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Energy … Natural ATP Production in the body!
MAXATP for great, natural energy!!!
Purpose: To provide a comprehensive solution to the energy creation, support, and protection needs of your body at the cellular level.
MaxATP™ is a completely unique and refreshing clean energy blend powered by RiboCeine™ that features optimal amounts of proprietary ingredients to support an active lifestyle along with the energy and antioxidant protection needs of our bodies at the cellular level.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the basic form of cellular energy for your body and is critically important to the life and health of every cell. As long as ATP is present in sufficient quantity, energy levels are maintained allowing cells and tissues to function at optimal levels. However, as we age, ATP production can become less efficient. The ATP process requires certain critical elements in order to be manufactured. Numerous vitamins and minerals support both ATP production as well as the process to release the energy stored in food as it goes through the metabolic process. ATP in our bodies is like the battery in a car. Everything in the car is dependent on the energy from the battery. When the battery power runs low, the lights in the car begin to dim and the performance of the car starts to suffer. However, when the battery power is re-charged or restored, performance returns to normal and the car functions exactly how it was designed. MaxATP provides the critical elements needed for proper ATP function and support. It includes optimal amounts of ribose (a precursor to ATP production), as well as other needed vitamins and nutrients to support natural ATP production in the cell. These fundamental building blocks of ATP ensure that your body is able to maintain optimal levels of energy for longer periods of time. Furthermore, MaxATP provides critical antioxidants needed to help protect the body from free radicals. MaxATP is powered by RiboCeine™, a breakthrough compound exclusive to Max International®, which effectively protects and delivers the fragile cysteine molecule to the cell. Cysteine is often in limited supply in the body, but is an essential component needed for the production of glutathione, the body’s master antioxidant. Glutathione is especially important due to its unique ability to protect the mitochondria within the cell, the exact location where ATP is manufactured. RiboCeine also delivers ribose, a natural compound that is critical in replenishing the body’s energy reserves.
Unique Attributes
MaxATP supports the body’s production of ATP in three (3) unique ways:
1- Fuels ATP Production*- provides the nutrients that fuel ATP production in our cells including optimal amounts of ribose. Ribose is one of the primary components needed for the production of ATP.
2- Replenishes energy and fights fatigue*- helps your body with the conversion of food into energy. Optimal amounts of ATP help you feel less fatigued.
3- Neutralizes free radicals*- only MaxATP can provide RiboCeine™ to assist your body in the production of glutathione which helps to neutralize the enormous amount of free radicals created during ATP production. MaxATP also provides other substances known to neutralize free radicals.
Product Benefits
• Fuels ATP production*
• Replenishes energy and fights fatigue*
• Neutralizes free radicals*
• Builds ATP in the heart and muscles*
• Assists with the conversion of food to energy*
• Increases vitality*
• Features RiboCeine™ to support production of glutathione to neutralize many different types of free radicals*
Supporting Ingredients
Proprietary Blend:
Ribose – an essential component in the natural creation of ATP. Your body cannot create ATP without it.
N-acetyl -L-carnitine – increases the rate at which the liver oxidizes fat therefore increasing the amount of energy available. Carnitine shuttles long chain fatty acids from the liver into the mitochondria to be metabolized.
RiboCeine™ – an exclusive product comprised of ribose and cysteine, RiboCeine effectively passes through the digestive tract and delivers the fragile cysteine molecule to the cell, enabling efficient, natural production of glutathione. The ribose compound in RiboCeine is also used by the cell as an essential component to ATP production, your body’s source of energy. This allows your body to essentially manufacture glutathione “on demand” so it is ready to defend itself from free radical damage when it needs it most.
Panax Ginseng – Panax Ginseng is ginseng from Asia and is a known adaptogen to support an increased flow of steady energy throughout the day.
Green Tea Extract – is known to have high antioxidant activity and together with RiboCeine, promotes a critical step in the production of glutathione. It also provides the natural source of caffeine which acts as a natural metabolic enhancer and supports mental alertness.
Rhodiola Rosea – an adaptogen shown to reduce symptoms of fatigue and improve mental performance.
Quercetin – a flavonoid antioxidant known to support energy levels.
CoQ10 – a powerful endogenous (made naturally in the body) antioxidant that resides in the mitochondria and is a vital component of the energy producing process of ATP. It helps to eliminate harmful free radicals produced during the ATP process.
Clean Cellular Energy1
Supporting Ingredients:
B Vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folic acid, cyancobalamin) – support various enzymes that help convert food to energy. B Vitamins serve as coenzymes that assist in specific metabolic processes to break down fats, amino acids and carbohydrates for energy.
Magnesium – essential in all energy dependent reactions that include the use of ATP energy. It serves as a catalyst in the creation of ATP from ADP. It is also a catalyst when ATP is used for energy by helping in the hydrolysis of ATP (the act of releasing the energy stored in the high energy phosphate bond).
Copper – plays an important role supporting the synthesis of ATP in the mitochondria, or the part of the cell responsible for energy production.
Chromium – an essential trace element that is needed for the metabolism of energy. Chromium works with insulin and assists cells to uptake glucose and release energy.
Nutrition Facts
Scientific Studies
Dodd SL, et al. The role of ribose in human skeletal muscle metabolism. Med Hypotheses. 2004;62(5):819-824.Hellsten Y, et al. Effect of ribose supplementation on resynthesis of adenine nucleotides after intense intermittent training in humans.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Jan;286(1):R182-188.
Van Gammeren D. The Effects of Four Weeks of Ribose Supplementation on Body Composition and Exercise Performance in Healthy, Young, Male Recreational Bodybuilders: A DoubleBlind, PlaceboControlled Trial. Current Therapeutic Research. 2002,(63)8:486-495.
Roberts, J.C.; Francetic, D.J. Time course for the elevation of glutathione in numerous organs of L1210bearing CDF1 mice given the Lcysteine prodrug, RibCys. Toxicology Letters, 1991, 59, 245-251.
FAQs
What is ATP?
A- ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, is your body’s most basic form of energy. ATP is produced in every cell and is the means by which our cells, organs, and by extension, our bodies are powered. ATP needs many different compounds or elements to be produced. MaxATP was designed with your body’s energy needs in mind and provides a comprehensive list of elements needed for ATP production which helps to provide a more sustained and consistent supply of cellular energy.
How is this energy drink different from others on the market?
A- MaxATP is focused more on providing your body with the elements it needs to produce sustained and consistent energy at the cellular level. Only MaxATP can provide RiboCeine™ which provides your body with the ribose it needs for ATP production and the cysteine it needs to support glutathione production to neutralize free radicals.
How does MaxATP support glutathione production in the body?
A- MaxATP features RiboCeine™, which effectively protects and delivers cysteine to the cell, enabling your body to produce glutathione more efficiently. Cysteine is a critical element needed to produce glutathione and is often in short supply in the body. Since it is broken down so easily during digestion, RiboCeine ensures that cysteine reaches the cell intact—available for glutathione production.
Can I take this energy drink with MaxGXL and Max N-Fuze?
A- MaxATP is designed to work synergistically with MaxGXL and Max N-Fuze and can be taken together.
Is this product based on the new science recently acquired by Max International?
A- Yes. MaxATP features RiboCeine™ a proprietary and patent-pending compound developed by Dr. Herbert Nagasawa after nearly 25 years of research.
What does the “3” in MaxATP3 stand for?
