EpiCor is an all-natural, high-metabolite immunogen that supports the body's immune system to strengthen and maintain wellness. EpiCor immune supplement delivers more antioxidant power than black raspberries, blueberries, or cranberries. Research to date shows that EpiCor immune supplement activates natural killer (NK) cells, human B cells and increases the levels of salivary secretory IgA. Our immune system is to be protected so we consistently feel better and live better. EpiCor is a remarkable natural substance that, when taken every day, brings the functioning of the immune system to a completely new level.
Sometimes the greatest discoveries are found by accident. The EpiCor Immune Supplement is one of those fortunate discoveries. For years the factory workers of Diamond V Mills, a leading United States manufacturer of animal nutrition products, were finding themselves with unused sick time at the end of the year while their counterparts did not.
In 2004, Diamond V insurance adjusters reviewed the medical claims and found a similar realization. It became clear the factory employees who were manufacturing and handling the material were clearly benefiting from the constant exposure to the ingredient. It is known that Diamond V, known for improving the health of animals for over 60 years, was a company dedicated to high quality, well researched, science-driven ingredients.
Diamond V established a human nutrition division, Embria Health Sciences, dedicating itself to the same principals of excellence and EpiCor evolved. Embria Health Sciences worked with a team of scientists, immunologists and other dietary supplement experts to develop a more concentrated, highly effective human product based upon the properties and success developed over 60 years.
While many supplement ingredients are indication specific, polls show that Americans favor preventive health maintenance over disease management by a two-to-one margin.
An oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay showed EpiCor has an ORAC value of 450–650—nearly three times more antioxidant power than the highest ORAC-value food, black raspberries, which score 164.
Considered the "guard dog" of the immune system, NK cells hunt down and kill foreign invaders. Employees of Diamond V who were exposed to the proprietary yeast culture showed increased NK cell activity compared to those who were not. A follow-up in vitro study found that EpiCor causes a four-fold increase in the activity of NK cells.
B cells help transfer lymphocytes (beneficial white blood cells) from the blood into the tissues, where they’re needed to do battle. In a laboratory setting, EpiCor significantly activated human B cells.
The mucosal tissue of the body provides an extensive protective barrier against invasion. A second study on the employees of Diamond V discovered that those who worked with the yeast culture had higher levels of salivary secretary IgA—an indicator of mucosal barrier strength—than those who did not.