Toxins Found in Personal Care Products are Aging Catalysts

Aging Catalysts 

Aging isn't just the way we look, but more importantly, it's the degenerative diseases which prematurely change our life.

• Breast Cancer
• Heart Disease
• Depression
• Hormone Disruption
• Obesity
• Memory Loss
• Birth Defects
• ADD
  

The following are the worst of the worst, toxic, carcinogenic ingredients commonly found in most skin and personal care products.  Each is directly linked to one or more of the above conditions.


DEA (Diethanolamine),  MEA (Monoethanolamine), & TEA (Triethanolamine): This foam booster is a skin/eye irritant and causes contact dermatitis.  Easily absorbed through skin to accumulate in body organs, even the brain. Repeated use resulted in major increases of liver and kidney cancer.


Dioxin:  Won't appear on an ingredient list.  Often contained in antibacterial ingredients such as triclosan, emulsifiers, PEGs and ethoxylated cleansers like Sodium Laureth Sulfate.  Dioxin causes cancer, reduced immunity, nervous system disorders, miscarriages and birth deformity.  It's a hormone-disrupting chemical with toxic effects measured in the parts per trillion – one drop in 300 Olympic-size swimming pools!  Our bodies have no defense against its damage. Most visible example was Yushchenko, the new Ukrainian President, who suffered from dioxin poisoning and looked old overnight.


DMDM Hydantoin Urea (Imidazolidinyl):  Just two of many preservatives that often release formaldehyde which may cause joint pain, cancer, skin reactions, allergies, depression, headaches, chest pains, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness, and loss of sleep. Exposure may irritate the respiratory system, trigger heart palpitations or asthma, aggravate coughs and colds. 


FD&C Color Pigments:  Synthetic colors from coal tar contain heavy metal salts that deposit toxins in skin, causing skin sensitivity / irritation.  Absorption can cause depletion of oxygen and death.  Animal studies show almost all are carcinogenic. 


Fragrances:  Fragrances can indicate the presence of up to 4,000 separate ingredients including phthalates, many toxic or carcinogenic.  Reported symptoms include headaches, dizziness, allergic rashes, skin discoloration, violent coughing/vomiting and skin irritation. Clinical observation proves fragrances can negatively affect the central nervous system.


Parabens: Four types of parabens are used as preservatives and aren't always labeled "parabens."  Parabens in deodorants and antiperspirants are linked to breast cancer and have recently been found in breast cancer tumors.  Parabens, as xenoestrogens (hormone disruptors), may contribute to sterility in male mice and humans. Their estrogenic-like activity causes hormone imbalances in females and early puberty". 


PEG (Polyethylene glycol):  Made by ethoxylating Propylene Glycol.  Dangerous levels of dioxin have been found as a by-product of the ethoxylation process.  PEGs are in everything including personal care, baby care and sunscreens.


Phthalates:  Xenoestrogens are commonly found in many products, usually not listed on labels.  Health effects include damage to liver/kidneys, birth defects, decreased sperm counts and early breast development in girls and boys.


Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol: Petroleum plastics act as surfactants (wetting agents, solvents). The EPA considers PG so toxic it requires protective gloves, clothing, goggles and disposing of PG solutions by burying them. Because PG penetrates skin so quickly, EPA warns against skin contact to prevent consequences such as brain, liver, and kidney abnormalities. There isn't a warning label on products where concentration is greater than in most industrial applications.  


Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES):  Detergents and surfactants that pose serious health threats.  Used in car washes, garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and 90% of personal-care products that foam.  Animals exposed to SLS experienced eye damage, depression, labored breathing, diarrhea, severe skin irritation, and even death.   SLS may also damage skin's immune system by causing layers to separate, inflame and age.  


Triclosan:  Synthetic "antibacterial" ingredient with chemical structure similar to Agent Orange! EPA registers it as a pesticide, posing risks to human health and environment.  Classified as a chlorophenol, chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans.  Its manufacturing process often produces dioxin – see above. Tufts University School of Medicine says triclosan is capable of forcing emergence of 'super bugs' it cannot kill. Widespread use may have nightmare implications for our future.  

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

FDA Doesn't Regulate Shampoos & Conditioners

Did You Know - the FDA Doesn't REALLY Review / Keep Shampoos and Conditioners made with Toxic Ingredients from the Market?

by M Wenniger

That is a real shock, isn't it?  Well, read on for more details….

Your Essanté product development team and I have learned a lot about the lack of safety concerns and regulations since we began developing our all natural organic and/or wild crafted products.

The first thing that was a real eye opener was that for the most part, the FDA doesn't regulate cosmetics and personal care products. So when we thought they'd let us know about toxins and harmful ingredients….they weren't empowered to do that! Since 1894, this industry has been a self policing organization called the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association – or now known as the Personal Care Products Council.  It's made up of over 600 different product distributors and manufacturers.  It's about like having the fox watch the hen house to ensure 'voluntary regulation'.

What is even MORE shocking is that there are more safety regulations and far more banned chemicals in places like the EU, Canada, Japan, and other health conscious markets than here in the U.S.A. Makes it feel an awful lot like consumers are guinea pigs.

So, what do you need to be aware of in your own products like shampoos, conditioners, lotions, etc.?  Make use of resources that help you determine what is safe for your health and that of your family.  For example, the following ingredients are just a few of the toxins that can actually make you ill if you use them daily in shampoos and conditioners:

·         Sodium Lauryl Sulfate [often referred to as SLS] – This chemical ingredient helps shampoo and soap to lather and foam.  It's used in car washes and garages as a degreasing agent. Acting as a performance enhancer, it helps other ingredients penetrate, allowing potentially toxic ingredients to enter the bloodstream.  According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), research on SLS has shown links to

o   Skin and eye irritation

o   Development and reproductive toxicity

o   Endocrine disruption

o   Ecotoxicological, biochemical or cellular changes

o   Neurotoxicity

o   Possible mutations and cancer

Visit www.ewg.org to see the list of research studies in their PubMed library.  There are some over 15,000 studies as well as lists of health concerns and adverse conditions related to SLS.

Note:  SLS goes by a number of names, including:  sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, ammonium laurel sulfate, sodium dodecylsulfate, sulfuric acid, sodium salt sulfuric acid, A12-00356, Akyposal SDS, Aquarex ME, and Aquarex methyl.  Check your products for this ingredient.

