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Colloidal Silver is the Silver Bullet of Germ Warfare

THE SILVER SOLUTION

COLLOIDAL SILVER IS THE "SILVER BULLET" FOR GERM WARFARE SILVER MAX colloidal silver kills over 650 different pathogens with NO NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS ! ! SUPER C&P MAX is a concentrated, double-strength, colloidal/homeopathic formula mainly used for Candida Albicans (yeast infections), Parasites, Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, and Spirochetes. Read on to find out how and why.

To restore ones health and keep it, is and will be one of the biggest challenges you will face in your lifetime due to the imbalance we have caused to Mother Earth. Not only have we polluted the air and the water but we have stripped the soil of virtually all of its minerals which is our first and most important requirement for good health.

Along with the fact that our food is lacking the necessary minerals, we have entered the age of the genetic engineering of the foods we consume. My fear is that this procedure will turn out to be the Frankenstein Experiment. Mutant food will only create mutant killer bugs that our bodies are incapable of dealing with. If we read newspapers or watch TV, we know that the use of antibiotics has reached its limitations as far as their effectiveness in the Germ Warfare.
 
The germ war is rapidly becoming uncontrollable. It is your responsibility to look after your health and that of your family. We were provided with all of the protection we  needed against these invisible enemies that are now virtually invincible to antibiotics.

 

Where do you think the phrase 'silver bullet' came from?

 

The most important ingredient for our immune system is sitting in crates, boxes, electronic equipment and jewelry stores. This ingredient is INORGANIC SILVER. We wear it but the real value is when we eat it.

We've replaced silver's health value for its commercial value.

Silver is not sitting where nature intended it to be. The mining of silver has upset the balance of nature and tons upon tons of silver has been unearthed. Not only is silver the main ingredient in providing a strong immune system for the human body but also provides for the strength of our earth. When rain water washed over the silver, it released ionic silver which was transported by waterways to our soil and thus into our food supply.

By pillaging the earth of its silver, we have not only compromised the earth and the human immune system, we have unleashed our worst nightmare - Killer Bugs which were originally kept in check by the silver in the ground. Today we are subject to  mutant bugs, as well as those of the past that had supposedly been eradicated. Our overuse of antibiotics is a definite blow to our existence and the absence of silver from the food chain is the beginning of our end.

We have opened Pandora's box but we also know how to close it. For every dark cloud there is a silver lining - It's called Silver-Max.

Understand though, there are a lot of poorly-made silver products on the market. The natural health industry is no different that any other. Some companies feed off of the uninformed public. Most silvers are not even true colloids.

WHAT DOES OR DOESN'T MAKE A TRUE COLLOIDAL SILVER?

• Here is a method to check this, called the Tindal Effect.
  
• First, get a test tube
• Fill it with colloidal silver.
• Get a piece of cardboard and make a pinhole.
• Place it over the test tube. Go into a dark room and shine a light through the hole.
• With a true silver colloid the light will disperse off the particles and go into a cone shape.

If it is not a true colloid, the light will enter one end and shine through the other, with no light in between. This would be the same as if you shone light through plain water. You can easily test some water to see what a true colloid does not look like.

The shape of the silver colloid is the key to success

Once you find out that you are working with a true colloid, the next step is to take a Scanning Electron Microscope [S.E.M.] photo. This will show the actual shape of the particles. Silver Max is unique in the way that its silver particles are sphere shaped, where as other colloids are cube shaped. With a cube shaped particle there are many 90 degree angles which cause a loss of electrical charge on the silver particles.

Silver Max's silver particles are spherical in shape, making Silver Max work much faster and more effectively than any other silver product in the marketplace.

Spherical shaped particles have a positive charge. By putting the colloidal silver particles in a sphere shape, the rough edges that would cause them to lose any of their charge have been eliminated. This major breakthrough is quite unique. Not only does Silver Max not disturb the good bacteria, but the good bacteria's activity is actually enhanced while destroying pathogens. Also the electrical charge potential is strengthened within the good bacteria.

Particles should range in size from 1/10th to 1/100th of a micron. The size and the size variation are very critical because the silver particles need to enter the cellular structure. Different sizes of silver particles are needed to be effective on the various killer bugs giving a much fuller range of pathogenic destruction. The diameter of the capillary lumen is 4.9 microns. Therefore, your body has no problem absorbing or excreting Silver Max colloidal silver. Once the particles are formed correctly, in the right size, and given a positive charge, they are always in motion and repel each other because they all have the same charge.

No other colloidal silver has any uniformity of shape in any form. In fact, some may be in the correct size range but there is no real size variation to speak of. Most colloidal silvers have a stabilizer that looks like a gel under the microscope. The reason for this is that the water in those colloidal silvers cannot hold an electrical charge. Other colloidal silvers have either no electrical charge or only a negative electrical charge. This is why they have to use a stabilizer, which can cause an allergic reaction. If they do not use a stabilizer then their silver will not hold a charge. The worst part of other colloidal silvers is the negative charge output. Which means it would be necessary to have an extra good bacterial supplement to replace the loss of the good bacteria destroyed.

Having only a positive charge is crucial because it stimulates the lymphatic system to cleanse and regenerate.The positive-charged silver is essential because bad bacteria have a negative charge whereas good bacteria have a positive charge. So the positive-charged silver particles only attack the bad bacteria leaving the good bacteria to be oxygenated.

The lining in your intestinal tract has a negative charge so the positive only attack the bad bacteria leaving the good bacteria to be oxygenated the positive charged silver particles will penetrate the lining and get into the blood stream cleaning up anything that is negative. The positive charged silver particles will come along and jump-start the sick cells to help rejuvenate them. Silver-Max will remove the infection to allow the body to cleanse, nourish and repair.

In a study that was performed with Silver-Max, the growth progression of the bad bacteria was halted after two hours, and three days later there was still no regrowth. When we look at a disease such as leprosy, we find that the reason they had such a hard time killing this disease was because it had a sugar coating which helped to camouflage it against the immune system. So when the immune system came along to investigate this disease and others like it, the disease would fool the immune system into thinking everything was fine. With Silver-Max, the positive charged silver particles attach themselves to the negative charged bacteria, penetrating and exposing them from the inside out. This allows the immune system to both recognize and clean them up.

The question to ask yourself about your silver product is
"Does it work?"

I have never seen a silver product that covers so many illnesses as does Silver-Max. It does not take two or three weeks for people to know its benefits. It works right before your very own eyes.

 

• If there is such a thing as a silver bullet, Silver-Max is it!
• Sinus conditions have been seen to clear up within minutes to hours.
• Candida, which can be very devastating, has been seen to clear up in a matter of days to weeks.
• Intestinal infections clear up within hours to a couple of days.
• Skin disorders such as acne, boils, eczema disappear within days.
• Muscular pain has been relieved in minutes to hours.

In fact, if you listen to the testimonials on the Silver-Max tape, you will hear of Silver-Max working so quickly on so many different conditions. It is a product that no home should be without. Once you learn how to use Silver-Max effectively, for the most part, you will be able to keep your family healthy.

Silver Max colloidal silver will kill over 650 different pathogens with no negative side effects. This is a true miracle. Remember that the two biggest causes of disease are lack of minerals and lack of oxygen.

Silver-Max will take care of the bacteria, virus, parasites, spirochetes, and fungi without any side effects and no toxic build up. If your silver product does not pass the Tindal Effect it could be dangerous to your body.

Silver-Max is helpful for eczema, Candida, herpes, arthritis, prostate problems, diaper rash, eye infection, ear aches, sinus problems, muscle pain, sore throat, intestinal problems, blood problems, lymph problems, Lupus, Lyme disease, respiratory disorders, cuts, burns, HIV, etc., etc., etc.

Do not forget your children. With Silver-Max, there is no taste or smell, they will not mind taking it. Wouldn't you like to reduce sickness in your children and support their immune systems from disease?

Do not neglect your eyes, ears, and nose. Not only will you rid these areas of infection and inflammation by using Silver-Max, it will also cross the membrane in these areas by by-passing the liver and going straight into the blood stream to clean up anything that is negative.


Ask yourself how important is it to be taking Silver-Max on a daily basis and how wise would it be to always have a bottle of it on hand.

You only need to see that Germ Warfare is out of control. Everyday, we hear of a new viral, bacterial or fungal infection, and the once 24 hour flu is no more. Now its the 2 or 3 week flu. The diseases that were eradicated are coming back with a vengeance and they are armed with the information that supposedly killed them in the first place.

Super C&P-Max™
4 oz. Bottle - Code: 1132
Price: $37.50
shipping wt - 5 oz

Concentrated Double-Strength
Silver Micronutrient

Super C&P-Max is a state of the art, double-strength, all-Natural mineral micronutrient suspension of silver in deionized water. Guaranteed to be of the highest quality and one of the most effective double-strength silver micronutrient products available.

Warning Signs that You Should NOT IGNORE...Listen to Your body!

Why is it that the most important issue (your health) never gets addressed until you are sick? If you are aware of the warning signs, the "little" symptoms that can lead to larger health problems, you can head off disaster. Prevention is far less costly than disaster recovery - physically, emotionally, and financially. Let's learn to read the signs and take heed when our body starts to warn us of impending ill health.

Many of us don't know the "subtle" warning signals we experience on a daily basis. We are bombarded daily by so many advertisements designed to mask these symptoms, rather than find the cause of them, that we have come to believe that the symptoms are "normal". If we only temporarily relieve the symptom and don't get to the root cause of it, it WILL escalate and cause further damage to your body.

All illness, disease, and symptoms of ill health are related. There is no such thing as an "isolated" health problem in your body. Treating any symptom as an isolated incident, without determining the root cause of the symptom, will not fix it, only mask it. On this basis you should treat your body as a "whole" so that your body's built-in healing mechanism can give you balance and vital health.

Did you know that . . .pain of any kind means your body is in crisis? This means headaches, neck aches, back aches, leg cramps, menstrual cramps - pain of any kind.

When your body is in crisis, some of the warning signs it will give you are:

indigestion or incomplete digestion
bloating
gas
abdominal pain/cramps
low back pain
bladder/urination problems
varicose veins
water retention
bad breath
ear infections
frequent sore throat
dandruff
dry/oily hair
soft or brittle nails
dry/oily skin
sensitivity to perfumes and chemicals
insomnia or irregular sleep patterns
painful joints
chronic tiredness
headaches
body aches and pains
acne and other skin disorders
angina
diarrhea and/or constipation
hemorrhoids and/or protruding rectum
fevers/night sweats
hormonal imbalance
breathing disorders
pain/swelling/lumps of any kind
painful menstruation
bowel movements that do not float
anal itching
itchy eyes
shortness of breath
sensitive mouth/gums
hiatal hernia
low attention span
foggy head
dizziness
nausea
swollen abdomen

How many commercial advertisements have you seen lately for products that are designed to "instantly" get rid of most of the symptoms listed above? And when the symptoms return, do you reach again for that "instant" fix? Did you ever wonder why the symptoms return again and again to haunt you? It's because the "cause" was not addressed.

Nature's Way of Telling You

The quality of your bowel movements is nature’s way of telling you the level of health you are experiencing. Just as you need to monitor what goes in your mouth, stool investigation will give you valuable information regarding your highway to health, the digestive tract. Your digestive tract is the assembly line for the food you eat. Your bowel movements can give you a clear picture daily as to whether the most important process of health is functioning properly.

Learning what to look for in your bowel movements can prevent future illness and suffering. We have been taught to feel embarrassed about talking or even thinking about our bowel movements. Do not let this get in the way of your vibrant health.

The large intestine is the sewer system of your body. Mismanagement will only cause the digestive tract to become a cesspool. How does the rest of the body become toxic? The answer is "mismanagement of the large intestine". You reabsorb your own toxic waste.

What indicates a good bowel movement is, firstly, that the stool floats and does not mark the toilet bowl. One or more bowel movements EVERY day is essential to good health.

Stool Investigation

If you have any of these warning signs in your bowel movements, you must take action. These are a physical indication that things are not well in your digestive tract. An unwell digestive system is always the start of bigger health problems that can lead to chronic disease, including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, etc. You can be sure that someone with any chronic disease started out with one or more of these warning signals that were not heeded:

blood of any color in your stool - bright red, dark red, blackish red, or totally black
stool that is yellow, orange, olive blue, slate gray, very dark brown, or black
offensive smelling stool
hard stool that sinks to the bottom of the toilet bowl and/or marks the bowl
flat thin-like stool
stool with many small bead-like bubbles
slimy stool that appears to have mucous in it
bowel movements that require effort on your part to excrete
less than one complete bowel movement EVERY day.

These symptoms are warning signs of bigger health problems if they are not addressed properly. Stools should normally be soft, a medium brown color, and should float, and this should occur a minimum of once per day. If this is not the case with your bowel movements, you need to fix the situation before it escalates into chronic illness.

As embarrassing as it might be for both you and your children, it is important to check with your children on a regular basis, as to the quality of their bowel movements. Remember when they were babies and you did this on a regular basis? Remember when you took them to the doctor and one of the first questions he asked was about your child's bowel movements? Somewhere along the way, we forget the importance of this vital key to good health.

If you have been in a health program for more than 6 weeks and you are not seeing "real" results, or if you have been experiencing recurring symptoms that never seem to go away, it is our opinion that the root cause of your symptoms has not yet been addressed.

