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The President's Corner By: Michael Horton It is with great pleasure I address ANMA membership in this Monitor. I thank Dr. Curtis for giving me this opportunity. By now you have received the urgent letter regarding legislation. Many of you have already responded, knowing the importance to the whole profession. If you did not respond, thinking the outcome of legislation did not effect you, please reconsider. Each state gained by the exclusionary group of "naturopathic physician types" has a profound effect on you and your practice. We are an association looking out for the rights of all our members, your colleagues. Since 1982, ANMA has stood for freedom of choice. As an association we were successful in holding back a flood of legislation across the country and beyond. Legislation that would have deprived you of the right to call yourself a naturopath, and the right to practice your profession. We dare not sit back on our past success, and ignore the activities of the "physician pretender types" who are still working to secure titles and scope of practices for only themselves, which go far beyond traditional naturopathy. Unfortunately, the issue still exists with a handful of naturopaths believing that they are "Primary Care Physicians trained just like M.D.’s", plus additional training in natural medicine. I’m sure you know this is the misfit group from National, Bastyr, and Southwest College. These people are brainwashed by substandard, sometimes illegitimate faculty, lacking the brains that God gave a goose. Unless and until the attitude of these misfit docs changes, this legislation will be a constant problem year after year. One outspoken National College graduate claimed to be able to do vasectomies with competence, after watching a videotape. This is hardly a naturopathic procedure, or adequate training. These individuals need to do some serious soul searching. They need to realize how little they know. At this time I must advise you that the bill in the Kansas State Legislature is most urgent. SB 610 has passed the Senate, making it possible to attach the bill to any legislation headed for the Governors desk for signature. Please stay vigilant, and ready to act immediately if this should happen to SB 610. Ranking next in importance is B14-0457 in Washington, D.C. It is important you contact each D.C. council person, asking them to oppose B14-0457. Be sure to mark your calendar, and plan to attend the upcoming ANMA convention and seminar scheduled for the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 9, 10, 11, 2002. This annual meeting is the one time you get to meet and discuss your practices, and viewpoints with your colleagues. It is only through personal contact that our association grows in cohesiveness. It is important as new members come in, that they are welcomed by you and ANMA officers. If this does not happen the ANMA may become disjointed, and less able to defend your position. Additionally, the educational presentations at this annual convention, are geared to bring new income building suggestions to your businesses. With so many new ideas and methods of treatment presented yearly, you need to be aware of the ways you can benefit in your practice. So make this a year you plan to attend and strengthen the ANMA.
Zinc In Food Is Superior By: Robert J Thiel, Ph.D., Naturopath
Introduction Though inorganic mineral salt forms are often in supplements, most researchers acknowledge that organic zinc is better absorbed than inorganic zinc [1,2]. Zinc itself is generally found in the human body bound to a peptide [1,2]; it is often bound with albumin [1,2] or alpha2-macroglobulin [1] or exists as part of one of the many zinc metalloenzymes [1,2]. Zinc is not naturally found in the body in forms such as zinc citrate, zinc chloride, zinc picolinate, etc. Generally speaking, these two-word descriptions indicate a mineral salt (rock) and not zinc as is found in food. "Zinc deficiency does not exist without deficiency of other nutrients" [2]. Zinc deficiency in humans can cause alopecia, impotence, skin problems, immune deficiencies, increased susceptibility to infection, night blindness, impaired taste, delayed wound healing, impaired appetite, photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), difficulty in dark adaptation, growth retardation, male infertility (low sperm counts), liver enlargement, problems with vitamin A transport, and spleen enlargement [1,2] (this researcher, and others, have found that zinc also helps with sore throats and provides various immune system benefits). Research on Zinc Absorption and Retention As shown below in table 1, research supports the naturopathic view that zinc in food is superior to that found in inorganic mineral salts. Table 1. Comparison of Zinc Absorption and Retention
Zinc in foods tends to be rounded in appearance, whereas zinc found in inorganic mineral salts tends to be crystalline in structure [6]. Zinc in foods appears to have a smaller particle size than that which is found in inorganic mineral salts. Nutrition scientists understand that smaller particle size improves bioavailability (the main point of digestion is to get food particles small enough to be absorbed by intestinal villi) [1,7], which may partially explain why food zinc is superior to zinc found in inorganic mineral salts. Most zinc is absorbed in the small intestine, with the majority of it believed to be absorbed in the jejunum (only small amounts are believed to be absorbed in the stomach or large intestine) [8]. Zinc Forms There are basically three forms of zinc: food zinc, various mineral salts, and chelated zinc forms. Table 2 on page seven explains what many common forms actually are (as the term 'chelate' is often applied to mineral salts, chelates are not separately defined on page seven): Table 2. Zinc Forms
It is interesting to note that the addition of "citric acid and picolinic acid do not appear to enhance zinc absorption" [8], thus adding acids to zinc-containing rocks seems at best questionable. Plants have roots or hyphae which aid in the absorption of minerals, humans do not. Plants actually have the ability to decrease the toxicity of compounds by changing their biochemical forms [9], whereas humans do not do that nearly as well (toxins are more likely to kill, or at least make ill, humans). Plants are intended to ingest rocks, humans are not. Zinc and Diet Interestingly, "The commonest means of inducing zinc deficiency in the rat is to feed it a semisynthetic diet" [2]. With today's refined and genetically-modified foods, neally all of Americans consume a "semi-synthetic diet" and thus could benefit from high zinc-containing foods. High zinc-containing foods include wheat bran, beef, miso, spinach, mushrooms, alfalfa sprouts, brewer's yeast, turkey, lamb, bean sprouts, tofu, and to a lessor degree in whole wheat bread [7] (shellfish also contains zinc, but this researcher cannot recommend that as a source). Sadly, dietary intake of zinc is often below recommended levels [10]. Zinc in unleavened whole wheat bread is less bioavailable than zinc in whole wheat bread leavened with yeast [8]; enzymatically-processed food grade yeast seems to contain some of the most bioavailable food zinc. Perhaps this may help explain why zinc in Saccharomocyes cerevisiae has been the food form of zinc most often compared to (and repeatedly been shown to be superior to) zinc in mineral salt forms [3-5]. Since, "In humans, zinc deficiency does not usually occur in the absence of some degree of protein depletion" [2], does it make sense to supplement with an isolated mineral salt? Foods that contain zinc naturally contain, at least some, amino acids (the building blocks of