On-going Biological War

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On-going Biological War

The war is against our body: whether it is as a bio terrorist attack with anthrax, or with any number of viruses, bacteria, fungi that we are subject to such as a staph. infection, strep. throat or influenza to name a few of the more common ailments. What we need is a good biological defense. As with any war, we must have the proper defenses to protect ourselves and to go on the attack (biologically) to eliminate the disease. The natural compounds described do just that.

We now have the ability to destroy the disease entity’s outer protective membrane, making it vulnerable, and then to move in to split its DNA so that it can’t survive. To bolster this armament, we can supply the compounds that starve the disease entity. At the same time, we can build up our own immune system to protect it.

The major natural compounds that do this are monolaurin, extract of olive leaf, IP6, colostrum and beta 1, 3 glucan. The supportive compounds include echinacea, garlic, golden seal, neem leaf extract, MSM, alpha Lipoic acid, L- glutathione, N-acetyl L-cysteine and DMG. There are other natural substances that could contribute to defending our body, but these are backed up with most supportive documentation.
Natural Antibacterial, Antiviral and Antifungal Agents

As we have seen earlier, disease - causing bacteria, viruses and fungi have an arsenal of mechanisms to protect them from attack by medications. They also have an arsenal of mechanisms to go on the attack.

The reemergence of using natural antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal compounds is not new. Herbal, botanical and other nutrients found or isolated from natural sources have been used for centuries prior to what we now call conventional medicine. The ability to research, document and publish the effectiveness of these natural alternatives using the same scientific criteria demanded by the scientific community is new. Studies and research published in recognized peer - reviewed journals are increasing in volume. Many physicians who, before, would not think about even suggesting anything other than a prescription medication, are interested in reading the new literature and suggesting alternative protocols.
Monolaurin

Monolaurin is a naturally occurring organic compound found in mother’s milk and in coconut oil. This monoglyceride is remarkable in its ability to dissolve the outer envelope of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and certain protozoa. Monolaurin is made up of lipids (fats) and phospholipids. Most familiar is the triglyceride tested in cardiovascular risk assessments. Remember in our earlier discussion that the first obstacle in attacking pathogenic bacteria and viruses is getting through their outer protective membrane. Monolaurin does this. By destroying the outer membrane, the bacteria and virus is now rendered vulnerable to further destruction. Antibiotics do not dissolve the outer membrane. Their goal is to get through pores (porins), which can shift position. Monolaurin has also been reported to interfere with bacteria and viral ability to reproduce. This is accomplished by interfering with signal transduction, causing failure for the bacteria or virus cell to replicate (reproduce).

Monolaurin destroys lipid coated (fat coated) viruses and bacteria. This includes Herpes, Chlamydia, helicobacter pyloris, Epstein Barr, and influenza, just to name a few. There are many pathogens against which Monolaurin is effective. A significant pathogen that seems to be susceptible to Monolaurin is HIV. Within the past few years, a number of studies have been under way, studying the highly successful treatment of Monolaurin against the HIV.

There are economic and political reasons why this low cost, safe, and effective natural compound, derived from mother’s milk and coconut oil is not known to many. Suffice it to say that it is time to give credit back to coconut oil.

Clinical trials using monoglycerides such as monolaurin for destroying bacteria, viruses and fungi are on the rise. The journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Nov 1999, vol. 43, no. 11 published “In vitro susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to Fatty Acids and Monoglycerides”. This paper clearly states in the abstract that the susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) to several medium-chain fatty acids and their 1-monoglycerides causes the fastest and most effective killing of all strains of N. gonorrhoeae. Other studies are being prepared as the possibility of using monolaurin for SARS. Most encouraging is the United States Government now actively soliciting patients who have the disease nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma to be treated with monolaurin cream.

As you see, monolaurin provides the ability to “get through” the outer defenses of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Clinical studies and published research papers document the efficacy of using monolaurin. The next step in destroying pathogenic organisms is to damage their ability to reproduce.
Extract of Olive Leaf

There are biblical references to the olive leaf. A passage in Genesis states that a dove delivered a freshly picked olive leaf to Noah telling him that the flood had receded. In revelations near the end of the Old Testament, there is an angelic vision of a “tree of life” whose leaves “were for the healing of the nations.” The olive tree has had many uses throughout the millennia. We are aware of the oil produced by the olive tree, but its leaves may hold the key to health, as the bible may have been suggesting.

