Bergamot – Immensely Potent Cholesterol-Lowering and Heart-Protecting Fruit

You have probably adopted a healthy lifestyle and taken many types of natural products in the hope to reverse heart diseases due to clogged arteries or to maintain healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels to protect against heart disease.

Yes. You have used pomegranate, turmeric, curcumin, astaxanthin, and acai berry (and other berries as well). You have used a concoction comprises lemon, garlic, ginger, apple cider vinegar and honey. You have drunk a glass of lemon water every morning. You also have taken liquid lime extract.

There is one miracle fruit you probably haven’t used.

What is it?

BERGAMOT.

Bergamot essential oil provides Earl Grey Tea its fantastic and distinct flavor!

All this while, you are familiar with Bergamot oil and its health benefits. It can help you with skin problems, stress, and anxiety, cardiac problems (antiarrhythmic). and antianginal properties), inflammatory conditions, digestive trouble, and food poisoning.

But you are probably not familiar with or haven’t heard about Bergamot juice benefits that can protect you against heart disease by increasing HDL, lowering LDL and triglyceride.

So what?

There are other fruits do the same thing as well!

You are right. But after reading thru the info of Bergamot benefits on your lipid profile and heart health which I am going to share with you in the rest of the article, I hope you would add Bergamot juice/extract in your heart-protecting protocols.

What is Bergamot?

Bergamot, Citrus bergamia, is a type of orange that grows in southern Italy, from which the majority of the world’s supply of bergamot now comes.

Today, it is also grown elsewhere including in some parts of The USA especially in the sub-tropical/Mediterranean climates that may include Florida and Southern California.

First Human Study – Improved Lipid Profile and Reduced Atherosclerotic Plaque

You doctor will prescribe statins if they find that you are having high cholesterol levels. However, statins intakes may lead to several adverse effects over time.

Bergamot juice or extract differ from other citrus fruits in the composition and content of several distinct flavonoids, such as neoeriocitrin, neohesperidin, and naringin.

A 2016 6-month study involving human subjects have demonstrated that a fixed dose of daily intakes of a bergamot juice extract comprises 150 mg of flavonoids, with 16% of neoeriocitrin, 47% of neohesperidinand 37% of naringin has significantly reduced plasma lipids and improved the lipoprotein profile.

After 6 months, the authors found the bergamot extract:

• reduced total cholesterol from 6.6 to 5.8 mmol/l


• reduced triglycerides from 1.8 to 1.5 mmol)


• reduced LDL-cholesterol from 4.6 to 3.7 mmol/l


• increased HDL- cholesterol from 1.3 to 1.4 mmol

In addition, they found:

• a significant increase in LDL-1 from 41.2 to 49.6%


• accompanied by decreased small, dense LDL-3, -4, and 5 particles from 14.5 to 9.0 %; 3.2 to 1.5%; 0.3 to 0.1%, respectively.

Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) also decreased from 1.2 to 0.9 mm.

The study suggests that the 6-month bergamot juice extract may possibly help reduce subclinical (not severe enough) atherosclerosis plaque.

In my opinion, there is a possibility that you will experience similar or better results if you take the juice or extract for a longer period.

Isn’t the result of the study encouraging?

Simultaneous Rat and Human Study – Both Showed Improved Lipid Profiles

Hyperlipidemia refers to increased levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides. Although typically symptomless, it can significantly increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which in turn can lead to chest pain, heart attacks, strokes, and other problems.

A 2011 study was conducted to investigate the effect of bergamot extract in diet-induced hyperlipidemia in Wistar rats and in 237 patients suffering from hyperlipidemia either associated or not with high blood glucose (hyperglycemia).

The extract was given orally for 30 days to both rats and patients. The study authors found that the extract

• reduced total cholesterol


• reduced LDL cholesterol levels (accompanied by increased HDL levels)


• reduced triglyceride levels


• caused a significant decrease in blood glucose


• inhibited HMG-CoA reductase activity (thus, lowered cholesterol production)


• effectively reduced blood pressure.

In the conclusion section, the authors suggest that daily intake of bergamot juice or extract may possibly be an efficient herbal approach in combating high lipid and sugar disorders.

My View

Statins help reduce cholesterol by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase activity. The abovementioned study has shown bergamot extracts also can exert similar action in your body.

As you can see, bergamot extracts not only able to harmonize lipid profile but at the same time limit the cholesterol production.

My opinion?

First, bioflavonoids (and most probably with the help of limonoids and triterpenoids too) in bergamot extract help reduce LDL by reducing oxidative stress, thus leading to lesser oxysterol (oxidized cholesterol) levels.

Cholesterol is found everywhere in your body that includes all lipoproteins and in cell membranes of organ systems. Therefore, when antioxidant phytonutrients have neutralized free radicals which lead to reduced oxysterol levels everywhere, including that in your cell membranes, lesser healthy cholesterol levels are needed for membrane repairing and strengthening purposes.

This, results in reduced LDL and increased HDL, hence reduced total cholesterol levels.

As for the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase activity, I believe it takes place simultaneously with the phytonutrient content actions in reducing oxidative stress. I also believe scientists will from time to time find a similar phenomenon exerted by many other super antioxidant foods.

Higher HDL levels during bergamot extract intake can be interpreted as the cell membranes only need certain optimal amounts of healthy cholesterol to help maintain their structure. Extra healthy cholesterol and oxysterol are removed from the membranes.

High LDL levels may possibly indicate there are mixtures of healthy and oxidized cholesterol. Higher HDL levels always occur during oxidative stress due to many factors.

Low LDL levels, on the other hand, indicate your body experience low oxidative stress level. A healthy lifestyle that includes a healthy diet (high antioxidant foods, among others) yields lower LDL levels.

As for HDL, higher numbers can indicate it carries more cholesterol away from your cells. It is not known whether it only specifically remove oxysterol or both forms of cholesterol, healthy and oxysterol.

