Today’s world of technology, expedience, multi-tasking, stress, fast foods, and toxic environments can have an affect on every tissue and organ in our bodies.  The amount of pesticides, herbicides, fossil fuel emissions, hydrocarbons, and heavy metals that we are exposed to on a daily basis have reached record proportions. In fact, the United States Environmental Protection Agency states that traces of toxic chemicals can now be found in nearly every American.

A toxin is any compound that has a detrimental effect on cell function or structure.  Some toxins cause minimal negative effects, while others can cause death.  Toxins are often divided into four categories:

• Heavy Metals- Including lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, nickel, and aluminum.  Heavy metals tend to accumulate in vital organs, often disrupting their function.
• Liver Toxins – Including drugs, alcohol, solvents, formaldehyde, pesticides, herbicides, and food additives.  Our livers are usually overloaded with these toxins because they are so prevalent in our diet and in our environment.
• Microbial Compounds – Including toxins produced by bacteria and yeast in the digestive tract can be absorbed and transported throughout the body, significantly disrupting bodily functions.  These toxins can also include toxic amines, toxic derivatives of bile, various carcinogenic substances, and endotoxins and exotoxins from bacteria.
• By Products of Protein Metabolism – The kidneys are largely responsible for eliminating toxic waste products of protein metabolism, such as ammonia and urea.  Excessive protein consumption and lack of water can inhibit proper kidney function. 

There are toxic substances in our homes, in our workplaces, in our food, in our water and in the air we breathe.  Most of the technological advances associated with these chemicals are supposed to be improving our lives; in reality, some of these advances are creating unhealthy conditions within us. This influx of chemical products translates to billions upon billions of pounds of toxins being released into the environment, and some of these toxins will eventually find their way into our bodies.

We practice daily hygiene such as washing our hands, hair, faces, bodies, and brushing our teeth, but what about cleaning the inside of our bodies?  Imagine what the inside of a house would look like if you never cleaned it.  Dirt, toxins, and pathogens can begin to build up and create an unhealthy environment. 

A similar scenario can occur inside of us when the liver and other bodily systems responsible for the detoxification process become over-burdened with toxicity and are unable to handle it all.  When this happens, we can begin having problems with digestion, elimination, skin, weight gain, and so on.  

If you experience one or more of the following symptoms, then you may want to cleanse:

How often one cleanses can depend upon an individual’s state of health, and whether they have ever done any type of cleansing before.  The best thing to do is pay attention to your body.  If you are experiencing the symptoms associated with a toxic overload, as listed above, then you will want to consider cleansing to help relieve them.

Important:  When cleansing, please be sure that you are having regular (daily) bowel movements that can help your body eliminate toxic substances from the gastrointestinal tract so they are less likely to be reabsorbed into the blood stream.  It is also important to drink plenty of water to flush toxins from the kidneys.

Polluted air, modern diets, and drinking water all carry potential carcinogens. Although we bathe and cleanse the outside of our bodies daily, all of us can still be toxic if we never cleanse on the inside. Any substance which is not useful for energy or building tissues is dumped by detoxification before it can harm the body. However, the body must be able to properly detoxify via the phase I and phase II detoxification pathways in order to protect itself. When it is overloaded with toxins, it cannot properly detoxify.

The lungs, skin, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract all play a role in the detox process, while the liver is considered to be the major organ of detoxification.  Within the liver cells there are a number of intricate mechanisms involved in the breakdown of toxic substances. Chemicals that enter our bodies, including drugs, pesticides, herbicides, and hormones are broken down by liver cells.  If the liver is over-burdened, it has a difficult time performing these necessary functions.

The detoxifying organs work vigorously on a daily basis to rid the body of toxicities and maintain the health of trillions of cells.  Unfortunately, the excessive amount of toxins in the environment has placed such a burden on these systems that they can no longer function optimally. Therefore, we can all benefit from cleansing the inside of our bodies for renewal and to improve our health.  

Symptoms of Detoxification:

As the liver begins to become more effective in its efforts to detox, most peoples’ store of toxins will begin to be processed and moved out. Some of the normal and expected symptoms of detoxification can include:

• A feeling of dizziness
• Heart palpitations
• Lack of appetite
• Fatigue
• General malaise
• Nausea
• Headache
• Increased body odor
• Constipation or diarrhea
• Hives, rashes, or mild skin outbreaks

Phase I and Phase II of the Detoxification Pathways

During Phase I of the detoxification process, toxic, fat soluble chemicals are converted into less harmful chemicals by a variety of reactions within the liver. During this phase free radicals are naturally formed.  Free radicals are unstable particles that can damage the body’s cells if there is an excess of them.  To help get rid of or reduce these free radicals, we need to take antioxidants.  If antioxidants are in short supply, exposure to toxic chemicals can become far more dangerous during this phase by being converted from relatively harmless substances into potentially carcinogenic ones.  