The ancient Egyptians used the olive leaf as part of the mummification process. Published in the Pharmaceutical Journal in 1854, the use of the olive leaf is described to treat malaria. A potion was made by boiling olive leaves and its concentrated mixture was drunk. In the early 20th century the compound, oleuropein, was isolated and identified as the active ingredient of the olive leaf that provided the antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal potential.

In the “war” against disease causing bacteria, viruses, and fungi, extract of olive leaf, or oleuropein, provides several devastating effects to these pathogens. Olive leaf splits or cleaves their DNA structure, crippling their ability to replicate. Olive leaf interferes with reverse transcriptase and protease production in viruses. This prevents viruses from taking over a host cell. Finally, olive leaf prevents viruses from spreading by stopping their shedding, budding and cellular assembly instructions.

Another active ingredient in the olive leaf, calcium elenolate, has been shown to be lethal to a number of pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi. Research, from Upjohn and published in the J. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy list 56 pathogens inhibited by Olive leaf including herpes, parainfluenza, encephalomyocarditis, Newcastle’s Disease, some forms of polio, and plasmodium falciparum (virus that causes malaria)

Morton Walker, MD states in his book “Natures Antibiotic: Olive Leaf Extract” by Kensington Books, New York, 1997, pps. 65-68 that olive leaf inactivates smallpox, Ebola, plague, Epstein-Barr and is effective against protozoan caused diseases.

Extract of olive leaf is very powerful and has been documented in laboratory tests to destroy anthrax and the plague. When taking extract of olive leaf, care should be taken not to take too much at any given time. It can kill too many bacteria or viruses too quickly, causing a “dying off” effect. This “Herxheimer reaction” can make you feel ill but is temporary. Once the reaction subsides, the patient may feel great. In this formula, the appropriate dosage prevents this interesting reaction.
IP6

Inositol hexaphosphate (IP 6) is a naturally occurring polyphosphorylated carbohydrate found in almost all animal and plant cells. It is a component of fiber found primarily in grains and legumes. There are several forms of IP 6: myo – Inositol hexaphosphate is found in plants while the neo-, chiro- and scyllo- Inositol hexaphosphate forms are isolated from soil.

With chemical positioning of the phosphate molecule in the axial – equatorial – axial or 1,2,3 positions, IP 6 provides an extremely valuable property in combating viruses, bacteria and fungi: the ability to block their use of Iron. Iron is the energy used by pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi. It is important to note that IP 6’s function to block iron is a significant player in destroying cancer cells that need iron to proliferate.

Iron allows “bad” bacteria, viruses, fungi and cancer cells to grow. As food is to our well – being, iron is to the disease causing pathogens. IP 6 effectively starves bacteria, viruses and fungi to death!

Research as to the role of IP6 as an anticancer treatment follows the same course as for bacteria, viruses and fungi. Cancer uses iron as its energy for spreading itself. IP6 prevents cancer growth and starves it to death by depriving it of “it’s” food – iron. It is believed that the pathogen’s use of iron leaves a chemical trail. It is this “trail” that allows extract of olive leaf to “find” the disease causing pathogen and destroys it. Several studies have shown how IP6, taken as a supplement, can work against these cancers. Opinions that administered IP6 can’t be taken up by malignant cells have been proven wrong. Like the other natural compounds explained above, IP6 is involved with signal transduction. It prevents the pathogens from replicating themselves. It is an important expectation that a good antibacterial or antiviral therapy affects only the pathogenic cells and tissues while not interfering with healthy tissue. While prescription antibiotics are indiscriminate and destroy all “good” along with the “bad”, IP6 does not affect healthy tissues.
Colostrum

As part of the total picture of protecting yourself against disease - causing bacteria, whether it is of the bioterrorist kind, or other bacteria, viruses and fungi, or treating the disease, we want the ability to enhance our own immune system. The immune system is that part of us which goes on the attack to destroy disease causing pathogen(s). The white blood cells, or lymphocytes, are blood cells that “seek and destroy” foreign matter.

Colostrum is the mammary secretion called “mother’s milk” supplied to babies within hours after delivery. Colostrum provides a number of beneficial properties. Bovine colostrum, is often used because it is biologically accepted by all mammals. Of all its properties colostrum imparts the immunoglobulins A, D, E, G and M usually written as IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG and IgM. Most of the immunoglobulins are antiviral and antibacterial. They build up our immune system by modulating the Thymus gland, the center of our immune system production. The Thymus gland produces “T” cells and “B” cells.

Approximately 60% of the immune system resides in our “gut”. A lowered resistance of the immune system to attack by pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi can be attributed to various bowel problems such as irritable bowel, candidiasis, “leaky gut” syndrome, chronic constipation or diarrhea. Many of these bowel problems have their causation as stress induced, or poor dietary habits.

