Meet Alma Fruit

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Amla fruit, better known as the Indian Gooseberry is a bitter, sour astringent and stringy fruit. It is found on a tree capable of growing up to eighteen meters with spreading branches and a crooked trunk. Given the taste description , it’s hard to understand why anybody would eat it, but amla is actually quite fantastic.

In initial research, the Amla Fruit has shown both antiviral and anti microbial components. There is more proof from analysis that extracts of amla fruit can trigger apoptosis (programmed cell death) in some bone cells which are directly connected with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.

As recently as 2011, a research study found that therapy with the Indian Gooseberry decreased the seriousness of acute pancreatitis and also created unassisted restoration and regeneration of the pancreas soon after an acute occurance. In a different recent study using diabetic rats, an amla fruit extract made a considerable decrease of the blood glucose and triglyceridemic amounts and at the same time enhanced liver performance by normalizing the actions of a liver-specific enzyme.

The Indian Gooseberry is additionally being examined as an anti cancer agent and a sampling of test preparations produced using diverse components of the tree – including the fruit- have shown some potential against laboratory designs of inflammation, diabetes, some types of age related kidney disease and some cancers. It has been shown to avert cataracts in diabetic patients. In a Japanese study the Indian Gooseberry fruit extracts avoided the growth of cancerous cells, particularly cells from the womb, skin and stomach .

Amla fruit has been demonstrated to decrease blood cholesterol amounts in men and in India, where the Amla Fruit is found, it’s used by all-natural healers to correct premature hair loss. A effective antioxidant, Amla has a high density of tannins.

As well as its other recognized anti inflammatory properties, Amla fruit has been observed as effective against hay fever and can decrease joint inflammation. And if that isn’t sufficient, it can be a handy stress reducer- improving sleep, relaxing muscles and in general creating a relaxing effect.

Amla with it’s probable anti-cancer attributes is only one of the fruits used to make AIO Premium Cellular Health. This potent antioxidant is only one of a number of antioxidant rich foods in this excellent antioxidant drink.

If you are looking for antioxidant foods with possible cancer fighting properties, Amla deserves your attention.

Antioxidants that Protect Your Brain

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From your first breath to your last and for each microsecond in between , there are battles being fought in every system in you . There are literally millions of these battles happening at the same time and they have free radicals on one hand and antioxidants on the other . They affect how long you live , your vulnerability to many different medical conditions and without question the quality of your life and health as a senior citizen .

Your brain is very vulnerable to oxidative stress because although it only accounts for about 2% of your mass of your body , about 20% of the oxygen you take in is used in your brain. Oxy or free radicals – damaged oxygen molecules are caused by many different things , but one cause is a natural and inevitable by-product of metabolizing oxygen . Since twenty percent of your oxygen intake goes to your brain, it stands to reason that the cells in your brain will be subjected to many free radicals.

Inside your head is a major concentration of naturally occurring molecules called Lipids. Lipids include waxes, fats, sterols and a seletion of fat soluble vitamins like A, D, E and K. Lipids act as signaling molecules and are uses for energy storage and are structural components of your cell membranes. Lipid peroxidation is the name for free radical damage to Lipids and a reason for the importance of Antioxidant supplements .

The best defense against Lipid peroxidation in the brain is with antioxidants and in particular a small subset referred to as Network Antioxidants or the Antioxidant Network , including Vitamins E, C CoEnzymeQ10, Lipolic acid and Glutathione . Network Antioxidants help each other to clear out free radicals in the brain and they are uniquely able to repair each other . Of the Network Antioxidants, the most important is Glutathione a.k.a. The Master Antioxidant. Glutathione is naturally produced by your body and can be found in each and every cell.

Unfortunately , your brain maintains lower levels of Glutathione than other parts of your body and as you grow older , the average supply is further depleted since the ability to produce Glutathione falls by around 10% for every decade after our 20′s . But the brain absolutely requires Glutathione to stay healthy. For example, consider the role that Antioxidants play in connection with Alzheimer’s Disease – or senile dementia.

There is a powerful link between Alzheimer’s and aluminum . In an August 2009 study conducted on laboratory rats , two same sized groups were purposely given aluminum toxins, but one of those groups was also supplemented with oxyradicals scavengers. The first group had a dramatic increase in lipid peroxidation and developed oxidative stress – which is the result of rampant free radical damage. Reduced Glutathione and other network antioxidants were also measured . For the group that was provided with the toxins along with the free radical scavengers, none of these changes were measured .