protein) naturally. Superoxide Dismutase Zinc is an important component of superoxide dismutase. "Superoxide dismutase (S.O.D.) is one of the most important enzymes that function as cellular antioxidants...The absence of this enzyme is lethal" [1]. "It protects intracellular components from oxidative damage, converting the superoxide ion to hydrogen peroxide" [1]. S.O.D. appears to be able to prevent activation of "phospholipase A2 and proanoid synthesis by scavenging free radicals, thereby reducing lipid peroxidation products" [11]. It is a powerful free radical scavenger which has been clinically shown to protect the brain, heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, skin, muscles, penis, nerves, and spinal cord from ischemic injury [8]. S.O.D. has been shown to inhibit articular tissue damage associated with osteoarthritis, decreases lipid peroxidation in damaged skin cells, protect against late radiation-induced tissue injury, improves clinical symptoms associated with Bechet's syndrome, helps protect the retina, helps protect against iron toxicity, inhibits vasogenic brain edema after brain injury, increases flu survival rates in mice, plays a role in bacterial defense, helps normalize blood pressure, helpful for cardiovascular problems, reduces LDL oxidation involved in atherosclerosis, is reduced in Alzheimer's patients, improves sperm motility, and even helped patients with TMJ who did not respond to traditional therapy [12]. However, ingestion of isolated polyethylene glycol-conjugated superoxide dismutase is not as effective as CuZn (copper/zinc) superoxide dismutase [13-14], which is found in certain zinc containing foods (such as brewer's or baker's yeast) [15]. Conclusion Food complexed zinc is better for humans than isolated USP mineral salts [1-5]. Since "Zn is present in all organs, tissues, fluids, and secretions of the body" [8], it should be obvious that such an important nutrient should be consumed in as natural, usable form as possible. Mineral salts are essentially rocks and should primarily be consumed by plants [16,17]. Mineral nutrition should come from foods or supplements which are as close to food as possible. Why should humans 'break the food chain' by eating rocks known as mineral salts? It is a fact of science that "humans rely totally on plants and animals for life" [18] and that plants can change the chemical compound in soil into foods [16-18], better than humans can. One of the standards of naturopathy agreed to in 1947 was, "Naturopathy does not make use of synthetic or inorganic vitamins or minerals" [19]. In the case of zinc, science has once again shown the wisdom of that principle.
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High Protein Diets: By: Stephen Byrnes, Ph.D., R.N.C.P.
In the December issue of the ANMA Monitor (vol.5, #4, 2001), there was an unreferenced article by Monique Gilbert that deserves considerable comment. "High-Protein Diets--Are You Losing More Than Weight?" is little more than a vegan and soy propaganda piece. If the propaganda were accurate, one could forgive Ms. Gilbert for her zeal. In this case, however, it is not and inaccuracies cost lives.Clinically, I have used low-carbohydrate, high fat and protein diets to very good effect, especially with those conditions that are worsened by excessive carbohydrate intake, e.g., diabetes, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and heart disease. When properly practiced, low-carb diets are not harmful. Furthermore, if one were to follow Ms. Gilbert's dubious nutritional advice as given in her article, one would actually increase one's chances of contracting a number of debilitating diseases such as cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes. Gilbert begins her piece by rightly pointing out the vital need for protein in the human diet. She states that, "Excessive protein consumption, particularly animal protein, can result in heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, and kidney stones." As I stated at the beginning, the article is unreferenced so these claims have no backing from scientific literature. It is excessive carbohydrate intake, not protein or animal protein intake, that can result in heart disease and cancer (1). Readers should note that the type of diet Gilbert advocates in her article is a high carbohydrate one because that is exactly what diets that are low in protein and fat are. Furthermore, the idea that animal products, specifically protein, cholesterol, and saturated fatty acids, somehow factor in causing atherosclerosis, stroke, and/or heart disease is a popular idea that is not supported by available data, including the field of lipid biochemistry (2). The claim that animal protein intake causes calcium loss from the bones is another popular nutritional myth that has no backing in nutritional science. The studies that supposedly showed protein to cause calcium loss in the urine were NOT done with real, whole foods, but with isolated amino acids and fractionated protein powders (3). When studies were done with people eating meat with its fat, NO calcium loss was detected in the urine, even over a long period of time (3). Other studies have confirmed that meat eating does not affect calcium balance (4) and that protein promotes stronger bones (5). Furthermore, the saturated fats that Gilbert thinks are so evil are actually required for proper calcium deposition in the bones (6). The reason why the amino acids and fat-free protein powders caused calcium loss while the meat/fat did not is because protein, calcium, and minerals, require the fat-soluble vitamins A and D for their assimilation and utilization by the body. When protein is consumed without these factors, it upsets the normal biochemistry of the body and mineral loss results (7). True vitamin A and full-complex vitamin D are only found in animal fats. If the protein-causes-osteoporosis theory teaches us anything, it is to avoid fractionated foods (like soy protein isolate) and isolated amino acids, and to eat meat with its fat. New evidence shows that women who ate lots of meat had fewer hip fractures compared to those who avoided it (8) and that vegan diets place women at a greater risk for osteoporosis (9). The claim that protein intake leads to kidney stones is another popular myth that is not supported by the facts. Although protein restricted diets are helpful for people who have kidney disease, eating meat does not cause kidney problems (10). Furthermore, the fat-soluble vitamins and saturated fatty acids found in animal foods are pivotal for properly functioning kidneys (11). Gilbert's explanation as to how meat "acidifies" the blood, leading to greater mineral loss in the urine is also incorrect. Theoretically, the sulphur and phosphorus in meat can form an acid when placed in water, but that does not mean that is what happens in the body. Actually, meat provides complete proteins and vitamin D (if the fat or skin is eaten), both of which are needed to maintain proper acid-alkaline balance in the body. Furthermore, in a diet that includes enough magnesium and vitamin B6 and restricts simple sugars, one has little to fear from kidney stones (12). Animal foods like pork, beef, lamb, and fish are good sources of both nutrients as any food and nutrient content table will show. It also goes without saying that high protein/fat and low-carbohydrate diets are devoid of sugar. Gilbert's contention that the weight loss on high-protein diets is mostly from water loss is strange given that low-carb proponents like Robert Atkins, MD, tell their devotees to drink lots of water while on the diet. Initially, there is a water loss (as with any diet), but the high water intake afterwards would certainly offset any more drastic "water losses." She