A- MaxATP supports your body’s energy needs in three (3) unique ways:
1- Fuels ATP production
2- Replenishes energy and fights fatigue
3- Neutralizes free radicals
What is a flavanoid antioxidant?
A- Flavonoids are a large class of phytochemicals, also called polyphenols that are known to have health benefits due to their antioxidant activity. Anthocyanins, the pigments in colored fruits and vegetables are part of the flavonoid family.
What is an adaptogen?
A- Adaptogens are derived from herbs that are considered to increase the body’s ability to cope with stress, anxiety and fatigue. They are also considered to enhance performance and endurance.
**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Give this energy product a try and let me know how it works for you. Visit http://www.connielclark.com and click on the Products link and then the MaxATP link.
To your very best health (and energy)!
Warmly,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
Tags: alternative health, antioxidant, antioxidants, ATP, cysteine, energy, energy creation, energy production, fatigue, Glutathione, natural energy, science-based, total wellness, vitality
Explanation of Glutathione in Energy Production
You’ve been told that glutathione increases energy on a cellular level. How does it do this? Since glutathione is not the actual fuel for the “engines” or “energy factories” of our cells, what part does it play in the creation of cellular energy? These are questions we would all like answers to, but not if they make us feel like we’re back in Chemistry 101! Hopefully, what you read below will provide a nontechnical explanation for these questions.
The Tiger in Your Tank Is Called ATP. It’s obvious that all cells must produce energy to survive. We know that the “gasoline” or “electricity” that powers our cells is called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). If your car runs out of gas, it can sit for a while until you replenish the supply. Not so with our cellular fuel. Our cells simply cannot survive unless they have a continual, sufficient supply of “cellular gasoline” or ATP. So the process of creating fuel in each and every cell must go on constantly. A single cell may have a couple of hundred energy factories or cellular power plants called mitochondria or it may contain thousands of them. Your hard-working heart cells have been estimated to have 5,000 mitochondria each1! The complex process of turning nutrients into ATP in the mitochondria depends on many oxidation and reduction reactions.
Redox is the shorthand term for the chemical reaction where atoms are changed by either losing elections (oxidation) or gaining electrons (reduction).
The Process
Understanding the exact process of ATP creation didn’t happen until 1937. Hans A. Krebs finally figured out a metabolic pathway in the cells that explained how energy is created. There were many scientists who played a key role in understanding how this pathway worked, but because Krebs had the insight that the pathway was a cycle, the process was named for him and is usually called the Krebs cycle. You will also read of it as the “citric acid cycle” or the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) or occasionally, the Szent- Györgyi-Krebs cycle (adding the name of the scientist who mapped out many of the molecules and the sequence of reactions of the Krebs cycle). Since we are not doing Chemistry 101, describing this process could be as simple as saying it’s a metabolic dance of electrons being transported and transferred, through complex processes of reduction and oxidation. Remember that transferring (or grabbing!) electrons is also what starts the cycle of free radical damage.
The Role of Glutathione
Oxidation is like a flame, wonderful when harnessed, dangerous when out of control. When we are young, the oxidation necessary for energy production is highly efficient with only a small amount of oxygen not
utilized. Even this minor oxygen loss (1-3%) unfortunately results in the production of free radicals. And this is where glutathione comes in to neutralize those free radicals. A one-to-three percent oxygen loss causing free-radical production doesn’t sound too bad, does it? But say you are no longer 20 years of age and correspondingly, your cellular mitochondria are not as efficient as they once were. More and more free radicals are generated in the oxidative energy process and they are, in turn, damaging the mitochondria themselves. The powerful antioxidant, glutathione, quenches a number of free radicals, including the highly dangerous hydroxyl radical by donating an electron. Glutathione itself does not become a free radical even though it has given up an electron.
No wonder it is called the Master Antioxidant!
Now that it is quenched, the extremely harmful hydroxyl radical is halted from its real dirty work: generating other free radicals like peroxynitrite and the radicals of oxidized fats (lipids). Glutathione has just halted a literal cascade of free radicals by quenching the hydroxyl free radical. But you need to know just what a favor glutathione has done for you in preventing peroxynitrite production.
Peroxynitrite is truly pernicious!
Martin L. Pall, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Science at Washington State University stated: “Peroxynitrite reacts with and inactivates several of the enzymes in mitochondria so that mitochondrial and energy metabolism dysfunction is one of the most important consequences of elevated
peroxynitrite.”2
Translation: When the mitochondria have suffered enough free radical damage as to become dysfunctional,
energy production is impaired. Your cells do not get the amount of energy they need to function properly. Your cells may function at a level below the optimum although you probably won’t feel it. There is yet one more free-radical mitochondrial consequence as a result of low glutathione levels that you “will” be aware of. Richard Van Konynenburg, PhD, wrote: “The resulting partial blockades in the Krebs cycles and the
respiratory chains in the red, slow-twitch skeletal muscle cells decrease their rate of production of ATP. Since ATP is what powers muscle contractions, the lack of it produces physical fatigue. It becomes chronic because GSH [glutathione] remains depleted.”3 You might think of free radicals as a band of marauders circling an oil tanker, preparing to hijack the precious commodity that fuels cars and trains and pretty much the entire Western world. Glutathione molecules could be considered a group of highly efficient bodyguards — handing out electrons and turning vicious marauders into mild-mannered bystanders.
Glutathione Praise from Dr. Keller
As you understand this intricate energy creation process, perhaps you will appreciate more a statement by the creator of MaxGXL, Dr. Robert H. Keller. Dr. Keller said that glutathione is “critical to cell functions such as the TCA (Kreb) cycle and then the respiratory chain that uses 4 molecules of ATP to generate 32 molecules of ATP.”
Is it vital for you to have those glutathione bodyguards on energy duty? Van Konynenburg certainly thinks so as he wrote, “GSH [glutathione] plays very important roles in maintaining mitochondrial function and integrity.”4 Perhaps it’s enough to remember that glutathione is there to assure that the creation of cellular energy is not hampered by free radical damage. While this is not by any means the only role glutathione plays in keeping your body running smoothly, it is a vitally important role. Now you have one more reason to appreciate Dr. Keller’s marvelous, patented product!
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Refer back to my other articles on glutathione for a reminder that you cannot absorb actual glutathione from a supplement…which is why I promote a product called, MaxGXL, which is a glutathione accelerator. To learn more about glutathione and MaxGXL, please visit my website by clicking here.
Warmly,
Connie Clark
Health Coach/Consultant
303-770-3180 home ofc
303-898-7376 cell
Notes
1. Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, FACC, “L-Carnitine and the
Heart,” McGraw-Hill, 1999, p. 36
2. Pall M, “Elevated, sustained peroxynitrite levels as the cause of
chronic fatigue syndrome,” Medical Hypotheses (2000) 54(1):115-125.
3. Glutathione White Paper, Richard Van Konynenburg, PhD,
http://phoenix-cfs.org/GluAACFS04.htm
4. Ibid.
Tags: aging, alternative health, anti-aging, antioxidant, antioxidants, chronic diseases, chronic illness, energy, Glutathione, healthy immune system, total wellness, toxins
Sufficient Nutrition for Peak Performance
Be certain to get sufficient vitamins everyday so it is possible to perform at your peak level. It’s critical to make physical exercise a habit, but we must not overlook the 2nd element of total wellness, and this is getting sufficient vitamins and minerals in our entire body through the foods we eat and also the products we take. Obtaining the nutrients your body needs for optimal performance and total wellness is an increasingly difficult challenge. Soils are depleted of vital trace elements; factory farming practices and over processing further reduce the nutrients available from food. Vitamin and mineral supplements have long been the solution but they are not always absorbed. If you feel like half of your ‘cylinders’ are not firing, help is on the way! Max N-Fuze® is all about effectively delivering the nutrients you need for total wellness.