With the brain’s vulnerability to the creation of free radicals an abundant store of antioxidants ( especially Network Antioxidants and most specifically , Glutathione) is key to enjoying a healthy and functioning brain. While oral glutathione supplements are not considered to be effective, you can take a glutathione precursor like MaxGXL .

Probiotics add bacteria to improve your health

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Facing a vicious gut infection of Clostridium difficile where antibiotics had proven ineffective, Dr. Khoruts determined his patient should have a transplant. He gave her some bacteria from her husband .

Before the procedure , they observed , her intestinal bacteria population was in a desperate state . “The normal bacteria just wasn’t there in her,” said Dr. Khoruts. “She was colonized by all sorts of misfits.” Two weeks after the procedure , the donated microbes had taken charge . “That community was able to function and cured her disease quickly” .

To state that the scientific community was taken aback with the results is definately an understatement. It shouldn’t be. Researchers are frequently astonished by the complexity , impact , and massive volume of bacteria that have colonized our bodies. We have more than 10 times more microbes than cells.

We end up with populations composed of various species, but those species usually carry out the same necessary chemistry that we need to survive . One of those jobs is breaking down complex plant molecules. We have a completely inadequate number of enzymes encoded in the human genome, so we need microbes . As well as aiding our digestion , the bacteria helps us in many other ways. The microbes in our nasal passage , for example, make antibiotics that battle the dangerous pathogens we sniff .

In order to co-exist with our internal flora own bacteria population , our immune system must tolerate thousands of harmless species , while attacking pathogens . Researchers are finding that the microbiome itself guides the immune system to the proper balance. One way the immune system fights pathogens is with inflammation. Too much inflammation can be damaging , so we also have immune cells that produce inflammation-reducing signals. With their ability to contain unrestrained free radicals, antioxidant populations also support an inflammation fighting function.

Scientists are uncovering new links between the microbiome and our health. And they’re finding that many illnesses are accompanied by big changes in the makeup of our inner ecosystems. For example asthmatics have a different collection of microbes in their lungs than healthy people. Obese people also have a different set of species in their guts than people with normal weight.

Some surveys indicate that babies delivered by C- section are more vulnerable to skin infections because they might lack the protective covering of bacteria from their mother’s birth canal. Caesarean sections have also been linked to an increase in allergies and asthma in children . So have the high use of antibiotics in the U.S. and other developed countries. Children who live on farms — can get a healthy exposure to microbes from the soil — are less less likely to get autoimmune disorders than their peers who grow up in cities.

We consistently underestimate the importance of microbes and bacteria to our health and our medical profession has been too quick to take out their pads of paper and write up prescriptions for antibiotics and synthetic drugs. Digestive enzymes, healthy bacteria and natural support for our immune systems might be a more thoughtful route to take in the future if we want to change this trend.

Antioxidants to Relieve Chronic Pain and MAXGXL

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Mine is not a medical opinion, just a carefully considered point of view on a course of action you can check out if you are suffering because of chronic pain.

Chronic pain – by definition – is long lasting and/or recurrent . It can continue for weeks or- happens all too often – for years. Chronic pain is not the immediate result of a traceable injury . The fact is that if you get injured , it is supposed to hurt the next day . Pain is natures way of saying that something is actually wrong. For lots of sprains and twists , the pain you feel the next day is a result of the inflammation caused in the cells .

In that sense , the immediate pain and chronic pain have something in common . That connection is inflammation. Inflammation is often common chronic condition that lots of people have even if we don’t know about it. But when the result of the inflammation is pain, it gets our attention .

Inflammation is frequently created from the chain reaction of free radical damage inside our cells. One explanation for the unchecked damage is a shortage of enough antioxidants in the body to scavenge the free radicals. There are many types of free radicals and many types of antioxidants that will defend against them, but not all of them are of the same value and one of the most valuable is Glutathione .

Glutathione is frequently called the body’s Master Antioxidant for the simple reason that it’s present in every cell of the body. Since it is meant to always be at the scene of the crime , glutathione is totally suited to remove free radicals everywhere . Unfortunately , as we age we produce less the Master Antioxidant .

