Transfer Factor

The use of transfer factor represents one of the most exciting advances in immune system health. Transfer factor is based on the theory that key immune information can be transferred from cell to cell. These cells then teach our immune system to recognize specific viruses or bacteria. This is particularly exciting given the therapeutic role transfer factors may play in activating and enhancing immunity to individuals suffering from chronic illness. This theory has been the subject of intense research for more than fifty years, producing a wide body of knowledge about transfer factor's contribution to immune health.

Transfer - Immunity through Memory

The immune system's job is to recognize potentially harmful invaders (pathogens) and then destroy or neutralize them. Transfer factors are tiny protein molecules which are produced by immune cells called T-cells. Transfer factors are the key to the immune system's memory of previous pathogen exposure, and thus, are an integral component for maintaining immune system integrity and effectiveness.

Transfer factors allow the immune system to remember conditions for which immunity has already been established. When a person has been infected with chickenpox in childhood, for example, the body develops a memory of that illness which prevents the person from becoming re-infected later in life. In the future, the specific immune transfer factor molecule for chickenpox will endow the immune system with the exact 'blueprint' of what chickenpox looks like, and the body will be able to quickly recognize and respond to any possible re-infection before it can cause disease.

Transfer Factor Targets Specific Viruses, Bacteria, Yeasts and Fungus

There are several million naturally occurring transfer factors circulating in the human body. However, a healthy body can still function even though it may be missing about 50,000 different transfer factors. Many of these 'immune memory molecules' were introduced to us from our mother's colostrum. This 'first milk' as it is called, is the richest source of concentrated transfer factors known to scientists. Transfer factor in colostrum has the sole purpose of transferring immunity from the mother to the baby's immature immune system. This imparts the mother's immunity to the baby to help ensure survival while the baby's immune system matures. For individuals challenged by specific pathogens, whether known or unknown, supplementation with the appropriate transfer factor molecule may provide the 'missing link,' thereby allowing the immune system to target and destroy the offending pathogen and mitigate the symptoms of the disease.

Over Fifty Years of Research into Transfer Factor

Over fifty years of research, producing more than 3,000 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, confirms transfer factor's ability to support the body's immune system response mechanism. Transfer factor's significance in immune system support is underscored by the fact that an independent committee of researchers, scientists and doctors, formed a professional organization dedicated to the study of transfer factor. The International Transfer Factor Society (ITFS) is comprised of world-renowned medical experts such as Giancarlo Pizza, M.D., of Italy, Dimitri Viza, M.D., of France, and Paul H. Levine, M.D., of the United States.

Transfer Factors on the Market

Several transfer products have recently been introduced, each with a different focus or specificity.

ImmuneTransfer C and ImmunFactor 2:

These products contain the widest range of antigen-specific transfer factors in one product. They are designed for enhanced activity for Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6B) , Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Chlamydia pneunmoniae, and Borrelia burgdorferi (cell-wall deficient Lyme), Babesia, and Erlichia. Both products utilize chicken derived transfer factors with added bovine colostrum.

Transfer Factor 6000™ and Formula 560™:

These products contain enhanced activity for HHV-6, (both A and B variants). Both products are supported by a patent on the process for obtaining transfer factor from colostrum. Transfer Factor 6000 is the same high quality patented formula (included in the Hemex™ Lab protocol) as Formula 560, at a lower price.

Transfer Factor 4000™ and Formula 540™:

These products contain enhanced activity for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). Both products are supported by a patent on the process for obtaining transfer factor from colostrums. Transfer Factor 4000 is the same high quality formula as Formula 540, at a lower price.

Transfer Factor Basics™:

This product is a non-antigen specific transfer factor (chicken derived) product designed for daily use to support any person’s immune system. In addition to transfer factor, it incorporates pretty high levels of other immune supporting nutrients like beta glucan, IP-6, astragalus, TMG, bovine colostrum, and larch.

Transfer Factor XF and Transfer Factor Plus

For individuals seeking only to improve overall immunity without targeting specific viruses, these products contain only the general transfer factors found in the colostrum, and do not include transfer factors for any targeted pathogens such as HHV-6, EBV, CMV etc.

Note: None of these products is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Reprinted from Article … http://www.transferfactor.ws/