During Phase II, toxic chemicals, drugs, and used hormones are bound to water soluble substances, which makes them less harmful so they can be easily eliminated from the body rather than re-circulated in the blood stream and deposited into fatty tissue. This process is also known as glucoronidation.  Calcium D-Glucarate is a natural dietary supplement that has been shown to support this vital process by inhibiting an enzyme called beta-glucuronidase that can break bonds between toxins and used hormones allowing them to be re-circulated rather than excreted.

The two major routes of detoxification:

Phase I: Toxic and fat-soluble chemicals (which can only dissolve in oily solutions, not water) are neutralized and the process of making these chemicals water soluble and more chemically active begins.

Phase II: Chemicals are combined with minerals, amino acids, and other endogenous compounds.  This process, known as conjugation, makes the entire molecule water soluble, thus allowing excretion via urine or bile.

Products to Help with Cleansing

The Complete Body Cleanse Kit is a Triple Action Detoxification System created by Life-flo.  It is designed to help support, detoxify, and rejuvenate us. This fourteen day program is designed to improve our health by dealing with the overabundance of toxins residing in our bodies.  The triple action system gently enhances our internal detoxification system while at the same time ridding it of heavy metals.  It is a complete cleansing system because it addresses the areas that are of greatest concern.

Benefits of use:

• Helps cleanse the liver and colon
• Helps remove toxic heavy metals
• Helps increase weight loss results
• Helps increase energy levels
• Helps improve the health of your skin
• Helps promote overall well being

Green Foods to Assist Detoxification

Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants and algae that is responsible for their color.  Historically, chlorophyll has been used to help improve health.  For example, for bad breath, for constipation, and for use in detoxifying, just to name a few.  Chlorophyll also has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and wound-healing properties. (1,2)

Some evidence suggests that chlorophyll helps detoxify cancer-promoting substances, suggesting that chlorophyll may reduce the risk of cancer. (3,4)

According to the PDR for Nutritional Supplements, “some experimental data suggests that chlorophyll may have some antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic potential, may help protect against some toxins, and may ameliorate some drug side effects.” (5)

Those who do not consume a variety of green foods in plentiful quantities may lack chlorophyll in their diets.  Therefore, including a good “green foods” supplement, such as LifeSource SuperSprouts that contains sources of chlorophyll, can help you get this important nutrient into your diet or cleansing program.

Benefits of use:

• Detoxification
• Constipation
• Eliminate bad breath
• Wound healing
• Antioxidant

Calcium D-Glucarate to help remove toxins from the intestinal tract

D-Glucarate is a phytochemical that can be found in fruits and vegetables, such as apples, oranges, broccoli, cabbage, bean sprouts, and brussels sprouts.  It is also made in small amounts by the body. Many believe that this nutrient aids the body in the elimination of many harmful toxins and lowers abnormally high levels of used steroid hormones including estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. 

D-Glucarate also inhibits an enzyme known as beta-glucuronidase, which suppresses the body’s ability to detoxify many toxins using the glucuronidation pathway. When levels of this enzyme become elevated, it reverses the glucuronidation process and releases the toxins back into the bloodstream. (6)   When detoxification involves Calcium D-Glucarate, it is called glucuronidation, which is the process that occurs when toxins or carcinogens are combined with water soluble substances, allowing such toxins to be more easily removed from the body.  Research supports a role for glucuronidation in protecting cells (especially those of hormone-sensitive tissues such as the breast and prostate) from dangerous environmental chemicals.(7)

Benefits of use:

• Helps eliminate toxins and carcinogens
• Helps eliminate used hormones
• Helps reduce the risk of certain diseases
• Has been shown to reduce estrogen receptors

Since you can’t live in a bubble, Aulterra Enhance capsules are the next best thing. Aulterra is a homeopathically activated combination of natural elements which help neutralize the effects of heavy metals and other toxins on human DNA.

