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INDIGESTION: The secret cause of chronic disease?
VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTS: Can they lead to heart and stroke risk?
PROTECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM: Prevent chronic disease, cancer and Alzheimer's plus remove heavy metal toxicity
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by Dr. Xianti Hoo, PhD, Certified Nutritionist and Contact Reflex Analysis Practitioner
INDIGESTION: the secret cause of chronic disease?
Indigestion is a word that's commonly used for a wide range of problems in the digestive system. These include:
Conventional medicine focuses on controlling these symptoms rather than correcting them and eliminating the underlying cause. Most people turn to antacids for a self-help treatment. More that 50 million pills are ingested daily.
Yet, oddly enough research shows that too little stomach acid is usually the cause...not too much acid. So taking antacids just makes all the problems get worse. What's more as the stomach produces less acid, the pancreas is forced to produce less digestive enzymes. The result is that food begins to rot in the digestive tract, causing a viscious cycle of pain and deterriorating health. This rotting process draws water from the body into the intestines. Working hard to balance things, your intestines begin to produce gas from the rotting foods which triggers caustic acids to be produced, which first irritate and then eventually destroy the delicate intestinal lining.
You may then begin having alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation as your body works very hard to reach a state of equilibrium. But as if that were not enough, your body can now become autointoxicated. That means your body begins to absorb the toxins produced in your gut as the undigested food rots and ferments.
UNDIGESTED TOXINS TRIGGER MORE DISEASES
As these toxins build up, the body has to find ways to cope with this increased danger from the toxicity. Each of the body's organ system go into action and sometimes overdrive to try to deal with the mounting variables. The result is many seemingly unrelated diseases begin to appear, including:
ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER DRUGS FURTHER WEAKEN THE SYSTEM
As if that were not enough for your body to deal with, oftentimes conventional medicine prescribes antibiotics or other pharmaceuticals to address the many severe symptoms, like those listed above, to address the health complaints. The problem is that these drugs often just mask or cover-up the symptom instead of address the real cause of the problem.
In addition, the liver and other organs of the body have to filter these complex drugs on top of trying to balance the body. Oftentimes at this stage I've seen clients who are frustrated and at their wits end because new problems keep surfacing. They feel like they're caught in an endless circle. The common link that I have found in clients traces to digestive imbalances and lack of good intestinal flora. Because I use Contact Reflex Analysis (a sophisticated form of muscle testing) with my clients, I can ask the body through its electrical system what it needs to do its job naturally.
USING PROBIOTICS AND DIGESTIVE ENZYMES FOR SUPPORT
The products I use to help clients with most in these situations are Primal Defense™, a probiotic by Garden of Life. Primal Defense™ is a healthier alternative and all natural combination of three highly concentrated whole food products in one caplet to help your immune system on both the gut and cellular level to:
Primal Defense™ completely restores the nutrient complexes that have been stripped away from our processed modern diets. What's more it does not have to be refrigerated so it's easy to take any time, anywhere-even if you're traveling. It is composed of a proprietary blend of immune-enhancing substances:
1) Beneficial soil bacteria: Our ancestors used to ingest these good bacteria as part of food grown in rich, unpolluted soil. Over the last 50 years with the heavy use of herbicides and pesticides, the good and bad bacteria have all been sterilized out of the soil by the use of these artificial fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides in our soil. Plus, our water has been chlorinated and some of our food is now irradiated, killing still more good and bad bacteria. The HSO™ (homeostatic soil organisms) present in Primal Defense™ are in a substrate of trace elements, enzymes and proteins that are loaded with micronutrients.
Primal Defense contains: 260 mg.HSO™ (homeostatic soil organisms): L. Acidophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Delbreukii, L. Caseii, L. Fermenti, L. Plantarum, L. Brevis, L. Helveticus, L. Leichmannii, L. Lactic, B. Lichenformus, B. Subtillus, B. Bifidus, S. Boulardii and S. Cerevisiae contained in HSOÔ host medium of minerals (plant derived) and ionic trace elements originating from ancient sea deposits. B. Subtilus and B. Licheniformus have been studied extensively and found to be extremely effective against viruses.
2) Plant lipids (fats): Without plant lipids called sterols and sterolins, the immune system will not function at its peak level. Found in freshly harvested plants and seeds, these important substances help repair and maintain your immune system's health. More specifically they modulate the function of T-cells that specialize in fighting viruses and certain bad bacteria living inside your cells.
Primal Defense contains: 80 mg. Pre-digested blend containing PhytoSterol/Sterolins from 100% pre-digested, certified organic raw seeds and grains (containing no gluten or starch). This unique blend is the only PhytoSterol/Sterolins formula on the market that is totally pre-digested by lacto-fermentation significantly enhancing the ability to absorb nutrients.
3) Cereal Grass Juices: These densely nutritious green plant foods are the source of life. They all help slow down cellular deterioration and mutation. They also provide a potent anti-inflammatory effect. Plus, they may even help reverse aging. In order to have your body function in optimal health, you need to consume between three to five servings of RAW green leafy vegetables daily. Plus, these plants must be grown in soil free from poisons and eaten within several hours of picking, which is nearly impossible today.
Primal Defense™ comes with 90 or 180 caplets in a bottle.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTS: Can they lead to heart and stroke risk?
