What about Cancer
Patients? I have heard that Immune-Assist is being used by
people with Cancer to help offset the side effects of Chemo-therapy and
Radiation. Is it helpful for this?
Can Immune-Assist be used by Everyone? Yes, Immune-Assist is safe and natural. It can be used as a
daily supplement by anyone wanting a stronger immune system and a healthier
lifestyle.
What
about Cancer Patients? I have heard that Immune-Assist is being used by
people with Cancer to help offset the side effects of Chemo-therapy and
Radiation. Is it helpful for this?
Immune-Assist is a dietary supplement only and despite of what you may
have heard on the TV, radio or read in the medical journals, Immune-Assist
is not being promoted as a cancer treatment. Regardless of how Immune-Assist
is being used in other countries, in America, there are strong federal laws
(FDA) which prohibit a manufacturer from even suggesting that Immune-Assist
may be a helpful supplement for people undergoing cancer treatment. Cancer is
a serious disease and if you wish to add Immune-Assist to your
treatment, you should discuss it with your doctor. AlohaMedicinals.com can
provide your doctor with their research.
Is Immune-Assist made in America? Yes, Immune-Assist is made in America, using only USDA
Certified Organic materials. To our knowledge, this is the only product
of its kind which is made in America. All the other medicinal mushroom
derived immune supplements are imported from the Orient. While we have
nothing against imported Chinese or Japanese supplements, many persons would
rather have an all organic, certified American Made product.
I see other companies claiming that their products are made
from hot water extracted mushrooms. Is Immune-Assist made from hot
water extracts? There are some companies selling their products on the internet
which would have you believe there is a special process called "Hot Water
Extraction". This is a great marketing claim, but really, the term
"Hot Water Extract" could be considered the same as saying 'mushroom
tea'. Immune-Assist is made by a far more complex proprietary
process than just a simple hot water extract. While the purification
process used with Immune-Assist does starts with a hot water
extraction, Aloha then goes through several further steps to separate,
concentrate and purify the bioactive polysaccharide compounds, which are then
dried, analyzed for purity, and finally, encapsulated. It takes over 250
pounds of six different types of fresh medicinal mushrooms to make one pound
of finished Immune-Assist. The finished Immune-Assist
contains more than 200 different types of clinically-proven
polysaccharide immune modulators.
What
about Arabinoxylane, the compound that is found in MGN3? Does Immune-Assist
contain this polysaccharide?
Yes. Immune-Assist contains not
only Arabinoxylane, but also Lentinan, Grifolan (Dr. Nanba's original Maitake
D-Fraction), PSK and PSP, and Active Hemicellulose Correlated Compound (AHCC).
There is about three times more Arabinoxylane in each dose of Immune-Assist
than there is in MGN3 and four times more AHCC than in the leading brand!
I see so many supplements that make claims based upon test
tube studies or animal trials. Has Immune-Assist been clinically tested
on humans, and is it patented or otherwise unique? Yes. Immune-Assist is a completely unique and
new type of dietary supplement. According to Aloha Medicinals, Immune-Assist
has been tested in a number of different clinical trials. It has been
tested as an adjunct to conventional therapy for cancer, for hepatitis B, for
alcoholic liver disease, and it is presently being tested for HIV and for
hepatitis C. The results have been amazingly positive in each one of these
studies. You can view some of these clinical trial results on the Aloha
Medicinals' website. Furthermore, there are U.S. and international patents
pending on Immune-Assist.
I
see there are some websites talking about the "new" MGN-3, Bio-Bran.
Is Immune-Assist made from bran like MGN-3 is? Yes and no. Immune-Assist is similar to MGN-3 and
AHCC in that it is formulated through an enzymatically activated process
whereby complex cross-linked polysaccharides from vegetable sources are
converted to biologically active immunomodulators composed of simpler sugars
such as arabinose and xylose. This is what MGN-3 is, a combination of
these two sugars in chain formation, called Arabinoxylane. Immune-Assist
does contains simple polysaccharides like Arabinoxylane, but it also contains
much more complex polysaccharides like the cross-linked beta mannans and beta-glucans,
as well as hetero-polysaccharides which combine both alpha and beta-bound
monosaccharides into the same molecule. These complex polysaccharide compounds
are not found in the earlier bran-based supplements like MGN-3 and AHCC. This
is probably why Immune-Assist shows such a greater range of
immuno-modulation bioactivity than MGN-3 and other bran based supplements.
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