So getting to the point , one tactic you can do – which has worked for people suffering from chronic pain is to increase the qualtity of antioxidants in your body to better clean the free radicals and reduce the inflammation. You can increase your levels of Vitamins C and E . Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and to enhance your glutathione production you can take MaxGXL MaxONE or Max Internationals Newest glutathione precursor – Cellgevity.

Did You Know Camu Camu is an Antioxidant Food?

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Are you looking for superior antioxidant foods?

In the Amazon River flood plains between Brazil and Peru grows a shrubby small tree – Myrciaria dubia- usually called Camu-Camu. When the fragrant , white waxy petals drop this tree grows small purple-red colored fruit that looks like a cherry. Among plant experts , camu-camu is valued for its antioxidant, astringent , antiviral, anti-inflammatory , emollient and analgesic and nutritional characteristics and is also a source of protein, phosphorus , iron, niacin , riboflavin, thiamin , calcium, beta-carotene , and three amino acids. It’s an abundant source of flavinoids.

Those who use Camu-camu for its vitamin C have found that only 1-2 grams of this naturally present vitamin C is a superior immune system strengthener than mega doses of commercially available synthetic vitamin C . Camu-camu is around two to three percent Vitamin C based on the fresh weight and that’s an unusually high concentration and demonstrates antioxidant value . And, as you are probably aware, antioxidants are vital for my two other favorite “antis” anti- inflammatory and anti-aging.

Camu-camu is now being studied to assess its mood balancing components . As published in the Clinician’s Handbook of Natural Healing (1998) by Gary Null, Ph.D. Camu-camu is number two in terms of the potency of the chemical compounds it contains for its mood balancing properties. While the connection has not been completely examined , it seems that Camu-camu might provide nutritional help for the brain’s own manufacturer of mood balancing compounds . And , findings have been published linking vitamin C and a higher level of serotonin.

Dr Mike Adams, (who’s called the Health Ranger) said this about Camu-Camu:
“I’ll tell you a secret about camu. It’s the highest natural source of vitamin C in the world. And it’s not just one isolated chemical (ascorbic acid), it’s the full symphony of protective antioxidants. My research on this herb , based in part of the works of Dr. James Duke, leads me to the conclusion that camu-camu crosses the blood-brain barrier and offers extraordinary protection to the nervous system. There’s no question in my mind that this product can drastically reduce eye disorders, including macular degeneration, as well as protect the brain and nervous system from degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia.”

Camu-camu is just one of the natural antioxidant foods found in AIO- Premium Cellular Health

MAXGXL, Glutathione and Inflammation

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Inflammation occurs when the body’s immune system protects us from infection and alien substances like viruses, toxins and bacteria . On the other hand , in auto immune diseases, the defense system inappropriately sets off inflammation without reason and causes damage to its own cells The body attacks normal tissues as if they are infected or somehow abnormal . When inflammation happens , chemicals from the body’s white blood cells are released into the blood and/or afflicted tissues in an attempt to rid the body of alien toxins . This release of chemicals increases the blood flow to the immediate area and can cause swelling, warmth and redness . Sadly , the inflammatory process will frequently stimulate nerves and create significant pain.

Arthritis is a general condition that describes joint inflammation . Some, but not all, types of arthritis are the fallout from wrongful inflammation. Some types of inflammatory arthritis include:rheumatoid arthritis, Shoulder tendinitis or bursitis and Gout .

While you often won’t have them all , the basic symptoms of inflammation are swelling, redness, pain and stiffness and a loss of function in the joint Another thing- , Inflammation may as well be connected with general “flu-like” feelings including – feeling chilled or feverishness tiredsness and a loss of energy, headaches, stiff muscles and a loss of appetite.

Although the immediate pain created by inflammation can seem lousy enough, the added cells and fluid – in the long term damaging the cartilage (cushions at the end of bones) and joint lining. Inflammation can also affect organs. The nature of the symptoms depends on which organs are inflamed .

An inflamed heart (myocarditis) may result in shortness of breath or swollen legs
Inflammation of the small tubes that move air to the lungs might lead to an asthma attack
Kidney inflammation (nephritis) can cause high blood pressure or kidney failure
An inflamed large intestine (colitis) can lead to cramps and diarrhea.

Pain might not be a primary symptom of the inflammatory disease , since many organs do not have a lot of pain-sensitive nerves.

There are a variety of treatment options for inflammatory diseases , but typically , the medical community will depend on prescription anti-inflammatories, pain medication, rest, exercise, and surgery to correct joint damage.