Benefits of use:

• Activates DNA
• Enhances cellular activity
• Neutralizes toxic substances
• Reverses cellular aging

1. Rudolph C. The therapeutic value of chlorophyll. Clin Med Surg 1930:37;119-21
2. Chernomorsky SA, Segelman AB. Biological activities of chlorophyll derivatives. N J Med 1988:85;669-73.
3. Gruskin B. Chlorophyll-its therapeutic place in acute and suppurative disease. Am J Surg 1940:49;49-56.
4. Hayatsu H, Negishi T, Arimoto S, et al. Porphyrins as potential inhibitors against exposure to carcinogens and mutagens. Mutat Res 1993:290;79-85.
5. Thomson, PDR for Nutritional Supplements. New Jersey: Thomson PDR 2002;89
6. Dwivedi C, Heck WJ, Downie AA, et al. Effect of calcium glucarate on beta-glucuronidase activity and glucarate content of certain vegetables and fruits. Biochem Med Metab Biol. 1990; 43:83-92.
7. Walaszek Z, Hanausek-Walaszek M, Minton J, Webb TE. Dietary Glucarate as anti-promoter of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced mammary tumorigenesis. Carcinogenesis 1986;7:1463-1466

Evidence from several studies has indicated that low serotonin levels may play a role in the development of fibromyalgia.   

It is believed that serotonin abnormalities could be responsible for depression and insomnia—symptoms that many fibromyalgia patients suffer from.  Because 5-HTP could raise low serotonin levels, it may be helpful in alleviating such symptoms. 

Although no one knows exactly why 5-HTP effectively improves fibromyalgia symptoms, researchers believe that low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin may be involved in symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, as mentioned above.  Serotonin is believed to mediate slow-wave (deep) sleep, as well as influence how pain is perceived by the body and mind. 

Leading sleep and fibromyalgia experts H. Moldofsky and J.J. Warsh theorize that primary fibromyalgia may result from a deficiency of circulating tryptophan, an amino acid.  This lack of tryptophan in turn restricts serotonin and interferes with what is known as deep sleep. The researchers also reported that the higher the concentration of unbound tryptophan in the plasma of FMS patients, the more profound their symptoms. (1)

Additionally, 5-HTP is the intermediate between tryptophan and serotonin and it is readily absorbed and crosses the blood-brain barrier.  It is also promoted for depression. (2)

Even though the cause of depression varies widely from one person to the next, most people with depression have low serotonin levels. Whether low levels of serotonin cause depression or depression causes serotonin levels to fall is not yet clear but what is certain is that by raising serotonin levels depression can often be alleviated.

A 90-day study of the effects of 5-HTP on 50 fibromyalgia patients published in The Journal of International Medical Research; 1992; 20:182 – 189 concluded that a “good” or “fair” clinical improvement occurred in 50 per cent of the patients. These patients ranged in age from 18 to 65. When clinical variables such as tender point soreness, anxiety, pain intensity, quality of sleep and fatigue were compared with baseline results, researchers concluded that all symptoms had been  improved after 90 days of taking 100 milligrams of 5-HTP three times daily.

Low levels of serotonin in the brain can contribute to the development of depression.  Some studies indicate that 5-HTP may be as effective as certain antidepressant drugs in treating individuals with mild to moderate depression. Such individuals have shown improvements in mood, anxiety, insomnia, and physical symptoms.

1.  H. Moldofsky and J.J. Warsh; Pain; 1978; 5:65 71;  
2.  Birdsall, Altern Med Rev 8/98;3:271.

Many fibromyalgia sufferers have stated that the combination of magnesium and malic acid have been helpful for their symptoms associated with fibromyalgia.

Magnesium Malate is a highly absorbable form of magnesium that provides the benefits of this mineral, along with the benefits of malic acid, a nutrient found to contribute to the process of transforming food into ATP, the body’s energy source.

Magnesium Malate and Fibromyalgia

While the cause of fibromyalgia is not fully understood, some leading fibromyalgia researchers believe that there is a malfunction in the body’s ability to manufacture energy. The muscles burn energy faster than it can be produced, which is compounded by a shortage of the nutrients necessary to make the energy. This may cause the muscles to rely too heavily on the inefficient (anaerobic) energy cycle for much of their energy production instead of the more efficient (aerobic) energy cycle. Malic acid plays a key role in the production of energy in the cells; therefore, it is often recommended with magnesium for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Additionally, some fibromyalgia patients may be magnesium deficient. An article in the Journal of Nutritional Medicine pointed out that many fibromyalgia patients have responded quite favorably to magnesium malate.  This is most likely because magnesium and malic acid are important substances in the manufacture of energy for the human muscle cell.

Furthermore, magnesium is an essential mineral in over 300 enzymatic reactions in metabolism. These reactions include those involved in the Krebs cycle (one of the body’s energy production systems), such as:

• DNA metabolism
• Vital for cell formation
• Activation of B vitamins
• Energy transport and storage
• The breakdown of fatty acids
• Proper nerve function and neurotransmitter activity
• The formation and maintenance of protein, fatty acids, and bone.
• The formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body’s energy source.