It’s significant to provide your system lots of antioxidants because much of the muscle pain and inflammation after intense exercise results from out-of-control free radical damage. The Bad News … Your glutathione levels are FALLING, by about 10% to 15% per decade!
Reduced glutathione levels result in accelerated aging, low energy, higher inflammation, and a greater vulnerability to cell damage and disease.
The Good News … MaxGXL® can dramatically raise your glutathione levels, with increases up to 292%.
Too good to be true… See the double blind clinical trial for yourself. CLICK HERE FOR CLINICAL STUDY
We also have to make sure we get ample vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, along with other nutrients our entire body needs from eating lots of organic fruits, veggies and nuts, and taking LIVE whole food dietary supplements, as opposed to synthetically created dietary supplements that our bodies do not even know how to use correctly.
Please have a wonderful week. If you’re prepared to commit to total wellnessand need to have some guidance and coaching in the process, let me know. I’d be happy to assist you.
Connie Clark
Health Coach/Consultant
303-770-3180 home ofc
303-898-7376 cell
Tags: aging, alternative health, anti-aging, antioxidants, chronic diseases, energy, Glutathione, health solutions, inflammation, live whole foods, natural whole foods, total wellness
Environmental Causes of Disease? Simple Ways To Eliminate Pesticide/Toxins from Your Body!
Environmental causes of disease.
One of the primary perpetrators? Pesticides. Pesticides are continuously used in today’s farming methods. With the thousands of pesticides in use today, it’s easy to think there’s nothing you can do to safeguard yourself. But a study conducted at Emory University in 2008 paints a much more positive picture.
Researchers recruited Seattle-area school children for a year-long study.1 The study looked at the role of dietary produce in pesticide exposure. When the study began, the children were eating traditionally grown fruits and vegetables. Based on urine samples, all the children had considerable levels of one type of pesticide, organophosphorus pesticides (OP). Researchers chose to look at OPs because they’re so extensively used today.
During the course of the experiment, the children were given organic produce for one to two weeks instead. After eating organic instead of conventional produce for just five days, the results were spectacular. There were no detectible residues in the children’s urine. When they changed back to conventional produce, OP levels rose again. The switch was repeated several times during the year. The results were consistent; after just a few days of consuming organic instead of traditional fruits and vegetables, pesticide levels were no longer detectable.
References:
Lu C, Barr DB, Pearson MA, Waller LA. Dietary intake and its contribution to longitudinal organophosphorus pesticide exposure in urban/suburban children. Environ Health Perspect 2008; 116: 537-542.
Additional Environmental Causes of Disease
The primary ingredient in Simple Green is 2-butoxyethanol, a possible human carcinogen specifically prohibited in certified green products. When used at full strength, this product released 93 air contaminants, the second highest number released by any product tested.
The ” Simple-Green” is not so simple after all. I hope this doesn’t surprise anyone because it was published a while back that most of the so called “green-products” were not really green.
How embarrassing does it get?
I am disgusted! This information is from Environmental Working group. Be sure and read the whole thing… read what they say about the product at the bottom of the post or better yet… go to the website at http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/cleaningsuppliesoverview?id=209
Consumers like you have the right to know what’s in your cleaning supplies. As little as $5 can help EWG continue important research just like this.
Simple Green Concentrated Cleaner/ Degreaser/ Deodorizer
The primary ingredient in Simple Green is 2-butoxyethanol, a possible human carcinogen specifically prohibited in certified green products. When used at full strength, this product released 93 air contaminants, the second highest number released by any product tested.
Made by: Sunshine Makers / Sunshine Makers, Inc.
Green Certification: None
Ingredients
Disclosed on the bottle label: No ingredients were disclosed on the label.
Claims
Concentrated, all-purpose cleaner. Non-toxic. Biodegradable, and safer alternative to toxic cleaners, solvents and bleaches. Removes grease, oil carbon, dirt, pet stains, coffee and juice stains, lipstick, food, soil, wet nail polish, soap scum, inks, crayon, blood, smoke, soot, adhesives, chocolate, and much more from any washable, indoor/outdoor household surface. Saves you money- Bottle can make 5 gallons of general cleaner. Product is safe and non-toxic for general health. Bottle 100% recyclable.
Warnings
Irritant. May Irritate eyes. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid eye contact. Mild eye irritation after contact may occur associated with polyethyleneglycol ether derivatives. Use in well ventilated areas. Individual with with sensitive skin should take appropriate precautions. Do not dispose of degreasing rinseates into or near storm drains, oceans, lakes or streams.
93 Air Contaminants Detected
1 Ingredients disclosed by manufacturer
Concerns of the chemicals detected
Key health concerns highlighted by major agencies (Study Methodology)
1 Chemicals cause asthma FORMALDEHYDE
3 Chemicals on California’s Prop 65 List for cancer and reproductive toxicity FORMALDEHYDE, ACETALDEHYDE, ALLYLANISOLE
3 Chemicals linked to cancer 2-BUTOXYETHANOL, FORMALDEHYDE, ACETALDEHYDE
0 Chemicals linked to reproductive toxicity
2 Chemicals that disrupt hormones ETHYLENE GLYCOL, PHENOL
1 Chemicals toxic to the brain and nervous system PHENOL
No Corrosive concentrate or dangerous pH
The chemicals detected
Chemical: EWG’s Skin Deep Toxicity Score: Disclosed / Detected: Further Toxic Concerns noted in EWG’s Skin Deep database (2009):
FORMALDEHYDE 10 detected Cancer, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes
PHENOL #† 9 detected Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Neurotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
ACETALDEHYDE 9 detected Cancer, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
PROPYLENE GLYCOL # 7 detected Cancer, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption
2-BUTOXYETHANOL # 6 detected and disclosed Cancer, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
BUTYL ALCOHOL # 6 detected Violations, restrictions & warnings, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
LIMONENE # 6 detected Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
ETHYLENE GLYCOL #† 5 detected Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER, METHOXYETHANOL), Occupational hazards
BENZALDEHYDE # 5 detected Neurotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER # 4 detected Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
PROPIONALDEHYDE 4 detected Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
OCTANAL #† 3 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
EUCALYPTOL ** 2 detected none identified
ALLYLANISOLE # 2 detected Cancer, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
alpha-PINENES # 2 detected Persistence and bioaccumulation, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards
DECANE # 1 detected none identified
PROPYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER # 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
BUTYL FORMATE ** 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
BUTYRALDEHYDE # 1 detected Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
DIPROPYL KETONE ** 1 detected Occupational hazards
DIHYDROANETHOLE * 1 detected none identified
DODECANE # 1 detected Persistence and bioaccumulation, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
HEXADECANE # 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
PENTADECANE # 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
MYRCENE # 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
TETRADECANE # 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
TRIDECANE # 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
gamma-TERPINENE ** 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
TERPINOLENE ** 1 detected Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
PROPANE, 1-(ETHENYLOXY)-2-METHYL * 1 detected none identified
BENZENE, 1-ETHYL-4-METHYL (4-ETHYLTOLUENE) # 1 detected none identified
HEXENAL, 2-ETHYL- * 1 detected none identified
Laboratory Data Qualifiers
#† Denotes quantified using multipoint authentic standard curve (post-calibration). Other VOCs quantified relative to toluene.
