by Barbara Bouyet
Avemar is fermented wheat germ that has been put through many different
processes to achieve its remarkable capabilities. It was discovered in
Hungary at the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest. It is widely
used in Europe but now is also gaining acceptance in the United States.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute and M.D. Anderson in Texas,
have been recognizing the value of this product in treating cancer
patients. I’ll try to explain how it works; it works in many different
ways, on a cellular level to destroy cancer cells or at the least, to
weaken their ability to thrive while hitting them with a toxic blast!
The
mutated genes in cancer cells constantly urge these malignant cells to
divide. In order to maintain the processes of rapid cell division, the
cell metabolism must also be changed; the cell needs to adapt nucleic
acids (RNA/DNA) and other constituents for its own use. Cancer cells
adapt their metabolism to gain energy in a way that enables them to
utilize the most abundant resource in circulation: glucose. (This
is why so many “cancer diets” are based on no carbohydrates and no
sugars.). In order to maintain a continuous proliferation, it is crucial
that glucose is utilized continuously for synthetic (anabolic)
biochemical processes.
Tumor cells easily adapt to this glucose-based metabolism and are
capable of taking up and using enormous quantities of this molecule - up
to 20-30 times more than normal cells. One part of glucose is
used by cancer cells for energy production, while another part will be
used for the synthesis of nucleic acids, which are the building blocks
of RNA and DNA.
To
make a very complex group of processes simple for us lay people, the way
Avemar works is to decrease the glucose-uptake of tumor cells in a
dose-dependent manner and inhibit the production of ribose and
deoxyribose, a sugar that is the backbone of DNA. It also inhibits key
enzymes that cancer cells need to grow. Further, Avemar enhances
TNFalpha (tumor necrosis factor alpha) production, thereby inhibiting
tumor angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the ability of cancer cells to keep
itself well supplied with blood. It produces an enzyme that tells the
circulatory system to send up more circulation or blood supply. A lot
of research in the States has been focused on anti-angiogenesis but
Avemar works on many fronts which makes it a more powerful weapon. Think
of cancer as an evil entity that circumvents the natural processes in
the body to establish an evil empire which builds itself into a monster!
Avemar deconstructs cancer cells by working in many of these processes,
turning them back into what they were before the onslaught of cancer
which took control and cleverly used these natural processes to grow
itself at an enormous rate.
Avemar also has an immune modulating effect by exerting a selective
inhibition of MHC-I (main histocompatibility-I) expression on the
surface of tumor cells. Avemar seems to restore the immune system to its
pre-damaged condition. The MHC genes are responsible for regulating
antibody recognition which means Avemar is useful in autoimmune
diseases, as well.
There have been hundreds of clinical studies with Avemar throughout the
world and more recently, in the United States. Many of these studies
showed that Avemar induces apoptosis or programmed cell death of cancer
cells after the first 24 hours of use. It also has significant
anti-inflammatory effects and supports detoxification, aiding the body
in disposing of the dead cancer cells and any toxins formed in the
process of apoptosis. For breast cancer, Avemar blocks the estrogen that
stimulates the growth of these cells. All in all, Avemar is an
increasingly important alternative treatment.
The
Hungarian company manufactures an identical supplement for pets called
ImmunoVet but it is not available in the United States. I have
contacted the company to request information on ImmunoVet; they told me
to use the Avemar because they are not exporting ImmunoVet into the
States. The dosage for ImmunoVet/Avemar is:
Cats
- up to 5lbs 1/4 gram 1/4 teaspoonful of powder once a day sprinkled on
food.
Cats - 5 and up lbs 1/2 gram 1/2 teaspoonful of powder once a day
sprinkled on food.
Dogs - up to 22 lbs 1 gram 1/2 teaspoonful of powder once a day
sprinkled on food.
Dogs - 22- 44 lbs 2 grams 1 teaspoonful of powder once a day sprinkled
on food.
Dogs - 44- 66 lbs 3 grams 1 and 1/2 teaspoonful of powder once a day
sprinkled on food.
Dogs - 66- 88 lbs 4 grams 2 teaspoonful of powder once a day sprinkled
on food.
Dogs - 88 lbs and up 5 grams 2 and 1/2 teaspoonful of powder once a day
sprinkled on food. In animal studies ImmunoVet (Avemar) had a strongly
significant, dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effect.
For more on dose and use, visit this website:
http://www.naturalelixir.com/avemar.html
Read
these research papers for more information:
http://www.avemar.com/docs/58_MediterrJNutrRehab.pdf
http://www.avemar.com/avemar_mode_of_action.php
http://www.ebmonline.org/cgi/content/full/230/2/144
It is used in
conjunction with all forms of chemotherapy and has been proven to extend
survival time and quality of life in human patients without any side
effects except a loose stool. It should not be taken at the same time
as vitamin C. Otherwise there are no restrictions. It is taken on an
empty stomach 2 hours after any other food or supplement and 2 hours
before feeding. It comes in a packet but I put it into capsules since
my dog will not touch it as an addition to her food. I have a very
finicky eater! I give it to her with frozen yogurt which is one of the
recommended ways of using it. Many people who are now using Avemar are
amazed at the results. A nasal melanoma began to break apart within
days of starting the Avemar; another dog with lymphosarcoma responded
with equally positive results.
Because Avemar has
such significant immune modulating effects, in Europe, it is used to
treat autoimmune diseases. I have started a new Yahoo group to support
and learn more about Avemar. You can join us to participate or lurk by
subscribing at:
Avemar_for_canine_cancer-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Recently, a new product called AveUltra became available. This
product is now manufactured in the United States by American BioSciences.
It is as effective as the old Avemar but easier to
give to dogs since it does not have the orange flavoring of the original
product. For more information on AveUltra and many other holistic
ways of fighting cancer, I highly recommend the new book by Dr. Steven
Eisen:
www.dogcanceradvice.com
Barbara Bouyet
bouyet@roadrunner.com
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