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Midori Greens (Madre Labs)

Written by Maff January 31, 2012 Hits: 463 0

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Midori Greens® is a groundbreaking, premium SuperGreens Blend with a core of three traditional Japanese ingredients: Ashitaba, Japanese Matcha Green Tea & Wildcrafted Wasabi.

Ashitaba is used for “heartburn” (gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD), stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout, constipation, and allergies to airborne allergens like hay fever. Ashitaba is an antioxidant and appears to reduce the secretion of stomach acid (source: WebMD).

Japanese Matcha Green Tea is the highest quality green tea available and retains the greatest amount of nutrients like the antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Research indicates that EGCG is 25-100 times more potent than the antioxidant vitamins C and E and provides critical support for the immune and cardiovascular systems.

Wildcrafted Wasabi is an excellent source of sulforaphane, a sulfur compound that "exhibits anticancer, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial properties in experimental models" (Wikipedia). It is also a potent antioxidant and helps support detoxification - slowing down phase 1 (cytochrome P450) and reducing the production of highly reactive by-products, while at the same time increasing the activity of certain phase 2 conjugation pathways.

Midori Greens® also contains Field-Grown Whole Grasses, Herbs & Vegetables, Broken Cell Wall Chlorella, Marine Phytoplankton and Beet Juice Powder.

This one-of-a-kind blend contains naturally-occurring phytonutrients and is a great addition to a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

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Pine Cone Extract

Written by Maff March 08, 2011 Hits: 840 0

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Pine cone extract is marketed as a nutritional supplement for immune system support. This use is based a number of scientific studies describing its benefits and mechanisms of action.

Dr. Paul Cheney, M.D., a leading chronic fatigue syndrome specialist, has used pine cone extract with his patients for a number of years and is quaoted as saying: "They make a tea from this in Southern Japan and they have significantly reduced cancer rates. It's thought to work at the gene level in lymphocytes, where it turns on IL-12. It also shuts down IL-10 at the gene level, and that causes a shift towards Th1." - Dr. Cheney: Balance the Immune System Th1/Th2

Research has so far shown that pine cone extract may increase resistance to infection and ability to fight off exisiting infections, while also reducing IgE-mediated allergic reactions and reducing inflammation.

From the available evidence so far it seems that the effects of pine cone extract on immune function stem from its ability to stimulate the production and maturation of dendritic cells. These cells are an important type of 'antigen-presenting cell' which means when they encounter pathogens and other foreign material in the body they display a fragment of it on their surfacve which tells all the other types of immune cell to attack that invader. A such, dendritic cells can be seen as the generals, controlling the battles against foreign invaders which the immune system undertakes.

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ProBoost (Thymic Protein A)

Written by Maff February 28, 2011 Hits: 696 0

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ProBoost is a dietary supplement containing Thymic Protein A which has been shown to stimulate production of t-helper lymphocytes and support healthy immune system function.

Our immune system, as remarkable as it is, wears out with age just like the rest of our body. In fact, the thymus gland, which is the centerpiece of the immune system, gradually decreases in size and functionality beginning at age three. By age 50, the thymus gland is no longer capable of producing sufficient levels of a critical thymic protein needed by the immune system to jump-start an immune response.

In addition, conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and other environmental illnesses, involve dysregulation of the immune system that can result in chronic infections and inflammation which contribute to symptoms and the disease process.

ProBoost® was developed to support the function of the thymus. Thymic Protein A, the active ingredient in ProBoost®, has the same biological activity as the natural thymic protein that is produced by the thymus gland.

Thymic Protein A, the active ingredient in Proboost, is an essential substance, necessary for the proper functioning of the immune system; specifically cell-mediated immunity which controls how viruses, bacteria, fungi/yeast, and other harmful agents are controlled and disposed of by the immune system.

Scientific studies, performed on in vitro cells, animals, and humans, have all shown significant benefits in supporting the immune system by activating the T-4 helper cells. Reported results include increased immunity, improving sleep and energy, and restoring quality of life for ill individuals.

Several human studies have further substantiated the scientific findings that Thymic Protein A ALONE, in its purified state, has tremendous immune regulation capabilities as both a stimulant and a down-regulating agent, depending on the bodys requirements.

