Natural Eradication of Cancer
All human cells are surrounded by collagen fibres and connective tissue.
In order to grow and expand, healthy cells need to break down this extra-cellular
barrier that confines them. This process is essential for life and for
this reason, cells produce and secrete various enzymes that digest connective
tissue components, including collagen and elastin.
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It is important that these enzymes, called matrix metalloproteinases
or MMPs, be regulated by sets of activators and inhibitors so that the
integrity of the connective tissue is never compromised. Excessive disintegration of connective tissue accompanies pathology and
once this disintegration occurs, infectious cancer cell microbes (including
viruses) can invade tissues. In extreme cases, such as in cancer, the
excessive production of digestive enzymes and the disintegration of collagen
and connective tissue by cancer cells are the dangerous mechanisms by
which these cells invade and spread to other organs. In his Cellular Health Series book "Cancer",
Dr. Rath documents his scientific discovery that certain nutrients, including
L-lysine, are powerful natural inhibitors of collagen-digesting enzymes.
It is this discovery that has put Matthias Rath, Inc. on the path to
defeating this devastating disease.
The Spread of Cancer Can Be Controlled
In the laboratory at Matthias Rath, Inc. scientists have conducted research
with live cells to provide answers to various scientific questions. Once
they understood the mechanism by which cancer cells metastasized, there
was one critical question that the Matthias Rath Inc. researchers sought
to answer: How could they naturally inhibit the invasion of cancer cells
through collagen and connective tissue in a way that would enhance the
body’s own capacity for managing disease? In seeking this answer, the researchers designed an experiment so that
they could first investigate the ability of cancer cells to digest through
a collagenous matrix and then develop a method to control it. For this
purpose, the researchers used specific vials that included partitions
made of collagenous material similar to that which surrounds cells in
the body. In the upper chamber of some vials, they incubated cancer cells
with nutritive agents. In the upper chamber of other vials, they incubated
cancer cells without nutritive agents. Afterwards, the researchers were
able to determine which group of cancer cells was able to digest the collagen
membrane and migrate to the lower chamber. The results of the experiment were remarkable. A simple combination of
nutrients was able to stop cancer cells from invading the collagen matrix! The most powerful nutrient combination contained vitamin C, the amino
acids L-lysine and L-proline, and a polyphenol fraction of green tea known
as Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG).
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