Re: Undenatured Whey Protein/Mycoplasma Infections

[Guest guest]

Hi Vern,

Janene has taken this for ages - she has a huge container of it and mixes it

in with her morning shake. We get it from our local health food shop. It's

important

to get pure whey protein, rather than the type for body builders which has other

things mixed in with it. Usually comes in vanilla or chocolate flavours.

Chris.

>Found this message on the stealth virus group to be interesting. It

>mentions mycoplasma specifically. Does anyone know of this product,

>what it is named and how to obtain it?

>Vern

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> Cheney, M.D., on Undenatured Whey for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

>Patients

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>ImmuneSupport.com

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>10-30-2002

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>By Carol Sieverling

>

>Author's note: This article is based on tapes of Carol Sieverling's

>April 1998 and October 2000 visits to Dr.

>Cheney, and a transcript of a presentation he made in Orlando in 1999.

>He gave permission to share this

>information, but has not reviewed or edited it.

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>Many Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients are taking [undenatured

>whey protein] based on the

>recommendation of nationally known CFS specialist Cheney, M.D.,

>Ph.D. These " undenatured " whey

>products are processed at lower temperatures than typical powdered

>whey protein. This requires a

>meticulous filtering process to maintain purity. The lower temperature

>preserves the fragile, but

>powerful, biologically active proteins, lactoferrin, and

>immunoglobulins in whey.

>

>What are the benefits of undenatured whey? It can address the

>glutathione deficiency that is virtually

>universal in CFS patients. Deficits in glutathione functionality show

>up as elevated lipid peroxide levels

>on the Great Smokies Oxidative Stress Test (www.gsdl.com), and also as

>elevated citrate and alpha

>ketoglutaric levels on the Great Plains Organic Acids Test,

>913-341-8949.

>

>Glutathione deficiency has two major implications: detox failure and

>viral/microbial activation.

>Glutathione plays a major role in detoxification pathways. This

>deficiency impairs the body's ability to

>get rid of toxins, whether environmental or by-products of cellular

>metabolism. CFS patients slowly

>become toxic, storing away poisons in fatty tissue, muscles, organs

>and the brain. This cellular detox

>failure can make CFS patients " canaries to their environment " . Detox

>programs that have been

>successful in other conditions can actually put some CFS patients in

>the hospital if their glutathione

>deficiency is not first addressed.

>

>Glutathione is also a powerful antiviral and anti-microbial weapon.

>Glutathione deficiency not only

>compromises antiviral and anti-microbial defenses, it also has a

>potent pro-viral effect. While the

>presence of glutathione inhibits viruses and intracellular organisms,

>its absence stimulates them.

>Glutathione deficiency actually augments viral replication.

>Falci, the top HIV researcher at the

>NIH, has shown that HIV growth can be completely stopped by raising

>glutathione levels in-vitro in cell

>cultures. If glutathione levels can be raised, the replication of

>almost any pathogen inside the cells can

>be stopped. Given the widespread reactivation in CFS of viruses like

>EBV, CMV, and HHV6, and the

>activation of microbes like mycoplasma, chlamydia pneumoniae and

>candida, finding a way to raise

>glutathione levels inside the cells has been a top priority of the

>Cheney Clinic. No treatment prior to the

>whey seemed to successfully address this deficiency. Supplementation,

>injections, and other

>interventions failed to significantly affect the glutathione levels

>inside the cells, where 90% of the

>body's glutathione is needed.

>

>Cheney found undenatured whey protein was the best way to increase

>glutathione levels and function.

>The clinic conducted a six-month study of the first patented bioactive

>whey product, and discovered it

>significantly improved glutathione function. Though it was a small

>study (eight patients), the results

>were consistent with the feedback from Cheney's patient population as

>a whole. Seven of the eight study

>participants finished the study. They all began by taking two packs a

>day. At the three-month point, half

>the group was switched to one pack a day. One patient had received so

>much benefit from two packs a

>day that he refused to take the lower dose and dropped out of the

>study.

>

>Five of the seven patients who finished the study had positive

>responses. The two who felt no benefit

>were the least ill to begin with. Cheney speculates that their

>healthier digestive systems might have

>more fully digested the whey, making it less effective. It's very

>important that all whey products be

>taken on a completely empty stomach so that no acid or digestive

>enzymes are present to break it

>down. Some patients even take an antacid 30 minutes before taking whey

>to reduce that possibility.

>

>Patients in the study were allowed to choose which tests would be run,

>since they were paying for them.

>Each patient who tested positive for mycoplasma and chlamydia

>pneumoniae at the beginning of the

>study tested negative six months after treatment, regardless of

>whether they finished the study with

>one or two packs a day. This suggests one pack a day will wipe out

>intracellular bacteria.

>

>Three patients were tested for HHV6. Two were positive. The patient

>who stayed on two packs a day the

>entire six months was negative at the end of the study. The patient

>who dropped to one pack a day

>remained positive. This suggests that at least two packs a day are

>needed to neutralize viruses. There is

>a " dose response " issue with [undenatured whey protein products].

>

>Some who did not respond at two packs a day noticed real benefits at

>three. A few patients have even

>gone to five or six to reach maximum benefit. However, Cheney's

>recommended starting dose for

>[undenatured whey] is two packs a day. Increase the dose only if

>minimal or no benefit is seen, and give

>it a six-month trial. Each packet contains 10 gm, or 1.75 Tbsp.

>[Editor's note: Of course, each patient is

>different and should discuss appropriate dosage with their health care

>provider.]

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