further claims that weight loss occurs on high protein/fat diets because the person eats less food because he or she gets fuller faster on fat. Given that fat has more than twice as many calories than either protein or carbohydrate, this explanation is far from satisfactory. In other words, you may not eat as many carbohydrates as you did before you went on the high protein diet, but because you're ingesting more fat, which has over twice as many calories as carbohydrate, your actual caloric intake is likely to stay the same or be higher than it was before. Gilbert's claim that, "Plant-based proteins, like that [sic] found in soy, lowers LDL cholesterol and raises HDL (good) cholesterol. This prevents the build up of arterial plaque which leads to atherosclerosis . . . and heart disease, thus reducing the risk [of] heart attack and stroke," although popular, is not true. The HDL/LDL theory has been thoroughly debunked by a number of prominent researchers (13) and LDL serves many useful functions in the body--there is nothing "bad" about it (14). Cholesterol is actually used by the body as an antioxidant (15); vegetarian diets do not protect against atherosclerosis or heart disease (16); and female vegans have higher rates of death from heart disease than female meat eaters (17). Gilbert's contention that, "Vegetable-protein diets enhance calcium retention in the body," is simply wrong as "vegetable proteins" do not contain the fat-soluble vitamins A and D which are needed to assimilate calcium (and protein and other minerals). Furthermore, numerous plant compounds like oxalates and phytates inhibit calcium absorption. Unfermented soy products, in particular, are noted for their high phytic acid content and phytates block mineral absorption (18). Gilbert's recommendation for us to replace vegetable protein for animal protein and unsaturated fats "like olive and canola oils" for saturated fats, is dubious at best and dangerous at worst. A number of recent and prior studies catalog the veritable witches brew of toxins found in processed soy products (19) and canola oil has caused vitamin E deficiencies in lab animals (20). Canola oil is also quite susceptible to rancidity due to its high level of alpha-linolenic acid; in the deodorization process used with canola oil, harmful trans-fatty acids are created (21). Lastly, studies have not borne out the claims that vegetarians have lower cancer rates than the general population. A large study on vegetarian California 7th Day Adventists showed that, while the Adventists had slightly lower rates for some cancers, their rates of malignant melanoma; Hodgkin's disease; and uterine, prostate, endometrial, cervical, ovarian, and brain cancers were higher than the general population, some quite significantly. In the paper, the authors wrote that, meat consumption, however, was not associated with a higher [cancer] risk. And that, no significant association between breast cancer and a high consumption of animal fats or animal products in general was noted. (22) Indeed, Dr. Emmanuel Cheraskin's survey of 1040 dentists and their wives showed that those with the fewest health problems as measured by the Cornell Medical Index had the MOST protein in their diets (23). The facts are that high-protein diets, when consumed in balance with enough water, fat and fat-soluble vitamins, and nutritional factors from non-starchy vegetables, ARE healthy. They are not guilty of the things Gilbert blames on them. Minimally processed animal foods like beef and lamb are healthy foods that are rich in a number of nutrients that protect and enhance several body systems: taurine; carnitine; creatine; glutathione; vitamins A; D; several of the B-complex, including B6 and B12; minerals like chromium, magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc, and phosphorus; complete proteins; and coenzyme Q10, needed for a healthy heart. If readers want to get an accurate assessment of lower-carbohydrate diets, they should check out reliable books on the subject (24).
The Long Neglected Theory Of By: Owen Richard Fonorrow "Vitamin C has been under investigation, reported in thousands of scientific papers, ever since it was discovered (circa) fifty years ago. Even though some physicians had observed forty or fifty years ago that amounts a hundred to a thousand times larger (than the RDA) have value in controlling various diseases, the medical profession and most scientists ignored this evidence." Linus Pauling HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER, 1986, pg 106 paperback.We often hear of theories in the Media that attempt to explain what causes cardiovascular disease (CVD) leading to heart attack and stroke. There is a cholesterol theory, a fat (saturated and polyunsaturated) theory, the long neglected Dr. Kilmer McCully homocysteine theory, an oxidized cholesterol theory, a free-radical/heavy metal theory, and even a microbe theory. Each of these theories attempts to explain what causes the lesion in the artery that is the precursor to CVD. At least one major theory is never mentioned in the medical journals or lay media: The vitamin C Theory. Linus Pauling and Matthias Rath, MD, jointly identified the great problem of cardiovascular disease as a vitamin C deficiency disease; chronic rather than acute. This idea has yet to be seriously investigated by modern medicine. Cardiologists routinely tell their patients that there is no "proven" value in taking vitamin C for heart disease. Technically, this statement may be accurate, but it is misleading. The implication is that experiments have been run that prove vitamin C has no value. No such experiments have ever been run. On the contrary, all research and experiments we know of provide evidence that vitamin C does, in fact, have great value . It is incredible that after more than a decade since Pauling and Rath first published their Unified Theory, modern medicine and its schools, the pharmaceutical companies and the United States government have failed to make the slightest effort to investigate the effects of large amounts of vitamin C and the amino acid lysine in relation to CVD and heart disease. This is even more surprising when one considers that there are no proven treatments for heart disease. According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, heart by-pass operations and angioplasty were never clinically "proven" before being adopted by the medical profession. The neglected vitamin C theory, proposed by Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling and his associate Matthias Rath, MD, is a unifying theory that encompasses homocysteine, lipid imbalances including Lp(a) excesses, infections and stresses, diet, free-radicals, lesions, lack of CVD in most animals, and raises the important issue of mechanical stresses in the blood stream. The arguments are straight-forwarded and most people can understand them. If more cardiovascular patients could learn about the Vitamin C Theory much suffering would end. Pauling's recommended high-dosage treatment is having spectacular success among the lay public who have discovered it. Jeff Fenlason - The Two Day "Miracle" Recovery Jeff Fenlason, 52, of North Carolina is but one of thousands of people who have experienced the Pauling Therapy miracle. His case provides clear and convincing evidence in favor of the Vitamin C Theory. Jeff has allowed his real name to be used and his entire testimony is posted at www.PaulingTherapy.com. Fenlason is somewhat unique in that he did not have Chelation or any other alternative therapy before adopting the high-dosage Pauling therapy. His "two day" reversal was after ten years under the care of modern cardiology. Alternative doctors, who routinely offer their patients nutritional support, are