·         Paraben – Used as a preservative, this toxin has been linked to hormone and endocrine system disruption. Used as an antimicrobial ingredient, this chemical is considered a xeno-estrogen (false estrogen) because it interferes with normal hormonal and estrogen behavior.  Xeno-estrogens mimic, disrupt and block normal behavior and pathways.  For example, parabens can impact fertility, pregnancy, menstruation, and even fat cell activity.  Too much estrogen can cause weight gain, fluid retention and depression.  Scientists have found paraben nodules in breast cancer tumors. 

Note:  Check your product labels for these names –

o   Propylparaben

o   Parahydroxybenzoic acid

o   Parahydroxybenzoate

o   Methylparaben

o   Ethylparaven

o   Buylparaben

o   Benzyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid

o   Methyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid

o   Propyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid

o   Butyl-parahydroxybenzoic acid

·         Dioxane – This toxic chemical was one of over 200 carcinogens linked to breast cancer in 2007 in the medical journal, Cancer. This link to cancer was reported as early as 1965, yet it is still found in personal care products today – for both adults and children!

In 1985, the FDA requested a voluntary limit of dioxane in products of 10 parts per million, but that hasn't happened. 

·         Diethanolamine (DEA) – This toxic chemical ingredient reacts with nitrite preservatives and contaminants in personal care products to form nitrosodienthanolamine (NDEA). NDEA is a known, potent carcinogen.

DEA seems to block choline, a nutrient vital for healthy brain development.  Pregnant women actually need extra choline for fetal development. An associate dean for research at the UNC School of Public Health believed that choline is necessary to help provide proper nutrients for a health baby.

Recently, the FDA reported that around 42% of all cosmetics are contaminated with NDEA – with shampoos having the highest concentrations.

·         Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – In your shampoo?  Kidding, right?  Nope, it's often hidden and referred to as yeast extract, naiad, glutamic acid, or glutamates.  Nontheless, the reactions to it in your shampoo are just like in your food.  Symptoms include headache, dizziness, numbness, burning sensations, tingling, facial pressure, nausea, drowsiness and weakness.

·         Propylene Glycol – This ingredient is found in engine coolants and antifreeze, airplane deicers, tire sealants, rubber cleaners, polyurethane cushions, paints, enamels, and other products as a solvent or surfactant. It's a skin irritant that can also cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.  It's more than likely in your shampoo!

So, what can you do about this?

Keep a list of toxic and harmful ingredients in your purse or wallet.  Check it against the labels of EVERY product you plan to buy!  CHOOSE to be chemical-free whenever possible.

REMEMBER, your skin cannot protect you against these toxins.  It is NOT a barrier to entry as many of the medical patches have proven for years.  And toxins in your shampoo and conditioner could well be MORE toxic than what is in your food.

We've worked hard to create safe, natural organic and/or wild crafted shampoos and conditioners for you!  Order your supply now and protect your family against the unseen threats from toxic ingredients.

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Omega 3, 6, 9, Oils

Omega 3, 6, 9, Oils

The Real Deal

Where do we start?

To understand how fats affect health, we must begin by realizing that there are two opposite stories about fats. There are fats that kill, which we should avoid. And there are fats that heal that we must obtain from our food.
Much has been said about the fats that kill. They are associated with deaths from cardiovascular disease (43%), cancer (23%), diabetes (2%), and other degenerative diseases that kill 68% of Western populations.

Only a 100 years ago, this was rare indicating that these deaths are from diseases of lifestyle, not genetics.
The problem with our focus on the killer fats is that it is an inadequate focus. If we were to remove all bad fats from our diet, and do it perfectly (100%) we would still die if we did not bring in and optimize the fats that heal. This is because we cannot live without the fats that heal, and removing the bad fats makes no guarantee of obtaining the good ones.

The story of the fats that heal, the good fats, the essential fatty acids is therefore the more interesting and important story by far. To bring the neglected good fats into our diet, we must identify their sources, their functions, and the signs of their deficiency.

What are the good (essential) fats?

Certain fats are defined as 'essential' because:

1. 1. The body cannot make them;
2. They are required for normal cell, tissue, gland, and organ function, for health, and for life;
3. They must be provided from outside the body, through food or supplements;
4. They can come only from fats (hence fat-free diets cannot supply them);
5. Their absence from the diet will eventually kill;
6. Deficiency results in progressive deterioration, can lead to death;
7. Return of essential fatty acids to a deficient diet reverses the symptoms of deficiency and results in a return to health.

What happens when we don't get enough good fats?

The short answer is: Every part of the body gradually deteriorates and falls apart. No cell, tissue, gland, or organ can function normally without them. Here is a longer list:

• Dry skin
• Constipation
• Low energy levels
• Brittle hair and hair loss
• Poor nail growth
• Deterioration of liver and kidneys
• Behavioral changes due to brain deterioration
• Glands dry up
• Immune system deteriorates, resulting in more infections, poorer wound healing, and increased cancer
• Digestion problems, inflammation, bloating, allergies, autoimmune conditions
• Bone mineral loss
• Reproductive failure: sterility in males and miscarriage in females
• Retarded growth of children
• Tingling in arms and legs due to nerve deterioration
• Vision and learning problems
• Insulin resistance
• Increased risk of overweight
• Increased cancer risk
• Increased cardiovascular risk
• Decreased ability to cope with stress
• In mental illness, increased symptoms
• Decreased lung function
• Decreased tissue oxidation

What are the functions of essential fatty acids?

Essential fatty acids have many functions throughout the body. They are involved in:

• Energy production. In a study with athletes in Denmark, it was shown that within one month of giving athletes one tablespoon per 50 pounds of body weight per day of an oil blend with an Omega-3: Omega-6 ratio of 2:1, stamina increased by up to 40 or even 60%. Athletes could exercise longer before reaching exhaustion, recovered more quickly from fatigue, could exercise more often without over-training, healed quicker from injuries, built muscle faster, and had less joint pain.
  
  Energy improvement is also seen in non-athletes and older people. The EFA blend also improves mental stamina.

• Brain Function. In work with the blended oil, consistent improvements were seen in brain function, and research with EFAs from other sources has also shown brain benefits. Among these are elevated mood, lifted depression, increased calmness, better handling of stress, less hyperactivity, better focus, better mental processing, faster learning, increased intelligence, better concentration, and improved motor coordination.
  
  Among the mentally ill, EFAs can decrease hallucinations in schizophrenics, elevate mood, lift depression, improve symptoms in bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and improve brain function in Alzheimer's disease and autism.

EFAs are also required for vision.

