A Guide to Transfer Factors and Immune System Health: 2nd edition, Helping the body heal itself by strengthening cell-mediated immunity

by Aaron White

In the second edition of this popular book, Aaron White takes readers on a tour of research on transfer factors, hypothesized to be small peptides found in pre-milk (colostrum) and white blood cells that could be capable of transferring cell-mediated immunity to pathogens. He explores nearly 60 years of research, beginning with a report by immunologist H Sherwood Lawrence in 1949 that extracts from white blood cells could transfer delayed (cell-mediated) immunity to tuberculosis. Evidence collected since suggests that these compounds, which Dr. Lawrence collectively called "transfer factor" are generated by white blood cells in response to infections and are passed from mothers to newborns in pre-milk. It's possible these compounds carry information that can help the body fight, or perhaps even prevent, viruses (herpes, hepatitis C, HPV, HIV), bacteria, mycobacteria (tuberculosis), and even cancers. While antibodies protect the body from pathogens floating in blood and lymph, the body also targets infected cells and compounds that Dr. Lawrence called "transfer factor" could play key roles that process. This book examines the evidence.

302 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2007

Reviews

[Gustavo Saenz garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una mirada a una alternativa terapéutica complementaria a los abordajes tradicionales a diferentes condiciones de enfermedad.

Cualquier condición de enfermedad se favorece en un sistema inmunitario debilitado o aquel que responde de manera desmedida.

Los factores de transferencia representan una alternativa muy valiosa para modular la respuesta inmune.

[Natalie Parrish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enlightening, Very Helpful

I have struggled with my immune system for years after becoming resistant or immune to so many antibiotics. After being put on transfer factors and having a doctor recommend this book, it really has helped me know how to make myself better when I have an immune system flare up.