The Many Great Values of a Banana

                  Banana Boost

Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.

But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Banana Benefits

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school (England) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia. 

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana smoothie, with water, juice (preferably pear juice -no acid fruit juice, use only sub acid juice, if at all)) and sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the water re-hydrates your system. 

PMS: Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood. 

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives. 

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. 

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady. 

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a ‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood Enhancer tryptophan. 

Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal. 

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.

Plus never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!

PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe…polish with dry cloth.

Amazing fruit!!!

 

 

Balancing Your pH

Have you ever considered how hard your body works every day in order to just survive?

It’s true. Your body is constantly fighting to keep your biological systems functioning properly.

The Science of pH Balance

Your body’s blood pH levels must stay within a narrow range in order to be healthy. Most people function best with a slightly alkaline blood pH.

pH Balance

But sometimes diet and lifestyle choices force your body to work even harder than normal to keep your systems at the right balance needed for optimal health. This is especially true when it comes to your body’s pH levels. Whether you realize it or not, your body is continually trying to maintain a delicate pH balance. And falling off-balance can result in serious health issues.

Acid-Forming Foods

You see, our bodies normally operate at a slightly alkaline level. But, the typical modern diet is loaded with acid-formingfoods. These foods overwhelm the body’s natural ability to handle acidity and maintain pH balance. Just a slight tip toward more acidic or alkaline levels can lead to health concerns like:

• Bone Health Problems
• Inflammation
• Glucose Metabolism Issues

Acid Urine Test

Interestingly, the effects of a diet that lacks essential vitamins and minerals and is high in acid-forming foods can also decrease the pH of urine. While an acid urine test won’t necessarily tell you the pH level of all your body’s fluids, it can provide a reasonable indication of how your body is working to maintain proper pH balance.

Alkalizing Foods

A diet rich in vitamins, minerals and alkalizing foods can help our bodies fight the effects of pH imbalance. In an earlier post I listed all the alkalizing foods and the acid forming foods. Fruits and vegetables are your most alkalizing foods. If you follow my earlier list you can help your body naturally balance it’s pH.

Unfortunately, it’s difficult for many of us to get the nutrients and the best foods we need.  Clients are always asking if there is a way through supplementation to help balance their pH, when they are unable to do it with their diet. Luckily there is now a new formula that can easily help people when this is an issue.

pH Align

Finally there is a way you can conveniently and naturally help the body stay pH-balanced. pH Align is a new pH balance solution that can help. Researchers tested this carefully designed blend for its ability to change pH levels in the body. Results show that the ingredients in pH Align can raise urine pH levels after just 3 days of use.

Research

Research results show that the ingredients in pH Align increase desirable alkaline levels in urine. This means that the body has a better chance of keeping blood pH balanced for optimal health. Plus, you’ll have the added benefit of knowing that this final formulation includes  pH-balancing ingredients with actual research support.

pH Align includes optimal amounts of natural fruits and vegetables like pumpkin, beets, sprouts, non-gluten grains and asparagus. All ingredients were hand-picked for their known alkalizing effect. pH Align is a proprietary blend of natural fruits and vegetables supplied under license (as pH7.5™) for VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc.

When you add pH Align to your diet, you’re not only adding  ingredients supported with research, but significant value to your health.

Research shows that the proprietary formula in Dr. Bo’s® pH Align™ can help balance pH levels, in as little as 3 days, using the following well known alkalizing ingredients:

• Sprout Garden® Sprout Blend
• Pumpkin, Pears & Papaya
• Spinach, Asparagus & Parsley
• Beets, Carrots, Lemon & Lime
• Amino Acids, Broccoli & Peas

Summary

Try your best to naturally balance your pH by eating primarily fruits and vegetables. If this becomes an issue and you find you are just not able to get enough of these foods, try to find an alkalizing formula at your favorite health food store. If you are not able to do so, you might want to try pH Align @ http://www.drbo.com/ph-align. I have had really good success with this product and clients truly love it. Easy to do and very fast acting. If you do try pH Align, I feel you will fine yourself loving it too.

To Your Good Health,

Dr. Bo

Want Blisters Gone …Read this..

Relief

Finally, there is effective nutritional support for people concerned about viruses. Even though there is no cure for viruses, we can however aid our body’s natural defense against outbreaks. There is a choice for people who are looking for a powerful natural alternative to drugs, gels and chemical supplements.

Ocean’s Gift

The world’s oceans contain over 70% of all life forms and hold secrets to healing the body that are just now being realized. In the 1970′s scientists cataloged the ocean’s plant life and discovered many amazing compounds unique to aquatic life.

Red Marine Algae

One of the most beneficial ocean vegetables is red marine algae, which has caught the attention of the modern scientific community for its immune-supporting properties. Documented results indicate that certain forms of red marine algae may help reduce the formation of herpes virus colonies and aid in slowing down their ability to replicate.

Gigartinaceae and Dumontiaceae

Gigartinaceae and Dumontiaceae families of red marine algae are two rare family strains of red marine algae that have been found by scientists to be the most actively potent immune support for virus sufferers. Studies prove these two rare marine plants contain sulphated polysaccharide compounds. It is these compounds that scientists believe support the anti-viral activities within your body. When blended with the phycocyan rich algae Spirulina to further boost their potency and bio-availability, these three gifts from the sea have been shown to assist the body’s immune response to a wide range of bacteria, fungi and viral pathogens.

Happy Clients

Many grateful customers and chronic virus sufferers report that these Red Marine Algae have changed their lives and have switched to using it over L-Lysine, Valtrex  and over the counter creams.

Summary

These particular red marine algae have been shown to be a great source of effective nutritional support for people concerned about viruses. So if you want cold sores and blisters gone,  look for these particular red marine algae in your favorite health food store. If you have trouble finding it, you might want to try my red marine algae formula @http://www.drbo.com/vira-guard.

 

 

Control Carbs…Read This

Carb Neutralizer/Carb Controller

The bean extract Phase 2 Carb Controller (Phase II only) has been shown to help reduce the enzymatic digestion of dietary starches when used in a serving size not less than 1000 mg and two servings per day. Bread, pasta, potatoes, and rice have long been an integral part of the diets around the globe. Defined as “starches,” and often identified as high glycemic, these foods are best consumed in moderation, particularly for those who have a sedentary lifestyle.

Adding Phase II Carb Controller to these favorite foods has been clinically proven to lessen their effect on blood sugar levels PLUS neutralizes their impact on caloric intake. Each serving has the potential to neutralize the digestion of 2000 to 2800 carb calories. So insure the success of your weight loss program with this clinically tested, all-natural starch neutralizer extracted from a non-GMO crude bean powder.

HOW IT WORKS

Phase II Carb Controller contains a clinically studied, all natural, non-stimulant starch neutralizer/carb controller extracted from crushed bean powder (Phaseolus vulgaris). Phase II works in the intestinal tract by temporarily inhibiting the action of a starch digestion enzyme, called alpha-amalyse. This is the enzyme that breaks down starch into sugar.

Take Before Meals

When Phase II is taken prior to a carbohydrate meal it results in less starch being absorbed and a lower rise in blood sugar. The major source of carbohydrates in the US diet is starch and Phase 2 bean extract significantly inhibits starch absorption. The central theory is that the digestion of carbohydrates begins with salivary amylase in the mouth and continues with pancreatic amalyse in the gut. The ability to neutralize these enzymes may assist in weight loss control†. The ability to neutralize these enzymes results in a decrease in the digestion of carbohydrates into mono and disaccharides, which are then absorbed in skeletal tissue after conversion to triglycerides and fatty acids.

WHO CAN BENEFIT?

Obesity is a dangerous and highly prevalent condition throughout the United States and much of the world. Approximately, 61% of the U.S. population is either overweight or obese. Obesity increases the risk of several co-morbidities, including degenerative arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and coronary heart disease. In addition to health risks, obese individuals have a lower quality of life evaluation scores (SF12) than their non-obese counterparts.

Fortunately, obesity is treatable and there is strong evidence that even modest weight loss (5% of body weight) significantly decreases the risk of these diseases, especially diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There are pharmaceutical treatments available for obesity, but the side effects are numerous including; cardiac valvular disease, hypertension, seizures, sexual dysfunction and fecal incontinence.

HOW MUCH PHASE II DO I NEED?

Original in vitro research showed that one gram of bean extract (1000mg) is capable of neutralizing approximately 2,250 starch calories. However, through review of numerous clinical studies and research, convincing evidence is shown that due to genetic differences among individuals, different dietary habits, and metabolic differences, one gram neutralizes approximately 1600 starch calories per one gram. The recommended serving size of 1/2 rounded teaspoon consists of 1250mg of Phase 2. (1.25 grams of Phase 2 time’s 2250 starch calories equals 2813 starch calories x 70% is approximately a 2000 starch calorie neutralization.) Phase II is most effective when taken twice per day and should be ingested prior to consuming starchy foods or a starchy meal.

Check your favorite health food store for products with Phase II bean extract in them (Phase II only). If you have trouble locating it try my CarbStop at http://www.drbo.com/carbstop or Waist Trim at http://www.drbo.com/waist-trim. My clients have claimed great success with these two Phase II Carb Controlling products.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Information contained in this bulletin is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. In all cases, it is recommended that you consult with your healthcare professional before initiating a supplement program.

Have Parasites…Read this…

          
If You Feel….

You’re tired, nauseous, and your stomach has declared war on your bowels. Something is definitely wrong, yet you can’t seem to put your finger on it. Even though you’re eating right, the problem refuses to go away.

As incredible as it may seem, perhaps the problem is that millions of parasites have decided to take up residence in your body. They’re sharing your food, partying in your intestines and releasing their waste into your bloodstream. UGH!

Experts State

Many experts suggest as much as 33-80 percent of the population is infected. In addition to the aforementioned malaise, many experts believe parasites may be a potential or an underlying cause of Epstein-Barr (chronic fatigue syndrome), candida, influenza and other afflictions.

Parasites and Their Damage

A parasite can best be described as an organism that lives in or upon another living organism (the host). Parasites derive their food and nutrition from the host and can produce symptoms that range from mild discomfort to severe damage to organs and systems of the host. Basically, they cause damage in the following ways:

1)  They rob the host of nutrients, including vitamins and amino acids. Severe cases can lead to malnutrition and/or anemic conditions.

2)  They secrete poisonous metabolic waste into the body and blood of the host.

3)  They can cause trauma to the body by perforation of the intestines, the circulatory system, the lungs and the liver.

4)  They can cause damage to certain organs such as the brain, heart, etc.

The Whole World Infected

Most people think of parasites as being a problem in developing countries or where there is poor sanitation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some statistics indicate that most of  the world’s population is infected with one or more different types of parasites.

Statistics show that warmer, more humid areas are likely to harbor the most parasites. Regardless of the known statistics (many cases go unreported), some experts are seeing a significant rise during the past several years.

Possible Causes

This may be, in part, due to the following changes in life-style:

A)  Consumption of raw fish.

B)  Increase in fast foods which may not be cooked long enough to destroy parasites.

C)  Increased dependency on microwave  ovens which may not raise the internal temperature of food high enough to kill the parasites.

D)  Increased consumption of raw fruits and vegetables.

E)  Increased air travel to remote areas known to have higher levels of parasites. Returning soldiers from different parts of the world often bring parasites home with them.

F)  Increase in the number of pets (especially cats and dogs) which often harbor parasites and frequently live indoors.

G)  Increased population of children. Children are usually more infected than adults.

H)  The lack of non-prescriptive medication available to the general public for the treatment of parasites.

I)  Increased infection of water born parasites which inhabit many mountain streams and lakes in wilderness camping areas.

J)  Increase in immigration (both legal and illegal). Many immigrants harbor parasites from their native countries

Types of Parasites

While there are literally hundreds of known parasites, this article will concentrate on the most commonly encountered parasites that may be experienced by the majority of people.

GIARDIA

Giardia is a microscopic parasite that lives in water. All streams and mountain water should be considered infected. Giardia is not killed by chemicals used to treat drinking water, including chlorine. Recently, this parasite was found in the New York State Reservoir that supplies most of the City’s water. Giardia has been frequently reported in the Rocky Mountains and most western states.

Symptoms can range from mild to severe. Diarrhea is the most common, but malabsorption, light colored fatty stools, gas, abdominal cramps, lactose and meat intolerance, folic acid and soluble vitamin deficiency may occur. Extreme exhaustion is also a symptom.

PINWORMS

Pinworms are one of the most common parasites. They are found in all socioeconomic groups, particularly in children. They are not harmful to tissues and organs like some parasites, but they may cause great discomfort.

They are normally white and are about 1/4 inch long and live in the lower part of the intestines, the colon and rectum. They crawl out of the anus and lay their eggs (up to 15,000 per day). After a few hours, they are capable of infecting other people, especially since they are light and can be carried by the air, clothes, walls, sheets and carpet

Even though this parasite is easy to get rid of, most often children will re-infect themselves by scratching around the anus and then putting their fingers in the mouth, or by not washing properly before eating.

The most notable symptoms are rectal itching, grinding teeth while sleeping, constipation, diarrhea, bad breath and dark rings around the eyes.

ROUNDWORMS

The second group of parasites are known as the Roundworms. These worms make their home in the intestines and can reach up to 17 inches long. They are more difficult to expel than the pinworm because they attach themselves to the walls of the intestine. It is here that they begin to excrete poisonous metabolic waste into the bloodstream of the host. In cases of extreme infection, the larva will travel to the lungs, liver, eyes, brain and ears causing extensive damage.

The infection begins with the ingestion of the eggs which are usually present in contaminated soil, or on fruits and vegetables grown in infected soil. Children are easily infected by eating dirt or putting soiled hands into their mouth.

The most notable symptoms are bloating and severe pain in the intestinal tract, diarrhea, digestive problems, peritonitis, jaundice, chronic dry cough and lack of energy. Individuals may experience blood sugar imbalance, weight loss and fatigue.

TAPEWORMS

The third most common group of parasites is the infamous tapeworm. There is a whole family of these worms, including the Beef Tapeworm, Pork Tapeworm, Dog Tapeworm, Broad Fish Tapeworm, Dwarf Tapeworm and Bladder Worm. They do not have a digestive system, so they absorb nutrients, particularly vitamin B-12 and Folic Acid, through their skin. They give off toxic waste products which cause much stress and damage to the body.

Infection normally occurs through the consumption of raw or uncooked beef, pork or fish. Dog Tapeworms are common in children due to their close association with pets (cats and dogs).

This parasite not only eats our food, but often sucks our blood, causing anemia, abdominal discomfort and pain, diarrhea, toxemia, lack of appetite, nausea, weight loss, exhaustion, unclear thinking, hunger pains and allergies. Some tapeworms may cause a sugar imbalance and, as a result, people may gain or lose weight.

FLUKES

Another group of parasites are the Flukes. These flatworms invade the liver, the lungs,the intestines and the blood. Humans generally become infected by eating raw or undercooked fish or crab. Eating infected vegetables such as water chestnuts and watercress or drinking or wading in infected water may also be a means of contacting these parasites.

Almost everyone who travels into other countries, particularly tropical climates, may have experienced the Entamoeba Histolytica, the amoeba parasite, that causes amoebic dysentery.

The primary symptoms are chronic diarrhea, nausea, pain and intestinal discomfort. They may be mild or very severe.

PARASITE PREVENTION

1)  Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water.

2)  Cook all meats to the prescribed temperature.

3)  Stop eating or cut down the amount of raw, uncooked meat or fish in your diet.

4)  Drink bottled water at home and when traveling, or, at home,  install a proper water purification system.

5)  Keep pets properly treated on a regular basis with worm medications.

6)  Keep yourself on a good detoxification program as suggested by your health care practitioner.

Parasite program

Three out of every four people have some kind of parasite or worm. They live mostly in a toxic bowel, but can exist in almost every part of the body. Cleansing the body, especially the bowels, is a very important part of getting rid of parasites and worms.

Parasites also produce a great deal of ammonia as their waste product. Ammonia is their equivalent of urine and it is set free in our bodies by parasites, in large amounts. Ammonia is extremely toxic, especially to the brain.

Check your local health food store for a program that is thorough but easily do-able that will effectively kill parasites, worms and flukes in all of their stages and neutralize the ammonia they release.

If you can’t find one try my Black Walnut Combo tincture at http://www.drbo.com/ for any easy basic cleanse or email info @drbo.com or call 877-910-DRBO and inquire about my complete Parasite Program. The follow is a description of my program or what to look for in the stores:

Dr Bo’s Program

Parasites Plus

This combination of herbs is a unique formula that is designed to cleanse the bowels of excess mucosa, and expel worms and internal parasites from the organ system other than intestinal tract.

Black Walnut Combo

This product is one of the best known remedies for the human Intestinal Fluke, and any type of fungus, warts, moles, skin blemishes, etc. It can be used internally and externally.This product  contains fresh clove buds, which has powerful parasite-killing properties, especially the ability to kill the eggs of the invaders. Nothing else known can kill eggs of parasites in the human body.

Para Pure

This combination formula is excellent for purification and elimination of parasites and worms from the entire body.

L’Arginine

This product has ammonia reducing properties and helps relieve anxiety created by the ammonia produced by parasites. Arginine gives alertness and energy, detoxifies the liver and should be taken in the morning.

L’Ornithine

This product also has ammonia reducing properties and helps relieve insomnia and other sleep disorders created by the ammonia produced by parasites. Taking Ornithine at bedtime will help you sleep better.

L’Glutamine

This product helps to clear ammonia from the tissues, especially the brain tissue, sustains mental ability, helps mental & emotional illness and promotes the maintenance of a healthy digestive tract.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition before beginning supplementation. Information contained in this bulletin is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss of Libido.. Men & Women…Read this…

       Loss of Libido???

Here’s How to Gain Back Your Mojo!!!

Lack of libido in a long-term relationship is a common complaint, according to sex therapists. It isn’t surprising given that most of us are juggling work, friends and family. Finding the time and energy to feel sexy and passionate can be a challenge. ‘Sometimes sex can feel like just another thing on our ‘to do’ list. When you’ve been together for a while it can be hard to maintain the sexual intensity you shared at the outset. ‘The initial lust and hormonal frenzy only lasts for around 18 months’.

A low sex drive is perfectly normal and affects most of us at some point. It is only a problem if one or both of you are unhappy with the situation. If that is the case then you may want to try the amazing Peruvian plant root Maca. I have used it for decades in my clinic with fabulous results for both men and women. They swear by it.

What is Maca?

Maca is a root-like vegetable, shaped like a radish that grows in the cold climate of the Andes in Peru at elevations up to 15,000 feet. Maca is a member of the Brassicaceae family and is high in glucosinolates and isothiocyanates. Dried Maca contains about 59% carbohydrates, 10% protein, and 2.2% lipids.

History of Maca

Indigenous people used Maca to treat numerous conditions, including anemia, tuberculosis, sterility and fatigue. Ethno-botanical studies document the use of Maca for depression, cancer, menstrual and sexual disorders. Maca consumption by the Incas has been linked to virility and sexual power. Traditionally, it has been used to reverse the symptoms of andropause, which is a decline in men’s hormone levels, as they age.

Medicinal and Aphrodisiac

There are scientific studies on the aphrodisiac and fertility enhancing properties of Maca. Many scientists, doctors, and natural practitioners are finding Maca to be one of the best natural ways to regulate and support endocrine health. Endocrine action helps regulate metabolism, energy levels, growth, sexual development, and a sense of well being. Maca is known as an adaptogenic herb which promotes the balance of hormone levels and helps moderate blood pressure.

Although, Maca does not contain hormones, it provides nutrients that are believed to fuel the endocrine system by supporting the glands’ natural production of vital hormones in precise amounts predetermined by one’s own body. Maca works broadly in the body to contribute to an overall sense of well-being and is believed to nourish and calm the nerves with calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, Vitamin B1, B12, fatty acids, and a natural source of iodine.

Maca contains 2 groups of compounds called macamides and macaenes, which are believed to be responsible for the Maca’s sex-boosting powers.

Maca is a Superfood that Contains:

• Sterols
• Sitosterol
• Campesterol
• Ergosterol
• Brassicasterol
• Ergostadienol
• Alkaloids
• Proteins
• Vitamin B1 & B2
• Vitamin C
• Niacin
• Magnesium
• Calcium
• Potassium
• Fiber
• Tannins
• Amino Acids
• Minerals
• Iron
• Phosphorous
• Zinc
• Copper
• Fatty Acids
• Glucosinolates

W omen’s Health

Instead of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), millions of women are putting their faith in natural alternatives, including Maca, which have been used safely for thousands of years. Maca’s dense nutrients go right to the body so it can again produce healthy levels of hormones. Historical evidence shows that Maca has been used by native women of Peru for hormonal imbalances, menstrual irregularities, fertility, and menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, vaginal dryness, loss of energy, night sweats, libido, depression and mood swings. Maca contains no plant hormones. Instead its action relies on plant steroids, which act as triggers to help the body, itself, produce higher levels of hormones appropriate to the age and gender of the person taking it.

Men’s Health

Research confirms Maca’s broad tonic action on conditions such as fatigue and stress related sexual dysfunction. Men report increase vitality within two weeks, while the full effect continues to build over seven weeks. According to a study by Dr. G.F. Gonzales in the Asian Journal of Andrology, Maca enhances fertility and libido in men. Maca maintains sexual desire and may increase sperm count through its action on the sex organs and the endocrine system. Maca supports healthy erectile function and enables men to remain sexually active beyond middle age. The men remain healthier and safer because Maca has none of the side effects and dangers of male enhancement drugs.

