• Burdock [Digestive, Immune] is a common weed with giant leaves, and seeds (burrs) that cling tenaciously to clothing. Its active constituents give burdock immune and digestive system-supporting properties. Each capsule contains 360 mg burdock. In herbology, the dried, powdered root is used.
• Take 2 capsules with a meal twice daily.
• Amount Per 2 Capsules: Burdock Root (Arctium lappa) 720 mg

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Burdock [Digestive, Immune] is a common weed with giant leaves, and seeds (burrs) that cling tenaciously to clothing. Its active constituents give burdock immune and digestive system-supporting properties. Each capsule contains 360 mg burdock. In herbology, the dried, powdered root is used.

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• Spirulina is easily assimilated by the body
• It also provides naturally occurring chlorophyll.
• Spirulina can be used as a pre-meal supplement.
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Spirulina [Nervous] is a blue green algae that grows in warm, alkaline fresh waters around the world. Spirulina naturally contains protein representing all eight essential amino acids, as well as chelated minerals, natural plant sugars, trace minerals and enzymes. Spirulina is easily assimilated by the body. It also provides naturally occurring chlorophyll. Spirulina can be used as a pre-meal supplement.

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• Natural herbal laxative
• Cleanses Intestinal Tract
• Supports a Clean Colon

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Cascara Sagrada [Intestinal], known as sacred bark, is one of Nature’s Sunshine’s most popular herbal products. The bark has been used by cultures around the world. Historically cascara sagrada has been used as an herbal laxative. Scientists are now investigating its potential for supporting gastrointestinal health. Nature’s Sunshine offers the herb individually or in many combinations. Each capsule contains 390 mg cascara sagrada (Vegitabs 410 mg).

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• Chamomile [Nervous] may be best known as a popular late-night herbal tea. The herb contains flavonoids, coumarin and volatile oil. Contemporary herbalists recommend chamomile for its ability to soothe the nerves and promote more restful sleep. Each capsule provides 250 mg chamomile.
• Take 1 capsule with a meal twice daily.
• Amount Per 1 Capsule: Chamomile Flowers (Matricaria recutita) 250 mg. Other Ingredients: Kosher gelatin and water.
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Chamomile [Nervous] may be best known as a popular late-night herbal tea. The herb contains flavonoids, coumarin and volatile oil. Contemporary herbalists recommend chamomile for its ability to soothe the nerves and promote more restful sleep. Each capsule provides 250 mg chamomile.

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Whole Foods for Optimal Nutrition

Whole foods are our best source of nutrition and provide the most complete sources of vitamins and minerals. We are nourished by eating whole foods because they contain the necessary proteins, fats, carbohydrates, fiber, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other micronutrients that our body needs for proper nourishment and optimal health. Unfortunately, most of us do not eat enough variety of whole, nutrient-dense foods for proper nutrition levels. Instead, our modern diets include too many processed foods that provide sub-standard levels of nutrients. These days, dietary supplementation is often needed to provide our nutritional requirements for optimum health and energy.The Complexity of Whole Food Vitamins and Dietary Supplements

Dietary supplements and vitamins made from whole foods contain not only recognized vitamins and minerals, but a whole symphony of other micronutrients (phytonutrients or phytochemicals) that work in concert with vitamins and minerals to orchestrate a natural harmony in our bodies. More than 25,000 different micronutrients, also known as cofactors, have been discovered in whole fruits and vegetables alone. These micronutrients are still being studied, but what we do know is that they not only provide additional nutritional support, they also enhance the effectiveness and absorption of other nutrients contained in whole foods.

An interesting study was conducted by researchers at the USDA’s Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. Two different age groups of men and women were fed a diet containing ten servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Then they measured the ‘antioxidant capacity’ of the participants’ blood samples by seeing how well the blood deactivated damaging oxidized free radicals in a test tube. After two weeks, the antioxidant capacity of the participants’ blood rose in both groups, though more consistently in the older people. Based on this and other studies, it appears that compounds other than vitamins C and E and carotenoids contribute a major portion of the increase in antioxidant capacity.

