How Much Should I Weigh?

December 24, 2008

Approximately 65% of Americans are overweight or obese. This excess body fat serves as a metabolic factory that produces inflammation and disease. A good way to estimate how close you are to being at an appropriate weight for your height, is to determine your body mass index (BMI).

Determine your BMI at: http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obesity = 30 or greater

Chiropractic Care

December 23, 2008

The job of the chiropractic physician is to evaluate your whole body to ensure that all the joints and body parts are in normal alignment and moving properly. If something is wrong the doctor will set up a course of care to fix it. The care will usually center around the chiropractic adjustment, which moves the misaligned bone back into its normal position and motion. The adjustment is typically done with a hand held instrument that is very precise, gentle, and effective.

What Bad Alignment Does: Having abnormally misaligned bones in the body is not good; whether it is a misaligned spine, knee, shoulder, or foot. Misaligned bones cause a number of bad things to happen:

1. Increased degeneration/ destruction of joint. A misaligned joint no longer moves in a smooth, gliding range of motion. When it is used, it grinds and causes wear and tear damage. This includes; arthritis, disc loss, knee meniscus loss, carpal tunnel, tendonitis, bursitis, plantar fascitis, and many other specific disorders.
2. Abnormal brain and nerve function. The decreased, abnormal movement at the misaligned joint, causes decreased movement information to be sent to the brain from the local nerve receptors in the joint. This decrease in electrical impulses to the brain can cause; Decreased cognition/mental acuity, decreased immunity, vision and hearing impairment, abnormal balance or dizziness, abnormal posture, chronic muscle spasms, and emotional distress.
3. Decreased Circulation. The abnormal impulses to the brain from the abnormally moving joint cause vasoconstriction to tissues and organs adjacent to the joint. This decreased circulation can lead to disease in the local organs (the basis of the osteopathic profession).
4. Pain. Pain does not always occur with misalignments. Joint degeneration, abnormal nerve and brain function, and even poor circulation can happen from a misalignment with the absence of pain. Pain can be mild to extreme from misalignments. Pain can be local or radiating to different areas.

 

Causes of Abnormal Alignment:

Traumas-Trauma leads to tissue injury and result in scar tissue deposition in muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, and on bony surfaces. This leads to structural changes which result in decreased motion in the joints and surrounding tissues.

1. Birth Trauma
2. Falls and accidents
3. Sports injuries
4. Strain and Sprains
5. Micro Traumas caused by repetitive stress injuries; bad posture in car, home, work, etc.
6. Sedentary lifestyle
7. Overuse injuries

 

BioChemical/Toxins-Bio chemical stresses from our environment cause irritation to nerve receptors inside and around our joints and systemically cause abnormal hormone changes and excitatory brain chemistry activity which then affects how our joints move.

1. Environmental toxins in food, vaccines, pesticides/ herbicides, dental procedures, lotions/creams, etc.
2. Pathogens
3. Improper nutrient intake (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids)
4. Improper Diet (excessive carbohydrates, trans fats, refined sugars, etc.)

 

Emotional State- Chronic emotional stressors can cause chronic muscle tension which can cause a plethora of muscle changes including; spasm, shortening, and energy metabolism changes inside the cells. Chronic emotional distress also causes abnormal neurotransmitter (brain chemicals), hormone, and excitatory brain changes.

 

Correcting Abnormal Alignment
Most adults have had their problems for many years. The longer a misalignment pattern has been established, the longer it takes to fix. The muscles, ligaments, scar tissue, and the brain-muscle memory are use to the abnormal position, and the crooked alignment becomes the person’s normal position.

Frequent chiropractic adjustments have to be done to break the misalignment pattern. The average adult can break a bad misalignment pattern in 3 months. The average adult will get maximum benefit in regards to arthritis reversal in about 2 years. Once good alignment has been established, a wellness oriented person will get regular chiropractic adjustments to stay healthy.

Lifestyle and Wellness Tips

Decide. Make the decision that you are willingly choosing to invest in yourself, because it is in your best interest to do so, and also because it is in the best interest of everyone you know for you to be at your best.

Understand. Understand what wellness is and what it looks and feels like. Be a student of being well. Continue`reading and learning as much as you can about how the choices you make and the things you think affect your well-being. Be mindful that wellness is a process or a journey, not an event or destination.

Know Your Body. Reveal the mystery of sickness and health by knowing the parts of your body, what they are supposed to do for you and what happens when your body isn’t working properly. You are genetically preprogrammed to self-heal and to thrive. Gain the selfconfidence to know that healing is an inside job.

Get Aligned. The best-kept secret in wellness is the importance of keeping your main frame in alignment.Your skeleton is made up of your spine and extremities, which all have joints which attach bones together and allow for proper movement. When those joints get subluxated or fixated it has devastating effects on your structural and neurological health.

Move It. Exercise is one of the best prescriptions to stay healthy and well. Your body requires motion, resistance, stretching and oxygen to stay strong and flexible. Invest in your future by keeping fit.

Eat Well. The foods you consume are filled with chemicals that either help or hurt you. Look through your refrigerator and cabinets and start looking at what is in the foods you are putting into your body. Food is supposed to be the nourishment and fuel to keep you going and the building blocks to support growth of new and health cells. Take a daily supplement for overall health and wellbeing.

Relax & Breathe. Everyone needs time to let the body and mind rest and rejuvenate. Whether you like to meditate, pray, listen to nature or inspiring music, shut down and open up.

Build Your Wellness Team. Put together your all-star roster of superstar wellness providers with whom you are excited to work. Being excited and inspired by a team of experts will keep you safe and keep you engaged in bringing out your best.

Create Your Routine. For wellness to work in the long run it has to become routine. You want to schedule your needs first so that you know you are taking care of what’s most important: You. Take the time to figure out how you can make wellness fit into your lifestyle. If you don’t schedule it, it will likely not happen. Life gets busy very quickly and soon everyone else’s needs are more important than your own. Make sure you know that you are making the time to exercise, eat well, relax and see your wellness team on a routine basis.

Enjoy It. Discovering wellness may seem like a lot of work to do, but not doing so isn’t an option for people who want to reduce their risk of health problems and increase their chances for success. The fact is, though, that you receive the most benefit from being perfectly healthy and achieving success when you can enjoy it.

Use these lifestyle and wellness tips to create the richness you deserve in your life.

How Safe and Effective is Conventional Medicine?

That’s actually a great question posed by the journal BMJ Clinical Evidence. What proportion of commonly used medical treatments are supported by good evidence, what proportion should not be used or used only with caution?

They found that of about 2,500 treatments offered in conventional medicine:
13 percent are beneficial to the patient
23 percent are likely to be beneficial
8 percent is a trade-off between benefits and harm
6 percent are unlikely to be beneficial
4 percent are likely to be ineffective or harmful
46 percent have unknown effectiveness

So, in conclusion: if you believe conventional medicine is based on scientific, cold hard facts, think again.

There is a 64 percent chance that medical treatment will be either HARMFUL, INEFFECTIVE, or “NO IDEA WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.”

There’s no more scientific proof of the safety and effectiveness of drugs and vaccinations than there is for natural treatment methods against the same ailments. The only real question is: how high is your risk tolerance?

Chiropractic Integrating Into China

by David Majercin D.C.

In 2003, I went with a group of chiropractors to various cities in China to promote chiropractic and to educate healthcare officials on how to incorporate chiropractic into their healthcare system and hospitals. After working in a couple of the biggest hospitals in Zi Gong and speaking with the heads of several different hospitals, I have observed a number of interesting things.

The healthcare plan for Chinese people is much better than ours. All of the doctors at the hospitals are trained in western medicine, and have the particular medical specialties. However, other than acute crisis care, the majority of treatment is centered around restoring health with traditional Chinese medicine. At the hospitals, there is a prescription drug pharmacy and a natural medicine pharmacy. One of the physicians I spoke with said that the natural medicine is chosen about 9 to 1 over drugs.

A number of Chinese physicians, when speaking English use the word ”poison” interchangeably for prescription drugs. Actually when the head of the hospital was giving a presentation to us, he was using the word “poison”. I first thought that there was something in the environment that was hurting people, until I realized he was talking about prescription drugs. Poison might be too extreme of a term to use for medical drugs, but it is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S.

They openly welcome chiropractic for a number of reasons. One big problem they have at the hospitals, are disc protrusions with associated nerve problems that require surgery. Chiropractic care can reduce the number of surgeries by 80-95%. They think this is much better for the patient, and reduces the over all cost of medical procedures. In contrast, people who run hospitals in this country want more surgeries and expensive procedures to make the hospital more profitable.

They look at chiropractic as something that restores health, like traditional Chinese medicine. It makes “sense” to them. It does not have “side effects“.

I think we should learn from the Chinese. I think our society, its physicians included, are too brain washed by the drug industry. Our society seems to be too focused on quick fixes, versus focusing on a plan that restores total health to the body and corrects the causes of disease.

Getting a chiropractic adjustment or taking herbs to restore health to a sick body automatically makes sense to Chinese physicians and the people in general. Here in the U.S., I find it odd that people in general do not correct their health problems or diseases, and mostly take drugs to placate the symptoms or effects of the disease.

Dietary eating habits of the Chinese are much different than here in the U.S. They eat a lot of vegetables at all 3 meals. They eat small amounts of animal protein food. I did not see any dishes made with refined sugar or flour. The doctors we ate with knew the health benefits of each of the dishes that were served to us. Dessert was usually a few small slices of watermelon.  I also did not see any over- weight people.

Sickness is an Absence of Health!

Allergies, fatigue, pain, and disease happen to people with SICK bodies. Treating the disease or symptom with out getting the sick body well is illogical.

It is like having the smoke alarm go off in your house and you unplug it and go back to sleep. This sounds ridiculous, but this is how many people approach their health problems. What we all need to understand is that the body’s symptoms are the smoke alarm, not the problem!

People take pain killers, cholesterol drugs, and anti-depressants, or the latest fad supplement to make themselves “better” short term, while not correcting the problem that got them in their predicament. This quick fix approach many times creates new imbalances in the body which can lead to new diseases. With this approach, long term health is sacrificed for short term gratification.

Many people view disease as some foreign assault that suddenly attacks them for no reason. We use terms like heart attack, or being stricken  with cancer or some other disease. We find it hard to realize that we create our own diseases from a complex combination of different problems we have accumulated over our whole LIFETIME. Its everything we have eaten, inhaled, done or not done, structural problems not corrected, poor body nutrition, chemicals, pesticides, stress, constantly thinking negative thoughts, etc.

The purpose of holistic natural medicine is to find these underlining problems that have been accumulated. Then correcting the imbalances layer by layer to allow the normal healing mechanisms that God has provided for all of us to settle in and restore the body to health.

Spinal Foam Wedge

December 17, 2008

Hot/Cold Packs

Back Vitalizer

7 Flowers

December 16, 2008

Chinese formula used originally to calm. It has a very tranquilizing effect, and has been used by many for years as a sleep aid. It also has a benefit of reducing mild to moderate blood pressure to relatively normal levels. Some people like to use it specially for reducing blood pressure since it does not cause the side effects associated with many blood pressure medications.

INGREDIENTS: Chrysanthemum flower, Honeysuckle flower, Sophora Japonica flower, Brunella flower , Nodo Ginseng flower, Water Fairy flower, and Black Moss flower.

How does Seven (Sevent) Flower Extract work?

Seven (Sevent) Flower Extract works by relaxing the nervous system and consequently reducing the stress on the cardiovascular system.

How much should I take?

The recommended dose for a diastolic blood pressure greater than 100 is 3 tablets in the morning and 3 tablets before bed. For mild elevation of greater than 90, one tablet in the morning and 2 tablets in the evening suggested.

Should I start/stop my prescribed medication?

Seven (Sevent) Flower Extract may be taken with prescription medication, but it can also work on its own without prescription medication. Monitoring of blood pressure is suggested and is a good idea to have a healthcare professional work with you in your transition from prescription medication to any nutritional supplement, including Seven Flower.

Does Seven (Sevent) Flower Extract cause any side effects?

The only side effect that has been reported is some drowsiness which is expected given that seven flower induces good sleep. A key to its effective usage is to keep the doses low enough not to induce fatigue or tiredness while attaining a reasonable blood pressure level.

Gastric Comfort: Ness 601

PRIMARY USES:

Heart Burn

Poor Digestion

Damaged esophagus, stomach, or small intestine

DOSAGE: 2 after meals. 2-3 for an acute heart burn episode (allievates the pain in a few minutes). Consult your physician.

Garlic- Freeze Dried

Garlic has antibiotic, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antiseptic properties. It reduces high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, and fights most forms of infections and disease in virtually any location in the body. It also detoxifies the blood and improves circulation.

DOSAGE: One capsule taken daily immediately before a meal. 2/day for Cardiovascular issues. 6/day Infection. (90/bottle)

INGREDIENTS: Freeze dried garlic concentrate 700 mg(Allium sativum)providing 20,000ppm (14mg) cysteine sulfoxides, including alliin which, when ingested, releases 9,000ppm (6.3mg) antimicrobialactivity as total thiosulfonates, including allicin. Non-active ingredients: Vegetable magnesium stearate, silica. Capsule: cellulose & water.

Vitamin D3

Vitamin D3

2000 IU. per 5 drops

185 servings/Bottle

DOSAGE: 4,000-5,000 IU/day for adults, 1,000-2,000 IU/day for kids, 9,000-10,000 IU/day for colds and infections (short term)

The Role of Vitamin D in Your Body

The LA Times recently called it the ultimate “wonder drug.”

Diseases that vitamin D positively influences include:

Heart Disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis
Osteoporosis
Vitamin D can also strengthen bones and the immune system, provide pain relief, and prevent schizophrenia.

There are only 30,000 genes in your body and vitamin D has been shown to influence over 2,000 of them. That is one of the primary reasons it influences so many diseases, from cancer and autism to heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

A study by Dr. William Grant, Ph.D., internationally recognized research scientist and vitamin D expert, found that about 30 percent of cancer deaths — which amounts to 2 million worldwide and 200,000 in the United States — could be prevented each year with higher levels of vitamin D.