Cancer & ELLAGIC ACID

CANCER: HERE ARE THE FACTS

There's no "magic bullet" for preventing cancer, but there are dietary changes you can make that, when combined, can reduce your risk of this disease. Many experts believe that at least 50% of cancer cases could be averted with dietary changes. But since it's tough for people to alter eating habits, some experts believe that supplements may be needed to make up for existing nutritional deficiencies.

Nutrition is most likely to have an impact on the early precancerous stages known as initiation and progression. These stages include potentially stoppable, even reversible, changes in a cell's genetic material. But once the genetic changes are complete and the now-cancerous cell begins to multiply, nutrition is no longer a sole therapy option.

Researchers are still figuring out the details of a cancer prevention diet, but some nutrients already shine in the war against cancer.

Cancer is a devastating disease in which millions of families are affected each year. The following statistics illustrate just how close each of us will come to this disease in our lifetime.

Every 45 seconds one American life is lost to cancer.

Cancer now kills more children between the ages of 3 and 14 than any other illness.

Cancer is responsible for 1 out of every 4 deaths in the U.S.A.

Each year we see about 1.2 million new cases of cancer, with more than 700,000 lives lost.

Lung cancer has become the leading killer of both men and women (surpassing breast cancer in 1986).

1 out of 2 men and 1 out of 3 women currently will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime.

1 in 11 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, increasing with age.

One of America's leading cancer organizations estimates that the lifetime risk of breast cancer in American women is 1 in 9.

Statistics show that in the year 1880, when records were first kept, one in thirty five people developed cancer in their lifetime. That figure is currently at 1 in every 2 - a shocking statistic!

IN 1880 - 1 PERSON IN 35

IN 1985 - 1 PERSON IN 5

IN 1990 - 1 PERSON IN 4

IN 1995 - 1 PERSON IN 3

IN 2000 - 1 PERSON IN 2

IN 2005 - 1 PERSON IN ?

Do the math! Will you and your family beat the statistics? PROBABLY NOT!

Cancer is now surpassed only by heart disease as the number one killer in the United States. There is now compelling evidence that chemotherapy is ineffective with some forms of cancer and in many cases destroys the quality of life of the patient. Research has shown that chemotherapy kills human cells indiscriminately, therefore healthy cells as well as cancer cells are destroyed. Both radiation and chemotherapy are devastating to your inner terrain and bacterial environment.

The U.S. spends a conservative 1.4 trillion dollars a year on "healthcare", more per capita than any other nation on earth. The quality of life for the average American stops at age 51. After that, it takes medical intervention to manage their symptoms to maintain their "health".

FACT: YOU MUST TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OWN HEALTH!

Daniel Nixon, M.D., Oncologist, Hematologist, President, American Health Foundation

THE "SCIENCE" OF ELLAGIC ACID CONSUMPTION IN CANCER PREVENTION

One of the pioneers in cancer prevention research is Dr. Daniel Nixon (see The Cancer Recovery Eating Plan, Times Books, NY, 1994). Dr. Nixon's lab at the Hollings Cancer Institute in the Medical University of South Carolina has examined the ability of Ellagic Acid to prevent colon and cervical cancers from developing. Preliminary evidence generated by his team of researchers has indicated that Ellagic Acid can slow the proliferation of both human colon and cervical cancer cells grown in experimental systems outside of the body.

These findings have led to the hypothesis that Ellagic Acid may be useful in humans susceptible to either of these two cancers. While not yet complete, clinical studies are in progress at the Medical University of South Carolina and studies in women susceptible to cervical cancer are under way. The colon trial will measure Ellagic Acid's ability to prevent the formation of colon polyps (which may be the precursor to colon cancer) and/or slow the growth of rapidly proliferating colon cells in human papilloma virus, which is responsible for this disease. These clinical evaluations will be conducted at the Medical University of S.C. and the University of Madrid Medical School in Madrid, Spain.

Some of the data published by Dr. Nixon and his team at the Medical University of South Carolina is presented here.

Following exposure to Ellagic Acid from red raspberries, human cervical cancer cells, infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), die within several days due to a process termed apoptosis (normal cell death).

Ellagic Acid causes the growth cycle (G1) arrest of cancer cells, thus, inhibiting cell division (mitosis) and cellular proliferation.

Ellagic Acid from red raspberries prevents destruction of a cellular regulatory gene, P53, by HPV oncogenies (genes responsible for cancer induction) in cervical cells (p53 is regarded as the safeguard of normal cellular division and if the P53 is inactivated, abnormal cell division/proliferation ensues).

Similar protective effects were observed in breast, pancreas, esophageal, skin, colon, leukemia and prostate cancer cells exposed to Ellagic Acid.

Consumption of 1 cup (150 grams) of fresh red raspberries (the equivalent of 40 milligrams of Ellagic Acid) resulted in the appearance of circulating levels of Ellagic Acid in the serum one hour after ingestion. Five of HTN's Ellagic Acid 800 mg capsules equal approximately 40 milligrams or more of pure Ellagic Acid Extract, similar to research.

In summary, the data from Dr. Nixon's lab and other investigators indicates that Ellagic Acid (1) activates detoxifying enzymes in the liver resulting in the clearing of cancer-causing chemicals (mutagens) in the serum; (2) prevents the binding of carcinogens to cellular DNA; (3) serves as an antioxidant in the scavenging and clearance of highly destructive oxygen free radicals; (4) induces apoptosis (programmed normal cell death) in cancerous cells; and (5) stimulates the immune system for the destruction of cancerous cells. Each of these attributes were found to be important in reducing the incidence of cancer in experimental models.

Finally, while the mechanism(s) are not yet fully known, research performed in Europe indicate that Ellagic Acid may also be useful in reducing the incidence of birth defects, promoting wound healing, and limiting chemically induced liver fibrosis. In addition, some investigators now believe that Ellagic Acid may be useful in the prevention of heart disease and periodontal (gum) disease.

Food Sources
of Ellagic Acid Mg per Gram
Dry Weight x A Woman's Chance
of Getting Breast Cancer
Red Raspberries
Strawberries
Walnuts
Pecans
Cranberries 1500
630
590
330
120 By Age 30
By Age 40
By Age 50
By Age 60
By Age 70
By Age 80 1 of 2,212
1 of 235
1 of 54
1 of 23
1 of 14
1 of 10

Could HTN's Ellagic Acid possibly be the answer one out of two people should be looking for?
The effectiveness of Ellagic Acid is expected to be medically verified over the next several years with clinical and double-blind studies for most types of cancer and other medical conditions mentioned above.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Cervical-cancer
virus widespread
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE

Nearly 18 percent of American women and 8 percent of American men carry the sexually transmitted virus that causes half of all cases of cervical cancer, according to the first prevalence of the virus.

Dr. Judith Wasserheit, director of the STD Prevention Program at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday that the figures were in line with researchers' expectations.

At the same time, she said: “That's a substantial portion of the population and it's probably a low-end estimate.”

Also, gonorrhea cases are rising again, especially among young people, after nearly two decades of decline, while syphilis is at an all-time low, CDC officials said Tuesday at the National STD Prevention Conference in Milwaukee.

The human papilloma virus causes more than 95 percent of cervical cancer cases, with the HPV-16 strain accounting for half of them, Wasserheit said. Black women ages 20 to 29 had the highest rates of HPV-16 infection, at 36 percent. Overall, 19.1 percent of blacks carry the strain, compared with 12.5 percent of whites, according to the study led by CDC researcher Dr. Katherine Stone.

An estimated 20 million Americans carry genital HPV infections that can be passed on through sexual contact, and there are about 5.5 million new infections every year. HPV, which also causes genital warts and penile and anal cancer, is the most common STD among sexually active young people, Wasserheit said.

Condoms can reduce the risk of spreading the virus, but it can be transmitted through even minor cuts in the skin.

Overall, more than 65 million Americans are infected with one or more sexually transmitted diseases.

Dr. Daniel Nixon (Oncologist) is now conducting clinical evaluations funded by the Federal Government at Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Could HTN's Ellagic Acid possibly be the answer for all forms of cancer and a host of other health conditions?

The Raspberry Revolution
The miracle berry that helps fight cancer

In the year 1880, one in thirty people
developed cancer in their lifetime.

Today, that figure is 1 in 2 — shocking statistics!

Cancer is surpassed only by heart disease as the number one killer in the United States. Modern medical intervention seems to be stuck as “cures” and “survival data” peak at approximately a 50% treatment success rate. Clinicians and researchers both agree, it is easier to prevent cancer than to cure it.

We are awash in a toxic wasteland. The air we breathe, the foods we eat, the water we drink, and even the water we cook and bathe in continuously expose us to the harmful effects of air pollution, pesticides, toxic run off, and the increased ultraviolet light due to the thinning of the ozone layer. Did you know:

Lawn Care - Ordinary house owners use 10 times as much pesticide per acre as farmers do. Most of it quickly runs into surface and ground water, poisoning our streams, lakes, and wells.

Automobiles - Cars put out less pollution today than ever before. But there are more cars than ever, all countries do not have the strict emission standards as in the USA, and the millions of pounds of lead from years back are still in the dirt alongside the roads.

Outgassing of volatile materials harmful to human health from asphalt, paint, insulation, new rugs, and furniture.

All of the above pollutants and many more not mentioned create free-radical damage that leads to hereditary genetic defects, cancer, and acceleration of the aging process.

But all is not lost!! There is a valuable natural nutrient tool that may be one or the best natural products available today to help protect you and your family. It is called HTN's Ellagic Acid which is contained in the fruit of red raspberry seed flour extract.

But before we can explain to you how these nutrients are able to prevent cancer we must first know what cancer is. What follows is a discussion of the basic mechanisms of a disease process and how nutritional factors can protect us.

HOW CAN YOU GET ELLAGIC ACID??

HTN'S ELLAGIC ACID™by Dr. Kurt D. Grange Ph.D., N.D., Nutritional Biophysiologist

Cancer is the most feared of all diseases

People immediately associate cancer with dying. Unlike other killer diseases, cancer usually causes a slow death involving pain, suffering, mental anguish, and a feeling of hopelessness. In addition, the mental and physical stress it puts on loved ones and caretakers is beyond calculation.

What is cancer?

You have 76 trillion cells in your body that must constantly under-go reproduction if the body is to remain alive and functioning correctly. Some of these cells reproduce every few days while others reproduce after a much longer period. As each old cell reaches the end of its life cycle, it reproduces and is replaced by a fresh young cell. This natural process is called apoptosis. The normal death rate of cells is controlled by a "biological clock" type of gene called the P53 gene.

We know that most cancers are initiated by the action of free radicals. Free radicals are unstable atoms or molecules with at least one unpaired electron. These unpaired electrons want and need a partner. Consequently, the unstable free radicals, which have the ability to attract electrons from other atoms or molecules, go about swiping electrons from other stable atoms or molecules. This taking of a electron from another atom means that the free radical is now balanced and is no longer a free radical. But the atom or molecule from which the electron was taken is now damaged, and it becomes a free radical. This sets off a domino type chain reaction of damage within the body. Similar to little hand grenades exploding within the cell structure.

In their reckless search for electrons, free radicals do a lot of structural damage to healthy cells. Cumulative free radical damage causes the plasma membrane of the cell to break down. When this happens, transportation of nutrients, oxygen, and water into the cell and removal of waste products and toxins out of the cell become compromised. This causes the cell to either starve to death, die in a sea of accumulated toxic waste, or, if the DNA of the cell is also affected, it can cause the cell to reproduce daughter cells incorrectly, thereby causing cell mutation.

The mutated cell is now genetically incorrect and, therefore, does not behave as a normal cell. The P53 gene of the cell is affected and the natural biological clock is stopped, often eliminating apoptosis (natural cell death). Without apoptosis the mutated cancer cell doesn't die. In order to sustain its growth a cancer cell steals nutrients from surrounding cells and begins to rapidly reproduce damaged, mutated cells in geometric progression ( 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.). Over a period of time the cancer cell develops into a cancerous mass or a tumor. Cancerous cells from the mass or tumor can be transported to other tissues or organs where they imbed and begin to grow and reproduce (metastasize).

In recent years the ability of the medical community to diagnose and treat cancer has greatly improved. Unfortunately, however, the vast majority of cancers still lack effective treatments. The choices for conventional treatment involve some form of surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. These procedures are invasive, treat only the symptoms, and often cause side effects more severe than the disease. Dr. Alan Levine of the University of California Medical School observes, "Most cancer patients in this country die of chemotherapy." He also states that "Chemotherapy does not eliminate breast, colon, or lung cancers. This fact has been documented for over a decade..."

Conventional methods treat cancer as a localized disease to be treated in a localized manner by cutting out the tumor, irradiating it, or flooding the body with toxic (and often carcinogenic) drugs in order to destroy the tumor. On the other hand, natural healing methods consider cancer to be a systemic disease. Emphasis is placed on rebuilding the body's natural immunity and strengthening its natural ability to destroy cancer cells. The key is to Alkalize, Cleanse, Nourish and Balance the Body, allowing it to heal itself naturally.

Data on cancer (which has been corroborated by the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Cancer Institute, and the American Cancer Society) found that 80-90 percent of all cancers are produced as a result of life-style factors, (smoking, alcohol, lack of exercise), exposure to chemicals, environmental factors, and dietary and nutritional practices.

