SRW Laboratories (SRW) has developed a new immune health formula called Imm¹ Defence that combines natural glycoprotein isolate from egg yolk (Muno-IgY) with vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B1 (thiamine), zinc, and quercetin (Quercefit).

“Imm¹ Defence is coming into our cellular health lineup at just the perfect time,” said Greg Macpherson, biotechnologist, pharmacist and founder of SRW. “As travel escalates across international borders, government mandates relax, and people are back to attending large conferences and events, our immune systems need extra protection beyond the basic go-to immune vitamins and supplements. Supporting and protecting the immune system is the baseline to maintaining good cellular health as you age.”

Egg yolks have long been known to have immune health benefits primarily because of their high levels of natural IgY (immunoglobulin yolk) antibody proteins that support the innate immune system.

Combining IgY with other well-known immune-supporting nutrients including vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc, can help support both the innate and adaptive immune system that is acquired through exposure to infection or vaccination.

“Vitamin D and zinc are great for the immune system, but you have to take a lot of these nutrients all the time to maintain immune protection,” said Macpherson. “The benefit of IgY is that it targets the bad bacteria in your gut, where 70% of your immune system resides, by focusing on foreign bacteria and viruses, thereby freeing up the immune system to do its job.

“Several athletes are taking our Imm¹ Defence, because it helps the body recover quickly from illness or injury while providing an extra boost of energy,” he continued. “It can provide the same benefits to anyone recovering from sickness or frequently exposing themselves to the stress of travel or crowds of people.”

Dr. Paul Kilgore, a distinguished epidemiologist with nearly three decades of expertise in vaccine and immunization research, is part of SRW’s scientific advisory board to support the research behind Imm¹ Defence and specifically the IgY ingredient (Muno-IgY). Kilgore is deeply involved in human clinical research focused on the development of IgY for protection against and recovery from threatening viruses including influenza, rotavirus and many more. IgY has been the subject of more than 1,300 research papers published in the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine.

IgY found in hen egg yolk is 100 times more concentrated and is tolerated well in human diets. IgY targets and binds to bacteria and viruses, facilitating the elimination of bad bacteria in the gut to speed recovery times and free up the immune system to do its day-to-day job, the company said.