Vitamin D has a protective effect against cancer in several ways, including:
• Increasing the self-destruction of mutated cells (which, if allowed to replicate, could lead to cancer)
• Reducing the spread and reproduction of cancer cells
• Causing cells to become differentiated (cancer cells often lack differentiation)
• Reducing the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, which is a step in the transition of dormant tumors turning cancerous
Beyond cancer, the researchers pointed out that increasing levels of vitamin D3 could prevent diseases that claim nearly 1 million lives throughout the world each year! And other studies showed that you can decrease your risk of cancer by MORE THAN HALF simply by optimizing your vitamin D levels with sun exposure.

Vitamin D even fights colds and the flu, as it regulates the expression of genes that influence your immune system to attack and destroy bacteria and viruses. In fact, it is very rare for someone with optimized vitamin D levels to come down with the flu.

Many are Deficient

In the United States, the late winter average vitamin D is only about 15-18 ng/ml, which is considered a very serious deficiency state. Meanwhile, it’s thought that over 95 percent of U.S. senior citizens may be deficient, along with 85 percent of the American public. Further:

• Vitamin D deficiency is epidemic in adults of all ages who have increased skin pigmentation, such as those whose ancestors are from Africa, the Middle East, or India, who always wear sun protection, or who limit their outdoor activities.

• African Americans and other dark-skinned people and those living in northern latitudes make significantly less vitamin D than other groups.

• 60 percent of people with type 2 diabetes have vitamin D deficiency.

• Studies showed very low levels of vitamin D among children, the elderly, and women.

• One U.S. study of women revealed that almost half of African American women of childbearing age might be vitamin-D deficient.
How to Optimize Your Vitamin D Levels

The ideal way to get vitamin D is by exposing your skin to appropriate sunlight. Unfortunately for most of us there simply isn’t enough sun exposure for nearly half of the year. However, even in the sun many of us are modern day cavemen and we spend the majority of the time the sun is out shining inside at work or in our home. Not many of us are regularly out in the sun.

Sun exposure (without sunscreen) of about 10 to 15 minutes a day, with at least 40 percent of your skin exposed, is a general guide of how much you need, although people with dark skin will need to stay out significantly longer.

It is important to understand that in the summertime, when you put on your bathing suit and sunbathe for 30 minutes, your body produces about 20,000 IUs of vitamin D — as much as exists in 200 glasses of milk, or the equivalent of about 50 typical multivitamins!

The most important thing to keep in mind if you opt for oral supplementation is that you only want to supplement with natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which is human vitamin D. Do NOT use the synthetic and highly inferior vitamin D2.

This is typically prescribed by many well intentioned doctors who seek to take advantage of a patient’s prescription coverage. Unfortunately this form is FAR more expensive than the real vitamin D3, which is one of the least expensive vitamins we have. But more importantly it does not work nearly as well as D3 and can actually block the real D3 from working properly.

For those in the winter with no or very limited exposure to sunshine, 1,000-4,000 units per day is appropriate for most adults. If you are very heavy you may need to double that dose, and for children the dose can be half that.

Vitamin D Testing:

The key, though, is to make sure you monitor your vitamin D levels by blood testing, to make sure your levels are therapeutic and not toxic. Many laboratories testing for Vitamin D have shown to be inaccurate. At this time LabCorp has the most accurate Vitamin D test. 25 Hydroxy D test should optimally be in the 50-65 ng/ml, 65-90 ng/ml with Cancer, > 100 is excess, < than 50 is deficient.

Concentrated Fish Oil

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) have a part in running virtually every vital system in the human body. In order for these systems to function properly, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids should be consumed in an equal ratio. For centuries the human diet consisted of an equal ratio of EFAs, but modern food processing techniques and dietary tendencies have most Americans consuming omega-6s at an alarming 30:1 ratio. This creates an immense deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids. This highly concentrated omega-3 fatty acid softgel contains twice as much eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) as many omega-3 products in a convenient one per day softgel.

1200 mg highly concentrated fish oil softgel
Each softgel contains a minimum of 360 mg EPA and 240 mg DHA
Sourced from fresh, cold water sources
Includes all natural Florida orange oil for an aesthetically pleasing softgel
1 softgel provides nearly twice as much EPA/DHA as standard fish oil products
Molecularly distilled to ensure purity

Digestion

Provides a plant-based broad pH range enzyme formula.

Is designed to break down protein, fiber, lactose, starch, sugar, fat and complex carbohydrates.

Can be taken with every meal for optimal nutrient enhancement.

Clears circulating immune complexes, reduces inflammation, improves blood flow, reduces allergies and skin issues.

DOSAGE: 1-2/Meal

Enzymes are as essential to the body as water. To obtain the benefits of nutrition from food and supplements, the body must first break down the components of the food. That’s where enzymes step in – to help the digestion of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates and liberate the micronutrients so they can be utilized by the body.

When raw foods which contain naturally occuring enzymes are not eaten, typically a good portion of the the meal will rot and putrify as it goes through 30+ feet of intestine, with suboptimal absorption of vital nutrients.  Most people`s blood viewed under a microscope after eating a cooked or processed food meal show increased pathogens entering the blood stream, red blood cells sticking together, and food particle debris.

Everyone agrees that proper nutrition is crucial to the maintenance of a healthy body. However, most healthcare practitioners overlook the true cause of many nutritional disorders. It is assumed, quite mistakenly, that digestion occurs automatically and the correction of a nutritional disorder simply requires matching the right nutritional supplement to the condition. For example, vitamin C for colds, vitamin A for viruses and herbal laxatives for constipation. While this treatment may relieve patient symptoms, the relief is only temporary because the underlying problem of faulty digestion is ignored. Healthcare practitioners who want to effectively manage health problems that are related to nutritional imbalances must consider each person’s ability to digest food. Unfortunately, most clinicians give little or no thought to the role of enzymes in digestion, despite overwhelming evidence of their importance.

Enzymes are present in all living animal and plant cells. They are the primary motivators of all natural biochemical processes. Life cannot exist without enzymes because they are essential components of every chemical reaction in the body. For example, they are the only substance that can digest food and make it small enough to pass through the gastrointestinal mucosa into the bloodstream. Three very broad classifications of enzymes are:

Food enzymes - occur in raw food and, when present in the diet, begin the process of digestion
Digestive enzymes - produced by the body to break food into particles small enough to be carried across the gut wall
Metabolic enzymes - produced by the body to perform various complex biochemical reactions
In the 1930s, Edward Howell, MD, the food enzyme pioneer, found that there is a difference between plant enzymes and those that are produced by the body. He was convinced that plant enzymes in food and supplements have a different function in human digestion than that of the body’s own digestive enzymes. With this theory, he began isolating and concentrating plant enzymes from their sources. He found the difference is that food enzymes begin digesting food in the stomach and will work for at least one hour before the body’s digestive system begins to work. For this reason, enzymes should be considered essential nutrients. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and food manufacturers are removing them from food to gain shelf-life.

Dr. Howell was particularly impressed by the way the ingestion of raw food slowed the progress of chronic degenerative diseases and spent his professional life postulating and then validating his theories.

What do Plant Enzymes do?
Along with vitamins and minerals, enzymes occur in food that is in a natural state. All raw food contains the proper types and proportion of enzymes necessary to digest itself. This occurs in our stomach when the food is eaten or in nature as the food ripens.

The type (protein, sugar, starch, fat) and amount (caloric value) of the major components present in the food determine the type and amount of the various enzymes found in the food. For example, olives and bananas are higher in fat and lipase, while peaches are higher in carbohydrate and amylase.

Protein, carbohydrates, fat, and fiber are building blocks but they do not possess the energy (capacity to do work) necessary for biochemical reactions. Only enzymes can furnish this energy. When raw food is eaten, chewing ruptures the cell membrane and releases the indigenous food enzymes. Once liberated the enzymes begin to digest food, but their action is very limited in the foods they can work on.

Four plant enzyme groups exist:

Proteases - break long protein chains into smaller amino acid chains and eventually into single amino acids
Amylases - reduce polysaccharides to disaccharides: lactose, maltose, and sucrose
Lipases - break triglycerides into individual fatty acids and glycerol
Cellulases - digest specific carbohydrate bonds found in fiber
Besides needing a substrate to “work” on, enzymes require heat, proper pH and moisture in order to activate.

Heat: All enzymes work within limited temperature ranges. The optimal temperature range for most plant enzymes is 92˚F to 104˚F, which means that these enzymes work best at body temperature. However, enzymes cannot tolerate the high temperatures used in cooking, baking, microwaving, canning, and pasteurizing. These methods all produce heat of 118˚F or higher which destroys the enzymes.

Proper pH: Plant enzymes work in a very broad pH range, 3.0 to 9.0, which coincides very nicely with the human gastrointestinal tract. This is an important factor to remember when comparing plant enzymes with the body’s own digestive enzymes or with supplemental animal enzymes, such as pancreatin. Plant enzymes work in both the stomach and intestines. Pancreatic enzymes, whether produced by the body or provided as a dietary supplement, only work in the small intestine.

Autointoxication
The symptoms associated with altered bowel function have far-reaching effects throughout the body in tissues and organs other than the bowel itself. Frequently, dysfunctions here are involved in many chronic degenerative disorders.

Infrequent bowel movements indicate slow movement of fecal material through the intestine, allowing more time for the bacterial decomposition and absorption of water from the bowel. As a result, the fecal material becomes very dry and hard. This slow movement allows for autointoxication as the waste products of bacterial and fungi/yeast must be absorbed into the blood, detoxified in the liver, and sent to the kidney for elimination.

While this process may sound efficient, it is actually a burdensome compensation by the body in an attempt to maintain health. The waste products formed in the bowel by bacterial or fungal action on inadequately digested food (i.e., food that could not be absorbed into the body and used for nourishment) cause an inflammatory reaction in the mucosal lining of the bowel. This triggers an immune response that is associated with the so-called “leaky gut syndrome” and fibromyalgia. These conditions have deservedly received a great deal of attention in the past few years, but not enough has been paid to their association with poor digestion.

If you suffer from any inflammatory disorder, it is likely that your immune problems are associated with autointoxication and inadequate digestion. It is becoming increasingly apparent that chronic degenerative diseases (chronic inflammatory states) are evidence of food enzyme deficiency. The 1988 Surgeon General’s Report on Health and Nutrition stated unequivocally that chronic degenerative diseases are dietary related.

The body uses enzymes as its main line of defense against any bacterial, viral, chemical irritant, or inflammation from a mechanical source. People with symptoms of fever, redness, swelling, pain, or soreness demonstrate signs of food enzyme deficiency. This deficiency may not be the cause of the disease process, but a deficiency is certainly present.

The inability to adequately digest food, either because of enzyme deficiency or overloading the digestive system with excessive amounts of food, challenges the body. Food particles not digested well enough to be absorbed across the gut wall pass down the alimentary canal where they putrefy, forming chemicals that irritate the mucosal lining of the G.I. tract. Inflammation of the mucous membranes increases permeability of the gut wall to larger molecules. This allows partially digested food particles to enter the blood, where they cannot be utilized by the body as food, but must be attacked as a foreign invader.

Dietary modification and inclusion of food enzyme supplements to enhance digestion and assimilation must be considered as part of any program to restore normal function and relieve symptoms of chronic inflammatory disorders.

Lipid Redux

Numerous studies and clinical trials have shown that the ingredients Choless Redux have lowered LDL cholesterol and increased HDL cholesterol an average of 25 to 35% in approximately 6 weeks.  These ingredients have been shown to slow down the activity of the enzyme HMG-Reuctase the liver uses to make cholesterol.  These ingredients have also been shown to inhibit platelet aggression, prevent thrombosis, reduce triglyceride levels, burn fat in the blood, reducing clotting potential.

INGREDIENTS:

Hong-Qu - 1200mg

Guggulipid Extract STD - 450mg

Inositol Hexaniacinate - 225mg (No Flush Niacine)

Policosanol - 4mg

Phytosterol Complex - 150mg (Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol and Stigmasterol)

CoQ10- 15mg (Pharm Grade)

DOSAGE: Depends on severity of problem. Most people would take 3 capsules 2x a day for 6 weeks, then reduce to 2 capsules 2x a day. Consult your physician.

Ipri-Cal-Mag

Ipri-Cal-Mag is a natural product providing the calcium and other factors necessary in fighting osteoporosis, essential for muscle contraction, reproduction and growth, regulates nerve and muscle responses, essential for proper cardiac rhythm and blood coagulation.

Contains 500mg of Ipriflavone. Ipriflavone has shown to have a beneficial effect on osteoporosis. Ipriflavone inhibits osteoclastic bone reabsorption and also seem to stimulate bone formation. Ipriflavone possess no estrogenic activity, and is safe and effective in men as well as women. Ipriflave is an approved drug indicated for the the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in Japan, Italy, Hungary, and other countries. It is available in the United States as a supplement.

CONTAINS (PER 4 CAPSULES)(120/BOTTLE):

1200mg - Elemental Calcium (from MCHC and Citrate)

500mg - Ipriflavone

500mg - Magnesium Glycinate with Betaine HCL, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, Boron, Manganese and Parathyroid

DOSAGE: 2 capsules, twice daily

Hypertense Redux

Normal Reading for your Blood Pressure - 120/80

HyperTense is designed to help control moderate hypertension.  For severe hypertension check with your doctor.  

DOSAGE: Depends on severity. 3 capsules twice daily is average dose, or as directed by your physician.

 

CONTAINS:

375mg Magnesium Aspartate  - May aid in
the relaxation of the heart and blood vessels.  May also
remove calcium from the media of the blood vessel.
Magnesium plays a prominent role influencing the relationship
between extra cellular and intra cellular potassium.

713mg L-Arginine -
Arginine is well known as it converts nitric oxide, an essential
compound for circulation that relaxes small blood vessels to
allow unobstructed blood flow. It also promotes the release of
human growth hormone (HGH).  In studies with heart failure
patients, HGH improved cardiac output and clinical symptoms,
doubled ventricular mechanical function and increased exercise
capacity.

7X (equivilant to 91mg) Celery Seed Extract - A mild diuretic
increases the flow of urine through the kidneys.

75mg Circuminoid
Complex (extract of tumeric) - Acts as an ace inhibitor,
reducing blood vessel constriction.