• Skin, Hair, and Nails. EFAs are required for healthy skin and hair, and are required for normal nail growth. They moisturize skin and prevent dryness.
• Cancer. Omega-3 EFAs may lower cancer risk.
• Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Omega 3 can decrease most CVD risk factors, including high triglycerides (blood fats), blood pressure, platelet stickiness, fibrinogen, and lipoprotein(a). N-3 also keep the inside of our arteries smooth. N-3 and n-6 keep the heart beat regular.
• Diabetes. EFAs are required for insulin function. Omega-3 make diabetics more insulin-sensitive.
• Weight Management. Omega-6 slightly and Omega-3 more effectively help reduce fat production in the body. They also increase fat burning and heat production in the body, and shift the body from burning glucose to burning fats. Saturated, monounsaturated, and trans- fatty acids do not help to manage weight. Sugar triggers increased fat production in the body. Starch can also lead to overweight.
• Digestion. EFAs improve gut integrity, decrease gut inflammation, and decrease 'leaky gut' that can lead to allergies.
• Allergies. EFAs reduce symptoms of allergies. They work best if digestive enzymes rich in protein-digesting protease are also used.
• Inflammation. Omega-3 reduce inflammation. Digestive enzymes are also helpful.
• Autoimmune Conditions. Omega-3 dampen the over-response of the immune system in autoimmune conditions. Again, enzymes are also helpful.
• Injury. EFAs speed the healing of injuries.
• Bone Minerals. Omega 3 oils improve bone mineral retention, thereby inhibiting the development of osteoporosis.
• Stress. EFAs, by optimizing serotonin production, improve response to stress. People report feeling calmer, getting stressed less easily, dealing with stressful situations more calmly, and losing their temper less often.
• Sleep. EFAs improve sleep in some people.
• Hormones. EFAs improve hormone functions. Hormone levels may decrease, yet the effects of hormones remain normal. EFAs thereby ease the work load of glands.
• Organs. EFAs are required for liver and kidney function.
• Reproduction. EFAs are required for sperm formation, the female cycle, and pregnancy.

Contact me for the highest potency Omega 3, 6, 9 supplements available on the market today.

Making Your Dreams Reality,

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

More Bad News about Statins

More Bad News about Statins

A new study finds that despite earlier propaganda, statin drugs do not reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. And there are numerous reports of statin-induced memory loss, confusion, disorientation and severe fatigue. One frightening study reported several cases of transient global amnesia (TGA) associated with statin use.

One example: Flight surgeon and NASA astronaut Dr. Duane Graveline reported that he lost all concept of time and was amnesic for almost an entire day after starting on statin drugs to combat elevated cholesterol levels. The entire period was wiped clean from his memory. Fortunately, he eventually remembered everything again.

It appears that statin drugs interfere with synaptic function, which is necessary for brain communication. A loss of synaptic function signals the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

Keith Abell,  RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

What Are My Alternatives to Statins?

What Are My Alternatives?
  

A considerable amount of research has shown that neutraceuticals can dramatically reduce inflammation. In fact, flavonoid and vitamin combinations have been shown in atherosclerosis studies to be more effective than any statin drug. And unlike the statin drugs, they do not increase your risk of dementia, cancer, confusion, immune suppression, muscle pains, weakness, and your risk of dying. In fact, they greatly reduce this risk.

  

In one impressive study of mice that were fed inflammatory fats, a flavonoid found in the spice turmeric, dramatically reduced the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in their arteries. The mice had been genetically programmed to develop atherosclerosis. These mice were genetically altered to remove the APOE gene and the LDL receptor (they are called APOE/LDLR double-knockout mice), which makes them so prone to atherosclerosis; they will develop extensive arterial plaques even when fed normal diets. This is the ultimate test.

  

The mice that were given flavonoid, even in relatively low doses, had considerably less plaque than those given the diet alone. Most statin studies do not use this test because drug manufacturers know the statin drugs will be far less effective than the nutrients. Instead, they quote the ability of their medication to lower cholesterol levels.

  

A considerable amount of research has shown that neutraceuticals can dramatically reduce inflammation:

• Curcumin

• Quercetin

• Hesperidin

• Ellagic acid

• Resveratrol

• Vitamin E and vitamin C combination

  

Researchers also have shown that flavonoids prevent other problems common with atherosclerosis, such as smooth muscle proliferation, activation of the inflammatory COX and LOX enzymes, and a buildup of inflammatory immune cytokines. For example, a recent study found that flavonoids reduce the release of inflammatory cytokines.4 Another found that flavonoids dramatically lowered TNF-alpha levels from macrophages, the main immune regulator cell.5 What all this means is that flavonoids powerfully reduce inflammation, immune overactivation, and smooth muscle overgrowth, all things responsible for the lesions causing heart attacks and strokes.

  

Resveratrol, like other flavonoids, also reduces the immune attack within the vessels.

  

The following also improve insulin function:

• Curcumin

• Quercetin

• Hesperidin

• Ellagic acid

 
Quercetin also inhibits smooth muscle proliferation in arteries and has been shown in experimental studies to dramatically reduce atherosclerosis.
  

Hesperidin has been shown to play a major role in correcting insulin resistance. In addition, it strengthens blood vessels, reduces inflammation, and prevents blood clots, which is a major cause of sudden coronary artery blockage. Grapefruits and oranges are high in hesperidin, and it also can be purchased as a supplement. As I stated in the last two newsletters, your diet is the foundation of your nutritional health.

  

This is also true in preventing heart attacks and strokes. A high intake of omega-6 fats and trans fats greatly increases your risk. Omega-3 oils, such as DHA with some EPA, significantly reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In fact Omega-3 can reduce LDL and Triglycerides and increase HDL

  

Drinking fluoridated water also increases risk, because it contains high levels of fluoroaluminum, a powerful poison.

Contact me about supplements mentioned in this article.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

1. Ridker, PM., et al., "C-reactive protein levels and outcomes after statin therapy," New Eng J Med 2005; 352: 20-8

  

2. Elkind, M.S., "Inflammation, artherosclerosis, and stroke," Neurologist 2006; 12: 140-8.

  

3. Parnetti, L., et al., "Stroke prevention and statin treatment," Clin Exp Hypertens 2006; 28: 335-44

  

4. Yuan, H.Y., et al., "Curcumin inhibits cellular cholesterol accumulation by regulating SREBP-1/caveolin-1 signaling pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells," Acta Pharmacol Sin 2008; 29: 555-63.