As your gene can respond epigenetically to external stimuli that include nutrients, it is possible to deduce that upon receiving more healthy cholesterol levels carried by LDL (when there are sufficient antioxidants available, thus lower LDL levels), via cascades of reactions, your gene may help repair the membranes by replacing oxysterol with healthy cholesterol.

Dosage

Human studies have used 500 or 1,000 mg of bergamot extract with success as shown in the abovementioned short-term studies, then daily intakes of 500 mg of bergamot may possibly give you the expected result.

Adding 50 mg vitamin C to your daily extract intakes are said to help provide synergistic effects.

Some experts suggest 250 mg bergamot extract plus 50 mg vitamin C twice per day. Perhaps divided doses may help the extract remain in your body for a longer period which in turn provide you with better protection against oxidative stress.

Fresh Bergamot Juice

How much fresh bergamot juice is needed to produce 1,000 mg extract is not known. Perhaps 100 ml (roughly 1/3 glass) of fresh bergamot juice can provide you with roughly equivalent to between 500 – 2,000 mg of a dried bergamot extract. It’s only a guess… The actual content can be less or more.

If you wish to take fresh juices you can start experimenting with lower doses first.

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Bergamot – Immensely Potent Cholesterol-Lowering and Heart-Protecting Fruit

Bergamot – Immensely Potent Cholesterol-Lowering and Heart-Protecting Fruit

You have probably adopted a healthy lifestyle and taken many types of natural products in the hope to reverse heart diseases due to clogged arteries or to maintain healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels to protect against heart disease.

Yes. You have used pomegranate, turmeric, curcumin, astaxanthin, and acai berry (and other berries as well). You have used a concoction comprises lemon, garlic, ginger, apple cider vinegar and honey. You have drunk a glass of lemon water every morning. You also have taken liquid lime extract.

There is one miracle fruit you probably haven’t used.

What is it?

BERGAMOT.

Bergamot essential oil provides Earl Grey Tea its fantastic and distinct flavor!

All this while, you are familiar with Bergamot oil and its health benefits. It can help you with skin problems, stress, and anxiety, cardiac problems (antiarrhythmic). and antianginal properties), inflammatory conditions, digestive trouble, and food poisoning.

But you are probably not familiar with or haven’t heard about Bergamot juice benefits that can protect you against heart disease by increasing HDL, lowering LDL and triglyceride.

So what?

There are other fruits do the same thing as well!

You are right. But after reading thru the info of Bergamot benefits on your lipid profile and heart health which I am going to share with you in the rest of the article, I hope you would add Bergamot juice/extract in your heart-protecting protocols.

What is Bergamot?

Bergamot, Citrus bergamia, is a type of orange that grows in southern Italy, from which the majority of the world’s supply of bergamot now comes.

Today, it is also grown elsewhere including in some parts of The USA especially in the sub-tropical/Mediterranean climates that may include Florida and Southern California.

First Human Study – Improved Lipid Profile and Reduced Atherosclerotic Plaque

You doctor will prescribe statins if they find that you are having high cholesterol levels. However, statins intakes may lead to several adverse effects over time.

Bergamot juice or extract differ from other citrus fruits in the composition and content of several distinct flavonoids, such as neoeriocitrin, neohesperidin, and naringin.

A 2016 6-month study involving human subjects have demonstrated that a fixed dose of daily intakes of a bergamot juice extract comprises 150 mg of flavonoids, with 16% of neoeriocitrin, 47% of neohesperidinand 37% of naringin has significantly reduced plasma lipids and improved the lipoprotein profile.

After 6 months, the authors found the bergamot extract:

• reduced total cholesterol from 6.6 to 5.8 mmol/l


• reduced triglycerides from 1.8 to 1.5 mmol)


• reduced LDL-cholesterol from 4.6 to 3.7 mmol/l


• increased HDL- cholesterol from 1.3 to 1.4 mmol

In addition, they found:

• a significant increase in LDL-1 from 41.2 to 49.6%


• accompanied by decreased small, dense LDL-3, -4, and 5 particles from 14.5 to 9.0 %; 3.2 to 1.5%; 0.3 to 0.1%, respectively.

Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) also decreased from 1.2 to 0.9 mm.

The study suggests that the 6-month bergamot juice extract may possibly help reduce subclinical (not severe enough) atherosclerosis plaque.

In my opinion, there is a possibility that you will experience similar or better results if you take the juice or extract for a longer period.

Isn’t the result of the study encouraging?

Simultaneous Rat and Human Study – Both Showed Improved Lipid Profiles

Hyperlipidemia refers to increased levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides. Although typically symptomless, it can significantly increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which in turn can lead to chest pain, heart attacks, strokes, and other problems.

A 2011 study was conducted to investigate the effect of bergamot extract in diet-induced hyperlipidemia in Wistar rats and in 237 patients suffering from hyperlipidemia either associated or not with high blood glucose (hyperglycemia).

The extract was given orally for 30 days to both rats and patients. The study authors found that the extract

• reduced total cholesterol


• reduced LDL cholesterol levels (accompanied by increased HDL levels)


• reduced triglyceride levels


• caused a significant decrease in blood glucose


• inhibited HMG-CoA reductase activity (thus, lowered cholesterol production)


• effectively reduced blood pressure.

In the conclusion section, the authors suggest that daily intake of bergamot juice or extract may possibly be an efficient herbal approach in combating high lipid and sugar disorders.

My View

Statins help reduce cholesterol by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase activity. The abovementioned study has shown bergamot extracts also can exert similar action in your body.

As you can see, bergamot extracts not only able to harmonize lipid profile but at the same time limit the cholesterol production.

My opinion?

First, bioflavonoids (and most probably with the help of limonoids and triterpenoids too) in bergamot extract help reduce LDL by reducing oxidative stress, thus leading to lesser oxysterol (oxidized cholesterol) levels.