150mg Tribulus (small
caltrops) (fruit) - Acts as a mild diuretic, has a
hypotensive effect.  Along with arginine converts nitric
oxide.

75mg Seven Flowers - Helps to alleviate
hyper-stresss and hypertension.  Seven flowers triggers the
mechanisms that stimulate the internal healing process.  

 

 

 

Cold Processed Whey (Chocolate)

2 Lbs

32 Servings

1 Scoop contains: 22g Protein, 2g Carbohydrate, 2g Fat

Cold Processed Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein, even surpassing whole egg, soy, beef, casein or milk in its biological activity in the body and its ability to deposit nitrogen in the muscles. Whey is also a rich source of branched chain amino acids (BCAA), which make up 1/3 of the amino acids in muscle protein. Whey is the only protein source that contains immunoglobulins, which are essential in maintaining immune system function. Cold Processed Whey is processed without heat as to not denature the protein. Undenatured whey protein builds high cellular glutathione levels.

Glutathione is an essential water-soluble antioxidant that protects cells and neutralizes free radicals and toxins such as peroxides, heavy metals, carcinogens, and many others.

Health-conscious individuals around the world use cold-processed whey protein as a daily part of an anti-aging or health program to maintain glutathione levels and body mass index. Just 35-40 grams of concentrate is an adequate dose to produce glutathione, with the dose doubling or tripling for body building and in illness. Undenatured whey produces an alkalizing rather than an acidifying effect that is attributed to most proteins; it also requires the least digestion of any protein, which makes it an excellent protein choice for those whose digestion is impaired, and for the very young, especially formula-fed babies.

Glutathione is a substance, the levels of which in our cells are predictive of how long we will live. There are very few other factors which are as predictive of our life expectancy as is our level of cellular glutathione. Glutathione has been called the “master antioxidant”, and regulates the actions of lesser antioxidants such as vitamin C, and vitamin E within the body. “We literally cannot survive without this antioxidant,” Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D. “What You Should Know about the Super Antioxidant Miracle”"Without glutathione, other important antioxidants such as vitamins C and E cannot do their job adequately to protect your body against disease.” Breakthrough in Cell Defense, Allan Somersall, Ph.D., M.D., and Gustavo Bounous, M.D. FRCS(C)

“No other antioxidant is as important to overall health as glutathione. It is the regulator and regenerator of immune cells and the most valuable detoxifying agent in the human body. Low levels are associated with hepatic dysfunction, immune dysfunction, cardiac disease, premature aging, and death.” The Immune System Cure, Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe & Patrick J.D. Bouic, Ph.D.

Glutathione is the major endogenous antioxidant produced by the cell. Glutathione participates directly in the neutralization of free radicals, reactive oxygen compounds, and maintains exogenous antioxidants such as vitamins C and E in their reduced (active) forms. In addition, through direct conjugation, glutathione plays a role in the detoxification of many xenobiotics (foreign compounds) both organic and inorganic. Glutathione is an essential component of the human immune response. Proposed mechanisms of immune enhancement include: optimizing macrophage functions, offsetting oxidative damage associated with lymphocyte monoclonal expansion, and stabilizing the mitochondrial membrane thereby, reducing apoptosis in lymphocytes.

Antioxidant Activity

• Whey is able to inhibit a wide range of free radicals.
• It should be noted that not all whey protein concentrates are created equal. Processing whey protein to remove the lactose and fats without losing its biological activity takes special care by the manufacturer. The protein must be processed under low temperature and low acid conditions so as not to “denature” the protein. Maintaining the natural state of the protein is essential to its biological activity.
• Whey proteins have been shown to raise levels of the powerful antioxidant and immune stimulant glutathione.

Higher Glutathione Levels

• Whey protein concentrate dramatically raises glutathione levels. Glutathione is an essential water-soluble antioxidant in the body that protects cells and serves as a primary detoxifier of harmful compounds such as peroxides, heavy metals, carcinogens and other toxins.
• Glutathione is so necessary to a healthy immune system that it appears immunity itself can be modulated by glutathione levels.
• Reduced glutathione levels have been associated with disease such as AIDS, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, to name only a few. Manipulating glutathione levels appear to be one way of modulating immunity.
• Whey protein concentrate was found to consistently raise this extremely important immune stimulating antioxidant beyond that of any protein studied (including soy) to higher than normal levels in multiple animal studies. (Bounous G. and Gold P., Clin. Invest. Med. 1991)
• A small pilot study with HIV-positive men who were fed whey protein concentrate found dramatic increases in glutathione levels of all the study participants, with two out of three men reaching their ideal body weight. In fact, there have been several U.S. and international patents granted for the treatment of AIDS and improving immunity with whey protein concentrates.
• Whey protein improves immune function and fights infections. Animals fed whey protein concentrate consistently showed dramatic enhancement of both the humoral and cellular immune response to a variety of immune challenges, such as salmonella, streptococcus pneumonia (Bounous G., Konshavn P., Gold P., Clin. Invest. Med. 1988) and extreme cancer-causing chemicals. This effect on immunity was not seen with other proteins.

Cancer

• Studies have been done on animals regarding cancer-causing chemicals to see what effects whey protein concentrate would have on cancer prevention or treatment. Rats fed whey protein concentrate showed fewer tumors and a reduced tumor mass index. The researchers found whey protein offered “considerable protection to the host” over that of other proteins, including soy.
• In vivo research showed whey protein concentrate inhibited the growth of breast cancer cells at low concentrations.
• A recent clinical study with cancer patients showed a regression in some patient’s tumors when fed whey protein concentrate at 30 grams per day. (Kennedy R.S., Anti Cancer Research, 1995)
• It was found that whey protein concentrate selectively depletes cancer cells of their glutathione, thus making them more susceptible to cancer treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy.
• Animals fed whey protein concentrate had a substantial reduction in colon cancer compared with animals fed any other type of protein. Tumors in whey protein concentrate-fed animals were smaller than in animals fed other proteins. In young and old mice on a whey protein concentrate diet, colon cancer was reduced by 50 percent, compared with the effects of other proteins. Finally, mice fed whey protein concentrate showed much greater excretion of cancer-causing chemicals than did animals fed a meat-based diet.
• Animals directly injected with cancer cells had greatly reduced tumor growth when fed whey protein, and that this effect was dose-dependent…that is, a 40 percent whey protein concentrate diet was more effective than a 30 percent diet, and so on. Although surgeons can remove the bulk of the tumor, some tumor cells are always left behind and it is the job of the immune system to mop up the remaining cancer cells.
• Whey protein concentrate has great potential with many types of cancers, including cancers of the head and neck.

Weight Loss

• Can help manage body weight by providing satiety (fullness) signals that regulate food intake.

Immune System

• Enhances the immune system to fight infections. Animals fed whey protein showed increased response from both the humoral and cellular immune systems to a variety of challenges, such as salmonella and streptococcus pneumonia. Again, this effect was not seen with other proteins.
• Increased glutathione levels (from the ingestion of cold processed whey protein concentrate) potentially inhibits a wide range of viruses.
• Case reports show clinical improvements in viral counts, CD4 numbers, and overall well-being among people treated with whey protein.
• A recent pilot study found whey protein isolate corrected the immune suppression often seen in athletes suffering from over-training syndrome.
• There is a substantial reduction in virus activity in cells with an improved glutathione status after the ingestion of whey protein concentrate.
• The more glutathione found in the lymphocytes (immune cells) of people with HIV, the longer they were likely to survive.
• Lactoferrin, a protein in whey, inhibits the growth of iron-dependent bacteria, and can block the growth of many pathogenic bacteria and yeast. Its antimicrobial action may even improve antibiotics. In the digestive tract, lactoferrin may help by stimulating intestinal cell growth, and enhancing the growth of “good” intestinal micro flora.

Bone Growth

• Researchers found that rats fed whey protein concentrate showed increased bone strength and bone protein such as collagen. Whey protein was found to stimulate total protein synthesis, DNA content, and increased hydroxyproline contents of bone cells.

Blood Sugar

• Helps maintain your blood sugar level after a meal.
• Helps promote healthy insulin secretion.

Unique Benefits

• Other proteins in whey include; alpha-lactalbumin which supports your immune system and improve morning alertness, immunoglobulins which supports the immune system and detoxification processes, lactoperoxidase which has antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, and natural growth factors which aids the body in cell rejuvenation, muscle recovery after exercise, and energy function.

Cold Processed Whey (Vanilla)

2 Lbs

32 Servings

1 Scoop contains: 22g Protein, 2g Carbohydrate, 2g Fat

Cold Processed Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein, even surpassing whole egg, soy, beef, casein or milk in its biological activity in the body and its ability to deposit nitrogen in the muscles. Whey is the only protein source that contains immunoglobulins, which are essential in maintaining immune system function. Cold Processed Whey is processed without heat as to not denature the protein. Undenatured whey protein builds high cellular glutathione levels. Glutathione is an essential water-soluble antioxidant that protects cells and neutralizes free radicals and toxins such as peroxides, heavy metals, carcinogens, and many others.

Glutathione is a substance, the levels of which in our cells are predictive of how long we will live. There are very few other factors which are as predictive of our life expectancy as is our level of cellular glutathione. Glutathione has been called the “master antioxidant”, and regulates the actions of lesser antioxidants such as vitamin C, and vitamin E within the body. “We literally cannot survive without this antioxidant,” Earl Mindell, Ph.D. Without glutathione, other important antioxidants such as vitamins C and E cannot do their job adequately to protect your body against disease.”

“No other antioxidant is as important to overall health as glutathione. It is the regulator and regenerator of immune cells and the most valuable detoxifying agent in the human body. Low levels are associated with hepatic dysfunction, immune dysfunction, cardiac disease, premature aging, and death.” The Immune System Cure, Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe & Patrick J.D. Bouic, Ph.D.

Health-conscious individuals around the world use cold-processed whey protein as a daily part of an anti-aging or health program. Just 35-40 grams of Cold Processed Whey is an adequate dose to produce glutathione, with the dose doubling or tripling in illness. Undenatured whey produces an alkalizing rather than an acidifying effect that is attributed to most proteins; it also requires the least digestion of any protein, which makes it an excellent protein choice for those whose digestion is impaired, and for the very young, especially formula-fed babies.

Higher Glutathione Levels

Whey protein concentrate dramatically raises glutathione levels. Glutathione is an essential water-soluble antioxidant in the body that protects cells and serves as a primary detoxifier of harmful compounds such as peroxides, heavy metals, carcinogens and other toxins.

Glutathione is so necessary to a healthy immune system that it appears immunity itself can be modulated by glutathione levels.

Reduced glutathione levels have been associated with disease such as AIDS, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, to name only a few. Manipulating glutathione levels appear to be one way of modulating immunity.

Whey protein concentrate was found to consistently raise this extremely important immune stimulating antioxidant beyond that of any protein studied (including soy) to higher than normal levels in multiple animal studies. (Bounous G. and Gold P., Clin. Invest. Med. 1991)

A small pilot study with HIV-positive men who were fed whey protein concentrate found dramatic increases in glutathione levels of all the study participants, with two out of three men reaching their ideal body weight. In fact, there have been several U.S. and international patents granted for the treatment of AIDS and improving immunity with whey protein concentrates.

Cancer

Studies have been done on animals regarding cancer-causing chemicals to see what effects whey protein concentrate would have on cancer prevention or treatment. Rats fed whey protein concentrate showed fewer tumors and a reduced tumor mass index. The researchers found whey protein offered “considerable protection to the host” over that of other proteins, including soy.

In vivo research showed whey protein concentrate inhibited the growth of breast cancer cells at low concentrations.

A recent clinical study with cancer patients showed a regression in some patient’s tumors when fed whey protein concentrate at 30 grams per day. (Kennedy R.S., Anti Cancer Research, 1995)

Animals fed whey protein concentrate had a substantial reduction in colon cancer compared with animals fed any other type of protein. Tumors in whey protein concentrate-fed animals were smaller than in animals fed other proteins. In young and old mice on a whey protein concentrate diet, colon cancer was reduced by 50 percent, compared with the effects of other proteins. Finally, mice fed whey protein concentrate showed much greater excretion of cancer-causing chemicals than did animals fed a meat-based diet.

Animals directly injected with cancer cells had greatly reduced tumor growth when fed whey, and that this effect was dose-dependent…that is, a 40 percent whey protein concentrate diet was more effective than a 30 percent diet, and so on. Although surgeons can remove the bulk of the tumor, some tumor cells are always left behind and it is the job of the immune system to mop up the remaining cancer cells.

Weight Loss

Can help manage body weight by providing satiety (fullness) signals that regulate food intake.

Immune System

Whey protein improves immune function and fights infections. Animals fed whey protein concentrate consistently showed dramatic enhancement of both the humoral and cellular immune response to a variety of immune challenges, such as salmonella, streptococcus pneumonia and extreme cancer-causing chemicals. This effect on immunity was not seen with other proteins.

Case reports show clinical improvements in viral infections, CD4 numbers, and overall well-being among people treated with whey protein.

A recent pilot study found whey protein isolate corrected the immune suppression often seen in athletes suffering from over-training.

There is a substantial reduction in virus activity in cells with an improved glutathione status after the ingestion of whey protein concentrate.

The more glutathione found in the lymphocytes (immune cells) of people with HIV, the longer they were likely to survive.

Intestinal Health

Lactoferrin, a protein in whey, inhibits the growth of many pathogenic bacteria and yeast. In the digestive tract, lactoferrin can stimulate intestinal cell growth, and enhance the growth of “good” intestinal micro flora.

Bone Growth

Researchers found that rats fed whey protein concentrate showed increased bone strength and bone protein such as collagen. Whey protein was found to stimulate total protein synthesis, DNA content, and increased hydroxyproline contents of bone cells.

Blood Sugar

Helps maintain your blood sugar level after a meal by promoting a healthy insulin secretion.

Unique Benefits

Other proteins in whey include; alpha-lactalbumin which supports your immune system and improve morning alertness, immunoglobulins which help the immune system and detoxification processes, lactoperoxidase which has antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, and natural growth factors which aids the body in cell rejuvenation, muscle recovery after exercise, and energy function.