Recent studies have indicated that those with fibromyalgia tend to have decreased levels of magnesium in comparison to the control groups. [ 1 ] According to a study published in the Journal of Nutritional Medicine, Abraham et al hypothesized that a magnesium deficiency found in muscles cells could possibly play a role in the development of Fibromyalgia. The group demonstrated that a daily supplement of 300-600 of Magnesium Malate resulted in improvements of symptoms, as well as in the number and severity of tender points.[ 2 ]

During another study conducted in 1995, researchers gave 24 subjects with fibromyalgia a low tablet with 50 mg magnesium and 200 mg malic acid. Scientists measured pain levels through patient self-assessment and the tender point index. Results showed that the low dose, short term trial was not effective to reduce fibromyalgia pain. However, higher doses over an extended duration significantly reduced subjects’ pain.

Furthermore, in a 1992 study 15 fibromyalgia patients received an oral dose of 1200-2400 mg of malate (malic acid) and 300-600 mg of magnesium over a four and 8 week period. Patients reported a reduction in pain across a tender point index (TPI). Six subjects felt an improvement in 48 hours.

 

Low levels of ATP (a cells energy source) are commonly found in those with fibromyalgia and may play a significant role in the origin of fibromyalgia symptoms. [ 3,4 ] Without magnesium, ATP is broken down easily into ADP an inorganic phosphate, which is less efficient than ATP in generating energy for cell metabolism and transport. [ 4 ] This process is important in the brain, which stores 20% of total body ATP. A low level of magnesium leads to a low level of ATP, which may cause a decline in cognitive function.

Both magnesium and malic acid, a non-toxic organic dicarboxylic acid, are known to be involved in ATP synthesis under aerobic and hypoxic conditions, which is the basis of the combined use of malic acid and magnesium in treatment of fibromyalgia. [ 5,6 ]

Along with calcium, magnesium is crucial for adequate muscle metabolism and function. When a magnesium deficiency is present, one may experience excessive muscle tension, which leads to muscle spasms, restlessness, tics, and twitches. Studies have shown that tender points in fibromyalgia muscles are deficient in ATP. Additionally, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicates abnormally high-energy phosphate metabolism in exercising fibromyalgia muscles. [ 7 ]

1. Prescott EE, et al. Red blood cell magnesium and fibromyalgia. Scand J Rheum 1992; 94:31.
2. Abraham GE, Glechas ID. Management of fibromyalgia: A rationale for the use of magnesium and malic acid. J Nutr Med 1992; 3:49-59.
3. Heaton FW. Role of Magnesium in Enzyme Systems. In: Sigel H, ed. Metal Ions in Biological Systems.
4. Eisinger J, et al. Glycolysis abnormalities in fibromyalgia. J Am Coll Nutr 1994; 13:144-148.
5. Abraham GE, Glechas ID. Management of fibromyalgia: A rationale for the use of magnesium and malic acid. J Nutr Med 1992;3:49-59.
6. Russell IJ, et al. Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with Super Malic: A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover pilot study. J Rheumatol 1995; 22:953-958.
7. Simms RW, et al. 31P – NMR spectroscopy of muscle in fibromyalgia syndrome patients and sedentary controls. Arthritis Rheum 1993;37:794-800.

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Fibromyalgia sufferers may experience pain as a result of hypercoagulation (thickened blood) that can lead to poor circulation due to an excess buildup of fibrin.  Fibrin is a whitish, insoluble protein that makes up a blood clot when promoted by thrombin, a key clot promoter.

In otherwise healthy individuals, one burst of thrombin should generate enough fibrin to form an actual clot in the event of an injury.  However, those with fibromyalgia and other chronic conditions may continuously generate low thrombin levels that can result in hypercoagulation and pain as circulation slows.        

Reducing fibrin with the use of systemic enzyme therapy may be an alternative to taking blood thinning and pain relieving medications for those who do suffer from fibromyalgia.   

What is the role of fibrin in fibromyalgia?

Research from the late 1990s reveals that many patients with chronic disease may have an underlying coagulation defect contributing to their symptoms.  When tissues don’t receive sufficient blood, the cells are starved for oxygen and nutrients. Pain can result, as in headache or fibromyalgia.   

In the case of fibromyalgia, fibrin (a stiff protein) forms a meshwork, or screen that slows blood flow to the cells. This interferes with cell function and cell-to-cell communications leading to the accumulation of additional forms of protein debris. Therefore, the symptoms of fibromyalgia can respond well to treatments that are aimed at clearing protein debris. [1]   

Fibromyalgia sufferers may experience pain as a result of excess fibrin when promoted by thrombin, a key clot promoter.  In otherwise healthy individuals, one burst of thrombin should generate enough fibrin to form an actual clot in the event of an injury.  However, those with fibromyalgia and other chronic conditions may continuously generate low thrombin levels that can result in increased fibrin and pain as circulation slows.    

