A.H.C.C. stands for Active Hexose Correlated Compound. It is produced in the mycelia of the shiitake mushroom. It was originally designed to decrease blood pressure but through research done in Japan it was found to be extremely beneficial in cancer prevention. Currently, it is being used as an alternative cancer therapy in hundreds of cancer clinics throughout Asia.
So, what’s so special about this compound making it so popular in Japan? AHCC stimulates your immune system by activating your white blood cells, particularly natural killer cells and macrophages, which directly attack abnormal cells, virus-infected cells, or bacterial pathogens that enter your body. AHCC was also shown to improve the immune system’s ability to recognize cancer tumors.
Many scientists in the US are doing research on this exciting compound as well. Research done at Yale University indicated that AHCC helped to maintain the strength of the immune system in men as they aged. Therefore, preventing the onset of numerous conditions affecting the elderly, today.
AHCC is used widely in Japan for improving quality of life for cancer patient’s. Used in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiation, researchers found anemia prevention, hair loss prevention, and improvement in mood with those patients using AHCC. In addition, when AHCC was used in post-operative liver cancer patients, the rate of recurrence of malignant tumors was significantly lower (34% versus 66%) and patient survival was significantly higher in the AHCC group (80% vs. 52%).
AHCC is used as an adjunctive therapy for cancer, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and other disorders categorized as immunodeficiency. As well as, prophylactically for people who are susceptible to colds, flus, and other airborne infectious diseases. Making it an important tool to be stored in your natural medicine tool box.
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31311148
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Yin+Z%2C+et+al.+Hum+Immunol.+2010+Dec%3B71(12)%3A1187-90.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29111786
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