MIRACLES FROM

THE VAULT
ANTHOLOGY OF UNDERGROUND CURES
Miracles from the Vault: Anthology of Underground Cures
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 Table of Contents

Part I: Pain
Chapter 1: Ancient herb meets modern science to slash
rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in half. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Breakthrough Chinese formula sends
drug-resistant joint pain packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3: Eliminate excruciating kidney pain for good
with this all-in-one stone-crushing cure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 4: One-time charge for long-time relief from chronic pain. . . . 21
Chapter 5: Want relief from migraine headaches?
A few drops under the tongue may be all you need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6: Tibetan medicine relieves chronic leg pain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 7: Raw bar favorite offers arthritis relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Part II: Cancer

Chapter 1: Cancer’s kryptonite: HSI panelist tests
breakthrough seaweed cancer treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 2: News of astounding natural cancer killer
nearly squashed forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 3: Hybridized mushroom extract destroys
cancer cells and provides powerful immune protection . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 4: The lactoferrin miracle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 5: Discover the cancer-fighting potential
of Brazil’s “Mushroom of God”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 6: This overlooked “waste product” may be the
cancer-fighting breakthrough of the century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 7: The metal that shrinks tumors within weeks—
your blood will actually REPEL cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 8: “Choking” weed starves tumors by
cutting off blood supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 9: The magic mushroom formula that
can conquer breast cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 10: Defeat even advanced prostate cancer
with “killer” herbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
 Chapter 11: Vietnamese medicinal herb shows promise
in healing prostate and ovarian disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 12: How you can take advantage of the
AMAS Cancer Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 13: Is it really from heaven above?
The cancer miracle that leaves healthy cells healthy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Part III: Heart

Chapter 1: Prevent heart attack and stroke with enzyme
that dissolves blood clots in hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Chapter 2: Reverse Metabolic Syndrome—high blood
sugar, high cholesterol, high triglycerides—
with this rare Italian fruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chapter 3: Sugar cane extract rivals popular cholesterol-lowering
drugs, without the dangerous side effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 4: The amazingly simple way to slash
your stroke risk in half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Chapter 5: The link between homocysteine and heart disease. . . . . . 139
Chapter 6: The single-ingredient formula rivaling a major
class of blood pressure drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Chapter 7: The silkworm’s secret: Ease inflammation
and respiratory illness with this enzyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Chapter 8: Ayurvedic herb fights angina, heart disease,
atherosclerosis, and more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 9: One miracle molecule can stop heart attack, stroke...
even pull you back from the brink of death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Part IV: Asthma and COPD

Chapter 1: Stamp out even the worst asthma:
A breakthrough approach to easy breathing
without devastating side effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Chapter 2: Fighting asthma or COPD? Increased lung
capacity means no more wheezing and struggling for air. . . . . . . . 175
Chapter 3: Clogged lungs cleared: Stopping America’s
4th biggest killer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Part V: Anti-Aging, Energy, and Weight Loss
Chapter 1: The secret energy-boosting weapon
trusted by pro athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Chapter 2: Anti-aging therapy so easy you can do it
in your sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Chapter 3: Harness the power of “young blood”
with this Chinese herbal rejuvenator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Chapter 4: Single formula unlocks the 4 strongest
secret weapons of a life-extending diet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Chapter 5: Shrinking that spare tire has never been easier. . . . . . . . . 215
Chapter 6: Ancient apple takes anti-aging technology
into the future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Chapter 7: Who wouldn’t want 52 percent more energy:
What the “Goldilocks Effect” can do for fatigue
and your immune system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Chapter 8: Replenish your body’s supply of this natural
moisturizer and say goodbye to wrinkles and joint pain. . . . . . . . . 237
Chapter 9: Flirting with perfection: Open the floodgates
to the youth elixir in your blood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Chapter 10: Nature’s surprising fat fighter:
You knew it was good for you...now find out how
it helps you lose weight fast!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Chapter 11: Erase debilitating pain and fatigue
by recharging your cells’ batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Chapter 12: Turn back the clock with nature’s new
fountain of youth—Six times stronger than the
anti-aging secrets of the stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Part VI: Osteoporosis

Chapter 1 Build bone density and heal fractures in half
the time with the Chinese tradeshow secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Chapter 2: Reverse osteoporosis AND erase
osteoarthritis with a single pill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Chapter 3: Addressing bone density is not enough…
Breakthrough reverses osteoporosis
by actually rebuilding bone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
 Chapter 4: The milk-less secret to preventing osteoporosis. . . . . . . . 287

Part VII: Diabetes

Chapter 1: Blood sugar buster three times more
effective than top-selling diabetes drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Chapter 2: Forget willpower: Overcome sugar addiction
in 21 days with a natural herb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Chapter 3: Cutting-edge sugar research may revolutionize
your health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Chapter 4: Dodge the sugar bullet—and double your
chances of beating this leading killer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Chapter 5: Herbal-tea extract lowers blood sugar and helps
patients lose weight—without changes in diet or exercise. . . . . . . . 323

Part VIII: Memory

Chapter 1: Focus your mind, sharpen your memory
with Ayurvedic medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Chapter 2: Memory-boosting breakthrough proves “science”
wrong by regrowing dead brain cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Chapter 3: Ancient herb can make your mind young again. . . . . . . . 341
Chapter 4: Flower power keeps your brain alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Chapter 5: Regrow brain cells, fight off toxic proteins,
and reverse the signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Part IX: Immune System

Chapter 1: The Scandinavian secret to cutting colds
by 50 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Chapter 2: An immune revolution begins: The miraculous
protective yeast culture that’s been one company’s secret
weapon for decades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Chapter 3: Protect yourself from a flesh-eating hospital
horror with this natural life-saver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Chapter 4: Scientists rediscover 3,000-year-old
wound-healing marvel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
 Chapter 5: Peruvian herb completely eliminates Lyme disease—
no matter how long you’ve had it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Chapter 6: Secret germ antidote knocks out Flu in 8 hours. . . . . . . . 401

Part X: Vital Health Secrets

Chapter 1: Nature’s perfect food: Discover the amazing health
benefits of the fruit from the Amazon’s “tree of life” . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Chapter 2: Learn what may be causing your bladder control
problems—and what you can do about it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Chapter 3: The Polish mothers’ secret indigestion remedy. . . . . . . . . 423
Chapter 4: Steam up your sex life with this native
secret from south of the equator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Chapter 5: Beat depression, migraines—and everything in
between—with this single serotonin-boosting breakthrough. . . . . 431
Chapter 6: Forget dangerous HRT… You can balance your
hormones safely and naturally—without
adding a single hormone to your body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Chapter 7: Stop sleep apnea in just one night—
and throw out that bulky mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Chapter 8: “Nothing—and I mean nothing—has ever had
such a wonderful healing effect on my eczema”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Chapter 9: Astonishing nutrient turns the tide on
Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, even strokes!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Chapter 10: The government tried to keep this life-changing supple-
ment from you… but HSI is giving you direct access . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Chapter 11: The single herb that combats
cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and more…
exclusive access for HSI Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Chapter 12: Just-discovered rare substance takes the sting
out of menopause… and so much more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Chapter 13: Unique protein supplement relieves
Crohn’s disease, eases chemotherapy
side effects, heals open wounds… and more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Chapter 14: HSI Member’s own kitchen concoction
provides option to oral surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Chapter 15: You could be just one bottle away from
getting rid of your allergies for good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Chapter 16: Powerful antioxidant may save you
from America’s leading cause of blindness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Chapter 17: Believe it when you see it: 3-nutrient
eyedrop formula dissolves cataracts without surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Member Source Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Part I
Pain
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CHAPTER ONE

Ancient herb meets modern

science to slash rheumatoid
arthritis symptoms in half

T here’s an interesting debate heating up among supporters of Cat’s

Claw. On the one hand, its track record providing centuries of
relief speaks for itself. On the other, a group of scientists has, for lack
of a better term, dissected it—and their findings are what’s causing the
controversy.

In the 1970s, scientists began to investigate this herb, used for cen-
turies in South and Central America to treat disorders from asthma to
ulcers. They identified several components that may contribute to its
power. They cataloged at least six types of alkaloids, called oxindole
alkaloids, which they found to have immune-boosting properties.

In dozens of clinical studies since then, Cat’s Claw’s oxindole al-

kaloids have demonstrated their ability to stimulate the immune re-
sponse and increase white blood cell production, as well as decrease
inflammation.1-4 In fact, based on this research, Cat’s Claw became a
popular complementary treatment for fighting cancer and AIDS.
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Scientists isolate alkaloids responsible for

the power of Cat’s Claw
Then a few years ago, a group of Austrian scientists probed a little
deeper. They classified Cat’s Claw’s oxindole alkaloids into two distinct
groups: pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids (POAs) and tetracyclic oxin-
dole alkaloids (TOAs). Their research showed that the POAs alone
were responsible for Cat’s Claw’s immune-enhancing effects—and that
the TOAs actually inhibited the positive effects of the POAs.1,2 In one
study, the author went so far as to say: “Recent studies have shown that
the tetracyclic alkaloids exert antagonistic effects on the action of the
pentacyclic alkaloids. Mixtures of these two types of drugs are there-
fore unsuitable for medicinal uses.”3

But the idea that one of the constituents “does all the work” doesn’t
sit well with a lot of people. It reminds me of the old commercial for
peanut butter cups—is it the chocolate or the peanut butter that’s re-
sponsible for the taste? Obviously, it’s both.

HSI panelist Leslie Taylor is among those herbal researchers that’s

skeptical about the validity of the findings against TOA. They point
to decades of Cat’s Claw research that demonstrates the plant’s power
without specifying TOA and POA content, and to the synergistic ef-
fects of the many other active phytochemicals in Cat’s Claw.

In fact, in a report titled, “The Cat’s Claw TOA/POA Controversy,”

Taylor wrote: “I’ve seen too many times where nature has provided us
with a great beneficial and biologically-active medicinal plant—and a
rich indigenous history of effective use—but some have a compelling
need to alter its chemical composition. The number of compounds
present in such plants is staggering, and their interactions are subtle;
science can only hope to understand most of them. I don’t believe that
science can state, at this point, that Cat’s Claw’s ‘active constituents’ are
its alkaloids (or just one group of alkaloids), extract them, and expect
them to work as efficiently as the natural form.”
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Could one herb slash tender joint pain in half?

The jury may still be out on TOA-free Cat’s Claw. And I have to
wonder if the researchers behind it don’t want it that way. Just recently,
a study at Austria’s Innsbruck University Hospital demonstrated the ef-
fectiveness of TOA-free Cat’s Claw against rheumatoid arthritis. In this
clinical trial, doctors recruited 40 patients who fulfilled the American
College of Rheumatology’s criteria for RA. All of the patients were tak-
ing sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) or hydroxyxhloroquine (Plaquenil) for
their condition, as well as small doses of NSAIDs and/or prednisolone
as needed, but still suffered with painful, swollen joints and morning
stiffness. On average, the participants had been dealing with RA symp-
toms for seven years.

In the first phase of the study, participants were divided into two
groups and received either a capsule containing 60 mg of TOA-free
Cat’s Claw extract or a placebo three times a day. In the second phase,
all participants received the Cat’s Claw extract capsules. Phase one
lasted 24 weeks; phase two continued another 28 weeks after that.

This is where my curiosity gets aroused. If they are so confident that

TOA-free Cat’s Claw is superior, wouldn’t it have made sense to have a
three-way trial—one that tested standard Cat’s Claw vs. the TOA-free
variety vs. a placebo? That would have allowed them to measure any
true impact the TOA was having—negative or positive.

But back to the study they did do. At the beginning of phase one,
all the RA patients’ symptoms were assessed in a number of ways: by
number of tender and swollen joints; by the Ritchie index, a widely
accepted tool for assessing RA symptoms; and by duration of stiffness
each morning. Participants were also asked to use a visual analog scale
(VAS), which is essentially a long line they mark to reflect the severity
of their pain. At the end of the first 24 weeks, the Cat’s Claw-treated
patients’ scores had been cut in half in several significant areas. Their
number of tender joints fell from 7.7 to 3.8, and their Ritchie index
scores declined from 5.5 to 2.9. (In comparison, the placebo group
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went from 8.3 to 6.3 respectively, and their Ritchie Index scores moved
from 4.8 to 4.2.) During phase two, the phase one placebo group began
taking Cat’s Claw, and soon they began reaping the benefits as well. Af-
ter beginning Cat’s Claw therapy, the former placebo group lowered its
number of tender joints to 2.7, and saw its Ritchie Index score plum-
met to 1.8. Even better, the original treated group continued to see ad-
ditional gains in phase two; its number of tender joints was reduced to
2.5, and Ritchie Index fell to 2.4.4 And during the entire study period,
there were no adverse effects attributed to Cat’s Claw treatment.

Ninety-eight percent of patients improved;

more energy, better mental clarity, and more
Another recent study, published in the British Naturopathic Journal,
supports these findings on RA and reports on TOA-free Cat’s Claw’s
efficacy against a wide range of other health concerns.

In this clinical review, John Kule M.D. of the East Aiken Health
Center in South Carolina discussed his treatment of 60 patients with
the new formulation. Overall, Dr. Kule says that 98 percent of his pa-
tients have shown clinical improvement after treatment. Specifically,
he highlights seven case studies showing that TOA-free Cat’s Claw in-
creases energy, improves mental clarity, decreases inflammation, low-
ers blood pressure, and reduces blood sugar.5

TOA-free formulas come at a premium

As the debate between the Cat’s Claw camps continues, there’s one
thing everyone agrees on: TOA-free Cat’s Claw doesn’t come cheap. In
fact, it costs about three times more than regular Cat’s Claw. Its pro-
ponents justify the price jump as necessary to cover the additional ex-
penses of harvesting and verifying the plant’s alkaloid content.

Critics say the additional testing is unnecessary and consumers

can obtain the same benefits with regular Cat’s Claw. They point out
that it’s been used for at least 2,000 years to relieve pain and treat rheu-
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matism, arthritis, swelling, and infections. And since the two have
never been tested against each other, our advice would be to let your
pain and your pocketbook decide.

On a related note, Taylor stresses the need to know your Cat’s Claw
source, and make sure you are getting Uncaria tomentosa and not one
of the other varieties out there. As Cat’s Claw has become more popu-
lar, Uncaria tomentosa has become harder to find, and some suppliers
are now substituting another Cat’s Claw species called Uncaria guia-
nensis. Taylor recommends reading labels carefully to ensure that you
are getting the real thing.

Whichever one you choose, the evidence is clear that Cat’s Claw
is safe and without side effects. For information on how to order both
forms of Cat’s Claw, see the Member Source Directory on page 520.
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CHAPTER TWO

Breakthrough Chinese formula sends

drug-resistant joint pain packing

I
“ couldn’t wait to tell you.”

That’s how the letter began. What followed was one woman’s
incredible story of her recovery from crippling knee arthritis—in a
matter of hours. So it’s not surprising that Jim English (CEO of Tango
Advanced Nutrition) made a point of passing the news along to me—
adding that the brand-new product behind this story is without doubt
one of the most promising formulas he’s come across in years.

So, to borrow from the amazing testimonial English received mere

days after sending his few samples out, I just couldn’t wait to tell you—
about ArthriPhase, that is. Like all of Tango’s products, it’s a carefully
selected blend of potent Chinese herbs—but it’s also the first arthritis
product Tango has ever distributed.

I can tell you now: It’s a perfect fit. Like every Tango product that’s
made the cut before it, this isn’t just any old formula. And its benefits
reach way beyond pain relief—meaning that finally, there’s a real solu-
tion for your arthritis. And one that’s completely safe, too.

But before I explain what makes ArthriPhase so unique, let me take

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a minute to expose some little-known truths about your arthritis pain—

and to tell you why so many mainstream treatments just don’t work.

Dissecting the “disease” of chronic pain

Researchers know more about chronic pain today than they ever
have before. But unfortunately, the news isn’t great. In fact, it appears
that chronic pain isn’t so much a symptom after all—and it might actu-
ally be better classified as a disease in and of itself.

This distinction has everything to do with the physiological dif-

ferences that scientists have discovered between chronic pain and its
shorter, more immediate counterpart (better known as acute pain).
While the exact specifics of these differences are too complicated to
get into here, let me take a minute to explain them as simply as I can.

Normal acute pain essentially acts as your body’s natural alarm

system. When tissue is injured, it prompts a cascade of inflammatory
chemicals that trigger your brain to signal pain. These pain signals are
then carried by your body’s sensory pain receptors (called nocicep-
tors), which communicate with nerves in your spinal cord.

From there, the signal is transmitted to the cerebral cortex—at

which point you will feel the signal as pain, and be able to identify its
location. And this sensation is critical to proper healing and to avoid-
ing injurious situations in the future.

What you may not realize, though, is that this elaborate signaling
system has a very important counterpart—and its purpose is to dull
the very same pain, by means of natural painkilling chemicals like en-
dorphins and norephinephrine.

Think about it: The sensation you experience from a simple cut or
bruise subsides quickly relative to the amount of time these injuries
take to completely heal. And it’s a good thing, too—if every minor
injury persisted with the same amount of pain you experienced when
it initially happened, you’d barely be able to function. So it’s easy to see
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how essential your natural painkilling mechanism is—and how many

problems can arise if it somehow goes haywire.

Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens in cases of chronic pain

like fibromyalgia or arthritis. You see, nociceptors use the neurotrans-
mitter glutamate to relay their message to your spinal cord. In smaller
amounts, glutamate only activates the receptors responsible for acute
pain (called AMPA receptors)—but after repeated activation, or when
glutamate is released in larger amounts, a different set of receptors
(called NDMA receptors) is activated instead.

And it just so happens that this transition has some disastrous

physical consequences.

Why mainstream “solutions” just don’t work

When acute pain becomes chronic pain, the entire structure of
your body’s pain response is changed—and often, there’s not much
that can be done to help it. That’s because pain receptors become more
excitable and sensitive as a result of this switch—and require less input
to receive a pain signal. Consequently, even greater amounts of input
are required to dull this signal, and over time, your natural painkill-
ing mechanism will exhaust itself trying to keep up with these over-
sensitive receptors.

This extreme transformation in chemical pathways means that

your pain becomes estranged from the original injury that triggered
it. Instead, it permanently remains as part of a vicious self-continuing
cycle—in much the same way that a vivid memory of a traumatic event
can continue to cause emotional distress years later.

The result is chronic pain and inflammation—often with no identifi-

able source, and with even more resistance to conventional attempts to
relieve it. It’s precisely this type of stubborn, debilitating pain that serves
as the most common indicator of the two main types of arthritis: osteo-
arthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But it’s still worth noting
some of the major differences between the two conditions.
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Unlike osteoarthritis—which is a condition attributed to age- or

injury-related “wear and tear” in your joints—RA is an autoimmune
disease. It sets in when your immune system turns on your body, and
begins attacking healthy tissue—a phenomenon that leads to a state of
near-perpetual inflammation in your body’s joints (usually the smaller
ones that are closer to your hands, like your knuckles).

Over time, this inflammation can destroy your joints completely—

and sometimes in a matter of only a couple of years or less. Pain reliev-
ers (whether they’re over-the-counter NSAIDs or that infamous class of
drugs called COX-2 inhibitors) are powerless against this gradual de-
generation—and while they may control some of the symptoms of your
arthritis, the end result remains the same.

Not that you would want to rely on either of these so-called “solu-
tions” anyway—you’ve already heard the warnings. The same COX-2
inhibitors that were once hailed as breakthroughs (think Vioxx and
Celebrex) quickly revealed themselves to cause an increased risk of
heart attacks. And the NSAIDs you’re left with (like ibuprofen and
naproxen) will tear up your insides over time.

For that same reason, the outlook isn’t so much brighter if you’re
suffering with the more common condition of osteoarthritis. In fact,
some research has shown that patients using anti-inflammatories to
treat their OA pain might actually experience a faster progression in
joint damage over time.1 But whether or not that’s true in all cases, the
fact still remains that the pain, inflammation, and cartilage degrada-
tion involved in both types of arthritis will almost always surpass any
treatment’s ability to keep up with it.

Ask any doctor, and he’ll probably tell you that when it comes to
chronic forms of arthritis, there’s not much more you can do beyond
temporarily treating the pain with dangerous medicines—or subject-
ing yourself to side-effect laden immune-modulators like steroids and
other marginally effective drugs.
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The fact is, mainstream medicine’s contributions to arthritis treat-

ment have been fleeting at best—and deadly at worst. But you know
as well as I do that the pain and physical limitations your arthritis im-
poses are downright impossible to ignore. And simply living with your
symptoms is not an option.

10 years of pain erased in a single week

Chances are good that you’ve already made the switch to a safer
natural arthritis treatment—like glucosamine, chondroitin, or MSM—
one that promises pain relief and support in joint regeneration. If so,
maybe you’ve seen improvements from these supplements already.

But if you haven’t seen any improvements—or if you just haven’t

seen enough—then ArthriPhase is exactly what you’ve been looking
for. The twelve herbs that comprise the formula work in tandem to
help soothe inflammation, reduce swelling, and boost circulation—
thereby assisting in new cartilage formation.

Most notable is that more than half of the herbs in the formula
(among them, Gastrodia elata, Tang-kuei, Notopterygium, Cyathula,
Angelica Pubescens, Aconite, and Scrophularia—for a complete list,
see above) have been shown in animal studies to act on receptors that
are specific to chronic pain and to calm overly excited nerves. And as I
discussed earlier, this action helps to restore normal pain responses—
thereby providing more effective, longer-term relief.

But these effects haven’t been noted in animals alone—Chinese

clinical studies show that this unique benefit applies to humans, too.

In one trial, 310 arthritis patients received ArthriPhase for 30 days.

By the tenth day, a remarkable 70 percent had already reported note-
worthy reductions in joint pain. At the end of the study, these reports
were supported by the results of two diagnostic blood tests—one that
measured the subjects’ erythrocyte sedimentation rates (or ESR—a
marker of inflammation), and one that measured for rheumatoid fac-
tor (RF—a marker of rheumatoid arthritis).
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These tests revealed that 50 percent of the subjects had normal ESR
values. But just as impressive was that 24 of the 38 subjects who began
the study with rheumatoid arthritis tested negative for the marker at
the end of the 30 days.

Similar results have been reported in Tango’s dozens of rigorous

evaluations: Every tester reported greater range of motion, less stiff-
ness, and reduced pain—with some, as I mentioned earlier, report-
ing incredible improvements in mere hours. In fact, one subject—who
was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis prior to beginning treatment
with ArthriPhase—reported a complete absence of joint pain after the
preliminary test period.

“Within one week,” he reported, “my daily pain is gone”—add-

ing that his joints only ache now from overuse or extreme cold. But
it’s his final remark that says it all: “Overall, I feel better than I have
in 10 years.”

You can find ordering information for ArthriPhase in the Member

Source Directory.

ArthriPhase is a proprietary blend of the

following time-tested and scientifically proven
arthritis-fighting herbs:

Gastrodia Elata Rehmannia (root)

Tang-kuei (root) Notopterygium (root)
Eucommia (bark) Chinese Ligusticum (root)
Cyathula (root) Scrophularia (root)
Viscum (stem and leaf) Angelica Pubescens (root)
Processed Aconite (root) Typhonium (root)
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CHAPTER THREE

Eliminate excruciating kidney

pain for good with this all-in-one
stone-crushing cure

I ’ll never forget it: finding my good friend collapsed in pain on his
kitchen floor, clutching his side, unable to move, and only barely
able to speak. After being ushered to the emergency room via ambu-
lance and given a hefty dose of pain medication, the cause of his crip-
pling condition finally came to light.

It was a kidney stone, they said. And though it was the first time I
had ever seen the devastating side effects of a passage like this, you can
believe that I know them when I see them now. And that goes a million
times over for my friend who suffered through it. He said it was the
most unimaginable pain he’d ever experienced.

You might already be familiar with this nightmarish pain first-

hand—and if so, the product I’m about to share with you could literally
change your life. A far cry from the mainstream’s so-called “solution”
of prescription painkillers, it turns out that there is a safe, natural—
and very effective—cure.

It’s called KGP Flush, and it’s a brand-new formula from panelist
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Jon Barron that I learned about just a few short weeks ago.

The single-herb answer to destroying

dangerous kidney stones
If you’ve been a member for a while now, you might remember the
first time we told you about a potent Peruvian herb called chanca pie-
dra—literally, stone breaker. (It’s also the main ingredient in Barron’s
new formula.) This herb can effectively destroy kidney stones by break-
ing them into smaller pieces and thereby making them easier to pass.1

I probably don’t have to tell you that this will spare you a tremen-
dous amount of agony—in both the short and the long term.

That’s because the size of the kidney stone you’re passing is what dic-
tates the level of pain you’ll experience. Believe it or not, these deposits
(formed from calcium in the urine, mixed with a salt called oxalate, or
alternatively, uric acid) are quite common. In fact, most of us will pass
stones in our lifetimes—many of which go completely unnoticed.

If these stones are large enough, however—about the size of a grain

of sand or bigger—you won’t be so lucky. A dull, throbbing pain in
your back and side will become a sharp stabbing pain as a stone moves
from your kidney to your urethra to be passed. (Remember, however
small these stones may appear, they are composed of jagged edges that
tear through your flesh as they move.) This horrible process can take
hours, even days.

To make matters worse, one incident of this kind usually portends

another (if not many more) to come. And if later stones are any larger,
the complications reach much further than excruciating pain. A stone
that’s too large to be passed can block urine flow in your kidneys—and
ultimately lead to permanent (and potentially deadly) damage.

In cases like these, your only real options are surgery, or a proce-
dure called extracorporeal shock- wave lithotripsy (ESWL for short,
wherein shockwaves are sent through your tissue to crush the stones).
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Either way, you’re still looking at a lifetime of unpredictable attacks

and a dizzying regimen of prescription pain management.

Fortunately, none of this has to happen—not if you keep your kid-

ney stones under control from the start. And regular consumption of
chanca piedra is the key.

Not only does it break down your stones, making them less painful
as they move through your body (imagine the difference between the
consistency of gravel and a consistency more like toothpaste, Barron
suggested), but it also acts as an anti-inflammatory, an antibacterial,
and a diuretic.

Even more impressive is the fact that chanca piedra can keep those
stones from coming back, too. Although researchers are still investi-
gating exactly how it works, the herb has been shown to have a “potent
and effective” inhibitory effect on kidney stone formation—even at
very high concentrations of calcium oxalate.2

By harnessing the power of chanca piedra, KGP Flush provides all

of the herb’s best benefits. But that’s not all it does—not by a long shot.

7 steps to keeping your kidneys healthier than ever

In developing this formula, Barron demanded an approach that
was thorough and comprehensive—one that, in his experience, isn’t of-
ten assumed by your average kidney product. As he explained it, most
kidney supplements focus solely on the antilithic (or stone-breaking)
action—and for good reason, as that’s probably the most important
aspect of kidney stone relief.

But in focusing only on that one element, you are forgetting all
of the essential actions that your kidneys perform. Your kidneys are
responsible for the filtering your blood and eliminating waste, preserv-
ing the appropriate amounts of electrolytes and water in your body,
and producing key blood-protective, bone-protective, and heart-pro-
tective hormones.
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And if something goes awry in your kidneys, all of these functions

can eventually be affected.

That’s why Barron believes that any good kidney formula will per-
form six essential duties beyond simply being antilithic. To truly ad-
dress the many sources of kidney stones and the pain that accompa-
nies them, a formula would also have to be diuretic (water removing),
antiseptic (infection killing), anti-hepatotoxic and anti-nephrotoxic
(liver and kidney cleansing), soothing to urinary tract tissue, anti-in-
flammatory, and lastly, stimulating to renal tissue (so that damage can
be repaired quickly and efficiently).

In addition to chanca piedra, KGP Flush boasts a long list of 13

other ingredients, each with manifold influences on the health of your
kidneys—and on the relief of kidney stone-related pain.

• Hydrangea root is a potent diuretic (which lessens the likelihood of

infection along the entire urinary tract, including the bladder and
the prostate) in addition to being antilithic. (The Native Americans
have used the herb in this capacity for generations.) Recent re-
search has also shown that hydrangea root offers more antioxidant
protection to your liver than milk thistle and turmeric combined.3
•G
 ravel root is also a potent diuretic and antilithic agent. In addi-
tion, it facilitates the excretion of excess uric acid (making it an
ideal treatment for gout and rheumatism too).
•M
 arshmallow root soothes inflamed tissues in the kidneys and
urinary tract—making stones easier (and less painful) to pass.
• J uniper berry is a strong antiseptic and a natural diuretic that
fights and flushes out infection.
•C
 orn silk is another diuretic (often used to treat bladder and
prostate infections as well).
•U
 va ursi has strong antiseptic, antioxidant, and antilithic prop-
erties. It is especially useful in soothing, calming, and strength-
ening bladder walls, protecting you against chronic infection.
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• Parsley root is another diuretic that also clears uric acid (thereby
preventing stone formation) and also prevents histamine release
(meaning it can help with allergies, too).
•C
 arrot tops help to clear infection and alkalize the blood
(removing stress from the kidneys).
•D
 andelion leaf is a traditional diuretic, antiseptic, and pain
reliever. It’s also rich in potassium—a mineral that’s often lost
by excessive urination.
•H
 orsetail is another popular diuretic.
•O
 range peel is a natural antiseptic, antibacterial, and fungicidal
agent.
•P
 eppermint soothes and relaxes the muscles in the urinary tract,
reducing pain and spasms.
•G
 oldenrod flushes excess water from the body—without flush-
ing out essential electrolytes (like salt and potassium), a com-
mon problem with many diuretics (prescription or natural).

Each of these ingredients taken in combination with the antilithic

chanca piedra can safely and effectively wash out your existing kidney
stones—without the telltale sharp, stabbing pain you’ve come to dread.
But just as important is that it keeps those stones from returning, while
healing, restoring, and regenerating damaged tissue in your kidneys—
not to mention your entire urinary tract. (In fact, this formula can
help to break down stones in your liver, pancreas, and gall bladder, too,
while flushing and restoring all of those organs—and keeping them
healthy for life.)

You may have noticed, however, that many of the above ingredi-
ents are diuretic in nature—meaning that they also have the potential
to increase any toxic effects from certain medications you may already
be taking. If you’re currently on medications, you’ll want to stay on the
safe side and work with your doctor while using KGP Flush.

Now you might be wondering, as you’ve probably come to won-

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der with any formula that promises an end to otherwise untreatable

chronic pain: What’s the catch? And when I tell you that KGP Flush
isn’t a capsule, but a tincture (it was the only way to include all of
the necessary ingredients without compromising quality, Barron ex-
plained) you might think that you’ve found the catch right there.

But let me also say this: As tinctures go, this particular blend is
the exception to every unspoken rule. The taste (while still bitter) is
not reminiscent of the usual overpowering foulness that assaults your
tongue with many other products—and neither is the smell. In fact, as
soon as you open your bottle of KGP Flush, you’ll inevitably recognize
the distinct woodsy aroma of gin—courtesy of the juniper berries, no
doubt. (If martinis are your drink of choice, you might even find this
tincture pleasant.)

20 years of unbearable pain reversed in just 3 days

Like I said before, this product is brand new—so new, in fact, that
Baseline is still ironing out details as I write this. But already, reports
are coming in about KGP Flush’s incredible capabilities. And Patty, a
woman who has suffered with “incurable” kidney sludge for 20 years,
will be the first to volunteer her story. Before she began taking Bar-
ron’s new product, her pain was so severe that, at one point, she had to
receive liquid Morphine every hour (a treatment usually reserved for
terminal cancer patients) just to make it bearable.

Because she was diagnosed with sludge (small sand-like particles

with no larger stone as a source), neither surgery nor lithotripsy were
an option. The doctors told her that there was nothing more they could
do. Several other natural remedies had already failed her—KGP Flush
was her last resort. Fortunately for Patty, it was also the most effective.

After just three days of taking the formula, all of her kidney symp-
toms began to disappear. The pressure in her back released, and she
was able to urinate without any straining or burning. By the evening of
the fourth day, her symptoms had reversed so much that she was able
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to completely eliminate her evening dose of pain medication—and

stay pain-free for the first time in 10 years. A full week later, she is still
pain-free—and overwhelmingly amazed at the way this new formula
has transformed her life. She’ll continue to flush with KGP Flush once
a month—and still can’t believe that her days of unbearable and dis-
abling pain might finally be behind her.

Like Patty, you’ll want to mix 4 ounces of KGP Flush with a quart
of fresh apple juice (usually recommended for its taste—but any juice
you prefer is fine) and a quart of water. You’ll drink the entire mix-
ture over a course of four days (that’s about a pint a day). Your stones
should soften enough for a painless passage in as little as two to eight
days. And in most cases, according to Barron, flushing with KGP Flush
only twice a year should be enough to keep them away for good.
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CHAPTER FOUR

One-time charge for long-time

relief from chronic pain

I n the May 1998 issue of Members Alert, HSI wrote about the FDA
ban on one of the products we had featured several years before—
a pain relieving blanket made from a fabric called FarablocTM. That’s
right: It’s not just vitamins, herbs, and other natural supplements the
FDA wants to get rid of—it’s all alternative therapies, even items as
harmless as a blanket.

Although it demonstrated fantastic success for pain management

and had proven itself in clinical studies, the FDA removed Farabloc
from the American market. It declared that there was insufficient evi-
dence to “adequately demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of Fara-
bloc” technology.

In addition to the clinical trials supporting it, it had also earned

enthusiastic endorsements from physicians, insurance agencies, and
consumer groups. And the feedback we received from scores of HSI
members related near-miraculous results—including the elimination
of knee pain, stiff necks, stump pain, arthritis, hip pain, muscle sprains,
menstrual cramps, and migraines. In fact, one of our own staff mem-
bers swore that the Farabloc blanket was the best—and only—relief
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she ever found from constant lower back pain caused by a slipped disk.

But, again, sometimes when a product works—really works—and

the market demands access to it, things have a way of re-emerging.
And Farabloc happens to be one of those things that really, truly works.

A new way to weather your painful symptoms

For generations, anecdotal evidence has demonstrated that people
can predict weather changes based on symptom flare-ups they feel in
their bodies. Maybe you’ve noticed your own joints aching just before
a rainstorm or when a cold front moves in. Well, in 1969, a German
scientist named Frieder Kempe began researching those claims to de-
termine if there was any hard evidence to back them up.

He theorized that the shifts in electromagnetic fields causing

weather changes may also be behind the physical symptom changes
people experience during these times. To test out his theory, he created
his own version of something called a Faraday cage and used it on his
father, a WWII veteran who had lost a limb in combat and suffered
phantom limb pain during climate and other environmental changes.

A Faraday Cage is a physical shield that completely blocks external

electrical fields from coming into contact with—or affecting in any
way—the object beneath it.

Granted, it sounds rather difficult to employ in real-world appli-

cations, but it’s actually used every day in nearly every hospital. MRI
machines utilize the concept of the Faraday cage as a means to keep the
room free from radiation. The actual “cage” used for MRIs is made of an
iron-containing metal, arranged in a grid pattern, that blocks high level
electromagnetic frequencies or radiation from escaping the tunnel.

The fabric Kempe developed for his Farabloc blanket is made in

the same way, only with a much finer grid. Of course, Farabloc isn’t
protecting outside environments—it’s actually doing the reverse: pro-
tecting you—and all your cells—from the impact of those electromag-
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netic fields that cause atmospheric and environmental fluctuations.

To create his first prototype, Kempe hired a Belgian-based firm to

spin fine steel mesh onto nylon thread. He then hired a German firm
to weave the fibers into cloth. The result was a thick, stiff, uncomfort-
able, itchy fabric. Not exactly ideal—but it worked. When his father
tried it, he reported complete relief from his phantom limb pain.

So following his initial success, Kempe set out to create a thinner,

softer, more comfortable fabric.

He tested cotton and linen versions, but found them both less du-
rable than the nylon fabric he’d originally chosen. The final version
available today, is made of microthin threads of stainless steel fibers
woven with nylon. This lightweight fabric looks and feels like linen,
and, with proper care, it can last for years.

Weaving the way to relief from phantom limb pain,

muscle fatigue, and even fibromyalgia
Since our first report on Farabloc in July 1996, many studies have
been done—perhaps as a vehement retort to the FDA’s position that
there was insufficient evidence to “adequately demonstrate the [prod-
uct’s] safety and effectiveness.”

Most of the research has been devoted to phantom limb pain like
the kind Kempe’s father experienced. However, Farabloc is also hold-
ing its own in demonstrating relief for other conditions—from arthri-
tis to fibromyalgia.

One award-winning double-blind, cross-over study published in

January of 2000 examined the effects of Farabloc and a placebo fabric
on a condition called delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), which
occurs following strenuous exercise.

The researchers concluded that Farabloc worked significantly better

than the placebo at reducing post-exercise stiffness and soreness. It also
reduced the subsequent build-up of lactic acid and free-radical damage.
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And I recently got a sneak peak at two not-yet-published studies

conducted by Gerhard L. Bach, M.D., professor of medicine/rheuma-
tology at the University of Munich in Germany on the use of Farabloc
to treat fibromyalgia. Although the studies were small, they concluded
that Farabloc showed a strong positive effect on the pain and tender-
ness associated with this condition.

As I said, these studies are so recent they haven’t even been pub-
lished yet—so you’re among the first people to hear about Farabloc’s
proven effects on fibromyalgia. There’s so little available to help alle-
viate this debilitating condition that these studies, and the re-intro-
duction of Farabloc to the U.S. market, may revolutionize the future
of fibromyalgia therapy—and dramatically improve the lives of those
people afflicted with it.

The faces peeking out from under this “miracle blanket”

When I spoke to Pat Winterton, president of ABC Health Solu-
tions, Farabloc’s U.S. distributor, I wasn’t at all surprised when she
told me she had a personal motive for bringing Farabloc back into the
U.S.—her husband. After a stroke, he was left partially paralyzed and
suffering from terrible nerve pain. Although she admits that Farabloc
does not help everyone and that each person’s response time varies—
due to environment, lifestyle, disease, etc.—she will tell you that it’s
the only thing that has truly brought her husband any relief. And Mr.
Winterton isn’t the only one getting a long-sought-after reprieve from
pain. Check out what some other people have experienced:

Three years ago, Pauletta L. was diagnosed with peripheral neu-

ropathy. She says her feet would get ice cold, lose feeling, and generally
make it very hard for her to walk comfortably. Her doctor told her that
there was really no treatment for the condition, but he did prescribe
her a drug that he said would relieve her symptoms somewhat.

But then, Pauletta explained, a friend gave her a Farabloc blanket

to try.
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“I slept with this blanket around my feet that night,” Pauletta told
me, “and as soon as I woke up in the morning and stepped on my floor,
I could feel a difference in my feet… My feet still occasionally get cold,
but I simply wrap them in the blanket for a few moments and they are
OK again.”

“To keep my feet feeling good I sleep with the blanket over them
two or three nights per week. I am eternally grateful to my friend for
this gift that she gave me. I can now walk around and shop for hours
without needing to sit and put my feet up. They are no longer swollen
after a long day on them as they used to be.”

“I was a skeptic. Even my doctor asked me if I had to put an alu-

minum foil antenna on my head to get the blanket to work. I am a be-
liever now. Drug free. Pain free. Swelling free. And, most importantly,
no longer freezing cold. This product worked a miracle for me.”

An investment in relief
Since its creation, Farabloc fabric has taken on many forms. There
are, of course, the original blanket versions, which range in size from
12 inches by 30 inches to 34 inches by 58 inches. But there are also
unique variations like socks, mitts, cummerbunds, and even full short-
or long-sleeved jackets. You can also have an item custom-made, if you
have a particular need that the other Farabloc products don’t address.

Prices range from $50 all the way up to over $550, depending on
which specific product and size you choose. So Farabloc isn’t necessari-
ly a bargain. But considering that it’s reusable (and even machine wash-
able, provided you don’t wring it out), it may very well be an investment
that you can continue to collect returns from for years to come.

And there are no side effects to worry about unless you happen to
be allergic to nylon or steel.

To be quite honest, we’re not sure what changed the FDA’s mind
about Farabloc. They’ve refused to see the light on numerous other
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highly effective natural products.

But regardless of the reason or motive behind the decision, it’s great
news for people who have been without this powerful pain reliever for
the past six years. And, who knows? Maybe this will pave the way for
the re-introduction of other previously banned products that could be
a godsend for you or someone you love. See the Member Source Direc-
tory on page 529 for complete ordering information.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Want relief from migraine

headaches? A few drops under the
tongue may be all you need

A new product called MigraSpray landed on my desk—and from

the initial reports I’m getting, it sounds like it might be the an-
swer to your prayers if you suffer from migraines.

A colleague of mine has been fighting migraines for nearly 30 years,

and has tried everything from pills to injections to nasal sprays. She
says her migraines are so intense, that she’s willing to try almost any-
thing. But unfortunately, nothing has given her much relief—until now.

Almost immediate relief—and no side effects

So I gave her the sample I was sent. She tucked it away, and proba-
bly forgot about it. But the next time she developed a migraine, she re-
membered and dug it out. A couple of quick spritzes under the tongue,
and almost immediately she could feel the pain dulling. Before taking
MigraSpray, she had been sitting in a pitch dark room, because she
couldn’t stand even the light of a single bulb. After taking MigraSpray,
she was able to turn on the lights—a simple thing that non-migraine
sufferers like me take for granted.
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She didn’t experience any negative side effects, either-no “rebound”

headache, no nasty taste, no stomach upset. She said she’ll definitely
use MigraSpray again, only next time, she’ll use it sooner, before her
headache fully blooms into a migraine.

Unique blend of four traditional

herbal medicines
So how does it work? It’s a homeopathic blend of four traditional
herbs: feverfew, goldenseal, dandelion, and polyporus officinalis. The
lead ingredient, feverfew (tanacetum parthenium) is a traditional
herbal remedy for migraines and clinical studies have supported its
ability to prevent migraines and reduce their severity.1,2 Research sug-
gests that feverfew’s active ingredients are phytochemicals called ses-
quiterpene lactones, particularly one component known as partheno-
lide. Scientists believe parthenolide may relieve migraines by inhibiting
cerebral blood vessel dilation. Parthenolide exerts anti-inflammatory
properties by inhibiting platelet aggregation and prostaglandin syn-
thesis, as well as the release of serotonin from platelets.3

The other ingredients in MigraSpray are not traditional head-

ache remedies, but each contributes factors that may complement
feverfew’s anti-inflammatory power. Goldenseal (hydrastis rhizoma),
which contains the amebicide phytochemical berberine, has tradi-
tionally been used to treat cholera. But herbal authorities also report
that goldenseal can work as a sedative and an anti-inflammatory,
particularly relieving inflammation in the mucous membranes of the
head and throat.4 Dandelion (Taraxacum denleonis) is best known as
a potent diuretic and laxative, and is a rich source of potassium. And
P. officinalis, a fungus commonly known as white agaric or larch aga-
ric, is known in herbal medicine to have effects on the sympathetic
and spinal nervous systems, and is used as a remedy for spasmodic
nerve pain and epilepsy.5

In a private study conducted by MigraSpray’s manufacturer, 41 mi-

graine sufferers were divided into two groups to test the effectiveness
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of MigraSpray against a placebo. Nearly 88 percent of the MigraSpray

group saw some level of improvement from using the spray, while
about 66 percent of them reported full to complete improvement. Even
better, the average elapsed time between administration and relief in
the MigraSpray group was just six and a half minutes.6

MigraSpray is safe for most people, but the product label does
warn pregnant and lactating women not to use it. My research also
indicates that feverfew can alter clotting time.7 Therefore if you are
taking warfarin or other blood thinners, consult your physician and
get your clotting times checked. Your medical dose may need to be
lowered or feverfew may be contraindicated. Also, one study indicates
that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDS, can negate
feverfew’s efficacy in fighting migraines, so you may want to avoid tak-
ing NSAIDS together with MigraSpray (also probably a good idea in
light of the blood-thinning consideration).8

MigraSpray is available at many drug retailers, via the Internet, or

by phone (see the Member Source Directory on page 529 for com-
plete ordering information). It’s hard to say how long one bottle might
last, as it depends on the frequency of use. The product label recom-
mends administering 10 sprays under the tongue at the first signs of
an impending headache. After administration, wait at least 30 seconds
before swallowing. If you don’t feel relief after five minutes, you can
repeat the process one more time.
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CHAPTER SIX

Tibetan medicine relieves

chronic leg pain

T here are few things worse than losing your freedom to walk—
not being able to go where you want to go or do what you want
to do. But it’s what thousands face each day, due to the often ex-
cruciating pain of intermittent claudication, a condition in which a
decrease in blood to the legs brings about a reduction in oxygen to
your lower extremities (which triggers the pain). The more you walk,
the more oxygen is needed by your legs, hence, the greater the dis-
comfort. This disorder can lead, if left untreated, to gangrene, and
is linked to other serious health problems, such as hardening of the
arteries and heart disease.

Mainstream medicine has little to offer. You can try a medication

like Pentoxifylline, with undesirable side effects (including extreme
dizziness and vomiting) and questionable effectiveness.1 Or, as is often
the case with Western medicine, you can opt for the ordeal of surgery.

An effective solution without side effects

But thankfully, you don’t have to settle for the limited choices of
the West. Eastern medicine has a better option—one that’s both ef-
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fective and free of side effects. Padma Basic is an herbal mixture from
Tibet that’s quickly proving to be a powerful treatment for intermit-
tent claudication. Formulated over 2,000 years ago, the preparation is
a complex combination of 19 different herbs that combine to produce
a powerful antioxidant.

While the mixture was originally intended to treat illnesses brought

on by the overconsumption of meat, fat, and alcohol, its broader uses
are now being discovered.

In a dramatic double-blind placebo study held in 1985, intermit-

tent claudication patients on Padma were found to have a 100 per-
cent increase in the distance they could walk pain free. In addition, the
drug was well tolerated by the patients.2 Since then, a series of studies
have confirmed these original results.3-6

Not surprisingly, the phenomenon of Padma has spread from the

mountains of Tibet through Israel, Switzerland, England, and the rest
of Europe. Now, Padma Basic is available to HSI members through
Econugenics. They’ve set up a U.S. order bank, to make it easier for our
American members to obtain this fantastic product.

The recommended dosage for Padma Basic is two tablets taken

three times a day for the first four weeks. After that, take two tablets
daily. Please be aware that it could take a minimum of three months
for you to receive the full benefit of this treatment. Refer to the back of
this book for ordering information.
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CHAPTER SEVEN

Raw bar favorite offers

arthritis relief

I magine if you didn’t need pain relievers every day? Our research has
uncovered something totally new—a completely safe and natural
food extract that may be the most powerful anti-inflammatory com-
pound ever discovered.

It’s called Lyprinol, an active lipid fraction isolated from the New
Zealand green-lipped mussel, or Perna canaliculus. According to cen-
turies-old tradition, native Maoris believe that eating the green-lipped
mussel leads to a long and healthy life. And, in fact, medical statistics
show that arthritis and rheumatic disorders are unknown among the
coastal-dwelling Maori.

Scientists have now determined that the anti-arthritic properties of

the green-lipped mussel are due to the unique configuration of certain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (or PUFAs) called Eicosatetraenoic Acids
(ETAs). Related to the Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, flaxseed, and
perilla oil, ETAs display more intense and targeted anti-inflammatory
and anti-arthritic activity than any other known PUFA or Omega-3
fatty acid.

Research in the 1970s and 1980s confirmed that something in the

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New Zealand green-lipped mussel had the ability to erase arthritic pain
and stiffness. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted in
1980 at the Victoria Hospital in Glasgow, England, tested a powdered
mussel supplement on 66 arthritis patients.1 At the start of the six-month
trial, all of the subjects had failed to respond to conventional treatment
and were scheduled for surgery to repair badly damaged joints.

At the close of the trial, the researchers reported improvements in

68 percent of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and in 39 percent
of the osteoarthritis (OA) patients. The scientists also noted the low
incidence of adverse side effects.

Nearly two decades later scientists

perfect the solution
For the next 18 years, leading scientists from universities and re-
search labs in Australia, Japan, and France worked together to under-
stand the secret locked within the green-lipped mussel. Step by incre-
mental step, the scientists managed to identify the active biological
fraction of the green-lipped mussel, isolate it without destroying its
essential properties, cleanse it of impurities, stabilize it, and standard-
ize its potency for reliable results.

At every step of the way, clinical and laboratory studies confirmed

that scientists were moving in the right direction. Their excitement
mounted as each phase yielded a more potent and powerful com-
pound. Even early versions of the green-lipped mussel extracts were
found to be more effective than aspirin and ibuprofen in reducing in-
flammation.

But inflammation isn’t the only thing it helped. In 1986, a trial of

53 RA patients, conducted by the Societé Française de Biologic et Di-
etique (SFBD) in Dijon, France, found that the greenlipped mussel
extract reduced pain by 62 percent after six months, while those on a
placebo had a 20 percent increase in pain.2
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Lyprinol: 200 times more effective

than high potency fish oil in
controlling swelling
Ultimately, scientists zeroed in on the ETAs in the green-lipped
mussel as the active ingredients responsible for its remarkable anti-
arthritic effects. This specific grouping of ETAs is not found in any
other known substance. The methods used to concentrate these active
components in a pure and stable form have been granted patents in
several countries. The final result is now available as Lyprinol.

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Austra-

lia, studied the efficacy of Lyprinol using laboratory animals with adju-
vant-induced polyarthritis, which is the closest model for rheumatoid
arthritis in humans.3

When administered as an oral supplement, Lyprinol reduced ar-

thritis-related swelling in the animal’s paws by more than 90 percent.
It was also effective when rubbed directly into the affected area.

Comparisons of Lyprinol to other natural lipids, or fatty acids,

known to be helpful in treating arthritis and inflammation, tested Ly-
prinol against flax oil, evening primrose oil, Norwegian salmon oil,
and MaxEPA (a high potency fish oil product). Of these, Lyprinol was
the most effective in preventing arthritis-related swelling, reducing
swelling by 79 percent. MaxEPA was the next best at 50 percent. How-
ever, the real story is the dosages used to achieve these results.

Achieving a 50 percent effectiveness rate required a dosage of 2000

mg/kg body weight of MaxEPA. But the effective dosage of Lyprinol
was only 20 mg/kg—or 1/100 the amount. Extrapolations from these
results suggest that the anti-inflammatory compounds in Lyprinol are
200 times more potent than MaxEPA (and 350 times more potent than
evening primrose oil).
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Outperforms arthritis drugs without

harmful side effects
Researchers also compared the effectiveness of Lyprinol to that of
the prescription arthritis drug indomethacin, the mainstream drug of
choice at the time of the study. A dosage of 5 mg/kg of Lyprinol was 97
percent effective in reducing swelling, while indomethacin was only 83
percent effective at the same dosage. Unlike indomethacin, Lyprinol is
non-toxic and essentially free of side effects. In a 2000 study, research-
ers found that when compared to NSAIDs, three Lyprinol was “non-
gastro toxic.”4

Recommendations for use

Lyprinol is recommended for the alleviation of inflammatory con-
ditions, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and virally-in-
duced arthritis.

While Lyprinol appears to be the most powerful anti-inflamma-

tory and arthritis pain reliever yet discovered, it still won’t rebuild or
restore previously damaged cartilage. For the most complete healing
of arthritis, we recommend you combine Lyprinol with a natural joint
building supplement containing glucosamine and chondroitin.

Recommended amounts: The amount needed for optimal results

can vary widely for each individual, but range between two and four
capsules per day. A higher amount (up to six capsules per day) can be
used for the first one to two weeks of use. It can take up to four weeks
to evaluate the full benefit. In addition, the research suggests that rub-
bing Lyprinol onto swollen and tender joints can help relieve pain and
swelling. To do this, simply open the capsule and squeeze the contents
onto the affected area. Lyprinol is currently available under the name
OmegaXL. See the Member Source Directory to learn how you can
order OmegaXL.
Part II
Cancer
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CHAPTER ONE

Cancer’s kryptonite:
HSI panelist tests breakthrough
seaweed cancer treatment

I t’s a weed and a slimy weed at that. But unlike the ones that invade
your lawn, this weed might actually do you some good. It has been
credited as a primary cause for record-low cancer rates in Okinawa,
Japan. It was used—with reported success—to treat and prevent radia-
tion sickness following the Chernobyl meltdown in Russia. It has yet
to be tested in a single human clinical trial. But according to panelist
Kohhei Makise, M.D., the Japanese medical community is being in-
undated with reports of how this medicinal seaweed has helped thou-
sands of patients fight cancer.

Dr. Makise recently wrote us a long, excited e-mail discussing sev-

eral new natural remedies that are producing impressive results among
Japanese patients. But in this report, we decided to focus on a natural
immune builder and cancer fighter that’s so new to North America
that we’d never heard of it before.

It’s called fucoidan, and it’s a complex of polysaccharides (carbo-

hydrates) found in brown seaweed, most commonly in an Asia-Pacif-
ic variety known as kombu or Laminaria japonica. The seaweed has
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been a dietary staple in Japan since the second century B.C. And in
Okinawa—which posts Japan’s highest per capita rates of kombu con-
sumption—it has reportedly produced considerable health benefits.
Okinawa residents who eat an average of 1 gram of kombu (containing
roughly 5 mg of fucoidan) daily enjoy some of the longest lifespans in
Japan and the single lowest cancer rate in the country.

Seaweed extract causes cancer cells to self-destruct

In the 1990s, scientists identified fucoidan as the primary immune-
building substance in brown seaweed and began to test it.

In one case, researchers injected female lab rats with a carcino-

gen known to induce mammary tumors. They fed half of the rats a
standard diet, fed the other half a standard diet plus daily helpings of
brown seaweed containing fucoidan, and monitored the animals for
26 weeks. The fucoidan appeared to convey two substantial benefits.
First, the fucoidan fed rats developed fewer tumors than the control
rats: 63 percent developed breast cancer vs. 76 percent of control rats.
Second, the fucoidan-fed rats resisted developing tumors for longer
periods of time: control rats typically developed tumors within 11
weeks, whereas fucoidan-fed rats remained cancer-free for 19 weeks.

In other studies, oral and intravenous doses of brown seaweed

proved anywhere from 61.9 to 95.2 percent effective in preventing the
development of cancer in rats implanted with sarcoma cells. One group
of researchers described fucoidan as a “very potent antitumor agent in
cancer therapy” after it inhibited the growth and spread of lung cancer
in rats. (That type of cancer is particularly resistant to chemotherapy.)

Various studies further demonstrated that fucoidan combats can-

cer in multiple ways:

• I t causes certain types of rapidly growing cancer cells (including

stomach cancer, colon cancer, and leukemia) to self-destruct
(a process call apoptosis).
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• I t physically interferes with cancer cells’ ability to adhere to

tissue. That interference prevents the cancer from spreading
(or metastasizing) to new areas.
• I t enhances production of several immune mechanisms,
including macrophages (white blood cells that destroy tumor
cells), gamma interferon (proteins that activate macrophages
and natural killer cells), and interleukin (compounds that help
regulate the immune system).

Proof from the panelist’s practice

But as Dr. Makise points out, fucoidan still needs to prove itself
in large, double-blind, clinical trials involving creatures more evolved
than guinea pigs.

Dr. Makise believes, however, that there is compelling evidence

that fucoidan can help prevent cancer. Through his practice in Japan,
Dr. Makise has seen that fucoidan can even help patients who already
have cancer. He says that cancer patients benefit most by taking a com-
bination of:

• fucoidan
• AHCC or other immune-enhancing mushrooms
• antioxidants, especially large doses of selenium
•E
 nterococcus faecalis—1 to 3 trillion dead bacterium (Entero-
coccus faecalis is a beneficial bacterial found in the intestine.
In addition to promoting healthy digestion and controlling bile
acids that can cause colon cancer, it delivers certain immune-
enhancing vitamins—like biotin and certain B vitamins—to the
blood stream)
• e ssential daily vitamins and minerals (Dr. Makise recommends
his patients take triple the recommended daily dosage of essen-
tial vitamins and minerals. He says it’s especially important that
cancer patients take daily supplements of selenium and zinc)
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• a healthy lifestyle and diet that avoids meat, milk, and other
animal proteins and fats.

“It is very effective for cancers that already exist, even end-stage
metastases,” Dr. Makise told us. “Each substance of this combination
has a different mechanism to fight against cancer, so we get synergistic
effects.”

Fucoidan can be found in a product called Modifilan, manufac-

tured by Fucoidan Sales. The product contains fucoidan, along with
organic iodine—shown to promote maturation of the nervous system
and alginate—a natural absorbent of radioactive elements, heavy met-
al, and free radicals. See the Member Source Directory at the back of
this book for ordering information.
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CHAPTER TWO

News of astounding natural cancer

killer nearly squashed forever

R ecently, Health Sciences Institute uncovered a remarkable sto-

ry about a natural cancer killer that had been kept under lock
and key for over 20 years. With this information, the future of cancer
treatment and the chances of survival look more promising than ever.
There’s a healing tree that grows deep within the Amazon rainforest in
South America that could literally change how you, your doctor, and
possibly the rest of the world think about curing cancer.

Since the 1970s, the bark, leaves, roots, fruit, and fruit seeds of the
Amazonian Graviola tree have been studied in numerous laboratory
tests and have shown remarkable results with this deadly disease.

Several years ago, a major pharmaceutical company began exten-

sive independent research on it. They learned that certain extracts of
the tree actually seek out, attack, and destroy cancer cells. Because the
natural extracts themselves could not be patented, the company la-
bored to create a synthetic copy that showed the same promise. After
more than seven years of work behind closed doors, researchers at this
company realized they couldn’t duplicate the tree’s natural properties
with a patentable substance. So they shut down the entire project. It
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basically came down to this—if they couldn’t make huge profits, they
would keep the news of this possible cure a well-guarded secret. But
one researcher couldn’t bear that, and decided to risk his job with the
hope of saving lives.

Seven years of silence broken

This conscience-driven researcher contacted Rainforest Pharmacy,
a natural products company dedicated to harvesting plants from the
Amazon. In the course of working with Raintree on another story, they
shared the exciting Graviola breakthrough with us. Since then, we’ve
been looking closely into the research to date on Graviola. One of the
first scientific references to it in the United States was by the National
Cancer Institute (NCI). In 1976, the NCI showed that the leaves and
stems of this tree were effective in attacking and destroying malignant
cells. But these results were part of an internal NCI report and were,
for some reason, never made public.

Since 1976, there have been several promising cancer studies on

Graviola. However, the tree’s extracts have yet to be tested on can-
cer patients. No double-blind clinical trials exist, and clinical trials
are typically the benchmark mainstream doctors and journals use to
judge a treatment’s value. Nevertheless, our research has uncovered
that Graviola has been shown to kill cancer cells in at least 20 labora-
tory tests.

The most recent study, conducted at Catholic University of South

Korea, revealed that two chemicals extracted from Graviola seeds
showed comparable results to the chemotherapy drug Adriamycin
when applied to malignant breast and colon cells in test tubes.

Another study, published in the Journal of Natural Products, showed

that Graviola is not only comparable to Adriamycin—but dramatically
outperforms it in laboratory tests. Results showed that it selectively
killed colon cancer cells at “10,000 times the potency of Adriamycin.”3

Perhaps the most significant result of the studies we’ve researched

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is that Graviola selectively seeks out and kills cancer cells—leaving

all healthy, normal cells untouched. Chemotherapy indiscriminately
seeks and destroys all actively reproducing cells, even normal hair and
stomach cells, causing such devastating side effects as hair loss and
severe nausea.

Grown and harvested by indigenous people in Brazil, Graviola

is available in limited supply in the United States and is distributed
through Rainforest Pharmacy. But now, you can be among the select
few in the entire country to benefit from this powerful treatment. We
encourage you to consult with your doctor before beginning any new
therapy, especially when treating cancer.

Graviola has been combined with seven other immune-boosting

herbs in a product called N-Tense. As a dietary supplement, you should
take six to eight capsules of N-Tense per day. Graviola and N-Tense are
completely natural substances with no side effects apart from possible
mild stomach upset at high dosages (in excess of 5 grams) if taken on
an empty stomach.

If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you and your doctor should
look into all the available treatment options. Graviola could just make
all the difference in beating cancer. See the Member Source Directory
at the back of this book for ordering information.
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CHAPTER THREE

Hybridized mushroom extract

destroys cancer cells and provides
powerful immune protection

U ntil now, the only way to get access to this remarkable immune
booster was to live in Japan. For the last five years in Japan, peo-
ple with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses—as well as
healthy people who want to stay that way—have been revving up their
immune systems, destroying tumor cells, and preventing cancer and
other illnesses with a powerful extract called AHCC (activated hexose
correlate compound). Now, AHCC is available to consumers in the
United States.

AHCC is an extract of a unique hybridization of several kinds of

medicinal mushrooms known for their immune-enhancing abilities.
On their own, each mushroom has a long medical history in Japan,
where their extracts are widely prescribed by physicians. But when
combined into a single hybrid mushroom, the resulting active ingre-
dient is so potent that dozens of rigorous scientific studies have now
established AHCC to be one of the world’s most powerful—and safe—
immune stimulators.

In vitro animal and human studies confirm that AHCC effectively

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works against and, in some cases, even prevents the recurrence of liv-
er cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, breast
cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening conditions, with no danger-
ous side effects. In smaller doses, AHCC can also boost the immune
function of healthy people, helping to prevent infections and promote
well-being.

Calling up your first line of defense

Our immune systems stand between us and the rest of the world.
Without it, our bodies would be overrun by bacteria, viruses, parasites,
fungi, and other invaders, infections would rapidly spread, and cancer
cells would proliferate. Like a highly responsive and well-coordinated
army, our immune systems are composed of a variety of specialized
immune cells that identify, seek out, and destroy microbes, pathogens,
and tumor cells.

First on the scene of possible trouble are the phagocytes and natu-
ral killer (NK) cells, which respond quickly to potential threats. Often
referred to as the body’s “front-line defense,” these cells are constantly
on the lookout for any suspicious substances. NK cells latch onto the
surface of substances or the outer membranes of cancer cells and in-
ject a chemical hand grenade (called a granule) into the interior. Once
inside, the granules explode and destroy the bacteria or cancer cell
within five minutes. Itself undamaged, the NK cell then moves onto its
next victim. In its prime, a NK cell can take on two cancer cells at the
same time, speeding up the process.

Recent research shows that as we age, our immune systems func-

tion less efficiently. In particular, the ability of our NK cells to respond
quickly and effectively declines with age and illness. When NK cells
lose their ability to recognize or destroy invaders, health can deterio-
rate rapidly. Moderately low to dangerously low NK cell activity levels
have been found in people with AIDS, cancer, immune deficiency, liv-
er disorders, various infections, and other diseases. Because measure-
ments of NK cell activity are closely correlated with one’s chances of
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survival, anything that helps increase NK cell activity may help people
treat, recover from, and/or prevent these illnesses.

Research finds remarkable immune

system boost in multiple ways
Scientific studies of the extract AHCC, published in respected
peer-reviewed journals such as International Journal of Immunology,
Anti-Cancer Drugs, and Society of Natural Immunity, have established
the health benefits and safety of AHCC more conclusively than nearly
any other natural supplement. What is especially remarkable about
AHCC is that it consistently and effectively boosts immune system
function. Specifically, AHCC:

• S timulates cytokine (IL-2, IL-12, TNF, and INF) production,

which stimulates immune function.
• I ncreases NK cell activity against diseased cells as much as 300
percent.
• I ncreases the formation of explosive granules within NK cells.
The more ammunition each NK cell carries, the more invaders
it can destroy.
• I ncreases the number and the activity of lymphocytes, specifi-
cally increasing T-cells up to 200 percent.
• I ncreases Interferon levels, which inhibits the replication of
viruses and stimulates NK cell activity.
• I ncreases the formation of TNF, a group of proteins that help
destroy cancer cells.

These dramatic immune effects translate into profound health

benefits. A 1995 clinical trial reported in the International Journal of
Immunotherapy showed that 3 grams of AHCC per day significantly
lowered the level of tumor markers found in patients with prostate
cancer, ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, and breast cancer. This
study documented complete remissions in six of 11 patients and sig-
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nificant increases in NK cell activity in nine of 11 patients. T- and B-

cell activity levels also rose considerably.

AHCC now available in the United States

After years of successful use in Japan, AHCC is available in the
United States as the active ingredient in a product called ImmPower.
Distributed by The Harmony Company, ImmPower comes in gelatin
capsules containing 500mg of AHCC (proprietary blend).

ImmPower can be taken in preventive or therapeutic doses and

should be discussed with your personal physician. For prevention, the
recommended dose is 1 gram per day taken as one 500mg capsule in
the morning and again at night. This dose will help increase NK cell
activity and support immune system functioning for good health and
general well-being. For those with cancer, AIDS, or other life-threat-
ening conditions, the research indicates a therapeutic dose of two cap-
sules in the morning, two at mid-day and two at night for a total of
3 grams per day to jump start NK cell activity. After three weeks, the
dose can be reduced to 1 gram per day (one capsule in the morning
and one at night), to maintain the increased NK cell activity level. See
the Member Source Directory for purchasing information.
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CHAPTER FOUR

The lactoferrin miracle

W e’re on the verge of a major medical breakthrough with

lactoferrin.

Because of this unique extract, much of what we now consider

state-of-the-art medicine—such as radiation, antibiotics, and chemo-
therapy—may eventually seem as primitive as bloodletting.

If lactoferrin proves to be as powerful as it promises to be, many

deadly diseases that haunt our thoughts today will no longer frighten us.

Where does lactoferrin come from

and how does it work?
From the moment you were born, lactoferrin—an iron-bind-
ing protein found in breast milk (colostrum)—was your first shield
against infection and disease and your primary source of immune-sys-
tem chemicals. The primary task of your immune system is to survey
your body—organ by organ, tissue by tissue, cell by cell—to make sure
that only the cells that are supposed to be there… are. When a healthy
immune system recognizes a foreign substance—a virus or cancerous
cell—it immediately fights to eliminate it.

Researchers discovered the significance of lactoferrin to the immune

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system while researching another mysterious biological phenomenon:

pregnancy.

What’s so mysterious about pregnancy?

Until recently, scientists had been baffled by the fact that a woman’s
body doesn’t normally reject a fetus, which naturally contains the for-
eign antigens of the father. But the puzzle is beginning to unravel: Sci-
ence has discovered that shortly after conception, a woman’s immune
system is down-regulated.

This is why her body does not reject the fetus as “foreign” matter.
(For this reason, pregnant women should not take lactoferrin.) Im-
mediately after delivery, however, her body produces colostrum, or the
first milk, which restores her immune system and provides powerful
immune chemicals to the infant. Lactoferrin is the primary immune-
system chemical in first milk.

Studies have shown that the mother’s first milk is the only source
from which an infant can get these significant immune substances.
Synthetic formulas can’t offer the same nutritional, immunological,
or physiological value, despite efforts to produce formulas that mimic
breast milk as closely as possible.

Unraveling the healing mystery

of lactoferrin
Lactoferrin has at least two specific immune- boosting functions:

• It binds to iron in your blood, keeping it away from cancer

cells, bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that require iron
to grow. The lactoferrin protein is able to sequester and release
iron as needed, under controlled conditions. This property
helps prevent harmful oxidative reactions, making lactoferrin a
powerful antioxidant.
• I t activates very specific strands of DNA that turn on the genes
that launch your immune response. This is such a rare and
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surprising action that there is no other kind of protein like it.

Lactoferrin is in a class by itself.

Lactoferrin also contains antibodies against a wide range of bacte-

rial, fungal, viral, and protozoal pathogens. In effect, the lactoferrin
protein backs budding cancer cells or bacteria into a corner . . . starves
them and sends out a signal to your white blood cells that says, “It’s
over here! Come and get it!”

State-of-the-art techniques in cellular and molecular biology have

recently allowed us to isolate lactoferrin from the “first food of life.”
The commercially available preparation is in a form in which the food
hasn’t been chemically altered.

Widely used to support recovery from

malignancies in animals
Numerous studies on rats and patient case histories have docu-
mented the benefits of lactoferrin in helping to combat many types of
malignancies.1,2

Many holistic practitioners use it and achieve great effects by

combining it with other immune-enhancing natural tumor-fighting
therapies. In one case, a leukemia patient (labeled the worst case the
Mayo Clinic had seen in 20 years) had his condition reversed on
lactoferrin. His white blood cell count rose, and his problems disap-
peared. This seemingly “hopeless” case was transformed into a re-
markable recovery.

Other case histories indicate that the negative effects of conven-

tional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation are drastically re-
duced or eliminated with supplemental lactoferrin. (The amounts of
lactoferrin used in these reported cases range from 500 to 1500 mg a
day.) Again, it should be noted that lactoferrin appears to be perfectly
safe, even in high doses.
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What else can you use it for?

Other clinical and case studies have shown that lactoferrin…

• contains an anti-inflammatory molecule—which means it can help

if you suffer from the pain and debilitation of joint inflammation3
•p
 lays a role in lessening ocular disturbance, which means it may
help with vision problems4
• a cts as a potent antimicrobial agent against Candida albicans5
• s hows potent antiviral activity useful in reducing your
susceptibility to viruses, including herpes and HIV6

If you’re wondering how safe lactoferrin is, remember that it is

nontoxic and is well tolerated by nursing infants.

Should you take it as a daily preventive?

There are many everyday threats that wear down the immune sys-
tem—such as environmental toxins, emotional and physical stressors,
and genetic problems. Taking 100 mg of lactoferrin each day at bedtime,
however, can help upgrade your immune system, so you can take full ad-
vantage of your natural defenses in a world full of potential health threats.
For use in cancer recovery, up to 1500 mg a day can be taken without fear
of side effects. And unlike penicillin or other synthetic drugs, your body
will not become immune to the effects of lactoferrin, because it’s some-
thing your body is familiar with and knows how to handle.

Since lactoferrin is a natural substance, large pharmaceutical com-

panies aren’t able to patent it and make millions. But it’s available from
a limited number of suppliers in the United States, and it shouldn’t be
overlooked as a powerful tool in the fight against serious diseases. For
information on purchasing lactoferrin, refer to the Member Source
Directory at the back of this book.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Discover the cancer-fighting potential

of Brazil’s “Mushroom of God”

N early 30 years ago researchers began investigating a medical

curiosity among the people of Piedade, Brazil. Residents of
the small community near Sao Paulo enjoyed extraordinarily good
health. They developed few diseases and lived unusually long lives.
Outsiders began to wonder what was enhancing the Brazilians’ im-
munity and lifespan. In their quest for an answer, researchers stum-
bled upon the “Mushroom of God.”

Depending on which account you believe, it was either two re-

searchers from Penn State or Taktoshi Furumoto, a Japanese farmer
living in Brazil, who solved the puzzle. He (or they) zeroed in on
a small, wild mushroom that locals ate regularly, believing it fos-
tered good health. It was commonly known as Cogumelo de Deus
or Cogumelo do Sol—Mushroom of God or Mushroom of the Sun.

Regardless of who discovered it, it was Japanese researchers (doc-

tors from Tokyo University and Japan’s National Cancer Center, in
particular) who eventually subjected the mushroom to pharmaco-
logical testing. They reported that the mushroom, which eventually
acquired the botanical name Agaricus Blazei Murill (ABM), could be a
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potent immune-builder and cancer-fighter.

To date, ABM has not been used in any human clinical trials. All
research has been performed in petri dishes or laboratory animals.
However, news of this rare medicinal mushroom has already prompt-
ed between 300,000 and 500,000 Japanese people to supplement with
ABM, hoping to prevent cancer or stop the disease from recurring.
Numerous others consume it regularly reportedly to avoid infection,
diabetes, hyperlipidemia, chronic hepatitis, and arteriosclerosis.

ABM enhances the immune response

to protect you from cancer
In recent years, Japanese research has confirmed that ABM con-
tains a host of health-promoting components: vitamins B1 and B2, ni-
acin, phosphorous, iron, calcium, protein, amino acids, and ergosterol
(which converts into vitamin D2 when the mushroom is dried). But
most importantly, the researchers discovered that ABM contains large
quantities of active polysaccharides—complex carbohydrates, most
commonly found in foods like wheat, rice, and potatoes that stimulate
the immune system to fight off bacterial and viral illnesses.1

ABM stimulates the immune system by triggering the production of:

•T
 -cells, which directly attack cells that have been taken over
by viruses or cancers;2
• i nterleukin, which bolsters the immune system by stimulating
the growth and activity of white blood cells;
• t umor necrosis factor (TNF), which activates white blood
cells and fights tumors;
• a nd macrophages, which protect the body from infection
by consuming foreign material.3

Obviously, a list of in vitro and animal studies (with no human tri-

als in the mix) is not proof that ABM is an effective cancer treatment.
Products, whether they are natural or pharmaceutical, need to pass
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more extensive and rigorous testing to support such a claim.

In several studies, however, ABM has stimulated animals’ immune

systems and arrested the growth of their tumors. And in the past, HSI
has documented the ability of other medicinal mushrooms, such as
AHCC, to build immunity and help people fight cancer (see the HSI
Members Alert issues for January 2000 and January 2002 or search on-
line at www.hsionline.com). We don’t know yet if ABM will eventually
rank with those health-promoting mushrooms. But the preliminary
evidence was compelling enough that we decided to analyze it and re-
port the findings to you.

Retard tumor growth by 90 percent in just three weeks

At Japan’s Ehime University School of Medicine, researchers tested
ABM’s impact on tumors. Twenty days of treatment with certain ABM
extracts (800 mg/kg per day taken orally) retarded tumor growth in
cancerous mice between 80 and 90 percent. The researchers deter-
mined that the tumor-retarding agent was ergosterol, a steroid alcohol
that occurs naturally in mold and yeast.

So they conducted a second experiment, giving oral doses of er-

gosterol (between 100 and 800 mg/kg) daily to tumor-bearing mice
for 20 days. The treatment “significantly reduced tumor growth” in
a dose-dependent manner. Mice given the largest doses experienced
85.5 percent less tumor growth than mice treated with placebos. The
ergosterol, however, did not destroy cancer cells directly. Instead, it
inhibited the development of new blood vessels within the tumor—a
process that can stop and eventually reverse tumor growth. The treat-
ment also produced another benefit: After 20 days of treatment none
of the mice were suffering any of the side effects typically induced by
chemotherapy drugs.4

Using guinea pigs as guinea pigs

Cancerous guinea pigs experienced even greater recovery rates—
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over 99 percent—when they were treated with ABM. Researchers

from Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Tokyo University, and Japan’s Na-
tional Cancer Center Laboratory injected cancer cells into the femur
(thighbone) of each pig—a procedure that normally causes cancer to
spread throughout the animal’s body within four to five weeks.

Twenty-four hours later (once the cancer cells were embedded in

the animals’ tissue), the researchers gave the pigs ABM injections and
continued to give them daily injections for 10 consecutive days. Five
weeks later, 99.4 percent of the guinea pigs had fully recovered from
the cancer.5

Could this Brazilian mushroom hold

the secret to better chemo?
If ABM shows such promise on its own for fighting cancer, it
seems logical to assume that it could enhance the effects of conven-
tional cancer treatments. But when it comes to your health, assum-
ing isn’t nearly enough.

At Mie University in Japan, researchers conducted a series of

tests with ABM and the cancer chemotherapy drug, 5-fluorouracil
(5-FU). Administered alone (at a dosage of 10mg/kg for 30 days),
the ABM extract moderately inhibited tumor growth in cancerous
mice. Treatment with both ABM and 5-FU strongly inhibited tu-
mor growth in the mice.

The more interesting results, however, centered around ABM’s

effects on 5-FU. First, it prolonged the action of 5-FU, which,
like many chemotherapy drugs, is only effective on its own for a
short period of time. Second, it offset the drastic immune-system
weakening usually caused by chemotherapy. At the end of the ex-
periment, mice treated with the ABM/5-FU combination showed
“significantly increased” numbers of immune-modulating cells
compared to the mice treated with saline only.6
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Other scientists tested ABM’s ability to fight cancer by first inject-

ing tumor cells in both the right and left flanks of laboratory mice.
The scientists then injected ABM fractions into the mice, but only
into their right-flank tumors. The injections inhibited tumor growth
in the right flank, and even caused regression in some cases. But the
treatment also inhibited growth of left-flank tumors. The researchers,
who were based at Japan’s Miyagi Cancer Center Research Institute,
speculated that the ABM had triggered the immune system to unleash
more white blood cells to all cancerous areas, not just those specifically
injected with the extract.

Granted, that’s a lot of speculation. And all of these trials may

make you want to give thanks you’re not a rodent living anywhere near
a Japanese laboratory. But the dramatic results shown by the mice and
guinea pigs tested certainly seem reason enough to investigate ABM
further to determine if it’s anywhere near as promising for us humans
with cancer.

Extreme growing conditions make

mushroom a rare commodity
Unfortunately, accessing supplies of ABM mushrooms or ABM
supplements has been difficult. For decades, growers were unable to
successfully cultivate this wild mushroom. It typically thrives in ex-
treme conditions—intense Brazilian sunlight, humidity averaging 80
percent, and temperatures that soar to 100 degrees during the day and
drop to 68 degrees overnight. It was only in the early ‘90s that growers
devised a method of producing biologically active ABM mushrooms in
beds of pasteurized horse manure and sugar cane residue (hardly ap-
petizing, but reportedly it creates a powerful growing medium).

Today, Japanese consumers purchase 90 percent of Brazil’s yearly

ABM crop. Consequently, you’re not likely to find fresh ABM mush-
rooms in even the best produce markets in America.

A few supplement companies, however, have begun producing

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ABM tablets (which are already hot sellers in Japan). No clinical trials
have yet been published about these supplements. (All the published
trials involve ABM extracts. The supplements typically contain whole
mushrooms that have been freeze-dried and powdered.) So, the exact
impact of ABM supplementation isn’t known. But, again, our experi-
ence with other similar supplements makes us less skeptical.

If you try ABM, let us know about your experience with it. HSI will
continue to search for information on this promising mushroom and
for a source for the extract. Ordering information is in the Member
Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER SIX

This overlooked “waste product”

may be the cancer-fighting
breakthrough of the century

I t was one of those moments that makes working for HSI so re-
warding and exciting. I had received an email out of the blue, tell-
ing me about a new discovery with results that were nothing short
of astounding…

Stage 4 cancer patients cancer free within two months.

Tumor metastasis reduced by 82 percent.1

A human study in which 31 percent of cancer cells were flat out

killed. In thirty days.2

In another study, mice fed this substance ended up with half the
tumors of the control group.3

Oh, and the incredible results weren’t limited to cancer. People

with Type 2 diabetes have stopped needing shots of insulin. Men with
enlarged prostates have started sleeping through the night.

This intriguing email was from Wendy Selvig of the AIDS Research
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Assistance Institute—a non-profit organization in Mansfield, TX. And

as much as Wendy’s email got my heart racing, it was tempered with a
strong dose of skepticism. With HSI’s worldwide reputation for uncov-
ering the best health breakthroughs, we receive word of new products
every single day. And we are extremely careful about choosing only the
very best to introduce to you.

So I immediately picked up the phone and gave Wendy a call. And

the story she told me—of an all-natural disease-killing dynamo backed
up by some very impressive science—was astounding.

But it was the source of this miracle cure that just about made me
drop the phone.

The latest breakthrough in cancer treatment is… flax?!

Wait, wake up; I can hear you snoring. Of course you’ve heard of
flax seed. Nothing new there, right? But, this isn’t the same flax seed
you’ve been seeing on the health food store shelves. In fact, it’s not flax
seed at all.

The breakthrough that takes aim at cancer cells like a heat-seeking

missile is Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans.

Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans are not flax seeds. Rather, they are
concentrated directly—using a special process—from flax seed shells,
or hulls, which typically don’t make it into the bags of flax seed in the
store.

Which is a shame, because it turns out the vast majority of the

disease-fighting lignans in the flax seed are located in the hull that
encases the seed.

The nutrients contained in flax seeds are highly concentrated in

the shells—one teaspoon of Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans contains
the nutritional equivalent of two gallons of flax seed. Yes, gallons. And
flax seed oil? Forget it. There are practically no lignans contained in
the oil.
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You might be wondering what these lignans are, exactly. Lignans

are a group of chemical compounds found in plants. They’re one of the
major classes of phytoestrogens (you might have seen that word before
in discussions about soy), which are chemicals that act as antioxidants.
Flax seed is the richest source of lignans in the plant kingdom, con-
taining up to 800 times more than any other plant source. There are
27 different lignans in the flax seed and scientists believe they all work
together to provide their amazing health benefits.

The major lignan in flax seed is called secoisolariciresinol digluco-

side (SDG). It’s actually a lignan precursor, which means its power isn’t
unlocked until it is metabolized by your body. In the intestines, SDG
becomes two lignans. These lignans have the power to wipe out cancer,
as well as do battle against diabetes, shrink enlarged prostates, boost
the immune system… in fact, as my research went on, I found there’s
not much these lignans can’t do.

A new process unlocks this superfood’s

disease-fighting prowess
Though scientists have known for some time that the flax seed
hulls have an amazing nutritional profile, they’ve been at a loss as to
how to unlock those nutrients. Finally, a farmer by the name of Curtis
Rangeloff invented a chemical-free method of mechanically separat-
ing the lignan-rich hulls from the rest of the flax.

The Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans sold through Flax Lignan

Health boast a pure lignan content of up to 65 percent. Each scoop of
the product contains 150-300 mg of SDG per serving. That’s 70 times
the amount of SDG typically contained in the same amount of tradi-
tional ground flax seed.

In addition to their lignan content, flax seed hulls contain high

levels of omega-3s, as well as off-the-charts antioxidants. To put it
in perspective—kale has one of the highest ORAC values (this is the
measurement of a food’s antioxidant content) at 1,770 per 100 g. Con-
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centrated Flax Hull Lignans? They come in at a whopping 19,600 per

100 g. The hulls also contain 4.3 g of fiber and 2.8 g of protein in each
tablespoon.

And while the nutritional value of Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans

is certainly a bonus, the true value of the product is in its promise as a
potent cancer-killer.

The evidence I found for SDG’s effects on cancer is nothing short

of incredible. The most exciting study was carried out in Canada on a
group of postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Each day for a month, the women in the test group ate a flaxseed
muffin containing a predetermined concentration of SDG. After only
one month, the growth of the cancer cells was reduced by 34.2 percent.
Even better, 31 percent of cancer cells were completely killed, and the
expression of the cancer growth receptor Her2 (c-erB2) decreased by
71 percent.2

Her2 is part of a family of genes that help to regulate cell growth.

Some breast cancers, for reasons no one really understands, undergo a
gene amplification. So, instead of having two gene copies of the Her2
gene as in a normal cell, there are multiple copies.

This results in cell growth regulation going haywire. Tumors grow

more quickly, are more aggressive, and are less sensitive to chemo-
therapy. This can also occur in other cancers such as ovarian cancer
and stomach cancer. It seems that SDG is able to hinder this process
considerably.