Reducing fibrin with the use of systemic enzyme therapy may be an alternative to taking blood thinning and pain relieving medications for those who do suffer from fibromyalgia.

How Vitalzym can help

Vitalzym can help relieve a variety of fibromyalgia related symptoms by addressing many of the underlying causes.

These symptoms include:

• Pain and Stiffness
• Fatigue
• Poor Circulation
• Digestive Troubles
• Irritable Bowel / Bladder

Vitalzym can also be a safer alternative to many prescription and over the counter pain relievers that may cause undesirable side effects, which is the last thing a fibromyalgia sufferer needs.

Vitalzym contains enzymes such as protease and serrapeptase, which are well-known for their proteolytic (excess protein clearing) properties. Proteolytic enzymes break down excess fibrin in your circulatory system and in other connective tissue, such as your muscles – helping to remove the meshwork that slows blood flow to the cells.   

If the rate of protein (fibrin) accumulation exceeds the rate of breakdown, the microcirculatory system gets clogged and flow decreases. This stagnation of protein debris promotes fibrosis in the muscles and other soft tissues. Combine this with slowed blood flow and the results are widespread pain and chronic fatigue.   

Vitalzym can help fibromyalgia sufferers by:   

• Acting as an anti-inflammatory agent
• Regulating the immune system
• Increasing circulation
• Reducing fibrosis
• Removing toxins and impurities in the blood
• Reducing viral loads

These enzymes also bring nutrients and oxygen-rich blood that remove the metabolic waste produced by inflammation and excess fibrin. This alone can bring tremendous relief to fibromyalgia sufferers.  

Additionally, researchers are beginning to believe that there is a strong autoimmune component connected to fibromyalgia syndrome. Interestingly enough, systemic enzyme therapy has an excellent track record regarding the treatment of various autoimmune diseases. In addition to reducing inflammation, regulating immunity, and reducing excess fibrin, serrapeptase has a profound ability to reduce pain due to its ability to block the release of pain-inducing amines from inflamed tissues.  

References

1. Hypercoagulation, Protein Accumulation, and Fibromyalgia; Keith Berndtson, M.D.; Illinois MultiMed

Did you know that any chemicals you put on your skin can be absorbed into your body? The frightening truth is that most skin care products contain caustic chemicals, harsh synthetics, and unhealthy oils. This includes parabens, propylene glycol, synthetic colors & fragrances, and mineral oil, to name a few.

Furthermore, many of the registered chemicals used in body care products are not only toxic; they are also considered endocrine disruptors which means they have the ability to negatively affect our hormonal balance.

Read our Article What Not to Wear…On Your Skin

Reasons to Avoid Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products

• They can be absorbed into the body and cause toxicity
• Chemicals only create the illusion of healthy skin
• Toxic chemicals and colors can cause skin irritations
• Synthetic oils can prevent the skin from absorbing healthy nutrients
• Many chemicals are petroleum based and carcinogenic
• Xenoestrogens, such as parabens, can disrupt hormonal balance
• Not all chemicals have been tested for safe use on humans

The skin is a porous membrane that has the ability to absorb chemicals that it comes in contact with. Transdermal toxicity is beginning to gain recognition to the point that the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has signed a bill SB 1379 that would create a state bio-monitoring program.

The Governor stated: “There are literally thousands of chemicals being used in our everyday products in the United States in cleaning supplies, pesticides, cosmetics, and more. It’s important to know more about how those chemicals are building up in our bodies or how they may be affecting our health.”
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Legislation/2006/SB1379.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/

Chemicals and Xenoestrogens

Many of the chemicals used in body care products are not only toxic, they are also known as xenoestrogens.  Xeno literally means foreign; therefore, xenoestrogens means foreign estrogens.

There are approximately 100,000 registered chemicals for use in the United States and many of them have negative hormonal effects in addition to being toxic.  These substances can increase the estrogen load in the body over time, and are difficult to detoxify through the liver and compound symptoms of estrogen dominance.

These two informative articles discuss parabens found in breast tumors:

• Chemicals used as preservatives detected in human breast tumours
  
• Chemical Fact Sheet: Parabens – The Breast Cancer Fund

RegenaCell™ – A Formula for Younger Looking Skin

We feel it is important to offer health and beauty products that are as free from phytoestrogens and toxic ingredients as possible, and have created RegenaCell for just this reason. Most creams available on the market today contain toxic ingredients that you will NOT find in our RegenaCell™ Anti-Aging Cream.