Anti-Aging Benefits

Dr. Gary P. Gordon, founder and president of the International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine, suggests that Maca revitalizes the middle aged and mature body. He believes that the normalizing of steroidal hormones has the ability to slow aging. Increased steroidal hormone levels slow the degenerative effects of aging like weight gain, loss of muscle mass, slower cognitive response, coronary and blood sugar issues.

Maca and the Adrenals

Maca helps the body adapt to stress and boost energy by supporting the adrenals. Healthy adrenals promote a healthy immune system, thyroid, and digestive system. Annual studies reported in Phototherapy Research revealed that Maca reduces low density lipoproteins, total serum cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Maca also lowered blood glucose levels and improved glucose tolerance.

How Much Maca Do I Need?

Take between 3000-6000 mg daily. There are no known side effects. Maca is not generally recommended for women using estrogen blockers such as Tamoxifen, nor recommended for men with hormonally related cancers, such as prostate cancer. If you have these conditions or diseases consult your medical advisor before use.

Peruvian Energy Drink

Peruvians were famous for making energy drinks with Maca, as well as adding it to foods, cookies, cakes, hot porridge, chips and cereals. Make your own energy drink/food by adding Maca to smoothies, protein shakes or just in water, juice or sprinkled on your food.

Where Do I Find Maca?

So check out your favorite health food store for Maca or you can try the product I have used for years with great success in my clinic “Maca Magic” at www. drbo.com and Let the Magic Begin For You!!!

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition before beginning supplementation. Information contained in this bulletin blog is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician.

 

More Info on Sleep…Restful Sleep

     Understanding Sleep

Over 70 million Americans suffer from sleeplessness. In addition, sleep patterns change as we age, especially in those over 50 years of age. Every year, approximately 100 million dollars are spent on over-the-counter sleeping aids by individuals hoping to get a good night’s sleep. Lack of sleep can cause our daily routine to become stressful. The longer sleep patterns are disrupted, the more the days begin to feel overwhelming. WE know that sleep is necessary for survival and good health, but why it is needed or exactly how it reduces stress is not fully understood.

Simple Animals

Simple animals become inactive and rest whenever possible. It is believed that the purpose of this rest is to conserve energy and restore the organism.

Higher Animals

In higher animals, the high-maintenance, highly developed nervous system requires considerable rest and restoration. As such, most humans have found temporal niches, i.e., some kind of daily cycle of activity and rest. This period of rest is referred to as sleep. Most likely, evolution has taken advantage of this period of rest and utilizes this time for the removal of waste products from the body and the nervous system, especially the excess buildup of neurotransmitters and hormones between cells. The greater the activity of cells, the greater the buildup of waste products.

What Disrupts Sleep?

In light periods, information is transmitted from the eyes to an area of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, suppressing the release of a hormone called Melatonin. Normally, melatonin is released as it becomes dark, signaling our bodies it is time to sleep.

Pathologies of Sleep

The most common sleep pathology is simply lack of sleep. Most studies tell us that the average person needs 7-9 hours of sleep per night, yet few seem to achieve this optimal amount.

• Babies, of course, need the most sleep, 6-20 hours a day.
• They are followed by teenagers who typically need about 9 hours.
• Older people need approximately 7-8 hours.
• Sleep requirements differ among different people, just like nutritional requirements differ.
• Most people tend to underestimate their sleep requirements.
• According to research studies, as many as 80% of college students are seriously sleep deprived.
• It is a myth that as we age, we require less sleep.

Lack of Sleep Creates:

• Fatigue
• Lack of energy
• Mood changes
• Delayed reaction time
• Inability to concentrate
• Overeating (carb craving)
• Increased risk of dysinsulinema
• Increased cardiovascular risk
• Disruption of thyroid metabolism
• Alteration of HGH release
• Increased stimulant use: i.e., caffeine, sodas, and alcohol
• Nervousness
• Weight gain and weight maintenance problems
• Obesity
• Short term memory loss
• Increased inflammatory cytokines
• Impaired immune function
• An increased stress hormone profile

The Results Are Clear That Without Adequate Sleep:

• We become increasingly irritable.
• Our attention span, our memory, and our ability to concentrate and learn diminish.
• Our chance of accidents increases. major industrial disasters, including nuclear accidents and massive oil spills, have been officially attributed to errors in judgement caused by sleeplessness in the workplace
• We are more likely to develop blood pressure and/or heart problems.
• Our immune system begins to lose its effectiveness.
• We tend to look older and actually do age more quickly.
• Ultimately, our lifespan is reduced.

3 Major Pathologies that can affect our Sleep:

1. Insomnia – Occurs in 10-15% of the population. Most people will encounter insomnia occasionally, even if they normally do not have a problem falling asleep. It is most likely associated with stress and anxiety, caffeine (found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and many foods), and other stimulants, or the REM rebound (excessive dreaming) effect that comes from consuming too much alcohol or abusing sleeping piils.
2. Narcolepsy – Only occurs in about 0.5% of the population. This is a neurological problem that causes a person to suddenly fall asleep at odd moments. Narcolepsy requires a medical attention, as it can be dangerous and debilitating.
3. Sleep Apnea – Encountered by 4% of the population. Apnea means “not breathing” for up to 10 seconds or longer during the sleep process. When this happens, the brain wakes up, the person gasps for air, and then returns to sleep. This cycle can occur as many as 600 times per night. After a while, people with sleep apnea fall asleep during the day or at unconventional times, such as driving or performing at work.

   Generally, those with sleep apnea get very little, if any, deep sleep. Most people with sleep apnea snore. Snoring happens when the palate slips back into the throat and partially blocks the airways. The sound is due to the rapid vibration of the palate. This may be due to genetics or obesity. While snoring is not dangerous, it can develop into sleep apnea. Some medical doctors believe this to be the leading immediate cause of nighttime heart attacks. People with this pathology should seek the attention of their medical doctors. Surgery or a CPAP machine can be used to open the air passages.

The Sleep Cycle

Human sleep has been described as a succession of the five recurring stages PLUS the REM stage. Some scientists call waking a sixth stage. Sleep quality changes as we transition through each stage of sleep. Although the signals for transition between the stages are mysterious, it is important to know that each of the stages is discretely independent of one another. Each is marked by subtle changes in bodily function. Sleep goes in cycles, first moving quickly into deep, restorative sleep, then moving back toward wakefulness, then deep again, and so on. Some scientists feel that this movement between wakefulness and deep sleep may have been part of our evolution. Sleep could have been somewhat dangerous for animals. It was important to wake up at times to check on one’s situation or danger. In social animals, it is most likely that one or another individual will be at or near wakefulness at all times to sound an alarm if conditions require. Sleep stages are predictable cycles with observable intervals that can be monitored and examined clinically with the use of polysmonography and EEF (electroencephalogram).

Waking

The waking stage is referred to as relaxed wakefulness. It is in this stage that the body prepares for sleep. All persons fall asleep with tense muscles, their eyes moving erratically. As they become sleepier, the body slows down, muscles begin to relax, and eye movement slows. When you are awake or busy (mentally), your brain waves become desynchronized, which means the brain waves do not show a clear rhythm. They are recorded as small, rapid, and very irregular waves on EEG paper. Underlying these irregular waves is a base rhythm called beta waves, which operate at 13-17 cycles per second (cps). If we are very alert, yet momentarily not thinking about anything, those waves become synchronized and develop a beta wave pattern. As you begin to relax and empty the mind, you begin to generate alpha waves (8-12 cps). This very pleasant state is something akin to meditation.

Stage 1

In Stage 1 sleep or drowsiness, the eyes close, but move back and forth erratically. The brain waves begin to slow even more (to about a 50% reduction compared to wakefulness) and become theta waves (4-7 cps). The eyes are closed, but if aroused, a person may feel as if he or she has never slept. Stage 1 lasts for 5-10 minutes. Our large muscles begin to enter into a state of flaccid paralysis, which means they become relaxed and no longer respond to motion messages from the brain. Sometimes, as we move into this paralysis, our body responds as if we were falling and we experience a sudden jerk called myoclonus.

Stage 2

During Stage 2 we develop more and more theta waves. We gently drift into a period of light sleep with our waves showing intermittent peaks and valleys, or positive and negative waves. These waves indicate spontaneous periods of muscle tone mixed with periods of muscle relaxation. The heart rate slows and body temperature decreases. At this point, the body prepares to enter deep sleep.

Stage 3 & 4

In Stage 3 we have very slow delta waves (3 cps or lower). Both Stage 3 & 4 are deep sleep stages, with Stage 4 being more intense than Stage 3. Our body temperature drops and muscles relax. During Stage 4 we are most likely to find night terrors and sleepwalking. Night terrors are periods of extreme emotional arousal that is rarely accompanied by imagery (as in dreams and nightmares). Occasionally, neurons will fire “accidentally” throughout the night, triggering sequences of firings that can cause a person in deep sleep to perform routine functions usually reserved for waking, such as getting out of bed, sleepwalking, getting dressed, making coffee, etc. Sleepwalking is common among children. There is no paralysis in Stage 4. After Stage 4, we begin to go back up through the Stages until we reach Stage 1 again. This is often called Stage 1 emergent and exhibits one particularly impressive quality: dreams. Dreams are accompanied by movements of the eyes. Stage 1 emergent is also called REM sleep (RApid Eye Movement). It’s a good thing that we experience flaccid paralysis here, or we would likely act out our dreams.

Unfortunately for some, the small muscles are not paralyzed, and in Stage 1 emergent, sleep talking occurs. In this stage, you may actually engage someone in a small conversation. Since the fingers are not paralyzed, deaf people often sign during this stage.

Non-REM Sleep

The period of Non-REM Sleep (NREM) is comprised of Stages 1-4 and lasts for 90-120 minutes, with each stage lasting anywhere for 5-15 minutes. Surprisingly, Stage 2 & 3 repeat backward before REM is attained. Consequently, a normal sleep cycle has this patter: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, REM. In an average night, we may go through four or five such cycles (about 90 minutes each). Normally, each successive cycle is less deep, therefore, most of our deep Stage 4 sleep occurs in the first half of the night.

REM

REM sleep is distinguishable from NREM sleep by changes in physiological states, including its characteristic rapid eye movements.

• In normal people, heart rate and respiration speed up and become erratic.
• The face, fingers, and legs may twitch.
• Intense dreaming occurs in REM sleep due to heightened cerebral activity.
• Paralysis occurs in major muscle groups, including muscles of the chin and neck.
• REM is called paradoxical sleep since it is a mixture of encephalic (brain) states of excitement and muscular immobility.

The first period of REM typically lasts 10 minutes, with each recurring stage lengthening. The final period of REM lasts approximately one hour. The quality and quantity of sleep we achieve each night sets the foundation for the hours of the day where we go about our normal activities, working, driving, operating equipment, and making critical decisions that affect us and others. Sleep is not a luxury, it is a necessity. It restores our mind and body and helps us maintain mental and physical health.

Melatonin for Restful Sleep

Melatonin is a hormone derived from serotonin and produced in the pineal gland (a small, pea-sized gland located just behind the center of your forehead) during periods of darkness, but not light. Healthy sleep patterns rely on the body’s natural production of Melatonin. Normal Melatonin levels produce the feeling of sleepiness that sets upon us when night falls. Exposure to light results in a rapid breakdown of melatonin. Use Melatonin as nutritional support to help prepare the body for restful sleep. More recent research points to Melatonin as one of the most potent, versatile antioxidants known.*

Restoring Melatonin 

To help you achieve a more normal sleep pattern, Melatonin offers an all natural solution to help establish healthy sleep patterns to achieve a restful good night sleep. It is non-habit forming and can be used occasionally or continually when you experience sleeplessness or insomnia.

You can get Melatonin at your favorite health food store or on my site at www.drbo.com. My clients love their restful sleep.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition before beginning supplementation. Information contained in this bulletin is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician.

 

 

 

 

 

How to Achieve “20 Forever”

The Current State of Our Health – How to Achieve “20 Forever”

The United States has become one of the sickest nations in the world. We have the most obesity, illness and disease, with cancer now rivaling heart attacks as our #1 killer. Even our young children are being diagnosed with cancer, obesity, late diabetes, autism, celiac disease, high cholesterol, high
triglycerides and signs of narrowing and hardening of the arteries. Recent research presented at the American Heart Association’s scientific meeting in New Orleans, in the fall 2008, stated that more than half of the 70 youngsters ages 10 to 18, enrolled in the Children’s Mercy Hospital Study had a “vascular age” about 30 years older than their actual ages, putting  them at risk for early heart attacks, strokes and death.

These findings are unprecedented and unacceptable. Our children are our future and the future is not looking so bright. It’s obvious that what we’re doing now is not working. Basically, we tend to treat our symptoms and not the cause of those symptoms.
To achieve true health, we need to learn to practice preventive medicine,
live a healthy lifestyle and take responsibility for our actions. We can’t
pass the buck to the doctors, looking for the magic pill of health. It’s not
their responsibility, it’s ours!

If a foundation is weak, the structure will collapse. If we work on fixing
our basic physical foundation – the way we live, eat and think – we
can take charge, be in control and have long healthy lives. Essentially, we
become the “cause” and not the “effect.”

Let’s Be Honest

Illness is the result of poor nutrition, bad eating habits and a sedentary
lifestyle. Natural foods include foods that are organically grown, as
well as those that are not processed, refined or stored for any length of
time. Consuming processed, refined, and chemically treated foods
is not only unnatural; it can be dangerous and can rob the body of its
own natural resources. If left unchecked, it can potentially contribute to
diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, arthritis
and Alzheimer’s. Through dietary improvements, the effects of these
deficiencies may be eased, thus helping to alleviate their symptoms.
In fact, I find that with every new client, my first recommendation is to
change their eating habits, so we can decrease the artificial and increase
the natural. Once that happens, we’re on our way to a healthier lifestyle.

Achieving “20 Forever”

The motto at my clinic is “20 Forever,” meaning how to maintain a
youthful, vibrant existence with the energy and health of being 20 for
your entire life! I have thousands of clients achieving this state of health
by following my life-changing 7 step program called The Wagner Way to
Wellness®. The Wagner Way to Wellness is a positive lifestyle change. It is
not a quick fix or diet. It is a powerful way of living and something you do every
minute of every day of your life. My intention is to help educate you and
support your growth, so you can go anywhere in the world, make good
decisions, and look, feel and be your best at all times.

We are typically programmed to buy into the old-age mentality of “Oh,
you’re 40 now, not 20 anymore; you have to accept that you are getting old
and you will be facing health issues.” It doesn’t have to be this way; many
of these health issues can be avoided. It has been shown that if we learn
how to replenish our bodies, replace the things we stop producing as we
age, eat and live correctly, we can recapture our youth, (which by the way,
you begin to lose in your early 20s), and maintain that recaptured youth
as long as we are here. You can be an active participant with a quality life.
It is definitely a new mindset. Old age should not be part of our personal
universe.

In order to achieve the attitude and wellness of “20 forever,” you need
to know the rules so you can play the game…and win! The purpose of this Blog is to teach The Wagner Way to Wellness so you can master the rules to win the game.

In future posts coming soon, we’ll be explaining how you can implement the  Wagner Way to Wellness to improve your health.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this blog is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.
The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

7 Steps To “The Wagner Way to Wellness”

Dr. Bo Wagner’s philosophy of healthy living, “The Wagner Way to Wellness^®,” encourages us through professional consultation and personal resolve to better care for our bodies and minds by adopting the following life-changing 7 STEP PROGRAM.

1. Attitude. You must have the desire to be healthy, the willingness to change, and the discipline to pause, think, and make healthy choices versus unhealthy choices.  Once you are following the The Wagner Way to Wellness, be consistent and you will be successful.

2. Daily Exercise.  Do at least thirty minutes of cardiovascular exercise daily.  A thirty minute brisk walk each day will do the trick, but the more workouts you can do, the better.  Use the body or lose it—if you don’t keep your body moving and flowing, it will freeze up on you.

3. Hydration.  Our bodies need at least a gallon of non-carbonated, purified water daily. Remember, our bodies are eighty percent water.  If we do not properly hydrate, it becomes impossible for our bodies to flush the poisons, toxins, excess sugar, fatty tissue, uric acid, and lymphatic waste out, not to mention bowel movements.  The point is, over the long term, lack of proper hydration can result in dry and wrinkled skin, unhealthy hair and nails, and unnecessary rapid aging.  Prescription:  Begin slowly.  Gradually increase your intake of water, drinking more each day than you did the last—building to one gallon a day.

4. Smart Food Choices.  Body type and blood type identify the unique way in which each of us thrives and grows by identifying those foods, condiments and beverages which are good for us, and which can be easily digested, as well as those that cannot.  Following Dr. Wagner’s “Guide for Smart Food Choices^TM” will make correct eating easy for you.

5. Smart Food Combining. Our bodies were not meant to absorb all the different food groups together at the same time.  The truth is, each type of food uses different areas, enzymes, and digestive juices for proper and effective digestion, and each has its own time table for transiting through the system.  By learning to eat foods in harmonious groupings, using “Dr. Bo’s Smart Food Combining Charts^TM”, we are able to digest correctly, thereby eliminating most digestive and intestinal ailments.

6. Essential Supplementation. This is, by far, the most confusing subject for most people who attempt to create their own list of useful and necessary supplements.  Often well meaning people use the shotgun approach to wellness, and buy countless bottles of supplements and additives, when actually only a few of the right ones are necessary.

There is no doubt that our soil is so depleted of nutrients, that today’s foods can’t fill us with the rich nutrients—the premium grade fuel—that our bodies need for our 21st century lives.  Is it any wonder that we feel like we’re running on empty most of the time?  What we do need are ionic trace minerals, full spectrum enzymes, soluble and insoluble fiber, multi-strain probiotics and essential fatty acids, along with a complete multi-vitamin, mineral and herbal complex in order to process food correctly, and to receive the necessary fuel to make our bodies fire “on all cylinders.”  Dr. Bo recommends these necessary essentials on an every day basis. To help you achieve this, Dr Bo has formulated a daily essential Nutri Pak^TM for men, women and children, and an All-In -One multi superfood complex, Garden of Plenty^®, for Life on the Go, to provide our bodies with these proper essentials, and to furnish superb nourishment through their many superfoods and supplement ingredients.

7. Cleansing, detoxification and rejuvenation. We know that, in order to be clean and healthy, we must cleanse the outside of our bodies every day, but we rarely cleanse the inside of our bodies.  Everyone should develop a cleansing maintenance program to detoxify the colon, cleanse the entire alimentary canal, flush the organs, rid the body of lymphatic waste and cleanse and rejuvenate the cardiovascular system. Do your own cleansing program or try Dr. Bo’s Magic Pak^TM, with Body Magic^TM, a 10 day total body detoxification and rejuvenation pak, Fiber Magic^TM, a nutritional fiber cleansing formula and Colon Magic^®, a complete colon cleanse and also Garden of Plenty’s Miracle Fiber^TM aids in this cleansing, and helps establish and maintain normal intestinal regularity, while providing the proper nourishment to enable the body to rejuvenate itself. Also consider trying Dr. Bo’s Heart Pak^TM, a cardiovascular cleansing and rejuvenating program, which includes Heart Supreme^TM complex, a unique proprietary formula that contains over 97 of the world’s leading heart-health, supportive ingredients, BootUp^TM for Recovery with D-Ribose and L-Carnitine Fumerate, the missing links to help heart and body replenish energy, support muscle recovery and achieve optimal heart-health, and Heart Tonic tincture, a supportive, nutritive, and flavonoid rich tonic for the heart, blood vessels and cardiovascular system. No matter what your age is, total body health is of the utmost importance.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this blog is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.
The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Smart Food Combining

The term “food combining” refers to those combinations of foods which are compatible with each other in digestive chemistry. In other words, the goal of food combining is to aid the digestive processes. By combining your personal blood type foods correctly and applying the following principles, your nutrition will be enhanced, since only food which is digested is capable of nourishing us. Additionally, we will avoid the poisonous byproducts of indigestion, along with its unpleasant symptoms.

Efficient digestion also has a beneficial influence on the body’s energy level. The amount of energy expended to digest three conventional meal has been estimated to be the equivalent of 8 hours “working” energy. By selecting compatible food combinations the digestive task is lessened, which allows more energy for other activities.

Digestive Factors

Although food combining will aid the digestive processes considerably,
it will not guarantee good digestion. There are other factors which may
reduce our digestive capacity, such as overeating, eating under stressful
conditions, eating when fatigued, eating just before or soon after strenuous
exercise, and eating during strong emotional experiences. Also, whenever
fever or inflammation are present, the digestive powers are diminished
to conserve energy. Substances such as condiments (including table
salt), vinegar, alcohol, coffee and tea all irritate the digestive tract and
considerably retard digestion. All these factors must be considered if one
desires good digestion, and consequently, a well-nourished body.

On the next post, we’ll discuss digestion and how it works.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Change Your Mind, Change Your Life “The Wagner Way”

Dr. Bo Wagner’s approach to health is the same as his approach to life.
Dr. Wagner believes that there is more to nutritional counseling than, “Do this, do that!  Drink this, eat that.”  True health involves our bodies, our minds, and how we think of ourselves.  The quest for a truly healthy body begins with our desire for a healthy body and an active mind.  We can change our health for the better by setting goals, developing habits and changing our attitudes.  “The Wagner Way To Wellness^®,” helps us to like who we are, and helps us to be the best we can be.

