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Bringing the wellness of tomorrow,
today.
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| November
2, 2009 |
Dear
Valued Client,
We will have several special
Thanksgiving surprises, including
this issue's Pilgrim
Snacks.
What may surprise some, but not us,
is the study
confirming antioxidants' role in
overcoming influenza's damaging
effects. Find the entire study in eNews
Updates below.
Looking for hot flash relief?
According to recent data presented
by menopause doctor Susan Lark, MD,
Far Infrared Sauna therapy helps
reduce the severity and number of
hot flashes in women and men.
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| Pilgrim
Snacks |
Eat
snacks like the Pilgrims did for one
month. Are we crazy?
This is exactly what my
granddaughter's second grade class is
doing right now. Her teacher is asking
that every student bring in a
Pilgrim-like snack for one month. The
lesson is to help the students
appreciate the living conditions on
the boat ride over to the Americas.
This got us to thinking. What exactly
did the Pilgrims eat and can we learn
from it? It also begs the question:
would it be worthwhile for us to eat
Pilgrim Snacks during Thanksgiving
month?
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| Food
Focus |
Folate
(Folic Acid, 5 Formyltetrahydrofolate,
5-methyltetrahydrofolate)
This
B-vitamin has been the topic of
copious amounts of research and
discussion over the last two decades
because of its ability to prevent
birth defects and subsequent
fortification in grains in many
countries around the world.
Folate-rich foods are not evident in
Western diets, which is why
fortification is necessary. Here is
a list of folate rich foods (starts
with the highest):
- Bakers
Yeast (not for those suffering
from yeast imbalance,
overgrowth, or candida albicans)
- Brand
Name Sugar Cereals (fortified)
- Brand
Name Low Sugar Cereals
(fortified)
- Goose,
Duck, Turkey Liver
- Wheat
Germ (not for gluten intolerant
persons)
- Beans
(dried)
- Sunflower
Seeds
- Orange/Grapefruit
Juice (fortified; prohibited for
those on certain medication such
as statins and antihistamines)
- Spinach
and other Leafy Greens
So
the questions becomes, should you
supplement with folate and with how
much?
Understanding
the Essential Folate
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| November
Sale - 20% OFF |
Pure
Encaps Magnesium Glycinate
The economy. The H1N1 flu virus. The
holidays. This time of year always
seems to be the most stressful. No
better time to stock up on
naturesvalium: magnesium.
Carlson
Baby, Kids Vitamin D Drops
Increased vitamin D3 dosages and the
recent discovery that 1 in 5
children are vitamin D deficient
prompted us to find an easy way to
deliver 400IU of vitamin D3: one
tiny drop.
Sweet
Leaf Stevia 100 Packets
Many clients say they are having a
hard time finding Sweet Leaf because
Truvia and PureVia (stevia/erythritol
hybrid) have taken over the market
share. We anticipated this would
happen. Read Zhanneel's
Truvia comment on our blog
(comment #10).
Carlson
Super 2 Daily
Our most potent multivitamin with
fish oil and 600IU of vitamin D.
Metagenics
Andrographis Plus
Andrographis supports the immune
system and reduces symptoms
associated with upper respiratory
infections. We recommend
Andrographis for those who have not
had success with other cold and flu
treatments. Read more about Andrographis.
Order
here
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| Taking
An Antibiotic |
While we have posted this protocol
numerous times, it bears repeating
because we have had numerous
inquiries recently.
Unless your malady is cultured and
confirmed to be a bacterial
infection, taking an antibiotic not
only hurts you by destroying all of
the beneficial bacteria in your gut,
it also hurts the rest of us. The
more antibiotics that are taken
needlessly, the more antibiotic
resistant bacteria take hold.
If your infection is bacterial, here
are steps to minimize the damage:
- Have your doctor culture your
infection against several
antibiotics to find which is the
most effective. This will
shorten the dosing cycle and
lessen the damage to your
digestive tract.
- Take sacchromyces boulardii (a
beneficial yeast) with every
antibiotic dose. This lessens
the damage done to your healthy
bacteria. Continue for two weeks
after antibiotics are stopped.
Ask us for a suggestion for
quality brands.
- Double your daily dose of
probiotic. Take at least two
hours away from antibiotic. This
helps repopulate your good
bacteria.
- Make sure you are
supplementing with the following
nutrients: Vitamin C with
Quercetin, Vitamin D3, Zinc, Cod
Liver Oil.
- Avoid cow's milk and
sugary/yeasty/moldy foods that
would increase the possibility
of a yeast overgrowth.
Every time you take an antibiotic,
you are more likely to have bacteria
that antibiotics won't kill. Be very
selective when taking them.
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Have a happy, healthy day.
Bonnie, Steve, and the staff at
Nutritional Concepts Inc.
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