Immunocal
The most important scientific discovery, since penicillin?

	Research began in 1978 at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. f Dr. Gustavo Bounous and his staff at the immunology department, discovered a natural food source that dramatically increased the levels of glutathione in animal tissues and organs.	Immunocal has been scientifically proven and patented with a "Method of Use Patent" to improve the human immune system. Patent #5,230,902
The following claim is approved by HEALTH CANADA: Immunotec Inc. announces that it has received regulatory approval from Health Canada to market IMMUNOCAL with the following health claim: "a natural source of the glutathione precursor cysteine for the maintenance of a strong immune system."

A Simple Overview of the Immunocal Science

The Discovery of Immunocal:

Dr. Bounous and his staff at the McGill University Immunology Department were investigating
the differing effects of various protein food sources in the face of chemically induced colon cancer.

1. Various groups of white mice were each being fed a different type of protein, while being injected with a chemical that caused colon cancer 100% of the time.

2. After 4 weeks, each group of mice was dissected and the research was showing the colon cancer had metastasized and spread throughout the body.

3. Dr. Bounous received a box of a "whey" that was being dumped in the rivers of France, in an effort to find a useful solution to the environmental problem being caused by disposing of this apparently useless bi-product of the cheese making process, which is "whey protein".

4. The experiment continued and this time, the mice, under the same conditions and testing parameters, were fed the "whey protein".

5. When this group of mice were dissected, much to the surprize of Dr. Bounous and his staff, the cancer did not metastasize and in fact remained in the colon as healthy pink tumors, indicating that this protein source inhibited the growth of the cancer.

EUREKA!?!? - NOT SO FAST...

This was the original discovery, but the road ahead was not paved so perfectly and as good science goes, the experiments had to continue, to reproduce this discovery over and over again...

As a few years time passed, the results continued until a point that the result ABRUPTLY STOPPED!!!

For a 2 or 3 year time frame, Dr. Bounous and his staff could not reproduce the result and they had no idea why this had occurred. Experiment after experiment was resulting in the same unsuccessful outcome.

The EUREKA moment occurred one evening, while Dr. Bounous was at home, watching a cooking show on the television. During the program, the chef indicated that the recipe he was preparing had recently changed in it's taste because of new laws that had been implemented, requiring that the milk and cheese making process be changed to reduce levels of bacteria from the raw milk sources - THEY CHANGED THE PASTEURIZATION TEMPERATURE!!!

Dr. Bounous returned to the lab the next day and began preparations to produce their own "whey protein" from their own raw milk source, pasteurized at a lower temperature and VOILA, the experiments began to produce that same cancer inhibiting effect. When it came time to share this product with the world and a business was formed, this whey formulation was given a name. THIS WAS THE BIRTH OF IMMUNOCAL!!

Immunocal - For YOUR Immune System! Patented with Anti-Cancer "Method of Use" Patents. With an effect so profound as "ANTI-CANCER" what else can this addition to your daily regimen do for you on a maintenance, prevention or treatment basis?
US Patent Anti-cancer therapeutic compositions containing whey protein concentrate Patent #5,888,552	Canadian Patent Anti-cancer therapeutic compositions for prophylaxis or for treatment of chemically induced cancer. Patent #2090377

Meet the Scientists behind Immunotec

Behind Immunotec and Immunocal are the world-renowned scientists Dr. Gustavo Bounous and Professor Wulf Dröge, who are highly respected around the world. Along with them is a team that ensures that Immunotec’s products are tested and proven to give you the benefits you want and need.

	Dr. Gustavo Bounous Dr. Bounous developed the method for the production of undenatured whey protein which was given the proprietary name Immunocal. It became the standard by which all other whey products eventually had to be measured. Dr. Gustavo Bounous is the world renowned scientist who discovered Immunocal. Click Here to Read More about Dr. Bounous.
	Dr. Wulf Dröge Dr. Dröge was the first to describe the effect of glutathione on the immune response of a living organism (1986) and to discover the abnormally low cysteine and glutathione levels in HIV patients (1988/1989). In a series of clinical studies, Dr. Dröge investigated the effects of cysteine supplementation on the immune system in healthy humans and HIV patients and on weight loss in cachectic cancer patients. Presently, Dr. Dröge is actively engaged in the design of clinical studies and organizes research activities in cooperation with colleagues at McGill University and other leading scientific institutions. Dr. Dröge has devoted more than forty years to basic and clinical research that form the basis for the design of safe, effective new Immunotec products such as Immunocal Platinum. Dr. Droge is Immunotecs Senior Vice President of Research and Development Click Here to Read More about Dr. Droge.
	Dr. Patricia A. L. Kongshavn Patricia Kongshavn received her Honors Degree in Natural Sciences as a Major Scholar at Cambridge University, and completed her doctorate in Immunology at McGill University after immigrating to Canada. She subsequently joined the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University and held appointments in the Departments of Physiology and Medicine, becoming Full Professor in 1986. Her research was funded by independent grants to her from the Medical Research Council of Canada, the National Cancer Institute of Canada and the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Her main research was concerned with increasing basic knowledge of the immune system, with a focus on cellular immunology, host/parasite interactions and the genetics of natural resistance. In the mid-1970’s she began collaboration initiated by Dr. Gustavo Bounous to research the influence of various dietary proteins on immune responsiveness. They published their first paper on this research in 1978 and continued their collaboration until 1989, during which period they co-authored 14 papers. This work led to the discovery of the undenatured whey protein concentrate that regulated glutathione levels and promoted immune enhancing activity. This led ultimately to the production of the high quality bioactive nutraceutical: IMMUNOCAL. Click Here to Read More about Dr. Kongshavn.
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Immunocal The most important scientific discovery, since penicillin?

Meet the Scientists behind Immunotec

Dr. Gustavo Bounous

Dr. Wulf Dröge

Immunocal
The most important scientific discovery, since penicillin?