Prostate Restore

The principal application of this product is to aid disorders of the prostate gland.  The products tends to inhibit the conversion of testosterone to DHT, has an anti-carcinogenic and anti-estrogenic effect, reduce prostate swelling, increase urinary flow and decrease burning. Betasitosterol itself is used as a medicine in Europe for benign prostatic hypertrophy.

INGREDIENTS (PER CAPSULE)(90/BOTLLE): Betasitosterol 325mg, Pumkin Seed Extract 200mg, Saw Palmetto Standardized 125mg, Lycopene 10mg (from non-GMO tomatoes). In a base of Aficana Pygeum, Nettle Root, and Polyphenols from Green Tea Extract with an Enzyme Delivery System.

DOSAGE: 3/ day. 2 at Breakfast, 1 at dinner.

Wellness Multi

Wellness Multi is an incredible nutritional breakthrough which emulates nature’s wholesome goodness with a powerful blend of nutrients. With its powerful, revitalizing, energy-giving ingredients, Wellness Multi is no ordinary multi-vitamin. And with Wellness Multi, People experience a “Burst of Energy” and “The Feeling of Nutritional Well-Being.” Wellness Multi has a perfect blend of vitamins, minerals, lipids, bioflavonoids, enzymes, plant pigments, amino acids, nucleic acids and herbs. The antioxidant vitamins and whole foods are at the right levels to provide the maximum antioxidant/”anti-aging” benefit. Whole brown rice, spirulina, bee pollen, young barley leaves, sunflower oil, carrots and black currant seeds are other ingredients which offer the most health-giving, life-supporting nutrients. All these have been ingeniously combined in this formula to create powerful, synergistic effects that will result in a “Burst of Energy” you’ll want to experience every day!

Premium raw materials and quality manufacturing including expiration dating, disintegration testing and guaranteed potency and purity - all packaged in amber glass bottles.  GMP cerified. Vegetarian.

DOSAGE: Three tablet per day formula. 2 at breakfast, 1 at dinner.

Inflam-Ox

PRIMARY USES:

Anti-Inflammatory

Antithrombotic

Decrease Edema

Speed recovery time from Injuries/ surgeries

Anti-carcinogenic

Antioxidant

INGREDIENTS (PER 2 TABLETS)(120/BOTTLE): Tumeric(standardized to 95% curcumanoids) 500mg, Quercetin 250mg, Bromelain 250mg, Green Tea Extract (90% polyphenols, 50% EGCG) 100mg, Grape Seed (95% OPC) 50mg, Grape Skin 50mg

Other Ingredients: Modified vegetable cellulose, Magnesium stearate.

INDICATION: Inflam-Ox is indicated for any problem/ disease where inflammation is involved, this includes about every chronic disease and most acute diseases. Some diseases of inflammation are; Trauma, Infection, Surgery/Dental, Auto-Immune Diseases, Cardiovascular, Cancer.

Turmeric

Improves Digestion and Liver Function

• Reduces gas and bloating
• Promotes proper metabolism, correcting both excesses and deficiencies
• Maintains and improves intestinal flora
• Improves elimination of wastes and toxins
• Turmeric helps increase bile flow making it a liver cleanser that can rejuvenate your liver cells and recharge their capability to break down toxins
• Helps to prevent alcohol and other toxins from being converted into compounds that may be harmful to your liver
• Supports formation of healthy tissue

 

Anti-inflammatory

• Decreases inflammatory chemistry formation, and modulates cortical.
• Reduces acute inflammation as well as cortisone, and chronic inflammation half as well without the toxicity.
• Helps to reduce irritation to tissues characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and heat.
• Relieves arthritis pain, inflammation, and stiffness. 

 

Antioxidant

• Curcuminoids are potent phytonutrients that contain powerful antioxidant properties
• Counteract the damaging effects of free radicals in your body that cause aging and disease

 

Cardiovascular Health

• Turmeric inhibits free radical damage of fats, including cholesterol. When cholesterol is damaged in this way, or oxidized, it can then damage your blood vessels and lead to plaque accumulation, heart attack, or stroke. 
• Decreases platelet aggregation
• Fibrinolytic which helps to reduce thrombosis.

 

Brain Health

• Turmeric appears to be highly protective against neurodegenerative diseases. 
• Supports treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by decreasing amyloid plaque. 
• The compound has also proven capable of blocking the progression of multiple sclerosis.

 

Protects against harmful environmental chemicals:

• Inhibit the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (cancer-causing chemicals in the environment)
• Inhibit radiation-induced chromosome damage
• Prevent the formation of harmful heterocyclic amines and nitroso compounds, which may result in the body when eating certain processed foods, such as processed meat products
• Irreversibly inhibit the multiplication of leukemia cells in a cell culture

 

Anti-bacterial  

• Helps prevent bacterial wound infections and accelerate wound healing. Johnson & Johnson even sells a curcumin-containing Band-Aid in India.

 

Cancer-Fighting Properties

• Laboratory data indicate that curcumin can inhibit cancer in all phases: initiation, promotion, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis.
• Inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells
• Inhibit the transformation of cells from normal to tumor
• Help your body destroy mutated cancer cells so they cannot spread throughout your body
• Decrease inflammation
• Enhance liver function
• Inhibit the synthesis of a protein thought to be instrumental in tumor formation
• Prevent the development of additional blood supply necessary for cancer cell growth

 

Turmeric may also be beneficial for:

• Type 2 diabetes
• Crohn’s disease
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Cataracts
• Gallstones
• Muscle regeneration
• Inflammatory bowel disease

 

Bromelain

Injuries and Arthritis

• Can decrease recovery time from injuries and surgery by half!
• More effective than anti-inflammatory prescription drugs in relieving pain and inflammation w/o side effects.
• Effective as anti-inflammatory drugs for dealing with the pain of osteoarthritis. 
• Improves joint tenderness, pain and swelling, and improvement in range of motion.
• Improves overall psychological well-being of people involves in osteoarthritis studies.
• Effective relief from acute and chronic joint pain caused by arthritis and other conditions.
• Reduction in postoperative swelling. Additionally, the supplemented individuals required less pain medication during their recovery period, indicating a significant analgesic effect and more rapid and comfortable recovery.

 

Inflammatory Diseases

• Managing inflammatory conditions such as sinusitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
• German Commission E has approved bromelain for the treatment of sinus and nasal swelling following ear, nose, and throat surgery or trauma.
• Can help resolve inflammatory skin lesions.
• Bromelain supplementation also decreased the clinical and histological manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease in animals with existing colitis. 
• Bromelain has anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulatory, and antiviral properties

 

Cancer

• Exhibits tumor-fighting properties.
• Scientists employed an animal model system to look at bromelain’s ability to fight several different types of cancer. First, laboratory animals were inoculated with cancer cells derived from bone, breast, blood (leukemia), lung, or skin (melanoma). Next, the scientists administered bromelain to the animals. The animals were compared with similar animals that were also inoculated with tumor cells, but did not receive bromelain. Bromelain significantly increased the animals’ survival rates from all the cancers except melanoma. 
• Furthermore, bromelain significantly reduced the number of lung metastases in the animals inoculated with lung cancer cells, suggesting that it might play an important role in fighting cancer growth. 
• Treating the animals with bromelain prior to the two cancer-inducing chemicals delayed the onset of tumor development, reduced the cumulative number of tumors, tumor volume, and the average number of tumors per mouse. The scientists believe that bromelain protected against cancer by inducing proteins related to apoptosis (programmed cell death) and by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappab (NF-kb), a proinflammatory protein involved in cancer and many other disease processes.
• Scientists have proposed that bromelain may work through several mechanisms; including boosting the immune system’s anticancer activity, inhibiting tumor metastasis (spread to other locations), and decreasing tumor growth and invasive potential.

 

Cardiovascular Disease

• Inhibition of platelet aggregation, reduction of angina symptoms, relaxation of the arterial constriction and promoted the breakdown of fibrinogen.
• 36% reduction in fibrinogen levels after three months of bromelain therapy. Daily angina attacks were reduced by 73%, daily nitrate consumption was reduced 78%, working capacity increased 28%, and blood circulation was improved 80%.
• Breaks down fibrinogen, inhibited platelet aggregation, and was shown to be almost completely effective in treating coronary thrombosis (heart attack).
• Reduces platelet aggregability within two hours. 
• A study showed that bromelain broke down rabbit aortic atherosclerotic plaque in vitro and in vivo.
• Bromelain inhibits Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) in a manner similar to green tea.

 

Green tea 

Antioxidant

• Contain powerful antioxidants called polyphenols (catechins) and flavonols.
• EGCG, contain in green tea, functions as an antioxidant that is about 25-100 times more potent than vitamins C and E.3 One cup of greentea may provide 10-40 mg of polyphenols and has antioxidant effects that are greater than a serving of broccoli, spinach, carrots, or strawberries. The high antioxidant activity of green tea makes it beneficial for protecting the body from oxidative damage due to free radicals.

 

Weight Loss

• Promote healthy weight management by: reducing fat cell proliferation, decreasing body and fat mass, inhibiting fat absorption, lowering blood levels of triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose, and insulin.
• Green tea works via several mechanisms that include boosting thermogenesis (heat production), boosts metabolic rate, inhibiting fat digestion and absorption, promoting fat burning, and boosting exercise capacity.
• At the same time, green tea has been found to increase the oxidation (breakdown) of fats. Human studies suggest that green tea consumption is associated with decreased body mass and body fat.
• Scientists believe EGCG works by inhibiting catechol-O-methyltransferase, an enzyme that degrades norepinephrine. Produced by the adrenal glands in response to stress, the hormone norepinephrine increases metabolic rate, which likely contributes to green tea’s effects on thermogenesis.
• Dietary EGCG consumption reduces the gain of fat mass from increased calories. 
• Moderately obese adults supplemented with a green tea extract. After three months, they demonstrated a 4.6% decrease in body weight and a 4.5% decrease in waist circumference. This important study demonstrates that green tea effectively supports healthy body mass and protects against dangerous excess weight around the abdomen, which is a potent risk factor for metabolic syndrome.

 

Cancer

• Helps maintain cellular DNA and membrane structural integrity. 
• Inhibits the development of undesirable cell colonies.
• Green tea may offer tremendous potential in cancer prevention and treatment, according to epidemiological, laboratory, animal, and clinical studies conducted in the past 10 years. A  recent study led by the US Department of Agriculture reports that green and black teas have potent anti-cancer effects against a wide range of human cancer cells. EGCG has been shown to block each stage of carcinogenesis by modulating signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, transformation, inflammation, suicide (apoptosis), metastasis, and invasion. These findings may hold important applications for a wide range of cancers.
• Breast Cancer A study in Los Angeles County examined the effects of tea consumption on breast cancer risk in Asian-American women of Chinese, Japanese, or Filipino descent. Green tea drinkers enjoyed a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer compared to those who did not drink green tea. Green tea’s protective effect was dose dependent, with larger quantities conferring greater breast cancer protection. A 2006 meta-analysis published in the journal Carcinogenesis looked at 13 separate epidemiological studies examining the effects of green tea and black tea on breast cancer risk. The findings indicated that green tea consumption was associated with a lower risk for breast cancer, while black tea’s effect on breast cancer risk was inconclusive. Green tea may also offer support for those already affected by breast cancer. A Canadian research review and meta-analysis suggested that green tea consumption may help protect against the recurrence of early-stage (Stage I and II) breast cancers.
• Colon Cancer Preliminary findings suggest that green tea helps to avert colon cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death in men and women. Epidemiological and laboratory studies suggest that EGCG acts as a potent cancer-preventive agent that suppresses the formation of colorectal cancers and fights colon cancer growth. Scientists believe that green tea may counter colorectal cancer by stimulating cancerous cells to undergo apoptosis.
• Skin Cancer Ultraviolet light is a known carcinogen, as repeated exposure can lead to skin cancers. Green tea may protect the skin from the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, with potential applications in preventing skin disorders, including melanoma and other skin cancers. Animal studies show that green tea, consumed orally or applied topically, may protect the skin by preventing inflammation and immune suppression induced by UV light. Treating human skin with EGCG has been shown to inhibit UVB-induced erythema (redness), oxidative stress, inflammation, and biochemical reactions associated with skin cancer induction. Green tea polyphenols may thus help to prevent skin disorders associated with exposure to UVB light, including photoaging, melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancers.
• Leukemia Early research indicates that EGCG may help to fight chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a form of leukemia (cancer of the blood) that affects adults. Mayo Clinic investigators discovered that EGCG helps destroy leukemia cells in culture by interrupting communication between cancerous cells. EGCG prompted leukemia cells to die in 8 of 10 leukemia cell samples tested in a laboratory.
• immunoprotective qualities, particularly in the case of patients undergoing radiation or chemotherapy. White blood cell count appears to be maintained more effectively in patients consuming green tea compared to non-supplemented patients.

 

Heart Disease

• Research shows that green tea may help maintain the health of the arterial walls and slow progression of atherosclerosis by reducing lipids.

 

Eye Health and Diabetes

• Green tea polyphenols may help diminish the elevated risk of cataracts associated with diabetes.

 

Autoimmune Diseases

• In the laboratory, green tea catechins stimulated changes in human cells that make them less susceptible to autoimmune attack by the immune system. Additionally, green tea dramatically decreased inflammation in healthy tissues, another change indicative of decreased autoimmune activity. Green tea polyphenols may help reduce the incidence and severity of autoimmune diseases.

 

Grape Seed and Skin

Antioxidant

• Antioxidant protection credited with preventing medication-induced liver and kidney damage, decreased arterial plaque formation, heart muscle damage following heart attack, and inducing programmed cell death in a variety of human cancer cells.
• Reduces free radicals associated with poor diet and smoking.

 

Cadiovascular

• Decrease major inflammatory markers 
• Decreases blood cells from sticking to vessel walls. 
• Protect blood vessel linings from damage.
• Prevents atherosclerosis.
• Even in the face of oxidative stress and poor dietary choices, grape extracts help preserve healthy endothelial function (blood vessels).
• Grape polyphenols help avert arterial plaque build-up and protecting against the deleterious effects of heart attack.
• Keeps blood slippery by reducing platelet aggregation which causes heart attacks and strokes. 
• Grape seed polyphenols increase nitric oxide production (which enhances endothelial function) and decreases vascular inflammation.
• Aortic valve thickness resulting from elevated cholesterol levels is lower in mice receiving grape seed extract than in control animals
• Mice bred to be at high risk of atherosclerosis had less atherosclerotic plaque when they consumed a freeze-dried whole grape extract.
• Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract improved cardiac function through a wide variety of mechanisms in animal models of cardiac disease, including: reducing infarct size, improving ventricular function, and preventing rhythm disturbances following heart attack.
• High blood pressure and heart enlargement can be prevented by the “anthocyanin” phytochemicals in grape skin. Triglycerides responded best to the “procyanidins” found in the seeds, while free radicals were blocked by all parts of the grape.