  

5. Quiles, J.L., et al., "Curcuma longa extract supplementation reduces oxidative stress and attenuates aortic fatty streak development in rabbits," Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002; 22: 1225-31.

If Not Cholesterol Then What?

This is the second article on my cholesterol series

Since the statin promoters have admitted that, and scientific data has backed up that inflammation, not elevated cholesterol, is the cause of atherosclerosis let's look at how this occurs and ways to reduce inflammation in our bodies ( and our blood vessels) rather than using a statin drug.

The most abundant oxidized fat in these atherosclerotic vessels is not cholesterol, it is omega-6 fat. What most people do not realize is we eat a ton of oxidized fats. Diets high in polyunsaturated fats are high in oxidized fats. Most American diets are high in Omega-6 fats; corn, safflower, sunflower, peanut, and soybean oils. Canola oil contains both omega-3 and omega-6 fats. When all of these oils are heated they all become oxidized fats. Oils are also used in prepared foods, especially baked foods. They are all high in oxidized fats.      

These oxidized fats in the body cause an inflammation response which causes the immune system to send its immune cells to clean up the harmful fats. This response however increases the number of free radicals and lipid peroxidation products (LPPs). This increase in free radicals and LPPs then oxidize the fats in the walls of the blood vessels. These oxidized fats then trigger a further inflammation response which causes the immune system to send its immune cells to clean up the harmful fats and the cycle continues until you have atherosclerosis.    

In addition to the Omega-6 fasts in our diets we are also exposed to tons of food additives like MSG and chemical preservatives every year. These excitotoxins also reduce the protective antioxidant enzymes in the arteries. This reduction in protective enzymes is also consistently found in atherosclerosis.     

Most chronic diseases and conditions are associated with chronic inflammation including:

• Type 2 diabetes  Metabolic Syndrome 
• Chronic Arthritis
• Autoimmune diseases
• Infectious diseases 
• Abdominal Belly Fat 
• Aging

Most doctors know that there are better and safer ways to reduce inflammation but are not aware of the connection between cardiovascular events and the inflammation process.   

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI  
http://TheRx4Health.com        

Statn Drugs vs Aspirin-A-Day

Every year our government and many private institutions spend billions of dollars on research, yet a great deal of this research goes unread. Even worse the information learned from these studies is often never utilized in treating and preventing human disease. Unfortunately, there are just as many, if not more, researchers and scientists working for big pharmaceutical companies. The dream of all pharmaceutical company CEO's is developing a drug that people will need to take for a lifetime in order to control their medical condition. This means the search for profit interferes with finding the truth.
  

To compound this situation, most doctors never have the time to read more than a few articles in popular medical journals, and they never read studies of basic science. Because of this lack of time, medical doctors rely too much on what is told to them by pharmaceutical reps, the same reps that represent the pharmaceutical companies that are more interested in how many prescriptions of their products are sold than they are interested in healing the patient, after all a patient that is healed no longer needs their product. In defense of the medical doctors, they just do not have the time to research alternative treatment modalities; as such they think so-called alternative treatments do not work.

  

Statin drugs are a good example of how successful the pharmaceutical companies have been. The statin class of drugs has been the biggest moneymaker in history for the pharmaceutical industry. But the medical doctors and likewise the public at large has been denied one essential bit of information: The benefits of statin cholesterol-lowering drugs are no better than taking an aspirin a day.

  

According to the pharmaceutical industries own studies, the improvements in reducing heart attack and stroke risk is virtually the same as following an aspirin a day regimen.

  

In a study of two statin drugs, atrovastin and pravastatin, reported in the 2005 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine1, patients with low levels of highly sensitive C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) had fewer heart attacks no matter what their LDL-cholesterol level. Furthermore they had more heart attacks if the hsCRP was elevated regardless of their LDL-Cholesterol level.

  

The same thing has been found for stroke risk. Another recent study, the Pravastatin or Atrovastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy - Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT-TIMI 22) study, examined patients on high and moderate doses of statin drugs. This study found that in both groups, there was no difference in the cholesterol levels of those with stroke and those without. The only difference was the levels of hsCRP.

  

Few medical doctors who prescribe statin drugs know that the link between elevated cholesterol levels and strokes has never been established. So if cholesterol is not the cause of these cardiovascular events then what is? The latest studies show that inflammation is an independent risk factor for heart disease that is much stronger than any measurement of cholesterol2. The link to inflammation is strong and is supported by many laboratory and clinical studies3.

  

Reported reductions in stroke risk for people taking statins has varied from no statistical reductions (as in the Treating to New Targets or TNT study) to 19 percent to 50 percent shown in the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID), The Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE), and Myocardial Ischemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering (MIRACL) studies.

  

Newer evidence, however, suggests that any reduction in stroke risk is due to the anti-inflammatory effects of the drugs instead of their ability to lower cholesterol.

Statin drugs do both, lower cholesterol and reduce inflammation. So if a big pharmaceutical company can make lowering cholesterol the goal, especially a drastic decrease in cholesterol, and convince doctors that everyone even children should take them for a lifetime. And then can back this up with studies that show the drugs do reduce cardiovascular events then big pharmaceutical makes Billions of dollars. If on the other hand if hsCRP reduction or other measurements for inflammation are used as the guideline for reducing cardiovascular events, then there is not an exclusive product for the reduction of cardiovascular events because other treatment modalities reduce inflammation just as effectively and without the major side effects of statins. As a result big pharmaceutical company drugs would not even be given to 75 percent to 80 percent of the people because of their side effects (increase risk of dementia, cancer, confusion, immune suppression, muscle pains, weakness, and even risk of death). That is a massive loss in revenue.

Follow my next post "If Not Cholesterol Then What?" as I discuss the causes of inflamation that leads to stroke.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

Did you know?

According to a report by USA Today on October 16, 2004 ("Cholesterol Guidelines Become a Morality Play") eight of the nine doctors who formed a committee in 2001 to advise the government on cholesterol guidelines for the public were making money from the very same companies that made the cholesterol lowering drugs that they were urging millions of Americans to take. For example, one of the committee members, Dr. H. Bryan Brewer, was the Chief of the Molecular Disease Branch at the National Institute of Health. He worked as a consultant or speaker for 10 different pharmaceutical companies, making over $100,000 over three years while he was on the committee, and sat on one of their boards (Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2004, "The National Institutes of Health: Public Servant or Private Marketer?"). Dr. Brewer left the NIH in 2005 in the midst of adverse publicity about potential conflicts of interest. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, a psychiatrist at Emory University, was quoted in the Emory Academic Exchange (February, 2007) as saying, "Critics say we are being influenced and don't realize it—that drug companies are smarter than we are and know a lot more about human psychology than we think, and they're probably right about that to some extent."

