Many of you may be wondering: How does Wellmune WGP strengthen the immune system? (If you haven’t read the article that shares the clinical proof that it works, you may want to do so before reading on HOW it works.)
Science first.
During the last few thousand years of human evolution, your body’s immune system has become very good at killing fungal and yeast infections. These yeasts and fungi attract antibodies that then attract blood proteins called complement. Imagine a round yeast cell with antibodies and supplements stuck all over its surface. Think of the add-on as flashing signs that say “May not belong.”
Plugins don’t destroy, they just act as bookmarks for things that may not belong and may need to be removed. When plugins label an invader as alien, neutrophils arrive on the scene. Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cells in your body and act as the first line of defense. Neutrophils have the ability to kill the invader. But, the plugin only marked it as “May not belong”, so how does the neutrophil know if it should continue to destroy?
The answer is a second indicator. If both indicators show that the substance is foreign, the neutrophil dispenses with it. What is that second indicator? It is a glucopolysaccharide (also known as Beta Glucan) that is found only on the surface of yeast and fungi. So this process works very well against yeast and fungi, but not against bacteria or viruses as they do not have the second indicator.
The key is in this fact. In order for neutrophils to differentiate between normal cells and harmful foreign bodies, they must detect the presence of the complements (signal 1) and a Beta Glucan (signal 2). When neutrophils find both, they go in and kill. Your body’s neutrophils are always on the lookout for complement and beta glucans. However, many foreign pathogens do not have beta glucans (signal 2) on the surface of their cells, so they are ignored by neutrophils.
How does Wellmune WGP fit into this picture as an immune system booster?
Wellmune WGP is classified as a beta (1,3) (1,6) glucan, the substance necessary for the 2 signal to be sent. It is a natural product, isolated from a type of baker’s yeast. Wellmune’s job is to provide the n signal. 2 when it wouldn’t be otherwise.
It acts as food for the immune system and an important source of nutrition for the immune system. Upon digestion, Wellmune WGP is absorbed through the small intestine, where another type of immune cell known as a macrophage breaks it into pieces and gradually releases them over several days.
Neutrophils in your body detect the presence of released beta glucans and bind to them, putting them on “partial alert” – signal 2 is given. When neutrophils go to the site of an infection, they already have the connection to Beta Glucan (signal 2), so the neutrophils simply need to bind to the complement (signal 1) attached to the foreign intruder to start killing it. Hence Wellmune’s nickname as an immune system booster.
Wellmune WGP essentially tricks your immune system into thinking that bacteria and viruses are yeast or fungi. It takes advantage of the powerful natural response to yeast and fungi to fight bacteria and viruses as well. In doing so, it uses the body’s built-in natural defenses to kill bacteria and viruses that neutrophils would not have otherwise destroyed.
Very clever idea. And it’s clearly working based on the results of human and animal clinical trials to date. Our biggest threats to public health are drug-resistant bacteria and new viral infections, not yeasts and fungi. Wellmune WGP gives us a way to have signal 2 “always on” so our neutrophils can be targeted against bacteria and viruses, not just yeast and fungi. Stopping an invader early is the best chance of defeating him. Therefore, having an “always-on” beefed-up immune system with an army of available neutrophils goes a long way in quickly suppressing foreign invaders.