Food researcher Vic Shayne, Ph.D. clearly describes the complexity of whole food nutrition and how this cannot be duplicated in the lab with vitamin isolates, in the following quotation:Since whole food ingredients are natural, they contain a host of nutrients that exist within a complex.A food complex includes not only vitamins and minerals, but also many cofactors (helper nutrients) that are found in nature’s foods as a result of the evolutionary process.Cofactors and food complexes therefore cannot be made in a laboratory nor can they be duplicated by scientists.Many nutritional doctors and researchers conclude that cofactors are often more valuable than vitamins and minerals, and that food cannot be duplicated due to its complexity, dynamism and energy.Cofactors within nature’s foods (which are found also in whole food supplements) include, but are not limited to: vitamins, minerals, terpenes, trace mineral activators, enzymes, co-enzymes, chlorophyll, lipids, essential fatty acids, fiber, carotenoids, antioxidants, flavonoids, pigments, amino acids, whole proteins and more.The human organism is biologically suited to ingest and utilize nature’s whole foods for its sustenance, including the optimal functioning of cells, and for the processes of healing and prevention. Because (isolated) vitamin and mineral pills are merely comprised of isolated chemicals, the body often regards these as foreign invaders.Many vitamins, minerals and amino acids produce toxic side effects ranging from skin itching and flushing (niacin, for example) to liver impairment (vitamin A palmitate, for example).The ingredients within foods operate on a system of synergism; in other words they work as ‘teams’ to feed cells. The interwoven, interrelated and complementary functions of food particles represent some of Nature’s most wonderful properties of synergistic power and function.Synergism is defined as the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects: working together.The Power of Fermentation and Probiotic Cultures

We understand that dietary supplements created from whole foods provide a more complex source of nutrition than isolated supplements created in a lab. So, what happens when we incorporate a probiotic fermentation process to whole food nutritional ingredients?

I am sure we have all heard of Captain Cook’s remedy for scurvy on his ships. Due to the lack of fresh produce on long voyages, he would require all his sailors to eat sauerkraut, which is fermented cabbage. Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency; by fermenting cabbage, the Vitamin C levels of the cabbage are increased.

The power of the fermentation and culturing process is due to the additional nutrients that are created by the activated bacteria. By culturing live, whole foods in probiotics (healthy, beneficial, naturally occurring bacteria), a synergy of health promoting compounds is created. Those compounds produce much greater results than the sum of the individual whole food nutritional ingredients. According to Dr. Richard Sarnat, M.D., co-author of “The Life Bridge: The Way to Longevity with Probiotic Nutrients,” “These (cultured) nutrients promote the health of the entire digestive system. It’s the process of fermentation that unlocks all these wonderful nutrients.”

In her book, “Nourishing Traditions,” author Sally Fallon, further explains the benefits of the lacto-fermentation process: “Like the fermentation of dairy products, preservation of vegetables and fruits by the process of lacto-fermentation has numerous advantages beyond those of simple preservation. The proliferation of lactobacilli (probiotics) in fermented vegetables enhances their digestibility and increases vitamin levels. These beneficial organisms produce numerous helpful enzymes as well as antibiotic and anticarcinogenic substances. Their main by-product, lactic acid, not only keeps vegetables and fruits in a state of perfect preservation but also promotes the growth of healthy flora throughout the intestine.”Summary

By supplementing our diets with cultured, whole food vitamins and supplements, we are able to provide our bodies with the complexity of nutrients missing from our modern diets, delivered in a cultured, whole food form that our bodies recognize and utilize efficiently. Nutrients from isolated vitamins and supplements are not adequate for our dietary requirements because they lack the cofactors and micronutrients needed and are not recognized by our bodies as food.

As a Clinical Nutritionist, I recommend my clients and customers eat a whole food, natural diet and use cultured, whole food vitamins and dietary supplements for optimal health. I am impressed with nutrition companies such as Garden of Life, Mt. Capra, and New Chapter, because they follow these health promoting principles of using only whole food ingredients and a culturing probiotic process in their vitamin and supplement formulas.

© Copyright 2008 by Christine’s Cleanse Corner, Inc.References:

Dr. Richard Sarnat, Paul Schulick and Thomas M. Newmark, “The Life Bridge: The Way to Longevity with Probiotic Nutrients,”

Jordan Rubin N.D, J. Brasco M.D., “Restoring Your Digestive Health”

www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/lacto.html

Sally Fallon, “Nourishing Traditions”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_food_supplements

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_4_34/ai_114783531, Cooking culture: tangy, tasty, and teeming with health benefits, fermented foods are the new stars of a wholesome diet – Healthy Appetites – Natural Health, April 2004, Jill Newmark

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKA/is_6_63/ai_78476943 Better Nutrition, June, 2001, Marie Moneysmith