Cholesterol is found everywhere in your body that includes all lipoproteins and in cell membranes of organ systems. Therefore, when antioxidant phytonutrients have neutralized free radicals which lead to reduced oxysterol levels everywhere, including that in your cell membranes, lesser healthy cholesterol levels are needed for membrane repairing and strengthening purposes.

This, results in reduced LDL and increased HDL, hence reduced total cholesterol levels.

As for the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase activity, I believe it takes place simultaneously with the phytonutrient content actions in reducing oxidative stress. I also believe scientists will from time to time find a similar phenomenon exerted by many other super antioxidant foods.

Higher HDL levels during bergamot extract intake can be interpreted as the cell membranes only need certain optimal amounts of healthy cholesterol to help maintain their structure. Extra healthy cholesterol and oxysterol are removed from the membranes.

High LDL levels may possibly indicate there are mixtures of healthy and oxidized cholesterol. Higher HDL levels always occur during oxidative stress due to many factors.

Low LDL levels, on the other hand, indicate your body experience low oxidative stress level. A healthy lifestyle that includes a healthy diet (high antioxidant foods, among others) yields lower LDL levels.

As for HDL, higher numbers can indicate it carries more cholesterol away from your cells. It is not known whether it only specifically remove oxysterol or both forms of cholesterol, healthy and oxysterol.

As your gene can respond epigenetically to external stimuli that include nutrients, it is possible to deduce that upon receiving more healthy cholesterol levels carried by LDL (when there are sufficient antioxidants available, thus lower LDL levels), via cascades of reactions, your gene may help repair the membranes by replacing oxysterol with healthy cholesterol.

Dosage

Human studies have used 500 or 1,000 mg of bergamot extract with success as shown in the abovementioned short-term studies, then daily intakes of 500 mg of bergamot may possibly give you the expected result.

Adding 50 mg vitamin C to your daily extract intakes are said to help provide synergistic effects.

Some experts suggest 250 mg bergamot extract plus 50 mg vitamin C twice per day. Perhaps divided doses may help the extract remain in your body for a longer period which in turn provide you with better protection against oxidative stress.

Fresh Bergamot Juice

How much fresh bergamot juice is needed to produce 1,000 mg extract is not known. Perhaps 100 ml (roughly 1/3 glass) of fresh bergamot juice can provide you with roughly equivalent to between 500 – 2,000 mg of a dried bergamot extract. It’s only a guess… The actual content can be less or more.

If you wish to take fresh juices you can start experimenting with lower doses first.

Bergamot – Immensely Potent Cholesterol-Lowering and Heart-Protecting Fruit

Fish Oil – Get The Upper Hand On Bipolar Cognitive Disfunction With The Potent Natural Health Benefits of Omega 3’s

“Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids
The benefits of omega 3’s in fish oil cannot be overstated.”

My Story
According to the psychiatric community, I have bipolar 1 with ultra rapid cycling, but I don’t take pharmaceutical medications. What I do instead is, take responsibility for my own life by taking control of my sleep, food, diet and fish oil regimes.

It hard enough for most people to get their life in order according to what is healthful, useful and what serves you well. When you factor in a chemically imbalanced brain, the challenge is a little greater, but it’s certainly doable. I’m proof.

Out Of Control 20’s To Zen Mistress 40’s
I suppose that, yes, it’s partly to do with maturation, however, I feel that the process of my recovery from bipolar can be pinpointed to have started with the introduction of fish oil at the age of 35.

I have many years of working-out-my-stuff under my belt, and I’ve pretty much got my act together these days, especially when compared to my younger years. Out of control, thinking everyone ELSE was the problem, didn’t help in any way, to get better in the head. It was only once I seized onto the ideas of fish oil and omega 3’s and that yes I could help myself, than life started settling down for me.

It was only after I’d tried a few different pharmaceutical drug cocktails before the thought occurred to me, ‘Now hang on, this totally sucks and what if I NEVER find the right combo of drugs to meet someone else’s definition of normal?’

My Way Isn’t For Everyone
Not being on pharma meds is definitely NOT for everyone. Being an advocate for natural living, I don’t know that I’d ever recommend going the pharma route for anyone? I’m sorry if this offends, but, I see putting pills down my throat as non effective, lazy and a cop out. I also think that it’s quite enabling of non self responsibility.

It’s just about the easiest thing in the world to make a doctors appointment once a week, throwing pills down your throat all the while. To me, that looks a lot like sloughing off one’s responsibility to be the best version of yourself that you can be. Pills don’t change anything about the root cause of the problem, can make you very sick, and, psychiatry is based on you coming up with your own answers. The harder route, but infinitely more powerful and life affirming route, is that of self awareness and natural living. It actually works and without poisoning your body!

My Laypersons Logic
This is a disorder of chemical imbalance, so, let’s get a little logical about that idea and think about it for a minute. To effect a change in chemical balance, you add or subtract something from the equation, right? Therefore, your body being the chemical soup that it is, will also be affected by a change in it’s chemistry. All you need to do is hunt down the source of the missing vitamins, minerals, enzymes and molecules and put them back in. In a certified organic way, of course.

What’s harder to deal with is the root cause/s of why you’re so sick. I’m referring to your emotional health. Emotions have long been known to affect the body. I’ve known inherently for a long time that ‘bad thinking’ will give you cancer. It’s nice to know that the science bears me out on this.

How I Do My Best To Maintain Balance
So, no pharma for me, but I have to work hard at maintaining my whole life. This is something I think we should ALL do, not just those of us that have a problem to correct. Because I choose the non pills way, that means I MUST look after my body and life especially well. To be able to not only exist, but to thrive with bp and no meds, I MUST get 4 things right MOST of the time; sleep, exercise, diet and fish oil.

Sleep – I am naturally a night owl, but to get proper sleep I force myself to go to bed at 10.30/11pm every night except about once a week. I do love to stay up!

Exercise – I get in the form of yoga of about 30 min every second day. Or yogahh as I like to call it. It’s just that delicious!