not likely to witness a Fenlason-style miracle. But we have witnessed this "miracle" almost every time a patient under the care of a modern cardiologist begins the therapy, probably because these people are routinely told there is no value in taking extra vitamin C. A rapid "cure" requires 5-6 g of the amino acid l-lysine with at least the same amount of vitamin C daily. (Note: Fenlason reports that he immediately adopted a 14 g daily amount of vitamin C, along with 5-6 g lysine.) The wisdom of Linus Pauling bear repeating: "Although physicians, as part of their training, are taught that the dosage of a drug that is prescribed for the patient must be very carefully determined and controlled, they seem to have difficulty in remembering that the same principle applies to the vitamins." HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER, pg 142 paperback. What are the Facts? So how do scientists or the lay public choose among competing theories? The first step is to analyze the mass of data and try to identify facts. For the purposes of this discussion, we focus on cardiovascular disease, and not necessarily myocardial infarction - heart attack. The Pauling/Rath Vitamin C Theory is for occlusive cardiovascular disease. The How and Why plaque forms. (Of course arteries lined with plaque are not able to dilate in response to a clot, like healthy arteries can, making heart attack more likely.) Lets begin by reviewing what we think we know about cardiovascular disease: 1. CVD leading to Heart Attack is the leading cause of mortality in the USA (Source: American Heart Association http://www.amhrt.org/catalog/Scientific_catpage70.html) 2. In the USA, the mortality rate from CVD increased from a very low rate at the beginning of the 20th century to its peak in the 1960s/1970s. (Source: MMWR, February 16, 2001 / 50(06);90-3, Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction --- United States, 1998 http://cisat.isciii.es/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5006a2.htm) 3. The CVD mortality rate has declined 40% from its peak (circa 1970) in the USA. (Source: From Pauling's 1986 Book HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER, the number of heart related death in 1970 was around 740,000. The American Heart Association places the number of deaths in the year 2000 between 400,000 and 500,000. Note: the larger population in 2000.) 4. After Pauling's first book on Vitamin C was published in 1970, vitamin C consumption increased 300% in the USA, and the USA has been the only industrialized country to experience the 40% reduction in heart disease mortality. (Source: Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine.) 5. Most high order mammals a) make their own vitamin C in high amounts (3-11 g daily) in their livers (or kidneys) and b) do not suffer the same type of cardiovascular disease as humans. (Guinea pigs do not make vitamin C and do suffer the same CVD if vitamin C is restricted in their diet.) (Various sources including Linus Pauling HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER 1986 and the Pauling/Rath Unified Theory) 6. The Enstrom analysis (1992) of NIH data showed that vitamin C supplements of only 500 mg increased longevity in men by 40% (or almost 6 years) and a somewhat lesser improvement in woman. (Source: Enstrom, Epidemiology 1992, The Harvard/Rimm study obviously designed to "debunk" Enstrom only evaluated some 667 who developed CVD and ignored the dietary intakes of nearly 40,000 thousand who did not get CVD.) 7. Homocysteine levels rise when vitamin C levels are low. Dr. McCully is cited in the Pauling/Rath Unified Theory paper because of his experiment that showed homocysteine levels rise in scorbutic guinea pigs and not controls. (Source: McCully KS, Homocysteine metabolism in scurvy, growth and arteriosclerosis. Nature 1971;231:391-392 from Pauling/Rath Unified Theory. See www.orthomed.org) 8. Repeatable experiments with guinea pigs show that depriving the animal of vitamin C causes atherosclerosis which is quite similar to the human lesion. No plaque forms in the control group getting "adequate" vitamin C. (Source: The Reversibility of Atherosclerosis, G. C. Willis, Canad M. A. J, July 15, 1957, Vol 77) 9. Pauling and Rath showed the apo(a)/Lp(a) increased in the animals deprived of vitamin C, but not in the controls. (Source: Immunological evidence for the accumulation of Lp(a) in the atherosclerotic lesion of the hypoascorbemic guinea pig, Pauling/Rath, Pro. Nat. Acad. Sci USA, Vol 87, pp 9388-9390, Dec 1990, Biochem) 10. The heart disease process begins with a lesion in the artery. (Source: Brown-Goldstein Scientific American 1982, and Linus Pauling Heart Disease Video) 11. Veins, in general, do not suffer plaque deposits. (Source: Common knowledge from the medical Literature) 12. Plaques are often localized to areas around the heart (coronary arteries or carotid arteries). (Source: An Experimental Study of the Intimal Ground Substance in Atherosclerosis, G. C. Willis, Canad M. A. J., July 1953, Vol 69, pg 17) 13. Vitamin C is required (and used up) making collagen - the most abundant protein in the human body. (Source: Roger J. Williams, Nutrition Against Disease, 1971, Linus Pauling HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER, 1986) 14. Scurvy is caused by a deficiency in making collagen which is in turn caused by a lack of vitamin C. (Source: James Lind, 1753, Linus Pauling HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER 1986) 15. The Beisiegel studies in Germany of post-mortem human aortas in 1989 determined that plaque consists of Lp(a) and only Lp(a) - no ordinary LDL. (Source: Morphological detection and quantification of lipoprotein(a) deposition in atheromatous lesions of human aorta and coronary arteries in Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol 1990;417(2):105-11, Niendorf A; Dietel M; Beisiegel U; Arps H; Peters S , Wolf K; Rath M and Lipoprotein(a) in the arterial wall. Beisiegel U; Rath M; Reblin T; Wolf K; Niendorf A, Eur Heart J 1990 Aug;11 Suppl E:174-83) 16. Elevated cholesterol has been correlated with CVD, but many studies were conducted before Lp(a) was known, Lp(a) was lumped in with LDL. In September, 2000, an Oxford meta-analysis of 27 large studies showed that people with elevated Lp(a) are 70% more like to suffer a heart attack or stroke. (Source: Circulation Sep 2000) 17. According to the Life Extension Foundation, 50% of all individuals 50 years or younger who die from heart disease, succumb without any established risk factors. (Source: Life Extension Foundation Treatment Protocols, Fibrinogen and Cardiovascular Disease, See: www.lef.org/protocols/prtcls-txt/t-prtc149a.html) 18. Elevated Homocysteine is considered a leading risk factor for (has been correlated with) Heart Disease. (Source: Life Extension Foundation Treatment Protocols, Fibrinogen and Cardiovascular Disease, See: www.lef.org/protocols/prtcls-txt/t-prtc149a.html) 19. Primate experiments indicate that a vitamin B6 deficiency in these animals causes atherosclerosis (Source: Roger J. Williams, Nutrition Against Disease, 1971.) We are not aware of any contradictions to the above list and we welcome suggestions for additional assertions of fact for purposes of debate. There are also common observations that may be relevant. The cardiovascular disease process seems to be accelerated in older people, in people who consume polyunsaturated fats without adequate vitamin E, and in people who undergo common heart by-pass surgery or angioplasty. Popular writers (e.g. Adell Davis) in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and forward have helped disseminate the scientific knowledge of the health value of supplemental nutrition, especially vitamin C. As the knowledge