Hello,
Just curious if anyone has tried or has any knowledge of hyperimmune egg powder? I've taken a brand called i26 and noticed improvement but haven't taken it consistently enough to determine whether the improvement was just coincidental or was actually due to the egg powder. It's sold by Legacy for Life.
I've read anecdotal information (not on the company web site) that it's helped people with IBS and microscopic colitis. I was recently tested for antibiodies and have an extremely high level -- my doctor said I need to be on the lookout for signs of lupus. So, I'm interested in anything that can help my immune system get under control.
There's info. on it at www.hyperimmuneegg.org as well.
Any thoughts? I hate to support snake oil medicine but I'm willing to give anything a try. I just lack the scientific background to help me determine what is quackery and what isn't.
Thanks,
Jones
Hyperimmune Egg Powder
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Iteresting. No idea if this would work, but it kindof makes sense. Same way that a mother might pass on immunity, via breast milk, to her children.
Only problem is that I can see another reason why eggs might help those with a dysbiosis of methane producting bacteria. Reason is that eggs are high in sulphur, thus feeding the sulfur consuming bacteria. These bacteria are in competition with the methane producing bacteria, so feeding the competitor might get rid of the other one. Though there are other sources of sulphur that would probably be cheaper/better. Though if your dysbiosis is of these sulphur consuming bacteria then we're feeding the wrong ones.
Only problem is that I can see another reason why eggs might help those with a dysbiosis of methane producting bacteria. Reason is that eggs are high in sulphur, thus feeding the sulfur consuming bacteria. These bacteria are in competition with the methane producing bacteria, so feeding the competitor might get rid of the other one. Though there are other sources of sulphur that would probably be cheaper/better. Though if your dysbiosis is of these sulphur consuming bacteria then we're feeding the wrong ones.
There are 81 references cited by that article, and none of them had links, so they are more time-consuming to track down. I tried to locate 8 or 10 of the more pertinent looking ones, but didn't have much luck - I found many of the articles, but most of those references are related to the development of vaccines for livestock. Like Mike, I don't see an obvious reason why the idea is not plausable, but if it is, why hasn't the medical profession embraced it?
The pathogens named in the article are quite common, for the most part, and are usually treated with antibiotics, if an infection occurs, but are not considered to be normally associated with MC, in the majority of cases, by the classical definition of MC . Theoretically, (according to conventional thinking), MC is a disease caused by the overproduction of antibodies, (an autoimmune reaction), so introducing additional antibodies would seem to be contraindicated. In the real world, of course, theory doesn't always coincide with reality, and obviously, the production of antibodies against one's own body tissue, is certainly not the same as the presence of antibodies against known pathogens.
If disbiosis is a primary cause of MC, (as some now suspect), then there might be some merit to this approach.
I guess the bottom line is, it would be nice to see some qualified research results on humans, using this proceedure. Oral vaccines are certainly practical, so it seems plausable that oral treatment of an existing condition, using similar methods, should be theoretically possible. The trick, of course is getting a match for antibodies that will work for humans.
Unfortunately, I know precious little about antibodies and disease fighting mechanisms in general, so that means that my opinion amounts to
, which isn't worth much. Sorry that I couldn't shed any light on the topic.
Tex
The pathogens named in the article are quite common, for the most part, and are usually treated with antibiotics, if an infection occurs, but are not considered to be normally associated with MC, in the majority of cases, by the classical definition of MC . Theoretically, (according to conventional thinking), MC is a disease caused by the overproduction of antibodies, (an autoimmune reaction), so introducing additional antibodies would seem to be contraindicated. In the real world, of course, theory doesn't always coincide with reality, and obviously, the production of antibodies against one's own body tissue, is certainly not the same as the presence of antibodies against known pathogens.
If disbiosis is a primary cause of MC, (as some now suspect), then there might be some merit to this approach.
I guess the bottom line is, it would be nice to see some qualified research results on humans, using this proceedure. Oral vaccines are certainly practical, so it seems plausable that oral treatment of an existing condition, using similar methods, should be theoretically possible. The trick, of course is getting a match for antibodies that will work for humans.
Unfortunately, I know precious little about antibodies and disease fighting mechanisms in general, so that means that my opinion amounts to
, which isn't worth much. Sorry that I couldn't shed any light on the topic.Tex