Pomegranates: Fighting Heart Disease

Excerpt from 'Best Choices from The People's Pharmacy' by J Graedon, MS, & T Graedon, PhD
'How good are beta-blockers for fighting hypertension? Not very...according to the doctors who study them. Despite the fact that these drugs have been prescribed for a long time, there's a growing concern that beta-blockers should no longer be the first-choice treatment for blood pressure control.
One group of cardiologists went so far as to publish a medical article in which they state that although beta-blockers do lower blood pressure, there's no evidence that the drugs reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. Further, these doctors say, "...the incidence of adverse effects is substantial..."
A better idea for heart disease: pomegranates. According to researchers in Israel, pomegranates help prevent blood clots. They help lower blood pressure. They improve the amount of oxygen reaching the heart for patients with heart disease. They may even help prevent prostate cancer and fight arthritis pain. No prescription drug on Earth can do all that!'

Glyconutrients, or plant-based "health sugars", are a key factor in Mannatech and founder Sam Caster's products. Mannatech are the leaders in the glyconutrient industry and wan to share this optimal health opportunity with you as glyconutrients are necessary in the human diet.

Anger - Major Energy Killer

Excerpt from 'Work Smarter Not Harder' by Jack Collis and Michael Leboeuf.
'Anger is one of the major time and energy-killers. If anything good comes from anger and its by-products, hatred and bitterness, I've yet to see it. It accomplishes nothing, regardless of whether it's aimed at others, oneself or inanimate objects. In the final analysis, the angry person is saying, 'The world and its people must live up to my expectations.' Of course, such a demand is totally ridiculous. Anger starts wars, and unless we learn to control our anger, it may lead to the total extinction of humanity.
Anger can get loads of sympathy, attention and power over those who will allow you to manipulate them.
Anger gives you licence to go temporarily insane, thus exonerating you from responsibility for unsatisfactory behaviour.
Finally, anger is an excuse for incompetence. You can blame your bad temper for your inability to think straight or take constructive action.....'

Glyconutrients may give help with overall optimal health. Mannatech Inc with founder Sam Caster have produced PLUS helping with hormone regulation. Glyconutrients redefine wellness and are designed to give you assurance of nutritional health.

Cypress Help for HRT Treatment

Reading through 'The Keys to Extraordinary Longevity' by Dr J.P. Willem, he states "A recent technical study has illustrated the effective action of cypress for venous disease in women treated by synthesised progesterone or receiving HRT for the menopause".
'Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) originated in West Asia. Its silhouette is familiar in Mediterranean landscapes. The leafy branches contain bioflavopnoids and an essential oil, rich in monoterpenic carbides. The cones contain diterpenic acid and flavonic derivatives.
All these constituents make it an excellent medicament for venous circulatory problems. Cypress nuts are an extremely active product for protectin the capillaries.'

Mannatech Inc with Sam Caster the founder, have produced glyconutrients including Plus containing a proprietary blend of phytohormones, plant-based steroidal saponins, and glyconutrients to support the body's natural ability to maintain good health.

Healing Beauty in Nature

Excerpt from Australian Natural Health' magazine, 2007
Edward Bach the Physician loved the quiet countryside and the beauty of the trees and plants. He gave us plants for healing and some of the remedies are below:
'Honeysuckle - This flower can help those that have a hard time moving forward with their lives as they are stuck in the past. They dwell upon memories and past experiences and can often become detached from reality. This is often seen in older people who may have lost loved ones and feel the need to cling to their memory, Honeysuckle can help with the ability to accept change and not to forget the past but to learn from it.
Scleranthus - Decisions, decisions! We ask ourselves questions like "What will I wear today? Which wine should I buy? Which, red or white wine?" Every day it can be harder for some than others to make a decision. We go back and forth from one idea to the other, being pulled in two different directions. This imbalance can also cause mood swings. The scleranthus remedy helps your centre of gravity and restores balance to the mind.
Agrimony - We never really know what happens behind closed doors, or in this case, behind a cheerful demeanour. A smiling face doesn't always mean a happy soul. People that need the agrimony remedy appear as though they are happy, but are really repressing feelings or circumstances that they are afraid to face. This remedy promotes a feeling of acceptance, and also one of joy.'
Mannatech Inc with Sam Caster, produced glyconutrients which also may affect mood. Their product 'Plus' is used for hormones balance that can affect mood swings. Glyconutrients are necessary for optimal health but are mostly missing from our diet.