became more widespread, the CVD mortality rate stopped increasing and began to decrease. Young people are known to have CVD and people in their 30s die from Myocardial Infarction (heart attack.) Older people do suffer peripheral arterial disease, but CVD is generally localized to the coronary and carotid arteries near the heart. A frank copper deficiency has been implicated in atherosclerosis. The author is not aware of any individual who regularly and consistently consumes more that 10,000 mg of vitamin C daily who suffers any form of cardiovascular disease. Which Theory Best Fits the Facts? The two crucial observations or facts that may help sort out among the several theories are a) that animals do not generally suffer the same type of CVD as humans and b) plaques formations are uniform (not random) and usually in arteries near the heart. The first observation, that animals do not generally suffer CVD, indicates that there is a difference in the genetic makeup between humans and most other animals. We fail to see how any popular theory, save perhaps diet, can explain this phenomenon. One of the largest differences between most animals and humans is that we humans are virtually alone (with the guinea pig) in that we do not make any vitamin C in our bodies. Other mammals make 3000 to 11000 mg of vitamin C in their livers (adjusted for body weight) which goes directly into the blood stream. Humans can not make a single molecule of vitamin C. The second observation, that plaque deposits are uniform close to the heart, tends to rule out poisons circulating in the blood (e.g. oxidized cholesterol, fats or homocysteine) as being the primary cause of CVD (although these substances probably aggravate or accelerate the disease). The cholesterol, homocysteine, oxidized cholesterol, microbe, fat, and even heavy metal/free radical theorists have yet to explain why plaque deposits are not randomly distributed throughout the blood stream. We must ask why infarctions do not occur in the ears, nose and fingers if something in the blood, i.e. fat or homosysteine, causes the lesions leading to CVD. The Vitamin C Theory explains these observations as the effects of mechanical stress on arteries without sufficient collagen to remain strong and resilient. Lesions or cracks develop that attract Lp(a). The vitamin C/collagen Theory of atherosclerosis explains the vitamin B6 connection (also required to produce collagen) and copper (also required to produce collagen). Usually the deficiency of vitamin C is the primary factor. For example, vitamin B6 and copper are not usually implicated in scurvy. Vitamin C's antioxidant properties and ability to support the immune system are well known, which may also explain away the oxidized cholesterol findings as well as the microbe theory. Irwin Stone has suggested that vitamin C is really not a vitamin, and is better classified as the Missing Stress Hormone in humans. Finally, McCully has shown the homocysteine levels are elevated in the scorbutic guinea pig, perhaps even initiating atherosclerosis in the absence of vitamin C. Conclusion The common theories for heart disease fail when faced with two simple observations: Plaques do not generally form in animals that make their own vitamin C and plaques do not form randomly in humans throughout the blood stream. These two observations are the cornerstone of the Pauling/Rath unified Vitamin C theory. The vitamin C theory, which holds the Lp(a), an LDL variant, acts as a surrogate for vitamin C, also fits all other known facts and most observations. It makes sense. It is almost too simple. It is hard to believe that medical science could have overlooked it, but this is precisely the reason Pauling himself gave for writing his first book on Vitamin C: Pauling wrote his book to counter the medical profession's bias against the vitamins, especially ascorbic acid. (Source: Linus Pauling in his Own Words, Edited by Barbara Marinachi) Others may offer additional facts and observations, but we have become convinced that the Pauling/Rath theory is essentially correct, and that the Pauling high vitamin C/lysine therapy is the cure for CVD. We back up this belief with a challenge to ANY competing therapy in a clinical setting - wager negotiable. (See http://www.internetwks.com/pauling/short.html for terms and conditions.) Winner takes all. Antagonist group therapy can not include supplemental vitamin C above 200 mg or any supplemental lysine/proline. So far, no takers. We directly challenged the Life Extension Foundation, and their Folic acid, Vitamins B6 and B12 homocysteine therapy. William Faloon declined citing the CVD patient's need for vitamin C. We do not understand why humans evolved so differently from most animals. How did we survive as a species without the ability to manufacture our own vitamin C? One is reminded of the fictional "Lysine Contigency" in Jurasic Park. (Perhaps those who made us in their image decided to incorporate a similar built-in control mechanism for humankind?) Theological questions aside, there is little doubt this great deficiency in our genetic makeup, the lost ability to produce the enzyme L-gulonolactone oxidase in our livers, an enzyme that would otherwise allow us to convert ordinary glucose (sugar) into ascorbic acid, is what ultimately causes CVD. Owen R. Fonorow
Take A Deep Breath, By: Asad Shahsavari, N.M.D., Ph.D., M.D. (M.A.) When a doctor asks a patient, "How do you feel?", is that in reference to how the digits of the fingers can touch something? Of course not. How you feel refers to the state of your emotions. And just what are these elusive feelings that defy empirical thought process and control our every whim and wish? To begin with, emotions are much more powerful than we give them credit. Behind our reasoning for most of our actions there is an emotional launch-pad. For instance, emotions prod us into buying styles in clothes, our favorite colors, the foods we savor and the people who excite us. We don’t choose a car or a house or even a life-partner because of logic, practicality or budget. Even though some of these may cross our minds, we are mostly driven by a potent emotional response that triggers our senses and often disarms our sensibilities. No matter the rhyme or reason, emotions are an integral aspect of our being and we are wise to understand, respect and co-exist with these spontaneous soulmates of our humanity.Owing to its Latin derivation, emovere, emotion alludes to "moving out." The more common reference would be to express a subjective and intense response. Those who tend to be emotional, freely express their inner feelings and make them known outwardly. In times gone by, it was improper for one to be so bold or so bombastic. Today, everything from road rage to blatant sexuality has replaced the more subtle restraints on emotionality. It seems that the pendulum swing from the prim and proper Victorian ethic has taken a wild plunge into an emotional free-for-all of the new millennium. We also have epidemic levels of heart disease and depression that did not exist before. What does all of this mean to health and well-being? Are emotions at the root of our infatuation with violence and sex? Or are emotions the messengers that give us clues to our consciousness? It has been postulated that the vast majority of visits to the doctor are reactions of emotional imbalances. The downline effect of repressed, depressed and obsessed emotions is a well-known fact in heart disease, mental psychosis, addictive behavioral patterns, eating and sleeping disorders, cancer, asthma and a litany of others. It was the advent of the mind-body revolution that sparked such innovators as Jung, Adler and Freud to enter the realm of human consciousness and discover the hidden