Driving cancer cells to mass suicide

In two studies on breast cancer cells implanted into immune de-
ficient mice, flax lignans again proved deadly to cancer. Both tumor
growth and metastasis were significantly reduced. In one of the stud-
ies, metastasis to the lungs was reduced by 82 percent. The average
number of tumors was also considerably lower in the test group than
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in the control group.3

The promising studies don’t stop at breast cancer. A study in Cali-

fornia demonstrated that SDG reduced risk of endometrial cancer
in some women by 32 percent. This reduced risk was most evident
among postmenopausal women who consumed high levels of both
isoflavones and lignans.4 Other studies have shown similar reduced
risk for uterine and ovarian cancers.

A clinical trial in Canada found that higher dietary lignan intake

was linked to considerable reduction in colorectal cancer risk.5 And,
according to studies with human colon cancer cells, lignans stunt the
growth of tumor cells and actually drive them to what can only be de-
scribed as mass suicide.6

Supplementation with SDG reduced tumors significantly in mice

with melanoma. The average number of tumors in the control group
was 62, while the average number in the groups of mice receiving SDG
was around half that. Tumor size was also decreased.3

Even the Mayo Clinic, the American Cancer Society, and the FDA
acknowledge the cancer-fighting power of flax lignans. The Mayo
Clinic says flax seed lignans may inhibit the growth of some breast
cancers, and the American Cancer Society cites a study in which the
growth rate of cancer cells was slowed in men suffering from prostate
cancer.

Perhaps most surprising of all is the support flax lignans have got-
ten from, get this, the FDA. Apparently even the FDA can’t miss a sure
thing. They have stated that flax seed lignans have anti-tumor activity
and are potentially the richest source of phytoestrogens, and that their
significant ability to prevent cancer is recognized by the National Can-
cer Institute.7

A survivor’s tale: Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans

beat back cancer for ‘hopeless’ cases
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Personally, I find that one thing speaks even more loudly than the
many exciting studies I’ve talked about so far. And that is the words
straight from the mouths of people who have seen their lives changed
as a result of including flax lignans in their diets.

A 52-year-old woman started taking Concentrated Flax Hull Lig-

nans two years after she was diagnosed with bone cancer. At that point,
she was only able to walk with crutches, and painfully at that. After just
one month with the lignans, she stopped taking her pain medication,
ditched the crutches, and found her energy level returning to normal.

And then there’s the story of 84-year-old Tony. Last September,

he was told his lung cancer was so advanced that he wouldn’t make
it to Christmas. His daughter-in-law was distraught, knowing her
daughter’s December wedding would be a sad event without him. She
learned about the Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans from a friend and
had some sent to Tony.

Come December, he was a happy guest at his granddaughter’s wed-

ding. When one of his doctors found out that he had been treating his
cancer with Concentrate Flax Hull Lignans, she became angry with
him. She was convinced that the cancer had spread throughout both
lungs and his esophagus. She thought more “aggressive steps” should
have been taken.

However, the doctor had to eat her words when a scan showed the
cancer had not spread and actually was reduced to one tiny nodule in
his lung. This was after Tony had been taking the Concentrated Flax
Hull Lignans for only six months.

These are just two of the many stories that demonstrate the incred-
ible healing power of flax lignans.

If its power against cancer isn’t enough,

that’s just the start
Amazingly, the scientific evidence for Concentrated Flax Hull Lig-
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nans doesn’t stop at its cancer-fighting abilities. Diets rich in foods

containing plant lignans have long been associated with reduced risk
of cardiovascular disease. In a 12-year study of Finnish men, it was
found that those with the highest intake of plant lignans were signifi-
cantly less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than their coun-
terparts who ate the least amount of foods containing plant lignans.8

Flax lignans have also been shown to suppress the development

of atherosclerosis (chronic inflammation of the arteries due to an ac-
cumulation of plaque) in a study on rabbits. The development of ath-
erosclerosis in rabbits treated with the lignans was reduced by 34.4
percent. The lignans also lowered LDL cholesterol and raised levels of
HDL cholesterol.9 In a study concerning Native American postmeno-
pausal women, it was found that flax seed lowered LDL cholesterol by
10 percent.10 Mind you, that was just with flax seed, not the nutrition-
ally rich hulls.

There is discussion in the scientific community that flax lignans

may help to lower sugar levels in people with diabetes. While there are
no specific studies to this effect, people who are living with diabetes
have been vocal about the results they’ve seen taking Concentrated
Flax Hull Lignans.

One woman noticed that her blood sugar has been regular, and
that she’s been feeling healthier in general.

A 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few

years ago has been struggling to manage his illness ever since. Unable to
keep his blood sugar down, he watched helplessly as it regularly spiked
to 600, despite taking 40 units of insulin with every shot. Two weeks
after he began including Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans in his diet, he
noticed a change in how he felt. Now, his blood sugar stays under 200,
and he hasn’t had to give himself a shot in two months.

Finally, no more late-night bathroom trips

If you’re living with an enlarged prostate, you know what agony
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it can be. A recent study demonstrated that flax lignans could reduce
prostate size. Rats given the human equivalent of 50 mg per day of
SDG (remember, Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans contains up to 300
mg per serving) had significantly smaller prostates than those without
the SDG supplementation. The SDG didn’t just stop prostate growth—
it actually helped reduce the size of the prostate.11

Lee, who describes himself as having a “bad prostate,” has been us-
ing Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans for a couple of months. He has been
making less and less trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night,
and says he generally feels better. His wife is happy, too-with Lee getting
so little sleep, he’d been “a real grouch,” and she jokes that she may keep
him if the Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans keep working!

G.E. wrote about her husband, Hugh, who suffers from both an
enlarged prostate and irregular heartbeat. She was amazed when, after
only two weeks, there was a complete reversal in Hugh’s nightly rou-
tine. She said he doesn’t get up more than once a night, and his heart
has been beating steadily.

Previously a candidate for a pacemaker, Hugh reports his doctor

has not mentioned the surgery since he started taking the Concen-
trated Flax Hull Lignans. Rather, his doctor was flat-out astonished at
his progress, stating he’d never seen such a dramatic improvement. At
71, Hugh is now “bouncing along and mowing and putting up hay and
working with his horses and cattle.”

Though there are no conclusive studies concerning flax lignans

and prostate cancer, there are a few that are promising. In a trial using
mice, flax inhibited the growth and development of prostate cancer. In
a study of 25 men who were scheduled for prostatectomy, supplemen-
tation with flax brought significant changes in serum cholesterol, total
testosterone, and the free androgen index. Researchers concluded that
flax lignans may be a very beneficial food for men battling prostate
cancer.12
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Fight the flu with a super-charged immune system

All of what I’ve just reported was enough to convince me to buy
my own supply of Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans. But, as I delved
even deeper, I began to uncover more amazing benefits to a diet that
includes flax lignans.

In a 90-day anecdotal test on 100 people with HIV (75 percent

exhibiting full AIDS symptoms), 97 percent reported positive health
changes, with energy and appetites increasing. Most amazing is the
fact that, after 6 weeks, 28 percent had viral loads drop to non-de-
tectible levels. Their super-charged immune systems were fighting
the virus like they never had before.13 And it works against another
virus, too…

As you may know, flu shots don’t actually do much for preventing
the flu, and at their worst are actually harmful. And flu drugs? Forget
it! The virus builds resistance almost as soon as the drugs are put on
the market. In 2005, 14.5 percent of flu viruses were resistant to major
flu drugs. That might not sound like a lot, but compare it to the fact
that only 1.9 percent of flu viruses were resistant just one year earlier.

Luckily, it seems flax lignans can do the same thing for influenza
that they are doing for the HIV virus in Africa.

When a virus enters the cells of the body, it stimulates hormones

that activate the gene for p53. When this gene is activated, it actually
induces virally infected cells to shut down, thereby preventing the vi-
rus from spreading. If this is activated shortly after infection, further
viral replication is completely stopped.

Based upon recent studies, influenza virus infections can be

stopped in this way. Flax lignans, through a series of interactions with
the inner workings of the body’s cells, can increase the level of p53 in
cells. Long story short, flax lignans can actually help to both prevent
flu infections and fight those that already exist.
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And the amazing abilities of flax lignans don’t end there, Canadian
study also suggests that SDG may have a therapeutic role in treating
lupus. A Dutch human study showed that flax lignans could be the an-
swer for men and women with hair loss and thinning hair. Yet another,
this one on rats, showed potential for liver protection.

If you’re ready to try this wonder food, ordering information is in

the Member Source Directory.
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CHAPTER SEVEN

The metal that shrinks tumors

within weeks—your blood will
actually repel cancer

I magine a cancer treatment so powerful it could bring a comatose

patient back to consciousness in a matter of days—and needing
only $70 per month to get it.

This very miracle does exist, and it’s been around since the 1930s,
when Dr. Hans Nieper began using cesium chloride to treat his patients
in Germany. It was Dr. Keith Brewer, though, who took this therapy to
the next level by combining it with a chemical called dimethyl sulfox-
ide, or DMSO.

Cesium is nature’s most alkaline metal and when it’s combined

with DMSO, it directly targets cancer cells, stopping the metastasis of
the cancer, shrinking tumor masses within weeks, and stopping the
pain of cancer within 24 to 48 hours.

This amazing protocol is touted by many alternative practitioners

as one of the most effective treatments for bone and brain cancers and
other fast-growing cancers too. Read on to learn more about this in-
credible cancer treatment combo.
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The secret’s in the water

Conventional medicine has a lot to learn from the populations of
the world that haven’t yet been touched by Western civilization about
how to maintain vibrant wellness and health.

Many of these populations boast very low incidences of cancer,

and it so happens that in the environments where they live, there
are high levels of strong alkaline minerals in the water supplies. For
example, the Hopi Indians’ water contains rubidium and potassium
and the Hunzas of northern Pakistan have water high in cesium and
potassium.

It’s this high mineral content that keeps their blood alkaline—an
internal environment that cancer steers clear of.

Around 1900, this concept of an alkali (low-acid) therapy for treat-

ing cancer was developed in the West, and though it worked quite well
for cancer, it was forgotten about when only a few practitioners were
willing to face the opposition that the medical establishment directed
toward them.

But one brave German practitioner, Dr. Hans Nieper, believed

strongly in the use of strong alkali like cesium chloride. In fact, in his
Hannover, Germany practice, Dr. Nieper used this therapy to treat
hundreds of cancer patients, including many celebrities, executives,
and even a U.S. President.1

Dr. Nieper found that when cesium is taken up by cancer cells, it

raises the pH of the cells and kills them. Then, they are eliminated by
the body.

Cesium chloride selectively targets cancer by taking advantage of

the fact that most types of tumor cells need much more glucose than
do normal cells. In order to get more glucose into the cancer cells, the
sodium-potassium (Na-K) pumps on the cell walls must run 20 times
faster than normal, pumping more sodium out and more potassium in.
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Since cesium acts like potassium, the Na-K pump brings lots of
it into the cells. But once cesium is in a cell, it can’t get out because it
blocks the channels through which potassium leaves. This buildup of
cesium then kills the cancerous cell.2

The addition of DMSO allows the cesium chloride to target the

cancer cells even more effectively since it’s what is known as a super-
solvent. DMSO also has the ability to penetrate every single cell of the
body, and whatever is administered with DMSO tends to bind with it
and get carried to the inside of cells along with it—which makes the
treatment even more powerful.3

How the American Cancer Society dropped

the ball on this cancer breakthrough
One of the more important studies on cesium chloride was con-
ducted by Dr. H.E. Sartori, who began his research in April 1981 at
Life Sciences Universal Medical Clinics in Rockville, MD. His subjects
were 50 patients with widespread metastatic tumor deposits that rep-
resented a variety of cancers—including breast, colon, prostate, pan-
creatic, lung, and liver.

Forty-seven of these 50 patients had already completed surgery,

radiation, and multiple courses of chemotherapy before trying the ce-
sium. But after treatment with cesium chloride, approximately 50 per-
cent of the patients survived—in­cluding the three patients who were
comatose when the therapy was initiated. Pain also disappeared in all
patients within one to three days of beginning the cesium therapy.

Thirteen patients did die within the first two weeks of therapy;
however, autopsy results in each of these 13 showed a reduction in
tumor mass size.4

Even the American Cancer Society (ACS) concluded that “studies

conducted in several experimental tumor models in the 1980s found
that the use of cesium chloride led to less tumor growth and fewer
deaths of certain tumor-bearing mice such as those with sarcoma or
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breast cancer.”5 Furthermore, they noted that “recent research in rats

has shown that DMSO may deserve further study as a drug carrier
used to enhance the effectiveness of some chemotherapy agents for the
treatment of bladder cancer.”

Studies done in animals since 1988 have found that adding DMSO
to some chemotherapy drugs helped the bladder absorb them better.
Research has also shown that “DMSO does appear to have some effect
in reducing pain, swelling, and inflammation, as well as some other
properties that may make it useful in treating certain condition.”3

What this revelation from the ACS says to me is that (at the VERY
least) someone there has most seriously “dropped the ball,” as they say.
That such a therapy—admittedly effective in animal studies and lacking
in serious side effects—would be known to conventional medicine for
so many decades, and subsequently ignored, seems to me to smack of
some serious negligence (or worse) on someone’s part. But, I digress…

The cesium chloride and DMSO protocol

If you decide to try it, the cesium chloride and DMSO combo can
be used topically or orally. The protocol can be self-administered, but
I strongly suggest that you opt to do it under the guidance of an expe-
rienced professional.

If you use the duo topically, it can be applied to the skin in a local-
ized area (such as the abdomen) via a spray bottle. You should know,
though, that DMSO is sulfur-based and has a pungent sulfuric smell
that is definitely noticeable—and not very pleasant.3

Cesium chloride supplements are also available in pill form in a

wide range of doses. Keep in mind, though, that cesium chloride in
combination with a high pH diet causes potassium depletion, so it’s es-
sential to get plenty of potassium (from food and supplements) while
you’re on the protocol.

The recommended dosage of cesium chloride is 1 to 6 grams per

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day. Most patients take 3 g per day, always with food. Below is one ver-
sion of a cesium chloride protocol, but as always, DO consult with an
experienced practitioner before starting!

 reakfast: cesium chloride (1 gram), vitamin C (1,000 mg), zinc

B
(25-30 mg), one potassium capsule as prescribed by a physician
Lunch: vitamin C (1,000 mg)
Dinner: cesium chloride (1 gram), vitamin C (1,000 mg)
 efore bed, after eating two slices of bread:
B
cesium chloride (1 gram), vitamin C (1,000 mg)

Side effects and important notes

As mentioned above, you’ll need to add potassium to your diet to
increase your blood potassium levels. If, however, your serum potas-
sium gets too high, then hyperkalemia (excess potassium) can result,
so be sure to have this delicate balance of serum potassium checked
every couple of weeks to avoid damage to your kidneys if you choose
to try this treatment.

Cesium chloride does stay in the body for a couple of months even
after you stop taking it, so be sure to continue potassium supplementa-
tion for a couple of months after you discontinue cesium therapy.

Since cesium chloride and DMSO cause the death of many cancer
cells at once, your body’s ability to process and eliminate the byprod-
ucts of this massive cellular death may cause a “detoxification reaction”
that can involve flu-type symptoms like headache, nausea, and skin
rash. For some people, the herb milk thistle can be very helpful to the
liver in the elimination of toxins.4

In rare cases, cesium capsules can cause perforation of the stom-

ach or small intestine if the capsules become positioned against the
wall of either organ. This is the reason cesium must always be taken
with food. Personally, I would use the liquid form of cesium to avoid
this problem altogether.
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Another condition observed after cesium therapy is a striking rise

in blood uric acid levels caused by the release of DNA from all of the
dead cancer cells (DNA is metabolized into uric acid). This has the
potential to cause decreased kidney function because large amounts
of uric acid appearing in kidney tubules can form crystals that block
those tubules. This can be prevented by using the pharmaceutical drug
Xyloprim (allopurinol) before and with cesium treatment, so that ex-
cessively high values of uric acid do not build up.4

I must also mention that in a small number of people, cesium chlo-

ride has also been linked with ventricular tachycardia, a rapid and ir-
regular heartbeat that can lead to sudden cardiac death.2

Also, some physicians believe that the administration of just 0.5

g per day of cesium can actually enhance the rate of tumor growth,
since this low amount raises a cell’s pH into the “high mitosis,” or cell
division, range. But the data so far reveal that any quantity of 3.0 g or
above will be effective in treating cancer.2

And one more important note for brain-cancer patients: Brain

cancer presents a difficult problem for any cancer treatment, whether
orthodox or alternative. When a cancer cell is dying, from whatever
cause, it can create inflammation in the brain, which can cause a sei-
zure, so it is even more important for you to solicit the care of a knowl-
edgeable practitioner to support you during this treatment.

This seems like a long list of caveats, but if you’re interested in try-
ing cesium chloride, getting the help you need may only be a phone
call or mouse-click away. Check out the professional support from
www.shopthewolfeclinic.com or (877)359-6950. Information on
where to get cesium chloride is in the Member Source Directory on
page 529.
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CHAPTER EIGHT

“Choking” weed starves tumors by

cutting off blood supply

D iagnosed with ovarian cancer, a woman walked out of her doc-

tor’s office in search of an alternative treatment. Her mother had
died of the same disease seven years earlier, and this woman’s doctor
felt her chances were equally bleak.

So she traveled to Oklahoma from her home in Kansas, where she

met a shaman who gave her a tincture made from a common (and—
among gardeners—universally hated) plant. She faithfully used the
tincture every day. She started to feel her symptoms melting away, and
after a year had passed her shocked doctor pronounced her cancer-free.

This woman, though she’s never shared her name, couldn’t wait to
share her story. One day, she showed up at The Center for the Improve-
ment of Human Functioning International, a Kansas clinic dedicated
to cancer research and treatment. She eagerly told her story, and the
team at the clinic found her tale so compelling that they immediately
began research.

But they were puzzled at first. The plant didn’t seem to kill tumor
cells or boost the immune system. It took almost four years for them
to find the answer—and, in a twist out of the movies, it turned out that
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what made the plant so hated was just about the same thing that made
it a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

Miracle extract inhibits all tumors—not just certain kinds

Gardeners and farmers absolutely hate it. Bindweed (Convolvulus
arvensis) may feature lovely flowers, but it will methodically invade,
entwine, and choke surrounding plants, costing over $350 million in
crop losses in the United States alone each year.

But, as these things usually happen, there’s an ironic twist.

That same choking action, loathed by farmers, is loved in the cancer

lab. Because an extract of bindweed, comprised of proteoglycan molecules
(PGMs), has demonstrated an ability to do the very same thing to tumors.

You see, in order to survive, tumor cells have to have a blood sup-
ply. The body isn’t interested in providing them with one, so they have
to trick it by releasing chemicals that shift the body’s production of
blood vessels into overdrive.

The new blood vessels help tumors to grow unnaturally fast. As

they feed off these new nutrient supplies, they grow stronger and hard-
er to fight. But PGMs bring this growth to a screeching half.

After finding their answer, the team at the clinic tested the extract
in animal models of various tumors. In each case, it was able to inhibit
growth by 70-99.5 percent. Triumphantly, they classified it as an all-
tumor inhibitor, equally effective in inhibiting the progression of all
tumors. Used with an immune stimulant, it was even more impressive.

100 times more effective than

the leading natural “tumor starver”
It all comes down to angiogenesis, the process in which new blood
vessels are created from existing networks in the body. In a healthy
body, it’s a stop and go process—blood vessels grow, and the brakes are
put on before the new growth gets out of hand.
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In women, this process occurs monthly during the menstrual cy-

cle, as the lining of the uterus is rebuilt. And in both men and women,
angiogenesis is essential to tissue repair after an injury.

But in the case of a tumor, blood vessel growth gets completely out
of hand—cells divide more rapidly and spread more quickly than they
normally should. This is because tumors secrete substances that block
the normal “braking” that should be part of the angiogenesis process.

PGMs work on a particular chemical involved in angiogenesis.

Called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), it helps tumors’
blood vessels thrive.

Research has shown that cancer, particularly breast cancer, is

linked to too much VEGF showing up in the blood. It’s thought that
this overexpression is an early step in metastasis, as tumors feed off the
new blood vessels and grow larger. Basically, the more VEGF in the
blood, the more likely angiogenesis is going haywire.

Inhibiting VEGF cuts off angiogenesis, leaving the tumor to starve.

For a while, shark cartilage seemed to be the gold standard when

it came to natural inhibition of angiogenesis. But the supporting data
was conflicting, and resources are limited, making it expensive. How-
ever, PGMs have been found 100 times more effective than shark car-
tilage when it comes to regulating angiogenesis.1

Researchers working on PGMs knew they were onto something

when they conducted a chicken egg chorioallantoic membrane assay.
This is a way to test human tumor cells in conditions similar to those in
the human body. In this test, PGMs inhibited new blood vessel growth
up to 73 percent, and cut abnormal cell growth by up to 98.6 percent.

In a test on mice, the extract inhibited tumor growth by an impres-

sive 70 percent when taken orally.2 In another, the inhibition was at
96.8 percent, regardless of how the dose was administered. Research-
ers declared PGMs “a potent angiogenesis inhibitor” and also noted its
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support of the immune system.3

Tumor growth in various studies was stunted at non-toxic doses

(you can’t say that about chemo, can you?). In fact, no toxicity was found
in test animals in doses up to a human equivalent of a whopping 1,400 g.

It is important to note, though, that bindweed does contain toxins

before the extraction process. So you can’t use the whole plant—the
good stuff is in the extract.

Keep new tumors from developing

after conventional treatment
It’s a frightening and disheartening pattern: A tumor is surgically
removed, the patient is declared cancer-free, and then it returns. Near-
ly 50 percent of cancer patients experience growth of metastases—and
it can be years after the original tumor is removed.

A group of doctors at Harvard struggled for years with the ques-

tion of why new tumors develop after treatment—and, more impor-
tantly, how to keep it from happening. They found that cells in the
body normally produce, in balance, proteins that both inhibit and
stimulate blood vessel growth. Cancerous tumors put those proteins
out of balance, turning down the inhibitors.

Directly around the primary tumor, stimulators prompt blood ves-

sel growth. Both stimulators and inhibitors leak into the bloodstream,
where stimulators break down, but inhibitors reach microscopic sec-
ondary tumors. Those tumors can’t grow new blood vessels, and so
they lie dormant.

But—remove the first tumor, and those microscopic tumors sudden-

ly don’t have anything keeping them from growing their own networks
of new blood vessels. In one experiment on mice, researchers removed
the primary tumor from mice with lung cancer, and saw an “explosion”
of metastatic growth within just five days. Within two weeks, there were
so many tumors that lung function was completely taken over.
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So, finding a substance that prevents tumors from building this

network of blood vessels is essential to people undergoing convention-
al treatment. Researchers started developing angiogenic inhibitors in
an effort to block metastatic growth.

This led to a few mainstream solutions, most notably Avastin, which

puts the brakes on angiogenesis, but can lead to a whole slew of poten-
tially devastating problems (see sidebar on the following page).

Why use the mainstream’s flawed and dangerous drugs when a safe
and natural option is available? An extract of bindweed, rich in PGMs,
is available in a product called C-Statin.

Choke out cancer with the most effective

angiogenesis suppressor out there
Doctors and patients alike are impressed by C-Statin’s ability to
choke out cancer. Dr. Freidrich R. Douwes, of the St. George Clinic in
Germany (a clinic devoted to alternative cancer treatments), is a big
supporter of C-Statin. He praises it for being the most effective sup-
pressor of angiogenesis he’s come across, and uses it with most of his
patients at the clinic.

Jeff Marrongelle, who has been in practice in Schuylkill, PA for 15

years, has found bindweed extract an invaluable tool in his clinic. If it
doesn’t shrink the tumor, he notes, it stops the progression and growth
long enough to add other therapies. Every one of his patients who has
used it has had positive results.

Another naturopath, Mary Shackelton of Boulder, CO, reports that

her patients feel better and find their symptoms reduced on PGM.

Nancy Taylor, a 52-year-old woman from Arizona, has stage 4 metastat-

ic breast cancer. Her white blood cell counts have only been considered low
once in the past six months, and she fully believes it is due to taking C-Statin.

Ordering information for C-Statin is in the Member Source

Directory on page 529.
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Mainstream might buy you a few

months, but at what cost?
Of course, the mainstream has their own answer to angiogen-
esis—but it invites a whole slew of other serious problems.
Once research showing that cutting off the blood supply could
starve tumors started rolling in, the race began. At one point sev-
eral years ago, more than 60 angiogenesis inhibitors were in clini-
cal trials for the treatment of cancer.
And out of those trials came Avastin. Touted as a landmark in
the battle against cancer, Avastin couldn’t cure cancer, but it did
increase survival by a few months. Now it’s used to treat brain tu-
mors as well as cancers of the colon, rectum, lung, or breast.
Given by injection every couple of weeks, Avastin might buy
you a few more months of life (20 months vs. 16 months with just
standard treatment in one study). But the possible side effects are
disturbing.
You may have problems with wound healing, which could re-
sult in infection. Avastin can affect fertility, and can also cause a
serious neurological disorder that may not show up for a whole
year after treatment starts.
And the list of serious side effects is shockingly long, ranging
from “vomit that looks like blood or coffee grounds” to complete-
ly ceasing to urinate to chest pains. And at the end of the list, this
shows up: “This is not a complete list of side effects and others may
occur.” There are so many serious side effects, they can’t even tell
you what they all are! Not exactly comforting, when I’m supposed
to “tell my doctor immediately” if any of these unnamed side effects
are observed.
No matter how many things like this I come across, I never get
used to it—here you have a promising angle in the fight against
cancer. And the mainstream is content to turn a blind eye to a safe
and natural treatment that does the job without side effects.
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CHAPTER NINE

The magic mushroom formula that

can conquer breast cancer

M ost traditional Asian medicine is thousands of years ahead of

Western medicine… and that’s glaringly obvious in the fight
against cancer.

And now, one ancient remedy has been married with today’s tech-
nology, creating a cancer-fighting agent so powerful that it can take on
breast cancer cells before they grow and multiply—literally stopping
the disease in its tracks.

In fact, if you lived in Korea instead of the United States, this po-
tent natural cure could very well be the treatment your doctor pre-
scribed for cancer rather than chemotherapy.

Japanese doctors have also seen remarkable results: In one breast

cancer patient, doctors saw a pingpong ball-sized tumor disappear af-
ter just two months of treatment with Meshima… a medicinal mush-
room brought to a new level by a few extremely insightful scientists.

And thanks to a man with a strong belief in natural medicine, you

finally have access to the most powerful cancer-fighting medicinal
mushroom… along with other supportive natural compounds that
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could help you win the fight against breast cancer, maybe even stop
the disease in its earliest stages before it can fully develop.

MWI brings medicinal mushrooms to the U.S.

Other than as an occasional pizza topping or in a traditional green
bean casserole, Americans don’t really eat a lot of mushrooms—and
when we do, it’s the standard white button variety.

And while we can find more exotic mushrooms (like portabella

and shiitake) in the grocery stores, medicinal mushrooms are virtually
nowhere to be found—and they still might be off our radar if it weren’t
for the work of Mushroom Wisdom, Inc (formerly known as “Maitake
Products, Inc.”).

Back in 1991, Mike Shirota founded MWI to bring the one of the
most powerful medicinal mushrooms on earth—the maitake—to the
United States. Since then, the company has branched out with even
more healing products… and they’re now introducing one that might
just wipe out breast cancer.

Breast-Mate™ was specifically formulated to support healthy breast

cells—but it appears to do much more than that.

Man on a mushroom mission

uncovers potential breast cancer cure
Dr. Daniel Sliva has a mission: To let the world know about the
simplest, safest way to prevent and treat cancer. Through years of re-
search, Dr. Sliva has come up with the answer, and he’s got stacks of
proof to back it up. The answer is mushrooms, and it seems that cer-
tain mushrooms may be able to stop cancer before it gets a chance to
start taking over.

After completing his post-doctoral work in Sweden, Dr. Sliva

set off on a research path that surprised and amused his colleagues.
“They thought I was crazy to study mushrooms,” he said. “But I
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went ahead, and looked to 4,000 years of medicinal mushroom

use in traditional Chinese medicine. I wanted to prove that they
worked on a molecular level.”

And that he did.

For ten years, Dr. Sliva studied the molecular biology of medici-
nal mushrooms like maitake and reishi—and found they could have
stunning results when pitted against breast cancer cells. Then he came
across what may be the most powerful cancer suppressor yet: phellinus
linteus (PL).

In one of the most stunning studies to date, Dr. Sliva and his team
found undeniable evidence in the lab that an extract of PL has a four-
fold anti-breast-cancer effect:1

1. I t inhibits cell adhesion, meaning it keeps breast cancer cells

from joining together to form tumors.
2. I t restricts cell migration, so breast cancer cells can’t move to
other areas of the body (known as metastases).
3. I t curbs cell invasion, meaning the PL extract doesn’t let breast
cancer cells take over healthy cells.
4. I t suppresses angiogenesis, which is the formation of new blood
vessels—something tumors can’t live without

By any other name…

In Japan, the mushroom got its name—Maitake, which trans-
lates to ‘dance mushroom’—because it’s shaped like a dancing
nymph. Legend has it, though, that it got the name because when
people stumbled across this rare and precious mushroom deep in
the forest, they began to dance with joy.

Then there’s its scientific name, Grifola frondosa—referring to

the mythical half-lion, half-eagle griffin, considered to be an es-
pecially powerful creature that’s well-known for guarding treasure.
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On top of that, the PL extract decreased cancer cell multiplication

by up to 78 percent! PL extract appears to halt the invasive behavior of
abnormal breast cells—it can literally stop breast cancer cells dead in
their tracks.

While PL mushrooms are edible, and simply eating them might

help prevent or treat cancer, the extract contains more concentrated
biologically active compounds—making it that much more powerful
as an anti-cancer agent. And, so far, PL extract appears to be com-
pletely safe.

Once PL has been confirmed as safe and effective in animal trials,

toxicology studies will begin. After that comes human clinical trials—
and hopefully a new way to treat cancer without harming patients will
emerge.

And while successfully—and safely—treating cancer is critically

important, Dr. Sliva is even more focused on prevention. “Help needs
to start sooner. Signal pathways are activated before cancer even starts.
And if we can close them down, the cancer will never get a chance to
start. That is much better than treating cancer.”

PL Mushroom extract shows off its anticancer powers

It turns out that Dr. Sliva wasn’t the only one who’d seen phenom-
enal anticancer effects with PL extract:

•B
 ack in 1970, a group of Japanese researchers induced sarcoma
180 (cancerous tumors) in mice. PL mushroom extracts caused
complete tumor regression in more than half of the mice… and
demonstrated inhibition ratios (meaning that tumor growth
stopped) over 95 percent… with absolutely no toxicity.2
• I n 2009, researchers uncovered yet another key component of
PL, called hispolon, that causes apoptosis (cell death) in breast
and bladder cancer cells.3
•A
 cultured version of PL was approved as a medicine in 1997
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in Korea, and has been used there as medication ever since—

sometimes in conjunction with standard chemotherapy, and
sometimes as a stand-alone treatment for cancer patients.

Building on Dr. Sliva’s Success

The MWI research and development team already knew about
the powers of medicinal mushrooms, but when they learned of
Dr. Sliva’s work with the meshima mushroom (the Japanese name
for PL), they knew it would become the centerpiece of their new
formula—Breast-Mate.™

With PL-fraction (the same extract used in Dr. Sliva’s research) as

their key ingredient, the team sought out other supportive natural in-
gredients—all proven to have anti-cancer benefits, particularly when
it comes to breast cancer. Because these natural compounds attack
breast cancer at the cellular level, they make superior preventives…
and potent treatments.

Five proven cancer-fighters join the PL fraction

While PL is the centerpiece of the Breast-Mate™ formula, it’s not
the only ingredient proven to have a powerful impact on breast can-
cer. In fact, all of the ingredients in this formula have been shown to
combat breast cancer—in the lab, in animal studies, and in people.
Maitake Standardized Extract PSX Fraction™ Maitake mushrooms, the
cornerstone of MWI, have a long and rich history when it comes to
fighting cancer… and that includes breast cancer. But it turns out that
a special extract, the PSX Fraction, can take on breast cancer from
another angle entirely.

For decades, scientists have been studying the maitake’s anti-

cancer properties, and learning about the many different ways these
mushrooms can protect you against cancer—from boosting your im-
mune system function to taking on the tumors themselves.

Then in 2003, researchers discovered another important benefit

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these mushrooms could offer, this time using a distinct extract, differ-
ent than the one they’d been pitting against cancer cells. This extract
could lower blood sugar—even better than a prescription drug.

In fact, one study found that maitake extract (in a form called WS-
fraction, which would later be concentrated and renamed SX fraction)
lowered blood sugar in mice by a full 70 points in just one week… com-
pared to a 43-point drop with popular diabetes drug glipizide.4

Another study found that maitake SX-fraction improved insulin

sensitivity, reducing both insulin resistance and blood glucose levels,
in rats. In fact, the SX-fraction performed as well as pioglitazone (a
common diabetes drug)… with no adverse side effects.5

You may be wondering what lower blood sugar and increased in-
sulin sensitivity have to do with breast cancer—I did, too, and that’s
why I asked the Dr. Cun Zhuang of MWI about the choice to use the
PSX fraction (an extract standardized to contain 18 percent SX-frac-
tion) instead of the proven cancer-fighting D fraction.

“It is said that cancer feeds on sugar, and the relationship between
high blood sugar and cancer (especially breast cancer) has been dis-
cussed more and more these days. Maitake SX-fraction is out propri-
etary extract that improves insulin resistance, making it effective for
people with Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes.”

So I looked at the research, and it turns out there’s quite a lot of

evidence linking Type 2 diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome to breast

Metabolic Syndrome, a.k.a. Syndrome X

Metabolic Syndrome (which is also known as Insulin Resistance
Syndrome or Syndrome X) comes with a variety of symptoms—all
of which can put your good health at risk. It involves such danger-
ous symptoms as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high tri-
glycerides, and insulin resistance.
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cancer. In fact, according to an Israeli study, women with Type 2 dia-

betes appear to face up to a 20 percent higher risk of developing breast
cancer… especially postmenopausal women.6

A review of the Women’s Health Initiative found that women with

Metabolic Syndrome faced nearly double the risk of developing breast
cancer.7 And an Italian study found that women with Metabolic Syn-
drome were more likely to suffer breast cancer recurrence than women
without the condition.8

Since the maitake extract included in the Breast-Mate™ formula

is proven to lower blood sugar and improve insulin resistance, it may
nullify the cancer-promoting effects of Type 2 diabetes and Metabolic
Syndrome—giving you a unique way to conquer breast cancer.

Note: If you’re taking any medication to lower your blood sugar,

please consult with your health care provider before taking any supple-
ment containing Maitake SX-fraction.

Broccoli extract
For your whole life, people have probably been nagging you to eat
your broccoli. Turns out they were offering some very good advice—
because in the fight against cancer, you definitely want broccoli on
your side.

Broccoli, like its other cruciferous cousins, contains a compound

known as indole 3 carbinol (I3C)—a compound that’s been found
highly beneficial in the fight against breast cancer. In fact, back in
1995, scientists found that I3C could actually prevent breast tumors
in rodents.9

Then in 1999, researchers found that using I3C in combination

with tamoxifen (a common chemotherapy used on breast cancer pa-
tients) better halted the growth of estrogen-dependent breast cancer
cells (known as MCF-7 cells) than the drug on its own.10

Finally in 2004, scientists figured out just how it works. It turns

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out that I3C activates a pathway that stops the cycle of human breast
cancer cells (specifically, MCF-7 cells).11 It also produces a substance
called DIM (3,3ʹ-Diindolyl­methane) during digestion, and DIM per-
forms a critical job… it converts a potentially dangerous hormone into
a super-safe version instead.

That’s right—DIM prevents estrone from turning into its cancer-

causing form, 16-hydroxyestrone. Instead, it helps the hormone turn
into 2-hydroxyestrone, a completely non-cancer-causing form… stop-
ping cancer cells before they can get started.

Green tea extract

Green tea is well-known around the world for its cancer-fighting
properties, along with plenty of other health benefits. And over the
past ten years or so, researchers have focused on the green tea-breast
cancer connection.

In a nutshell, several population studies have found that people

who drink green tea enjoy a decreased risk for breast cancer and can-
cer recurrence. One study in particular found that women with breast
cancer who drank green tea had the least cancer spread… and that
women who drank at least 5 cups a day before their diagnoses were less
likely to have their cancer recur.12

Green tea seems to get its cancer-fighting powers from a compo-

nent called EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate)… which has been studied
vigorously in the lab, with a lot of success. Back in 1998, researchers
discovered that EGCG inhibited the growth of cancer cells without do-
ing any damage to healthy cells.13 And even further back, in 1995, sci-
entists discovered that EGCG could inhibit breast cancer cells trans-
planted into mice by up to 99 percent.14

Fast forward to 2007, when researchers learned that EGCG along

with other polyphenols found in green tea could slow down breast can-
cer tumor growth, shrink tumors, and set off breast cancer cell death in
mice (who’d been injected with human breast cancer cells).
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And while it may seem that green tea on its own—and especially in
combination with mushroom and broccoli extracts—can fight off breast
cancer, the re­searchers at MWI took their formula two steps further.

The formula rounds out with two vitamins that have gotten a lot
of press over the past few years: vitamin D3 and folic acid. Both of
these nutrients have been studied and found to have connections
with breast cancer.

Vitamin D’s role comes in prevention—women who get more di-

etary vitamin D and more exposure to sunlight seem to have a sub-
stantially reduced risk of developing breast cancer. But it also comes
with a treatment component, where using vitamin D to treat breast
cancer may keep tumors from growing.

Folic acid also helps lower the risk, especially for postmenopausal
women and women who drink alcohol. Studies have shown that high-
er intake of folic acid is linked with a decreased risk of breast cancer—
a decrease of up to 29 percent.15 And the benefit is even stronger when
women get plenty of ‘folate cofactors’ (other nutrients that work to-
gether with folic acid), like vitamins B6 and B12.

Using Breast-Mate™ to take on breast cancer

Breast-Mate™ can be used for both breast cancer prevention and
treatment. (For treatment, better results may be seen when Breast-
Mate™ is used together with Maitake D-fraction.) The recommended
dose of Breast-Mate™ for treatment is two tablets, twice per day. For
breast cancer prevention, the manufacturer recommends one to two
tablets, twice a day.

You can find ordering information for Breast-Mate™ in the Mem-

ber Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER TEN

Defeat even advanced prostate

cancer with “killer” herbs

I f you know someone who’s suffering from prostate cancer, you’ll

want to read this article right now.

Because no matter what else they’ve tried, no matter whether their

cancer is androgen-dependent or (much more difficult to treat) andro-
gen-independent, this combination of time-tested and cutting-edge
formulas can turn things around… even if the cancer has gotten to the
advanced stage.

Making a natural cancer killer even more effective

When we first introduced you to PectaSol® back in 2004, we
knew it had potential beyond what science had so far shown. And
we were right…

Developed by HSI panelist Dr. Isaac Eliaz, PectaSol (a special form

of modified citrus pectin, or MCP) showed great promise against a
variety of cancers. In fact, one early study found that seven out of ten
patients with recurrent prostate cancer significantly slowed their PSA
doubling time (a measurement that shows how fast prostate cancer is
growing) by using Pecta-Sol.1
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But Dr. Eliaz knew he could make it even more effective. And he did.

After years of research, Dr. Eliaz realized that people would be able
to absorb pectin more effectively if its molecules weren’t so big. So he
developed a special process that could make those pectin molecules
smaller—and PectaSol-C® was born.

And with those miniscule molecules, more of that pectin can travel
through your bloodstream and latch on to their targets: cancer cells.

It worked. In fact, it worked so well that the newly shrunk MCP

molecules were able to take on advanced cancers, even cancers that
had spread rampantly to cause even more damage.

Killer citrus stops even treatment-resistant

cancer in its tracks
In August 2008, we told you about another astonishing MCP
breakthrough: In a groundbreaking trial2, PectaSol-C was shown to
work miracles for people with even advanced and treatment-resistant
cancers. The patients in the trial all had terminal cancer (of various
kinds), and almost 90 percent of that cancer had metastasized—and
they’d all suffered through the ineffective ‘solutions’ offered by main-
stream medicine (like chemotherapy and surgery) with no success.

Then they tried the PectaSol-C, and it literally turned their lives
around. After just 16 weeks, 35.7 percent of the patients had shown
a positive response (measured in pain status, functional impairment,
and weight loss). On top of that, 28.6 percent of the patients remained
stable after 16 weeks of treatment.

“I believe PectaSol-C has prolonged my life.”

One of those patients had advanced prostate cancer, and his results
were nothing short of miraculous.

“I believe PectaSol-C has prolonged my life,” said R.F. of California,

a man stricken with advanced prostate cancer.
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Over that 16-week trial period, R.F. saw his PSA drop 50 percent.
He also experienced significant increases in clinical benefit, quality of
life, and decline of pain.

These impressive results show that MCP rivals the power of many
prescription cancer drugs. But what makes PectaSol-C even better is
that it doesn’t appear to have any dangerous side effects or interactions.
In fact, very few people who take MCP experience flatulence or loose
stools, due to its soluble fiber content. But this can be easily managed
by lowering the dose and slowly working back up to the therapeutic
level. But when you compare that to the toxic side effects of most con-
ventional cancer treatments, these problems are very minor.

Now PectaSol-C brings more compelling

new cancer-fighting science to the table
It’s clear that PectaSol-C can wreak havoc on prostate cancer, and
now we know exactly how that happens.

In a just-published in vitro study3, scientists discovered that Pecta-

Sol-C actually stops the production of new prostate cancer cells, and
even brings on their apoptosis (cell death). So at the same time it’s kill-
ing off old cancer cells, it’s also preventing the creation of new ones.

But it gets better…

PectaSol-C has the same impact on both androgen-dependent and

androgen-independent (AI) prostate cancer cells (see sidebar). That’s
very good news for men suffering from AI prostate cancer, which is
much harder for mainstream medicine to treat.

So you can see just how PectaSol-C can work miracles for pros-
tate cancer patients. And when it’s teamed up with a second prostate
cancer-fighting formula, the results are even better.

Thirty-three prostate supporting ingredients

join forces to wipe out cancer
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Dr. Eliaz could have been satisfied with the overwhelming suc-
cess of PectaSol-C, but he didn’t rest on his laurels. Instead, he was in-
strumental in creating a prostate-specific supplement, one that would
complement the cancer-killing powers of MCP and join in its fight to
wipe out prostate cancer.

ProstaCaid® contains an impressive, comprehensive collection of

ingredients, thirty-three of the most potent prostate supporters in ex-
istence. This complex blend of healing herbs and nutrients provides a
wholly integrative approach to conquering prostate cancer.

The formula helps promote and maintain long-term prostate

health—and that can go a long way toward preventing prostate can-
cer from striking. ProstaCaid contains several ingredients that help
control hormone levels, especially to positively balance the estrogen/
testosterone ratio, which is critical to prostate health.

And its comprehensive antioxidant profile helps prevent DNA

damage and protect your prostate cells.

According to Dr. Eliaz, “The ability of this specific combination of

ingredients to kill both hormone-sensitive prostate cancer as well as
hormone-resistant prostate cancer (the type that metastasizes) is truly
unusual. The research shows this specific combination of ingredients
can save lives, prevent prostate cancer and prolong the lives of those
suffering from prostate cancer.”

ProstaCaid kills off cancer cells in just 72 hours

ProstaCaid, like its partner PectaSol-C, can stop prostate cancer in its
tracks—but it does it in a different way, as a brand new trial demonstrated.4

This formula actually interrupts the life cycle of prostate cancer

cells (a process called G2/M cell cycle arrest). ProstaCaid cancels the
cycle before the mitosis (or M) stage, the point where a cell would nor-
mally divide and replicate. Without mitosis, prostate cancer cells can
not multiply.
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Like PectaSol-C, ProstaCaid also causes prostate cancer cells to die by

setting off apoptosis. And ProstaCaid has the same killer effect on both
androgen-dependent and androgen-independent prostate cancer cells.

That’s especially important, as lead study author Dr. Jun Yan tells
us. “The results we saw with this formula are very important for cancer
therapy because currently there is no effective treatment for hormone
resistant prostate cancer.”

And in this trial, the formula was able to stop prostate cancer cell
multiplication and induce cancer cell death after only 72 hours of treat-
ment—just three days!

Even better, it only took minute doses to knock out the cancer cells.
The synergistic effect of the ProstaCaid formula brings on a response at
much lower concentrations than you’d see with any single ingredient.

The amazing killing powers of this formula come thanks to its

comprehensive range of ingredients. But since delving into each ingre-
dient’s prowess would take an entire double issue (remember, there are
33!), we’ll focus on just some of the key players.

DIM slows tumor growth with no toxic side effects

Diindolylmethane (commonly called DIM) is a proven cancer-fight-
ing nutrient—especially when it comes to hormone-related cancers.

There are numerous studies proving DIM’s effectiveness against

prostate cancer specifically. One in vitro study found that DIM, on its
own, could cause prostate cancer cell death.5 A second in vitro study6
found that the nutrient prevented prostate cancer cell proliferation,
leading the researchers to conclude that DIM may “reduce disease re-
currence.” Another study7, this one involving mice, showed that DIM
inhibited prostate tumor growth with no toxic side effects.

How does DIM get the job done? It inhibits the creation of a par-
ticularly dangerous type of estrogen known as 16-Hydroxyestrone, in-
stead producing a safer version of the hormone.
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Stinging nettle root prevents benign

cells from turning malignant
Stinging nettle may not sound like something you want
involved with your prostate, but it is a highly effective cancer treatment
and preventive.

In fact, nettle appears to keep the benign cells of an enlarged pros-

tate from heading down the path of malignancy and turning into pros-
tate cancer.8

On top of that, an in vitro study9 showed that stinging nettle can keep
prostate cancer cells from multiplying, which may help keep cancer in check.

Chinese skullcap: Treating prostate cancer for ages

Long used in traditional herbal medicine, Chinese skullcap (sci-
entifically known as Scutellaria baicalensis) has a long history of be-
ing used to treat the prostate. And modern science has finally caught
up, with numerous studies supporting that traditional use.

A key compound in Chinese skullcap known as baicalin is the

main powerhouse here. This flavonoid appears to inhibit prostate
cancer cell growth, whether those cells are androgen-dependent or
independent, and stimulates apoptosis at the same time.10

A study11 involving mice injected with human cancer cells demon-

strates just how well this staple of Chinese herbal medicine works. The
researchers saw a 66 percent decrease in tumor mass after just seven
weeks of treatment with Chinese skullcap.

Berberine knocks out tumors

and inflammation all at once
Berberine is a compound found in many medicinal herbs. And this
alkaloid substance sets off apoptosis in prostate cancer cells, whether
or not they’re androgen-dependent. And, like other powerful cancer
killers in the ProstaCaid formula, berberine also keeps those cancer
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cells from multiplying and taking over.12

This compound works by interrupting the prostate cancer cell life

cycle, which keeps those malignant cells from running rampant in
the prostate. At the same time, though, it had no negative impact on
healthy prostate cells—meaning it targets only the bad guys.

Pomegranate: A proven prostate protecting fruit

Pomegranate has it all: brilliant color, sweet-tart taste, and prostate-sav-
ing powers. And there are numerous studies showing just how effectively
this fruit fights against prostate cancer. Here are some of the highlights…

•A
 2005 study13 found that prostate cancer patients who simply
drank eight ounces of pomegranate juice per day saw increased
PSA doubling time
• I n the lab,14 several forms of pomegranate (like fermented juice,
and seed oil) prevented prostate cancer cell growth
•A
 2005 lab study15 found that pomegranate fruit extract stopped
prostate cancer cell growth and set off apoptosis in those cells
• Pomegranate fruit extract was shown to decrease PSA levels
and inhibit tumor growth in mice implanted with prostate
cancer cells16

Ganoderma lucidum interrupts the

cancer supply line so tumors can’t survive
Medicinal mushrooms have been fighting disease for centuries, and
the Ganoderma lucidum (more familiarly known as the reishi mush-
room) is among the most powerful. The reishi has been shown to pre-
vent proliferation and bring on apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.17

One way this magic mushroom defeats this disease is by cutting off
the blood supply to prostate cancer cells18—and without supplies, they
simply can not thrive and survive. It turns out that reishi can stop a
process called angiogenesis, which is the creation of new blood vessels,
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so that tumors never get a chance to grow and spread.19

In addition, the reishi mushroom prevents highly aggressive

prostate cancer cells from spreading by interrupting special cellular
signals20—a key factor in getting the cancer under control.

Pygeum boosts prostate health while

stopping cancer cells in their tracks
Pygeum bark has long been a superstar in the prostate protection
arena, easing symptoms (like frequent night-time urination) and
promoting prostate health.

In fact, even in the early days, more than twenty-five years ago,
researchers believed this pine-like tree held the answer to healthy
prostate. Back then, scientists conducted a placebo-controlled study21
which included 120 patients, and found that pygeum extract signifi-
cantly improved prostate-related urinary problems.

But pygeum doesn’t stop with prostate support—it also actively

takes on prostate cancer cells, and keeps them from multiplying be-
yond control. An in vitro study22 showed that pygeum can interrupt the
prostate cancer cell cycle and prevent cell division and reproduction.

ProstaCaid doubles the cancer-killing

powers of PectaSol-C
You’ve seen just how effective both ProstaCaid and PectaSol-C are
at destroying prostate cancer. But even Dr. Eliaz was amazed by how
much stronger they are when they work as a team.

Ongoing work23 (which will be submitted in a paper for publica-

tion in the future) shows that when both products are used together,
the anti-cancer effects of PectaSol-C are doubled.

Researchers are now studying the impact of PectaSol-C alone, and

then the MCP combined with ProstaCaid against highly invasive pros-
tate cancer cells. The MCP alone, as expected, had a powerful effect,
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stopping the migration of those invasive cells.

And when the research team added ProstaCaid to the MCP, they
saw an enormous decrease in that invasive behavior.

That remarkable discovery took place in the lab. But Dr. Eliaz saw
the incredible impact of the combination on advanced prostate cancer
in one very sick patient.

The case study presented by Dr. Eliaz clearly shows just how well
these two supplements work together. The patient in this case had
hormonal-resistant, metastatic prostate cancer. He suffered through
multiple mainstream therapies with no success. But the mix of Pros-
taCaid and PectaSol-C lowered his PSA significantly and substantial-
ly slowed his PSA doubling time—a remarkable result considering
the aggressiveness of his disease.

Protect your prostate with ProstaCaid and PectaSol-C

Your prostate can reap the benefits of these two powerful cancer-
fighting weapons, especially when using both together. According to
Dr. Eliaz, though, if you plan to try only one, choose ProstaCaid.

With ProstaCaid, Dr. Eliaz recommends taking 6 capsules, twice

a day with food for active support. For long-term support, the sug-
gested dosage is 3 capsules, twice a day with food. And for preven-
tion, Dr. Eliaz suggests taking 3 capsules once or twice daily with
food, depending on the risk level, with a recommended loading dose
of six capsules per day (with food) for the first two weeks.

As for PectaSol-C, this needs to be taken on an empty stomach,

whether you choose the powder or the capsules. For active support,
Dr. Eliaz recommends using 5 grams of powder or 6 capsules, three
times per day. For long-term support, he suggests taking 5 grams of
powder once daily or 6 capsules.

You can find ordering information for ProstaCaid and PectaSol-C

in the Member Source Directory on page 529.
 The Complete Cancer-Fighting Roster of ProstaCaid
Liver Support MycoCaid® Proprietary
Prostate Support Immune & Hormonal Supprt
Nutrients Proprietary Herbal Enhanced
Proprietary Blend Proprietary Blend
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Saw palmetto Pygeum bark Job’s tears seed Stinging nettle
Vitamin C Broccoli extract Phellinus linteus
berry extract extract root extract
Chinese golden
Grape skin Skullcap root
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Vitamin D-3 Lycopene thread rhizome Alpha lipoic acid Ganoderma lucidum
extract extract
extract
Citrus bioflavanoid Eleuthero root Chinese skullcap Coriolus
OptiZinc® Pomegranate Berberine
complex extract root extract versicolor
Astralagus
Pumpkin seed Tumeric root Dandelion root
Selenium membranaceus Green tea leaf
oil extract extract extract
root extract
Beta Chinese Similax
Quercetin
sitosterol rhizome extract

DIM Knotweed

Boron
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CHAPTER ELEVEN

Vietnamese medicinal herb

shows promise in healing prostate
and ovarian disease

W e talk a lot about traditional Chinese medicine and the in-

roads it’s made as a modern approach to healing. But we never
focused much on traditional Vietnamese medicine until we learned
about one of its most valuable herbs called crinum latifolium. Appar-
ently, it’s so revered in Vietnam that it used to be reserved only for
royalty and was known both as the “Medicine for the King’s Palace”
and the “Royal Female Herb.”

Those traditional references actually highlight one of crinum’s

most unique aspects—its ability to target both prostate and ovarian
health concerns. But crinum seems to be an equal opportunity herb.
And its benefits seem to go beyond just sex-specific diseases too.

First, let’s talk about what it can do to protect you from prostate or
ovarian diseases.

Picking up where PC Spes left off—without the risk

Although most of the research on crinum focuses on men, it all
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started when the Hoang family studied its effect on ovarian health.

Dr. Kha Hoang was the Chief Teacher and medical doctor for the
Vietnamese royal family. In 1984 his daughter had so many cysts on
her ovary that surgery was planned to remove it. Dr. Hoang had her
start drinking a tea made with crinum leaves, and about six weeks later
the cysts were gone.

Today, three generations of the Hoang family are integrated med-

icine practitioners. The family has used crinum together with other
supportive herbs in treating a variety of prostate and ovarian condi-
tions. Biopsies confirmed 16 cases of advanced prostate cancer were
completely cured regardless of prostate specific antigen (PSA) lev-
els. In fact, sometimes PSA levels go up in men taking crinum, even
though testing shows that their prostate cells are normal and healthy.
That is exactly what happened to Ken Malik, the co-founder and Ex-
ecutive Director of the Prostate Awareness Foundation, a non-profit
organization based in San Francisco, California.

In his own battle with prostate cancer, Malik chose to take the natural
approach—opting for a therapeutic regimen of nutrition and exercise.
He also used the herbal supplement PC Spes for eight years and found
doing so stabilized his condition. PC Spes was marketed as an herbal
formula that had shown remarkable results in treating prostate prob-
lems. Recently though, it was pulled from the market after researchers
discovered that some PC Spes products claiming to be all-natural actu-
ally contained synthetic, potentially harmful substances. Malik was one
of millions of men worldwide affected when PC Spes was taken off the
market. When he stopped taking it, his PSA level started to creep up-
ward. So he began his search for a replacement. That led him to crinum.

He started taking it in January 2002, and, over the course of the

next 10 months, his PSA actually continued to go up. Most of the
time, this would be cause for concern. But Malik’s most recent biopsy
showed only healthy tissue. His experience might add some support to
recent reports that claim the PSA test might not be the best indicator
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of prostate cancer risk.

Malik was excited enough about his own experience to organize an

informal trial with 10 members of the Prostate Awareness Foundation.
Participants were told to take nine crinum tablets each day for three
months. All 10 noted some kind of functional improvement.

Not everyone using crinum experiences elevated PSA levels. Some-

times its benefits follow a more predictable path, like the testimonial
the manufacturer shared with me from a 58-year-old man who had
a PSA of 93 when he went to his urologist for treatment. He’d waited
so long that his cancer had spread to his bones, intestines, and lymph
nodes. He was placed on an aggressive herbal program that includ-
ed crinum. After just four months, his PSA was down to 0.9 and the
symptoms he’d been experiencing—difficulty urinating, swelling in his
legs, and extreme fatigue—had all disappeared.

92.6 percent success for BPH symptoms

Crinum isn’t just for prostate cancer or extremely advanced cases
of prostate disease. It also appears to alleviate the symptoms of one of
the most common male problems—enlarged prostate, or benign pros-
tatic hyperplasia (BPH). The main symptom of BPH is frequent and
sometimes painful urination. There are over 500 individual case histo-
ries of successful crinum treatment for BPH. And after seven years of
research, the International Hospital in Vietnam reported that 92.6 per-
cent of patients had good results using crinum for BPH (confirmed by
measurements of prostate size and clinical evaluation by urologists).1
However, these results have not been confirmed in Western studies.

Helping your cells communicate

As effective as crinum appears to be, there’s still no official consen-
sus as to why or how it works. Researchers think it may have some-
thing to do with how it affects you at the simplest level—the cellular
level. The human body contains about 70 trillion cells. With a few ex-
ceptions, each of these individual cells is a living entity with its own
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complete set of genes. Each of these cells maintains its own existence
and also makes a vital contribution to your life and health. But in order
for your body to function properly, all of those cells must communi-
cate. For instance, your muscles must contract only when your brain
sends a message to contract and not any other time.

Cells also communicate with one another to determine the cor-

rect balance of cell proliferation and apoptosis, or death. Basically,
they’re constantly working together to regulate how many cells you
have—and how healthy they are—at any given moment. But if your
cells aren’t communicating properly, apoptosis may not happen the
way it should, which means that unhealthy, even cancerous, cells can
continue to thrive and mutate. Recent experiments show that crinum
extract helps cells produce a substance called neopterin, which they
send out to communicate with immune cells, calling them into action
against cancer and other foreign invaders.

Five more ways to knock out disease

I found a crinum supplement called Healthy Prostate & Ovary that
also contains five other herbal ingredients—alisima plantago-quatica,
astragalus, momordica charantia, carica papaya leaf, and annona mu-
ricata leaf—all known for their immune- and energy-boosting effects
as well as their abilities to regulate abnormal body functions.

Crinum is so established and widely used as a treatment for pros-

tate and ovary diseases in Vietnam that their crops of the herb are gen-
erally prohibited from being exported. So Healthy Prostate & Ovary is
one of the first crinum products we know of to be made available in
the U.S. See the Member Source Directory on page 529 for complete
ordering information.

If you decide to try the Healthy Prostate & Ovary formula, the
recommended dose is three 600-mg tablets three times daily. And, as
always, if you’re battling cancer or any other serious illness, please con-
sult with your physician before using this or any other product.
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C H A P T E R T W E LV E

How you can take advantage of

the AMAS Cancer Test

T he AMAS Cancer Test stands for Anti-Malignan Antibody in Se-

rum test. Malignin is a peptide found in people with a wide range
of cancers. If the anti-malignan antibody is detected in the blood,
it means that the body detected the presence of this peptide, and
launched an immune response against it. Clinical studies have shown
that the AMAS test is up to 95 percent accurate on the first reading,
and up to 99 percent accurate after two readings.

In one study at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, the AMAS test
demonstrated amazing accuracy. Within the study group of 125 peo-
ple, the test was positive for 21 people who were later confirmed to
have cancer, while it was negative for 97 people who showed no signs
of cancer. The remaining seven people produced positive readings on
the AMAS test but showed no signs of cancer; yet the study notes that
all were symptomatic, had a family history of cancer, or both—indicat-
ing that the AMAS test may have detected a problem that conventional
screening methods could not find.

This simple blood test can detect precancerous and cancerous cells
with up to 99 percent sensitivity. Many of our members wrote in to
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say they were having difficulty finding a doctor willing to do the test—
because they had never heard of it.

At HSI, we’re committed to bringing you breakthrough informa-

tion on the latest health discoveries. Our research often brings infor-
mation directly to you before it even reaches your doctor. We realize
there’s no benefit to providing you with cutting-edge information if
you can’t use it. So our team did some research to learn more about
the availability of the AMAS test and how you can take advantage of it.

Luckily, we were able to speak directly with Dr. Samuel Bogoch,

one of the two doctors who first discovered the anti-malignin antibody
and developed the AMAS test. He said that the test has been available
for some time, but so far, doctors have only learned of it through word
of mouth. Recent efforts have started getting the word out—but there
is a still a long way to go.

You don’t need a doctor’s permission

to order the AMAS test
But the good news is that ANYONE can order an AMAS test. Just
call 1-800-922-8378 and leave your name and address to receive a free
kit in the mail. The kit includes the materials and instructions you
need to complete the test, and a packet of scientific literature support-
ing its benefits. Then, take the kit to your doctor, and ask him to order
a blood sample and sign the analysis form. All AMAS tests are ana-
lyzed by Dr. Bogoch’s staff in Boston (overnight shipping instructions
are included in the kit). As some members have found, some labs re-
fuse to draw specimens for tests that will be performed at another lab.
According to Dr. Bogoch, that’s more often the case with smaller labs;
larger labs usually send specimens to other labs on a daily basis. If your
doctor’s lab is not willing to process the AMAS test, and your doctor is
not willing to find one that will, do some research on your own. Check
the Yellow Pages and call around to larger labs in your area.

Some readers also asked about the availability of the AMAS test
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outside the U.S. Anyone from anywhere in the world can order the
test. The only unique challenge is the shipping. Samples sent from out-
side the U.S. may need to ship in dry ice to ensure a valid sample. The
analysis costs $165 (not including extra lab fees or shipping costs), but
the test is Medicare approved; and remember, ordering the kit is com-
pletely free.

The AMAS test can detect the presence of cancerous cells, but can’t
pinpoint their location. So a positive reading must be followed up by ad-
ditional testing to locate the cancer and determine its stage. But the test
does come much closer to offering true early detection than many other
screening methods, and does so in a non-invasive way. To learn even
more about AMAS, you can visit this website: www.oncolabinc.com.

If you’re interested in the AMAS test, you don’t have to wait for
your doctor to hear about it. Call and order the free kit, and review
the research. If you’re still interested, take the kit and the literature to
your doctor.
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Is it really from heaven above?

The cancer miracle that leaves
healthy cells healthy

C ancer treatment has come a long way since the use of mustard gas
derivatives in the early 1900s—or has it? When doctors discovered
during World War I that mustard gas destroyed bone marrow, they be-
gan to experiment with it as a way to kill cancer cells. Although they had
little success with the mustard gas, it did pave the way for modern che-
motherapy—which involves the most toxic and poisonous substances
anyone deliberately puts in his body. These treatments kill much more
than cancer cells—they have a devastating effect even on healthy ones.

Sometimes it seems as if only a miracle could provide a cure that’s

both safe and effective. And a miracle is just what Dr. Mate Hidvegi
believed he found when he patented Avemar, a fermented wheat germ
extract. Studies have shown that Avemar reduces cancer recurrence,
cuts off the cancer cells’ energy supply, speeds cancer cell death, and
helps the immune system identify cancer cells for attack.

A miracle in the making

Back in World War I, Dr. Albert Szent-Györgyi (a Nobel Prize re-
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cipient in 1937 for his discovery of vitamin C) had seen the effects of
mustard gas up close and personal and was determined to find a safer
alternative for cancer treatment. His goal was to prevent the rapid re-
production that is characteristic of cancer cells. He theorized that sup-
plemental quantities of naturally occurring compounds in wheat germ
called DMBQ would help to chaperone cellular metabolism, allowing
healthy cells to follow a normal course but prohibiting potentially can-
cerous ones from growing and spreading. His early experiments, pub-
lished in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in
the 1960s, showed effects of naturally occurring and synthetic DMBQ
against cancer cell lines, confirming his theory.

But it was then that the science community shifted its focus to kill-
ing cancer outright—at any cost. His approach, seen as negotiating with
the enemy as opposed to destroying it outright, was cast to the side.

It wasn’t until the fall of communism in Hungary in 1989—when

scientists were allowed for the first time to pursue independent, person-
al interests—that Dr. Hidvegi picked up where Szent-Györgyi left off.

But when Hidvegi’s funding ran out, it seemed as if the research

would once again be set aside. He had no money, he had no prospects,
and his wife insisted he give up his research and find a paying job.

They were desperate. Yet he did still have one thing at that time—
faith. Being a devout man, Dr. Hidvegi prayed to the Virgin Mary for
guidance—and an investor.

Miraculously, the very next day a stranger wrote Hidvegi a check

somewhere in the $100,000 range. With that money, he was finally able
to patent a technique of fermenting wheat germ with baker’s yeast. He
named this fermented product Avemar in tribute to the Virgin Mary
(Ave meaning hail and Mar meaning Mary). It became the standard
compound for research and later commercialization because it assured
a longer shelf life while maintaining its live food status.

Avemar is supported by more than 100 reports (written for pre-

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sentation or publication) conducted in the U.S., Hungary, Russia, Aus-

tralia, Israel, and Italy and is validated by the publication of more than
20 peer-reviewed publications describing in vitro, in vivo, and human
clinical trials.

Reduce cancer recurrence

Since 1996, over 100 studies done on Avemar have impressed
oncologists and cancer researchers. Studies have shown that when
Avemar is used as an adjunct treatment, it enhances the effects of the
standard treatment agents. It’s particularly effective in reducing the
chances of cancer recurrence.

In a controlled study, 170 subjects with primary colorectal cancer

either had surgery and standard care with chemotherapy or the same
plus 9 g of Avemar taken once a day. Only 3 percent of the people in the
the Avemar group experienced a recurrence, vs. more than 17 percent
of those in the chemo-only group. The Avemar group also showed a 67
percent reduction in metastasis and a 62 percent reduction in deaths.1

In a randomized study, 46 stage III melanoma patients with a high

risk of recurrence either had surgery and standard care with chemo-
therapy or surgery plus standard care and 9 g of Avemar taken once a
day. Those taking Avemar showed approximately a 50 percent reduc-
tion in risk of progression.2

In a one-year, non-randomized trial of 43 patients with oral can-

cer, 21 patients received surgery and standard care while 22 others re-
ceived the same plus Avemar. The Avemar group showed an 85 percent
reduced risk of overall progression. Plus, only 4.5 percent of the pa-
tients in the Avemar group experienced local recurrences as opposed
to more than 57 percent of the people in the standard care group.

Avemar also reduced the frequency and severity of many common

side effects, including nausea, fatigue, weight loss, and immune sup-
pression.
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Rejuvenate your immune system

Although Avemar was born out of cancer research, it can also
help if you don’t have cancer. In fact, since one of its main actions is
to keep your immune system operating at peak performance, there
really isn’t anyone who can’t benefit from it. The biological state
of aging counteracts your immune function, particularly after the
age of 40. Many of the symptoms generally associated with simply
“aging” are due to the declining ability of the immune system to
differentiate between “foreign” proteins and natural ones. When
this happens, the immune system not only becomes less capable of
resisting infection and cancer but also begins to attack the body’s
own healthy tissues.
Avemar has been shown to normalize the imbalance in the im-
mune system that results from age and stress. It has also been shown
to improve the ability of T-cells to respond to antigens and the abil-
ity of B-cells to produce antibodies. And it enhances the function-
ing of macrophages—the key players in the immune response to
foreign invaders like infectious microorganisms. So Avemar sup-
ports and enhances overall immune strength, coordination, and
function.7 In a sense, it rejuvenates your aging immune system.

Cut off cancer cells’ energy supply

One of Avemar’s most unique benefits is that it cuts off cancer cells’
energy supply by selectively inhibiting glucose metabolism. Cancer
cells love glucose: It fuels the voracious growth and spread of tumors.
In fact, cancer cells utilize glucose at a 10-to 50-times higher rate than
normal cells do.

Cancer cells that have a higher rate of glucose utilization have a

greater chance of spreading. It’s on these cells that we see Avemar’s
most dramatic effects. In fact, the greater the metastatic potential of
the cancer cell line tested, the higher the glucose utilization rate and
the more dramatic Avemar’s effect.
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Typical cancer treatments like chemotherapy kill off all cells—can-

cerous and healthy ones alike. But because of how Avemar interacts
with glucose, it can selectively attack cancer cells while leaving healthy
cells alone. Studies have shown that it would take a 50 times higher
concentration of Avemar than is in a normal therapeutic dose to in-
hibit glucose utilization in normal healthy cells.

Avemar speeds cancer cell death

The second way Avemar works against cancer is to keep cancer cells
from repairing themselves. Cancer cells reproduce quickly and chaoti-
cally, producing many breaks and other mistakes in the cellular struc-
ture. Because of this, cancer cells need a lot of the enzyme known as
PARP (poly-ADP-ribose) to repair breaks in DNA before the cells di-
vide. Without adequate PARP, cancer cells cannot complete DNA rep-
lication. When there’s no PARP to repair the damage, an enzyme called
Caspase-3 initiates programmed cell death.

Avemar has been shown to speed up the death of cancer cells by

inhibiting the production of PARP and enhancing the production of
Caspase-3.3

Researchers at UCLA also showed that Avemar reduces the pro-

duction of RNA and DNA associated with the rapid reproduction of
cancer cells. It also restores normal pathways of cell metabolism and in-
creases the production of RNA and DNA associated with healthy cells.4

Undercover cancer cells exposed

Avemar also acts as a biological bounty hunter for disguised cancer
cells. Healthy cells have a surface molecule called MHC-1 that tells
natural killer (NK) cells not to attack. Virally infected cells don’t dis-
play this molecule, which makes them targets.

But cancer cells have also been shown to display the surface mol-
ecule MHC-1, which means that cancer cells can actually hide from
NK cells. Avemar helps the immune system identify cancer cells for at-
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tack by suppressing their ability to generate this MHC-1 mask, which

allows the NK cells to recognize it as a target for attack.5

Children with cancer get a fighting chance

Possibly one of the most powerful studies on Avemar shows its
effectiveness on children with cancer. Most forms of pediatric cancer
have high cure rates from chemo-therapy as compared with adult can-
cers, but one of the limiting factors in using chemotherapy to treat
children is the infection that can often occur during treatment.

Infection often sets in because chemotherapy kills large numbers

of the child’s infection-fighting white blood cells and destroys many of
the bone marrow cells that produce them.

Doctors aware of the immune-enhancing properties of Avemar

wanted to learn if it could possibly prevent the life-threatening infec-
tions that often occur in pediatric cancer patients.

A recent study published in the prestigious medical journal Pedi-

atric Hematology Oncology, showed that such infections and the fever
that accompanies them (called febrile neutropenia) were reduced by
42 percent in the children given Avemar after chemotherapy, com-
pared to those not getting Avemar.6

Avemar has this effect because it helps rebuild the immune sys-
tem, increasing the number and activity of functioning immune sys-
tem cells. It’s clear that, unlike conventional cancer therapy, Avemar
does not produce side effects—it reduces them. It also allowed the
children in the study to take more cycles of chemotherapy, increasing
the chance of a cure.

As toxic as a slice of bread

As dangerous as Avemar is for cancer cells, it won’t harm the rest of
your body. In fact, according to an independent panel of medical, food
safety, and toxicology experts: “Avemar is as safe as whole wheat bread.”8
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In Hungary, where it was developed and is manufactured, it is clas-

sified as a “dietary food for special medical purposes, for cancer pa-
tients” and is a standard therapy for patients with cancer. It is available
as a food or dietary supplement in several other countries as well, in-
cluding Austria, Australia, Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Czech Repub-
lic, Russia, Israel, and South Korea.

Avemar is made using a patented process that yields a uniform,

consistent, all-natural dietary supplement. Although it is not certified
organic, it is free of chemicals and synthetics. According to our contacts
at The Harmony Company, the exclusive North American distributor
of Avemar, there is simply no comparison between their product and
other wheat germ products on the market because it is the only one
supported by research demonstrating its effectiveness in maintaining
normal, healthy cellular metabolism and immune regulation.9

But since this is a wheat product, there is the potential for allergic
response. Although the process of making the product removes all
gluten, the principal allergen in wheat, the product can still come in
contact with gluten-containing wheat. The Harmony Company says
that Avemar should not be consumed by people who have had an
organ or tissue transplant, those who have malabsorption syndrome,
or those with allergies to foods containing gluten, such as wheat, rye,
oats, and barley.

It’s also not recommended for people with fructose intolerance or

hypersensitivity to gluten, wheat germ, or any of the components or
ingredients of this product.

If you suffer from bleeding ulcers, you should stop using Avemar
two days before undergoing a barium X-ray contrast examination and
resume taking it two days after the completion of the examination. This
precaution is necessary because wheat germ contains lectin, which can
potentially cause red bloods cells to clump.

If you are currently taking medications or have any adverse health

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conditions, you should consult with your pharmacist or physician be-

fore taking Avemar.

Unique delivery system makes fighting

cancer easier—and even tasty
The Avemar product our contacts at The Harmony Company offer
is an instant drink mix called AvéULTRA, which combines Avemar
with natural orange flavoring and fructose in pre-measured packets.

As a dietary supplement, the recommended usage is one packet

per day mixed with 8 oz. of cold water (or any other beverage contain-
ing less than 10 mg of vitamin C). I found that the best way to mix it
is to shake it in a closed container. When I tried it, it reminded me of
Tang, though it wasn’t quite as sweet.

You should consume it within 30 minutes of mixing a batch. Also note

that it’s a good idea to take AvéULTRA one hour before or after a meal
and two hours before or after any drugs or other dietary supplements.

If you weigh over 200 pounds, use two packets per day. If you weigh
under 100 pounds, only use half of a packet per day. Consult with a
healthcare professional for recommended usage levels for children, for
guidance on alternative usage levels, and for use in combination with
other dietary supplements.

Most people who use AvéULTRA daily notice an effect within

three weeks, reporting improvements in appetite, energy, and general
quality of life.

If you work with your health care professional to use AvéULTRA

as an adjunct cancer treatment, you should know that it will take a
good three months before you will see a change in objective measure-
ments—such as blood markers, CAT scans, MRIs, etc. Although some
people reported uneasiness in their stomachs during the first few days
of using Avemar, the effect only lasted a few days. No vomiting, diar-
rhea, or any other symptoms were reported.
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Heart
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CHAPTER ONE

Prevent heart attack and stroke

with potent enzyme that dissolves
deadly blood clots in hours

T he ability of blood to coagulate can be a crucial part of survival

in cases of severe injury. But when blood clots occur at the wrong
times, in the wrong places within the body, they can have serious—
even deadly—consequences. Unfortunately, your treatment options in
these circumstances are limited, and treatment must be administered
quickly. Which is why prevention and knowing all of your options
now—before problems occur—is crucial.

Blood clots (or thrombi) form when strands of protein called fibrin
accumulate in a blood vessel. In the heart, blood clots cause blockage of
blood flow to muscle tissue. If blood flow is blocked, the oxygen supply
to that tissue is cut off and it eventually dies. This can result in angina
and heart attacks. Clots in chambers of the heart can mobilize to the
brain. In the brain, blood clots also block blood and oxygen from reach-
ing necessary areas, which results in senility and/or stroke.

In Japan, the levels of disease and fatalities caused by blood clots

are alarming. Researchers estimate that blood clots that diminish
blood flow to the brain are responsible for 60 percent of all senility
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cases in that country.1 Consequently, Dr. Hiroyuki Sumi—a Japanese

researcher doing work at the University of Chicago’s medical school—
began searching for a substance that could dissolve and even prevent
blood clots.

His team of researchers tested roughly 173 foods, including several

types of liquor, before examining a traditional Japanese food called
natto, made from boiled and fermented soybeans. The Japanese have
consumed natto for centuries under the belief that it fosters cardiovas-
cular health.

In Dr. Sumi’s lab that folk remedy turned into a clinically scruti-
nized piece of modern medicine. He isolated an enzyme inside natto,
called nattokinase, and showed that it can prevent and dissolve blood
clots and may be able to safeguard people from hardened arteries,
heart attack, stroke, angina, and senility.

Natto may help where modern medicine—

and the human body—fall short
While the human body contains several enzymes that promote the
creation of blood clots, it produces only one enzyme, plasmin, that dis-
solves clots, and production of that enzyme diminishes as we age.

Modern medicine includes several thrombolytic or clot-busting

drugs. The leading variety is t-PA (tissue plasminogen activators), such
as activase, urokinase, and streptokinase. Each year, hospitals give these
drugs to more than a million stroke and heart attack patients. The treat-
ment saves between 300,000 and 500,000 lives annually. But it’s not a
perfect cure. TPAs are expensive (a dose of urokinase costs approxi-
mately US$1,500) so many patients don’t receive the treatment. And
the drugs’ impact can be short-lived. Urokinase, for example, begins to
lose effectiveness within four to 20 minutes after administration.

But when Dr. Sumi’s researchers dropped natto onto an artifi-

cial thrombus (a blood clot) in a petri dish and allowed it to stand
at body temperature, the blood clot gradually dissolved and disap-
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peared completely within 18 hours. Dr. Sumi commented that nat-

tokinase—the active enzyme in natto—showed “a potency matched
by no other enzyme.”2

The HSI network has played a key role in making this information
available in North America. Through their relationship as panelists, Dr.
Martin Milner of the Center for Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon,
and Dr. Kouhei Makise of the Imadeqawa Makise Clinic in Kyoto, Ja-
pan, were able to launch a joint research project on nattokinase and
write an extensive paper on their findings. “In all my years of research
as a professor of cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine, natto and
nattokinase represents the most exciting new development in the pre-
vention and treatment of cardiovascular related diseases,” Dr. Milner
said. “We have finally found a potent natural agent that can thin and
dissolve clots effectively, with relative safety and without side effects.”

Blood clots dissolve almost 50 percent faster

with nattokinase—in as little as two hours
Nattokinase has been the subject of 17 studies, including two small
human trials.

Dr. Sumi and his colleagues induced blood clots in male dogs,
then orally administered either four capsules of nattokinase (250 mg/
capsule) or four placebo capsules to each dog. Angiograms (X-rays
of blood vessels) revealed that the dogs who received nattokinase re-
gained normal blood circulation (free of the clot) within five hours of
treatment. Blood clots in the dogs who received only placebos showed
no sign of dissolving in the 18 hours following treatment.

Researchers from Biotechnology Research Laboratories and JCR

Pharmaceuticals Co. of Kobe, Japan, tested nattokinase’s ability to dis-
solve a thrombus in the carotid arteries of rats. Animals treated with
nattokinase regained 62 percent of blood flow, whereas those treated
with plasmin regained just 15.8 percent of blood flow.3

Researchers from three organizations—JCR Pharmaceuticals, Okla-

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homa State University, and Miyazaki Medical College—tested nattoki-

nase on 12 healthy Japanese volunteers (six men and six women, be-
tween the ages of 21 and 55). They gave the volunteers 200 g of natto
daily (before breakfast), then tracked fibrinolytic activity in the volun-
teers through a series of blood plasma tests. The tests indicated that the
natto generated a heightened ability to dissolve blood clots: On average,
the volunteers’ ELT (a measure of how long it takes to dissolve a blood
clot) dropped by 48 percent within two hours of treatment, and volun-
teers retained an enhanced ability to dissolve blood clots for two to eight
hours. As a control, researchers later fed the same amount of boiled soy-
beans to the same volunteers and tracked their fibrinolytic activity. The
tests showed no significant change.4

Enhance your body’s ability to fight clots

without IV treatment
According to Dr. Milner, what makes nattokinase a particularly
potent treatment is that it bolsters the body’s natural abilities to fight

Studies suggest natto may prevent osteoporosis

Some researchers suggest that natto might help prevent the on-
set of osteoporosis.

Chemical analyses of natto have revealed the fermentation pro-

cess generates substantial quantities of vitamin K2. Natto actually
ranks as one of the richest sources of the vitamin. Animal studies
have concluded that a diet rich in vitamin K2 can prevent bone
loss.5 Japanese research has shown that people with osteoporosis
have lower K2 levels than people who don’t have the disease.

To get the benefit of vitamin K, however, you have to eat the food
version of natto. Nattokinase supplements do not contain the vita-
min. If you decide to try adding natto to your diet, talk to your doctor
first. Vitamin K can interfere with the normal functioning of certain
medications, especially blood thinners such as Coumadin.
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blood clots in several different ways. It closely resembles plasmin and

dissolves fibrin directly. In addition, it also enhances the body’s pro-
duction of both plasmin and other natural clot-dissolving agents, in-
cluding urokinase.

In some ways, he says, nattokinase is actually superior to conven-

tional clot-dissolving drugs. T-PAs like urokinase are only effective when
taken intravenously and often fail simply because a stroke or heart attack
victim’s arteries have hardened beyond the point where they can be treat-
ed by any clot-dissolving agent. Nattokinase, however, can help prevent
that hardening with an oral dose of as little as 100 mg a day.

Reduce blood pressure by 10 percent

Many Japanese have long believed that regular consumption of
natto tends to lower blood pressure. Over the past several years, this
belief has been substantiated by several clinical trials: In 1995, re-
searchers reported that they had confirmed the presence of angioten-
sin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in natto.6 ACE causes blood
vessels to narrow and blood pressure to rise. Consequently, substances
that inhibit the production of ACE help lower blood pressure.

Researchers from two Japanese institutions—the Miyazaki Medical

College and the Kurashiki University of Science and Arts—launched
studies to test natto’s impact on blood pressure in both rats and hu-
mans. They administered a single dose of natto extract (the equivalent
of 25 mg of natto) into the peritoneal cavity of six male rats. On aver-
age, the rats’ systolic blood pressure fell by 12.7 percent within two
hours.7

The researchers then tested natto extract on humans. Five volun-

teers with high blood pressure each received the extract daily (an oral
dose equivalent to 200 g of natto) for four consecutive days. In four of
the five volunteers, both systolic and diastolic blood pressure dropped.
On average, systolic blood pressure fell by 10.9 percent and diastolic
fell 9.7 percent.
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Supplement brings Japanese discover to America

Since natto is traditionally a Japanese food, and one that is referred
to even there as “an acquired taste,” it isn’t readily available in the Unit-
ed States. However, Nutricology, one of the first American companies
to investigate natto, arranged to bring a nattokinase supplement, called
NattoZyme, to the U.S. market. The supplement is available through
Nutricology and its Allergy Research Group, and through Dr. Martin
Milner’s Center for Natural Medicine. Contact information is listed in
the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER TWO

Reverse Metabolic Syndrome—

high blood sugar, high cholesterol,
high triglycerides—with this
rare Italian fruit

I magine throwing out your potentially dangerous (but also effec-

tive) medications—your statin, your blood sugar medicine—and
replacing them with a single, effective, side-effect-free remedy. One
that helps keep your numbers in normal range, and causes no negative
side effects.

That dream is a reality—as finally there’s a single comprehensive

solution for many symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome.

This bitter fruit can make your life much sweeter—

without increasing your blood sugar
In a tiny region on the southern coast of Calabria, Italy, a unique
super citrus fruit grows. This small area boasts 80 percent of the world’s
bergamot production—and its polyphenolic extract is exclusively used
to make a remarkable antidote to Metabolic Syndrome.

Bergamot is different than any citrus fruit you’ve ever seen. It’s yel-
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low like a lemon, but the size of an orange. It’s less sour than a lemon, but
much more bitter than grapefruit. And while you wouldn’t really want
to snack on bergamot, you will want to make it part of your daily diet.