And we wonder why so many drugs today don't cure any more. They only treat symptoms and cause more side effects so more drugs can be used to treat more symptoms. We must take personal responsibility for our health. Let's talk!

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

The Toxic 12

As a pharmacist I am concerned about your health. It is my firm belief that what we put on our bodies is just as important as what we put into our bodies. Here is the ugly truth about what your daily routine is doing to your health. What I found about our personal care produts disturbed me and I am on a mission to educate the public about the dangers.

Breast cancer, heart disease, birth defects, memory loss, depression? These are just a few of the conditions that have been linked to The Toxic 12, a list of the worst toxic and carcinogenic ingredients commonly found in skin care products and cosmetics.

The former Ms. America Susan Jeske, worked more than 20 years in the beauty, cosmetic and personal care products industry, but several years ago severe health issues led her to a holistic doctor who urged her to stop using the synthetic and toxic chemicals on her skin that were making her sick.
Her health issues went away after just two weeks of using natural and organic products.

Here is The Toxic 12 list:

Benzoyl Peroxide: Frequently used in acne products, the MSDS states: "Facilitates action of known carcinogens." Possible tumor promoter. May act as mutagen; produces DNA damage in human and other mammalian cells in some concentrations. Also, toxic by inhalation. May be harmful if swallowed and in contact with skin. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant.?

DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine), & TEA (Triethanolamine): This foam booster is a skin/eye irritant and causes contact dermatitis. Easily absorbed through skin to accumulate in body organs, even the brain. Repeated use resulted in major increases of liver and kidney cancer.

Dioxin: Will not appear on an ingredient list. Often contained in antibacterial ingredients like triclosan, emulsifiers, PEGs and ethoxylated cleansers like Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Dioxin causes cancer, reduced immunity, nervous system disorders, miscarriages and birth deformity. It?s a hormone-disrupting chemical with toxic effects measured in the parts per trillion?one drop in 300 Olympic-size swimming pools! Our bodies have no defense against its damage. Most visible example was Yushchenko, the Ukrainian President, who suffered from dioxin poisoning and looked old overnight.

DMDM Hydantoin & Urea (Imidazolidinyl): Just two of many preservatives that often release formaldehyde which may cause joint pain, cancer, skin reactions, allergies, depression, headaches, chest pains, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness, and loss of sleep. Exposure may irritate the respiratory system, trigger heart palpitations or asthma, aggravate coughs and colds.

FD&C Color & Pigments: Synthetic colors from coal tar contain heavy metal salts that deposit toxins in skin, causing skin sensitivity / irritation. Absorption can cause depletion of oxygen and death. Animal studies show almost all are carcinogenic.

Parabens (Methyl, Butyl, Ethyl, Propyl): Used as preservatives and aren?t always labeled ?parabens.? They are used in deodorants and antiperspirants and have been found in breast cancer tumors. Parabens, as xenoestrogens (hormone disruptors), may contribute to sterility in male mice and humans. Estrogen-like activity causes hormone imbalance in females and early puberty.

PEG (Polyethylene glycol): Made by ethoxylating Propylene Glycol. Dangerous levels of dioxin have been found as a by-product of the ethoxylation process. PEGs are in everything including personal care, baby care and sunscreens.

Phthalates: Xenoestrogens are commonly found in many products, usually not listed on labels. Health effects include damage to liver/kidneys, birth defects, decreased sperm counts and early breast development in girls and boys.

Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol: Petroleum plastics act as surfactants (wetting agents, solvents). EPA considers PG so toxic it requires protective gloves, clothing, goggles and disposal by burying. Because PG penetrates skin so quickly, EPA warns against skin contact to prevent brain, liver, and kidney abnormalities. There is NO warning label on products where concentration is greater than in most industrial applications.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES): Detergents and surfactants that pose serious health threats. Used in car washes, garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and 90 percent of personal-care products that foam. Animals exposed to SLS experienced eye damage, depression, labored breathing, diarrhea, severe skin irritation?even death. SLS may also damage skin?s immune system by causing layers to separate, inflame and age.

Sunscreen chemicals: Avobenzone, benzphenone, ethoxycinnamate, PABA are commonly used ingredients that are known free radical generators and are believed to damage DNA or lead to cancers.
Triclosan: Synthetic ?antibacterial? ingredient with chemical structure similar to Agent Orange! EPA registers it as a pesticide, posing risks to human health and environment. Classified as a chlorophenol, chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans. Tufts University School of Medicine says triclosan is capable of forcing emergence of ?super bugs? it cannot kill.

For more information visit http://TheRx4Health.com

Essential Oils and Pregnancy

Essential Oils and Pregnancy

Supplements of Omega 3 oils during pregnancy may reduce the risk of food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new study from Sweden. The occurrence of eczema and food allergies was significantly lower in infants of mothers receiving the fish oil supplements during pregnancy and the early months of breast feeding compared to placebo, according to findings published in the journal of ACTA Paediatrica.

"This randomized placebo controlled double blind study shows that omega 3 supplementation during pregnancy and lactation may reduce the risk of developing allergic sensitization to the egg, IG E-associated eczema and food allergy during the first year of life," wrote the study authors, led by Catrin Furuhjelm from Linkoping University.

If you would like more information on how Omega 3 Essential Oils can be benificial in your overall health or where you can get 100% chemical free essential oils to use in pregnancy then Ask Pharmacist Keith

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
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Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids Promote Eye Health

Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids Promote Eye Health

A diet high in Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids promotes healthy eyes among many additional benefits. Researchers from the National Eye Institute in Bethesda found that a diet rich in Omega 3 Fatty Acids could retard the progression of lesions in a mouse model of AMD (Age related Macular Degeneration). The Fatty Acids were also associated with the improvement in some lesions.

"The results in these mice are in line with the epidemiological studies of AMD risk reduction by long chain Omega 3 Fatty Acids," wrote the researchers in the American Journal of Pathology.
It is known that Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and particularly DHA, play an important role in the layer of nerve cells in the retina, and studies have already reported that Omega 3 may protect against the onset of AMD.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
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Excitotoxins and Your Vision

Avoid MSG and NutraSweet

by Dr Russell Blaylock MD

Another Reason to  Avoid MSG and NutraSweet is Aging-associated blindness is on the increase, and there are plenty of reasons to explain this devastating condition.