archives of sexuality and emotionality. Among cardiologists and oncologists, it is accepted that there are certain personality traits common to these diseases. Usually, the individual has great difficulty in dealing with anger or pain and harbors resentment and bitterness. They tend to be worriers and feel helpless and hopeless. By educating patients to affirm their worthiness and accept responsibility within reason, there is a greater chance of recovery and remission. For thousands of years, ancient sages of the East spoke of controlling the emotions and finding the inner power of peace, undisturbed by any attachment to emotional bondage. Entire systems of ritual and ceremony evolved to clarify the mind, tone the body and contain the emotions in order to achieve enlightenment. In fact, it was Prince Sidhartha Gautama who was shielded in the royal palace by his father so he would not see any sickness or death, or he would leave the ways of the world and seek an answer to his grief and despair. And seek he did, to become one of humankind’s most prolific spiritual heroes, Buddha. Yet, even The Enlightened One came to realize that it was not in the escaping from life that one found peace, or in the fasting or the detaching from worldly ways, but in the middle-road of living life in harmony and in balance; with honor kindliness and compassion. Interestingly, compassion is a common ground with most spiritual teachings that also recommend dramatic repression of sexuality. Yet, the word compassion means "with passion," and passion is most definitely linked to emotions and our sensual awareness. Passion conjures up images of adoring love and desire as well as boundless enthusiasm. Even in religious circles, there is known in Christianity "the passion of Christ," referring to the suffering and crucifixion. When we say someone is passionate about life, we are acknowledging that boundless enthusiasm that fuels and inspires thoughts and actions. So, are emotions evil urges that we must learn to stamp out like brush fires, or are they messengers of our deepest truths on reality that can move us to higher levels of instinct and deeper levels of intuition? Before we may attempt to analyze the medical involvement of emotions, it would be wise to investigate these spontaneous expressions and how we can manifest them to our greater physiological, psychological and spiritual benefit. It is in the careful determination between that which is harmful in essence, and that which becomes harmful in the way it is perceived, that we find the balance in the chaos and turn the harm into harmony. Anger. The demon in disguise that raises its wrath and fury to incinerate all in its path. We all have known the feel of anger as it unleashes within us and also have known the sting of its whip when we are on the receiving end. Anger may also instill in us a will to defend our honor and protect others. Anger often arises out of pain. Stored trauma in childhood has often led to criminal behavior as the person responds to deeply painful incidents by "acting out" in angry retaliation. Child abuse and sexual abuse are two major areas of recognition in psychological profiling of angry personalities. Road rage is another classic example of repressed anger erupting as a volcano at the slightest provocation. It can be a time-bomb awaiting a single whisper to explode. In such cases, anger is a weapon and needs to be handled with great respect and even greater reserve. Once it is let loose, the weapon does its damage without reconsideration. It is knowing when to release pressure on the trigger points and disarm the weapon of anger that will prevent the weapon from firing. Various techniques have been utilized throughout the ages. One that is amazingly simple and yet, most effective, is the twenty-breaths. Like blowing out a candle, the twenty-breaths blows out the beginning flares of anger by calming the reaction of the sympathetic nervous system, which is highly reactive in times of emotional flare-ups. When anger is experienced, various responses take place physiologically. Sweat glands produce intensely. The musculature tightens and the breathing quickens as the heart beats faster. These are also common in moments of fear. Hormonal reactions occur instantly producing adrenaline and causing the body to revert to instinctual behavior. Rationale becomes secondary to impulse. The twenty-breaths technique is a simple, expedient and effective tool to persuade the nervous system that all is well. (Hint: Do not do this if a saber-tooth tiger is on your heels. Best to take flight!) To do the twenty-breaths, simply close your eyes and begin taking deep inhalations through the nose and exhalations through the mouth. Connect the breaths by inhaling to your fullest and exhaling to your fullest without a break. As you inhale and exhale that is considered one breath. So, the twenty-breaths becomes forty separate inhales and exhales which are continuous. The linear thought of anger transforms into a cyclical experience of connected breaths. The trick lies in the connection. When you are angry or afraid, breathing becomes erratic; disparate. When you are relaxed and at peace, your breathing is very rhythmic, with a flow that connects each breath and forms a gentle cycle of life-giving air within you. You can virtually breathe your way out of a dangerous confrontation. By the time you have reached only ten cycles, the breathing has dispelled the rush of restricted airflow and your system goes from red-alert to a gradual release and complete calm. This is of much benefit to the Type A personalities that tend to accelerate their blood pressure and hyper-ventilate their breathing, leading to cardiac arrhythmia and neurotic behavior. Learning to calm the mind by simply breathing in rhythm is a free, painless, immediate therapy. And, the mere exercise of doing it increases the mental acuity to understanding the subtle powers within. Since emotions are not made of sweat, blood, bones and muscle, they are less tangible, but no less real. Just as Einstein said, "All matter is thought vibrating at a certain frequency," emotions are the shadows of realities that will manifest if given the encouragement. When we feel joy, our systems radically change to our betterment. The blood vessels open and blood pressure is eased. Our countenance becomes radiant with increased circulation and our eyes take on a twinkle that reflects the movement of neurotransmitters that energize. We have all heard of the endorphin rush or high that athletes experience after a certain expenditure of energy. Joy and varying degrees of pleasure excite our beings and energize our spirits. We feel enlivened. It takes the distress out of living when we feel joy. Did you know that it takes forty-four muscles to frown and only seventeen to smile? No wonder being happy is good for you, it is far less exhausting! Just the action of smiling releases a muscular command to engage certain endorphins. So, if life doesn’t hand you a happy moment, take the initiative and smile. It will eventually bring you the effects of happiness. Although physiology cannot fool the emotional center. One knows when the happiness is self-assumed or is a gift. Those who learn to find excitement in watching the sun set or beauty in an ant crossing the street will most probably be less bothered and less troubled in their daily experiences. They learn to become proactive, rather than reactive. In his landmark book, Emotional Anatomy, pioneer psychologist Stanley Keleman, eulogizes emotions in a humanistic context. He diagrams emotional states as physiological experiences with layer the muscular and skeletal systems of the body in very distinct ways. In response to insult, for example, Keleman explains: "As