What makes this bitter fruit so remarkable? In just thirty days, you
could see results of up to

• a 37 percent plunge in your LDL cholesterol

• a 49 percent decrease in your triglycerides, and
• a 22 percent drop in your blood sugar levels

All that from a single, safe solution… instead of a handful of

potentially dangerous drugs.

Hard-to-control symptoms need a nudge from nature

Sometimes, your body needs a little help to get things right. Unfor-
tunately, the mainstream approach often uses a battering ram where a
gentle nudge would do the trick—and bergamot fruit can provide just
the right nudge.

For one thing, this citrus fruit helps your body by naturally block-
ing one of the enzymes (HMG-CoA reductase) needed for cholesterol
production. Now, your body needs cholesterol—that’s why your liver
makes it—but sometimes production can get a little out of control. The
powerful flavonoid compounds in bergamot help keep that in check
by inhibiting that enzyme (which, by the way gets more active when
blood sugar levels are high).

Those flavonoids also impact high blood sugar levels in a very

positive way. By acting directly on glucose transporter proteins and
glucose-regulating enzymes, these compounds can help rein in high
blood sugar—as well as improving insulin sensitivity, a key factor in
healthy glucose levels.

In addition, these plentiful flavonoids have well-documented

antioxidant properties that contribute to your overall good health.
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Bergamot is chock full of powerful,

natural healing compounds
Like virtually everything produced by Mother Nature, bergamot
fruit contains a wide range of healthy compounds, the most potent of
which include:

• Naringin
• Rutin
• Narirutin
• Hesperidin
• Neoeriocitrin
• Eriocitrin
• Neoesperidin

Some of these have been the subject of extensive study (naringin,

in particular), while others quietly do their jobs without attracting a
lot of research attention. And when you put them all together—as na-
ture did in bergamot fruit—they combine to substantially affect your
cholesterol, triglycerides and blood sugar.

The bitter pill turns out to be a better pill

Bergamot gets its distinct bitterness from a super powerful biofla-
vonoid called naringin. This natural compound has been put to the
test against high cholesterol, diabetes, and high triglycerides… and
come out victorious in multiple studies.

First, let’s look at cholesterol. One study1 found that naringin on its
own was able to lower LDL cholesterol by 17 percent and total choles-
terol by 14 percent in patients struggling with high cholesterol.

Next, high blood sugar, another defining symptom of Metabolic

Syndrome—one that can lead to full-blown diabetes, and its many dan-
gerous complications. And researchers discovered that naringin (along
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with hesperidin) can have a significant impact on blood sugar levels.

One animal study2 showed that supplementing with this flavonoid sub-
stantially lowered blood glucose in mice modeled with type 2 diabetes.

And then there’s the way naringin knocks down high triglyceride
levels, which is critical to optimal cardiovascular health. Two animal
studies3,4 found that adding naringin into the diets of rats effectively
lowered their serum cholesterol levels.

Bergamot extract knocks down cholesterol, triglycerides,

and blood sugar in staggering numbers
When it comes to fighting Metabolic Syndrome, bergamot extract
may be your best bet. Because while a single one of its main com-
pounds (naringin), its combination of powerful flavonoids really takes
the symptoms to task.

In one stunning clinical trial5, researchers uncovered the true

power of bergamot polyphenolic extract (BPF). This 30-day placebo-

Metabolic Syndrome Can Kill You

While there’s no one established definition of Metabolic Syn-
drome (aka Syndrome X), the basic core symptoms include some
of the worst risk factors for premature death:

• Elevated blood pressure • Elevated C-reactive

(130/85 or higher) protein level
• Low HDL cholesterol level • Fasting glucose level that
(Less than 50 in women, indicates insulin resistance/
less than 40 in men) glucose intolerance
• Elevated Triglyceride level • Excessive abdominal fat

This constellation of symptoms can lead to full-fledged dia-

betes, and a whole host of serious cardiovascular problems—sig-
nificantly increasing the risk of death.
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controlled interventional study included 238 patients, all of whom

had high cholesterol, and some of whom also had high blood sugar.

At the end of 30 days, most of the patients in the BPF group had
substantially lower total cholesterol—up to 38 percent lower! And their
LDL cholesterol plunge was just as impressive, with an average 37 per-
cent drop.

And, according to the researchers, the most impressive changes

were seen in a subgroup of patients identified as having Metabolic
Syndrome. Those patients saw a huge dip in their triglyceride levels—
up to a 49 percent drop—and an average 22 percent drop in blood
sugar levels. In just one month!

Citrus Bergamot
While you might not want to suffer through eating the extremely
acrid bergamot fruit—even to get results like that—you can get its ben-
efits without taking a single bitter bite. Bergamot polyphenolic extract
comes in one unique supplement called Citrus Bergamot (formerly
Bergamonte).

The manufacturer recommends a therapeutic dose of two to four

Citrus Bergamot capsules daily, before dinner, on an empty stomach
for the first thirty days. After that, they recommend a maintenance
dose of one capsule daily (still before dinner, on an empty stomach).

You can find ordering information for Citrus Bergamot in the

Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER THREE

Sugar cane extract rivals

popular cholesterol-lowering drugs,
without the dangerous side effects

A mid reports of health problems and deaths caused by statin

drugs, we’ve learned that an extract of a commercial crop—sug-
ar cane—can lower cholesterol just as effectively.

As we’ve told our readers over the past couple of years, cholesterol
isn’t the primary cause of heart disease… homocysteine levels are. Nev-
ertheless, cholesterol does play an important role in coronary health, and
any good program for reversing heart disease must address that as well.
So you can imagine how excited we were when our researchers discov-
ered that a sugar cane extract could dramatically reduce cholesterol levels.

While it’s drawn from the same plant that produces table sugar,
policosanol doesn’t affect blood sugar levels when ingested. Cuban
scientists, however, have discovered that it can have a cholesterol-re-
ducing effect1 without creating the uncomfortable and even dangerous
side effects associated with statin drugs.2,3 Statin drugs lower elevated
cholesterol by limiting cholesterol production in the liver, but they also
have side effects ranging from heartburn to potentially fatal cases of
muscle breakdown. This widely prescribed class of drugs—statin sales
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topped $14 billion last year—includes the brand names Lipitor, Les-
col, Zocor, Mevacor, Pravachol, Prevastatin, and Baycol (which was
recalled after being linked to over 40 deaths).

In several studies that compared both cholesterol-lowering meth-

ods, policosanol surpassed the performance of statin-drug therapy.
One Cuban study compared the effects of policosanol to Pravastatin on
patients who had elevated cholesterol levels and were considered to be
at high risk for coronary disease. Patients took 10 mg of either policosa-
nol or Pravastatin with their dinners for eight weeks. The group taking
statins saw their LDL levels fall by 15.6 percent and their total cho-
lesterol by 11.8 percent. But those in the policosanol group exceeded
those numbers, and dropped their LDL levels by 19.3 percent and their
total cholesterol by 13.9 percent. The HDL levels of the statin test sub-
jects remained the same, while the policosonal group increased their
HDL by 15.7 percent. Because HDL cholesterol aids in the removal of
fat from arterial walls, an increase in these levels is beneficial.

Thousands of people struggle with cholesterol problems, and the

chance of developing high cholesterol increases as we age. As we grow
older, our hormone levels drop, making it easier for cholesterol levels
to rise in our bodies. Researchers believe policosanol may be a safe
method of reducing and regulating LDL. In a clinical trial involving
244 post-menopausal women with high cholesterol, researchers first
attempted to bring down elevated lipid levels through six weeks of
a standard lipid-lowering diet. When this proved unsuccessful, they
gave the women 5 mg of policosanol daily for 12 weeks, then 10 mg
daily for another 12 weeks. Researchers found that the supplement was
effective in significantly lowering LDL levels (25.2 percent) and total
cholesterol (16.7 percent). In addition, the women experienced a 29.3
percent increase in HDL levels.4

Extract relieves painful leg cramps

One of the common—and debilitating—side effects of high choles-
terol is a syndrome known as intermittent claudication—a cramping
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pain in the calves. This is often linked to poor circulation and the pres-
ence of arterial fat deposits (atherosclerosis). Intermittent claudication
occurs only during certain times, such as after walking. Removal of
arterial fat deposits has been found to decrease claudication.

Researchers at the Medical Surgical Research Center in Havana,

Cuba tested policosanol patients who suffered from moderately severe
intermittent claudication. In this two-year long study, 56 patients were
randomly assigned to receive either policosanol or a placebo.

Researchers determined if the policosanol was relieving the clau-

dication by conducting treadmill walking tests on each subject before
the study and again on 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after beginning treat-
ment. Although both test groups showed some progress during the in-
terim tests, the final results indicated that policosanol had a significant
benefit for sufferers of intermittent claudication. After two years of
treatment, patients in the placebo group were able to walk a maximum
of 0.15 miles while the group taking policosanol could walk 0.40 miles
before having to stop. The 21 people taking policosanol increased
their walking distance by at least 50 percent. Only five members of
the placebo group showed a similar improvement.5

And it’s possible that policosanol could do more than alleviate the
risk of heart disease, circulatory problems, and other ailments com-
monly associated with high cholesterol…

A possible defense against Alzheimer’s

Dora M. Kovacs, Ph.D., a researcher at Massachusetts General
Hospital, recently received a $200,000 research grant to study the side
effects of cholesterol on the development of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
She found that even normal levels of cholesterol may increase the risk
of senility-causing plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain,
which are associated with the development and progress of AD.6

Dr. Kovacs’ research is focusing on the development of drugs that

inhibit the production of ACAT, an enzyme that enables cholesterol
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and other lipids (fats) to enter cells and form solid lipid droplets there.
Those droplets can hinder the normal functioning of the cell. They can
also increase amyloid beta production, which is associated with the
progress of mind-robbing plaques and tangles. When lipid droplet lev-
els increase, amyloid beta production increases… and so does the risk
of Alzheimer’s. Dr. Kovacs and her research team believe that ACAT-
inhibiting drugs are the keys to halting the process of cholesterol and
lipid buildup that results in AD. But the related research is in its early
stages. Dr. Kovacs plans, but has not yet started, to test ACAT inhibi-
tors on mice specially bred to have AD. Other researchers have devel-
oped a potentially safe class of ACAT inhibitors to treat atherosclero-
sis. But it may be another five to 10 years before this family of drugs is
thoroughly developed, tested, and made available to the public.

There may be an alternative therapy available right now, however.

In an interview with Emma Hitt, Ph.D. for the Reuters news service,
Dr. Kovacs indicated that several studies have shown that patients who
take statin drugs have lower rates of AD and other types of demen-
tia. Cholesterol-lowering statins do not appear to hinder the ACAT
enzyme, but the act of maintaining low cholesterol levels lowers the
risk of dementia. Since statin drugs can induce serious side effects,
policosanol may prove to be a better alternative. In double-blind trials,
policosanol produced mild, short-term side effects—such as insom-
nia, headache, diarrhea, nervousness, and weight loss—in less than 1
percent of test subjects. So policosanol may prove to be an efficacious
mind-saver as well as a life-saver.

Caution: Researchers warn that policosanol can interact with

blood-thinning drugs. So if you try policosanol (after consulting your
doctor), your dose of blood-thinning medication may have to be ad-
justed with careful medical monitoring. If you would like to purchase
policosanol, see your Member Source Directory on page 529. If you’re
already taking cholesterol-lowering drugs or being treated for any oth-
er health condition, you should consult with your doctor before trying
policosanol or discontinuing any prescription drug.
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CHAPTER FOUR

The amazingly simple way to slash

your stroke risk in half

W e’ve just uncovered a way to slash your risk of getting a stroke

by 55 percent. And you can do it without dangerous drugs.
This might even be the secret to getting off those blood pressure
meds—or not having to start on them in the first place.
Because what researchers have discovered about this common
food component and its unique powers is nothing short of miraculous.
Especially what it can do for your heart and blood vessels.
And best of all, it’s probably in your refrigerator right now—hiding in
one of your favorite condiments! Remember all those jokes anti-Reagan
liberals made back in the ’80s about ketchup being called a vegetable?
Well, it looks like the joke is on them. Because ketchup, it turns
out, contains an amazing compound. One so potent you could even
call it a “super vegetable!” It’s called lycopene. You’ve probably heard
of lycopene for prostate health.
But that’s just the beginning. Researchers from the University of
Cambridge recently found that the lycopene in tomatoes is so potent
that it can significantly improve functioning of the vascular system in
people who already have heart disease.
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These were people on regular doses of drugs, including statins,

but whose blood vessels still weren’t working normally. And that’s
very dangerous. Because blood vessel constriction is a major factor in
strokes…and heart attacks.
The English researchers discovered that just 7 mg of lycopene could
widen the blood vessels of those in the study with heart disease. And
not by an insignificant amount either, but by a whopping 53 percent!
And here’s the amazing part. It’s what separates the real foods
and compounds Mother Nature gave us from risky drugs created in a
laboratory. The lycopene didn’t widen the blood vessels of the healthy
people in the study. So it seems to work only when the body needs it!
And that brings me back to ketchup. The lycopene in tomatoes
becomes even more potent, and easier for your body to use, when it’s
pureed, like tomatoes are to make ketchup! In fact, just a tablespoon
of this super condiment will give you almost 3 mg of lycopene. That’s
close to half the dose the researchers used in their study.
Just incorporating some tomato products into your daily diet
might be all it takes not to have your doctor constantly nag you about
taking Lipitor or other dangerous meds. As for high blood pressure
medications—well, you can throw a tomato at them as well.
In Israel, researchers found that those who took a daily tomato ex-
tract dose were able to drop their top blood pressure number—the systolic
one—by 10 points, and lower the bottom diastolic number by 4 points.
But for the icing on the lycopene cake, another published study
has shown that men who had the highest levels of lycopene in their
blood had a 55 percent lower risk of getting a stroke compared to those
who had low levels. And these were men in their mid to late 60s, not
twenty-somethings!
So the next time ketchup is on your shopping list, here’s a good
reason to try an organic brand. Organic ketchup has been found to
have 57 percent more lycopene than non-organic varieties. And that’s
a heart-saving “vegetable” everyone can agree on.
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CHAPTER FIVE

The link between homocysteine and

heart disease

T he truth is that cholesterol is NOT the deadly threat you may

think it is. Aside from the fact that it’s necessary for everything
from the production of sex hormones to bile synthesis… it does not
clog your arteries unless it has something to attach to: a tear, a rough
surface, a ridge, a sharp turn.

When the homocysteine levels in your blood become too high, the
perfect conditions are created for plaque buildup. An amino acid, ho-
mocysteine, promotes the growing of smooth muscle cells just below
the inner wall of the artery. Multiplying rapidly, these cells create a
deadly bulge that protrudes into the artery itself. On this bulge, cho-
lesterol, blood products, and calcium begin to accumulate. These are
the blood traps that lead to problems like impotence, poor memory,
heart attacks, strokes, and even death. And research indicates that you
should be just as concerned—if not more so—over your homocysteine
level as you are over your cholesterol level.

Destroys arterial walls

A team of Seattle researchers showed that injections of homocys-
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teine rapidly caused early signs of arteriosclerosis in baboons. The re-

searchers reported that in their test, the cells just beneath the animals’
artery walls were mutating and reproducing at a wild rate, and this
growth was destroying the arterial walls.

After just one week of high levels of homocysteine in the baboons’

blood, 23 percent of their artery walls were lost. The researchers found
that the higher the level of homocysteine and the more severely injured
the inner artery wall, the more severe the signs of arteriosclerosis.1

Homocysteine can kill—if you don’t

know how to control it
Your body forms homocysteine when you eat food containing an
amino acid called methionine, which is present in all animal and veg-
etable protein. As part of the digestive process, methionine is broken
down into homocysteine. As long as certain helper nutrients are pres-
ent, homocysteine subsequently converts back into one of two harm-
less amino acids. However, when these helper nutrients aren’t present,
homocysteine levels become dangerously high.

Research shows that vitamin B6 is one of the key helper nutrients

necessary for normalizing homocysteine levels. In a study at the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, participants given daily supplements of B6 (2mg/
day) experienced dramatic drops in their homocysteine levels. And
at the Titus County Memorial Hospital in Mount Pleasant, Texas, pa-
tients given vitamin B6 were able to reduce their risk of chest pain and
heart attack by 73 percent.2 More importantly, they lived an average of
eight years longer than those who didn’t take the supplements!

Unfortunately, the typical American diet is low in vitamin B6 and

high in methionine. And because of food processing, it’s almost im-
possible to get enough B6 in the North American diet.

Recent research has uncovered similar links among homocysteine,

folic acid, and B12 and has found that you need all three nutrients to
keep homocysteine levels down.3
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Here’s what you need to do TODAY!

You can’t ensure healthy, effective levels of B6, B12, and folic acid
through diet alone. Americans are so deficient in these nutrients that
even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for
Disease Control in Atlanta (CDC) have launched campaigns to in-
crease your intake through supplementation.

Unfortunately, we’ve discovered that most multivitamin formulas

fall short. They simply don’t have enough B6, B12, or folic acid to be
effective in reducing homocysteine levels.

There are a number of specialized formulas now available that

specifically address the homocysteine threat. Check your local health-
food store, or, you can try a high-quality supplement called Homocys-
teine Formula that is based on the latest homocysteine research. Each
tablet provides 800 mcg of folic acid, 2,000 mcg of B12, and 100 mg
of B6. In addition, the formula includes beneficial components that
aid in the metabolism of these crucial heart protective nutrients. For
information on ordering Homocysteine Formula, refer to the Member
Source Directory at the end of this book.
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CHAPTER SIX

The single-ingredient formula rivaling

a major class of blood pressure drugs

I n many cases, you can control your blood pressure with some simple
diet and lifestyle changes. But unfortunately sometimes drugs are
necessary. Necessary because some cases of dangerously high blood
pressure stay that way no matter what you do to try to lower them.
And unfortunately because the only drugs that seem to work come
with a nasty list of side effects. So we always keep an eye out for natural
hypertension alternatives for those of you who need that helping hand.
The latest one to cross our desks is called Vasotensin, a product formu-
lated from a single ingredient that appears to rival one of the leading
classes of hypertension drugs—but without the potential risks.

Japanese fish alleviates hypertension

Vasotensin is made from a substance called bonito peptides. That’s
it—one ingredient. But the manufacturer, Metagenics, claims that bo-
nito peptides have been shown to have such significant effectiveness
as a single ingredient that there’s no need to add any others. So what
exactly are bonito peptides? Well, in general, peptides are short chains
of amino acids. Specifically, bonito peptides are amino acid chains iso-
lated and extracted from the bonito fish, which is a member of the
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tuna and mackerel family.

Bonito peptides have been shown to inhibit Angiotensin Convert-

ing Enzyme (ACE) activity. ACE spurs the formation of angiotensin
II—a potent compound responsible for blood vessel constriction. ACE
also has a negative effect on a substance called Kinin, which lowers
blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels. So, in other words, bonito
peptides seem to slow down the process responsible for high blood
pressure.1

Now, it must be some powerful stuff—but I wondered just how it

was discovered. It turns out that it was a case of one man’s (well, in this
case, one industry’s) trash being another’s treasure.

Fish food finds its way to the research lab

The type of bonito peptides used in Vasotensin is actually a by-
product of the Katsuobushi manufacturing process.

Katsuobushi is a traditional Japanese seasoning that has been used

in soups and other dishes for over 1,500 years, and it’s made from the
flesh of the bonito fish. To get a better understanding of how the Kat-
suobushi industry is connected to Vasotensin, it helps to know a bit
about how Katsuobushi is processed. The Reader’s Digest version goes
something like this: the fish meat is heat-treated in water and stirred.
The result is the seasoning and the remaining residue. Yet it is from
this residue that (typically discarded or used as organic fertilizer) we
get this promising compound because one creative (and curious) re-
searcher, Dr. Masaaki Yoshikawa of Kyoto University, decided to take
another look at its potential. He discovered that this part of the bo-
nito fish’s muscle has strong ACE-inhibiting properties. Apparently,
through careful purification and separation, nine active bonito pep-
tides have been identified and sequenced.

But you can’t get the anti-hypertensive response by simply eating

the bonito fish itself or by eating Katsuobushi.
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As Dr. Yoshikawa’s research uncovered, there are actually nine spe-

cific active peptides that contribute to bonitos’ ACE-inhibiting effects.
The research I read focused on two of them, one called LKPNM and
one called LKP. On its own, LKPNM only slightly inhibits ACE. But
when ACE interacts with LKPNM, it gets converted into the peptide
LKP, ACE-inhibitory activity of LKP is eight times higher than LK-
PNM. This unique property gives it a longer sustainable effect; acci-
dentally skipping a dose would not produce a quick spike of blood
pressure.

But in order to be “activated,” these peptides are dependent on spe-

cific enzymatic reactions. The problem is, our bodies don’t produce the
right enzymes to separate the active parts from the rest of the fish, so
the only way to get those blood pressure lowering benefits from the
bonito peptides is to have them separated from the fish for you. In
other words, you need to take a supplement like Vasotensin to get the
ACE-inhibiting effect.

Limited—but promising—results
In a human study out of Japan, researchers tested the anti-hyper-
tensive effects of bonito peptides against a placebo in 61 borderline
and mildly hypertensive subjects for 10 weeks. For the first half of the
trial, 31 subjects (group 1) took 1.5 grams per day of a bonito peptide
mixture. The other 30 subjects (group 2) received a placebo. In the
second five-week period, the order was reversed: group 1 subjects took
the placebo and group 2 subjects received the bonito peptide mixture.
During both phases, the placebo group failed to show any significant
decrease in blood pressure. And researchers reported that the anti-
hypertensive activity was demonstrated without any side effects.2

I also managed to get my hands on a study that showed how boni-

to peptides stack up to mainstream hypertension drugs. In this study,
researchers examined the anti-hypertensive activity of LKP, LKPNM,
and Captopril (a common prescription ACE-inhibitor) in rats. The
group fed LKP showed an immediate response, but the blood pressure
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started to go back up after two hours. But in the group fed LKPNM,
the anti-hypertensive effect was almost the same as Captopril. And the
effects lasted over six hours.3

The bottom line on Vasotensin is it has potential. Even though the

majority of testing seems to have been done by the manufacturing lab
in small, short-term studies, all results were positive and showed no
bad reactions. Of course, you should keep in mind that it is an ACE-
inhibitor, and with these types of products there is always a possibil-
ity of potassium buildup and kidney problems. So you still need to
work closely with your doctor to regularly monitor your potassium
and blood pressure levels, as well as your kidney function.

The dosage recommendation is two tablets twice daily with meals.

See the Member Source Directory at the end of this book for ordering
information.
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CHAPTER SEVEN

The silkworm’s secret:

Ease inflammation and respiratory
illness with this enzyme

A t some point or another, you’ve probably seen a nature film show-

ing a caterpillar turn into a butterfly: It weaves a cocoon around
itself, and eventually it breaks through the hardened chrysalis, having
sprouted wings and changed form almost completely. In the case of
the silkworm, there is a specific enzyme called serrapeptase that helps
break down the cocoon, letting the newly-transformed moth emerge.

Serrapeptase works by dissolving non-living tissue. This abil-

ity captivated researchers around the world, who have subsequently
studied its effects in the human body. Some of the claims made about
serrapeptase (also known as serratia peptidase) may be stretching it
just a tad—we’ve heard reports that it helps with rheumatoid arthritis,
ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, uveitis (eye inflammation), allergies, and
may even help fight some forms of cancer. While some of those claims
make sense logically, we haven’t found enough clinical evidence just
yet to tell if they’re valid.

But many studies do verify serrapeptase’s ability to perform two

key functions: it dissolves dead tissue and reduces inflammation. And
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those functions can ease numerous medical conditions. In human tri-

als overseas, people using serrapeptase have found relief from inflam-
mation, carpal tunnel syndrome, bronchitis, sinusitis, and other ear,
nose, and throat ailments. According to one alternative medicine prac-
titioner in Germany, it may even dissolve arterial plaque.

Surgical patients treated with serrapeptase

experience rapid reduction of swelling
In Europe and Japan, clinical studies have shown that serrapeptase
induces anti-inflammatory activity, anti-edemic activity (the lessening
of fluid retention), and fibrinolytic activity (the dissolution of protein
buildups).1 Consequently, physicians and patients in Japan, Germany,
and elsewhere around Europe have begun taking serrapeptase to ease
inflammation.

In a multi-center study involving 174 patients, Japanese research-

ers tested serrapeptase’s ability to ease post-operative swelling. One
day prior to surgery, 88 of the patients received three oral doses of 10
mg of serrapeptase. The evening following surgery, they received one
dose. Then for the next five days, they received three doses per day. The
other 86 patients received placebos. The researchers reported that “the
degree of swelling in the serrapeptase-treated patients was significant-
ly less than the placebo-treated patients at every point of observation
after the operation up to the fifth day.” None of the patients reported
any adverse side effects.2

Ease respiratory disease in three to four days

Researchers in Italy tested the impact of oral serrapeptase on 193
people aged 12 to 77 who were suffering from acute or chronic disor-
ders of the ear, nose, or throat. In a multi-center, double-blind, pla-
cebo-controlled study, subjects took 30 mg of serrapeptase a day for
seven to eight days. “After three to four days’ treatment, significant
symptom regression was observed in peptidase-treated patients,” the
researchers reported. In particular, the treatment eased pain, fever, na-
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sal obstruction, difficulty in swallowing, and anosmia (reduced sense

of smell).3

Serrapeptase knocks out carpal tunnel

and varicose veins 65 percent of the time
Not surprisingly, researchers have also tested serrapeptase’s ability
to ease other disorders involving inflammation, fluid-retention, and
buildup of fibrous tissue. Carpal tunnel syndrome and varicose veins
may seem as unrelated as two conditions could get. But as different
as they are, symptoms of both have been dramatically reduced using
serrapeptase.

The painful symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are caused pri-

marily by inflammation. At the SMS Medical College in Jaipur, India,
researchers tested serrapeptase on 20 patients with carpal tunnel. Af-
ter assessing the subjects’ conditions, they instructed the patients to
take 10 mg of serrapeptase twice a day for six weeks, then return for
reassessment. Sixty-five percent of the patients showed significant im-
provements. No one reported any adverse side effects.4

Fluid retention in and around the veins of the legs causes varicose
veins. Researchers in Federico, Italy tested serrapeptase on another 20
people with this condition. The patients took two serrapeptase tab-
lets three times a day (for a total daily dosage of 30 mg) for 14 days.
The supplement generated good to excellent improvement also in 65
percent of the subjects. It reduced pain in 63.3 percent of cases, fluid
buildup in 56.2 percent, abnormal skin redness in 58.3 percent, and
nighttime cramps in 52.9 percent.5

Few participants in clinical trials have reported suffering from any

side effects from serrapeptase. In the varicose vein study, one patient
experienced diarrhea, which was alleviated by temporarily decreasing
the daily dosage. In other trials, there have been at least two reported
cases of serrapeptase-induced pneumonia. However, patients in both
cases fully recovered. Serrapeptase is a blood-thinning agent. Conse-
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quently, it may impact anticoagulant therapy and other medications.

To avoid any potential complications, consult your doctor before tak-
ing serrapeptase. Serrapeptase is available from a number of Internet
sources, including the Green Willow Tree. Ordering information is
listed in the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER EIGHT

Ayurvedic herb fights angina, heart

disease, atherosclerosis, and more

O nce in a blue moon, HSI uncovers a supplement that does so

many things, it’s hard even for us to believe it’s real. Such is the
case with arjuna. The Terminalia arjuna tree is found throughout In-
dia, and its bark has been pulverized and used for heart conditions
for over 2,700 years. Researchers are now investigating other diseases
that may benefit from this Indian herb, but it’s already a well-proven
cardiovascular “cure.”

If you’re under a doctor’s care or taking prescription drugs for any

cardiovascular condition, you should consult with a practitioner be-
fore supplementing with arjuna. Because the herb is so potent and ef-
fective, the combination of arjuna and drugs may cause too sudden or
too severe an effect.

Lower LDL cholesterol by at least 25 percent

Although vitamin E has been shown time and again to be an ef-
fective supplement for controlling cholesterol levels, the antioxidant
capacity of arjuna outperformed the vitamin in a recent randomized
placebo-controlled trial in India. After only 30 days of supplementa-
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tion with arjuna, the test group decreased its average LDL (“bad”) cho-
lesterol levels by 25.6 percent with a corresponding 12.7 percent drop
in total cholesterol. The groups receiving either the placebo or 400 IU
of vitamin E had no significant change in either measurement.1

At SMS Medical College in India, scientists gave 500 mg of arjuna

per day to a group of rabbits suffering from high blood-fat levels. After
60 days of therapy with the herb, the rabbits’ average total cholesterol
dropped from 574 to 217 and their LDL levels dropped from 493 to
162.2 A group of rabbits receiving only 100 mg of arjuna also experi-
enced lower cholesterol levels, although the drop in cholesterol levels
was not as significant.3

Reduce angina attacks without

the side effects of drugs
More than 6.2 million Americans suffer from angina (chest pain)
due to an insufficient supply of blood to the heart. While nitroglycerin
is a drug often prescribed for this condition, its effectiveness is reduced
with each use. Arjuna, however, can continue to relieve angina regard-
less of how long it’s used.

Researchers at Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India,

tested arjuna against ISMN (Isosorbide Mononitrate), a nitroglycerin-
based drug commonly prescribed for stable angina. While ISMN was
effective over a 12-week period, it didn’t perform as well as arjuna.
The arjuna group had a 30 percent reduction of angina attacks, while
the group taking ISMN had a 27 percent reduction. While this is not a
significant difference, the performance of arjuna is considerable when
you take into account the possible side effects of ISMN—lightheaded-
ness, dizziness, a rapid pulse rate, and blurred vision. Scientists found
none of these side effects with the group taking the herb.4 And, of
course, arjuna can be used without fear that it’ll stop working when
you need it most.

Another study found that 15 stable angina sufferers taking arjuna

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for three months experienced a 50 percent reduction in angina epi-

sodes. A treadmill test administered before and after the subjects took
the herb showed that angina symptoms were significantly delayed after
supplementation. Subjects also reduced their systolic blood-pressure
levels, had a marked decrease in their body-mass indexes —which
indicates weight loss—and experienced an increase in HDL (“good”)
cholesterol levels. The researchers concluded that treating stable an-
gina patients with arjuna was an effective way to relieve symptoms.5

Patients with congestive heart failure

improve in just two weeks
The New York Heart Association has developed a classification sys-
tem that helps doctors determine the appropriate treatment depend-
ing on the severity of a patient’s condition. Classes I and II are mild,
class III is moderate, and class IV is severe and sufferers are completely
incapacitated. In a recent double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled
study, 12 class IV patients with refractory chronic congestive heart
failure received arjuna for two weeks in addition to traditional medi-
cation. The placebo term of the trial included only traditional medi-
cation. During the short treatment with the herb, the patients were
reclassified as class III patients due to improvements in a number of
cardiac factors. The results were so impressive that during a later third
phase of the study, the same patients continued supplementing with
arjuna for 20 to 28 months in addition to conventional medications.
Their conditions continued to improve, and they were able to tolerate
additional physical effort.6

Protect yourself from ischemic heart disease

If heart disease runs in your family and you’d like to take preven-
tive measures, arjuna may do the trick. Scientists gave laboratory rats
a supplement containing the herb for 60 days, and after that time gave
them isoproterenol, a synthetic chemical that causes an irreversible
destruction of heart tissue. Researchers found that pretreating the
subjects with arjuna offered “significant cardioprotection.” They also
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found that there was a remarkable reduction in the loss of high-energy

phosphate (HEP) stores, a protective factor against ischemia.7 (Isch-
emia is a reduction in the supply of oxygen to an organ.)

Keep your arteries flowing free and clear

If the cholesterol circulating in your bloodstream isn’t removed on
a regular basis, it can deposit on the walls of your arteries. While this
happens to everyone to a certain extent, thicker cholesterol deposits
reduce the volume of blood flowing through your vascular system and
decrease the oxygen reaching your organs. Blood vessels with signifi-
cant deposits become inflexible and hard, which is why atherosclerosis
is also called “hardening of the arteries.” This can cause a deterioration
of tissues and organs. Your arteries also deteriorate from the accumu-
lation of cholesterol. If left untreated, atherosclerosis can kill you. But
arjuna has been shown to turn around this life-threatening condition.

In one study, rabbits were fed a cholesterol-rich diet to create ath-

erosclerosis and then divided into three groups to compare the effects
of cholesterol-lowering supplements. One group of rabbits was treat-
ed with arjuna while the other two groups were supplemented with
pharmaceuticals proven to lower cholesterol levels. In a comparison
of all three groups, arjuna was pronounced as “the most potent hy-
polipidemic agent” and proved to induce “partial inhibition of rabbit
atheroma.”8 These findings indicate that arjuna may help prevent the
buildup of fat deposits in your arteries and possibly correct the deadly
effects of atherosclerosis.

The same herb may fight cancer

as readily as bacterial infections
One of the unique benefits of herbal therapies is their adaptogenic
property. Many times, a single herb can conquer diseases and medi-
cal disorders with seemingly different origins and mechanisms. (Drug
therapy is much more targeted and thus limited.) Doctors prescribe
antibiotics for bacterial infections and must use completely different
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types of drugs to fight cancer. Although bacteria and cancer seem to

start and spread by different means, arjuna has been shown to success-
fully fight both.

According to the Entomology Research Institute of Loyola Col-

lege in India, E. coli, which is a dangerous food-borne pathogen, is
no match for arjuna. Researchers tested 34 traditional tribal plants
of India and found that arjuna had “significant antibacterial activity”
against E. coli as well as the bacteria responsible for pneumonia, cysti-
tis (a bladder infection), and pyelonephritis (a kidney infection).9

Salmonella typhimurium is the culprit behind paratyphoid fever,

which is a milder form of typhoid fever, as well as salmonella gastro-
enteritis, a type of food poisoning. But researchers found that ellagic
acid, one of the constituents of arjuna, is quite effective against it and
stops it from mutating, thus preventing the spread of disease.10

While antibacterial drugs have not been proven to work against

cancer, it appears arjuna can live up to this double duty—and without
the damaging effects of chemotherapeutic drugs. Many of the side ef-
fects of prescription drugs, especially those used to treat cancer, may
damage organs or have a serious negative impact on general health.
But according to studies at the University College of Medical Sciences
and SMS Medical College, both in India, researchers have not found
liver or renal damage in either human or animal test subjects receiving
arjuna.11,12

While no one drug or therapy works against all types of cancers,

arjuna may help fill in the gap for some forms of the disease. Accord-
ing to scientists at the Department of Botanical Sciences at Guru
Nanak Dev University in India, arjuna has cancer-fighting properties
and may be a promising agent for stopping cell mutation13—believed
to be one of the first steps in cancer development. By preventing this
initial process, arjuna may cut off one of the most common routes used
to convert normal cells into cancerous ones.
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In research conducted by the National Institute of Bioscience and

Human Technology in Japan, even osteosarcoma, a type of malignant
bone tumor, was found to be no match for arjuna. By inhibiting the
growth of osteosarcoma cells, arjuna may be able to prevent the growth
and spread of this type of cancer.14

T. arjuna is not only effective—it’s inexpensive!

Scientists still don’t fully understand the many disease-fighting
mechanisms of arjuna, so research on this herb continues. We’ve only
scratched the surface of this incredible tree and will continue to keep
you updated as new uses for it are discovered. T. arjuna is available from
Himalaya Herbal Healthcare under the name of “Arjuna.” Refer to the
Member Source Directory on page 529 for ordering information.
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CHAPTER NINE

One miracle molecule can stop

heart attack, stroke... even pull you
back from the brink of death

D r. Scott Chirault’s grandmother was literally at death’s door.

At 99 years and 11 months old, she became feverish and un-

responsive, and was brought to the emergency room. With a declin-
ing heart rate, barely registering blood pressure (70/30), and a case of
pneumonia, all hope was lost.

Mawmaw, as she was called, did not want IV medications to keep

her alive. But just a few days earlier, Dr. Chirault had received a sam-
ple of a unique new supplement, and he believed it could help turn
things around.

He placed a dissolving tablet in her mouth, then went out to the

nurses’ station. Just 40 minutes later, the nurse came to get him—Maw-
maw’s blood pressure was increasing, along with her heart rate.

A few hours later, Mawmaw woke up…sat up… talked to her

grandson. And since they didn’t know how long this would last, he
called the family in to see her. They came, and she got to see and talk
with everyone she loved.
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After a couple of weeks, she asked to stop taking the supplement.

And just five days later, she slipped into a coma, and then she died.

And while this supplement did not save her life—it couldn’t cure
the pneumonia—it gave her two more weeks to spend with her family,
and a chance to say goodbye to everyone she loved.

One amazing molecule can

turn everything around
That supplement did one simple thing: increase Mawmaw’s nitric
oxide levels.

It’s just one little molecule, but it has the power over life and death.
If your body is flooded with too much of it, there can be toxic effects.
If you don’t have enough, your body starts to break down, becoming
ever more vulnerable to coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke,
diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and so much more.

And this amazing molecule can literally pull someone back from
the brink of death.

But that’s not all it can do.

Prevent horrible health problems & reverse

existing damage with NO
Nitric oxide didn’t win “Molecule of the Year” for nothing. Here
are just a few of the very important ways it keeps you alive.

• Stops artery-clogging blood clots from forming

• Reverses arterial plaque build-up
• Prevents high blood pressure
• Lowers C-reactive protein
• Slashes triglyceride levels

And with that protection, NO reduces your risk of heart attack and
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stroke… two of the top three killers of Americans. On top of that, the
miracle molecule can reduce your risk of devastating diabetes compli-
cations, including kidney disease, blindness, and amputations.

How does one molecule do so much

to keep you alive and well?
Nitric oxide sends signals between the cells in your body, and ex-
tremely pretty important signals at that. In fact, there’s not a single cell
in your body that isn’t sending or receiving messages via NO. But its
most important work is in your circulatory system… and should those
messages go haywire, the consequences can be deadly.

It all centers around your endothelium (the cells that line every
blood vessel in your body) which have the critical job of producing
NO. The NO enters the smooth muscles of your arteries, and signals
those muscles to relax (the technical term is vasodilation). That lets
your blood flow increase to healthy levels, giving your body its full
supply of oxygen and nutrients.

When you don’t have enough NO to go around, your arteries can’t

relax, they remain small and tight. And when your blood has a smaller,
cramped space to flow through, it forces your blood pressure high-
er. That high pressure can cause some serious damage to your artery
walls, allowing dangerous plaques to move in.

And once this cycle kicks off, your risk of heart attack and strokes
increases dramatically.

Lack of NO has other consequences, too. In addition to setting off

a plaque attack, it also leads to very damaging chronic inflammation in
your arteries. Then, oxidative stress sneaks in. On their own, inflam-
mation and oxidation are bad. Together, they help plaque burst open
to release its toxins which can trigger blood clots in your arteries.

But restoring your NO levels can stop this from happening at all.
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NEO40 Daily™ brings back the NO

Dr. Nathan Bryan knows a little something about nitric oxide—
he’s been studying it for more than ten years. And when he realized its
role in disease prevention, he knew he had to come with a way to help
people (especially those of us over 40) improve their NO status.

So he, along with Dr. Janet Zand, started screening hundreds of

herbs and foods for their NO content. They took the best of those,
and formulated a lozenge called NEO40 Daily. Then Dr. Bryan and his
research team set out to learn just how well their new NO-boosting
supplement really worked.

First, they tested the NEO40 lozenges to make sure they could re-
ally generate NO. To do that, they had some people test the lozenges.
The researchers drew blood to get a baseline level, then the subjects
each let one lozenge dissolve in their mouths. After five minutes, the
post-lozenge blood testing began. And when all the data was in, nitrite
levels (a key indicator of NO levels) had doubled.1

And when they took their research to the next level, they found
even more good news than they’d expected.

Reduce triglycerides by up to 55 percent

while increasing your NO
The next phase of their study2 lasted 30 days, and this time includ-
ed subjects with at least known cardiovascular risk factors (like high
triglycerides, high blood pressure, and diabetes, for example). Every
day, these subjects took either a NEO40 lozenge or placebo twice a day
for 30 days.

As expected, in the NEO40 group that led to a substantial increase

in their blood levels of nitrite and nitrate, meaning more NO. The peo-
ple in the placebo group actually saw a slight decrease in their levels.

But that’s not all that happened. The NEO40 supplements also had
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made quite a direct difference in some very important cardiovascular

risk factors.

• 7 2 percent of subjects with high triglyceride levels saw that drop

dramatically
•T
 riglyceride levels (fasting) plummeted by up to 55 percent
(with an average drop of 27 percent)
•U
 p to 37 percent reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in
subjects with elevated CRP
•A
 n average 7 point drop in systolic blood pressure (in subjects
with hypertension), and a 2.7 point drop in diastolic pressure
•P
 lus, more than half the subjects reported feeling more ener-
getic and less anxious

What’s more, nearly 80 percent of those participants said that they

wanted to keep taking NEO40 lozenges.

NEO40 can help you cut back on

pharmaceutical drugs…and their side effects
While the studies offer up a lot of impressive numbers, you really
need to know how taking NEO40 Daily can help change your life. And
the most dramatic impact may be that you’ll be able to cut back on—
and maybe get off of—pharmaceutical drugs. Especially when it comes
to blood pressure medication.

In fact, one of the first people to enjoy that was Dr. Bryan’s fa-
ther, who had very poor circulation due to a car accident that left him
paraplegic. He’d been taking three different drugs to manage his blood
pressure, along with metformin for his diabetes. So Dr. Bryan (work-
ing with his dad’s cardiologist) started his father on the lozenges. Over
a period of months, his blood sugar normalized, and he began to wean
off the blood pressure drugs—now he only needs one.

And then there’s Dr. Zand’s father (remember Dr. Zand, one of
the researchers working with Dr. Bryan). Her 90-year-old father was
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also taking three medications to control his blood pressure. But within
six weeks of starting the NEO40 lozenges, he didn’t need any of them
anymore.

Impressive—but they’re far from the only two who’ve experienced

this miracle. Elizabeth Shirley, compounding pharmacist for the Peo-
ple’s Pharmacy, has seen it happen time and again. In fact, that’s one
reason people go to her, to get off pharmaceutical drugs and avoid
their negative side effects. And with NEO40 lozenges, she’s been able
to help many customers reduce their dependency on blood pressure
medication.

In fact, she advises anyone taking blood pressure medication who

starts using the lozenges to monitor their blood pressure regularly and
to work closely with their doctors. Chances are, the doses will need to
be lowered to make sure pressure doesn’t drop down too far.

She does advise us of one pretty common side effect, though. In-
creasing your NO with NEO40 Daily will probably increase your sex
drive, too.

NO side effect: a much better sex life

You’ve heard of Viagra, no doubt. Well it works by increasing cir-
culation to the penis…by increasing NO, albeit in an unnatural way.

When you take NEO40 Daily, you increase NO, and improve cir-
culation everywhere. That’s right, when you let a lozenge dissolve in
your mouth, it will kick off a chain reaction down below. And even if
it’s been a while since you’ve been able to achieve an erection on your
own, those days will be over.

But NO isn’t just for the men, ladies. It also plays an important part
in female sexual desire and performance. So if you haven’t been inter-
ested lately, NO can help turn that around.

Because satisfying sex really comes down to blood flow, and you’ll
get plenty of that from increased NO, thanks to the carefully selected
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formula that makes up NEO40 Daily.

Hawthorn and beet root boost NO

and total heart health
The formula starts with a proprietary herbal blend which includes
hawthorn and beetroot, both of which increase NO activity. When
Dr. Bryan and his team were testing all those herbs and foods, these
two scored the highest when it came to nitrate content (which your
body uses to generate NO). But that’s not where these two stop help-
ing your heart.

Hawthorn does so much for your cardiovascular system, it’s no

surprise they included it in the NEO40 formula. And unlike many tra-
ditional remedies, this one has tons of science to back it up. In fact,
this herb

• cuts down on angina attacks3

• treats atherosclerosis by shrinking plaque and lowering cholesterol4
• improves circulation to the heart by dilating coronary blood vessels5
• lower blood pressure6
• prevents heart attack7

And then there’s the beet root, which in addition to its nitrate
content has been shown to lower high cholesterol8 and lower blood
pressure.9

But the NO-producing formula doesn’t stop there.

Four NO-boosting ingredients

round out the NEO40 formula
NEO40 Daily also includes magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin B12,
and L-citrulline. Together, along with the herbal blend, these ingre-
dients work to provide your body with a source of nitric oxide when
your endothelium just can’t product enough.
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Magnesium is an essential mineral with a huge impact on your

cardiovascular system. Among other things, magnesium helps directly
counteract atherosclerosis10 and provides serious protection against
heart attack and stroke.

Vitamin C promotes the availability of NO in your body, so you can

use it most effectively. It also strengthen your arteries, and protects their
structural integrity11. And like magnesium, it can help prevent heart at-
tack and stroke. On top of all that, let’s not forget that it’s a potent anti-
oxidant, with very powerful free radical scavenging capabilities.

Vitamin B12 plays a very important role in your cardiovascular

system: you can’t make red blood cells without it (in fact, vitamin B12
deficiency can cause anemia).

L-citrulline is directly involved in NO production. It does that by

naturally converting to L-arginine, a form that’s much easier for your
body to use than if the L-arginine comes from supplements. Plus, L-
citrulline has been shown (in an animal study) to reverse the progres-
sion of atherosclerosis.12

With this unique blend of NO-increasing ingredients, all of which

Is low NO killing dialysis patients?

Dialysis patients have an especially high death rate from car-
diovascular events, and Dr. Bryan thinks he might know why. His
theory: Dialysis decreases NO. And this soon-to-be-published
study backs it up.
You see, low concentrations of nitrite and nitrate in the blood
and saliva translates to lower NO in the body. So Dr. Bryan and his
fellow researchers measured nitrite and nitrate levels in dialysis
patients before, during, and after the procedure. And they learned
that dialysis could remove up to 90 percent of the patients’ nitrite
and nitrate, which in turn could have a profound negative on their
NO levels.13
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do double duty to directly protect your cardiovascular system, NEO40

lozenges may just save your life.

Take NEO40 Daily to prevent—maybe even

reverse—cardiovascular disease
NEO40 Daily can improve your NO status and help prevent car-
diovascular problems…even if you’re riddled with risk factors. And
according to both careful research and customer response, it’s very
likely that you will feel better instantly when you use it.

The manufacturer recommends taking one NEO40 lozenge once

or twice a day. Put the lozenge on your tongue (move it around) and
just let it dissolve—don’t chew or swallow it!

And for those of you who like to see exactly how well something
is working, you can. There’s a very simple NO measurement strip that
can help you find out your NO status, and literally watch those loz-
enges work to improve it.

One little thing: the lozenges can make you burp (usually right
after it’s dissolved). That’s totally normal, and actually makes a lot of
sense. After all, nitric oxide is a gas, so that’s one way to see it’s really
working.

You can find ordering information for NEO40 Daily lozenges and
the nitric oxide test strips in the Member Source Directory on page
529.
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Asthma and COPD
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CHAPTER ONE

Stamp out even the worst asthma:

A breakthrough approach to easy
breathing without devastating
side effects

I doubt I need to say too much to sum up the terrors of asthma—

the pressure of that invisible elephant that’s permanently parked on
your chest, the persistent but unproductive cough, the wheezing that
keeps you awake like some never-ending nightmare. Then, as if all
that weren’t enough, there’s the panic that tags along with all of these
symptoms.

But I’ll bet I also don’t have to tell you that this is one case in which
the “cure” is a whole lot scarier than the culprit. Steroids are not the
kind of thing that anyone would consider safe for daily use—and yet
that’s just what many doctors might prescribe for you following an
asthma diagnosis. And the real kicker is that they don’t even fix your
condition—they simply cover it up, while packing on the pounds, in-
terfering with your adrenal function, and manhandling your immune
system in the process.

With the FDA attack on ephedra, natural medicine doctors scram-

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bled to find another effective herbal supplement that would control

asthma. One doctor didn’t stop until he discovered Phytocort.

Brand new to the market (and free of the super-dosing side effects
that got its notorious predecessor into trouble) this blend of four Chi-
nese herbs is poised to break through the all-too-common prednisone
prison-not only safely, but just as successfully.

Works as well as prednisone—

and benefits the immune system, too
Dr. Ba X. Hoang, working with the Allergy Research Group in Al-
ameda, California, has made the research of natural asthma alterna-
tives a lifelong mission, always staying on the lookout for the latest
studies and continually scouring sources for potential breakthroughs
in product development. It was a year ago now when he and his associ-
ates came across an all-too-rare published study of the effects of herbal
treatment on asthma symptoms.1

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was per-

formed at Weifang Asthma Hospital in China between 2003 and 2004.
Ninety-two nonsmoking patients (43 men and 49 women) between the
ages of 18 and 64 with symptoms of moderate to severe asthma were
recruited to participate in the study. A combination of three herbal ex-
tracts—all of which are the main components of another formula that
has been used to treat asthma in China for decades—was pitted against
prednisone in a four-week measure of asthmatic symptom relief.

The final results of the study showed that the herbal extract sig-
nificantly reduced the participants’ symptom scores, increased lung
function as measured by forced expiratory volume/second (FEV1)
and peak expiratory flow (PEF), and reduced the patients’ use of an
emergency inhaler. There was also a marked reduction of peripheral
blood eosinophils (the white blood cells that often accompany allergic
responses) and in levels of serum IgE antibodies (the immunoglobulin
released in the reactions of hypersensitive individuals).
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While lung function in the extract-treated group was not as high as

lung function in the prednisone group, the herbal treatment’s perfor-
mance was comparable to the corticosteroid (the use of which is meant
to mimic a class of hormones produced in the adrenal cortex) in every
other category. But what’s even more striking is that the herbal formula
actually had an immune-boosting effect on the patients taking it.

Cases of asthma often involve an imbalance in the types of immune

responses your body has. Typically, the T-helper 2 (Th2) response,
which is associated with hyper-reactive allergic conditions, domi-
nates. The other type of immune response, called T-helper 1 (Th1),
doesn’t produce these sorts of drastic reactions, but if your body’s Th1
response isn’t as strong as it should be, you’ll wind up with any num-
ber of allergic reactions, or, in this case, an asthma attack. Prednisone
works by suppressing overall immune function, which, in turn, lowers
the Th2 response. But it also lowers the Th1 response even further—
digging the hole deeper and not really solving the problem. But the
herbal formula used in the study actually boosted Th1 response, bal-
ancing out the immune system.

The formula also increased the participants’ cortisol levels—the

suppression of which is yet another pitfall of prednisone. Regular use
of corticosteroids can do irreversible damage to your adrenal glands
over time, ultimately leaving your body unable to produce enough
cortisol on its own. And this side effect is seriously bad news: Low cor-
tisol levels can lead to a spike in pain and fatigue, often accompanied
by a hefty dose of depression and difficulty in dealing with emotions
in the face of stress.

The missing link between epilepsy and asthma

With years of clinical experience behind him, Dr. Ba knew that
he and the team at the Allergy Research Group could replicate this
formula—improve upon it, even. Which is exactly how they ended
up with Phytocort. It wasn’t sheer luck—in fact, Dr. Ba had begun his
studies of the key herb, Sophora flavensis, nearly 10 years ago.
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It’s this component, he tells me, that holds the lion’s share of re-
sponsibility in Phytocort’s formula—though the reason behind its use
might come as a bit of a surprise. As it turns out, Sophora flavensis is
commonly used to treat another frightening and potentially danger-
ous condition: epilepsy.

Dr. Ba believes that the similarities between these two diseases,

asthma and epilepsy, are strong—even if they appear to have nothing
in common. We have all grown accustomed to hearing about asthma
as being strongly related to the allergic responses mentioned earlier—
a nasty byproduct of some inherent or acquired immune imbalance.
But while those allergies are indeed triggering factors, Dr. Ba explained,
it isn’t an immune modulator that we need the most—it’s something
called an excitatory modulator.2

Excitatory modulators calm overexcited neurons—the unruly

electrical activity of which is responsible for many of the symptoms
of epilepsy. Cell signals run amok, and synapses fire in an abnormally
synchronized manner, resulting in the volatile jerking motions com-
mon to even the mildest seizure. According to Dr. Ba, the non-neuro-
nal cells in our airways react in much the same way in the throes of
an asthma attack—be it mild or severe. And the culprits behind these
uncontrolled motions are your cells’ ion channels gone haywire.

As it turns out, these ion channels don’t just exist in your brain
cells—they also exist in cells from other places throughout your body,
including the lungs. And relatively recently, scientists also found that
a specific type of receptor normally thought of as strictly part of the
central nervous system, called the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)
glutamate receptor, is also present in the lungs and airways. According
to the research paper I read, the NMDA glutamate receptor “might
be an important, previously unrecognized mechanism of the airway
inflammation and hyper-reactivity found in asthma.”3

Exactly how all this works is extremely complicated. We’re talk-

ing molecular physics and biology here—not topics you’re likely
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to encounter at your next dinner party. And after trying to wade

through and make sense of the science enough to explain it to you,
I can see why. So, fair warning: The following paragraphs might be
tough to wrap your head around. But let’s give it a try.

Soothe aggravated airways by

resting your stressed cells
Much like a battery, all neuron membranes must maintain a certain
charge composition in order to keep up the electrical charge that’s nec-
essary for energy and motion-and even for life itself. Voltage-gated ion
channels in the cell’s membrane are essential to this process—acting as
a “velvet rope” of sorts, allowing the entrance of only certain ions based
on their charge. At rest, our nerve cells have more potassium (nega-
tively charged) inside of them, and more sodium (positively charged)
outside of them, a condition maintained by your ion channels, when
such opposite charges would normally seek to diffuse each other.

The balance begins to shift away from this charged state when
some stimulus (in the case of epilepsy, it could be something as simple
as flashing lights) causes the two amino acids glutamate and aspar-
tate to be set into action. They activate the NMDA glutamate recep-
tor, which opens the ion channels back up again—but this time to let
sodium in and to usher potassium out. This exchange continues until
there’s an explosion of electrical energy—the official starting point for
any of your body’s thoughts or movements.

Needless to say, if those ion channels aren’t functioning properly, a

whole lot of trouble breaks loose.

Too much sodium in a nerve cell too often will provoke hyperexcit-
ability—meaning that even the smallest stimulus will create unwanted
synaptic movements. Much as you would feel when you’re burning the
candle at both ends, these stressed cells suffer from a lack of energy
accompanied by a desperate need to keep moving. But there’s no end
in sight—not enough potassium is being allowed in and not enough
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sodium is being expelled to return the neuron to its optimally charged

resting state. It’s a vicious cycle.

Such is the case with asthma, claims Dr. Ba, when the NMDA
glutamate receptors in the airways are activated (and in this case, the
finger might be pointed at prolonged exposure to certain toxins—the
polluted air we breathe or the preservatives we eat every day). This
excitability leads to an increase of fluid in the lungs and a constriction
of the airways.

That’s why severe asthmatics are so unresponsive to conventional

treatment, such as prednisone or some other allergy-oriented medica-
tions—they merely address inflammation without digging to the root
of the problem. And that’s exactly why Sophora flavensis is such an ef-
fective treatment. Research has shown that two alkaloids found in the
herb—matrine and oxymatrine—act as excitatory modulators, treat-
ing hyperreactive asthmatic airways.

These alkaloids have a relaxing and analgesic effect on the central

nervous system. They have tranquilizing properties, promoting the
influx of relaxing neurotransmitters (gamma-aminobutyric acid and
glycine) and inhibiting the overactive NMDA receptors that result in
such unwanted responses as seizures, tremors, hypertension, and asth-
ma attacks. With the action potential diffused, aggravated cells—both
neurons and non-neurons alike—are finally able to rest.

A balanced formula to help you breathe easier for good

With Sophora flavensis as the lead herb in Phytocort, Dr. Ba and
his associates included the two supporting herbs in the original clini-
cally tested formula for additional allergy and immune support, as well
as a fourth, balancing, herb:

•G
 anoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom with a wide
range of uses, noted for its strong anti-inflammatory, immune
strengthening, and general healing properties.
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•G
 lycyrrhiza uralensis, or licorice root, offers support as an
expectorant, an anti-spasmodic, an anti-inflammatory, and a
soothing agent, also enhancing the effects of naturally occurring
cortisone in the body.
•M
 orinda citrifolia, also known as noni, was added for its kidney
support and diuretic qualities, to eliminate any possibility of
bloating that could accompany licorice root.

The recommended initial dosage of Phytocort is three capsules three

times a day, with a maintenance dosage of two capsules twice a day. And
Dr. Ba tells me that, unlike ephedra, which can pose risks to cardiovas-
cular and nervous function when taken in very large doses, this formula
is considered safe for long-term use in any asthma patient.

While Dr. Ba has found that many asthmatics will experience a

calming of their symptoms within two weeks, he advises that three to
six months be allowed for the best restorative results. He recommends
that you start with the maximum dosage, work with your doctor, and
consider a gradual tapering off of prednisone use by 2.5 to 5 mg every
two to three days until you have eliminated it altogether. Given enough
time, even the most difficult-to-treat patients may eventually be able to
toss away their steroids for good.
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CHAPTER TWO

Fighting asthma or COPD?

Increased lung capacity means no
more wheezing and struggling for air

I t’s a disease that still has the mainstream scratching their heads.
They don’t have a cure, or even an effective treatment, for COPD.
But that doesn’t keep them from trying to make a buck off it—so they
throw inhaled steroids at the problem. Never mind the fact that those
drugs don’t really work for COPD… or the fact they can raise your risk
of heart attack or stroke by 58 percent.

And of course, those are the same drugs they throw at asthma, put-
ting your health at severe risk.

Of course, I wouldn’t be writing this if I didn’t have an answer for

you. And, as we often find here at HSI, the natural, steroid-free an-
swer to COPD, asthma, and other lung conditions (including allergies,
colds, and sinus headaches) lies in a formula that was stumbled upon
purely by chance.

23 recently rediscovered herbs proven by centuries of use

As the CEO of a telecommunications company, Tom Long never
thought he’d find himself marketing the latest breakthrough in respirato-
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ry health. But that was before the owner of his company got sick. Unable
to breathe and fearing a heart attack, he checked himself into the hospital.

The doctors ran the usual tests and said there was nothing wrong.
But he knew they were missing something—he felt awful and couldn’t
believe the pain in his chest was “nothing.”

A friend suggested he see an acupuncturist and herbalist in Chica-

go. The herbalist knew what the problem was right away—he couldn’t
breathe properly. Stress and a lack of exercise contributed to the prob-
lem, leaving his lungs “locked up.” And then he gave him something
that started working almost immediately.

The herbalist let him in on the secret—Resprin. It’s a formula made

of a blend of 23 herbs, specially formulated to support clear breathing.
The herbs falls into three categories:

•V
 aporizing herbs like peppermint and schizonpeta herba.
•E
 xpectorant herbs that flush out mucus and dust—these
herbs included ginger, licorice, and poria.
• S oothing herbs, like bupleurum and ligusticum wallichii,
that help bronchial irritation.

Through the action of these three categories of herbs, the lungs

physically have more space in which to take in more air with each
breath. Because what it really comes down to is inflammation. Resprin
actually relaxes the lining of the bronchial tubes, allowing more air-
flow into the lungs.

Increase your lung capacity by almost 40 percent

This is where Tom enters the story. The owner of his company was
so amazed with Resprin that he brought it in for Tom to try. He im-
mediately noticed he could breathe more deeply. And he knew he had
to share it with others.

Tom started sharing Resprin with people who were having trouble
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breathing—asthma, COPD, sinus problems—nothing could stand up

to Resprin. They were onto something big… so they put it to the test.

Before heading down the road of human trials, Resprin was put
through an in vitro test in the lab. Normal airway tissue as well as air-
way tissue from asthma patients was tested. The tissue was exposed to
a chemical irritant that is known to spur inflammation. When Resprin
was introduced to the tissue, it proved its anti-inflammatory effects by
lowering biomarkers of inflammation.

Of course, that wasn’t enough for Tom and the rest of the team at
Resprin, Inc. He wanted proof that Resprin would work for real people
suffering from real breathing problems.

So they commissioned a trial in an independent lab. The trial had

three phases, and Resprin proved that it worked almost immediately.
During the first phase, participants were given just one dose of Resprin.
Even with just that one dose, peak air flow improved nearly 6 percent.

By the third phase, the results were looking even better. Participants
took Resprin every day for a month, and by the end of the month, the
average improvement in peak air flow was 37 percent. Nearly half of the
participants said they felt their energy levels and need for rescue medi-
cation were exceptionally improved, and another 28 percent felt they’d
seen significant improvement. Most of them said they would keep using
Resprin.

Harness the lung-boosting power

trusted by marathon runners
Marathon runners are serious about lung capacity. If they can’t
breathe, they can’t run. So it’s no surprise that one of the top runners
in the world relies on Resprin (though it’s labeled as AirAide) to give
him an edge.

Kenyan runner Benson Cheruiyot was able to shave a remarkable

2.5 minutes off his personal best marathon time using Resprin. Of
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course, we’re no marathon runners. You’re looking for something that

will have you taking those deep, life-giving breaths without struggling
and wheezing.

Wayne has been singing the praises of Resprin because of its effect
on his wife Jeanne. The mainstream hasn’t even been able to identify the
disease that has been deteriorating her lungs. But Resprin has slowed
the deterioration and has helped her to lead a more active life.

Debbie had been looking for a natural alternative to her asthma

inhaler. She was skeptical when she received a sample of Resprin. But
once she’d taken a few, she found it works just as well as her inhaler,
without the risk of side effects.

Sam’s had asthma for 15 years and had gotten used to carrying an
inhaler with him everywhere he went. Like Debbie, he was skeptical
before trying Resprin. Knowing he had his inhaler as a backup, he took
Resprin and set out for a workout.

When he stopped to catch his breath at the top of a hill, he noticed

something different. He was breathing heavily, sure, but there was
no diminished function in breathing. He says he hasn’t breathed that
well in 15 years, and that he spent the rest of that day walking around,
breathing deeply and smiling. When he explained his experience to
Tom, he said, “the chains have been cut.”

Even if you’re not suffering from a serious lung condition, Resprin

can help you. Chris was stuck at work with a horrible sinus headache
and congestion that left her barely able to breathe. Within minutes
of taking Resprin, her headache was completely gone and she could
breathe again. She says she always keeps some on hand.

And the makers of Resprin have heard from countless people who
swear by it for dealing with colds and allergies.

Ordering information for Resprin is in the Member Source Direc-

tory on page 529.
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CHAPTER THREE

Clogged Lungs Cleared:

Stopping America’s 4th Biggest Killer

W hen one of our contacts called us about a product he referred

to as “truly bizarre,” I thought “How ‘out there’ can it really
be?” After all, we come across some pretty unique and complex stuff
almost daily in the course of our research. But in this case, there really
is no other word to describe the novel treatment for cystic fibrosis,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other respiratory ailments
that he told me about: Bizarre sums it up nicely.

It’s a liquid formula of DNA called Mucolyxir that, applied sub-

lingually, helps dissolve airway-blocking mucous. That’s right—DNA
under your tongue to help you breathe better: See what we mean by
bizarre?

But not only does it appear to be safe and effective, it also costs
much less than you might expect for something this revolutionary.

Ancient theory meets modern science

One of the primary theories explaining respiratory diseases is that
much of the mucous blocking the airways is a result of the immune
system’s effort to eliminate bacteria from the lungs.
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Mucolyxir’s developers, John McMichael and Allan Lieberman,

took that theory and further hypothesized that such activity, over time,
could result in hypersensitivity that would exacerbate the problem of
mucous accumulation. To address this problem, they turned to the an-
cient homeopathic concept of “like cures like.”

As you’ll see below, much of the mucous build-up involved in re-

spiratory illnesses like cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmo-
nary disease (COPD) is caused by accumulated DNA. So McMichael
and Lieberman chose the “like” cure—DNA—as the basis for their
Mucolyxir formula.

DNA therapy interrupts vicious cycle

Inside the lungs, the scenario might go something like this: Bacte-
rial-DNA induces the production of various interleukins (such as IL-
8), which are associated with inflammation. The presence of IL-8 sends
out a distress signal through your body. In turn, responding immune
cells attack and destroy the invaders by engulfing them in mucous.
But as the immune cells respond, they spill their own DNA, which is
interpreted as an enemy invader in the respiratory environment. This
sparks another signal for help, establishing a vicious and continually
amplified cycle as the immune cells are repeatedly called into play.

Mucolyxir interrupts this cycle by reducing the production of “sig-

naling” interleukins in order to decrease the production of the protec-
tive mucous, which is often more harmful than helpful. It does this in
two ways: by regulating anti-DNA activity of the immune system, and
by clearing mucous to eliminate matter clogging the airways.

Mucociliary clearance involves the movement of the cilia (the tiny

arm-like fibers on the cells lining the bronchial tree), secretion of mu-
cous, and movement of water into and out of epithelial cells. In plain
English, that means that the tiny fibers in your lungs are stimulated,
causing mucous secretion and movement of water, which, basically,
forces you to “cough up” the material clogging your airway. The DNA
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in Mucolyxir stimulates this process.

The DNA that McMichael and Lieberman used in creating Muco-

lyxir was extracted from salmon, but it’s important to understand that
there is no gene transfer with this method of DNA use. In other words,
you won’t suddenly start showing characteristics of salmon. I spoke
to Dr. Lieberman to ask how we can be sure that there’s no risk of this
happening: After all, you don’t need gills or fins.

He explained that Mucolyxir uses a microdose of DNA, meaning

that there is not even one full genome present in the product. He point-
ed out that we eat foreign DNA all the time: When you eat a sardine,
you are eating the complete sardine DNA, yet you don’t take on any
characteristics of a sardine. Fortunately, it just doesn’t work that way.

Dr. McMichael noted that, based on his observations, Mucolyxir

appears to be “helpful in the treatment of severe respiratory conditions
like chronic bronchitis and COPD. People treated with it demonstrate
significant improvements in objective parameters such as improved
pulmonary function leading to better blood oxygenation efficiency
and exercise ability. This product has been formulated to address an
unmet medical need that affects a large number of people worldwide.”

And that “large number” is growing every day. While cigarette

smoke and work environments (such as textile manufacturing and
mining) are the most common causes of COPD, it’s not just the smok-
ers, miners, and manufacturers at risk. A new generation in respira-
tory trauma is on the rise, one brought on by irritants like toxic mold
found inside-possibly even in your own home. These conditions can
lead to cases of asthma and COPD.

While pinning down and eliminating these factors is obviously the

best solution, that may not always be possible—especially before the
onset of respiratory problems. But the good news is that although the
formula was originally developed to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), research
also supports Mucolyxir’s potential for stimulating an immune response
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that can protect against or reduce symptoms of asthma and COPD.

Real-world results for conditions

from CF to chronic sinusitis
This all still sounds a little like science fiction, but the applications
of Mucolyxir are certainly showing real-word results. While it doesn’t
cure severe respiratory disease, it does make the symptoms more man-
ageable, in turn, improving quality of life. And although there are no
controlled clinical trials at this point, there are some remarkable anec-
dotal accounts.

Consider the case study of 23-year-old twin brothers, both afflict-

ed with cystic fibrosis. Each had a history of hospitalizations for lung
clearance and secondary infections diagnosed as being associated with
their cystic fibrosis. Each brother began therapy with one or two drops
(0.0006 mg/drop) of DNA sublingually per day.

For almost seven years since beginning DNA therapy, neither has
been hospitalized. In addition, follow-up evaluations by physicians re-
vealed a 30 to 45 percent increase in airflow in each patient. And that’s
not all: Forced vital capacity, a common measure of lung capacity, and
the extent of mucous clearance in the lungs increased from 60 to 90
percent in each patient.

After approximately one year of therapy, one of the brothers

stopped taking the DNA drops. His condition steadily worsened, with
increased mucous viscosity, decreased lung capacity, and reduced
expectoration. When he resumed taking the DNA drops at the pre-
scribed dose, he immediately improved once again.

Another example of Mucolyxir’s potential is that of a 48-year-old

woman with chronic sinusitis and bronchitis characterized by chron-
ic head congestion, nasal obstruction, and coughing. She also began
treatment with one drop per day of DNA. After just a few days, she
noted a dramatic improvement in sinus and chest drainage. Again,
when she stopped taking the DNA drops, her condition regressed. Be-
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ginning therapy again caused a similar increase in drainage and relief

of congestion she’d experienced previously.

Our medical adviser, Dr. Martin Milner, also told us that people
with acute or chronic asthma who have excessive mucus production
could also be helped by Mucolyxir.

Recommended protocol
When I spoke with Dr. Lieberman, I also asked him to explain what
exactly is involved in using Mucolyxir. He told me that it is administered
sublingually (under the tongue) in doses of just one drop at a time.

The single drop should be applied on the floor of the mouth, be-
hind the lower teeth, and you should refrain from swallowing for 15
seconds. To avoid dilution, you should also avoid eating or drinking
for five minutes after application.

He emphasized that all patients, regardless of diagnosis, are ad-

vised to employ the “rush technique” on the first day of using Muco-
lyxir. This technique involves taking one drop every 15 minutes for
one hour. After the first hour, take one drop every hour until bedtime.

On the second and third days of treatment, take one drop four
times daily: one after each meal and one before bed. Beginning on day
four, use only as needed—more drops on days with severe symptoms,
fewer on good days.

Now, what about cost? A formula based on DNA certainly sounds

like it would be expensive. But, at about $42, Mucolyxir is actually fair-
ly affordable, especially considering the cost, in terms of potentially
dangerous side effects, associated with the mainstream treatments—
like bronchodilators, antibiotics, and even lung transplants—currently
used for cystic fibrosis and COPD.

The drops are stable whether they’re refrigerated or at room tem-

perature, so you can carry them with you, for quick easy access, in
your pocket, purse, or briefcase without worry.
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Anti-Aging, Energy,
and Weight Loss
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CHAPTER ONE

The secret energy-boosting weapon

trusted by pro athletes

F ew people are in better shape than professional football players.

After all, they have teams of experts—from nutritionists to per-
sonal trainers—to whip them into shape—and several million reasons
to want to stay there. But even with all this ready access to the best
resources, sometimes NFL players still run out of steam. You wouldn’t
know that to look at them though: They keep at it every week and
somehow manage to plow through the fatigue. How do they do it?
Well, we recently learned one of the ways some players get that ex-
tra boost: with an all-natural energy-boosting supplement not many
people know about. And if this secret weapon can help pro athletes feel
energized, just imagine what it might do for you.

No more short-term “kicks”:

Create more energy from the start
Most energy-boosting supplements “work” by stimulating the ad-
renal glands to produce more adrenaline. This does give you a short-
term kick, since adrenaline causes your heart to beat faster, sending
more blood to your muscles, which then tighten up and make you feel
more alert or energized. But “short-term” is the key phrase here. The
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effects wear off as soon as the supplement passes through your body,
and you can end up feeling even more tired than before.

But the product we just learned about, called NT Factor, works by

enhancing the actual energy-creating process in your body. And that
starts with your mitochondria.

Mitochondria are like microscopic organs inside nearly every cell

in the human body. They are responsible for energy production and
cellular respiration, a process by which they convert nutrients into en-
ergy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is a nucleotide
that serves as cells’ primary energy source and is required for RNA
synthesis.

Through this process, mitochondria are responsible for creating

more than 90 percent of the energy needed to sustain life and support
growth in the body. In addition, these tiny structures are also respon-
sible for amino acid synthesis and the breakdown and oxidation of
fatty acids. They accomplish this staggering array of tasks using their
unique double-membrane structure.

Scientists have devoted entire books to the subject of mitochon-

drial function, but just from this brief explanation you can see how
critical mitochondria are to your health. As we age, our cells function
with fewer and fewer mitochondria—and the ones that are left may
not do their job as effectively as they once did. If their membranes
get damaged, the mitochondria can’t function as well—meaning they
produce less energy and you wind up feeling run down. So the key
to keeping your energy levels at peak performance is to protect your
mitochondria from damage. And the key to doing that appears to be
phospholipids.

Keeping your energy makers from getting sacked

Phospholipids are fat molecules with one or more phosphate
groups attached. They’re critical to the efficient structure and function
of cell membranes, including the double membranes of mitochondria.
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Phospholipids are particularly important to protecting membranes

from free radical damage; they are responsible for activating antioxi-
dant enzymes on cell membrane surfaces.

Think of it like this: If each of your cells is its own football team,
the mitochondria are the quarterbacks and the phospholipids are the
linemen protecting them from getting sacked. So the more phospho-
lipids you have on the job, the better chance your mitochondria have
of staying healthy, which translates into more energy for you.

The best food sources of phospholipids are egg yolks and organ
meats. But unless you’re going to eat large amounts of those foods at
every meal, you probably aren’t going to get all the phospholipids your
cells need through diet alone.

Animal studies have shown that treatment with supplemental

phospholipids can improve mitochondrial function and even halt or
reverse the damage done by prior mitochondrial dysfunction. In one
study, scientists studied the effects of supplemental phospholipid treat-
ment on rats with age-related hearing loss. They found that rats treated
for six months with lecithin, a major phospholipid, had “significant
preservation of hearing sensitivities” as compared with untreated con-
trols.1

Based on the encouraging results of this and other animal and lab-
oratory studies, researchers set out to develop a phospholipid supple-
ment for humans. Today, there are several available, but NT Factor
stands out because it has at least three published clinical trials behind
it. NT Factor is a proprietary blend of phospholipids, including phos-
phatidylcholine, glycolipids, and other polyunsaturated phosphatidyl
nutrients, along with probiotics like bifido bacterium, L. bacillus, and
L-acidophilus.

And all of the research supports its effectiveness against fatigue

caused by aging, chronic fatigue syndrome, and even chemotherapy.

“Just make sure I don’t run out of this stuff…”

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I spoke with Jim Shortt, M.D., a doctor in private practice who rec-
ommends NT Factor products to many of his patients, which include
some of those members of the NFL I mentioned earlier.

“The players that I treat tell me that after eight weeks of the sea-
son, they ‘hit a wall’ of fatigue,” Shortt said. He began using NT Factor
about a year ago, and, after a few weeks of treatment, his NFL patients
told him, “Don’t let me run out of this stuff.”

He’s also used it with great success in patients with chronic fatigue
syndrome. “100 percent of my patients on NT Factor have reported a
gradual lessening of fatigue,” said Shortt. “It’s not overnight, but they
slowly feel better.”

Reduce fatigue by more than 35 percent in just 12 weeks

But NT Factor isn’t just for athletes or people battling chronic fa-
tigue. In one study, researchers assessed the effects of NT Factor on
20 healthy people all over the age of 60. Participants all reported “per-
sistent, intractable fatigue,” with conditions consistent with the Piper
Fatigue Scale (PFS), the accepted assessment tool for analyzing fatigue
conditions, where zero is no fatigue and 10 is severe fatigue. The par-
ticipants were divided into groups based on their PFS score: Those
with scores in the 1-4 range were assigned to the mild fatigue group;
scores between 4 and 7 fell into the moderate fatigue range.

The participants took three tablets of NT Factor twice daily for 12

weeks. Blood tests were taken at the beginning of the study, at four
and eight weeks, and then again at the end of the study. Then they
returned again after 24 weeks for a follow-up assessment.

After just four weeks of treatment, the average fatigue score dropped
20 percent. The scores in the moderate group continued to improve
steadily, with a 33 percent reduction at week eight and a 35.5 reduc-
tion by week 12. The most improvement was seen in participants with
fatigue scores in the moderate to severe range; those in the mild fatigue
category were least affected.
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The researchers also assessed mitochondrial function throughout

this trial through blood testing. After 12 weeks of taking NT Factor,
the study participants’ cells looked similar to those of healthy young
adults’ cells. Overall, the scientists concluded that 12 weeks of NT
Factor treatment resulted in a 23.7 percent increase in mitochondrial
function in the moderately fatigued group.2

Another study of healthy adults showed similar results: 34 people

with an average age of about 50 had moderate to severe fatigue (scores
of 6-10 on the Piper Scale). Participants with PFS scores in the severe
range (7-10) took three doses of Propax, a comprehensive supplement
containing a full spectrum of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients,
along with NT Factor, daily for four weeks; those who had moderate
fatigue, or a PFS score of 6, took two doses per day for four weeks.

After four weeks, the average PFS score had improved 33 percent,
going down to 6.1 from the baseline average of 7.9. After eight weeks,
it dropped further, to 4.7. Overall, female participants’ PFS scores im-
proved 35 percent and men’s improved 29 percent.3

75 percent of cancer patients get relief

from chemo side effects
Researchers also conducted a study in which they assessed the ef-
fect of Propax, on cancer patients. A placebo-controlled, double-blind
study of 36 patients was run concurrently with an unblinded trial in-
volving 16 patients. All participants were undergoing outpatient che-
motherapy for cancer, including cancer of the colon, rectum, pancreas,
breast, ovaries, and some types of lung cancer.

In both the blinded and the unblinded arms of the study, both
patients and the nurses who cared for them reported significant im-
provements in the severity of chemotherapy side effects after three
months of Propax treatment. In the unblinded study, 81 percent
reported overall improvement in quality of life indicators; nurses
reported that 68 percent of the participants suffered less chemo-
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therapy-induced toxicity after taking Propax. In the blinded study,

75 percent of the nurses and 63 percent of the patients reported an
improvement in side effects overall. Both arms of the study showed
particular effectiveness in improving appetite and nausea.4

Professional formula now available direct to you

As I said before, there are several products on the market that
claim to improve mitochondrial function through phospholipids. But
this was the only product I found that had both animal and human tri-
als behind it, published in major medical journals. I spoke with Robert
Settinari, M.D., a nutriceutical research consultant and co-author of
one of the human trials of Propax, about what makes NT Factor differ-
ent from the other choices on the market.

Settinari pointed to the probiotics in the NT Factor formula, which

can help improve absorption of both the supplemental phospholip-
ids provided in NT Factor, as well as other nutrients. “NT Factor sup-
ports the entire biodelivery system,” he said. The probiotics support
the digestive tract and displace the pathogens which are competing
for space. It prepares the digestive tract to absorb nutrients better, and
phospholipids are absorbed in the gut.”

Whatever the secret, all kinds of people are benefiting from NT

Factor, from pro athletes to chronic fatigue syndrome patients. And
now it’s available direct to you, too.

NT Factor has been available to doctors and other health care

professionals for some time. Just recently it became available direct to
consumers in two different formulas. The first is Propax, which was
used in several of the studies I cited above. As I explained, Propax
is a comprehensive mix of NT Factor along with an extensive list of
vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. The dosage is pre-dispensed
in packets of four tablets and one softgel capsules; the recommended
dosage is one packet three times a day. But while Propax has shown
great results, many people interested in NT Factor are already on a
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comprehensive supplement program and don’t want or need all that

Propax contains.

Now there’s also a new formula available direct to consumers

called Mitochondria Ignite, which contains all the power of NT Factor
along with a shorter list of additional nutrients: calcium, phosphorus,
magnesium, carnitine, creatine, and panetethine. Mitochondria Ignite
comes in 300 mg tablets; the recommended dosage is one tablet three
times daily. See the Member Source Directory on page 529 for com-
plete ordering information.

Constant, unremitting fatigue can be a sign of serious health prob-

lems. If you are feeling tired all the time, and nothing seems to help, be
sure to discuss the problem with your doctor to rule out any serious
health issues.

If everything checks out, but you’re still feeling run down, give
your body the extra phospholipids it needs to improve cell membrane
efficiency and optimize your mitochondrial function. Those little tiny
quarterbacks inside your cells can have a huge impact on how you per-
form.
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CHAPTER TWO

Anti-aging therapy so easy

you can do it in your sleep

I t’s not just the racing thoughts and worries that keep you lying
awake at night when you’re stressed. There are actual physiolog-
ical reactions going on in your body preventing you from falling
asleep. Stress causes your body to release adrenal hormones—the
same ones responsible for the “fight or flight” response we all have
in extreme situations. And now we know that curtailing, or at least
reducing, this physiological reaction to stress will not only help re-
lieve your insomnia but it could also help you combat aging.

Insomnia and the hormonal domino effect

Specifically, insomnia has a direct relationship with the hormone
cortisol.1 Dr. Milner, HSI medical adviser, explained to me that cor-
tisol levels are naturally highest in the morning, reduce throughout
the day, and are lowest during sleep. But studies suggest that levels of
cortisol increase with age. The elevated cortisol level keeps you up and
also causes negative changes in hormone activity—such as reducing
the production of sex hormones like testosterone, estrogen, and pro-
gesterone. Declining levels of these hormones are one of the primary
causes of physical and mental aging.
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Curbing excess cortisol production and getting a good night’s

sleep obviously won’t reverse the natural, gradual decline of hormones
that causes changes like menopause. Yet, it might help to normalize
hormones depleted by the natural aging process, such as DHEA. So
controlling your cortisol levels just might help you head off some of
the other side effects that often accompany aging like memory loss,
fatigue, and even weight gain.

Lower stress, better sleep

So combating insomnia by controlling your cortisol levels might
be one of the crucial keys to anti-aging. Boosting levels of sleep-sup-
porting substances like serotonin and melatonin will have a further
natural relaxing effect. This not only helps you rest easier, but it also
combats the stimulating—and aging—effects of cortisol.

We’ve tracked down two natural formulas that address these fac-
tors directly: Seditol and tryptophan. Let’s start with the one that tar-
gets the main insomnia culprit, cortisol.

87 percent of insomniacs report relief

Seditol was formulated specifically to address excess cortisol in the
body, according to Bob Garrison, the CEO of Seditol’s manufacturer,
Next Pharmaceuticals. It’s a blend of two herbal ingredients—magno-
lia and ziziphus.

I spoke to Garrison, who told me that, like many other supple-

ments, Seditol was born out of unexpected benefits found during hu-
man trials. Next has a patented proprietary blend of magnolia, which
it originally intended to market solely as a stress reliever. Magnolia
bark has traditionally been used as a general anti-anxiety agent, so its
benefits typically center on controlling stress and anxiety. But new-
er claims are emerging that link magnolia’s anti-stress benefits with
control of cortisol. Magnolia bark is rich in two biphenol compounds,
magno-lol and honokiol, which are thought to contribute to the pri-
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mary anti-stress and cortisol-lowering effects of the plant. These corti-

sol-lowering effects go beyond stress relief though, as Next researchers
discovered when testing their proprietary extract.

During one study on this blend, they found they were consistently
getting feedback not only on reduced anxiety but participants also re-
ported that they had improved sleep. So Next switched gears and de-
veloped its magnolia extract as a sleep aid, adding ziziphus—which
has been used to induce sleep in traditional Chinese medicine for over
2,000 years—to the mix.