One of the most common causes of adult blindness is diabetes, especially insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes. A number of recent studies have shown that the reason for this blindness is the destruction of nerve cells within the retina at the back of the eyeball by the amino acid glutamate.

Several studies have shown that glutamate, a destructive excitotoxin, builds up in the vitreous humor in the back of the eyeball in diabetics as well as in those with macular degeneration and glaucoma. While the source of the glutamate is from the injured nerve cells and supportive cells (glia) themselves, there is growing concern over the consumption of extreme amounts of excitotoxins in the diet in the form of MSG and aspartame. Aspartame contains the excitotoxin aspartate as well as the neural eye toxin methanol (which breaks down into formaldehyde and formic acid).

Since the eyeball has no protective system, such as the brain's blood-brain barrier, anything in the bloodstream, including these excitotoxins, can enter the interior of the eye quickly. Careful studies have shown that when people eat and drink foods containing excitotoxins, their blood levels can increase as much as 20 times higher than normal.

Even if the excitotoxins do not cause these diseases, they certainly make them much worse and cause them to advance more rapidly.

Let's say an elderly person eats a bowl of soup and drinks a diet soda. He will be consuming excitotoxins in concentrations that can damage brain cells as well as the retina.

One study found that Alzheimer's disease patients all showed extensive destruction of retinal nerve cells. Some commercial soups contain as many as three or four types of excitotoxins.

Even when each excitotoxin additive is present in concentrations not known to damage nerve cells, multiple forms of excitotoxins present in a single food can produce full toxicity. This effect, called an additive neurotoxic effect, has been proven in laboratory studies.

In the case of diabetics, studies in patients have shown eyeball (vitreous) glutamate levels to be greatly elevated, especially in the case of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, the type most likely to lead to blindness. A recent study of animals with diabetes demonstrated a 40 percent increase in eye glutamate levels and a 100 percent increase in lipid peroxidation, a measure of free radical damage associated with excitotoxicity.

Similar findings have been demonstrated in the eyeballs of those with glaucoma. Excitotoxicity is considered the major reason for blindness in this condition and not the high intraocular pressure, as once thought. The high pressure reduces the blood flow in the retina and this triggers the release of the destructive glutamate.

Therefore, we see that glutamate excitotoxicity plays a leading role in all of these diseases, and the food industry has been doubling the amount of these destructive flavor enhancers in everything we eat every decade since 1945.

By 1972, 262,000 metric tons of MSG were being added to processed foods. As for aspartame, there are over 4,000 products containing the sweetener, with over 100 million people consuming them in unbelievable amounts.

Ironically, the 17 million diabetics in this country have been targeted by the makers of aspartame for a propaganda blitz to encourage the use of this dangerous product.

Aspartame is harmful to diabetics for several reasons, but as we have seen, because it contains high concentrations of an excitotoxin, it particularly endangers the diabetic's vision. No one should consume this dangerous product, but especially not the diabetic, who would be infinitely more sensitive to its toxic effects.

For More Information Contact:

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

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Glutamates: Sudden Infant Death

Glutamates: Sudden Infant Death

In a previous post I showed the link to sudden cardiac death and glutamates. I also showed that soy is one of the foods that naturally has the highest amounts of glutamates and I established how those glutamates are artificially released from the soy bean during food processing.

So what about soy infant formula? 

Well to date no one has looked to see if there is any link to sudden infant death and soy formulas. It would be interesting to see the data. I personally would not use them after looking at what these excitotoxins do to adults. There is a lot of concern about it. There's concern about the fluoride level, the manganese level, and the glutamate levels in these soy infant formulas.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI     

Pharmacist - Silver Executive    

Essante Organics    

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Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurodegenerative diseases are exploding today. Things that used to be rare are now commonplace. Alzheimer's, Autism, ADHD, and Parkinson's just to name a few. What is causing it?

We know that neurodegenerative diseases are connected somehow to mercury, aluminum, pesticides, herbicides and the way they produce brain damage through an excitotoxic mechanism. Scientist try to find one identifiable event or compound that causes the disease. For example one researcher will say Alzheimer's is related to mercury exposure then another study finds Alzheimer's in people without finding mercury exposure.

The second researcher found a link to pesticides instead. None of them are looking at the overall picture. These diseases are being caused any number of excitotoxic compounds. We are exposed to hundreds of them daily.

Think about this, you get up in the morning and take a hot shower. The shower gets the blood pumping through your body, bringing fresh oxygen to your brain. Opening the pores of your skin so natural respiration through the skin can get the waste by-products of natural cell process out of your system. Waking you up, improving your alertness and getting you ready for the day.

Them while these pores are open you put un-natural, chemical rich shampoos, conditioners, and body washes on the skin all made of multiple chemical compounds. These chemicals absorb into your body through the open pores much like the drug companies deliver powerful drug compounds through the skin.

Next you might splash some sort of musk or other artificial scent on your skin to make you feel fresh. You then inhale these benzine compounds into your lungs where once again they are absorbed into the body.

Then you put on deodorant, usually consisting of aluminum hydroxide, brush your teeth with sodium floride, put on lotions and make-up all with paragons and various other chemical compounds.

Then we move to the kitchen. We make our coffee and sweeten it with aspartame and some artificial creamer. We eat our factory processed breakfast foods laden with glutamates and chemical preservatives to increase shelf life and appearance.

That's just our morning routine! I can go even further but I won't. I think the point has been made. Even those of us with the least education can see that the cause of all these diseases is multifaceted. We are bombarded from every direction with dangerous chemicals.

Is it hopeless? Are we doomed to die from these diseases caused by these chemicals?

No!!!!

We need to alkalize to give our bodies a fighting chance. We need to eliminate as many of the topical toxins we apply to our skin as possible. We need to make educated choices on the foods we consume. And we need to supplement ourselves with the essential vitamins, minerals, bioflavonoids, and antioxidants our bodies require for sustenance, protection, and natural biological repair.

Let's talk! I can show you how you can reduce your exposure and protect yourself with 100% Chemical Free, Organic, wild crafted products from Essante Organics at prices that are comparable to what you already spend.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

Glutamate Fact: 100% All Natural Foods

Glutamate Fact: 100% All Natural Foods

Glutamates appear naturally in foods like tomatoes and seaweed. So why are they not a problem?
All of the Glutamates in foods in their natural, un-processed form are bound. That means they are part of larger "molecular compounds" that have to be broken down through the natural digestive process to be used by our bodies. These molecular structures are called oligopeptides and polypeptides.

