| The Western world is only recently becoming privy | | | | fighters and they, in turn, go about seeking the |
| to the health benefits of beta glucan. However, the | | | | cancer cells in order to destroy them. It is remarkable |
| Japanese and the Chinese, in their wisdom, have | | | | that the healthy cells are left untouched. |
| been using it as an immunostimulant to treat different | | | | Bone marrow usually produces an inadequate number |
| cancers since 1980s. | | | | of new cells in cancer patients and beta glucan can |
| Human body is designed to take only certain amount | | | | act as a booster and stimulate more production and |
| of stress, though it may vary from individual to | | | | a steady and fuller flow is facilitated. The blood |
| individual. The body, so weakened by stress loses its | | | | stream can carry the immunocytes into all lymphoid |
| immunity in a large measure and this makes it | | | | organs. |
| susceptible to tumors. The immunocytes that act as | | | | The antibodies that curb the growth of cancer cells |
| watchmen against carcinogenic cells' spreading could | | | | can not be strong enough to fight them all on its |
| do with reinforcements and this is where beta glucan | | | | own and this sugar molecule beta glucan makes it |
| can come in handy. It provide the additional strength | | | | easy them to do this. The specific antibodies that |
| to immunocytes. | | | | form after recognition is made of the tumor cells bind |
| It stimulates macrophages that defend the body | | | | themselves to the cancer cells. The cancer cells are |
| against invading carcinogenic cells. Since it is a work | | | | coated with C3 fragments that are in the antibodies |
| that is carried out constantly, it is a great help that it | | | | and the coated cells are destroyed. |
| provides to the macrophages. | | | | Beta glucan is extracted mainly from Baker's yeast |
| Natural Killer cells are cytotoxic lymphocyte that | | | | cell wall. It is also found in barley and oats. It is a |
| target cancel cells and kill them. These too are | | | | sugar molecule which is called polysachcharides. |
| stimulated by it. It binds itself to both the cancer | | | | Sodium alginate is rich in it too. |