Ip6 health…the highest purity and potency available! There are multiple benefits of ip6 and inositol. There are literally thousands of medical research papers on both ip6 and inositol.

Benefits

Bone health: ip6 health is rich in the bone building nutrients; calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Recent research indicates that this largely unknown nutrient may be the secret to healthy bones.

Immune function: ip6 health has been shown to enhance immune function (for which a us patent was awarded) by boosting the activity of natural killer cells and maintaining normal cell growth.*

Kidney health: studies have shown that ip6 may reduce calcium in the urine and inhibit calcium oxalate crystal formation.

Heart health: ip6 has been shown to support normal cholesterol levels.

Potent antioxidant — ip6 is one of nature’s most potent nutritional antioxidants.ip6 health is the patented combination of one molecule of inositol and one molecule of ip6. Therefore ip6 health has twice as many molecules of insositol than pure ip6 has on its own. As the “little brother” of ip6, inositol is not as potent as ip6. However the two molecules complement each other’s actions and are more potent as a team. With the research reported by nbc, it begs the question, “what would the potential be of the more powerful, yet safe, combination of ip6 and inositol?”

Inositol safety

Inositol safety was mentioned in the video. A few other inositol safety facts worth mentioning are; 1st: inositol is a b vitamin. 2nd: inositol is considered to pose no health risks and is normally added to infant formulas, which very much illustrates inositol’s safety and importance nutritionally.

History of ip6

Dating back to the early 1960s, it was discovered that the black population of south africa had a 90% lower risk of colon cancer than the white population. However this was only the case for the first generation of black city dwellers and not blacks that had lived in the cities for several generations. What was unique about this first generation living in the city? Researchers discovered that the new city inhabitants often continued to eat a traditional rural diet, which consisted primarily of corn or maize- approx 600 grams a day. Researchers reasoned that because corn is rich in fiber, that the fiber was preventing the colon cancer. This study provided “proof”, or so they thought about the benefit of fiber and helped to lay the foundation for the hypothesis that dietary fiber was the protector of the colon.

In the 1970s however there was conflicting research. The finnish people consumed half as much fiber as the danes, yet their colon cancer incidence was half that of the people of denmark. Obviously there were flaws with the fiber protecting the colon hypothesis. Then in the 1980s researchers questioned whether it was the ip6 or phytate in the finnish diet that was protecting them. The finnish people were consuming a lot more breakfast cereals, which are high in ip6 and as a result the finns were getting 20 to 30% more ip6 than the danes, despite eating half as much fiber as the danes.

When it comes to ip6 content there is a great deal of variance between fiber sources. Incidentally the ip6 percentage is very high in south african maize, as it is approx 6% by weight. South african blacks were in fact consuming over 40 grams of ip6 daily. Was it the fiber in the corn or the ip6 in the corn that was protecting them?

Dr. A.k. Shamsuddin, a professor of pathology who specialized in colon cancer at the university of maryland decided to investigate the finnish paradox. Professor shamsuddin, who is on the “who’s who” list of american inventors for inventing a screening test for colon cancer, fed ip6 in varying doses to rats and then sped up their rate of cell division. The result was clearly dose dependant; the more ip6, the fewer the tumors. Because inositol and ip6 occur naturally in all of our cells, researchers reasoned that these nutrients would impact several areas of our health. For the last 2 decades scientists, many of whom are internationally recognized, have been uncovering the many benefits.

Ip6 immune support

How does it work?

We have several types of white blood or immune cells that work continuously, interacting to support each other and relaying information as to impending danger. When one type of white blood cell is unable to defuse a situation, there are usually others there to help out. We are constantly being challenged by viruses, bacteria, fungus, allergens and cancer cells etc. For example, it has been estimated that on average we produce five hundred to a thousand cancer cells a day as a result of our trillions of healthy cells undergoing the process of normal cell division. Yet most of the time we don’t get cancer. Why? Our immune system recognizes these cells as a potential threat and destroys them. The vast majority of the time the immune system is so efficient that we don’t even realize that our health is at risk. Usually it’s only when we get a cold or a flu that we realize a battle is on.

Nk — natural killer cells

The nk cells are white blood cells that have two primary roles- they target cells that have changed and become cancerous as well as virally infected cells. Viruses are certainly one of our greatest immune challenges, as there are a countless number of them and they often mutate, thereby presenting new threats. It has been scientifically shown that ip6 combined with inositol boosts our immunity, by enhancing the activity of natural killer or nk cells. Click here to see united states patent #5,082,833 by professor a. K. Shamsuddin.

Neutrophils

Dr. Paul eggleton of oxford university demonstrated that ip6 may also help in our battles with bacteria. Our primary defense against bacteria is provided by a white blood cell called a neutrophil. Neutrophils damage and destroy bacteria by oxidizing them. Dr. Eggleton was able to prove that ip6 increased the amount of oxidizing agents within neutrophils, thereby improving their ability to protect us. It is ironic, but wonderful, that on one hand ip6 is one of our strongest antioxidants, yet it boosts our bacterial immune response by increasing the oxidative abilities of neutrophils.

When does one need immune support?

A number of things can impair our immune response. Excess stress of all types can wreak havoc with our defenses. Poor lifestyle, such as a lot of late nights or irregular eating habits can also lessen our immunity. When our immune function is compromised, for whatever reason, we should be considering extra support.