# Indicates AQS database match with a probability greater than 99%.
**** Indicates NIST/EPA/NIH best library match only based on retention time and mass spectral characteristics with a probability greater than 95%.
*** Indicates NIST/EPA/NIH best library match only based on retention time and mass spectral characteristics with a probability greater than 90%.
** Indicates NIST/EPA/NIH best library match only based on retention time and mass spectral characteristics with a probability greater than 85%.
* Indicates NIST/EPA/NIH best library match only based on retention time and mass spectral characteristics with a probability greater than 80%.
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And that was just one supposedly “green” product. I haven’t even touched on all the traditional cleaners out there that are NOT considered “green”. There are health solutions to better, safer products than the so called “traditional” types of household cleaners.
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One thing is apparent. We just are not aware enough concerning the health problems of the countless amounts of chemicals in extensive use today. Here’s why:
Over 80,000 artificial chemicals are approved to be used in the united states. Items include pesticides, fertilizers, plastics, paints, coatings, fire retardants, and also oil dispersants (Gulf oil spill, anyone?).
Just a few hundred of the 80,000 chemicals are actually tested for safety.
Numerous chemicals used today are known and suspected carcinogens. Carcinogen means cancer causing.
Even with this identified poisoning, the vast majority of chemicals remain unregulated.
Chemicals generally are studied for safety individually. This tells us nothing at all about the harm to health that may result from being exposed to multiple chemicals at once.
Additionally, single chemical testing doesn’t represent reality. All of us are exposed to dozens, and even hundreds, of chemicals at a time.
What little regulating oversight that does exist for these chemicals uses the platform that chemicals are safe unless proven otherwise. This is one time when “innocent until proven guilty” is not a wise strategy.
Exposure to chemicals while pregnant and childhood is extremely damaging to health.
Unfortunately, over 300 chemicals is found in the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies. We are all “pre-contaminated.”
Simple measures, Big Payoff
Hence the cat is out of the bag. We are all subjected to countless potentially toxic chemicals from the day we are conceived to the day we die. There is some good news in this otherwise grim picture. Based on the PCP report1, several simple, but effective measures can significantly reduce our contact with synthetic chemicals along with other environmental hazards.
Whenever possible, eat foods grown without fertilizers, pesticides, and growth hormones the vast majority of time.
Store drinking water in stainless steel or bisphenol-A (BPA) free containers.
Microwave foods only in ceramic or glass containers, not plastic. Do not put very hot foods into plastic containers.
Choose foods, home and garden products, and toys in a way that minimizes your child’s exposure to potentially toxic substances.
Filter your drinking water. Use bottled water only if tap water is known to be contaminated with substances or microbes that are not filtered out.
Avoid secondhand tobacco smoke in the home, car, restaurants, bars, stores, and other public places.
Avoid exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and known or suspected carcinogens when planning to get pregnant and throughout pregnancy. This includes BPA, a known endocrine disruptor.
Properly get rid of household chemicals, paints, cleaning supplies and other materials.
Make informed decisions about products you purchase and use. Visit Household Products Database
When a job exposes you to chemicals, remove shoes before entering your house. Wash your work clothes separately from the family’s regular laundry to minimize kids’ exposure.
Check radon levels in the home. Radon is a naturally occurring, colorless, odorless gas that can accumulate in confined spaces, such as basements. Exposure to radon is the leading cause of lung cancer-related deaths in non-smokers.
Make certain your health care provider keeps accurate records of medical tests that may result in harmful exposures, such as radiation from x-rays or scans. If these records aren’t being kept, keep them yourself. With this information, you can make better decisions about the benefits and risks of medical tests.
Wear a headset when using a cell phone, text instead of calling, and keep calls brief.
Avoid ultraviolet light by applying sunscreen and proper sun-protective clothing. Never use tanning beds.
Conflict Dispute
Despite what appears a slam dunk on environmental hazards and cancer, this report is not without dispute. Michael Thun, MD, a respected physician and epidemiologist with the American Cancer Society points out that there is no doubt that environmental pollution is of profound importance to human health and the health of the planet. But he fears that the report may minimize the focus on other known, modifiable causes of cancer that currently offer the best opportunity for cancer prevention.2
The scientific evidence most solidly supports the major causes of cancer as being tobacco use, obesity, alcohol, infections, hormones, and sunlight. According to Thun, the report implies that pollutants are the major cause of cancer, but this is far from a settled issue.2
Go that one step further
The best approach is to hedge your bets in all areas of cancer and other disease prevention. It makes sense to take the precautions (detailed above) presented by the PCP. But it also makes a whole lot of sense to tackle the things we can control in our daily lives.
There is no doubt that obesity is a leading cause of cancer and other chronic diseases in this country. Make your body a priority and make sure you’re not among the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight and obese. Exercising regularly is another known cancer prevention technique, so lace up those sneakers and get moving. Always avoid tobacco in any form.
And don’t forget about food. Simply put, the right foods can be used to your advantage to “cancer-proof” and disease-proof your lifestyle. Plant foods are your ticket to detoxifying from a toxic lifestyle. By plant foods I mean the vegetables, fruit, whole grains, beans, peas, nuts and seeds free from toxins/pesticides. From antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, to the nutrients known to aid with detoxification, plant foods are a must.
References
President’s Cancer Panel 2008-2009 Annual Report. Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk. What We Can Do Now. Available at http://pcp.cancer.gov/. Accessed May 24, 2010.
Nelson R. President’s Cancer Panel: Environmental Cancer Risk Underestimated. Medscape Oncology. Accessed June 1, 2010. Available at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/721766.
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And I would so remiss if I didn’t tell you one of the very best ways to eliminate toxins/pesticides/heavy metals/poisons from your body on an ongoing basis. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating….utilize a glutathione accelerator to keep your body functioning in the most healthful way possible. Visit MaxGXL to learn what you need to know in order to optimize and safeguard your health.
Warmly,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
Tags: aging, alternative health, anti-aging, antioxidants, cancer, chronic diseases, chronic illness, detoxify, energy, Glutathione, health solutions, live whole foods, natural whole foods, total wellness, toxins
Vital and Significant Key to Optimized Antioxidant Activity
Suppose you were told you weren`t getting enough cellular oxidation or toxin protection, despite consuming each and every high antioxidant food and the best antioxidant supplements available? Do you wonder how that is possible, or would you simply ignore it? Please read on. How it could be, as reported by many health experts, is that
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your glutathione levels are too low.
This is a very common situation with all the oxidation stress our toxic environment provides, along with a little assistance from our very own personal stress.
What makes Antioxidants Necessary?
Oxidation occurs at the cellular level during the body`s efforts to create energy and fortify cells metabolizing oxygen. The oxygen molecules that aren’t fully absorbed become toxins, unstable atoms missing an electron, which begin robbing cells of electrons to balance and stabilize themselves. Then the atoms robbed of the electron become poisons and continue the oxidation process, stealing electrons as required from other sources.
