After two and a half years of misinformation, mask mandates, government-enforced lockdowns, and straight-up bullying over vaccines, the CDC finally admitted that the agency in charge of protecting our country’s health had no idea what they were doing.
Of course, this admission only reinforces what most Americans already know…
The agency’s botched response all came down to politics. It’s just further proof that the CDC cares more about the latest poll numbers than your health.
But this too-little, too-late admission also reinforces that when it comes to protecting yourself and your family from a virus – whether it’s a cold, the flu, or any other respiratory illness – you need to take control of your own health.
We can’t rely on the government of Big Pharma or anyone else to do it for us.
I’m sure you already know this… Self-reliance in trying times is what America is all about.
That means it is up to you to protect and bolster your immune system.
I’m going to tell you the same thing I tell my patients and my family… You don’t need the government’s bad “advice” or Big Pharma’s dangerous drugs.
My clinical experience – as a doctor and a researcher – has proven that you already have all the immune strength you need.
You just have to support and nourish it so you can sidestep the decades of extra immune aging brought on by our toxic world.
A world that’s filled with diseases, infections, and threats – including the major threats we face from Big Pharma!
I’ve put in thousands of hours of research over the years. And I’ve talked to some of the best and brightest minds in the anti-aging and regenerative medicine field.
I’ve seen the results in my own patients, my family, and myself.
And now is the time to start. Fall is virus and flu season. The medical bureaucracy is already pushing you to get a fourth shot in your arm.
But you already have all the immune protection you need inside yourself.
I’m talking about powerful immune cells lying dormant inside of you in a state of what’s called “immune senescence.” But it’s possible to reactivate these immune-boosting T cells. Let me explain…
T cells swarm infections, bacteria, viruses, or any pathogens. And then — because they are powerful killers — they destroy anything they see as foreign.
Once they’ve done that, they transform into a kind of “guru” for your immune system. They remember all past infections and then coordinate antibodies and other parts of your immune system to rapidly respond to and destroy any infection that returns to your body.
Unfortunately, the strength of these cells declines with age, in some cases by as much as 90%. This is the immune senescence I mentioned earlier.
But these cells – developed from stem cells in your bone marrow – don’t die. They’re just sleeping. And you can wake them up again.
The answer lies in your telomeres. These are the tiny caps at the end of every cell’s pair of DNA, like the plastic caps on your shoelaces. Each time a cell duplicates, the telomeres get a tiny bit shorter. And when the telomeres get too short, they won’t be able to protect the DNA from unraveling. So instead of duplicating, the cell just goes to sleep.
As you age, this happens to your T cells. And your immune system won’t work as well as it did when you were younger. That’s why it’s easier to become sick as you age.
But here’s some good news.
There is a naturally occurring enzyme in your body that can lengthen your telomeres called telomerase. Telomerase is in all your cells, but it’s shut off. When telomerase is activated, it allows cells to reproduce more frequently without any damage.
What’s more, telomerase activation can help produce a younger immune system.
The best telomerase activator to rejuvenate T cells comes from the root of the astragalus plant.
Researchers found “striking indications” astragalus revived senescent T cells, including “‘age-reversal’ effects” of up to 20 years of immune-system aging.”1
Astragalus also enhances your body’s natural killer cells and triggers “proliferation and differentiation” of the bone marrow stem cells, which develop into T cells.2 Another study found astragalus made white blood cells up to seven times stronger in certain respects.3
Wake Up Sleeping Immune Cells
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- Fast to wake up dormant cells. A study from the University of Southern California shows that this kind of fasting causes immune stem cells to be awake from their normal dormant state and start regenerating. This practice destroyed damaged and older cells and caused new cells to be born, effectively renewing your immune system.4 Fasting two days a week is most beneficial. But I don’t suggest it. I recommend intermittent fasting.
- Activate T cells with vitamin D3. Despite the CDC deniers who said vitamin D couldn’t help you beat Covid, your T cells need vitamin D to activate. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that without ample vitamin D, your T cells will never begin to mobilize.5 Vitamin D deficiency is so common that you’ll need to supplement. I suggest getting at least 1,000 IUs. But you’ll likely need more. Be sure to get the right form… known as cholecalciferol. And take it with high-fat foods and vitamin K2 to increase absorption.
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD, CNS
References:
1. Harley C, et al. “A natural product telomerase activator as part of a health maintenance program.” Rejuvenation Research. 2010.
2. Li Q, et al. “Astragalus polysaccharide promotes proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells by down-regulation of microRNA-152.” Biomed Pharmacal. 2019;115:108927.
3. Fauce S, et al. “Telomerase-based pharmacologic enhancement of the antiviral function of human cd8+ t lymphocytes. J Immunol. 2008;181(10):7400–7406.
4. Cheng CW, et al. “Prolonged fasting reduces IGF-1/pka to promote hematopoietic-stem-cell-based regeneration and reverse immunosuppression.” Cell Stem Cell. 14(6):810-823.
5. von Essen et al. Vitamin D controls T cell antigen receptor signaling and activation of human T cells. Nature Immunology, 2010; DOI: 10.1038/ni.1851