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Formulated by Dr. James L. Wilson for people who want support for maintaining outbreak-free intervals*
| Serving Size: 1 Capsule | Amount/Serving |
| Zinc (as gluconate) | 5 mg |
| L-lysine |
500 mg |
| Lactobacillus bulgaricus (min 60 billion CFU/gm) |
25 mg |
| Proprietary Blend: Lactobacillus bulgaricus cell wall fractions (including exopolysaccharide, lipoteichoic acid, peptidoglycan, murein, N-acetyl d glucosamine, n-acetylmuramic acid) |
25 mg |
Other Ingredients: vegetable capsule (vegetable cellulose, water), rice bran powder
Take 1 capsule with water 1-2 times a day on an empty stomach. 1 additional capsule may be taken at bedtime, if desired. Take daily for at least 3 months to optimize immune support.* For best results, take consistently throughout the year.* During times of stress when extra immune support is desired, take 3-4 capsules a day.*
Stress & Immune Efficacy
Persistent or acute stress and trauma are some of the most common triggers for outbreaks in people with chronic immune efficacy issues. This is largely due to the regulatory control stress hormones have on immune function. Adrenal stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol activate important changes in your immune function because they have the ability to regulate every immune cell in your body.
The acute “fight or flight” stress response set off by adrenaline temporarily boosts certain aspects of innate, front-line immunity that help reduce the chance of infection from an injury sustained in the fight or flight – but also increase inflammation. Although a certain amount of cortisol is necessary to stimulate proper immune function, the elevated cortisol accompanying stress partially suppresses the deeper, adaptive aspects of immunity that protect you over the long term from disease and keep chronic infections dormant. If you hear footsteps behind you in a dark alley, your body will quickly shift its energy resources from less immediate threats (like fighting cancer or suppressing a virus) to help you survive the present threat.
With chronic stress, this cortisol-related decrease in immune efficacy can leave you more prone to recurrent outbreaks; more susceptible to colds, flu and other infections; and potentially more vulnerable to serious illness and degenerative disease down the road, as well as to the development of allergies and autoimmune disorders. If stress continues over an extended period of time, your adrenals eventually may not be able to keep up with the continued demand (adrenal fatigue) and start producing too little cortisol to stimulate optimal immune function.
Also, because cortisol is the primary anti-inflammatory agent in the body, inflammation can worsen and inflammatory conditions can flare if your adrenals do not produce enough. When stress is chronic or prolonged, both the increase in inflammation and the decrease in overall immune function can begin to adversely affect your health. Illness, in turn, is an added stress, making it harder for fatigued adrenals to recover.
In addition, when people are stressed, they often do a poorer job of taking care of themselves – less laughter, sleep, exercise and healthy eating; more smoking, drinking, drugs and junk food. All of which can affect your immune system for the worse. Consequently, whether your adrenal glands are fatigued or working optimally, chronic stress can have a negative impact on the effectiveness of immune function, making staying well and outbreak free an extra challenge. Managing your stress, supporting your adrenal glands and building strong immune function can significantly enhance your ability to stay well and your immune system’s efficacy at sustaining outbreak-free intervals.*