A sequence of events then occurs. This changes the identity and function of those atoms as they combine in abnormal ways, ultimately causing cellular and DNA damage. And eventually, countless medical concerns and disease will breed freely. It is the negative effects of oxygen, similar to the way metal becomes rusty with exposure to air. We must continue to breathe, so you’ll encounter some free radicals shed from just that.
Moreover, the air we breathe is loaded with toxins and pollutants, as well as in the majority of the foods we eat, and any pharmaceuticals that may have been taken. Every one of these create more free radicals while stressing the body with poisonous matter. Add this to the immune system`s damage from psychological stress with our current lifestyle and the craziness around us. Well then, it truly is amazing that so many of us still remain ambulating and communicating!
But we need so much protection from all this in order to move and converse better and longer and stay away from hospitals meanwhile. So whatever can neutralize the free radical oxidation process while eradicating toxins is critical. Enter antioxidants, comprising the most overlooked yet most critical one of them all: glutathione, the main element to maximum oxidation protection and detoxification while building a strong immune system.
Several Glutathione Details
Glutathione has been labeled as the master antioxidant. It is an intracellular antioxidant essential for greatest antioxidant activity from all other antioxidants, including vitamin C, vitamin E, CoQ10, and all the blueberries you can eat. It removes toxins from cells, and protects against radiation.
There is however a problem. Purchasing something that says it is glutathione is a waste of supplement popping money. The body`s digestive system is quite poor at taking glutathione into where it needs to go. There is hope, there are other solutions to raise the body`s glutathione, which are disclosed later herein.
It is the body`s intracellular function to produce glutathione in the liver and body cells from three amino acids, cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycene. Sufficient amounts are needed to catalyze and retain all the antioxidant`s you consume for your protection. It even serves as protection to prevent antioxidants from becoming free radicals (poisons) themselves, regenerating and recycling them. As you get older, your body`s ability to produce glutathione slows down.
Many now consider reduced glutathione production as the real cause of rapid aging and ailments that are considered “normal” from aging, including Alzheimer`s, inflammatory conditions from allergy to arthritis, asthma, COPD, Parkinson`s Disease, and coronary and autoimmune diseases. DNA damage resulting from toxins frequently leads to cancer. This is a standard scheme that goes askew as we age. If one can enhance internal glutathione production, the energized immune system will create a strong basis of good health, regardless of age.
Glutathione in our bodies can go inactive when it becomes saturated from doing it`s work, but it tends to replenish itself. Under ideal environmental conditions, 10% of the glutathione remains inactive, or oxidized, while the other 90% is active, or reduced, and continues to stabilize cell molecules and other antioxidants, plus remove toxins. This is the function of normal metabolism`s waste removal of poisons by glutathione. But the battering of additional toxins from our environment is too much to maintain that 90/10 ratio.
As active glutathione drops below 90% and allows the inactive to grow beyond 10%, the fight for the best possible total wellness becomes a losing struggle. It becomes too complex to remove toxins naturally. As they build up, active glutathione lessens even more. Active or reduced glutathione is also known as GSH, while inactive or oxidized glutathione is known as GSSG. When GSH falls below 70%, one`s health begins serious declining. It`s a major time of trouble.
How to Enhance GSH
Since supplements labeled glutathione are virtually worthlessbecause the digestive system won`t take it in, what distribution systems can enhance the body`s ability to create and maintain the proper level of GSH? Well, intravenous glutathione will have immediate results for extreme situations, but cannot contribute to the cycle of circulating GSH. Plus, it is extremely expensive. It`s like recharging a car battery with a broken alternator. The instant the battery empties, the car quits running.
For continual, permanent protection, it`s necessary to utilize precursors that energize the cells to create their own GSH glutathione, as required internally, via the liver and body cells. So it`s important to supply the body GSH precursors. Of the three amino acids that generate GSH (active glutathione) in the liver and cells, cysteine is considered the most critical link. It has been identified that cysteine, balanced properly with glutamic acid and glycene, stimulates GSH production.
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM-e), N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and supplements made from unadulterated, whey protein elevate cysteine levels. Whey protein products that specialize in boosting the liver`s GSH production have become the easiest and most common choice. Whey is a by product of cheese or yogurt processing. Unadulterated means the whey comes with no additives or preservatives. Additionally, the milk sources are non-hormone injected organic fed cows or goats. There are a small number of whey protein products that promote GSH production with cysteine. However, the glutathione levels are not significantly increased and are not recycled.
But finally, there is a nutritional supplement that does provide the necessary precursors to the cells to produce their own GSH glutathione, internally, via all body cells. Because of the research and breakthrough discovery of glutathione’s importance to total wellness, Dr. Robert Keller, having spent many, many years perfecting a glutathione accelerator, formulated and introduced MaxGXL, which
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allows the body to manufacture its very own cellular glutathione and improves your overall total wellness of your body.
On average, the increased level of glutathione is 200%. This one and only breakthrough total wellness product is science-based, with double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover clinical studies and has a composition patent (typically reserved for only pharmaceutical products). You can’t get better than this and it is the only proven product that raises your glutathione levels significantly. You can learn more about this important, vital nutritional supplement at http://www.connielclark.com and become focused on your very own total wellness regimen.
In addition to the supplementation you end up using, or instead of using a supplement, here are some foods that are useful toward the GSH, glutathione circulating process. It is important to consume organic foods as the toxins added to conventional foods minimize the GSH levels. Unfortunately, you need to eat so much of these foods that it is literally impossible to do so to significantly raise your levels of glutathione. But these foods certainly are beneficial to your total wellness.
All meats are high in cysteine, but unless you can go truly organic, the hormones and toxins will virtually neutralize GSH. Watermelon, walnuts, avocado, asparagus, broccoli, and tomato are good choices for glutathione enhancement, as are many dark green leafy vegetables. Ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, wheat germ and oat flakes fill out this list.
The investigation and finding of glutathione`s importance, and the process to manufacture it within the body for proper distribution is relatively recent. GSH glutathione`s importance as an essential antioxidant is indisputable. The health implications for just this one single agent, internally promoted by proper precursors, are thorough and all-encompassing.
Sources:
http://www.smilin2themax.com/articles
What Is Glutathione? – http://www.wisegeek.com
Pub Med – Glutathione research documents (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed)
Glutathione Benefits – http://www.evolutionhealth.com
Natural News – http://www.naturalnews.com
To your very best Total Wellness,
Connie
303-770-3180
Tags: aging, alternative health, anti-aging, antioxidants, auto-immune disorder, cancer, chronic diseases, chronic illness, detoxify, Glutathione, health solutions, healthy immune system, liver support, science-based, total wellness, toxin protection, toxins
Total Wellness, Energy and Healthy Fingernails….WOW
I haven’t posted lately on what glutathione means to our total wellness and recently I discovered something new that has happened to my health because of glutathione. I have had a very weak, splitting fingernail all of my life (my sister, Pattie, also has this same health issue). This specific fingernail has never grown past about a 1/16 of an inch. It always split and had to be cut down, way down…so could never grow fairly long fingernails because of this one fingernail.
No longer is that true. I discovered several weeks ago that my fingernail is strong with no splits evident at all. I can grow it longer now and have much prettier, healthier nails. It did take a while for this particular total wellness benefit to show up but after taking MaxGXL, a glutathione accelerator, for about 8 months, my fingernails are beautiful and strong.