RegenaCell is made without the use of synthetic chemicals, alcohols, or other harmful ingredients and fillers, and is free of parabens and other synthetic preservatives.

RegenaCell Anti-Aging Cream contains a high concentration of vital nutrients, antioxidants, cell rejuvenators, and natural moisturizers. The ingredients used are of the highest quality, purity, and stability, with potencies that are rarely found in today’s skin care products. The skin care treatment in this formula sets the stage for healthy, youthful new cell growth.

Benefits of RegenaCell™

• Promotes firm skin
• Restores elasticity
• Stimulates collagen
• Botox alternative
• Acts as an antioxidant
• Diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
• Helps correct sun damage and skin discoloration
• Smoothes, moisturizes, and softens
• Protects and hydrates your skin
• Reduces puffiness and dark circles under the eyes
• Reduces capillary fragility
• Reduces oxidation alternation in healthy cells which minimizes the signs of premature aging
• Paraben free, no synthetic chemicals

You won’t need another moisturizer, wrinkle cream, or anti-aging skin care product.  RegenaCell’s formula provides you with all the daily moisturizing, protection, anti-oxidation, and cell rejuvenation you need.   RegenaCell™ is a natural skin care beauty product for both women and men. Excellent for dry skin care.

Read more about the Science of RegenaCell and see our article on Combating Damage to Sun Exposed Skin.

All people can benefit from superfoods!   A superfood contains every nutrient the body requires for optimal health and can help support most bodily functions, boost energy levels, increase stamina, endurance, and recovery time from physical activity.  They also provide phytochemicals and antioxidants that science has proven help prevent many degenerative diseases.

Superfoods are found in the first link of the food chain, such as plankton which is made purely from sunlight and water, and grasses which are made from soil and sunlight. Since they are so nutrient dense, very little is required to achieve significant nutritional benefit.

You can read more about these nutrient dense foods in our article The Benefits of Superfoods.

Detoxify with Superfoods       

One of the great benefits we can get from superfoods is detoxification.   Detoxification is a process in which potentially harmful compounds are excreted.  Superfoods help us detox by eliminating toxins, such as heavy metals, which can weaken our tissues and lead to disease over time.  

Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants and algae that is said to be a good detoxifier.    Historically, chlorophyll has been used to help improve many different conditions and symptoms.  For example, constipation, bad breath, and skin problems, just to name a few.

Dietary sources of chlorophyll include: 

• LifeSource SuperSprouts
• Dark green leafy vegetables
• Wheat grass
• Barley grass
• Spirulina
• Chlorella
• Algae

Those who do not consume a variety of green foods in plentiful quantities may lack chlorophyll in their diets.  Therefore, taking a high quality sprouted grain and green food supplement that contains chlorophyll, can help you get this important nutrient, as well as others, into your diet or cleansing program.

Introducing LifeSource SuperSprouts

LifeSource SuperSprouts is created from 100% organic sprouts and the highest quality SuperFoods. These grains are in a SuperFood base of soft cell Chlorella, Organic Spirulina, Wildcrafted Hydrilla, Organic Barley Juice Concentrate 40:1, Phasophyta green kelp, Rhodophyta Red kelp, Monatomic mineral complex, and Stevia.

The organic sprout complex consists of Amaranth, Spelt, Broccoli, and Millet. Broccoli sprouts are the richest source of sulphoraphane, a natural chemical researched at John Hopkins University for its ability to promote normal cellular functions. “Three day old broccoli sprouts consistently contain 20 to 50 times the protective compounds as found in mature broccoli, and may offer a simple dietary means of reducing health risks.” Paul Talalay, MD., JJ Abel Distinguished Service Professor, John Hopkins University.

LifeSource SuperSprouts can help:

• Increase energy levels
• Improve mental clarity and alertness
• Increase stamina and focus in rugged competition
• Reduce recovery time from physical activity

The sprouts in this formula are freeze dried so that their temperature sensitive constituents are maintained to the highest possible degree. They also provide easily assimilated organic vitamins, minerals, and enzymes.

Why Choose LifeSource SuperSprouts Over Other Products?

LifeSource SuperSprouts Dietary Supplement is created from 100% organic sprouts and the highest quality SuperFoods. It is formulated together through a special process that harmonizes the subtle energy fields of each ingredient.

This product is perfect for weight management and whenever extra energy is required. Nourish your body, feed your mind, and evolve your spirit with LifeSource SuperSprouts. 100% Vegetarian. 