Improving Your Digestion

Excerpt from Go The good Health News Magazine by Ann Cattelan, AACNEM,BSc, a biochemist and health writer.
'Without doubt supplemental digestive enzymes can help a sluggish digestive system.
here are some tips to help stimulate your own enzyme production and hydrochloric acid secretion:
- take a vitamin B complex - this vitamin group is important for the production of digestive enzymes
- consume bitter foods i.e. rocket and endives, to help activate the digestive process
- half a lemon squeezed in half a glass of water may also stimulate digestive juices.
In sports nutrition, enzyme supplementation is being looked at to aid in muscle recovery from injury, as well as strengthening of athletes' immune systems. ........
As the population continues to age, and life in the 21st century continues to be fast paced and stressful, the future of supplemental enzymes is bright. ........
The advantage of plant/fungal derived enzymes over animal-sourced enzymes is their ability to effectively breakdown food in the upper stomach without the enzymes themselves being destroyed by the gastric juices.'

Mannatech Inc with Sam Caster have produced GI-Zyme, which is a plant-sourced supplement for ease in digestion. Mannatech's scientists have also produced GI-Pro which supports healthy digestive flora and improves digestion. Glyconutrients are needed in our body and may give optimal health and well-being.

Caffeine Boost Aspirin

Snippet from 'Men's Fitness' - December 1999
Keeping the energy up, to press on regardless as we try to tolerate pain, any kind as well as headaches can be daunting. Here is a little boost for those problem days.
'Caffeine is a safe addition to over-the-counter pain relievers, boosting their effectiveness on tension and migraine headaches by as much as forty per cent, according to a panel of experts convened by the Nation Headache Foundation.
"We concluded that caffeine significantly increases the effectiveness of analgesics like aspirin and acetaminophen," says panel leader Jerome Goldstein,M.D., director of the San Francisco headache Clinic.
The panel discounted caffeine's association with rebound headaches, where pain is caused by an excessive use of headache medication, and withdrawal headaches. While symptoms can occur from caffeine withdrawal in those who consume it regularly, Goldstein and his colleagues note that the effects of physical dependence on caffeine are generally mild and are not an important factor in the occasional use of pain relievers.'

Mannatech Inc. with chairman Sam Caster, have introduced another of their glyconutrient products, PhytoMatrix. It uses a patented hydroponic cultivation technology which makes it possible for plants to absorb for greater guantities of minerals. Glyconutrients support your body's natural ability to reach optimum nutritional levels and play a role in enhancing quality of life.

Sugar Helping the Immune System

Reading from the ABC 21/9/07 some quite interesting news about sugars.
'Research has shown that a component of the natural sugars in plants could make flu vaccines up to 100 times more effective.
The head of the Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, Professor Nikolai Petrovsky, has discovered that it can safely boost the effectiveness of commercial influenza vaccines.
He says the natural sugar helps stimulate the human immune system.
Professor Petrovsky says it has the potential to offer much higher protection against influenza-A and to extend vaccine supplies.
"It actually only requires a much smaller does of vaccine, which means that vaccine supplies which currently can be quite stretched would go a lot further," he said.
"Hopefully everyone would be able to receive a vaccine, not just high risk groups."
The hospital is looking for people to trial a vaccine containing the substance.
"It could potentially be available within a year or two," Professor Petrovsky said.
"I think if we did face a flu pandemic then we'd be doing everything we can to see it made available immediately rather than to have to even wait that long."
Professor Petrovsky thinks it could work equally well in the avian flu vaccine.'

GlycoScience is designed to provide information on nutritional saccharides - glyconutrients -natural sugars, that form the scientific underpinnings for Mannatech's US product line to US Professionals to learn more about safety and effectiveness of nutritional supplements for patients. Sam Caster, founder and Chairman of Mannatech, produce glyconutrients that are necessary although generally missing from our diet.