Energy is the greatest total wellness benefit I’ve received from glutathione. I used to take at least 3 naps a day in order to function. I no longer take even one nap because my energy level is sustained throughout the entire day and I feel able to do all that I need to do on any given day. This has never been the case for me before glutathione.
Even if I had never gained all this sustained energy, the total wellness science behind glutathione is worth the optimized health you have from having sustained high levels of glutathione in your body. There is only one science-based product, proven with double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, clinical studies that raises our bodies glutathione levels to where they were when we were just young things in this crazy life of ours. That product is MaxGXL and you can learn more about this product at my website, http://www.connielclark.com and can order from this site, as well. For total wellness, you can do no better than MaxGXL.
In case you’ve forgotten the information about glutathione and total wellness, let me refresh your memory on this amazing master antioxidant in our bodies…
Dr. Robert Keller MD, MS, FACP Creator of MAX GXL™
The Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidant is Not in a Berry, a Fruit or a Drink…It’s in Your Body!
It’s called Glutathione or GSH and every cell in your body requires an adequate supply to function and to stay healthy. It’s your body’s super defender against illness, infection, toxins, and disease. GSH is critical to optimum brain function, and is also your body’s first line of defense against diseases of aging and the harmful affects of stress and overexertion.
Glutathione: The Body’s Master Antioxidant
Glutathione (GSH) is a small protein produced naturally in our cells when certain required elements are present. It functions both as an antioxidant and an antitoxin, and is a major defense system against illness and aging. Our glutathione level actually indicates our state of health and can predict longevity. Although there are more than 60,000 published papers on the beneficial effects of glutathione replacement, it is still largely ignored by mainstream medicine. In the near future the importance of glutathione will be widely recognized because it has the ability to boost the immune system and fight off the damage of free radicals on the cells.
The Power of Glutathione
Glutathione has been shown to slow down the aging process, detoxify and improve liver function, strengthen the immune system and reduce the chances of developing cancer. Glutathione also works to help improve mental functions, increase energy, improve concentration, permit increased exercise, and improve heart and lung function – just to name a few. Total Wellness is really what Glutathione is all about.
Increasing Age and Other Factors Reduce the Body’s Production and Utilization of GSH.
Research has shown that individuals who have low levels of glutathione are susceptible to chronic illness.
Research shows that GSH levels decline by 8% to 12% per decade, beginning at the age of 20. Levels of
glutathione are further reduced by continual stress upon the immune system such as illness, infection, and
environmental toxins. As we now know, a lowered immune system can bring about illness and disease. This is a ferocious cycle. While you need glutathione for a productive immune system, a weakened immune system hampers the production of glutathione.
Supplements Containing Glutathione Alone Will Not Increase the Body’s GSH Levels.
It is pointless to purchase supplements that merely contain glutathione, because the digestive system breaks down ingested glutathione and it will not be absorbed into your system. On the other hand, MaxGXL™ provides the proper nutrients needed to promote the body’s own ability to manufacture and absorb glutathione. MaxGXL™ also aids in liver support by destroying environmental poisons helping the liver to function as the main production site and storehouse for glutathione.
MaxGXL™
MaxGXL’s™ Patented Formula Dramatically Increases Intercellular GSH. MaxGXL™ provides the proper nutrients needed to promote the body’s own ability to manufacture and absorb glutathione. MaxGXL™ also aids in liver support by destroying environmental toxins, thus helping the liver to function as the main production site and storehouse for glutathione.
MaxGXL™ Stimulates the Body’s Production.
The data indicate MaxGXL‘s™ effectiveness not only in populations who are immune-suppressed, but also in those who are stressed, aging, lacking sleep, or with any prolonged illness. In these situations, MaxGXL™ stimulates the body’s production of glutathione to compensate for the body’s accelerated use of it, strengthening your natural defenses, decreasing your risk of illness and guarding against the effects of the body’s aging process.
Total Wellness is what Glutathione is all about! And I am thrilled to share this “total wellness” concept with everyone that I can. Because it takes many years to build up toxins in our bodies and reap the results of these toxins, you need to realize that it will take many months for total wellness to become the norm for our bodies. You need to given glutathione a chance to work in the crevices of our bodies (specifically, the cells of our bodies) in order to reap the total wellness benefits of glutathione.
Remember, I said earlier, that it took about 8 months before I saw my fingernails becoming super healthy for the first time ever. And, it took a few months for me to realize that my energy levels had become sustainably high throughout my day. I will keep on keepin’ on and hope that you will too.
Warmly,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
Tags: alternative health, anti-aging, antioxidants, chronic diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, detoxify, energy, Glutathione, health solutions, healthy immune system, inflammation, liver support, science-based, total wellness
Candida Albicans and Stabilized Organic Aloe Vera
In this article I want to share some information from G. J. Cody about some of the many questions asked everyday about the effectiveness of Stabilized Organic Aloe Vera with Candida Albicans (yeast).
Thanks so much G. J. Cody for your research and knowledge about one of Healthy Systems “life changing products” known in the industry as Aloe Pure 5000, “The Best Tasting Aloe.” I’m sure you’ve all heard the remarkable stories of this phenomenal product and how it’s helped 1000’s of people with their conditions from A-Z.
Healthy Systems organic Aloe Pure 5000 has, time after time, without a doubt, proven to be the most effective broad spectrum bactericidal product ever tested. But to make it clear, Aloe Pure 5000 is more than that.
Aloe Pure 5000 is anti viral, anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti inflammatory, anti septic and anti puritic. This may not sound like much to the average person on the street; however, to the research scientist, the health professional, the wellness specialist and clinicians this is nothing but remarkable.
To put this in perspective, every year, the pharmaceutical companies bring out new drugs to the market place all of which have to pass and be approved by the FDA. They also have to be prescribed by Medical Doctors and sold by prescription only, because many have harmful side effects. They flood the market every year with these new drugs, however, they target only one problem. They target only one bacterium and are ineffective against other bacteria, virus, fungus, yeast and allergies.
Organic Aloe Pure 5000, on the other hand, destroys a broader range of these pathogens than any other curative known to science and it does this safely without any harmful side effects. Hmmmm?
Remember when I said Organic Aloe Pure 5000 is known to help 1000’s of conditions from A-Z? Well, here’s a few:
Allergies, abscesses, abrasions, asthma, acne, acid indigestion, anemia, arterial insufficiency, arthritis, athlete’s foot, AIDS, acute injuries, acne valgaris, animal toxemia, anasac fistula in canines, bad breath, burns, boils, bursitis, blisters, bruises, bronchitis, bowel regularity, bloody scours in calves, body cleaner, bladder infections, blood pressure, skin cancer, Candida, corneal ulcers, contusions, canker sores, cold sores, cuts, cataracts, chapped/chafed skin and lips, colic, cradle cap, canine carvo, cystitis, dermatitis, dandruff, dry skin, denture gum sores, diaper rash, dishpan hands, dysentery, diabetes, depression, dew claws in animals, deep bruising, decubitous ulcers (bed sores in humans), edema, erysipelas, epidermitis, Epstein Barr virus, exanthema, eczema, enteritis in fowl, eyes, ear acne, favus, fissured nipples, fever blisters, fungus, feline leukemia, feline respiratory syndrome, genital herpes, gingivitis, glaucoma, gangrene, gout, goiter, heat rash/prickly heat, headaches, hemorrhoids, heart burn, herpes zoster(shingles)/simplex, hyperactivity, hot spots, jock itch, jaundice, joints, keratosis follicularis, kidney infections, leprosy, laryngitis, lupus, liver ailments, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, mastitis in dairy cattle, mouth irritations, muscle cramps/strains, moles, mouth ulcers, mites in birds, nausea, oral disorders, pin worm, psoriasis, prostatitis, poison ivy/oak, pancreas, razor burn, radiation burns, radiation dermatitis, rashes, ring worm, stings, styes, sprains, seborrhea, stretch marks, sore throat, shingles, staph infections, sunburn, torn and bruised muscles, turf burns, tape worm in animals, tonsillitis, tendinitis, trachoma, tuberculosis, tumors, urticaria, ulcers(peptic and duodenal) vaginitis, venereal sores, venous stasis, varicose veins, wind burns, wheal, wounds of all kinds, warts, and yeast infections….and the list goes on!