Other reasons to choose LifeSource SuperSprouts:

• Quality Ingredients – The world’s finest ingredients are carefully selected and blended with one consideration – to achieve the highest nutritional benefits by maximizing natural life force energy.

• Harmonically Balanced – Ordinary superfood formulas are based on chemical profiles of each individual ingredient. Our special formulation is the result of observing harmonic patterns and frequencies produced as we combine nature’s most nutritionally complete foods. Each ingredient is monitored until it naturally reaches its highest level of synergy and balance within the formula. Each and every batch of LifeSource is manufactured to meet these high quality specifications.

• Great Taste – No other product tastes as great as our naturally energized, highly nutritious superfood complex, LifeSource. It is a delicious, potent blast of nutrition and energy.

• LifeSource is for Everyone – LifeSource is designed for all who desire a healthier life; career professionals, athletes, pregnant and nursing women, students, people recovering from illness or surgery.

A study done at Penn State University concluded that EMF exposure produced no effect at first, and then a cascade of microbial destruction begins.  The effect of this damage has been linked to cancer, memory loss and even sterility. 

“Electromagnetic pollution may be the most significant form of pollution human activity has produced in this century, all the more dangerous because it is invisible and insensible.” — Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Spontaneous Healing and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health.

Read more in our article Protecting Yourself from Electromagnetic Pollution 

EMFs are invisible lines of force created whenever electricity is generated or used.  EMFs are produced by power lines, electric wiring, electric equipment and appliances, as well as wireless devices, such as cell phones and computers.  The frequency of EMFs is measured in hertz (Hz, or cycles per second). People are continuously exposed to both electric and magnetic fields, but scientists are most concerned about magnetic fields.

Electric and magnetic fields naturally occur within the body and are associated with nerve and muscle activity.   We are also exposed to the natural magnetic field of the Earth, in which a magnetic compass responds to, and natural electric fields in the atmosphere. 

Natural EMFs differ from man made EMFs that have a chaotic energy and frequency that can disrupt or distort organic energy patterns. It is this ability to distort human energy patterns that causes artificial EMFs to be hazardous, inflicting damage to human DNA, disrupting ionic conductance, and weakening cellular metabolism.

Workers may be exposed to high magnetic fields if they work near electrical systems that use large amounts of electric power (for example, large electric motors, generators, or the power supply or electric cables of a building). High magnetic fields are also found near power saws, drills, copy machines, electric pencil sharpeners, and other small electric appliances. The strength of the magnetic field depends on equipment design and current flow not on equipment size, complexity, or voltage.

What you can do to help protect yourself?

The Neutralizer™ by Aulterra is the only product on the market with in vitro studies that prove human DNA can be protected from the damaging effects of EMFs.

Unlike other EMF blocking devices, the Neutralizer will not affect cellular phone reception or transmission. Your phone will still be the convenient communications tool you wanted it to be–it will just no longer be dangerous to your DNA and your health. 

The Neutralizer is effective against harmful EMF/RF radiation with any style of cellular phone:

• Any antenna style
• Any brand or model
• Digital, analog or dual mode phones
• New models as well as older styles

Cellular phones are not the only harmful EMF radiating devices in our homes or offices. If you have any of these electronic devices, you need the protection of the Neutralizer:

• Computer terminal
• Microwave oven
• Cordless telephone
• Television
• Video game equipment

Aulterra Enhance, the active substance in the Neutralizer, is a proprietary organic compound composed of natural earth elements which neutralizes the effect of man-made EMF exposure on human DNA.  This is another great product to help with exposure to EMFs.  While the neutralizer works on your electronic and wireless equipment, Aulterra works directly in your body.

A simple regimen of Aulterra’s Enhance can offer an important protective defense against powerful environmental toxins. Or add Aulterra Enhance™ to your current health regimen to boost benefits from all your health products and achieve greater healing, harmony and balance.

When consumed into the body, laboratory studies indicate Enhance helps:

• Activate DNA
• Enhance cellular activity
• Neutralize toxic substances
• Reverse cellular aging

In 1998, Lockheed Martin conducted another study to determine if Enhance could neutralize radioactive elements. After six months, Enhance successfully reduced the gamma radiation of the control substance by 80%.  Read the compete study here.

Fibroids do not develop until the body begins producing estrogen during the onset of menstruation. During the reproductive years, hormonal imbalance can cause fibroids to form and grow.  Hormonal imbalance occurs when estrogen and progesterone are not present in the proper proportions, often referred to as estrogen dominance. The most common imbalance that causes fibroids is low progesterone in ratio to estrogen.

Progesterone production decreases during the 30s and 40s.  When additional estrogen, such as the type found in birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy, and plant and environmental estrogens is brought into the mix, hormonal imbalance occurs.  Additionally, fibroid tumors may grow very quickly during pregnancy when the body is producing extra estrogen.