Diet – is slowly getting better, forcing myself to eat at least one piece of fruit per day, and I love eating my own organic veges so that makes it easier to get the nutrients I need.

Fish oil – This is WONDER stuff! When I’m talking about fish oil, I’m referring to the EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) levels in organic fish oil. The oil you choose should have very specific levels of EPA and DHA.

The Main Benefits Of Fish Oil
Fish oil will help you with;
– Supporting healthy cognitive function
– Relieving arthritis symptoms
– Keeping triglyceride levels within the normal range
– Supporting the body to maintain a normal LDL:HDA cholesterol ratio.

Dosage
The recommended adult dose is for 5mL daily, which is about a teaspoon’s worth.
You should be aiming for at least an equivalent of 500mg EPA and 800mg of DHA daily.

BIG HINT: Have a hot drink to wash it down with. NEVER use a cold drink!

If you really don’t want fish oil then you can get your EPA and DHA from flaxseed, chia seeds, tofu, walnuts, linseed and pumpkin seeds. However, before the body can uptake the EPA and DHA, it gets converted from alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) Bear in mind that getting your omega-3’s this way requires a bigger intake to achieve the same therapeutic benefits as from fish oil.

I first started taking 5ml of liquid fish oil daily approx 5 years ago. Yes, I do mean the “liquid” form. It’s pretty wrong-feeling in the mouth, but…
Within the first 5 minutes (I kid you NOT!) I was saying “Is this how balanced most people feel, most of the time?” This effect continues in the same way, even all these years later. Fish oil has removed the ‘sobbing-all-day-for-no-reason’ days and you can feel the clarity of the cognitive effect nearly immediately. It feels like you’re smarter. There’s no other way to explain the cognitive effect.

It Feels Like You’re Smarter
That’s because you are smarter on fish oil! The positive cognitive effects from taking fish oil are very, very well documented. The Google scholar results when I typed in ‘research review paper cognitive effect fish oil omega 3’ are in the reference section below. There are  20,500 results!

Please, bp’ers that aren’t on meds, get yourself on fish oil TODAY! It’s cheap and life changing-ly worth it!

Do It, Do It Now! 

The only other thing I have to say is DO IT, DO IT, DO IT because it’s a BIPOLAR LIFE CHANGER!

Remember to always choose a certified organic product to get the purest product as you can.
p.s. I was first recommended fish oil by a pdoc, who also put me on a script for pharma meds at the same time. So, I THINK you can still use the fish oil while on meds. I would check with your pdoc first to be sure.

References:

http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/omega3-fatty-acids

https://www.choice.com.au/health-and-body/medicines-and-supplements/vitamins-and-supplements/articles/omega-3-supplements
http://www.ehealthme.com/drug_interactions_side_effects/Adderall-XR-25mg-3109001

Fish Oil – Get The Upper Hand On Bipolar Cognitive Disfunction With The Potent Natural Health Benefits of Omega 3’s

The Most Potent Herbal Tincture Acting as Antiviral and Antibacterial

Viruses and bacteria are pathogens known to quickly “evolve around” antiviral and antibacterial drugs. This phenomenon happens due to a one-dimensional action of the drugs against viruses and bacteria.

Viruses consist of a nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA wrapped in another protein. Being so primitive, most biologists do not regard them to be living things. They reproduce insides the cells of living hosts, because of which they are considered infectious particles or biological agents.

Some doctors are said to prescribe antibiotics to viral infectious diseases, some of which shows similar symptoms to that of bacterial infectious diseases. As antibiotics are specifically designed to fight bacteria, they are useless against viruses. For viruses, doctors rely on drugs called antivirals, which are said to be not so effective.

Mutation

Viruses mutate very easily due to their primitive (simple) structure. That’s why antiviral resistant strains can appear in a matter of weeks or months. Scientists have detected that phenomenon happened to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in 2009.

Many governments stockpiled it as the best possible remedy for bird flu. Unfortunately, when bird flu arrived, it was found useless against the flu as the viruses had developed resistance to the drug.

Antibacterial-resistant

As far as antibiotics are concerned, penicillin-resistant strains of pneumonia, gonorrhea and hospital-acquired intestinal infections were detected four years after mass-produced penicillin was introduced.

Each class of antibiotics kills bacteria in its unique way. Penicillin, the first true antibiotic discovered, kills bacteria by attaching and followed by rupturing their cell walls, consequently killing the bacteria. Conversely, tetracycline, erythromycin, and streptomycin kill bacteria by attacking the vital structures inside the bacteria ie, ribosomes that allow them to produce proteins, of which action also destroying the bacteria.

As each antibiotic is a single chemical compound and one dimensional in its action, it’s not that hard for bacteria to “evolve” around such attacks. For example, penicillin-resistant bacteria have developed cell walls different from their previous ones. In effect, that prevents the penicillin from binding.

Similarly, other variants prevent antibiotics from binding to ribosomes, thus makes them ineffective.

Natural antipathogens, on the other hand, are different in term of their action against pathogens that include viruses and bacteria compared to that of antiviral and antibacterial drugs. As explained above, antiviral and antibacterial drugs usually consist of a single compound which functions in a one-dimensional manner.

Multi-dimensional

Conversely, natural antipathogens are multi-dimensional due to their many bioactive compounds that prevent viruses or bacteria to “evolve.” Non-active compounds are believed to potentiate the antipathogenic effects of the active ones besides offering many possible combinations with each other.

This complexity results in a phenomenon thought not only produce synergistic killing actions but also suppresses the bacteria in their attempt to “evolve.”

Surprisingly, when you combine several herbs and spices in one formula, the possible synergistic actions of different types of chemical compounds are beyond counting. Quite simply, as for antiviral and antibacterial cases, microbes cannot “evolve” around them.

Natural Antiviral and Antibacterial Formula

The following are nine antipathogens found in nature that can function as antiviral and antibacterial.