With more and more people wanting to take more dietary pills, the need to be aware of the essentials is ever-growing important. In fact, dietary supplements or complements are taking more and more shelf space in the stores and theyre also available all over the internet.
What are the kinds of dietary complements to look for?
There are various kinds of dietary complements, namely mineral supplements and herbal supplements. Lets look at mainly dietary complement to be aware of when is it necessary.
Before we take a closer explore at dietary supplements. Lets first examine at a couple of the fat soluble vitamins. These are vitamin A, D, E and K. Since they are fat soluble, they are held in reserve in the body until they are required.
The role of Vitamin A.
This vitamin has a tremendous job to do for our bodies. It helps our immune system fight infection, its critical for bone growth and it is considerable to the fitness of our vision and skin. We take in vitamin A when we consume milk, eggs and cereal fortified with vitamin A. It can also be present found in liver, cheese and some products.
What is vitamin A deficiency?
This type of deficiency is rarely seen in the United States but in developing countries replete with malnourished children, there is widespread blindness and infection as a result of a lack of Vitamin A.
This vitamin toxicity can happen when there is a buildup of vitamin A, which seldom occurs through dietary intake but more commonly through the use of supplements as excess vitamin A is stored in the liver. This can bring about birth defects and central nervous system disorders. It can also cause liver damage and surprisingly, osteoporosis.
Is this the answer?
A vitamin dietary supplement may not always hold the answer we are looking for. Its distinctive to understand what duty the different vitamins act as in our overall fitness and to understand how greatly of each of the vitamins our bodies need.
If we truly need a vitamin dietary supplement, it becomes something of value to our health but it can also persist detrimental to our vitality to take too great deal of a good thing.
Some medical conditions make it difficult for our bodies to absorb certain vitamins so a vitamin dietary supplement certainly has an distinctive part to play when it is truly needed.
Vitamin K is another effective vitamin for our bodies as it aids in the clotting of the blood. A incompetence in this vitamin can persist very dangerous as it can lead to bleeding and even hemorrhaging.
Yet this is another vitamin that we can get comfortable of in our daily diet without resorting to taking a vitamin dietary supplement.
Another thing to consider: Our bodies can stand 500 times the RDA of vitamin K as long as it comes from food yet that is not the case for synthetic vitamin K. We can reach toxic levels by taking too much of this vitamin dietary supplement.
We can consult with our physicians to be sure we are getting enough of the vitamins that we need and to see if we might need a vitamin dietary supplement.
However, without a proper understanding of using and getting quality dietary vitamin supplements to treat many chronic diseases, we might now able to enjoy much disease-free lifestyle.
Therefore, by applying this effective tips as being highlighted here, together with an thorough understanding of vitamin supplements is important so that you enjoy your life once again.

• Nutritional Support for Restful Sleep
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Valerian, Time Release [Nervous] has been used as a sleep aid for over 1,000 years. Its ability to help relax the central nervous system, promote feelings of calm, decrease levels of anxiety and stress, and enhance restful sleep are known to millions the world over. Valerian is not known to cause morning grogginess. Each chlorophyll coated tablet of NSP Time Release Valerian contains 500 mg of the finest valerian root extract, concentrated and standardized to 0.8 percent valerenic acid. Time release technology offers a steady release of valerian for 6 8 hours, ensuring better, more restful sleep.

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Hemorrhoids are a very distressing condition that involve the swelling of the veins of the anus and rectum. They are very similar to varicose veins whereby the veins lose their elasticity and swell and this results in the uncomfortable symptoms of hemorrhoids that may include itching, burning pain and bleeding.
In many cases hemorrhoids will respond quickly to the use of herbal medicines, both taken internally and applied externally, however it is also necessary to address the cause of the condition. Some common factors that can contribute to hemorrhoids include sitting or standing for long periods, lifting heavy objects, dehydration, obesity and lack of exercise, but without a doubt the largest factor is constipation and straining during defecation. A poor intake of dietary fiber is often a major culprit that increases the risk of development of hemorrhoids.
The fact that no animal other than human beings has ever be known to exhibit hemorrhoids can be seen as a major indication that something is wrong with our diets and improving the diet can help this condition dramatically, however herbal remedies can often provide immediate relief as well as being effective for the long term treatment of this very distressing condition.
Herbs for the treatment of hemorrhoids:
Pilewort – Piles are another name for hemorrhoids and this herb was named for its effectiveness for this condition. It tonifies the blood vessels and stops bleeding. Pilewort may be taken internally as a tea or alcohol-based tincture and it can also be applied externally as an ointment.
Witch hazel – this herb can help to ease the bleeding and swelling associated with hemorrhoids. It is applied externally as an ointment, or the liquid can be applied directly to the area with a sterile cotton pad. Use three times daily until relief is obtained.
Aloe Vera gel – the fresh pulp can be applied directly on the anus to provide pain relief and soothe any burning sensations.
Butcher’s Broom – this herb has been used throughout history for the treatment of hemorrhoids and varicose veins. When looking for preparations of Butcher’s Broom, try to find those that contain a minimum of 9-11% of ruscogenin content, which is the active ingredient. 100 mg should be taken three times daily.
Pine Bark and Grape Seed – these plant extracts contain proanthocyanins and anthocyanins which are substances that improve the structural integrity of the veins and in fact the entire circulatory system. It is also possible to obtain them through increasing consumption of berries such as blueberries, blackberries and strawberries as well as cherries.
Fiber – a low fiber diet increases the risk of straining during bowel movements and increasing fiber intake may actually be a very effective simple measure that can go a long way towards improving hemorrhoids. Increasing fruit and vegetable intake is a must, however there are also a wide variety of fiber supplements available, such as those containing Psyllium husk or Slippery Elm Bark, that can soften the stools and reduce straining.
It is very important to ensure that water intake is increased when taking fiber supplements.
Herbal medicine can greatly assist in reducing the symptoms of hemorrhoids however in very severe cases surgical treatment may be required. In such instances the herbal treatments and dietary changes outlined can be used to prevent the problem from occurring again following surgery.

