New Chapter - Host Defense, 60 veggie caps

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Product Features

• Serving Size - 2 veggie caps
• Does Not Contain: GMO, pesticides, heavy metals, colorings, binders, fillers or flavorings.

Product Description

Product Description

Host Defense® has been shown to increase human Natural Killer (NK) Cell activity by up to 300%. The immune-enhancing power of Host Defense® comes from two sources: the unsurpassed quality of the MycoMedicinals® mushrooms, and the proprietary combination of species. Each of the MycoMedicinals® species has, on its own, an ability to support human immune functioning, but the combination of these 15 mushroom sources creates synergies, waves of reinforcement, that bathe us in immune support. There is glory in each mushroom, but greater glory in the whole. For maximum benefit take with New Chapters GingerforceTM Supercritical Therapy® formulation to increase bioavailability and activity. Potency AssuredTM for Arabinoxylanes, Glycoproteins, Ergosterols, and Beta Glucans.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00014DQYW
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #750 in Health & Personal Care (See Bestsellers in Health & Personal Care)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Shrooms, February 6, 2006

By	Keil Steven Greg - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first bought these little babies after my wife started cultivating some wild bulgarian mushrooms in milk/yoghurt and drinking the stuff. That's far too nasty to me. But she was going on and on about how good mushrooms were for health. So I started reading some research, mostly from Japan, and I have to say it seemed fairly solid. There were numerous scientific studies that seemed to show elevated NK cells, etc. (I'm a bit of a skeptic, and I like to see these studies). So far so good for mushrooms. But, I'm lazy and fickle, and the idea of drinking soured-milk-mushroom-yoghurt just grosses me out.

Being lazy, I found these capsules that you can just swallow in a jiff, and bought a few bottles to give it a go. That was about a year ago, and I've had only ONE small cold since (lasted 1 day). I have no real hard evidence if my immune system is any better off or not due to them (or some other factor), but I have a "gut" feeling these lil' guys are kicking in. I dig them.

Then my mom got diagnosed with some very aggressive and nasty breast cancer. She had to go through surgery, chemo, radiation, the whole 9 yards. I bought her these bad-boy mushrooms to take since the medical treatments began, and despite the aggressive dosages of her traditinal medication, her white blood cell count has remained surprisingly strong! (FYI - she did first ask her doctors if they felt it was okay to take them. They said 'yes,' and that they had heard of some positive studies in Japan). Again - I can't prove it, but I reckon these little mushrooms helped her through a bit! :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Effective immune supprt, March 8, 2009

By	J. Barker "Coaster" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This product was recommended to me by a friend. I am a very active and seemingly healthy individual who unfortunately gets sinus infections associated with mold and environmental allergies. Although I receive allergy injections about once a month I was still prone to sinus infections. After using one of these capsules daily I have not had a sinus infection in months. That is especially impressive given it is generally the fall and winter seasons I have the most trouble. I think this is an excellent product to consider if you feel immunocompromised or pick up infections associated with allergies. The company is using sound science methods to develop their products and should be consider legitimate. Best of health!