We are surrounded by natural and technologically produced toxins. These environmental poisons are present in the air we breathe, the foods we eat and the water we drink. In today's industrial world, we cannot escape them. We are exposed to more toxins in 15 minutes than our great-grandparents were exposed to during their entire lives. The majority of these toxins are considered to be cancer-causing carcinogens, and, as unbelievable as it sounds, the most toxic environment to which we are exposed daily is the environment in our own homes.

Each of us has contributed to the demise of our own health. In our headlong rush to make our lives easier, safer, faster, more fun, and more convenient, we have changed our life-styles. And, both accidentally and on purpose, we have also changed our environment. We have created the toxic environment necessary for a variety of old and new disease microbes and degenerative disease conditions, such as cancer, to proliferate and devastate our society.

Since life-styles, environmental factors, and nutrition are the most common risk factors for developing cancer, it stands to reason that many of these cancers can be destroyed, substantially reduced, or their development eliminated by reducing or eliminating the risk factors. There are some risk factors like air and water which are difficult to control. However, you have almost total control over some of the other known risk factors such as smoking, alcohol, intake of chemicals and drugs, and diet and nutrition.

Diet and nutrition appear to be factors in 60 percent of women's cancers, 40 percent of men's cancers, and about 75 percent of cardiovascular diseases. Space doesn't allow for a discourse on diet and what foods to eat to reduce possible cancer development, except to say, reduce your intake of fat, red meat, smoked meats or those preserved by nitrates, and eliminate from your diet white sugars, white flour products, and especially all soft drinks. They are up to 500 times more acidic than your blood, causing a cascade of health problems.

Unfortunately, most doctors don't counsel cancer patients or those that are at high risk for cancer about nutrition. However, research shows that ingesting the correct foods and supplements may prevent cancer, boost the immune system and energy levels, and give the body a fighting chance to prevent cancer or heal itself. A health diet strengthens the immune system, slows tumor growth, protects against further metastasis and reduces the overwhelming negative side effects of radiation and chemotherapy.

Studies repeatedly show that there is a substantial reduction in cancer risk in those who eat or juice the necessary amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables. Only nine percent of Americans eat the recommended five daily servings. Research has found that it is the antioxidants in fruit and vegetables that confer additional protection against free radically induced cancer. Low blood levels of antioxidants are associated with an increase in death rates from many types of cancer.

One of the most promising areas in cancer prevention involving nutrition is in the area of chemoprevention. Chemoprevention is the concept that natural substances found in whole fresh foods could provide powerful weapons against cancer, and against other chronic ailments as well. Chemoprevention is NOT chemotherapy. Instead of toxic poisons, chemoprevention employs nutraceuticals to develop optimal health and to counteract cancer and other chronic and degenerative diseases.

A nutraceutical is a food substance or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention of, and/or treatment of disease. They are naturally occurring compounds found in plants, algae, microbials, and other biological sources which support specific bodily health functions. One of the most powerful nutraceutical chemopreventatives for cancer is an extract from red raspberry seeds and concentrated fruit, called Ellagic Acid.

Ellagic Acid is a nutraceutical. It contains a naturally occurring phenolic compound that has very strong anti-oxidant properties. It is also a potent anti-carcinogen. Ellagic Acid has the ability to inhibit mutations within a cell's DNA. It is also considered to be a cancer inhibitor which has the ability to cause apoptosis or normal death in cancer cells. In addition, research has found that it has anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties.

Dr. Daniel Nixon of the Hollings Cancer Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been working with Ellagic Acid from the red raspberry seed in his cancer studies. Dr. Nixon found that ingesting 40 mg of Ellagic Acid, which is the amount of Ellagic Acid contained in 1 cup of red raspberries (and 5 capsules of HTN's Ellagic Acid, Advanced Program), can cause cancer cells to undergo apoptosis (natural cell death). This is important because when cancer cells undergo apoptosis it effectively stops their geometric reproductive progression. The cancer cells die a normal death and are not reproduced. In other words, it reinstates the action of the P53 gene.

Dr. Nixon also has shown that human cervical cells which are infected with the human papilloma virus (which is considered to be the main cause of cervical cancer) are also killed. Other investigators and researchers, both in the United States and in Europe, found that daily consumption of Ellagic Acid from red raspberries had positive responses in:

periodontal disease.

protection of the liver from toxic materials that result in tissue damage.

faster wound healing.

radiation induced chromosomal damage.

slowing the spread of the HIV virus in the human body.

slowing the degenerative process of aging.

prevention of neural tube defects.

neurodegenerative diseases.

diabetic retinopathy.

HTN's Ellagic Acid is a super antioxidant and a potent anti-carcinogen which protects the cells against free radical damage. It is also a very powerful anti-viral and anti-bacterial agent. Ellagic Acid has the ability to inhibit mutations within a cell's DNA. It is also considered to be a cancer inhibitor which has the ability to cause apoptosis or normal death in many different types of cancer cells.

Adding HTN's Ellagic Acid and Alka-Line Coral Calcium or Coral Calcium Gold to the following cancer prevention guidelines is an excellent way to reduce the chance of developing cancer:

Maintain a desirable body weight.

Eat a varied diet.

Include a variety of both vegetables and fruits in the daily diet.

Eat more high-fiber foods, such as whole grain cereals, legumes, vegetables and fruits.

Cut down on total fat intake.

Limit consumption or eliminate alcoholic beverages.

Limit consumption of salt-cured, smoked and nitrite-preserved foods.

Dr. Kurt D. Grange, Ph.D., N.D. recognizes that alkalinity is the key to optimum health and that HTN's Alka-Line™ Coral Calcium dramatically increases the beneficial effects of HTN's Ellagic Acid™.

Keys to Regaining and/or Maintaining Your Health

Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., Probably the most recognized author on human physiology states in his "Textbook of Medical Physiology"( used to educate medical students): "The first steps in maintaining health is to alkalize the body (pH or acid/alkaline balance). This is one of the most important aspects of homeostasis. Changes in pH alter virtually all body functions."
DEFINITION: pH is how acidic or alkaline a substance is:

0 is Acid : 7 is Neutral : 14 is Alkaline.

BLOOD pH: 7.4 is Normal Health : 7.2 is Death.

"The cells of a healthy body are alkaline while the cells of a diseased body are below a pH of 7.0. The more acidic the cell, the sicker we become. If the body can not alkalize the cells they will become acidic and thus, disease sets in. Our bodies produce acid as a by-product of normal metabolism. Since our bodies do not manufacture alkalinity, we must supply the alkalinity from an outside source to keep us from becoming acidic and dying."

- Quoted by: Arthur C. Guyton, M.D.

Ellagic Acid is a member of the ellagitannin family of compounds. Ellagic acid may be one the most potent ways to fight Cancer. Ellagic Acid is an ellagitannin found in red raspberries. Ellagic Acid, a phenolic compound, is a proven anti-carcinogen, anti-mutagen, and anti-cancer initiator!

Research conducted at the Hollings Cancer Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) indicates that Ellagic Acid slows the growth of abnormal colon cells in humans, prevents the development of cells infected with human papilloma virus (HPV) which is linked to cervical cancer, and promotes apoptotic growth (natural death) of prostate cancer cells. The apoptotic process, triggered by this antioxidant also has beneficial effects on breast, lung, esophageal, and skin cancer (melanoma).

Medical findings in Europe further show that ellagic acid reduces the incidence of birth defects, promotes wound healing, reduces and reverses chemically induced liver fibrosis, and is helpful in the fight against heart disease!

HOW DOES IT WORK? Ellagic Acid is a phenolic compound that has become known as a potent anti-carcinogenic/anti-mutagenic compound. It also has anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. Ellagic Acid itself is not thought to be naturally present in plants. Instead, polymers of gallic acid and hexahydroxydipenoyl (HHDP) are linked to glucose centers to form the class of compounds known as ellagitannins. When two gallic acid groups become linked side by side within a tannin molecule an HHDP group is formed. Ellagic Acid is the result when the HHDP group is cleaved from the tannin molecule and spontaneously rearrages. It is the ellagitannins that are present in red raspberries. The Meeker Red Raspberry is the best source of Ellagic Acid, followed by the Chiliwak and Willamette. The Meeker variety is specific to the Pacific Northwest and is grown primarily for commercial use in Washington State. The availability to the body of Ellagic Acid from dietary sources has only been confirmed with red raspberries. Other foods such as strawberries, pomegranates, and walnuts contain far lesser amounts of Ellagic Acid. The bioavailability from these has not yet been confirmed!

ELLAGIC ACID REDUCES THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER! Ellagic acid acts as a scavenger to bind cancer-causing chemicals, making them inactive! It inhibits the ability of other chemicals to cause mutations in bacteria. In addition, Ellagic Acid from red raspberries prevents binding of carcinogens to DNA, and reduces the incidence of cancer in cultured human cells exposed to carcinogens
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Protective Effect of Curcumin, Ellagic Acid and Bixin on Radiation Induced Genotoxicity
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Inhibitory effects of ellagic acid on the direct-acting mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 in the Salmonella microsuspension assay.
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Prevention.com Article about Diabetes

Diabetes

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes lead to too much sugar in the blood. This raises the risk of kidney failure, blindness, and even amputation if high sugar levels damage nerves in the feet and legs.

Nutritional therapy for diabetes helps lower blood sugar level. Vitamin and mineral supplements can't take the place of a healthy diet. Prevention recommends nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day, whole grains, low-fat or fat-free dairy, lower-fat protein, and heart-protective fats rich in omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish such as salmon, in canola oil, and in flaxseeds and walnuts).

That said, supplements can help as "extra insurance." Here's what we recommend:

Prescription for Healing
These nutrients may be helpful additions to diabetes treatment:*

Nutrient: Calcium
Daily amount: 500-1,000 mg. Take 500 mg if you're under 50. Take 1,000 mg if you're 50 or older.

Nutrient: Vitamin C
Daily amount: 100-500 mg

Nutrient: Vitamin E
Daily amount: 100-400 IU

* plus a multivitamin/mineral supplement that contains 100% of the Daily Value for most nutrients

Calcium ensures good B12 levels. Vitamin B12 helps the body break down carbohydrates and fats, and is important for nervous system function and blood cell formation. Some antidiabetes drugs may cause B12 to work less effectively, but taking calcium supplements can ensure that B12 levels stay high enough.

Vitamin C saves cells. If blood sugar is high enough to leak into the urine, vitamin C is leached from the body with it. Vitamin C lowers glucose levels and helps insulin work better.

Vitamin E saves hearts. Vitamin E strengthens immunity and plays a key role in preventing infections. Vitamin E also helps people with diabetes whose risk of heart disease is two to four times greater than normal.

Chromium helps regulate blood sugar. This trace mineral has been shown to improve the body's ability to regulate blood sugar. A daily multivitamin/mineral supplement will provide all that you need to maintain your chromium level.

Arthritis.... Prescription for Healing

Arthritis can no longer be viewed as a disease associated with senior citizens. Although the incidence does increase with years, it can affect women at any age, including during childhood. In fact, nearly three out of every five people with arthritis are under age 65.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arthritis is the number one cause of disability in the US, affecting 43 million men and women. And they predict that number will rise to 60 million by 2020.

Fortunately, having arthritis doesn't have to mean the beginning of the end if you enjoy physical activities. Here's how you can ease the pain if you already have arthritis, and possibly lower your risk of developing it if you don't.

Lignisul MSM™ (MethylSulfonylMethane) is a naturally-occurring sulfur compound found in our bodies as well as in many common beverages and foods, including milk, coffee, tea and green vegetables. In its purified chemical form, it is an odorless, white, water soluble crystalline solid. It is a natural based product derived from certain trees and is one of the least toxic substances in biology, similar in toxicity to water.

Some of sulfur's essential functions include maintaining structure of the proteins in the body, helping the formation of keratin which is essential for hair and nail growth, aiding in the production of immunoglobulin which maintains the immune system and catalyzing the chemical reactions which change food into energy.

Lignisul MSM temporarily relieves joint stiffness. It is widely used by athletes to reduce soreness and pain associated with injuries, strained or cramped muscles and over-extended joints.

CMO™ (cerasomal-cis-9-cetylmyristoleate), developed at the San Diego International Immunological Center, directed by Dr. Len Sands, is neither an immunosuppressant, nor an immunostimulant; it is an immunomodulator, the only immunomodulator available today to correct the memory T/cells in autoimmune conditions. It is a naturally derived substance (naturally associated Bovine fatty acids) that has received the highest safety level attainable by certified independent laboratory LD-50 testing. Designed to protect and support healthy joints, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, muscles, connective tissue and bones.

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For Stiff and Painful Joints
SUGGESTED USE: As a dietary supplement, for normal daily maintenance, on an empty stomach, take 1 caplet before breakfast and 2 caplets at bedtime. For overly stiff and painful joints, muscles, tendons, etc., take 3 caplets, on an empty stomach three times daily. As symptoms subside, decrease to normal daily maintenance.

First 30 days: Absolutely avoid alcohol, coffee, black tea, sodas, chocolate and greasy foods which will impede effects of product. To improve benefits, add ActiVin® OPC 50™, Assimilator™ to your daily intake and drink plenty of Alka-Line Coral Calcium™ treated water .

KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN'S REACH.
STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE

Serving Size: 1 Caplet/1450 mg
Caplets Per Bottle 90
Amount
per Serving % Daily Value
MSM Lignisul™ (MethylSulfonylMethane) 750 mg *
CMO™ (Cerasomal-cis-9-cetylmyristoleate)
from (naturally associated Bovine fatty acids) 250 mg *
Propreitary Blend 450 mg *
Di-calcium Phosphate, Coral Calcium Basic pH +™ Ca:Mg=2:1 Powder, Glucosamine Sulfate
Percent Daily Values based on 2000 calorie Diet.
* Daily value not established
Other ingredients: Magnesium stearate, vegetable coating.

Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases
Following are excerpts reprinted from a memo released by Dr. Len Sands, Director of the San Diego International Immunological Center

The Arthritis Process Step-By-Step with CMO™ Intervention

1. Infection, trauma, or excessive wear affects some joints. (Usual infections are rheumatic fever, flue, or bacteria. Traumas are auto wrecks, falls, sports injuries, etc. Excessive joint wear comes from being overweight, or from repetitive use of keyboards, jackhammers, etc.)

2. #1 causes damaged or infected cartilage particles to become dislodged. This happens regardless of whether it's "osteo" or "rheumatoid" or "reactive" arthritis.

3. Macrophages of the immune system begin cleanup of dislodged cartilage particles.

4. Macrophages report their activities to dormant memory T-cells (m/T-cells).

5. Dormant m/T-cells programs activate and develop aggressive anti-cartilage cleanup programs, which do not distinguish between healthy and damaged cartilage.

6. The m/T-cells programs stimulate more macrophage activity, which in turn activates even more dormant m/T-cells.

7. Increased m/T-cell population stimulates even more macrophage activity, and the self-perpetuating cycle of cartilage destruction expands. Because m/T-cell programs don't limit macrophage activity to damaged cartilage only, destuction of healthy cartilage also occurs. It has developed into a destructive autoimmune process. But, until sufficient cartilage has been destroyed, symptoms are not evident. The initiating factor (infection, trauma, or wear) may have disappeard months or even years ago, but the destructive autoimmune process remains active. It is self-perpetuating and no longer dependent upon the initiating factor.

8. The cycle is compounded by the fact that the mechanism which should deactivate certain m/T-cells (those that have completed their mission) fails to function. The constant restimulation of the m/T-cells keeps them active. So now there is an overabundance of m/T-cells propelling macrophage cartilage destruction. The immune system is totally out of control and massive cartilage destruction begins. Early symptoms of pain and inflammation appear.

9. Cartilage destruction accelerates. The cycle reaches critical mass. Macrophages are now scouring the body to find and destroy any cartilage anywhere it can be found. Symptoms become more severe. Pain, inflammation, and joint deformity appear at new sites as they suffer macrophage attacks.

10. Symptoms of pain, stiffness, swelling, nodules, and deformation often reach intolerable and crippling levels - especially as joint cartilage disappears and bone-on-bone erosion occurs. Conventional arthritis medications take their toll on the liver, kidneys, and heart. Normal life span is often shortened by up to ten or twenty years from both the ravages of arthritis and medication side effects.

11. By deactivating the m/T-cells, CMO™ INTERVENTION (the sooner the better) can stop the autoimmune process at any point.

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Dr. Len Sands, PhD, is the clinic director of the San Diego Immunological Center and the author of the books Arthritis Defeated at Last - the REAL Arthritis Cure and Arthritis Beaten Today, which have been translated into five languages so far, including Chinese. He is currently writing other books on arthritis, cancer, and viral diseases.

After ten years working on classified government projects, Dr. Sands began his direct active participation in clinical matters in 1970, as an associate of Manhattan Fifth Avenue Clinic in New York City. Within the next four years, he opened and became the owner and director of six medical clinics, as well as acquiring Southland General Hospital in Texas. Later, he opened two medical clinics in Mexico. He became involved in medical research projects concerning autoimmune diseases, viral diseases, diabetes, and cancer.

By the mid-1980s, he was thoroughly disillusioned by the limitations of conventional medicine and spent ten years traveling the world researching innovative therapies involving both conventional and alternative medicines, especially seeking those which were documented by exacting clinical trials in the major European countries. He also explored many unconventional as well as documented therapies in various Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Oceanic countries.

As clinical director of the San Diego Immunological Center, he encourages his researchers and medical staff to specialize in what he calls "curing the incurable" - diseased for which convetional medicine offers no hope of true remedy. Curing the Incurable was the title of a one-hour interactive weekly radio program Dr. Sands hosted in 1997.

Early in his career, he produced scientific and marketing material for industrial corporations, as well as for Parke-Davis and the pharmaceutical division of the Dow Chemical Company, among others.

It was Dr. Sands' own bone-grinding arthritis that prompted him to relentlessly prod his research associates into finally finding a lasting cure for arthritis. The research resulted in the development of the world's first and only true immunomodulator, a naturally occurring substance that is expected to impact the course of medical history. It certainly is changing the way autoimmune diseases will be treated in the future. That discovery, CMO™ (cerasomal-cis-9-cetylmyristoleate) in 1995, is now proving to be of great value for numerous other incurable diseases with strong autoimmune factor ailments like multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, lupus, ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), emphysema, Crohn's disease, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, and myasthenia gravis among others. It is also relieving or curing ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, carpal tunnel syndrome, prostate inflammation, Sjogren's syndrome, TMJ, Behcet's syndrome, macular degeneration, Reiter's syndrome, sciatica, tendonitis, and more - all of which have strong autoimmune components. CMO™ is now being used to treat autoimmune diseases on every continent in the world. Its phenomenal success with these diseases uncovers more options and the research goes on. Nothing could please Dr. Sands more, including the continuing research and clinical studies on even more diverse incurable diseases.

Therapies using CMO™ combined with the proper supportive nutritional products and proper diet for a minimum of the first 30 days have been proven to be beneficial for all autoimmune diseases like those mentioned above, plus muscular dystrophy, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Raynaud's, hypertension, and heart and vascular diseases, as well as ridding the body of conditions caused by environmental, dental amalgam, medicinal, chemical, metallic, and other toxins.

CMO™ is the world's first and only true adaptogenic autoimmune immunomodulator. CMO™ is not an immunosuppressant or an immunostimulant. CMO™ is considered "adaptogenic", meaning: it is capable of altering the course of a disease, because of its corrective and restorative immunomodulatory properites for autoimmune diseases and inflammatory processes. Other so-called "immunomodulators" are not. They function as immunosuppressants or immunostimulants. They are capable of one principle action, either temporarily suppressing or stimulating immune function, not correcting or restoring it. CMO™, on the other hand, permanently corrects the programmed autoimmune attacks controlled by the memory T-cell (m/T-cells) themselves. That is why a single 30-day CMO™ therapy program of three 90 caplet bottles (270 caplets) ordinarily lasts indefinitely without any need to repeat the therapy or use any additional medications of any kind thereafter. To maintain protection against autoimmune diseases, one 90 caplet bottle per month is recommended with the necessary supporting nutritional products.

Some practitioners have theorized that, in the case of arthritis for example, CMO™ merely acts upon pain receptors at the arthritic site. It that were so, their theory cannot explain why CMO™ has the following effects:
1. It benefits virtually any and all ailments associated with autoimmune diseases.

2. It lowers blood sedimentation in lupus patients.
3.It relieves certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
4. It reverses lung inflammation in emphsema.
5. It lowers the need for insulin in diabetics.
6. It reverses prostate inflammation.
7. It corrects Crohn's disease.
8. It reverses fibromyalgia.
9. It improves the health of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) patients.
10. It lowers high blood pressure, yet elevates low blood pressure.

Obviously, CMO™ is a general remedial immunomodulator that acts upon the memory T-cells, which control the autoimmune processes within our bodies. It is also important to understand the CMO™ acts only upon memory T-cells and does not inhibit the activities of any of the several other types of T-cells that are responsible for combating infective microorganisms or invading substances. Unlike the immunosuppressants commonly used to try to temporarily control the symptoms of autoimmune diseases, CMO™ does not leave the body vulnerable to attack by disease-causing agents. Nor does it inhibit the body's resistance to tumor formation, as do the dangerous new tumor necrosis factor (TNF) suppressants of some new arthritis drugs.

Authentic CMO™, as reasearched and developed by the San Diego Immunological Center is the primary ingredient in our HTN product,
Dr. Jeff's Joint Health™ - a link to which can be found on our Products page.

Dr. Jeff's Joint Health™ which combines CMO™, Lignisul™ MSM, and Glucosamine Blend was developed using the combined research of Dr. Sands, Dr. Grange, Dr. Bennert, and a host of other professionals, who collectively believe this is the most effective combination of ingredients available on the market today to combat and prevent autoimmune disfunctions. It is important to follow the directions. Take 3 bottles, 90 count each, totalling 270 caplets in the first 30 days, three upon waking, one hour before eating, three one hour before lunch, and three before dinner. Dr. Jeff's Joint Cream™ will help to curb immediate pain and those dull aches. For full effectiveness you must follow the recommended diet for the first 30 days, and on an ongoing basis supplement the Dr. Jeff's Joint Health™ combination by drinking 1 1/2 quarts of Alka-Line™ Coral Calcium treated distilled water daily. You should also supplement this program by taking Assimilator™, enzymes and minerals, Omega 3/60+ with Shark Liver Oil, bioflavonoids like ActiVin® OPC 50, and Nature's SBO's (soil-based organisms). (All of these ingredients come packaged together to save you money in HTN's Pak-of-Life Plus More.)

After 30 days, you can return to your normal diet. But to maintain your health on a monthly basis, we recommend one bottle of Dr. Jeff's Joint Health™ and a monthly supply of the other support ingredients mentioned above. Prevention of autoimmune diseases is what we all should strive to achieve. Cleanse, Nourish, and Balance Your Body so it can heal itself Naturally!

San Diego International Immunological Center (SDC) is a research and treatment facility and does not sell or benefit from the sale of CMO™ or any other product. We do, of course, dispense CMO™ and the supporting nutritionals to subjects enrolled in our studies and to clinic patients who may be part of our diagnosis and treatment programs. CMO™ counterfeiters seem to show up every week. Most are hit and run artists and quickly disappear. CMO™ is made in 6%, 11%, 40%, 50%, 80%, and 100%. It is difficult and confusing to know if youi have found the real 100% authentic CMO™ source or some ineffectivbe imitation.

The reliable sourse for 100% authentic CMO™, Lignisul™ MSM, and Glucosamine Blend of Dr. Jeff's Joint Health™, Dr. Jeff's Joint Cream™ and the recommended support nutritionals is: Health Thru Nutrition - HTN. (This website is a retail outlet for HTN nutritionals exclusively. Use the "Our Products" link on the upper left of this page. This website also provides the means for becoming a member and receiving significant discounts and other benefits of membership - check the Discounts link at the upper left of this page.)

NOTE: This document is supplied for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to recommend or prescribe any treatment for any condition or illness. Contact a doctor or medical professional who is trained in natural nutritional supplements before adding any new protocol or when starting any health or exercise program.

© Dr. Len Sands. All rights reserved

Omega 3- Fatty Acids, Brain Food....Fats that Heal & Fats that KILL

The promise Less cardiovascular disease; lower risk of lethal heart attack; depression relief; better brainpower in old age; more intelligent children (if mom gets omega-3s during pregnancy); less risk for cancer; fewer menstrual cramps; improvements in rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.

The back story Omega-3 fatty acids--hidden in cold-water fish such as salmon, sardines, and mackerel as well as wild game, grass-fed beef, walnuts, and flaxseed--may be the healthiest, yet most elusive, fat you can eat. Prehistoric families feasted on it, but changes in cooking methods and agricultural practices over the past 100 years have nearly expunged it from the modern diet, laments Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD, president of the nonprofit Center for Genetics, Nutrition, and Health in Washington, DC, and author of The Omega Diet.

"Traditional sources of omega-3s have dried up. Beef was once a rich source because cattle grazed on grass, which is full of omega-3s," Simopoulos says. "But today's grain-fed beef doesn't have any."

That's just half the story. We're also eating too much omega-6 fatty acids--an omega-3 cousin found in foods made with cooking oils such as corn, safflower, sunflower seed, cottonseed, and soybean. "Humans evolved eating roughly equal amounts of omega-3s and omega-6s," Simopoulos says. "Today we eat 15 to 17 times more omega-6s." The omega-6/omega-3 imbalance disrupts metabolism on a cellular level, opening the door to dangerous heart arrhythmias, more depression, faster proliferation of some tumor cells, plus autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

The evidence Recent studies of 773 people, from the University of Washington, Seattle and the University of Kuopio in Finland, found that those with the highest blood levels of two particular omega-3 fatty acids--eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA)--had a 50 to 65% lower risk of fatal heart attack or stroke than those with the lowest levels. These oily marvels protect the heart's natural rhythm, guarding against the sudden, uncoordinated heartbeats that can cause death during a heart attack.

Higher omega-3 intake was linked to significantly lower rates of depression in a study of nearly 4,000 people by researchers in The Netherlands. "It suggests a direct effect of fatty acid composition on mood," they note. Other researchers found that people whose persistent depression was not lifted by medication felt better when they took their meds plus fish-oil supplements.

