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Shark liver oil - Helps to Boost Immune System

Shark Liver Oil



Sharks are the strongest and most invincible of all creatures in the ocean. Besides their outward physical attributes to protect themselves, nature provided these creatures from the deep with amazing immunity to ill health. Norwegian fishermen in the 18th Century discovered that oil extracted from the liver of the deep water shark sped up skin tissue repair if applied to wounds. The fishermen filled stomach sacs of fish with the shark's liver oil and used it to alleviate respiratory tract infections. They also found through practical usage that the oil strengthened them, especially when taken after illness. Japanese seamen called it samedawa, or cure all. By the early 19th Century, the use of shark liver oil had all but died out, apart from in a few isolated Scandinavian fishing communities. This valuable knowledge would have completely disappeared, had it not been for two Japanese scientists who, in 1922, discovered a lipid which differs from the usually fatty substances by the presence of a single atom of oxygen. They called these healing molecules Alkoxyglycerols. These molecules were synthesized in 1930 and then research into their versatile healing applications progressed rapidly. Interestingly, a new use emerged in the 1950s, when a Swedish doctor noted that children with leukemia who were fed calf bone marrow showed some protection against the adverse effects of radiation. Investigation revealed that the calf marrow's therapeutic actions were due to natural immune-boosting compounds called alkylglycerols, also present in notably high concentrations in shark liver oil.



Effects of Alkylglycerols

Increase of the immune defence system

Increase in growth, healing of wounds

Inhibition of bacteria and fungi

Radiation protection (blood cells, bone marrow, tissues).

Inhibition and regression of tumour growth.

Alkylglycerols are both preventative and treating.

Alkyglycerols stimulate the body's own immune system and can help you fight off bacterial infections, keeping you healthy whilst others are sick.



The technological advances of the 1940s and 1950s enabled the Swedish researchers, Hallgren and Larsson, to undertake extremely specific studies of shark liver oil in the 1960s.The liver oil was found to contain extremely high concentrations of active alkoxyglycerols usually only found in mother's milk and bone marrow. Further scientific research was then undertaken over the next twenty years by other Swedish researchers.

Around 1986, the first commercially purified shark liver oil with a "standard dose" of alkylglycerols was marketed. Today, several companies harvest and process the oil from sharks caught off of Greenland, Norway, Sweden, and other coasts. The oil is available as a by-product of the commercial fishing industry; endangered sharks are not allowed to be killed solely for their oil. Alkylglycerols are naturally found in much lower levels in the bone marrow, liver, spleen, and breast milk of mature cows as well as in humans. Much of the medical interest in shark liver




oil-as a potential complement to standard cancer treatments and as a natural immune booster-has focused on these promising compounds. Shark liver oil also contains squalamine, a substance which in animal studies has shown some ability to fight cancers of the breast, lung, brain, and skin (melanoma specifically) by choking off the tumor's blood supply; studies in people are under way. Shark liver oil capsules sometimes also contain generous amounts of squalene, an antioxidant and bacteria-fighter. Also present are omega-3 fatty acids (the heart-healthy oils found in other deep-water fish) and vitamin A.



Benefits Of Shark Liver oil

Shark Liver Oil is sometimes added to lip balms to moisturize and prevent chapping, and one recent report indicated that it might even help heal canker sores. Other than occasional patient testimonials, however, evidence is weak that shark liver oil can cure serious diseases, such as AIDS, arthritis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and psoriasis. Most of the promising studies with shark liver oil have focused on its possible benefits against cancer and infections. Unfortunately, many of the trials have been done in animals or have been very small and inconclusive. Many researchers contend that the supplement shows real promise, however, and new, more rigorous human studies are under way.



Shark liver oil Actions

Activated and enhanced the body's immune defense system.

Stimulated the formation of anti-bodies, by increasing the number of white blood cells and thrombocytes in our blood.

Diminished the harmful side effects following radiation therapy by leucopenia and thrombocytopenia, both of which invariably occur during the course of irradiation.

The alkoxy glycerols neutralised and counteracted the detrimental changes in the blood cell ratio, caused by the treatment.



Shark Liver Oil Usage

Shark Liver Oil is used for

Recurring infections.

Strengthening the immune system, particularly in chronic degenerative diseases.

Beneficial for coughs, colds and influenza.

Important for tissue repair, delayed wound healing and acne.

Recommended before, during and after radiation therapy.

Promotes healing and recovery of nervous system.

Normalizes metabolism in diabetics.

Effective against viral hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.

Has an analgesic and anaesthetizing effect to neutralize pain.

Topically, shark liver oil is a valuable deterrent in the fight against the symptoms of ageing and as an aid in the maintenance and integrity of the skin. It also helps to minimize the liver spots that accompany ageing.



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