These are bound in large amino acids, complex proteins. They are absorbed more slowly in the GI tract. Since these large amino acids are not a normal component of our blood, once absorbed they are filtered through the liver where it breaks down the amino acids and releases only the amounts of glutamic acid in very low concentrations that the body needs and can deal with naturally.

When these large proteins are "hydrolyzed" during food production, using yeasts or enzymes, they are broken down into "free" or released amino acids. These free amino acids are no longer natural. When these unnatural, free amino acids reach our digestive track they are absorbed and enter the blood stream as glutamic acid. Since glutamic acid is naturally found in the blood it is not filtered by the liver before it reaches vital organs. They can reach levels that are 20 to 40 times higher than normal during one meal.

The blood brain barrier can't handle such high levels so we see large amounts of glutamic acid acting on the glutamate receptors of the brain. These receptors are over excited by so much glutamate it's no wonder we see such high incidence of dementia, brain tumors and other mental conditions today.

Naturally, to protect yourself become wise consumers and avoid these processed foods. Since in all reality it is impossible to avoid these compounds 100% we need to alkalize to reduce the acidity in our bodies, eat high antioxidant and flavonoid rich foods, etc ( see my blog post http://pharmacistkeith.blogspot.com/2011/05/alkaline-nutrition.html ) for more info on alkaline nutrition.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

Reconnect

"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad." Psychologist, Arnold Glasgow.    

Your action for today is to contact an old friend and reconnect with them.

Have an extraordinary day.   

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI.     

http://TheRx4Health.com

Glutamate Fact: Arrhythmias

Most cardiologists have never heard that there are glutamate receptors throughout the electrical conduction system and in the heart muscle itself. You have a million patients in this country with

arrhythmia's that are life-threatening, and no one's telling them to avoid MSG and aspartame, yet it's

a major source of cardiac irritability.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI     
http://TheRxForHealth.com

Glutamate Fact: Sudden Cardiac Death

Glutamate Fact: Sudden Cardiac Death

It has been long established that glutamate receptors are found throughout the brain. It has now ben discovered that they are also found throughout the body in all organs and tissues. The entire GI tract, from the esophagus to the colon; The entire electrical conduction system of the heart; The lungs, ovaries, entire reproductive system including sperm; adrenal glands; bones; pancreas, all controlled by glutamate receptors.

When you are consuming MSG (see my post "Glutamates: What are they" for a list of glutamates like MSG) the level of glutamates in the blood can rise 20-fold. Very high glutamate levels in the blood causes the stimulation of all the glutamate receptors throughout the body. That's why some people get explosive diarrhea and dyspepsia because it stimulates the receptors in the esophagus and small bowel. Others develop irritable bowl. Some have increased reflux. The rise in glutamates in the cardiac conduction system may explain the rise in sudden cardiac death. 

In the case of sudden cardiac death we also see low levels of magnesium. It is known that when magnesium is low, glutamate receptors become hyper-sensitive. So an athletes electrolight levels are low because they are always sweating them out. This makes magnesium low. Then they eat a meal with glutamates and drink a diet drink before practice produces such a high level of cardiac irritability they become susceptible to sudden cardiac death. Arrhythmias and coronary artery spasms both can be produced by glutamates.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

Question Yourself

"The wise person questions himself, the fool others." General, Henri Arnold.   
Your action for today is to pick one of the decisions you make today and question yourself on why you're making that decision.     

Have an extraordinary day!

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRxForHealth.com

Aspartame: Silent Killer

Aspartame: Silent Killer

Italian Researchers fed animals Aspartame throughout their life and let them die naturally. They found dramatic and statistically significant increases of lymphoma and leukemia especially primary brain lymphoma.
The G D Searle Co (inventor of aspartame) in their original studies found lymphomas as well as primary brain tumors and multiple organ tumors.

A Spanish study radiolabled the aspartame. They were able to see the aspartame break down into a formaldehyde compound and actually see it attach to cell DNA.
When formaldehyde attaches to DNA it is very difficult to remove. When one single diet cola or something sweetened with Nutra Sweet is consumed today it causes DNA damage that last for long periods. Consume enough over a long enough period of time then enough DNA is damaged to cause mutations ie cancers.

Another compound in the breakdown is aspartic acid. This component provides the acidic environment that makes cancers grow rapidly.

Now couple these facts with the high amounts of glutamates (see my previous post Glutamate Fact: Cancer) found in our diets its no wonder cancer rates are through the roof.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRxForHealth.com

Glutamate Fact: Cancer Growth

Glutamate Fact:

Researchers noticed that when cancer cells were exposed to glutamates they became more mobile. They saw the same thing with MSG. It enhanced the metastasis or spread of cancer cells. The glutamate exposed cells developed pseudopodia and started moving through tissue.

In addition, increased glutamate levels caused cancer to grow like wildfire; when glutamates were blocked the growth of the cancer cells dramatically slowed.

Researchers used glutamate blocker drugs along with conventional chemotherapy enhanced the effectiveness of the cancer drugs.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

Are you lost!

If you don't know where you are going, you will probably not wind up there."
Forrest Gump.   

Your action for today is to review one of your future goals.      

Have an extraordinary day!     

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

Chemicals from Make Up Found in Blood Stream

Chemicals from Make Up Found in Blood Stream

16 different chemcals from make up and other personal care products are found in the blood stream of teenage girls. The average teen girl uses 17 personal care products everyday. In the study they tested for 25 different chemicals. Every girl in the study had between 11 and 16 chemicals in their bodies and levels that were extremely high!

The chemicals that were found interefer with hormone development, reproductive problems, obesity, and cancer rates. Look at the rates of these diseases in young people. The rates of premature puberty, cancer and diabetes are through the roof.
Is it possible?
How is it possible?

Doesn't the skin protect you from harm?

Think about this, drug manufactures have discovered that medications can be delivered into the blood stream, bypassing liver metabolismm by appling the drug directly to the skin by using patches and creams.

Then add this bit of information, the first thing you do in the morning is shower. The hot water of the shower opens the pores of the skin allowing even more chemicals to enter into the body. Couple this with the facct that teenage girls are exposing themselves to the chemicals from as many as 17 different products each morning and you have a disaster waiting to happen.

What can you do about it?

Would you rather use products containing harmaful chemicals on your skin?

Youngevity Mineral Makeup

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Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

Cancer Fact!

Here are the FACTS:

98% of ALL Breast Cancer contains Parabens, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, PEG's

What is in the products  you use on your skin every day?