This past August, the results of a small trial on Seditol conducted by

an independent research facility in New York showed some impressive
results. Participants were asked to try Seditol for 14 days as a nightly
supplement. Ultimately, this study highlighted the importance of tak-
ing Seditol regularly as a supplement. In other words, Seditol isn’t a pill
you pop for occasional help with sleeping. Instead, it is a long-term so-
lution to a specific cause of sleeplessness—excess cortisol. The subjects
that took Seditol as directed reported the following encouraging results:

• 8 7 percent said Seditol reduced the fatigue they felt as a result

of lack of sleep
• 83 percent said Seditol helped ensure a sound night’s sleep

This product’s action may be slower than typical over-the-counter

sleep aids, but the end result is a natural, gradual change.

The suggested dosage is 365 mg nightly, and you should notice re-
sults in one to two weeks, as your cortisol level normalizes.

Seditol is available through various supplement retailers. Check

your local health food store to see if they carry it.

Despite bad press, tryptophan is available and safe

One of the key brain chemicals required for sleep is serotonin. Sero-
tonin is produced in the brain by the essential amino acid tryptophan.
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So if you’re not getting enough tryptophan, you’re not making enough

serotonin, and odds are, you’re not getting enough quality sleep.

You might remember the big scare 15 years ago when tryptophan
was linked to an outbreak of eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS), a
serious illness characterized by symptoms like muscular and abdomi-
nal pain, weakness, mouth ulcers, and skin rash. The FDA enforced an
involuntary recall that made splashy headlines, created a panic, and
bankrupted many tryptophan suppliers. The fact that the outbreak was
later traced to a contaminated batch from a single manufacturer failed
to make the same headlines as the original allegations. As a result,
many consumers were deprived of tryptophan, despite years of use by
millions without incident.
Due to the bad press surrounding the recall, most supplement
manufacturers have shied away from producing tryptophan. Even
though the FDA never officially banned it, there are very strict guide-
lines manufacturers must adhere to in order to make and distribute
tryptophan. It’s a challenge many companies just aren’t willing to be
subjected to.
But we found one supplier with a tryptophan product, L-Trypto-
phan, that does meet those purity requirements. In fact, even though
it’s an oral supplement, it also meets the standards for pharmaceutical-
grade intravenous medications. These guidelines are even stricter than
those set up for oral medications. You can get this particular tryptophan
formula from a company called Vitamin Research Products. For more
information, check out the Member Source Directory on page 529.
Absorption of tryptophan is optimized when you take it at least
20 minutes before meals that contain protein or apart from protein
completely.2
If you’re taking prescription antidepressants be sure to consult
a physician before trying tryptophan. Like SSRIs, tryptophan also
increases the production of serotonin, so combining the two could
cause problems.
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Reverse age-related sleeplessness

and rediscover youthful rest
Now, back to what I was saying earlier about sleep and anti-aging.
Researchers say that, particularly for older adults, a good night’s sleep
may be a natural form of hormone therapy, which has long been tout-
ed for its anti-aging benefits.

One study of 149 men ages 16 to 83 found that age-related changes

in sleep quality were linked to specific changes in several hormones.
As sleep quality and quantity declined, levels of cortisol increased.

In later years, a new sleep pattern emerges in which men get less
sleep overall and levels of cortisol go up. These sleep-pattern changes
accompany some negative changes in other hormonal activity. Lead
researcher Dr. Eve Van Cauter of the University of Chicago concluded
that these connections between hormones and shifting sleep patterns
suggest that maintaining sleep quality throughout life may have im-
portant health benefits.3,4

This particular study didn’t elaborate on those benefits, but you al-
ready know that waking up after a good night’s sleep can go a long way
in helping you feel better physically and emotionally. And now that this
evidence points to rising cortisol levels as the main culprit behind in-
creasing instances of insomnia, it’s nice to know that there are some
simple, safe, all-natural options for reversing this aspect of aging.
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CHAPTER THREE

Harness the power of “young blood”

with this Chinese herbal rejuvenator

M r. Lee walked into Dr. Dexin Yan’s office because he was out of
options. At only 45 years old, he had been experiencing mem-
ory loss, muddled thinking, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels,
dizziness, chest pains, buzzing in his ears, numbness in his arms and
legs, and purple lips. Five years of prescription drugs had only made
his problems worse. Dr. Yan specialized in treating blood and circula-
tory disorders and was gaining a reputation for his success with dif-
ficult cases like Mr. Lee’s.

Mr. Lee’s blood pressure was 180/110, his pulse was weak, and
blood samples showed that his triglycerides were frighteningly high at
1,150 (the normal level is less than 150). Dr. Yan prescribed a special-
ized herbal formula he’d developed called Vital Cell.

After just 45 days, Mr. Lee reported that all of his previous complaints
and symptoms had improved. And the numbers showed it: His blood pres-
sure fell to 170/90, and his triglycerides dropped almost 900 points (to 253).

Teaching old blood cells new tricks

Vital Cell heals the body by going straight to the source of so many
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aches and pains—the blood. Combining modern science with China’s

rich herbal tradition, Dr. Yan’s groundbreaking formula has helped
thousands of patients recover their health and energy by recondition-
ing blood cells and improving circulation to levels normally seen only
in the very young.

When you hear someone mention circulation, you probably think

of the heart and major arteries—and for good reason. Circulatory dis-
orders, such as hypertension (high blood pressure) and atherosclero-
sis (hardening of the arteries) are major risk factors for heart disease,
heart attacks, and strokes. But there’s more to it than that. With all
the attention on the heart and arteries, it’s easy to overlook serious
health problems affecting the smallest components of the circulatory
system—microscopic blood vessels called microcapillaries, where the
critical exchange of oxygen and nutrients actually takes place. If blood
isn’t flowing through this web properly, it can trigger all sorts of health
problems—many of which may not seem related to circulation at all.

A number of factors contribute to poor circulation as we age. Ar-

teries and veins become stiff and congested as cholesterol and calcium
plaques accumulate and restrict blood flow. Spasms in the smooth
muscles surrounding the circulatory arteries and veins can also choke
off circulation. These same processes also occur in our microcapillar-
ies, reducing microcirculation and impairing the critical exchange of
nutrients and gases in tissues and major organs.

This problem only gets worse as we get older because of changes

in the composition and structure of blood cells. As you reach mid-
dle age, the blood starts to thicken and congeal as platelets and blood
proteins make cells sticky. Plus, the spleen, the organ responsible for
removing old, damaged blood cells from circulation, begins to slow
down with age, which means new, healthy blood cells are replaced at a
sharply reduced rate. And to make matters even worse, as blood cells
age, they become stiff and no longer appear round and evenly shaped.
This makes it harder for them to pass smoothly through the capillaries.
In fact, the angular, jagged shape of the old cells can damage the fragile
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microcapillaries even further.

Eventually, these age-related changes take their toll on the micro-

capillaries, reducing circulation to the tissues and blocking the flow
of nutrients and oxygen. Removal of carbon dioxide and other meta-
bolic waste products is also hindered. This leads to a slow build-up of
metabolic garbage that can gradually bury the cells in their own waste
products. In time, the cells, poisoned by their own metabolic byprod-
ucts, begin to waste away and ultimately cease to function altogether.

The combined effect of poor circulation and old blood contributes

to a host of symptoms, including deep fatigue, fuzzy thinking, frequent
infections, and lowered sex drive—all conditions usually considered
just “normal parts of aging.” If circulation doesn’t improve, it can lead
to more serious conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart attacks,
strokes, diabetes, and arthritis. But giving your body a fresh supply of
healthy blood may target all of these problems and more.

The connection between blood and aging

As a professor and physician, Dr. Yan had received extensive train-
ing in both Western and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). And in
Chinese medicine “blood stagnation” is considered to be the primary
underlying cause of many conditions characterized by pain. When
blood stagnation occurs, the body’s internal organs don’t receive their
normal nutrients, and waste products aren’t carried away at a sufficient
rate. This stops the organs from performing their functions, resulting
in weakness, disease, and aging.

Dr. Yan recognized that the Chinese view of blood stagnation had
a strong corollary in Western medicine—especially in the case of dia-
betes. In diabetes, chronically elevated blood sugar levels damage the
microcapillaries and impair blood flow to the retinas, kidneys, and pe-
ripheral nerves. Eventually, that can lead to blindness, kidney damage,
and potential amputation of limbs.

Basically, diabetes can be thought of as a sped-up form of the typi-

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cal aging process in the way it relates to blood composition and circu-
latory disorders.

Noting the similar role circulation plays in aging and in diseases

like diabetes led Dr. Yan to theorize that many of the health problems
he observed in his older patients might be caused by poor circulation
and underlying blood disorders. He believed these problems were
damaging vital tissues and organs, just like the damage seen in ad-
vanced cases of diabetes.

Dr. Yan joined with other leading medical researchers at the

Shanghai Medical Hospital to form a new research team called the
Blood Stasis and Aging Research Group. The research group gath-
ered blood samples from both young and elderly volunteers for eval-
uation. They quickly noticed that blood samples from young adults
were thinner and had a brighter red color than the samples from
the older adults. Intrigued by this simple visual correlation between
blood stagnation and aging, the researchers wanted to test the ben-
eficial effects of a number of natural herbs on blood and microcapil-
lary function.

After eight years of gathering clinical data on microcirculation and

evaluating changes in blood flow, Dr. Yan’s team arrived at a formula
made up of 10 powerful herbs that were shown to restore healthy cir-
culation.

Vital Cell contains astragalus, Atractylodes, San-Qi ginseng, dong-

quai, safflower, southern Tsangshu, Lycium Chinense, Codonopsis,
red-rooted sage, and Chinese licorice. In addition to their circulation-
boosting effects, the ingredients in Vital Cell also support endocrine
and central nervous system function and enhance protein metabolism.

By enhancing circulation, nourishing cells, and eliminating waste

products, Vital Cell contributes to overall improvements in memory,
energy, and health while preventing the onset of a wide range of age-
related illnesses.
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The key to younger tissues

After numerous animal studies established the safety of the formu-
la, researchers measured the actual effects of Vital Cell on the health
of various organ tissues in two groups of 10 rabbits. One group of 10
rabbits received normal food, while the other 10 received food that
had been supplemented with Vital Cell. After two years, the research-
ers gathered tissue samples from the rabbits. They also prepared tissue
samples gathered from six-month-old rabbits of the same breed.

The researchers examined samples of tissues from the thymus

glands, hearts, lungs, livers, kidneys, spleens, brains, and sex organs.
The untreated animals showed all the typical signs of aging: Blood ves-
sel walls were thick, clogged and streaked with plaque, while liver cells
were shrunken, misshapen, and full of clotted blood. Sex organs were
shriveled and had poor cell structure, and kidney cells were ruptured,
essentially reduced to mush.

On the other hand, the animals that had been given Vital Cell
barely showed any signs of aging at all. In fact, when the researchers
compared the treated rabbits with the young ones, there was virtually
no difference between them.

The most notable improvement was in the thymus gland. This

gland is the key regulator of the immune system. It usually shrinks
dramatically with age, and the loss of thymic tissue is thought to be
one of the main reasons for the loss of immune function in the el-
derly. When the researchers looked at the thymus glands of the old,
untreated animals, the signs of aging were clear. They had shrunk to
less than one third of the size of the younger animals’ glands, and most
of the tissue had been replaced with connective tissue and fat cells. By
comparison, the thymus glands of the old animals treated with Vital
Cell were twice the size of the untreated animals’ glands, and the tissue
was identical to that in the young animals, with no loss to fatty infiltra-
tion or connective tissues.
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You can slow down the aging process

With such impressive results in rabbits, the researchers moved on
to humans. In the first study, 50 volunteers, ages 50 to 77, received Vi-
tal Cell for 30 days, with blood samples gathered at the beginning and
end of the test period. Researchers found that Vital Cell had essentially
reconditioned the volunteers’ blood, restoring its properties to those
usually seen in adults in their mid-20s.

A second study showed dramatic improvement in circulation in

even the smallest vessels of the body—all the way to the fingernails.

After studying the effects of Vital Cell on elderly patients with cir-
culatory problems, the study authors commented, “From the results
reported here, it appears that the Vital Cell formula is not only capable
of possibly slowing the aging process, but may also exert beneficial ef-
fects on disorders that involve the blood.”

In the largest test conducted with Vital Cell, Dr. Yan’s team en-
rolled 150 patients in a clinical study. The test subjects, ranging in age
from 55 to 89, each took Vital Cell for one month. At the end of the
trial the researchers found significant improvements in many com-
mon symptoms of aging, such as the following:

• chest pains
• heart palpitations
• coughing
• shortness of breath
• dizziness
• swelling of the legs and feet
• lack of appetite
• poor mood
• poor skin complexion
• high blood pressure
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• decreased capillary microcirculation

• suppressed immunity

The study results indicated that Vital Cell can expand arteries in
the brain and lungs, raise T-cell immunity, and promote the synthesis
and metabolism of proteins.

The researchers concluded that Vital Cell would offer significant

benefits for elderly patients—even those recovering from serious ill-
nesses like coronary heart disease and chronic bronchitis.

Clinical results in the real world

In 1989, after eight years of clinical study on Vital Cell, Dr. Yan was
honored at the International Symposium on Geriatrics in Shanghai for
his groundbreaking research. Around the same time, Dr. Yan began
prescribing his formula to patients across China. Mr. Lee, whom I
mentioned earlier, was among those patients, but there are thousands
more who have experienced some impressive results.

Some of Dr. Yan’s case studies that our contacts at Tango Advanced
Nutrition gave us show the wide range of conditions users say Vital
Cell has been shown to benefit.

Mr. B., 45, had suffered from debilitating daily headaches for 10
years as a result of severe head injuries he’d suffered in a car accident.
By the time Mr. B. went to Dr. Yan, he was taking prescription sedatives
three times a day to control his pain. Dr. Yan prescribed Vital Cell and
slowly weaned Mr. B. off all sedatives over a three-week period. As his
pain subsided, Mr. B. continued to take Vital Cell. After three months
he reported that his headaches were gone and that he was pain-free for
the first time since his accident.

Mr. W., 37, suffered from severe arterial inflammation and blood
clots in his lower right leg, which would occasionally cause him to be
paralyzed from the waist down. Even though he sought medical help
from many physicians, his condition only got worse. Eventually his
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toes turned purple and were cold to the touch. After taking Vital Cell
for four weeks, Mr. W. reported that his symptoms had disappeared
and that he was able to return to work for the first time in a decade.

Mr. C., 68, was admitted to the hospital because of severe chest
pain due to advanced atherosclerosis. He was treated with both tra-
ditional Chinese and Western medicines, but his pain continued. As
Mr. C’s condition worsened, Dr. Yan began to administer Vital Cell.
Only three days later, Mr. C. reported that his chest pain and the other
symptoms had eased. After three months of taking Vital Cell, all of his
symptoms disappeared. And for the last five years, he has shown no
further sign of illness or symptoms of heart disease.

Mr. Y., 74, suffered from serious cognitive decline. As his condition
worsened, he became anxious and confused, and he couldn’t sleep. He
would forget conversations, dates, places, and names. His gait was un-
steady, and he had frequent falls. The family had tried Western medi-
cines but hadn’t gotten good results and hoped that traditional Chinese
medicine could restore his health. When Dr. Yan first saw him, the
patient was absent-minded and talked nonsense to himself. His pulse
was weak, his breathing was shallow, and tests revealed that impaired
circulation was making his dementia worse. But less than a month af-
ter he started taking Vital Cell, all his symptoms disappeared, and he
was able to take care of himself again.

Breaking study reveals the power of “young blood”

New research is continuing to uncover the potential healing effects
of healthy blood. In fact, 25 years after Dr. Yan began his research, a new
study has shown that blood may hold the key to the entire aging process.

The study, published in the Feb. 17, 2005, issue of Nature, reveals
that young blood may be the key to health and longevity. In the study,
led by Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology at
the Stanford University School of Medicine, researchers studied special-
ized stem cells called satellite cells, which are found spread throughout
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muscle tissue. Satellite cells normally lie dormant until muscle tissues
are injured. Then they suddenly come to life and begin building new
muscle cells to repair the damage. In older people, these cells are still
present, but they don’t respond when muscle cells are damaged.

Rando and his group attached old mice to younger ones in a way
that allowed the two mice to share a blood supply. Then they induced
muscle damage in the older mice. To their amazement, the satellite cells
in the old mice suddenly came to life in the presence of the younger
blood, and the damaged muscles healed normally. In contrast, when the
young mice were injured in the presence of the old blood, their satellite
cells failed to respond, and the muscle cells didn’t heal.

The group also examined the livers of older mice connected to

their younger lab-mates. The cells that help liver tissue regenerate are
less active in older animals, but again, the cells responded more ef-
ficiently when the livers in older mice were exposed to the younger
blood. Clearly, something in the youthful blood was reviving the re-
generative cells in the older mice’s muscles and livers.

Rondo observed that “We need to consider the possibility that the
niche in which stem cells sit (blood) is as important in terms of stem
cell aging as the cells themselves.”

In other words, it may be the health of the blood surrounding the

cells, rather than the cells themselves, that lies at the center of human
aging. That means that keeping your blood young and healthy may
keep you young and healthy at the same time.

The Chinese anti-aging secret now available in the U.S.

Until recently, Vital Cell was only available in China. Now it’s avail-
able through limited sources in the United States.

Based on the study results, Vital Cell appears to be mild and non-
toxic and may be taken for extended periods of time with virtually no
side effects. The recommended dosage is one tablet three times a day.
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CHAPTER FOUR

Single formula unlocks the

4 strongest secret weapons of a
life-extending diet

T he Mediterranean diet has gained nearly universal acceptance as

the world’s healthiest. Based on centuries of observation, not to
mention a truckload of modern research, it’s an undisputable fact that
people who live in the Mediterranean area and follow the diet have
one of the highest life expectancies in the world. This longevity is due
at least in part to the remarkably low rates of coronary heart disease,
certain cancers, and many other potentially life-threatening diseases
residents of this area experience.

But you don’t have to completely change the way you eat—or move
to the Mediterranean—to receive the health benefits of this diet, in-
cluding a longer life. In fact, it could be as easy as taking two pills a day.

Although olive oil may be the most famous aspect of the Mediter-
ranean diet, it turns out there are four other elements that are actually
more powerful when it comes to promoting good health. Dr. Arnold J.
Susser from Great Life Labs took those four elements and put them all
in one formula called Botanical Vitality 200+.
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These ingredients have been shown to lower blood pressure and

cholesterol and to protect against premature aging, Alzheimer’s, heart
disease, and cancer—just to name a few of the benefits. And two in-
gredients in particular—red grapes and pomegranates—contain what
Susser refers to as “miracle-like molecules.”

Uncorking the secret to longevity

The French put their own spin on the Mediterranean diet with
what is known as the French paradox—the whole “eat, drink, and be
healthy” concept. The French eat a notoriously fatty diet, yet they have
an extremely low rate of heart disease. In 1992, investigative scientists
found out why. The secret is in the wine.

Studies show that people who drink wine regularly have lower
rates of cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease.1 The true benefits of
red wine, though, don’t come from the alcohol, but from the grapes
themselves. Resveratrol, one of the miracle molecules in Botanical Vi-
tality, is a strong antioxidant found in red grapes. Research has shown
resveratrol to have a wide variety of benefits:

• I t’s good for your heart. It inhibits blood clotting and helps to
prevent bad cholesterol from depositing plaque into the arteries,
two of the main problems that lead to heart disease.2
• I t promotes balanced hormones. As a phytoestrogen, resvera-
trol has all the benefits of estrogen without the harmful effects.
As such, it can help prevent diseases like breast cancer, prostate
cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease.3
• It’s an anti-inflammatory and appears to be a safe, natural
COX-2 inhibitor.4
• I t has antiaging effects. Resveratrol has the ability to “turn on”
a family of survival genes called sirtuins. When sirtuins are
activated, there is an increase in the production of an enzyme
that prolongs the time a living cell has to repair DNA genetic
material.5
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Although there hasn’t been a study on humans, researchers intro-

duced resveratrol to various plants and animals and found that it tricked
each organism into switching on its anti-aging sirtuin gene. Doing so
caused the organism’s cells to live an average of 70 percent longer.6

Heart-healthy benefits that are skin-deep

Another benefit of red grapes is found in the substance that gives
all dark colored berries and grapes their color, anthocyanins. Red
grapes and mulberries are full of these potent antioxidants. Anthocya-
nins are extremely powerful protectors of your arteries—stronger than
even vitamins C and E. They work by preventing the plaque buildup
on your artery walls that can lead to heart disease.7

According to Dr. Susser, “Because anthocyanins are vasoprotec-

tive, particularly in the microcapillaries, they are valuable to people
with circulation-related diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, macular
degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, and varicose veins.”8

The anthocyanins in red grapes and mulberries could also help

treat arthritis and other degenerative joint conditions because of their
anti-inflammatory properties.9

Power-packed pomegranates
Studies continue to reveal the healing potential of pomegran-
ates. They are a powerful source of antioxidants, they help lower bad
cholesterol, they help lower high blood pressure, and they help fight
against cancer. In fact, they are even more powerful than green tea and
blueberry, cranberry, and orange juices.10

One study, published by the European Atherosclerosis Society,

showed that after two weeks of consuming pomegranate juice, patients
with high blood pressure reported a 5 percent drop in systolic blood
pressure, thanks to a 36 percent reduction in angiotensin converting
enzyme (ACE). This allows the blood vessels to relax, which lowers
blood pressure, increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart,
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and reduces strain on sensitive blood vessels in the brain, heart, and
kidneys.11

A study published in the June 2004 issue of Clinical Nutrition in-

volved patients with carotid artery stenosis, a pre-stroke condition
marked by lack of blood flow to the brain due to clogging of the ca-
rotid artery. After one year of daily pomegranate juice supplementa-
tion, carotid artery swelling went down by as much as 30 percent. An-
tioxidants increased by 130 percent, and systolic blood pressure was
reduced by 21 percent.12

The specific “miracle molecules” in pomegranate extract are called

hydroxylated polyphenols (which break down into polyphenols and
ellagic acid). As Dr. Susser explained, “Hydroxylated polyphenols have
shown great promise as powerful antioxidants helping to protect us
against premature aging associated with free radical damage.”

Ellagic acid has been shown to be effective in both treating and

preventing cancer. It treats cancer by binding to carcinogens and ini-
tiating apoptosis (programmed cell death). It prevents the disease by
binding to healthy DNA and acting as a shield against attacks from
carcinogens.13 Studies show that ellagic acid is even effective in people
who are genetically predisposed to the disease.14

In addition to fighting cancer, hydroxylated polyphenols also help

protect against premature aging by helping fight free radical damage
and by preventing the oxidation of bad cholesterol.15

Every little bit helps

The remaining compounds in Botanical Vitality all have unique
benefits of their own. Quercetin, an additional antioxidant found in
red grape skins, has also demonstrated a broad range of therapeutic
activity—from antihistamine to anti-inflammatory properties. As an
antioxidant, it protects from damage caused by the effects of bad cho-
lesterol. Quercetin is also considered to be a phytoestrogen and was
found to inhibit breast cancer cells in one study.16
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Soy lecithin, an extract from soybean oil, reduces the amount of

pure cholesterol in the bloodstream. It’s also an essential source of cho-
line, one of the main components of all membranes.17

Finally, phytic acid, which comes from rice bran extract, is a natu-
ral plant antioxidant. Research has shown that it is the most potent
natural iron chelator and that it has strong antibiotic and antioxidant
effects. This also makes it anticarcinogenic.18

Support for the long haul

Botanical Vitality 200+ decreases arterial plaque buildup, supports
healthy circulation allowing better utilization of nutrients for increased
energy, supports healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and re-
duces oxidative damage. With all of these healthful benefits, it is not
hard to imagine that it could help you add a few extra years to your life.

If you decide to try Botanical Vitality 200+, you can expect to notice
results within one month. Although results do vary, many people say
they experience increased mental clarity and an increased energy level.

There are no reported safety issues or contraindications with Bo-

tanical Vitality 200+. Recommended dosage is two capsules daily.
Susser also encourages you to show the product label to your physi-
cian and to always maintain regular medical care if you have a medical
condition or are taking any medications.

To find out more about Dr. Susser and Botanical Vitality, go to his
website, www.drsusser.com or visit www.greatlife.com.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Shrinking that spare tire has

never been easier

I t seems impossible, doesn’t it? Because no matter how much time

you spend at the gym or how many dry salads you choke down, it’s
still there. Abdominal fat is the hardest fat to get rid of.

Well, it was. Until now.

Participants in a recent 12-week trial whittled their waistlines and

shed pounds—while the control group actually gained weight.

The best part? Nobody in the study counted a single calorie!

Because they were taking the first natural product of its kind proven
to shrink the “impossible-to-lose” visceral fat that builds up in your belly.
It’s clinically proven to reduce waist circumference and abdominal fat.

We all know that’s good for your vanity. But more and more scien-
tists are starting to agree—shrinking that spare tire could actually save
your life.

Even at a normal weight, hidden fat could kill you

Metabolic Syndrome is a pretty new idea—so new, you might not
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yet have heard of it. It’s a condition in which blood lipids, blood glu-
cose, and blood pressure are poorly controlled. And it’s gaining recog-
nition as a major indicator of some pretty frightening diseases. Coro-
nary artery disease, heart attack, diabetes, stroke—even cancer.

It turns out; the strongest indicator of metabolic disease is visceral

fat. Not total body fat—I’m talking about the deep body fat that col-
lects around the vital organs in your abdomen, resulting in a large
waist circumference (that “spare tire”).

Even normal-weight women with increased visceral fat have in-

creased blood pressure, insulin, triglycerides, free fatty acids, oxi-
dized LDL, petin, and increases in inflammatory and cardio disease
risk factors.

A study of 387 normal-weight people showed that men with waists

measuring 40 inches double their risk of dying prematurely, and wom-
en with waists measuring 35 inches were 79 percent more likely to die
than women with 28-inch waists.

Brand new research adds another frightening effect to the list. Pre-
vious studies have suggested that people with diabetes have a 1.5 times
higher chance of experiencing dementia than people who don’t have
diabetes. In this study, people with high blood sugar performed poorly
in three cognitive tasks. Researchers concluded that higher blood sug-
ar levels are associated with lower cognitive function.1

Researchers first recognized the link between visceral fat and

Metabolic Syndrome when, in a preliminary study, visceral fat was
surgically removed from aging rodents. The rats’ insulin levels were
reduced to those of young rats. There were dramatic results even with
rats genetically predisposed to develop diabetes—removing visceral
fat delayed the onset.

There is good news—even modest reductions in visceral fat can help

reverse the effects of Metabolic Syndrome. Vitamin Research Products
(VRP) has the solution with a new supplement over 10 years in the mak-
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ing. It’s called Glabrinex, and it’s proven to shrink that spare tire.

No more belly fat—break it down

before it has a chance to collect
Researchers at VRP screened hundreds of food ingredients before
finding the perfect one for Glabrinex. And so, out of something that’s
been consumed for over 4,000 years—black licorice—comes the latest
and greatest in the battle of the bulge.

Licorice root contains a flavonoid called glabridin. In addition

to containing antioxidants and demonstrating blood-sugar-lowering
properties, it’s this flavonoid that’s been shown to decrease deadly vis-
ceral fat.

It does this in several ways. Glabridin increases the activity of en-

zymes responsible for the breakdown of fat tissue. It also stimulates
the metabolism of fatty acids in the liver—effectively increasing your
body’s fat-burning ability.

It lowers the level of plasma and liver triglycerides—the main con-

stituents of fat. This puts the brakes on your body’s fat-forming pro-
cess. As if this weren’t enough, it also produces a positive signaling
effect on DNA, changing the way visceral fat cells mature.

Animal studies and human clinical trials have both demonstrated

that glabridin can reduce the amount of visceral fat, helping to elimi-
nate the biggest cause of Metabolic Syndrome.

Banish that impossible-to-lose fat

without a single sit-up
In several studies on both animals and humans, the effects have
been stunning. Glabridin has been proven to:

• reduce body weight

• reduce waist circumference
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• reduce abdominal fat

• help control blood glucose
• s uppress the formation of visceral fat and shrink
visceral fat deposits

In one study, obese rats fed a high-fat diet were treated with lico-
rice-root extract. Even on that high-fat diet, the extract significantly
decreased the weight of the rats’ abdominal fat tissue.2

A similar study, in which diabetic mice were fed a high-fat diet,

further demonstrated the extract’s effect on fat. It significantly de-
creased body-weight gain, weight of abdominal fat tissue, and blood
sugar levels as compared with the control group.3

Yet another study on obese mice fed a high-fat diet took it a bit
further—glabridin actually shrank abdominal fat cells and improved
the fatty state of liver cells.4

In one human trial, researchers found that 900 mg of glabridin per

day resulted in significant decreases in body weight and body mass
index (BMI) after just four weeks. Patients on 900 mg per day also lost
visceral fat after eight weeks.

While results were most impressive at 900 mg, that same test
showed significant decreases in fat mass when patients took 300, 600,
or 900 mg per day.

Another clinical trial demonstrated the effectiveness of glabridin

at 300 mg per day. All subjects in the trial were moderately overweight,
with BMIs between 24 and 30 (the designation of “overweight” is 25-
29.9).

Subjects on a placebo gained weight—an average of over 2 pounds

per week—while those taking glabridin lost weight. Interestingly
enough, the study was conducted during the Thanksgiving and Christ-
mas season—and participants weren’t required to change their eating
habits. They also weren’t required to exercise.
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Over the course of 12 weeks, over a quarter of the participants tak-

ing glabridin lost 2 pounds or more. Their BMIs were also significantly
reduced.

Researchers determined that the change in participants’ body

weight was specifically due to a reduction in body fat. Though glabrid-
in showed impressive effect without any lifestyle changes, researchers
speculate that it could be even more effective when paired with mild
dietary restriction and/or physical activity.5

The flavonoid has also been shown to exhibit direct anti-inflam-

matory activity and cardiovascular protective functions. Additionally,
it inhibits the re-uptake of serotonin, so it may help combat mild to
moderate depression.

Clinical safety testing proved that Glabrinex is safe even up to 1200

mg/day.6 If you want to take the 900 mg per day I mentioned above, the
chief science officer at VRP recommends taking four soft gels before
breakfast and five before dinner. Of course, you can stick to taking the
suggested dose of 300 mg per day, since that was proven effective.

Get ready to start tightening that belt

The chief science officer at VRP is a Glabrinex user himself—he’s
seen results taking 300mg/day. I heard about another man who started
seeing results after six weeks on 300mg/day. After eight weeks, he had
dropped 10 percent of his body fat and one belt notch. Since then, he’s
taken the belt down another notch!

Glabrinex is not a quick-loss diet pill. It’s about changing your

body composition, finally getting rid of the deep-seated visceral fat
that puts your life at risk. This might result in only a 5-10 percent loss
of body weight, but will do wonders for your health.

Ordering information for Glabrinex is in the Member Source

Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER SIX

Ancient apple takes anti-aging

technology into the future

I
“ t’s visibly erasing my crow’s feet, and there were no bags under my
eyes when I woke up. And it worked so fast—I saw a noticeable dif-
ference within the first week… and it wasn’t even a regular week, I was
traveling, which usually makes my eyes worse.”

That glowing endorsement comes from Jenny T.… and she isn’t
easy to impress with new products. Still, she bought this revolution-
ary anti-aging product as soon as I told her about it. “I really love this
product,” she told me. “I ordered more last night.”

With the hundreds of anti-aging beauty products on the market—

ranging in price from dime store to diamond ring—it takes something
pretty special to interest HSI. And the CSI (Cosmeceutical Sciences
Institute) line has just that: a wide range of products with scientifi-
cally proven ingredients—including an extremely rare, natural wrinkle
eraser that plays a starring role in CSI Anti-Aging Fruit Stem Cell Se-
rum—the very product that Jenny was raving about.

Believe it or not, this anti-aging wonder serum all starts with a Swiss
apple with incredible anti-aging properties. And this now-rare apple—
there are only three trees remaining—brings us one of the most power-
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ful wrinkle removers ever seen outside of the operating room.

The Uttwiler Spätlauber apple tree was cultivated a few hundred

years ago because of the amazingly long storage properties of its ap-
ples—a very important issue back before they had refrigerators. Sure,
the apples didn’t taste great, but they remained fresh and vibrant and
unwrinkled months longer than other apples did.

When modern scientists tried to figure out what kept these rare
fruits fresh, they stumbled upon their secret: especially long-living
stem cells.

Everything starts with stem cells. And, basically, stem cells have
two major functions: They can replenish and renew themselves (re-
pairing injured tissue, for example), and they can generate differenti-
ated cells (meaning they start out as blank slates, and can become any
kind of cell necessary).

Your skin, being the largest organ in your body, has special stem
cell needs. That’s because skin cells shed constantly, and need to be
replenished continuously. But as we age, that turnover process slows
down. When that happens, skin cells die off more quickly than they
can be replaced… and that can make your skin start to look older, fast.

Enter Mibelle Biochemistry—a company that found natural

way to make your skin look years younger. Their scientists created a
unique technology that revolves around plant stem cells—a technol-
ogy that’s been shown to have exciting applications for more beauti-
ful, younger looking skin. And that’s where the Uttwiler Spätlauber
comes in.

Rare Swiss apple extract visibly reduces

crows feet—by 15 percent—in just 28 days
The secret to cell longevity appeared to be hidden in the extraordi-
narily long-lasting—but rare—Uttwiler Spätlauber apple. So scientists
came up with a way to take a tiny stem cell sample from the plant, and
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Avoid The Paraben Problem

with CSI Products
Most of the personal care products available today—from anti-
aging skincare products to underarm deodorants—contain pow-
erful antimicrobial preservatives called parabens. In theory, this
is a good thing, as these preservatives help keep products from
spoiling and becoming contaminated. But they come with a very
big downside: cancer.

A few years ago, a group of British researchers found that 18

out of 20 breast cancer tumours contained intact parabens. What
does that mean? The researchers believed that the parabens didn’t
get there through the digestive system where they would have been
broken down, but instead were absorbed directly into the skin in
their original form. Basically, they entered with full-strength, caus-
ing maximum damage.

Luckily, parabens are very easy to spot in ingredients

labels… and therefore very easy to avoid. The most commonly
used forms are:

• Methylparaben • Ethylparaben
• p-Propylparaben • Isobutylparaben
• n-Butylparaben • Benzylparaben

At least they aren’t cleverly disguised names that would make

them nearly impossible for consumers to detect!

You’ll find these potentially toxic chemicals in literally hun-

dreds of skincare products, from drugstore brands (like Olay Re-
generiste) to high-end and department store brands (like Estee
Lauder).But you won’t find them in any CSI products—not now,
not ever.
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grow more in the lab.

The researchers at Mibelle used that process with this apple—and

they set out to prove their theory that this unique fruit extract could
produce an anti-aging effect on human cells.

When Mibelle Biochemistry tested their PhytoCellTec™ Malus

Domestica cream against crow’s feet, the results were simply beauti-
ful. During the four-week trial, the 20 subjects saw their wrinkles
begin to fade away after applying the cream just twice a day to their
crow’s feet.

And while the difference was visibly noticeable to the partici-

pants, it was also scientifically measured using the PRIMOS system
(a standardized three-dimensional, high-resolution method used for
measuring wrinkle depth). After just two weeks, wrinkle depth was
reduced by 8 percent… and by the end of the study—just 28 days—
wrinkle depth decreased by a full 15 percent.

In addition to that, the cream was shown to boost human stem cell
production in vitro. In the lab, PhytoCellTec™ Malus Domestica was
added to a culture of human stem cells (derived from umbilical cords),
and the number of stem cells increased by 80 percent. Not only that,
adding the apple extract also appeared to protect those stem cells from
ultraviolet (UV) light.

The researchers decided to test the extract’s protection factor to see

just how well it could shield your skin. So they hit the cultured stem
cells with UV light, just like your skin gets exposed to it every time you
go outside. The cells in plain growth medium (the control cells) didn’t
fare so well—almost half of them died.

But the protected cells, the ones shielded by fruit extract, experi-
enced only a miniscule loss… less than 10 percent. The researchers
conclusion: PhytoCellTec Malus Domestica appears to protect stem
cells from damaging UV light.
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In addition to the apple stem cell cultures, CSI Anti-Aging Fruit

Stem Cell Serum contains hyaluronic acid and chondrus crispus ex-
tract (from seaweed)—both of which bring their own unique skin-
beautifying properties to the formula.

Hyaluronic acid brings more

wrinkle-reducing power to the serum
Hyaluronic acid (HA) may be now be a staple among anti-aging
creams, but it wasn’t nearly so common when HSI first wrote about
it back in 2002. Since then, HA has become a shining star in the anti-
aging industry, backed by an impressive body of evidence.

It’s really no surprise that many anti-aging compounds contain

this crucial skin-smoothing ingredient. HA is a naturally-occurring
chemical in your body—with more than half of that supply (56 percent
to be exact) found in your skin. And one of its main functions is to
keep your skin hydrated and supple.

But as we age, our HA stores decline… so much that by age 60,

many of us have none left in our skin at all! Luckily, applying HA to
your skin can make up for that loss. It can help your skin retain more
moisture, improving elasticity and helping diminish the formation of
wrinkles… perhaps even minimizing their appearance.

Specifically, HA keeps moisture in your skin, and acts as a lubricant

between your skin’s connective tissues. Your natural supply dwindles
with as you get older, though, and that can contribute to the visible
signs of aging. But simply applying HA to your skin topically can make
all the difference—and there’s plenty of science to prove it.

•O
 ne study found that HA helps your skin retain the perfect
amount of water in its connective tissue, improving your skin’s
elasticity (and loss of elasticity is a major contributor to the
appearance of wrinkles)
•A
 nother study found that most people lose ALL of the natural
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HA in their skin by age 60, and that may explain the outward
signs of aging (like wrinkles and sagging skin)
•A
 necdotal evidence shows that topically applied HA may slow
down premature skin aging, including damage that’s caused by
UV radiation

The HA adds another dimension of wrinkle-reduction to the for-

mula, along with a generous helping of added moisture for your skin.
But the serum’s benefits don’t end there…

Chondrus crispus brings power-packed

nutrients to the formula
Chondrus crispus is a red seaweed that is found exclusively in the
waters off the Atlantic coast. Also known as Irish sea moss, Carra-
gheen, and Pearl moss, this briny ocean delicacy comes jam-packed
with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids—all of which can benefit
your skin.

This nutrient-rich seaweed can help nourish your skin with its
wide variety of healthful constituents, including an abundance of ben-
eficial mineral salts:

• iodine • bromine
• iron • calcium
• manganese • magnesium
• phosphorous • potassium
• sodium • copper
• zinc • selenium
• mucilage • carrageenans
• amino acids • beta carotene
• vitamin K • folic acid
• vitamin B2
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Chondrus crispus extract is very versatile, and it’s used in a broad

range of products, from creamy foods (like puddings and yogurts) to
facial moisturizers and eye gels. It acts as a thickening agent, giving
anti-aging potions their creamy textures, and quite a bit more. It can
help moisturize and soften your skin, and it’s gentle enough to apply to
the sensitive area around your eyes without causing irritation… unlike
cheaper, synthetic thickeners used in lower-quality products.

The seaweed extract used in CSI Anti-Aging Fruit Stem Cell Se-
rum is specially designed to contain substantially more seaweed than
water, maximizing the nutrient content… which means more nourish-
ment for your skin. And the natural pH of the extract also minimizes
the risk of irritation.

This skin-smoothing (and soothing) combination of ingredients

comes together to bring you more radiant, younger-looking skin…
and fewer wrinkles. By simply applying a tiny amount of this serum
to your skin just twice daily, you can get rid of wrinkles around your
eyes—and help combat the clock by helping protect the longevity of
your skin’s stem cells.

CSI Anti-Aging Fruit Stem Cell Serum is just one of the high-qual-
ity natural anti-aging products in the CSI line, a collection of cosmet-
ics that offers some very distinct advantages—not the least of which
is affordability. The products are formulated with the highest-quality
ingredients, contain no synthetic preservatives, artificial colors or fra-
grances. These cosmetics are also 100 percent paraben-free, which (as
explained in the sidebar above) may help you avoid a higher risk of
certain types of cancer.

Ordering information for CSI Anti-Aging Fruit Stem Cell Serum

is in the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER SEVEN

Who wouldn’t want 52 percent more

energy: What the “Goldilocks Effect”
can do for fatigue and your
immune system

W e wade through so much dense science every day that when

someone came to us recently and wanted to talk about Goldi-
locks, it was a welcome change of pace. But you’d be surprised just how
closely related science and Goldilocks really are—especially when it
comes to your energy levels.

Remember her unwavering dedication to finding things that were

“just right” for her needs? Well, the new product HSI recently learned
about takes this lesson to heart, and, as a result, provides significant
relief of fatigue in over 90 percent of the people who try it.

It’s called COBAT and it was originally developed by cancer re-

searchers. Unlike toxic chemotherapies that are designed to destroy
cancer cells, COBAT, a combination of two amino acids, taurine and
beta-alanine, is a type of immunotherapy and is designed to stimulate
the patient’s immune system into anti-cancer activity. This can be a
risky proposition for the patient: Sometimes stimulating the immune
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system can create other problems, such as allergic reactions or autoim-

mune disorders. But, in this case, the researchers found that COBAT
didn’t simply stimulate the immune system, it normalized it. It’s actu-
ally an immune modulator.

Another way to describe COBAT’s effect is “adaptogenic.” An

adaptogen is a substance that the body uses as it is needed. Instead
of having one specific effect, adaptogens allow the body to adapt to
various conditions, bringing it into a state of normalcy. For example,
an adaptogenic substance that helps regulate temperature wouldn’t be
limited to making you either hot or cold but would cool you when
you’re too warm and warm you when you’re too cold. COBAT seems
to have this kind of effect on the immune system.

Not your average energy booster

And it’s these immune-regulating effects that make COBAT so dif-
ferent from other energy boosters.

To combat fatigue, most people choose some type of stimulant,

whether it’s caffeine, an herbal supplement, or sugar. Those inclined
to natural products might buy herbal stimulants, long-distance truck
drivers and late-studying students favor mild over-the-counter stim-
ulants, and some folks take their chances by abusing legal or illegal
drugs. Overall, Americans spend over $100 billion dollars a year on
“pick-me-ups.”

But all of these substances generally address one or more of the

same mechanisms to alleviate fatigue. They stimulate the central ner-
vous system, which increases blood pressure and heart rate; they stimu-
late the endocrine system to produce more adrenaline, which, in turn,
stimulates the central nervous system; they elevate blood sugar; and/
or they alter brain chemistry. These approaches do yield short-term re-
sults but often have long-term side effects. They stress the body and can
eventually lead to a variety of illnesses-and, ironically, increased fatigue.

COBAT, on the other hand, goes directly to the cause of fa-

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tigue: irregularities in your immune system. Of course, that begs

the million-dollar question:

What does the immune system

have to do with fatigue?
Fatigue can seem to result from a number of causes: blood sugar
disorders, chronic infections, allergies, and toxicity. But all of these
affect, or are affected by, a group of chemicals called cytokines. Cy-
tokines are proteins produced by various types of white blood cells
that make up the immune system. They act as messengers between the
cells, enabling them to work together. Cytokines also stimulate cells
to produce other cytokines, resulting in “cytokine cascades.” Cancer
researchers studying the immune system have long known that an in-
crease in certain cytokines can cause a “cytokine syndrome” of fatigue,
fever, brain fog, muscle pain, and depression.

At the 38th annual meeting of the American Academy of Environ-

mental Medicine in 2003, Aristo Vodjani, Ph.D., of ImmunoScience
Laboratories, presented studies on 2,500 patients with chronic fatigue
syndrome, fibromyalgia, and Gulf War Syndrome—all fatiguing ill-
nesses. Dr. Vodjani showed that these patient groups exhibited sur-
prising similarities in cytokine patterns. It appeared that the body, in
trying to protect itself from infection and other stressors, established a
cytokine pattern associated with lower energy and pain. While it’s ob-
viously critical to deal with underlying infections and stressors, it also
makes sense to consider balancing the cytokines directly.

This is where Goldilocks comes into the story

Not too many. Not too few. Just the right amount of cytokines.

According to research done at the University of Maryland, COBAT

increases the production of some cytokines and decreases others, and
this alters existing cytokine patterns that apparently are a major cause
of fatigue.
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Floyd Taub, M.D., one of the chief investigators, described this as

the “Goldilocks effect”: Not too much, not too little, but just the right
balance of cytokines.

Another member of the research team, Thomas M. Dunn, M.D.,

noted that COBAT’s key effect might be the change in calcium flux it
induces. Calcium flux, the movement of calcium ions in a cell, is the
primary activation signal for immune cells that leads to an amplifying
cascade of immune stimulation under the appropriate conditions.

Safety proven in homeopathic trials

COBAT is basically a combination of the amino acids taurine and
beta-alanine. (COBAT is short for the chemical name “carbobenzoxy
beta-alanine- taurine.”) Taurine and beta-alanine perform numerous
biological functions. Taurine helps regulate the heartbeat, maintain
cell membrane stability, and prevent brain cell overactivity. Beta-ala-
nine is a constituent of vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) and coenzyme
A, both of which play important roles in various metabolic reactions.

COBAT is similar to garlic, alpha-lipoic acid, MSM, and N-acetyl

cysteine in that it contains a sulfur compound. However, while these
substances and amino acids are usually administered in doses of up to
a gram or more, COBAT’s therapeutic dosage is measured in billionths
of a gram. To get to those tiny dosage amounts, COBAT is prepared in
the same way as homeopathic preparations, diluting it by a factor of 10
six times (“6X” in homeopathic nomenclature).

These miniscule amounts are one reason COBAT is considered

nontoxic and extraordinarily safe. One animal study found that rats
tolerated 2,000 mg of COBAT per kilogram of body weight for 14 days
with no adverse effects. The normally prescribed dosage of COBAT is
1 billion times lower than this level. Other animal studies found no
signs of toxicity, no increase in mortality, and no abnormal findings
when COBAT was administered at thousands and millions of times
the prescribed dosage.
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In March of 2001, 39 normal volunteers completed the first homeo-

pathic proving trial for COBAT. In this case, the term “normal” means
random, in that the volunteers were not chosen because they had spe-
cific conditions, as was done for other trials.

The study was conducted by David Riley, M.D., associate clinical

professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, edi-
tor in chief of the peer-reviewed journal Alternative Therapies in Health
and Medicine, and co-founder of the Integrative Medicine Institute.
The volunteers were given one or two drops of COBAT in 6X or 8X
strengths for at least one month.

In this double-blind trial, 92 percent of the patients given COBAT

reported significant reductions in fatigue, versus 26 percent of the pa-
tients given a placebo. A few volunteers felt better in minutes, the ma-
jority felt a difference in days, and a few not at all.

Dr. Riley told me that in all of the trials similar to this one that
he’s been involved with, “COBAT produced the strongest effects.” An-
other measure of how significant these results are came from Dr. Taub,
who verified the significance of these results, saying that “standard al-
lopathic treatments for fatigue are effective less than half of the time.”
But, as mentioned before, those positive effects come complete with a
variety of side effects and compromises—unlike COBAT.

Trials show a number of other benefits

Reduced fatigue was not the only benefit found in the homeopathic
trial. Other symptoms addressed by COBAT in this study included ap-
petite abnormalities, coughs and colds, headaches, digestive problems,
uterine fibroids, headaches and muscle aches, neurological problems,
and premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

One patient, a 55-year-old female with lung cancer, entered the

study for fatigue and allergies. In addition to less fatigue and less fre-
quent and severe allergy symptoms, she reported that COBAT helped
with her recovery from chemotherapy by helping to maintain her ap-
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petite and weight.

In a trial held in 2002, all but one of 16 patients diagnosed with cancer,
hepatitis C, or chronic fatigue syndrome reported significant improve-
ments. COBAT was four to 10 times more effective than conventional
drug therapies in reducing fatigue in CFS patients. The rest of the sub-
jects reported an average 52 percent improvement in their energy levels.
There were no other interventions or changes in diet and activities, and
about half of the improvement was noted within four to 10 weeks.

Again, patients reported positive effects on other health com-

plaints, citing improvement in memory, and decreases in depression,
headaches, allergies, pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Several pa-
tients also entered the trial with elevated liver enzymes, a sign of liver
disease. All of their readings decreased to normal during the trial.

Effective against mild fatigue in healthier people

Normally, we should experience fatigue only as a sign that it’s time
to go to sleep, after extraordinary physical or mental exertion, or when
we have serious health conditions, like the patients in the studies out-
lined above. These days, however, fatigue affects many of us even when
we seem to be in otherwise good health. Everyone wants more energy,
and COBAT appears to be unequaled in its effectiveness, safety, and
ancillary benefits.

So after all the formal results were in, Stephen Levine, president of
the Allergy Research Group, was curious about how COBAT would
work on people who are generally healthy but describe themselves as
having “mild” fatigue. He recruited a few friends and co-workers to
try COBAT. These anecdotal comments don’t compare to the scientific
evidence, of course, but they are interesting.

A co-worker with fibromyalgia said that after five days on COBAT,

she “awoke feeling like a completely different person.” Her twin sister,
who has chronic pain from an unsuccessful shoulder operation, said
“after two weeks, I started waking up feeling refreshed and had a better
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ability to concentrate.” A menopausal woman noted that COBAT “de-

creased brain fog and increased my mental clarity… I slept soundly and
awoke refreshed and relaxed.” And one person (lucky enough to have
no health complaints), said “COBAT… creates no buzz or edginess, yet
it provides energy for both physical and mental work. It allowed me to
stop drinking caffeinated coffee for the first time in my adult life.”

Where to get COBAT and how to use it

COBAT is sold under the brand name Taurox 6X. While the full
dose is 12 drops daily, many of the test participants gained full benefits
with less. In fact, the label suggests trying “half or even fewer drops.”
If you do, you can stretch a half-ounce bottle into more than a one-
month supply.

Dr. Levine told me that “each patient should determine his or her
best dose—the fewest drops that produce the desired benefit without
any symptoms.” He went on to comment that patients who start with
the 6X who get headaches or find themselves with “too much energy”
should use fewer drops.

The manufacturer warns that Taurox 6X should not be taken with

immunosuppressive agents, or by patients who have had an organ
transplant. People with autoimmune diseases should consult with
their doctors before using it.

Because of a lack of testing, Taurox 6X is not recommended for

pregnant or nursing women or children under 15.

Taurox does run on the expensive side: The 6X preparation av-

erages about $50 for 13.5 ml. (See the Member Source Directory on
page 529 for complete ordering information.) But keep in mind that,
as an adaptogen, odds are it might help improve other aspects of your
health too, by regulating your immune system’s cytokine levels. In oth-
er words, Taurox could go a long way in helping you reach your own
personal “just right.” Goldilocks would be proud.
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CHAPTER EIGHT

Replenish your body’s supply of this

natural moisturizer and say goodbye
to wrinkles and joint pain

T he promotional material reads like an Oil of Olay commercial:

“Reduce wrinkles and visible signs of aging” with a dietary sup-
plement used by the porcelain-skinned beauties of Japan. Yes, natural
medicine—that wholesome realm of herbalists, naturopaths, and health
nuts—has gone “glam” and produced a “cosmaceutical.”

But heck, if natural medicine can generate products that boost the
immune system, lower cholesterol, and ease hypertension, why can’t it
formulate products that combat wrinkles too?

A new wave of supplements containing hyaluronic acid—a com-

plex carbohydrate that has been described as “nature’s moisturizer”—
are purporting to nurture smoother, younger skin. And anecdotal evi-
dence suggests they may also support more limber, less painful joints.
Further, some limited clinical experience indicates that hyaluronic
acid supplements prevent bruising and accelerate wound healing—a
property that benefits diabetics in particular.

But overwhelmingly, HA is a beauty supplement. Over the years

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at the HSI Symposia, we’ve met some of the youngest 70-, 80-, and
90-year-olds you can imagine. And since a lot of you let us know that
you want to look as young as you feel, we decided to digress from our
usual roster of stories about hardened arteries, cancer threats, and liver
disease, and devote a few pages to the pursuit of youth—naturally.

The key here is naturally. There are plenty of ways to get rid of
wrinkles, but whether those products and procedures are safe is an-
other issue entirely. The newest trend involves injecting the toxic
substance (an FDA-approved toxic substance, but toxic nonetheless)
Botox, into the face. Despite the obvious dangers associated with in-
jecting poison into the body, women around the country have started
to abandon Tupperware and bridge parties for Botox parties. We kid
you not. Women are inviting friends over to have a strain of the botu-
lism virus, which literally paralyzes the muscles, injected below their
eyes, around their mouths, anywhere they have wrinkles—all while
munching on chips and salsa and gossiping about the neighbor’s affair.
We were, quite frankly, very disturbed by this trend and decided to
explore a natural alternative. We found one in hyaluronic acid (HA).

When was the last time someone told

you how “Toki” you look?
There is actually some science and research to demonstrate that
hyaluronic acid can help you look younger. To get to the science, we
had to get past a lot of the cosmetic-counter-style marketing lingo. But
we just can’t move on without sharing a taste of it. Toki, for example,
is a multiple-ingredient beauty supplement that includes HA. In Japa-
nese, Toki means “skin of a porcelain doll,” writes the product’s previ-
ous North American distributor, Lane Labs. “The highest compliment
a woman can receive in Japan is that she is looking Toki.”

Nobody said beauty comes easily. To understand how HA can fos-

ter younger skin (and produce a few other health benefits) you first
have to understand how your skin, joints, and soft tissue function at
a cellular level. It’s a little complicated. One senior educator with a
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formulating company told us that she has a particularly difficult time

educating sellers about her HA supplement simply because the science
behind HA is so much more complicated than the science behind a
vitamin or herbal formula. So we’ve tried to make the science a little
more digestible.

Hyaluronic acid is a gel that is found in soft tissue throughout your

body. Its function is to lubricate and cushion tissue whether that tissue
is part of your skin, joints, eyes, cartilage, blood vessels, heart valves,
whatever. It accomplishes that function in a couple of ways:

• HA is a major component of your extracellular matrix (the liquid

between your cells). There, HA retains water, hydrates your cells,
and provides a medium to carry nutrients to cells and waste away
from them. In short, it keeps your cells healthy and resilient.
•H
 A is also a primary constituent of synovial fluid (the liquid
that fills each joint cavity). There, it serves as a shock-absorber
for your knees, ankles, elbows, etc. HA also serves as the pri-
mary source of nutrients for your cartilage. (Cartilage isn’t con-
nected to the blood system, consequently it can’t get nutrients
from the blood stream.)
•H
 A supports the formation and maintenance of collagen. As
the principal protein in human skin, bone, cartilage, tendons,
and connective tissue, healthy collagen levels are critical to skin,
joint, and bone health.
•F
 inally, HA contains glucosamine—a carbohydrate that sup-
ports joint health and has become an effective supplement for
many osteoarthritis sufferers. (In fact, it’s so common you can
probably find it right next to the aspirin in your grocery store.)

HA’s impact on your skin is obvious, keeping it smooth and moistur-

ized. It also helps your skin resist and repair bruises and cuts by helping
cells move to new tissue sites. In less obvious ways, HA provides exactly
the same benefit to joints, eyes, and other parts of your body.
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As we age, however, our bodies produce less HA. Production starts

to lag around age 20. By 40, diminished supplies of HA leave us with
those aches, pains, and wrinkles we’ve always thought were “unavoid-
able parts of aging.” So all we have to do is supplement our HA levels,
right? Unlike many of the natural remedies you’ve read about here, it
just wasn’t that easy with HA. But today it’s possible, thanks to some
new advances.

HA supplements: Two decades in the

making thanks to two big challenges
Mainstream medicine began studying and using hyaluronic acid
20 years ago. It developed a few products to heal wounds, burns, sores,
and surgical incisions, to speed recovery from eye surgery, and to ease
the symptoms of advanced osteoarthritis. But researchers ran into two
problems when they started developing HA treatments. First, it doesn’t
last long in the body (so you have to take it frequently). Second, in their
natural state, HA molecules are so large that they can’t pass through
the intestinal tract and into the blood stream. In other words, raw HA
cannot be effective when taken orally.

Consequently, HA hasn’t yielded many convenient treatment op-

tions. Osteoarthritis sufferers, for example, have gotten substantial re-
lief from HA treatment.

(HA provided better pain relief than naproxen in one study.1)

However, the regimen involves getting injections in the joint (usually
the knee) five times a week. Not surprisingly, the pain and inflamma-
tion caused by the treatment was sometimes as severe as the pain and
inflammation caused by the disease!

Mini molecules offer big benefits

Alternative medicine researchers, however, claim they can now
access the benefits of hyaluronic acid through a dietary supplement.
Deanne Dolnick, an educator with Soft Gel Technologies in Califor-
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nia, says researchers have found a way to reduce the size of HA mol-
ecules so that they can pass through the lining of the digestive system
and deliver potent HA to the blood stream.

“There are scientists in Japan who have patented an enzyme-cleav-

ing technique,” Dolnick says. “What they have done is they have made
hyaluronic acid into smaller polymers so that it’s a smaller version of
the original without chemically altering it. It functions in the body just
as hyaluronic acid would.” Right now, the evidence showing that HA
can be effective as an oral supplement is limited. But some does exist.

Wounds heal 5 days faster

In one test, researchers anesthetized lab rats and gave them each
identical skin wounds. The animals were divided into three groups:
One group received 3,000 mg/kg of oral HA daily (in the form of In-
juv™ supplements), the second group received an oral placebo daily,
the third group received daily topical doses of a commercial wound-
healing ointment. Researchers measured the wounds each day for ten
days and concluded that oral HA dramatically reduced healing time.
Rats fed HA healed within 13 days—five days faster than placebo-fed
rats. In addition, the HA delivered almost as much benefit as the com-
mercial wound-healing ointment. Rats treated with the ointment took
10.6 days to heal.2

Over 80 percent of study participants

report “great improvement”
Healing wounds on rats was a promising start. But researchers still
needed to determine if HA could improve the skin of creatures that
aren’t covered in fur. So researchers at Ohtsuma University in Japan
conducted a small trial with humans. They monitored the impact of
oral HA on 96 women, aged 22 to 65. Every day for 45 days, the sub-
jects consumed six capsules of Injuv. Each capsule contained 6.3 mg
of hyaluronic acid, for a total daily dose of 37.8 mg. More than 80
percent of the women reported “great improvement” in skin moisture,
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smoothness, and firmness on their faces, hands, elbows, knees, and

heels. More than 70 percent noticed significant relief from stiff shoul-
ders and joints.

According to Dolnick, hyaluronic acid has not triggered any ad-

verse side effects in people using Soft Gel’s HA supplement. (Extracted
from roosters’ combs, the product could theoretically trigger allergic
reactions in people sensitive to chicken or eggs. But so far, none have
been reported.) The product has also passed an oral toxicity study in
which 10 rats (five male and five female) were given 5050 mg/kg daily
for four days. The high dose triggered diarrhea in some animals, but
no other side effects. Researchers found no abnormalities when they
later euthanized and autopsied the animals.3

Wrinkle reduction in a lemon-flavored drink

Obviously, some results posted from skin care studies are inevi-
tably subjective. When it comes to determining how dry a person’s
skin feels, researchers often must rely on the impressions of the test
subjects. But researchers can measure changes in wrinkles and other
visible skin conditions. Lane Labs, conducted a small scale human trial
of Toki—that all-natural secret of Japan’s porcelain-skinned beauties—
and obtained some impressive results.

Toki is a different kind of supplement. Sold in powder form, Toki

is mixed with cold water to create a drink that tastes like generously
sweetened lemonade, and contains several ingredients that can pro-
mote skin and joint health—hyaluronic acid, collagen, calcium, vita-
min C, glucosamine, and seaweed extract.

Iron out wrinkles in as little as two weeks

Researchers asked 38 women ages 35 to 65 to take Toki for eight
weeks (three times a day for the first two weeks to achieve a “loading
dose,” then twice a day for the remaining six weeks). Each woman’s
face was examined and photographed at the beginning of the study,
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focusing particularly on wrinkles, puffiness, and sagging around the

eyes. Researchers re-examined each woman every two weeks for the
duration of the study. They documented significant reduction of wrin-
kles and other signs of facial aging after just two weeks of supplemen-
tation, and dramatic improvement by the end of the study. Through a
series of blood tests, they also determined that participants’ blood col-
lagen levels actually increased an average of 114 percent after 30 days
of supplementing with Toki.

One-third of the women experienced mild to moderate side ef-

fects from the treatment (primarily itching and gastrointestinal upset).
However, those conditions disappeared quickly and did not prompt
any women to discontinue the supplement. After all, remember, wom-
en are injecting poison into their faces to get similar results. So what’s
a little gas or scratching?

Laugh lines might not be all you lose…

The women in Lane Labs’ study also reported one unexpected ef-
fect. They lost weight. On average, each participant lost two pounds
during the study, although some women dropped as much as seven
pounds. “We’re not promoting it as a weight-loss product,” says Jenni-
fer Nissen, N.D., Lane Labs’ manager of nutritional research. She sus-
pects Toki’s collagen content was responsible for the incidental weight
loss. “Collagen is a protein and protein helps level out your blood sug-
ar, decreasing blood sugar crashes and sugar cravings. Protein is also
filling, so if women drink it before a meal, they may eat less.”

Beauty…at a price
Regardless of whether it’s new and alternative, Toki holds true to
one old adage: Beauty doesn’t come cheap. A box containing 60 pack-
ets of Toki sells for $180 plus shipping. That means younger skin is
going to cost you roughly $200 a month (and closer to $300 in the
first month when the recommended dosage is higher). But then again,
Botox treatments start at about $300 per injection. And a small bottle
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(1.7 ounces) of Clinique’s “anti-aging serum” will set you back more
than $50. Any way you look at it, the fountain of youth comes with a
steep price tag.

Please refer to the Member Source Directory to find out how to

order this product.
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CHAPTER NINE

Flirting with perfection:

Open the floodgates to the
youth elixir in your blood

T here’s a hormone in your body; the primary function of which is to

make you beautiful and strong.

It’s no joke! In fact, this hormone has the ability to make you so
stunningly strong and vital that as soon as the bodybuilding industry
got wind of it, it began researching ways to enhance its production!

This hormone is called, simply, growth hormone (GH). Despite its

simple name, GH does a lot more than stimulate growth. It causes tis-
sue to grow and stored energy (fat) to be consumed.

The problem is, however, that nature played a cruel trick on us. As
we age, our bodies make less and less of this magic chemical!

When you were a preteen, growth hormone stimulated your skel-

etal growth. In your teens and early 20s, it reduced stored fat and in-
creased muscle and tissue mass. Sadly, when you hit your mid 20s, GH
production started to slow…and it continues to slow to this day.

But you can still tap into it…and turn your body into a youth ma-
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chine designed to tone you down to your most trim, energetic, and
healthy form.

Before we tell you about the different ways to stimulate GH produc-

tion—including through the use of a new, safe, and powerful GH-stim-
ulating supplement—we want to warn you about the GH stimulants on
the market that are, in fact, dangerous.

As we mentioned before, such a powerful youth- and beauty-en-

hancing chemical is of obvious interest to athletes and bodybuilders.
The sports market provided much of the motivation for early research
and experimentation with growth hormone. Anabolic steroids have
been abused for years by people interested in bodybuilding to enhance
their athletic performance. But the effects of overuse of artificial sub-
stances have often been tragic. Another GH stimulant, synthetic hu-
man growth hormone, has been available since 1986. Though it is not
nearly as dangerous as anabolic steroids, it has been linked to heart
disease, and some forms can actually cause antibodies that combat
growth hormone.

But here’s a simple, safe strategy for stepping up your body’s GH

production.

•E
 at more cereal grains, nuts, and seeds. Although these foods
contain less arginine than do meat, potatoes, and milk, they also
contain less of the amino acids that compete with arginine to
cross the brain-blood barrier where they can act on the hypo-
thalamus.

•S
 upplement your diet with liquid potassium. Researchers have
discovered a correlation between a reduction in growth hormone
and the reduction of dietary potassium. Although you can re-
store your body’s potassium levels by eating natural, whole foods
(which have more potassium than sodium), rather than processed
foods (which almost always have more sodium than potassium),
this is often easier said than done. Liquid potassium tonics are
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available in health stores.

•S
 nack often…as long as you are snacking on low-sugar, health-
ful foods! This will keep your blood-sugar level stable. Main-
taining stable blood-sugar levels keep your pancreas from
producing excess insulin. When there’s too much insulin in
your blood, your body reacts by producing a chemical called
somatostatin. Somatostatin suppresses insulin release…but it
also suppresses GH release! This is also a good reason to avoid
sugary sweets (especially before bedtime): High sugar snacks
prevent the release of GH!

• If you enjoy exercising, be sure to avoid eating at least two

hours before you begin. To make the best of the small, exercise-
induced release of GH, your blood-sugar level must be stable.

•M
 ake sure you don’t eat (again, especially high-sugar foods)
within two hours of sleep: In adults, the largest daily secretion
of GH begins about an hour after the onset of deep sleep.

•T
 ake the dietary amino acid arginine. As stated before, it has
been shown to act on the hypothalamus, which produces a
growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH).

HSI Panelist Dr. Allan Spreen told us that arginine is one of the
best-known stimulants of the formation of growth hormone by the
human body.

As he pointed out, “The injectable HGH (human growth hor-

mone) is risky, as it causes the body to make less of its own, while
arginine is the antithesis of that—it causes the body to make more of
its own. Growth hormone is a wonderful ‘youth agent,’ and we make
less as we age. The effects of rejuvenating the body (its skin, muscles,
energy, what-have-you) apparently have been shown to extend to the
immune system also.”

This safe, proven plan can help you reverse aging, eliminate obesity,
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and even, according to some experts, convert your body to the Tarzan
or Jane musculature into your seventh, eighth, ninth, and even 10th
decades!

An important aside
You’re probably already familiar with your body’s needs for the
essential fatty acids found in olive oil and fatty fish, such as salmon
and mackerel. Your body needs these fats in order to maintain good
heart health, to keep your cells properly lubricated, and to transport
the fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K. Essential fatty acids make
up a major part of the membranes surrounding all cells. Unsatu-
rated fats help your body handle saturated ones. A small amount of
fat is an important aspect of healthful dieting.
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CHAPTER TEN

Nature’s surprising fat fighter:

You knew it was good for you...
now find out how it helps you
lose weight fast!

I n a recent obesity study, a group of rats was given a choice of the

usual fare of American supermarket snack foods. Remarkably, the
animals chose biscuits, chocolates, and marshmallows over regular nu-
tritionally balanced chow.

In 60 days, these ravenous creatures gained an average of 78 g…

which, for a rat, is a lot.

Yes, even a rat can be seduced by foods that are fast, simple, and
stimulating.

No one is immune to the temptations of 20th-century, fast-food

cuisine. But these foods are not only high in fat and calories and al-
most devoid of any real nutrition, but also lacking a crucial fat-fighting
nutrient—one that you simply cannot afford to be without.

Overcoming the pitfalls of our modern, fat-promoting culture can

be as simple as adding to your diet this naturally occurring nutrient
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that is fat-free, cholesterol-free, calorie-free…and almost completely

missing in popular supermarket junk foods: fiber.

It may not be new and exciting…

but it IS radical…and it works!
You see, we are bombarded with foods that have been processed so
extensively that they are virtually devoid of fiber. Eighty percent of the
food we consume in this country is processed. The more the product is
refined, the more fiber is removed.

This remarkable nutrient naturally

blocks the absorption of fat!
When healthy adults are fed equal amounts of fat in the forms of
whole peanuts, peanut butter, and peanut oil, more fat is absorbed
from the peanut oil than from the peanut butter, and more from the
peanut butter than from the whole peanuts. Why? Fiber blocks the
absorption of fat—and hence calories—in the intestines.

The greater your fiber consumption, the higher your caloric waste.
Fiber causes a true alteration in digestion and in the absorption of fat.
Part of the fat becomes “associated” with fiber, so that it is unavailable
for digestion and increases fat excretion.

What’s more, when you consume enough fiber, both your small
and large intestines contain more watery material. When your bowels
are full, you do not feel empty. You stop eating.

What happens when you remove

fiber from your foods?
Quite simply, you gain weight much more easily. Here’s why.

There’s an enzyme in your fat tissue that has the primary function
of protecting you from starvation. As soon as any weight loss takes
place, this enzyme sends a message to your brain to increase your ca-
loric intake. (Like it or not, this is how our bodies have been respond-
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ing across the centuries; a reponse more suitable to an age long before
the availability of 4,000 foods in your 24-hour supermarket.)

Now, when you eat a natural, high-carbohydrate food that’s been

stripped of fiber…you’re dumping too much sugar into your blood,
causing the production of too much insulin.

Too much insulin initiates communication between this enzyme

and your brain! In other words, when you eat foods devoid of fiber,
you are essentially sending the message “I’m starving!” to your brain,
setting in motion the chain of events that leads to slowed calorie burn-
ing and more stubborn fat-storage mechanisms.

As you can see, fiber is critical to maintaining a healthy weight.

But how can you get enough fiber in your diet—the 40 to 60 g re-
quired for weight control—when you get only 6 grams of fiber in five
heads of lettuce? 2 grams of fiber in an apple? Very little fiber in leafy
greens? You can’t!

Even worse, if you dine out often, or don’t have time to buy and
prepare fresh, fiber-rich foods on a regular basis, you’ll never meet
your daily requirement through your diet.

But you can manage a high-fiber intake without making major ad-
justments to your usual eating regimen.

Fiber supplements contain naturally occurring plant fiber. The for-

mulas are derived from plants that are basically old-fashioned foods
but are cloaked in late-20th-century technology.

Note these advantages of fiber supplementation in powder form:

•G
 rinding fiber into very fine particles makes it more
readily digestible.
•F
 iber supplements slow digestion, a very beneficial
metabolic advantage.
•A
 high-quality fiber supplement offers standardized pectin,
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otherwise available only through the consumption of fruits,

which may be off-limits to those with blood-sugar problems or
those who eat out more than at home.
•D
 ifferent types of fibers vary in function, and supplements con-
tain a greater variety than you would ordinarily get on your din-
ner plate even if you chose natural foods as your meal choices.

Taking a fiber supplement on a regular basis assures an ongoing

weight-loss advantage on two counts. First, it makes you feel full, which
helps control your food consumption. Second, it adds no calories!
With supplementation, you can manage a high-fiber intake without
adding significant calories—a double whammy to those extra pounds!

It can’t be overstated: Fiber is the only component in your daily

diet that contains no calories, no fat, and no cholesterol!

An ancient health and beauty secret revived

Two thousand years ago, Hippocrates encouraged high-fiber diets.
Fifteen years ago, Denis Burkitt came to this country from England
and Africa to share his knowledge about fiber. No one seems to have
paid much attention to either of these men of renown.

But the Health Sciences Institute wants you to be fully aware that
the addition of a fiber supplement is in your best health interest and is
a highly effective way to help lose weight safely and naturally.

There are a few good fiber supplements available. (A good supple-

ment has a blend of natural fibers.) Among them are the following:

• g ums, especially guar gum, which moderates sugar absorption

better than any other fiber
•p
 syllium seed husk, which will have a beneficial effect on your
glycemic index, your body’s response to sugar, and also has
great bulking activity
• pectin, mentioned above
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Start your fiber supplementation slowly. Work up very gradually

to 3 level teaspoons in at least 12 ounces of water. The more water you
drink, the better. After two weeks, take the mix twice a day. If neces-
sary, take it three times a day.

It’s not necessary to spend a small fortune on fiber, though. You

can get a perfectly good fiber supplement containing the above ingre-
dients at your local health-food store.
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CHAPTER ELEVEN

Erase debilitating pain and fatigue

by recharging your cells’ batteries

L ow energy is probably the No. 1 complaint I hear from my patients.

But in many cases, the underlying problem may be more serious than
“just getting older.” It can actually reflect reduced energy in the cells, much
like a battery wearing down and needing to be recharged. And the key to
boosting cellular energy is to provide the cells with the fuel they need to
function at peak performance, the enzyme adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
How? With a simple five-carbon sugar found in every cell of the body
called D-ribose, or simply “ribose,” the cellular battery recharger.

Ribose’s main function is to regulate the production of ATP—the

major source of energy for all your cells. This action makes it useful for
all sorts of conditions, including heart disease, congestive heart failure,
and fibromyalgia. It’s even good for supplying extra energy for work-
outs, and restoring energy after sustained exertion.

Ribose can be made naturally in the body, but it’s a slow process
limited by several enzymes that are lacking in heart and muscle cells.
There are no foods containing ribose in any substantial amounts. Still,
under normal circumstances getting enough ribose isn’t a problem.
But when the heart or our muscles are challenged from stress or lack
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of oxygen for any number of reasons, they need an extra ribose boost
to restore ATP levels.

The problem, until recently, was that the manufacturing processes

for making ribose were so expensive that supplements just weren’t a
practical—or even feasible—solution for many people. Now, though,
there is new technology for ribose production, and the resulting for-
mula, called Corvalen M, offers simple solutions for many people who
just didn’t have options before.

Two weeks of treatment erases

debilitating pain and fatigue
Take fibromyalgia for example. It’s often difficult both to diagnose
and to treat.

Until now, there have been few tools to help these patients. However,
we’ve found that ribose can provide significant improvement, as seen in the
following case study published last year in the journal Pharmacotherapy.1

At 37, Kris, a veterinary surgeon and researcher at a major university,

became so debilitated from fibromyalgia she had to give up her practice.

But then she joined a clinical study on fibromyalgia and began taking
5 grams of ribose two times per day (10 g per day). Within a week, she felt
better. Within two weeks, she was back at work in the operating room.

Over the course of the following month, she continued to improve.

After a month, however, Kris stopped her treatment. Ten days later,
she was totally debilitated again and could no longer perform surgery.
So she began ribose treatment for a second time, again with dramati-
cally positive results, and has remained symptom-free as long as she
takes the supplement regularly.

While there’s no official explanation as to why ribose is so effective

for fibromyalgia, it could go back to its roots in ATP production. Peo-
ple with fibromyalgia have lower levels of ATP and a reduced capacity
to make ATP in their muscles.2 The effect of ribose on the production
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of ATP may be the link to reducing the strain in affected muscles and
allowing patients to return to their previously active lifestyles.

There are other nutrients that, like ribose, are necessary for ATP pro-
duction. One is malic acid, which also helps to combat fibro-myalgia’s
chronic muscle soreness. I have been recommending it along with mag-
nesium to my fibromyalgia patients for years with relatively good success.
But adding ribose has sparked even better results. Corvalen M, mentioned
earlier, combines all three nutrients into one powdered formula, lending a
much-needed touch of simplicity to this complicated disease.

Ribose gets to the heart of the matter

I’ve seen similarly remarkable results in people with heart prob-
lems. Heart disease, heart attack, heart surgery, and organ transplants
can all lead to restricted blood flow, called ischemia in which your cells
don’t get the oxygen they need to properly burn ATP for energy.

In addition, individuals who are on inotropic drugs to make the heart

beat harder then have an additional strain on the heart’s energy production.

So it is especially important that patients with congestive heart

failure, chronic coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathy take extra
ribose to offset their energy-draining effects.

Research shows that supplementation with ribose can offset this

energy drain without interfering with the effects of any other medica-
tion the person might be taking.

Side-effect free at 12 times the standard dose

One of the best parts of the ribose story is that, despite it being so
powerful, it has almost no side effects, with thousands of patients hav-
ing taken ribose in doses up to 60 g per day.

How can we be so sure that ribose is safe? Well, first, ribose is made nat-
urally by the body and works with the body’s own chemistry. Glucose, the
main sugar of the body, is converted to ribose in the cells. Corvalen M con-
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tains Bioenergy RIBOSE™, which is chemically identical to the ribose made

by the body from glucose. Second, the amount of ribose recommended for
supplementation is very small: only about 5 grams one to three times per
day. And finally, there’s virtually no chance of over-supplementation: Your
body safely eliminates what it doesn’t need. The only warning I give patients
is that it may cause over-stimulation if taken too close to bedtime. In that
case, I recommend that they take it earlier in the day, i.e. not past 4 p.m.

How much ribose should you take?

No matter what end of the health spectrum you’re on, ribose may
help restore energy levels. To keep cellular ATP levels at their highest,
ribose should be taken daily.

Maintenance doses of 1 to 5 grams per day should be enough to

maintain normal ATP levels. Corvalen M comes in a powder form than
can be mixed with water: 5 grams is about 1 teaspoonful of the powder.

If you’re concerned about your cardiovascular health, you may want

to take more—perhaps 5 to 10 g per day. However, you should try the
lower dosage first and increase as needed. For fibro-myalgia sufferers, I
recommend 5 grams two or three times daily. For you athletes: To super-
charge your workout and recovery, take 5 grams before and afterwards.

Although ribose is a sugar, for those of you watching their carbohy-

drate intake, including diabetics, ribose does not act like glucose in raising
blood sugar. In fact, it causes a brief dip in glucose, which then normalizes.

So whether you have fibromyalgia, cardiac problems, low energy,

or simply want to enhance your workouts, you can recharge your cel-
lular batteries with Corvalen M’s special combination ribose formula.

Hyla Cass, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA School of Medicine and author
of several books including Natural Highs: Supplements, Nutrition and Mind-Body Tech-
niques (with Patrick Holford) and 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Woman’s Take-Charge
Program to Correct Imbalances, Reclaim Energy, and Restore Well-Being. She also serves on
the board of Vitamin Relief USA, which provides daily nutritional supplements to at-risk
children across the country. For more information see www.drcass.com.
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C H A P T E R T W E LV E

Turn back the clock with

nature’s new fountain of youth—
Six times stronger than the anti-aging
secrets of the stars

I magine if the fountain of youth really existed. Imagine if you could

wash yourself in its healing waters and walk away feeling and look-
ing like you were in your prime again. What if you didn’t have to worry
about cancer, hypertension, or other age-related diseases?

Just think about it…would you live your life differently? Would
you spend more time visiting friends, outdoors, or at the beach? Would
you get started on all those projects around the house that you never
have the energy for? Would you lead a more active love life, take up a
new hobby, change careers, or just play with your grandchildren on the
floor once in a while?

This doesn’t have to be just a fantasy. You can now slow, halt, and
even reverse the effects of aging on your body. Health Sciences In-
stitute has recently uncovered what could be the most powerful anti-
aging supplement ever developed. This breakthrough has been proven
to literally reverse the body’s aging process by rebuilding old, damaged
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cells. With this powerful, life-changing panacea you can:

•P
 rotect your cells from degenerative ailments like heart disease,
MS, and Parkinson’s disease
• I mprove chronic age-related conditions like arthritis and osteo-
porosis
• Wipe away wrinkles and liver spots
• Feel an overwhelming sense of well-being throughout the day
• Regain muscle mass and mobility in your limbs
• Improve the luster and vitality of your hair, nails, and skin
• Sleep through the night and wake up feeling alert and energized
• Boost your immune system

Ultra H-3 promises all this and more. It’s the next generation of
an anti-aging formula developed in Romania almost 50 years ago and
heralded by the TV show 60 Minutes back in 1972. The difference is,
Ultra H-3 is six times stronger 15 times longer than the original Roma-
nian formula...and it lasts.

This cutting-edge compound has been developed by a distin-

guished think-tank of scientists and researchers—including HSI pan-
elist, acclaimed author, and nutritional expert, Ann Louise Gittleman,
N.D., C.N.S, M.S. It’s just been patented in the United States, so there
aren’t many clinical studies yet. However, the initial results collected
by Gittleman and her associates are so astonishing, we wanted to tell
you about it immediately so you don’t have to wait years for Mike Wal-
lace to get wind of it.

The Romanian anti-aging miracle

similar to an ingredient every dentist uses
The story of Ultra H-3 actually begins almost 100 years ago in Aus-
tria. Procaine—the primary active ingredient in Ultra H-3—was first
discovered in 1905 by biochemist Dr. Alfred Einhorn while he was
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looking for a non-toxic, non-addictive anesthetic. At the time, cocaine

was primarily used, but its negative characteristics were becoming ap-
parent and its use was going to be outlawed. Procaine (very similar to
novocaine) became a safe alternative anesthetic.

Nearly 50 years later in 1949, Dr. Ana Aslan of the National Geri-
atric Institute in Bucharest, Romania, discovered Procaine’s anti-aging
properties virtually by accident. Familiar with its anesthetic properties,
Dr. Aslan began to inject her elderly arthritis patients with Procaine.
To her surprise, not only did her patients experience decreased pain
and increased mobility, they also began to experience overwhelming
physical and mental improvements.

Dr. Aslan called her new discovery GH-3 and began a massive se-
ries of clinical trials that studied the effects of Procaine on 15,000 pa-
tients between ages 38 and 62. The study included over 400 doctors
and 154 clinics, and at that point may have been the largest double-
blind trial ever undertaken.

Procaine repairs the damage of old age,

toxins, and disease from the inside out
By the time most of us reach 30, our bodies stop reproducing cells
at the rate they once did. We literally lose more cells than we gain. And
the cell membranes begin to erode and don’t absorb nutrients as effi-
ciently. New scientific evidence even suggests that many degenerative
diseases—such as cancer, MS, and Parkinson’s—are manifestations of
damage to these cell membranes.1

Dr. Aslan and her research team found that Procaine works by
penetrating old or damaged cell membranes and repairing the erosion
caused by old age, disease, toxins, food additives, and stress. Bathed in
this powerful elixir, cells in the body are then able to receive nutrients
and vitamins and expel toxins effectively. This makes for a healthier—
and younger—body, from the inside out.

In 1956, Dr. Aslan presented her findings to the European Con-

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gress for Gerontology meeting in Karlsruhe, West Germany. While her

claims were initially met with skepticism, Aslan’s astonishing conclu-
sions could not be ignored for long:

• Close to 70 percent of GH-3 patients never contracted a disease

•O
 verall, the death rate in the GH-3 group was more than 5
times lower than the placebo group over 3 years
•P
 atients were less prone to infectious diseases and seasonal
influenza
• Reduction of sick days off work by almost 40 percent
• Joint mobility improved in 56 percent of cases2

While not a cure to any single disease, GH-3 was proven to target
and improve many common chronic diseases and conditions including:

•
Acne • 
Lethargy
•A
 rthritis • Liver spots
•D
 ecreased sex drive • Migraine headaches
•D
 ementia • Multiple sclerosis
•D
 epression • Osteoporosis
•E
 mphysema • Parkinson’s disease
•E
 xcessive cholesterol • Peptic ulcers
•F
 ailing memory • Poor circulation
•H
 eart disease • Rheumatism
•H
 odgkin’s disease • Sickle cell anemia
•H
 ypertension • Sleep disorder
•L
 ethargy • Varicose veins

60 Minutes uncovers Kirk Douglas’ anti-aging secret

During most of the 1960s, GH-3 fought its way through U.S. fed-
eral regulations. Then in 1972, Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes did an in-
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vestigative piece on this underground anti-aging formula and much of

the western world finally took notice. Since it was first developed, over
100 million people in more than 70 countries have used Dr. Aslan’s
formula. Hundreds of thousands of people were treated with GH-3 at
her Romanian clinic, including many leaders from around the world,
such as Mao Tse-Tung, Charles de Gaulle, Ho Chi Minh, Winston
Churchill, and John F. Kennedy. Even many Hollywood stars—includ-
ing Dick Clark, the Gabor sisters, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin,
Lillian Gish, Lena Horne, Charles Bronson, Kirk Douglas, and Greta
Garbo. All traveled to Romania for Dr. Aslan’s GH-3 treatments.