 

Brain aging and Damage

• This research from the University of Alabama shows that grape seed extract normalizes 13 different brain proteins back to youthful levels. 
• Undesirable proteins that impede the brain’s ability to make new cells are reduced. (New brain cells are made in certain areas of the brain throughout the human life span). 
• A protein that makes a type of scar tissue in the brain is also reduced, potentially helping the brain recover from injuries like stroke. The same protein also shows up in certain types of brain tumors and in Alzheimer’s disease. Grape seed extract reduces these undesirable proteins, while at the same time increasing other proteins that are lost with age.

 

Grape Seed for Bones 

• Helps maintain bone in the jaw. This feature may help to preserve teeth. Studies have shown that healthy teeth and gums may reduce the risk of premature death. Bones, too, are important for health, as fractures greatly increase the risk of mortality.

 

Insulin Resistance 

• Type II diabetes has been characterized as “severe insulin resistance,” a condition that causes a form of premature aging. Clinical studies show that grape seed extract stabilizes blood sugar, mobilizes fat, and causes people to eat slightly less.

 

Quercetin

• Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Allergy Effects
• Inflammation is involved in virtually every chronic human disease and many acute ones.
• Inhibits the production of inflammatory cytokines associated with both cancer and chronic inflammatory conditions.
• Additionally, quercetin exerts anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory effects by helping prevent the release of histamine from mast cells and basophils, thus acting as a natural antihistamine. 
• Quercetin’s ability to prevent allergic effects makes it effective for the treatment and prevention of asthma and bronchitis. 
• Lowers C-reactive protein Since elevated CRP levels are associated with numerous disease states such as obesity, heart disease, and lupus, this provides compelling reason to explore quercetin’s potential for preventing death and disability from a host of major killers.

 

Viral Infections

• Reduces the replication and infectivity of numerous viruses, including respiratory viruses and influenza.
• Researchers have shown that they could use quercetin to up-regulate the antiviral immune response in cells infected with herpes viruses. 

 

Obesity

• Quercetin inhibits fat accumulation in maturing human fat cells in culture, for example, while also suppressing the maturation of new fat cells and simultaneously triggering apoptosis (programmed destruction) in existing fat cells. 
• Quercetin actually blocks the uptake of glucose from the blood, depriving fat cells of the raw material they need to manufacture and accumulate fat molecules. 
• Decreased systolic blood pressure, blood lipids, and insulin levels, while improving inflammatory status in various rats studies. 
• In remarkable work published in mid-2008, the University of Georgia group found that while they could block fat cell production and enhance fat cell death dramatically using either quercetin or resveratrol (another powerful falconoid in grape seed) alone, when they used the two in combination they decreased lipid accumulation in cultured fat cells by nearly 70%, while increasing fat apoptosis by a whopping 310%.

 

Cardiovascular Disease

• Increased dietary intake of flavonoids—particularly from quercetin-rich foods—has been linked with decreased heart disease mortality and decreased stroke incidence. 
• Reduced platelet aggregation.
• The natural next step was to study quercetin supplements alone and their effect on blood pressure, a study undertaken at the University of Utah in 2007.33 They studied 19 patients with pre-hypertension and 22 with stage 1 (early) hypertension, supplementing them with placebo or 730 mg quercetin/day for 28 days. There was no effect on the pre-hypertensive patients, but the hypertensive group enjoyed reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure (average 7 mmHg and 5 mmHg reductions, respectively)—meaningful changes that lower vascular disease risk.
• In 2008, a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial in 12 healthy men showed biochemical evidence of improved endothelial function (such as augmentation of nitric oxide status) with as little as 200 mg/day of quercetin.

 

 

Cancer

• Suppress cell proliferation, to promote programmed cell death, and to minimize DNA damage.
• Epidemiologic studies strongly suggest that quercetin is correlated with a reduced risk of certain cancers. Researchers have demonstrated quercetin’s ability to prevent or slow tumor development in experiments involving cancers of the brain, liver, colon, and other tissues.
• Clinical evidence of quercetin’s usefulness in cancer prevention and therapy is rapidly accumulating. An early Phase I clinical trial of quercetin in patients with various cancer types demonstrated a decrease in activity of enzymes required for tumor growth in nine of 11 patients studied. Two patients with advanced cancers that had failed to respond to standard chemotherapy experienced significant drops in chemical tumor markers during the study.
• More recently, Cleveland Clinic oncologists investigated quercetin in patients who had familial adenomatous polyposis,an inherited condition producing hundreds of colonic polyps that ultimately turn to cancer. They combined the quercetin with curcumin, another nutrient with known anti-inflammatory and tumor-blocking potential, in five patients, treating and following them for six months. All patients had a reduction in both size (60%) and number of polyps (51%) over the course of treatment, with minimal adverse effects and no evidence of laboratory abnormalities. 

 

Longevity

• Reducies the impact of various chronic illnesses. 
• Scientists have found evidence that quercetin may mimic many beneficial biological effects of caloric restriction, which extends life span in animals and possibly in humans. The immediate impact on humans has also been shown by neuroscientists in Kentucky, who discovered that they could protect brain cells from the devastating effects of the toxic protein found in Alzheimer’s disease, beta-amyloid, by pre-treating the cells with quercetin, apparently through reduction in free radical damage caused by the deadly protein.

 

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:

Blood thinning medication

Damaged gastrointestinal tract.

DOSAGE: 1-2 tablets 2-3x per day on an empty stomach (40 minutes before a meal or 2 hours after)

Lung Heal

December 15, 2008

PRIMARY USES:
Congestion
Colds
Asthma
Recurring lung congestion

INGREDIENTS:
Fresh Osha Root >, Mullein Leaf >, Wild Cherry Bark >, Fresh Yerba Santa Leaf >, Licorice Root +, Pleurisy Root >, Fresh Lomatium Root >, Myrrh Gum ~, Fresh Lobelia Herb +, Fresh Ginger Root +, Vegetable Glycerine, Deionized Water, Honey.

FORMULA RATIO: 1:2.3

SERVING SIZE: 437 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Anti-Viral
Antibacterial
Expectorant
Bronchio-Dilating

INDICATIONS:
Lung Heal is a great respiratory remedy for acute colds, flu, sinus infections, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, smokers’ lung, pneumocystis, and general lung congestion. It is a powerful lung macrophage (white blood cell) stimulant to help the lung powerfully address viral and bacterial conditions. It helps clear the lungs of congestion in order to resolve lingering mucus that wants to be expelled. If mucus stays in the lungs too long, it becomes a breeding ground for viruses and bacteria to continually live, thus prolonging recovery from colds and flues.

Lung Heal is a preventative for people who lecture, travel, teach, work in the public health arena or are prone to getting sick. It is great in that “uh oh“ stage where one feels like they are on the edge of getting sick. Use of Lung Heal at the initial onset of a respiratory illness usually will stop it or diminish it (combine with Echinacea).

For colds and flu, Lung Heal is a powerful and immediate lung white blood cell stimulant (Osha, Lomatium). Phlegm is loosened with Licorice, the chest cavity is opened with Lobelia, lungs relax with Wild Cherry and Mullein, and Yerba Santa excites the lung cilia to remove the phlegm. This is especially good for spastic cough.

Lung Heal will increase oxygen uptake and is indicated for athletes, altitude sickness, oxygen depleted individuals and asthmatics. It is great for high altitude sports. Osha brings blood into the capillaries of the lungs, thus facilitating oxygen uptake via hemoglobin.

Lung Heal will help smokers to clear out their lungs. It will mildly bronchio-dilate for asthmatics.

Contra-Indications and Cautions:
Pregnancy; Nursing; Small amounts of licorice should be OK in high blood pressure

Complementary Liquid Extracts:
Innate Immune (additional infection fighting especially mucus is discolored and feverish)
Detoxify (Lymphatic drainage or if infection is allergy induced)
Anti-Micro (for difficult bacterial, fungal and viral infections)
Immune Strength (at first sign of cold)

Suggested Use:
General: 30 drops, 2-3 times per day in juice or water. Best in hot water.
Acute: 60-90 drops every couple hours until symptoms subside

Taste:
Characteristic Osha (celery-like) taste, expansive feeling in the lungs with peppermint
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

References:
Moore, Michael. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM. 2003:183-186, 276-280.

SIZES:  
1 oz (30 ml), 2 oz (59 ml)

Relax

PRIMARY USES:

Balance brain chemistry

Sleep

Pain

Anxiety

Addiction recovery

INGREDIENTS:

Fresh Valerian Root +, Hops Strobiles +, Vanuatu Kava Root ~, Passion Flower +, Chamomile Flowers +, Fresh Lobelia Herb +, Fresh Pulsatilla Herb >, Vegetable Glycerine, Deionized Water.

SERVING SIZE: 422 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:

Sedative

Hypnotic (Induces Sleep)

Nervine

Antispasmodic

Pain killer

Parasympathomimetic (reduces adrenaline)

INDICATIONS:

Relax helps insomnia, anxiety, headaches, hyperactivity, ADHD, is a strong herbal painkiller, helps reduce emotional and mental trauma, muscle pain, emotional pain, addiction recovery, and assists in pain management.

 

Relax is used to balance excitatory neurotransmitter brain chemistry. It usually take 3-6 months to permanently change the neurotransmitter chemistry. Balancing brain chemistry with botanicals is efficacious and safe compared to prescription drugs and even targeted amino acid therapy.

 

Relax is a central nervous system sedative that will slow down the mind and body, and is best at night or if under great pain or anxiety. It is a general skeletal muscle and smooth muscle (relaxes tubes of the body such as colon, urinary tract, bile duct, and uterus) relaxer. It is indicated for pain on all levels. It can be used for pain after surgeries or injuries, menstrual cramps, pain from passing a stone (kidney or gall bladder), gas pain and for headaches.

 

The addition of Lobelia and Pulsatilla means this formula is also a parasympathomimetic. These two herbs will affect the autonomic nervous system by reducing adrenaline and therefore help to induce a more relaxed state. Improved gastrointestinal peristalsis and smooth strong heart contractions are some of the beneficial effects of normalizing parasympathetic activity.

 

Use Relax at night to help induce a better sleep that will help recovery time and to help have better energy the next day through having a good night’s sleep. Overall, if the pain or discomfort is great, Relax is the primary formula to use.

 

Relax can help one to come off alcohol, drug, cigarette, or other addictions that make one irritable and where sedation is helpful in the acute recovery phase.

Contra-Indications and Cautions:

Pregnancy/ Nursing

Complementary Liquid Extracts:

Field of Flowers (Emotional Distress)

Adapt (over stressed)

SUGGESTED USE:

General use: 60 - 90 drops in water per day in divided doses.

For abnormal sleep, can an extra 30drops at night when you wake up.

Acute Pain: 60 drops in water every hour or as needed to control pain.

Liver Detox

Primary Uses:
Liver and Blood Cleansing
Liver Deficiency

Ingredients:      
Oregon Grape Root >, Milk Thistle Seed +, Yellow Dock Root >, Red Root >, Fresh Dandelion Root +, Fringe Tree >, Fresh Ginger Root +, Vegetable Glyerin, Deionized Water.

Ratio: 1:2.3

SERVING SIZE: 436 mg/ml (30 drops)

Properties:
Alterative (blood cleansing)
Cholagogue (increases bile)
Diuretic
Anti-inflammatory
For Liver Deficiency or Liver Chi Stagnation

Indications:
Liver Detox/Liver Complex can be used as a systemic (all over) cleansing stimulant, a specific liver stimulant to increase all liver function, a liver protectant, a treatment for liver stagnation or deficiency, skin cleanser via liver cleansing and a bile stimulant that will increase fat digestion and protein synthesis. Liver Detox/Liver Complex will help to detoxify current sources of toxemia as well as old dormant toxemia that may be a component to other pathologies or sources of toxins that lower functional well being or vitality on all levels.

The liver is responsible for a majority of blood cleansing. By stimulating the liver with Liver Detox/Liver Complex, all the blood moving through the liver will get cleaned out on an accelerated level. At the same time Liver Detox/Liver Complex will help to prevent the liver from degenerating by arresting liver necrosis and bringing down elevated liver enzymes if elevated. It is a specific for hepatitis C.
Liver Detox/Liver Complex will decrease how the liver breaks down naturally occurring cortisone, thereby systemically decreasing inflammation.

It will also decrease hepatic portal congestion that occurs from too much fat in the diet (Red Root) and thereby decrease sticky blood and lymph. It can help decrease hemorrhoids, pelvic congestion, fatty sticky stools and all the symptoms that result form thick blood.

As a treatment for liver deficiency or liver stagnation, Liver Detox/Liver Complex can facilitate a healing on a constitutional level for an array of symptoms including, PMS, headaches, indigestion, hayfever, poor fat and protein digestion, fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome.

Leaky gut syndrome is a combination of events. Liver Detox can help by increasing gut digestive acidity and antibacterial function to help remove some causative factors behind leaky gut syndrome (combine with Probiotic Restore).

Contra-Indications and Cautions:
Pregnancy
Alcohol or drug addiction (be careful as an acute healing crisis can manifest)
Do not use if already acutely detoxing, especially if acutely detoxing from addictions such as alcohol. Be careful if liver enzymes are elevated by going slowly.
Aggressive detoxification and herbal liver stimulants may increase the rate of metabolic breakdown of some medications, especially those medications that are broken down in the liver. This can create an undesirable situation where medications are not working (i.e. beta blockers, anti-depressants) and Detoxify would be contraindicated. One may need to adjust the dosage of such medications while working with their health care professional.

