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IP6 is being presented by a number of various sources as a cancer preventative and a powerful cancer fighting agent. IP6 is a component of fiber which is found in whole grains and legumes. However, it is generally poorly absorbed in its natural state.

The good news is that Dr. Shamsuddin, M.D, PHD, from the University of Maryland, discovered that a combination of IP6 and a component called inositol has a dramatic and immune enhancing effect upon the body. That combination is now available in capsule form.

The principal behind IP6 is that it helps the body to produce IP3, which is a component which functions as an on/off switch for cancer. When the IP3 levels are low within the body, the cells can replicate at an out of control ratio, causing cancer. When cancer cells are bathed in IP3 they literally turn themselves off.

Tests have been done that have shown IP6 to prevent or substantially reduce the size of tumors in mice. Experiments done with IP6 on animals have shown that IP 6 with inositol acts as an anticancer agent against virtually all types of cancer, including breast, prostate, lung, skin and brain, and also lymphomas and leukemia.

IP6 is a totally harmless substance and has been used in Japan for many years as a nutritional supplement. Taking a regular dosage per day seems to make a lot of sense when looking at the other side of the coin- cancer and chemotherapy. Chemo is a wonderful invention, but the central side effect is that it destroys good cells as well as bad.

I am not a doctor, nor do I claim to have any training as a health professional. I do, however, take IP6 on a daily basis, along with immune building herbs, because I suffer an occasional bout with Crohn's disease, a painful and debilitating condition characterized by a narrowing and scarring of the intestines, and oftentimes tumors in the intestines. It is not a condition that does well with surgery, although in many cases surgery is required, and lengths of the intestines are then removed. Luckily, I can control my symptoms with diet and a conscientious lifestyle. Crohn's sufferers have a higher incidence of colon cancer than an average person. Therefore, I take IP6, and I can honestly say , in my case, in appears to greatly decrease the incidences and severity of the symptoms.

As with any other kind of alternative treatment, always check with your physician before starting a new product, procedure, or diet. IP6 has shown no negative results in clinical studies. In an intensive search concerning this product, the only warnings I saw were the standard ones.. Consult your physician before taking this product if you are pregnant or nursing a baby.

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