Organic Aloe Pure 5000 has proven over and over, time and time again, to kill each and every one of them in every test.
Now, the one I really want to cover is Candida Albicans because it’s in a class all of it’s own. It’s the one responsible for the more common yeast infection, sore throat, congestion and the common ear infection. It’s also the culprit behind such things as the common cold, bronchitis and the flu; and can be found in such conditions as, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, IBS and prostatitis.
What is Candida Albicans?
Candida is a yeast, a type of fungus and a micro-organism that is found on the surface of every living thing and can be found everywhere. We come in contact with it everyday of our lives. We eat it in our food, we drink it in our water and we breath it in the air that we breath. Candida is everywhere and it’s not good for the body, therefore, it’s known as the unfriendly bacteria.
Candida is found on our skin, all parts of the body and in our intestines. It’s normally not a problem when kept under control. The problem occurs with the overgrowth and then interferes with the ratio, the balance of the friendly bacteria or the so-called good bacteria.
Our natural defense system usually keeps the Candida under control, however, with the typical western diet, poor nutrition, environmental pollutants, stress and a weakened immune system, the body has a hard time fighting off the Candida yeast.
When this happens, the overgrowth of Candida leads to major health concerns because the Candida culprit has the ability to reproduce and multiply itself every 20 minutes. Now that’s a lot of productivity going on and Candida is a real live organism living inside of you. Being a real live organism, it has to eat to stay alive and it has to get rid of it’s waste, inside your body. That waste by-product is highly poisonous and toxic to your system and contributes to an unhealthy, out of balance environment within your body.
The balance of good flora and bad flora in your system should equal out to be somewhere between the 80%-20% ratio. Good bacteria 80% and bad bacteria 20%, however, because of the typical western diet and lifestyle many find themselves in the reverse category of 80% bad bacteria and only 20% good bacteria. Not good!
Because the western diet and lifestyle contributes much to this Candida problem …I’ll list a few of the main foods to shy away from. The number one food product to eliminate from your diet to get this ratio back in balance will be sugar. Next, cut back or eliminate your white flour or anything marked refined on the label. Next, would be dairy and simple carbohydrates and stay away from antacids (tums).
Let’s not forget about stress, pesticides, preservatives, chlorinated water, pollution and those nasty antibiotics that kill all the bacteria, good and bad. The problem here is the bad bacteria have a much faster recovery rate, thus, altering the necessary balance needed to maintain a healthy system.
A short rundown of some of the common conditions caused by the overgrowth of the Candida Albicans in your digestive system…. Brain fog, fatigue, weight gain, thrush, bad breath, gas, bloating, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, leaky gut and vaginal yeast infections.
This article is dedicated not only to the health conscious reader to have a better understanding of Healthy Systems Aloe Pure 5000 and it’s integral role in stopping Candida Albicans dead in it’s tracks, it is also being written with hope that it will reach readers with a whole new awareness and open their eyes to this remarkable plant and it’s therapeutic abilities and solutions.
Make sure you drink plenty of clean, fresh, filtered water with two-four ounces of the “best tasting aloe vera” everyday.
Know your Supplier!
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I highly recommend Healthy Systems as the best supplier of the absolutely “best tasting aloe vera” and therapeutic grade of Aloe Vera available. To your very best health always,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
Healthy Systems Aloe Vera
Tags: acid reflux, allergies, Aloe Vera, alternative health, auto-immune disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, digestive problems, irritable bowel syndrome, skin conditions, strengthen your immune syst, sunburn, ulcerative colitis, ulcers, wounds, yeast infections
My Mom / My Dad and Alzheimers
Hi everyone, as Mother’s Day approaches, my Mom is more and more on my mind. I miss her so much. She died 2 years ago on Good Friday. Why is it that you need someone so much more after they are gone? Supposedly, as you get older, you expect to get some wisdom, but sometimes I think that I just don’t even come close to wisdom.
Anyway, Mom has been gone now for 2 years (and Daddy has been gone for 1 year) and I still firmly believe that we can fight off Alzheimers. I still firmly believe that if Mom had had a real chance of surviving the nursing home accident and the subsequent negligence, we would have had a very good chance of getting Mom back some from the abyss of Alzheimers. There are so many alternative health solutions to help with these kinds of diseases, especially if we eliminate toxins from the body and eliminate toxic products from our homes. And that is just two alternative solutions.
Mom and I enjoyed our last years together, maintaining her beautiful roses on the side of their home. She and I would go down the row of rose bushes and “ooh and aah” over the beautiful variations in colors…she had green, purple, white, red, yellow, peach, pinks and a few others that I can’t remember. They were gorgeous. We trimmed out some of her great Hosa ground cover and then planted those cuts in my flower bed right in front of our home. It all took just great and I get beautiful blurple (blue purple) colored flowers with the Hosa every spring/summer.
Mom helped me out (supervising) when I painted my kitchen and my bathroom. We giggled a lot but had fun being together. She also helped me pick out beautiful fabric to cover the kitchen chair cushions. It was perfect.
One of the most favorite things Mom and I did together was to go to the Le Peeps close by my house for brunch. We frequently did this and the waitresses there got to know Mom very well and also understood that she had Alzheimers. They were so wonderful with Mom and she delighted in their attention. Mom was a very tiny woman but she could really put away the good food at Le Peeps. She almost always got their Le Petite French Toast with strawberries and ate every bite.
I know that I mentioned in previous blog articles of Mom that she was not a particularly nurturing person but that with Alzheimers, she became the sweetest and most loving Mom I could ever have hoped for. When I would walk into the room where she was (her home, the secured Alzheimers assisted living facility or anywhere she happened to be), her face would light up with the greatest delight in seeing me. It would always make my day. She would then do everything in her power to make sure I had food to eat, or a blanket to cover me up if I stayed overnight in her home, or take me out on the patio to sit with her and enjoy the day and her roses or whatever she could do that might make me happier. She would constantly ask me if I was happy. I would constantly reassure her that I was happier than I ever thought possible and she would just laugh with glee. Throughout her Alzheimers time, she was always making sure that I was happy or checking to make sure that Daddy was alright. It was amazing to watch her and love her.
When my sister, Pattie, would drive out during the year 5 or 6 times (she came out as often as possible and she was a deaf ed teacher so it was not always easy for her to come out to visit), she and I would take Mom for drives in the mountains and Mom was always so pleased. Pattie and I would frequently take Mom to lunch at Le Peeps, Village Inn or somewhere special and Mom was always thrilled.
