Meet the modest mushroom extract that can squash cancer

Cancer patients about to undergo chemotherapy or radiation are made fully aware by their doctors of all the grueling, unpleasant side effects they’re likely to endure.

But I wonder how many doctors make them equally aware of all the natural options available for reducing the intensity or duration of these powerful treatments’ adverse effects?

There’s one natural supplement that’s particularly effective — a  mushroom extract called Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC) that’s proven to make cancer therapy side effects much easier to bear.

And in fact, AHCC exerts its own healing influence by boosting the natural cancer-fighting power of your very own immune system.

Sadly, too many cancer patients are unaware of this remarkable supplement and its ability to vastly improve the outcome in their fight against cancer.

Two levels of support

AHCC is a botanical extract that was only introduced to the U.S. about two decades ago. But Japanese doctors have used it for many years as a cancer treatment in hundreds of hospitals.

AHCC supplement makers extract the mycelia, or roots, of specially cultivated medicinal mushrooms to create this pharmaceutical-quality supplement that ignites the immune system and drives it to action.

Even though it’s a fairly new supplement, AHCC has received quite a bit of attention from researchers who have found it effective against the development of cancer and other diseases. And it just so happens to take the edge off of the worst side effects of conventional cancer treatments.

In a Japanese trial, researchers evaluated adverse effects and quality of life in 24 cancer patients who received their first round of chemotherapy. These evaluations continued through a second round of chemo while each participant used AHCC.

Results showed that AHCC use improved quality-of-life scores and reduced toxicity to the liver and bone marrow.

In another trial, researchers administered daily AHCC doses to 50 patients diagnosed with malnutrition during their chemo and radiation treatments. After six months, there was no progression of malnutrition in 80 percent of the participants.

The researchers concluded that AHCC supplements help prevent cachexia (extreme weight loss and weakness) and sarcopenia (muscle loss) during conventional cancer therapy.

This is a wonderful outcome and certain to be a comfort to many cancer patients. And if that were all that AHCC was capable of, it would be reason enough to use it. But while AHCC is helping cancer patients better manage the side effects from their treatments, it’s also stimulating the immune system.

Coaxing your immune system to work smarter

To give you an idea of just how useful AHCC can be, Dr. Fred Pescatore explains the role your immune system plays in cancer prevention and remission.

In his Essential Protocol to a Cancer-Free Future, Dr. Pescatore notes that cancer cells are forming in your body every day, but your immune response sends cells to hunt microscopic tumors down and gobble them up.

“This process,” he says, “is called cell-mediated immunity, and it’s sustained by your immune cells: Like natural killer cells, macrophages, T-cells, and immune-based chemical messengers called cytokines.

“In fact, doctors assess these immune cell populations in order to form cancer prognoses. Because your odds against cancer are only as good as the defenders in your immune system.”

And this is where AHCC lends an important hand.

AHCC enhances cell-mediated immunity. “In other words,” Dr. Pescatore says, “it doesn’t ‘cure’ cancer, at least not in the conventional sense of the word. Rather, it helps your body launch its own natural defenses…and in doing so, heal itself.

“And to that end, AHCC doesn’t merely ‘boost’ your immune system. It modulates and directs it, making it smarter and more efficient.”

As a result, you get a powerful, all-natural defense system against cancer.

A must-use complement to mainstream medical protocols

Dr. Pescatore highlights the cancer-fighting power of AHCC with a rundown of some of the vast research done on this supplement.

For instance, he notes that larger, “Phase II” trials (which test safety and efficacy) have confirmed that AHCC helps prevent cancer in the elderly by increasing important immune cytokines.

And these positive effects were noticeable within just four weeks of use!

Other studies demonstrate dramatic increases in survival rates among cancer patients — even in patients with late stage or terminal diagnoses.

And Dr. Pescatore adds, “AHCC works just as well in conjunction with conventional cancer therapies. In fact, I see it as a must-use complement to mainstream medical protocols.”

When it comes to cancer prevention, Dr. Pescatore recommends one gram of AHCC daily — 500 mg in the morning and another 500 at night.

“For therapeutic use or as a complementary cancer treatment,” he says, “I recommend you start with 3 grams of AHCC per day, split into three doses. That’s 1,000 mg in the morning, 1,000 mg in the afternoon, and 1,000 mg at night.”

After this “loading dose,” to increase natural killer cell activity, you can drop back to 500 mg, twice each day.

You can find Dr. Pescatore’s specific recommendation for supplementary AHCC in the Resource Directory of his Essential Protocol to a Cancer-Free Future. Click here to enroll today or to learn more about cancer prevention, including all the other natural cancer-fighters that can free you from the harshest side effects of conventional treatment.

SOURCES

“Management and treatment of sarcopenia in fifty patients receiving chemotherapy with AHCC (active hexose correlated compound)” World Cancer Research Journal 2018; 5(2): e1089. (wcrj.net/article/1089)