Autoimmune Diseases and Transfer Factor

Transfer factors can also suppress an overactive immune system involved in autoimmune diseases. If your immune system is too weak, you become susceptible to bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. If your immune system is overactivated, you become susceptible to autoimmune diseases, where the immune system attacks human tissue it mistakenly identifies as foreign such as lupus, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, etc.
 

Transfer Factors for Overactive Immune Functions

Transfer factor isolates contain immune modulators made up of both activators and suppressors, which not only serve as a wake-up call to immunity, but also help to normalize and balance an overly aggressive immune system as seen in cases of, chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and lupus.

In 1976, transfer factor pioneer H. Sherwood Lawrence began investigating the potential of transfer factor for people with autoimmune disorders. Today, transfer factor can be used to treat various autoimmune conditions because it serves to modulate and normalize immune response.

Dr William Hennen, Ph.D., an expert in pharmacological compounds and author of Transfer Factor and Enhanced Transfer Factor, has done extensive research on the therapeutic benefits of these immune molecules. The following information on a few diseases and disorders that can be treated with transfer factors comes from his exhaustive investigations:

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.

Atopic dermatitis. Thirty test subjects with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis were treated with transfer factor supplementation and significant improvement was seen in the four major symptoms of this painful skin disorder.