A study conducted by the University of Southern California (USC) at Los Angeles now contradicts earlier studies about Vitamin C supplements, saying they may cause arterial disease leading to heart attacks and strokes (or in medical terms, atherosclerosis). Only Vitamin C supplements in pill form may be at question, according to the study. It was “not demonstrated for Vitamin C from food,” says its author Dr. James H. Dwyer, an epidemiologist at USC. The new findings were delivered at the American Heart Association’s 40th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
DRAMATIC RESULTS OF VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENT STUDY
During the study researcher studied 573 healthy men aged 40 to 60 for 18 months using a high-resolution ultrasound to measure the thickness of the walls of their carotid neck arteries. Using blood tests and interviews, they followed each man’s level of Vitamin C intake, both in the form of food and supplements. Here are the results:
MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS WISELY
However, Dwyer warned that the data should be "treated as suggestive only because this is just one study, and there may be confounding variables that we have not uncovered." Another cardiac researcher at Boston University, Dr. Joseph Vita, agrees that more studies need to be conducted. Dr. Vita theorized that because the men were health-conscious people in the USC study, they might have already been worried about hardening of the arteries. That reason alone might explain why there was a high rate of atherosclerosis.
What I am concerned about as a nutritionist is the quality of the Vitamin C supplements (or any supplements) you take. Many of the Vitamin C supplements you buy in drug and grocery stores are made from coal tar derivatives, which is not a substance natural to the body. Because these substances are taken from the earth, vitamin manufacturers are allowed to call them natural.
THE TRUTH ABOUT SYNTHETIC VS. TRUE-NATURAL INGREDIENTS
As a lay person, who probably doesn’t study and research nutrition, it may be hard for you to tell one vitamin from another. As a consumer, it’s important to realize in labeling that “natural” can actually contain synthetic ingredients.
According to Dr. Bernard Jensen, very well known as the "father of iridology" and a respected chiropractor, who wrote the book, "Super Health Through Organic Super Food" reports the truth about how some vitamins are made. In his chapter on "How Crystalline and Synthetic Vitamins Are Made,” (pages 69-71), he writes these so-called "natural substances" can contain materials treated with one or more of the following solvents:
How can those ingredients even be considered nourishing, let alone healing? So you can see that if your Vitamin C is from ascorbic acid it may contain these toxic materials, which are neither healthy nor natural for your body. If you'd like some recommendations for some excellent whole food supplements with real Vitamin C, call my office TOLL FREE at 1-866-942-6848 and I'll tell you about some. There is NO obligation.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
PROTECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM: Prevent chronic disease, cancer and Alzheimer's plus remove heavy metal toxicity
Sometimes our cars get better treatment than we give to our own bodies. We change our car's oil every 3,000 miles or 3 months. We do tune-ups and get our tires every 10,000 miles.
So how come we don't give our bodies the same fine treatment? Why don't we eat more raw foods to build up our enzymes so more nutrients can be absorbed? Why don't we add healthier oils to our salad dressings or smooties? Why don't we cut out processed sugars and grains that give us diabetes and gummed up arteries? Why don't we take good food supplements to make sure our bodies are thoroughly nourished?
I suspect because we're too busy. So why not consider a new easy-to-take super nutraceutical, called PectaSol®? It's one supplement that works hard to give you lots of benefits simultaneously. It's reasonably priced and comes in two sizes. But the best part is, it is designed for busy people with general health concerns who want to:
PECTASOL® DESIGNED TO WORK EFFECTIVELY
PectaSol® Modified Citrus Pectin is a complex polysaccharide (long chain carbohydrate) obtained from the peel of citrus fruits. It is rich in galactosyl subunits, which contribute to its known ability to interfere with the binding properties of cancer cell-surface proteins called galectins. While ordinary pectin and some “modified’ pectins also contain galactosyl subunits they do not meet the specifications outlined in the published research.
In order for pectin to be absorbed it needs to be modified into smaller chains. All the research on modified citrus pectin specifies a molecular weight of 10,000 to 20,000 daltons. PectaSol® meets this specification and was selected for the first human clinical trials (after viewing, click on your browser's "Back" button in the top tool bar to return here) investigating the use of modified citrus pectin in shortening Prostate Specific Antigen doubling time (PSADT). PectaSol® conforms to the research standards specifying that esterification be maintained below 10%. Esterification of the carbohydrate chains damages the binding ability of the pectin and renders it less effective. This can be a common problem if the chain modification processes are not done carefully.
PectaSol’s® proprietary manufacturing process creates a unique form of modified pectin that allows for easy absorption into the bloodstream and optimal utilization. No other modified citrus pectin on the market matches the established research specifications.
DECIDING HOW TO USE PECTASOL®
As a dietary supplement, choose from:
Powder Take 5gms (1 scoop), 3 times daily added to water, juices, blended drinks or foods, or as directed by your health professional.
Capsules Take 6 capsules 3 times daily, or as directed by your health professional. Packaging 454 grams 90 capsules /800 mg 270 capsules /800 mg 150 grams
Avalilable in different sizes Powder: 150 or 454 grams per bottle Capsules: 90 or 270 capsules per bottle/800mg per capsule
Give your body a good tune-up today, purchase PectaSol®.
OR...TRY THESE OTHER NEW PRODUCTS
Padma Basic® is an herbal formulation based on a traditional Tibetan recipe. It consists of a carefully balanced preparation of 19 dried and milled herbs and spices, together with natural camphor and calcium sulfate. More than 50 different research papers have been published on Padma.
PADMA® LAX is a traditional herbal laxative, formulated according to the principles of Tibetan medicine. It is a natural choice for the relief of temporary constipation, such as that caused by change of diet, travel, or stress.
MycoPhyto® Complex is specifically designed to enhance the body’s immune functions. This formula contains natural components that may be beneficial in chronic infections or anytime immune enhancement is desired.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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