With doctorates in both Clinical Nutrition and Natural Medicine, Dr. Wagner understands the importance of whole natural foods and nutritional supplements in health repair and maintenance.  Dr. Wagner offers education in nutrition and diet modification, as well as assisting with the challenges of allergies and problematic weight issues by designing proper dietary patterns, weight management, detoxification, and cleansing regimens.  “The key,” says Dr. Wagner, “is to address the underlying causes of a health condition, rather than just treating the symptoms.  That creates total body wellness.”

Let’s Be Honest
Illness is the result of poor nutrition, bad eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle.  According to Dr. Wagner, “Natural foods include foods that are organically grown, as well as those not processed, refined or stored for any length of time.  Consuming processed, refined, and chemically treated foods is not only unnatural, it can be dangerous, can rob the body of its own natural resources, and, if left unchecked, can potentially contribute to diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.  Through dietary improvements, nutritional supplementation, detoxification, and colon hydrotherapy, the effects of these deficiencies may be eased, thus helping to alleviate their symptoms.

“In fact, I find that with almost every new client, my first recommendation is to change eating habits, so we can decrease the artificial and increase the natural.  Once that happens, we’re on our way to a healthier lifestyle.  So, clients are encouraged to undertake an exercise program in addition to maintaining proper nutrition and hydration.”

The Client as Partner
Dr. Wagner creates an environment in which the client is a partner in a personal health revolution.  That’s why Dr. Wagner gives his clients the scientific theory behind his recommendations, carefully explaining the nutritional value of foods appropriate to a particular body and blood type, as well as the essential daily nutritional requirements for optimal health. Dr. Bo Wagner’s “Guide to Smart Food Choices” will help the individual sort through and eliminate the foods that may be causing hypersensitivities, allergies, acid reflux, constipation, bloating, weight gain, fatigue, mood swings, insomnia, and food intolerance.  Armed with this knowledge, clients are able to understand how to properly combine foods, thereby making more healthy choices in their selections.

Dr. Wagner has helped thousands of women and men to have the healthy lives they’ve always wanted, through a lifetime of research and nutritional and lifestyle counseling.  And now, Dr. Wagner is proud to offer Garden of Plenty®, the Ultimate Multi-Superfood Complex, a special formulation that supplies the essential nutrients that the body needs, but that most foods do not provide.

Enter the “Garden”
Garden of Plenty is the cornerstone of Dr. Wagner’s entire nutritional program, and contains the essential daily nutrients indispensable for each person.  Following the principle of combining many valuable ingredients into one convenient “super” product, Dr. Wagner has also specially formulated other natural components to address a variety of wellness issues involving the heart, joints, memory, weight loss, mood swings, lack of energy, hypertension, diabetes, colon cleansing and more.  Any one of these complexes can easily be added to the essential daily Garden of Plenty shake, depending on a client’s particular health needs.

Your Invitation

Is your goal improved energy, a better mood, a love of life and a desire to be the best you can be?  Make the move.  Make the choice.  Make it happen with Garden of Plenty from Dr. Bo Wagner and The Wagner Way to Wellness^®

If you’d like to know more about Dr. Bo’s products, you can do so by clicking here.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this blog is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.
The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Digestion Explained

Digestion is the process by which the complex materials of food are broken down into simpler substances in preparation for their entrance into the bloodstream. For example, proteins are broken down into various amino acids; carbohydrates, composed of starches and sugars, are converted to glucose, a simple sugar; and fats are broken down into new tissue. Let’s look at this process in more detail.

Three Steps to Digestion

Step 1:   The Mouth

The human digestive tract is divided into three cavities: the mouth,
the stomach and the small intestine. When food enters the mouth, it’s
masticated and mixed with saliva, initiating the digestive process.
Appropriate digestive juices are also secreted here, according to the type
of food ingested. If the food contains starch, then the enzyme amylase
is also secreted. This enzyme is active only in the presence of starch and
will not be secreted otherwise.

Step 2:  The Stomach

After leaving the mouth, food passes down the esophagus and into the
stomach. Here, gastric juice is secreted, containing primarily hydrochloric
acid and digestive enzymes. The concentration of hydrochloric acid
varies, again depending on the type of food ingested. Protein requires a
highly acidic medium for the digestive enzyme pepsin, to be effective.
Starches and fats, however, require a nearly neutral medium for their
digestion. In fact, salivary amylase is actually destroyed in the presence
of highly acidic gastric juices, and the enzyme, gastric lipase, secreted
for fat digestion, is also inhibited in its work in the presence of a highly
acidic medium. These distinctions represent a significant factor in
complicated digestion.

Step 3: The Intestines

The next factor to consider is this: each cavity contains its own distinctive
digestive secretions with which to carry out its own specific work of
digestion. And at each stage of this process, digestion proceeds more or
less efficiently, depending upon the conditions present at each stage.
In other words, the efficiency of digestion in the intestines is dependent
upon the work done in the mouth and stomach. It is a sequential operation.
For example, if pepsin, the enzyme secreted in the stomach during the
first stage of protein digestion, has not converted these proteins into
peptones due to unfavorable conditions present in the stomach, then
erepsin, the enzyme secreted in the intestine, will not be able to carry on
the final stage of protein digestion, that of converting the peptones into
amino acids. Each stage of digestion must not be interfered with if we
desire efficient digestion.

On the next post we’ll look at digestive transit time, and it’s impact on your health

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Digestion Summary

So, considering all these factors of digestion mentioned in my last three blogs, we can appreciate the importance of food combining. We may also realize the potential of
creating two very distinct situations when eating: one being digestion and nutrient enhancement, and the other being the decomposition of the food, which is a form of self-poisoning. If carbohydrates are not digested, they ferment and produce poisons such as carbon dioxide, acetic acid, lactic
acid and alcohol. (Note: the alcohol produced has the same potential for destruction of the liver and other organs as commercial alcohol). When proteins are not digested, they putrefy, producing poisons known as ptomains and leucomaines.

Anytime, two or more foods are eaten at the same meal, each one requiring
opposite conditions for their digestion (such as dried fruit and vegetables
or protein and starch), the digestive process is less efficient. Sometimes
digestion is totally suspended. The responsibility for harmonious digestions
rests with each of us. Failure to observe the limitations of human digestion
results in mild to severe indigestion and is very likely to be a contributing
factor in causing disease.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Digestive Transit Time

An important digestive factor concerns the emptying time of the stomach into the intestine. Fruits remain in the stomach an hour or less, when eaten alone. Non-starchy vegetables and pulses need three hours to digest, starches require
three to four hours to complete gastric digestion. And, finally, proteins require approximately four to five hours. Some more complex foods, such as starchy pulses (dried beans and legumes), are a rather difficult food to digest. Due to their high concentrations of both starch and protein, these foods may require five to six hours to complete gastric digestion. The important point here is this: if a food remains in the stomach longer than is normally required, due to an incompatible combination, the food will likely decompose and nutrition and intestinal health becomes impaired.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
with the fulfillment of orders for any such goods or services and any damage, loss
or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Are Your Food Portions Aging You?

We don’t die from a knee injury; we die from organ failure. As a society, we tend to overeat thereby overtaxing our organs, wearing them out and accelerating the aging process. Studies have shown that by eating food as fuel (smaller portions just enough to be active and function) will result in a stronger more youthful body with greater stamina and delays in age related diseases.

Food Expansion

Since food expands within 30 minutes of eating, it is wise to leave the table slightly hungry in order to allow this expansion to make you feel pleasantly full versus feeling “stuffed” and uncomfortably full. The results of eating with restriction have shown to be anti-aging, so there’s no need to continue searching for the fountain of youth. The formula is easy, eat smart, eat simple by consuming the right foods,  combined correctly and eaten in moderation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
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or expense to person or property arising out of or relating to them.

Thinking About A Gluten Free Diet?

Gluten is the protein part of wheat, oats, rye, barley and other related grains. Studies have shown that most people cannot tolerate gluten. When it comes into contact with the small intestine it can damage the lining and cause malabsorption of nutrients which can lead to serious disease.

Gliadin & Avenin

Wheat, rye and barley contain the simple gluten protein gliadin, which is the main culprit that can cause intestinal disturbances and diseases. Oats contain the simple gluten protein avenin, which is the counterpart to gliadin and produces similar symptoms including intestinal inflammation. The most common condition is known as celiac disease (sometimes called gluten sensitive enteropathy or non-tropical sprue), which is on an alarming international rise.

Potential Problems

This intestinal injury, celiac disease, can result in weight loss, gas, bloating, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fatigue, digestive problems, constipation, canker sores, acne, mood swings, irritability or vitamin and mineral deficiencies. When gluten is totally eliminated from the diet, the lining of the intestines will have a chance to heal. There is evidence that gluten is associated with a skin disorder called dermatitis herpetiformis and may trigger autistic-like behavior and food allergens that otherwise would not be present.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

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offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
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Gluten & Disease Connection?

There are several different variables that could affect children with autism and possibly ADD, ADHD and Asperger’s Disease. The most popular and studied theory in some children with these ailments reveals that eating gluten leads to high levels of protein bi-products, called gluteomorphines, which may affect their behavior, similar to a drug.

Gluteomorphines

Gluteomorphines, especially with these children, can attach to opioid-receptors in the brain, causing problems including sleepiness, giddiness, in-attention/zoning out, aggressive and self-injurious behavior, reduced desire for social interaction, blocked pain messages and increased confusion. The theory is that if gluten is eliminated from the diet, it reduces the levels of gluteomorphine and as a result, behavior improves.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

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offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
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Smart pH Balancing For Wellness

Our health depends upon the proper acid-alkaline balance of the blood. Human blood is normally more alkaline than it is acidic. Any form of illness indicates a disturbed state of blood chemistry, an excessive formation of acids in the system. Many authorities now believe that most disease develops because of a lowering of the function and resistance of the body due to chronic acidosis, which is a reduction of the alkalinity in the blood. Dr. George Crile, head of the Crile Clinic in Cleveland, and one of the world’s greatest surgeons states, “There is no natural death. All deaths from so called natural causes are merely the end point of a progressive acid saturation.”

In Our Next Post we will look more closely at how to achieve Acid/Alkaline Balance in the body.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

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SMART pH BALANCING – Stay Alkaline, Stay Healthy

Over acidity will decrease the body’s ability to absorb vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, decrease the ability to detoxify heavy metals and repair damaged cells, reduces the energy production in the cells but will make tumor cells thrive. Virtually all degenerative diseases, including arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease plus premature aging, joint pain, constipation, eczema, acne, diabetes, obesity, headaches, sinus problems, colds, flu, immune deficiency, gall stones, kidney stones, tooth decay, low energy and chronic fatigue are associated with excess acidity in the body.

A high alkaline balance is the body’s first line of defense against illness and disease. Therefore, in disease, the thing to do is correct the acid conditions as quickly as possible and place the tissues in a position to restore themselves through proper alkalinity. This, of course, should be done with food – for foods are the only wholesome alkalizers, intended by nature to keep the alkaline reserve of the body at the point which promotes health.

The principle alkaline foods are fruits and vegetables followed by non-gluten whole grains, some oils, some nuts, sprouts and water. The acid producing foods are animal products like meat, eggs, dairy, some oils, some nuts and processed foods including white flour and refined sugar and acid forming drinks such as sodas, coffee and processed juices.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

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offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
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Know Your pH Balance (How To Test)

This acid/alkaline balance concept is simply known as pH balance. The relationship between acid and alkaline is quantified on a scale of 1 to 14 known as “pH.” On that scale, the area below 7 is acid, above 7 is alkaline and a 7 is neutral. Acid and alkaline are exact opposites and when they meet in the middle, they cancel each other out, creating a healthy neutral pH.

A pH test will determine whether your bodily fluids are too acid or alkaline. Nitrazine/litmus paper or pH strips can be purchased at any drug store. You then either apply saliva or urine to the paper. The best time for performing the test is in the morning, before you brush your teeth or 2 hours before eating. As you perform the test, the paper will change color to indicate if your system is overly acidic or alkaline.

Compare the resulted color to the color chart on the paper roll or the pH strips to determine if your body is acidic or alkaline. The results of saliva testing indicates the activity of digestive enzymes in your body and the activity of the stomach and the liver, revealing the flow of enzymes running through your body showing the effects on the body’s tissues and systems. The salivary pH test results should register between a slightly acidic 6.4 and a neutral 7. A urinary pH test levels indicate how well your body is assimilating minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium and should fluctuate between 6.0 – 6.4 in the morning and 6.4 – 7.0 in the evening.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

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offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
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Smart pH Balance = Natural Weight Loss

When pH in the body is balanced, or slightly alkaline, weight loss occurs naturally. When acid waste builds up in the body, the body begins to store fat cells around organs. No matter how hard you try to lose weight by dieting and working out, when the body is acidic, it simply will not release the fat cells. Recent research has shown that if you have an acidic pH balance, viruses and bacteria thrive, creating lack of energy, frequent illness, and pains, and the aging process will be accelerated in your body, making it very difficult to retain a youthful appearance and a trim physique.

When an alkaline pH balance is restored, the body releases fat cells, allowing weight loss to occur, and also heals illnesses and diseases completely, builds and repairs easily, stabilizes metabolic rates, helps maintain healthy normal cholesterol levels, normalizes blood pressure, slows the aging process and helps create a strong, healthy, vibrant body full of energy and vitality.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided in this publication is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from
your physician or other health care professional. This information should not be
used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any
medication or other treatment. You should consult with a health care professional
before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any
medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.

The publisher and the author are not responsible for any goods and/or services
offered or referred to in this blog and expressly disclaim all liability in connection
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Matthew Perry shout out on David Letterman

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011 – Matthew Perry was just on Late Show with David Letterman to promote his new show “Mr. Sunshine,” and surprisingly gave a detailed account of his 20 pounds he lost as well as his experiences with my diet, Magic Pak and big cleansing program, Total Body Wellness Detox. Thanks for the shout, Matthew! Here’s a clip of him on the show:

Smart pH Balance Alkaline & Acid Food List

ALKALINE /ACID FOOD LIST
ALKALINE FOODS                                                      ACID FOODS
Unprocessed Non-Starchy                                           Artificially Dried, Canned, Pickled,
Vegetables                                                                      Preserved, Processed, Roasted, and
Sweetened Vegetables

Unprocessed Acid, Sub-Acid,                                       Artificially Dried, Canned, Glazed,
Sweet Fruit & Melons                                                    Jellied, Preserved, Processed, and
Sweetened Fruits
Non-Starchy Pulses (Pod                                             Starchy Pulses (Dried Beans
Beans, Fresh Peas & Black                                           and Legumes)
Beans)
Non-Gluten Bread, Grains,                                          Gluten Bread, Grains, & Flours
& Flours (Artichoke,                                                     (Barley, Bulgur, Couscous, Durum
Amaranth, Brown Rice,                                                Graham, Kamut, Oats, Rye, Spelt,
Buckwheat, Chestnut, Hemp,                                      Wheat, White and Whole Grain)
Millet, Quinoa, Soy, 100%
Sprouted Bread & Teff)
Pasta /Noodles (Brown Rice,                                        Pasta/Noodles (Durum, Semolina
Buckwheat, Kelp, Quinoa,                                             Spelt and Wheat)
Soba (100% Buckwheat),
100% Spinach)
Pumpkin                                                                           White Rice
All Potatoes                                                                      Cereals, except Non-Gluten
All Soy Products                                                              Peanuts
All Sprouts                                                                       Corn and Corn Meal
Rutabaga                                                                          Tapioca
Avocado                                                                            All Animal & Animal Products
All Nuts and Seeds (Except                                           Nuts (Cashews, Roasted & Salted
those listed under Acid Foods)                                      Nuts and Walnuts)
Non-Dairy Substitutes (made                                       All Dairy Products
from Brown Rice, Soy,
and Tiger Nuts)
Fats (Oils: Almond, Borage,                                           Fats (Butter, Margarine, Oils:
Coconut, Fish, Flaxseed,                                                 Canola, Corn, Peanut, Sunflower,
Grapeseed, Hempseed, and                                           Vegetable and Walnuts)
Sesame)
Beverages (Coconut Water,                                            Beverages (Beer, Black Tea, Coffee,
Fruit Juices, Distilled Water,                                          Liquor, Processed Juices, Sodas,
Garden of Plenty, Herbal                                                Sports Drinks and Wine)
Teas, Purified Water,
Super Greens, Super Fruits
and Vegetable Juices)
Sweets (Agave, Brown Rice                                            Sweets (Artificial Sweeteners,
Syrup, Citrisweet, Maple                                                Aspartame, Barley Malt Sugar,
Syrup, Stevia, and                                                           Cakes, Chocolate, Cookies, Dough-
Unrefined Brown Sugar)                                                 nuts, Honey, Molasses, Pies                                                                                                   Refined Cane Sugar)

Condiments (Bragg™                                                      Condiments (Jams, Jellies, Ketchup,
Apple Cider Vinegar,                                                       Mayonnaise, Mustard, Salad
Bragg™ Liquid Aminos,                                                  Dressings and Vinegars)
Celtic Sea Salt,
Soy Sauce and Tamari Sauce)
Tofu and Soy Products                                                    Eggs and Egg Products

Ionic Trace Minerals and Electrolytes

Your Body needs ionic minerals and essential electrolytes to perform at optimum levels of energy, stamina and hydration during everyday life, competition or any other strenuous activity. In its ionic state, trace minerals and electrolytes are capable of generating and conducting the electrical impulses so vital to every function of the human body. Your body relies on these ingredients every second of every day. Without the impulses that ionic and trace minerals create, not a single muscle, including your heart and your brain would be able to function. Your cells would not be able to use osmosis to balance your water pressure and absorb nutrients. Proper hydration helps to reduce the incidence of cramps and muscle fatigue so you can improve endurance. Ionic Trace Minerals and Electrolytes insures you are getting what your body needs and helps you get the edge you need to perform at your best. More in-depth info on Ionic Trace Minerals and Essential Electrolytes to follow soon. Stay tuned.

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IONIC TRACE MINERALS

Experts Say

Experts estimate that 90 percent of Americans suffer from mineral imbalance and deficiency. If you are one of them, whether because of frequent exercise, stress, or a diet of overly refined, nutrient-poor foods – your body will attempt to correct the situation in futility, usually resulting in food cravings, muscle cramps, and general fatigue.

What To Do

You can start by making sure you are getting enough ionic trace minerals in your diet. Ionic trace minerals are minerals or elements that have been positively or negatively charged and in very small, balanced trace amounts are critical to your health.

Depletion of Minerals

Unfortunately in today’s world, naturally occurring, nutrient-rich soil is becoming increasingly rare. Eons of vegetation growth and aggressive modern farming techniques have brought many of the earth’s minerals to the surface where they have been washed away.

Synthesized fertilizers are routinely applied to farms and fields where minerals have been depleted. But man-made fertilizers provide only enough mineral substance to support basic plant life. Numerous trace minerals essential to human life don’t get replenished.

Abundance of Minerals

Although trace minerals are no longer as plentiful in the foods we eat, they do exist plentifully in their proper proportions, the same basic proportions that are found in healthy human bodies, in the mineral-rich waters of the earth’s oceans and seas. In a few surviving inland seas such as the Great Salt Lake of western North America, these essential elements exist in highly concentrated, salubrious proportions. This healthy, intricately balanced proportion of mineral and trace elements found in sea water is beneficial to the human body.

Today, these life-sustaining sea waters contain all the mineral and elements necessary to support human life. Most importantly, all these minerals and elements are ionic and in perfect balance-prime for being absorbed into the cells of your body.

Importance of Ionic Minerals

Every second of every day your body relies on ionic minerals and trace mineral to conduct and generate billions of tiny electrical impulses. Without these impulses, not a single muscle, including your heart, would be able to function. Your brain would not function and the cells would not be able to use osmosis to balance your water pressure and absorb nutrients.

Trace minerals do not exist by themselves but in relationship to one another. Too much of one trace element can lead to imbalances in others resulting in disease, rather than the absence of disease. Most trace elements need to be in ionic form to be well absorbed in the intestines.

Proper Absorption

The absorption of minerals primarily takes place within the small intestines. As food matter passes through the walls of the intestines by way of the villi. This can only happen if the minerals are in an ionic form.

Although stomach acid helps ionize the minerals in foods, a mineral supplement should contain already naturally ionized minerals to be fully absorbed.

Get great energy, stamina, endurance and high performance abilities with Ionic Trace Minerals!!!

Perform Your Best with Electrolytes

 

 

 

ELECTROLYTES

Loss of Electrolytes

Electrolytes are the soluble minerals which are found in the body fluids and the blood stream. These minerals are lost through perspiration and other types of fluid loss, and need constant replacement.

When the weather gets hot, most people perspire and experience a corresponding electrolyte loss. If electrolyte levels are allowed to get low, body energy levels also get low, just like a low battery. Replacing lost electrolytes allows energy to return and helps speed energy recovery after a sports workout.

Energy Levels

The human body operates on electrical energies. Electrolytes carry these electrical energies and allow them to work. When electrolyte supplies are low, body systems get run down and sluggish. Maintaining adequate supplies of electrolytes in the body increase potential energy and helps body systems run smoothly.

