Ginkgo Biloba and Additional Ingredients
GINKGO BILOBA
Ginkgo biloba is the fifth most widely used
herb in the United States. It has shown
proven effectiveness for enhancing memory and
mental function, improving blood circulation to
the brain, reducing inflammation, relieving allergies
and asthma and protecting the body from the
effects of aging. Ginkgo’s well-earned reputation
is supported by more than 30 years of scientific
and clinical research.
It can also, improve memory in both normal
adults and those with Alzheimer’s disease, visual
acuity, pulmonary function and sexual function
and desire in both men and women. It can inhibit
platelet aggregation and the tendency for blood to
clot abnormally, reduce or eliminate vertigo
(dizziness and loss of stability) and reduce elevated
blood pressure.
BIOCELL COLLAGEN II
by totalhealth editors
Normal joint function requires healthy cartilage
and bones, smooth gilding surfaces,
synovial fluid, normal joint spaces and normal
soft tissues surrounding the joints. Of the many
substances required for the normal functioning of
the joints, collagen is one of the most important.
Through the advancement of preventive
nutrition, we can now not only halt the progression
of arthritis but can also improve the condition
and provide relief to sufferers by using safe
and natural nutraceuticals. An effective and comprehensive
nutraceutical substance that uses this
approach is BioCell Collagen II.
In order to benefit the arthritic conditions,
collagen type II must be present in high concentrations
to provide structural support and cushioning
properties to the joints. Interwoven within
BioCell Collagen II are certified amounts of
hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, two
important elements that give BioCell Collagen II
its water retentive properties. Hyaluronic acid and
chondroitin sulfate are concentrated in the synovial
fluid, cartilage and extra cellular matrix.
Results of a subjective clinical study of 89 random
subjects with various types of pain syndromes
showed that 90 percent of the participants
reported benefits in using BioCell Collagen II for
a short period of time.
SYSTEMIC ENZYMES
by totalhealth editors
The term systemic enzymes encompasses those
enzymes such as trypsin, chymotrypsin and
the like, that are found naturally in the body. Some
of the enzymes found in plants are also included in
this term, since they function in a manner similar
to those indigenous to the human body. Systemic
enzymes should be clearly differentiated from
digestive enzymes, which are essentially responsible
for aiding the digestive process. In contrast,
systemic enzymes exert their beneficial effects at a
cellular level, replenishing, in advanced years, the
declining reservoir of naturally occurring enzymes
in the cells.
Systemic enzymes effectively reduce the production
of proinflammatory cytokines and inhibit
the invasion of synovia by activated immune cells.
Interfering with these basic processes, while
mobilizing the body’s own resources over time,
systemic enzymes help to reduce local pain and
regional swelling and gradually improve joint
function. The reason systemic enzymes are effective
is that their unique combination simultaneously
functions at different levels in the immune
system. By reducing the amounts of proinflammatory
immune complexes in the body, systemic
enzymes empower the body to heal itself.
CETYL MYRISTOLEATE
by totalhealth editors
Cetyl Myristoleate has been shown to function
on chronic pain in the following four ways.
First, for its lubricating quality. Decrease or loss of
morning stiffness is commonly noted shortly after
commencing treatment. Next, it functions as an
anti-inflammatory. Lessening of swollen digits is
often seen after the fourth or fifth week of treatment. Third, it functions as an immunomodulator
or immune system regulator. Its ability to
regulate or calm down hyper-immune responses
and downs that CM may be helpful in addressing
the symptoms related to many autoimmune diseases.
Finally, CM functions as an analgesic or pain
killer and has been helpful to many sufferers of
muscle tension headaches and fibromyalgia.
5-HTP
by Jacob E. Teitelbaum, M.D.
From Fatigued to Fantastic!
The supplement 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan
(5-HTP), a form of the amino acid tryptophan,
raises serotonin levels and can be very
helpful for pain.
Take 100 to 400 milligrams at night. When
used for six weeks, a 300- to 400-milligram dose
has been shown to decrease PMS pain and often
helps people to lose weight. Your body uses 5-HTP
to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps
improve the quality of sleep. The one caution to
note is that if you are taking a number of treatments
that increase serotonin (these include antidepressants
like Prozac, St.-John’s-wort, Ultram,
Desyrel and the like), taking high doses of 5-HTP can
result in a serotonergic reaction, a life-threatening
reaction caused by a too-high level of serotonin.
GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
by Jacob E. Teitelbaum, M.D.
From Fatigued to Fantastic!
Glucosamine is a cartilage compound that has
been shown, in several controlled studies, to
be helpful for osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear
arthritis). Although the exact way it works is not
certain, it appears to stimulate cartilage production
by bone cells. The usual dose is 500 milligrams three
times a day. It usually takes two weeks to see any
effect and six weeks to tell if it will help or not. After
six weeks, I would stay on 1,500 milligrams a day
until the beneficial effect plateaus and then drop it
to the lowest dose it takes to maintain the effect.
Also, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs do
not slow down the progression of arthritis and may
actually make the arthritis worse. Glucosamine may
actually help to heal the arthritic joint. Benefit often
persists after the glucosamine is stopped. TH
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