Primary Types of Uterine Fibroids

Uterine fibroids can be so tiny that you need a microscope to see them. However, they can grow very large. They may fill the entire uterus, and may weigh several pounds. Although it is possible for just one fibroid to develop, usually there are more than one.

There are four primary types of uterine fibroids, classified primarily according to location in the uterus:

Addressing Uterine Fibroids

Often, women are told that a fibroid condition is not medically addressed unless they become bothersome. However, at this point invasive procedures, such as surgery, hysterectomy, myomectomy, and embolization are generally the only options offered.  Therefore, it is a good idea to try and resolve this condition before they become too large or problematic. In many cases, if they have become large and problematic, but are not a threat to your health or vital organs, then you should still be able to attempt to shrink them naturally. 

Furthermore, uterine fibroids often shrink and disappear after menopause when the body stops producing as much estrogen.  However, if a woman has used hormone replacement therapy for many years, there is a possibility that she may have an excess of stored estrogen that can prevent fibroids from shrinking after menopause. A woman will almost never develop fibroid tumors when they are postmenopausal.

Please read our fibroid tumor website page where you can learn more about this condition, as well as a variety of natural dietary supplements that have helped many women shrink their fibroids.  The links on the left navigation bar offer educational information, products, and support. Our on-staff nutritionist is available to answer your questions by phone, email, LIVE CHAT, or on our Message Boards.

Good news chocoholics, it turns out that this tasty little treat is good for your heart.  According to an Italian study, dark chocolate has the potential to significantly reduce the inflammation that leads to cardiovascular disease.  

“Studies have shown that heart benefits from dark chocolate include increased blood flow, less platelet stickiness and clotting, and improved LDL (bad) cholesterol,” says Mary Engler, PhD, RN, and chocolate researcher from the University of California, San Francisco. 

Mary claims eating a small 1.6 ounce bar of dark chocolate every day is good for you after the longest clinical trial to date showed improvement in blood vessel function from consuming flavonoid-rich dark chocolate daily over an extended period of time.  What chocolate lover would argue with that science?

A Japanese study suggests that dark chocolate can improve blood flow to the heart muscle.  This is a very important finding since improvement in coronary blood flow lessens the risk of angina and heart attack, claims Yumi Shiina, PhD, of Chiba University in Chiba, Japan. 

The researchers measured an indicator that determines the ability of the coronary arteries to dilate and allow more blood flow to the heart muscle tissue.  After two weeks, coronary circulation significantly improved in participants who ate dark chocolate.  There was no change in participants who ate white chocolate. 

Dark chocolate retains a higher flavonoid content than milk chocolate with low flavonoids, or white chocolate, which does not contain flavonoids at all.  Flavonoids are antioxidants, and have been found to be responsible for chocolates heart health benefits.  When the body lacks adequate levels of antioxidants, free radical damage can result and lead to increased LDL-cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) oxidation and plaque formation on arterial walls. 

Additional antioxidant capabilities from flavonoids also:

• Are believed to help reduce platelet aggregation
• May affect the relaxation capabilities of blood vessels
• May positively affect the balance of certain compounds that are thought to benefit the heart

There are factors to consider when consuming chocolate to help benefit the heart, as some forms of chocolate are more ideal over others.  For example, most commercial chocolates have been over processed via fermentation, alkalizing, and roasting, which reduces the flavonoid content. Therefore, the higher the cocoa content, the better.  It is also a good idea to skip sugar and fat laden dark chocolate products containing chewy caramel and marshmallows, as they are not considered heart-healthy options.  

John Hopkins Medicine states, “when choosing dark chocolates, opt for the more expensive ones, as they usually have higher levels of flavonoids. Specifically, buy bittersweet chocolate with at least 60 percent cocoa content.”

At this point in time there are no prescriptions for chocolate, but there are varying thoughts as to how much dark chocolate one may need to eat in order to gain heart protective benefits.  For example, two studies have shown that a 1.4 to 1.6 ounce dark chocolate bar with a high cocoa content daily has contributed to cardiovascular health. 

“Eating a little bit of chocolate or having a drink of hot cocoa as part of a regular diet is probably good for personal health, so long as people don’t eat too much of it, and too much of the kind with lots of butter and sugar,” says Diane Becker, M.P.H., Sc.D., a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health.  It is important to remember while a little dark chocolate is good, a lot is not better, as chocolate is still high in calories.  

When choosing a chocolate product find those with:

• Less calories
• Less Sugar
• Less butter fat
• More cocoa content

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