Proper Balance

Electrolytes are essential to the working body cells and in maintaining a normal acid base (pH) balance in the body. Proper electrolyte balance is essential to maintain proper fluid balance, including fluid pressure within cells and blood pressure. Recent research has indicated that electrolyte deficiencies may play a more important role in the cause of high blood pressure than nutritional excesses.

The main electrolytes are Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium and Chloride. Proper levels of these minerals in the body allow the body to have energy, better muscle and nerve function (including faster stress recovery) and improved function in many other areas.

Summary

Ionic Trace Minerals and Essential Electrolytes are formulated by nature, for greater bio-electric health and body mineral balancing. All natural, soluble, ionic trace minerals and electrolytes also nutritionally aid vitality and overall health. Ionic Trace Minerals and Electrolytes are an absolute key to life.

Fats Can Be Good!!!

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

Good Fats

Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are essential lipids, often referred to as Vitamin F, the “good fats,” or the “fats that heal,” that are not manufactured by the body and are vital for optimum health, well-being and 90% of your energy. As integral components of all cells, they maintain the fluidity and stability of cell membranes and protect the body from harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses. They must be obtained through diet or supplementation with EFA-rich food oils.

EFA’s are essential to normal cell structure and the regulation of virtually every major body function, including blood pressure, fluid retention, blood cell stickiness, inflammation, allergies, fever and the immune system, just to name a few! Commercial refinement of fats, oils and food has effectively eliminated important essential fatty acids from our food chain, increasing the importance of dietary supplements.

Deficiency Issues

Without EFAs, deficiency symptoms will develop. Signs of EFA deficiency can include eczema and other skin disorders, hair loss, organ damage, impaired reproductive function, increased triglyceride and cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and neurological dysfunction.

Well Balanced Blend

The World Health Organization suggests that 3-4% of the total daily caloric intake of normal adults should be in the form of these “good” EFAs. For children, pregnant and lactating women, the recommendation is 5-6%. So begin taking a comprehensive well-balanced blend of EFA nutritional oils that supplies your daily needs for EFAs in an ideal ratio of omega 3, omega 6 and omega 9 fatty acids and preferably also provides the fatty acids EPA and DHA. EFAs are the most important of all the fats and an essential key to life!

*The statements on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA. The information included here is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Great Source for the Good Fats!

 

 

 

Fish Oil is one of the best sources for these “Good Fats” the Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s). It is important to choose one that has high quality, purity and stability. A good tasting, EPA/DHA, Omega 3, 6, 9, lemon flavored, fish oil, that is molecularly distilled to remove dioxins, PCBs and other possible toxic material, to ensure purity and quality.  It is especially important to take fish oil to obtain EPA/DHA.

What are EPA/DHA?

EPA and DHA are n-3 fatty acids which stand for docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid. These n-3 fatty acids are Omega 3 fat, which are found in cold water fish. EPA and DHA are highly unsaturated fat because they contain 6 and 5 double bonds on their long structural chain. These polyunsaturated fats play a very important role with the function of our bodies.

EPA and DHA are vital nutrients and may be taken to maintain healthy function of the brain and retina. DHA is a building block of tissue in the brain and retina of the eye. It helps with forming neural transmitters, such as phosphatidylserine, which is important for brain function. DHA is found in the retina of the eye and taking DHA may be necessary for maintaining healthy levels of DHA for normal eye function.

Cardiovascular System

EPA and DHA are converted into hormone like substances called prostaglandins, which help regulate cell activity and healthy cardiovascular function.

Human Growth and Intellectual Development

DHA plays a very important role during fetal development, early infancy, and old age. High concentrations of DHA are found in the brain and increases 300-500% in an infant’s brain during the last trimester of pregnancy. Adding DHA to a pregnant mothers diet may be beneficial for the fetus’s brain development. Elderly people should also take EPA DHA, because as we get older, our bodies form less DHA and EPA, which may cause less mental focus and cognitive function. Taking EPA DHA may also help with mental abnormalities, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. So everyone can benefit from taking EPA and DHA.

Additional Benefits

EPA and DHA has also been shown to be a great source of energy, and to help insulate the body against heat loss, prevent skin from drying and flaking, and cushion tissues and organs.

Deficiency Issues

Without EFAs, deficiency symptoms will develop. Signs of EFA deficiency can include eczema and other skin disorders, hair loss, organ damage, impaired reproductive function, increased triglyceride and cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and neurological dysfunction.

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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Vegan Essential Fatty Acids

 

 

 

Flaxseed

Flaxseed is not only a great source of fiber for vegans; it is the riches source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), one of the few plant sources of Omega-3 super unsaturated fatty acids, considered the most beneficial of the essential fatty acids. ALA is converted in the body into two more biologically active Omega-3 fatty acids, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic), the same fatty acid found in fish.

Perfect Ratio

Flax also contains linolenic acid (LA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid known as Omega-6, the second most beneficial fatty acid. It is said that, ideally, body tissue should contain a ratio of 3:1 to 4:1 Omega-6 to Omega-3. However, substantial evidence suggests that, because of the consumption of large amounts of fried and processed foods, the ratio of the average person is 20:1 Omega-6 to Omega-3. Flaxseed oil contains approximately 60% Omega-3 to approximately 15% Omega-6 (4:1 Ratio) making it the perfect fast food to correct this ratio.

Leading Source of Lignan Phytonutrients

Flaxseed is also the richest plant source of lignans. Precisely, flax is a source of concentrated lignan precursors. Lignans are strong antioxidants and phytoestrogens (hormone-like chemicals). Flaxseed contains high levels of the plant lignan, secoisolariciresinol diglycoside (SDG) and provides 75-800 times more plant lignans than other plant sources.

Benefits of Flaxseeds:

• Low Carbs
• High Protein
• Rich Source of Omega-3
• Rich Source of Lignans
• Good Source of Dietary Fiber
• Rich Source of Antioxidants
• Gluten Free
• Trans-Fat Free
• Source of Natural Amino Acids

Vegan EFA Oils

Other great sources of vegan EFA’s are cold pressed oils (the good ones!), including organic flax seed oil, organic borage oil, organic pumpkin seed oil, organic flaxseed powder (source of lignin) and evening primrose oil. These special oils can be used on salads, in smoothies, pesto, dips, soups and over steamed vegetables for great flavor. They are not to be used for cooking or frying, but only to be added after food is removed from the heat source. Modern scientific research has concluded that many health challenges are a direct result of the substitution of hydrogenated fats and the lack of essential fatty acids in our diet. These  vegan essential fatty oils are an important natural food for both adults and children that will enhance their body’s repair mechanisms, reduce inflammation, help arrest allergies, improve memory and raise our spirits!

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This blog is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Walking Your Way to Health

 

 

 

“Walking Your Way to Health”

Studies have shown that walking briskly just 30 minutes a day will help:

1. Strengthen your cardiovascular and circulatory systems
2. Lower your blood pressure
3. Increase your growth hormones
4. Lower blood sugar
5. Build stamina
6. Speed up your metabolism
7. Burn Calories
8. Lose weight
9. Elevate your mood and state of mind
10. Reduce your risk for stroke
11. Increase your flexibility
12. Strengthen your muscles
13. Sleep more soundly
14. Improve your memory
15. Achieve the same results as aerobic dancing and jogging
16. Look better and feel better.

 

Start with 10 minutes a day and slowly add 5 minutes every few days building up to the suggested 30 minutes a day at least five days a week. If you can increase your walk to 45 or 60 minutes daily and for six or seven days a week, that is even better.

Walk outside, breath the fresh air, soak up the sunshine and if it is cold and rainy use the treadmill or go shopping. Add some barbells and do some arm exercises while you walk to also strengthen your upper body. Don’t procrastinate, just do it! But most of all have fun and enjoy the long lasting benefits of good health and well being.     So start walking!

Note: Running and jogging can be OK but are not usually recommended by cardiologists.  Research has shown that sudden exercise can lead to heart attacks. Alternatives would be aerobics, cycling, dancing, swimming, or elliptical. What I am looking for is 30 minutes of cardiodaily. Always consult with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The statements on this blog are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Healthy Habits for a Healthy heart

 

 

 

Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart

1. Eat a diet of fresh fruits, vegetables, lean protein, good fats, and minimal carbohydrates according to your blood and body type and food combined correctly.
2. Create a good supplement program from this a-z list of heart healthy products.
   1. Ionic trace minerals
   2. Enzymes
   3. Probiotics
   4. Essential fatty acids
   5. Superfoods
   6. Multi-vitamin and mineral complex
   7. Flavonoids
   8. Carotenoids
   9. Vitamins B6, B12, C, E, and Folic acid
   10. Coenzyme Q10
   11. D’Ribose
   12. Calcium
   13. Magnesium
   14. L-Arginine
   15. L-Citrulline
   16. L’Taurine
   17. L-Carnitine
   18. Hawthorn Berries
   19. CLA
   20. Grapeseed Extract
   21. Fiber
   22. Green Tea Extract
   23. Lecithin
   24. Alpha Lipoic Acid
   25. N-acetylcysteine
   26. Apple Pectin

3.  Exercise, relax and minimize stress. I recommend walking 30 minutes daily, meditation, yoga, dancing, tai chi, qigong, deep breathing exercises, relaxing techniques, weekly massage, chiropractic adjustments, soft music, and soaking in a hot tub.

4.  No smoking!   It has been shown that smokers have twice as many heart issues        then  non-smokers.

5.   Consume minimal alcohol.    Red Wine in moderation is considered to be ok but hard         liquor should be eliminated.

6.   Maintain a consistent internal cleansing program.

7.  Develop a positive attitude. Create good positive thoughts, intentions and postulates.

 

 

Water or Coke?

 

 

 

WATER

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (This probably applies to half of the world’s population).
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it’s often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even mild dehydration will slow down a person’s metabolism by as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
5. The #1 trigger of daytime fatigue is lack of water.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
9. Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

COKE

1. In many U.S. states, the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck if it is necessary to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet, pour a can of Coke into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers, rub the bumper with a rumpled up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coke.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals, pour a can of Coke over the terminals to bubble away corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt, apply a cloth soaked in Coke to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To remove grease from clothes, empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent and run through a regular cycle. The Coke will help loosen grease stains.
8. Coke can clean road haze from your windshield.

FYI

1. The active ingredient in Coke has a pH of 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days and will leach calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
2. To carry Coke syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now, the question remains: would you like a glass of water or Coke?

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The information on this Blog is not intended to diagnose, teat, cure or prevent any disease

Program For Vibrant Health

 

 

 

PROGRAM FOR VIBRANT HEALTH

ELIMINATION through the bowels is the #1 priority

A.      Squat as a posture of elimination (using the Welles Step, Life Step, or step stool)

B.       Daily, squat as an exercise and lie upside down on a slant board, or equivalent,  for at least 30 minutes

C.      Honor the call of nature, cultivate one bowel movement after each meal

D.      Do abdominal and colon exercises and incorporate good posture daily.

E.       Take some Multi-Strain Probiotic with Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Bifidus in your diet daily. At least one with 10 strains and added Prebiotics.

F.      Diet should include lots of roughage and fiber (fruits, vegetables and non-gluten grains, quinoa, amaranth, millet and whole grain rice).

ENHANCE the potential of the other three organs of elimination

A.      LUNGS – Deep breathing, aerobic exercise, yoga, good posture

B.       SKIN – Dry body brushing, sweating, wearing cotton clothing (natural fibers)

C.      KIDNEYS – Drink plenty of water (6-8 glasses in-between meals, ½ hour before and 1-2 hours after meals; drink at least a total of one gallon each day)

CUT DOWN on undesirables

A.      Bad Food Habits

a.       Decrease the proportion of acid foods in the diet, such as protein, starches and dairy; diet should be 60% alkaline (fruits and vegetables)

b.       Eliminate all gluten products including wheat, plus dairy/casein and sugar; these products are our #1 cause of allergies due to over consumption

c.        Reduce overeating; especially at dinner, leave the table slightly hungry

d.       Reduce processed foods; dried foods or any chemically altered food with hydrogenated fats. Preferably eliminate all together.

e.        Avoid bad food combining; such as proteins and starches, mixing fruit with other food groups, etc. Have either a fruit meal or a non-starchy vegetable meal (salad and/or cooked veggies)with either a protein, starch or bean/legume but not together.

ACCENTUATE the positive

A.      Take full spectrum multi-enzymes before meals; chew your food well; eat in a relaxed state

B.       Eat foods according to your blood type

C.      Eat foods whole and unprocessed, using proper food combining

D.      Eat Multi-Superfoods, Super Greens and Super Fruits.

E.      Daily, take ionic trace minerals with electrolytes

F.       Daily, take a food based, multi-vitamin, chelated mineral, herbs and amino acid combinations

G.      Take large doses of Vitamin C in a mineral ascorbate form.

H.      Take Essential Fatty Acids daily (molecularly distilled fish oils, flax seed oil, borage oil.

I.       Take a heart healthy product with L’ Arginine, L’ Citruline, and Taurine daily to maintain superior circulation and cardiovascular health.

J.       Take a product with D’Ribose to restore healthy energy levels in the cells, heart and muscle tissues.

K.       Daily aerobic exercise; walking and swimming are the best

L.       Accentuate positive thoughts; cultivate positive friends

M.      Go to bed by 10PM, if tired

Enjoy life! Be happy!

Acquire these products from your personal health practitioner, natural health food store or check out  what we use at my clinic at www.drbo.com.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The products on this blog are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

Diet For a Healthy Colon

DIET FOR A HEALTHY COLON

Our modern way of life is conducive to colon diseases such as cancer. By changing our eating habits and lifestyle, we may avoid or heal colon disease. Listed below are several things we can do to help prevent colon disease or even correct deficiencies provided they haven’t progressed too far. In doing so, excess weight will just melt off until your body stabilizes.

1. Avoid all stomach irritants:
1. Baking Powder and Baking Soda,
2. Caffeine Drinks (coffee, tea, soda, etc.) Non-caffeinated herbal tea is fine,
3. Carbonated Beverages: Waters and Sodas
4. Concentrated Foods
5. Hot Pepper – Capsicum (Cayenne Pepper) is OK
6. Nicotine
7. Sugar and Spices (except fresh or powdered herbs and Stevia)
8. Vinegar Products
9. Dairy/Casein Products including cheese (Nut and Grain beverages and cheeses are ok)
10. All Gluten Products including Wheat, Oats, Rye and Barley
11. INSTEAD, eat fresh fruits, nuts, non-starchy vegetables, lean protein, superfood shakes and non-gluten grains: Quinoa, Amaranth, Millet, Buckwheat or Whole Grain Rice.

2. Do not consume over-ripe fruits or vegetables or foods having the faintest taint of spoilage or foods “aged” during processing, such as hard cheeses, sauerkraut, pickles, etc.

3. Following smart food combining rules:

1. Eat fruits alone
2. Eat non-starchy vegetables, a salad and or cooked veggies alone or with either a:

• lean protein,
• starchy vegetable,
• grain,
• starchy bean/legume (called Pluses)
• but don’t eat protein, and starches/grains together

Eat smart food choices according to your personal blood type: O, A, B, AB

Preferably using Dr. Bo’s Guide for Smart Food Choices which is different than other lists.

Blood Types O and B can have red meat but not more than once every two weeks due to the high uric acid content of red meat. All other blood types should avoid red altogether, since they do not produce the stomach acids to digest it.

4. Add fiber and colon cleansing herbs to your diet 1-2 times each day (this adds the bulk or roughage that helps clean the colon). Be sure to drink at least 8 oz. of water with these products, and follow it with an additional 8 oz. of water, for a total of 16 oz. of water. The amount of water is very important.

5. Eat slowly, in small bites and chew well. Good rule: chew your liquids and drink your solids. Your stomach does not have teeth.
6. Eat only when hungry. True hunger is a pleasant sensation in the mouth and throat.
7. Reduce overeating. Leave the table slightly hungry. Your food expands in 30 minutes.
8. Your diet should consist of 60% alkaline foods (fruits and vegetables) & 40% acid foods.
9. Reduce processes foods, fried foods, dried foods & chemically altered food with hydrogenated oils.
10. For improved digestion, take a full spectrum enzyme just before or during meals. When taking your enzymes consume at least 8 oz. of water. Water is required to activate the “water craving” hydrolytic enzymes. The moisture in the mouth may not be sufficient. If you are taking other vitamins, take them with this same glass of water. If you are not taking a full spectrum enzyme with your meals, do not drink water with your meal. Instead, drink at least 30 minutes before and 60 minutes after a meal, but never with it, unless you are taking enzymes. To complete the digestive process while you sleep, take the full spectrum enzymes just before bedtime.

11. To help establish and build friendly bacteria and flora in the intestines, consume daily a multi strain Probiotic and Prebiotic to achieve good elimination, absorption, digestion and strong immune system.

12. Drink a gallon (4 quarts) of water daily – more on fast days. Add a squeeze of lemon.

13. Be regular in mealtime and bedtime (this helps your digestive system, allowing it to become accustomed to work times and rest times).

14. Do not crowd meals close together. Put a minimum of 4-5 hours between the end of one meal and the beginning of the next, with ideally nothing in-between, giving the stomach an opportunity to rest. If you do need snacks, eat nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetable juices, superfood shake with or without a protein powder or foods that will combine well with the foods you have had or are going to eat.

15. Fast one day each week. Take 8-10 activated charcoal tablets at bedtime on the night before each fast. This will help absorb the toxins released by the fast. You can either do a fruit fast or a juice fast (fresh fruit or vegetable juices), a lemonade fast, or a grapefruit lymph fast is best. It is nice to give the body a rest. We don’t die from knee injuries we usually die from organ failure. We tend to overtax our bodies and wear it out.

You can find the different products mention in this blog at your favorite health food store or if you are interested in what we use at my clinic check out www.drbo.com.

The statements on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA. These statements and products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Benefits of Fiber

Constipated?

If you are experiencing Gas, Fatigue, Bloating, Backache, Body Odor, Bad Breath, Headaches, Depression, Indigestion, Nausea, Hemorrhoids, Negative Effects of Being Overweight, Bad Skin, Tension and Irritability, then a good fiber cleansing herbal product may help you.

A Clogged Colon

A clogged colon interferes with the absorption and digestion of food, depriving the body of necessary nutrients. This results in fermentation and putrefaction of undigested food which creates poisons. These poisons are re-absorbed into the bloodstream affecting every organ and part of the body. We age prematurely, we look and feel old, our joints become stiff and painful, our eyes become dull and a sluggish brain overtakes us – the pleasure of living is gone!

Cleansing

A health program cannot be fully effective until the body is cleansed of excess toxic material, which is often built up, layer upon layer, over a period of many years. Diets consisting of fast food, low fiber, white flour, highly refined and processed foods, excessive sugar, preservatives and artificial coloring are all suspected contributors.

Cornerstone of Health

Fiber, one of cornerstones of a healthy lifestyle, has been shown to help maintain normal, healthy intestinal regularity and also help maintain normal healthy levels of cholesterol, blood glucose levels after meals and a normal healthy cardiovascular system.

Benefits of Fiber

Fiber not only promotes health, it also helps reduce the risk for some chronic diseases. For instance, fiber prevents constipation, hemorrhoids and diverticulitis. Fiber is also linked to prevention of some cancers, especially colon and breast cancer. In addition, fiber may help lower the LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) and total cholesterol thereby reducing the risk of heart disease. Furthermore, fiber can help lower blood sugar to help better manage diabetes

Remember…cancer of the colon ranks next to heart disease as the most frequent cause of death in the United States today. So keep your colon in excellent condition by regular cleansing and experience the gentle relief and wonderful health thousands experience with all natural fiber cleansing formulas.

Once you begin cleansing with fiber and rid your colon of this old fecal matter, you will no longer have that daily discomfort, instead you will feel fantastic!!!

The statements in this blog are not evaluated by the FDA. These statements and products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Proper Hydration – Water and Energy

Where is your energy level?

30%?     50%?     80%     100%

If someone’s energy level is down to around 30%, then they are not healthy and their body systems are not functioning well. In today’s society it would be hard to find someone who says they are at 100% of the energy they think they should have. It is probably even difficult to find people at 80%. Most people are going to say they are somewhere between 25% and 75%.

Water = Energy

Water in our body is very important to our energy level and our overall health. Our bodies are made of mostly water. Are you getting enough? The average person today does not drink enough water. You should be drinking 1 gallon (4 liters or 4 quarts) per day on average under normal conditions. When we talk about drinking water, we mean drinking water, NOT tea, NOT soda, NOT coffee, NOT fruit juices. Just high quality purified drinking water. Other liquids do not count as part of your water intake.

Dehydration = Old Age

In fact, for every cup of coffee or tea and every glass of carbonated or alcoholic drink, you should ADD an extra glass of water to help flush out what is in those drinks. This is even more important if you are dieting. Drinking during your meals waters down the digestive juices and inhibits proper digestion. Also, the older we get, the more important water becomes. As we age, our bodies not only get more acidic, but also tends to dry out more. It is said that 80% of old age symptoms are from dehydration.

Rebuild Your Energy levels

If your body is not hydrated, then you don’t have the proper balance of water in your body. Drinking lots of water over a period of time is going to hydrate the body correctly so you can start to build your energy level back up to its proper potential. When you drink water and it gets absorbed into your body the water becomes like an electrolyte solution. The major part of your blood, the river of life that flows through you, is salty water. Therefore, since our bodies are an electrolyte salty solution, it is a good idea to incorporate ionic minerals with electrolytes and Celtic sea salt or Himalayan salt (the only complete salts that have all of its natural minerals which the body needs).

