To have access to one of the best immune boosting supplements in the world you used to have to live in Japan. That is not the case anymore, as Lane Labs in the United States has now developed a similar product. Both the Japanese and American products are effective at boosting the immune system and effectively prevent and treat cancer.

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The Lane Labs product known as MGN-3 was so effective that political pressure was placed on the FDA to prohibit its distribution in the United States. After several years the FDA did eventually force Lane Labs to cease selling MGN-3 in the United States.

While it was sad to see this product leave the market, it did leave an opening for the product that used to be only in Japan to finally be approved to be imported to the United States. The Japanese product is known as AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound).

AHCC is an extract made from several different mushrooms including shiitake. The mushrooms used are medical mushrooms, as they have been shown to be able to improve macrophage and NK (Natural Killer) cell activity. NK cells and the intercellular mediators produced by the NK cells are important for maintaining healthy cell cycle function. Also, NK cell numbers are significantly increased when viruses are present in the body.

Our immune systems are the main thing that works to protect us from the things that seek to make us sick. Without an immune system our bodies would be overwhelmed by bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses, and cancer cells. The immune system is complex and made up of a variety of specialized immune cells that have function such as identifying, seeking out, and destroying microbes, pathogens, and tumor/cancer cells.

Natural killer (NK) cells are produced by the immune system. These cells quickly attack potential threats as your body’s front line defense. The NK cells work by attaching themselves to cancer cells and injecting a chemical grenade or granule into the invading cell. This kills the bacteria or virus cell. The NK cell is not damaged in this process and continues to go on to kill more cancer cells.

The immune systems efficiency decreases as we age. This includes NK cells slowing down and not killing the bad cancer cells as quickly. Thus it is important to maintain a strong immune system as we age. This can be done by using high quality supplements that boost the immune system’s function.

AHCC stimulates cytokine production, which in turn improves immune function. It is also capable of increasing NK cell activity’s ability to kill diseased cells by up to 300%. Additionally, it increases NK cells formation of explosive granules to help destroy cancer cells and tumors. AHCC also helps increase T-cells up to 200% by improving the lymphocytes’ activity. It is also effective at increasing Interferon levels, which stop viruses from replicating as well as improve NK cell activity. It also helps with the formation of TNF, which are proteins that destroy cancer cells.

The effectiveness of AHCC has been published in journals such as the International Journal of Immunology, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Society of Natural Immunity, and International Journal of Immunotherapy. Taking 3 grams a day of AHCC is believed to be able to lower levels of cancer markers in patients with prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, and beast cancer.

AHCC was originally only available in Japan, but it is now also available in the United States. It improves NK cell activity when taken in therapeutic doses. AHCC is usually comes in 500mg capsules. An effective minimum dosage is 6 capsules per day. It is best to distribute the doses throughout the day in order to provide your body with a constant supply of nutrients to help maintain higher NK cell activity the entire day.

AHCC should be taken at a high dosage for at least 3 weeks and sometimes as much as 8 to 10 weeks. The dosage can be minimized to 3 capsules a day after the cancer markers have begun to significantly be reduced and energy and vitality has improved in the patient.