insults continue and increase, the organism becomes more liquid-base. It loses shape and becomes swollen or collapsed. The metabolic processes slow down. Excitation either remains at the surface level or dies down to an ember. Organ motility and general excitory peristalsis diminish. There are feelings of inflation, invasiveness, grandiosity or collapse, despair, helplessness." Is it then reasonable to assume that many weight-gain problems and obesity in our society may have less to do with eating, per se, and perhaps, more to do with an emotional response to insult within the framework of our social exposure? The media, at every opportunity, reduces humans to their lowest impulses, constantly expounding on murder, rape, theft, corruption, drug addiction, prostitution, child abuse and demoralization. Even cartoon characters, such as Bart Simpson, show disrespect toward kindness and compassion and little regard for honor and integrity. Bart is the Generation X’s icon for disregard for authority and disenchantment with childhood innocence. The direct assault on the integrity of the human spirit may be at the root of the obesity epidemic in westernized countries, especially the U.S. Getting to the need for elevating and inspiring our sense of humanity may just be the medicine that emotional balance is seeking. Keleman makes another vital point regarding emotional anatomy: "Emotional anatomy is somatic education, a tool to learn the geography and the archetypes of personal history. Emotional anatomy shows the relationship between shape and the genetic and social forces that inhibit or facilitates the shaping of a life. (It) contains ancestral and ancient mysteries, present challenges and pleasures, as well as a peek into the future." It would be well advised for medical practitioners to explore the realm of emotional integrity and emotional anatomy with patients before diagnosing a disease and prescribing a drug or an operation. The critical link may be the emotional foundation that gives shape and form to the manifested being, thereby giving vitality and existence to chemical, structural and mental aberrations. There are far too many emotional experiences to elaborate in this simple article, anger, fear, joy, pity, awe, disgust, pride, hatred, trust, bravery, love. The list may be endless. But they all arise from our consciousness and therein lies the beauty of emotions. It is nearly impossible to be unconscious of them. They inspire and ignite us. They enrage and endear us. But they are our ever-present conduit to ultimate awareness; the collective consciousness of our universality. They are, perhaps, the inner voice of our higher selves reminding us to be in the now. When we feel the wonder of nature, the innocence of a child, the intimacy of a lover, or the loyalty of a friend, we are totally committed to that experience. It challenges our capacity and our dedication. In that moment, all of who we are is available to us. Our bodies, minds, hearts and spirits become an electrified unity. That is a moment of precious reality. Knowing how to savor that experience and enrich our existence from it is far more valuable than pretending it doesn’t exist or running from experiencing it at all because we may need to be awakened from the slumber of our numbness. Shakespeare was quoted: "It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." When we are faced with an emotional experience, it is a pivotal point in our human evolution and our spiritual enlightenment. The physical responses are only in reaction to the mental imagery that is flowing from our more subtle states of awareness. Repressing those emotional gateways is to stunt one’s ultimate refinement. Being able to experience the emotion and flow with it, at all times aware of the path it is taking, and knowing at any time you have the choice to change direction, makes surrender to emotion less abandoned and more creative. It allows for consideration and compassion to become gentle guides and the experience of "moving out" from one’s self an experience in embracing the totality of life without possession. Once the door is opened to emotionality, the rapture of feeling comes alive from the sweat on your hand to the beat of you heart to the tear in your eye. It is the drop off the cliff into the soft embrace of the ocean. Emotions can be the wild wave that lifts you to the edge of the heavens or a lighthouse beacon saving you from crashing in the dark. Take a deep breath, count to twenty, and smile. Asad Shahsavari, NMD, PhD, MD (MA) Director, BIOMED Holistic Health Centers San. Jose & Orangeval , CA 408-374-6133 email: docashah@yahoo.com
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Deals Blow To By: Scott D. Pinsky, Esq. In what is being described as the first case of its kind to reach a court trial, North Carolina homeopathic drug maker King Bio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its principal Dr. Frank J. King, Jr. handed a decisive defeat to the forces that have aligned to restrict or even eradicate the practice of homeopathy in the United States. The case is one of approximately a dozen that have been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against homeopathic drug manufactures by the National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. King Bio’s defense was handled through the litigation by Southern California attorney Scott D. Pinsky, who represents a number of homeopathic drug makers.In the suit, which also named as a defendant King’s founder Dr. rank J. King, Jr., the National council claimed that King Bio falsely advertised and labeled its drugs in alleged violation of California’s Business and Professions Code. The suit asked the court to enjoin Dr. King and his company from continuing to transact sales of its homeopathic products in California and sought reimbursement for all consumers supposedly defrauded. The National Council also sought the fees of its attorney, Morse Mehrban, who represents the National Council in the group of homeopathic suits as well as other litigation. In a definitive decision, Dr. King and King Bio won a motion for nonsuit after four days of trial. To support its case, the National Council relied principally on testimony from two witnesses which it proffered as experts: Stephen Barrett and Wallace Sampson, both M.D.s who have long served on the National Council’s board. The Court found, however, that the National Council was unable to produce any actual evidence of deficiencies in the Defendants’ products or advertising. Although Barrett and Sampson attempted to show that homeopathy is not generally accepted within what they termed "the scientific community," the Court did no accept their views. In reaching his decision in favor of King Bio and Dr. King, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Haley J. Fromholz made a number of specific findings adverse to both the National Council and its affiliated witnesses Barrett and Sampson. Judge Fromholz found that both witnesses were lacking in credibility and expertise. As for Dr. Barrett’s qualifications to opine on U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory matters, the Court found that "Dr. Barrett’s purported legal and regulatory knowledge is not apparent." The Judge concluded that there was "no sound basis on which to consider Dr. Barrett qualified as an expert on the issues he was offered to address." Dr. Sampson it was found, had no expertise in pharmacology, homeopathic medicine or homeopathic drugs. The Court also found that the National Council’s experts had conducted "absolutely no investigation concerning Defendants’ specific products" and were aware of no tests ever performed on those products by anyone. According to the Court, Dr. Sampson--the witness offered