Next generation formula issix times stronger than the

GH-3—and without the downside
While Dr. Aslan’s results were extraordinary, her Procaine formula
has its limitations—its beneficial effects wore off too quickly and the
market was (and is) flooded by cheap and ineffective imitations. But
now, through the HSI network, you and other members are among the
very first in the United States to hear about Ultra H-3, the new and
improved Procaine compound.

According to Gittleman, “Ultra H-3 is the most advanced and

only patented Procaine formula ever developed. It’s so powerful, many
people respond to it within the first three days. I have actually had to
reduce my dosage to half a pill because it’s so powerful.”

The secret to the new formula lies in the purification process. Ultra
H-3 is run through a highly complex filtering process—making it 100
percent bioavailable. That means all the Procaine nutrients can be ab-
sorbed into the blood stream. Otherwise, Procaine leaves the body too
quickly, providing only temporary relief.

Ultra H-3 actually lasts 15 times longer and is 6 times stronger

than Dr. Aslan’s formula, which only delivered 15 percent of the nutri-
ents and costs thousands of dollars to administer.

According to Gittleman, “Ultra H-3 is a potent anti-aging supple-

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ment that keeps you feeling energized all day long. We have an enormous
number of success stories from people who’ve felt relief from arthritis,
depression, and lowered libido, and other chronic ailments associated
with aging. We have even seen a return of some patients’ original hair
color. But most of all, you feel this overwhelming sense of well being.”
Gittleman added, “It’s almost like an adaptogenic herb—it seems to pro-
vide whatever your body needs.”

Ultra H-3 is all-natural, and you don’t

have to go to Romania to get it
Like the original formula, Ultra H-3 is a completely natural sub-
stance, and you don’t need a prescription. It comes in pill form and
should be taken once or twice daily (six to eight hours apart) with
a glass of water, one hour before or two hours after eating. For most
people, taking Ultra H-3 twice a day on an empty stomach for three
months gets the best results.

Ultra H-3 can be taken with other vitamins and supplements. In

fact, your regular supplements may be absorbed more efficiently while
taking it.

Through Health Sciences Institute’s cutting-edge network of alter-

native doctors and researchers, members like you can be the first to
benefit from this anti-aging breakthrough, and you don’t have to travel
to Romania to do so. If you want a powerful, all-natural way to slow,
halt, and even reverse the aging process—you need to give Ultra H-3 a
try. To find out what the “fountain of youth” can do for you refer to the
Member Source Directory at the back of this book.
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Osteoporosis
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CHAPTER ONE

Build bone density and heal

fractures in half the time with
the Chinese tradeshow secret

W hen you see a “made in China” sticker, it’s usually on the

bottom of some sort of novelty gift: fuzzy bulldog bobble
heads, cookie jars that play “C Is for Cookie”—things like that. And
those are the types of products that Kate Ross has been traveling
back and forth to China for 20 years to buy. She had a successful
wholesale business specializing in gifts, and many of the items she
sold came from tradeshows she attended in China. Ross usually
stuck to the gift-type items featured at the shows, but she told me
she was always intrigued by the myriad of other things available—
especially the herbal remedies. She didn’t really explore this area of
the Chinese market until a series of coincidences convinced her to
at least check it out.

One day, out of the blue, she received a fax inviting her to a trade-
show in China specifically for herbal- medicine products. She was
curious but didn’t think too much of it. Then she received an e-mail
from the hotel in China where she usually stayed, inviting her to this
same tradeshow. Next, the airline sent an invitation for discounted
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plane tickets to the area. And with this series of pushes, she left for
China and the tradeshow for Chinese herbal-medicine products.

From there, Ross’ curiosity evolved into a brand new business

venture: bringing a 3,000-year-old bone health formula to America,
where it could fill the void left by the inadequate, even dangerous,
conventional bone-building drugs we’ve had to rely on for so long.

And when I say it boosts bone health, I’m not just talking about
osteoporosis: The reports I read claim that this remedy can actually
heal bone fractures in as little as three weeks—literally half the usual
healing time.

Common bone builder used

in Chinese hospital makes its U.S. debut
It wasn’t long after she arrived at the show that Ross found the
ancient bone-building formula: While it’s new to this country, the for-
mula Ross discovered on her trip to China has been used there for
centuries. It’s also routinely used in many of China’s most prestigious
hospitals. Clinical trials in these hospitals yielded such remarkable re-
sults that it has become commonplace.

The formula, marketed under the name Osteoking, includes as-

tralagus root, Asian ginseng root, safflower, tienchi ginseng root, Eu-
commia bark, tangerine peel, and purified water. Even taken individu-
ally, these ingredients each have their own benefits, yet combined in
the manner and ratios found in Osteoking, they appear to have a more
specialized bone-building action.

Osteoking targets the most important organ

for maintaining bone health
A lot of the material and research discussing bone health from a
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) point of view talks about the
importance of kidney health. Ross explained to me that in TCM the
kidney is the vital Qi (life force) organ. This piqued my curiosity, so I
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searched for a modernized explanation.

Healthy kidneys convert a hormone called calcitriol to its active

form of vitamin D. Calcitriol lets your body absorb calcium from the
food you eat or standard calcium supplements. When your kidneys are
not working well, they start to make less calcitriol—so even if you eat
calcium, your body can’t absorb it. That’s when your parathyroid hor-
mone (PTH) kicks in to make sure you always have enough calcium in
your blood. PTH is produced by several small, bean-like parathyroid
glands in your neck whose “job” is to tell your bones to release calcium
into your bloodstream. Over time, this process can actually weaken
your bones.

Understanding this important link, it makes sense that some of

Osteoking’s individual ingredients—astragalus, ginseng, and Eucom-
mia bark—are known for their tonic effects on the kidneys. But Os-
teoking also has more direct effects on bone formation.

To get a better idea of how it works, it helps to know more about

the actual structure of your bones and how they’re made.

Two types of bone cells are involved in the bone-building process:

osteoclasts and osteoblasts. The osteoclasts trigger bone resorption—
which means to lose substance. In other words, they’re the cells that
break down existing bone to make way for new bone.

After the osteoclasts do their work, the osteoblasts trigger the bone-
building that’s necessary to replace the bone that has been resorbed.
From childhood until around age 30, the osteoblasts work harder than
the osteoclasts, which means more bone is built than is resorbed. Around
age 30, you reach your peak bone mass—the time when your bones are
as dense as they will ever be. Then the balance begins to shift.

For a while, the osteoclasts and the osteoblasts work pretty evenly,
but around age 50, the osteoclasts (the resorbers) begin to outpace the
osteoblast (the builders), which means more bone is resorbed than is
newly made. This is what causes bone density to decrease.
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Boosting basic bone-building functions

One of the studies I found on Osteoking, done by Kunming Medi-
cal College’s Department of Orthopedics, demonstrated Osteoking’s
ability to increase bone health. Researchers studied three groups of
rabbits: one group received no treatment, one received a “saline/mod-
el” treatment, and the remaining group received Osteoking. In the no-
treatment group, researchers noted that the rabbits’ bone cells were
normal. In the saline/model group, the bone tissue deteriorated and
even showed some bleeding. But in the Osteoking group, more os-
teoblasts, osteoclasts, neonatal bone cells, and cortex were seen, along
with calcium salt deposits. The bone in the saline/model group was
also soft and easily cut, while the Oseteoking groups bone was dense
and hard to cut.1

Cut your time in a cast in half

I spoke with Steven Hathaway, who works for the company pro-
ducing Osteoking. He started taking it after he was diagnosed with
a condition called osteopenia, a loss of bone density that can lead to
osteoporosis. He’d been taking Osteoking for about five weeks when
he found out just how well it really works. As he recalled, on Decem-
ber 14, 2004, he went up into his attic to bring down his parka for the
winter. He turned to come down the stairs, now blinded by the huge
parka, and just as he was stepping down onto the landing with the full
force of his weight, he stumbled on one of the household hazards many
of us face every day—shoes.

He severely turned his ankle on a pair of shoes left on the landing.

Immediately, the swelling began, and by the next morning, he was off
to the hospital for X-rays. He’d suffered torn ligaments and a fractured
fibula in his left ankle. The doctor put him in a cast, which limited his
mobility and was just plain uncomfortable.

Hathaway was told he would need to wear the cast for the standard
six weeks. But after just two weeks, he began insisting that the doctor
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do another X-ray so the cast could be removed. They reached a com-

promise: At three weeks, the X-rays were repeated—and the cast came
off. That’s half the standard healing time for fractures.

To confirm Hathaway’s account, I was able to read a letter from his

doctor stating, “This is very impressive since normally it takes about
six weeks of healing time in a cast for this type of injury and you healed
in half the time.”

Bone density improves in only six months

Another Osteoking success story happened to Helene Y. She had
been fighting osteoporosis for about four years and was taking lots of
calcium supplements and walking every day to try to keep it from get-
ting any worse. Yet, in July 2003, she broke her hip and underwent hip
replacement surgery.

A November 25, 2003 bone scan highlighted her fears—her bone

density was getting worse. She’d heard about Osteoking and decided to
start taking it.

What happened next amazed everyone. As Helene recounts, “Six

months later, on May 25, 2004, I had another bone scan done by my
doctor, and the results of the test were stunning. The scan showed an
increase in bone density of 8.8 percent after only six months.” Helene’s
doctor said he “was very impressed and surprised to see such a signifi-
cant gain in bone density in such a short period of time.”

I spoke to Hathaway about Helene’s case. He admitted that he

couldn’t rule out that the dramatic increase in bone density could have
been due to discrepancies in the machines used to do the screenings.

So he asked the president and chief scientific officer of Sutton

Medical Services to evaluate the results of both bone scans considering
the variability of the machines. He used a different method of analyz-
ing Helene’s before-and-after bone health called a T-score assessment.
Overall, Helene had an improvement in five out of six T-scores, put-
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ting any doubts about her progress to rest.

The testimonials are great—and promising. Of course, they’re all

from Osteoking’s distributor, which obviously has more to gain in shar-
ing good feedback than bad. But I was also able to turn up results from
several human clinical trials that appear to back up the good reports.

95 percent improved fracture healing

I got a copy of the final report on the treatment of 60 cases of trau-
matic fracture with Osteoking from the Department of Orthopedics
at the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Kunming City.
Researchers compared the results of patients taking Osteoking to a
control group using a different remedy called Wudidang. The clinical
evaluation showed that Osteoking reduced swelling by 95 percent and
improved fracture healing by over 98 percent. It also appeared to be 98
percent effective as an analgesic.2

In another study, done at the Department of Orthopedics in the

59th Central Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Chi-
na, researchers studied the effects of Osteoking in 60 people, all with
traumatic fractures documented by X-rays. The fractures were caused
by various events in various bones, so we can get a good idea of how
many types of fracture can be affected.

Study subjects in the Osteoking group took 25 ml of Osteoking

every other day for 12 days. The control group subjects took four cap-
sules of a formula called Yushangling three times per day for 24 days.

At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that “the effi-
ciency rates of analgesic, repercussion, and fracture union of the Os-
teoking group were more significant than those of the Yushangling
capsule group. The Osteoking formula demonstrates improved effects
on the union of fractures. It could shorten the time required for such
a union to occur.”3

Starting in March 1998, the Kunming Medical College began to

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study Osteoking’s ability to combat bone necrosis. Necrosis basically

means your bone is eroding or slowly dying.

Researchers administered the suggested dosage of Osteoking (25

ml every other day taken at bedtime) to subjects needing treatment for
necrosis of the hip. The duration of treatment varied depending on the
state of illness of each subject, ranging from 180 days to 720 days, and
was combined with a course of exercise.

Of these cases, 51 subjects had necrosis in both hips and 25 had ne-
crosis in just one hip, which makes for a grand total of 127 hips that the
researchers evaluated. Among the 127 hips, 105 showed good results
from the treatment. And it seems that only three of the 15 severe cases
went on to receive hip replacement operations. While not all subjects
experienced these results, after half a year to one year taking Osteoking,
many showed “repair and changes around the necrosis region.”4

The price of purity

Osteoking comes in one-month supplies. Since it’s a liquid formula
and is packaged in individual doses, it is a little more expensive than
most supplements—about $118 for a one-month supply. But part of the
cost also goes toward ensuring the product’s safety and purity.

Both safety/toxicity studies I read showed Osteoking to be a pure,

non-toxic, natural product. The manufacturer, Crystal Natural Pharma-
ceutical Corp., explained that, to test the safety of Osteoking, laboratory
animals were given 540 times the normal dose, and the animals still con-
tinued to grow in size, strength, vigor, and health—with no apparent ill
effects. However, you should know that it is not recommended for use
by pregnant women, those with mental disease, glaucoma, or anyone
suffering from heart, lung or kidney failure, or excessive bleeding.

The recommended dose is one bottle (25 ml) every other day. In
the human studies, Osteoking was taken at bedtime—your body’s nat-
ural regeneration period. And for best results, it is recommended that
you take it for at least one month.
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CHAPTER TWO

Reverse osteoporosis AND erase

osteoarthritis with a single pill

W hen it comes to ‘bad bones,’ there are a lot of drugs and supple-
ments out there—but none of them can actually fix what’s wrong.

That’s why Jerry Stine of ZyCal Bioceuticals was practically doing

cartwheels when he came across a product that actually makes a dif-
ference… a product that helps your body grow new bone right where
it’s needed. And that’s practically a miracle, but the benefits don’t end
there. This bone-building dynamo can actually improve the quality of
your bones and joints, making the pain of osteoarthritis and the dan-
gers of osteoporosis things of the past.

If you know anyone who doesn’t have either osteoporosis or osteo­

arthritis, consider them very lucky—as lucky as a lottery winner. Be-
cause there’s only a very slight chance that you won’t get hit with at
least one of the two once you get to a certain age.

The statistics alone can make your bones ache.

•N
 early 27 million Americans are affected by osteoarthritis (OA),
including about one-third of Americans over age 65
•A
 bout 10 million Americans have osteoporosis… and around 8
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million of those are women

•O
 steoporosis causes at least 1.5 million fractures every year…
including more than 300,000 hip fractures
•A
 lmost 25 percent of people 50 and older who’ve fractured a hip
will die within one year of the break
•N
 either mainstream medicine nor nutritional supplements have
successfully fixed the problem…

Until now.

Now, thanks to Stine’s work with this remarkable product, you can
actually turn osteoporosis around and create healthy new bones… and
eliminate osteoarthritis pain by creating new cartilage, which is crucial
for optimal joint health.

A complete bone-boosting game plan

At ZyCal Bioceuticals, they focus on the aging process… and how
to stop, stall, and reverse it. It’s all they do, and they won’t even con-
sider a product that doesn’t tackle a fundamental aspect of aging.

Bone problems—like osteo­arthritis and osteoporosis—are abso-

lutely age-related. As we get older, the key mechanisms that build bone
and cartilage slow down dramatically.

At the same time, though, your old bone removal system keeps
running full speed ahead—a process called resorption. For that, spe-
cial cells called osteoclasts travel through your bones looking for any
pieces that need renewal. When they find one, the osteoclasts dissolve
that piece, leaving an empty space.

When your body works at peak capacity, those spaces get filled in
by another type of specialized cells called osteoblasts. Unfortunately,
this process works less efficiently as we get older—so old bone is re-
moved faster than new bone can replace it.

The common ‘answers’ to this problem are slowing down resorp-

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tion (with drugs like Fosamax), and taking bone-strengthening sup-

plements like calcium and vitamin D. But these solutions work around
the real problem… not on it.

Ostinol helps your body grow new bone and cartilage

No other product on the market turns on the stem cell process of
growing new bone and cartilage. Some drugs and supplements may
help the process once it’s started, but they can’t make bone regrowth
happen on their own because they don’t contain BMPs (bone morpho-
genetic proteins)… the key component of Ostinol™.

BMPs are biologically active proteins—they actually stimulate your

cells, putting them back to work. These unique proteins actually turn
on the chemical signals that trigger the healing process in your bone
tissue, telling your cells to start growing bone and cartilage. On top of
that, BMPs have shown anti-inflammatory effects, a very important
part of treating both osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.

And when you use Ostinol™ in combination with the right joint
support supplements—watch out! The BMPs work together with
things like calcium, vitamin D, glucosamine, and chondroitin… help-
ing you build good quality bone.

In fact, it can even be used together with bone resorption-slowing

drugs, for better results than you’d see with the drugs alone.

What’s more—there doesn’t appear to be any downside. Stine’s

clinical experience with Ostinol™ shows that the supplement is well-

You might be losing bone…

without even knowing it
You may be one of the estimated 18 million Americans have os-
teopenia—low bone mass—even if you don’t know it. In the early
stages, bone loss causes no noticeable symptoms, but it does make
your bones weaker, setting the stage for full-blown osteoporosis.
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tolerated. In fact, none of his patients have reported any negative ef-
fects. Rather, he’s seen many positive outcomes… even in highly un-
likely situations.

BMPs are proven effective and safe

Stine isn’t the only medical professional who’s used BMPs success-
fully. There are forty years of research and twenty years of clinical ex-
perience behind the Ostinol™ formula—it’s safety and efficacy are very
well-established. In fact, there have been thousands of studies done on
how BMPs work to form, fix, and stabilize bone and cartilage.

And since the 90s, BMPs have become a standard for use in bone
surgeries. There, a liquid extract is poured directly on to the bone to
kickstart healing… with an excellent success and safety record.

More recently, BMPs have been studied in connection with osteo-

arthritis by ZyCal Bioceuticals, Inc. (Osteoarthritis gets all the study
funding because results are more obvious and come much quicker.)
Here’s what their two in-house OA studies found:

The pilot study focused on six patients with mild to moderate joint
pain and stiffness, who were otherwise in good health. This small group
of patients completed the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) questionnaires of
pain and stiffness, at the study’s outset. They all were given one tablet
of Chondrinol® (a combination of Ostinol™, glucosamine and chondroi-
tin), three times daily. And by the end of just one week, these subjects
reported better than 50 percent reduction in pain and stiffness.

The encouraging (and very quick!) results from the pilot study
prompted a larger and more elaborate follow-up. The second study
(which is currently being submitted for medical review and publica-
tion in a major medical journal) was a Phase II, prospective, multi-
center, open-label clinical trial. The twenty-three subjects all suffered
from physician-documented moderate to severe cases of osteoarthri-
tis, and no other serious ailments. Each completed the VAS question-
naire at the start of the trial.
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These patients were all given Chondrinol® daily (1 tablet, three

times a day), and after just one week, the group reported an average
27 percent decline in pain and stiffness. And by the end of the fourth
week, they reported…

• 55 percent reduction in pain

• 59 percent drop in pain frequency
• 44 percent increased ability to participate in recreational activities
• 38 percent increase in strength

“Whatever your son is giving you, stay on it!”

And while no studies have yet been conducted on Ostinol’s impact
on osteoporosis (though some of its components have been studied),
some success stories have been reported. Like the case of a 64-year-old
woman (whose name has been omitted to preserve her privacy) with
severe osteoporosis.

Her case was advanced and very difficult—her spinal DEXA scans
showed 25 percent bone loss from 2004 to 2007. Still, she did not want to
take pharmaceutical drugs, holding out hope for a natural remedy. Luck-
ily, her son was a chiropractic physician, and he knew about Ostinol.

He put his mother on a regimen of Pro-Stiminol® (a combination

kit of Ostinol™ and Tricalcidin-3®, a blend of organic calciums), one

Slowing down resorption

can be a very bad thing
In theory, drugs that slow down bone loss sound like a good
thing—but they’re not. When you stop your body from clearing
out old bone cells, it doesn’t make your bones stronger or health-
ier. In fact, leaving old bone tissue in place can cause very serious
side effects—like bone death (a.k.a. osteonecrosis) and severe in-
fections.
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tablet per day. After a year of using the supplement, her bone loss rate
slowed by 25 percent… but she still wasn’t regrowing bone.

So he had her take an Ostinol™ tablet in addition to her daily Pro-

Stiminol®—and that brought on remarkable results. After six months
on the new regimen, tests showed that her bone loss had stopped com-
pletely… and that her bone density had actually increased by 10 percent.

Her regular doctor was very impressed with the outcome. He told
her, “Whatever your son is giving you, stay on it!”

The tip of the iceberg

While you don’t need a consultation to buy Ostinol™ from ZyCal
Bioceuticals, Stine says most people would benefit from talking with
one of their medical professionals.

“Osteoporosis, and to a lesser extent osteoarthritis, are what I call

‘tip of the iceberg’ conditions,” Stine told me. That’s because losing
bone density may be just the surface issue, complicated by something
deeper—there are a wide variety of metabolic disorders and other seri-
ous health conditions that can set the stage for osteoporosis:

• Hormonal imbalance
• Cortisol regulation issues
• Blood sugar and insulin resistance problems
• Any inflammatory condition
• Low grade infections (like periodontal disease)
• GI disorders (including food sensitivities)
• Th
 yroid problems (especially if you take synthetic thyroid
medication, like Synthroid)

With a more complete picture of your overall health, Stine and the
other professionals at ZyCal Bioceuticals can develop a customized
program that addresses your unique situation. They can also track your
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progress—osteoporosis takes a very long time to correct, two years or

more, and it can seem like nothing is happening. That’s why he recom-
mends periodic testing using a special urine test that can measure your
bone resorption rate, letting you see the improvement.

And while Ostinol™ is busy helping new bone grow, your body may
require additional support to make sure that bone is of the highest
quality. Stine may recommend some joint support products, a custom
calcium/vitamin D blend… or tell you that what you’re already taking
can do the trick.

The standard dose of Ostinol™ is one tablet per day, but Stine told
me that sometimes two a day may be necessary to get the job done.

You’ll find ordering information for Ostinol™ in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER THREE

Addressing bone density

is not enough… Breakthrough
reverses osteoporosis by actually
rebuilding bone

I f you’re approaching or past menopause, you’re probably already pay-

ing a lot of attention to your bones and your risk of osteoporosis. And
you’re probably doing everything right—well, everything we knew was
right before the newest bone-health breakthrough hit the scene.

Let’s run down the list:

• Weight-bearing exercise? Check.

• A healthy diet? Check.
• Calcium-regulating supplements (like Tango’s Osteophase,
recommended several years ago in the Members Alert—see the
December 2004 issue in the archive at www.hsionline.com)?
Check.

These can all go a long way toward boosting your bone density.

For some time now, osteoporosis has been defined by low bone-
mineral content (low bone density). So drugs treating osteoporosis
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have been developed to preserve the mineral content of bones.

But it turns out that boosting your bone density is only half the
picture—in fact, if you’re mineralizing your bones without addressing
the underlying structure, you could actually be increasing your risk of
fracture.

Thankfully, this new breakthrough supports the whole spectrum

of bone health—by actually helping to rebuild the very structure of
your bones. And it’s the very first supplement of its kind to do so.

HSI medical adviser Dr. Martin Milner brought this one to me,
saying “I have never seen a natural-medicine product better developed
to specifically address the underlying limitations preventing bone re-
modeling and osteoporosis reversal.”

Why just increase density

when you can actually rebuild bone?
The strength of your bones is about more than density—it’s about
the integrity of the bones’ architecture—the bone matrix. In fact, after
the age of 50, the bone matrix declines before bone density, leaving
bones weak and fracture-prone.

And the continued strength of that matrix comes from a process

called bone remodeling. Bone is living tissue that is constantly being
broken down and rebuilt. Osteoclast cells remove old and damaged
bone tissue, then osteoblasts and osteocytes create a new bone ma-
trix—the web-like architecture of bone. This matrix incorporates min-
erals to give bone its density and hardness. The process ensures your
bones’ structural integrity. This reduces your risks of fractures and os-
teoporosis.

During your younger years, the remodeling process leans toward

bone formation, increasing bone growth until peak bone mass is reached
around age 30. In your mid-thirties, the rate of removal of weak bone
starts to exceed that of new bone formation, meaning that you’re slowly
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losing bone over time. The bone matrix (sort of the frame the bone is
built upon) weakens. If you’re taking supplements to mineralize and in-
crease bone density, this hardening of partially formed or incomplete
bone matrix means your chances of fracture are greater.

Once you hit menopause, lower levels of estrogen and progesterone

start to affect the process of bone remodeling. Bone tissue starts to go
through the turnover process at a higher rate—increasing fracture risk
by decreasing matrix quality without having much effect on density.

Inflammatory agents that increase resorption (the breakdown of

old bone cells) and suppress bone formation are no longer kept in
check by estrogen. Because of this, you could actually lose up to 20
percent of your bone mass in the first five to seven years after the onset
of menopause.

Up until now, women have been increasing bone density with

calcium and vitamin D supplements. But this does nothing for the
remodeling of the bone matrix. Fortifying a weak matrix doesn’t
change the matrix itself—meaning bones are still weak despite your
best efforts.

This is where Ostera comes in.

Rev up your body’s bone-building cells

Recently, there’s been a shift. The new thinking is that certain body
chemicals—scientists call them “biochemical markers”—tell us more
about a woman’s osteoporosis risk. Bone density tests only measure
20 percent of the skeleton, but these biomarkers show what’s going
on with the whole thing, as well as with the bone remodeling process.
They hint at turnover rate, formation of bone, resorption of bone, and
formation of new bone.

The level of the hormone osteocalcin (OC) is especially telling.

This hormone controls the deposit of new bone. As osteoclasts destroy
old bone, OC is released into the bloodstream. The more OC in the
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bloodstream, the faster the turnover of bone—and the higher your risk
of fracture.

While Dr. Milner told me it’s too soon to verify bone remodeling
in his practice (Ostera is just that new!), a clinical trial, the results of
which were published earlier this year, proves how well it works by
examining the biomarkers associated with bone remodeling.

In the trial, 77 postmenopausal women—45 with Metabolic Syn-

drome and 32 who were generally healthy—participated. Both the trial
group and the control group were instructed to follow a Mediterra-
nean diet and exercise aerobically 150 minutes per week. Both groups
did those things, but while the trial group also took Ostera twice daily.
None of the subjects took calcium supplements or a multivitamin that
might have contained calcium and/or vitamin D during the 14-week
trial period.

At the beginning of the trial, both groups had elevated OC levels,

indicating an increase in bone turnover rate and an increased risk for
osteoporosis. At the end of the trial, the levels had gone up by 16.4
percent in the control group. The trial group, however, saw a signifi-
cant decrease of 31 percent. Among women with Metabolic Syndrome,
the increase in the control group was even higher (22.6 percent), but
the trial group saw the same decrease as the women without Metabolic
Syndrome.

The other biomarkers associated with bone remodeling and osteo-

porosis showed impressive results. P1NP, a marker of bone formation,
significantly increased with use of Ostera, and significantly decreased
in the control group. And IGF-1, a marker for vertebral fracture risk in
postmenopausal women, increased significantly with Ostera (by 21.2
percent), which means they faced lower risk of fracture. The control
group saw a decrease of 13.1 percent. An increase in IGF-1 in women
with low estrogen is very impressive.

Serum vitamin D went up by 16.2 percent in the test group and

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decreased by 14.6 percent in the control group over the course of the
trial.

As part of the trial, researchers also looked at estrogen levels. They

found that these levels didn’t change on an observable level, meaning
that the positive effects on the bone-remodeling-related biomarkers
didn’t have anything to do with estrogen—it was all due to Ostera.

Overall, researchers concluded that a combination of the low-

glycemic Mediterranean diet, exercise, and Ostera positively affected
bone remodeling in postmenopausal women with low estrogen levels.
They suggest that you could gain even more positive results with min-
eralization support and weight-bearing exercise.1

Four bone-boosting powerhouse ingredients in one formula

The benefits of Ostera come from a quartet of natural agents that
are proven bone savers.

Rho iso-alpha acids (RIAA), derived from hops, modulate sub-

stances involved in bone degradation. Inhibition of these substances
has been shown to promote bone formation and prevent the inflam-
mation that accelerates bone loss.

Berberine acts in a similar way. It inhibits the activity of osteo-

clasts, the cells that take part in the breakdown of bone tissue. It’s also
been suggested that berberine can positively influence the formation
of osteoblasts, cells that build up bone tissue.

Then there’s vitamin D, which you know for going hand-in-hand

with calcium. In addition to helping the body absorb calcium for min-
eralization of bone, it also plays a role in regulating bone turnover.
Low vitamin D intake has been linked to increased fracture risk and
increased rates of bone loss.

Finally, vitamin K plays a major role in the metabolism of bone

proteins that are central to bone quality, integrity, and support of over-
all bone mass. Regular intake of vitamin K has been linked with in-
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creased bone mineral density; it also has been shown to have a positive
effect on bone remodeling.

The vitamin K in Ostera may interact with a common blood thin-

ner, Coumadin(wayfaring sodium). If you are taking this medication,
contact your physician before starting on Ostera. Too much vitamin
K in a high-dark-green-leafy-vegetable diet and/or from supplementa-
tion can excessively thicken blood. If you have a tendency toward form-
ing blood clots or need to thin your blood for other reasons such as
coronary artery disease, contact your physician before taking Ostera.

It’s an all-natural formula without serious adverse effects. Com-

bined, the four components in Ostera help your body actually rebuild
bone, instead of just increasing the density of bone that is already there.

Ordering information for Ostera is in the Member Source Direc-

tory on page 529.
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CHAPTER FOUR

The milk-less secret to

preventing osteoporosis

I n October 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General released the first-ever

report on bone health—and the news wasn’t good. Apparently, by
2020, half of all Americans over age 50 will be at risk for low bone
density and osteoporosis. But this dire warning did come with a silver
lining: The risk will only increase that much if no one takes any im-
mediate action to protect her bones.

No problem—we can all handle taking action. It’s figuring out

what action to take that can present a challenge. Of course, there are
the prescription drugs like Fosamax, designed to build bone mass, and
the dairy industry still clings to its claim that milk builds strong bones.

But osteoporosis drugs come with their own risks like nausea, al-
tered sense of taste, and bone or joint pain. And milk just doesn’t cut it
in terms of bone health: In fact, studies show it’s not the best source of
calcium, the most crucial bone-health nutrient, and it doesn’t actually
protect against fractures or other bone problems.

You may have already made the switch over to calcium supplements
to protect yourself from bone loss and osteoporosis. The key to keeping
your bones strong and healthy is to regulate the calcium in your body.
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And now there’s an all-natural product that can help you do that.

It’s called Osteophase, and preliminary studies show that it can

reduce the loss of calcium, increase bone density, and increase bone
remodeling.

Calcium regulating superstars

that will save your bones
Osteophase is the first nutritional supplement that reliably regu-
lates calcium homeostasis to rebuild skeletal bone and resolve cal-
cium overload.

It’s a marine-based formula made from oyster shell lining com-

bined with 21 different amino acids, iron, zinc, and three specific
herbs—stragalus, Angelica sinensis root, and Coix seeds.

The inner lining of the oyster shell contains biologically active pro-
teins and enzymes that are responsible for stimulating the formation
of the hard outer shell from available calcium. The manufacturers of
Osteophase developed a method of extracting these bioactive ingre-
dients from the shell lining, along with calcium from the actual shell.

When they’re combined with the three herbs in the formula, the
active components of the oyster shell lining help regulate the functions
of calcium in the body, pulling it out of soft tissues where it can cause
damage, and re-directing it into the bones to strengthen them.

Research has shown that Astragalus extracts inhibit bone loss in

rats that have had their ovaries removed. This could indicate that it may
be a good bone-protecting alternative for post-menopausal women
who were counting on hormone replacement therapy for this purpose.

Angelica sinensis is frequently used as the main ingredient in

herbal prescriptions for bone injuries. One study found that Angelica
stimulated synthesis of a substance called OPC-1, which is a crucial
part of bone formation.
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Coix seeds help counteract the degeneration of bone and cartilage.

For once you need even less than

the “experts” recommend
The dose of Osteophase used in the clinical evaluation in China
contained less than 125 mg per day of calcium. This level of calcium
intake is actually far below the 1,000 mg of daily supplementation rec-
ommended by U.S. health authorities to protect against bone loss. But
despite the lower level of calcium, the researchers found that Osteo-
phase reduced the loss of calcium by up to 69 percent, increased bone
density by 27 percent, and increased bone remodeling by 100 percent.

These results support the notion that Osteophase achieves its

results by regulating the amount of calcium in the body—not by
increasing it.

So even though the U.S. government probably won’t add it to its

list of ways to head off the burgeoning epidemic of osteoporosis and
bone loss, it certainly looks as if Osteophase might be one of the best
tools for taking that “immediate action” the Surgeon General recom-
mended. See the Member Source Directory on page 529 for ordering
information.
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Diabetes
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CHAPTER ONE

Blood sugar buster three times

more effective than top-selling
diabetes drugs

A lmost as soon as it was introduced, the success stories started

flooding in. Sugar levels were falling, pounds were plummeting,
and blood pressure was sinking. All thanks to an herbal powerhouse
called Syntra5™ (formerly known as Diatroxal).

But the word-of-mouth wasn’t enough for the scientists behind

this diabetes beater. So it was put to the test in a randomized, double-
blind, placebo-controlled trial—the gold standard of scientific testing.

It turned out to be an all-out assault on diabetes. Fasting blood

sugar dropped a shocking 107 points. Triglycerides fell by an impres-
sive 20 percent. LDL cholesterol tumbled by more than 34 percent.
And total cholesterol dropped over 29 percent.

If that weren’t enough, participants in the trial lost an average of

nearly 10 pounds—without changing eating or exercise habits.

And those were the results after only 90 days.

It all adds up to one undeniable fact—no other product, pharma-

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ceutical or natural, created to treat diabetes has been shown to be even

one half as effective as Syntra5™.

A formula so powerful, one company was

willing to lay it all on the line to prove it
It’s true. Even the top-selling diabetes drugs only drop blood glu-
cose levels by at most 36.6 points. That makes Syntra5™ three times
more effective—without the side effects of those drugs.

It’s hard to believe it took a major gamble to get this powerful dia-
betes thrasher the attention it deserves. The story starts about 10 years
ago, when Ken Hampshire, the co-founder of Syntratech, the group
that developed Syntra5™, met Dr. Vern Cherewatenko, the author of
The Diabetes Cure.

Dr. Cherewatenko had turned to Ken for help formulating and

manufacturing a new product for type 2 diabetes. Together, they cre-
ated Ultimate HCA, one of the first safe and effective solutions for type
2 diabetes.

Ken knew it was good, but he thought it could be even better. So

when, three years later, Dr. Cherewatenko turned his attention to an-
other project, Ken started scouring scientific journals.

In reviewing 20 years of research, he started seeing the same herbal

extracts come up again and again—extracts that were able to lower
insulin resistance in the body. Extracts that no other companies had
seemed to notice.

These extracts were expertly combined to become Syntra5™. When

it was introduced, the testimonials started pouring in. But for Ken, that
wasn’t enough. He wanted verifiable evidence that it was working.

Now, clinical trials are expensive. Too many companies with won-
derful products simply can’t afford to prove their effectiveness. So Ken
commissioned a small study to see how Syntra5™ fared. Though there
were only 17 participants, the results were very positive—so positive,
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in fact, that Ken decided to lay it all on the line.

Syntratech is a small company. So it was a big deal when the team

there decided to put their entire marketing budget into a large-scale,
randomized, placebo-controlled human clinical trial conducted at an
independent lab. If Syntra5™ wasn’t proven effective, they would be
positively ruined.

But, as you already know—it worked. In fact, the results went be-
yond even their greatest expectations.

Top-selling diabetes drugs just can’t touch it

When it comes to fasting blood glucose, a level below 100 mg/dL
is considered normal or healthy and 100-125 mg/dL is considered pre-
diabetic (and brings with it increased risk of cardiovascular disease).
A count of 126 mg/dL, measured on two different days, is indicative of
diabetes.

And of course, that means big health risks. Damage to the eyes,
kidneys, blood vessels, heart, and nerves, as well as cognitive decline
and even dementia, are all linked to diabetes.

All of the participants in the trial had chronic uncontrolled blood

glucose, with fasting blood glucose counts between 160 mg/dL and
225 mg/dL.

In only 90 days, Syntra5™ brought those numbers down, on aver-

age, a whopping 107 points. Every participant taking it saw his or her
fasting blood glucose drop to within the normal, healthy range.

If you’re watching your blood sugar levels, you’re also paying atten-
tion to your two-hour glucose level. This should be below 140 mg/dL. A
count between 140 and 200 mg/dL indicates impaired glucose tolerance,
and a level over 200 mg/dL goes hand in hand with diabetes.

Over the course of the trial, participants taking Syntra5™ experi-

enced a 54.55 percent decrease in two-hour glucose levels. For par-
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ticipants taking the placebo, the level rose an average of just over 4
percent.

A third test measures the average amount of glucose in the blood

over the 2-3 months prior to the test. It does this by measuring the
concentration of hemoglobin A1c, or glycated hemoglobin. A 1 per-
cent change in A1c reflects a change of about 30 mg/dL in average
blood glucose level.

When blood was drawn from participants taking Syntra5™ at the

end of the trial, A1c levels had dropped from an average concentra-
tion of 7.7 percent to an average of 4.66 percent—a highly significant
3 percent drop. All of the subjects in the active group had their A1c
levels drop to 5 percent or below.

Now, Syntra5™’s effect on blood glucose levels would be impres-

sive on its own. But this herbal formula had more in store for the trial
participants.

Triglycerides, a type of fat within the bloodstream, decreased an

average of over 20 percent in participants taking Diaxtroxal. With pla-
cebo, there was an average increase of 6.6 percent.

Cholesterol levels were also positively affected by Syntra5™. In the

active group, participants’ LDL cholesterol was lowered by over 34
percent, and their total cholesterol went down by 29 percent.

Syntra5™ demonstrated action on blood pressure as well. Over the

course of the 90 days, participants taking Syntra5™ were rewarded with
an average 25 percent drop in systolic pressure, 5 percent diastolic.

Then there was the weight loss. Prior to the trial, most of the partic-
ipants had already been trying to control their blood sugar levels with
diet and exercise. But they weren’t having much luck. The researchers
conducting the trial told the participants not to make any changes in
diet, exercise or water intake.

Even without making such changes, the participants in the Syntra5™

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group lost an average of almost 10 pounds. They expressed no changes

in hunger or appetite, and no changes in cravings for sweets.

Of course, all of these numbers are meaningful. But they become

even more important when paired with how the participants felt dur-
ing the course of the trial.

Only two weeks in, 25 percent of the people in the active group
said they felt better than they had in years. After one month, half of
them reported having more energy.

Of course, the overall result of the test, reported by the researchers,

was that Syntra5™ is a very safe and effective product for the manage-
ment of diabetes.1

When the results of the study went through the peer-review pro-
cess, it was noted that Syntra5™ beat the heck out of the leading diabe-
tes drugs.

The seven leading pharmaceutical drugs for diabetes lower A1c

less than 1 percent, and none of them are able to lower it to a level be-
low 7 percent. Put simply, Syntra5™ produced more than a three-fold
greater decrease in A1c than pharmaceuticals.

And when it comes to fasting blood glucose, pharmaceutical prod-

ucts can’t touch Syntra5™. The most fasting blood glucose drops with
the top-selling diabetes drugs is 36.6 mg/dL. In the Syntra5™ trial, the
average was an amazing 107 points. This great an effect was previously
unheard of.2

20 years’ worth of research

boiled down into one breakthrough blend
When I talked to Ken, I asked him to tell me what he considered
the “super stars” among the herbal extracts that make up Syntra5™. He
didn’t have to think long.

Back when he was scouring 20 years’ worth of research, he saw two

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substances come up more than any others.

Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) and Gymnema sylvestre extract work

in a number of ways to improve glucose metabolism. While there are
quite a few studies on these components, two provide a good example
of their effect.

In a 2004 animal study conducted at Georgetown University, HCA

was found effective and safe as a weight-loss agent. It was also shown
to inhibit the enzyme that controls the synthesis of fatty acids, choles-
terol, and triglycerides. The effects were dramatic after a period of only
eight weeks.3

In another study (also conducted at Georgetown) combining HCA

with chromium (which is also in Diaxtroxal) and gymnema sylvestre
extract, total cholesterol was lowered 9.5 percent and LDL cholesterol
was lowered 19 percent, while HDL cholesterol went up by 22.1 per-
cent. Triglyercides dropped by 20.5 percent.4

These two ingredients are joined by ten other active ingredients, all
painstakingly researched by Ken. And what he didn’t include is almost
as important.

In many popular natural products used to treat diabetes, you’ll see

the same ingredients pop up over and over. Ingredients like alpha li-
poic acid and CoQ-10 were not included in Syntra5™ because Ken just
wasn’t seeing the evidence that they work. Rather than following the
trend set by other companies, he has created a completely new for-
mula. And the evidence speaks for itself.

Drop blood sugar, pounds, and

blood pressure in one easy step
A while ago, I mentioned that when Syntra5™ was introduced, the
testimonials started pouring in. Well, they haven’t stopped. I was given
pages and pages of them, and promised more if I needed them. I’ll
share just a few.
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Charles in Arizona didn’t want to take drugs to control his blood

sugar, so he went in search of a natural option. An Internet search led
him to Syntra5™, and he decided to take a chance. After just a couple of
weeks, his energy returned and he had started losing weight.

His blood sugar had started in the high 300s, but plunged to the
high 90s. He says he’s very satisfied, but jokes that “the drug companies
are probably not happy with Syntra5™ because their bank accounts are
smaller.”

Lynn in New Mexico wanted another option when her doctor pre-
sented her with a month’s supply of Avandia. She never even broke the
seal—instead, she found Syntra5™.

Just over three months later, she had dropped 20 pounds and four
inches in her waist. Her blood sugar had gone down from 182 to 111.
At her last checkup, her blood pressure was 110/80. Her doctor was
amazed, and told her to just keep on doing what she’d been doing.

Mike in Minnesota has also been singing the praises of Syntra5™.

His blood sugar has gone from 180 to under 120 and he’s feeling a
lot more energetic these days. He unexpectedly lost 10 pounds and
“would highly recommend this product to anyone.”

Ordering information for Syntra5™ is in the Member Source Di-

rectory on page 529.
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CHAPTER TWO

Forget willpower:
Overcome sugar addiction in 21 days
with a natural herb

I f it’s ever happened to you, you know it’s something far beyond will-
power. Maybe you’re driving home from work, maybe you’re reading
a gripping murder mystery. But all of a sudden your thoughts turn to a
leftover piece of cake in the fridge. You’re not even hungry and you know
you don’t need the extra calories, but you literally cannot stop thinking
about it. Finally, you get to the fridge, fork in hand, and you give in. It
isn’t a lack of willpower that got you, it’s a full-fledged addiction.

The same brain receptors that can lead to drug and nicotine addic-
tions also let you become addicted to sugar.1

Understanding that it’s not personal weakness, but a true physical

addiction, is the first step to overcoming the cravings. Let’s be hon-
est: It’s not easy to give up sugar. Cravings—physical and mental­can
dominate your thoughts. Quitting “cold turkey” sometimes works to
curb cravings, but that can backfire. Avoiding sweets can lead to such
an uncontrollable craving for sugar that you “give in” just once—and
end up bingeing. And then the cycle continues.
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Pavlov’s dogs hold one key

to beating your habit
Research shows that certain activities or habits (like sitting down
to that mystery novel) may be compelling you to eat sugary foods. This
goes back to the studies done by Pavlov. We all remember the story
of how he conditioned dogs to salivate when a bell rang by ringing a
bell whenever they were fed. Eventually, the dogs began to salivate just
from the sound of the bell—food was no longer required.

Your sugar habit may have a similar psychological connection. You

may crave sugar because of certain surroundings, smells, sounds, or
circumstances.2 If, for example, you always eat a candy bar when you
go to the movies, then viewing a film on your VCR may stimulate the
same cravings. This sort of behavior pattern becomes an even bigger
problem when the frequency of the activity increases: You probably
watch movies at home more often than you do at the theater. If you
give in to your sugar cravings each time you pop a video into the VCR,
you’ll significantly increase your sugar intake.

Eating sweets fuels cancer growth

One of the most devastating side effects of sugar consumption
is accelerated cancer growth. Seventy years ago, Otto Warburg,
Ph.D., won the Nobel Prize in medicine when he discovered that
cancer cells use glucose (sugar) for growth. All cells have a require-
ment for glucose, but cancer cells have a much greater need. In
fact, they’re unable to multiply rapidly without it.

Besides fueling cancer growth, other health problems may be

linked to eating too much sugar. In addition to causing obesity,
excess sugar intake can lead to diabetes, encourage an overgrowth
of pathogenic intestinal flora, aggravate gout, and cause or exacer-
bate panic attacks, hyperactivity, and depression. Not to mention
what it does to your teeth!
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“Just for the taste of it” puts you back at the beginning
For some people, changing their behavior is all that’s needed to
stop eating sugar. But, if you crave sugar because you’re dependent
on it or are physically addicted to it, environmental and behavioral
changes probably won’t halt the incessant cravings. And it’s important
to note that switching over to artificial sweeteners won’t help.

It’s the sweet taste that generates the release of addiction-building

brain chemicals. According to Dr. Bart Hoebel, a neuroscience addic-
tion researcher at Princeton University, the surge of dopamine and
opioids—brain chemicals that “drive” the addiction process—occurs
regardless of the number of calories in the sweetening agent.3

Dr. Hoebel’s animal research indicates that rats experiencing sugar

withdrawal displayed symptoms such as teeth-chattering, anxiety, and
“high-pitched crying.” These are classic displays of withdrawal from
an addictive substance, although Dr. Hoebel claimed they were milder
than those suffering from drug withdrawal.

If your sugar cravings are linked to dependence or addiction, you

should expect to go through some withdrawal if you don’t eat or drink
something sweet when your body signals a need. Again, the symptoms
of sugar withdrawal are similar to those of drug withdrawal, though
not as severe.

Don’t “tell” your brain that you’re eating sugar

To break the endless cycle of sugar cravings, you have to address
your physical requirement for a “hit” of something sweet as well as the
behavior that automatically makes you reach for something sweet—
even if you don’t crave it at that moment.

There are different taste buds on your tongue. In order for you to
taste something, it must touch the appropriate taste receptor, or bud,
on your tongue. When the taste bud receives its “signal,” it sends an
impulse to the brain—and you know what flavor you’re eating. If you
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eat something sweet but your tongue doesn’t perceive it, it won’t send
the appropriate signal to your brain.4

Gymnema sylvestre, an herb well known by diabetics for reduc-

ing high blood-sugar levels, can prevent you from tasting sugar.
When gymnema comes in contact with the taste buds on your tongue,
it “binds” with the ones that receive the signal for sweet flavors and
blocks the taste of sweet things from being perceived by your tongue.5
Since your tongue doesn’t know it’s eating something sweet, it won’t
signal your brain’s receptors to release opioids and dopamine.

Although the brain secretions of opioids and dopamine have been

prevented, the chemistry of your brain has not been altered.6 But it
does mean you’re defeating the cycle of physical addiction by stop-
ping sweet flavors from “communicating” with your taste buds. It also
means your brain’s addiction receptors are not receiving a sugar fix.
This may send you into some form of withdrawal.

Chew your way beyond the craving

Gymnema is available in capsule form at most health food stores.
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CHAPTER THREE

Cutting-edge sugar research

may revolutionize your health

S cientists predict that the next great frontier of research will center
on sugar, of all things. And their findings are likely to change the
way the world thinks about medicine and health.

It’s already changing the way some forward-thinking doctors ap-

proach many diseases—not to mention general preventive care. And
after reading this, it may change the way you approach your own
health, too.

The next health frontier

Now that the human genome project is nearing completion, many
scientists predict that the next big research initiative will focus on
glycobiology, the study of the role of sugars in all living things. In fact,
some believe that “the sugar code” is even more complex than the
genome, and may have an even more significant impact on the worlds
of science and medicine.

HSI Medical Advisor Martin Milner N.D. clued us in to the re-

search being done to break the sugar code. “Glyconutrition is a new
flourishing area of nutritional research,” says Milner. “We are finding
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glyconutrient deficiencies associated with a large range of diseases.”

That’s no exaggeration. In my research for this article, I found

glycobiology mentioned in relation to everything from skin aging
to rheumatoid arthritis to cancer. That may seem like a stretch, but
when you begin to understand just what these sugar complexes are
responsible for, you can see how a deficiency in any one of them
can wreak havoc with your health—and how correcting those defi-
ciencies can help relieve—and prevent—a whole host of problems.

Essential sugars may be more vital

than fatty acids or proteins
Research over the past decade or so has shown us that there are es-
sential fatty acids and essential proteins (amino acids); now we’re just
beginning to understand that there are essential sugars, called mono-
saccharides, as well. Specifically, the basic eight are: glucose, galactose,
fucose, mannose, xylose, n-acetyl-neuraminic acid (NANA), n-acetyl-
glucosamine and n-acetyl-galactosamine. These individual sugars also
function as building blocks to build a virtually innumerable variety of
complex molecules called glycans, glycoforms, or simply sugar chains.

There are two ways that these sugar chains impact our health. The
first we touched on in the April 2003 issue, when we told members
about Xlear, a xylose-based nasal spray that clears lingering bacteria
from the nose. Xlear is an example of sugar’s anti-adhesive properties;
literally, these sugars can prevent viruses and bacteria from adhering
to cells by taking up all their receptor sites. If the virus or bacteria can’t
bind to a cell, they can’t make you sick; it’s as simple as that. Turns
out other sugar chains can work in similar ways to bind up all sorts of
viruses and bacteria in other parts of the body. In fact, pharmaceuti-
cal companies are focusing a lot of attention these days on developing
anti-adhesive drugs to treat a wide range of conditions.

But there’s another more complex role that these sugar chains play
in the body. Glycans form a sugar coat around every single cell in the
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body, as well as filling up the spaces in between cells. They act as a sort
of information super highway for the body, regulating communication
both within the cell and between that cell and other cells, as well as
other critical physiological processes.1

Breaking the sugar code

Unlike the building of DNA, RNA, or proteins, glycan synthesis
doesn’t follow a template that churns out identical copies over and over
again. Instead, the monosaccharides can combine with each other in
almost innumerable ways.

That’s why so many scientists refer to glycobiology as “the sugar

code.” Each of these combinations is like a complex code, sending a spe-
cific message to a specific target, whether it be another cell, substances
within the same cell, a circulation hormone or protein, even an invad-
ing bacteria or virus. These sugar chains play a vital role in nearly every
physiological process known to man: immune system response, tissue
regeneration, cell replication and growth—the list goes on and on.

This staggering capacity for variation is both glycans’ strength and

weakness. On one hand, according to scientists, “the potential… ex-
ceeds that of nucleic acids or proteins.”2 But on the other hand, one
tiny misstep in the complex glycan construction process and things
can go horribly awry.

You can’t get enough from food alone

Unfortunately, there’s a lot of opportunity for things to go wrong.
You see, of the eight basic monosaccharides needed to build these com-
plex glycans, most people only get enough of the first two, glucose and
galactose. You may get a little bit of the other six here and there in your
diet, but modern agricultural methods, processing and chemical con-
tamination have all but erased them from our food supply.

Think of it in the same way you think of the vitamins and miner-
als your body needs to stay healthy: In today’s environment, it’s nearly
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impossible to get all the vitamins you need from your food alone. And
while the body manages to function without supplemental vitamins,
operating under these conditions takes its toll, opening the door for
disease.

It’s the same with these essential sugars. When forced to, the body
is able to synthesize the missing monosaccharides it needs to build
these complex glycoforms. But the conversion process diverts energy
and attention from more urgent needs in the body—and increases the
risk of critical errors in process.

Think how one little letter can completely change the meaning of a
word, or how one pencil stroke can change one letter into another. It’s
the same way with cellular communications. In building these complex
glycan codes, just one little error can completely change the meaning.

Dr. Milner explains it this way, “If one cell intends to communicate
to another cell that it is a *F*R*I*E*N*D*, yet the molecular structure
says that it is a *F*I*E*N*D* due to an imperfect conversion that re-
sulted in a missing ‘link,’ then that cell will be destroyed, although it is
a perfectly healthy and normal cell.” And, as you can imagine, that one
small miscommunication can lead to big problems.

Sugar’s role in aging, autoimmune disease, even cancer

While much research still needs to be done to completely break
the sugar code, there is already a large body of evidence supporting
the idea that providing supplementary monosaccharides to the body
can improve cellular communication and impact a whole host of con-
ditions—from things as seemingly minor as skin aging and bacterial
infection to debilitating illnesses like muscular dystrophy, atheroscle-
rosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.3-6

Numerous studies also show how various monosaccharides and

sugar chains play a role in autoimmune diseases. For example, stud-
ies have shown that rheumatoid arthritis patients have an abnormally
high volume of Immunoglobin G molecules that lack galactose.7 In
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addition, RA patients’ glycoproteins demonstrate an abnormal uptake

of fucose, another essential monosaccharide.8 People with lupus show
a deficiency in mannose.9 And multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have
demonstrated abnormal xylose absorption and excretion levels.10

More research has shown that cancer cells contains different gly-
can structures than normal cells, structures that may promote cancer
progression. Glycans on cancer cells may promote metastasis by help-
ing cancer cells bind to tissues, and may promote cancer cell angiogen-
esis, the development of blood vessels, which helps cancer grow and
spread.11

As you can see from this extensive and wide-ranging list, there are
vast implications of this new field of study. Just last year, MIT Technol-
ogy Review included glycomics in its list of “10 Emerging Technologies
That Will Change the World.” Pharmaceutical companies are busily
working to try to create synthetic versions of these essential glycans
in their laboratories. The pharmaceutical companies, of course, need a
synthetic version to get their patents—and their profits.

But remember, all of these essential sugars exist in their original,

pure—un-patentable—forms in nature. That means you don’t have to
wait while dozens of scientists complete decades of research to docu-
ment every last detail of the sugar code. And you don’t have to wait for
a prescription to be available to treat an existing condition.

Glyconutrients save patient from “death’s door”

Dr. Milner has just started using a glyconutritional supplement in
his practice that provides all eight essential monosaccharides. After
just a few months, he’s already seen results in a patient with a chronic
skin condition called folliculitis, inflammation of the hair follicles. He’s
currently using it in a patient with an inflammatory joint condition
similar to arthritis. And he’s in the preliminary stages of planning a
clinical trial in conjunction with the National College of Naturopath-
ic Medicine to assess glyconutrient supplementation’s effectiveness
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against a whole range of conditions.

Dr. Milner learned about this glyconutrient therapy from a patient

of his, James Macfarlane, who used the approach himself when an ac-
cident caused second and third degree burns over nearly 30 percent of
his body. I spoke to James and heard his amazing story firsthand.

When he was first taken to the hospital after the accident, doctors
told him he would need massive doses of antibiotics to prevent infec-
tion, and skin grafts in order to heal normally. They also told him he’d
be in the hospital for at least two weeks. After treating himself with
glyconutrients, Macfarlane says he was able to leave the hospital in
under a week, without any antibiotics or skin grafts. Today, he says, the
skin has healed without scarring and looks completely normal.

James then referred me to Michael Schlachter, M.D., a board-

certified internist in Las Vegas, who uses glyconutrient therapy with
his patients.

Dr. Schlachter has used glyconutritional therapy on patients with

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s dis-
ease), asthma, and cardiomyopathy. But his most compelling story
involves a patient he saw in a Las Vegas area hospital suffering with
streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. (While toxic shock used to be as-
sociated primarily with tampon use, doctors now know that this blood
borne infection, caused by the streptococcal or staphylococcus bacte-
rium, can strike anyone.)

Dr. Schlachter told me that when he encountered the patient, “He

was literally at death’s door.” After several weeks battling his sickness
at home, then several days of hospitalization and aggressive treatment
with antibiotics, the patient was deteriorating rapidly and experienc-
ing multi-organ failure. Dr. Schlachter stepped in and asked the family
for permission to treat with glyconutritionals. They agreed, and ac-
cording to Dr. Schlachter, just a few hours after he administered a large
dose of glyconutrients through the patient’s feeding tube, the patient’s
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condition began improving.

Have you taken your multi-glycan today?

Dr. Schlachter is convinced that glyconutrients saved this man’s
life, and that they can do the same for many others. “The whole prem-
ise of glycobiology, it’s so simple, it’s sickening that most doctors don’t
get it,” says Schlachter. “I believe glyconutrients should be used as a
broad spectrum preventative therapy.”

Many doctors, including Dr. Milner, agree. Just as a daily multi-vi-

tamin has reached mainstream acceptance, glyconutrition proponents
believe that someday even conventional medicine will recognize the
benefits of a daily “multi-glycan.” By taking a daily multi-glycan sup-
plement, we may be able to prevent a vast number of communication
errors between cells that lead to depleted immune defenses, allergic
reactions, and even deadly disease.

But, like I said, you don’t have to wait until the mainstream catch-
es up. Through Mannatech, HSI Members can now get the same gly-
conutrient formula that Dr. Milner and Dr. Schlachter use with their
patients.

Provide your body with the glyconutrients it’s missing

It’s called Ambrotose, and it’s a blend of essential monosaccha-
rides, all derived from natural sources. Ambrotose contains glyconu-
trients from the larch tree, the aloe vera plant, the Indian sumac tree,
the astragalus shrub, the bacteria xanthomonas campestris, the acacia
shrub, and even seashells—all combined to provide the building-block
sugars our bodies need.

Ambrotose is available in both capsules and powder form. Dr. Mil-

ner recommends one to two capsules two times a day or 1/2 teaspoon
of the powder dissolved in juice or water and taken twice daily.

The Ambrotose glyconutrient complex is also available in another

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formula, combined with a blend of antioxidants for even more ben-

efits. The Ambrotose AO formula contains the same glyconutrients in
the regular formula, as well as antioxidants like vitamin E, quercetin,
grape skin extract, green tea extract and Australian bush plum.

Forward-thinking scientists and doctors championed the “radical”

cause of vitamin supplementation for decades before the mainstream
accepted its benefits. No doubt glyconutrient supplementation will en-
counter similar obstacles.

But you don’t have to wait until they get on board, or until some
drug company comes up with a synthetic derivative. Make glyconu-
trients part of your daily preventative program now, and you can be
enjoying the benefits long before it ends up on every grocery store shelf.
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CHAPTER FOUR

Dodge the sugar bullet––

and double your chances of
beating this leading killer

F or years, HSI Panelist Jon Barron had resisted suggestions that

he devise an approach for battling diabetes. His reluctance, he
told me, stemmed from his belief that using formulas to manage the
symptoms of diabetes without dealing with the underlying causes ulti-
mately fails. The responsible approach, he thought, was to help people
optimize the health of the organs in the body that control blood sugar
levels—not to treat the symptoms after people had the disease.

But the realities of the American diet finally changed his mind,
and he began to look at botanicals that could actually accomplish both
things simultaneously, help control blood sugar levels and help rebuild
the organs that control those levels—not just in diabetics and pre-dia-
betics, but in anyone eating a less than perfect diet.

A number of herbs, including milk thistle, bitter melon, ginseng,

and aloe, are used to control blood sugar. Ayurvedic medicine offers
more than 44 different herbal therapies and formulas for diabetes.
Both fenugreek and gymnema, for example, come from this tradition.
And these two have been the subject of 30 different studies of varying
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degrees of scientific rigor in Indian and Western literature. Only two

did not favor the treatment being tested.

After investigating a number of botanicals, Barron settled on four.

The first two come from the Ayurvedic tradition and the third from
Japan. There is extensive research, including clinical trials, on these
three. The fourth, nopal cactus, has a folk tradition in the American
Southwest and Mexico; research on it is promising, but not as exten-
sive as the others.

It’s worth noting that several of these botanicals also impact high
blood pressure and abnormal blood lipid levels, both characteristics
of pre-diabetes, as well as blood sugar levels. Evidence suggests that
one even regenerates cells in the pancreas, which, in turn, facilitates
healthier insulin levels.

Blood sugar levels plummet by 30 percent with one herb

Seeds from fenugreek plants (Trigonella foenum-gracum) have long
been used in India, Africa, and the Middle East to treat gastrointes-
tinal problems, gout, wounds, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. Clinical
research dating back to 1939 suggests that fenugreek helps normalize
how the body absorbs and uses glucose. The seeds contain a rare type
of fiber that forms a gel inside the stomach, reducing its ability to ab-
sorb sugar and fat. The gel also makes the stomach feel full faster and
longer, promoting weight loss.

On average, participants in fenugreek clinical trials have seen their

fasting blood sugar drop by 30 percent, their sugar levels after eating
drop 20 to 35 percent, and their hemoglobin A1C drop by 12 percent.
(The A1C test is an index of diabetes severity that measures the aver-
age amount of sugar molecules that have attached to red blood cells.)
In one study, participants experienced a 54 percent drop in urinary
glucose levels.1

Other clinical trials have shown that fenugreek can reduce total cho-
lesterol, LDL and triglyceride levels, particularly in individuals suffering
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from coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes.2,3 In short, it may help
diabetics reduce both their blood sugar and blood lipid levels.

However, the news isn’t all good. To get those effects, some study
participants had to take large amounts-as much as 100 g a day-of a herb
that tastes acutely bitter and makes for foul smelling sweat and urine. In
addition, fenugreek can trigger some side effects, specifically cramping,
diarrhea, flatulence and other gastrointestinal disorders. But a recently
developed extract eliminates some side effects (specifically, the taste and
odor) and concentrates the active ingredient, making smaller doses pos-
sible. Fenugreek, however, is still contraindicated in some circumstanc-
es. Because of its high fiber content, it can alter your absorption of other
medications (such as anticoagulants, MAO inhibitors, and hypoglyce-
mic medications) and change their effectiveness.

Herbal “sugar killer” makes sweets

hit a sour note
A woody vine used in Indian medicine for over 2,000 years,
gymnema sylvestre is commonly known as the “sugar destroyer.” A
peptide found in the plant blocks certain receptor sites on our taste
buds and eventually makes sugar taste, well, not sweet.4 But gymnema
does more to ease diabetes symptoms than quell our sugar cravings.

Gymnemic acid (a key active ingredient) fills sugar receptor sites

in the intestine, too, making them unavailable to ingested sugars. If
the sugar you eat doesn’t get digested, it doesn’t filter into your blood-
stream. Clinical research also indicates that gymnema regenerates beta
cells in the pancreas (which are involved in insulin production), stim-
ulates the release of increased amounts of insulin, and increases the
permeability of cells so that they absorb more insulin.5

Several clinical studies have measured gymnema’s effect on both

type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetics who took 400 mg for 6 to
30 months saw their blood sugar levels drop 52.6 percent on average.6
Most participants in an 18-month study achieved such significant and
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consistent blood sugar decreases that they were able to reduce their
medication. Five participants were able to discontinue insulin use en-
tirely and maintain healthy blood sugar levels by taking only 400 mg
of gymnema sylvestre extract daily.7

To date, no one has reported experiencing adverse side effects from

the herb, and it is not contraindicated for any condition. No tests, how-
ever, have been conducted to determine whether it can be safely taken
by pregnant women.

Ancient blood sugar controlling secret also

drops blood pressure and cholesterol
You’ve probably never heard of konjac mannan (I know I hadn’t
before I started researching this article), but it’s been used as a food
remedy for over 1,000 years in Japan. And it’s also been tested in a
number of clinical trials. In a 65-day trial, 72 patients with adult-onset
diabetes who took konjac saw their fasting blood sugar levels drop an
average of 51.8 percent and their levels after eating drop 84.6 percent.8
In an eight-week trial, pre-diabetics reported improvements in their
blood sugar and cholesterol levels. On average, their total cholesterol
dropped by 12.4 percent, LDL levels dropped by 22 percent, and LDL/
HDL ratios fell by 22.2 percent.9

Other benefits have been reported for konjac. Patients with type
2 diabetes also suffering from high cholesterol and high blood pres-
sure experienced an average drop in their systolic blood pressure of
6.9 percent after supplementing with konjac mannan.10 Twenty obese
individuals who took konjac for eight weeks lost an average of 5.5
pounds even though they were explicitly told not to change their diet
or exercise routines. They also experienced significant reductions in
their LDL and total cholesterol levels.11

At the University of Toronto, researchers concluded that konjac

mannan extract is two to four times more effective than pectin, psyl-
lium, guar, oats, and other fibers at reducing cholesterol. It also proved
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to be equally effective as statin drugs at lowering LDL cholesterol and

as some conventional diabetic agents, such as Acarbose, at controlling
blood sugar levels.12

Fiber-rich Indian remedy solves prickly

problem of sugar/fat conversion
Leaves from the nopal cactus, commonly known as the prickly
pear cactus, have long been regarded as health food by native peoples
in Mexico and southwestern United States. There’s not a lot of clinical
research into the botanical’s medicinal benefits, but anecdotal evidence
and several small studies suggest that eating nopal leaves with a meal
can help contain and even reduce serum glucose levels.13 Individuals
with type 2 diabetes have experienced a 10 to 20 percent reduction in
blood sugar levels after eating nopal. Researchers aren’t certain how
nopal lowers blood sugar, but they suggest that its rich fiber content
inhibits the absorption of glucose in the intestinal tract.

A larger body of research indicates that nopal can reduce both cho-
lesterol and triglyceride levels.14 Researchers have suggested that it ac-
complishes this by eliminating excess bile acids (which eventually turn
into cholesterol) and by inhibiting the conversion of blood sugar into fat.

This four-in-one solution kicks sugar and

fat metabolism into overdrive
These four botanicals make up what Jon Barron refers to as his
“sugar, lipid metabolic enhancement formula,” officially called Gluco-
tor. It’s designed to offset the impact of high-sugar, high-fat foods. In
pre-diabetics and non-diabetics, it can help promote healthier blood
sugar and cholesterol levels...and a healthier weight. Jon told me he
takes it himself on occasion and avoids the sleepiness that follows a
few hours after indulging in a meal that’s a little too rich or too sweet.

For diabetics, Glucotor may have even bigger ramifications. Al-

though the formula hasn’t undergone clinical trials, one physician
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has tested it in his family practice in Evansville, Indiana, on diabetic

patients. According to Barron, “It produced results that the doctors
have not seen before, even with hard core drugs,” including dramatic
changes in blood sugar levels.

Patients find fast diabetes and hypertension relief—

without prescription drugs
To find out more, I called Anthony Hall, M.D., the physician in In-
diana. It turns out that he’s in training to be a naturopathic doctor, and
he was happy to provide information on the 15 patients who agreed to
take the formula.

Three of them, he told me, dropped out of the trial due to diges-
tive problems caused by the product. (The formula can stimulate large,
urgent bowel movements, so people just starting the supplement may
want to take only half of the standard daily dose and give their diges-
tive systems a chance to adjust.)

He monitored the effect of Glucotor on his patients’ blood sugar,

blood pressure, and cholesterol levels, and cautions that, if you’re on
medication to control any of those levels, you absolutely should con-
sult with your doctor before trying Glucotor and arrange to have your
levels checked regularly.

One of Dr. Hall’s patients was a 56-year-old woman who had been
on varying doses of insulin and oral hypoglycemics since she was di-
agnosed with diabetes in 1993. Before she began taking Glucotor, her
hemoglobin A1C level was 9.0. (A reading of 9 indicates severe diabe-
tes, while 6 or less indicates a healthy, non-diabetic condition.) Over the
course of taking Glucotor for six weeks, she discontinued her insulin
and Metformin (the generic form of Glucophage, one of the most com-
mon prescription drugs used to treat diabetes) and reduced her oral hy-
poglycemic from 8 mg to 2 mg per day. At the end of the trial, a second
test showed her A1C level had fallen to 5.7, a healthy, non-diabetic level.

During our conversation, Dr. Hall also told me how surprised he

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was to see dramatic changes in blood lipid levels in some of his Glu-
cotor patients. One man’s total cholesterol dropped from 297 to 210
and his triglycerides from 580 to 506 after four weeks of taking the
supplement. Another patient, a woman this time, had a 23.5 percent
reduction in her total cholesterol, a 32 percent drop in her LDL level,
and an 18 percent drop in her triglycerides. After 5.5 weeks of taking
Glucotor, her blood pressure dropped from 140/96 to around 115/75,
and she was able to discontinue taking Lipitor and her blood pressure
medication.

And these are just a few examples of the great responses Dr. Hall
saw in his patients. Since then, the formula has racked up an impressive
82 percent success rate. Most people would look at those results and
be satisfied. But Barron wasn’t. So he decided to reformulate Glucotor.

The result is a new and improved version of Glucotor (Glucotor

v.2), which includes an all-natural ingredient that has been proven
to boost the body’s insulin response 20-fold. This one addition to the
original formula has made the already miraculous Glucotor up to 300
percent more effective than similar products without the potential of
toxic side effects.

Make your insulin receptors more receptive

But why reformulate at all when you’ve already got something with
such a high success rate you literally can’t keep it on the shelves? Sim-
ply put, Barron says the success rate just wasn’t high enough consider-
ing it’s a human statistic. He couldn’t see past the 18 percent of people
that he wasn’t helping.

That led him on a search for other ingredients he could add to

boost Glucotor’s effectiveness. And once again, he arrived back at cin-
namon. But this time he found a specific cinnamon extract, called Cin-
nulin PF, which eliminated the roadblocks he’d encountered before.

So just what is Cinnulin PF? Well, as Barron puts it, “it’s pretty
amazing. It’s a patented cinnamon extract that operates at the cellular
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and molecular levels. It actually works to make the insulin receptor

sites on your individual body cells more receptive. If you have enough
cinnamon every day, you can actually increase your body’s insulin re-
sponse threefold. That’s 300 percent—and that’s a big deal.”

I wanted to find out more about Cinnulin PF so I went straight to

the source: Integrity Nutraceuticals Inter-national (INI). INI is a raw
material supplier of bulk nutraceuticals including amino acids, herbs,
and specialty compounds like Cinnulin PF.

All the benefit, none of the risks

Until recently methylhydroxy-chalcone polymer (or MHCP) was
thought to be the active compound in cinnamon responsible for the
beneficial effect on blood glucose. It turns out that early research mis-
identified the substances responsible for these actions as cinnamon’s
MHCP fractions. The substances actually providing the blood-sugar-
lowering benefits are water-soluble polyphenol polymers called Type-
A polymers.15

INI created an aqueous cinnamon extract product using a process

that removes the potentially harmful compounds from whole cinna-
mon while leaving the Type-A polymers intact (using no chemical
solvents). Extracts made with solvents other than water will actually
extract the lipid-soluble portion of cinnamon, which contains the po-
tentially harmful fractions.

Actually, this process makes Cinnulin PF even stronger than it

would be without it: The lipid soluble portion of cinnamon has been
shown to have no effect on glucose metabolism. But in contrast, the
water-soluble portion has been proven to increase glucose uptake by
20-fold.16

Early research looks promising

In diabetes,either the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or the
cells resist it, so the sugar remains in the blood, builds up to higher and
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higher levels, and ultimately starts damaging protein-based tissue and

organs. Cinnulin PF triggers receptor sensitivity to insulin and primes
the receptor for glucose uptake.

In one study, researchers tested cinnamon’s effects by using a wa-

ter-based cinnamon extract similar to Cinnulin PF on 28 people with
Type II diabetes. Patients received 500 mg of a formula containing wa-
ter extracts of cinnamon, heshouwu, and mushroom three times per
day. Another 29 patients were given a placebo. After two months, re-
searchers found that subjects in the treatment group had a 15 percent
reduction in fasting glucose.

In another study, 60 Type 2 diabetics were divided into six groups:

three placebo groups and three experimental groups. Participants took
1, 3, or 6 grams of cinnamon daily or the placebo. After 40 days, par-
ticipants in the cinnamon groups had 18 to 29 percent drops in their
fasting glucose. They also experienced 20 to 30 percent lower triglyc-
erides, 7 to 27 percent reductions in LDL cholesterol, and 12 to 26 per-
cent lower total cholesterol levels.17 There were no significant changes
in any of the placebo groups. However, all of the patients in the study
were also taking oral hypoglycemic (blood sugar-lowering) medica-
tions, so it’s hard to say for sure in this case if cinnamon was the sole
factor in the improvements.

Recently a placebo-controlled, double blind trial specific to Cin-

nulin PF was just completed. The study was designed to determine
the effect of supplementation with Cinnulin PF on changes in glucose
regulation, lipid profiles (cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.), and overall
body composition. Final results showed subjects were able to lower
their fasting blood glucose by an average of 8.4 percent. Furthermore,
participants showed small but significant decreases in body fat (with
increases in lean muscle mass!).

New ingredient fares well on its own

If Cinnulin PF is independently getting good results, and so is
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Glucotor, imagine the combined effect. Here are a couple encouraging

reports INI has gotten over the past few months from people using
Cinnulin PF:

G.P. from Springfield, OH wrote to INI saying “My wife saw an

article in Parade magazine and suggested I try Cinnulin PF. I have
been taking two capsules daily; the results are in the numbers. The VA
Center where I go for treatment asked for a brochure on Cinnulin PF
to post on their bulletin board. My doctor is not normally in favor of
homeopathic medicine, but she was ecstatic with my results. She had
read about cinnamon studies and believes it is a good approach.”

And another letter, this one from R.J. in Sanford, FL, said: “I use
Cinnulin PF to maintain a healthy blood sugar level. It works! I have
used it for a month and I take two tablets before lunch and two before
dinner. I also recommend Cinnulin PF to all of my friends who have
diabetes.”

Same size, same price, better results

Barron did note that some people have a problem digesting the
capsules quickly enough to get the blood-sugar lowering effects. The
problem, as Barron explains, is that many people, particularly as they
get older, have burned out their ability to produce stomach acid. Once
you get to that point, you no longer have enough stomach acid to eas-
ily break down capsules: It takes so long that the Glucotor can’t get in
place soon enough to block the receptor sites. But taking the formula
out of the capsules lets you bypass that problem. So if you don’t get
the results you expect, try taking the Glucotor v.2 powder out of the
capsules and mixing it with a little applesauce or a small glass of water.

And speaking of capsules, the addition of Cinnulin PF hasn’t af-

fected the size or swallow-ability of Glucotor v.2. Barron actually had
to create a special encapsulation technique in order to contain the
desired dosage of Cinnulin PF along with the other proven ingredi-
ents. “After a lot of trial and error and changing how we ground and
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blended the formula, we found we could get the equipment to fill the
standard capsules with the desired dose of the new formula. In other
words, we were able to add the Cinnulin PF without having to change
anything else.”

And that’s not the only puzzle they had to solve to get this improved
formula to you. Adding Cinnulin PF looked as if it would increase the
retail price of the new formula 30 percent. So Barron and Baseline Nu-
tritionals thought they would have to choose whether to raise prices or
decrease the number of capsules in each bottle. But they found anoth-
er alternative—one just about unheard of in the supplement industry:
They decided not to do either. So you’re getting all the existing benefits
of the original Glucotor formula plus the added benefit of Cinnulin PF
at no additional cost. This is just another indication of the confidence
that Barron and the manufacturers have in this formula.

The recommended dosage for Glucotor v.2 with Cinnulin PF is to

one or two capsules five to 10 minutes before eating. If you’re currently
taking medications for blood sugar, cholesterol, or heart disease, talk
to your doctor before trying this formula.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Herbal-tea extract lowers

blood sugar and helps patients
lose weight––without changes in
diet or exercise

D iabetes afflicts over 16 million Americans. The American diet—

processed foods high in sugar, low in fiber, and virtually devoid
of nutrients—combined with a sedentary lifestyle, has caused the dis-
ease to spread rapidly. But Type II diabetes (noninsulin dependent)
doesn’t happen overnight. It usually takes five to 10 years before a re-
curring set of circumstances repeats itself enough times and causes
enough damage to result in diabetes.

Gerald M. Reaven, M.D., of Stanford University Medical Center,

coined the term “Syndrome X” to describe the blood sugar disorder
that leads to Type II diabetes. If you have Syndrome X, you’re insulin
resistant—a dangerous situation since insulin processes the sugar in
your blood and converts it to glycogen, which is stored in your liver
and muscles for later use.

In the case of insulin resistance, your cells don’t respond quickly

enough to insulin production and you have high blood sugar levels for
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longer periods of time. Your body senses that there’s too much blood
sugar and produces even more insulin.

Instead of being processed by the extra insulin, your body responds

negatively and keeps your blood sugar levels high. This is a self-per-
petuating cycle that leads to increased resistance to insulin and even
higher levels of blood sugar. As a result, your cells don’t get the energy
they need—leaving you tired and groggy. Your body responds to this
condition by craving more sugar for fuel. So you eat again, flooding
your system with even more glucose, and heading down the road to
Type II diabetes.

Although Type II diabetics usually produce insulin, their bod-

ies are unable to process insulin efficiently and would benefit from a
supplement to help transport glucose out of the blood and convert it
to glycogen for storage. In some cases, Type II diabetics don’t produce
sufficient amounts of insulin and may require oral medication or in-
sulin injections.

If you have Syndrome X, it’s very likely that you also have elevated
triglyceride levels, low HDL (“good” cholesterol), high LDL or VLDL
(“bad” cholesterol), high blood pressure, and the slow clearing of fat
from the blood.

Factors that increase your risk of contracting Syndrome X include

stress, obesity, lack of physical activity, high-carbohydrate intake, a
low-fiber diet, excessive alcohol consumption, polycystic ovaries, and
smoking. If you’re in the high-risk group for Syndrome X and don’t do
anything to improve your situation, you’ll most likely end up with Type
II diabetes. While many of the risk factors can be addressed through
changes in your lifestyle, reducing blood sugar levels hasn’t been very
easy if you’re insulin resistant. Until now.

Banaba plant lowers blood sugar by 32 percent—

in just three weeks
The banaba is a medicinal plant commonly found in the Philip-
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pines and Southeast Asia. Its leaves were traditionally brewed to make
a tea used to counteract diabetes and high blood sugar. Researchers
found that corosolic acid was the active ingredient in the leaves, so
they standardized the extract and created a product called Glucosol.™

William V. Judy, Ph.D., of the Southeastern Institute of Biomedical

Research in Bradenton, Florida, used Glucosol in animal and human
clinical trials to determine if its effects could help mild-to-moderate
Type II diabetics reduce their blood-sugar levels. Last year, Dr. Judy
conducted five human clinical trials (unpublished) that attempted to
reduce diabetics’ elevated fasting glucose levels, which averaged 150
mg/dL (normal levels are 70 to 110 mg/dL).

In the first study, 22 Type II diabetics were given 16, 32, or 48 mg

of Glucosol per day. The resulting decrease in diabetic symptoms was
nothing short of astounding. Patients receiving 48 mg per day had the
most pronounced decrease in their blood sugar levels. After just 20
days, they reduced those levels by an average of 32 percent and lost
an average of two pounds without making any changes in their diet or
exercise regimen. Three other studies using 48 mg of Glucosol per day
duplicated those significant blood sugar reductions. The herb appears
to work by improving the rate at which sugar is transported out of your
blood but doesn’t reduce your blood sugar excessively.

Glucosol helps you lose weight without

disrupting normal blood sugar levels
To determine if weight loss could be experienced by nondiabet-
ics who take the herbal extract, Glucosol was given to 10 test subjects
who did not have a history of blood sugar disorders. The patients were
supplemented with 48 mg of Glucosol every day for 30 days. By the
end of the test period, the average weight loss experienced by the nor-
mal subjects was 2.4 pounds. Two weeks after the end of the test pe-
riod, the patients had not only maintained their weight loss, they had
lost even more weight! Their average weight loss increased slightly to
2.6 pounds. None of the subjects experienced any difficulty with hy-
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poglycemia (low blood sugar), which indicates that Glucosol doesn’t

transport more sugar out of your blood than is required.

With Glucosol, diabetes doesn’t have to be

the road to serious health problems
Glucosol and insulin supplements work in different ways. The risks
you experience with insulin supplements—either too-low or too-high
blood sugar levels—don’t happen with Glucosol. Available without a
prescription, this herbal extract can help you get control of your blood
sugar levels and avoid the serious consequences of diabetes.

Glucosol is available as Sugarsolve.™ For ordering information, see

the Member Source Directory.
Part VIII
Memory
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CHAPTER ONE

Focus your mind, sharpen your

memory with Ayurvedic medicine

Y ear after year, the car keys seem to go missing more often.
Names of distant relatives and household gadgets don’t jump
to mind the instant you need them. Memories of family events grow
hazy. Tasks like balancing the checkbook or preparing a holiday meal
become more challenging and more prone to errors. And one day you
start wondering if you’re edging down that path toward dementia.

Practitioners of Ayurvedic (traditional Indian) medicine, how-

ever, have identified several herbs capable of preserving memory and
mental acuity and even reversing some age-related cognitive deficits.
Practitioners say these herbs, which have been used for centuries, can
offset the prime causes of memory loss, namely disease, nerve cell
decay, nutritional deficiencies, and stress.

It’s a nasty biological fact that our capacity to maintain a sharp

memory diminishes as we age. On average, individuals lose nerve
cells at a rate of 1 percent a year after age 25. Consequently by age
70, we’ve lost more than one-third of the cells critical to memory
functions. Memory loss can be exacerbated by other factors: stress,
depression, disease (including diabetes and hypothyroidism), nutri-
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tional deficiencies (especially of vitamins B1 and B12), and certain

prescription medications. Trauma, strokes, and heart attacks can re-
duce oxygen flow to the brain, killing cells and causing memory loss.
Sadly, Alzheimer’s disease also causes extreme memory loss in one in
10 Americans over the age of 65.

Several Ayurvedic herbs, however, support the brain directly. Ba-

copa, for example, affects higher-order cognitive processes by rejuve-
nating nerves and brain cells.1 Gotu kola helps maintain microvessels
in the brain, improving memory and attention span.2 Mucuna is a nat-
ural source of levodopa which optimizes performance of the nervous
system, including the brain.3

Others bolster cognitive function by strengthening the nervous

system. Ashwaganda (or Indian ginseng) fights stress, improves mem-
ory, and helps rejuvenate people suffering from general debility, ex-

The right diet may preserve your memory

There are a number of things you can do to regain some lost
mental function and improve your concentration. Daily exercise is
an excellent way to increase circulation, which helps relieve mind-
numbing stress and increase oxygen flow to the brain. Herbs like
ginseng and Ginkgo biloba have been used for centuries in many
cultures and appear to increase the amount of oxygen-rich blood
to the brain. Supplements like phospha-tidylserine and NADH are
more recent discoveries that have been found to keep the brain
sharp and functioning at its peak. Finally, a diet that includes ample
raw fruit and vegetables (the best sources of antioxidants), sufficient
protein (which helps maintain nerve cells and healthy blood sugar
levels), and cold-water fish (which contain Omega-3 fatty acids and
reduce the risk of strokes, blood clots, and heart attacks) protects
against many diseases that impair cognitive function. Adding 500-
1,000 mg of l-carnitine greatly helps transport these essential fatty
acids into cells.
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haustion, or stress-induced fatigue.4-5 Salep orchid is a nerve stimulant.