Complementary Liquid Extracts:
Detoxify (systemic detoxification)

Suggested Use:
Regular tonic use: 10-40 drops in juice or water, 2-3 times daily or as needed
More intense liver push or purge: Take up to 3 squirts (1 squirt is 30 drops) 4 to 6 times per day in a little water.

Taste:
Bitter. Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Blumenthal, M The Clinical Guide to Herbs. Thieme, New York 2003 p. 1285-295
Expanded Commission E: Dandelion root with herb. American Botanical Council. Herbalgram.org
Flora, K., M. Hahn, H. Rosen and K. Benner. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) for the therapy of liver disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1998, Vol. 93 (2), pp. 139-143.
Johnson, L. Hepatitis C -The Quiet Epidemic. Herbs for Health, March/April 2000, pp. 50-55.
Murray, Michael. Dandelion: A dandy herb for the liver and digestive system. Health Counselor, Vol 8, No. 1, February/March 1996, pp. 37-38.

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml), 2 oz (59 ml)

Joint Conn Heal

PRIMARY USES:
Arthritis (Osteo and Rheumatoid)
Joint Pain and degeneration
Overuse
Arthroscopic procedures
Gout
Fibromyalgia

INGREDIENTS:
Devil’s Claw Tuber ~, Yucca Root >, Licorice Root +, Fresh Dandelion Root +, Black Cohosh Root +, Fresh California Poppy Flowers +, Vegetable Glycerine, Deionized Water, Honey.

FORMULA RATIO: 1:2.9

SERVING SIZE: 340 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Anti-inflammatory
Cortico-steroid stimulant
Analgesic (decreases pain)

INDICATIONS:
Joint Conn Heal is indicated for most all joint inflammation and degeneration. It is indicated for all arthritis, athletic overuse, carpel tunnel, age related degeneration and overall joint pain. It helps joint pain from fibromyalgia. It decreases joint inflammation directly in the joint and surrounding tissue (Devil’s Claw) and increases overall blood levels of naturally occurring corticosteroids (via Licorice Root) by slowing the breakdown of ones own natural cortisone. One will decrease all inflammation and calm down the immune system from these herbs.

Devil’s Claw and Yucca are specific joint anti-inflammatories. Licorice is an overall anti-inflammatory via its ability to increase naturally occurring cortisol. Dandelion helps reduce water.  This is a tonic remedy as most joint problems develop over a long term, and subsequently need a long-term treatment (i.e. 1-3 months).

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
Pregnancy
Nursing

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS & SINGLE HERBS:
Trauma Cream (topical to reduce pain and inflammation)

Deflame (for more anti-inflammatory action and quicker healing)

Gluco CMC (to rebuild cartilage and cushioning fluids in the joint)

DOSAGE:
30-90 drops, 2-3 times per day or as needed in juice or water. Can increase to 90 drops 3-4 times per day.

TASTE:
Bitter
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Barclay, Laurie. Herbal Medicine May Be Effective for Low Back Pain. Medscape Medical News. Jan. 2007.

Cappelaere A, Leblan D, et al. Efficacy and tolerance of harpagophytum procumbens versus diacerhein in treatment of osteoarthritis. Phytomedicine 2000;7(3): 177-183.

Devil’s Claw. Drugs & Supplements. Medline Plus a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health. http://www.nlm.nih.gov.

Devil’s Claw. Medical Reference-Complementary Medicine.University of Maryland Medical Center. www.umm.edu

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml), 2 oz (59 ml)

Innate Immune

PRIMARY USES:

Colds/Flu that are active

Bacterial Infections

Viral Infections

Sinus Infections

Parasites

INGREDIENTS:

Fresh Yerba Mansa Root +, Goldenseal Root +, Fresh Wild Indigo Root >, Myrrh Gum >

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

Grain Alcohol, Deionized Water

SERVING SIZE: 388 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:

Immuno-Stimulant

Anti-bacterial

Anti-viral

Anti-microbial 

Anti-parasitic

Anti-inflammatory

INDICATIONS:

Innate Immune is an acute formula, to be used for active infections in the respiratory tract, digestive tract, mouth and gums, for vaginal and prostate infections and for urinary tract infections. Innate Immune will stimulate immunity to act more vigorously and help keep control over undesirable microorganisms. Yerba Mansa is an acute herb where it can act on bacteria. It is a tonic for inflamed mucosal tissue and helps colds, sore throats, sinus infections, periodontal disease (pyorrhea), colitis, Crohn’s disease, bladder and kidney infections. It is also effective on yeast infections as a douche, prostate infections (not BPH) with blood in the semen and other reproductive infections. 

 

Goldenseal is indicated for warm and hot immune conditions. In the respiratory, it works best when the mucus is thick, yellow, or green in color. It is an effective remedy for sinus infections. It should only be used when acute or sick. Do not use over two weeks. The key active ingredients of Goldenseal include the alkaloids hydrastine and berberine. They exhibit the antibacterial action effective against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sanguis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Berberine is also anti-parasitic, amoebicidal, kills giardia, inhibits smooth muscle contraction and is anti-inflammatory. It is specific for parasitic infections.

 

The bitter alkaloids from Goldenseal will also increase bile secretion as well as flow by relaxing the bile duct, thus helping in fat digestion. Secondarily it will increase peristalsis and therefore assist in bowel regularity.

Goldenseal is becoming a threatened plant, so only organically cultivated goldenseal should be used (Innate Immune uses only organically cultivated goldenseal in all of our liquid extracts).

 

Wild Indigo (Baptisia) and Myrrh are great acute white blood cell stimulants for active infections. 

Innate Immune is effective for infections in any mucosal tissue including:

Respiratory tract (sinus, throat, lung)

Urinary tract (bladder, kidney, ureter, urethra)

Digestive tract (whole length)

Reproductive tract (male and female)

Contra-Indications and Cautions:

Pregnancy

This is to be used for short periods of time, as with acute infections. For chronic infections Innate Immune would be cycled 2 weeks on and 1 week off.

COMPLEMENTARY LIQUID EXTRACTS:

Anti-Micro (to kill pathogens)

Detoxify (lymphatic drainage)

Immune Strenth (chronic infection)

Lung Heal (to clear out lungs)

Restore (rebuild immunity)

SUGGESTED USE:

30 drops 2-3 times per day in water or as directed by your health care professional

TASTE:

Very bitter and astringent. 

Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:

Anderson, M. K., Yerba Mansa. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center. May 2006.

Bergner, Paul. Hydrasis: Goldenseal substitutes. Medical Herbalism. 01-31-97 8(4): 6-12.

Gupte, S. Use of Berberine in treatment of Giardiasis. American Journal of Disease Child 1975;129:866.

Scazzocchio F. et al. Antibacterial Activity of Hydrastis Canadensis Extract and its Major Isolated Alkaloids. Planta Med 2001;67:561-564.

Immune Strength

PRIMARY USES:
Immune Booster for Immune Deficiency
Frequent Chronic Colds/Flu
Long Lasting Colds/Flu
Chemotherapy
Swollen Lymph

Ingredients: 
Echinacea Angustifolia Root +, Echinacea Purpurea Herb +, Echinacea Purpurea Root +, Fresh Echinacea Purpurea Flower +, Astragalus Root +, Pau D’Arco Bark >, Fresh Yerba Mansa Root > or +           
Ratio: 1:2.6

SERVING SIZE: 388 mg/ml (30 drops)   

PROPERTIES:
Immune Stimulant

Indications:
Immune Strength is for those who get frequent colds, flu and whatever is going around. Immune Strength will decrease the chances that one will get sick. The formula puts immunity on alert to help immune function prevent unwanted microbes from getting a foothold in our bodies. This immune tonic is best used long term (months) to boost immune function when deficient. It is most effective if taken before one is acute or ill to boost immunity before symptoms are present. It will increase white blood cell activity via phagocytosis (the munching of white blood cells), interferon, NK (Natural Killer) T-cell activity, decrease necrosis or degranulation (tissue breakdown from infection). Immune Strength is a great family immune booster to prevent the passing of colds/flu to each other.

Echinacea stimulates phagocytosis by human neutrophils (munching of white blood cells=WBC) to help clean up foreign bodies and will increase the number of WBC. It prevents and reverses necrosis from wounds by promoting tissue regeneration and reducing inflammation by inhibiting hyaluronidase production. Echinacea does not kill microbes by itself, but will stimulate ones immune function to do it. It re-establishes healthy innate immune response. Echinacea stimulates NK cell action and induces cytokine production.

Astragalus by itself will excite white blood cells, natural killer, increase T-cell activity, interferon and other immune activity. It increases the number of stem cells in bone marrow and lymph tissue and encourages their development into active immune cells. It appears to help trigger immune cells from a “resting” state into heightened activity. One study showed Astragalus root helps promote and maintain respiratory health. It also enhances the body’s production of immunoglobulin and stimulates macrophages. Astragalus can help activate T-cells and natural killer (NK) cells. Astragalus stimulated NK-cell activity of human peripheral blood lymphocytes and restored steroid-inhibited NK-cell activity in another study.

Pau D’Arco has significant immune-enhancing properties and is antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal. It is helpful for those who are immune compromised and is especially popular for its ability to help kill and control Candida yeast. Taken long-term as a tonic it can help keep the immune system strong and help maintain a healthy internal micro-ecology.

Yerba Mansa fights against infections. It is an acute herb where it can act on bacteria. It helps colds, sore throats, periodontal disease (pyorrhea), colitis, Crohn’s disease, bladder and kidney infections.

Immune Strength can be used after long or stressful days where one feels like they might get sick. It is great for those who work in the public domain and are exposed to high levels of germs (i.e. teachers, health care providers, people who fly a lot, people in the service fields).

Immune Strength is a specific in chemotherapy to keep the immune system strong and prevent immune break down (colds, pneumonia). It will help keep white blood cell counts in the normal range.

Contra-Indications and Cautions:
Pregnancy

Complementary Liquid Extracts:
Innate Immune and Anti-Micro (for active infections)

Detoxify (if lymphatic drainage needed)

Adapt (if fatigue is pronounced, passion is low and one runs cool)

Lung Heal (if congested or respiratory tract is involved)

Suggested Use:
30 drops 2-3 times per day in water or as directed by your health care professional
 
Taste:
Slightly sweet and bitter
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

References:
Bauer, R., Reminger, P. Influence of Echinacea Extracts on Phagocytotic Activity. Z. Phytotherapy 1989, 10, 43-48. English summary.
Bensky D, Gamble A. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Revised Edition. Seattle, WA: Eastland Press; 1993.
Blumenthal, Mark. The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs. New York:Theime. 2003:85-96
Mills S, Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh, Scotland: Churchill Livingstone; 2000:273-279.
Mose, JR Effect of Echinacea on phagocytosis and natural killer cells. Med Welt 1983;34(51-2):1463-7
Weiss R. Herbal Medicine 2nd ed. New York:Theime, 2000:216-7.
Zhao KS, Mancini C, Doria G. Enhancement of immune response in mice by Astragalus membranaceus extracts. Immunopharmacology 20: 225-34, 1990.

SIZES: 1 oz (30 ml)

Ginger Immune Syrup

PRIMARY USES:
Immune Booster for Immune Deficiency
Frequent Chronic Colds/Flu
Long Lasting Colds/Flu
Swollen Lymph
Fever 

INGREDIENTS:
Dry Ginger Root +, Fresh Ginger Root +, Elderberry +, Fresh Echinacea angustifolia Root +
Vitamin C 60mg (100% USRDA)

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable Glycerin, Honey, Deionized Water.

Note: First extracted in alcohol to maximize potency, then the alcohol
is removed and replaced with a sweet glycerin base.

SERVING SIZE: ½ tsp = 750 mg    

PROPERTIES:
Immune Stimulant
White Blood Cell Stimulant
Diaphoretic
Warming
Digestive

INDICATIONS:
Ginger Zinger Immune Syrup is a formula designed to boost immune function when low or deficient. It is best taken before one is acute or ill to boost immunity before symptoms are present. It is indicated for those who get frequent colds and flues and whatever other illness is going around. It is also an excellent immune tonic for those who lecture, travel, teach, or work in the public health arena. Ginger Zinger Immune will decrease the chance one will get sick. It will increase white blood cell activity via phagocytosis (the munching of white blood cells), interferon and NK (Natural Killer) T-cell activity. 

Ginger increases circulation and warms up the body. It vasodilates blood to the peripheral tissues which can promote a sweat, increasing the body’s ability to detoxify and help sweat out a fever.
Echinacea stimulates phagocytosis by human neutrophils (munching of white blood cells=WBC) to help clean up foreign bodies and will increase the number of WBC. It does not kill microbes by itself, but will stimulate ones immune function to do it. Echinacea can re-establish healthy innate immune response. It stimulates NK cell action and induces cytokine production.
Elderberry has strong immuno-stimulatory properties and has been shown in studies to enhance the immune system by increasing inflammatory cytokine production.
Vitamin C is a well known vitamin for strengthening the body’s immunological system. It helps ward off illness by increasing virus-fighting cytokines.
 
At the first threat of the onset of a cold or flu, give large frequent doses over the course of one day for an immediate effect. It is safe to repeat doses every 2 hours when on the edge of getting sick. Generally, when inundated with bacteria or virus from being around others that are sick, take a couple doses later that day and these herbs will boost innate immunity immediately. Ginger Zinger Immune will have a strong immune push for the initial 2-3 days of use and then fall off a bit, but its positive effect will continue long term. Contrary to popular myth, Echinacea will sustain an immune lift for months with daily use. This is why Echinacea has become famous and is indicated for kids, adults and the elderly who get repeated colds season after season.

Ginger Zinger Immune is a helpful family immune booster to prevent the passing of colds/flues to each other. When one family member is sick, give this blend to the well family members to help prevent the same illness from spreading.

Ginger also has the ability to inhibit nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB), cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipooxygenase (LOX) enzymes and as a result helps reduce pain and inflammation in arthritic joints. In three placebo-controlled clinical trials for the treatment of osteoarthritis, ginger rhizome showed significant efficacy compared to placebo. For pain and inflammation, ginger can be used as an alternative to NSAIDs like ibuprofen without the damaging gastrointestinal side effects that NSAIDs commonly have. Ginger has anti-ulcer effects and actually helps protect the intestinal mucosa from damage.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
Pregnancy

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS:
Innate Immune (additional immune boosting)
Detoxify (Lymphatic drainage or if infection is allergy induced)
Lung Heal (for respiratory support)
Anti-Micro (for difficult bacterial, fungal and viral infections)
Concentrated Chlorophyll (increases oxygen uptake)

DOSAGE:
½ tsp – 1 tsp as needed and as frequently as desired. Can be diluted in hot water.