Life Force

So, correct hydration helps ensure that the energy is going to flow to all parts of your body properly. If your body runs out of water, you can run out of energy, also known as your life force. Water is the carrier of life force or the source of the life force or spark of life. All life is dependent upon it.

So water, water, water and when in doubt more water!

Dry Skin Brushing – How To Do

DRY SKIN BRUSHING FOR CLEANSING THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

The first step in cleansing the lymphatic system is to cleanse the colon so that the excess mucoid material backed up in the lymphatic system can be drained out. The second step is to practice dry skin brushing. This is a highly effective technique for stimulating the expulsion of fresh mucoid material, hardened particles or impacted mucoid matter and other obstructions in the lymph system, which will reduce inflammations of the lymph nodes caused by these accumulations. Like the colon, the lymphatic system can contain stagnant accumulations of old waste matter. Once the colon is at least partially cleansed, it takes a few months of daily dry skin brushing to completely cleanse the lymphatic system. Because the gastrointestinal cleansing softens hardened mucoid in the lymphatic system as well as the intestines, performing dry skin brushing concurrently with our gastrointestinal cleansing program improves the dry skin brushing’s effectiveness.

Natural Bristle Brush

The brush used should be a long-handled, bath-type brush. It is essential that it contain natural bristles. Synthetic bristles should be strictly avoided. The brush should be kept dry and not used for bathing.

Instructions

When one performs skin brushing, the body should be dry and brushed several times over every part of the body surface except the feet and face. Do several extra brushes on the inside of the thighs, behind the legs and under the arm pits. Lymphatic node points are in those areas. No back and forth motion, no circular motion, no scrubbing. Brush the whole body with an upward motion except the neck and chest, which should be brushed with a downward motion.

Direction a Key

The direction of skin brushing is critical as the lymph system is made up of one-way valves. The main subclavin vein (main lymph drain) is located at the top of the shoulders, under the clavicle. Brush up the legs into the groin. Brush the buttocks and abdomen up to the waist even with the navel. Brush the arms, sides of the body and arm pits up toward the shoulders. Brush the back up towards the shoulders. Brush down the neck toward the shoulders. Brush the chest down to the navel and finish by circling around the breast by brushing down between the breast, under the breast towards the sides and up under the arms and up into the top of the shoulders. Do this several times. This is the direction that the lymph flows in the body. Dry skin brushing should be performed once or twice a day, preferably just prior to bathing and can also be done just before you go to bed. A complete skin brushing takes no more than a few minutes and is highly stimulating and invigorating. It would take 30 minutes of loofa or Turkish towel massage to get a similar effect. When practiced daily, skin brushing is effective in improving body tone. A few minutes a day is easily worth 30 minutes of vigorous physical exercise!

Lymph Mucoid Waste

It is not uncommon for one’s stools to contain large amounts of lymph mucoid a day or two after an initial skin brushing. The lymph dumps into the colon and this is another reason why it is so important to keep the colon clean. Lymphatic cleansing requires continuous dedication, consumption of sufficient water and daily exercise. The lymph system has no pump to speak of, except the major muscles like the calf muscles to move it along. Therefore, it is also recommended to walk for 30 minutes or more a day to aid in preventing a stagnant build-up of the lymph.

 General Apperance

Lymph mucoid will also begin to appear in one’s stool as soon as colon cleansing proceeds far enough to relieve the pressure from the mucoid matter backed up in the lymph system. Its general appearance is like that of petroleum jelly and it may vary in color from clear to yellow or dark brown. Lymph mucoid may have a jelly-like consistency rather than the sticky consistency of the alimentary tract mucoid. It can pass through the colon with little tendency to cause constipation and be expelled before it becomes appreciably dehydrated. When lymph mucoid does get trapped in the colon, it eventually hardens along with the rest of the stagnant material. So, to completely cleanse the lymph system, follow the above recommendations for an extended period of time: Exercise, drink lots of water and practice dry skin brushing.

Probiotics – The Good Bacteria

 Probiotics – The Good Bacteria

Keys to:

* Life * Digestion * Absorption * Elimination

* Strong Immune System

A Probiotic blend of 10 different strands of bacteria including Lactobacillus Acidophilus, the primary organism in the upper small intestines and Bifidobacterium bifidum, the dominant organism in the lower small intestines, large intestine and the human vagina with a blend of Prebiotics should be taken daily to establish healthy intestinal flora and  immune system.

Lactose – Free

Look for a lactose-free Probioic and which will help maintain a balance of friendly bacteria that aids digestion and promotes proper elimination of waste and improves absorption of nutrients.

Protease and Lipase

Probiotics also help in the production of enzymes such as proteases, which helps digest proteins and lipase to digest fat. It also assists in the production of B vitamins which are bio-catalysts in food digestion, particularly folic acid.

Lactase

Probiotics help in the alleviation of lactose intolerance caused by deficiency of the enzyme lactase. A probiotic containing a  significant quantity of lactase, may help digest lactose more fully thereby reducing the possibility of bad breath, bloating, acid formation and stomach cramps.

A Few Benefits

Probiotics have been shown to enhance calcium metabolism, reduce serum cholesterol levels and by virtue of its inhibiting gastrointestinal and uro-pathogens, it may help reduce the occurrence of diarrhea, urinary and vaginal infections.

Inhibits

Probiotics have been shown to aid in inhibiting pathogenic bacteria and organisms including Salmonella, Shigella, Clostridium, Bacillus Cereus, Staphylococcus Aurous and yeast such as Candida Albicans by increasing the acetic acid level. This creates the necessary conditions for the beneficial microbes to thrive and unfavorable conditions for bad bacteria, inhibiting pathogenic flora by production of the natural antibiotics Acidophilin, Acidolin, and Lactolin, which also produces Lactic Acid which helps inhibit the growth of many bad bacteria. The inhibition of pathogens by the good probiotics is attributed to the lowering of the pH values by the liberation of acids, resulting in anti-microbial action altering oxidation-reduction potential.

Keys to Good Health

Probiotic help decompose Nitrosamines (cancer causing substances) and can suppress the production of Nitrosamine in the intestines, promotes proper bacteria balance and prohibits harmful bacteria from adhering to the lining of the intestines and creates macrophages. With all of these great benefits, Probiotics are truly a key to good health and life!

Look for a good multi-strain probiotic complex with prebiotics at your favorite healthfood store or check out what we use at my clinic at www.drbo.com.

The statements on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA. These statements are not intended to to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. These statements are for educational use.

Celebrity Cleanses

CELEBRITY CLEANSES

Recently I have had many requests to know the details of the cleansing programs my celebrity clientele do. Most recently the cleanse Jenny McCarthy is doing. I will try and answer those questions now. It will be a little lengthy, but I don’t know any other way to do this.

Wagner Way to Wellness

First of all it not just a cleansing but an ongoing life style that gives them their successes. It is even more important what they do every day after the cleanse that gives them their long term wins. They follow my 7 step lifestyle program called The Wagner Way to Wellness. It entails proper attitude and desire to be healthy, exercise, proper hydration, eating healthy foods according to my list of  smart food choices, combining these foods correctly, taking the correct supplements needed to assimilate and utilize your smart food choices and having an ongoing maintenance and cleansing  program for the entire body.

You can learn more about this program on my website www.drbo.com under services and nutritional counseling and also from my books Eat Smart Eat Simple, and the recipes they use from my Cook Smart Cook Simple cookbook, my Guide to Smart Food Choices and my Smart Food Combining Charts.

Magic Pak

Regarding cleansing, it is in important to do programs that cleanse the total body. You must not only cleanse the bowels, but also the alimentary canal, the lymphatic system, cardiovascular system and flush all the organs. My clients always start with the Magic Pak. It is a 10 day total body detox and 30 day colon cleanse. It is comprised of three products, Body Magic, Fiber Magic and Colon Magic, which are met to be done together. They are all fine products that can be done individually but for cleansing purposes should be done together.

This is a basic cleanse that can be done as often as you desire. Most of my clients do the Fiber and Colon Magic ongoing and insert the Body Magic 10 day detox when needed. I recommend quarterly like an oil change for your car.

Total Body Wellness

Once or twice a year they follow the Magic Pak with my Total Body Wellness (TBW) program, which is a complete detoxification and rejuvenation program. This is a 28 day deep cleansing program, so with the Magic Pak it is a 38 day program. This is what Jenny  and many others are currently doing. And they repeat this every year. This is what keeps their health at a very high level of wellness. They have been doing this for many years.

The TBW is four one week phases. The first week of the TBW they do not consume any solid food but do a liquid diet of 5 shakes and 6 sets of herbs every hour and a half that is much more nourishing then solid food. They do not get hungry and are able to continue their work. My clients are filming, playing their professional sports or any and all other occupations. You will be detoxifying and may have some aches and pains but they are able to manage. This is a good thing. This is the body repairing itself. Each time you do the program it gets easier providing you are following the lifestyle plan between cleanses. If you go back to your old habits it will be harder but that is up to each individual how they want to live their life. Regardless, it is important to annually cleanse. To help rid the body of accumulated toxins and poisons and to achieve ultimate good health.

The second week they reduce the shakes to two daily, one AM and one PM and add back in food slowly. First they add breakfast and dinner and by the middle of the week breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The third week they continue that schedule but add in liquid herbal tinctures and a health drink to flush the kidney, bladder, liver and gall bladder of stones, toxins and poisons and eliminate lymphatic waste, fatty deposits, uric acid and parasites.

The fourth week they continue their daily schedule and add in other supplements and herbal tinctures to rejuvenate their bodies. They are brand new when they finish this program. Usually they feel fantastic, have great energy, and feel very youthful. Also their blood pressure and cholesterol levels are perfect and all other vital signs too. They now return to their normal healthy lifestyle.

This program really does work. Jenny and my other clients wouldn’t do this every year and sometimes twice a year if it did not work. But this is a serious cleanse. You have to be serious about doing this program. The Magic Pak is simple and does not interfere with your life in any way. The TBW is more involved, but very doable, but definitely takes more dedication. Plus it is more expensive.

Total Body Flush

If you did not want to do the TBW you could always do my Total Body Flush program. It is still four weeks long but much easier to do. It comprises of just the products to flush all your organs and lymphatic system. Everyone should do at least this program every year, so your organs can work effectively to filter your body. Some clients just do the Magic Pak and Total Body Flush. But if you want the deep cleansing Jenny and others are doing, then you must do the TBW program.

Therapy

If you do the TBW you must be willing to do colon hydro-therapy (colonics). It is necessary to help cleanse the body of the large amount of waste that is eliminated. I have clients worldwide doing this program with a local therapist. So it can be done anywhere. The Magic Pak and Total Body Flush can be done with or without colonics. It is always better to do the programs with them but these programs also works very well without them.

Ordering

I offer the Magic Pak on my site and this is always what we start with. If you want the other programs email me for more info at info@drbo.com or to order call my office at 1-877-910-drbo. Jenny has asked me to make the TBW program available on line and in the very near future I will do so.

Consultations

I will follow this blog tomorrow with a breakdown first of the Magic Pak and a second blog breaking down the TBW. I hope this gives you a little more insight to what Jenny and my other clients are doing. If you want to learn the whole life style I recommend you doing a phone or in person consultation with me. This is what I usually do with all my clients. This way I learn all about you and I can explain in depth my philosophies and programs. It is a two hour consult and you will learn a tremendous amount of valuable information on achieving Total Body Wellness. Those two hours alone can change your life. I am not trying to hustle more business for I am very busy but Jenny and other clients have asked me to make myself available for those who are interested. I would love to speak with you. If you want a consult, please be patient for I have a very busy schedule but will make room to speak or see you. Thanks so much for your interest and hope you enjoy the products and programs.

Wishing you the best of health,

Dr. Bo

The statements in this blog are not evaluated by the FDA. These statements or products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any diseases.

Magic Pak

THE WAGNER WAY TO WELLNESS®

Dr. Bo’s Magic Pak ™

(A Complete Multi Detox and Renew Program)

The following three nutritional products, Dr. Bo’s Body Magic™, Fiber Magic™ and Colon Magi® comprise Dr. Bo’s Magic Pak – Detox and Renew Program providing a total body detoxification and rejuvenation, a nutritional fiber cleansing formula and a complete colon cleanse. These three products are of the highest quality, their benefits are numerous and they are formulated using Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in our FDA registered modern manufacturing facility.  These formulations contain no artificial ingredients, colors, flavors, additives, stimulants, dairy, gluten, gliadin, avenin, wheat, soy, corn, nuts, animal products or preservatives that can rob you of your good health.*     Magic Pak is formulated for ages 13 years old and above. For children less than 12 years of age, please consult with your healthcare practitioner before using the three products in the Magic Pak.

Dr. Bo’s Body Magic™

(Total Body Detox and Renew)

Dr. Bo’s Body Magic is a 10 day, total body wellness program with multiple unique All-In-One healing formulas, pre-mixed for your convenience, containing potent vitamins, minerals, enzymes, probiotics, amino acids, bioflavonoids, herbal extracts, whole foods, super foods and an advanced anti-oxidant formula. The ingredients in these formulas have been shown to support, cleanse, detox, purify and rebuild the entire body of toxic waste and heavy metals, as well as help re-establish and renew total body health.*

Body Magic helps your body’s own ability to strengthen the liver, kidneys, colon, lungs, heart, skin, tissues, blood, lymphatic and circulatory systems. Also, the ingredients in Body Magic have been shown to help increase energy and vitality, improve mental clarity and focus, aid digestion and assimilation, enrich the blood and brain, have better elimination and clearer more radiant skin.*

Body Magic can be repeated monthly or as often as needed or desired. Dr. Bo recommends this detox be repeated at least quarterly but can be done monthly to help maintain ultimate health.*

Fiber Magic™

(Nutritional Cleansing Formula)

Medical professionals tell us that the majority of today’s health problems originate in the colon. Fast food, highly refined and processed foods, low fiber diets, white flour, excessive sugar, preservatives and artificial coloring are all suspected enemies. No health program can be fully effective until the body is cleansed of excess toxic material, which is often built up, layer upon layer, over a period of many years.*

Dr. Bo’s Fiber Magic is designed to provide elements that allow the body to cleanseitself naturally of accumulated waste, while providing a measure of good nutrition and essential building blocks for your good health.*

Dietary fiber is acknowledged worldwide for its positive effects on general health. An average adult generally consumes only 10-15 grams of fiber per day, falling short of the recommended 25-30 grams per day. One serving of Fiber Magic contains 10 grams of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free, all natural insoluble and a special soluble fiber, which is produced by a patented enzymatic process, providing bulk for the diet.*

Fiber Magic’s golden milled flaxseed provides the benefits of the Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid, ALA (alpha-linolenic-acid), protein, and lignans (SDG), which are photonutrients that exhibit strong antioxidant properties and can have a balancing effect on hormones.*     

Fiber Magic Benefits include:

• Helps maintain normal healthy levels of cholesterol *
• Helps maintain  normal healthy intestinal regularity *
• Helps maintain a normal, healthy cardiovascular system *
• Helps maintain normal healthy blood glucose levels after meals*

Fiber Magic can be repeated as often as needed or desired. Dr. Bo recommends this nutritional cleansing formula be repeated daily,ongoing, to help detox the colon, establish good regularity and provide natural fiber to the diet.*

Colon Magic®

(Colon Cleansing Formula)

A clogged colon interferes with the absorption and digestion of food, depriving the body of necessary nutrients. This results in fermentation and putrefaction of undigested food which creates poisons. These poisons are reabsorbed into the bloodstream affecting every organ and part of the body. We age prematurely, we look and feel old, our joints become stiff and painful, our eyes become dull and a sluggish brain overtakes us – the pleasure of living is gone!!*

Dr. Bo’s Colon Magic, a gentle, effective, and non habit forming herbal and fiber formula, is Dr. Bo Wagner’s client’s number one favorite colon cleansing product. It is a special synergistic formula designed to aid in the cleansing and detoxification of the liver and lower bowels. This unique combination of herbs helps to cleanse, feed, stimulate and rebuild the tissue lining and peristaltic muscles of the stomach, small intestine, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and promote a healthy soft stool after every meal. These powerful herbs have been shown to be helpful for bowel cleansing, parasites, gas, fatigue, bloating, constipation, hemorrhoids, stomach pain, irritability, tension, overweight and help clean the old fecal plaque from the colon that may have been there for years. Colon Magic is the best colon cleansing formula to date to rid the body of these toxins.*

Once you begin cleansing with Colon Magic and rid your colon of this old fecal matter, you will no longer have that daily discomfort, instead you will feel fantastic!!!*

Remember…cancer of the colon ranks next to heart disease as the most frequent cause of death in the United States today. So keep your colon in excellent condition by regular cleansing and experience the gentle relief and wonderful health thousands have with Dr. Bo’s amazing all natural cleansing formula, Colon Magic.*

Colon Magic can be repeated as often as needed or desired. Dr. Bo recommends you take this natural colon cleansing formula daily, ongoing, to help maintain normal healthy intestinal regularity. *

Daily Schedule

Body Magic™

Take 7 capsules three times daily, 15 minutes before breakfast, lunch and dinner for 10 days.  Drink one 8 ounce glass of purified water with the capsules, followed by another 8 ounce glass of water. If you skip a meal, take the supplements anyway.

Eat fresh fruit, vegetables (especially green leafy), whole grains (rice, quinoa, amaranth or millet), and protein (chicken, turkey, seafood and tofu) according to your blood type and combined correctly, while using this product. Avoid red meat, coffee, caffeine products, alcohol, dairy, sugary and fried foods. Drink plenty of purified water throughout each day.*

15 minutes before breakfast:           1 packet (7 capsules) of Body Magic with 8oz glass of water

15 minutes before lunch:                1 packet (7 capsules) of Body Magic with 8oz glass of water

15 minutes before dinner:               1 packet (7 capsules) of Body Magic with 8oz glass of water

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Fiber Magic™

Mix or blend 1-3 rounded teaspoons daily in a 10-12 oz. glass of fruit juice, purified water, smoothie, or your favorite beverage, preferably at late evening or bedtime. Follow this mixture with an additional 8-10 ounce glass of purified water. Fiber Magic may be taken 1-3 times a day. It is recommended that you begin with a teaspoon and build to one full serving of one tablespoon (3 teaspoons) daily. If taking the drink at bedtime doesn’t work for you, you can alternately take it in the morning. Also, if you want more fiber in your diet take Fiber Magic twice a day, morning and bedtime.*

Day 1                     1 teaspoon at bedtime

Day 2                     2 teaspoons at bedtime

Day 3 ongoing     1 tablespoon at bedtime

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Colon Magic®

Day 1                    1 capsule at bedtime

Day 2                    2 capsules at bedtime

Day 3                    1 capsule upon rising and 2 at bedtime

Day 4 ongoing   2 capsules upon rising and 2 at bedtime.

Colon Magic must be self-regulated. If you find yourself not going enough or too much, increase or decrease your dosage by one capsule until you achieve the desired three to four good bowel movements each day. Always do the higher dosage at bedtime. Also, be sure to drink 8-16 ounces of water each time you take a dose. Remember, if you eat three meals a day you should have a minimum of three bowel movements a day. This is the original design of the digestive system.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Total Body Wellness

TOTAL BODY WELLNESS PROGRAM

38 DAY DETOXIFICATION AND REJUVENATION

PRE-CLEANSE        MAGIC PAK

PHASE I        TOTAL BODY CLEANSE             PHASE III     TOTAL BODY FLUSH

PHASE II      TOTAL BODY RESTORE             PHASE IV     TOTAL BODY RENEW

 The purpose of the Total Body Wellness (TBW) Program is to give a person a physiological rest and permit the body to become 100% efficient in healing itself. With our loving care and guidance, the TBW Program is the proven method of regaining total health in the fastest and safest way possible.

The Total Body Wellness Program is not a fast! It is a Pre-Cleanse and 4 Phase program to completely cleanse, restore, flush and renew the entire body to optimal health. During the Pre-Cleanse, The Magic Pak, you eat healthy foods and take the Body Magic capsules 15 minutes before each meal and Fiber Magic powder at bedtime and Colon Magic capsules morning and night to prepare your body for the 4 Phase detox. During Phase I, the Total Body Cleanse, you will refrain from eating solid foods, and instead, will consume the Total Meal (a nutritiously balanced complete meal tonic and cleanser) and the Total Body Detox Herbs (specific nourishing and cleansing vitamin and herbal food combinations) that will give you more nourishment than you have ever received in your life.

Soil Depletion

Because our soil is completely void of virtually all minerals and most vitamins, the solid food we receive, including organic food, provides us with very little, if any, nourishment. Processed and fast foods are almost entirely junk. Solid foods are very hard to digest, wear out our body and organs and do not allow our body to rest and heal itself. We usually feel tired, sluggish and complain of very little energy, especially after eating solid meals that need a long time to digest. Also, sugary foods throw our blood-sugar level totally out of balance and creates the terrible highs and lows most people experience on a daily basis.

