This is a good question. When you go to the health food store you will find whey proteins with prices ranging from low cost to very expensive. Obviously that’s because there is a difference in the quality of the whey protein. Some are less expensive than Immunocal and some are higher priced.
In part, this is because of the way the products are refined. Immunocal is a whey protein isolate, which means it is a more pure protein, with much lower levels of lactose and fat. In fact, Immunocal is over 90% protein. This is beneficial as lower fat levels are important in the diets of bodybuilders and those interested in keeping their weight down. The lower lactose levels (Immunocal is 99% lactose free) help to reduce the bloated feeling that some people suffer from when taking whey, and it is also important for those who are lactose intolerant.
Many lower cost products are whey protein concentrates that can vary in the amount of protein from 29% to 89%. Such products have a much higher level of lactose. And if you carefully read the label, you will find that many of the common whey protein powders contain a mixture of both whey protein isolate and concentrate to keep the cost down.
However, a more significant fact is that Immunocal works at the cellular level to optimize your glutathione levels. To accomplish this, Immunocal is manufactured under pharmaceutical grade conditions using a patented, proprietary process that keeps the whey protein undenatured and biologically active. That is why Immunocal is not so easy to stir into a liquid. Other products sometimes make the claim that their whey protein is also undenatured and biologically active. However, you can see that this is not true if you simply purchase some of it and then stir it into a liquid. Sometimes they even advertise that their product can “easily be stirred into a liquid.” Some are also flavored (i.e. strawberry or chocolate). For this to occur, the whey protein must be emulsified, which requires heating. This process breaks the bond that keeps the product biologically active and as a result, it will not raise your glutathione levels.
You might also ask this: Where’s the research? Where’s the scientific proof that the other whey protein is going to actually do what they claim? Anyone can make a claim, but Immunocal is backed up by millions of dollars of clinical studies. More than 30 articles about Immunocal have been published in the world’s most prestigious peer reviewed scientific journals. Immunocal is listed in the PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) and in the Pharmacist’s Red Book. It is Medicaid and Medicare approved and we have 77 international patents. Many of the world’s most prestigious doctors and scientists, including Professor Luc Montagnier, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008, endorse Immunocal. Do the other whey proteins in question have that kind of scientific support?
Immunocal is a unique whey protein isolate—the only one that is scientifically and clinically proven to optimize your immune system by raising your glutathione levels.