One of my favorite places to go with Mom was to the Goodwill Center on Broadway. We would walk up and down all the aisles and Mom would pick out things to show me. We always came home with clothes for her and clothes for me. It was fun and she loved it.
One of my very favorite pictures of Mom and Dad is below. I miss them both so much.
As you can see, Daddy was about 5′8″ and Mom was about 5′. This was early in Mom’s Alzheimers diagnosis. It was a terribly difficult time for my Dad. I lived only 10 minutes away from Mom and Dad so Daddy often called me to come over when he couldn’t get Mom to stop crying. Of course, in the early days of Alzheimers, Mom understood very well that she was losing everything: her memories. Eventually, she did not know who Daddy was. She always seemed to know me though…which was a blessing for me and hopefully, for her! I would always go over when Daddy called and climb into bed with Mom. I would hold her and rock her, telling her that I would never leave her. Eventually, she would calm down some.
Often I would spend the night on the couch and she would sneak out all night long to be sure that I was covered up with a warm blanket. I reassured her and led her gently back to bed each time. But 15 minutes later, she would be sneaking out to the living room again to check on me. She was so cute.
I have a special Whispers From Heaven windchime hanging in my front room that holds a tiny picture of my Mom and Dad. It also has a very special message hanging with it that reads like this:
When I left this world without you
I know it made you blue.
Your tears fell so freely,
I watched; I know this is true.
While you were weeping,
Days after I passed away -
While all was silent within me,
I saw you kneel to pray.
From this wonderful place called heaven
Where all my pain is gone,
I send a gentle breeze to whisper,
“My loved ones, please go on”
The peace that I have found here
Goes far beyond compare
No rain, no clouds, no suffering —
Just LOVE from everywhere.
You need not be troubled
Just stay close to GOD in prayer
Someday we’ll be reunited
My love, HIS love surrounds you always,
EVERYWHERE!
Blessing to all who read this blog with care and love! Be blessed with wisdom, love, peace and hope for all that is wonderful!
Warmly,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
Tags: aging, alternative health, alzheimers, blessings, elderly, hope, love, loving Mom, Mother's Day, peace, wisdom
Your Sleep May be Harming You
Introducing Marc A. Garfinkel, DC. Diplomate: American Chiropractic Board of Sports Practitioners; Certified: Chiropractic Sports Practitioner, Chiropractic Acupuncturist; Consultant and Lecturer: Office Depot, Costco, National Cattleman’s Beef Association, among other businesses.
Thank you so much, Dr. Garfinkel, for sharing your expertise with all of us here at Be Healthy Solutions. It is much appreciated.
I highly recommend Dr. Garfinkel to anyone living in the Denver, CO area. I’ve been going to him for quite some time now and have had immense relief on several health fronts, specifically my back, my sinuses and my chronic depression. Besides being a chiropractor doctor, he is also Acupuncture Certified and he works personally with you to best enhance your body’s health.
I hope this information is as helpful for you as it has been for me. I hope to have Dr. Garfinkel share more of his expertise with us in the future.
Please tell us of some of your chiropractic health experiences and thanks for sharing.
Warmly,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
Tags: acupuncture, alternative health, chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic diseases, chronic illness, Dr. Marc Garfinkel, energy, health solutions, inflammation, mattress, pain, pain relief, pillow, sleep
Live Whole Foods, Vitamins and Organic Supplements
You start your day with a cup of coffee, and by mid-morning you feel the crash. You reach for another cup.
After lunch, as you start to drag, you reach for an energy drink for another jolt of artificial stimulation. And as you guzzle it down, it occurs to you: This can’t be good for me. There has to be a better way to get through the day.
There is. The benefits of Live Whole Foods are so numerous. You might think of the benefits falling into three primary categories:
Healthy Energy
Natural Weight Loss
Personal Vitality
Healthy Energy
When you make live, whole foods part of your daily diet, you’ll immediately start to notice some changes in how you feel. For starters, you’ll sleep better at night and awaken feeling rested and alert. You’ll find that as you go through your day you think more clearly and feel more energetic the whole day through. Live whole foods don’t merely provide long-term health benefits—They deliver an immediate, noticeable change in how you feel.
Greater Mental Clarity
Improved Endurance
More Restful Sleep
Long-lasting Energy
Natural Weight Loss
One of the great advantages of whole food nutrition is that your body will become accustomed to the best kind of nutrients. As a consequence, you’ll be less likely to crave snack foods and other hollow calories, less prone to the between-meal hunger pangs that seem to undermine your attempts to lose weight. Meanwhile, your digestion will improve as your body benefits from a natural cleansing process that helps your body retain only what it needs to keep you feeling fit.
Less Hunger
Fewer Cravings
Improved Digestion
Natural Cleansing
Personal Vitality
It is an established fact that natural whole foods help your body to function better overall. One reason for that is that live, whole foods are high in antioxidants, phytonutrients and enzymes, which means that they help reduce the negative effects of toxins that build up in your body. At the same time, however, such nutrients tend to increase oxygenation (which is good), meaning that your blood remains richer in oxygen to supply the functions of healthy cells. Many people also report that whole food nutrition helps to reduce stress and improve their overall sense of well-being.
Reduced Stress
Improved Circulation
Increased Oxygenation
The idea is simple.
Walk out to your garden. Pick a red, ripe tomato, rinse it off, and take a big bite, juice dripping down your arm. It tastes so good, and it is so good. Now do that—again and again—several times a day, for the rest of your life.
Nothing to it. If only you had a garden. And knew a thing or two about growing a red, ripe tomato. Year-round.
Now imagine that you don’t need that garden—or the tomato plant for that matter. And imagine that you can get the full nutritional benefit of that tomato—and another 70 vegetables, fruits, seeds, sprouts and nuts—by adding a delicious powder to a clear glass of water You’d be well on your way to getting your full daily requirement of fruits and veggies—that’s as many as nine servings a day according to many doctors—all in a single, great-tasting supplement. You’d maybe miss out on the juice dripping down your arm, but you’d immediately have a more wholesome diet than you had ever had in your life.
It might be hard to believe that so much goodness can be delivered by a single product. But it’s true. Great taste. Unbeatable Convenience. Excellent Value. Wholesome, Low Calories… The live whole foods products that I recommend are Nuriche LIVE and ReVIVE.
The reason I recommend these live whole foods products is…
The notion of capturing the nutritional benefits of fresh produce in a small packet of powder probably sounds like something out of science fiction. And in truth, it pretty much would be science fiction were it not for an exclusive InstaFresh™ technology. No other process can match InstaFresh’s ability to create nutrient-rich whole food powders.
To be clear: There are other processes. Typically they involve lengthy drying procedures which allow for enzymes to degrade nutrients. Sometimes, heat is used to accelerate the drying, but high temperatures likewise destroy many of the nutrients your body needs. Even freeze-drying is a relatively slow procedure which involves high, nutrient-destroying temperatures.
In contrast, InstaFresh turns live, whole foods to powder in less than 30 seconds while keeping the working temperature between 65° and 100° Fahrenheit. As a result, the blendable powders that remain are rich in whole food nutrition.
You can buy other food supplements. But if they aren’t created through the proprietary InstaFresh process, the chances are that they’re not nearly as good for you as they should be. Only one company has InstaFresh.
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Warmly,
Connie Clark
303-770-3180
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