"Omega-3s are on the membrane of every cell, so they influence the cell's function as well as the communication between cells," Simopoulos says. In the brain, omega-3s seem to make receptors on cell membranes more sensitive to the mood-brightening brain chemical serotonin. Other brain benefits: In France, researchers found that among 246 people over age 63, those who got the most omega-3s--and who had the healthiest omega-6/omega-3 ratio--were 40% less likely to see a decline in mental abilities over 4 years. And in Norway, moms who took cod-liver oil during pregnancy and during early breastfeeding months had children who scored higher--4 years later--on intelligence tests than kids whose moms got omega-6-rich corn oil instead. About 60% of brain matter is made of omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega-3s also slowed the growth of tumor cells in a lab study. And women with high intakes seem to have lower risk of breast, colon, and endometrial cancers. Some experts suggest that cancer patients eat more omega-3s to help their medical treatments work better.

Teens whose menstrual cramps didn't ease up with painkillers or even birth-control pills said the cramps were reduced 30 to 40% after they took fish-oil supplements daily. There's also evidence that boosting omega-3 intake may lessen the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.

Where can I get it? Your body can't make essential fatty acids; you need to consume them. Salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel, and other fatty, cold-water fish are full of them. Your best omega-3 eating strategy: "Have fish twice a week," Simopoulos says. Added insurance: Sprinkle chopped walnuts or ground flaxseed on cereal or yogurt; add spinach and the herb purslane to your salads. These are full of the omega-3 powerhouse, alpha linolenic acid. Your body converts some ALA into the more useful EPA and DHA. (But fish provides more.)

A Better Omega Balance
You need both essential fatty acids--omega-3 and omega-6--to be healthy. Too many 6s counteract the beneficial effects of the 3s, but most of us eat far too many of the former and not nearly enough of the latter. Here's how to cut your omega-6 intake:

Avoid snacks and baked goods made with vegetable oils rich in omega-6: corn, cottonseed, safflower, soybean, and sunflower.

Cook with olive or canola oil instead (they're low in omega-6s).

Choose salad dressings, mayo, and margarine made with olive and canola oils.

About Fats and Oils

The right fats and oils used correctly help the body detoxify, maintain circulation, and improve the defense system and health balance. The wrong fats and oils or the right fats and oils used incorrectly promote disease.

All fats are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is how these elements are configured in the molecule that define the characteristics, such as whether it is saturated, unsaturated, its melting point, etc.

Butyric Acid, the main fat in butter is one of the simplest short chain saturated fats and also the healthiest. It's structural formula looks like this:

All fats have the same structure basically. There is always a methyl (CH3) at one end and a carboxyl (COOH) at the other end. The difference between fats is how many carbons there are in the string.

Here is the diagram representing Capric Acid, a fat found in goat's milk:

Both of the examples above represent saturated fats, meaning each carbon atom in the string is attached to as many hydrogen atoms as possible, in other words: saturated. These fats are generally sticky and not very flexible. As the length of the carbon chains gets longer, saturated fats become bad and worse for the human body.

Unsaturated fats have some of hydrogen atoms "missing" which alters their characteristics.

Here is the diagram for Gamma-Linolenic acid (GLA):

GLA is an omega-6 oil, meaning the first double bond occurs after the carbon located 6 carbons away from the omega (methyl) end. An omega-3 oil has the first double bond located 3 away from the omega (methyl) end. A double bond means two pairs of electrons are shared between two adjacent atoms. In this instance, then, the double bond is formed between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms. The double bond bond brings the atoms closer together than they would be in a single bond configuration, and the bond is stronger than a single bond. The double bond is signified by the double parallel lines.

Essential fatty acids are unsaturated fats with their double bonds. Essential means they are substances needed by the body and must be supplied by the diet for good health.

This example shows the GLA fat molecule is in the cis configuration, meaning the "missing" hydrogen atoms are on the same side of the molecule. All the hydrogen atoms have a negative charge, therefore they will repel each other stronger on the side with the full complement, causing the molecule to bend. When this happens the fat doesn't aggregate or become sticky; instead it is fluid, which is good for the body. But when the hydrogen atoms are "missing" on opposite sides, the molecule is then in the trans configuration. Trans fatty acids are among the most unhealthy fats.

Here is an example of GLA in the trans-configuration:

Each of these two GLA molecule models are identical as far as the elements that comprise them. The difference is that in the trans configuration the carbon atom has been rotated, putting spaces missing hydrogen atoms on opposite sides. When you heat a cis-configured fat molecule, it turns into the trans-configuration.

In addition to trans fatty acids there are other forms of fats that are very bad for our health: hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. These are oils heated to a high temperature in the presence of hydrogen gas and made to absorb hydrogen atoms to fill up the missing places. What they are in effect doing is taking a healthy, unsaturated fat and turning it into an artery-clogging saturated fat in order to take cheap oils and to make them harden at room temperature (such as margarine). Partially-hydrogenated oils are the worst because they contain the greatest amount of trans-fatty acids and other toxic substances.

For cooking, saturated fats are best because they will not turn into the trans-configuration. Butter is therefore good for this purpose. The next best are the mono-unsaturated oils like olive or canola. Mono-unsaturated means there is only one double bond in the molecule. It is unsaturated only once and therefore cannot be turned into the trans configuration.

When you buy oils for cooking, the most healthful oils in their natural state are the most dangerous when heated. You should only buy oils that come in opaque containers, because those that come in clear containers have been chemically altered by the light they have been exposed to, producing free radical acids and rancid oils.

The two most important essential fatty acids are Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). These are both long chain omega-3 oils.

EPA

DHA

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are known collectively as Vitamin F.

Omega-6 EFAs are found in vegetable oils such as almond, hazelnut, walnut, soybean, sunflower, sesame, olive, canola, borage, flax, mustard, pumpkin, and evening primrose.

Omega-3 EFAs are EPA and DHA, which come only from the oils of fish that live in very cold water.

EFAs make up the foundation of cellular structure. Human cell membranes are composed of substances called phospholipids, of which EFAs comprise an essential portion. EFAs help retain proteins within the membranes and have a significant effect on the materials entering and exiting the cell.They are also significant in the process of electron transport which the cell uses for cellular energy and cellular communication.

The flexibility of the cell membrane is critical for the health of the cell. Saturated fats will pack together and become stiff. Saturated fats are dangerous to cells especially artery walls where they will adhese and harden. But unsaturated fats tend to bend, making flexible links in our cell walls. Cell wall flexibility, fluidity, and permeability lead to the greater health of the cells. This is especially important in the brain and eyes, where EFAs make up 25% by weight of the tissue. EFAs are required for the normal growth and repair of skin, blood vessels, and nerve tissue. They are necessary for efficient respiration. They strengthen the white blood cells of the immune system so that they can have unrestricted access to the cells of the body to protect it from bacteria and viruses. EFAs also have lubricating qualities, which help to lower blood cholesterol as it increases the solubility of cholesterol deposits allowing the body to wash them from the artery walls.

The FDA has recognized and acknowldeged that EFAs help to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Omega-3 is known to lower the LDL cholesterol that leads to heart disease.

The importance of maintaining adequate levels of EFAs, especially omega-3 oils cannot be over stressed. The most abundant energy source in the body comes from EFAs. Their presence or their lack affects every aspect of biological function: growth, health, stamina, development, reproduction, emotional well being, and brain function --- every aspect of health.

EFAs help transport oxygen throughout the body. We could literally suffocate to death, even if we take in an abundance of oxygen if it can not reach the cells. EFAs promote the transportation of oxygen from the lungs through the capillaries and blood cell membranes to the individual cells. EFAs attract oxygen and protect the cells from viruses, bacteria, and pollution.

EFAs also help the body metabolize fats, due in part to its oxygen attracting properties. By facilitating the transportation of of oxygen throughout the body thereby increasing the metabolic process in both speed and function, they increase fat burning. Increasing the amounts of "good" fats leads to a natural decline in the body levels of "bad" fats including the famous artery-clogging LDL cholesterol.

One of the most important aspects of EFAs is that they are the precursors to prostaglandins which cannot be formed without EFAs. Prostagladins are hormone-like substances that regulate all cellular processes. They regulate cell division, direct hormone levels, activate helper T-cells, enhance nerve function, control inflammation, and govern every aspect of the cardiovascular system.

EFAs, particularly omega-3 oils are essential for brain development. Studies have shown that a pregnant animal's diet deficient in omega-3s results in offspring with permanent learning disabilities. EFAs have a positive effect on all brain functions, including mood and perception. Some medical researchers are currently studying the effects of EFAs on schizophrenics and juvenile delinquents who fail to respond to counseling. The positive effects of EFAs in the diet are being studied for their effects on depression, mental acuity in the elderly, fatigue, irritability, menopausal problems, migraine problems, dry skin, hair loss, hyperactivity, diarrhea, inflammation, psoriasis, high blood pressure, blood platelet aggregation, and slow wound healing.

More more information, see Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill by Udo Erasmus.




Omega 3, Essential Fatty Acids

Detoxify, Maintain Circulation, Enhance Defense System
and Health Balance

A concentration of the essential fatty acids containing the highest possible ratio of EPA fatty acids available to help maintain the cardiovascular system.

SUGGESTED USE: As a dietary supplement take 1 to 4 capsules daily 1/2 hour before meals.

Our Shark Liver Oil is the highest grade available with Squalene and Alkoxyglycerol to help maintain the bodies defense system. Both oils are from deep cold water fish off the coast of Scandinavia. Omega 3 from cold water fish is far more potent than that derived from warm water fish. This Omega 3/60+ with Shark Liver Oil product is produced using techniques that are unique and exclusive to HTN.

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 gel capsule
Servings Per Bottle 60
Amount
per Serving % Daily Value
Calories 14
Total Carbohydrate 0 0
Sugars 0 0
Proprietary Blend 1220 mg *

Shark Oil (includes Alkoxyglycerols)
530 mg
*
Squalene
120 mg
*
Omega-3 Fatty Acid
570 mg
*
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie Diet.
* Daily value not established

The Food and Drug Administration has recognized and acknowledged that taking Essential Fatty Acid supplements reduces the risk of hear attack and stroke.

Calcium Question of Absorption & Health Benefit.. What Makes Alka-Line Coral Calcium #1 Guaranteed?

The Real Calcium Problem & Solution

Are all forms of calcium the same? Most of us are becoming increasingly aware of the need for calcium in our diets as a necessary factor for our health and longevity. When our health practitioners recommend that we go to the store and get some Tums or Oyster Shell tablets and take two daily, are they really aware of how very little of the calcium is bioavailable to the cells of our bodies? Are they educated in biochemical calcium absorption and do they know how much of the calcium we consume in these tablet forms is actually being absorbed and used by the body? In this article I will show you just a little about how our calcium is absorbed and how we can get the calcium essential for proper metabolism and good health. This information comes from biology.

There is a great misunderstanding concerning this mineral and only very recently has the truth appeared. To start off, calcium is a metal, bright and shiny like all other metals. It is not the white powdery substance most people think it is. The white powdery substance people think is calcium is actually calcium carbonate, or another compound of calcium with calcium only making up much less than half of the total molecular weight of the substance. About 99% of our body's calcium is deposited in the bones and teeth. The remaining 1% is present in body fluids, approximately equally divided between diffusable calcium and non-diffusable calcium. The diffusable calcium is bound to blood proteins, chiefly to albumin, although a small amount is bound by the globulins in the blood.

We need and use more calcium than any other mineral in the body. In fact there are 179 different known uses for calcium in the human body. It controls muscle contraction and relaxation, is responsible for nerve impulse transmission and the transfer of information between our brain cells. It controls osmosis and diffusion through the cell membranes, and also the passing of information within the cell. It controls the rhythm of the heart, the formation of enzymes and hormones, and also the DNA formation in chromosomes. It is used in blood clotting, urine filtration, and it's also used in the formation and maintainance of the bones and teeth. And in addition, and perhaps most importantly, it is the main buffer used to neutralize acids and to maintain the proper pH throughout the body.

Ionic calcium (Ca++) is the only physiologically active form of this element. Bone, though considered primarily as the structural support for the soft tissues of the body, also serves as a storage deposit for ionic calcium. Its calcium is available to the body and is drawn upon to maintain normal blood calcium levels during periods of low calcium intake. The protein bound calcium of the blood probably serves as a secondary reservoir, becoming available locally only during excessive loss or use of ionic calcium. It is important to note that because ionic calcium is the only physiologically active form of this element all sources of this mineral, whether through through the diet or from the bones, must be broken down to its ionic form before it can be used by the body for any of the functions listed above.

Maintenance of a positive calcium balance by the body depends of dietary intake and the efficiency of absorption of the calcium ion from the intestinal tract. Calcium is one of the more difficult elements for the body to digest and absorb. Because calcium forms insoluble compounds with many of the anions present in food, efficient absorption of calcium is loaded with problems. In most instances the phosphate ion is the principal interfering anion. Of the Calcium phosphate complexes, only calcium dihydrogen phosphate is sufficiently soluble to maintain the necessary levels for efficient absorption of the ionic calcium. Unfortunately this salt is stable only in highly acid media, such as stomach acid. And in the alkaline area of the small intestine, the much less soluble mono-hydrogen phosphate of the highly insoluble tertiary phosphate is the stable form, and both of these forms cannot be fully absorbed by the body. In addition to this, once calcium has dissolved, its absorption into the body is totally dependent on the presence of vitamin D in the intestine. Vitamin D, unfortunately, is not present in most of our food, so our body is dependent on the action of sunlight on our skin to synthesis vitamin D. Without intestinal vitamin D being present, most of the ionized calcium will pass through the body unused.