Materials                                               Quantity

1. Garlic                                                                  10 oz


2. Ginger                                                                 10 oz


3. Onion                                                                  10 oz


4. Olive leaf                                                               5 oz


5. Clove                                                                      5 oz


6. Lemon (whole)                                                   10 oz


7. Pomegranate (juice)                                          10 oz


8. Wild mountain oil of oregano                   1 teaspoon (equiv. 100 drops)

9. Apple cider vinegar                                         300 fluid oz

Individually, their effectiveness is astounding.

Garlic

Garlic is available all-year-round culinary herb that can be easily bought from grocers. It is considered by many herbalists as one of the best antiviral and antibacterial alternatives. It is found to stimulate the immune system by stimulating the activity of the macrophages (white blood cells), which engulf foreign organisms, including viruses, bacteria, and yeast.

Apart from that, garlic improves the activity of the T-helper cells which are the core of the activity of the entire immune system. Garlic can be effective in alleviating upper respiratory viral infections including colds, flu, and sore throat due to its immune-stimulant, antioxidant, antihistaminic, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties.

It is not only destroying bacteria but inhibiting bacterial cell growth (prevent replication) as well. Exerting antibacterial action equivalent to 1% penicillin, garlic is effective against staph, strep, and even anthrax bacteria.

Ginger

Ginger has been traditionally used to treat viral infections including colds and flu in many cultures. An Indian report indicates that it promotes the immune system’s ability to fight infection and can be effective to help alleviate swine flu symptoms. Moreover, preliminary Indonesian study based on red ginger (Zingiber officinale var. rubra) oil on Avian flu virus can be implied that whole ginger may also be effective against many types of flu.

Onion

Onions and garlic share many similarities in term of biological activities due to their powerful sulfur-bearing compounds that function as potent antiviral and anti-bacterial.

Olive Leaf

Olive leaf has long being used traditionally against infectious diseases. Studies have shown that the olive leaf extract possesses antiviral as well as antibacterial properties.

Clove

Cloves are dried flower buds of the clove tree which is native to India and Indonesia. The buds emit a very strong aromatic odor, one of which is due to eugenol, a potent compound that acts as antiviral and antibacterial. Many Western herbalists and alternative medicine practitioners are said to overlook the great potential of using cloves as antiviral and antibacterial agents that might due to too focus on using local herbs.

Lemon

Lemon (and lime as well) juice is reported to decrease the strength of the cold and flu virus in the body, reduce the cold and flu duration, and reduce phlegm.

Pomegranate

Pomegranates have been known for hundreds of years for their multiple health benefits, including antimicrobial activity. Studies have indicated that pomegranates and their extracts may serve as natural alternatives due to their potency against a wide range of bacterial and viral pathogens.

Oil of Wild Mountain Oregano

Oregano is a herb native to the Mediterranean region that has been used for culinary purposes for centuries. An oregano species which is known as wild oregano has been highlighted in recent years as having potent antimicrobial (antibacterial) properties. It has been shown to be beneficial as antiviral and antibacterial and is said better than penicillin, streptomycin, vancomycin, nystatin, and amphotericin in its ability to annihilate pathogenic bacteria.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Besides containing acetic acid as a major organic acid, apple cider vinegar (ACV) is also believed to contain similar compounds found in fresh apples including bioflavonoids, carotenoids, vitamin C, many types of organic acids, esters, soluble fibers, and insoluble fibers, some of which may be changed to become compounds such as esters.

ACV is said to be able to remove toxic wastes (metabolites) harmful to the body and many of its phytochemical constituents are believed to act as potent antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antiviral, antibacterial, and antiflu.

Making ACV Tincture

Follow the following instructions to make a potent antiviral/antibacterial ACV tincture:

• Fill your jar to the top with room temperature, not boiling, ACV.


• Put all ingredients (see Natural Antiviral and Antibacterial Formula section) in a pint (dark glass) jar.


• Add ten fluid ounces of ACV.


• Use cork to cap your ACV tincture.


• After two weeks, the tincture is ready for use


• Shake well before use as the oregano essential oil may always float on top


• For preventive measures, the usual dose of this ACV tincture is one teaspoon per hundred pounds of body weight. When having a cold or flu, take 2-3 times daily on an empty stomach.

The Most Potent Herbal Tincture Acting as Antiviral and Antibacterial

Top 40 Science-backed Potent Foods To Ease Arthritis Pain

It’s a truth that there is no diet to treat arthritis, while certain foods have been proven to have ability to fight against inflammation, thus helping ease the symptoms of arthritis.

If you want to  ease arthritis pain, you should aim for a diet that high in vegetables, fruits, nuts and fish. And also limit the consumption of sugar, fried foods, processed foods, dairy products, alcohol, too salty foods and corn oil, which may worsen your arthritis.

Following is a list of 40 highly recommended foods you should add to your diet to fight inflammation and ease arthritis pain in a natural way.

1. Ginger


2. Garlic


3. Hot Peppers


4. Cherries


5. Beets (Why and How You Should Include Beets In Your Diet)


6. Broccoli


7. Wild-caught Salmon


8. Blueberries


9. Extra-virgin Olive Oil


10. Green Tea


11. Oranges


12. Bok Choy


13. Grapefruit


14. Beans


15. Carrots


16. Strawberries


17. Celery (Healing Benefits of Celery and Natural Ways to Use it)


18. Brussel Sprouts


19. Pinapple


20. Turmeric


21. Mangos


22. Walnuts


23. Sweet Potatoes


24. Apples


25. Lentils


26. Peppermint


27. Shrimp


28. Spinach


29. Tomatoes


30. Almonds


31. Aloe Vera (26 Natural Uses of Aloe Vera For Health, Beauty and Household)


32. Mustard Seeds


33. Frankincense Oil


34. Myrrh


35. Cedarwood Oil


36. Licorice


37. Nettle


38. Basil Oil


39. Chamomile Oil

With these scientific-support anti-inflammatory foods, you can make various remedies to cure arthritis at home. Juicing your foods to create natural cures:

1. Turmeric Colorful Drink

Ingredients:

• A 4-inch fresh turmeric root


• 2 apples


• 2 pears


• 2 peeled lemons


• 1 inch ginger root


• 3 carrots


• 3 stalks celery

Juice all these ingredients and pour your drink into a glass container.

