Ancient Chinese root BEATS BACK chronic illness with an ‘immunity tweak’
As you age, your immune system is like a classic car.
It needs the occasional TUNE-UP to keep running smoothly!
And you don’t want to REV IT UP too much… or leave it in the garage for ages to LANGUISH and RUST AWAY.
You’ve got to MAINTAIN it… so its engine keeps purring in just the right way.
When it comes to your immunity, sometimes you need to tap the gas pedal a little bit.
But other times, it can GO ROGUE… and create a response that’s totally OVERBOARD!
And that can lead to debilitating chronic disease.
The problem is… the mainstream sees immune function as a matter of black and white…
And their solution is to CRANK the emergency brake!
But OPTIMAL immunity isn’t just a matter of “go” or “stop.”
You’ve got to hit that sweet spot… where you’re chugging along with ZERO bumps in the road…
And handling each and every curve with PERFECTION.
And I’ve got just the thing – even if you’re already struggling with autoimmune disease.
FINETUNE immunity with this flower trick
The peony (Paeonia lactiflora) has inspired some of the greatest painters in history, like Van Gogh… Monet… and Renoir.
Legend has it that it was named after Greek mythology’s physician of the gods, Paeon.
In China, it’s considered the “king of flowers“…
And Traditional Chinese Medicine uses its dried root (a.k.a. Radix Paeoniae Alba) for many medicinal purposes.
As you’ve read right here in eAlert, the China Food and Drug Administration approved peony root extract as a drug for rheumatoid arthritis in 1998.
The most CRITICAL compound in Chinese peony root extract appears to be a substance called speoniflorin (or, in Europe and Asia, paeoniflorin).
It BEATS BACK excessive inflammation…
And it helps keep OVERZEALOUS immune responses in check.
RA isn’t the only autoimmune disease that could be TURNED DOWN by peony…
Because research shows this “flower trick” could also improve symptoms in patients with Sjogren syndrome and psoriasis.
Now, that doesn’t mean that peony TURNS OFF immunity, the way that some autoimmune drugs do.
In fact, it can TURN UP immune function when it’s needed…
Including triggering immune cells to GOBBLE UP pathogens and fight tumors!
In one animal study out of China, peony root helped RESTORE immunity to study subjects whose immune function had been intentionally SUPPRESSED by the researchers.
Now, your local certified Chinese herbalist might know this type of peony better as “baishao.”
But you can also find peony extract (sometimes called “white peony” or “Chinese peony”) as a supplement in capsule form at your local health food store or online.
It’s the star ingredient in Life Extension’s “Peony Immune” supplement…
But you can look for a product from any quality maker that’s been standardized to contain a certain amount of peoniflorin.
The label might list it as total glycosides of peony (TGP) – which is a complex of compounds that include peoniflorin and other beneficial glycosides.
To inspiring PERFECT immune function,
Sarah Reagan