Lactoferrin , contained in colostrum, is an extremely important hormone that helps to regulate the Thymus gland, building our immune system. Lactoferrin is a proline-rich polypeptide (an amino acid). Lactoferrin, by itself, is a powerful antibacterial, anti-inflammatory agent. A significant contribution lactoferrin provides in this overall assault against disease is its ability to bond onto iron, rendering it unavailable for use by the bacterial and viral pathogens. Lactoferrin works much the same as IP 6, by having the ability to “starve” the disease entity to death.

Beta 1, 3 Glucan

Beta 1, 3 Glucan is a polysaccharide; a complex carbohydrate. Usually isolated from brewer’s yeast, it is also obtained from some mushrooms and cereals. Because beta 1, 3 glucan does not contain any of the yeast proteins, it is acceptable to people who have sensitivities to yeast. The beta 1, 3 glucan in itself is devoid of those proteins causing allergic sensitivities. Considered to be the most powerful stimulator in activating our immune system, beta 1, 3 glucan is safe, non – toxic and shown to be effective even as an oral administration.

In order for our immune system to function properly, large white blood cells called macrophages (a type of lymphocyte) must be “activated”. Macrophages are usually immobile and become activated in the presence of bacteria, viruses or other foreign material. This activation starts with a regulator called “cytokines” which tells Beta 1, 3 glucan to mobilize the white blood to “go on the attack”. Once mobilized, the macrophages seek out viruses, bacteria and other foreign material, and destroy them. This is an extremely important defense for our body as there are so many factors that reduce our ability to mobilize our immune system. Suppressed immune systems, from poor dietary habits, antibiotic therapy, stress and other factors, such as the air we breathe and the water we drink, all reduce the efficiency of our immune system to be “mobilized” against those pathogenic bacteria, viruses fungi and other foreign material.

Much of the research on beta 1, 3 glucan is published studies as it relates to cancer cells, but the mechanism is the same: to mobilize our immune system. The specific mechanism is very complex. In a paper published in the Int. J. Immunopharmacol, May 22, 200, the authors list a number of activities attributed to beta 1, 3 glucan: Interleukin-6 synthesis of macrophages in vitro; antagonistic effect for zymosan – mediated tumor necrosis factor synthesis for macrophages; augmentation for lipopolysaccharide - mediated tumor necrosis factor and nitrogen oxide synthesis of macrophages; activation of alternative pathway of complement; hematopoietic response on cyclophosphamide induced leucopenia; antitumor effect on ascites from tumor; enhanced vascular permeability; priming effect on lipopolysaccharide -triggered TNF-alpha synthesis, and adjuvant effect on antibody production.
Supportive Nutrients

Goldenseal The rhizome and root of the goldenseal plant contains hydrastine, berberine and a resin – canadine. Berberine seems to be the ingredient that acts as an antibiotic and immune system stimulator. It has a synergistic enhancive effect when taken with Echinacea and/or garlic. Goldenseal actives and mobilize macrophages (the large white blood cells that attack bacteria, viruses, fungi and other foreign matter in our body). It also has the ability to inhibit tumor formation, suggesting anti cancer or anti tumor ability.

Hydrastine and berberine are alkaloids and provide the antimicrobial effects of goldenseal. To perverse goldenseal’s dwindling resource, it is added in extremely small and almost negligible amounts just to stimulate the synergistic activity of echinacea and garlic.

Echinacea Echinacea purpurea is a water soluble polysaccharide, a complex carbohydrate, (4-0-methyglucuronylarbinoxylans and acidic arabinorhammogalactans) that increases number of white blood cells, mobilizes the white blood cells of our immune system to “go on the attack”, elevates body temperature, stimulates the reproduction of T – helper cells, and stimulates the production of cytokines (cytokines provide the right messages for the mobilization of the macrophages) including interleukin – 1, interleukin – 6 and TNF – alpha.

Garlic Who has not heard of garlic? It seems to fit an old adage that it is “good for what ails you”. The botanical name for garlic is allium sativum and is also known as clove garlic or Poor Man’s Treacle.

To date, there are at least 33 different compounds found in garlic. The main compounds of medicinal use in garlic are the alliins which are alkylcysteine sulfoxides: allyl-L-(+)-cysteine sulfoxide gamma-glutamyl conjugates which become allicin (diallyl-disulphide-mono-S-oxide, it is the substance in garlic believed to be responsible for garlic’s antibacterial effects), cycloaalliin, vinyl dithiins, diallyl-di (This is the “essential oil” of garlic credited as being able to reduce cholesterol and to lower lipid levels in the blood.), trisulphides, alliin (a sulfured amino acid and is considered an antibiotic) and selenium, a strong antioxidant.