TASTE:
Sweet and pungent (warming)
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Barak V, Halperin T, Kalickman, I. The effect of Sambucol, a black elderberry-based natural product, on the production of human cytokines: I. Inflammatory cytokines. European Cytokine Network 2001; 12(2):290-296.
Bauer, R., Reminger, P. Influence of Echinacea Extracts on Phagocytotic Activity. Z. Phytotherapy 1989, 10, 43-48. English summary.
Grzanna R, Lindmark L, Frondoza CG. Ginger-an herbal medicinal product with broad anti-inflammatory actions. J Med Food. 2005;8(2):125-132.
Hitt, Emma.. Vitamin C May Fight Colds After All. WebMD Medical News. March 12, 2003.
Mose, JR Effect of Echinacin on phagocytosis and natural killer cells. Med Welt 1983;34(51-2):1463-7
Weiss R. Herbal Medicine 2nd ed. New York:Theime, 2000:216-7.

SIZES:
4 oz (118 ml)

Fem Balance

PRIMARY USES:
Menopause
Hot Flashes
Mood Swings

INGREDIENTS:
Wild Yam Root >, Dong Quai Root ~, Chaste Tree Berries >, Black Cohosh Root >, Milk Thistle Seed +, Motherwort Herb +, Fresh Lobelia Herb +, Grain Alcohol, Deionized Water

FORMULA RATIO: 1:3

SERVING SIZE: 333 mg./ml. (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Esterogenic
Progesterone increasing
Cooling
Calming

INDICATIONS:
Fem Balance is a menopausal formula safe for long-term use. It is indicated where one wants to avoid or get off of hormonal replacement therapy. Menopause is not a disease, but often the body needs help to minimize the discomfort of this transition. Fem-Silver/Femopause will help minimize hot flashes, mood swings, swelling and irregular periods. It will maximize the use of residual estrogen and progesterone and calm down the pituitary’s desire for leutinizing hormone.

Overall, Fem Balance will help make the transition through menopause more comfortable and in a safer manner than hormonal replacement therapy or if hormonal replacement therapy is not an option. There are no human hormones in plants or herbs, yet these herbs minimize menopausal discomfort and help create menopausal hormonal homeostasis.

The Dong Quai activates the estrogen binding sites while the Chaste Tree Berries maximize progesterone levels. German studies show how Black Cohosh helps decrease hot flashes by calming the pituitary’s need for leutinizing hormone. Motherwort also cools the body down to help decrease hot flashes. Wild Yam has precursor parts to progesterone. Finally, Lobelia helps here by calming down adrenaline, thereby decreasing anxiety and the overall intensity of the menopausal experience.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
Pregnancy
Nursing

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS:
Liver Detox (if liver stagnation or liver deficiency)
Relax (if anxiety or cramping)

DOSAGE:
30-60 drops, 2-3 times per day or as needed in juice or water. Use for at least one month on a daily basis. Best effects are seen with 3 months continual use. Fem Balance can be used long term.
This formula can also be used with hormone replacement therapy.

TASTE:
Mildly bitter
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Hudson, Tori. Wild Yam, Natural Progesterone, Unraveling the Confusion. Townsend Letters for Doctors & Patients, July 1996, pp. 125-127.

Dong Quai. Medical Reference -Complementary Medicine. University of Maryland Medical Center. www.umm.edu.

Noe, Jody E. Angelica Sinensis: a Monograph. Journal of Naturopathic Medicine. Winter 1997, pp. 66-72.

Chaste Tree Fruit Monograph. American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. 2001.

E, Wustenberg P. Therapy of climactic complaints with Cimicifuga racemosa: a herbal medicine with clinically proven evidence. Menopause 1998;5(4):250.

Warnecke G. Influencing menopausal symptoms with a phytotherapeutic agent. Successful therapy with Cimicifuga mono-extract. Med Welt 1985;36(2): 871-4

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml), 2 oz (59 ml)

Kidney Heal

PRIMARY USES:
Urinary tract infections
Edema
Cleansing
Kidney Stones

INGREDIENTS:
Uva Ursi Leaf >, Nettle Leaf +, Fresh Dandelion Root +, Juniper Berries >, Fresh Marshmallow Root +, Horsetail Herb +, Fresh Ginger Root +, Grain Alcohol, Deionized Water.

FORMULA RATIO: 1:2.3 

SERVING SIZE: 450 mg./ml. (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Antibacterial
Diuretic

INDICATIONS:
Kidney Heal is a formula for urinary tract infections that are either acute (recent and short term) or are chronic (ongoing and long term). The Uva Ursi is germicidal in the urinary tract.  Juniper and Myrrh are also strong antibacterial herbs for the urinary tract. It is important to increase the flow of urine to wash out the urinary tract. This is manifested with the addition of Dandelion, Nettle and also Uva Ursi. It helps to drink large amounts of water as well. The Marshmallow is a soothing herb to the mucosa of the urinary tract to help decrease pain and discomfort.

Some urinary tract infections are stubborn, so adding Oregano Oil or the Echinacea & Goldenseal formula will help. Stubborn and recurring urinary tract infections are the result of urine that is not acidic enough (it is alkaline). Healthy urine has an acid pH and if the urine becomes alkaline, E Coli can proliferate and create an infection. In this case use Diuretic with a cranberry supplement. Cranberry acidifies the urine and makes bacteria less able to adhere to the mucosal walls in the urinary tract. E Coli cannot exist in an acid environment.

Kidney Heal can also be used to help assist in the passage of kidney stones. It will help increase the volume of urine, which will help to wash out the stones.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
Pregnancy

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS & SINGLE HERBS:
Innate Immune and Anti-Micro (if infection)
Detoxify (if generally toxic)

DOSAGE:
General: 20-40 drops, 2-3 times per day or as needed in juice or water.
acute infection: 60-90 drops every 3-4 hours in juice or water.

TASTE:
Astringent, aromatic, bitter.
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Amata-Kynvi, A. Uva Ursi Patient Fact Sheet. The Longwood herbal Task Force. 1999. http://www.mcp.edu
Dandelion. Drugs & Supplements. Medline Plus a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health. http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Taraxacum officinale. Medicinal Plants of the SW. http://medplant.nmsu.edu
Uva Ursi. Health Library-Alternative Medicine. University of Maryland Medical Center. 2002. http://www.umm.edu.
Yarnell E. Urtica spp (nettles). Journal of the American Herbalists Guild Fall/Winter 2003:8-14.

SIZES:
1 oz. (30 ml.) and 2 oz. (59 ml.)

Detoxify

PRIMARY USES:
Cleansing program
In recovery from substance abuse
Weight Loss or long term poor diet
Working or living in a toxic environment

INGREDIENTS:
Red Clover Blossoms +, Fresh Burdock Root +, Nettle Leaf +, Red Root >, Fresh Ocotillo Stem >, Turkey Rhubarb Root ~, Fresh Dandelion Root +, Yellow dock Root >, Chaparral Leaf >

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable Glycerin, Deionized Water

FORMULA RATIO: 1:2.3  

SERVING SIZE: 443 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Alterative = Blood and Lymph Purifier
Liver Stimulant
Cholagogue
Diuretic
Laxative (mild)

INDICATIONS:
Detoxify is an herbal formula that facilitates a systemic (full body) cleansing. Many of these herbs have a long tradition of use in naturopathic medicine for many toxic conditions. Using Detoxify will result in blood and tissue cleansing through stimulating the organs that do this innately, including the liver, urinary tract, skin, lymph and bowels. Herbs do not really cleanse the blood and tissues but instead, stimulate the organs to increase the rate in which they do this naturally. Detoxify will help in the elimination of cellular metabolic waste (uric acid, lactic acid…), dietary toxemia and environmental toxins. It is indicated for internally and externally generated toxins. Detoxify helps stimulate organs that eliminate the toxemia from drug usage. It can be used in larger more frequent doses if a faster cleanse is desired, or in moderate doses for a slower cleanse. Faster cleanses can result in more uncomfortable acute healing symptoms that might not be desired, but are usually harmless (i.e., loose stool, nausea, headaches, skin discharges). If this occurs, decrease the dose or pace.
Detoxify works best if other cleansing protocols are followed, such as dietary changes, increasing water consumption and exercise.

Detoxify is a synergistic formula which has herbs that exert effect on different cleansing organs:
 Liver: Burdock, Yellow Dock, Dandelion, Red Root and Chaparral, Turkey Rhubarb Root
 Urinary Tract: Burdock, Dandelion Root, Turkey Rhubarb Root
 Lymph: Red Clover, Red Root, Ocotillo Stem
 Skin: Red Clover, Burdock, and Yellow Dock
 Small Intestines: Yellow Dock
 Large Intestines (colon): Yellow Dock, Turkey Rhubarb Root
 Blood: Red Clover, Nettles (through blood buffer building), Chaparral

These herbs will increase bile from the liver for fat digestion and HCl from the stomach for protein digestion and therefore decrease metabolic waste form incomplete digestion. This blend will assist those who need digestive enzymes. As a consequence of increased innate digestive enzyme output, peristalsis will increase to help assist normal healthy bowel function. It is not so much a laxative as a regulating agent for sluggish bowels.

There is a trend in Thompsonian based American Herbalism to think that a cleanse may help to heal everything. This is naïve as many degenerative and wasting diseases require an anabolic or building effort instead of a catabolic or eliminative approach like cleansing. On the other hand, many people benefit greatly from cleaning up their life and using Detoxify is a perfect compliment.

Contra-Indications and Cautions:
Pregnancy and Nursing
Do not use if already acutely detoxing, especially if acutely detoxing from addictions such as alcohol. Be careful if liver enzymes are elevated by going slowly.
Aggressive detoxification and herbal liver stimulants may increase the rate of metabolic breakdown of some medications, especially those medications that are broken down in the liver. This can create an undesirable situation where medications are not working (i.e. beta blockers, anti-depressants) and Detoxify/Cleansing would be contraindicated. One may need to adjust the dosage of such medications while working with their health care professional.

Complementary Liquid Extracts:
Liver Detox (stronger focus on this one organ when cleansing)

Suggested Use:
See your health professional for directions.

Taste:
Bitter. Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Bergner, Paul. Medical Herbalism: Materia Medica and Pharmacy.
Kemper, Kathi J., Burdock (Arctium lappa) Longwood Herbal Task Force: http://www.mcp.edu/herbal/default.htm.
Murray, Michael. Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. Prima Publishing, Rocklin, CA. 1991.

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml)

Epi-Ost

PRIMARY USES:

Breaks

Fractures

Surgery

Cuts

Burns

Osteoporosis

Ulcers and Ulcerations

INGREDIENTS:

Comfrey Root +, Horsetail Herb +, Fresh Turmeric Root +, Licorice Root +, Grain Alcohol, Deionized Water.

SERVING SIZE: 492 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:

Bone regenerative

Epithelial cell stimulant (skin, soft tissue)

Anti-inflammatory

INDICATIONS:

Epi-Ost is used for burns, surgery, cuts, ulcerations in the gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, ulcerations, bowel surgery), breaks and fractures to bones, for poorly healing bones and for osteoporosis.

 

Comfrey is the preeminent herb to promote healing of tissue ranging from skin, soft tissue, broken bones, fractures and it promotes calcium re-uptake into the bones. Its’ nickname is knitbone. Controversy surrounds Comfrey because of its content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). This potentially liver toxic substance is in minimal concentration in this dry plant extract (is higher in fresh plant Comfrey). It is for short-term use (up to 2 months) and does not normally present a problem unless liver pathology exists (see contraindications below).

 

Horsetail has the highest naturally occurring silica source that facilitates calcium uptake (see Biological Transmutation by Louis Kervan).

 

Epi-Ost promotes tissue repair for cuts and surgical incisions. Stitches come out earlier with less potential to scar. It is great for those with slow healing wounds (with more Echinacea too).

 

Epi-Ost can heal bones more quickly and typically casts from breaks come off earlier and even old wounds and poorly healed bones heal faster.

 

Epi-Ost facilitates the replication of epithelial cells, thereby helping to heal ulcerations on the skin or digestive track. Through this mechanism, burns can heal more quickly too.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:

Pregnancy

Nursing

Liver enzyme elevation

Liver pathology

Do not use over 2 months in a row because of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid content. For chronic issues, take a 2 week break with every 2 months of usage.

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS & SINGLE HERBS:

Joint-Conn Heal (for muscle and body pain)

Innate Immune (if infected or wounds are full of pus)

DOSAGE: 30-60 drops, 2-3 times per day in water.

Anti-Micro

PRIMARY USES:
Cold/Flu, Cough, Sore Throat, Bacterial Infections, Candida, Mold, Fungus, Chronic Infections of any kind

INGREDIENTS:
Colloidal silver 15ppm, Olive Leaf +, Wild Oregano Oil (70% Carvacrol) ~
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Deionized Water, Grain Alcohol, Non-GMO Soy Lecithin

SERVING SIZE:  60 drops   

PROPERTIES:
Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Microbial, Anti-Fungal, Anti-Viral

INDICATIONS:
Colloidal Silver is a solution of very fine microscopic ionic and colloidal particles of pure silver suspended in liquid. What makes colloidal silver unique is that it is capable of killing hundreds of disease causing bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and molds. Colloidal Silver works by destroying the enzymes that are in charge of oxygen metabolism in bacteria, viruses and fungus, thus the offending pathogens suffocate and die. Studies demonstrate that colloidal silver effectively kills bacterial, viral and fungal organisms moments after contact, while leaving good bacteria in the body unharmed. Throughout history, colloidal silver has been used safely as an antibiotic and disinfectant. Silver foil was routinely used to wrap wounds in order to prevent infection and it was commonly added to drinking water to kill bacteria and algae.

