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The lactoferrin miracle We know, for example, that a systemic bacter-ial infection is accompanied by a rapid rise in lacto-ferrin. Whenever your skin is cut, for example, white blood cells are drawn to the area, where they release granules containing lactoferrin. The lactoferrin binds to iron, which immediately halts the bacterial growth. Lactoferrin also acts as an antioxidant—and, like any antioxidant, it works to prevent free radicals from destroying cells in your body. Unraveling the healing mystery of lactoferrin Lactoferrin has at least two specific immune-boosting functions: • It binds to iron in your blood, keeping it away from cancer cells, bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that require iron to grow. The lactoferrin protein is able to sequester and release iron as needed, under controlled condi-tions. This property helps prevent harmful oxidative reactions, making lactoferrin a pow-erful antioxidant. • It activates very specific strands of DNA that turn on the genes that launch your immune response. This is such a rare and surprising action that there is no other kind of protein like it. Lactoferrin is in a class by itself. Lactoferrin also contains antibodies against a wide range of bacterial, fungal, viral, and protozoal pathogens. In effect, the lactoferrin protein backs budding cancer cells or bacteria into a corner . . . starves them and sends out a signal to your white blood cells that says, “It’s over here! Come and get it!” State-of-the-art techniques in cellular and molecular biology have recently allowed us to isolate lactoferrin from the “first food of life.” The commer-cially available preparation is in a form in which the food hasn’t been chemically altered. Widely used to support recovery from malignancies in animals Numerous studies on rats and patient case histories have documented the benefits of lactoferrin in helping to combat many types of malignancies.