Garlic has been shown to be of benefit in many health issues but for the purposes of this discussion the compounds listed above serve to make garlic a supportive natural antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agent.

Dr. Arthur Stoll, a Nobel Prize Laureate showed in the 1940s that the compound alliian, a sulfur ontaining amino acid in garlic, is a strong natural antibiotic and antifungal agent. Russian studies by Drs. D.B. Dubova and E.P. Leskinov established garlic to be effective against bacteria such as Staphylococcus and escherichia coli (E. Coli.)

Glutathione, N-Acetyl-Cysteine and Alpha Lipoic Acid These are the potent anti oxidants in the formula. An antioxidant is any substance that stops the break down of our oxygen molecules. The destruction of oxygen, called oxidation poses a most serious threat to our wellbeing. The oxidizing effects from the food we eat, the air we breathe and through the water we drink is the starting point for disease, inflammation and all degenerative changes in our body. The process of oxidation leads to cell death and ultimately to our death. Along the way, we lose our ability to fight disease by suppressing the immune system. This suppression allows bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungal infections and tumors to grow. The medical approach in supplying antibiotics and other drugs may provide some measure of relief from the symptoms, but in the long run often contributes to our death in part due to oxidative stress.

The onslaught of herbicides, pesticides, hormone regulators, preservatives in our food, chemicals and other pollutants in the atmosphere and the newly discovered leaching of antibiotics, antidepressants and hormones in our drinking water we are continually barded with toxins that lower our immune system.

Glutathione is a small protein that has been extensively studied. A quick search on Medline on the Internet will reveal over 40,000 scientific papers on the antioxidation effects of glutathione. Glutathione functions inside all of our cells while N-Acetyl L-Cysteine functions outside the cell. By combining both antioxidants into one product, all tissue areas are covered.

NEEM Leaf The neem tree (azadirachta India), native to India and Burma, produces a variety of compounds found to be effective ingredients against viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Each part of the neem tree has use either as a medicinal preparation, for cosmetics or for pest control. It is the compounds found in the neem leaf that exhibit remarkable antibacterial, antiviral and anti fungal qualities.

Compounds of the Neem leaf are azadirachtin, gedunin, nimbin, nimdibin, nimibidol, queceretin, salannin and sodium nimbinate. These compounds have been shown to stimulate macrophages (our white blood cells) to attack the foreign virus, bacterial or fungal particles. The macrophages then provide pieces of these pathogens (as antigens) to helper T cells. The T cells then release messenger chemicals (cytokines) to tell the immune system what to attack. It provides interferon-like activity, blocking replication and strengthens the immune system.

BioDefender against Bioterrorist Agents: BioDefender as an Anti - Bioterrorist Supplement

As the idea for this formula was a response to bioterrorist attack, it is certainly a good product for that purpose. All ingredients in this formula are specifically documented to destroy bacteria, viruses and fungi. Other ingredients are provided to protect our immune system or build it up. BioDefender is not only “defending” our body from bio-terrorism, but also goes “on the attack” to destroy pathogens.

© Dr. Arthur A. Fierro & Xingwu Liu

Updated April 22, 2006

[Gator]

WOW! WOW!! WOW!!! 10 Meters,

Great research and report. Thanks so much for sharing.

Hope you are doing much better now.

Can you provide a supplier for the Product you mentioned?

Blessings
gator Report

[ladycolorado]

ditto to gatori always truly enjoy readig your posts and would like to kow good supplier too, (LC).

[tcmgpt13]

Just put in Biodefender on Google and you should come up with more than one place you can purchase that supplement--Amazon was one place.

tcm

[hilly]

tcm.... have you been taking this, and if so has it helped ??? looks good. Hilly

[tcmgpt13]

No, Hilly, I am not taking this product. I have been using Raintree Nutrition herbs over time, some of which treat mycoplasmas. Also their parasite formula, antiviral, and antifungal combinations. Olive leaf I am currently on is from Gaia herbs. I keep switching products out, and am also still on underlying TCM herbals teas to keep my body in balance as I tend to get cold with the use of herbals which are mostly cold or cooling in energy. I just posted the google reference on the biodefence as there were several sites I found selling it and I was too lazy to copy and paste them here.