Conditions in the stomach normally provide sufficient acid for the stable intake of the free calcium ion even in the presence of phosphate ions; but absorption cannot take place there. As the contents of the stomach (chyme) is discharged from the stomach and moves through the small intestine, it is neutralized by the alkaline bile. Calcium absorption takes place in the duodenum, but it is apparent that solubility considerations counteract to prevent this uptake, except during the relatively short period of time before the chyme is completely neutralized. Absorption in the remainder of the intestine is pretty much nonexistent, because the calcium by then has been precipitated from solution due to the alkalinity produced by the bile.

It is evident that high amounts of phosphorous in the diet (high red meat consumption, carbonated drinks, etc.) are unfavorable to efficient calcium absorption. Because of the common ion effect, excess phosphate will depress solubility of the soluble calcium dihydrogen phosphate stable at the stomach's normally acid pH level. Therapy involving use of strong bases such as antacids and H-2 blockers like Zantac, Tagamet, Pepcid, etc., decreases the efficiency of calcium absorption because of their alkalizing effects of the pH of the stomach. Tums or calcium carbonate, and alkaline sources of calcium, neutralize stomach acid needed for calcium absorption. Also, a diet with excess zinc may interfere with calcium absorption. Faulty fat digestion due to high fat intake or an inadequate bile secretion also interferes with calcium absorption through the precipitation of insoluble calcium soaps. Even some foods such as rhubarb, Swiss chard, spinach, beet greens, cocoa, soybeans, cashews, and kale contain a high oxilate content, which acts as a calcium absorption blocker by binding with calcium, producing insoluble salts as calcium oxilate which can not be absorbed. So even with high intake of foods containing calcium there are many things that can interfere with its absorption leading to a deficiency of usable calcium.

The average American diet of meats, refined grains, and soft drinks (high in phosphorus) has been documented to contribute to increased bone loss in adults. It is important to remember that proper calcium absorption absolutely requires an adequate level of vitamin D, through diet or by supplement. This vitamin controls the absorption of calcium ions. So one can see that biochemical absorption of calcium is not an easy matter. The excretion of calcium is largely through the mucosa of the small intestines, and a comparatively small quantity (25-35%) is excreted in the urine as calcium phosphate. Since excretion is a normal continuous process, a negative calcium balance can result if dietary intake is too low.

The following chart shows the average amount of calcium needed for specific age groups. These amounts have been established by nutritionists at Purdue University in 1997 and supersede the amounts considered as the required amounts established in 1941. Higher amounts up to 2,000 mg daily are recommended for pregnant and breast feeding mothers, girls between 11-20 years of age, people who are under high physical of mental stress, and of course anyone who has osteoporosis. Also, people who have muscle spasms or cramps or bone fractures will need more calcium.

Please note that the following chart calls for absorbed calcium not calcium intake.

AGE	ABSORBED CALCIUM
1-3 years	500 mg
4-8 years	800 mg
9-18 years	1,300 mg
19-50 years	1,000 mg
51+ years	1,200 mg

Calcium may be purchased in different forms in the market place. But in order to really be able to evaluate the absorbable (or usable) calcium of each product we need to know (a) what the amount of available calcium is, and (b) what is the biochemical absorption percentage for the compound in ideal conditions. Below, is a brief summary which addresses how much calcium is actually available to our bodies from commonly available calcium products.

A.) Calcium Carbonate {CaCO3} is known as Caltrate, Oyster Shell calcium, Tums, or generic. Total molecular weight of this compound is 100.09 mg. Calcium weighs 40.09 mg. So Calcium carbonate is 40% calcium. Scientists tell us that only 10% of the calcium is absorbed from the carbonate. So for every 1,000 mg of calcium carbonate 40% of 400 mg is calcium. Of this 400 mg 10% is absorbed, or only 40 mg of usable calcium.

B.) Tribasic Calcium Phosphate {Ca3(PO4)2} is known as Posture. Total molecular weight of this compound is 310.18 mg therefore calcium phosphate is 39% calcium. Scientists tell us that only 10% of the calcium is absorbed from this phosphate. So for every 1,000 mg of calcium phosphate 39% or 390 mg is calcium. Of this 390 mg, 10% is absorbed, or only 39 mg of usable calcium.

C.) Calcium Lactate {(CH3CH[OH]COO)2Ca}is commonly found in dairy products. Total molecular weight of this compound is 218.22 mg, therefore calcium lactate is 37% calcium. Scientists tell us that only 33% of the calcium is absorbed from the lactate. So for every 1,000 mg of calcium lactate 37% or 370 mg is calcium. Of this 370 mg 33% is absorbed, or only 105 mg of usable calcium.

D.) Calcium Citrate {Ca3(C6H3O7)2}is known as Citrical®. Total molecular weight of this compound is 572.72 mg, therefore calcium citrate is 21% calcium.Scientists tell us that 50% of the calcium is absorbed from the citrate. So for every1,000 mg of calcium citrate 21% or 210 mg is calcium. Of this 210 mg 50% is absorbed, or only 105 mg of usable calcium.

E.) Ionic Calcium {Ca++} is available as Coral Calcium Gold™ from HTN. Total molecular weight of ionic calcium is 40.09 mg. So ionic calcium is 100% calcium. Scientists tell us that 98% of the ionic calcium is absorbed. So for every 1,000 mg of Coral Calcium, a unique organic calcium carbonate compound that dissipates calcium directly in its ionic form, 40% is ionic calcium or 400 mg of calcium. Of this 400 mg 98% is absorbed, or 392 mg of usable calcium.

The following chart illustrates how much of these commonly available calcium products needs to be consumed each day, in addition to an average 500 mg dietary calcium intake, in order to obtain a minimum 800 mg of absorbable ionic Ca++, and their comparative costs.

Compound	mg/unit	Units needed for 300 mg absorbable Ca++	Cost per unit	Total daily cost for additional 300 mg absorbable Ca++ to dietary intake
Ionic Calcium	342mg/bag	1 Bag	$37.50/30	$1.27
Calcium Citrate	400mg/tablet	7 tablets	$8.49/100	$0.59
Calcium Carbonate	500mg/tablet	10 tablets	$5.99/100	$0.60
Tribasic Calcium Phosphate	500mg/tablet	15 tablets	$8.99/60	$0.75

Note: Calcium obtained from calcium lactate in dairy products was excluded in the above table due to confusion surrounding the food industries labeling of calcium lactate as pure calcium and because prices vary considerably because it comes from a food source with each food having varying amounts.

As referenced on the chart above, it would appear that ionic calcium has a cost somewhat more than the other products. However, in the following discussion it becomes obvious that consuming large amounts of calcium tablets to achieve the desired absorption can have serious negative results. When we are discussing calcium supplementation issues, many factors besides simply cost must be considered!

One other thing to consider at this point is the fact that looking at this chart and the information on this page may lead you to the conclusion that you need to take much more caral calcium to meet the daily requirements for calcium. This may be true...if you got zero calcium from other sources. But remember to some degree we are mixing apples and oranges. The old paradigm with the new. I'm almost certain that 300 mg ionic calcium is worth more than any other form because it is 98% usable without having to go through the digestive process. Plus there are seventy other minerals in it that we are not even taking into account that have an alkalizing effect in the body. The bottom line is that we are seeing the results of using the coral calcium in the improvement of health and the reversal of degenerative diseases. Will increased amount give better results? A pH test of the saliva can give you a clue, but only you can answer that question.

Calcium absorption needs an acid environment in the stomach for proper digestion and people over 60 years of age produce only approximately 25% of the stomach acid they produced when they were 20 years old. In addition, it is a known fact that as many as 40 percent of postmenopausal women lack sufficient stomach acid for proper calcium absorption and that's without the intake of large volumes of alkaline calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate.

Ionic calcium, on the other hand, needs no stomach acid to be absorbed and assimilated. Large amounts of dairy products increase the amounts of fats, cholesterol, and artificial hormones fed to dairy cattle (to increase growth and milk production) taken into our bodies. So it is very obvious that only one of the five calcium choices listed above is really a viable option. A study of biology shows this to be true.The testimonies of those who use the Coral Calcium product validates the studies in the laboratory!

Calcium deficiency, which is also known as hypocalcemia is responsible for approximately 150 different degenerative diseases and conditions, and also other problems that can be harmful or dangerous to the body. Look at this partial list and see if some of them are not familiar.

Calcium Deficiency Symptomos (Hypocalcemia)

Arthritis	Gout
Heart palpitation	Muscle cramps
Hypertension (High blood pressure)	Eczema
Loss of mental functions	Increased cholesterol levels
Indigestion	Insomnia
Rickets	Headaches
Kidney and gall stones	Bone spurs
Fibromyalgia	Hiatal hernia
Recessed gums	Low back pain
Asthma	Allergies
Colitis	Arrhythmia
Heart disease	Cancer
Acid reflux	And about 125 others

In addition to what is written above about calcium absorption, it is known that calcium can not be absorbed and utilized in our bodies without certain trace minerals, including magnesium and boron and also many others, also being present. The full complement of these trace minerals is not found in most calcium supplementation tablets and are lacking to a great degree in the typical American diet. These trace minerals are important not only to facilitate the absorption of calcium (as in magnesium) but they are also needed by the body as well for the millions of biochemical reactions that are taking place in the body every day.

HTN's Coral Calcium Gold contains essential trace minerals from the sea (including 22 mg ionic magnesium per bag) that synergistically aid the immediate utilization of ionic calcium by our body's. Consider that for less than the daily cost of buying a fancy cup of coffee, you can provide for yourself a safe, natural method of nutritional prevention of calcium deficiency (and the 150 associated degenerative diseases including osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis, cancer, indigestion, etc., that have been possibly associated with calcium deficiency). HTN's Ionic Coral Calcium is a very cost effective, easily assimilated, virtually tasteless and easy to take form of calcium.

The Coral Calcium Gold also has a secondary role of purifying water. This benefit cuts down on the high cost of bottled water and adds additional savings. HTN's Coral Calcium Gold is definitely a wise decision for anyone serious about their health. We live in an age where confusion surrounds dietary practices, fueled partly by the food industries advertising campaigns. We also live in an age when the soil does not have the minerals it used to have. To learn more about that visit our link, "US Senate Document Report" below. I hope this article has helped you understand more fully what your body is able to absorb and utilize from commonly available calcium supplementation so that you can make an informed choice for yourself. I believe you need to provide the best for your health and longevity. When you are informed there really is only one logical choice, at least in my mind.

You will see many web sites claiming that coral calcium capsules are the way to go. If you want to believe this or just refuse to drink water, well, then we have the best coral calcium capsules on the market just for you. They are Marine Grade coral calcium in a 2:1 ratio of calcium to magnesium with added Vitamin D in 1500mg per serving capsules. You can click here to order. For the rest of the people who really want to know the truth please continue reading.

We were the first company to sell coral calcium in the United States. We have been selling coral calcium since 1995. Our Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Jeff (board certified by the American Naturopathic Medical Society), was the first person to sell coral calcium in the U.S.. It was at a huge health seminar in Amarillo, TX in 1995. The coral calcium was just being shipped to the U.S. for the first time, so they had some of the first batch sent directly to them so that they could introduce coral calcium for the first time in the United States. Our Coral Calcium Gold is still the highest grade coral on the market and only comes in sachets.

Our Alka-Line Coral Calcium and Coral Calcium Gold sachets are the only coral calcium on the market that goes through a patented purifying process to remove salt and harmful heavy metals (Hg mercury, Pb lead, As arsenic). This is very important! Hg (mercury) is considered a very poisonous minerals to your body. Not only will the consumption of any amount of mercury cause harmful effects on your body, but could also reduce the amount of nutrients absorbed from the coral. When a toxin (Hg for example) enters your body the microvilla in your intestines will shorten to reduce surface area so that less of the toxin will be absorbed. The down side is that in this shortened state the microvilla also will not be able absorb nutrients from the coral. Our coral calcium is the only coral calcium approved for human consumption by the Japanese government. "Beach sand" is not approved for consumption by the Japanese government or any other government. This patented process includes the only Japanese government approved collection method that carefully vacuums the coral semi-fossils from the ocean floor without harming the ecosystem. Marine Bio Co,. Ltd. does not use huge dredging ships to harvest coral. The pictures you have probably seen of dredging ships, from the "beach sand" coral calcium companies, is actually an old picture of a process used to collect coral in other parts of the world to create concrete. If you are concerned about the ecosystem of coral reefs then you had better not pave your driveway at home or drive on the interstates made of concrete. Many people are saying it is impossible to patent coral calcium, well, here are our patent numbers. Click the patent number and you will be taken to the U.S. Government Patent Office web site.

U.S Patent numbers: 4540584 (Original Alka-Line Coral Calcium) / 4463031 (Alka-Line Coral Calcium Gold).

