Larch Trees for Immune Defense
(The FDA has not evaluated
this information. This information is
not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If
you have a specific health condition consult a qualified health professional. Arabinogalactan is a nutritional
supplement, NOT a drug.)
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Arabinogalactan (AG).
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AG is a naturally occurring carbohydrate.
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AG is an all-natural extract from the heartwood of the larch tree.
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AG is found in most plants.
AG is found in many foods derived from
plants.
AG is found in foods like lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, peaches,
pears, and radishes.
AG is found in Echinacea, mistletoe, ginseng and other medicinally
important plants.
AG
is present in our diet.
AG is naturally present in a healthy diet.
AG may be why "an apple keeps the doctor away."
The
FDA approved use of AG as a food additive in the
1960's.
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AG could be damaged by cooking at temperatures over 140 degrees F.
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AG cannot work for your immune defense if it is damaged by cooking.
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It is no longer bioactive if damaged by cooking.
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Baking and AG.
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Wheat bread may not contain the same amount of bioactive AG you find in raw foods.
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Baking can damage AG.
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Pasteurization and AG.
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Pasteurized milk or juice may not contain the same amount of bioactive AG you find in raw foods.
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Pasteurization can damage AG.
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Safe raw foods and larch tree AG.
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Raw
fruits, carrots, radishes, lettuce, spinach, and coconuts contain bioactive AG.
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AG from the larch tree is bioactive and concentrated through the extraction process.
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AG and the complement system.
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AG modulates the complement system.
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The complement system is an essential part of the body's immune
defense.
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AG and cytokines.
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AG can increase the release of various cytokines.
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AG increases the release of interferon gamma (IFN
gamma), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta)
and interleukin-6 (IL-6).
- AG and natural killer
cells.
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AG increases the production of natural killer
cells.
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Natural killer cells help kill microorganisms that invade the body.
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AG and macrocytes.
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AG activates macrophages.
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Macrophages attack viruses and other invading microorganisms.
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Macrophages help the body defend against cancer.
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AG and Echinacea.
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AG is two to three times more powerful as an immune enhancer than Echinacea.
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Purified AG can be twice as effective as Echinacea in stimulating
the production of macrophages.
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Echinacea is used as a cold and flu phytochemical.
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AG is the carbohydrate responsible for Echinacea's stimulation of the immune defense.
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AG and attachment of invading bacteria.
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AG keeps bacteria from attaching to your cells.
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If bacteria can attach to your cells then they can invade or destroy your cells.
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AG keeps the bad bacteria from finding a home.
- AG and good bacteria (digestive flora).
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AG increases good bacteria, such as lactobacillus and bifidobacteria found in the digestive tract.
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The good bacteria can compete with the bad bacteria and "drive them
out."
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Larch Trees for Immune Defense
created by Carl R. Hansen, Jr. M.D.
last modified: September 17, 2001
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Park, Minnesota USA Phone: 952-920-8801, Fax: 952-920-2121
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