2. Cool Basil Drink

Ingredients:

• 3 sprigs of basil


• 5 cups of watermelon


• 2 cups of blueberries


• half a lime


• 1 dash of cayenne pepper

Clean all of the ingredients and blend them well.

3. Powerful Mint Protector

Ingredients:

• 20-30 fresh peppermint leaves


• 1 cup blueberries


• 2 cups kiwifruit


• 1 cup strawberry

Blend all of these ingredients and have this drink to fight against inflammation effectively.

4. Powerful Anti-inflammatory Juice

Ingredients:

• 1 inch peeled ginger root


• 1 lemon


• 2 apples


• 4 carrots


• 4 handfuls spinach

Wash all the ingredients and juice them. Enjoy your juice.

What’s more, add some drops of fish oil to these juices are suggested, as the combination of omega 3 fatty acids will strengthen the power of these juices to protect you against inflammation.

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Jackfruit: The Potent Superfood for Combating Cancer

Jackfruit is one of the largest growing fruits. One fruit can reach up to 100 pounds in size with a sweet aroma coming from it and a green rough textured skin on the outside. The flesh of this cancer fighting fruit is fibrous and starchy with a yellowish whitish color. Many compare its flavor and texture to a combination of fruit such as banana, pineapple and mango all mixed together.

How does jackfruit fight cancer?

Jackfruit contains high amounts of vitamin C and B complex vitamins that are essential for immune system health. Without your immune system, cancer and illness would invade the body quickly.

The super fruit also contains high amounts of fiber and calcium, which are necessary for prevent cancers of the digestive system and one particular being colon cancer. Without fiber, the waste within the body would hangout longer and leak toxins into it cause free radical cells to form that lead to cancer and diseases.

This starchy fruit contains phytonutrients as well. Phytonutrients are antioxidants that help prevent cancer cells from even forming, protect your DNA from damage and can even help slow down the aging process.

Not only does jackfruit contain a high number of vitamins, antioxidants and fiber, but it contains loads of minerals essential for nourishing all the other systems of the body too. Some of the highest amounts of minerals in jackfruit are magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese, calcium, zinc, selenium, copper and phosphorus. These minerals are necessary for supporting immune system and nervous system health. Without them, your body would suffer from high amounts of physical and mental stresses that cause cancer cells and illness to form. This is why reducing stress levels within the body is essential. After all, stress is one of the main culprits of cancer and other illnesses forming.

Where can you find the fruit?

You can find this fruit at farmer’s market in South Asia, India, and Brazil. Some grocery stores within the United States and other places around the world carry it in their local grocery stores if the fruit is in season and you want to get your hands on one to enjoy some of the cancer fighting properties it can provide to the body.

What are some end thoughts to keep in mind?

Not only is jackfruit great for preventing and fighting digestive cancers, but its nutrients can help prevent cardio vascular disease, protect your eye health, ease asthma, nourish your bones, and treat anemia. With all these countless health benefits it is time to go get yourselves some jackfruit, slice one open and eat some up. You do want to live a healthy youthful life don’t you?

Sources:  wiki-fitness.com,  healthbeckon.com,  diethealthclub.com

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Discomfort Management- seven Potent and Natural Painkillers To Use Rather Of Opiates Drugs

Lot of us use opiates for soreness relief. These drugs operate properly for awhile, but sooner or later the body adapts to them and develops a tolerance. These medicines are doing more harm than great to your physique. Natural painkillers are plentiful and varied during the world.

7 Potent and Normal Painkillers To Use Instead Of Opiates Drugs

White Willow

The bark of white willow is employed as a all-natural painkiller. The properties identified in it are more like that of aspirin. It is used to cure headache, muscle contraction, lower back discomfort, and arthritis. Chewing the bark and swallowing its juice will also assist. You can also brew this herb as tea.

Cloves

Toothache and ache in the gums can be immediately treated with cloves. The very best way to use cloves for toothache is to chew it simply because in that way a powerful ingredient with analgesic effect, referred to as eugenol is launched. If you are not capable to manage the powerful and unique clove flavor, make a robust cloves tea.

Turmeric

Turmeric aids in fighting a variety of varieties of irritation, chronic pain, back and muscle pain, toothache and arthritis. Also, this spice aids in successful recover of tissues and it is excellent for detoxification and strengthening total health. You can add turmeric to different dishes as nicely as teas and juices. Turmeric is best combined with black pepper simply because it is most productive used in this way.

Ginger

A root that is indigenous to southern China, ginger has phytochemicals called gingerols, which are structurally comparable to the COX-two inhibitors in Advil and other NSAIDs. In two clinical studies involving patients who responded to standard drugs and those who didn’t, physicians located that 75% of arthritis patients and 100% of sufferers with muscular discomfort experienced relief of discomfort and/or swelling.

Vitamin C

Also known as ascorbic acid, Vitamin C has also been linked with soreness relief. A Dutch review of a lot more than 400 men and women discovered that day-to-day doses of Vitamin C helped decrease ache in men and women with wrist fractures. My preferred supplement is Genuinely All-natural Vitamin C.

Coconut oil

Consists of organic anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. It can be employed internally or externally for boosting your immune technique and decreasing back and joint soreness. It is also fantastic skin moisturizer as effectively as a hair conditioner for dry and frizzy hair.

Kratom

One particular of the strongest normal painkillers is kratom, a tropical deciduous and evergreen tree in the coffee loved ones native to Southeast Asia. Kratom has organic painkiller positive aspects simply because it is an opioid agonist. This means that it mimics the results of medication like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other opioid painkillers.