People taking the Coral Calcium in sachet form or combined with the capsules always do better than just taking the coral calcium capsules by themselves. This is due to three main factors:

1) WATER! - It is recommended to place one sachet into 1.5 liters of water and to drink this water in a 24 hour period. When the coral calcium is placed into water only the ionic minerals are released. Doesn't this mean that I will get less calcium and other minerals? Yes, but the minerals you are not taking in are just carbonates anyway. Carbonates will only produce less than a 10% actual yield of that mineral. What happens to the other 90%? Have you heard of bone spurs, kidney stones etc.? Also, as you will read below, the sachets are much more effective at raising pH. When your body is alkaline it will not take calcium from the bones and other bodily processes therefore reducing the amount of extra calcium needed. Vanadium and chromium are both minerals that help to regulate blood sugar levels and are both in the coral calcium, but in low amounts. Most of the testimonies you see regarding coral calcium and diabetes are from patients who used the sachet form. Why? WATER! Has any person ever told you that boiled or steamed potatoes are better for you then baked potatoes? This is due to the fact that boiled potatoes have a lower sugar concentration then baked potatoes. Since we are made mostly of water the same thing happens to us. We become dehydrated from not taking in water (not tea, coffee, cokes, etc., but water) and this concentrates our sugars. Sugar molecules like to form long chains in the absence of water making them more concentrated. When you add one water molecule to the sugar chain the 2 hydrogen atoms cap two ends of the sugar chain breaking it apart and then the oxygen atom is released and utilized in other cellular processes. Add millions of water molecules and you will break apart millions of sugar chains diluting the sugar. Put simply, water lowers blood sugar levels. This process is called hydrolysis. Coral calcium treated water works even more effectively in this process due to the minerals it contains such as chromium, vanadium and others. There are hundreds of other diseases that could benefit just from the consumption of water, especially when this water is given a boost with coral calcium.

2) pH--Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., probably the most recognized author on human physiology states in his "Textbook of Medical Physiology" (used to educate medical students):

"The first steps in maintaining health is to alkalize the body (pH or acid/alkaline balance). This is one of the most important aspects of homeostasis. Changes in pH alter virtually all body functions."

DEFINITION: pH is how alkaline a substance is, 0 is Acidic, 7 is Neutral and 14 is Alkaline.
BLOOD pH: 7.4 is Normal Health and 7.2 is Death.
"The cells of a healthy body are alkaline while the cells of a diseased body are below a pH of 7.0. The more acidic the cell, the sicker we become. If the body can not alkalize the cells they will become acidic and thus, disease sets it. Our bodies do not manufacture alkalinity, we must supply the alkalinity from an outside source to keep us from becoming acidic and dying."

The Answer is: Health Thru Nutrition's Alka-Line Coral Calcium

You probably feel like a pH expert after reading all the other coral calcium sites on the Internet, but we want to give you one more little piece of knowledge that is not on any other site before explaining why our coral calcium is the best at raising pH. Most people think that enzymes are just for digesting foods etc.. The enzymes that digest foods are designed to thrive in an acidic environment, but enzymes have a much larger role in the body with digestion playing a very small part. Life itself is regulated by catalysis. The catalysis in your body are enzymes. Enzymes are involved in every chemical reaction in your body. The repair of DNA to prevent cancer, the breaking apart of cholesterol crystals in your blood that could turn into plaque and cause heart disease, the transformation of sugars into ATP which powers your cells, the detoxification of drugs, and on and on is all due to enzymes. What does this have to do with pH? Most enzymes have a pH optimum that usually ranges from 6 to 8. Outside this pH range the enzymes quickly become denatured and ineffective. Coral calcium has the ability to raise your pH to about a 7.5 if you are on a healthy balanced diet and DO NOT DRINK SODAS OR COLAS. We feel that this is one of the key factors of why coral calcium is so important. But, not all coral calcium can raise the pH. All coral calcium capsules are extremely ineffective at raising pH.

Capsules are very ineffective at raising pH for one main reason, HCl (hydrochloric acid). Coral calcium comes from fossilized, or marine grade semi-fossils of actual coral. Sango Coral does contain a large amount of carbonates as well as ionic minerals. When these carbonates are introduced into the stomach your body floods them with HCl. Even if the capsules were 100% ionic, the capsule shell itself is not and would require HCl to be broken down. HCl has a pH of about 1 (acid). Mix the high pH of coral calcium with the low pH of HCl and you are back at slightly acidic. No real benefit. If you view the lab tests we ran below then you will see that the pH in coral calcium products differs greatly as well. Most other products do not even have a pH high enough to raise the pH in the body by one point even if they were 100% ionic.

Since the sachets only release the ionic minerals into the water the body will treat the fluid as such. The ionic minerals will begin to be absorbed the second the water enters your mouth. When the water does reach the stomach it is treated as water with ionic minerals that does not need to be digested, only absorbed, and therefore will not be mixed with HCl. You can also take note of the pH of our sachets compared to capsules in the lab tests below. Remember that the pH scale is exponential or each point being times ten. As an example, our coral calcium sachets have a pH of around 10.5. If a competitor coral calcium has a pH of 7.5, then 7.5 to 10.5 is 10x10x10 = 1000 times more alkaline then the competitor. Also, the sachets do not require extra Vitamin D for the minerals to be absorbed. They use a unique delivery system created by God, not man, that is much more effective then Vitamin D.

3) ORP - Oxidation Reduction Potential or REDOX. Oxidation is the loss of electrons and Reduction is the gaining of electrons. ORP is measured in mV using a digital microprocessor. ORP measures the amount of free electrons in the fluid. Since electrons have a negative charge, the more negative the ORP reading the better. But why are free electrons important?

Cancer and several other diseases can be linked to free radical damage. Free radical damage is caused from free radicals which are atoms with unpaired electrons. These atoms are very unstable and scavenge electrons from other atoms to complete the electron pairs so that it will once again be stable. As you can imagine, this starts a chain reaction turning other atoms into free radicals. One free radical can effect over 100 atoms turning them into free radicals. The loss of even one electron can alter the structure of a molecule in DNA or other important parts of cells. The only way to stop the damage is to give all the free radicals electrons to make even electron pairs. One sachet of coral calcium can add billions of free electrons to the water. These electrons will complete the electron pairs of the free radical atoms in your body to stop and even reverse the damage being caused.

So, why don't other companies sell the sachets? It is mainly a price and American lifestyle issue. The cost per kilo of marine grade sachet coral is twice the price of powdered coral for capsules. The price for "beach sand", as you might guess, is even lower. Also, a majority of people in America would rather pop a pill then have to actually have to drink something healthy for them which creates a better market for capsules. Why did healthy (healthy lifestyle, healthy food) become such a bad word that it makes people cringe in America? Living a healthier lifestyle is something that every person in American could work on and should work on with pride. Our Alka-Line Coral Calcium is the first step in making this commitment.

U.S Patent Numbers 4540584 (Original Alka-Line Coral Calcium) 4463031(Alka-Line Coral Calcium Gold) We have the only coral calcium on the market that goes through a patented purifying process to remove salt and harmful heavy metals. This patented process includes the only Japanese government approved collection method that carefully vacuums the coral semi-fossils from the ocean floor without harming the ecosystem. Our coral calcium is also the only coral calcium approved for human consumption by the Japanese government. Above water, fossilized coral calcium is not approved for human consumption. Fossilized coral calcium only contains calcium carbonate and other carbonate minerals. Since all life is carbon based, all fossils are basically ordinary carbonates. Only marine grade coral calcium can contain ionic minerals. This is due to the algae that lives in the coral and that the coral feeds from. Fossilized coral from above the water no longer contains these ionic minerals since the algae requires the moist ocean environment to grow.

Health Thru Nutrition's ionic coral calcium comes from Okinawa, Japan. HTN's Alka-Line™ Coral Calcium is produced by Sango Coral which has a composition nearly identical to that of the human skeleton and is widely used for bone grafts throughout the world. It is the only one of over 2,500 species with unique, life-giving benefits--powerful antioxidant.

INTERESTING FACT:

The first documented medicinal use of coral is by the Arabs in the 16th Century. The oldest pharmacy in Spain was built in 1685 in Panaranda de Duero in northern Spain. This pharmacy, now part of a museum, displays a container of "ground up" coral with the inscription "Coral stone to purify the blood" and further states that the coral has a beneficial effect upon the heart and elevates the mood of the person taking it.
Ancient cultures were aware that coral's 73 minerals and elements are key for the healthy to remain healthy and for the unhealthy to regain their vitality.

LAB COMPARISON OF CALCIUM and CORAL CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS

Supplemental calcium tablets sold in the stores are not always a pure form of calcium. Most have calcium components combined with stabilizers. First these tablets must be dissolved by digestive secretions (HCl) and then ionized in order to be effected. "Only a small part of the original compound actually gets dissolved and ionized."
Tests of over-the-counter calcium based supplements that are most often recommended by physicians and pharmacist were conducted by an independent laboratory.

COMPARISON PROCEDURES

The tests were designed to measure the pH, the oxidation-reduction capabilities, the electrical conductivity, and the ability to counteract the rouleauing effect on erythrocytes (which will vary depending on the degree of acidity within the blood serum). The results of each product were compared to those of Alka-Line Coral Calcium™

PRODUCTS COMPARED

The products tested were; (1) Oscal, containing biological oyster shell calcium; (2) Natural, containing biological oyster shell calcium; (3) Bone Meal, composed of ground and powdered animal bone; (4) AdvaCal, containing biological oyster shell calcium; (5) Calcet, composed of equal parts of calcium carbonate, calcium lactate, and calcium gluconate; (6) Citracal, composed of calcium citrate; (7) Mylanta, containing calcium carbonate; (8) Rolaids, containing calcium carbonate; (9) Maalox, containing calcium carbonate; (10) Tums, containing calcium carbonate; (11) Source Natural Coral Calcium, (12) Coral Complex 2, (13) Coraladvantage, and (14) Ancient Wisdom, (15) Coral Calcium "Supreme", (16) Coral Calcium Daily, (17) Nature's Sunshine Coral Calcium, (18) Coral Sea, (19) Alka-Line Coral Calcium, (20) Alka-Line Coral Calcium Capsules, containing biological, ionic calcium.

COMPARISON METHODS AND RESULTS

The tests were conducted using steam distilled water containing crushed powders of each of the products. The pH results were obtained using standardized digital pH meters. High pH test numbers equate to a high level of alkalinity. Low pH results equate to a high level of acidity. The pH scale advances at an exponential power of 10 for each level. Alka-Line Coral Calcium registered 500 times more alkaline than the next closest product.

Oxygen-reduction results were obtained using a standard Oxygen Reduction Potential meter (ORP). The degree of negativity of an ORP reading is an indicator of how bioavailable and bioabsorbable a product will be. The more negative the test reading, the more ions are available for body metabolic functions. Alka-Line Coral Calcium was the only product to register strong minus readings on the ORP meter.

Electrical conductivity measurements are tested in ohms using an OHM meter. An ohm is a unit of electrical measurement which demonstrates the amount of electrical resistance of a substance. The lower the ohm reading, the easier it is for electrical impulses to be conducted through the tissues and fluids of the body. The less electrical resistance there is, the more efficiently the metabolic process progresses. This relates to ionic polarization, the osmotic gradient, and the availability of positive and negative ions within the cell membranes.

A normal ohm reading for human tissue is approximately 500 ohms. After drinking water containing 1 gm of Alka-Line Coral Calcium the ohm of a human test subject dropped from 500 ohms to 40 ohm. When 1 gm of the other sample products was added to water and then consumed, there was not an appreciable difference in the ohm reading of test subjects.

Live blood cell screening, using a phase contrast, darkfield microscope, visually shows the level of acidity present in blood serum. High acidity results in high erythrocyte rouleau (the sticking together of red blood cells creating a low oxygen carrying ability). High alkalinity creates low erythrocyte rouleau ( red cells are single, not sticking together, and results in the erythrocytes having a high oxygen carrying ability). The blood serum of all tests subjects initially showed no rouleau as viewed through the phase contrast, darkfield microscope. Therefore, the blood serum of all test subjects was alkaline in nature. A cola was given to the test subjects to acidify their blood serum.

Product samples were randomly given to the test subjects to see if the sample would restore the subject's blood serum to the "no rouleau", alkaline condition. Identical comparison tests were conducted over a five day period. The higher the pH reading advances in alkalinity, the less amount of erythrocyte rouleau is present. Alka-Line Coral Calcium was the only product that returned the blood serum of the test subjects from a highly acidic, high blood rouleau condition to a highly alkaline, no blood rouleau condition.

Product Name	pH Value	ORP Reading	Electrical Conductivity	Blood Rouleau Level
Mylanta	6.7 pH	+ 80	500 ohm	High Rouleau
Citracal	6.8 pH	+ 190	500 ohm	High Rouleau
Rolaids	7.0 pH	+ 64	720 ohm	High Rouleau
Maalox	7.1 pH	+ 82	280 ohm	High Rouleau
Calcet	7.2 pH	+ 144	350 ohm	High Rouleau
Tums	7.2 pH	+ 95	500 ohm	High Rouleau
Natural	7.3 pH	+ 47	480 ohm	Medium Rouleau
Bone Meal	7.6 pH	+ 40	500 ohm	Medium Rouleau
Oscal	7.8 pH	+ 39	300 ohm	Medium Rouleau
AdvaCal	8.1 pH	+ 35	260 ohm	Medium Rouleau
*Source Nat. Coral	7.3 pH	+ 281	47 ohm	High/Med Rouleau
*Coral Complex2	7.6 pH	- 43	34 ohm	Medium Rouleau
*Coraladvantage	8.7 pH	- 71	26 ohm	Med/little Rouleau
*Ancient Wisdom	8.5 pH	+224	55 ohm	Med/little Rouleau
* Coral Calcium Supreme	7.8 pH	+35	29 ohm	Medium Rouleau
* Coral Calcium Daily	8.0 pH	-39	22 ohm	Med/little Rouleau
* Nature's Sunshine CC	8.7 pH	+47	42 ohm	Med/little Rouleau
* Coral Sea	8.2 pH	+59	50 ohm	Med/little Rouleau
*Alka-Line Coral Calcium Sachets	10.5 pH	- 273	17 ohm	No Rouleau
*Alka-Line Coral Calcium Capsules	9.2 pH	-122	22 ohm	No Rouleau
(* indicates calcium made from coral sources)

PRODUCT CORRELATION

There was a high correlation between the pH level of the sample products and the amount of erythrocyte rouleau. There was less correlation between the ORP readings and electrical conductivity between the products. However, the Alka-Line Coral Calcium did register the lowest electrical resistance (ohm) score and only the Coral Calcium products gave readings on the negative side of the ORP meter. However, Alka-Line Coral Calcium was the only product that showed positive biological function results in all four of the test areas.