ProBoost® is taken sublingually (under the tongue) to bypass the digestive system and deliver Thymic Protein A into the body intact and in its complete biologically active form.

Martin Pall Supplements

Written by Maff January 02, 2010 Hits: 1901 0

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Martin Pall, Ph.D., School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, has identified the NO/ONOO- cycle - the stress-induced increase in the levels of nitric oxide and its oxidant product peroxynitrite, and the biochemical vicious cycle that keeps these levels chronically elevated - as a key mechanism underlying oxidative stress. Below are individual and full-spectrum antioxidant preparations that together may assist in down-regulating this NO/ONOO- cycle mechanism. These suggestions are intended as nutritional support, not as a replacement for medical treatment of any condition.

Professor Pall believes that the NO/ONOO- cycle is at the heart of many "unexplained illnesses" such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as he discusses in his book 'Explaining Unexplained Illnesses: Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Gulf War Syndrome' and in the article The NO! OH NOO! Theory and Suggestions For Treatment.

The following are the individual nutritional supplements Professor Pall developed with Nutricology:

CoQ-Gamma E with Tocotrienols & Carotenoid
Take 1 softgel daily, in the morning. Some individuals may increase to 1 softgel two times daily, morning and mid-day.

MVM-A
Take 2 capsules, three times daily, with or following meals. Multivitamin/mineral with acetyl-L-carnitine and R-alpha-lipoic acid.

FlaviNOx
Take 1 capsule, three times daily, spread out over the day. Take one capsule in the middle of the night if one wakes up. Flavonoids are rapidly absorbed and excreted, substantially elevating blood levels for roughly four hours. Divided dosages can significantly support anti-oxidant levels in the body for longer periods.

NAC Enhanced Antioxidant Formula
Take 1 tablet, three times daily, following or with meals. At this dose, the modest amount of N-acetyl-L-cysteine will help avoid possible excitotoxicity.

Super EPA Fish Oil Concentrate
Take 1 softgel, one or two times daily. Take the first dose with the CoQ-Gamma E with Tocotrienols & Carotenoids. Lowers induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase, and has anti-inflammatory properties.

FibroBoost
This polyphenol/phlorotannin supplement may be used in addition to the five above formulas, or in place of FlaviNOx. Take 1 capsule three times daily before meals.

Further information and instructions on how to take the supplements in the protocol can be found on the Nutricology website.

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PCA-Rx (Maxam Labs)

Written by Maff September 15, 2009 Hits: 2011 0

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PCA-Rx is a nutraceutical designed for toxin removal and cleansing, manufactured by Maxam Nutraceutics. The product comes in the form of a sublingual spray. According to the manufacturer PCA-Rx:

- Removes heavy metals
- Attaches to and removes many harmful toxins
- Removes cardio and cerebral vascular plaque
- Helps rid the body of harmful mycoplasmas
- Lowers elevated enzyme counts
- Helps those suffering from various other environmental illnesses
- Provides a less invasive form of chelation

Heavy metal toxicity and infection with pathogens including mycoplasma are of great concern to those suffering from environmental illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), autism, and others. PCA-Rx is designed to aid sufferers of environmental illness (EI) by providing nutrients required for the manufacture of important detoxifying substances such as glutathione within the body, as a source of important antioxidants such as lipoic acid, by supplying ingredients such as the algae chlorella that chelate (bind) toxic metals, and as a source of probiotic bacteria which aid digestive and detoxification processes.

PCA-Rx contains:

Purified Water, Micro-Fermented Peptides Of Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Acetylcysteine, Glutathione, Peptidylgluconase, Hyaluronic Acid, Blue-Green Algae Extracts, Chlorella, Phytoplankton, Multiple Beneficial Flora Ferments Including: Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Acidophilus Salivarus, Streptococcus Thermophilus, Hydrated Colloidal Silica, Algenic, Fulvic, Ferulic And Lipoic Acids; All In A Cultured Medium Of Oligopolypeptides, Glycoproteins, Phospholipides, Ionic Sea Minerals, Amino Acid Complexes, Vitamins And Minerals.