Total Nutrition

Whereas, the Total Meal and Total Body Detox Herbs and Trimmers are nutrient dense, easily assimilated and provides a broad spectrum of nutrients in their natural states, including the B complex vitamins, pantothenic acid, the carotenes and choline, essential protein, with an ideal amino acid profile, chlorophyll and phytonutrients, the building blocks of cellular renewal, valuable oxygen, naturally chelated minerals, ionic trace minerals, especially potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorous and manganese and all other body essentials needed to completely nourish and feed your body. Since the Total Meal and Total Detox Herbs are easily assimilated, our digestive system can rest, which allows our healing processes to go into high gear.

Cleanse and Renew

The Total Body Wellness Program creates a condition where all the vital forces of the body are used to flush out impurities and to re-establish proper body functioning. It gives the over-burdened, over-worked internal organs a rest and time for rehabilitation. It exhilarates the person’s vitality to flush out toxic poisons and waste that have been stored in the body for years. During the Program, the body will rid itself of old cells and morbid and accumulated matter, and because the body is being totally nourished and fed, it will never need to use any healthy part of the body for fuel. After the Total Body Wellness Program, circulation is improved which promotes perfect health. Food can be assimilated better, vital organs are strengthened and you will have greater clarity of mind and increased endurance, stamina and strength. The Total Body Wellness Program renovates, rejuvenates and purifies every one of the trillion cells, which comprise the human body.

COLONICS AND FLUSHES

After many years of supervising the Total Body Wellness Program, I have learned how vitally important it is to completely clean the entire body, especially the colon, liver, gall bladder and kidney, as well as the entire alimentary canal and lymphatic system. In today’s toxic and junk food environment, it is important to pull all of the accumulated, dammed up toxic waste from every area of the body, especially the colon and the liver. In order to accomplish this, I recommend taking the Total Meal, Total Body Detox Herbs and Trimmers as well as having a series of colonics. Colon irrigation is the only way to flush out the splenic and hepatic flexures completely. The Total Body Meal, Total Body Detox Herbs and Trimmers flush the small intestine, liver, gall bladder and spleen, as well as the large intestine (colon).

Pre-Cleanse

First you do the Magic Pak a 10 day detoxification program to prepare the body for deep cleansing. You start with Body Magic detox herbs, Fiber Magic cleansing fiber and Colon Magic an all natural colon cleansing formula.

Phase I-IV

The whole program consists of a total of 11 colonics, 1 on the first day and fifth day of the Pre-Cleanse, 6 colonics during the week of Phase I, the Total Body Cleanse, (ideally, one the day before you begin the Cleanse, four in a row on days 2, 3, 4 and 5, skip day 6 and one on day 7), one colonic at the end of the Phase II – the Total Body Restore, one colonic at the end of Phase III – the Total Body Flush, to help clean out the stones, acid, bile, parasites and lymphatic waste that were released during the flush, and one colonic at the end of Phase IV – Total Body Renew to finalize the program.

The reason behind the four in a row, during the Total Body Cleanse, is that the first colonic will flush out the descending colon, the second the transverse colon, the third the ascending colon and then with the fourth colonic, the splenic and hepatic flexure dams are broken loose and accumulated toxins as far back as your childhood now have a way to escape.

Thorough Elimination

It takes 12-24 hours for waste to travel from the ascending to the descending colon. By doing four colonics in a row, each section of the colon is thoroughly cleansed before new waste material is allowed to accumulate. With every colon irrigation, you will notice remarkable change and the water can reach all the way to the tip of the ascending colon. Some people may require more than nine colonics, depending on how toxic they are, how much mucus has accumulated and how well the colon is functioning.

When you have completed the entire program, we will evaluate your success and instruct you on a maintenance or weight management program to help you continue achieving your best possible health.

FOLLOW-UP COLONICS

After the four initial weeks of the Total Body Wellness Program, you will continue to release poisons and toxins for several months. It is therefore recommended that you continue receiving 1 colonic per week for one month, then every 2 weeks for a second month, then 1 per month for several months, until your digestive system, with the support of herbs, healing foods and enzymes, are functioning at peak performance. Thereafter, you should have colonics at least quarterly and repeat the Total Body Wellness Program or at least the basic Total Body Flush, once a year, to maintain your best optimum health.

TOTAL BODY WELLNESS SCHEDULE

PRE-CLEANSE – MAGIC PAK

The Magic Pak^® Pre-Cleanse is done for 10 days to prepare your body for the deeper cleanser of the following 4 phases. It is comprised of the following three nutritional products, Body Magic^™, Fiber Magic^™ and Colon Magic. During this Pre-Cleanse you eat healthy foods combined correctly and take the Magic Pak supplements in the morning, before each meal and at bedtime. The ingredients in these formulas have been shown to support, cleanse, detox, purify and rebuild the entire body of toxic waste and heavy metals, as well as help re-establish and renew total body health.

PHASE I – TOTAL BODY CLEANSE

The first week is the Total Body Cleanse (which can be extended up to six weeks). During this week, you consume daily, 5 nutritionally-complete and balanced Total Meal tonics, 4 sets of Total Body Detox Herbs and Trimmers, along with morning and evening mineral drinks and vitality supplements to feed, nourish, cleanse, detoxify, tone, trim and build all the tissues, muscles, organs and every system of the entire body, for six days. On the 7^th day, you consume Grapefruit Meals, Lymph Plus and Fat Stoppers (The Grapefruit-Lymphatic Cleanse) to eliminate fatty tissue, uric acid and lymphatic waste.

PHASE II – TOTAL BODY RESTORE

Immediately following the Total Body Cleanse, is the Total Body Restore. For 7 days, you begin a complete restoration by continuing, but gradually lowering the amount of consumption of the Total Body Cleanse products and slowly reintroducing nutritious solid meals, and reinvigorating vitamins, minerals, herbs and glandulars to revive and restore good bacteria, bile and establish a stable foundation and lifestyle of good health.

PHASE III – TOTAL BODY FLUSH

Immediately following the Total Body Restore, is the Total Body Flush. During this week, while eating normally, you do a Liver–Gall Bladder–Kidney–Lymphatic–Parasite Flush to rid your entire body and organs of toxins, poisons, waste, parasites and stones. After the flush, your body will be purified, functioning at an extremely high level and will be ready for the final phase of complete body rejuvenation.

PHASE IV – TOTAL BODY RENEW

Immediately following the Total Body Flush, you start the final phase – the Total Body Renew. This is a total body rejuvenation program. It is very easy and simple to do but extremely effective. Its purpose is to rebuild, tone and strengthen your colon, liver, gall bladder and kidneys, purify your blood and lymphatic system and boost and strengthen your immune system to maximum well-being and performance, bringing about true TOTAL BODY WELLNESS!

MAINTENANCE

If after you complete the entire Total Body Wellness Program, you do follow-up colonics, continue to eat the proper foods for your blood type, combine those foods correctly and take your essential daily vitamins and minerals, as established in this program, on a consistent basis, cleanse your colon at least quarterly, exercise regularly, drink lots of water, follow the “Program for Vibrant Health” as presented in this material and repeat the Total Body Wellness Program annually (or at least a basic Total Body Flush annually), you will maintain a very healthy, youthful and most likely a disease free life, being an active participant and living an exceptionally high quality life to a very youthful old age.

*Remember: Without your health, you have nothing!

The statements in this brochure have not been evaluated by the FDA. This program and its products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Total Body Flush – Liver/Gall Bladder/Kidney

TOTAL BODY FLUSH

Liver~Gall Bladder~Kidney

  Cleanse * Flush * Renew

The Cleanse and Flush is an integrated set of 7 synergistic acting herbal formulas which help to cleanse, oxygenate, maintain, repair and restore the GI tract, detoxify the body, and flush the body and organs of stones and parasites. During this 28 day program you continue to eat healthy and take supplements morning and night. On the third week you add in liquid herbal tinctures and a health tonic to help flush debris  from your organs. The fourth week you introduce two more liquid tinctures to rejuvenate the organs and body.

The Cleanse will cleanse the colon, lower intestines and help to rid the colon of impacted material. This waste debris acts as a breeding ground for many bacteria and parasites, which often lead to disease. It will enhance the digestive system and increase the vitality of the colon and promote regularity.

The Flush, for the liver, gall bladder and kidney, can dramatically improve your health. It is very helpful for your body’s longevity and metabolism. Clients who have done repeated flushes have experienced increased energy, reduced bloating, improved digestion, decreased allergic reactions and aches & pains disappearing.

The Liver has over 500 biochemical functions, including the secretion of bile, which the liver and gall bladder dump into the intestines via their common duct. Bile helps in the absorption of fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, and therefore is crucial in the absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K.

The Liver also stores and filters blood. Because the blood feeds organs and muscles, the quality of blood is vital to the quality of your health. The liver is also the key in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins. The liver is usually overburdened in its job. It can be chock full of stones, parasites, toxic metals, radioactive metals and cholesterol crystals.

Health Specialists over the years have used a flush to help clean out this debris. You will be amazed at what can be flushed out of your liver and gall bladder, especially because the stones are not yet calcified and therefore cannot be diagnosed by any method. The more stones and parasites clog the bile ducts, the less able your body is able to break down fat and cholesterol.

Kidney Stones can be very painful. With lifelong attention to prevention and flushing your kidneys, you can greatly reduce your risk of stones.

The Cleanse and Flush will rid your body of these unwanted stones, parasites, toxic acid and impacted waste, which will greatly enhance your overall well being!

The Renew consists of 2 herbal tinctures and 1 unique herbal, glandular and bile formula to rebuild and tone your organs and aid the liver in its own production of healthy new bile. This is the part of the program that will solidify your success and build a solid foundation of good health.

Doing the Liver~Gall Bladder~Kidney Flush & Renew Program is a major way to improve your overall health and fitness. By flushing and rebuilding the organs, all of the body’s internal functions will operate more efficiently and you will feel and see the difference… eyes brighter, energy levels increased, and skin more radiant.

NOTE – Frequency of Liver~Gall Bladder~Kidney Flush

If you are very sick, consider doing this once a month for a few months. Everyone is different. There are no absolute rules. For prevention, do it at least once a year. Others do it more frequently, usually 3-4 times a year. This is highly recommended.

To Order

Email us at http://www.drbo.com/ or call 1-877-910-drbo.

The statements on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA. These statements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any diseases.

Re-Generate Energy

Re-Generating Energy

for

Optimum Heart & Cardio Function 

D-Ribose, L-Carnitine and Fumerate are a monumental heart-health breakthrough that is the missing link to help the heart and body replenish energy, support muscle recovery, and achieve optimal heart-health. Active lifestyles increase the cell’s demand for energy and D-Ribose, L-Carnitine and Fumerate can help stressed cells rebuild the volume of energy substrates needed to maintain a healthy, normal cellular energy pool.

ATP – Pure Energy

The heart produces and uses the most energy, so therefore is the body’s energy center and needs ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the main source of energy to function. D-Ribose begins the metabolic process for the production and regeneration of ATP used by all cells and tissues, including heart and skeletal muscles, liver, and brain cells.

D-Ribose

D-Ribose is a unique five carbon monosaccharide that occurs naturally in all living cells, forming the carbohydrate portions of DNA and RNA, the building blocks of life. Under normal conditions, the body is usually able to produce the normal amount of ATP it needs. However, with intense or strenuous exercise, stressful conditions, heart disease, injury, aging, or when your blood or oxygen flow is restricted; the ATP production may naturally decrease by 50% and can cause a significant decrease in muscle energy levels, leading to fatigue, cramping, soreness and stiffness. Studies have shown that it may take three days or more to restore these depleted energy levels and as much as ten days for complete cardiovascular recovery. Supplementing your diet with D-Ribose has been shown to help hasten energy and muscle recovery.

Benefits of D-Ribose have been shown to be helpful in:

• Promoting cellular energy and endurance
• Protecting against free-radical damage
• Boosting heart and muscle energy levels
• Supplying protection of antioxidants
• Promoting cardiac health
• Speeding energy and muscle recovery
• Supporting normal heart function
• Relieving muscle soreness, cramping, and  fatigue
• Improving athletic performance

L-Carnitine

The primary function of L-Carnitine is to facilitate metabolic energy by the burning of fatty acids. Fatty acids alone cannot penetrate the inner mitochondrial membrane, but require L-Carnitine to affect their passage. A healthy heart, as all muscles, requires an abundant supply of energy to achieve its working capacity. This energy is derived mostly from fatty acids.

Fumarate production is an essential step of the Krebs’s cycle, an important metabolic mechanism of energy production that takes place inside every cell. Coupled together, these two powerful SUPERFOODS shuffle fatty acids into the mitochondria, increasing the efficiency of the body’s energy production. 

D-Ribose L-Carnitine and Fumerate make the Perfect Combination

To maximize energy production in the body and the heart, you need to both create and regenerate energy. D-Ribose, L-Carnitine and Fumerate, natural substances present in living cells,  fuel the regeneration of energy during the times the body is unable to create energy fast enough. So, if you are feeling rundown, sluggish, suffering from poor cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, or fibromyalgia or you’re a high performance athlete looking for that extra boost, natural health products that provide D-Ribose, L-Carnitine and Fumerate may be just what the doctor ordered.

Check your favorite health food store and see if you can find a heart health product containing these ingredients, or you can check out a product called Boot Up at http://www.drbo.com/, to see what we use at my Clinic.

The statements in this blog are not evaluated by the FDA. These statements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

SUPER FRUITS AND ORAC VALUE

Super Fruit powders have been shown to help reduce “biological” age, increase energy and vitality at the cellular level, increase mental clarity and focus, reduce free radical damage and oxidative stress, decrease physical and mental decline, maintain healthy total cholesterol and LDL levels and strengthen the immune system. A good Super Fruit product is an anti-aging formula, containing an amazing blend of antioxidant rich fruit extracts providing your body with the proper amount of ORAC units the body needs to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity.

ABOUT ORAC
Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
Exciting NEW RESEARCH Regarding the Antioxidant Power of Foods & Nutritional Supplements

What is ORAC?

ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is an exciting and revolutionary new test tube analysis that can be utilized to test the Antioxidant Power of foods and other chemical substances. It calculates the ability of a product or chemical to protect against potentially damaging free radicals. This analytical procedure measures the ability of a food, vitamin, nutritional supplement or other chemical to protect against the attack by free radicals, or to act as an Antioxidant. The test is preformed using Trolox (a water-soluble analog of Vitamin E) as a standard to determine the Trolox Equivalent (TE).

The ORAC value is then calculated from the Trolox Equivalent and expressed as ORAC units or value. The higher the ORAC value the greater the “Antioxidant Power”

Why is ORAC value so Important?

We have all heard about the benefits of consuming antioxidants in our food and nutritional supplements. Virtually everyone on the planet has heard about unstable compounds called “oxygen free radicals”.

According to Jean Carper, the bestselling Author of Miracle Cures, Stop the Aging Now! and Food – Your Miracle Medicine, “Loads of oxygen free radical thugs can get out of control, corrupting cells” genetic DNA, ripping their membranes, eroding their normal functioning, and sometimes destroying them.¹ She further states, “In general, they (oxygen free radicals) are the dark forces that attack fatty cell membranes, creating permanent cellular damage that accumulates over time, leading to accelerated aging and virtually every chronic disease imaginable, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and degenerative brain problems“.

What do these oxygen free radicals attack?

Every cell in the body is subject to attack. Oxygen free radicals cannot be avoided altogether. “Every instance of your existence is an elegant dance of life and death between free radicals and antioxidants.”³ They are generated when you breathe, or burn calories and glucose during normal metabolism. ⁴ They get into your body through cigarette smoke, air pollution and toxic chemicals in the air and water. They are carried into your cells in food, notably fatty foods. “Our brain generates more free radicals than other bodily tissue, because it uses so much oxygen and is the fattest organ in the body“.⁵

Oxygen reacts with fat molecules in ways that generate free radicals, a process called oxidation which leaves fat oxidized or rancid. Even worse, oxidized fat cripples the functions of the mitochondria (energy factors of cells), prompting a cascade of events that can cause cell death.⁶

Why must we be concerned?

When oxygen free radicals get the upper hand over antioxidant activity, the result is an imbalance known in scientific jargon as “Oxidative Stress.”⁷ This simply means that the free radical thugs can overpower our antioxidant potential and beat up in the cells of our body. Unfortunately, as we age, our body tends to produce more free radicals and fewer antioxidants, potentially leading toward mental and physical decline. According to some experts, this antioxidant production slowdown begins around the age of twenty five.⁸ This has lead many to believe that it is especially imperative to take in more antioxidants as you get older in order to maintain a more youthful balance.

Are all antioxidants the same?

Absolutely not! Antioxidants vary in their ability to combat free radicals. The stronger and more efficient they are, the greater their so called “Antioxidant Capacity of Power”. However, it was not until researchers at Tufts University in Boston developed a method of analyzing each food for its antioxidant capacity that anyone knew the real benefit of taking antioxidants. Then another USDA scientist, Dr. Guohau (Howard) Cao, blended some samples of specified foods and used the pulp and extract to reveal the food’s “total antioxidant capacity or power”. The procedure is now referred to ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity).

After testing each food, an ORAC source or value is assigned which signifies how well nature endowed that food with overall power to neutralize cell-damaging free radicals.

Not surprising, this testing procedure has revealed that the highest antioxidant sources are fruits, followed by vegetables. Yet most people are not consuming the recommended five daily servings. No longer do we just consider the individual components a food has, such as how much beta-carotene or lycopene or anthocyanins they contain. What really counts is the “total antioxidant capacity”.

What are the top “antioxidant powerhouses” inspired by nature?

One Group of these powerhouses are the so called carotenoids, such as beta-carotene, alpha carotene, lycopenes, lutein and zeaxanthin. There is another family of antioxidants known as flavonoids. Both of these families seem to be concentrated in deeply colored fruits and vegetables. Teas and red wine contain a group of phyto-chemicals called proanthrocyanidins and polyphenols like Resveratrol.

We now know that the total antioxidant capacity of food is far greater than the sum of these individual components. Certain fruits and vegetables contain a complex assortment of countless antioxidants that interact and potentate each other, pushing their “Antioxidant Powers” far above their mere additive value.

How do we know the ORAC value of these “Powerhouse” fruits and vegetables?

If you ask people in general, “What do you think is the most powerful food in free radical absorbency capacity,” you will get all kinds of answers. Some will say broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and possibly spinach. That is because we have heard they are good for us, and while this is true in many respects, it is not necessarily true in terms of “total antioxidant capacity or power”.

Also surprising, it is not always fresh foods that have the greatest “antioxidant power”. For example, the new ORAC test shows that a fresh plum has an ORAC value of 9.49 (per gram); compared to a dried plum (prune) with an ORAC value of 57.7 (per gram).⁹ Another surprising example is the antioxidant power of grapes. Fresh grapes have an ORAC value of 4.46 (per gram) versus dried grapes (raisins) which have an ORAC value of 28.3 (per gram).¹⁰ Why? Drying removes the water and concentrates their antioxidants.

Does this mean we are only to eat dried foods?

Of course this is not true. We consume foods not only for their antioxidant value, but for their nutritive value as well, which makes our bodies function properly. At the same time, we must not ignore the other values of food such as its “free radical absorbency capacity” or “antioxidant power”. Most of us do not want to just feel good for the moment; we want the moment to last. We are all interested in anti-aging, like extension and quality of life. By learning of a food’s ORAC value we may be one step closer to the “fountain of youth”.

How Much ORAC Value Do We Need?

According to research conducted by Drs. Ronald Prior and Guohau Cao, we need about 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity.¹¹ What is shocking is that most Americans are taking in about 1200 ORAC units daily. According to the USDA estimate, these units come primarily from an average consumption of three fruit and vegetables per day.¹² This means the average person is short between 1800 and 3800 ORAC units each day.¹³

What about those people who are not eating their fruits and vegetables daily?

Of course the ORAC value also depends on which fruits and vegetables you choose. Maybe you are eating five servings, but they could be fruits and vegetables with a low ORAC value.

How can you be sure you are getting 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units every day in your food?

Look for a bio-synergistic Super Fruit Powder at your favorite health food store or check out the product we use at my clinic Fruit Splendor at http://www.drbo.com/.

What other people are saying, ORAC and antioxidants.

Doctors Prior and Cao say, “How much it takes to elevate antioxidant activity and how high you can drive it up depends on individual makeup“.¹⁴ Dr. Cao explains, “each person has a distinctive internal antioxidant defense system, and how much you can improve it by eating more fruits and vegetables depends on your unique biology. He further explains that if your antioxidant defenses are low, you may get a bigger burst than someone with an existing high antioxidant capacity. Each body regulates antioxidant defense, depending on a multitude of factors including genes.“¹⁵

Since we may not be sure of our exact internal mechanisms it behooves one to consume at least 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day just to be certain that you reduce as much free radical damage as possible to your body’s cellular structure.

“Dried fruits are an efficient way to get antioxidants into your body“.
Jean Carper

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“Most Americans should eat more than 3,500 ORAC units a day to significantly lift the human antioxidant activity“.
D. Ronald Prior, Tufts University

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“Eight ounces of strawberries boosted blood antioxidants as much as drinking two five ounce glasses of red wine.”¹¹

“Nutritional intervention with fruits and vegetables may play an important role in preventing the long term effects of oxidative (free radicals) stress on brain function.”
Dr. James A Joseph, Tufts University.