And Morning Glory is an anti-aging remedy that improves memory
and intellect by easing nervous debility.

A few herbs also help individuals suffering from memory loss or

concentration problems brought on by stress. Muskroot, for example,
is a nerve tonic known for its calming effect on the mind.6

Now studies indicate that certain Ayurvedic herbs might even

offer positive results for severe conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and
amnesia.

Laboratory tests reveal potential to treat

amnesia and Alzheimer’s
Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-
science in Bangalore, India, investigated the ability of one formu-
la to treat amnesia. MindCare, a formulation by Himalaya Herbal
Healthcare, contains all of the herbs mentioned above as well as In-
dian valerian (a calming agent) and two herbs that protect against
memory-damaging diseases: Guduchi (a tonic that bolsters natural
immunity) and Triphala (a combination of three Ayurvedic herbs
high in vitamins B and C, which can be depleted by stress). The
scientists administered MindCare to laboratory rats suffering from
amnesia induced by electroshock therapy.7 In the medical journal
Probe, the researchers reported that MindCare “enhances cognition
against… amnesia.”8

Researchers at the Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras Hindu

University in India found that lab rats suffering from cognitive de-
cline due to Alzheimer’s disease also responded positively to Mind-
Care supplementation. After two weeks of supplementation, the rats
experienced a reversal of cognitive deficits.9 The researchers discov-
ered heightened concentrations of acetylcholine in the rats’ brains—
a condition that improves cognitive processes and memory.
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Ease the anxiety that can cloud memories

and impair concentration
In other studies, MindCare has demonstrated abilities to ease the
stress and anxiety that can exacerbate memory and concentration prob-
lems. At the Baranas Hindu University in Varanasi, India, researchers
gave rats MindCare for seven days. Afterward, the rats received a drug
that increases tribulin—a marker in the brain that indicates the subject
is suffering from anxiety. The researchers found that pretreatment with
MindCare attenuated the effects of the anxiety-causing drug.10

Doctors at Varanasi’s Institute of Medical Sciences in India con-

ducted a memory and anxiety test on 20 individuals age 15 to 65. In
their study, which was published in the medical journal Probe, test
subjects received either two placebos or two MindCare tablets twice
a day for 12 weeks. The subjects then took a word test to determine
the supplement’s effect on short-term memory. The individuals taking
MindCare showed a 10-point improvement over pre-treatment mem-
ory tests. The placebo group improved by approximately two points.
The MindCare group registered a similar improvement in anxiety test-
ing. Researchers found “there was a statistically significant decrease” in
anxiety after taking MindCare, but the group taking placebos showed
no improvement in their anxiety levels.11

MindCare is available through Himalaya Herbal Healthcare.

Ordering information is in the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER TWO

Memory-boosting breakthrough
proves “science” wrong by
regrowing dead brain cells

F irst , it’s forgetting where you put your glasses… and then finding
them sitting on your head.

Then it’s missing an appointment because you forgot it was today…

or being unable to come up with the name of that acquaintance you
ran into at the grocery store.

For years, mainstream medicine has been telling us these frustrat-

ing and sometimes embarrassing “senior moments” are an unavoid-
able part of getting older. Just accept it, they tell us, because there’s
nothing you can do about them.

They are wrong.

It turns out a single breakthrough—a unique combination of five

natural brain-boosters—can have you remembering more tomorrow
than you do today… thinking faster today than you did yesterday…
delaying and possibly even entirely preventing the frustrations of se-
nility. There’s more—this special supplement may even be a knockout
blow in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
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It’s called NGF and its ability to stop and even reverse cogni-
tive decline is due to one amazing quality. You see, NGF does the
impossible.

NGF accomplishes science’s ‘impossible’ dream

by regrowing brain cells
I think it was in Mr. Wilson’s sixth grade class that I heard it for
the first time: Brain cells don’t regenerate—if you lose them, they’re
just gone forever. For as long as I can remember, scientists believed
whichever brain cells you were born with, well, those were the only
ones you’d ever have. Turns out all of those scientists are being made
to eat some crow these days.

You see, we all naturally lose brain cells as we age. Along with the
cells go the neurites (the long root-like branches that extend from your
brain cells). Neurites make up the network that lets your brain cells
communicate with each other.

Losing the neurites disrupts your brain’s communication system

and your brain cells just can’t communicate as efficiently or rapidly
anymore. This causes all kinds of central nervous system troubles, in-
cluding cognitive, memory, and behavioral issues. In short, those un-
welcome senior moments.

But groundbreaking research shows that your brain cells can re-
generate, and you can regrow your neural connections… as long as
the conditions are right. All it really takes is a specific set of premium
nutrients and phytochemicals, and your neurites can be replenished.
That’s a crucial new understanding, because more neurites means
stronger brain function.

NGF uses a unique blend of five potent brain-building ingredients

to actually regrow your neurites, keeping your neural connections in-
tact and functioning optimally.
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Five natural brain nutrients working together

to keep your mind crystal clear
NGF impacts brain function so strongly because it approaches the
problem of decreased brain cell communication in four unique ways:
renovating vital brain cell structures, producing and preserving criti-
cal neurotransmitters, supporting the delivery of vital nutrients and
oxygen to your brain, and shutting down beta amyloid plaque before it
can destroy your brain cells. NGF combines these five important brain
ingredients in a single powerful supplement:

•A
 cetyl carnitine increases the effects of nerve growth factor 100
times, allowing your body to regrow brain cells at any age.
•A
 cetyl carnitine arginate neutralizes the brain protein believed
responsible for Alzheimer’s disease, and acts synergistically with
acetyl carnitine.
•U
 ridine supports the regrowth of neurites, which prevents
memory loss while improving memory retention.
•G
 otu kola improves mental abilities by stimulating neurite
growth in key areas of the brain.
•G
 ingko biloba extract has strong antioxidant qualities that
protect brain cells from free radical damage, and improves
blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain.

Combining these five brain-boosting ingredients has a dramatic

effect on improving your brain power. That’s exactly the purpose
of NGF—improved brain-cell health and neurite regrowth can in-
crease your thinking power, restore memory, improve concentra-
tion, inspire creativity, boost your mood, even improve your hear-
ing and vision.

Each of the five active ingredients plays a unique role in how NGF
works, as you’re about to see.
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Nerve growth factor is 100 times more effective

with acetyl carnitine
Nerve growth factor is a protein produced in your brain—and it has
a huge impact on overall brain cell health and vitality. But until relatively
recently, no one really knew how to stimulate or regulate its production.

Then in 1991, some scientists discovered that a nutrient called ace-

tyl carnitine increased the effects of nerve growth factor by 100 times…
making this naturally produced protein 100 times more effective. At
the time, this was considered merely an interesting observation, with
no real-life applications.1

Then, a few years later, scientists discovered that another form of

acetyl carnitine, acetyl carnitine arginate, mimicked the effect of nerve
growth factor, and could actually cause neurites to grow.2 Basically, the
acetyl carnitine arginate did the same thing as the body’s own nerve
growth factor! This simple nutrient actually stimulates brain cell re-
generation all on its own.

Here’s the bonus: When acetyl carnitine arginate and acetyl car-
nitine were tested together on brain cells, they boosted each other’s
performance.3

Turns out the first one stimulates the production receptors for
nerve growth factor and the second one takes advantage of that to pro-
duce more brain cells.

This duo has some serious potency. While acetyl carnitine alone
boosted neurite growth by 5.6 percent in brain cell cultures, the com-
bination increased neurite growth by 19.5 percent. That’s over three
times more brain power for you!4

Preventing Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging

The benefits of acetyl carnitine arginate don’t stop at its amaz-
ing ability to restore brain cells. It turns out it may be your greatest
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weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). As you know,

scientists believe the main culprit behind this debilitating condition is
beta amyloid plaque. This plaque is often found in huge quantities in
brains afflicted with AD. But instead of expensive drugs that may come
with their own side effects, the answer to protecting yourself from this
plaque may be as simple as ACA… acetyl carnitine arginate.

Acetyl carnitine arginate literally protects your neurons against the

brain cell damage caused by beta amyloid plaque.5 In fact, one study
found that simply adding this nutrient into the mix could wipe out the
effects of the plaque all together. When scientists added beta amyloid
to healthy human brain cell cultures in the lab, cell death occurred
within eight days. But when they added acetyl carnitine arginate at the
same time, the cells didn’t die, not at all. The nutrient completely pro-
tected against beta amyloid toxicity by interrupting its negative impact
on healthy brain cells.5

But the success doesn’t end in a lab sample. Human trials testing
acetyl carnitine have also shown very promising results, like

• less pain and improved nerve regeneration in patients with

diabetic neuropathy.6
•n
 oticeable improvements in patients with mild cognitive
impairment and early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.7
• r educed fatigue caused by chronic fatigue syndrome and
multiple sclerosis.8

Uridine increases memory retention

Uridine is a natural substance found in foods. Scientists used to
believe only infants needed it, but new research is showing that it’s
critical for optimal brain health. More and more research is demon-
strating that we need uridine for growth and development through-
out our lives.9

It turns out that that uridine (which we get mainly from milk)
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is our main source of cytidine. Cytidine, in turn, creates phosphati-

cylcholine, a precursor for the neurotransmitter required for proper
memory function and muscle coordination.10 Phosphatidylcholine
levels naturally decline with age, and that decline seems to play a key
role in memory loss.

I know there are a bunch of ten-cent words up there, so let me cut

to the chase: By simply adding more uridine to your diet, memory loss
can be transformed into memory retention.

Studies into the uridine-human brain cell connection began in

earnest in 2000. One study found that uridine was directly responsible
for brain cell regeneration in the lab.11 And in 2005, another study con-
firmed that uridine increased the number of new neurites per cell and
stimulated neurite branching—two events critical for memory reten-
tion. Simply by enhancing phosphatidylcholine production, uridine
was able to foster brain cell growth.12

Gotu kola, the “brain herb” from India,

repairs damaged cells
Gotu kola, a plant native to India, has been used in Ayurvedic tra-
ditional medicine for thousands of years. Traditionally, this healing
herb has been used for nervous disorders such as senility and epilepsy,
and as a brain tonic to improve memory. But its brain benefits don’t
end there. New research indicates Gotu kola…

• May increase alertness

• May improve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients.
• May ease anxiety.
• Has been found to increase attention span
• Appears to improve concentration
• May alleviate depression, stress, and insomnia
• Appears to boost learning ability and memory
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• May boost the power of nerve growth factor to stimulate the out-
growth of axons (key structural components of neurons)

Scientific research into Gotu kola extracts and their impact on the
brain only began in earnest in the past few years. The studies have fo-
cused particularly on how Gotu kola extracts impacted brain function
and structural changes in brain cells.

One of the most important of these studies demonstrated clearly

that Gotu kola promoted higher brain function in mice. In that study,
Gotu kola extract was given to baby mice, and it stimulated physio-
logical actions that resulted in higher brain functioning… essentially,
smarter mice.13,14

Another landmark study showed that Gotu kola alcohol extract

added to human brain cells (in the lab) caused a striking increase in
neurite growth. And when the extract was added to the drinking water
of old rats, they demonstrated more functional recovery and increased
neurite regeneration. The study authors concluded that Gotu kola ex-
tract could be useful for speeding up repair of damaged brain cells.15

Ancient herb may reverse the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Ginkgo biloba has been used for many centuries to enhance mem-
ory and cognitive function, but modern research on the value of GBE
(gingko biloba extract) didn’t begin until the late 1950s. In 1965 gink-
go biloba as we know it today was introduced to the European market
where it has been widely used for more than 30 years to treat circula-
tion problems and cerebral disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Over the past 40 years there have been more than 300 clinical tri-
als of ginkgo biloba, and the evidence from those trials is overwhelm-
ing: GBE’s excellent antioxidant qualities protect cells from free radical
damage, and GBE improves blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain
and throughout the body. For most people this results in improved
cognitive abilities.
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And the results get even better: In October of 1997 the Journal of
the American Medical Association reported on a study that tested gink-
go biloba against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. That study lasted
52 weeks and included 309 patients. The conclusion: ginkgo biloba is
capable of stabilizing and in many cases improving the cognitive per-
formance of demented patients. In the study, this herb was shown to
actually stop and even reverse the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Though there’s a large body of research on the individual ingredi-

ents in NGF, there haven’t yet been any trials performed on this partic-
ular combination or using this supplement. But based on the research
that is out there, you may notice results in as few as three weeks. And
you can boost the power of this already powerful brain-boosting sup-
plement by eating a healthy, antioxidant-rich diet and reducing your
stress levels as much as possible.

NGF is available from Vitamin Research Products—you’ll find the

ordering information for NGF in the Member Source Directory.
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CHAPTER THREE

Ancient herb can make

your mind young again

N ew research has led to a breakthrough in the treatment and

prevention of brain aging. It’s a compound called huperzine A,
extracted from the Chinese club moss, or Huperzia serrata. Used in
traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to treat fever and inflam-
mation, this compound has now been shown to bring about significant
improvements in cognitive and intellectual performance in patients
with Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline, and it may
improve memory and learning in healthy patients as well.

Alan P. Kozikowski, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at George-

town University’s Institute of Cognitive and Computational Sciences
in Washington, D.C., stated that “according to animal research, it [hu-
perzine A] can actually slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In
other words, huperzine A has neuro-protective activity, which is really
exciting. It makes this supplement really stand out from other treat-
ment modalities.”

Researchers at Beijing’s Institute of Mental Health conducted

a four-week study on huperzine A, administering it to 101 patients
with age-associated memory impairment. At the beginning of the
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four-week study, none of the patients was within the normal range for
memory. At the end of the four weeks, however, over 70 percent of
those in the huperzine-treated group had improved to within normal
memory limits.

How does huperzine A work?

Huperzine A is similar in action to the drugs currently used to
treat Alzheimer’s disease in that it is a powerful acetylcholine ester-
ase (AchE) inhibitor. AchE is an enzyme that destroys the neurotrans-
mitter acetylcholine and terminates the nerve signal after it has been
transmitted. Acetylcholine, which is released at the synapse between
two nerve cells, facilitates memory and learning. In some memory dis-
orders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, the memory nerve impulse is de-
stroyed before it has been received by the adjacent nerve cell. Thus, by
inhibiting AchE, the memory nerve impulse is lengthened in duration,
resulting in improved memory and cognitive function.

According to researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Sciences in

Rehovot, Israel, and at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,
huperzine A is superior in the following ways to the leading drugs li-
censed for the treatment of Alzheimer’s:

•H
 uperzine A improves learning and memory in mice better
than does tacrine.

•H
 uperzine A acts specifically on AchE in the brain rather than
on the AchE found elsewhere in the body.

•H
 uperzine A does not appear to bind to receptors in the central
nervous system, which can cause negative side effects.

• I ts effects last 10 to 12 times longer than those of

physostigmine and tacrine.

•H
 uperzine A is less toxic than the leading drugs, even when
administered at 50 to 100 times the therapeutic dose.
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A marriage of ancient wisdom and leading-edge science

Huperzine A has been used as a prescription drug for treating de-
mentia in China for years. But we’ve found an innovative formula that
augments huperzine with other brain-specific nutrients.

Brain Protex, created by Nature’s Sunshine, combines three pow-

erful antioxidants which cross the blood-brain barrier to protect the
brain cells. It also contains two nutrients that act as “brain food,”
namely Ginkgo biloba and phosphatidyl serine. Together, the antioxi-
dants and the nutrients protect the brain from damaging free radicals
and boost mental capacity.

Nutrients found in Brain Protex

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an essential fatty acid that is necessary
for optimal brain functioning. It keeps the membranes of the brain
cells fluid and pliant, allowing the cells to absorb nutrients more ef-
ficiently. It also stimulates the activity of neurotransmitters, the “mes-
senger” chemicals that relay nerve signals from cell to cell, literally
helping you think. More than two dozen controlled clinical trials have
demonstrated that supplementation with PS greatly improves learning
and memory.

In a recent study of 149 people, age 50 or older, who had “normal”

age-related memory loss, some study participants took 100 mg of PS
three times a day for 12 weeks while the others took placebos. By the
end of the experiment, the people taking PS benefited from a 15 per-
cent improvement in learning and other memory tasks, with the great-
est benefit coming to those with the greatest impairment. Further-
more, these significant benefits continued for up to four weeks after
the patients stopped taking PS. Clinical psychologist Thomas Crook,
one of the study’s authors, said the study suggests that PS “may reverse
approximately 12 years of decline.”

In another 12-week study, 51 people (average age: 71) took PS sup-

plements and improved their short-term memory. They could better
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recall names and the locations of misplaced objects. They remembered

more details of recent events and could concentrate more intently.

Ginkgo biloba is a well-known botanical remedy used in the treat-

ment of circulatory diseases, with particular value in the treatment of
brain aging. Ginkgo increases circulation to the brain and is a potent
antioxidant, helping to prevent free-radical oxidation in the brain.

Rhododendron caucasicum, also known as the “snow rose,” grows

at altitudes ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 feet in the Caucasus Moun-
tains of the Republic of Georgia (formerly part of the Soviet Union).
Many scientists believe Rhododendron caucasicum, which is regularly
consumed in the form of Alpine Tea, is a primary cause of Georgians’
remarkable longevity. (One census of the Republic’s 3.2 million people,
identified nearly 23,000 citizens over the age of 100.) Foreign hospitals
have used this plant to treat heart disease, arthritis, gout, high choles-
terol, blood pressure problems, depression, neuroses, pychoses, and
concentration problems.

In the 1950s, Soviet scientists began vigorously researching Rho-

dodendron caucasicum. Over the next four decades, numerous clini-
cal trials explored the therapeutic values of the extract. It proved to be
an excellent free radical scavanger (an “ultra-antioxidant” according
to some researchers), capable of protecting the body from cell muta-
tions that can weaken the immune system and cause heart disease,
cancer, strokes, kidney failure, and emphysema. It exhibited a tremen-
dous ability (stronger than grape seed extract or pine bark extract) to
purge harmful bacteria from the body, while allowing good bacteria
(probiotics) to remain.

Rhododendron caucasicum, however, demonstrated special abilities

to protect and treat the brain. Researchers discovered that its extract bol-
sters the cardiovascular system, increasing blood supply to the muscles
and especially the brain. Studies also demonstrated that Rhododendron
caucasicum increases the brain’s resistance to unfavorable chemical,
physical, and biological imbalances. At the First Lenin Medicinal Insti-
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tute in Moscow, researchers treated 530 patients with various forms of

neuroses and pychoses with Rhodendron caucasicum. Within 11 weeks
of treatment, the majority of the patients regained normal conscious
thought and demonstrated heightened mental abilities.

Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant found in tomatoes, pink grape-

fruit, apricots, and watermelon. Observational studies have produced
evidence that diets high in lycopene may reduce the risk of cancer,
especially tumors in the prostate, colon, stomach, lung, or mouth. Re-
searchers also believe lycopene may help prevent cataracts and macu-
lar degeneration (a gradual loss of vision which is the leading cause of
blindness among older Americans).

Alpha-lipoic acid is a sulfur-containing fatty acid found in every

cell of the body. It is a key component of our metabolic system, helping
to convert glucose (blood sugar) into energy to serve the body’s needs.
It is also a universal antioxidant, capable of eliminating free radicals in
water and in fatty tissue.

Lipoic acid has been most commonly used (particularly in Ger-

many) to treat nerve damage caused by diabetes. One randomized,
double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 503 individuals concluded
that intravenous lipoic acid helped relieve symptoms (pain, numbness,
extreme constipation, and irregular heart rhythms) for three weeks.

Researchers now believe lipoic acid may also help retard cataracts
and neuro-degenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Brain Protex can be ordered through The Herbs Place. The recom-
mended dose is two capsules at mealtime twice a day. (See the Member
Source Directory at the back of this book for ordering information.)
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CHAPTER FOUR

Flower power keeps

your brain alive

I n Alzheimer’s patients, chemicals in the brain, called neurotrans-

mitters, go haywire. Neurotransmitters aid communication among
brain cells and help electrical impulses jump the tiny gaps (called syn-
apses) between nerves.

In the 1970s, researchers discovered that people with Alzheimer’s

disease (AD) have low levels of a key neurotransmitter called acetyl-
choline (a-see-tull-KOH-leen). Not only does acetylcholine help brain
cells communicate, but it also plays a vital role in memory, learning, and
other cognitive functions. In advanced AD patients, acetylcholine levels
plunge by 90 percent. At that point, even the personality is affected.

Acetylcholine is produced in an area of the brain called the basal

forebrain. Unfortunately, these cells naturally deteriorate with age and
are among the first damaged in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
When these brain cells die, acetylcholine levels drop dramatically—af-
fecting a patient’s memory and capacity for learning.

The problem is compounded in AD patients when an enzyme

called cholinesterase is introduced. Cholinesterase cleans up unused
acetylcholine in the brain by breaking it down into its component
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parts. In a healthy person, this is a natural process. But in AD patients,

it can add insult to injury and cripple an already impaired memory by
further reducing already low levels of acetylcholine.

The current medications for AD, known as “cholinesterase inhibi-

tors,” work primarily by stopping the damage of cholinesterase to op-
timize the levels of acetylcholine. Aside from harsh side effects, such
as liver damage, seizures, and depression, their biggest downfall is that
they lose their effectiveness within one year.

Does the snowdrop plant hold the key

beyond the temporary relief of drugs?
Working with researchers at Life Enhancement Products, a pio-
neering nutritional development and research company, we’ve uncov-
ered dozens of recent clinical trials on a natural flower extract that
surpasses the effectiveness of prescription drugs.

Galantamine, an extract from the snowdrop flower, daffodil, spider

lily, and other plants, has been traditionally used in Eastern Europe to
treat a variety of minor ailments. Current research shows its greatest
promise is its ability to bring the progress of AD to a virtual standstill
and rejuvenate cognitive function.

Like prescription drugs, galantamine blocks the action of cholin-

esterase—allowing for greater levels of acetylcholine—and boosts the
production of new acetylcholine neurotransmitters in the brain.1

Furthermore, animal studies have found that galantamine does

something else no other drug currently being prescribed can do: It
stimulates acetylcholine receptors, called nicotinic receptors, in the
brain—over an extended period of time. In AD patients, these recep-
tors wear out and the brain isn’t able to transport acetylcholine from
one cell to another. In addition, when nicotinic receptors are healthy
and active, they’re thought to inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid
plaque deposits, a hard, waxy substance that results from tissue de-
generation and is often found in the brains of AD patients.2 While
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the current AD drugs initially help stimulate the nicotinic receptors

as well, the effect isn’t long-lasting. Nicotinic receptors appear to be-
come desensitized to most drugs over time—often within a year—thus
making them ineffective in this respect. Unlike AD drugs, galantamine
stimulates nicotinic receptors without appearing to cause desensitiza-
tion when used for an extended period of time.3

Increase memory and cognitive function—and keep it

Scientists in Auckland, New Zealand, found that AD patients in
several studies (with 285 to 978 patients taking 24 mg of galantamine
per day for three to six months) achieved significant improvements in
cognitive symptoms and daily living activities as compared to a place-
bo-treated control group. They also found that galantamine delayed
the development of behavioral disturbances and psychiatric symp-
toms. After 12 months of treatment, patients using galantamine main-
tained their cognitive and functional abilities.4

Researchers in Belgium conducted a study with 3,000 AD patients

enrolled in one of five randomized, controlled, double-blind groups.
Various levels of galantamine were tested (16, 24, and 32 mg per day)
against placebos, and in every study the galantamine-treated patients
maintained their cognitive abilities while the placebo-treated subjects
experienced significant deterioration.

Prior to entering each of the five studies, patients were evaluat-

ed according to the cognition portion of the Alzheimer Disease As-
sessment Scale. Each subject’s performance was assessed in 11 areas
measuring memory and orientation. A score of zero meant the pa-
tient made no errors, while a top score of 70 meant he suffered from
profound dementia. Results from the patient evaluations showed that
moderately severe AD patients treated with galantamine had a seven-
point advantage over similarly afflicted subjects in the placebo groups.
Researchers found that the optimum dosage of galantamine was 24
mg per day. Groups treated with 32 mg demonstrated no additional
improvement in their cognitive abilities.5
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In another multicenter, double-blind trial, galantamine delayed

the progress of the disease throughout a full-year study. Conducted
at the University of Rochester Medical Center, 636 patients with mild
to moderate AD were given galantamine or a placebo for six months.
At the end of the period, patients taking galantamine experienced im-
proved cognitive function in relation to the placebo group. Patients
taking 24 mg of galantamine improved by 3.8 points. Additionally,
based on clinician and caregiver interviews, the galantamine group
performed significantly better in the completion of daily activities
and exhibited fewer behavioral disturbances. Moreover, the benefits of
galantamine are long-lasting. Baseline cognitive scores and daily func-
tion continued to be high when retested at 12 months for patients tak-
ing 24 mg of galantamine.6

Not only that, but researchers have also determined that galan-
tamine regulates the release of the neurotransmitters glutamate, gam-
ma-aminbutyric acid, and serotonin—all of which play a vital part in
proper memory function.7

Galantamine fights mental deterioration and

increases memory and cognitive abilities—
even in Alzheimer’s victims
A recent series of comprehensive clinical trials unveiled some ex-
citing new potential for galantamine, not only for treatment but also
for prevention and overall cognitive function.

Researchers once thought AD patients who inherited two copies

of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE genotype) believed to cause AD
wouldn’t benefit as much from cholinesterase inhibitors as other AD
sufferers. In four international placebo-controlled clinical trials lasting
from three to 12 months, researchers at the Janssen Research Foun-
dation in Belgium studied 1,528 AD subjects with two copies of the
APOE genotype and tested the efficacy of galantamine. While those
with two copies of the specific gene had an earlier onset of AD symp-
toms, they received equal benefit from galantamine supplementation
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as compared with those who had AD from other gene types. So re-
gardless of the genetic origin of AD, galantamine improved cognitive
abilities and capacity to handle normal day-to-day activities.8

In addition to forgetting things and not being able to draw on previ-

ous learning experiences, AD patients have an impaired ability to learn
new tasks. In recent animal tests, researchers found that galantamine
modifies the nicotinic receptors so there’s an increased release in the
amount of acetylcholine in addition to acting as an acetylcholinesterase
inhibitor. Scientists concluded that daily administration of galantamine
over a period of 10 days results in an increase of conditions that are
known to augment learning opportunities in AD patients.9

Put all these characteristics together, and the overall result for AD
patients—as dozens of clinical trials prove—is that the disease slows
dramatically and the victim’s memory can stabilize and even improve.
The latest studies add to the growing body of evidence on the preven-
tative potential of galantamine and its ability to rejuvenate your overall
learning and performance.

Rescue your brain—cell by cell—starting today

The proof of galantamine’s effectiveness in treating AD is so im-
pressive that it’s already being put to use around the world. Under the
market name Reminyl,® it has been used widely in 15 European coun-
tries. In 1999, Janssen Pharmaceutica submitted Reminyl to the FDA
for approval; the FDA sanctioned it for use in AD patients the begin-
ning of March 2001.

But approval by the FDA is only the first step on a long path to
getting help for the patient. According to the National Academy of
Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, important research discoveries can
take as long as 17 years before information about them filters down to
doctors and hospitals. And even if your doctor knows about a supple-
ment or drug, your HMO or insurance company might not approve it
because of the expense. Or they may feel you don’t have sufficient need
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for a particular drug. Regardless of the potential benefits, mountains

of red tape and bureaucratic nonsense might prevent you from getting
the products you need.

The good news is you don’t have to wait. While the pharmaceuti-
cal giants, insurance companies, and HMOs fight to get their extracts
packaged, marketed, and distributed, you can protect your memory
and intellect and put a stop to the advance of AD with the natural form
of galantamine.

It’s currently available from Life Enhancement Products in a for-

mula called GalantaMind®,which combines galantamine with vitamin
B5 and choline. Refer to page 529 for purchasing information.

Galantamine does have a few minor side effects: nausea, vomit-

ing, and diarrhea. However, they can be significantly reduced and even
eliminated by taking smaller initial dosages and working up to the full
dosage over a week’s time.

The mountain of evidence on the benefits of galantamine for Al-

zheimer’s patients is undeniable. Anyone battling this difficult disease
should consider asking his/her doctor about it.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Regrow brain cells, fight off toxic

proteins, and reverse the signs of
Alzheimer’s and dementia

B y the time symptoms start to appear, it’s too late. The damage is
done. Alzheimer’s disease is insidious, sneaking up on you with
stealth, then taking away everything you hold dear.

But this cruel disease can be held off, and some function can be
restored. More importantly, you can keep it from ever taking hold in
the first place.

With a single safe, natural substance, you can protect the brain
cells you have, and maybe even replace some of those that have been
lost. What’s more, this remarkable brain saver has been helping people
suffering from the worst neurological diseases, both preventing and
treating Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Memory of a lion, nerves of steel

With its cascading snowy white tendrils, this mushroom literally
looks like a lion’s mane—and that’s where its name comes from. An
ancient staple of Chinese medicine, Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
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is relied on for its brain enhancing powers.

In fact, traditionally, Lion’s Mane is believed to bestow the memory

of a lion and nerves of steel.

Scientifically, Lion’s Mane has been found to contain unique ac-

tive compounds that combat memory loss and decreasing cogni-
tive powers often associated with aging. Specifically, this medicinal
mushroom may:

• Improve memory function

• Enhance mental clarity
• Stimulate coordination
• Boost the immune system
• Promote production of NGF (more on this in a moment)
• Regenerate brain cells

That’s right—that last point says that Lion’s Mane, and particularly
a specific patented extract of the mushroom, can help regenerate brain
cells, which may be the key to its success in treating Alzheimer’s and
dementia patients.

100 percent of dementia patients had

improvement in daily functioning
Let’s start right in with the meat and potatoes here. A small Japa-
nese study1 looked at the benefits of Lion’s Mane in fifty elderly dis-
abled patients (with an additional fifty patients as controls). Of those
fifty, seven suffered from dementia.

After consuming 5g daily of Lion’s Mane for six months, all sev-
en dementia patients—100 percent!—showed improvement in basic
functions based on an objective assessment called FIM (Functional In-
dependence Measure), which measures everyday activities like eating,
getting dressed, and walking around.
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On top of that 100 percent success rate, six out of the seven also
showed improvement in some pretty important ways: They recovered
some crucial cognitive powers, like better memory, understanding,
and communication.

Those results are nothing short of incredible. And we’re just getting
started.

Substantial improvement in cognitive function

with Lion’s Mane
A small 2009 study2 saw noticeable improvement for patients
with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The patients were split into
two groups: One group took yamabushitake (the Japanese word for
Lion’s Mane mushroom) three times daily, while the other group
took placebos. That part of the study lasted for sixteen weeks, and
the patients had their cognitive function tested several times during
that period.

By week sixteen, 71 percent of the Lion’s Mane group had im-

proved by at least three full points on the thirty point scale (that’s con-
sidered a huge jump). And another 21 percent of that group had seen
a two-point increase. In fact, only one of the subjects in the mushroom
group was considered ‘unchanged,’ compared to nearly 87 percent in
the placebo group.

But the study didn’t end there. Four weeks after the study was com-
pleted, the patients were tested again. And this time, the scores in the
mushroom group dropped substantially. That lead the researchers to
conclude that patients would need to take the Lion’s Mane continu-
ously to keep its effects going.

So we know that Lion’s Mane can reverse some cognitive decline—

even help people regain some independence in their lives. That alone
would make it worth trying, but some very dedicated scientists fo-
cused on harnessing the mushroom’s capability in an even more pow-
erful form.
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Powerful extract sparks brain power by growing

new brain cells and stopping lethal toxins
Back in 1991, a dedicated scientist named Dr. Hiokazu Kawagishi
was hunting for compounds that could get brain cells growing again.
But he hit a barrier—the blood brain barrier (or BBB), that is. You see,
your brain is highly protected, and very few things can get past the
BBB. That makes it very difficult to boost brain power.

Then Dr. Kawagishi stumbled across compounds called herice-

nones, and found that (at least in the lab), they could stimulate a very
special protein called NGF—the very protein that’s responsible for
growing brain cells. Even better, those compounds, which come from
Lion’s Mane, were able to cross the BBB.3

As he kept working with Lion’s Mane, Dr. Kawagishi discovered

Aricept: Are the risks worth it?

Aricept (according to the Aricept website) is considered suc-
cessful if the Alzheimer’s patient doesn’t get worse, or if his decline
slows down—meaning he’s still getting worse, but more slowly. And
a very lucky few may actually see slight improvement in symptoms.

But that minimal improvement comes with a very disturbing

downside in the form of pretty scary adverse reactions. Common
adverse reactions (taken straight from Aricept’s prescribing infor-
mation) include things like extremely slow heartbeat and fainting,
gastrointestinal bleeding, bladder obstructions, and convulsions.

It gets even scarier when you look at the less common reac-
tions: congestive heart failure, bone fractures, intracranial hemor-
rhage (that’s bleeding in the brain!), strokes (a form called TIA),
collapsed lungs, and kidney failure…just to name a few.

When you consider the benefits you might see compared to the
risks, is it really worth it?
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yet another brain-protecting agent, this one called amyloban. And this
fraction does something truly amazing: It protects your brain cells
from the toxic damage brought on by beta amyloid peptide—the main
component of the brain-destroying plaque that develops in patients
with Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists also isolated another active compound from amyloban,

known as DLPE (dilinoleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine). DLPE has
shown some very powerful brain cell protection in vitro by inhibiting
something called ER stress, which is known to destroy brain cells.4

With these three active substances—one that protects against toxic

plaque, one that protects against deadly ER stress, and one that pro-
motes new brain cell growth—Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can
be fought on three critical fronts.

So Dr. Kawagishi joined forces with Dr. Cun Zhuang, and together
they developed a standardized extract (called Amycenone) that con-
tains both hericenones and amyloban (which, by the way, is patented
as an anti-dementia agent in Japan). And that proprietary extract is the
key component of a supplement called Amyloban 3399.

One woman’s journey from dementia to

healthy with Amyloban 3399—a case study
Lin S. was an 81-year-old woman who’d struggled with depression
and declining cognitive function for years. After several hospitaliza-
tions over several years, she made her way to the clinic of Dr. Inanaga…
and her life was immeasurably improved.5

He started her on Amyloban 3399 (added to other medications and

herbs she was taking). And after just two months, he saw ‘notable clini-
cal improvement.’ On a clinical scale, her dementia rating went from a
score between 20 and 22 (borderline dementia) to 29—a normal score.
And the changes in her everyday life are even more compelling:

•F
 our years earlier, she struggled to name even four vegetables,
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but after Amyloban 3399 treatment she can name as many as

she’s asked to without hesitation.
• She couldn’t cook before, and now she can.
• S he can now solve double-digit subtraction problems, which she
couldn’t before Amyloban 3399.
• Scary dreams have vanished.
• And she handles separation from her husband much more easily,
whereas before treatment she became anxious if he spent more
than ten minutes bathing.

While increased scores on scales are impressive, what really mat-

ters is every day life. And that’s what Dr. Inanaga saw improved for his
patient: A true change for the better in her quality of life.

Amycenone takes on Aricept…and wins

Though individual results with Amyloban 3399 are quite remark-

able, research on the extract is just getting started, with extremely
promising results. Like in this animal study6, where the Lion’s Mane
extract was pitted against one of the world’s most popular Alzheimer’s
drugs—donepezil, better known by its brand name, Aricept.

Scientists started with Alzheimer Type Dementia model rats, and

gave them either donezepil, a medium dose of Amycenone (the ‘equiv-
alent’ to how much amyloban extract a person would take), a high
dose of Amycenone, or nothing. Then the rats had to fend for them-
selves in something called the Morris Water Maze Test.

The rats taking either dose of amyloban extract performed much

better than the untreated rats, showing huge improvements in learning
memory and recognition. Plus, the rats in the high dose Amycenone
group did at least as well—and sometimes better—than the rats taking
donepezil.

And when it came to increasing NGF levels in their brains, the rats
in the high dose Amycenone group beat the pants off all the donezepil
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group in every test. The medium dose amyloban group did very well,
too. In all of the tests, NGF levels were significantly higher in the high-
dose extract group than in the drug group. In fact, even the medium-
dose extract group had higher NGF levels in half the tests.

Treating dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

with Amyloban 3399
Amyloban 3399 can protect your brain from cognitive decline and
even help turn things around if a slide has already begun.

The recommended therapeutic dose of Amyloban 3399 is three

tablets, two times daily. For maintenance or prevention purposes, the
suggested dose is lower: two tablets taken twice a day.

You can find ordering information for Amyloban 3399 in the

Member Source Directory on page 529.
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Immune System
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CHAPTER ONE

The Scandinavian secret

to cutting colds by 50 percent

I t’s that sniffling, sneezing, coughing, headachy, “just go lie on the

couch and feel crummy” time of the year again. And that creates a
treatment dilemma for a lot of people. You can take popular cold med-
ications, but they don’t always provide adequate relief. You can take
antibiotics, but ultimately that helps breed drug-resistant bacteria. So
the Health Sciences Institute has researched a natural cold remedy/
preventive that promises to be an effective alternative.

Andrographis paniculata, a shrub extract commonly referred to

as Indian Echinacea, has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic (tra-
ditional Indian) therapies and Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat
everything from isolated cases of the sniffles to full-blown outbreaks
of influenza. It was credited with halting the spread of disease during
the 1919 Indian flu epidemic. More recently, andrographis (under the
brand name Kold Kare®) has outsold all other cold medications in
Scandinavia for 12 years running. It was named Product of the Year by
the Swedish Association of Health Food Producers. And researchers
have accumulated considerable data documenting its effectiveness.
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Asian herbal extract strengthens your immune system

Andrographis is not an antimicrobial agent. It does not kill the
organisms that make you sick—at least not directly. Instead, it boosts
your immune system and stimulates your natural antibodies.1

Your body makes some very powerful disease-fighting enzymes.

If you become ill easily or don’t recover quickly from colds and the
flu, it’s possible that your production of these antioxidant enzymes has
been compromised. Andrographis protects those enzymes2 and conse-
quently enhances your natural disease-fighting ability.

Recover faster and reduce your colds by 50 percent

Chilean doctors tested the effectiveness of andrographis in a
three-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
in a rural school. Fifty-four students received either two placebo pills
or two andrographis tablets every day for three months. A clinician
evaluated the students each week to determine if they had symptoms
of the common cold. Over the course of the three-month study, 62
percent of the placebo group got colds, while only 30 percent of the
andrographis group got sick. Researchers concluded, “andrographis
tablets have a preventive effect against common colds.”3

Scientists at the University of Chile in Santiago conducted a larger

study involving 158 adults. It was also a placebo-controlled, double-
blind, randomized clinical trial, but it was administered for just five
days to determine if andrographis could help patients recover more
quickly from colds. Patients suffering from cold symptoms took ei-
ther four placebo pills or four andrographis tablets a day (a total of
1,200 mg daily), and did a self-evaluation of their symptoms at the be-
ginning of the study, after day two, and again after day four. Research-
ers reported the andrographis group experienced a significant de-
crease in intensity of symptoms (especially fatigue, sleeplessness, sore
throat, and nasal secretion) by day two. By day four, they experienced
a significant decrease in all symptoms. The researchers concluded that
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andrographis supplements “had a high degree of effectiveness.”4 They

also noted that no participants experienced adverse effects from tak-
ing four tablets a day.

Meanwhile, doctors in the Hallehalsan Clinic in Sweden conduct-

ed two trials of andrographis. They found that cold sufferers experi-
enced significant relief from “throat symptoms” after taking the herbal
medication. Even though one of the studies treated patients for only
three days, doctors saw “highly significant improvement.”5

Andrographis reaches maximum potency within two hours

One criticism of herbal treatments is that it often takes a long pe-
riod of supplementation to generate a benefit. Antibiotics and other
prescription drugs work much faster. But, of course, they can also gen-
erate some unwanted effects, such as killing beneficial bacteria and
creating stronger, disease-causing organisms.

Andrographis is different from most herbal supplements. It reaches

maximum levels in the bloodstream 1.5 to 2 hours after it is ingested.
Andrographolide, which is the active constituent of andrographis, is
“quickly and almost completely absorbed into the blood,” according to
researchers conducting animal tests at the Guelbenkian Research and
Drug Quality Control Laboratory of ADMTA in Yerevan, Armenia.6
Andrographolide doesn’t remain in the body for extended periods of
time, which may account for its lack of harmful side effects. According
to some researchers, 80 percent of andrographolides are removed via
the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract within eight hours, and approxi-
mately 90 percent is eliminated within 48 hours.7

Andrographis shows other medicinal properties

Andrographis appears to do more than bolster your disease-fight-
ing enzymes. Researchers at the Tongi Medical University in China
found the herb can prevent myocardial ischemia (inadequate blood cir-
culation in the heart usually due to coronary artery disease) in dogs,8
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while scientists at the National University in Singapore discovered that

diabetic lab animals treated with andrographis developed lower blood
sugar levels.9 Research has also shown that andrographis can lower sys-
tolic blood pressure in lab rats bred to be spontaneously hypertensive.10
Further research has demonstrated that andrographolide treatment can
prevent decreased liver function in laboratory rodents which were given
drugs that would ordinarily impair liver function.11 Researchers at Ye-
revan State Medical University in Armenia also found that androgra-
phis could inhibit the formation of blood clots.12

Such research is very preliminary and limited to animal experi-

ments at present, so the herb’s potential to influence these conditions
in humans isn’t yet known. Extensive human trials of andrographis
have only measured the product’s impact on cold symptoms and oc-
currences. Those trials have never identified any adverse side effects.
However, you should consult with your health care practitioner before
supplementing with andrographis, especially if you suffer from high
or low blood pressure, a blood-sugar disorder, or vascular problems.

This andrographis supplement is available under the brand name

Kold Kare. Kare N Herbs, the formulator of Kold Kare, recommends
that you take one tablet four times daily to fight colds or the flu. If
you’re suffering from allergy symptoms or have sinus problems, you
can also use Kold Kare for relief, but at a reduced dosage of two tablets
daily. For ordering information, refer to the Member Source Directory
on page 529.
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CHAPTER TWO

An immune revolution begins:

The miraculous protective yeast
culture that’s been one company’s
secret weapon for decades

I t was a little over two years ago now when executives at a small, fam-
ily-owned animal feed ingredient supplier in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
put two and two together and came up with an answer that’s poised
to take the supplement industry by storm. And believe it or not, it all
started with an outcry from the company’s manufacturing plant work-
ers—disgruntled, because they hadn’t gotten sick. At least, not nearly
as often as they deserved.

A workweek’s worth of perfectly good days off had gone to waste,

year after year—and, they insisted, it just wasn’t fair.

If you thought this was going to be a losing battle—and, like me,

I’m sure you did—you’d be mistaken. In response to what might be the
oddest personnel protest in history, the plant workers finally got their
way. They’d be able to use those five complimentary days at their own
discretion—because, as it turns out, they had a very good point.

As years passed, many administrative and sales employees of the

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company submitted your typical deluge of medical bills, easily piled up

from a bad case of the flu or one of those nasty seasonal sinus infections
that it seems like just about everyone gets. But the plant workers? Well,
they didn’t register so much as a blip on the radar. And because of it,
Diamond V’s insurance premiums hadn’t budged—even while national
rates skyrocketed up a colossal 11.2 percent.

Mysterious? Maybe to some. But to Paul Faganel, the unfolding of

events was a little less unlikely than anyone might have thought.

Insurance premiums—and debilitating

diseases—stopped in their tracks
Faganel, now the president of Embria Health Sciences, was among
the first to pick up on the baffling trend. In 2004, he was working on
the operations side of Diamond V Mills, with access to the health in-
surance records, as well as the payroll, which reflected the surplus of
unused sick time in question. But it didn’t stop with paperwork and
insurance premiums—the stories floating around the plant bordered
on the unbelievable, too.

Take the plant’s manager, for one. Half of a pair of fraternal twins,
both he and his sister had been diagnosed with macular degenera-
tion. After 30 years at Diamond V his own vision is still amazingly
intact, while his sister’s vision has suffered substantially, registering
in at only 20 percent—leaving her practically blind. Another long-
time employee was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis before she
joined Diamond V—and in her 14 years at the plant, the disease has
not progressed at all.

The company was riding a stroke of luck that looked nothing short
of heaven sent. But as it turns out, this was a different kind of guardian
angel at work: the company’s flagship fermented yeast culture. The idea
seemed odd, but not unthinkable—after all, the super substance had
been keeping farm animals healthy since the family business started
in 1943.
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Yeast: the secret weapon of farmers everywhere

You probably already know a little something about yeasts. They’re
single-celled, microscopic fungi, best known for their crucial role in
making bread and beer. But you may not have known that farmers
have been feeding yeast to animals for years—initially in the form of
farm-produced “mash” (maybe the term “slop” sounds more famil-
iar)—only to discover that this unusual food was actually keeping
their livestock healthy.

We see it all the time—fermented grapes create wine, for example,

which has benefits that compound and surpass those of the grapes
alone. Over the course of the fermentation process, mediums such as
grains or grapes will take on a whole new nutritional value—becoming
enriched with B-vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other metabo-
lites that are necessary to a sturdy constitution.

But to really get to the bottom of yeast’s benefit to Old MacDonald,

let’s review a few highlights from Farm Feed 101. (Warning—if you al-
ready aced this course, you might find these next few paragraphs a little
tedious.) Cattle, among the most common of the barnyard animals, are
known as ruminants, and their digestive systems are far different from
other animals. They have an additional organ, called a rumen, where
most of their digestion takes place. Unlike humans, who naturally pro-
duce digestive enzymes in their small intestines, a cow’s rumen acts as
a fermentation vat. The naturally occurring beneficial bacteria living
in the rumen produce the necessary enzymes to break down food—
especially cellulose, the primary cell wall of green plants (a big part of
the cow’s diet, for which no mammal innately has a digestive enzyme).

Up to 80 percent of the cow’s daily requirement for energy results

from this fermentation process. That’s why including yeast culture in
its diet helps encourage the naturally occurring rumen bacteria to do
a better job of digesting the cow’s food. For this reason, yeast culture
supplementation helps cows absorb more nutrition from the food they
eat and produce the maximum amount of high quality milk.
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The product that sets Diamond V apart from the pack

Diamond V was founded by a former farmer who saw a market for pro-
ducing and selling this type of product on a large scale. But more than that,
he had a very different method for manufacturing his products—one that,
in his experience, was a lot more effective than your run-of-the-mill slop.

According to Faganel, most animal nutrition companies simply

mix dry active yeast (similar to what you would buy at a grocery
store) into cereal grains as feed. In this case, the yeast cells are young,
and though they are still a good source of nutrition (rich in beta glu-
cans, a polysaccharide known to stimulate immune function), they
only just begin to ferment by feeding off of the nutrients and oxygen
available in the grains. While the fermentation process has started to
occur, boosting the nutrient content to a degree, there really aren’t any
substantial biochemical changes in the feed.

Diamond V, however, was the first to bring the yeast culture to

the market, an aromatic granulated substance that contains both the
metabolites that result from the fermentation process and the nutri-
ents inside the yeast cells themselves. In their product, the yeast cells
achieve full fermentation with a proprietary nutritional medium—the
specifics of which are a well-guarded business secret—before they’re
ever added to the feed.

Mother Nature might be smarter than you think

If it’s been a while since you broke out the chemistry books (I know
it had for me), the differences here might be looking a little murky. So,
I’ll do my best to explain the process to you simply. Anaerobic fermen-
tation begins when yeast cells have run out of oxygen and nutrients.
When the yeast cells are added directly to a medium, they continue
to feed on that—growing and reproducing exponentially—for some
time. But as their oxygen and nutrient sources begin to wane, they
sense their impending death and begin to secrete a variety of byprod-
ucts under the stress of survival—all of which are imparted to the me-
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dium, accounting for its fermentation.

In manufacturing their yeast culture, Diamond V lets the yeast cells

reach full fermentation in their secret medium first, allowing all of the nu-
trients to develop completely. Both the cells and the medium are then dried.
The result is a complex substance that goes way beyond the typical nutri-
tional profile of regular yeast and contains loads of undefined nutrients.

Those undefined nutrients—birthed by the secret proprietary fer-

menting medium and preserved by a patented drying process—make
this particular yeast culture downright impossible to imitate, as one of
literally thousands of unique combinations. As it turns out, Diamond
V’s products not only work to aid digestion in ruminants like cattle, but
they also support the health of other animals—like chickens, pigs, or
even fish. And of course, as company executives ultimately discovered,
humans are no exception. As consulting director Dr. Stuart Reeves so
bluntly put it: “Mother Nature is not stupid.” And it appears that some
of her gifts truly are universal.

The ultimate immune modulator that’s

better than berries at fighting free radicals
Shortly after Diamond V dodged the bullet of mounting insurance
premiums, company executives knew it was time to investigate future
possibilities. Based on the anecdotal accounts he’d heard, Faganel had
been pressing for this all along.

Once the paperwork was in place to back up the stories, he knew that
they had the makings of a revolutionary product. The first order of busi-
ness was to conduct a preliminary study to find out what—if any—ben-
efits were actually brewing in the bodies of Diamond V’s plant workers.

Ten employees of the manufacturing plant participated in the

study, along with a control group of 10 other gender and age-matched
subjects that had not been exposed to the company’s immune-boost-
ing yeast culture. The study, which included blood and saliva samples
from each of the 20 participants, yielded astonishing—though not al-
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together surprising—results

The samples of the 10 plant employees exhibited a number of sig-

nificant differences. Blood tests revealed higher-activity natural killer
(NK) cells, despite being lower in their actual numbers. The num-
ber of CD-8 (immune suppressor) cells was lower, accompanied by
a higher ratio of CD-4 (immune helper) cells. There were also no-
tably lower levels of the immune complexes that are common cul-
prits behind inflammation and tissue damage. A closer look at saliva
samples—to measure salivary IgA, the immunoglobulin that builds a
barrier in your body’s mucosal tissue—spawned comparable observa-
tions. The plant employees had a salivary IgA level that was 68 percent
higher than the unexposed study participants.

When researchers looked at the yeast culture itself, it also showed

some impressive characteristics. Most notable was its score on the
oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) test, which measures
the antioxidant power of any given substance. The yeast culture had
a value of 613. That’s a formidable number, making such antioxidant
powerhouses like blueberries and raspberries pale in comparison—it’s
a value nearly 300 percent higher than either of those fruits.

Subsequent in-vitro studies and a brief 30-day single-dose study

reinforced all of the above findings—and the connection between the
yeast culture and a quantifiably heartier immune system moved well
beyond the status of mere suspicion. But I wondered: Diamond V’s
plant workers weren’t actually eating the stuff. How, then, did they ar-
rive at a recommended human dosage?

Faganel explained that the 500 mg dosage decided upon for each
capsule was a pound-per-pound estimate based on the typical effective
dosage for other, larger animals. And what was deemed effective for ani-
mals was based on over 60 years of research within the feed industry.
While tests measuring the particulate matter in the air of the manufac-
turing plant showed that employees would have ingested only around 10
mg of the yeast per day, Faganel suspects that its positive effects were cu-
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mulative—based on daily exposure over the course of at least a decade.

Exhaustive safety studies on the yeast culture also demonstrated

that the product is completely non-toxic, won’t interfere with drug me-
tabolism, and doesn’t cause gene mutation or cell proliferation.

With more concrete proof to support a foray into the nutritional

supplement world, Faganel launched Embria Health Sciences.

This spin-off is devoted to exploring the vast potential of their par-

ent company’s yeast culture on the human health market. Embria’s
main task— and arguably the most important one—was to hone in on
and maximize the antioxidant and metabolite profile of Diamond V’s
original yeast culture to maximize its benefit to humans.

And according to Reeves, now a consulting director at Embria,

even more studies are underway to solidify the company’s body of
evidence, “including a slightly longer term clinical study,” he told me,
“and an in-house human study.”

A preventive approach that upholds lifelong health

This extensive research is one of the many qualities that make Em-
bria’s yeast culture unique in its niche of preventive health.

But as Faganel points out, the niche itself is enough to set Embria’s
dried yeastapart from the pack. “A lot of the supplements out there are
indication-specific,” he notes. “But if you take [our dried yeast] when
a cold is coming on,” he emphasizes, “it’s just too late—it won’t help.”

“It will be about three to four weeks before you’ll see any improve-
ments,” he told me. “And then you’ll notice that if you do get sick, you
recover much quicker.”

According to Faganel, after enough time taking Embria’s dried yeast,

a good night’s sleep is usually all it takes to knock out a cold or the flu.
And Faganel can vouch for that personally, having benefited from the
initial sample capsules that the company has been using in its research.
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Since his college days, not a year has passed without a sinus infec-
tion cropping up like clockwork. But, he tells me, the two years that
he’s been taking Embria’s dried yeast have been absolutely free of si-
nusitis—a shocking feat as, he admits, his overall habits are far from
the healthiest.

But there are lots of stories within the company to match his—
even from the die-hard skeptics.

Faganel told me that the Vice President of Technology Research,

a tough-to-convince scientist with a penchant for marathon running,
noticed that he stopped getting cold sores after his grueling training
sessions—a common occurrence when your body’s under unusual
amounts of physical stress.

When he stopped taking Embria’s dried yeast, they immediately

came back—and, Faganel tells me, the runner was first in line for a
refill of his samples.

Another Embria employee broke his arm while waterskiing, sever-

ing enough nerves to lose use of his right hand—doctors said there
was a chance that he would never regain function.

But, to their surprise, he recovered—and fast. When he returned

for his six-week follow up, his bone had healed and he had already
regained half of the function in his injured hand.

His doctor told him that, within six weeks, his body had accom-
plished six months’ worth of healing—and then invited him to par-
ticipate in a study that he was planning to conduct on a collection of
extraordinarily resilient patients.

It’s hard not to wonder what kind of impact a product like this will
have in an age where antibiotics are handed out like candy and irrational
fears of pandemic flu outbreaks abound. One thing’s for sure: If Em-
bria’s dried yeastis even half as effective as all of the stories (and studies)
around it suggest, these signs of the times aren’t likely to last long.
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CHAPTER THREE

Protect yourself from a

flesh-eating hospital horror
with this natural life-saver

I magine this: You go into the hospital for routine surgery, expecting
to be home in just a couple of days, no problem. Next thing you
know, one nurse is too busy to wash her hands between patients, and
you’re staring down the superbug of the century: MRSA.

You’ve seen it in the news, but new studies are revealing it’s be-
coming more common than ever. Antibiotics don’t kill it, and MRSA
infection can result in some really horrifying stuff—like flesh-eating
pneumonia. It’s enough to give you nightmares and make you swear
off hospitals forever.

Nancy Rattigan’s story starts normally enough. In February 2007,

she had hip-replacement surgery. Not a big deal, she thought. She’d
had her other hip done in 2000. A self-described “can-do girl,” she
knew she would recover in time to take her granddaughter to Disney
World in June.

But two weeks after her surgery, Nancy started feeling like she had
the flu and what felt like an arthritis flare up. She chalked it up to the
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pain medication. And the fact it had been 7 years since the first opera-
tion—she wasn’t getting any younger. Nothing to worry about. After
all, her recovery seemed to be going well.

A week later, she was shocked to find she couldn’t get out of bed.
Nancy was weak and disoriented. Something wasn’t right. The inci-
sion from her surgery wasn’t looking so good—certainly not like it was
healing.

At the hospital, her doctor found that Nancy’s white blood cell
count was over 100,000 (normal is 5,000-10,000). The surgical site was
looking worse and worse. Her doctor ran some tests. And that’s when
the nightmare began­­—one that would last for more than a year.

The hospital won’t protect you—

your health is in your hands
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). If you’ve
been following the news, those words are enough to stop your breath.
But you might not know that MRSA’s actually quite common—the
bacteria can lurk on the skin and in the nose and throat of a healthy
person without ever causing an infection.

There are actually two kinds of MRSA: hospital-acquired (HA) and

community-acquired (CA). CA-MRSA is easy to pick up in places like
schools and gyms—combining shared gym equipment and unwashed
hands, for example. It most often shows up as a swollen, painful skin
infection. Since it usually amounts to a surface infection, it’s more eas-
ily treated than HA-MRSA.

HA-MRSA, on the other hand, preys on those with weakened im-

mune systems, which is why it can spread like wildfire through hos-
pitals and long-term care facilities. Sure, hospitals have sanitary pro-
cedures, but overworked and tired staff don’t always follow them. If
HA-MRSA gets into the body through a wound or through the site of
an invasive medical device like an IV or catheter, it can attack internal
organs. Or worse—MRSA-related necrotic (“flesh-eating”) pneumo-
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nia and blood poisoning are associated with high death rates.

If that’s not scary enough, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to

treat. Because they’re on an evolutionary “fast track,” bacteria that sur-
vive antibiotic treatment quickly pass on their resistant traits, at the
same time learning to resist other antibiotics. Now think about the
antibiotics that find their way into our food and water, and about doc-
tors’ eagerness to whip out the prescription pad—we’ve basically been
breeding these superbugs.

This antibiotic-resistance is what turned Nancy’s infection into a

major ordeal. When she tested positive, it was assumed that surgeons
would clean out the surgical site and that would be that. On the morn-
ing of the cleanup surgery, she felt optimistic.

Until she felt that the hospital bed was wet—her incision, which
had taken 66 stitches to close, had opened. Imagine Nancy’s horror
at finding a large abscess going all the way down to the joint! She was
rushed into surgery, and part of the implant was removed.

An ominous yellow isolation notice was taped on the door of her

room. The same notice appeared on four of the 20 doors in the joint-
replacement recovery area. As the nurses came in and out with their
disposable instruments and gloves, Nancy wondered how many of the
16 others would be back to have yellow cards slapped on their doors.

But she didn’t have much time to think about it, being awake only
about six hours of the day. The antibiotic Nancy was given was so caus-
tic it could actually burn her veins. The drug had to be pumped di-
rectly into her arteries.

For all the danger to her body, it didn’t even work. Nancy could
feel the fluid building up at the surgical site again. There was talk of
amputation. Nancy’s doctor could only insert implants, so she was sent
to specialists who gave her a difficult decision to make. The replaced
joint had to come out. Otherwise, she could lose her leg. But the sur-
gery itself could kill her.
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Nancy spent her birthday in surgery. And then 10 weeks without a

hip, artificial or otherwise—she had to wait until the MRSA infection
was cleared before a new implant could go in.

Ten weeks after her surgery, Nancy had that new hip. But her fight
wasn’t over yet—it would take a blown knee, 10 weeks in a special
brace, months of physical therapy, and a mix of conventional and al-
ternative medicine before Nancy considered herself well again. And
she’ll never be declared fully MRSA-free.

Even now, she has good and bad days. The pain in her joints some-
times gets so bad she can’t carry a load of laundry up the stairs. And
there’s her immune system—ravaged by MRSA, it is weakened for good.

Still, she considers herself a survivor. Over the past year, Nancy
corresponded with others in similar situations. About half the people
are still alive. The odds aren’t good when it comes to MRSA. But de-
spite the threat of a medical meltdown, not much is being done to
protect hospital patients. As usual, it’s all left up to you.

A common leaf succeeds

where conventional medicine fails
If this doesn’t sound like an impending epidemic, I’m stumped.
A 2007 report shows that the number of MRSA cases nationwide had
more than doubled since 1999. Then, there were 127,000 reported cas-
es of MRSA infection. In 2005, there were 278,000. Deaths rose from
11,000 to 17,000. And the numbers are only going up. It’s estimated
that in the United States alone 95 million people carry Staphylococcus
aureus, with 2.5 million carrying MRSA.1

Not scary enough for you? Well, a study reported by the Mayo
Clinic estimated that 46 out of every 1,000 hospital patients are in-
fected or colonized with MRSA.2 While hospitals in some countries
have minimized the spread of MRSA by screening incoming patients,
the CDC has not followed suit in the United States.
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It’s getting so bad that hospitals are turning to some very dangerous
drugs. The primary type of antibiotic used to treat MRSA, called glyco-
peptides, can cause kidney damage. And no matter how powerful the
drugs, it’s a losing battle. The new MRSA strains are almost four times
more deadly and are resistant to more anti-biotics than past strains.

So what is one to do? If you’re planning a hospital stay, or if some-

one you love lives in a nursing home, you need to build up protection
now. And there’s one particular weapon you’ll want to arm yourself
with.

Grown as far back as 3000 B.C., the olive tree is called the “tree of
life”—and for good reason. It’s been used for thousands of years as a
treatment for colds and flu.

Olive leaf ’s active components were isolated in 1969, and when

researchers for the American Society for Microbiology tested those
components, they inhibited or killed off the more than 50 viruses, bac-
teria, fungi, and protozoa thrown at them.3

Those powerful components, phytochemicals including oleuro-

pein and hydroxytyrosol, keep pathogens from replicating. They also
disable infections long enough for the immune system to find and kill
them. By supporting the immune system instead of trying to replace it,
olive leaf succeeds where conventional antibiotics fail.4

So how does it work? It is thought that oleuropein inactivates mi-

croorganisms by dissolving the outer lining of the cell. Once they get
their “in,” the other components of olive leaf work together to weaken
the unwelcome guest. Olive leaf also helps to build the immune system
by stimulating phagocyte (cells that ingest and destroy foreign matter)
production.5

A 1999 study demonstrated the “broad antimicrobial activity” of

the polyphenols in olive leaf, leading researchers to conclude that it
could be a potential source of antimicrobial agents.6
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It’s shown promise against chronic fatigue syndrome, breast and

prostate cancer, HIV, and arthritis. And then there’s MRSA. Olive leaf
has worked so well against MRSA that it is used in hospitals in Hun-
gary as an official infectious-disease remedy.5

One brand retains the power of the whole olive leaf

Search “olive leaf ” on any popular online pharmacy and about 200
items pop up. Most of these products have one thing in common—the
original leaf has been altered to pump up the oleuropein, only one of
the phytochemicals in the olive leaf.

But, as I described, oleuropein doesn’t work alone to wipe out in-

vaders. And there’s one company, working under the motto “Nature
made it right,” that preserves all of the disease-fighting components of
the olive leaf in a 100 percent pure organic extract.

Seagate is an unusual company. Instead of developing a formula

and then outsourcing production to the cheapest bidder, they do ev-
erything themselves—from the production of the raw materials to the
final bottling.

In the case of the olive leaf extract, the leaves are harvested by hand
from local olive trees, and the extract is produced by cold-press extrac-
tion. This freshwater method uses absolutely no chemicals. The goal?
To preserve the delicate structure and balance of the olive leaf.

In independent testing, Seagate’s olive leaf products killed off all

introduced MRSA colonies within the first hour. The nasal spray gave
particularly impressive results, killing off all colonies in 15 seconds.
Other nasties were also wiped out—Strep, Candida albicans (which
causes dangerous fungal infections in chemotherapy and transplant
patients), and E. coli—among others.

Before putting the olive leaf extract on the market, Seagate per-
formed a “challenge” test required by the FDA. At an independent lab,
very high concentrations of bacteria, fungi, and mold were injected
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into the Seagate Olive Leaf Nasal Spray (simply the liquid form of the
powdered leaf extract) and tested over the course of one month.

99.9 percent of all bacteria colonies were killed within 60 seconds,

with all of the bacteria dead by the time a second sample was taken
six hours later. It was the same story with fungi and mold. Every time
more bugs were introduced, the olive leaf killed them. These results
exceeded FDA standards.

Unlike antibiotics, there are no toxic effects associated with olive

leaf extract, even when taken in large amounts.

When I asked Richard Lentz, the founder of Seagate, what he

would recommend for someone planning a hospital stay, he suggested
taking Seagate’s olive leaf extract caplets ahead of time, generally two
to four capsules per day. He suggests doubling up with the nasal spray,
which kills pathogens in the sinuses.

Richard also recommends olive leaf extract for use before traveling
on an airplane or going into other crowded environments. It is effec-
tive against colds and the flu when taken at the first sign of illness, and
his daughter got rid of a bad case of food poisoning in about a day by
taking 10 olive leaf extract capsules every two hours.

Ordering information for Seagate’s olive leaf products can be found

in the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER FOUR

Scientists rediscover 3,000-year-old

wound-healing marvel

U ntil just a couple of weeks ago, my experience with honey was

strictly culinary. A spoonful in my evening cup of tea, or driz-
zled over English muffins in the morning. Then I came across a small
yellow tube of Wound Honey. What I learned after that has made me
look at my favorite sweet treat in a new light.

Conventional wound treatments leave a lot to be desired. Who

hasn’t winced as a bandage has torn away delicate new skin around
a wound? And, even worse, most of the antiseptics used in modern
medicine actually cause tissue damage, leaving behind ugly scars or
even preventing wounds from healing properly.

You need something better to heal your wounds—quickly and

safely. While modern medicine tries to convince us that the secret is
in a lab, it actually rests in a remedy that’s been around for thousands
of years.

Revered across many cultures for centuries as a medicine and salve,

honey shows up in the most ancient of writings. Around 350 B.C., Ar-
istotle wrote that honey is “good as a salve for sore eyes and wounds.”
Dioscorides (ca. 40-90), an ancient Greek pharmacologist, declared a
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local honey to be “good for all rotten and hollow ulcers.”

The Koran describes bees being taught to build hives to produce

“a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for mankind,” and the
prophet Mohammed strongly recommended honey for healing. For
over 3,000 years, there’s been a lot of respect for honey in traditional
medicine.

Of course, once modern medicine started taking over, “old” came to

mean “bad,” and honey’s medicinal use faded away. Still, some research
popped up here and there. In 1892, researchers isolated honey’s anti-
bacterial properties. The fact that those properties are increased when
honey is diluted, as when applied to a wound, was reported in 1919.

But it wasn’t until about 70 years later that honey really started get-
ting the recognition it deserves. In 1989, an editorial writer for New
Zealand’s Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine argued that the “thera-
peutic potential of uncontaminated, pure honey is grossly underuti-
lized.” The article goes on to urge conventional medicine to “lift the
blinds off this ‘traditional remedy’ and give it its due recognition.”1

Researchers at the University of Waikato in New Zealand heard

this call to action and formed the Honey Research Unit in 1991. Their
research focused on the natural healing properties of honey, especially
those of one very special variety.

Honey beats conventional treatment

in fighting all kinds of wounds
Manuka honey has been used for generations as natural medicine
by the Maori of New Zealand. It’s produced when honeybees gath-
er nectar from the flowers of the manuka (Leptospermum scoparium)
shrub, which is native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. The
honey is darker and richer than most of the honey you’ll find on the
shelf at the grocery store. And it just happens to have extraordinary
antibacterial, antiseptic, and antifungal properties.
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Before I tell you about what makes manuka honey special, let’s
back up for a moment. All kinds of honey actually demonstrate anti-
septic ability. Though people didn’t know it when they were slather-
ing honey on wounds a couple thousand years ago (they just knew it
worked—and that’s what matters, right?), there are several factors that
go into the healing power of honey.

Honey’s viscosity provides a protective barrier that prevents new

infection. It also draws fluids from tissues, lifting bacteria, dirt, and
debris away from the healing tissues. This osmotic effect also helps to
create a moist healing environment, which helps new tissue grow and
prevents scabbing. With conventional wound treatment, a moist envi-
ronment can invite bacteria. But because of its other healing proper-
ties, this is not a danger with using honey.2

Many strains of bacteria need water in order to multiply. But the

sugar molecules in honey interact strongly with water molecules, leav-
ing very few H20 molecules free for bacteria to use. The sugar content
of honey has another benefit. Bacteria will feed on glucose in pref-
erence to amino acids. This produces lactic acid instead of the foul-
smelling byproducts of the use of amino acids. The bad odor associ-
ated with some wounds just fades away.

In most honey, the most effective healing property is the produc-

tion of hydrogen peroxide. When honey is made, bees secrete an en-
zyme called glucose oxidase into the nectar. When honey is diluted
(as in a wound), this enzyme reacts with water and oxygen, releasing
hydrogen peroxide.

Hydrogen peroxide is a well-known and effective antiseptic, but

in recent years there’s been a backlash against its use. You see, it has
a tendency to cause inflammation and tissue damage. The concentra-
tion of hydrogen peroxide produced by honey is about 1,000 times
less than that in the 3 percent solution found in drugstores. It’s still
strong enough to heal, but doesn’t cause the same problems as bottled
hydrogen peroxide.
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When it’s diluted in a wound, honey produces a “slow release” of

hydrogen peroxide, meaning the antiseptic power lasts longer. The
hydrogen peroxide released by honey also promotes anabolic me-
tabolism, prompting cell growth.3

Honey also speeds up the healing process by encouraging granu-

lation in wounds. Granulation tissue is the connective tissue that re-
places the fibrin clot in healing wounds. It aids the healing process and
protects against pathogens. A doctor in one study observed that gran-
ulation occurred at a remarkable rate in wounds treated with honey.

All of this makes for a pretty impressive natural healing agent.

Clinical studies have shown that honey can be diluted up to 10 times
its original strength and still kill the seven species of bacteria most
commonly involved in wound infection.2

I can’t help but wonder why honey still isn’t accepted by conven-
tional modern medicine. Take the study of 59 cases of wounds and ul-
cers. Despite various conventional treatments, these wounds had gone
unhealed from one to 24 months. When treated with honey, all of the
wounds were sterile in one week. New tissue developed rapidly, and
there were no adverse effects.3

In one particular case study, a patient was suffering from a deep

pressure sore that was not responding to conventional treatment. When
dressed with honey, the wound healed completely in six weeks.4

The “wow” moments kept coming as I read through more and more
reports of successful trials. In one, honey went up against silver sulfa-
diazine, the most widely used agent to clear infections in burns. After
seven days, 91 percent of the burns treated with honey were complete-
ly sterile. In the same amount of time, infection was merely controlled
in 71 percent of the burns treated with silver sulfadiazine. The patients
treated with honey had better pain relief and less scarring.3

In another study, nine infants with large, infected post-surgical

wounds that weren’t responding to intravenous antibiotics were treat-
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ed with honey. After 21 days, all of the wounds were closed, clear, and
free of infection.4

One unique variety packs a double dose

of potent antibacterial action
When the Honey Research Unit started testing honey, they quickly
discovered something special about manuka. When the enzyme cata-
lase was added to destroy the hydrogen peroxide in honey, only ma-
nuka showed any significant antibacterial activity. Because catalase is
present in the tissues and serum of the human body, the bacteria-fight-
ing power of hydrogen peroxide can only last so long. Manuka honey,
on the other hand, can keep fighting infection even when it can’t pro-
duce hydrogen peroxide.

Manuka honey doesn’t require oxygen to activate the full scope of

its antibacterial properties. So it can wipe out infection in deeper tis-
sue of the body. It can also be used with all kinds of wound dressings
without fear of weakening its power.5

Unlike other varieties, manuka demonstrates strong antifungal ac-

tion. Antibiotics are ineffective against fungal infections, making them
difficult to treat. In studies treating fungal infections, manuka honey
did the job when other varieties could not. Less dilution was needed to
fight fungal infection than bacterial infection, making manuka honey
ideal for treating drier surface infections.2

Of course, as with any natural food product, there is variation from

crop to crop. Once the news of manuka honey broke, many companies
started selling inferior varieties, some with undetectably low levels of
antibacterial activity.

So how can you tell if the manuka honey you’re buying really
works? To determine the non-hydrogen peroxide antibacterial levels
of manuka honey, the team at the Honey Research Unit came up with
a grading system called “unique manuka factor” (UMF). The UMF
number corresponds to the concentration of phenol (a common con-
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ventional antiseptic) that has the same antibacterial activity. So a ma-

nuka honey product labeled “UMF 15” has the same power as a 15
percent concentration of phenol.

Most professionals use honey designated as UMF 10 or above,

as this is the only kind to yield consistent results in clinical studies.
In studies using UMF 12 honey, widespread serious skin ulcers have
healed rapidly. And we’re talking ulcers that simply hadn’t responded
to modern conventional treatment. Some people in one study had been
in intensive care for nine months. Treated with honey, their wounds
healed at an astounding rate. Three separate studies have proven UMF
12 honey’s ability to heal MRSA-infected wounds. Many wound types
are counted among the success stories: venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot
ulcers, pressure ulcers, unhealed graft sites, boils, and surgical wounds.3

Heal ulcers and sores in days with Wound Honey

With memberships in the American Podiatric Medical Associa-
tion and the American Sports Medicine Association, Dr. Randolph
Nordyke is no stranger to treating pain. He’s spent the past few years
perfecting a wound-healing formula that combines UMF 12+ manuka
honey with aloe vera and vitamin B to soothe wounds as they heal.
Dr. Nordyke has used Wound Honey on more than 100 patients, with
some incredible results.

When I visited the Wound Honey website, I found images of a foot

with a very large and painful-looking diabetic ulcer. This foot belongs
to Adrien Goldbaum, who applied Wound Honey to the ulcer after
having no luck with other treatments. It healed completely in only a
few days. Other images show similar results with a large wound on the
bottom of another patient’s foot.

Another user of Wound Honey, N.W. of California, wrote to Dr.

Nordyke about a post-surgical ulcer with a “horrible odor.” After N.W.
used Wound Honey for about eight days, the ulcer was completely
healed. N.W. says Wound Honey is “nothing short of amazing.”
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Doctors using Wound Honey on their patients echo that amaze-

ment. Dr. Scott Roberg, DPM, notes that he would not have believed
the effectiveness of Wound Honey had he not seen it himself. He uses
it on all of his wound-care patients, and calls it an “incredible success.”

Wound Honey can be used on all kinds of wounds, large and small,
for rapid healing. Unpasteurized organic manuka honey makes up 98
percent of the formula. The rest? Aloe vera soothes the wound and
decreases inflammation. Panthenol, a nonirritating form of vitamin B,
moisturizes the area of the wound.

When I got my hands on a tube of Wound Honey, I didn’t have

any reason to try it. One of my cats, Bartleby, decided to help me out
in that department. Agitated by a stray cat hanging out on the deck,
he turned and sank his claws and teeth into my leg. After cleaning
the cuts (including one where he really dug in), I smoothed on some
Wound Honey.

I didn’t have a bandage wide enough to cover all of the damage, so

I put a Band-Aid over the deepest scratch. Of course, Wound Honey
is very sticky. Soon, my other leg was smeared with honey. You’ll need
some kind of dressing with Wound Honey.

Because the scratches were so spread out, I continued putting

Wound Honey only on the deepest one. Now, about five days after the
“attack,” there’s hardly a trace of that wound, while the smaller ones are
red and scabbed.

Granted, the wounds I’m treating are nothing compared with the
serious ones Dr. Nordyke’s patients are healing with Wound Honey.
But it just goes to show that Wound Honey could be a practical ad-
dition to any household. If you’d like to try it for yourself, ordering
information is in the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Peruvian herb completely

eliminates Lyme disease—no matter
how long you’ve had it

I t sounds like a bioterrorist attack: A hard-to-detect microbe that

embeds itself in your heart and brain, potentially causing dozens of
easily misdiagnosable symptoms. A microbe that can change shape,
so your immune system can’t identify and kill it. And it’s believed to
already infect as many as one in six people on the planet.

The bacteria that causes Lyme disease (which is called Borrelia

burgdorferi, or Bb) may sound like a science fiction villain—but it’s all
too real, very easily spread, and nearly impossible to diagnose and cure.

With mainstream methods, that is…

Because there is a natural cure for Lyme disease, one that comes
from the depths of the Peruvian rainforest—a vine called uncaria
tomentosa, more commonly known as cat’s claw. And a special and
very rare type of this Amazon plant may be the only way to knock
out Lyme disease once and for all… once it’s been correctly diag-
nosed, that is.
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The ‘Great Imitator’ hides behind misdiagnosis

When you think Lyme disease, you probably imagine its hallmark
sign: the bullseye rash. But what you probably don’t know is that many
people (and some researchers believe up to 90 percent of people) in-
fected with Lyme don’t get that rash at all… and that’s the first step
toward misdiagnosis.

Step two: misdirection. Instead of claiming symptoms that could

define the disease, it mimics other ailments to throw off accurate di-
agnosis. The attack starts with fever, weakness, and lack of energy,
which most doctors write off as a simple case of the flu. And because
the flu is a virus, they don’t prescribe the antibiotics that could actual-
ly get this bacterial infection under control before it gets out of hand.

And while B. burgdorferi causes symptoms very much like other

ailments, it acts very differently than other bacteria. It’s not like your
garden variety salmonella or E. coli. In fact, it’s a spirochete (meaning
it has long, heavily coiled cells that look like spirals) in the same family
as the bacteria that causes syphilis.

Spirochetes aggressively embed themselves in tissue—muscle, ten-

dons, even heart and brain. In fact, these spirochetes can penetrate
into your brain in as few as three weeks after you’ve been infected with
the Lyme disease.

And Lyme disease, like syphilis, gets harder and harder to wipe out
as the infection progresses.

Ticks get all the blame

It’s common knowledge that Lyme disease is caused by deer
ticks. But, unfortunately, they are not the only ones spreading it.
Other ticks, mosquitoes, fleas, and bot-flies can all also carry Lyme
disease. And the disease is now known to spread by human-to-
human contact as well.
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Three stages of Lyme disease triple

your risk of serious symptoms
Lyme disease isn’t just a one-shot illness. Rather, it has three distinct
stages, each with its own set of debilitating symptoms. And since these
stages can occur months—even years—after the initial bite, they’re of-
ten diagnosed as something else entirely, and treated incorrectly.

Stage I starts with the infection itself (whether by bug bite or

through human-to-human contact), and develops symptoms within
two or three weeks. If you’re “lucky” enough to get the telltale symp-
tom, the bullseye rash, you may be among those diagnosed and treated
correctly and quickly.

But the other Stage I symptoms—the ones that are much more
common than the hallmark rash—are very easily written off as other
things (like the flu, or normal signs of aging). These symptoms include:

• Fatigue
• Joint pain (especially in your knees)
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Fever
• Lymph node ailments (like swollen glands)

Stage II symptoms can show up weeks, even months, after the

initial bite. Again, these symptoms are usually misdiagnosed, as they
seem to have no clear cause. But the joint pain (officially known as
arthralgia) and muscle pain that show up at this stage can become de-
bilitating—and they may persist until the Lyme is cured.

And then there’s Stage III, which appear years after the original in-
fection. So even if you think your Lyme disease is gone, its symptoms
can still affect you years later. The most common Stage III symptom
is severe, erosive arthritis of your large joints, particularly your knees.
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But Lyme disease doesn’t stop there.

You may be struck with occasional vomiting, back pain, muscle

weakness, nerve pain, and sudden chills. Or perhaps you’ll end up
with a stiff neck, insomnia, night sweats, or heart problems. Some peo-
ple even get symptoms that look just like Parkinson’s disease or ALS
(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig disease).

And because these symptoms come so long after the initial infec-
tion, and seem completely unrelated, there’s a strong probability that
you’ll remain misdiagnosed, mistreated, and very ill—all because of
one very tough bacteria that has quite a few tricks to play.

Bb hides in plain sight, evading

antibiotics, and biding its time
B. burgdorferi is different than most bacteria—and not just because
of its spiral shape. This bug follows a very unusual (and dastardly) life
cycle. Bb actually goes dormant and hides inside other cells, sometimes
in a cyst-like form where it’s protected against antimicrobial agents.

For one thing, standard treatment is a two-to three-week course of

oral antibiotics, which may kill off some of the bacteria but can’t even
come close to the hidden Bb cells.

Those Bb bugs can hide out anywhere from two weeks to eight
months, just biding their time until they can strike again.

And when your body is under stress, those cysts burst out of their
hiding places, and storm back into your bloodstream where they once
again take their spirochete form.

That’s when they resume their damaging ways… but it’s also when
they’re once again vulnerable to attack.

Finally, a proven cure for Lyme disease

Believe it or not, there is a complete cure for Lyme disease—it just
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takes time, patience, and stealth to eradicate every single spirochete.

And one remarkable rainforest herb can do the trick, without caus-
ing undue harm to your body (unlike some powerful antibiotics).

In a moment, we’ll talk about just how this miraculous extract

works to wipe out Lyme disease once and for all. But first, let’s take
a look at some real results that prove just how completely effective
this herbal medicine—called Samento—can be.

Because when doctors put Samento to the test, their patients saw
dramatic improvement… and many of them were completely cured.

Back in March 2002, Dr. John Kule started using Samento in his
practice—and wrote about the results in a report for the British Natu-
ropathic Journal. He treated sixty patients (some of whom were diag-
nosed with Lyme disease) with the cat’s claw extract… and 59 of them
showed ‘distinct clinical improvement.’

Many patients reported increased energy and reduced inflamma-

tion, two hallmark symptoms of Lyme disease, among other things.
Only very few mild and transient side effects were reported, though
some patients experienced what’s known as the Herxheimer reaction
(see sidebar).

Then in 2003, renowned cardiologist Dr.William Lee Cowden

Beware the Herxheimer reaction

When your body is riddled with bacteria, killing off that mul-
titude of microbes can occasionally cause something known as a
Herxheimer reaction.

Basically, when medication kills off bacteria, those bacteria

may release toxins, which can send your immune system into
overdrive and may cause some unpleasant side effects. So, you may
feel worse before you feel better—but that just means the treat-
ment is really working.
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pitted Samento against antibiotics in a small pilot study of docu-

mented Lyme disease patients. Thirteen of those patients were treat-
ed with Samento, plus a regimented diet and detoxification program.
The fourteen in the control group were put on standard antibiotic
treatment. Of the fourteen in the control group, three saw slight im-
provement, three got worse, and eight saw no change.

But everyone in the Samento group improved dramatically—and

85 percent of the group (eleven patients) tested negative for the Bb
bacteria at the end of the six-month study.

Samento’s unique makeup makes it

the best solution to Lyme disease
Samento is a potent and unique extract of cat’s claw, a Peruvian
vine scientifically known as uncaria tomentosa (and called una de gato
by local healers).

Now you’ve probably heard of cat’s claw before, but you’ve never
seen this specific form. Samento is made from a rare type of u. tomen-
tosa that’s rich in POA—pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids—and FREE of
tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOA).

That rare mix gives Samento its unique effectiveness against the
Bb bacteria. Because while POAs increase germ-killing, TOAs can
cancel out the POAs work. Most varieties of cat’s claw (and most cat’s
claw products that you’ll find at the health food store) contain a mix
of POAs and TOAs—and it’s anyone’s guess as to how much of each
you’d be getting.

With Samento, there’s no question: You’re getting straight, healing

POAs without any potentially blocking TOAs.

