One of the highlights of the recent Shaklee convention was the presentation of three new clinical studies--
The first study involved the impact of Vivix on Nrf2, in the paraphrased words of Dr. Carsten Smidt, "the mother of all anti-aging genetic regulators". The placebo controlled study involved healthy adults eating, according to Dr. Smidt, "an insulting 910 calorie typical junk food breakfast laden with fat, carbohydrates, and a little bit of protein" and watching the impact on Nrf2 activity. With the "food" alone, Nrf2 activity was totally flat to declining over five hours. The same meal eaten with a serving of Vivix created a massive spike of Nrf2 activity after several hours, with a significantly elevated, protective level maintained after five hours. This study apparently supports a new paradigm that anti-aging genetic regulators can be stimulated to have a profound effect immediately, rather than over time, as previously thought.
The second study involved a new method for determining how much vitamin D is required in the form of supplementation to bring Vitamin D levels into the optimal range. This study was presented by Shaklee at a major conference in May, and was so well received, that it was published last week with no changes in the Journal of Lipidology, the most prominent scientific publication in that field. (The levels of Vitamin D in Vita-lea have now been increased to reflect the results of the study.)
The third study is really astounding. Shaklee teamed with Dr. Ann Moscona of Cornell, one of the nation's leading virologists. The result of that research was an entirely new technique, the Human Airway Epithelial model, for studying the activity of viruses. Phase II of the study involved using that model to study the impact of Nutriferon on viral activity. The stunning result was that Nutriferon was found to be a potent up-regulator of Natural Killer Cells, which are specific white blood cells that target tumor cells and cells infected by pathogens like viruses. What a finding in the time of H1N1 flu and continued concern about cancer.
Let me know if you have any questions about these studies. Also--I'd like to thank Bob Ferguson for his notes.