The objectives of treating inflammation are to:

Avoid or modify activities that aggravate pain
Ease pain with analgesics (pain-relieving drugs ) and anti-inflammatory medications
Help joint mobility and muscle strength through physical therapy
Support the joints by using braces, splints or canes as needed

What’s absent are the preventative steps or treatment courses designed to basically help your body by increasing your antioxidant levels , making dietary improvements , reducing stress in your life and treating everyday toxins – because they truly are everywhere. Antioxidants will help your body to overcome toxins as they are natural inflammation fighters.

Take your Pick – Boost Glutathione with NAC or RiboCeine

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In case you’re not familiar with Glutathione, it delivers several important benefits for your health that include fortifying the immune system, cleaning everyday toxins from your body , helping to deal with inflammation and removing free radicals.

Free radicals are an important subject because the stress that free radicals cause in your body has been connected to over seventy four major disorders and illnesses and the main helper we can call on to help avoid the damage caused by oxidative stress is Antioxidants. Antioxidants are elements that can stop the spread of free radicals, which left unchecked will lead to an endless chain reaction of incomplete molecules that eventually destroy the host cells and the organs in your body . With the many antioxidants available to us , one of them does a better job of protecting your cells from the damage caused by free radicals and it’s the Master Antioxidant, Glutathione.

Glutathione is naturally produced by your body. Unfortunately , as we age, it slows the production of glutathione and -when you need it most, glutathione is less and less available to you . It would be simple to fix if it was possible to simply supplement with glutathione , but that doesn’t work . Oral glutathione supplements can’t work , mostly because as the oral supplements pass through your stomach , the glutathione is ruined by the digestive acids and is not readily absorbed into the bloodstream.

What works better is to supplement with glutathione precursors. These are the building blocks that a body requires to manufacture glutathione naturally . By providing your body with more of the ingredients it requires , serum and liver glutathione levels are boosted naturally – and considerably . To date the best product that I know of to increase glutathione levels is MAXGXL from Max International. However, it seems that this company has taken it one step further and introduced a new Glutathione precursor called Cellgevity.

Cellgevity has a proprietary compound called RiboCeine, which has been featured prominently in connection with MAX ATP (I’ll write about ATP later ). RiboCeine takes the name from D-Ribose – a a naturally occuring, basic sugar that helps the body produce ATP and L-Cysteine, perhaps the most important building blocks from which the body manufactures glutathione. While MAXGXL uses a blend of L Glutamine and NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine), MAXONE uses RiboCeine, because it is better able to protect the Cysteine in its journey through the stomach and get more to the cells, resulting in 300% more glutathione in the liver .

For people who don’t like to swallow pills, a month’s supply of MaxONE is only 60 capsules – just 2 a day to boost your glutathione levels so you can enjoy the benefits that the Master Antioxidant will deliver to you

4 Super Immune System Boosters

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Just like most other things the immune responses slow down when you grow old ,so you might want to consider immune boosters to strengthen this important function .

One of these supplements is Vitamin E. According to a study from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, found at Tufts University in Boston , Vitamin E can slow segments of your immune system from declining as you grow older . This study was conducted on seventy eight healthy seniors , 65 and older and it found that 200 mg of Vitamin E daily for a period of 16 weeks triggered additional antibody production in response to tetanus and hepatitis B vaccines .

Vitamin E can boost your immune system by triggering extra production of our killer cells that destroy germs and cancer cells. In addition to that , your B-cells, the immune cells that create antibodies to kill bacteria are set off in the presence of Vitamin E. Another valuable fact – in research from the Harvard School of Public Health use of Vitamin E supplements was shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks by fifty percent .

Vitamin D3 which is produced in our skin as a result of exposure to the suns ultraviolet light is also an immune system booster .

A new health drink that has immune system boosters also features Alma fruit – something I had never heard of before . Alma fruit, which is also known as the Indian gooseberry is also an exceptional source of Vitamin C with thirty times as much as you’ll find in oranges. Alma fruit grows naturally in mountainous and plains regions of the Indian Subcontinent and can be found in many places from Burma to Afghanistan .

Ongoing studies are showing that Alma fruit can help to treat or prevent conditions like cataracts, stress , arthritis, hayfever and even cancer. Small wonder the local traditional healers consider it to have special immune enhancing and anti-aging properties .

