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Victories: A Journey Towards Health and Wellness
A Quarterly Newsletter by David M.
Markowitz, M.D.
Transfer Factor Can and Does Make a
Difference!
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of our first 12 months' Pediatric experience with Transfer Factor (and
Transfer Factor Plus) from 4Life Research and the review confirms our
initial feelings. 88 children who used TF daily at the recommended doses
for six or more months were compared to same aged and same sexed children
who did not use TF, and their illness and antibiotic use were compared. We
found in this retrospective study a 74% reduction in reported illness and an
84% reduction in antibiotic use. Using any measure, these are very
significant results.
No untoward reactions were reported. We
have started to review the costs of the illness/antibiotic saved by the use
of TF. Initial results indicate over $25,000 saved in the user group
in medical care, office visits, and drug costs. Again, these results of
major consequence and show that the use of TF not only improves the quality
of life for the child and his/her family, it makes sense economically. Soon
we will be approaching Insurance Carriers to support the use of TF in our
patients. How could TF change your child's life? |
Healthier Kids Make
Happier Kids
TF Kids |
An experience with HIV: Kenny's Story
An early success with Immune Boosting
naturally in a young man with HIV. KG is a 20 year old with Hemophilia who
contracted HIV many years ago from "dirty" clotting factors used to treat
his Hemophilia. KG has been on many regimens for his HIV, including most
recently (within the past year), an experimental regimen with no positive
response. If anything, he suffered from many of the side effects of
retroviral therapy. Five months ago, KG started a high dose regimen of TF
(3 caps 3 times daily) and TF+ (2 caps 3 times daily), concurrent with his
experimental therapy. He has remained infectious disease free throughout
his TF boosting. He also came to us with very exciting news three weeks
ago: he has a ZERO viral count and an increasing, now close to normal CD4
count of 475. Is Kenny out of the woods completely? No, but he is now well
on his way to possibly being disease free. His next counts are scheduled for
six weeks from now and we will keep all posted. Kenny is a peer counselor
and educator for HIV/AIDS and he is now spreading the word about TF and TF+
to members of the AIDS community. He is also a 4LR distributor and hopes to
build a huge sales organization of persons challenged with HIV and Hepatitis
C. As such, he said that he would not have to deal with the prejudices
against those infected with HIV: seems that 4LR may just give Kenny a NEW
LIFE, on many different levels. The power of TF/TF+ and 4LR continues
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TF and TF+ Support in Malignancy in Childhood
ID is an eleven year old with a complex
leukemia history. He was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at age
2 with a relapse several years after chemotherapy. Next came a bone marrow
transplant and THREE more relapses after the transplant. To add insult to
injury, the last relapse was diagnosed as Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia, a
VERY difficult cancer to treat. On to a very toxic course of chemotherapy
and a slow definitive road to remission. ID was started on TF initially at
month 5 of chemotherapy to help support his immune function and hopefully,
reduce the chances of infectious complications. TF+ was added 2 months
later. His oncologist (my medical partner) has been very pleased and
impressed with the results. First, ID "breezed through his therapy"
tolerating very low blood counts, with no febrile (or infectious) episodes,
and always in very good spirits. When last seen in early 9/99, ID was
"thriving" and continues in full remission, with no infectious disease,
enjoying a full life as a vigorous 11 year school kid. The "way Life should
be". How has TF and TF+ impacted this young man? It most likely spared him
the life-threatening complications of infectious disease. It apparently
improved his tolerance of a very toxic course of chemotherapy. And it may be
helping him in his daily immune fight against relapse and infectious
stresses. Unquestionably, the fact that ID is alive is a miracle, one
dictated by a "Higher Authority": the quality of his life may just be
because of immune boosting with 4LR products... And his spirit and his will
to live.
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Hepatitis C and TF/TF+
Kim is a 37 year old father of 4 children
with advanced Hepatitis C, facing a long and expensive therapy with
Interferon, a therapy fraught with many side effects. Kim decided to give
the immune boosting capabilities of TF and TF+ a chance to aid his own
body's abilities to fight off viral infection, before he started this
Interferon. Although his results are still preliminary and very early, thus
far Kim has had very encouraging results. After 4-5 months of fairly
consistent use of TF and TF+, Kim's liver function tests have improved
dramatically and at times are within normal limits. He FEELS so much better
and the complicating factors of gastro-esophageal reflux (acid reflux) and
constipation are now totally resolved. He has voluntarily stopped all of
his reflux and bowel medications. His energy levels have increased and
remain high, as long as he takes his immune boosters regularly. He too
looks forward to sharing this experience with others with Hep C and the
physicians who treat these challenged people. We wish Kim well in his goals
of healing himself and others with 4LR.
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New Products Safe for Kids... And one more on the way.
4Life Research has just released a new
weight loss and control product called Nutra-Leane, a product with a
successful three year history with another company. 4LR will be upgraded
with the addition of TF to the basic formula (available in the Fall'99).
Review of the 27 herbs in this product show that all are safe individually
and in combination for children, from 8 years and beyond. The use of
Nutra-Leane with a healthy diet and a daily exercise regimen will work very
successfully in both adults and in children. The product reduces hunger,
increases thirst and therefore, encouraging increased water consumption, and
gently boosts energy, all without the speed-like effects of many other
preparation on the market (which should not be given to children EVER). The
addition of TF to this formula is a stroke of genius! During dietary
restrictions, the body's immune system is stressed and often leads to
recurrent illnesses. TF will give the body an immune boost at a time of
physiologic stress or change. If our experience holds true here as well,
that will mean less infectious disease, with a greater feeling of Health and
Wellness. And finally, TF Kids chewables are now available.
You may order a quarterly Quiet Victories newsletter by Dr. David Markowitz
for $36.95 per year. This includes 3 copies of each newsletter and
shipping. Order to David Markowitz, M.D. 62 Portland Road, Bldg 5
Kennebunkport, ME 04043
Dr. Markowitz has put together some wonderful Transfer Factor™ stories about
children on an audiocassette. The tape is available from Miller Audio at 1
800 426-8390
Dr. Markowitz is also the Executive Director of the Kids4Life Foundation.
Donations to the foundation can be made to the address above.
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