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Phytosterols
Solving
the dilemma of Auto-immune disease
Professor Bouic and his
team have found that the joint fluid of rheumatoid arthritis
sufferers contain excess cytokines of the TH2 variety,
those cytokines that increase inflammation.
They also discovered that
B-cells were overactive which was thought to contribute
to the inflammatory process and joint destruction.
hat this team of researchers
were able to demonstrate was that the administration
of sterols and sterolins was able to enhance the activity
of TH1 cells while inhibiting the activity of the TH2
cells thereby restoring the balance of the immune system
and preventing any further inflammation or joint destruction.
This method of treatment
is a radical departure from the conventional strategy
for managing autoimmune disease which has sought to
suppress the entire immune system with powerful anti-inflammatory
agents all of which have resulted in significant side
effects.
Fascinatingly a new drug
has recently been released which is aimed at moderating
the effects of T-cells. Disappointingly this drug like
the traditional compounds has a whole range of toxic
side effects.
This would appear to be
the strength of sterols and sterolins.
They are side effect free
and they restore the natural harmony of the body. As
far as autoimmune diseases are concerned this would
constitute a major breakthrough.
Other autoimmune diseases
which may benefit from sterols and sterolins include
ankylosing spodylitis, systemic lupus erythematosis,
multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and crohn's disease.
The autoimmune process
is also implicated in Type 1 diabetes. The over activity
of B-cells and cytokines of the TH2 class are thought
to result in the destruction of pancreatic cells which
produce insulin.
Sterols and sterolins are
able to arrest the activity of these inflammatory mediators
reducing the need for insulin and limiting the consequences
of prolonged inflammation especially with regard to
nerve and kidney damage.
What about the other benefits
of sterols and sterolins?
see
Phytosterols
for more info
Phytosterols
| The
new immune system |
Boosting athletes immune systems
Overcoming
prostate enlargment |
Winning
the war against cancer
The
new hope for; | Reducing
the risk of heart disease
Solving the dilemma of Auto immune disease
Summary
of main points | Bibliography
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