Japanese scientists at Nagasaki University have discovered that alma fruit extracts prevent the growth of cancerous cells, with those in the stomach, uterus and skin showing the most profound effect. Alma fruit is a richly concentrated source of antioxidants. The active immune booster found in Alma has the name phyllemblin and it stimulates an increased production of immune cells.

The body carries many antioxidant defense systems , but within each cell a little protein called glutathione is incredibly important . Glutathione is needed for the proper functioning of immune cells, which protect us from viral and bacterial infections. Among people suffering from immune deficiency, glutathione concentrations fall well below the normal levels in blood and immune cells. When they can increase glutathione levels to those found in healthy humans is likely to help immune deficient people

Maximizer – What Do You Know About Enzymes

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Enzymes are all complex molecules, that are involved with every chemical reaction happening in your body. Metabolic and digestive are the two main types of enzymes. The Metabolic enzymes support you body functions. Digestive enzymes break big food molecules into small enough , more easily useable components. Food originally has the enzymes needed to help the digestive process so that your body doesn’t need to do all the work. But when we cook, refine or process food, many of the enzymes are destroyed.

Our digestive system’s job is to extract and absorb the necessary nutrients contained in our food. When we eat cooked foods it means that our body needs to get enzymes from our pancreas, liver and other organs to support our digestion and as the years go by this can result in a weakened immune system and it can slow down our metabolism.

Enzyme-deficient food sits in the upper part of your stomach putrefying rather than starting to digest . That’s what the enzymes are created to do. When that happens your white blood cell count increases because your immune system responds to your undigested food as an alien substance. Additionally , we put more strain on ourselves to provide extra digestive enzymes when it could have been making metabolic enzymes for cellular activity. If stomach acids cannot complete their function before the food moves into the small intestine, some food particles might enter your blood system undigested!

This rotting material can adhere to the intestinal walls , harming your ability to absorb needed nutrients and interfering with the ejection of toxins through the intestinal wall. In this environment, bacteria and viruses can get out of control and make you susceptible to infection, fatigue, and degenerative disease.

Not many people are going to live on a raw food diet and are therefore living on enzyme deficient food, but you can supplement with digestive enzymes like Protease ( for proteins), Lipase ( for fats) Amylase (for carbohydrates) or a multi enzyme supplement like Maximizer from RGarden.

The Choice is Yours – RiboCeine or NAC for more Glutathione

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A very exciting product has been brought to market to support your own production of glutathione. In case you haven’t heard of Glutathione, it offers several important benefits for your health including fortifying your immune system, cleansing toxic substances from your systems , helping to combat inflammation and removing oxy- radicals.

Oxy- radicals are a critical issue because the stress that free radicals create in your body has been linked to over 74 major health problems and illnesses and the main tool we each possess to help prevent the damage caused by oxidative stress is Antioxidants. Antioxidants are elements that can stop the multiplication of free radicals, which left alone can lead to an ongoing chain reaction of damaged molecules that eventually destroy the cells and the organs in your body . Of all the antioxidants that exist , one of them does a superior job of protecting your cells against free radicals and that antioxidant is Glutathione.

Glutathione is naturally manufactured in your body. Sadly , as we age, it slows the production of glutathione and -when you need it most, your Glutathione levels decline . It would be an easy thing to correct if you could simply take Glutathione supplements , but that is not the case . Oral glutathione supplements can’t work , because as they pass through your stomach , the glutathione is ruined by your gastric juices and is not readily absorbed into the bloodstream.

What works better is to supplement with glutathione precursors. These are the necessary materials that a body uses to produce glutathione on its own . By providing your body with an added source of the ingredients it requires , serum and liver glutathione concentrations are boosted naturally – and significantly . Up until now the best product that I know of to support glutathione levels is MAX GXL from Max International. However, it seems that Max International has taken it one step further with the introduction of a new Glutathione precursor called ellgevity.

Cellgevity includes a new compound called RiboCeine, which has been featured prominently in MAX ATP (I’ll write about ATP later ). RiboCeine gets its name from D-Ribose – a very basic version of sugar that supports the production of ATP and L-Cysteine, perhaps the most important materials from which we make glutathione. While MAXGXL uses a blend of L Glutamine and NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine), Cellgevity uses RiboCeine, because it is better able to protect the Cysteine in its journey through the stomach and get more to the cells, resulting in 300% more glutathione in the liver .