There is an ongoing and unresolved debate over whether colloidal or ionic silver particles are more effective at killing pathogens. Studies show both as begin effective for the conditions discussed here. Colloidal Silver Plus uses a combination of both colloidal and ionic particles with a size of 15 ppm. A small particle size is important for the body to be able to absorb and circulate. With particle sizes larger than 30 ppm, a condition called argyria can occur. Argyria causes a bluish-gray discoloration of the skin, other organs, deep tissues, nails and gums. 
Anti-Micro is combined with Olive Leaf and Oregano Oil for added immune power. Olive Leaf is known for its effectiveness in fighting infections and supporting overall immunity. The key active ingredients of Olive Leaf are the iridoide monoterpenes or oleuropein. It is a powerful anti-microbial for bacteria and viral infections. Oleuropein is converted into elenoic acid in the body which may prevent viruses and bacteria from replicating. Oregano Oil is an anti-microbial that has an immediate impact on acute germ inundation. It is a broad spectrum and powerful. Research has found the phenol Carvacrol to be the active compound in Oregano Oil that gives it its powerful ability to kill bacteria, fungus, candida, and parasites.

Anti-Micro can be used on a daily basis as a preventative against illness, or it can be used once one is ill to support the body and speed healing. It is a broad-spectrum anti-microbial that can be taken internally for colds, flu, coughs, candidiasis, and parasites. It is also an effective external treatment for sore throats, infected wounds, acne, athletes toot, diaper rash, gum disease, nail fungus, and psoriasis. It is a great traveling aid, especially when traveling to third world countries.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
A slight warming sensation may occur with topical use.

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS & SINGLE HERBS:
Immune Strength/Innate Immune (if immunity is low)
Detoxify (if allergy related or lymphatic congestion)
Lung Heal (to decongest and clear the respiratory)
Oregano Oil (to boost antimicrobial action)

DOSAGE:
60 drops, 1-2 times per day in water. Repeat as needed.

TASTE:
Oregano Oil taste which is slightly pungent.
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) from the olive leaf.

REFERENCES:
Chevallier, A.  1996.  The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants.  DK Publishing, Inc:  New York, NY.
Colloidal Silver – The Rediscovery of a Super Antibiotic. Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center. http://www.all-natural.com.
Gonzalez M, Zarzuelo A, Gamez MJ, Utrilla MP, Jimenez J, Osuna I. Hypoglycemic activity of olive leaf, Planta Med 1992;58:513-5.
Grieve, M.  1971.  A Modern Herbal.  Dover Publications:  New York, NY. 
Horn C. Olive leaf to fight infection. Natural Health 2000;30:40.
Markin D, Duek L, Berdicevsky I. In vitro antimicrobial activity of olive leaves, Mycoses 2003;46:132-6.
Mills, S. & Bone, K.  2000.  The Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy.  Churchill Livingstone:  London, UK.
Peschel, Frederick. Colloidal Silver Generator Research. http://www.colloidalsilverresearch.com.

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml), 2 oz (59 ml)

Circulatory Strength

PRIMARY USES:
Venous Insufficiency
Atherosclerosis
Angina
Palpitations
High Blood Pressure
Varicose Veins
Anxiety or Stress

INGREDIENTS:
Hawthorn Berry +, Ginkgo Leaf >, Horse Chestnut ~, Bilberry ~

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable Glycerin, Deionized Water 

FORMULA RATIO: 1:2.6

SERVING SIZE: 390 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Circulatory Stimulant
Vascular Tonic
Cardiac Tonic
Blood Thinning

INDICATIONS:
Circulatory Strength is an all around great circulatory tonic for long-term use.  Hawthorn has been safely used for generations by cultures in Europe and the USA.  It is for virtually all heart related symptoms and is a great preventative to cardiac disease.  Hawthorn increases flow in coronary vessels via dilation, therefore it has been reported to help reduce the likelihood of angina attacks.  It also increases blood supply to the myocardium.  It is best here for age related changes to the myocardium, as Hawthorn will improve nutrition to the tissue.  It helps to strengthen blood vessels and capillary strength.  It is not for an angina attack itself, but helps to regenerate circulation over time.

Hawthorn does not have hypotensive effects, but blood pressure may come down if high with Hawthorn via improved cardiac function.  It can be combined with hypotensive drugs safely.  It is also for cardiac arrhythmias where it has been most successful with elderly patients. Generally, it is for many heart related symptoms and is a great preventative to cardiac disease.  Hawthorn is a famous time tested cardiac herb.  It will help increase the cardiac output of blood volume and increase the efficiency of the heart.  It helps to strengthen blood vessels and capillary strength from its flavonoid content. Hawthorn does not contain digitalis-type substances. 

Ginkgo increases blood flow into the head, brain and body. As one gets older, blood flow to the brain and to peripheral tissue decreases. Ginkgo stimulates circulation throughout the body and can help those who run cold (Raynaud’s syndrome), help cold hands and feet and warm one up. Peripheral circulatory deficiency such as that found with diabetics may also be helped with Ginkgo. Ginkgo thins blood by diminishing platelet-aggregating factor. As such, it is indicated for those with high blood fats resulting in everything from fatty headaches to allergies, inflammatory conditions, hemorrhoids, prostatitis and pelvic congestion. While Ginkgo can benefit many with fatty thick blood and obvious cardiac problems, Ginkgo is contraindicated for those already on blood thinners.

Horse Chestnut is specific for chronic venous insufficiency. It can help leg swelling, varicose veins, skin ulcers, leg pain and itching. One of the main active constituents of Horse Chestnut is the triterpenic saponin aescin, which has been shown to protect the integrity of veins and capillaries by inhibiting the enzymes elastase and hyaluronidase.

Bilberry contains potent antioxidants called anthocyanidins, which contribute to the positive effects it has on the circulatory system. Billberry’s anthocyanidins fight inflammation, strengthen collagen connective tissue and promote collagen synthesis. They decrease capillary fragility and permeability and help microcirculatory disorders, including varicose veins, athersclerosis and venous insufficiency. Bilberry promotes normal circulation by increasing the flexibility of capillary walls and the ability of blood cells to squeeze through narrow capillaries. It inhibits blood clot formation, reduces the risk of stroke, increases the strength of the heartbeat, and inhibits oxidation of LDL cholesterol.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
Prescriptions blood thinners. Ginkgo may aggravate a small number of cerebral vascular constrictive type headaches. The reputed allergenic aspect of ginkgo due to the ginkolic acid content is rare and requires large servings that make that reaction exceptionally rare.
Ginkgo may potentiate MAO inhibiting antidepressant.
Do not take before surgery.

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS & SINGLE HERBS:
Diuretic (if diuretics are needed to reduce blood pressure)
Detoxify (if unhealthy life style)
B-Complex (nutritional/cardiovascular support)

DOSAGE:
30 drops, 2-3 times per day in water or as directed by a healthcare professional.

TASTE:
Bitter. Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

REFERENCES:
Ammon HPT, Handel M. Crataegus, toxicology and pharmacology, Part I: Toxicity. Plant Med 43(2):105-20, 1981.
Blumenthal, M The Clinical Guide to Herbs. Thieme, New York 2003 p. 185-200
Medline Plus Herbs and Supplements.www.nlm.nih.gov
Reuter H. Crataegus as an herbal cardiotonic. Z Phytotherapy 1994;15(2) 73-81.

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml)

Concentrated Chlorophyll

PRIMARY USES:
Fatigue
Cleansing, Detoxification
Bad Breath, Body Odor
Athletic Performance
Altitude Sickness
Shortness of Breath
Antioxidant

INGREDIENTS:
Chlorophyll (as Chlorophyllin Copper Compound from Mulberry Leaf)

STANDARDIZED:
100 mg Chlorophyll per 1 ml (30 drops)  

OTHER INGREDIENTS: 
Vegetable Glycerin, Deionized Water, Peppermint Oil      
 
SERVING SIZE: 15 drops (0.5 ml) = 50 mg

BENEFITS:
Increases energy
Facilitates cleansing
Decreases bad breath and body odor
Assists in the chelation of heavy metals
Anti-mutagenic
Anti-carcinogenic

 INDICATIONS:
Chlorophyll is the sunlight collecting molecule in plants that gives them their green pigment. Plants use chlorophyll to collect light needed for photosynthesis. Through photosynthesis Chlorophyll molecules have the ability to convert solar energy into chemical energy by manufacturing carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.

Chlorophyll is often referred to as the “blood” of plants. Interestingly, Chlorophyll molecules are structurally very similar to human hemoglobin molecules. The difference between the two being that Chlorophyll carries Magnesium at its center and hemoglobin carries iron at its center. Like iron, Chlorophyll helps the body build red blood cells and thus increases oxygen availability. It energizes and revitalizes the body and is helpful for fatigue, shortness of breath, asthma, altitude sickness and intense physical exertion.

Chlorophyll acts as an internal deodorizer and is helpful for people with halitosis (bad breath) and body odor. It can be used as an aid to reduce digestive tract odor from a colostomy or ileostomy and also fecal odor caused by incontinence. It can also help for foul smelling gas. Chlorophyll cleanses and nourishes the intestinal tract and is healing to the mucosal lining. It can also be helpful for constipation.

Chorophyll is an excellent whole body cleanser. It not only detoxifies the digestive tract, but also facilitates cleansing of the blood and liver and assists in the chelation of heavy metals. It is capable of neutralizing harmful oxidants and may reduce oxidative damage from certain carcinogens. It also has the ability to form tight molecular complexes with carcinogens and in doing so blocks the body’s absorption of them. In a placebo controlled study conducted in China Chlorophyll supplementation was found to decrease DNA damage caused by aflatoxin, a liver carcinogen produced by fungus in moldy grains and legumes. Scientists hope that in populations with unavoidable dietary aflatoxin exposure Chlorophyll supplementation could significantly reduce the risk of developing liver cancer.

Chlorophyll has a history of being used to heal persistent open wounds such as vascular ulcers and pressure ulcers. It has been shown to slow the growth of bacteria, fight inflammation, reduce odors and speed healing.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS:
STAINS. Keep off clothing

COMPLIMENTARY FORMULAS & SINGLE HERBS:
Advanced Antioxidants (for additional antioxidant protection)
B Complex (for additional energy and nutritional support)
Detoxify (for additional cleansing)
Lung Heal (for additional respiratory support)
Liver Detox (for Liver Cleansing)

DOSAGE:
15-30 drops in water or juice, 1-2 time daily, or as needed.
TASTE: Minty and a general green taste.

REFERENCES:
Chlorophyll/Chlorophyllin. PDR Health. http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/chl_0069.shtml
Chlorophyll and Chlorophyllin. Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/chlorophylls/
Chlorophyllin Supplements To Combat Cancer, New Evidence. Nutra Ingredients.com. http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/printNewsBis.asp?id=34008
Donaldson, Micheal S. Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for an Anti-Cancer Diet. Oct 20, 2004.
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=526387
Phytochemicals. Vitamins and Health Supplements Guide. www.vitamins-supplements.org/phytochemicals/
SIZES:  1 oz (30 ml), 2 oz (59 ml)

Adapt

PRIMARY USES:
Stress
Fatigue (to increase stamina)
Burn out
Immune Deficiency

INGREDIENTS:
Eleuthero Root +, Chinese Ginseng Root ~, American Ginseng Root +, Ashwagandha Root +, Gotu Kola Herb +, Licorice Root +

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable Glycerin, Deionized Water

SERVING SIZE: 425 mg/ml (30 drops)

PROPERTIES:
Adaptogenic
Adrenal tonic
Immuno-modulating
Warming
Circulatory stimulant

INDICATIONS:
Adapt combines Chinese with American Ginseng Root to synergize the best of both varieties of these adaptogenic herbs. Some think the Chinese ginseng is warmer or more yang while American Ginseng is more suited to the American temperament or psyche. Eleuthero (formerly Siberian Ginseng) is an effective adaptogenic tonic and is immuno-modulatory (increases phagocytic activity of neutrocytes, increases the number of immuno-competent cells like T-cells and NK cells). Eleuthero may enhance adrenal function and optimize the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex stress axis. Studies also show it increases endurance and athletic performance and reduces recovery time. Ashwagandha, known as the “Ayurvedic” Ginseng, is used preventatively for those who put out more energy than they put back into themselves and want to avoid burn out and breakdown. Ashwagandha gives additional life force or Chi to help one adapt to stress. It can also be used in a restorative way for those who have already broken down. Gotu Kola has been traditionally used as an energizing, cognitive stimulating herb for use in fatigue, confusion and general lethargy. It may help the limbic/emotional brain regulate hormonal output to help one stay more balanced. Licorice is a specific adrenal cortex supporting herb, which helps adrenaline, cortisol and aldosterone balance.

Adapt will increase heat or the yang nature overall. It will increase ACTH secreted by the pituitary, which is the hormone needed to tell the body how to respond to stress in a healthy and balanced way. It is a stress axis (adrenals, pituitary and hypothalamus) tonic. Adapt will increase ones ability to handle life’s stresses and increase the body’s ability to respond to stress thereby avoiding any condition exacerbated by stress. Conditions commonly aggravated by stress include immune breakdown, anxiety, irritable bowel, digestive disorders, hormonal fluctuations, headaches, irritability, PMS, insomnia.

Contra-Indications and Cautions:
Those who run hot, high blood pressure and angry individuals should check with their health professional.
Discontinue use if one gets irritable or hot.
Pregnancy and nursing.

Complementary Liquid Extracts:
Immuno Strength Formula (if immunity is weak)
B Complex (nutritional support for energy and stress)

Suggested Use:
30 drops, 2-3 times per day in water or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Best as a long-term tonic (at least one month) on a daily basis. Effects are cumulative over time.

Taste:
Bitter and sweet
Formula may contain small amounts of herbal precipitate (small particles) due to strength of preparation.

References:
Bensky, D. Gamble, A, Kaptchuk T. Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica. Seattle, WA: Eastland Press; 1986;518.
Blumenthal, M The Clinical Guide to Herbs. Thieme, New York 2003 p. 185-200
Brekhman, Il, Dardymov I. New substance of plant origin which increases nonspecific resistance. Annu Rev Pharmacol 1969;4:419-30.
Ellis JM, Reddy P. Effects of Panax ginseng on quality of life. Ann Pharmacother. 2002 Mar:36(3)375-9.

SIZES:
1 oz (30 ml)