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“Among fourteen hundred older men and women, those with the highest blood levels of fruits and vegetable antioxidants, called carotenoids (beta-carotene, alpha-carotenes, lutein, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin and lycopene) were smarter individuals, with the highest blood carotenoids indicative, they eat the most fruits and vegetables, scored thirty five to forty percent higher on tests of logical reasoning and visual attention than those with the lowest blood levels of carotenoids“.¹⁷
ISERM (French Governments Medical Research Institute)

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“High blood levels of antioxidants Vitamin C and beta-carotene actually predicted a superior memory in old age.“
Dr. Walter J. & Perrig Ph.D. Swiss Researchers University of Berne

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“In young people, antioxidant capacity rises dramatically in five or six days. People over age sixty needed ten to eleven days to reach the same heights of antioxidant capacity“.
Tufts University.

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“If these studies are borne out in further research, young and middle-aged people may be able to reduce risk of diseases of aging, including senility, simply by adding high antioxidant foods to their diets“.
Floyd Horn: Administrator of the USDA.s Agricultural Research Service Beltsville, MD.

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References

1. Jean Carper, Your Miracle Brain, p.141
2. Ibid., p.142.
3. Ibid., p.145.
4. Ibid., p.142.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid., p. 142-143.
7. Ibid., p. 145-146.
8. Ibid., p. 146.
9. BioSynergy Technical Bulletin, Vol 14:9, p. 1.
10. Ibid.
11. Ibid.
12. Jean Carper, Your Miracle Brain, p. 155.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.
15. Ibid., p. 161-162.         Bibliography: Carper, Jean, Your Miracle Brain, New York, Harper Collins, 2000.

Super Greens and Nature’s Finest Foods

Ultra Super Greens

and Nature’s Finest Foods

 

A good Super Green Complex is a synergistic blend of nature’s finest super foods that nourishes the body, strengthens the immune system and cleanses and detoxifies the blood, providing high quality nutrition with NO cholesterol. A mixture of this sort is truly a supreme nutritious total body fuel of the future, providing rich amino acids, anti-oxidants, enzymes, alkalizers, vitamins, trace minerals, high quality digestible proteins and chlorophyll for your good health and vitality.

It has been shown that people who use this kind of concentrate daily continuously report renewed vitality, increased immunity to infectious illness, and recovery from chronic disease. Testimonies from our customers share amazing stories of better digestion and elimination, easing of arthritis, reduced stress, lowered blood pressure and cholesterol and being nutritionally satisfied from using a super green superfood complex. Look for the following ingredients:

Superfood Ingredients That Make a Difference!

Spirulina

• Contains Vitamin B 12 and B Complex Vitamins
• Spirulina is the richest source of B12
• Rich in natural iron-essential for anemia prevention and formation of new red blood cells
• Contains 100% of the daily essential amino acids in just four heaping tablespoons!

Chlorella

• Chlorella contains more chlorophyll than any other plant
• It is a dark green micro algae that boasts many of the same qualities as Spirulina
• Contains many vitamins, minerals, nucleic acids, amino acids, enzymes and a substance known as CGF (Chlorella Growth Factor)
  

Wheat Grass Juice

• Rich source of chlorophyll
• Loaded with powerful Enzymes

Barley Grass Juice

• Helps neutralize and remove toxins
• Rich Source of Calcium

     Royal Jelly

• One of the world’s richest natural sources of Pantothentic Acid (Vitamin B5),

sometimes referred to as the anti- stress vitamin

Co Enzyme Q10

• Essential for Heart Health
• Benefits the Immune System
• Provides antioxidant power
• Used by cells to produce energy (ATP)

Kamut Juice

• Rich source of Chlorophyll
• Rich in Protein and Trace Minerals

Icelandic Kelp & Nova Scotia Dulse

• Sea Vegetables containing 28% naturally chelated Major and Micro Trace Minerals                          
• Natural Lithium (Dulse)

Lactobacillus Acidophilus & Bifidus Bacterium

• Normalizes toxic bacteria
• Helps correct pH imbalances
• Assists the body in digestion, assimilation and elimination processes
• Probiotic “Friendly Flora”

Jerusalem Artichoke Flour

• Promotes healthy flora
• Helps control yeast overgrowth
• A pre-biotic that contains 3 strains of Bifido bacterium

Look for a Superfood Green mixture at your favorite healthfood store or try our gluten/casein free and vegan formula, Green Splendor, the ultra green superfood complex we use at my clinic at  http://www.drbo.com/.

 

The statements in this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA. These statements and  product are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

 

Healing with Honey and Cinnamon

Healing with Honey and Cinnamon 

Honey

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot.  It will do what some call turning to sugar.  In reality honey is always honey.  However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what I rather call “crystallizing”.  When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, turn off the heat and let it liquefy.  It is then as good as it ever was.  Never boil honey or put it in a microwave.  To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey. It is always best to use raw honey and when possible honey from your local area.

Cinnamon and Honey

Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon can help aid most diseases.  Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.  Scientists of today also accept honey as a ‘Ram Ban” (very affective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey has been shown that it can be used without any side effects for many different ailments.

A Healthy Reminder

Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage medicinally, with the guidance of their healthcare practitioner, it does not harm diabetic patients.  Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of ailments that can be helped by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientist, plus and there are several references in medical journals confirming the information below… so always good to review and maybe, we should consider sweetening up our lives!!

HEART AILMENTS:

Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on Ezekiel or Non-Gluten bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast or late morning snack. It has been shown to help reduce the cholesterol in the arteries and may help prevent a heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, it has also been shown, if they do this process daily, to help reduce the chance of another attack. Regular use of the above process helps relieve loss of breath and may strengthen the heart beat.  In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged: honey and cinnamon have been shown to help revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taking regularly even chronic arthritis has been shown to be greatly helped.  In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon of Honey and half teaspoon of Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, it was shown that practically 73 patients were relieved of pain, and within a month, that most of all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it.  It helps destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, were found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.  As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, and chronic cholesterol has been shown to be greatly helped. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily helps relieve complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with ¼ spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days.  This process will help alleviate most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH:

Honey taken with cinnamon powder helps aid stomach ache and also has been shown to help clear stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:

According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach may benefit from relief of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:

It has been shown that daily use of honey and cinnamon powder helps strengthen the immune system and helps protect the body from bacterial and viral attacks.  Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey has also been shown to help strengthen the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is known to aid relief of acidity and helps digest the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:

A SCIENTIST IN Spain has shown that honey contains a natural ‘Ingredient’ which helps kills the influenza germs and aids in the relief of flu.

LONGEVITY:

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, has been shown to arrests the ravages of old age.  Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink ¼ cup, three to four times a day. It helps keep the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. It has been shown to help increase like spans and help the elderly perform at a much younger level.

PIMPLES:

Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste.   Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it the next morning with warm water.  If done daily for two weeks, it helps remove pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts has been shown to help in the elimination of eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:

Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water.  If taken regularly, it has been shown to help reduce the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly is known to aid the body in not allowing fat to accumulate, even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:

Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that patients with advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have benefited greatly after taking daily one tablespoons of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:

Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, have been shown to be more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH:

People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, when taken in equal parts have been shown to help restore hearing.

You might want to share this information with a friend, kinfolks and loved ones.  Everyone needs healthy help information.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.  The information presented on this blog is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

 

Perfect Complexion

Perfect Complexion

Control

*Wrinkles *Acne   *Eczema  

*Psoriasis   *Aging *Dermatitis

     Your complexion is a reflection of your total body wellness. To help create that Perfect Complexion, implement the following supplementation, cleansing and essential lifestyle steps.

SUPPLEMENTS

Multi Vitamin Mineral Herbal Complex:    Take daily a good multi with essential vitamins, minerals, herbs, and antioxidants to refresh, replenish, revitalize, and perfect your complexion. One that has an anti-aging formula designed to neutralize free radicals, helping to prevent damage and visible signs of aging, boost the shine, and reduce lines and wrinkles for a radiantly healthy and younger looking complexion. A complete complex will help to maintain, nourish, strengthen, restore and fortify the skin, leaving it perfectly supple, illuminated and full of youthful vitality and resilience and aid in the relief of acne and dermatitis.

Vitamin D3:    Vitamin D is necessary for supporting strong bones, teeth, proper absorption of certain minerals, and the support of a well-functioning immune system. Our best source of vitamin D has always been sunshine; yet, with today’s indoor living and the extensive use of sunscreens, the amount of vitamin D actually absorbed from the sun is very limited and most people are deficient in this nutrient.  Vitamin D3 is the best substitute for this lack of access to UV exposure. Without adequate amounts of vitamin D, infection cannot be controlled in your body, especially in your skin. So to help control the health of your skin and complexion, it has been shown that adding Vitamin D3 can be very beneficial,  accompanied by regular blood test to monitor your vitamin D levels. Ideally take 1,000 to 5,000 mg of Vitamin D3 daily.

Colloidal Gel:   It has been shown that using a broad-spectrum, disinfecting antibiotic alternative Colloidal  Gel can significantly reduce the severity and length of almost any type of bacterial infections and is beneficial for reducing wrinkles, acne, eczema, psoriasis and helping sensitive skin.

Probiotics:   It is necessary for good health, good complexion and a strong immune system to have a proper balance of good bacteria. It is especially important to replenish these good bacteria if your prior treatment has included antibiotics. These products not only kill the bad bacteria but also kill the beneficial good bacteria too. This weakens your immune system promoting ill health, rashes, breakouts and blemishes. You can help reestablish your bacterial balance, good health and radiant skin by taking a high quality non-dairy multi- strain Probiotic with Prebiotics to help the Probiotics grow and become predominate in your body.

CLEANSING

Emu Oil and Emu Lotion:   Laboratory tests have shown that the phospholipid content of an all natural Emu oil and lotion matches that of human skin. Our skin recognizes the harmony and literally opens up and allows the Emu oil to penetrate deep into the layers of the epidermis, carrying with it natural anti-inflammatory and healing properties. Research has shown that Emu oil is anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and is non-comedogenic. In other words, it does not clog or plug skin pores, plus it is hypoallergenic. Emu oil is a superb moisturizer and is unsurpassed for its ability to alleviate dry skin. It actually reverses the aging process. As we age our skin begins to thin. Emu oil thickens the skin and stimulates skin-cell rejuvenation. Many have found fantastic results using Emu Oil and Emu Lotion on their sunburns, welding burns, radiation burns, damaged skin, acne, eczema, and psoriasis.  

Emu Oil Soap:  With nothing added or taken away, all natural Emu Oil soaps are real soaps, not laboratory imitations, containing many harsh synthetic chemicals, dyes and perfumes. This great all natural soap does not clog or plug skin pores as some animal fat products do. What makes Emu Oil soap unique is that it contain so many beneficial things for the skin. For great skin hygiene and health, daily wash your body, hands and face with this all natural beauty bar.

LIFESTYLE STEPS

Hydration:  Our bodies need at least a gallon of non-carbonated, purified water daily. Our bodies are 80% water. If we do not properly hydrate, it becomes impossible for our bodies to flush the poisons, toxins, excess sugar, fatty tissue, uric acid, and lymphatic waste out, plus have proper bowel movements and elimination of dead skin cells.  Over the long term, lack of proper hydration can result in dry and wrinkled skin, unhealthy hair & nails, and unnecessary rapid aging. Proper hydration helps regeneration, facilitate cell growth and improve skin tone. Prescription: Gradually increase your intake of water, drinking more each day than you did the last – building to one gallon a day.

Exercise:  Exercise is vitally important to all aspects of your heath. Everyone should do at least 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise daily. A 30-minute brisk walk works well, but the more the better, especially exercises of high-intensity for 60-90 minutes. The rule is – use the body or lose it!  Exercising helps flush the poisons and toxins from your body including the pores for better healthy looking skin.  An infrared sauna can also be very helpful, for sweating flushes unwanted debris and contaminants out of your pores.

Sleep:  While you sleep you detoxify, rejuvenate, decrease stress, heal the body and clean your pores, which help to create clear healthy skin. So it is very important to get a good night’s sleep. Sleep is also necessary for good energy, mental faculties and a pleasant mood. Ideally try do get 8 hours of sleep. At least 6 hours. Less than 6 hours you do not complete your healing cycle.

Foods To Avoid:  The most important step to help improve your overall skin health is to eliminate all grains, heavy starches, sugars and colas from your diet for several weeks to a month or until your condition improves.  This alone will most likely create the quickest and most noticeable improvement in your complexion. When you do return to grains, remember to eat them sparingly and only non-gluten grains, such as quinoa, amaranth, millet and whole grain rice.

Summary: If you follow these lifestyle steps, change your diet, take your supplements and use the facial products I have suggested, you should experience remarkable changes in your skin’s appearance and achieve a feeling of overall better health. One step closer to Total Body Wellness and Perfect Complexion without the high cost of expensive acne drugs.

This program is not a “quick fix,” but if you are patient, persistent and consistent you will have success. So say Good-bye to the old you and Hello to the new beautiful you. 

Look for these products in your local health food store or check out the products we use in my clinic at http://www.drbo.com/.

The statements and products on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA. These statements and products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Constipated? Check this out!

                                Constipated?

If you are experiencing Gas, Fatigue, Bloating, Backache, Body Odor, Bad Breath, Headaches, Depression, Indigestion, Nausea, Hemorrhoids, Overweight, Bad Skin, Tension and Irritability, then let then an all-natural herbal colon cleanser may help you.

Clogged Colon

A clogged colon interferes with the absorption and digestion of food, depriving the body of necessary nutrients. This results in fermentation and putrefaction of undigested food which creates poisons. These poisons are reabsorbed into the bloodstream affecting every organ and part of the body. We age prematurely, we look and feel old, our joints become stiff and painful, our eyes become dull and a sluggish brain overtakes us – the pleasure of living is gone!!

Once you begin cleansing and rid your colon of this old fecal matter, you will no longer have that daily discomfort, instead you will feel fantastic!!!

Solution!

By taking a gentle, non-habit forming combination of unique cleansing herbs can help to cleanse, feed, stimulate and rebuild the tissue lining and peristaltic muscles of the stomach, small intestine, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and promote a healthy soft stool after every meal.  Some powerful herbs have been shown to be helpful for bowel cleansing, parasites, gas, fatigue, bloating, constipation, hemorrhoids, stomach pain, irritability, tension, overweight and help clean the old fecal plaque from the colon that may have been stored there for years.

Results!

After taking a product of this type for a period of time (a month or more), I have witnessed many people who have claimed they have great intestinal regularity, feel better than they have in years, are less bloated, feel lighter, have flat tummies, more energy and that their minds are sharper. Plus many people have also reported that they start losing weight after taking an all-natural herbal colon cleanser and others who are underweight claim they start to gain weight. After you start cleansing the colon, the body absorbs more nutrition from the foods you eat and does not need to send those extra calls for extra meals.

Goal

Remember, if you eat three meals a day you should have a minimum of three bowel movements a day. This is the original design of the digestive system. Also, be sure to drink 8-16 ounces of water each time you take a dose.

Summary

Remember…cancer of the colon ranks next to heart disease as the most frequent cause of death in the United States today. So, keep your colon in excellent condition by regular cleansing and experience the gentle relief and wonderful health thousands have felt after implementing an all-natural cleansing formula to their diet.

So check your favorite health food store for a herbal colon cleansing formula or check out the products we use at my clinic at http://www.drbo.com. My client’s number one choice is Colon Magic.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Have Allergies? Read This…

                              Allergic Reactions

Good health and a strong immune system are our most precious possessions in warding off allergic reactions that are plaguing an ever larger percentage of the world’s population. While some allergic responses are little more than a nuisance, others affect the entire body and can develop, if untreated, into more serious problems as we age.

Research

Research indicates that blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, arthritis and other degenerative diseases can develop as a result of untreated allergies. Our immune system is our first line of defense against substances that would otherwise harm us. The cells of the immune system communicate with each other, while acting in concert with the endocrine and nervous system to maintain body homeostasis. The immune system is so intricate and complex that many of its functions are still not fully understood. How an organism triggers, regulates, completes or stops an immune response remains under intense study.

Nutritional Support System

Building a nutritional support program for allergies is a complex matter because our immune system is so complex. However, there are nutritional supplements (vitamins and minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients) which show promise in building and strengthening the whole body and, specifically, the immune system

Some of the most noted are:

 Quercetin (a non-citrus flavonoid)

Quercetin is an organosulfur flavonoid phytonutrient that gives the taste to onions. Quercetin also shows up in tea and red wine, but onions are its richest common food source. This phytonutrient has been making the news recently due to its powerful antioxidant and flavonoid content. Flavonoids appear to function as biological response modifiers. In other words, flavonoids appear to modify the body’s reaction to compounds such as allergens, viruses and carcinogens. Flavonoids have been shown to contain antiinflammatory, antiallergic, antiviral and anticancer properties. Current research suggests that flavonoids may be useful in the support of many health conditions such as allergies. The flavonoid quercetin has a strong affinity for mast cells and basophils. It seems to stabilize their cell membranes, thus preventing them from spilling histamine. It also has been shown to have the power to inhibit two enzymes that regulate the release of leukotrienes, which are implicated in asthmatic-type reactions.

Green Tea (Camillia/Thea sinensis)

Tea is one of the most ancient and, next to water, the most commonly consumed beverage in the world. From the time that tea was introduced to the west in 1610, the green varieties have been touted as health elixirs. There is a difference between black tea and green tea, even though they originate from the same leaf. Black tea undergoes a fermenting process, wherein most of its polyphenols are lost. Green tea is not fermented and, thus, retains its polyphenols. Polyphenols are phytonutrients that are receiving much scientific study and are believed to be responsible for the antioxidant activity of green tea. Polyphenols are flavonoids that give tea its tart flavor. Catechin, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin gallate and proanthrocyanidins are some of the polyphenols found in green tea. Polyphenols, like other antioxidants, ward off the everyday cellular attacks that cause the body to deteriorate and develop numerous symptoms of disease. Recent scientific research documents the health benefits of the polyphenols in green tea.

Chelated Selenium

Selenium is an important mineral needed in low quantities. It is often deficient in foods due to selenium deficient soils plus modern refining and processing. It acts as an antioxidant, protecting cell membranes and stimulating immune function. Studies show that it increases B-cell antibody response and is essential for protein synthesis and antibody formation. It enhances the function of vitamin C and is essential to the production of Coenzyme Q10. When combined with quercitin, selenium can help reduce inflammatory responses.

Pineapple (Bromelain) and Papaya (Papain)

A number of phytonutrients are provided by tropical fruits. Each fruit is known for its unique taste and particular nutrient value. Pineapples contain a digestive enzyme, bromelain, said to be a protein digesting enzyme. Bromelain is also said to have a mild anti-inflammatory action in the body. It also assists and aids in the digestion of vegetable protein in the gastrointestinal tract. Papaya is best known as a digestive aid. It contains the enzyme papain, also a proteolytic enzyme effective in breaking down protein and dead tissue.

Licorice Extract and Glycyrrhizin Activity (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Glycyrrhizin is a sapon-like glycoside found in licorice root and licorice root extract. It is sometimes used therapeutically to treat gastric ulcers and inflammation of the skin and has been studied for its antiallergic, antiarthritic, anticholinergic, anti-estrogenic, antihepatotoxic and anti-leukemogenic properties. In Chinese medicine, licorice is said to replenish vital energy, moisten the lungs, strengthen the digestion and modulate the effects of other herbs. Herbalists often suggest licorice teas to help heal gastric ulcers.

Chelated Copper

Copper plays a role in the immune system. It is, in fact, an essential component of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), an antioxidant made by the body to combat free radical damage to the mitochondria (energy-producing portion of the cell). Without copper, the liver is unable to degrade estrogen. It is crucial to the formation of helper Tcells.

Chelated Molybdenum

This essential mineral is required in extremely small amounts for nitrogen metabolism. It promotes normal cell function and is a component in the metabolic enzyme xanthine oxidase. This mineral enhances the use of sulfur amino acids by the body. Sulfur is critical to immune system function, to antioxidant activity and to detoxification pathways. It is the component of enzymes that detoxifies sulfites and aldehydes and enhances the cells utilization of vitamin C.

Chelated Magnesium and Calcium

Magnesium and calcium are the earth’s alkali minerals. However, they play different roles in the body. Magnesium is considered the anti-stress mineral because it acts as a natural tranquilizer, relaxing the smooth muscles of the body, particularly the gastrointestinal muscles. It may also help reduce the broncho-constrictor in asthma by relaxing the muscles around the bronchial tubes.

Some other important functions of magnesium include

• Regulates the body’s acid/alkaline (pH) balance. Buffers the acidic stage of an allergic reaction along with calcium.

• A deficiency causes mast cells to increase histamine secretion.

• It is required in many of the body’s detoxification pathways.

• It aids in the production of antibodies

• It helps the body metabolize essential fatty acids into prostaglandins, which regulate many body functions.

Calcium, also an alkaline mineral, helps to regulate the body’s acid/alkaline pH balance in tissues. It discourages the cell uptake of toxic metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury.

Other functions include

• It is excellent for the proper function of magnesium and phosphorus.

• It acts as a catalyst in some enzyme synthesis.

• It acts with magnesium as a natural tranquilizer.

• It reduces histamine production

• It is essential for bone and teeth

• It helps balance the high phosphorus level found in soda pops, diet pops, meats, eggs and processed foods such as lunch meats and cheese spreads.

Vitamin B15 (Dimethylglycine)

Research from the former Soviet Union indicates that this nutrient can help lessen muscle fatigue and increase endurance. Dimethylglycine combines with gluconic acid in the body to form pangamic acid.