• Black Walnut [Intestinal]. The ancient Greeks used the hulls of black walnut to support the intestinal system and the skin. Herbalists classify black walnut as an astringent because it is rich in tannins, which have toning properties.
• Black walnut’s fame in folk herbology is due to its cleansing properties. The unripe hulls of the black walnut contain vitamin C and the trace minerals chromium and iodine.
• One capsule contains all the nutritional benefits of four regular black walnut hulls capsules. The finest herb has been selected and concentrated using the ATC process. ATC – Ancient Traditional Concept whereby herb extracts are concentrated and enhanced.
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Black Walnut [Intestinal]. The ancient Greeks used the hulls of black walnut to support the intestinal system and the skin. Herbalists classify black walnut as an astringent because it is rich in tannins, which have toning properties. Black walnut’s fame in folk herbology is due to its cleansing properties. The unripe hulls of the black walnut contain vitamin C and the trace minerals chromium and iodine. Available in capsules and in an alcohol-base liquid form. Each capsule contains 480 mg black walnut.

BLACK WALNUT, ATC CONCENTRATE, Herbal Dietary Supplement, 50 Capsules, 480 mg, Kosher

Dietary supplements refer to any health products that can supplement our diet. They include vitamins, minerals, amino acids, digestive enzymes, Probiotics, herbal supplements, glandular extracts and dietary fibers etc.
The consumption of dietary supplements has been rising every year. Whereas many people believe that dietary supplements can improve their health or prevent certain diseases, some consumer groups or medical professionals have warned that dietary supplements can be dangerous. So, the question is: are dietary supplements really dangerous? Unfortunately, the question does not have a simple answer.
Dietary supplements, by its broad definition, include thousands of different products. In 2004, Consumer Reports listed 12 potentially dangerous dietary supplements. Many of them are herbal products. Some of these herbs have been used by herbalists for hundreds of years and are considered as safe. However, when the active substances in these herbs are extracted in pure or concentrated form and consumed over prolonged period, they can be dangerous to some people.
Many dietary supplements such as vitamins and minerals are safe and can supplement what is missing in our diet. However, even the benign supplement can become dangerous in overdose. In local news, a woman was reported to give her two teenage daughters mega dose of vitamin A for prolonged period, thinking that the supplement is good for the eyes. Both suffered from acute liver failure and one required a liver transplant to save her life. Vitamin A is not dangerous but mega dose of vitamin A is hepatotoxic. In this case, ignorance itself is dangerous!
The quality of dietary supplement is also an important factor. The presence of contaminations, such as heavy metal, drugs, and toxic substances can make a benign supplement dangerous. One example is the presence of microcystin toxin in blue green algae dietary supplements. Microcystins are natural toxins from certain strains of blue green algae that can cause liver damage and liver tumors. According to the research conducted by Health Canada, only one strain of blue green algae, Spirulina, is free from microcystins as Spirulina is harvested from controlled ponds. Most of the non-Spirulina blue green algae supplements are contaminated by microcystins, especially those harvested from natural lakes. Daily consumption of these dietary supplements would exceed the acceptable level of microcystin intake established by Health Canada and WHO.
Good manufacturing practice (GMP) is another key factor to safeguard the quality and safety of dietary supplements. Dietary supplement manufacturers in compliance of GMP standards have to test the identity of raw materials, implement a quality control unit, provide expiration date for the finished products, maintain good records of batch production and written procedures, and hire personnel who are trained to understand and follow GMP. This practice can reduce the chance of having batch to batch variation in strength, composition, purity and quality of finished products.
To sum up, although most dietary supplements are safe when consumed according to the label, consumers are advised to educate themselves before taking these supplements. What are the functions of these supplements? How long should I be taking them? Are they manufactured by reputable companies in compliance of good manufacturing practices? Never consume more than the recommended dose unless supervised by health care professionals. If you are pregnant, breast feeding, or suffering from pre-existing health conditions, you should also take extra precaution and consult with your doctors or nutritionists.