Whey Protein

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Hello,

I'm new to this list. I see a lot of people are talking about the effects

of taking the whey protein, so I thought I would share my experiences

for what they are worth.

In February 1999 I was almost totally bedridden with CFS, having been

ill for just over 5 years. I was facing a long distance move and didn't

have any idea how I would manage that. Then someone loaned me the

cassettes of Dr. Cheney's talks on the whey protein (Immunocal) made

that same month. I immediately ordered a box of the whey to try.

I started on two packs a day of the Immunocal. I noticed increased

energy and I started feeling better that first night. After a couple of

days I increased the dosage to 3 packets a day, and I felt absolutely

horrible. I cut back the dosage to one pack a day and it worked fine

for me. I stayed on that dosage for the next 13 months.

About 2 weeks after I started the Immunocal my health was much improved.

From March through June of 1999 I felt about 80% recovered. Then my

health and energy started to decline again. At the time I thought this was

because I had been through a move, but later I came to believe that the

effects of the whey protein had simply declined.

In September 1999 I went through some NAET treatments for allergies

to protein and dairy, and I seemed to once again get a bounce off the

Immunocal - but never to where I had been with it before.

In late March of this year I started on two packets a day of the Immunocal,

and in April I switched over to 2 scoops a day of the ImmunoPro. While

I think the ImmunoPro is a better product than the Immunocal, I can't say

switching products or increasing the dosage improved my health very

much.

Still, I have quit the whey protein every so often just to see if it is

still doing anything for me. I have found that if I quit the whey

protein for 48 hours I become almost totally bedridden again -

yet one packet of the whey protein will again quickly start to

pick me up.

At this time I'd say I'm probably 40% recovered from where I was at

when I began the whey protein. After the first four months or so on the

whey, that has remained fairly steady. I still feel it is an absolute

necessity for me to take the whey just to have enough energy to

be able to take care of myself.

Some time back I did have correspondence from a Canadian PWC

about her experience with the Immunocal. She had been a PWC for

15 years, and had been on the whey protein for about 2 years by that

time. She said she had improved about 65% the first year and was

up to feeling 75% better in year two on the Immunocal.

The one thing I've had a problem with ever since I started the whey protein

is with my skin. I have rashes and itching over much of my body. It seems

like a detox reaction to me, although I haven't met any medical doctor who

agrees with me on this. If anyone has any ideas that might help me with my

skin problems, I'd sure appreciate hearing about them.

Bob