POAs help your immune system

gear up to fight Lyme disease
The key component of Samento—POAs—impact your immune
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system on the cellular level, in several ways, all of which help knock
out the insidious Bb bug.

First, POAs increase your body’s germ-killing power by special

white blood cells called granulocytes. They got their name because
they contain minute granules that hold very powerful chemicals and
enzymes that your body uses to destroy foreign invaders.

Next, cat’s claw seems to help cells called lymphocytes survive lon-
ger. Their key responsibility is specific resistance to disease, attacking
3

invaders in just the right way to kill them. The POAs also seem to man-
age lymphocyte production by setting off a special compound—some-
thing that those TOAs (which Samento does not contain) can inhibit.

Another benefit of POAs: they boost phagocyte function. Phago-

cytes, also known as scavenger cells, work by engulfing bacteria and
then destroying them through a digestion-type process.

Finally, POAs act as modulators for the immune system, stimulat-

ing it when necessary, then reining it back in when the job is done.

Samento contains more than just POAs

Though potent POAs (and zero TOAs) make this cat’s claw extract
special, Samento also contains plenty of other healing agents.

•O
 rganic compounds (called multiple quinovic glycosides) that
unleash antimicrobial powers against Lyme disease
•U
 rsolic acid, which offers liver protection, antiviral activity, and
antioxidant powers
• S pecial polyphenols, called OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyani-
dins), which offer a whole host of health benefits including pre-
venting DNA damage to cells, keeping inflammation in check,
and boosting the powers of natural killer cells.

The combination of natural compounds in cat’s claw work together

to empower your immune system and destroy the Bb bacteria.
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Cat’s claw tackles inflammation,

easing Lyme symptoms while it
knocks out the disease
And on top of its Lyme disease-curing properties, cat’s claw is
known to be a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. That’s particularly
important here because the Bb virus can set off very powerful inflam-
matory reactions.

This added benefit is partly due to the herb’s antioxidant powers,

and partly because cat’s claw can inhibit TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis
factor-alpha). TNF-alpha is a major cause of inflammation, especially
when your immune system is fighting toxins.

And one study found that a mere nanogram (a miniscule 1/1000 of

a microgram) of cat’s claw could curb TNF-alpha expression, reining
it in by 65 percent to 85 percent. And that translates to a much milder
inflammatory reaction—a true blessing for Lyme sufferers.

Antibiotics can’t stand up to Lyme disease

For a few people who are diagnosed correctly and quickly, and
immediately placed on a two-week course of the right antibiotics,
these drugs may knock out the Bb bacteria. But we know that some
of the bacteria hide, and the drugs can’t touch them—so a two-
week course may not wipe out the bug completely. In fact, a short
course of even the most potent IV antibiotics can’t get to the dor-
mant bacteria, which may just build up resistance to the drugs.

To really knock out this insidious threat, you need long-term

treatment, long enough to wipe out those initially dormant Bb
when they wake up and rear their ugly heads again. And therein
lies the problem: Long-term treatment with pharmaceutical anti-
biotics can be extremely dangerous, causing many severe side ef-
fects… some that are even worse than Lyme disease itself.
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Samento goes the distance to knock out

Lyme disease once and for all
Unlike pharmaceutical solutions (meaning megadoses of antibiot-
ics), Samento can be used safely for as long as it takes to wipe out all
the spirochetes, no matter how long that is.

In fact, some researchers believe that TOA-free cat’s claw formu-

lations are the “best alternative treatment for Lyme disease,” even
going as far as possibly fixing damage to the immune system caused
by the Bb bacteria. And scientists studying the TOA-free form of the
herb (like you’ll find in Samento) suggest that cat’s claw treatment
last from eight to twelve months in order to eliminate all spirochetes
from the body.

The manufacturer recommends putting one to fifteen drops into a

glass, then adding four ounces of water. Then wait one minute before
drinking the solution. In order to avoid a potential Herxheimer reac-
tion, they suggest you start at the lowest dose, and slowly work your
way up to the maximum dose. Start with one drop (in four ounces
of water) two times daily, and slowly increase that dose up to fifteen
drops (in four ounces of water) two times per day. It’s also recom-
mended that you work closely a medical practitioner as you fight
Lyme disease.

You can find purchasing information for Samento in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER SIX

Secret germ antidote knocks

out Flu in 8 hours

I n 2002, National Geographic published an article that related the

details of how the Chernobyl nuclear accident destroyed a nearby
anthrax research lab, releasing live anthrax into the wind and affecting
villages for more than 60 miles.

What National Geographic didn’t cover is what happened in re-

sponse to this disaster. The Russian military directed classified research-
ers at the State Scientific Center Research Institute of Highly Pure Bio-
preparations, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to develop protection
against such biological warfare agents.

Starting in 1980, the team studied more than 600 products. Only
one exhibited effectiveness, low cost, and high safety. The Russian mi-
crobiologists discovered a special strain of lactobacillus bacteria with
powerful immune-protecting properties. Lactobacillus occurs natural-
ly in your nose, mouth, throat, and intestines.

With all the recent hype about probiotics, you’ve probably heard
about the benefits of lactobacillus. Well, take that concept and put it
through special training and you get the powerful immune-boosting
formula developed by the Russian scientists—a formula that helped
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one pharmacist give his daughter back a normal life.

Knock out flu in less than a weekend

I recently spoke with that pharmacist, John Sichel. He told me that,
in his profession, he comes into contact with quite a few product manu-
facturers—and all sorts of product samples. Most of the time, this is
just a run-of-the mill part of his job. But in 1999 he received a sample
of this supercharged lactobacillus formula. When Sichel’s daughter, Pa-
mela, came down with the flu that winter, he gave her the sample. It
completely knocked out her flu symptoms in just eight hours. Sichel
was impressed, but he didn’t think much more about the supplement
again until several months later, when he received a heart-wrenching
call from Pamela.

For several years she had been experiencing symptoms of hepati-

tis C—brain fog, fatigue, depression, and flu-like symptoms that would
not go away. Now, though, her doctor told her she had a viral load of
about 250,000 (a healthy person would typically have a viral load of 0),
and her immune system just wasn’t handling the attack.

Sichel remembered giving her the Russian immune-boosting prod-

uct to beat the flu and how well it had worked. So he suggested she try
the same formula again, although he had no idea if it could pack the
same punch against the more serious, aggressive illness his daughter
was facing this time. But to his astonishment, once again, the virus was
no match for the product. Within just a few months, all of Pamela’s
hepatitis symptoms were completely gone. She began taking the formu-
la daily—her viral load quickly normalized, and she remains in good
health today.

This time, he was so impressed that what had been “just another
product sample” quickly became the new focus of his career.

After 50 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, Sichel un-

derstood that unless the product became mainstream—accepted under
the watchful eye of U.S. agencies—there was a good chance that his
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daughter’s deliverance would not be available to her, or anyone else, in

years to come.

To ensure that this didn’t happen, he went to pretty extreme mea-

sures. He learned enough Russian to be able to effectively communicate
with the product’s developers and actually traveled from his home in
Boulder, Colorado to Russia. Sichel spent the next three years working
with the original formulators to devise a plan of action to manufacture
this extraordinary product in the USA.

Now, this product, known by many aliases—Lactoflor, Matrix E.,

Preparate, Extrabiolate, and its current moniker Del-Immune™—is not
only available in this country, but it’s also 10 times more powerful than
the original formulation.

Breaking down walls to build

stronger immunity
When he arrived in Russia, Sichel’s first priority was to learn as much
about the product as possible. The Russian microbiologists explained to
him that they’d worked with scientists in Bulgaria to supercharge the
lactobacillus agent. The Bulgarians showed the Russians how to break
the cell walls of this potent lactobacillus, because their research proved
that the immune-protecting properties in lactobacillus exist as proteins
inside the cell.

Unless the cell wall is broken, our immune systems are unable to
“see” these proteins, which are necessary for a dramatic immune re-
sponse. Once the cell wall is successfully broken, the resulting cell piec-
es are called “cell wall fragments.” Cell wall fragments have been found
to contain highly active proteins, amino acids, and complex sugars that
account for the effect upon the immune system. So the researchers used
these fragments to create a supplement by freeze-drying them, crush-
ing them into a fine powder, and encapsulating them.

Small quantities of this product were brought to the United States,

and Sichel was one of the few people who received samples. Subse-
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quently, nothing came of this technology until Sichel formed a partner-

ship with the Russian researchers.

Fans of the original have even higher

praise for U.S. version
Since the manufacturing technology was transferred to the U.S.,
further refinements, involving innovative culture nutrition and pre-
cisely controlled manufacturing procedures, have produced significant
improvements in potency over the original Russian product.

The U.S.-made product is estimated to be 10 to 30 times more potent

than the Russian counterpart—with three times more proteins within
the cell walls. This is due to over a year of diligence by the U.S. team, us-
ing the lab’s experience in culture nutrition and modern technology to
produce and test the product. They paid special attention to laboratory
analysis, DNA formatting, and the development of good manufactur-
ing practice (GMP) standards. Currently, quality control using DNA
and other contemporary analysis methods ensures that every batch of
Del-Immune is pure and identical.

Sichel told me that many of the original product users were asked
to try the new U.S.-made version and report their impressions. More
than 50,000 doses of the new Del-Immune product were evaluated in
human subjects for comparison, and the results were great news for all
of us. Since each capsule is equal to more than two capsules of its pre-
decessor, many users who were taking two or more capsules a day were
able to cut their dose in half, saving money in the process. The higher
potency also appeared to decrease the amount of time it takes for the
product to “kick in” and start working.

He explained that typical use for Del-Immune is to provide effec-

tive, reliable, safe, and immediate immune system support. Users have
provided anecdotal reports with its application in flu, West Nile virus,
colds, coughs, bronchitis, fatigue, hepatitis C, certain skin infections,
yeast, non-healing fractures, constipation, and side effects of chemo
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and radiation therapies. Essentially, Del-Immune acts like your body’s

specially-trained secret virus-fighting agent.

You can’t get this immune boost

from yogurt alone
To understand how Del-Immune works, you need to understand
some basics of your immune system. According to James L. Wilson,
N.D., Ph.D., “The immune system comprises an innate immune system
and an acquired immune system. A portion of this elaborate network
of immune defense is functional at birth; this is the innate immune sys-
tem. When called upon, it moves with great speed. A second immune
system develops as the body interacts with the environment (and reacts
to such influences as vaccination); it is the acquired immune system
and works slowly. The host is protected by both the innate and the ac-
quired immune systems, working together.”

White blood cells, called T-cells, are a part of the innate immune
system. The T-cells first act as a command center that issues combat
orders. Then, this part of the immune system fights viral and bacterial
invaders directly—think of it like hand-to-hand combat.

Meanwhile, the B-cells of the acquired immune system act as the

artillery. Keeping a safe distance from the invader, B-cells deliberately
fire round after round of antibodies toward the perceived enemy with-
out having direct contact with it.

Del-Immune helps the two systems work together more effectively

in viral combat situations.

Wilson explained that he was so impressed by this idea and his own
clinical experiences, he started investigating the scientific basis for im-
mune enhancement with lactobacilli cell walls and cell wall fractions.
Of the various combinations commercially available, the cell wall frac-
tions of specific strains of Lactobacillus bulgaricus (L. bulgaricus) ap-
pear to be the most potent. One of the significant discoveries the U.S.
team made was to identify this strain using modern technological ad-
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vances—technology not available to the Russian lab at the time of origi-

nal strain identification.

Wilson explains that the difference in performance between “these

immune enhancing strains of L. bulgaricus and yogurt cultures or the
common lactobacilli preparations sold for intestinal bacteria replace-
ment is…vast.”

Your secret agent in the fight

against colds and flu
I told you about Pamela Sichel’s fast relief from the flu and from
hepatitis C after taking Del-Immune, but she isn’t alone. I spoke to sev-
eral people who swear by its protective effects.

After taking Del-Immune at her daughter’s recommendation as a

quick fix for her flu symptoms, one woman began taking it as a daily
immune-support supplement. As a fifth-grade teacher, she was con-
stantly battling whatever bug her students were passing around. But
since she started taking Del-Immune daily, she told me, she has yet to
bring home any illnesses from school.

Perhaps even more striking is 56-year-old Matthew R.’s story. He

told me that Del-Immune sent the reinforcements his system badly
needed to heal after major surgery and cancer treatment: “Two years
ago I had two major surgeries. One was to remove a tumor, and, unfor-
tunately, a type of lymphoma cancer was found. Lymphoma affects the
immune system and I caught a very bad cold after leaving the hospital.
I got down to 112 pounds from 140 pounds and was very weak. John
Sichel heard about my illness and offered me some packets of Del-Im-
mune powder. I have taken one dose every day since. Only once in two
years did I get sick. That was when I ran out of it… As soon as I started
Del-Immune again, things got better. No more colds or flu. I have made
sure I don’t run out again, as I am convinced the Del-Immune is keep-
ing my immune system working.”
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Primetime cover-up?
In the course of my research, I had a chance to watch a never-aired
documentary from a major network news program on Del-Immune.
According to the tape, it appears that Del-Immune is not just for colds,
flus, and biological pathogens; if your body’s immune system needs
support, it seems to benefit from this product.

In 1992, after the Cold War, the product—no longer classified—was

used clinically in the treatment of breast, lung, and liver cancers, seri-
ous hospital-type infections, and contagious disease at the State Cancer
Hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia. The product was also used to boost
the immune systems of patients undergoing chemo and radiation thera-
pies, allowing the patients to complete their therapies without the usual
debilitating effects. Numerous Russian studies document the remark-
able cancer-related uses of this secret agent. The doctors reported that
the patients on Del-Immune looked and felt better and had more energy.

With such promising reports and potential benefits, it’s tough to

fathom why the piece never aired, but if I had to guess, I’d say it prob-
ably had something to do with the all-too-familiar red tape so many
effective natural treatments encounter when they’re brought to the
public. But despite the suppressed news coverage, Del-Immune is now
available in this country, and, as you’ve read, it’s already becoming the
answer to many people’s immune concerns.

Fast relief without the side effects

Del-Immune offers both consistent long-term support and imme-
diate support. The recommended daily dose as a dietary supplement
is one to three capsules daily, or as directed by a healthcare provider.
The fast-acting remedy dose—two capsules immediately, followed by
an additional two capsules 12 hours later—should be taken at the first
sign of cold or flu.

After taking Del-Immune, you can expect the boost of immune

support to begin in approximately six to eight hours. Relief is often as
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fast as 24 hours but varies for each person.

There are virtually no reported side effects and it is shown to be

very safe—even at high doses of up to 15 g per day. According to the
manufacturer, during testing, massive dosages—50 to 100 times the
suggested dose—caused gastric upset in some subjects. Dr. Elin Ritchie,
a medical doctor with a practice in Taos, New Mexico, remarks that, “I
have used Del-Immune in more than 20 patients in the last few months,
since it became available to me. None of the patients have experienced
any side effects.”

Many of the testimonials in the never-aired documentary men-

tioned that they were especially confident in the safety of the product.
And because it is grown in a special media, not cultured in milk, some
lactose intolerant users have reported they experience no problems tak-
ing it.

See the Member Source Directory on page 529 for complete order-
ing information.

HSI’s immune-boosting all-stars

All too often these days, just as you find a natural alternative that
works—poof! It’s no longer available, but there are three others I want-
ed to mention.

These few products aren’t necessarily “late breaking news,” but

they are effective in helping boost your immune system. And in a time
where our effective natural options are dwindling fast, it’s more impor-
tant than ever to be aware of what we still do have access to.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a naturally occurring derivative of the

amino acid cysteine. Your body uses NAC to manufacture another
compound called glutathione, which acts as a master antioxidant and
liver detoxifier. As such, glutathione plays a critical role in supporting
the immune system—fighting disease and protecting the vital systems
of our bodies.
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Glutathione stores can be depleted by injury, strenuous activity,

chronic disease, or radiation exposure. Supplementing with NAC will
help restore and maintain optimum intracellular (inside the cell) gluta-
thione levels.

According to one human trial, NAC significantly increased immu-

nity to flu infection. Over a six-month period, only 29 percent of those
people taking NAC developed symptoms of the flu, vs. 51 percent of
those taking a placebo.1

NAC is widely available in health-food stores and through mail-

order companies.

The second featured product is ImmPower (AHCC). AHCC is an

extract of a unique hybridization of several kinds of medicinal mush-
rooms known for their immune-enhancing abilities. On their own, each
mushroom has a long medical history in Japan, where their extracts are
widely prescribed by physicians. But when combined into a single hy-
brid mushroom, the resulting active ingredient is so potent that dozens
of rigorous scientific studies have now established AHCC to be one of
the world’s most powerful—and safe—immune stimulators.

Since 1987, various clinical trials conducted in Japan have demon-

strated that AHCC has the ability to support normal immune func-
tion. More than 700 hospitals and medical clinics in Japan recommend
AHCC as part of a regular immune maintenance program. It’s available
in America as ImmPower™ AHCC®.

Typically, each soft-gel capsule contains 300 mg of AHCC. Dosage

recommendations range as follows: For maintenance of general health
and prevention of disease, 1 to 3 grams per day; for treatment or pre-
vention of cancer drugs’ side effects, 3 to 6 grams per day.

Our third standout—lactoferrin—has literally been around forever.

In fact, lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein in breast milk, was the very
first immune booster. It has two specific functions: First, it binds to iron
in your blood, keeping it away from cancer cells, bacteria, viruses, and
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other pathogens that require iron to grow. And it also activates very
specific strands of DNA that turn on the genes that launch your im-
mune response.

Numerous studies on rats as well as patient case histories have doc-

umented the benefits of lactoferrin in helping to combat many types of
viral and bacterial illnesses, as well as malignancies.

The general recommended dose is 100 mg each day, taken at bed-

time.

For product information and how to order, see the Member Source
Directory on page 529.
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Vital Health Secrets
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CHAPTER ONE

Nature’s perfect food: Discover the

amazing health benefits of the fruit
from the Amazon’s “tree of life”

I f you get your health guidance from the mainstream media, you’d
think the healthiest way to live is to guzzle red wine and drown ev-
erything in olive oil.

That’s basically what they’ve told us in recent years. First, it was the
“French paradox”—the fact that the French, who generally eat lots of
cheese, cream, and butter; drink lots of wine; and smoke like chim-
neys, are healthier than Americans. Scientists told us it was all in the
wine—specifically, in the anthocyanins—the antioxidant flavonoid that
gives red grapes their deep color.

Then it was the “Mediterranean diet,” the traditional way of eating

in regions of Italy and Spain, where olive oil is a staple. We learned that
olive oil is a good source of essential fatty acids that are processed right
out of many Americanized foods.

I’m not discounting the benefits of either of these phytochemicals.

In fact, in a minute I’ll explain exactly why both are so important to
good health. I just question the sources recommended in the headlines.
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There’s got to be a better way to get these valuable nutrients than guz-
zling wine and drowning in oil.

As it turns out, there is. I learned about it from HSI panelist Jon
Barron. He told me about a single superfood from the Amazon that,
fresh from the tree, can provide over 30 times the amount of anthocya-
nins as red wine and all the beneficial fatty acids of olive oil in one deli-
cious, all-natural package. And this is just the beginning of this food’s
health benefits. It’s virtually impossible to over-do this food—which is
certainly not the case with red wine or olive oil.

Get the healing power of many phytonutrients

in one delicious package
There’s no disputing the health benefits of anthocyanins and es-
sential fatty acids. Both have proven to be powerful nutritional tools in
the quest for good health.

Research has shown that plant pigments like anthocyanins are po-
tent antioxidants. The cardiovascular benefits are the most well known;
studies show that anthocyanins can help prevent blood clots, improve
blood circulation, relax blood vessels, and prevent atherosclerosis.1,2
But scientists have also uncovered a whole host of other powerful ef-
fects from anthocyanins, including antiviral and antiallergenic prop-
erties.3 Some research even suggests that anthocyanins can prevent
cancer, by blocking carcinogenesis on a molecular level and encourag-
ing tumor cell death.4

Essential fatty acids have proven just as powerful. Oleic acid, a

monounsaturated omega-9 acid, and linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated
omega-6 acid, help lower LDL and maintain healthy HDL levels. They
also increase the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamins A, E,
D, and K, which are essential to good health. Research has even sug-
gested that oleic acid may prevent against cancer and hypertension.5

Olive oil may be the best known sources of these nutrients, but it
is certainly not the only one. It’s the pigment in red grapes that gives
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wine its anthocyanins—and that same pigment can also be found in

other red and purple fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries, red
cabbage, and purple sweet potatoes. Oleic acid is also present in pe-
cans and seed oils, and linoleic acid is found in peanuts.

But there is one food that delivers it all—plus other healthy nutri-
ents like fiber, phytosterols, and vitamins C and E. For centuries, it’s
been a staple for people in Brazil, yet virtually unknown to anyone
outside the region—until now.

Discover the health secret of generations of

Amazonian Indians
It’s called açaí (pronounced ah-sigh-ee), and it’s the fruit of a palm
tree that grows in the rainforests of the Amazon—a tree Brazilians call
the “The Tree of Life.” About 90 percent of the small, round fruit is its
hard, inedible pit—but that’s OK, because it’s the outside skin that holds
the treasure. That dark purple skin is what contains the anthocyanins.

The natives puree the skins, creating a treat that can be served
warm as a sauce over fruit or grains or frozen like a sorbet. They’ve
been eating it for centuries, passing down recipes from generation
to generation. (The native people have also passed down the story of
how açaí was discovered; see the sidebar on the following page for the
Legend of Açaí.) Because fruit itself is perishable, its popularity never
spread beyond the region.

Then, a few years ago, two friends from California went to Brazil
on a surfing expedition and tasted açaí for the first time. Before they
even knew the health benefits, they were hooked on the taste. But once
they learned that the tasty treat was also a nutritional powerhouse, they
knew they had to find a way to bring açaí to the rest of the world.

Superfood fights heart disease, cancer,

prostate enlargement, and more
Since then, the news about açaí has been steadily spreading—and
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the evidence of nutritional and health benefits just keep piling up.
Consider this: a 100-gram serving of açaí contains only 90 calories,
just 2 grams of fat and no cholesterol. Plus, it delivers 3.5 grams of di-
etary fiber, something we could all use more of in our diets. Improved
processing of the fresh fruit is making it possible to preserve more of
the fruit’s healthful attributes. Currently, the puree provides more an-
thocyanins than red wine and has antioxidant concentrations that well
outweigh blueberries.

Subsequent research has shown that in addition to anthocyanins

and essential fatty acids, açaí also contains a healthy dose of plant ste-
rols, another class of phytochemicals that have been shown to reduce

The Legend of Açaí

For centuries, açaí has been a traditional food of the native people
of the Amazon—and part of its folklore, finding its way into legend as
well as onto the table.

Once upon a time, there was an Amazon Indian girl named

Iaca, whose father was the tribal chief. His tribe had grown so large
that there wasn’t enough food to go around. So the chief decreed
that all newborn babies must be killed. And when Iaca, his own
daughter, bore a child, the chief had his decree carried out.

Iaca mourned her baby’s death alone in her hut for days, un-
til she thought she heard a baby crying. When she went outside
in search of the baby, she saw a palm tree shooting up from the
earth, covered in fruit. Full of despair, she lay down under the tree
and died.

The next day, the tribe found Iaca’s body under the new tree.
The tree’s fruit satisfied their hunger and renewed their energy,
and the chief lifted his harsh decree, declaring that the fruit would
be named for his daughter (açaí is Iaca spelled backwards). With
abundant food for all, the tribe grew and flourished.
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cholesterol, protect the immune system, and relieve prostate enlarge-

ment.6 In fact, it turns out açaí is in the same family as saw palmetto, a
common herbal treatment for prostate enlargement. And researchers
at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro have discovered that açaí
extract can be used to fight infection, like the parasitic infection schis-
tosomosis which affects 10 million Brazilians each year and the com-
mon bacterial infection staphylococcus aureus. It seems there’s no end
to this miracle fruit’s health benefits.

Thanks to those Californian surfers, açaí is now available to just

about anyone. Their special recipe is based on one created by Brazil’s
Gracie family, the founders of Brazilian Jui Jitsu, which is the fastest
growing martial art in the world. The recipe combines the power-
ful health benefits and great taste of açaí with the sweet syrup of the
guarana fruit, which has long been touted for its beneficial effects on
stamina and concentration.

In some parts of the U.S., you can purchase açaí in Whole Food
Markets. Or you can order direct over the phone or via the Internet.
(See the Member Source Directory on page 529 for complete ordering
information.) So instead of trying to emulate the French or the folks
in the Mediterranean region, consider taking a cue from the native
people of the Amazon.
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CHAPTER TWO

Learn what may be causing

your bladder control problems—
and what you can do about it

R ecently I came across some exciting information about an all-

natural supplement that is proven to help relieve one of the
most common causes of urinary urgency and pain. According to its
developers, it’s completely safe with no side effects or contraindica-
tions. And it’s readily available without a doctor’s prescription.

Because bladder control problems are so common and because

there aren’t any safe, natural solutions, we decided to bring this new
product to you as quickly as possible. But, before I tell you more, I
need to share one concern raised by our Medical Advisor, Martin Mil-
ner, ND. When we spoke, Dr. Milner explained to me that there’s still
a possibility that this compound may reduce the level of hydrochloric
acid in your stomach and your ability to digest protein and dietary
forms of calcium.

Although the manufacturers acknowledge the importance of

stomach acid and suggest they’ve put this concern to rest, Dr. Milner
advises anyone trying this product to do so with discretion—on an “as
needed” basis. (If you have bladder control problems, you’re probably
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asking what “as needed” can possibly mean. Be patient. You’ll see.)

Here at HSI, we’ll follow up on these issues with Dr. Milner’s help.
Let us hear about your experiences. When we learn more, we’ll let you
know.

Millions depend on Depends waiting for real help

According to the Internet site urologychannel.com, about 13 mil-
lion people in the U.S. experience incontinence on some level. Some-
times it’s just a sudden and frequent urge to urinate. Sometimes it’s
difficult or even painful urination. And sometimes that urge is just a
little too sudden—and then it’s an embarrassment and an impediment
to a full, independent life.

Unfortunately, too many people suffer with these problems for

years without relief. Many are reluctant to talk to their doctors about
them. Even if they did, conventional medicine doesn’t offer much in
the way of help. (Recently, the pharmaceutical companies have devel-
oped drugs to help with combating an overactive bladder. But that’s a
very specific type of problem, involving involuntary spastic contrac-
tions of the muscles surrounding the bladder—and these drugs are far
too new to know much about their long term safety and reliability.) If
you’re among these millions, you may have just given up hope.

Of course, there are many different kinds of bladder control prob-

lems with many different root causes. According to urologychannel.com,
urinary tract infections, prostate enlargement, bladder stones, urinary
cancer, and neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s
disease can all be underlying causes. Even some prescription drugs list
incontinence as a side effect.

That’s all the more reason to bring this up with your doctor and
have a full checkup to rule out any undetected health problems. But
many times, the doctor can’t find a reason—and that means you can’t
find relief.
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Another possibility is a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis. Interstitial

cystitis (IC) is defined as chronic inflammation of the bladder, result-
ing in difficult and/or painful urination, increased urgency, and in-
creased frequency of urination. The diagnosis is fairly new, but already
authorities estimate that as many as one million people—about 90 per-
cent of them women—suffer with this problem.

If you’ve been living with symptoms like these, you may take heart
in having a name for your suffering, but unfortunately a diagnosis of
IC doesn’t do much good. Because according to conventional medi-
cine, the cause of IC is unknown—and so is the cure.

Yet for years, there’s been a growing body of anecdotal evidence to

suggest that something very basic may be behind many of these unex-
plainable and incurable bladder problems. Something we all take into
our bodies every day: our food and drink.

Your diet may be sending you to the loo

Believe it or not, it may be that simple. Many people report that
certain foods and beverages exacerbate their bladder control prob-
lems—particularly people with diagnosed IC. And the foods that seem
to cause the most problems are those that are highly acidic: cabbage,
coffee, tea, soda, tomato-based foods, fruits, fruit juices, beer, and wine.

At first glance, it seems like such a simple solution to such a trou-

blesome problem. But when you think about the reality of eliminating
many of your favorite foods from your life forever, you can’t help but
want a better way.

There is one. It’s an all-natural formula that actually reduces the

acid in food. And it’s been clinically proven to reduce painful and em-
barrassing symptoms in people diagnosed with IC.

Works on the food, not the person

The active ingredient is calcium glycerophosphate, a dietary mineral
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that combines calcium and phosphorus in a 1:1 ratio. When it is added

to acidic foods, the mineral acts as a base agent, actually bringing the
pH of the food toward a neutral level. According to the manufacturer,
it “works on the food, not on the person.” (That’s an important distinc-
tion, because we know that interfering with the body’s natural acids
can be disastrous.) In fact, there have been no reported side effects
from using this formula—just powerful results.

According to studies conducted by the manufacturer, calcium

glycerophosphate significantly reduced the acid level of common
foods and beverages—some by as much as 99 percent. With just one
tablet, the acid in an eight-ounce glass of iced tea was reduced 99 per-
cent; a six-ounce cup of coffee was reduced 95 percent; and an eight-
ounce cola, reduced 98 percent. Three tablets reduced the acid in a
four-ounce glass of chardonnay by 80 percent and the acid in a 1/2 cup
of bottled pasta sauce by 60 percent.

Research suggests that these results translate into real relief for
real people. Urologists at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, stud-
ied the effects of the mineral-based supplement on more than 200
IC patients. When using it, 61 percent of the participants reported a
reduction in urinary urgency, and 70 percent experienced less pain
and discomfort when eating acidic foods.1 Another study presented to
the Quebec Urological Association in 1998 tracked the results of the
supplement on 200 IC patients. Using visual analog scales to assess
pain severity and urge intensity, participants reported significant relief
in both areas after using the formula for four weeks.2 These results
led the Interstitial Cystitis Association (icihelp.org) to recommend the
supplement to its membership in its quarterly publication, ICA Update.
In every study, there were no adverse side effects.

Convenient, easy to use—and no change in taste

The product is called Prelief®, and it’s available in both tablet and
granule form. You can decide which delivery method works best for
you: You can either swallow the tablets whole, dissolve them in your
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acidic beverage, or sprinkle the granules in your acidic food or bev-

erage. (The manufacturer notes that the granules will not dissolve in
alcoholic beverages; for these acidic drinks, Prelief tablets are recom-
mended instead.) Users say that it doesn’t change the taste of most
foods; if anything, you may detect a slight mellowing of the food’s
“bite” due to the acid reduction. The amount used depends on the food
or drink you’re using it with; a handy Prelief pocket guide included in
the package tells you how much you’ll need to reduce the acid in your
favorite foods.

Prelief is available at major retail, drug and grocery stores; the

website includes a search function to help you find a store near you.
You can also order it directly either online or by phone. See the Mem-
ber Source Directory for complete ordering information on page 529.
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CHAPTER THREE

The Polish mothers’

secret indigestion remedy

A ny country that considers sauerkraut and pierogies fried with

onions as dietary mainstays needs a good remedy for indiges-
tion. So for generations, Polish mothers have been mixing shredded
black radish with fresh farmer’s cheese as a cure for any number of di-
gestive ailments. It works. Believe it or not, there’s research to prove it.
But I’m certainly not in any hurry to whip up a batch and chow down
the next time I have an upset stomach. It fact, the thought of it sort of
turns my stomach. But I found a better way—or at least a more appeal-
ing one—to get the same benefits in a single supplement..

It’s called Raphacholin (or Raphacholin C), and it’s been used in
Eastern Europe for over 45 years. It contains a blend of five ingredi-
ents, each with a long history of traditional use and a bevy of modern
research to back it up. But somehow, this trusted Polish remedy has
remained a secret outside the region—until now.

I spoke with Peter Karpinski, Ph.D., president of QLife®, the di-

etary supplement company based in New York that imports Rapha-
cholin from Poland. He told me that growing up in his Polish house-
hold, it was an everyday part of life. “My mother used Raphacholin
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tablets regularly,” he says. “In my household, as in many Polish house-

holds, Raphacholin tablets are always in the medicine chest in case of
indigestion or almost any stomach trouble.”

Natural ingredients aid digestion,

reduce inflammation and protect liver
The name Raphacholin is a combination of two of the formula’s
main active ingredients: black radish (Raphani sat. nigri) and cholic
acid, a bile acid. These two ingredients mimic the old folk remedy
recipe I mentioned above (the cholic acid takes the place of farmer’s
cheese). The other active ingredients are artichoke (cynara scolymus),
peppermint oil, and a special herbal charcoal preparation derived
from linden tree bark.

Turns out each of these old world folk remedies has some real sci-
ence behind it. In one animal study, Hungarian scientists found that
black radish root granules could effectively reverse the changes seen in
rats’ colons after they ate a high-fat meal. Untreated rats experienced
a reduction in the number of enterocytes (intestinal lining cells) and
goblet cells (specific enterocytes that secrete mucous) and a prolifera-
tion of inflammatory cells after eating a high-fat meal. But treatment
with black radish effectively nullified these effects, returning entero-
cyte and goblet cell counts to normal levels and reducing the inflam-
mation.1 Black radish has also been shown to have antiviral and anti-
bacterial properties.2

Research also supports the traditional folk wisdom that artichoke

promotes bile secretion, protects the liver, and relieves dyspepsia.3,4
According to Karpinski, Polish workers in the viscose fiber plants used
to receive artichoke extract tablets each day at work, to protect them
from liver damage caused by poisons like carbon disulfide, which were
everyday hazards in the factories.

And peppermint oil is known to soothe the stomach and decrease

intestinal spasms; in one study, peppermint oil proved to be a more
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effective anti-spasmodic agent than a prescription drug for patients

undergoing gastro-intestinal endoscopy.5

Relief from acid reflux, constipation, and more

While Raphacholin has been safely used in Eastern Europe for gen-
erations, some people should probably think twice before trying this
remedy. First, Raphacholin contains 75 mg of charcoal, which can ab-
sorb some medications in the stomach and render them ineffective. If
you depend on regular medication, talk to your doctor before trying
Raphacholin. Also, because of its bile-inducing effects, Raphacholin is
not recommended for people with bile-tract obstructions, gallbladder
disease, or those who have had their gallbladders removed.

But if those conditions don’t apply to you, Raphacholin may offer

effective relief from acid reflux, bloating, flatulence, and constipation.
QLife recommends that healthy adults take one or two tablets, one to
three times a day as needed with fluids. For laxative effects, take two
tablets in the morning and two in the evening 30 minutes before meals.

There are two Raphacholin formulas available today in the U.S.

with different names. QLife’s product is called Raphacholin-C, and
it is imported directly from its Polish manufacturer, Herbapol. But
Herbapol also makes a private label Raphacholin formula called Digest
RC for a company called CX Research. The names may be different,
but both products contain the same ingredients in the same formula-
tion. For complete ordering information for both Raphacholin C and
Digest RC, see the Member Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER FOUR

Steam up your sex life with this

native secret from south of the equator

S ometimes, a name can speak for itself. Take huanarpo macho, for
example.

I probably don’t have to detail the traits of this potent Peruvian

herb for you to have a pretty good idea of what it does. But I will any-
way—and I’ll start with a few of its unique physical characteristics.

It’s a shrubby tree that grows to about 35 feet in height, adorned

with blooms of rich, red flowers. You’ll find it in the Amazon’s Mara-
non river valley. And the young branch stems are shaped an awful lot
like, well… the aroused male anatomy.

In case you haven’t guessed yet (though I’m betting you probably
have) huanarpo macho (known as Jatropha macrantha in technical cir-
cles) is an Amazonian aphrodisiac—a secret love potion that delivers a
serious boost in sexual stamina. And in case you haven’t also guessed,
HSI panelist (and resident rainforest expert) Dr. Leslie Taylor intro-
duced it to me.

It probably seems fitting that the secret to a better sex life would
be hiding in a remote jungle somewhere. And the truth is, quite a few
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of them are. We’ve already shared a lot of these with you—like muira
puama, maca, and catuaba. But when it comes to increasing your sex-
ual performance, you’ll probably agree that less isn’t more—and every
little bit of help you can get counts.

Obviously, I couldn’t wait to share huanarpo macho with you—

not least of all because I was pretty certain you’d never heard of it
before. After all, I hadn’t. And as it turns out, there was a very good
reason for that.

The most popular libido-booster

you’ve never heard of
Up until recently, indigenous Peruvians were practically the only
ones able to benefit from huanarpo macho’s power. It’s so popular in
its native territory, in fact, that the local government has occasionally
been forced to restrict its harvest. This—and the almost complete lack
of suppliers in the States—means that you aren’t likely to hear much
about it outside of the jungle it grows in.

“I’ve known about huanarpo macho for many years now,” Taylor
told me. “Anytime I asked another herbalist, herbal doctor, or native
healer what they used for impotency or male sexual stimulation, hua-
narpo macho was usually named first, or at least in the top three.”

But just as appealing to Taylor as its revered role in native medici-

nal preparations was that fact that not a single side effect had been re-
ported with the use of this wildly popular herb. In fact, there’s been no
incidence of negative reactions whatsoever in huanarpo macho’s long
history of local use.

And as you no doubt already know, that’s a lot more than can be
said for the usual suspects on the erectile dysfunction drug market to-
day. With their notorious lists of side effects (like swelling, shortness of
breath, vision changes, headaches—and even worse, painful erections)
good sex is likely to be the last thing on your mind.
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Packed with plant chemicals

to help you get up—and stay up
Laboratory analysis has revealed that huanarpo macho is rich in a
number of disease-fighting, energy-boosting compounds, including sa-
pogenins, flavonoids, alkaloids—and a particularly large number of a class
of polyphenols called proanthocyanidins. These compounds are widely
known for their ability to fight inflammation and arthritis, stave off heart
disease, and scavenge cancer-causing free radicals from your body.

But it’s only been more recently that scientists have started inves-
tigating the potential these proanthocyanidins might have to reverse
erectile dysfunction in men. The primary target of these studies has
been pycnogenol, an extract of pine bark that’s another extraordinarily
rich source of proanthocyanidins—and which has been shown not
only to restore long-lasting erections, but also to enhance fertility in
both humans and animals.1,2

In 2006, a team of Italian researchers verified that huanarpo macho

stems contain a comparably wide range of these fertility-boosting pro-
anthocyanidins—concluding that this finding “is in agreement with
the traditional use as an aphrodisiac of the plant under investigation.”
They also confirmed that, among these plentiful compounds, proan-
thocyanidin B-3 is the most abundant.3 And although scientists aren’t
certain yet, this distinguishing factor may hold the key to huanarpo
macho’s extraordinary abilities.

Studies show that proanthocyanidin B-3 exerts a particularly posi-

tive influence on a hormone called bradykinin, a key player in proper
physiological and cardiovascular function.4 And this relationship is
very important, because bradykinin has also been revealed as essential
to the relaxation of the penile cavernous smooth muscle—a necessary
step in the formation of an erection, and one that’s often negatively af-
fected by high blood pressure.5

Regulating bradykinin could put an end to this kind of erectile

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dysfunction—and prompt a massive increase in the frequency and du-

ration of your erections. But that’s not the only vital sex hormone that
research shows huanarpo macho extracts can influence.

In a 2003 study, researchers observed two groups of mice: One that

received 5 grams of huanarpo macho in their water each day, and an-
other that received regular water. At the end of the 30-day test period,
study authors found that the mice that had consumed the extract ex-
perienced significant increases in blood testosterone levels. And as you
probably already know, testosterone plays a key role in boosting your
libido, increasing the frequency and firmness of your erections, and in
giving you the energy you need to get going—and stay going all night.

Early reports reveal greater energy—

in more ways than one
With so much research still yet to be done on the exact mechanism
of huanarpo macho’s performance-enhancing powers, I’m sure you’re
eager to hear how the herb has fared in real-life cases. But because it’s
still so new, few have even tried it.

But those that have used the extract report definite changes. Sev-
eral experienced major boosts in energy and vitality. And the effects
seemed to be stronger with regular use. One man reported a surge in
his libido with consistent doses—and another claimed: “I don’t feel as
energetic since I have not been taking it.”

Still, the best testimonials remain those of the millions of Peruvi-

ans who swear by this herb’s extraordinary powers. Ask any of them,
and I’m sure you’d get the same answer: Huanarpo macho is one of the
strongest natural aphrodisiacs south of the equator.

Huanarpo macho extract is available as a liquid tincture. Taylor

recommends using 60 drops, two to three times a day as needed (be-
tween meals is best). And you can take it any way you prefer—either
straight, or add it to juice, water, or any other beverage. You’ll find
ordering details in your Member Source Directory.
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CHAPTER FIVE

Beat depression, migraines—

and everything in between—with
this single serotonin-boosting
breakthrough

P sychiatrists Top List in Drug Maker Gifts.

That’s the bone-chilling headline that caught my eye from the

pages of The New York Times just a few short months ago. And while I
can’t say that it came as a surprise, it did serve to point out how des-
perately so many patients are seeking help—and how few of them are
actually getting it.

I’m acutely aware of some of the more common risks of antidepres-

sant use: Insomnia, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, nausea, constipa-
tion, dizziness, memory lapses, agitation, and anxiety.

And if you guessed by now that I’m about to write about a new
natural treatment for depression, you’d be right.

But here’s the twist: If you guessed that I’d write about migraines,
low sex drive, irritable bowel syndrome, tinnitus, or even fibromyalgia,
well… you’d be right about those, too. As it turns out, every one of
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these conditions can be traced back to the same imbalance that causes
depression—and a new product called Seratonin can alleviate them all.

The dangerous truth behind low serotonin—

and the drugs used to “treat” it
Seratonin is the life’s work of Dr. John Allocca, a medical research
scientist and pioneer in the field of natural migraine treatment. As was
the case with so many breakthroughs we’ve covered in the past, Dr. Al-
locca developed his formula in an attempt to combat his own relentless
migraines.

Having suffered from these debilitating headaches for 40 years,

he devoted his career to finding a cure. The fruit of this research
was his invention of the very first migraine brain chemistry model in
1997. What he discovered in the course of making this model is that
imbalances of two important neurotransmitters, norepinephrine
and serotonin, are responsible for this painful phenomenon—and a
whole lot more.

The first of these neurotransmitters, norepinephrine, is a stress hor-

mone released from the adrenal glands and converted into epineph-
rine (adrenaline) during a typical “flight or fight” reaction. Whether
it’s the result of daily stress, a traumatic event, or an injury, your body’s
sympathetic reaction will always be the same, responding with high
blood pressure and pulse, insomnia, aggression, glucose release, inhi-
bition of the gastrointestinal tract—and also a depletion of the second
important neurotransmitter, serotonin.

Most serotonin is produced in your GI tract and later stored in

your platelets—while there, however, it can’t be used by your central
nervous system, as the molecule is too large to cross the barrier into
your brain. Instead, your brain relies on serotonin’s precursor, trypto-
phan, to enter the brain via an albumin carrier, where it is converted
into serotonin afterward.

But there’s a catch: When faced with outside disturbances (like

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stress or anxiety), an array of competing enzymes is introduced, leav-

ing tryptophan to be metabolized before it ever has a chance to be
transported. The result is low serotonin in your brain—and this state
has been linked to all of the conditions I mentioned earlier, including
depression, migraines, insomnia, and fibromyalgia.

The complicated tree of neuro-chemical pathways that causes mi-

graines and depression would be impossible to explain to you fully
here. But the general rule of thumb is this: Problems typically occur
only when reserves of norepinephrine and serotonin are exhausted at
a faster rate than they can be replaced. Without enough stores of these
neurotransmitters on hand, messages in the central nervous system
can’t be relayed properly.

That’s the conundrum addressed by your typical antidepressant.

After serotonin and norepinephrine are shot across your brain’s syn-
apses, they are reabsorbed into their original cells—an action called
“reuptake.” Antidepressants inhibit this process, however, forcing
more of one or both neurotransmitters to remain active on the syn-
apse while increasing levels of free serotonin and norepinephrine in
the brain.

This interrupts your brain’s natural processes, though—and the

problems associated with that interruption can be very dangerous.

Some of the most sinister tragedies in recent times have been

linked to these prescriptions. Consider the shootings at Columbine…
or worse, the mass murder of 32 students and faculty members on
the campus of Virginia Tech. In both cases, the gunmen were taking
popular antidepressants. And—as recent research has shown—in both
cases, the deaths of many might have been avoided.1

Several studies have now linked depression drugs to major hostil-

ity events like these—and all U.S. labels currently list anxiety, agitation,
panic attacks, irritability, hostility, aggressiveness, impulsivity, and
mania as possible side effects. During the course of his migraine re-
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search, however, Dr. Allocca came to realize that risks like these aren’t
necessary evils at all—not if you provide your brain with the appropri-
ate blend of nutrients.

He discovered that it is possible to enhance the natural function of

your brain’s neurotransmitters without a single dangerous side effect.
And his new formula Seratonin does just that.

Your ultimate defense against serotonin depletion

I’ve already mentioned stress as a potential cause of neurotrans-
mitter imbalance. But really, there are a number of causes (some of
which you might have already guessed) that can contribute to this
problem. These include inflammation, allergic reactions, hormonal
changes, systemic candidiasis, unstable blood sugar, and dehydration.

Balancing all of these factors obviously requires a comprehensive

Beware the hidden dangers on your dinner plate

Tyramine content isn’t something that you’ll find listed on a
nutrition label—but if you’ve had problems with depression, mi-
graines, or mood swings, it’s definitely something you want to
watch out for. Even some of the healthiest foods could be contrib-
uting to your low serotonin levels. Some of these include:
• cheese • chocolate
• mustard • onions and garlic
• berries • avocado
• sourdough • tamari
• yogurt • soy sauce
• miso • vinegar
• tofu • smoked/cured meats
• any aged or fermented food • yeast and brewers extracts
• a lcoholic beverages
(including beer and red wine)
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approach—and all 14 of Seratonin’s nutrients serve a manifold pur-

pose. First, they help your brain to manufacture and maintain sero-
tonin and norepinephrine. Additionally, they aid in decreasing allergic
reactions while controlling glucose levels (these are two of the most
common stressors to your body, both of which contribute significantly
to serotonin depletion).

5-Hydroxytryptophan is arguably the most important ingredient.

With the recent controversy stemming from a supposed contaminated
batch of tryptophan, the real thing has become very hard to find (we
alerted you to one of the only sources back in November 2004). But
while the supply of true tryptophan has dwindled, this form of the
molecule—called 5-HTP for short—enjoys a slightly wider availability.
It’s extracted from the African tree Griffonia simplicia, meaning that
it’s not a synthetic compound like its predecessor—and it’s also one
step closer to serotonin in the conversion chain.

More important, though, is that it delivers equally profound ben-

efits. A double-blind clinical trial performed by Swiss researchers in
1991 showed that it’s as effective as fluvoxamine (a popular antidepres-
sant) in relieving depression, while being superior in tolerance and
safety. And while it has loads of research to support its effectiveness
against panic and anxiety disorders, insomnia, and migraines, more
recently the spotlight has turned on its clinical effectiveness against
fibromyalgia—with clinical studies showing that it significantly im-
proves symptoms with only mild, short-lived side effects.

The one notable drawback of supplementing with 5-HTP is that at

higher dosages (like the 200 mg you’ll get in Seratonin), you could find
that it causes some temporary nausea, especially on an empty stom-
ach—but taking it with food will usually help with this.

In addition to this key ingredient, Seratonin also contains a blend of

vitamins and nutrients to block serotonin depletion from every angle:

•B
 -vitamins (including niacin and folic acid) are vital to the
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production of neurotransmitters and also inhibits depletion.

•V
 itamin C and copper facilitate norepinephrine production.
•M
 agnesium and calcium boost nerve transmission and
vasomotor control.
•Z
 inc promotes a calm mood (deficiencies of mineral are linked
to anxiety).
• Choline increases magnesium uptake.
•Q
 uercetin stabilizes cell walls, reducing allergic reactions
and inflammation.
•T
 rimethylglycine helps convert norepinephrine into
epinephrine.
•A
 lpha lipoic acid is a potent antioxidant.
•V
 anadium and chromium increase insulin receptivity and
control glucose fluctuations.

By now, you might have already guessed that replenishing your se-
rotonin supply isn’t as simple as just adding a daily supplement to your
routine. Paying strict attention to your diet is also essential.

That’s especially true when it comes to foods containing an ami-

no acid called tyramine. Tyramine displaces norepinephrine from
nerve endings, resulting in the sympathetic “fight or flight” reac-
tion I described earlier (high blood pressure, insomnia, aggression,
and increased glucose release). And the result of this is a depletion
of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin reserves. (For a list of
high-tyramine foods to watch out for, see the sidebar above.)

But it’s not just food that’s naturally high in tyramine that’s a threat.
In fact, tyramine can increase exponentially through the process of ag-
ing and fermentation—meaning that even a food that’s naturally low
in tyramine, like a banana, can become a problem when it’s overripe.

Other foods that negatively affect your serotonin level are ones
with a high glycemic load—in simpler terms, any foods that are high
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in sugar or other simple carbohydrates. These boost your insulin pro-

duction, stressing your body and sparking inflammation, which in
turn depletes your serotonin reserves. Also, you should avoid any food
that might be hiding neurotoxins (which includes just about any pro-
cessed, preservative-packed product you’ll find at the grocery store
these days).

The bottom line: Even while you’re taking Seratonin, you want to
keep your food fresh, and low in tyramine and sugar.

Years of pain and depression reversed in a single month

None of this may appear to be very new or exciting—but the truth
of the matter is, Seratonin is one of the only successful treatments
(pharmaceutical or natural) that you’ll find for migraines or depres-
sion on the market today.

Dr. Allocca has received floods of testimonials detailing how Sera-

tonin has changed his clients’ lives—many of whom were confined to
their beds in excruciating daily pain. But as one woman from Louisi-
ana wrote in: “Within a month I was headache free for the first time
that I can remember.” She goes on to say: “I feel like a new person, and
I would love to share this with as many people as possible.” This same
experience was shared by countless others, all of whom have stayed
permanently migraine-free when nothing else had worked.

But what’s even more impressive is that Dr. Allocca is currently in

the process of wrapping up a large-scale clinical trial called the Ameri-
can Migraine Prevention Study. And preliminary results show that this
approach, unlike many others, actually works—although a complete
summary of the study won’t be out until next year.

If you suffer from migraines, chances are good that your doctor’s
orders have never reached beyond the limits of simple (and usually
ineffective) pain management. And if you suffer from chronic depres-
sion, the outlook for a future of safe and effective solutions has be-
come even bleaker. The same goes for other neurotransmitter-related
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conditions, like fibromyalgia, tinnitus, or IBS—in fact, you may have

been told by more than one doctor already that you’ll just have to
learn to live with them.

But it’s simply not true. And if nothing else, Seratonin’s lengthy
track record is proof of that.
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CHAPTER SIX

Forget dangerous HRT… You can

balance your hormones safely and
naturally—without adding a single
hormone to your body

T he hot flashes, the night sweats, the low energy and mood…

Think you just have to learn to live with your menopause

symptoms? If you’ve been an HSI Member for a while, you certainly
don’t want to mess around with hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
(For more on the dangers of HRT, search “hormone replacement ther-
apy” at www.hsionline.com.)

So you’ve decided to tough it out—but how much longer can you

really do that?

Well, finally there’s an answer. You can balance your hormones

without the dangers of HRT. In fact, this could beat even bio-identical
hormone replacement therapy in terms of safety and effect.

Because this method doesn’t involve adding hormones to your body

at all. Instead, it relies upon a vegetable, revered for thousands of years in
Peru, that helps your body to balance its own hormone production.
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And it’s been rigorously tested in numerous published clinical trials

over the past five years. These studies prove that this non-HRT approach
to menopause not only relieves the symptoms of post-menopause, but
can also go a long way to helping your heart health and bone density.

After all, the transition to menopause should be relatively symp-

tom-free. And it has been for generations of women, thanks to a di-
etary staple that can only be grown in their native Peru.

The Peruvian vegetable that’s been beating menopause

for generations of women
Though it’s grown all over several South American countries,
only maca (Lepidum peruvianum) from Peru has been significantly re-
searched and shown to have a therapeutic benefit. In fact, growers who
have tried to cultivate this miracle vegetable elsewhere in the world
have been largely unsuccessful.

But it’s no wonder they keep trying. Maca boasts a long list of ben-
efits. Traditionally (perhaps for thousands of years), it’s been used to
treat fatigue, anemia, and infertility, as well as to enhance stamina and
as an aphrodisiac.

And that’s not even getting into what it’s been doing specifically
for women for just as long. Peruvians used (and still do use) it to treat
“female conditions” including menopausal symptoms and decreased
libido.

Modern research is backing up the many uses of maca. Studies

have shown benefits in production of sex hormones, enhanced sex
drive, stimulation of body metabolism, control of body weight, in-
creased energy, stress reduction, antidepressant activity, and memory
improvement.

Maca has the power to balance hormones without containing any

hormones itself—so it can’t be lumped in with other natural meno­
pause remedies like red clover, black cohosh, and soy isoflavones.
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Maca may target the same symptoms, but its action is very different.1

That’s because maca is an adaptogenic plant, meaning it helps

regulate and balance the body’s systems, particularly hormone pro-
duction. Adaptogens modulate the body’s response by supporting it
in dealing with a variety of stressors—physiological, biochemical, and
psychological.

They are among the more useful medicinal herbs, helping people
cope with fatigue, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Other well-
known adaptogenic herbs are American ginseng and Siberian ginseng.

However, those other herbs don’t seem to have the same effect
on menopausal symptoms that maca does. Researchers theorize that
maca stimulates hormonal reserves by strengthening the body’s ability
to regain and maintain hormonal balance in the face of stressors.

Unlike HRT, maca can actually increase the body’s own production
of estrogen, instead of simply adding estrogen to the body. It stimu-
lates the hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal, and ovarian glands in order
to rebalance the body’s production of hormones and treat menopause
symptoms as a whole.1

One particular formulation of maca, called Maca-GO, has proven

itself over five years of clinical trials. Research reveals an 84 percent
success rate in the reduction of menopausal symptoms (hot flashes,
night sweats, fatigue, mood swings, and so on); increased bone den-
sity; enhanced absorption of iron, calcium, and other trace elements;
and a better ability to maintain a healthy weight, optimal cholesterol,
and triglyceride levels.2

Menopause symptoms reduced by 84 percent

When hormone production is regulated and balanced, it’s easier
for your body to achieve overall harmony. This means fewer meno­
pause symptoms and an overall improvement in general health.

Maca-GO has a leg up on HRT because it works with your own

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body to balance the levels of key hormones: FSH, estrogen, LH, and
progesterone—and nothing is more natural than your own hormones.

Maca’s benefits have been reported in many publications over the

past 20 years.

It’s been shown to enhance sex hormone production, stimulate

body metabolism, increase energy and vitality, reduce excess body
weight, relieve stress and depression, improve memory, and enhance a
person’s sex drive.

But in the past five years, the first standardized maca formulation
(Maca-GO) has been studied specifically in menopausal women. And
Maca-GO is the only formulation to demonstrate statistically signifi-
cant improvements in both menopause symptom relief and hormonal
balance.

In addition to relieving the symptoms of menopause, use of Maca-

GO has been shown to lower total cholesterol in menopausal women,
with significant reductions in triglycerides and BMI. It’s also led to in-
creases in HDL cholesterol and significant reductions in LDL cholesterol.

One study was carried out in five urban gynecological clinics in

two culturally different cities in Poland—researchers wanted to see
Maca-GO’s effect on a wide variety of women.

Use of Maca-GO led to a highly significant increase in initially

low estrogen levels after one month and again after two months. Ini-
tially elevated FSH levels dropped significantly as estrogen production
normalized. After two months on placebo, two months on Maca-GO
brought significant increases in estradiol. And after those two months,
patients experienced a highly significant increase in HDL and a de-
crease in LDL, as well as lowered triglycerides and total cholesterol.
When patients were switched back to a placebo, menopause symptoms
and hormone levels went back to untreated levels.

Though Maca-GO benefited patients after only two months, re-

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searchers noticed trends toward metabolic adjustments that could

require about three months to show any difference, such as positive
effects on total cholesterol and bone density.3

Another study, conducted over the course of three months (one

month on placebo, two months of treatment), explored the effects of
Maca-GO on women who had ceased menstruation and were not us-
ing HRT prior to the study. The formulation alleviated symptoms of
menopausal discomfort, and researchers observed an overall balanc-
ing effect on sex hormone levels.4

A four-month trial on women taking Maca-GO measured sever-

al attributes of menopause. The women, who were all in early post-
menopause, took Maca-GO twice a day with meals. Each month, hor-
mone levels were measured and a gynecologist conducted interviews.
Patients were weighed, blood pressure was registered, and menopause
symptoms were analyzed.

Maca-GO was shown to significantly alleviate symptoms of dis-

comfort, with an 84 percent reduction. There were significant increas-
es in estrogen and progesterone levels and reductions in blood pres-
sure, body weight, triglycerides, and cholesterol.

Also, it was shown to significantly stimulate estradiol production,

to help regulate the thyroid, and to increase bone density.

Researchers concluded that Maca-GO could be a valuable non-

hormonal plant preparation for alleviating symptoms of menopause,
including frequency of hot flushes, incidence of night sweating, inter-
rupted sleep patterns, nervousness, depression, and heart palpitations.5

Ten years of menopause symptoms

reversed in two weeks
Maca-GO is available in a supplement from Natural Health In-
ternational called Femmen­essence, which many women all over the
world are describing as a “miracle.”
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Linda Ackerman, a woman in California, calls Femmenessence

a “wonderful nutritional addition to my life.” She’s been taking it for
four months and has found that her hot flashes and insomnia have
decreased significantly. Also, without altering her diet or exercise, she’s
lost about 10 pounds.

Gail Kennedy, a 54-year-old woman in Australia, has been suffer-

ing through menopausal symptoms for 10 years. After only two weeks
on Femmenessence, her energy picked up, she felt more motivated,
and her sex drive started returning.

And when women aren’t speaking up about their success with

Femmenessence, their doctors are. Naturopath Peter Bablis described
a 53-year-old woman who had been dealing with menopausal symp-
toms for seven years. She was experiencing night sweats, hot flashes,
fatigue, poor memory, increased weight, and a decreased libido. She
also felt depressed and had no motivation.

Her life was more or less controlled by her symptoms. She’d tried
all the usual medications, but absolutely nothing had helped.

Then she started taking Femmenessence. Taking one capsule twice

a day, she noticed a slight improvement in her hot flashes in about five
days. Once she started taking two capsules twice a day, they stopped
altogether.

And after six weeks, her fatigue disappeared, her memory started
getting better, and she’d lost 5 pounds without even trying. After 12
weeks, things were even better. She’d lost 12 pounds, again without
dieting or exercising, and didn’t feel depressed at all. To her surprise,
her libido even returned.

Naturopath and professor Tori Hudson, who has been specializ-

ing in women’s health for 25 years, has also seen much success with
Femmenessence. She notes that she’s impressed by the level of com-
mitment to research of the product. And in her clinic, she’s seen some
pretty amazing results.
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She usually sees benefits in two to three weeks, though it can take
up to three months to see truly significant results. Most frequently,
there’s a remarkable reduction in the number of hot flashes as well as
overall improvement in mood and energy.

There is actually a range of Femmenessence products, for women

in each stage of life. There’s a variety for young women seeking relief
from premenstrual symptoms, one for preparing the body for opti-
mum fertility, and varieties for women dealing with pre- and post-
menopausal symptoms.

Natural Health International has naturopathic doctors on staff

who can talk through any concerns or questions you may have about
Femmenessence.

Ordering information for Femmenessence is in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER SEVEN

Stop sleep apnea in just one night—

and throw out that bulky mask

D o you toss and turn all night, never falling deep into sleep? Do you
wonder why you even bothered going to bed at all because you wake
every morning feeling like you got no rest at all? Do you snore so loudly it
wakes you up, or stop breathing for 5 seconds or more as you sleep?

You could go to an expensive sleep clinic, where they’ll hook you up

to various machines and monitor your sleeping for a few nights. A couple
thousand dollars later, they’ll probably tell you that you have sleep apnea—
a condition in which your breathing stops as you sleep. And then you’ll be
given a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine that deliv-
ers compressed air through a bulky mask you have to wear all night. Or
you could have surgery to remove the excess tissue blocking your airway.

Or you could start feeling relief now—without uncomfortable

contraptions or going under the knife—thanks to one of HSI’s most
trusted sources.

Breathe easy with a formula that fights apnea at the source

If you’ve been an HSI Member for a while, you know I’m a big fan
of Peaceful Mountain. I don’t go on a trip without my Travel Rescue kit
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(“Quit feeding superbugs—silver knocks out bacteria without conven-

tional dangers,” December 2008). And when founder Steven Frank started
his new line, Nature’s Rite, I jumped right on their Leg Relaxer (“Clam the
gnawing of restless legs in minutes with targeted herbal relief,” July 2009).

So when he told me that praise was pouring in for their new Sleep
Apnea Relief, I knew I had to tell you about it. Especially because of the
way Sleep Apnea Relief came to be—out of Steven’s own need for it.

You see, Steven had been struggling with sleep apnea for five years.
He’d tried everything out there, but nothing worked. Each episode of ap-
nea lasts about a week, during which time he would wake every 60 or 90
seconds throughout the night. Obviously, the man was getting no rest.

So he decided to do something with those sleepless nights. He read

all he could about apnea until he fully understood the cause—a problem
with the signaling between the brain and diaphragm muscles during the
transition to stage 2 sleep (the intermediate stage right before deep sleep).

Once he understood that, the search was on for an herb that would
increase the communication between the brain and those muscles. He
found that in lobelia, a flowering plant traditionally used by Native
Americans to treat respiratory and muscle disorders. It’s a relaxant that
can soothe the nerves and ease tension.

Steven decided to add thyme, which enhances the activity of lung

membranes, to the lobelia in the hopes of getting more use out of each
breath. He took it, went to bed… and slept. He tried it the next night,
and the next, and it kept working. Amazingly, he’d hit on the right herbs
on the first try. As he told me, he was “beyond excited” because it didn’t
just prove his theory—it ended that five year struggle.

That was about five years ago. In that time, he’s been working on
tweaking the formula, adding more herbs to increase the effectiveness.
He added cramp bark, which relaxes stressed muscles. Chamomile
also has relaxing effects, and meadow sweet ensures that the other
herbs are fully absorbed.
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When he was finally happy with it, he called it, quite simply, Sleep
Apnea Relief, and started sharing the blend that had saved his nights.

Steven is quick to say that Sleep Apnea Relief won’t necessarily

work for everyone (after all, nothing does). Some people have such
bad obstructions that they need more direct physical help. But for
MOST people suffering from sleep apnea, this formula means not hav-
ing to sleep with a machine on the floor next to your bed, pumping air
through a mask strapped to your face.

Steven calls that freedom, and wants to share that with everyone
who needs it.

Even with the worst obstructive sleep apnea—

Sleep Apnea Relief can help
If you have obstructive sleep apnea, you might be thinking your
condition is just too much for any herbal formula to handle. But don’t
resign yourself to that bulky oxygen machine yet.

With obstructive sleep apnea, your airway is blocked by either a

sagging soft pallet or other tissues. Even though this blockage con-
tributes to your inability to breathe through the night, it’s not the real
cause of the problem.

When you sleep, your brain reduces the intensity of the signals to
your skeletal muscles so you don’t act out your dreams. Well, as we age,
other signals start getting reduced, too. Including the signals to your
diaphragm, which controls your breathing rate.

If the signals going from your brain to your diaphragm are reduced
too much, you can stop breathing altogether. This causes your blood
oxygen level to decrease—when it drops so low that it’s dangerous, your
brain sounds the alarm, causing you to take an immediate deep breath.
With obstructive sleep apnea, this fast intake of breath sucks the sagging
tissue into your airway, causing a loud snort that disrupts your sleep.

So if you take care of the brain-signaling problem that causes your

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breathing to stop, the obstruction of the airway is no longer an issue.

Sleep Apnea Relief increases your respiration intensity so you don’t
stop breathing.

Start sleeping soundly in just a couple of days

Are you already thinking about how good a full night’s sleep is
going to feel? If the response Nature’s Rite has received from happy
customers is any indication, it’s going to feel great. They’ve found that
many people come back and order another six months’ worth of Sleep
Apnea Relief at a time—and have some pretty great words for it when
they place those orders.

Annette found relief in only two days. She used to fall asleep be-
hind the wheel of her car because she was so tired during the day af-
ter so many sleepless nights. But now she feels rested and alert. Her
daughter also tried it—and it stopped her snoring.

Stan had to use a CPAP for four years, but is now a firm believer in
Sleep Apnea Relief. He says he “won’t go back to that machine again!”

Maybe Carol puts it best. She wrote to Steven to say: “Before Sleep
Apnea Relief neither one of us were able to sleep because of my hus-
band’s severe apnea and snoring, especially the snoring. The first time
he tried those natural herbs all that changed! I was so excited the first
night that I literally cried. Even our 18-year-old daughter noticed the
change in my husband after he had been able to sleep and breathe at
night instead of choking and snoring. I think the person who devel-
oped this herbal remedy should be awarded a Nobel Prize.”

Now, you do have to make sure to take Sleep Apnea Relief every
day if you have sleep apnea every night. There is no cumulative effect
with the herbs in this formula. Some people have sleep apnea only pe-
riodically—you can take Sleep Apnea Relief just during those episodes.

Ordering information for Sleep Apnea Relief is in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER EIGHT

“Nothing—and I mean nothing—

has ever had such a wonderful
healing effect on my eczema”

S he’d been battling eczema for years with no relief in sight. Some-
times it burned so badly that she burst into tears.

But nothing worked—the medicine cabinet full of lotions and

creams might as well have been tubes of water for all the good they did
for her burning skin.

So Claire figured she’d just have to live with the pain. But that was
before Eczema Rescue (originally Eczederm Rescue).

It’s absolutely the only thing that’s worked for her. And it works
fast—in a matter of days, the stinging pain and redness simply started
fading away.

Eczema Rescue is an expert blend of herbs famous for their anti-

fungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties. And it comes from one
of HSI’s most trusted sources.
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Once again, the mainstream offers

up nothing but side effects
There still isn’t much of an explanation for eczema. Some doctors
use the term for any unidentifiable rash. It most commonly causes dry,
reddened skin. Intense itching or burning is usually the first symptom.
Eczema can lead to blisters and oozing lesions—and a whole lot of
embarrassment and discomfort.

The mainstream may not have an answer for it, but that doesn’t
keep them from trying. The medical standard is to use topical cor-
ticosteroids in short bursts to suppress symptoms. Long-term use is
avoided because those steroids can cause skin atrophy and lesions.

Even used short-term, they can be of little use, because as soon as

you stop using them, the eczema can come right back.

In extreme cases, doctors prescribe systemic corticosteroids to cut

down on inflammation. But their use can lead to gastrointestinal intol-
erance, weakness, muscle problems, and increased infection.

Recently, two new topical treatments for eczema were approved by

the FDA—tacrolimus and picrolimus. Their long-term effects are un-
clear, but several studies have shown an increased prevalence of skin
cancer in lab animals treated with the compounds.

The long and short of it is this: No drug deemed effective at sup-

pressing outbreaks has yet been approved for long-term use without
the possibility of side effects.

Thanks to Peaceful Mountain, however, there is a powerful herbal

answer to eczema—Eczema Rescue.

Stop the symptoms of eczema

from interfering with your life
Eczema Rescue is a topical cream that captures the power of herbs with
antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial, and tissue-regenerating properties.
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No matter the cause, or how long you’ve been suffering, it works.

From the day Eczema Rescue was introduced, success stories like
Claire’s have been pouring in.

When Deon in Denver, CO, developed eczema, his doctor was

completely baffled. Though Deon tried everything, nothing cleared
up the rash—and the itching was unbearable. The moment Eczema
Rescue touched his skin, he knew it was different from anything else
he’d tried. It cooled the burning, and he reported that, in just days, his
eczema was well on the way to being completely cleared up.

Holly, who lives in Kansas City, MO, wrote to Peaceful Mountain

to “gush over” Eczema Rescue. A massage therapist, Holly relies on
her hands for her livelihood. But for the past five years, she’s been suf-
fering from eczema so badly on one hand that nothing would help the
symptoms.

She was amazed at how quickly Eczema Rescue healed her hand.
“It has been years since my hand has looked this good,” Holly reported.
The symptoms are gone and, perhaps more importantly, Holly’s self-
esteem is back.

Melissa, of Mustang, OK, has been suffering from eczema for

about 20 years. She’d tried prescriptions, natural products, elimination
of certain foods, and countless other treatments. At some points, the
rash has covered all of one of her hands.

Then, as I’m sure you’ve already guessed, she found Eczema Res-
cue. After only a week of using it, she reported that the burning, itchy
rash was 70 percent better, and getting better every day.

Stories like these are common at Peaceful Mountain. And they’ve

recently been backed up by a promising clinical trial.

Starts healing eczema in a matter of days

Eczema Rescue was put to the test against a placebo in a four-week
clinical trial conducted by an independent lab. Over the course of the
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trial, participants recorded the daily severity of a number of symp-

toms—sleep interference, itching, pain, overall discomfort, redness,
crusting, and overall appearance. Symptoms were rated on a scale of
1-9 (from nothing at all to as bad as it could be).

Participants using Eczema Rescue reported a significant drop in

symptoms as compared with participants using the placebo. The most
notable differences were in discomfort, crusting, and appearance.

At follow-up visits after the study period, continued improvement

was observed. Researchers concluded that there was a clear benefit
over placebo after only two weeks.1

A separate report on side effects concluded that Eczema Rescue

causes minimal side effects. The most commonly reported ones were
dry skin, temporary staining of skin, and stinging upon application.

The stinging may have been due to applying the gel to open sores,
and only occurred when it was first applied. The same side effects were
reported by people who used a placebo in the trial.

The report pointed out that the benign nature of Eczema Rescue
means it can be used as a maintenance treatment without the risks of
skin atrophy and lesions that come with corticosteroids.2

Soothe and heal your skin with an arsenal of herbs

All of the herbs in Eczema Rescue have traditionally been used for
relief from the itching and pain of eczema, dermatitis, and rashes.

Bloodroot has been shown in several studies to have antimicrobial

and anti-inflammatory properties. Its high concentration of the com-
pound sanguinarine reduces inflammation when used topically. The
antibacterial action of bloodroot has actually won it FDA approval for
inclusion in toothpaste. In Eczema Rescue, it helps to prevent infec-
tion in the affected area.

Bacterial infection is a concern if you have eczema, as it can be in-

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troduced through broken skin after you scratch the itch. This second-
ary bacterial infection can feed the inflammation cycle in eczema—
bloodroot prevents the infection and quells that inflammation.

Used for a host of skin conditions, pokeroot has immune-stimulat-

ing properties. It contains tannins, which protect tissues.

Neem is an herb derived from a tree in the mahogany family. In

India, the tree is known as “Nature’s Drugstore” for its many proper-
ties—it’s antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory.

Neem is considered a major component in Ayurvedic medicine

and is often prescribed for skin disease. There have been many reports
of success using neem for eczema—the leaves are commonly used as a
bath for eczema sufferers.

St. John’s Wort adds to the antimicrobial properties of Eczema Res-

cue. It’s been used with great success to treat first-degree burns. Tradi-
tionally, St. John’s Wort is used for inflammation and pain. Hyperforin,
a major constituent of the herb, has been found to have antibacterial
properties strong enough to kill MRSA.

Chapparal, calendula flowers, and arnica contribute further to the

anti-inflammatory effects of Eczema Rescue. These herbs also have an-
algesic properties when applied topically—helping to soothe the pain
of eczema.

Arnica in particular has been the subject of various studies that

have demonstrated its usefulness in treating pain. When used topically
as a gel (as it is in Eczema Rescue), it’s been found to have the same
effect as NSAIDs like ibuprofen in treating the painful symptoms of
hand osteoarthritis.3

White willow bark shares arnica’s pain-killing properties. In fact,

it’s a precursor to aspirin. Studies have shown that it’s useful against
pain caused by inflammation.

While comfrey leaf shares the anti-inflammatory properties of

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other herbs in Eczema Rescue, it really shines as a healing agent—it

increases the rate at which new skin can be formed, maintaining the
integrity of skin. This is because it contains allantoin, a cell proliferant
that speeds up the natural replacement of body cells.

The herbal extracts in Eczema Rescue are combined with several

oils (olive, avocado, macadamia nut, and kukui nut) that provide es-
sential fatty acids as well as vitamins A and E. Additionally, vitamin C
has been added to adjust the pH and to assist healing.

Rounding out the formula is aloe vera, known for its antibacte-
rial and analgesic effects. Altogether, Eczema Rescue is a product that’s
brought relief to many people, including a few of us here at HSI.

Several days ago, one of my colleagues described an itchy red rash

she had developed on one arm. She showed it to me, and I immediately
handed her the tube of Eczema Rescue that was on my desk. The next
day, I asked her if it was working. “It smells a little funny,” she said, “but
it works!” The rash had faded considerably, and she didn’t find herself
scratching at it nearly as much.

Ordering information for Eczema Rescue is in the Member Source

Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER NINE

Astonishing nutrient turns

the tide on Alzheimer’s disease,
dementia, even strokes!

I
“ t’s Alzheimer’s disease.” That may be the scariest sentence you’ll ever
hear… and it’s usually said without any hope. No chance of a cure, but
the very real possibility that your loved one will disappear right before
your eyes, every day sliding further and further away from you.

The doctor may tell you about medications that might possibly slow the
disease down—but not so much that you’d notice, and not enough to stop
the damage. And he’ll probably tell you to start thinking about long-term
care, while his eyes carefully avoid the tears streaming down your cheeks.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Because there is real hope—

a chance to substantially slow down the disease, even noticeably im-
prove quality of life and keep memories alive.

Why your doctor can’t help… and HSI can

As usual, mainstream medicine takes a short-sighted, profit-driv-
en approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. They focus on a single
facet of the problem, and hit it with a sledge hammer. They claim their
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drugs offer ‘statistically significant’ changes for Alzheimer’s patients—

but that doesn’t really translate into noticeable improvement.

And, like the vast majority of pharmaceutical drugs, these medica-

tions come with some highly damaging side effects and very high price
tags, while delivering nothing of value. Actually, that’s not true, they do
worse than nothing. Because they offer the promise of possibility that
they simply do not deliver.

Your doctor may hold them out as the only choice… but he’s wrong.

We here at HSI have uncovered an astonishingly effective natural

medicine that does more than impact some numbers on a made-up
scale. It can make a difference in people’s lives—whether they’re strick-
en with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or watching someone they love suf-
fer through it. And if you’re looking to prevent that horrible fate, this
alternative cure can help you do it.

So while mainstream medicine has nothing much to offer here—

except dangerous, expensive medications that do, well, nothing—nat-
ural medicine, once again, holds the key.

The nutrient your brain can’t live

without can turn AD around
Not surprisingly, this natural brain protector targets some of the same
issues as pharmaceutical drugs—but in a gentler and much safer way.

The natural medicine you’ll learn about here is the real deal. In
fact, some doctors have already been using this complex nutrient as
medicine in Japan to treat strokes and brain injuries. And researchers
are just beginning to understand how it can improve brain function…
even for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.

This miracle nutrient is called citicoline (or CDP coline, which

stands for cytidine diphosphate choline), and it’s crucial for healthy
brain function. In fact, your brain literally can’t function without it.
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So far, citicoline’s success has been pretty amazing. And it makes

me wonder why more mainstream doctors don’t know about it.

• I t halts progression of Alzheimer’s disease, and even improves

quality of life for Alzheimer’s patients (helping them maintain
independence, for example)1
• I mproves brain function of stroke patients (when taken within
24 hours of the stroke)2
• Citicoline improves mental function in some dementia patients
• Citicoline
 helps both prevent and treat age-associated memory
impairment
• Can
 improve memory, especially in people who suffer from
memory impairment
• I t may even help coma patients recover more quickly

Actually, it’s really American mainstream doctors who aren’t work-

ing with citicoline. Japanese and European doctors have been using it
successfully for years.

Scientists finally see (literally!) how

citicoline boosts your brain power
In November 2008, researchers published the first study that clear-
ly showed just how citicoline impacts the brain. Using special imag-
ing technology, these scientists were able to see exactly how citicoline
changes brain activity, specifically in the frontal lobe.3

Citicoline keeps your eyes in tip-top shape, too

What’s brain power without eyesight? Luckily, with citicoline,
you may never need to worry about that. One 12-month study
found that the nutrient improved retinal and visual function in
glaucoma patients. And an 8-year study showed that citicoline
substantially improved vision.
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Citicoline actually increases brain function in the frontal lobe,

which handles things like attention span, learning, memory, and cre-
ativity. In fact, your front lobe is considered the management center of
your brain, and when that center gets damaged—as can happen with
Alzheimer’s disease—all of those functions will suffer.

Some of these scientists most important discoveries explain citi-

coline’s success in boosting brain power. For one thing, it substantially
increases a critical brain chemical called phosphocreatine, which pro-
vides extra energy and helps reduce fatigue.

The researchers also learned how essential citicoline is for brain cell
protection—it increases specific lipids (phospholipids) that help maintain
cell integrity and turnover, and your brain simply can’t work without this.

Another surprising discovery: citicoline seems to increase alpha

brain waves, the ones associated with relaxation. In fact, these brain
waves are the ones responsible for getting your brain into the much-
desired awake relaxed state. And since one of the defining symptoms
of AD is extreme agitation, boosting alpha waves can make life for the
patient and his caregiver much less stressful.

And that’s not all they found out—they uncovered exactly how citico-
line powers your brain, and helps keep your memory and cognition intact.

• Increases blood circulation to your brain

• Boosts your brain’s energy reserves
• Increases efficient oxygen use
• Enhances production of acetylcholine
• Maintains optimal dopamine levels

By making sure your brain has all the blood, oxygen, and energy it
needs, citicoline can turn memory problems around. And by boosting
production and maintenance of key brain chemicals, it can do so much
more than that.
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Acetylcholine—the super brain chemical

that powers your mind
One of the key benefits of citicoline is that it increases production
of acetylcholine, the most plentiful neurotransmitter in your brain,
and one that’s responsible for a lot of key functions. In fact, acetylcho-
line deficiency is a key player in Alzheimer’s disease (and a big focus of
pharmaceutical drugs that try to manipulate the chemical artificially,
with little success but plenty of dangerous side effects).

What can boosted acetylcholine levels do for you?

• Help increase attention span

• Improve your ability to concentrate
• Increase coordination
• Ease depression
• Slow down memory loss
• Maintain better sleep

In fact, you can read this article because your brain has a healthy
amount of acetylcholine. But when someone develops AD, his acetyl-
choline declines and is more quickly broken down by an enzyme called
acetylcholinesterase (AChE). And when acetylcholine levels drop so
dramatically, they can cause memory loss and decreased learning ca-
pacity, among other things. Taking citicoline can help make sure that
your brain has more acetylcholine—and that means better memory,
concentration, mood, and sleep for you.

Citicoline boosts many more critical

brain chemicals to keep your mind sharp
Citicoline affects a lot more than acetylcholine, though. It also
plays an important role in other brain-critical compounds like dopa-
mine, norepinephrine, uridine, and phosphatidylcholine (PS).

Let’s start with dopamine, a crucial brain chemical that citicoline helps
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your body manage and maintain more efficiently. Dopamine is especially

important because deficiency of this chemical has been implicated in Al-
zheimer’s—and correcting that problem could help treat the disease.

Norepinephrine is another crucial brain chemical, and citicoline

seems to increase its levels. Many AD patients have been found to lack
norepinephrine, so restoring higher levels could help turn the disease
around. And this neurotransmitter is well known for increasing alert-
ness and attention span, and enhancing memory and learning.

Then there’s uridine, which has been found to be directly respon-

sible for brain cell regeneration in lab studies. It’s also been found to
clearly support memory retention. It also plays a key role in the genera-
tion of phosphatidylcholine (you’ll see how important that is in a sec-
ond). Most important, uridine is being looked at as a possible treatment
for Alzheimer’s disease because of its ability to improve brain function.

Phosphatidylcholine (PS) is an essential fatty acid that your brain

needs to function at its best—and citicoline increases the total amount
of PS in the brain. In fact, it can even restore deficient levels to normal,
and that can make a huge difference in brain power. It helps keep your
brain cells in peak condition, and boosts neurotransmitter activity so
that cell messages get where they need to go. And dozens of studies
show that adding PS to the mix greatly improves learning and memory.

Real people are seeing real results

Citicolinecan do wonders for people suffering from Alzheimer’s
disease and dementia, but it can also improve everyone’s memory,

The top three prescription medications for AD—Aricept,

Exelon, and Razadyne—are cholinesterase inhibitors. They work
by stopping cholinesterase, with the hope of leaving more ace-
tylcholine for the brain to use. But they cause some pretty harsh
gastrointestinal side effects, and in rare cases, seizures and liver
damage. Plus, they also tend to lose any effectiveness within a year.
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mood, and cognition.

Here are just a few examples of the kind of difference citicoline can
make.

Gina is a 55-year-old retired housewife. She said, “My husband has

been ill for several months and since I have been taking [citicoline]
it’s helped me keep my husband’s medications straight and deal with
his problems and his doctors, because of this [citicoline]has reduced
my level of stress. I’m a little more focused and don’t seem as stressed.
Plus, every once in a while I can answer a question or two on Jeop-
ardy—it seems that something has come back!”

Walter, a 52-year-old corporate executive also saw his daily life

improve. “When I started taking [citicoline]several months ago I al-
most immediately found myself more focused more relaxed. I was able
to look at budgets and figure out percents very quickly, everything
seemed to work better. I’m more relaxed, I have more energy, and I
seem less stressed about things.”

And then there’s Patty, a 65-year-old realtor whose husband really

noticed the [citicoline]difference. “My husband asked me the other
day, ‘What’s going on? You are not as emotional as usual and you have
not lost your car keys in over a month?’ I told him that I have been tak-
ing [citicoline]… and you have pretty much made me believe that it is
working if you see the differences. The mood swings that I was having
have reduced 95 percent and things just seem to be very clear, the fog
of trying to remember names or places has been lifted.”

The manufacturer’s recommended dose of citicolineis one or two

250 mg tablets each day, taken with meals. You’ll find ordering infor-
mation for Cognizin® Citicoline in the Member Source Directory on
page 529.
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CHAPTER TEN

The government tried to keep this

life-changing supplement from you…
but HSI is giving you direct access

G overnment persecution almost kept you from access to one of

the world’s most progressive healing supplements. Almost.

But a group of dedicated professionals and researchers, and one

highly committed Japanese scientist worked tirelessly to make sure
that you would not have to suffer any more. That you would not be
denied access to this unique natural substance.

And this single supplement may be the answer to just about every-
thing that’s ailing you: osteoporosis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, kidney
stones, Alzheimer’s disease, insulin resistance, and much more.

