Whey Protein Concentrate Reduces Rheumatoid Arthritis At any time your intestines house about 100 billion bacteria. Mostly they are rendered harmless by your immune system. Some of the more aggressive of these bacteria are now linked with development of rheumatoid arthritis. Undenatured whey protein concentrate contains natural antibodies against a wide array of pathogenic intestinal bacteria.In this new research 18 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, whose disease activity was out of control by medications due to drug resistance, complications and/or risk factors, were treated for 3 months with a daily drink of whey protein concentrate containing high levels of natural milk antibodies. Eighteen matched rheumatoid arthritis patients, were used as controls.The patients receiving whey protein concentrate showed significant reductions in arthritis symptoms and significant improvement in intestinal disorders. This disease reducing effect of the whey protein concentrate disappeared upon cessation of treatment, but reappeared again upon reintroduction of it. The researchers concluded that whey protein concentrate “deserves more attention as a potential adjunct in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”.(2)2. Katayama K, et al. Supplemental treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with natural milk antibodies against enteromicrobes and their toxins: results of an open-labelled pilot study. Nutr J. 2011 Jan 6;10:2. By: Michael Colgan
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