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7 Potent Food items For Killing Ache Naturally

In accordance to research, Chronic soreness has an effect on 116 million American adults. That’s much more than one/3 of total population. Painkiller could decrease discomfort but it has side effect and it can be addictive which are more unsafe. Ideal about these meals it won’t cause the nasty frequent side results that most drugs lead to.

Here are seven potent food items that can fight pain naturally

Ginger
Ginger is nature gifted pain killer possessing analgesic properties like the popular ibuprofen. It minimizes ache-causing prostaglandin amounts in the entire body and generally use to treat pain and irritation. Its active substances quartet, gingerols, paradols, shogaols, and zingerone which successfully reduce pain. Drink ginger tea to get relief from acute ache.

Turmeric
Review shown turmeric more powerful anti-inflammatory than steroid drugs when dealing with acute inflammation. Curcumin, a organic phenol present in turmeric root, is one more normal anti-inflammatory. Curcumin suppresses ache very same mechanism as drugs like COX-one and COX-two inhibitors does.

Olive oil
Olive oil is like golden liquid which battle discomfort quick. It incorporate antioxidant called polyphenols that assist reduce common soreness-leading to mechanism in the entire body. Researchers say olive oils that acts as a organic anti-inflammatory, as like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen.

Salmon
Salmon is tasty and a wholesome protein, it contain omega-three fatty acids, which help in minimizing arthritic soreness . Salmon also excellent for your heart overall health. In accordance to a single study, consuming omega-3s in the type of a fish oil supplement was better than relief knowledgeable from taking ibuprofen.

Cherries
Study identified that tart cherry extract is 10 instances more efficient than aspirin at relieving irritation. Cherries can help decrease ache by way of the presence of a phytonutrient named anthocyanins, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Grapes
Compound resveratrol, naturally found in the skins of grapes. It operate exact same that aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs perform. Resveratrol compound end specific cells in the physique from responding to the signals of inflammation, suggesting that it could in the end help fight discomfort.

Flax Seeds and Flax Oil
Flax seeds and cold-pressed flax oil, incorporate plentiful amounts of fatty acids acknowledged as Omega-3s which has anti-inflammatory properties.

Reference:

http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_overall health/nutrition_news_details/food items_that_fight_pain

http://www.aarp.org/meals/diet-nutrition/info-03-2011/pain-fighting-food items.html

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Peanuts As a Supply of Pterostilbene, a Potent Antioxidant

With March becoming National Peanut Month, buyers are likely to be centered on the overall health advantages of this legume (it’s actually not a nut!), which is one particular of America’s most well-liked meals: Americans love their peanuts, consuming an regular of far more than 6 pounds of peanuts and peanut butter annually. Peanuts also account for two-thirds of all snack nuts consumed in the United States.

 Peanuts are packed with nutritional punch – they are a good source of dietary protein (they have far more protein than any real nut) and contain dozens of important nutrients, including vitamin E and the important B-complicated group of nutritional vitamins, as properly as dietary fiber and minerals such as iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium. What couple of might know, nevertheless, is that peanuts also incorporate a compound called pterostilbene that has numerous essential overall health positive aspects, including for heart wellness.

Pterostilbene belongs to a class of compounds called stilbenoids, which, in addition to peanuts, are discovered in little berries this kind of as blueberries, specifically wild blueberries, and red-skinned grapes. Stilbenoids are phytoalexins, compounds that are naturally made by plants when they are underneath assault by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi – in other phrases, they are a component of a plant’s defensive arsenal. Another phytoalexin is resveratrol, a stilbenoid that has been linked with the overall health rewards of wine. Whilst pterostilbene and resveratrol have comparable properties, pterostilbene, which is generally referred to as the “better” or “next-generation” resveratrol, is more potent since of its better bioavailability (far more on this later).

Stilbenoids are potent anti-oxidants, meaning that they aid battle totally free radicals induced by oxidative stress and support healthy cellular aging. Stilbenoids have also shown guarantee for the assistance of heart well being, cognitive function, sports nutrition and the management of bodyweight, and blood sugar upkeep. For example, a human clinical trial led by Dr. Daniel M. Riche at the University of Mississippi discovered that members of a research group acquiring pterostilbene whose blood stress was currently inside normal ranges achieved important reductions in blood pressure by comparison with a placebo group. “We saw diminished total blood pressure in sufferers who obtained the large dose of pterostilbene,” mentioned Dr. Riche, who is the cardiometabolic clinic coordinator at the College of Pharmacy. “The results highlight that pterostilbene is a promising ingredient in the area of cardiometabolics.”

The study of 80 adults was carried out with pTeroPureÒ, a patented type of pterostilbene created by ChromaDex Corp. The outcomes were presented to the American Health Association’s Scientific Sessions on Substantial Blood Stress Analysis in 2012. While numerous animal scientific studies have found pterostilbene to have overall health advantages, this was the first examine of the pure compound carried out in humans.

Pterostilbene has also demonstrated rewards for the management of blood sugar, previously in the regular selection, which is especially important in light of the national epidemic of this disease: according to the National Diabetes Association, eight.3 percent of the U.S. population suffers from diabetes.  Studies have demonstrated that pterostilbene might support help healthier blood sugar levels by encouraging the body’s organic production of insulin. Pterostilbene also helps in excess weight management, with overweight becoming a main chance element for type 2 diabetes, as well as for heart disease. The exact same University of Mississippi examine which discovered pterostilbene to be successful in reducing blood pressure also showed that the pterostilbene group achieved a reduction in fat by comparison with a management group.

Even though pterostilbene has been linked to numerous wellness advantages, shoppers would have to ingest huge quantities of peanuts or other stilbenoid-containing foods in order to reap clinically related health positive aspects. With regard to blueberries, for instance, a buyer would have to consume a lot more than 500 cartons to get a clinically beneficial quantity of pterostilbene. The great news is that stilbenoids are widely available in supplement kind, thus making it possible for shoppers to receive a clinically pertinent dose that is the equivalent of pounds of peanuts or blueberries in a single daily capsule. The question then gets which kind — pterostilbene or resveratrol – is far better in terms of reaping the several rewards of these remarkable compounds.