Vitamin C

Continuing research on vitamin C, an important antioxidant, is revealing its ability to stimulate the immune system. Vitamin C may activate neutrophils, the most prevalent white blood cells that work on the frontline defense. It also seems to increase production of lymphocytes, the white cells important to antibody production, and in coordinating the cellular immune functions. It has been shown to decrease the production of histamine, thereby reducing immediate allergy potential.

Other functions include:

• It helps to relieve allergic symptoms and prevent inflammatory reactions.

• It provides an antihistamine-like effect (without the side effects of antihistamines).• It assists in the production of several adrenal hormones needed to combat the stress imposed by allergic reactions.

Summary

The following nutritional supplements are recommended for those who desire to practice prevention, as well as those who are experiencing symptoms that are effecting their life-style.

Nutritional Support Factors for Allergies. It is important to take individually or  a product that has been specifically designed to provide the Nutritional Support Factors (phytonutrients, herbs, vitamins, enzymes and minerals) for allergies.

Check your favorite health food store for these products individually or in  an all-in-one product that includes ingredients such as quercetin, green tea extract, selenium, digestive enzymes, licorice extract, copper, molybdenum and minerals, or check the all-in-one product we use at my clinic “Aller Control” at www.drbo.com.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Information contained in this bulletin is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. In all cases, it is recommended that you consult with your healthcare professional before initiating a supplement program.

 

 

 

Need Sleep?? Read this..

Do you or someone you know experience insomnia (sleeplessness)?

Do you need stimulants to stay awake?

      Do you crave sweets?

                                                Do you gain weight without excess eating?

If so, you need to read further . . .

Over 70 million Americans suffer from sleeplessness and nearly everyone suffers occasionally from sleepless night.

Sleep isn’t a luxury, it is a necessity.

Sleep restores the body and mind and helps us maintain our mental and physical health. Studies have reported the people who get seven to eight hours of sleep each night enjoy better health and live longer than people who get less sleep.

Stress is a key trigger of sleep problems.

Cortisol is the body’s main stress hormone and is required for many vital purposes, including proper glucose metabolism, blood pressure, immune function and inflammatory response. In times of stress, either mental or physical, the body can produce an excessive amount of cortisol. At these high levels, cortisol can disrupt normal sleep patterns.

We now know that stress and anxiety on a chronic basis can lead to a hypersecretion of stress related hormones, including cortisol, that have now been correlated not only with sleeplessness, but also with cognitive performance, suppressed thyroid function, blood sugar imbalances and the subsequent deposition of body fat, decreased bone density, muscle wasting, heart related problems, and a decrease in proper immune response.

The main culprit of stress is the inability to fall and stay asleep.

The worrying, the anxiety, the constant thinking about the day’s or tomorrow’s events keep many of us from enjoying a restful night’s sleep.

Insomnia often leads to a cycle of destructive behaviors that worsen health:

Lots of coffee and soft drinks to stay awake, certain food cravings, such as carbs or sweets, cigarette smoking, and prescription medication. Many sleep medications leave us drained of energy and feeling “hung over” the next day.

l Fatigue   l Lack of energy   l Mood changes   l Delayed reaction time   l Inability to concentrate  l Overeating (carb craving)  l Increased risk of dysinsulinema   l Increased cardiovascular risk    l Disruption of thyroid metabolism   l Alteration of HGH release             l Increased stimulant use:  i.e. caffeine, sodas, and alcohol   l Nervousness   l Weight gain and weight maintenance problems   l Obesity    l Short term memory loss   l Increased inflammatory cytokines   l Impaired immune function  l An increased stress hormone profile   l Behavioral problems

Common causes of stress related sleep problems

l School or job related stress; family or relationship stress; worry about serious medical conditions; death of a loved one, etc.

l Shift work – the night shift pits the sleep cycle against the body’ natural rhythm.

l Jet lag – the body is responding to another time zone.

l Noise – a snoring partner, barking dog, loud neighbors, soaring airplanes, etc.

l Environmental discomfort – too hot, too cold, too light, beds too hard, etc.

l Medications – some medications interrupt sleep. Note: Talk with doctor or pharmacists if you are noticing this side effect.

l Sleep disorders – such as sleep apnea, which is interrupted breathing during sleep. Sleep apnea may also increase inflammation in the body and lead to problems such as heart disease.

l Caffeine intake – especially when consumed in the evening hours.

l Tobacco use – nicotine cravings can wake up users three to four hours after they go to bed.

l Alcohol use – deprives users of deep, restorative sleep.

Solution…

There is an all new dietary blend patented ingredients that helps rebalance an over active central nervous system to restore normal sleep patterns. In recent clinical studies, subjects reported the following results from this patented, trademarked blend of ingredients:
*  91% said helps ensure a sound night’s sleep
*  89% said allows for waking up feeling rested
*  91% said reduces fatigue due to lack of sleep
*  96% said is gentle on the stomach
*  87% said has less side effects than other sleep aids
*  84% said increases daytime energy

It is a patented, trademarked blend of ingredients that have been used for thousands of years in Japan and China: Magnolia officinalis extract U.S. patent 6,814,987 & 6,582,735 & Ziziphus spinosa extract and is marketed under the name Seditol®.

Seditol’s ingredients are Gluten FREE, Casein FREE (GFCF), Vegan Formula and non-narcotic and not habit forming, so if lifestyle changes don’t seem to work, consider using a dietary supplement with Seditol.

Seditol’s blend of all natural extracts help rebalance an over active central nervous system and relieve stress-related sleep disorders that have been used for thousands of years in Japan and China.

Magnolia officinalis extract U.S. patent 6,814,987 & 6,582,735

In pharmacological studies, Magnolia officinalis was found to have anxiolytic (anxiety reducing) effects, to balance cortisol production by the adrenal cortex, to inhibit fungal and bacterial growth, to reduce pain and inflammation, and to increase acetylcholine levels in the brain. The effectiveness of this patented, standardized extract has been verified by clinical studies.

Ziziphus spinosa extract

Used for centuries in Chinese medicine to nourish the heart yin, augment liver blood and quiet the spirit for irritability, insomnia, anxiety, and forgetfulness. It possesses calming properties, exerts a relaxing effect on smooth muscle and removes obstructions to the smooth flow of Chi. It has been tested in human clinical trials and in-home-use trials (IHUT). The later test is used for determining the efficacy of a product in real life situations.

Trial 1  &  Trial 2 Benefits completed in March, 2005

l 83% – helps ensure a sound night’s sleep

l 87% – helps aid relaxation

l 87% – reduces fatigue due to lack of sleep

l 87% – allows for waking up feeling refreshed

l 91% – helps ensure a sounds night’s sleep

l 89% – allows for waking up feeling refreshed

l 91% – reduces fatigue due to lack of sleep

l 96% – is gentle on the stomach

l 87% – has less side effects than other sleep aids

l 84% – increases daytime energy

How does it work?

Seditol’s proprietary blend of patented extracts was developed to address stress related sleep disorders by helping to calm an overactive CNS (central nervous system) while preserving natural muscle relaxation. Our research shows that stress is a major factor in sleeplessness and restlessness. In addition, stress plays a major role in weight management:

• Stress activates the hypothalamic/pituitary/adrenal axis, resulting in an increase in cortisol levels.

• Cortisol increases the availability of glucose through hepatic gluconeogenesis and the release of glucose substrates for fat cells and muscles.

• The uptake of glucose is inhibited, which results in hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia.

• The increase in cortisol levels signals the brain that the body is in stress, causing food cravings, especially high fat, high sugar foods.

• These foods, in turn, cause additional stress, thereby fueling the stress-cortisol cycle.

• Eventually, more fat is stored than the body needs, unless sufficient exercise is in place to compensate or the stress is reduced. Central nervous system (CNS) stimulants have been used to suppress appetite in an attempt to counteract stress induced appetite. This approach not only aggravates the problem, but also has a high abuse potential and several serious side effects that effect cardiovascular and cerebral vascular health. Side effects of CNS stimulants can also include physical dependency, withdrawal problems, slowed reaction time, sedation, weight gain, constipation, dry mouth, confusion, blurred vision, nausea, diarrhea, or headaches. Products containing Ephedra (ma huang) are an example of CNS stimulants.

Seditol’s patented extracts provide a different alternative that, addresses stress related sleeplessness, restlessness and weight gain by helping to rebalance an over active CNS (central nervous system). The effectiveness of these ingredients may be enhanced by the use of certain vitamins and minerals, such as magnesium and calcium.

How to Use These Ingredients:

Take one capsule nightly for a minimum of two weeks. Many people achieve the desired effect the first night. Others may need up to two weeks in order to help bring stress hormones into balance. These ingredients are not habit forming and may be taken nightly for an indefinite period of time. Do not take if pregnant or lactating, as clinical tests have not been performed on these subjects. If you are currently taking prescription medications or are receiving medical treatment, you should consult with your physician. Keep out of reach of children.

Check with your favorite health food store for a product with Seditol or try the formula of Seditol I use in my clinical called Serenity @www.drbo.com. My clients rave about their success with Serenity. Try it or any Seditol product for yourself and see. I think you will be very pleased.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Information contained in this bulletin is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. In all case, it is recommended that you consult with your health care professional before initiating a supplement program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try this for Brain & Memory Power

PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE

Cell Nutrient

For

                                                                                 Brain & Memory Power

Phosphatidylserine (PS) which has proven to be a safe and effective therapeutic agent in treating memory deficit disorders and for improving other higher brain functions. Brain tissues are especially rich in PS, but aging causes decline in the PS content of cells throughout the body. Research has shown that in addition to improving neural functioin in the brain, PS enhances energy metabolism in all cells, PS helps support cell membrane integrity and youthful synaptic plasticity (protecting brain cells against age-related deterioration) and protects against age-related cognitive dysfunction (dementia).

FDA Recognition
Two health claims of PS were recognized on February 24, 2003 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

1. PS may reduce the risk of cognitive dysfunction in the elderly.
2. PS may reduce the risk of dementia in the elderly and may provide hope for millions of people and their families

Modern science has only begun to understand how important PS is to our bodies. After all, it’s present in every type of cell in our body and the membrane proteins that it activates are important in all cells. So enhance your brain today with PS.

Clinical Studies

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is a naturally occurring phospholipid nutrient. It is essential to the functioning of all the cells of the body, but most concentrated in the brain. Several clinical studies have suggested that PS can support brain function that tends to decline with age. Until recently, PS was only available from animal sources, Now with new technology, PS comes from a concentrated and patented plant source.

New Figures

Recent census figures suggest that more than 30 million U.S. citizens are over the age 65 and of those, more than half are experiencing impaired capacities to recall names and numbers, to manipulate words, or to concentrate at work and maintain focus while at play. Progressive loss of mental functions can bring considerable distress to aging adults as well as affect personal productivity.

As people age, they inevitably lose some sharpness in the higher-level functions of memory and cognition. These functions have been found to decline during middle-age and later life, often in people who are clinically healthy. This decline seems to be the most evident in the fifth decade of life. As memory and cognition slows, nerve cell density and number (referred to as “dropout”) of synaptic connections fall.

What Can PS Do For ME

PS increases metabolism throughout your entire brain. Over 3,000 published research papers and more than 60 clinical trials have established that PS can rejuvenate your brain cell membranes and thereby:

• Strengthen your memory
• Increase vigilance and attention
• Boost learning
• Increase mental acuity
• Intensify your concentration
• Relieve depression and improve mood
• Inhibit increases in cortisol, induced by stress and exercise
• Decrease stress – whether you are young or old

What Is PS

Phosphatidylserine (PS), includes amino and fatty acids such as (DHA).
Brain tissues are especially rich in PS, but aging causes a decline in the PS content of cells throughout the body.

PS is a phospholipid that is vital to your brain cells. Phospholipids are molecules containing both amino and fatty acids, found in every cell membrane within our bodies. The fatty acids include omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid molecules – essential for life.

Actually, PS is universally present in living things from the most simple to the most complex. It is present in every one of our cells. PS has many known functions throughout all of our tissues and organs, but is most important as the key building block for the billions of cells that make up our brain.

Why Do I Need PS

Your body cannot produce Phosphatidylserine in sufficient amounts when under stress, when aged, or when lacking the necessary enzymes and metabolic cofactors. It is because of stress, aging, and our modern eating habits and food-production methods.

Stress: Like burning a candle at both ends, stress increases the demand for and depletes your PS levels at the same time.

Aging: The elderly particularly benefit from taking PS. While aging increases our brain’s need for PS, aging also creates digestive and metabolic inefficiency so that it’s simply not possible to get enough PS in your diet. Considerable research has proven that the ingredients in Brain Magic improve age-associated memory impairment and continued use prevents age-related decay of brain functions.

Modern Diets: Modern low-fat and low-cholesterol diets lack up to 150 mg per day of dietary PS. A vegetarian diet may undersupply as much as 200 to 250 mg per day. Other eating styles also create a demand for more PS. For example, a diet deficient in omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the amount of PS in the brain by 28% and thereby impair your brain’s ability to form, store, process and remember.

Modern Food Production: To make matters worse, modern industrial production of fats and oils decreases all of the natural phospholipids – including PS.

PS is not abundant in foods that are common to our diet. In addition, the body can only make PS through a complex series of reactions and requires a substantial energy. Given orally, PS is rapidly absorbed and readily crosses the blood-brain barrier to reach the brain. Its sites of action appear to be exclusively in cell membranes.

How Does PS Work

PS restores your brain’s supply and output of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter essential to memory). Change the way you grow older by recharging your memory for the many years ahead.

Phosphatidylserine (PS) enables your brain cells to metabolize glucose and to increase and bind with neurotransmitters, all of which are important to learning, memory and other cognitive functions.

The generation of electrical current, the transmission of the current along the cell, and the relaying of the current across the cell-to-cell chemical synapse are all neutron-driven events. Membrane proteins play key roles in all these processes, and PS is important for regulating the activities of such proteins. The phospholipids (like PS) of the membranes literally act as a solvent for the proteins of the membrane.

PS increases communication between cells in your brain by increasing the number of membrane receptor sites for receiving messages. PS modulates the fluidity of cell membranes – essential to your brain cells’ ability to send and receive chemical communication.

Scientific studies demonstrate that PS restores the brain’s supply and output of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter so important to memory, and so may turn back the clock in an aging brain.

PS Restores Your Brain’s Supply & Output of Dopamine (Essential to Memory, Attention, and Problem Solving)

PS stimulates your brain to produce dopamine and this is likely why patients diagnosed with clinical depression have shown marked improvement in their symptoms as a result of taking PS daily. Reduced dopamine levels are also thought to contribute to attention deficit disorder (ADD) and this natural substance has proven to be an effective therapeutic agent for ADD and ADHD.

PS Can Increase The Availability and Release of Endogen

Endogenous substances are those that originate from within an organism, tissue, or cell. PS has been shown to be especially beneficial in increasing the availability of endogenous choline to help the synthesis of complex molecules, and endogenous release, while similar treatments with phosphatidyl choline had no effect.

PS Inhibits Increase Cortisol, Induced By Stress & Exercise

One study indicated 800 mg of PS per day dramatically reduced cortisol (a harmful stress hormone) levels in athletes and improved their immune system.

Studies examining athletes involved in cycling, weight training and endurance running show that PS can speed recovery, prevent muscle soreness and help athletes to feel their best during the rigors of training.

We also know that PS is important in bone matrix formation, testicular function, beat coordination of the heart, hormone secretion by the adrenal glands and cell repair and removal by the immune system.

Is PS Safe

Yes! The uses of PS are well validated through clinical research and proven safe in standard toxicology tests.

From the large number of human studies conducted, PS developed a flawless safety record. First, they have proven compatible with a wide array of medications including: antacids, anti-hypertensives, anti-inflammatories, anti-ulcer and mucolytic agents, diruetics, anti-thrombotics, hypoglycemics, anti-arrhythmeics, insulin, calcium channel blockers, calcitonin, chemotherapy drugs and other prescription medications. Second, PS is well tolerated by elderly patients with chronic diseases such as cerebrovascular, artery and vein disorders, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, lung diseases, digestive system diseases and arthritis.

Interestingly, clinical researchers found that PS lowered uric acid levels and liver SGPT (serum glutamin pyruvic transaminase) in their elderly patients – which can signify improved liver health.

PS is Beneficial For:

• Stress & Mental Energy
• Memory & Dementia
• For Mild Cognitive Loss
• Depression & Mood
• Attention, Concentration & Learning
• Sports & Athletic Training

Phosphatidylserine (PS) Summary

PS is a useful dietary tool for the metabolic support of memory, learning and behavior. It holds the most promise as a brain nutrient since it is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. It is best useful in combination with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other appropriate nutrients as part of an integrated personal supplementation program.

PS has good bioavailability by the oral route. Uptake begins in the brain in approximately 30 minutes. When needed, it can be enzymatically converted to phsphatidylethanolamine (PE), an important backup cell membrane phospholipid and/or converted to phosphatidylcholine (PC).

PS is not water soluble and is best taken with a meal. It may be sprinkled on salads, or mixed with an array of foods, added to smoothies, or mixed with olive oil, flax oil, or  Liquid Omega’s. Even though it is not water soluble, it can be blended into water or fruit juice as a carrier.

Be Your Best

So if your young and want to be your best as an athlete, dancer or student or elderly and want to retain great memory and function-ability and be 20 Forever PS may well be the answer for you. So enhance your brain and memory powers today with Phosphatidylserine (PS).

Check your favorite local health food store for PS or try the product we use in my clinic, “Brain Magic” at www. drbo.com. Either way you will be glad you did. My clients swear by it. Remember our motto is 20 Forever!!!

 

Cholesterol Control – Check This…

Cardiovascular Statistics

According to the most recent statistics from the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a primary or contributing cause to more than 1.4 million deaths in the United States each year.

Cardiovascular disease has been the number 1 killer for the past 100 years and claims as many lives each year as the next 14 leading causes of death combined. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 61 million Americans currently suffer from cardiovascular disease.

Cholesterol Levels

Reducing serum cholesterol levels – especially low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – has been proven to be an effective medical strategy for preventing cardiovascular disease and reducing coronary events and when researchers examined responses gathered from 13,990 patients, however, they discovered that fewer than 4% of those diagnosed with hypercholeterolemia (elevated cholesterol) were taking vitamins, supplements or medications known to reduce cholesterol (Steyer, et al. 2003).

Production of Cholesterol

Contrary to popular belief, cholesterol consumed in food is minor compared to the amount of cholesterol produced in the body. Only 20% of cholesterol comes from the foods we eat and can be modestly influenced by dietary modification, while about 80% of is synthesized by the liver (Wald 1995). It is the rate-limiting enzyme HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A) reductase that controls the biosynthesis of cholesterol.

Diet & Lifestyle

Modern dietary habits (such as excess intake of saturated and trans fatty acids) and life-style contribute to the disruption of this system, leading to elevated cholesterol levels and increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Additionally, certain genetic disorders, such as familial hypercholesterolemia and autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia, are known to increase LDL levels and risk for developing cardiovascular disease (Pullinger, Kane and Malloy 2003).

Sytrinol™  - A Patented Formula - To The Rescue

Sytrinol is a registered trademark of KGK Synergise and a patented proprietary formula derived from natural citrus and palm fruit extracts. It combines citrus poly-methoxylated flavones (PMF) and palm tocotrienols,along with proprietary constituents. The synergy of these ingredients has been shown in clinical trials to significantly:

• Lower Total Cholesterol
• Lower LDL Cholesterol
• Lower Triglyceride Levels
• Increase HDL Cholesterol Levels

Triple Action Breakthrough

Sytrinol has 3 different and complementary mechanisms of action in the body that delivers the heart health benefits:

1. Polymethoxylated Bioflavonoids (PMF) decrease apoprotein b, a structural protein needed for endogenous synthesis of LDL cholesterol.
2. PMF (tangeretin and nobiletin) decrease diacylglycerol acetyl transferase, a liver enzyme needed for endogenous synthesis of triglycerides.
3. Tocotrienols degrade HMG CoA reductase, a liver enzyme responsible for endogenous synthesis of cholesterol

Proven Benefits of Sytrinol

Over 12 years of science and research focusing on the relationship between poly-methoxylated flavonoids, tocotrienols, and cardiovascular health have resulted in the development of Sytrinol. The benefits of Sytrinol have been shown in vitro, and in multiple clinical studies. In these studies, hypercholesterolemic subjects consumed 150 mg of Sytrinol twice per day (300 mg/day) and were instructed to keep the same dietary habits and maintain their caloric intake during the study. Fasting blood samples were drawn at the onset of the study and at the end of four weeks for analysis of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins B (associated with LDL), apolipoproteins A1 (associated with HDL), and total triglycerides.

Clinical Studies

The results of the clinical studies were all similar in their effect, with an average reduction of total cholesterol by 25%, LDL cholesterol by 23% and total triglycerides by 28%.

Additionally, the LDL/HDL ratio was significantly reduced in all clinical studies by an average of 24%.

There is significant ongoing research to support this extraordinary patented formula.

Sytrinol – A Natural Solution For Lowering Cholesterol

Check with your favorite local health food store for a Sytrinol formula or try the formula I use in my clinic Sytrinol Max at www. drbo.com. My clients have testimonies of great success with this product.

Information contained in this bulletin is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advise from your physician. This information should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem. You should consult with a health care professional for treatment of any health issue. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.