Calcium—every cell in your body counts on it

If there’s one thing our bodies can’t do without, it’s calcium. We need
this essential mineral for dozens of functions, not the least of which are
cellular-energy production and nerve, brain, and heart functions. And
when we don’t get enough calcium, every system in the body suffers.

Most of your body’s calcium supply is stored in your bones, where

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it also provides strength and rigidity to the skeleton. If there isn’t

enough calcium circulating in the blood to supply the body’s cellular
needs, your body will steal calcium from its “reserves” in the bone.
And if your calcium intake is chronically low, your bones will eventu-
ally become porous, weak, and prone to fracture.

But even a sufficient calcium intake may not be enough—if you

aren’t getting the right kind of calcium, a form your body can easily
work with, it’s almost the same as not taking it at all.

The Calcium Paradox

Weakened bones is just the tip of the calcium deficiency iceberg,
though. And while that is a severe health problem, things can get a
whole lot worse, thanks to what Dr. Fujita calls the “Calcium Paradox.”

When you aren’t getting enough calcium, your body reacts in a

very predictable—but dangerous—way. Calcium deficiency triggers
your body to produce more parathyroid hormone (PTH). Excess PTH
stimulates a process called bone resorption, which literally leaches
the calcium out of your bone and into your bloodstream, causing de-
creased bone mass (and potentially osteoporosis) along with calcium
abundance in your blood.

But since that calcium hasn’t gone through the normal digestive
process, it doesn’t go just where it’s supposed to… and that’s when seri-
ous risk sets in.

That calcium enters your soft tissues—like your blood vessels and
your brain—and wreaks havoc. It can actually cause these organs to
deteriorate, and cause many health problems. Arthritis, for example,
can result from excess calcium deposits in the joints. Atherosclerosis
can be brought on by calcium deposits in your blood vessels. And ex-
cess calcium in your brain could lead to senile dementia.

And while it might seem counterintuitive, the solution to the cal-

cium paradox is to give your body more calcium. As long as you take
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a highly absorbable supplement, that is. Then your body gets the right
kind of calcium, and sends it to the right places, reducing or even fully
stopping that excess PTH activity and preventing the mineral from
invading your soft tissues.

This almost-banned supplement may be the true key to prevent-

ing calcium paradox diseases entirely. In fact, one study1 found that it
reduced red blood cell calcium levels substantially better than calcium
carbonate (the most commonly taken calcium supplement—but far
from the best choice). The reason? This supplement does something
the others can’t: It sends more of the mineral directly where it needs to
go, because your body can absorb it better than any other form.

If you can’t absorb it, your body can’t use it

As nutrients go, calcium is very poorly absorbed—only a small per-
centage of the calcium we take actually makes it into the bloodstream.

Experts estimate that in order to supply the body’s cellular needs

and build and maintain bone stores, we need to consume 1,000 to
2,000 mg of elemental calcium every day, starting in adolescence.

Unfortunately, the average American diet only provides about 500

mg of calcium daily. And to make matters worse, our ability to absorb
calcium declines as we get older. When we’re babies, we absorb about
70 percent of the calcium we take in. By the time we’re adults, that
drops off to about 50 percent… and when we hit the senior years, we
only absorb about 30 percent of the calcium we ingest.

But Dr. Takuo Fujita found a way around that problem, and brought
us a real solution to the calcium paradox.

Scientific breakthrough breaks

through absorption obstacles
Dr. Fujita has dedicated a considerable part of his life to search-
ing for a form of calcium that could be more efficiently absorbed and
used by the body. Driven by his firm belief that reversing calcium
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LaneLabs Trounces FTC

in Stunning Victory
When HSI first broke the AdvaCal story back in July
1999, we had no idea of the drama, intrigue, and suspense
that would follow.

Soon after we wrote about AdvaCal, LaneLabs (the product

manufacturer) got scolded by the FTC. The company responded
to an FTC consent order by agreeing to refrain from making any
claims about their health products unless they could support the
claims with scientific evidence.

Fast forward to 2006, when the FTC started picking on

LaneLabs about AdvaCal, and the (solidly backed) claims the
company was making about their one-of-a-kind supplement.
Then in 2007, the agency filed a motion against LaneLabs hold-
ing them in contempt of the consent order—and asking for a $24
million fine to boot.

Now with all the proof behind their products, you’ve got to
wonder why the government would pick on LaneLabs. It really
makes no sense. There were NO customer complaints about the
products—NONE. The FTC couldn’t show that the products
caused anyone any harm. And even the FTC’s own witnesses
wouldn’t say the products were risky or ineffective. Add to that nu-
merous published studies that stand behind every word LaneLabs
says about their products—a wealth of solid science.

If this seems like a slam dunk for LaneLabs—it was, though

it took a long time to get to the basket. But in July 2009, a full
ten years after HSI first told you about AdvaCal, Judge Dennis
Cavanaugh of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey found in
favor of LaneLabs… and sent the FTC packing.
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deficiency is the solution to osteoporosis, the calcium paradox, and

many other age-related health conditions, Dr. Fujita was determined
to find the solution.

The first breakthrough came in the discovery of a compound called

AAACa, a unique form of calcium derived from oyster shell—but it
didn’t come without two major drawbacks. First, the oyster shell often
contains other heavy metals (including lead) which can remain in the
finished product. Second, oyster shell contains the poorly absorbed
calcium-carbonate form of the mineral.

But Dr. Fujita sidestepped both of these problems with a unique

processing technique.

Instead of just being ground into powder, the oyster shells are heat-
ed to extremely high temperatures (800˚ C!), which creates a fine ash.
This process burns off any heavy metals that might have been present
in the natural shell… and it also breaks down calcium into a much
more digestible form. In fact, studies show that AAACa is absorbed
more than twice as well as calcium carbonate.

AAACa plus special algae quadruples the effectiveness

The next breakthrough took AAACa to a whole new level. Dr. Fuji-
ta discovered that AAACa’s absorbability could be boosted even more
by adding a certain specially processed algae. This algae preparation
(which has been translated from the Japanese as “Heated Algae Ingre-
dient,” or HAI) doesn’t actually contain any calcium, but it is a highly
rich source of amino acids.

Studies conducted by Dr. Fujita show that HAI substantially in-

creases the intestinal absorption of calcium, possibly because of its
amino-acid content. And when HAI is added to AAACa (a combina-
tion sold as AdvaCal), the result is an extremely high-potency calcium
supplement that is absorbed four times better than typical calcium-
carbonate supplements.
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Dr. Fujita’s research leaves no question that AdvaCal is far more

bioavailable than typical calcium supplements. But even more impor-
tant: Can it effectively prevent and treat osteoporosis, a test that all
other calcium supplements to date have failed? To answer that ques-
tion, Dr. Fujita embarked on a number of long-term, double-blind,
placebo-controlled trials… with groundbreaking results.

AdvaCal vanquishes osteoporosis… and more

AdvaCal has been proven effective over and over again—even
against osteoporosis. This miracle mineral also reduces fracture risk,
may decrease kidney stone formation, could take on Alzheimer’s dis-
ease, and seems to be the solution to the deadly calcium paradox.

Let’s start with osteoporosis, where AdvaCal is affecting some sub-

stantial changes. In fact, every study that’s ever been done on this cal-
cium supplement has shown that it significantly boosts bone mineral
density—in premenopausal women, postmenopausal women, men,
and elderly women. Every single study! We’ll look at just a few…

• One study of 58 elderly women (with an average age of 82)

showed that AdvaCal increased bone mineral density (BMD) of
the spine by over 3 percent after two years!2 That’s an astonishing
result, especially when you consider the age of the women in the
study. And by comparison, the women taking standard calcium-
carbonate supplements saw only a slight (0.6 percent) increase of
spinal BMD, while women taking a placebo lost almost 2 percent.
•A
 larger study conducted by Dr. Fujita showed that AdvaCal can
not only prevent osteoporosis, but can actually reverse bone loss
caused by the disease. In a trial of 136 patients (ages 51 to 83)
already suffering from osteoporosis, those taking AdvaCal had
an increase in spinal BMD of 8.0 percent after three years.3 By
comparison, the subjects taking a placebo lost about 3.5 percent.
•A
 nother small study found that AdvaCal increased trabecular
(that’s spongy bone) forearm bone density in women by more
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than 6 percent in just four months, while the women in the pla-
cebo group saw no increase. And what’s alarming is that while
women in the calcium carbonate group saw only a negligible
increase in trabecular bone, they suffered a significant decrease
in cortical bone (the hard outer layer of bone).4

AdvaCal is a formidable ally when it comes boosting your bone

density. But it can do so much more.

Turn back the clock—and turn on

good health—with AdvaCal
Not only does AdvaCal dramatically increase bone mineral density,
it can knock down PTH levels… reduce fracture risk… inhibit kidney

How do popular calcium supplements compare?

Calcium carbonate (Caltrate, Tums) is one of the more con-
centrated forms of calcium (it contains about 40 percent elemen-
tal calcium). It’s also relatively in-expensive, making it very popu-
lar with supplement manufacturers.

The problem with calcium carbonate, though, is that this form

of calcium is very hard for your body to break down and use—
and that means only about 22 percent of the mineral actually gets
absorbed by your body. It’s even worse for people with low levels
of stomach acid (which naturally decreases as we age), and ab-
sorption can be as low as 4 percent.

Other calcium supplements (Citracal, for example) use a

slightly more expensive compound called calcium citrate. This
form is easier for your body to break down and absorb… but
it comes with its own drawback. Calcium citrate contains only
about 20 percent elemental calcium, so you would need to take
a lot more of it to get enough calcium—and that translates to an
awful lot of pills to swallow every day.
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stones… and maybe even protect you from Alzheimer’s disease.

Let’s start with how dramatically AdvaCal can impact your health
by reducing your PTH levels. We already know that calcium deficien-
cy sets off PTH, and that PTH kicks off bone-calcium theft, wreak-
ing havoc on your bones and virtually every other cell in your body.
That’s because too much calcium in any cell leads to decreased cell
function… and eventually cell death.

Decreased cell function is associated with many (if not most) signs
of aging: changes in your hair and skin, hearing loss, cataracts, irri-
tability, forgetfulness—the list goes on. We saw earlier how AdvaCal
actually reduces red blood cell calcium levels, and that can make a
noticeable impact.

Studies also show that AdvaCal can significantly reduce circulating

PTH levels in both men and women—knocking them down by almost
30 percent after just 5 days in one study5! But the unlucky participants
getting placebo saw a 5 percent increase in their PTH levels.

Then there’s the reduced fracture risk: A 2004 study6 found that
elderly women who got AdvaCal for two years suffered fewer fractures
(thanks to an increase in their lumbar BMD). Unfortunately, the wom-
en in the calcium carbonate group fared no better than the placebo
group and saw no decrease in fracture risk.

And how about kidney stones? While the Women’s Health Initia-
tive found that supplementing with calcium carbonate actually in-
creased the risk of kidney stones, a study run by Dr. Fujita found that
AdvaCal seemed to inhibit the formation of kidney stones.7

And, finally, research seems to point toward a the role of AdvaCal

in possibly warding off Alzheimer’s disease. It appears that calcium
overload in brain cells which prompts cell death may lead to neuronal
dysfunction—like memory loss, cognitive problems, and the dreaded
‘sundown syndrome’ suffered by many AD patients. In a groundbreak-
ing study, researchers found that AdvaCal helped correct the evening
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calcium decline, while the placebo did not. And that correction may just
help turn the tide when it comes to sundown syndrome.8

Easy to swallow, easy to absorb

On top of its superior absorbability and its widely documented
health benefits, AdvaCal comes with yet another distinct advantage
over typical calcium supplements: it’s very easy to swallow.

While most calcium supplements come as hard-pressed tablets

(a.k.a. horse pills) which can be extremely difficult to take and digest,
AdvaCaL comes in small capsules, assuring that 100 percent of the ac-
tive ingredients are released for absorption.

Six capsules a day provides 1,000 mg of highly absorbable elemen-

tal calcium, the amount proven effective in multiple scientific trials.
According to Dr. Fujita’s research, you can boost the effectiveness of
calcium therapy by taking three capsules, half of the daily dosage, at
bedtime.

You’ll find ordering information for AdvaCal in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER ELEVEN

The single herb that combats

cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease,
and more…exclusive access
for HSI Members

I
“ t sounds like science fiction. A simple natural substance that can
take on cancer… and so much more. This unique herb can stand
up to Alzheimer’s disease, hyperthyroidism, and many other diseases.

It sounds too far-fetched to be real. But it is. And our own long-
time HSI panelist Dr. Makise is one of the key driving forces behind
studying this herbal phenomenon, and bringing it directly to you—be-
fore anyone else in the United States has access to it.

This miraculous plant is so rare, there’s only one place on the planet
where it’s found, a Pacific island made up mainly of coral rock… and that
adds a unique twist to the healing powers of everything that grows there.

This powerhouse of cures is called shell ginger, and it may just be

the next ‘superfood’ you hear about.

The underground herb that’s (quietly) wiping out disease

So why hasn’t anyone heard about the miraculous curative powers
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of shell ginger? Dr. Makise told me that scientists are too busy picking
on single components to look at the plant as a whole—even though the
whole works much more powerfully than the sum of its plentiful parts.

And while shell ginger may still be flying far under the radar, Dr.
Makise has been prescribing it to patients, and seeing some pretty
stunning effects.

Real people are seeing spectacular results

While there still aren’t any completed formal clinical trials sup-
porting shell ginger, there are plenty of case studies showing its value
in fighting disease—even against advanced prostate cancer.

Jack R., a 50-year-old man riddled with prostate cancer, was about
to go under the knife when a friend told him to call a natural doctor
he knew. Jack made the call, and was excited about trying something—
anything—other than surgery. He couldn’t really afford a lot of treat-
ment, but he did try one of the doctor’s recommendations.

He felt the difference right away, especially when it came to uri-

nation. And within just two weeks of taking this miraculous natural
remedy, Jack’s doctor called off the surgery. Two weeks!

Rob M., a 51-year-old airline executive, had a small tumor on his

left kidney. Doctors removed the kidney surgically and treated with
interferon (a standard cancer therapy). But after all that, the cancer
metastasized to his lungs.

Instead of suffering through more chemotherapy and surgery, or

enduring radiation, Rob said no to mainstream cures. He began one
therapy, then Dr. Makise added in shell ginger and lactoferrin. Rob
began to get his energy back, and was able to work and live his life
again—which would not have happened with chemo and radiation.
And though scans show that he still has lung cancer, there has been no
growth or change from the original scan—his cancer is under control.

And cancer isn’t the only problem shell ginger has been instru-
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mental in curing…

Overactive thyroid under control in just one month

Back in April 2009, Dr. Makise met with Irene S., a 45-year-old
patient. She looked different than she had the month before, especially
her eyes. Irene told him that she didn’t feel anything much, but a few
palpitations and maybe a little sweatier than usual. She’d suffered from
hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) in the past, so Dr. Makise sent
her straight to a specialist.

With a confirmed diagnosis, the specialist put Irene on Mercazole,

a common synthetic thyroid drug used around the world. She’d been
on that drug before, and it took more than a year to regulate her thy-
roid properly.

About a month later, Dr. Makise prescribed shell ginger… and her
thyroid was under control within a month. The specialist was very sur-
prised by the rapid improvement, and began to decrease her medica-
tion. Six months later, Irene was doing very well, even gaining back
some weight.

Though scientists aren’t sure which compound (or compounds)

in shell ginger reduce thyroid hyperactivity, they have seen it work.
In fact, they think it may also work to restore underactive thyroid
(called hypothyroidism) as well, since plants in the ginger family of-
ten work as adaptogens, which work to balance systems in whichever
way they need.

Erasing eczema quickly and easily

Dr. Makise has also treated hundreds of patients suffering from ec-
zema (officially called atopic dermatitis), with stunning results. Rather
than following the mainstream protocol of cortisone ointment—which
lose power, and can cause unpleasant side effects—he takes the “inside
out” approach, with a shell ginger twist.
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For years he treated people with a focused mix of vitamins, min-

erals, and herbs, which was effective, “but not perfect.” Then in June
2009, he started adding shell ginger into the regimen for more than
one hundred patients—and he saw better results almost right away.

One reason for shell ginger’s success here, believes Dr. Makise, is
its detoxification effect. Many patients starting on shell ginger notice
an immediate improvement in their bowel movements—and that’s es-
sential for detoxification.

“Be careful when you take the supplement of shell ginger,” says Dr.
Makise, “because 60 – 70 percent of the patients may suffer from some
aggravation of symptoms temporarily. And some may suffer from di-
arrhea. This is due to the detoxification effect of shell ginger, and do
not worry. Reduce the dose and gradually increase.”

Jam-packed with healing substances

for a wide range of healthy effects
Shell ginger is packed with dozens of healing components, all with
unique curative effects on the body. No other plant contains this rare
and abundant mix of more than fifty polyphenols and plenty of biofla-
vonoids—and that’s why no other plant has such widespread curative
capabilities.

Take a look at some of its most powerful compounds:

•F
 erulic acid has powerful antioxidant properties with wide-
ranging functions, from anti-aging support to improved choles-
terol management to cancer prevention
•K
 awain (which is the key polyphenol of Kava) enhances sleep,
relaxation, and collagen production
•K
 aempferol stifles production of two cytokines that cause aller-
gic reactions, giving shell ginger an impressive anti-allergy effect
•Q
 uercetin, a potent bioflavonoid, can fight tumors, lower
blood pressure, prevent cataracts, and may even help prevent
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Alzheimer’s disease… among other things

•E
 picatechin (best known as a component of green tea) shows
promise in controlling blood sugar levels and preventing liver
cancer
•C
 hlorogenic acid seems to prevent the cell mutations that cause
cancer, and appears particularly beneficial in the fight against
skin cancer
•C
 atechin helps prevent gastric ulcers, ward off viral infections,
and seems to lower the risk of gastrointestinal cancers

Shell ginger is also known to increase body temperature, just like

its cousins in the rest of the ginger family. Proper body temperature is
critical to optimal enzyme function—they just can’t get their jobs done
if they aren’t warm enough. And it turns out that, overall, the average
body temperature has dropped at least one degree (celsius) over time,
so we all need that warming factor.

Another huge benefit of mixed polyphenols is their ability to boost

up your immune system and keep you in robust good health.

Can shell ginger stop Alzheimer’s disease?

So far, there’s no proof that shell ginger can help prevent or even
reverse Alzheimer’s disease, but scientists believe that it can have a
very beneficial effect against this life-robbing condition.

Shell ginger contains key compounds that have been found useful
in combating AD, which could mean that this supplement might be
able to keep the decline from starting.

Two of its main components, known as DK and DDK, get con-

verted in the body to a substance called hispidin. Hispidin appears to
inhibit an enzyme called beta-secretase, which seems to be very in-
volved in the onset of AD.

Shell ginger also contains ferulic acid, which has been studied as a
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cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Ferulic acid can stop the destructive and
toxic properites of amyloid-beta protein in their tracks—and amyloid-
beta protein is widely known as a cause of mental decline.

Take shell ginger every day for optimum health

While shell ginger does grow in a few places in the world, the va-
riety grown on the remote Japanese island of Okinawa is the only one
Dr. Makise will work with. The soil of Okinawa is unique, as its made
of weathered coral limestone which makes the pH level a weak alka-
line—the most optimal level for good health.

Dr. Makise has made the only shell ginger supplement containing
this special variety available in the United States for HSI Members. It’s
called JIPANG Ginger®, and in addition to shell ginger’s plentiful and
potent polyphenols, the formula also contains astaxanthin and Vita-
min K2.

To support your immune system, you can take four to six tablets
per day, about thirty minutes before going to bed. If you experience
any stomach upset (like diarrhea), decrease the dose to one capsule
daily for the first week, and increase the dose gradually by adding one
capsule per week until you reach the full dose.

You can find ordering information for JIPANG-Ginger® in the

Member Source Directory on page 529.
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C H A P T E R T W E LV E

Just-discovered rare substance

takes the sting out of menopause…
and so much more

I n a very small region in the heart of Brazil lies the secret to a

virtually unnoticeable menopause… and quite possibly the solu-
tions for oddly diverse health issues, from cancer to candida infec-
tions to gingivitis.

This extremely rare and unusual substance can turn menopause

around, making dreaded night sweats and hot flashes a thing of the
past. And when paired with a proprietary herbal blend, it smoothes
out even more menopause symptoms—so you’ll barely notice you’re
going through a change.

A life-changing encounter with a swarm of bees

This unlikely story begins with a businessman and a swarm of
bees. The successful—but unhappy—Brazilian engineer was looking
to change his life. Little did he know that the answer would come to
him as an almost deafening buzz, as he and this distinct swarm of bees
mysteriously crossed paths.
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In no time at all, Alessandro Esteves gave up his old career, bought

a farm, and dedicated his life to beekeeping. But these weren’t just any
bees. They held a secret that had caught the interest of researchers
from across the globe—red propolis.

Now bee propolis is ridiculously common. It’s a key component

of every beehive in the world. But this propolis, Brazilian red propo-
lis, is extremely rare—and its unique components give it distinctive
healing powers.

Getting to the source

The research team just had to discover where the bees got
that propolis, and Alessandro (with his intimate knowledge of
the landscape) joined the expedition. And discovering the botani-
cal origin (dalbergia ecastophyllum) brought them closer to learn-
ing its secrets.

The scientists were most interested in its red color and unique an-
tioxidant and flavonoid activity, which was different than any other
propolis they’d ever seen.

In fact, studies showed that these flavonoids were actually special

isoflavones, something no other propolis in the world lays claim to. Not
only that, but these isoflavones have a unique composition, making
them more easily absorbable by the body than the standard variety. And
therein lies their power to deliver a carefree menopause experience.

The aglycone difference

This Brazilian red bee propolis created by Alessandro’s hives con-
tains several isoflavones—some of which are still unidentified because
they’ve never been seen before. But the key to their healing capabilities
is well-known… the lack of a glucose ring, which is called aglycone.

This naturally aglycone isoflavone (called IsoFactor™) is much

more efficiently absorbed by the body than isoflavones with the ring
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(which is virtually all others), including treated isoflavones. For ex-

ample, aglycone soy isoflavones actually require a special fermentation
process to remove that glucose ring—mean­ing they need to be treated
like the ones naturally found in this red propolis.

And one study1 found that aglycone isoflavones were absorbed

substantially better than those with the glucose ring intact (called
glucosides)—more than five times better (based on blood levels).
What’s more, those higher blood levels remained higher even four
weeks later.

And its natural aglycone property gives IsoFactor™—the key

ingredient in a revolutionary menopause formula called EaseFemin—
a distinct advantage over other isoflavones.

Unique isoflavones balance hormones

without damaging side effects
Isoflavones, like the ones in this Brazilian red bee propolis, are
phytoestrogens—plant substances that are similar to human estrogen
in their chemical structure, but are much weaker.

When these compounds mimic human estrogen in specific sites

throughout the body, they bring on an abundance of health benefits.
For one thing, they can directly relieve troubling menopause symp-
toms by creating a balancing effect for estrogen levels. You see, the cell
receptors in your body are used to getting a steady supply of estrogen,
and when that declines (as happens during menopause), unpleasant
symptoms can set in.

Phytoestrogens gently balance that estrogen supply, boosting it

enough to ease hot flashes and night sweats, without setting off a dom-
ino effect of negative effects (as is often seen when women use artificial
hormone replacement therapy). On top of that, these isoflavones can
also stop ‘bad’ estrogen (the form implicated in some forms of cancer)
from causing harmful effects.
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And that’s not all! Isoflavones and other flavonoids found in this
unique propolis are also highly powerful antioxidants. And that’s es-
pecially true (but not at all surprising) here: Thanks to the very red
resin of the dalbergia ecastophyllum, the antioxidant profile is quite
unique and powerful. In fact, a DPPH test (a commonly used scientific
test that measures free radical scavenging ability) showed 84.3 percent
effectiveness of IsoFactor™ against free radicals—a very impressive
score, especially for bee propolis.

As impressive as that is, it’s only the beginning of the benefits prop-
olis can offer—and has been offering for centuries.

The amazing protective powers of bee propolis—

warding off infections, fighting cancer, and more
Did you know that bee propolis has been used for healing since
ancient times? The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians relied on this mi-
raculous substances to cure any manner of ailment… and for good
reason.

You see, propolis is what bees use to protect their hives from, well,
everything. In fact, propolis is literally the hive’s immune system, and
it keeps the entire inner environment pure and sterile. That’s an amaz-
ing feat, especially considering that the inside of the hive is very hot
(around 90º), making it a prime breeding ground for bacteria, viruses,
and other dangerous organisms. But thanks to propolis, the inner hive
remains pristine.

That antimicrobial power works for us, too. When we consume

propolis (or even rub it on wounds), it offers up anti-fungal, anti-viral,
and anti-bacterial powers that can protect us against a wide variety
of infections ranging from the common cold to candida (yeast infec-
tions) to gingivitis to salmonella.

And the latest research shows us that propolis also has cancer-
fighting capabilities. In fact, Brazilian red propolis in particular was
tested to see just how effective it could be against one of the deadliest
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diseases known to man: pancreatic cancer.

In the lab, a group of scientists studied the impact of key com-

pounds in the red propolis against extremely hard to kill PANC-1 pan-
creatic cancer cells2. Now this particular type of cancer is known to be
resistant to most chemotherapies, and even thrives when deprived of
nutrients. But the PANC-1 cells met their match in red propolis ex-
tract, which ‘displayed 100 percent cytotoxicity.’ That means it was able
to kill off all of the pancreatic cancer cells.

That’s pretty amazing—especially when you consider that HRT,

the old gold standard menopause treatment, is now believed to cause
some forms of cancer.

Five synergistic ingredients heighten

EaseFemin’s effectiveness
While Brazilian red propolis is the star ingredient of EaseFemin,
the formula also contains a carefully selected set of nutrients and a
proprietary ‘calming herbal blend.’ Each of these ingredients was spe-
cifically chosen for its synergistic effect with the red propolis, and for
its proven capabilities in easing menopause symptoms.

Because menopause is often associated with loss of bone density,

EaseFemin includes calcium and high potency vitamin D to support
bone health.

And while calcium is known primarily as a bone builder, it han-

dles a lot of other tasks as well. One of those is as a mood sooth-
er—and we all know that mood dips can be caused by the hormonal
changes brought on by menopause. Calcium deficiency plays a prov-
en role in anxiety, depression, nervousness, and irritability… so a
calcium boost can help lighten these darker moods.

The herbal blend contains three herbs well-known for their calm-
ing and healing properties: valerian, chamomile, and passionflower.
This soothing trio helps take the edge off hormone-related mood dips,
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as well as easing insomnia and pains.

Valerian has a well-earned reputation as a sleep herb, mainly be-

cause of its extraordinary calming powers. It’s a known stress-buster,
as well as a natural antidepressant. And, of course, it helps you fall
asleep and sleep better. What you may not know about valerian is that
it’s also been used traditionally to relieve painful menstruation and
cramps—and that could translate into easing some of the pains associ-
ated with menopause.

Chamomile is another well-known calming herb. This medicinal

plant has also been used for centuries to relieve insomnia, primarily
because of its sedating effect on the central nervous system—a trick
that also allows the herb to alleviate anxiety. Chamomile, like vale-
rian, has some lesser known properties that can help women specifi-
cally—it’s been used historically as a tonic for the uterus.

The final herb of this trio is passionflower, and it also combines

menopause relief with good mood support. On the emotional side,
passionflower may be used to ease anxiety, depression, and irritability.
It’s also sometimes used to level out mood swings, and may help you
enjoy deeper sleep with fewer waking disturbances. On top of that, this
herb has been often prescribed by herbalists in Europe as a remedy for
the pains that can accompany menopause, possibly due to its antispas-
modic properties.

The proof is in the happy customers

While there aren’t yet any completed studies measuring the effec-
tiveness of EaseFemin on menopause symptoms, J L Paes-Leme (Ales-
sandro’s business partner) told me that customers are coming back in
droves. (And that they do want to run trials with the product in the
near future—so stay tuned for more information about that.)

And while a 75 percent repeat sales rate sounds impressive, letters

from satisfied customers offer a better picture.
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W. Hargam wrote…
“I just wanted to express how pleased I am with your product. I
have taken EaseFemin for almost 30 days now. I cannot believe
how good I feel already! I never want to be without EaseFemin.
It’s wonderful! All post-menopause women need to be on your
product. Thank you!”

P. Smillaw said…
“I have no hot flashes and no negative side effects from EaseFemin,
and I feel confident that taking something natural is an advantage
to my body. It has truly improved my health and quality of life!
Thanks EaseFemin for a wonderful product!”

And Y. Lacer had this to say…

“I started this [EaseFemin] over a month ago and I ran out and
have noticed an immediate difference in my perimenopause symp-
toms. I just purchased a 3 month supply so I don’t run out again.
It has truly made a difference and reduced my night sweats within
just two weeks of taking the supplement.”

Try EaseFemin for an unnoticeable

menopause experience
Once you start taking EaseFemin, you’ll probably notice a vast im-
provement in menopause symptoms in about six weeks (but for some
women it may take ten to twelve weeks for the full effects of the rem-
edy to kick in).

And, according to J L, it’s best to take EaseFemin after dinner, be-

fore you go to bed.

The manufacturer recommends taking one capsule daily.

You’ll find ordering information for EaseFemin in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Unique protein supplement

relieves Crohn’s disease, eases
chemotherapy side effects, heals
open wounds… and more

I t’s disgusting: Pre-digested hydrolyzed fish protein.

But it just might be the perfect solution to severe gastrointes-

tinal ailments like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and ‘leaky gut’
syndrome… and a whole lot more.

Because the ‘side effects’ of this revolutionary supplement may

improve your health in ways you’d never expect.

Pure protein goes to work instantly

to nourish and heal your body
Pre-digested fish protein is actually not as gross as it sounds.
All it means is that the nutrients in the fish have already been
broken down by enzymes, so your body can absorb them easily and
instantly.

How does that work? While it sort of sounds like someone else
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has chewed up the fish, it’s really a highly sanitary process. The fish
protein, which comes from fillets of deep-ocean white fish, is broken
down by a unique process, and converted into pure components of
protein: amino acids and peptides. And since that protein is already
broken down, your body can use it right away—it sidesteps your
body’s digestion process completely.

Normally, your digestive system has to work extremely hard to

break down large protein molecules—but it doesn’t always work.
And when your body doesn’t completely break down proteins, you
can’t absorb all the individual nutrients.

But since the protein in this supplement is already broken down

(pre-digested), your body doesn’t have to do any work at all to reap
all of its benefits. Some of the specific nutrients released by the pro-
cess are small-chain peptides. Peptides are small compounds derived
from protein, and are much more easily absorbed by your body. And
with direct, instant access to these peptides, your body’s digestive
system gets stronger.

What’s more, these powerful peptides seem to bring on healing

in other areas of the body, too.

Crohn’s disease symptoms eased in just three days

These healing peptides come to you in a supplement called
Seacure—a perfect name for a pure fish protein that works to help
your body cure itself.

There is plenty of science to back up Seacure’s effectiveness when it

comes to a wide range of GI diseases. But none of the studies—as im-
pressive as they are—are nearly as persuasive as the stories of people
whose lives have been forever changed by this deep sea supplement.

Kara M. from Texas said, “After a year of being very ill and strug-
gling with chronic diarrhea, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s. My doc-
tor suggested that I take Seacure. In only three days I noticed a mea-
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surable reduction in activity in my gut. I was truly amazed at the

results I personally experienced in only three days of taking Seacure.”

Janet G. from Ohio used Seacure to combat chronic gastritis and

acid reflux.

“Seacure has helped me tremendously! I have suffered from Gas-

tritis and also acid reflux for the past 5 years. I was prescribed Pri-
losec and had been taking it longer than I felt was safe without long
term side effects… Then I read about Seacure… I have to admit, I
was a little skeptical at first, but ordered a bottle anyway. I have been
taking Seacure a little over 3 months and have not had to take not
even one antacid!

Seacure helps cancer patients

thrive during chemotherapy
If you’ve ever seen someone suffer the ravages of chemotherapy,
you know it can take as big a toll as cancer itself.

And since Seacure was developed to combat malnourishment—a

very common side effect of mainstream cancer treatments—it fol-
lows that the supplement could help people struggling through che-
motherapy. And based on anecdotal reports, it really does.

Dr. K. Jowerd of Hawaii sees Seacure help many people through

devastating cancer treatments.

“I have used Seacure with many patients. Some of these patients

were receiving chemotherapy for cancer and taking Seacure at the
same time. Most of these individuals did very well during their che-
motherapy. They experienced fewer side-effects from the chemo-
therapy, i.e. nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite and fatigue. I
strongly recommend Seacure to anyone undergoing chemotherapy.”

And Pamela T. of South Australia knows first-hand just how

much Seacure can help someone through chemotherapy.
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“After a mastectomy I began Chemotherapy treatment which

lasted for four months. During the treatment, the Seacure enabled
me to eat fairly normally and the nausea was largely diminished. I
didn’t lose weight either. The Seacure really did enable my stomach
to work properly after the effects of the Chemo.”

Open wounds heal faster with Seacure

How can a fish supplement help wounds heal? It’s the power of
pure protein, which helps your body jumpstart its own natural heal-
ing process. And based on reports from Seacure users, its wound
healing properties are truly miraculous.

Perhaps the most amazing was the story of Benton Ludwig, a reg-
istered nurse from Arkansas who nearly lost his legs, and was saved by
Seacure.

Benton had suffered from highly painful open-wound ulcers on

both ankles, brought on by poor circulation. (I saw the pictures—they
were truly horrifying.) He had undergone surgery at the Mayo Clinic,
to no avail. The ulcers weren’t healing, and the severe pain was con-
stant.

He’d almost given up hope when he came across Seacure, and de-
cided to give it a try.

Within four weeks of taking Seacure, his leg ulcers cleared up…
and stayed that way.

Heal from the inside out with Seacure

Seacure’s remarkable healing capabilities may just help you start
feeling better right away—especially if you suffer from a debilitating
GI condition like Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis.

The recommended dosage is six capsules daily. For the best results,
take your Seacure before meals.
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A word on the fishy smell… Seacure capsules do smell fishy, and

they’re supposed to. If you can’t get past the smell, put the capsules in
your freezer. That will erase the smell (and won’t smell up your freezer)
without impacting Seacure’s effectiveness.

You can find ordering information for Seacure in the Member

Source Directory on page 529.
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

HSI Member’s own kitchen

concoction provides option
to oral surgery

D uring a conversation with one of our members, Joe Lesky told

me that back in 1997 his son Jim, 31 at the time, went for a regu-
lar dental checkup only to be told his gums were in such bad shape
that his teeth either needed to be removed or they would fall out. This
situation starts with gingivitis (inflammation of the gums), which is
caused by plaque. If plaque isn’t removed regularly, it grows and causes
pockets between the teeth and gums. Healthy gums rest on the teeth
without any gaps or pockets, but Jim’s gums had pockets that mea-
sured 12 to 14 millimeters. Even half this measurement would have
indicated a need for oral surgery. But Jim wasn’t about to let the dentist
pull any of his teeth. So he went for a second opinion—same diagnosis.

Still not ready to give up his teeth, Jim went for a third opinion,
this time to a periodontist who diagnosed him with severe gum infec-
tion and periodontal disease. What disturbed Jim most was that he
had no idea that he even had gum disease. And he’s not alone: Accord-
ing to the American Dental Association, three out of four adults over
age 35 have some form of gum disease-and most people don’t even
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realize it until the first signs of gum tenderness or some blood on their
toothbrush. It seems that even with the current tooth-whitening trend,
many of us have been neglecting our smiles. Or maybe the treatments
that have been available to us so far are not living up to the need.

The periodontist treated him with an antibiotic for the infection,

but, even after the infection was treated, he was told he still needed
surgery to reduce the depth of gum pockets. Jim was still hesitant
about having such a major procedure, so he called his dad for advice
and help.

Joe Lesky had treated himself with homemade remedies for years
and has compiled an extensive file of information on herbs and other
natural healers. So when Jim called him asking for advice, Joe pulled
out his herbal references, and, as he told me in our phone conversa-
tion, “After much research, I combined several herbal extracts and es-
sential oils, which were reported to be beneficial to gum health.”

The result was a powerful herbal mouthwash that combines:

•C
 ayenne—fights infection, stimulates circulation and healing,
and relieves pain.
•B
 loodroot—prevents bacteria from forming plaque via natural
antiseptic properties.
•E
 chinacea—boosts the immune system, relieves pain, and acts
as an antiseptic and antibacterial agent
• Bayberry—tightens and stimulates gums. Also an astringent
•W
 hite oak bark—eases inflammation, has astringent and
antiseptic qualities, tightens gums
•T
 ea tree oil—offers protection from harmful bacteria and
behaves as a natural antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.
•P
 eppermint oil—stimulates circulation and freshens breath.

Joe instructed his son to mix the formula with water and rinse with
it every morning and night. Jim was skeptical, but he figured he had
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nothing to lose and might save his teeth.

A few weeks later, he went back to the periodontist for a checkup

and cleaning. The periodontist noted that Jim’s gums looked healthier
and the pockets in them had gone down a little, but he would still need
surgery. Jim bargained with the periodontist and got him to agree to
wait several more months to see if he could achieve even better results
using his father’s homemade mouthwash.

A few months later, the pockets had gone down more and his gums
were pink and healthy. The periodontist was pleased with the progress
and they both agreed to hold off on the surgery indefinitely. Today
Jim’s gums are still in good shape and he continues to use the solution
regularly to keep them that way.

Even reverses oral bone loss

But even more amazing than Jim’s return to gum health without
surgery is that the bone loss associated with the severe infection had
completely reversed. Many times, infections as severe as Jim’s end up
requiring bone grafts in order to replace lost bone. And that not only
hurts your mouth-it also hurts your bank account. But Jim avoided
this fate using the home made mouthwash, and he was able to reverse
the deterioration altogether.

Sounds great, but we need more than one son’s endorsement to

cover a product in HSI. After all, this is just an herbal concoction that
someone brewed up in his kitchen once, right? Well, as a matter of
fact, Lesky wasn’t just getting great results from his son—he was get-
ting great results and feedback from a lot of his relatives, friends, and
neighbors who had also tried his formula, and all wanted more. It
seemed that the demand had outgrown his kitchen, so Lesky took the
next step.

Coming to a store near you?

Lesky took the necessary steps of patenting his formula, design-
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ing and printing a label, and working with a manufacturer to produce

2,000 bottles of the product, which he named Peri-Gum. With that,
the Lesky family hit the streets to get the word out locally. Joe, Jim,
and Jim’s wife Terri went around with cases to local health food stores
telling of their successes with the formula. Joe even wrote an article for
his local New Jersey paper.

Locally, Lesky received a phone call from a dentist detailing how a

patient had brought in a copy of his article. It turned out that this den-
tist’s wife and brother were both in need of oral surgery and were able
to avoid it using Peri-Gum.

But getting the product out there on a national level didn’t hap-
pen until a representative from a national natural product distributor
heard about Peri-Gum. He also knew someone in need of oral surgery,
and, once again, Peri-Gum offered that person effective healing with-
out going under the knife. He was so impressed, he contacted Lesky
and worked with him to bring Peri-Gum into health food stores na-
tionwide.

Now Peri-Gum is available across the country. And it’s even been
the subject of several studies—all of which have confirmed that it
works.

Most notably, one pilot study, completed at a prominent northeast-

ern dental school, showed that volunteers’ gum and oral health were
significantly improved after just four weeks of using Peri-Gum. Re-
searchers evaluated the subjects’ progress by measuring the reduction
of gingival health scores and reduction of plaque. Overall, they found
a 20 percent reduction in the subjects’ gingival health scores and a 16
percent reduction in plaque, And according to the study, Peri-Gum
was found not to harm oral tissues.

Not what you’d expect from an ordinary mouthwash

The Peri-Gum concentrate formula is so powerful that when it’s
diluted with water according to the instructions, just one 1 oz. bottle
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makes up to 90 ounces of actual mouthwash. For use as a daily rinse,

mix five drops of Peri-Gum with 1/2 oz. water and vigorously work the
mouthwash between your teeth and gums for at least 30 seconds—the
longer the better. Do not swallow.

Lesky recommends using Peri-Gum at least twice a day, especial-

ly at bedtime after you complete your normal dental hygiene routine
(brushing teeth, etc.). He also suggests taking a very soft toothbrush,
dipping it in the diluted Peri-Gum solution, and brushing with that
instead of toothpaste.

I admit, my first reaction to a mouthwash containing cayenne was

that it would burn—but I was game to at least try it. To my surprise,
it didn’t burn at all. But it did clean and refresh my mouth. In fact, it
didn’t just feel clean, it felt rejuvenated.

A leading developer and manufacturer of botanical extracts has

picked up where Joe Lesky left off in his kitchen and has taken over
the manufacturing of Peri-Gum, and now it’s distributed across the
country. You can purchase it in various health food stores or on-line
directly through Lesky’s company: Lesko Care, L.L.C. Contact infor-
mation is listed in the Member Source Directory.
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

You could be just one bottle

away from getting rid of your
allergies for good

I t all started when Jim English got a package from one of his contacts
in China. In the box were several sample bottles of a new supple-
ment, along with a note from the doctor that said “This is great allergy
stuff.” As CEO of a supplement company, English gets boxes of samples
every day. So his first thought was “Oh great—another allergy remedy,”
and he promptly put it away up on the shelf. It wasn’t until just over
a year ago—when he needed it—that he thought of the samples again
and got his first clue into AllerPhase’s potential.

What prompted him to reach for the sample on the shelf was his
son’s friend Stephen. Twelve years old at the time, he had come over to
their house to play when he started having an allergy attack. English
remembered the sample of AllerPhase up on his shelf. He called Ste-
phen’s mother, explained what was in the product, and asked if it was
okay to give it to her son. She told him to go ahead. So Stephen took
the AllerPhase, and English sent the boys to sit quietly for a while, to
give the formula a chance to work. Amazingly enough, about 30 min-
utes later, his son and his friend said they wanted to go out to the park.
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English noticed that the swelling and redness from the allergic reac-
tion had virtually disappeared from Stephen’s face. He was shocked at
how quickly the boy had recovered. English agreed to let them go and
the kids were off—as though nothing had happened.

Seeing Stephen’s results, he realized that the bottle that had just sat
on his shelf for so long really might be “great allergy stuff.”

Herbal teamwork wipes out symptoms

AllerPhase contains 10 traditional Chinese herbs specifically se-
lected for their ability to quickly and safely relieve allergic symptoms
while gently resolving the underlying immune system imbalance that
triggers allergic reactions in the first place.

The first herb on this list, Gastrodia, is one I hadn’t seen before in
an allergy formula: It’s commonly used in China to treat hyperten-
sion, improve circulation, and resolve headaches. But it appears ex-
clusively as an allergy herb in AllerPhase and is largely responsible for
the formula’s ability to relieve brain fog—one of the main symptoms
of allergies. Recent research suggests that Gastrodia aids in improving
memory by promoting blood flow to the brain. But better blood flow
also enhances the ability of other herbs to quickly reach brain tissue.
This strategy works on allergy symptoms because allergic reactions
don’t just happen in your nose, your eyes, and your ears—they’re also
in your brain, since they affect your central nervous system (CNS),
which is what causes the brain fog.

Two of the formula’s other herbs are also rarely seen in allergy
products: Paeonia sufruticosa and Pseudostellaria. English told me
that these herbs actually help desensitize you from allergens so they
become less and less of a problem over time.

AllerPhase’s other ingredients— Centipeda, Xanthium, Angelica,

Schizonepeta, Fritillaria, Platycodon, and licorice—work together in
various groupings to target specific allergy symptoms.
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•C
 entipeda, Xanthium, and Angelica work to clear nasal and
sinus congestion

• S chizonepeta reduces inflammation responsible for itching eyes

and irritated respiratory tissues

•F
 ritillaria, Angelica, Paeonia and Platycodon work together to
reduce inflammation and tissue swelling

•C
 entipeda, Fritillaria, Platycodon and licorice all act to reduce
fluids—running nose, watery eyes, etc.

Since many of these ingredients can be found in other allergy for-

mulations, what makes this product different? Well, the answer to that
goes back to the Chinese doctor who gave English the sample.

The allergy formula treated like a fine wine

First, let me tell you—this is one elusive man. Even when English
and his partner offered him $10 million, then $15 million, to buy the
exclusive rights to the AllerPhase formula outright, he turned them
down. So they settled for exclusive distribution rights and worked with
the doctor to build a $6 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
in China that rivals anything in America.

The lab is used to manufacture other products as well, but when

it’s time to make AllerPhase, the lab director has to clear out the staff
and turn the whole plant over for 10 days to the doctor, his sons, and
the rest of his crew—all trained licensed doctors—so that the team can
privately go through the traditional, step-by-step process for making
this product.

It’s similar to making a fine wine: They take the raw materials
(grown in a region in China where the herbs have been cultivated for
5,000 years) and enzymatically ferment them. As each herb ferments,
the manufacturing team captures the “released volatile oils” (the active
part pf the herb), then reintroduces them into the product at a specific
point in the formulation process.
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This process is so rigorous that any slight deviation would result in

a completely different product, as the doctor, his team, and Jim English
learned firsthand.

One tiny change makes a huge difference—

and not for the better
One batch the doctor sent to English was darker than the usual
color, so he decided to do a small trial on some people who had been
using the original samples to see if it was just a variation in color—
which does happen sometimes in herbal products—or if it was some-
thing more. English gave the darker samples to a few people, and just
a few days later they each came back to him and asked what he’d given
them. The darker sample hadn’t worked.

When he asked what was different, they all replied that the quick
relief they got before just wasn’t there. English had no choice but to
call up the doctor and send the whole batch back. And I’m not talk-
ing about a couple of bottles—I’m talking tens of thousands of dollars
worth of supplements. English told them it simply wasn’t what he or-
dered and explained the reactions he got in his small trial.

Turned out that one of the doctor’s sons deviated from the usual
process, and this tiny change ruined the formula. Once they knew
what had happened, they returned to the original process and have
worked diligently ever since to make sure it never deviates again.

One patient tosses her 3 inhalers in favor of AllerPhase

Typical allergy remedies have limited effectiveness because they
tend to be more reactive than proactive: They react to the symptoms
instead of preventing them, which usually doesn’t do much for you in
the long run. AllerPhase, on the other hand, actually goes where the
mainstream allergy remedies don’t—straight to your immune system.
It has an immune-normalizing effect. English explains that, basically,
AllerPhase reminds your immune system of what it’s supposed to be
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doing and not doing. It actually re-trains your immune system to at-
tack viruses and other harmful invaders—not the kinds of harmless
substances that trigger allergy symptoms. This is why AllerPhase is
getting such a positive response from the people who have gotten a
chance to try it—people like Rose.

For a big part of her life, Rose had been suffering from allergic-
induced asthma. She’d been using three different inhalers up to four
times a day and had been using Flonase for about 15 years. It wasn’t
unusual for her to have such an extreme allergy attack that she would
end up in the emergency room.

Over the years, she just couldn’t find a reasonable amount of relief
from any of the products she’d tried—and the cost was making it dif-
ficult for her as well. Last December she decided to stop using Flonase.
Like a lot of people, Rose just wanted to feel better without the side
effects. Shortly after she stopped taking the Flonase, she went to visit a
friend who had cats—one of Rose’s major allergens. It was no surprise
that, once again, Rose ended up in the ER.

A couple of weeks later, she ran into a girl at her local pharmacy
who had just started using AllerPhase and recommended it to Rose.
Rose gave it a chance and began to feel better right away. Four days af-
ter she started taking AllerPhase, Rose was supposed to go back to her
friend’s house. Still feeling good when she arrived, she decided to put
AllerPhase to the test. She did all the things she knew would provoke
an attack: She drank alcohol, she ate dairy and almonds, and she didn’t
avoid the cat. Not only did Rose not have an attack, but she didn’t even
use her inhaler once. Obviously, Rose’s experiment falls under the “Do
Not Try This At Home” category. If you decide to try AllerPhase, be
sure to work closely with your doctor and don’t test your limits with-
out consulting him first.

Word spreads—and so do the benefits

As impressive as Rose’s story is, I wanted more firsthand informa-
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tion. So Rose introduced me to her roommate, Miranda. As you know,

when a product works, people tell their friends about it—and that per-
son tells a friend who then tells a neighbor, and the neighbor tells a
relative, and so on. Well, in this case, Miranda saw such a miraculous
change in the quality of Rose’s life that she decided to try AllerPhase too.

Miranda has had chronic allergies since she was a young girl. She’d
tried various remedies over the years with some success, but nothing
had really come close to resolving all of her symptoms without any
side effects. As she told me, her most irritating problems were mi-
graine headaches and stuffed-up ears.

She started taking AllerPhase in mid-January, and the first clue

that something was changing came a few days into treatment when she
realized she was starting to get a migraine. But this time it went away
in a matter of hours instead of days. Then, her hearing cleared up. She
could actually hear her own voice, unmuffled. From there, word about
AllerPhase spread to Miranda’s mother, Anne.

Anne had also suffered from allergies since childhood. Because

they had gotten so much worse over the years, she had also developed
significant lung damage. When I spoke with her about her experience,
she explained that she was plagued by maddening skin itching and ter-
rible fatigue. She was dazed and had trouble walking even half a block,
since her constant coughing drained her. At Miranda’s urging, Anne
tried AllerPhase. Just a few days later, she realized she wasn’t itching
anymore. And about three weeks later, she had a “huge leap in energy.”

One bottle could be all it takes

From what I’ve found in my conversations with the people who
have tried it, AllerPhase’s effects are unique to each person.

But while AllerPhase has different results for different people, it

does seem to help most people who try it. HSI panelist Hyla Cass,
M.D., was one of the first clinicians to evaluate AllerPhase. She’s given
the formula to numerous patients over the past year. As she explains,
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“Even in cases where patient’s allergic symptoms were severe and un-
responsive to traditional and alternative therapies, AllerPhase brought
about almost immediate and profound relief within 30 to 40 minutes.”

The recommended dose is two capsules as soon as your allergy

symptoms start. Then take one or two capsules twice a day as needed
until the symptoms stop.

English told me his own family started taking AllerPhase after his
son’s friend’s experience and that they all swear by it. He also says that a
lot of people who have tried it report back that they actually don’t need
to take any more after the first bottle—their symptoms just don’t come
back. For ordering information, see the Member Source Directory.
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Powerful antioxidant
may save you from America’s
leading cause of blindness

O n the shoreline of Kona, Hawaii, an industrial-sized incubator

is cultivating microscopic algae. Normally such algae would be
nothing more than fish food. But this algae may yield one of the world’s
most potent safeguards against cancer, heart disease, and blindness.

More than 13 million Americans over the age of 40 suffer from

age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). This gradual decay of the
macula—a central area of the retina that provides our most acute vi-
sion—is caused by ultraviolet light, air pollution, genetics, drug use,
and countless other factors that degrade eye cells. ARMD produces ir-
reversible vision loss and ranks as the single leading cause of blindness.

Researchers at Aquasearch Inc. of Hawaii and the University of Il-

linois Urbana-Champaign, however, believe they’ve discovered a phy-
tonutrient in the ocean that could prevent the onset of ARMD…as
well as lower the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurode-
generative diseases.

At HSI, we’ve been looking for something that addresses ARMD

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for a long time. This is the first promising discovery we’ve found, and
we thought you should know about it.

Study concludes nutrient is 80 times

more effective than vitamin E
Astaxanthin [as-ta-zan-thin] is a xanthophyll (a derivative of the
pigment, carotene). It’s found in certain varieties of algae and produces
a pink tint in the flesh of fish that consume it (namely, salmon, shrimp,
crawfish, crab, lobster, and trout).

Laboratory research has demonstrated that astaxanthin has excep-

tional capabilities as an antioxidant (an agent that prevents the oxida-
tion or mutation of cells) and an anti-inflammatory.1,2 In recent animal
studies at the College of Human Ecology in Seoul, Korea, astaxanthin
protected the liver from toxin damage and stimulated the body’s own
cellular antioxidant system.3

Japanese researchers at the National Institute of Health and Nu-

trition conducted a placebo-controlled study on human subjects and
found that astaxanthin inhibits the accumulation of LDL (“bad”) cho-
lesterol.4

Additional studies compared astaxanthin to other carotenoids and

concluded that it’s twice as effective as beta-carotene and nearly 80
times more effective than vitamin E at preventing oxidation within a
chemical solution.5

Those results convinced some researchers that astaxanthin could

quite capably deliver the same benefit as other antioxidants, namely
lower the risk of cancer, heart diesease, high cholesterol, neurodegen-
erative diseases, and other age-related ailments. Now, researchers also
surmise that it may help you keep your sight.

Carotenoids cross blood-brain barrier to protect eyes

To give your eyes extra protection, you may already be taking eye-
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specific antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin. Known collectively as

xanthophylls, these carotenoids are found most abundantly in corn,
kiwi, red seedless grapes, orange-colored peppers, spinach, celery,
Brussel sprouts, scallions, broccoli, and squash.6 And many people in-
clude these foods or xanthophyll supplements in their diets to help
prevent ARMD and cataracts. (Cataracts, which sometimes appear to
be caused by light-induced oxidation of eye cells, currently afflict 14
percent of Americans over the age of 40.)

What makes xanthophylls special is their ability to affect the eyes.

Not all antioxidants can do that, since not all are able to cross the
blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB is a protective mechanism de-
signed to prevent infectious organisms and chemicals from entering
the nervous system. This is an effective way to prevent illness from
spreading to areas that control life itself, such as the brain. Unfortu-
nately, it also stops beneficial substances, like many antioxidants, from
protecting those same organs. Very few antioxidants can penetrate the
BBB. Lutein and zeaxanthin can. And so apparently can astaxanthin.

University of Illinois researchers Mark O.M. Tso, M.D., D.Sc., and

Tim-Tak Lam, Ph.D., made this key discovery in tests on rats. In a suc-
cessful petition to patent astaxanthin, they state, “The administration
of astaxanthin also retards the progress of degenerative eye diseases
and [benefits] the vision of the individuals suffering from degenerative
eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration.”7

Astaxanthin levels differ by

800 percent in wild and farmed fish
One simple way to benefit from astaxanthin is to include more fish
containing this xanthophyll in your diet. Salmon is the richest source.
However, not all salmon have the same chance to accumulate high lev-
els of astaxanthin. Even though aquaculture operations supplement
their fish food with astaxanthin, farmed salmon have dramatically less
astaxanthin than do wild salmon. Different varieties of the fish raised
in different stretches of ocean also contain different levels.
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For example, farm-raised Atlantic salmon fed synthetic astaxan-

thin contain only 0.5 mg of the antioxidant in a 4-oz serving. Free-
range sockeye salmon from the North Pacific that feed on wild micro-
algae containing natural astaxanthin, provide about 4.5 mg in a 4-oz
serving.8 By eating the right salmon variety, you could increase your
astaxanthin intake by as much as 800 percent.

Patented incubator maximizes xanthophyll’s production

A potent source of astaxanthin is a microalgae called Haemotoccus
pluvialis (H. pluvialis) that grows in the rocky coastal areas around
Hawaii. Scientists at Mera Pharmaceuticals, a local biotechnology
company, have harvested samples of H. pluvialis, studied them, and
created special cultivating techniques to maximize the microalgae’s
production of astaxanthin.

After building high levels of the antioxidant in the microalgae,

Mera Pharmaceuticals subjects the plant to a special churning process
to break open the cells and release the astaxanthin. Next, the algae are
pasteurized and dried at a low temperature, and the astaxanthin is ex-
tracted and sealed in a softgel capsule. Mera Pharmaceuticals markets
the formula under the name AstaFactor. For ordering information, re-
fer to the Member Source Directory at the back of this book.
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Believe it when you see it:

3-nutrient eyedrop formula dissolves
cataracts without surgery

I f you’re like me, you don’t like putting anything in your eye. Even
thinking about it makes me nervous. And the thought of eye sur-
gery? Forget it. But develop cataracts, and it’s either surgery or blind-
ness, right? Not anymore.

Doctors in Europe have developed eyedrops with a natural ingre-

dient that can safely and painlessly break up cataracts. These drops
have been used successfully in Britain since they were introduced
there several years ago, and now they’re also available in the U.S.

TV show trial sparks interest in natural cataract solution

OcuPhase combines N-acetyl L-carnosine (a.k.a. NAC) with vita-
mins A and E and appears to have the ability to reverse the aging pro-
cess of cells that lead to cataracts.

The formula was originally introduced in Europe by Professor Ste-

ven Charles Gallant, after his father’s experience with cataracts led him
to investigate NAC more closely. Gallant had been studying another
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carnosine derivative, L-carnosine, for many years. When his father

developed cataracts and was reluctant to go under the knife, Gallant
remembered that the NAC form of carnosine had been proven in pre-
vious studies to have positive effects on the condition.

“I tried to get some for him,” Gallant explained, “but unfortunately,

at the time, it wasn’t easily obtainable. My father had to have the opera-
tion, which thankfully was successful. But that got me to thinking how
great it would be if we were to develop, and make readily available, a
product that could address this condition with a simple course of eye
drops as opposed to invasive surgery.”

After many years of research and development, Gallant came up

with an eyedrop formula he called Bright Eyes, which is the basis for
the OcuPhase formula available here in the U.S.

In Europe, it seems to have gained popularity after being featured

on a U.K. television program called The Richard & Judy TV Trials show.1

The show conducted its own short experimental trial to see if the
eye drops could live up to their claim of improving vision. The four
people who tried it (including the hostess, Judy) did say they noticed
their vision had improved.

After seeing the show, hundreds of other people tried the Bright
Eyes formula. I’ll fill you in on some of those testimonials in a minute,
but right now let’s talk a bit about the mechanics behind cataracts and
what’s wrong with conventional treatments for it.

Why you’re not seeing clearly

The lens of the eye is made up mostly of protein and water that
combine as a clear tissue that allows light to pass through and focus
on the retina. Over time, the tissue can become damaged by free radi-
cals that occur as a result of any number of reasons—diabetes, long-
term use of corticosteriods, heredity, ultra- violet light, poor nutrition,
smoking, high blood pressure, aging, etc.
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One of the other major causes of damage to the eye is glycation.

Glycation occurs when sugars combine with proteins to create a whole
new type of compound called glycated proteins, which produce 50
times more free radicals than normal proteins. The end result is that
the water-soluble structural proteins in the lens of the eye clump to-
gether, or become cross-linked. (They also become oversaturated with
water, creating internal pressure in the eye.) This causes the charac-
teristic clouding of the eye lens associated with cataracts. Think of it
like cooking an egg white: It’s clear and fluid as it hits the pan, but as it
becomes stressed by the heat, it becomes opaque and rubbery.

The fix? We need to break down these protein cross-links, restore

transparency, and reduce internal pressure—and that’s precisely what
OcuPhase eyedrops do. But before we talk about how OcuPhase clears the
eye lens, let’s talk about the most common treatment option for cataracts.

Surgery isn’t always a one-time solution

During cataract surgery, the damaged lens is removed and re-
placed with a synthetic lens implant. Sounds simple, but it turns out
that cataract surgery is a two-part ordeal.

The new lens implant is held in place inside the eye by a thin mem-
brane called the posterior capsule, part of the original covering of the lens
that is intentionally left behind for this purpose. The problem is, in up to
50 percent of patients who have this procedure, the lens capsule begins
clouding up again within two years. This isn’t quite the same thing as the
cataract coming back, since the cloudy posterior capsule is much thinner
than the original cataract, and it can be opened up with a laser beam.

The corrective procedure is considered a “follow-up visit” and can

apparently be done in the opthalmologist’s office. But to those of us who
are squeamish about this sort of thing to begin with, having to do it
twice is hardly a selling point—especially considering the other possible
complications, like glaucoma, detached retinas, corneal edema, severely
compromised corneas requiring corneal transplants, and internal eye
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infections, which can all potentially cause complete loss of vision.

Apparently, I’m not the only one who finds this option less than ap-
pealing. Our contacts at Pure Tango, Inc. also saw a need for more op-
tions, which is why they worked to develop OcuPhase: their own version
of the highly effective and successful British Bright Eyes formula.

Nutrient drops work from the outside in

The Pure Tango OcuPhase formula contains NAC, vitamin A, and
vitamin E. Vitamin A is essential for the health and function of epi-
thelial cells, the cells in the top-most layer of tissues like those in the
lens of the eye. When it’s used topically in the eye, vitamin E can in-
crease the survival time of corneal endothelial cells, decrease inflam-
mation, speed up healing of eye tissues, regenerate gluta-thione in the
eye (which naturally decreases with age), and even prevent cataracts
in some animal studies.2-7 Add the power of NAC, which seems to act
synergistically with vitamin E, and the vitamin combination is sud-
denly supercharged.8 But what exactly makes NAC so effective?

The NAC in OcuPhase acts as a time-release version of L-carnosine. It’s

important to understand that OcuPhase isn’t “just” L-carnosine in eyedrop
form. Apparently, the results from NAC are achieved safely because of its
time-release action: It breaks down and transforms into L-carnosine gradu-
ally. To speed up the process could ultimately cause more damage to the eye.

What’s amazing is that even though our eyes and lenses are very
impermeable, NAC is able to slowly permeate the lens structure. It’s
able to do this because unlike straight carnosine, NAC is soluble in
lipids as well as in water.9 The eyes contain both.

So after it enters the lipid components of the eye, NAC transforms

into L-carnosine. This small molecule performs a remarkable variety
of functions—most notably anti-oxidation and anti-glycation.

L-carnosine actually restores the lens by removing those cross-

linked protein groups we talked about earlier. A 1999 Chinese study dem-
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onstrated that carnosine has a 100 percent success rate on early-stage se-
nile cataracts and an 80 percent success rate on more advanced cases.10

Vision improves in 90 percent of study participants

I found that most of the recent research on N-acetyl carnosine has
been carried out in Russia—all with encouraging results.11-13

In a 2001 study, Russian scientists conducted two randomized,

double-blind, placebo-controlled trials—one for six months, one for
24 months—using an NAC eyedrop formula. A total of 49 patients
(average age 65) with cataracts ranging in severity from minimal to
advanced (but not to the point of requiring surgery) were treated with
two drops of the NAC solution per day. The team monitored the con-
dition of the cataracts, visual acuity, and glare sensitivity.

They found that the eyes treated with NAC were substantially im-
proved in six months— transmissivity (the amount of light penetrating
the lens of the eye) increased in 42 percent; glare sensitivity improved
in 89 percent; and overall vision improved in 90 percent of the study
participants. Even more good news: These improvements held up for
the entire 24-month duration of the trial. And there was no worsening
in any of the NAC-treated eyes, whereas visual acuity dropped in 89
percent of the controls after 24 months.14

British customers back up eyedrops’ benefits

As I mentioned earlier, the OcuPhase formula has just become avail-
able in the U.S., so there isn’t much feedback on it yet. But the very simi-
lar Bright Eyes formula has been available in Britain for some time. The
following letters were written to the British distributor of Bright Eyes af-
ter it was featured in several articles and on the Richard & Judy TV show.

“I want to tell you about my experiences with the special eye-drops. At

first I didn’t think there were any real differences, but I persisted in using
the drops twice a day in the affected eye. Now after about three months
I believe that there are significant changes to my vision. It’s been a fairly
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gradual thing, which may explain why I didn’t appreciate any changes
early on, but now it’s obvious to me that my eyesight has improved. The
changes are slower than I anticipated, but I for one am sold on the drops!”

—C.B.S.

“Some 10 years ago I was told I was developing cataracts from the
outside of my eyes to the inside. Five years ago I was told I must not
drive: having never learnt I was not too upset. But two years ago I was
warned that the cataracts were just about fully formed and I needed
check-ups every six months… I have now been using carnosine eye drops
for six months. I recently went to the optician and was told I only had
a bit of a cataract. Also I do not need to see an optician for two years. I
could not believe it… So very, very many thanks. My husband went to
the optician last week, and he is just starting to form a cataract in his
right eye. Needless to say he will be using carnosine eye drops.”

—J.C.

“In October 2002, I was diagnosed with a small cataract in my left

eye. Shortly afterwards a work colleague told me about the eye drops as
seen on channel 4 ‘Richard & Judy.’ I started using them. In April 2004, I
had an in-depth eye test: NO SIGN OF THE CATARACT.”

—M.S.

See for yourself

As a preventive, the suggested use of OcuPhase is one or two drops
in each eye every day. Those with any kind of eye problem may want
to apply one or two drops several times a day. Most people report that
they start noticing positive results over a three to six month period.
Early intervention allows OcuPhase to work even better, since the lens
is more permeable in the early stages.

Keep in mind that even though this treatment can be done in the
comfort of your own home, it’s always a good idea to work with your
healthcare provider to assure safety and to monitor your progress.
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Member Source Directory

Açaí, Sambazon Global Headquarters. 1160 Calle Cordillera, San Clem-

ente, CA 92673. Tel: (877)726-2296; www.sambazon.com; (see website for
retail availability at Whole Foods markets.)

AdvaCal Calcium Supplement, CompassioNet. Tel: (800)510-2010;

https://www.laneinnovative.com/compassionet-store. AdvaCal costs
US$29.95 per bottle, but HSI Members get special pricing with coupon
code HSIB2G1A. Buy 2 bottles of AdvaCal and you’ll receive a FREE
bonus bottle.

AllerPhase, Tango Advanced Nutrition. Tel: (866)778-2646;

www.puretango.com. A 30-capsule bottle costs US$39.95 plus shipping.

AMAS Cancer Test, Oncolab, Inc. Tel: (800)922-8378; www.oncolabinc.com.

Ambrotose and Ambrotose AO, Mannatech, Inc. 600 S. Royal Lane, Suite
200, Coppell, TX 75019. Tel: (800)281-4469; www.mannatech.com.

Amyloban 3399, Mushroom Wisdom, Inc. Tel: (800)747-7418;

www.MushroomWisdom.com. Amyloban 3399 normally costs US$89.95,
but HSI members will get a 15% discount by using code HSI-AML (both
online and phone orders).

Arjuna, Himalaya Herbal Healthcare. 1101 Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land,

TX 77478. Tel: (800)869-4640 or (713)863-1622; www.himalayausa.com.
A 60-caplet bottle costs US$17.95 plus shipping.

ArthriPhase, Tango Advanced Nutrition. Tel: (866)778-2646 or (805)504-

9563, ext. 1; www.puretango.com. One bottle of 60 capsules costs US$39.95
plus shipping.

Astafactor, Mera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 73-4460 Queen Ka’ahumanu Hwy.,

Suite 110, Kailua Kona, HI 96740; Tel: (800)480-6515 or (808)326-9301;
www.astafactor.com.

AvéULTRA (Avemar fermented wheat germ extract), The Harmony

Company. P.O. Box 567, Valley Cottage, NY 10989. Tel: (800)521-0543;
www.theharmonycompany.com. A box of 30 single-serving packets costs
US$199.95 plus shipping.
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Botanical Vitality 200+, Great Life Labs. Tel: (800)526-4240;

www.greatlife.com. A bottle of 60 capsules (a 30-day supply) is US$36.00
plus shipping.

Brain Protex, The Herbs Place. 27 Fleetwood Dr, Palmyra, VA 22963;

Tel: (434)591-1249; www.theherbsplace.com. A 60-capsule bottle of Brain
Protex is normally US$25.45.

Breast-Mate™, Mushroom Wisdom, Inc. Tel: (800)747-7418;

www.mushroomwisdom.com. One bottle normally costs US$59.95 plus
shipping, but HSI Members can save 15 percent by mentioning code HS-BM
(both online and phone orders).

C-Statin, Aidan Products. Tel: (800)529-0269; www.aidanproducts.com.

A bottle of C-Statin is US$98.00.

Cat’s Claw (contains TOA), Rainforest Natural Products, Inc.

Tel: (305)235-9880; www.rainpharm.com.

Cat’s Claw—TOA-free (Prima Una De Gato), NutriCology. 2300 North

Loop Rd., Alameda, CA 94502. Tel: (800)545-9960; www.nutricology.com.
A 90-caplet bottle of Cat’s Claw is US$114.66.

Cesium Chloride, The Wolfe Clinic. Tel: 1-877-359-6950;

www.shopthewolfeclinic.com. Call the clinic for more information and pricing.

Citrus Bergamot, Herbal Powers. Tel: (877)903-9657; www.herbal-powers.

com. Citrus Bergamot costs US$34.95 per bottle.

Cognizin, Healthy Origins. Tel: (888)228-6650; www.healthyorigins.com.

You can buy Cognizin at a discount by mentioning HSI (no code is needed
on the website): A 30-count bottle of Cognizin normally costs US$22.99.

Flax Hull Lignans, Flax Lignan Health. Tel: (817)710-6918;

www.FlaxLignanHealth.com. One tub of FHL Concentrated Flax Hull Lig-
nans (a one-month supply) costs US$36.00. You can also Buy 2 and Get
1 Free for the price of $72.00, but HSI members will receive an additional
$5 off when using the Buy 2 Get 1 Free offer. Simply use code VAULT5.

Corvalen M, Douglas Labs. Tel: (800)245-4440; www.douglaslabs.com.

A 12-oz. jar of powder costs US$62.80.

CSI Anti-Aging Fruit Stem Cell Serum, Vitacost.com. Tel: (800)381-0759;

www.vitacost.com. One bottle costs US$18.00 plus shipping.
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Del-Immune V, Pure Research Products. 6107 Chelsea Manor Court, Boulder,

Colorado, 80301. Tel: (888)466-8635; www.delimmune.com. A 30-capsule
bottle costs US$29.95 plus shipping. Discounts offered when ordering in bulk.

Digest RC, CX Research, Inc. Tel: (855)773-7755; www.cxresearch.net.

A 30-tablet pack costs US$17.95, plus shipping.

EaseFemin, Natura Nectar. Tel: (800)609-7794; www.naturanectar.com.

EaseFemin costs US$30.99 per box, but HSI Members will get a 15% dis-
count plus free shipping when they mention code BESTALERT.

Eczema Rescue, Peaceful Mountain. Tel: (888)303-3388; www.peaceful

mountain.com. A 1-oz. tube of Eczema Rescue is US$15.99 plus shipping.

EpiCor®, Embria Health Sciences. Tel: (877)362-7421; www.epicorimmune.com.

Farabloc, ABC Health Solutions. www.abchealthsolutions.biz Tel: 877-631-4551.

Femmenessence MacaHarmony, Natural Health International.

Tel: (415)243-9991; www.naturalhi.com. One box is US$34.99.

GalantaMind (Galantamine), Life Enhancement Products, Inc. P.O. Box

751390, Petaluma, CA 94975-1390; Tel: (800)543-3873 or (775)783-1600;
www.life-enhancement.com.

Glabrinex, Vitamin Research Products. Tel: (800)877-2447; www.vrp.com.

A bottle of 90 capsules is US$64.95 plus shipping.

Glucotor v.2, Baseline Nutritionals. Tel: (800)440-3120;

www.baselinenutritionals.com. A 180-capsule bottle costs US$49.95
plus shipping.

Healthy Prostate & Ovary, Nutricology. Tel: (800)545-9960;

www.nutricology.com. A 180-tablet bottle costs US$59.03 plus shipping.

Homocysteine Formula, Vitacost. Tel: (800)381-0759; www.vitacost.com.

A 60-capsule bottle costs US$9.59 plus shipping.

Huanarpo Macho, Rainforest Natural Products, Inc. Tel: (305)235-9880;

www.rainpharm.com. A 2 oz. bottle costs $25 plus shipping.

ImmPower (AHCC), Harmony Company. P.O. Box 567, Valley Cottage,

NY 10989. Tel: (800)521-0543; www.theharmonycompany.com. US$54.95
(30 capsules 500mg) plus US$9.95 for shipping.
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JIPANG Ginger, Makise Lifeup International. Tel: (808)537-2050;

https://www.makiselifeup.com/hsi-member. JIPANG Ginger costs US$42.00
for a 60-capsule bottle.
KGP Flush, Baseline Nutritionals. Tel: (800)440-3120;
www.baselinenutritionals.com. One 4 oz bottle costs US$49.95 plus ship-
ping. HSI members are entitled to exclusive savings: Buy one bottle and get
a second bottle for 25% off. Simply use coupon code HSIKGP9 when you
order. You can also purchase the tincture as part of Baseline’s Liver Detox
Kit (including Liver Tea, Liver Tincture, Blood Support, and Colon Cor-
rective) for $170.00.
Kold Kare, Kare N Herbs. Tel: 1-800-774-9444; www.karenherbs.com. A
pack of 40 tablets is $15.95, plus shipping.
L-Tryptophan, Vitamin Research Products. Tel: (888)362-1699; www.vrp.com.
A 90-capsule bottle of L-Tryptophan is $34.95 plus shipping.

Lactoferrin Caps, Life Extension Foundation. Tel: (800)544-4440;

www.lef.com. A 60-capsule bottle of Lactoferrin Caps costs US$44.00.
MigraSpray, Nature Well, Inc., 110 West C Street, Suite 1300, San Diego, CA
92101. Tel: (800)454-6790; www.migraspray.com. 1 bottle costs US$39.95
plus US$7.95 for shipping.
MindCare, Himalaya Herbal Healthcare. 1101 Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land,
TX 77478. Tel: (800)869-4640 or (713)863-1622; Fax: (713)863-1686;
www.himalayausa.com. A 60-capsule bottle of MindCare costs US$20.95, and
a 120-capsule bottle costs $35.95.
Mitochondria Ignite (with NT Factor), ProHealth. 2040 Alameda Padre
Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Tel: (800)366-6056; www.prohealth.com;
One bottle of 90 tablets costs US$51.49 plus shipping.

Modifilan (Fucoidan), Fucoidan Sales. Tel: (877)516-5433; Fax: (913)856-

0212; www.Fucoidan.net. 1 bottle of 90 capsules costs US$29.00 plus shipping.

Mucolyxir, NutriCology. Tel: (800)545-9960 or (510)263-2000; Fax:

(800)688-7426; www.nutricology.com. 12 ml liquid is US$43.68 plus shipping.

NattoZyme (Nattokinase), NutriCology. Tel: (800)545-9960,

www.nutricology.com. A 90-capsule bottle of NattoZyme costs
US$49.98 plus shipping.
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NEO40 Daily lozenges and test strips, Humann, Tel: (855)NEO-4040

[855-636-4040]; www.humann.com. One box of NEO40 Daily lozenges
costs US$59.95, and one package of Indicator Strips costs US$39.95.
Products are available only in the US.

NGF, Vitamin Research Products. Tel: (888)362-1699 or (817)785-4652;

www.vrp.com. One bottle of 120 capsules costs US$59.95 plus shipping.

N-Tense, Rainforest Natural Products, Inc. Tel. (305)235-9880;

www.rainpharm.com.
OcuPhase Eyedrops, Tango Advanced Nutrition. Tel: (866)778-2646 or
(805)504-9563; www.puretango.com. A box of 2x5 ml vials costs US$39.95,
but HSI Members will receive 10% off their order when they use coupon
code OCU2.

Olive Leaf Extract, Seagate. Tel: (888)505-4283; www.seagateproducts.com.

One bottle of 90 capsules is US$29.95. One 1 oz bottle of nasal spray is US$9.99.

OmegaXL, Great HealthWorks. Tel: 1-800-609-4818; www.omegaxl.com.

A 60ct bottle costs $59.90.
Osteoking, Crystal Natural Pharmaceutical Corp. www.osteoking.com. A one-
month supply (15 bottles) costs US$118 plus shipping (free shipping to USA).

Osteophase, Tango Advanced Nutrition. Tel: (866)778-2646 or (805)504-

9563; www.puretango.com. A 60-capsule bottle costs US$29.95 plus shipping.
Ostera, Metagenics. Tel: (800)921-4271; www.thenaturalonline.com. A
bottle of 60 tablets is US$53.95.

Ostinol™, ZyCal Bioceuticals, Inc., Tel: (888)779-9225; www.zycalbio.com.

A 30-capsule bottle costs US$79 with 350mg capsules and US$109 with
450mg capsules.

Padma Basic, Econugenics. Tel: (800)308-5518; www.econugenics.com.

A 180-tablet bottle is US$99.95 plus shipping and handling.

PectaSol-C, Econugenics. Tel: (800)308-5518; www.econugenics.com.

PectaSol-C costs $34.95 per bottle of 90 capsules. HSI members can get one
bottle free when they buy three, or two bottles free when they buy five. Sim-
ply mention HSI when ordering to take advantage of this special deal.
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Peri-Gum, Lesko Care, L.L.C. Tel: (908)272-3081; www.peri-gum.com.

A 1 oz. bottle of concentrate is US$21.00 plus $4.95 shipping and handling.
Online orders only, using PayPal. Website also offers individual state listings
of retailers carrying Peri-Gum or by mail at Lesko Care, LLC 18 Connecticut
Street, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Phytocort, NutriCology. Tel: (800)545-9960; www.nutricology.com.

One bottle of 120 capsules costs US$49.37.

Policosanol, Life Extension Foundation. Tel: (954)766-8144; www.lef.org.

One bottle (60 tablets) is US$32.98 plus shipping.

Prelief®, DSE Healthcare, LLC. Tel: (800)338-8079; www.prelief.com. One

bottle of Prelief® (120 tablets) is US$13.00 plus shipping and handling.

ProstaCaid, Econugenics. Tel: (800)308-5518; www.prostacaid.org.

ProstaCaid normally costs $99.95 per 120-capsule bottle, but HSI Members
can get one bottle free when they buy three, or two bottles free when they
buy five. Simply mention HSI when ordering to take advantage of these
special deals.

Raphacholin C®, QLIFE Inc. Fax: (973)633-8410;

www.qlife.mybigcommerce.com. A pack of 30 tablets costs US$10.00,
plus shipping.

Resprin, Resprin, Inc. Tel: (877)473-7774;

Email: customerservice@resprin.com; www.resprin.com. A bottle of
90 capsules is US$26.99 plus shipping.
Samento, Nutramedix. Tel. (877) 523-9355; www.thegreenpharmacy.com.
A 1 fl. oz. (30ml) bottle of Samento costs US$47.95.

Seacure, Proper Nutrition, Inc. Tel: (800)555-8868 or (610)939-0414;

www.propernutrition.com. Seacure costs US$48.49 for 180 capsules.

Seditol, Pure Encapsulations. Tel: (800)753-2277;

www.pureencapsulations.com. A bottle of 60 capsules costs US$55.30.

Seratonin, NutriCology. Tel: (800)545-9960; www.nutricology.com. One

bottle of 90 capsules costs US$58.21 plus shipping.

Serrapeptase, The Green Willow Tree. Tel: (828)254-3220; Fax: (208)330-

2445; www.greenwillowtree.com. A bottle of Serrapeptase is US$42.98, plus
shipping.
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Sleep Apnea Relief, Nature’s Rite. Tel: (888)465-4404; www.mynaturesrite.com.

One bottle costs US$45.99, but if you buy three or more bottles, you will save
10 percent.

SUGARSolve, Harmony Company. P.O. Box 567, Valley Cottage, NY 10989;

Tel: (800)521-0543; www.theharmonyco.com. A bottle of SUGARSolve
costs US$29.95 for 60 softgels.

Super Royal Agaricus, Agaricus Blazei Murill Extract (ABM), Mushroom

Wisdom, Inc. Tel: (800)747-7418; www.mushroomwisdom.com. A bottle of
Super Royal Agaricus costs US$34.95 plus shipping.

Syntra5, Syntratech. Tel: (888) 447-4898; www.BloodSugarHealth.com. A one

month supply (180 count bottle) normally costs US$69.87, but HSI members
pay only US$59.87, an exclusive 15% discount on a single bottle, or HSI mem-
bers can buy two 180-count bottles at the discount price AND get one free.
Product only available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Taurox 6X (COBAT), NutriCology. Tel: (800)545-9960 or (510)263-2000;

Fax: (510)263-2100; www.nutricology.com. A 13.5 ml bottle of Taurox 6X
costs US$52.99 plus shipping.

Toki Collagen Drink, CompassioNet, CompassioNet. Tel: (800)510-2010;

Fax: (201)236-0090; https://www.laneinnovative.com/compassionet-store.
Toki costs US$180.00 per box, but HSI members get special pricing: Buy 2
boxes and save $100 with coupon code HSI100T.

Ultra H-3, Uni Key Health Systems, Inc., 181 West Commerce Drive,
Hayden Lake, ID 83835 Tel: (800)888-4353; www.unikeyhealth.com. A
bottle of Ultra H-3 costs US$34.50 plus shipping.

Vasotensin, Metagenics. Tel: 1-866-505-7501;

www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com.

Vital Cell, Tango Advanced Nutrition. Tel: (866)778-2646;

www.puretango.com. A 180-capsule bottle costs US$39.95 plus shipping.

Wound Honey, Eras Natural Sciences. Tel: (800)308-6284;

www.woundhoney.com. One 80-g tube is US$19.95.
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Part III: Heart

Prevent heart attack and stroke with enzyme that dissolves blood clots
in hours
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The single-ingredient formula rivaling a major class of blood

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Ayurvedic herb fights angina, heart disease, atherosclerosis, and more

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One miracle molecule can stop heart attack, stroke...even pull you back
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Part IV: Asthma and COPD

Stamp out even the worst asthma: A breakthrough approach to easy

breathing without devastating side effects
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Part V: Anti-Aging, Energy, and Weight Loss

The secret energy-boosting weapon trusted by pro athletes

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Anti-aging therapy so easy you can do it in your sleep

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Single formula unlocks the 4 strongest secret weapons of a

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Shrinking that spare tire has never been easier

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Erase debilitating pain and fatigue by recharging your cell batteries

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Part VI: Osteoporosis

Build bone density and heal fractures in half the time with the Chinese
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Addressing bone density is not enough… Breakthrough reverses

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Part VII: Diabetes

Blood sugar buster THREE TIMES more effective than top-selling

diabetes drugs
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Forget willpower: Overcome sugar addiction in 21 days with a

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Cutting-edge sugar research may revolutionize your health

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diabetes induced diastolic dysfunction and heart failure through akt/
pim-1- mediated survival pathway. Circ Heart Fail 2010;3(2):294-305.
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Katare RG, Caporali A, et al. Vitamin b1 analog benfotiamine prevents
diabetes induced diastolic dysfunction and heart failure through akt/
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Part VIII: Memory

Focus your mind, sharpen your memory with Ayurvedic medicine

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Memory-boosting breakthrough proves ‘science’ wrong by regrowing

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Flower power keeps your brain alive

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Regrow brain cells, fight off toxic proteins, and reverse the signs of
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Part IX: Immune System

The Scandinavian secret to cutting colds by 50 percent

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Part X: Vital Health Secrets

Nature’s perfect food: Discover the amazing health benefits of the fruit
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Beat depression, migraines—and everything in between—with this

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“Nothing—and I mean nothing—has ever had such a wonderful healing

effect on my eczema”
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The government tried to keep this life-changing supplement from you…

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