by the National Council to establish the falsity of King Bio’s labeling and advertising--had "no real knowledge as to their ingredients" and had not even seen any one of the products prior to the trial. These witnesses’ credibility was also questioned by the Judge, who observed that they were "biased heavily in favor" of the National Council, on the Board of which they both served. The Court’s view of their credibility was also informed by its observation that both Sampson and Barrett had "a direct, personal financial interest in the outcome of this litigation." King Bio’s defense was comprised largely of testimony from Dr. King as to his company’s full compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations governing manufacture and sale of homeopathic drugs. King Bio’s record of regulatory compliance was underscored by the testimony of Jacquelyn J. Wilson, M.D., of Escondido, California, a licensed physician who is also a homeopathic practitioner and an expert on homeopathic drugs. Dr. King and Dr. Wilson are both member of the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia Convention of the United States, in which capacity they help designate official homeopathic drugs recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Based on the evidence, Judge Fromholz concluded that the National Council had failed to meet its burden of proof and that the judgement in the case must be entered in favor of King Bio and Dr. King. Mr. Mehrban indicated that the National Council intends to appeal. For further information or copies of the Court’s ruling, please contact the Law Offices of Scott D. Pinsky at: OCEANGATE TOWER
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Fulvic Acid: The Missing Link In World Health By: Richard A. Drucker, N.M.D., Ph.D. The 74 th US Congress declared that 99% of Americans are deficient in 100% Organically micro-complexed trace minerals (74th U.S. Congress, 2nd Session, Pauling, Linus, 1938). Why? Because our foods no longer contain adequate amounts of these unique, essential and life-sustaining Organic micro-complexes.This article focuses on 100% Organic (meaning living and containing Carbon) Trace Minerals - naturally enriched with a unique and 100% Organic polymer know as Fulvic Acid. In future articles, we will discuss additional components of the complex as well as Drucker Labs’ unique IntraCELL™ Technology for maximizing absorption of most nutrients needed by our body as well as instantly converting most any liquid and/or powder substance (it comes in contact with) from inorganic to Organic. "Every ailment, Every sickness and Every Disease Can be Traced Back To An ORGANIC (Micro-complexed) Trace Mineral Deficiency!" (Categorically stated to the 74th US Congress by Linus Pauling, 2-time Nobel-Prize winner.)Pauling categorically explained that 100% Organically-complexed Trace Minerals are critical for adequately maintaining health, promote healing and prevent illnesses and disease! They are indispensable to every organ, gland and muscle in the body! Without them, life cannot exist; because they are both the stimulus and the spark that single-handedly produces all life functions. Organic vs. Inorganic Minerals 100% Organically-complexed Trace Minerals are unquestionably the missing link to the world’s health problems, and are the key to preservation of life on earth for many centuries to come. In contrast, inorganic trace minerals (i.e. Colloidal trace minerals), have been sold around the world for decades. Unfortunately, they colloids are primarily inorganic (meaning both dead and/or synthetic, i.e., not containing Carbon) substances from rocks and/or other non-living matter. Thus, much recent scientific evidence indicates that inorganic trace minerals may actually accumulate inside our body over time – may eventually become a toxic focal point of disease and/or pathology. Why? Because our body has a difficult time breaking down and eliminating inorganic materials such as trace minerals. Moreover, they tend to accumulate and are permanently stored in the form of a potentially deadly toxin in areas specific areas of the body, such as fatty tissue, extra-cellular space and interstitial fluids. Over time one may become systemically toxic and/or physically sick with a chronic illness and/or disease. Naturally Chelated (ultra tiny) - 100% Organic Fulvic Acid Scientist believe that Fulvic Acid "bridges the gap" between inert (inorganic) trace minerals and 100% Organically MicroComplexed™ Trace Minerals derived from pure Organic plant matter. We also believe Fulvic Acid directly participates in the spark of life itself because Fulvic Acid contains latent solar energy matter as well as remnants of most plant photosynthesis. Fulvic Acid appears to be the end product of nature’s Humification process, which is involved in the ultimate breakdown and recycling of most once-living plant matter. It contains most of the photochemical and protective (anti-aging / anti-oxidant) substances from the original living Organic plant matter.Thus, Fulvic Acid has been highly concentrated, refined, transformed and enhanced over hundreds of years, by the actions of innumerable and microscopic Organically-complexed plants. Moreover, even the smallest strands of RNA, DNA and Organic plant photosynthetic materials still remain intact. As a result, the original components become 100% Organically-complexed and naturally enriched with Fulvic Acid. At this point, a proprietary extraction process further separates the enriched Organic plant matter (in the form of poly-saccharides and muco-polysaccharides) into humic acids and Fulvic Acids and finally interlaces with proprietary IntraCELL™ Technology so as to ensure maximum absorption of the Organics. The end result is a high Carbon liquid MicroComplex™ which naturally contains the following: 72+ 100% Organically MicroComplexed™ Trace Minerals, Fulvic Acid, Poly-electrolytes and Metalo-enzymes with IntraCELL™ Technology.Because the complex naturally contains Organic Carbon, the molecular size is ultra tiny and the weight is extremely low. Therefore, the particle sizes are much smaller than the sizes and weight of most all Colloids. Thus, they are exceptionally absorbable and beneficial at the cellular level providing innumerable energizing, detoxifying and metabolizing benefits. For example, several noted health benefits include: rapid skin (epidermal) healing of scars, burns, acne, etc., visual anti-aging and anti-oxidant qualities. Athletes and sports professionals have appreciated its ability to instantly replace over 65 100% Organic Electrolytes during physical and/or strenuous activities. Some of the physical results appear to be increased cellular oxygenation, endurance, energy, strength and stamina while reducing muscle cramps, muscle pulls and/or injury. In future articles, we will look in depth into proprietary IntraCELL™ Technology as well as how to fully achieve the different health benefits in the shortest period of time (including the top 10 Physicians’ recommended benefits), anti-oxidant and anti-aging benefits, skin benefits, athletic / sports Poly-electrolyte replacement benefits and other chronic health conditions and their related improvements. More Research and Dr. Drucker leads the research and development team. He works with renowned scientists and physicians from all around the world so as to produce the finest blends of 100% Organically MicroComplexed™, Trace Minerals, Poly-electrolytes and Metalo-enzymes with natural Fulvic Acid. The information in this article is for information purposes only and has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information and these products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. 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