"Alkyglycerol, or AKG, is a family of compounds that play a vital part in the production and stimulation of white blood cells. It is found in the freshwater fish, cows, sheep and mother’s milk--AKG’s are one of the active substances that give breast fed babies crucial protection against infection until the infants’ own immune systems are fully developed. But it is the liver of the deep-water shark that AKGs are found in greater concentration than any other place on earth." (Shark Liver Oil Nature's Amazing Healer, Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Passwater, Ph.D., Ingemar Joelsson, M.D., Ph.D., Kensington Health, 1997)
Your Immune System and AKGs
"According to Dr. Joelsson, it is important to note that AKGs normalize the bone-marrow function. They do not overstimulate. AKGs also have been shown to elevate the production of white blood cells, called macrophages, which consume yeast and viruses. This result makes AKGs effective as general strengtheners of the immune system.
Shark liver oil, rich in AKGs, acts as a natural booster of the body’s immune system. Adding shark liver oil to the diet, as a food supplement, not a drug, helps increase general well-being, stave off common viruses and infections, and battle more serious diseases, thereby improving the quality of life overall.
AKGs improve the body's immune defense system
Supplementing one’s diet with AKGs, in the form of shark liver oil capsules, seems to elevate the nonspecific immune response by causing an increase in the level of white blood cells that work for the body’s immune system. Enhanced immunoreactivity is important for resisting colds, the flu, and common infections, and for chronic immune-related conditions such as asthma, allergies, cancer and perhaps even AIDS." (Shark Liver Oil Nature's Amazing Healer, Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Passwater, Ph.D., Ingemar Joelsson, M.D., Ph.D., Kensington Health, 1997)
Experiments in humans and animals have shown that Alkylglycerols improve the body's immune defense mechanism. In fact, Astrid Brohult, M.D. stated Alkylglycerols help "reduce immune responses to foreign substances."
AKGs as Antioxidants
"There are many different types of antioxidants. All have been used in varying dosages to eliminate oxidizing free radicals, which are produced from air and water pollution, smog, ozone, insecticides, normal human metabolism, strenuous exercise and much else. Free radicals. which attack the cells of the body and cause overy sixty chronic illnesses, are a major factor in aging. The traditional antioxidants are most effective in scavenging free radicals outside of cells. Very few of them are able to penetrate the cell membrane.
When DNA is damaged by free radicals, cancer can result
According to Dr. Ingemar Joelsson, the AKGs found in the shark liver oil of the Greenland Shark have demonstrated a singularity in this respect. He believes that as antioxidants, these AKGs are uniquely effective in attacking and eliminating those free radicals which have penetrated cell membranes and tissues, where they are most dangerous. Once inside, they are likely to cause cellular structural damage and to leave the cells weakened and vulnerable to invading germs, including the AIDS virus. When the DNA inside the cell is damaged by these free radicals, cancer can result." (Shark Liver Oil Nature's Amazing Healer, Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Passwater, Ph.D., Ingemar Joelsson, M.D., Ph.D., Kensington Health, 1997)
Chemotherapy and AKGs
"More than seventy years of research, in both Japan and Europe, have yielded remarkable results. For example, scientists have found that giving cancer patients small dosages of AKGs before, during and after radiation treatment reduces the sharp and dangerous drop in white blood cells (leukopenia) which is a common side effect of the treatment.
AKGs are also known to reduce the drop in white blood cell count that accompanies chemotherapy. Given that white blood cells play a key role in preventing infection and promoting healing in humans, these results are of great importance."(Shark Liver Oil Nature's Amazing Healer, Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Passwater, Ph.D., Ingemar Joelsson, M.D., Ph.D., Kensington Health, 1997)
Safety of Shark liver oil
"Perhaps most exciting is the fact that AKG’s have been shown to cause no significant negative side effects." (Shark Liver Oil Nature's Amazing Healer, Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Passwater, Ph.D., Ingemar Joelsson, M.D., Ph.D., Kensington Health, 1997)
Not all Shark Liver Oil are created equal
Not all Shark Liver Oil are created equal... Look for a product that contains the highest percentage (35%) of Alkylglycerols (glyceryl ether lipids only) available. That is almost double the percentage of other liquid products on the market. A product that is processed to remove any significant amount of Vitamins A and D. Look for a product that is environmentally responsible, not relying on any one species of shark. A product that is approved by the Scandanavian Shark Association.
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As Of 08/2/98