancer since 1980, largely \u00a0in Japan, but also at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center in Louisville Kentucky.<\/p>\n Researchers at Teikyo University\u2019s Biotechnology Research Center in Kawasaki, Japan, showed that lentinan\u00a0\u2013 a beta glucan found in shiitake mushrooms\u00a0\u2013 can help suppress the formation and development of tumours and lessen the side effects of cancer treatment.<\/p>\n \u201cResults of the clinical application of lentinan have proven prolongation of life span of the patients with advanced and recurrent stomach, colorectal, and breast cancer with only little toxic side effect,\u201d wrote the study\u2019s authors.<\/p>\n In an earlier Japanese study, mice with tumours that received beta glucans, including lentinan, experienced a\u00a0 decrease\u00a0in the number of tumour cells as well as an increase in\u00a0neutrophils\u00a0in solid tumours. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that destroys invaders by using chemicals to break them down.<\/p>\n Many studies show that adding 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans to your daily diet\u2014either as a supplement or in foods that contain the compound\u2014can play an important part in helping your body fight not just the common cold but possibly also more serious diseases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you enjoyed this article, please share it with family and friends (see buttons below).<\/p>\n You can follow us on www.facebook.com\/nutrishield<\/a> or www.twitter.com\/colinrose40<\/a> for daily headline health tweets.<\/p>\n Dr Paul Clayton designed NutriShield as a comprehensive health It’s an ideal complement to ImmunoShield.<\/p>\n Dr Paul Clayton\u2019s best-selling book Health Defence<\/em><\/strong> is available from bookstores or from Uni-Vite Healthcare here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A free summary report and the opportunity to read the book online is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\nFrom baker’s yeast and shiitake mushrooms<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Wellmune<\/em> 1,3 1,6 beta glucans are extracted from the cell walls of baker\u2019s yeast.<\/p>\nIncreasing the effect of the body’s own ‘killer’ cells<\/h4>\n
Wellmune patented 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans<\/h3>\n
Research<\/h3>\n
Fewer days of flu symptoms and less days off work<\/h5>\n
\u00a0Immune support to combat fatigue, increase energy, reduce diarrhoea<\/h5>\n
Beta Glucans are safer than Echinacea<\/h3>\n
Cancer therapy?<\/h3>\n
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