COMMENTS

The wide range of variability displayed by the testing results seems to be linked with the bioavailability and bioabsorbability of the type of calcium being ingested. Calcium minerals, in their elemental state, are normally only 8 to 40% biologically available to animals and humans. After reaching the age of 35 to 40, the availability of minerals to humans drops to 3 to 5%. Older people may not produce enough digestive acid to put calcium, magnesium, and potassium into ionic suspension.

Calcium lactate is an example of a typical supplement. A 2,000 mg tablet of calcium lactate will chemically break down to 860 mg of milk sugar or lactose and 140 mg (or 16%) of elemental calcium. The 140 mg of elemental calcium from the calcium lactate must then undergo digestion in order to become ionized calcium. The end result is that only 10% of the original elemental calcium ingested is ionized and becomes bioavailable to the human body. This means that after the 140 mg of elemental calcium from calcium lactate completes the digestive process you will end up with 10% of the original 140 mg, or 14 mg of biological ionic calcium available for metabolic use. Different types of calcium provide different percentages of elemental calcium. For example, calcium carbonate provides 40% elemental calcium, while calcium gluconate supplies 9% elemental calcium.

It is important for calcium to be consumed in healthy amounts. Although, just because it is consumed it does not always end up being fully absorbed by the body. Usually, between 10 to 40% of dietary elemental calcium intake is absorbed. However, women after menopause may only absorb 7%. Calcium from milk and milk products is absorbed at a higher percentage rate (45%) than calcium from supplements. Dietary calcium must be made soluble in the stomach and then pass to the small intestine where it combines with a calcium binding molecule so it can be absorbed (chelation). Calcium competes with zinc, manganese, magnesium, copper and iron for absorption in the intestine, and a high intake of one can reduce the absorption of the others.

Alka-Line Coral Calcium, however, is already in ionic, biological form derived from pure Sango coral. Therefore, it is a 100% ionic, bioavailable calcium and does not have to undergo the digestive, ionizing process to which the other calcium and some coral calcium supplements must be subjected.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

The pH of the blood must remain between 7.35 and 7.45 for the body to remain healthy. According to Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., author of the "Textbook of Medical Physiology" which was used to train medical students, states, "at a blood pH of 7.2 and below the person will soon become exceptionally sick and soon die."

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WILL Cola's & other soft drinks kill you??

Your Health is at STAKE!
Before you drink another cola or soda, read the following article, it may Save Your Life!

Scientists have found that healthy people have body fluids that are slightly alkaline, 7.1 to 7.5 pH. Scientists and doctors have also found that over 150 degenerative diseases are linked to acidity, including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, gall and kidney stones, and many more. All diseases thrive in an acidic, oxygen poor environment.

Keep in mind that a drop in every point on the pH scale is 10x more acidic than the previous number--i.e. from 7 to 6 is 10x, from 7 to 5 is 100x etc. From 7 to 2 is 100,000x more acidic, colas are in the approximate 2.5 pH range. Almost no soda is higher than 3.0. Diet sodas are the worst as they are highest in acid content. Actually diet sodas can cause you to gain weight because they alter the blood chemistry, making changes in your metabolism, leading to a slower metabolic rate. See our link on Aspartame. The best liquid to drink is water.

Almost everything we do including our life styles and our diets push us into the acidic range: Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are all digested down to acids. Even metabolic functions and exercise create some acids (lactic acid). Body fluids range between 4.5 and 7.5 pH (Your blood must maintain an alkaline range of 7.35 to 7.45 pH). So even our natural functions produce acids, and if we do not get the proper minerals, in the proper forms, our bodies may begin to degenerate. When you drink soda, the deterioration may be much faster.

Will Cola & Sodas Kill?
Over the long term the effects of colas are devastating to the body. Acidity, sugars, and artificial flavors and sweeteners can shorten your life. It takes 32 glasses of alkaline water at an alkaline pH of 9 to neutralize the acid from one 12 oz. cola or soda. When you drink a cola or soda, the body will use up reserves of its own stored alkaline buffers, mainly calcium from the bones and DNA, to raise the body's alkalinity levels, especially to maintain proper blood alkaline pH levels. Acidic blood levels cause death! There are enough acids in one soda to kill you if you didn't possess a mechanism to neutralize them. But your mineral supply can be used up.

The reason that sodas are so bad, is that soda, like water and some other liquids, pass very quickly through the stomach into the small intestine where it is quickly assimilated into the bloodstream through the openings in the villi in the walls of the intestines. Liquids do not stay in the digestive tract. Almost all liquids go into the bloodstream and is filtered through the liver and the kidneys and whatever is not needed by the body is sent to the bladder and urinated out. But these liquids can come in contact with virtually every cell in your body.

When a substance is an acid, it means that there are a large number of positively charged hydrogen ions in the liquid. These positively charged ions are lacking electrons and steal electrons from other atoms in the body which themselves become electrically unstable and seek other electrons from other atoms. These are called free radicals and what you've just started is a chain reaction of electron stealing. The problem with this is that whenever an electron is torn from an atom a little spark is produced, and this known to damage cell membranes. This is called free radical damage and can be seen under a microscope in a live blood cell analysis. The body must stop the process because you would probably die if your body couldn't neutralize the acids. When you use up the supply of available minerals to neutralize the acids, at that point you may get a very serious degenerative disease. Every soda that you drink will contribute to this acidity. Even without soda our bodies naturally produce acids, and minerals are needed in our diets to stop the deterioration process. Unfortunately, most of the food that we eat no longer contains the minerals that we need. This may be the reason for all the degenerative diseases that are so prevalent today. For more information, see the US Senate Document.

HTN's, Alka-Line™ Coral Calcium (1-gram bags) perform a filtering and purifying process, which in turn assist the body in developing and maintaining a proper pH balance. An acidic environment in the body is conducive to illness. A properly balanced alkaline body promotes health, aids in the elimination of toxins and bad bacteria, and helps with the assimilation of vitamins, minerals and supplementation.
Most degenerative diseases we call "Old-Age Diseases" like memory loss, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, and many more are actually life style diseases caused by acidosis, the lack of supplements, what we eat, don't eat, or properly eliminate.

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Doctors and scientists are now linking many serious health problems to the growing number of contaminates in the air we breathe. Is your family's health being threatened by the air inside you home? Ask yourself...

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Improving Your Health and the Detoxification Process by Dr. Kurt Grange PhD. N.D.

The body does its best to maintain a homeostatic balance so that all the systems and organ function at their optimum level. However, because of diet, chronic disease, injury, and stressful lifestyles, we gradually move the body out of balance. This results in the accumulation of acids and poisons(toxins) in the fat, tissues, and organs of the body. Disease thrives in this type of acidic environment. Therefore, in order to regain homeostasis and maintain optimal health, thebody must rid itself of these harmful substances which it has stored. When you have a good nutritional program in place and are taking effective nutricutical supplements that Alkalize, Balance, Nourish, and help Cleanse the body , you begin to "Detoxify"the tissues and organs. This process of toxic/acidic cleansing is called detoxification.
During the first phase of detoxification(called catabolism), the emphasis is on the cleansing of tissues and the elimination of toxins. The body consists of removing the metabolic and toxic garbage deposited in all the tissues.The body says to itself, "Now we have a chance to get rid of this old garbage and build a healthy new body. Let's get this excess bile out of the liver and gall bladder and send it to the intestines of elimination. Let's get the sludge moving out of the arteries, veins, and capillaries. These acid produced arthritic deposits in the joints need alkalizing and clean-up. Let's get these irritating food preservatives, aspirins, sleeping pills, and drugs out of the body."
This stage can last up to several hours, days, or even weeks for those who are highly toxic. During catabolism, wastes are discarded more rapidly than new tissue is made. Energy from the muscles and skin begins to move into the internal organs to start regeneration. This shunting of much of the body's power to the internal region produces a feeling of weakness and less energy in the muscles. Actually, your vital energy is increasing. However, most of it is being used for cleansing and rebuilding the internal tissues and organs therefore, less of it is available for muscular work. Any weakness that is felt at this time is not true weakness but merely a redeploying of forces. During catabolism it is important for the person to stop wasting energy and to rest and sleep more. If the person results to stimulants of any kind, he will reverse and defeat the regenerative intent of the body.
Occasionally an individual may experience "flu-like" symptoms during this stage and want to quit. Don't! That person may need to slow down the detox process, but don't give up. A person must give his body a chance to adjust and complete this first stage of action. It is important to have patience and faith and just wait it out. The end result will be strength, health, and well-being.
Success in recovery or improvement of health hinges on the correct understanding of this important healing concept.The body is using its main energies in more important internal work and not wasting it in external work involving muscle movements.Be wise, take it easy, and relax. Naturally speaking, the body heals itself from the top down and from the inside out.
The second phase of detoxification is called stabilization. This is a "resting time" when the body remains more or less stable. The amount of toxic waste material being discarded daily is equal to the amount of tissue which is being formed and replaced. Stabilization occurs only after the excess of toxins and other deteriorating material in the tissues has been removed.
The third phase is a building period called anabolism. At this point, new tissues are rapidly being formed. The higher the percentage of natural and raw food one consumes and the purer, more alkalizing, and more nourishing the supplements taken are, the quicker one advances into this third phase. It is during this phase that the body is alkalizing the tissues and fluids of the body and realigning its energies to bring the body back into homeostasis balance.
It is extremely important to understand how the detoxification process can physically manifest itself. At the beginning of the cleansing process, headaches may occur, fever and/or colds may appear, the skin may break out, and there may be a short interval of bowel sluggishness. You may experience nauseousness, occasional diarrhea, feelings of tiredness and weakness, disinterest in exercise, nervousness, irritability, negativity or mental depression, and frequent urination. The symptoms you experience during detoxification will vary according to the toxins being discarded, the conditions of the organs involved in the elimination, and the amount of energy you have available.
Those who have practiced healthy lifestyles and eaten healthy foods will have reactions ranging from almost none at all to very mild symptoms which may slightly uncomfortable. Those who have had less healthy habits and have ingested more poisons will experience more severe symptoms, particularly if their liver, kidneys, or other important eliminating organs have been damaged. When the symptoms are present, the more you rest, sleep, and drink plenty of good alkalized water(see Coral Calcium ), the milder they will be, and the more quickly they will end.
People going through detox often ask "How come I don't feel wonderful? I'm eating better now than I did before, and instead of improving, I'm getting worse."They don't understand that the body is naturally cleansing and rebuilding. Though unpleasant at the moment, these actions are constructive. This is nature's way of housecleaning and is part of the curing process. Don't try to cure the cure. The great majority of people find their reactions tolerable and are encouraged to bear with them because of the improvements to their health. Be happy you are having symptoms! Your body is becoming younger and healthier every day because you are throwing off more and toxic wastes.
By eliminating the old built-up toxins, you are saving yourself from more serious disease conditions which may result if you keep the toxins in your body. (Diseases such as hepatitis, kidneys disorders, blood disease, heart disease, arthritis, nerve degeneration, and cancer are associated with an acid/toxin stressed body).
Don't expect to feel better and better each day until you reach perfection. The body regenerates in stages, and health returns in a series of gradual steps.In some individuals these stages happen quickly; for others, it can be slower. For example, let's say you have some form of chronic disease so you start a nutritional program and begin taking nutritional supplements. For a while, you feel much better. But after a time, a detox symptom occurs. You may have a skin rash, feel nauseous, and have diarrhea with foul smelling stools. After a few days, you feel better than before. Then, you suddenly develop a cold, feel chills, and lose your appetite. After two or three days(assuming you don't take drugs or do anything else about it), you recover and feel better than you have for years.
And so it goes, each reaction being milder than the last as the body becomes healthier. Each health crisis becomes shorter in duration and is followed by a longer period of feeling better than ever before until you have achieved homeostatic balance. When you reach a state of high alkalinity and balanced health, you become relatively disease- free.
Remember, you did not reach your level of deteriorated health overnight, and there are no "silver bullet" cures that will immediately return you to good health. However, you will be pleasantly amazed at how quickly you can recover your health if you
*follow a sound nutritional program
*take the necessary nutritional supplements that will alkalize, cleanse, balance,
and nourish your body,
*realize that your body will be going through a healing detoxification process.

Your ultimate goal is to reach and maintain homeostasis within your body as well as in your life. Remember, the key word is patience, patience, patience.