Make some Label Comparisons !!

Are these ingredients in your products?

They dont have to be.



Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

Life just keeps getting better all the time

 "Life gets better when you get better." An Unknown Author

Your action for today is to practice something that would enhance your life.

Have an extraordinary day!

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

Glutamate: Effects on Child Development

Glutamate: Effects on Child Development

Welcome to my continuing series on the chemicals that we are exposed to in our foods and on our skin. This is the next article on glutamates.
 
Many studies have shown that glutamates play a major role in how the brain is formed during our early development. We know that the fetus, infant and small child are four times more sensitive to MSG toxicity than the adult.

If you were to eat several foods containing MSG, like corn chips, a frozen dinner and commercial soup your blood glutamate levels will rise 20 times. Add a diet soda to the meal it now rises 40 times, that's 4,000 percent. And these numbers only account for the glutamate from our food sources, we absorb even more from skin exposure to glutamates in many of the personal care products found on the market today and these numbers have not been factored into this equation. Many Americans including pregnant ladies have diets like this and use glutamate filled personal care products all the time.

It has been shown that during pregnancy a diet high in MSG increases the developing babies level to twice the level of it's mother. This significantly can alter the way the babies brain develops (see MSG's "Effects on Sexual Function"). High intake can cause abnormal learning, increased addiction risk, and behavioral, emotional control, and endocrine problems later in the baby's life.

It has been shown that when animals were fed MSG early in their life they developed abnormalities including short stature, small endocrine organs, and high risk of seizures and impaired learning. Glutamate is the main control neurotransmitter for the hypothalamus. Over stimulation causes dysfunction of most of the hormones, eating behavior, temperature control, pain regulation and sleep habits. Over stimulation also causes dysfunction in the autonomic control areas which include the heart, GI tract, lungs, and bladder.

Lets step back now and take a look at the increasing numbers of medical problems seen in our youth today. Childhood asthma has increased over 200 percent. Childhood obesity has risen over 400 percent. Neurodevelopmental  disorders, such as ADHD and autism have also gone through the roof. In addition 60 percent of children have at least one cardiovascular risk factor today and 30 percent of children have two or more risk factors. Overall chronic illnesses in young people have increased almost 500 percent in the last 40 years. Children with chronic illnesses were three times more likely to develop acute conditions requiring hospitalization, and many would die.

So, what can you do. obviously we need to be more careful with our diets and avoid glutamates whenever possible (see my post "Glutamates, What Are They"). Since we can't avoid glutamates completely we need to increase our consumption of things that act as glutamate receptor blockers. magnesium is very important because it's natural function is to significantly reduce the toxicity of glutamate by blocking the receptors.
Most flavonoids from high antioxidant value fruits also reduce excitotoxicity. We get those from fruits like acai berry, raspberry, pomegranate, blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, mangosteen, noni, goji, papaya and more.

I hope you enjoyed this post. I hope you keep following future posts as I continue this discussion.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
http://TheRx4Health.com

Wake Up!

"Go and wake up your luck." Persian Proverb

Your action for today is to look at something you want but don't yet have and take some kind of action towards making it happen.

Have an extraordinary day!

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

http://TheRx4Health.com

Why Cleanse

1. Do you experience fatigue or low energy levels?
2. Do you experience brain fog, lack of concentration and /or poor memory?
3. Do you eat fast food, fatty foods, pre-prepared foods or fried foods?
4. Do you drink coffee and sodas during the day to get you going?
5. Do you smoke cigarettes?
6. Do you crave or eat sugary snacks and candy or desserts?
7. Do you have less than 2 bowel movements per day?
8. Do you feel sleepy after meals, bloated and / or gassy?
9. Do you experience indigestion after eating?
10. Are you overweight, or do you rarely exercise?
11. Do you have aches, pains or stiffness?
12. Do you take any sedatives or stimulants?
13. Do you experience frequent headaches?
14. Do you live with or near polluted air, water and /or other environmental pollution?
15. Do you have bad breath or excessive body odor?
16. Do you experience mood swings?
17. Do you have food allergies or bad skin?
18. Are you showing signs of premature aging?
19. Have you ever used an internal cleansing product and followed a complete internal cleanings program?

If you answer yes to 3 or more of the above listed question or answer "no" to question 19, you are a good candidate for an internal cleansing program and would benefit greatly.
IN A NUTSHELL
 
Poor Digestion = Toxic Build-up
Toxic Build-up = Dis-Ease!

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How we become Toxic
 
Now that we all know the basics of what internal cleansing is, and how important it is to cleanse for overall health, I want to list for you, the 7 most common causes of toxic build-up in the human body. This information, once you apply it, can be a huge help in keeping you on a healthy path in life. Learn these basics and apply them to your every day life by making the right choices.

1. Constipation 
Now that we all know the basics of what internal cleansing is, and how important it is to cleanse for overall health, I want to list for you, the 7 most common causes of toxic build-up in the human body. This information, once you apply it, can be a huge help in keeping you on a healthy path in life. Learn these basics and apply them to your every day life by making the right choices

2. Poor Diet 
poor diet includes dead, cooked, devitalized, clogging, low fiber foods, fried foods, junk foods, over-processed foods etc. As a modern society, we have drifted further and further away from eating raw, organic good for you fruits, vegetables and whole grains high in natural fiber, nutrients and enzymes.This information, once you apply it, can be a huge help in keeping you on a healthy path in life. Learn these basics and apply them to your every day life by making the right choices

3. Over-Consumption 
overeating puts a tremendous amount of stress on our digestion system. Most people eat too much food, too fast. Foods are not properly broken down and lodge in the lower intestines. Vital nutrients are NOT absorbed.

4. Lack of Water 
water makes up 65% to 75% of the human body. It is second only to oxygen in order of importance to sustain life. Water cleanses the inside of the body as well as the outside.

5. Stress
stress effects every cell and tissue in the human body. Stress breaks down the immune system as well as all of the major organs. Stress is TOXIC to our bodies.

6. Lack of Exercise 
exercise strengthens our entire bodies. It stimulates the circulatory and lymphatic system, building muscles, nerves, blood, glands, lungs, heart, brain, mind and mood.

7. Eating Late at Night 
the human body uses sleep to repair, rebuild and restore itself. In essence, our bodies use the sleeping hours to cleanse and detoxify, and to build strength and immunity.

REMEMBER, YOUR HEALTH IS NOT EVERYTHING,
BUT EVERYTHING IS NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR HEALTH!