According to a amount of published scientific studies, pterostilbene is superior to resveratrol because of its superior bioavailability and its longer half-life. The bioavailability of pterostilbene is 80 percent, in contrast to 20 % for resveratrol – in other words, 60 percent much more pterostilbene is offered to the body. Pterostilbene also has a half-daily life that is 7 occasions longer than that of resveratrol, which means that it persists longer in the physique: 105 minutes for pterostilbene versus 14 minutes for resveratrol. In addition, the level of cellular uptake for pterostilbene is two to 4 times higher than that of resveratrol and it has better oral absorption and metabolic stability. In other phrases, pterostilbene is considerably more available to the entire body.

So as we celebrate national peanut month, it is crucial to preserve in mind that whilst the stilbenoids in peanuts supply a lot of wellness advantages, in buy to ingest ample to obtain a clinically pertinent well being benefit, you ought to carry nature to the vitamin shelf in the kind of a every day supplement, preferably in a very bio-accessible kind this kind of as pterostilbene.

For a lot more data on client items containing pterostilbene, please visit www.pteropure.com. To hear what the famous “Mr. Peanut” had to say about the nutrition of peanuts in his on-line “TED Talk” video, visit https://www.youtube.com/observe?v=TeFi19rUOl4.

 Frank L. Jaksch Jr. is the co-founder and chief executive officer of ChromaDex, an innovative organic goods business.

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Is Zohydro, The Super Potent New Opiate Painkiller, Just Too Unsafe?

A new opiate painkiller with five to 10 instances the energy of Vicodin, set to hit the marketplace in March, could trigger a disastrous spike in overdoses and deaths, says a effective coalition of doctors, lawmakers, and addiction specialists.

In a strongly worded letter that could be titled “Just Say No to Zohydro” far more than 40 experts urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reconsider its approval of Zohydro ER, a potent extended release formulation of straight-up hydrocodone, citing its prospective to include to the increasing epidemic of painkiller addiction.

“In the midst of a significant drug addiction epidemic fueled by overprescribing of opioids, the really final thing the nation needs is a new, dangerous, substantial-dose opioid,” the authorities wrote, addressing FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD.

One member of the letter-writing coalition, Andrew Kolodny, president of the advocacy group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, was more blunt: “It’s a whopping dose of hydrocodone packed in an straightforward-to-crush capsule. It will kill men and women as quickly as it is released.”

This isn’t the very first group of professionals to beg the FDA to reconsider. A coalition of Congressional representatives and state Attorney Generals has also urged the FDA to listen to its own advisory panel, which voted 11 to 2 against approving Zohydro.

What’s all the fuss about? Plenty. Zohydro is so strong that an individual new to opioids could die of an overdose from just two pills, the professionals say. And a little one could die from ingesting just 1 capsule. In accordance to the FDA’s evaluation, the relief – or the substantial – of Zohydro can last up to 12 hrs per dose.

An ad for Zohydro ER, which professionals say is as well dangerous and ought to not have obtained FDA approval.

The CDC’s data on opioid painkiller deaths speaks for itself, exhibiting that deaths quadrupled in a 10 12 months period. Among 1999 to 2010, the number of U.S. drug poisoning deaths involving an opioid analgesic went from 4,030 to almost 17,000, now topping people from heroin and cocaine mixed. CDC data display that prescriptions for painkillers have nearly tripled above the previous two decades, and 5 million Americans are dependent on the painkillers.

There is no disagreement that we’re in the middle of an epidemic of painkiller abuse. Given that 1999, the U.S. has seen deaths from opiate painkillers jump by 415 percent in ladies and 265 percent in men. And this isn’t just black-marketplace drugs – the biggest victims are middle-aged men and women legitimately prescribed the medication for persistent pain, the experts say. Nearly 60 percent of all drug overdoses are from FDA-accredited prescription drugs, not illegal drugs. In accordance to Forbes’ personal Robert Pearl, MD, three in four drug overdose deaths are due to an opioid painkiller such as oxycodone, hydrocodone or methadone.

The question, professionals say, is do we want a new opiate painkiller at all, given that we seem to be unable to avoid the ones we already have from ending up in the wrong hands? A drug this sturdy has huge likely for abuse, and the U.S. does not have a good track record in avoiding that from taking place. The death of Philip Seymore Hoffman put a spotlight on the possible of oxycodone, Vicodin, and other painkillers to set folks up for heroin addiction, which has also been on a quick rise in the U.S. above the previous number of many years.

The U.S., with just 5 percent of the world’s population, now accounts for 84 percent of global oxycodone (Oxycontin) consumption and a lot more than 99 % of hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab) consumption. That is a great deal of painkillers.

Zohydro ER was authorized by the FDA on October 25, 2013. Pharmaceutical professionals have expressed shock that  Zohydro was accredited with no an “abuse-deterrent” formulation, which implies a formulation like additives like naloxone or niacin that cause undesirable side effects when the drug is snorted or injected but are tolerable when taken orally as prescribed.

The primary issue that sets Zohydro apart – other than its strength – is that it doesn’t contain acetaminophen, as Vicodin does, and it is on this basis that its maker, Zogenix, has argued that it is safer than the options. That’s simply not true, argue its opponents, who stage out that there are lots of other opiate painkillers already on the industry that don’t include acetaminophen. Zohydro is anticipated to be accessible as early as March.

In addition to Kolodny, the coalition, which calls itself Fed Up, unites medical professionals, pharmaceutical business professionals, advocacy groups, and addiction professionals, including G. Caleb Alexander, MD, Co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Drug Security and Effectiveness Stuart Gitlow, MD, President of the American Society of Addiction Medication Daniel Busch, MD, of the Feinberg College of Medication at Northwestern University.

In response to previously expressed concerns, Zogenix has established a secure-use board of specialists outdoors the company to help in overseeing “appropriate use” of the drug.

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