My basic strategy is to hit this parasite in as many ways as I can afford. The far infrared sauna with ozone used by my practitioner is killing this off as it surfaces (first major reaction was last summer when I pulled this out on my face and eye, hair and the cotton stuff came out--this did not happen each time, but I know this is helping to kill it gradually). BTW with this method the head is out of the sauna cabinet and you do not breathe in the ozone. I do suggest trying whatever oxygen therapies one can afford, even through supplementation alone. Ed McCabe's book Flood Your Body with Oxygen is one place to start learning and also to get referrals for products and therapies out there.

I also use, when I can find time, a lymph machine to move the lymph fluids. Basically I believe most folks with morgellons have a lymph system which may have been injured or is too slow in movement. A minitrampoline with a bar to steady oneself is an inexpensive way to get lymph fluid moving in the body though exercise itself--even better with the lymph machine use behind it (a form of lymph massage).

So I change out herbs and what I am doing, to keep this off balance and gradually I see improvement, but I also think digging the lesions out at the beginning with different herbal cancer salves helped this from being worse and settling deeper into my body at that time. I had a lot of herbals at first which pushed this out through the urine and stools. I still make sure that I am doing this with my herbals and vitamin C as well (to make sure I go well every day).

I think this is so nasty and so tough that it has to be approached in numerous ways if doing things naturally. Just as I believe those in Western medicine are learning. One method or product does not seem to be sufficient alone The person treating me at the beginning was using heavy duty TCM herbs to quell the intense toxic heat symptoms I presented with and still she could not get everything killed off. I hate to think what would be my health status today if it had not been treated so aggressively at that time. I still find using Chinese gall bladder teapills for gall stones essential at times (I think it hides in the liver/gall bladder area, just as do some forms of malaria). When my liver/gall bladder area starts gurgling and I feel sorta nauseous I know to add this in at noon and before bed (11pm-1am is when the gall bladder is at it strongest function in the body and so hitting that area with these pills about that time maxes the effect of them).

I can say that finally, in the past two weeks, I am feeling more energy return, a good sign. Not that all symptoms are gone, but I do feel that I am improving after two and a half years. External symptoms are much less, and seem to be healing now. Though I will have to see what happens at Spleen time next spring, to see if they start breaking through again (this I do believe starts in the spleen and is spread throughout the body from this area to lymph/blood).

best,

tcm

[hilly]

tcm.... thanks so much for long and informative message. Do you just (I don't really mean 'just' it's quite enough ! ) but do you have Lyme or any other tick disease as well.. ? you seem to be doing very well, but it's a hard old slog is'nt it ? Thanks for all the help. Hilly

[tcmgpt13]

Well, one doctor said I had lyme, and so perhaps I do (although he told me that he was the only doctor who could diagnose it from my tests--and yes, it was from one of the good lyme labs that I got this diagnosis). What about you. Do you have lyme? Or any other tick related problem? I do know that I also have a gene from each side of my family which means I do not excrete mold that easily from my body. So that is perhaps a weakness for getting morgellons as I assume that would lower immune resistance to anything which is mold or which is involved in some way with mold. I do think there is a mold component to morgellons.

Yes, I think I am doing okay, as long as I keep the herbs up in one way or another. Just have added in some Vitamin C, and that seems to be flushing things out better for me (though do not tell my tcm practitioner that as he would have a cow because he feels that this excess nutrition builds up in the body and feeds cancer cells).

And yes, you are so right, it is a tough row to how (or as you brits would say it's a hard old slog).

Anyway, hope that whatever you are doing is helping you too. Any tips from you about what you see working for you?

best,

tcm

[hilly]

Yes, I do have Lyme, had to come to the States to find out !! lol also ehrlichia and anaplasma, another two tick borne diseases.. On antibiotics and ivermectin and a mass of vits. feeling lousy, but battling on as one has to. Thanks to you for all your tips. It's great to work together and try to find an answer. all the best Hilly

[tcmgpt13]

Well, I hope what you are taking will eventually kick in and make you feel some better. Mind you I do not think that we will feel totally normal until someone figures out exactly what this is and how to treat it in the most effective way, something herbalists and doctors so far have not done totally, though I think they have alleviated the worst symptoms for at least some.

Thanks for sharing too. Goodness, is the UK a place where they say there is no lyme as well as no morgellons (I am astonished you had to come to the US to get proper testing for lyme). And I thought we had it bad here with terrible sneering doctor attitudes from so much of what passes for modern medicine!

Agree, it is good we all share what seems to help, even if it is not 100% cure. I think that if I did not also take natural thyroid hormone (prescribed) I would have a harder time fighting off whatever this is.

best,

tcm