Monday, November 12, 2012



  Wholefood supplements



 Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet should provide you with all the nutrients that your body needs, but unfortunately our soil and many foods are deficient in vitamins and minerals. That’s why more and more people turn to Supplements.

Millions of people spend a lot on supplements. But with so many different vitamins on the market, how do you know which ones to take, when and what to mix with in order to gain the most benefits.

Another important factor is absorption as you are not what you eat, but what you assimilate. How much of a nutrient is actually utilized by the body, depends on many factors, including the form of a supplement, the delivery system, when it’s taken and what it’s combined with. Taken improperly, many nutrients are excreted through the kidneys, creating nothing more than “expensive urine”.


Important Wholefood Supplements 

     #1 Vitamin D3 / Sunshine Vitamin

    This is the single most important nutrient you can have or consume. It alone can help prevent cancer, boost brain function, help prevent diabetes, prevent osteoporosis, protect heart health, protect mood and brain function, and much more. Known as the “sunshine” vitamin, it greatly benefits our the health by :
    • Aiding in the absorption of calcium to strengthens the bones and joints
    • Building the body's immunity
    • Helps in regulating the neurological system therefore increasing energy levels
    • Improves chemical and hormonal production in the body thus helps conditions of menopause
    • Reduce risk of heart diseases, stroke arteriosclerosis, renal failure or other kidney diseases. 

    Healthy Origins Vitamin D3

    Healthy Originins Vitamin D3 5,000 IU                                       Php 700  (360 softgels)                                           

    A non vegan high-dose vitamin D in a softgel. It's still best to get a lot of sunlight around 8 am or 4 pm for at least 20 minutes or take one of these on days that you can't. For info check 

    Garden of Life Vitamin Code® RAW D3
    Garden of Life Vitamin Code® RAW D3 -- 5000 IU - 60 Capsules Php 1,150



    Garden of Life Vitamin Code® RAW D3 Description

    • The Hottest Nutrient Under the Sun
    • Whole Food D3 Formula
    • Live Probiotics and Enzymes
    • Vegetarian • Gluten Free • Dairy Free
    • UltraZorbe™ Capsules
    DOES YOUR VITAMIN D3 FORMULA HAVE THE CODE?
    The RAW Food-Created Nutrients™ in Vitamin Code® formulas are cultivated with their unique Code Factors™ intact, enabling natural recognition of nutrients by your body.

    WHAT IS THE CODE FACTOR™?
    The known and  yet to be discovered synergistic compounds found in food and necessary for proper nutrient delivery. Providing these Code Factors™ infuses the essential elements of whole foods that the body thrives upon.

    RAW
    • Uncooked, untreated, unadulterated
    • No binders or fillers
    • No chemical isolates or synthetic nutrients
    Created
    • Dual-organism cultivation for a wide array of Code Factors™
    • Individual  nutrient creation for maximized potency
    • Living nutrients as nature intended
    FOOD
    • Infused with essential elements from whole food
    • Nutrient-specific peptides for targeted delivery
    • Live probiotics and enzymes
    VITAMIN CODE RAW D3™
    • The Hottest Nutrient Under the Sun
    • Healthy Bones & Joints
    • Healthy Colon & Digestion
    • Memory & Concentration
    • Breast & Prostate Health
    • Proper Cell replication
    • Immune System Support
    Vitamin D3 truly is the hottest nutrient under the sun. Vitamin D3 is a versatile and critical nutrient for health and well being with emerging clinical science suggesting exciting positive benefits for multiple systems and organs of the body. if you are interested in experiencing extraordinary health - put vitamin D3 at the top of your list

    When you want the best - feed your body with Vitamin Code® RAW D3™ - the only RAW, whole food vitamin D3 formulated with RAW Food-Created Nutrients™. RAW Food-Created Nutrients™ are cultivated with live probiotics, antioxidants, enzymes and nutrient-specific peptide for targeted delivery and natural recognition of nutrients by your body.

    Go beyond vitamins and minerals with Vitamin Code® RAW D3™ Formula, providing RAW Food-Created Nutrients™ for bone, joint, breast, prostate, colon and digestive health; immune system support, memory and concentration; and proper cell replication.

    http://www.gardenoflife.com/ProductsforLife/TheVitaminCode/TargetedNutrientFormulas/RAWD3/tabid/1896/Default.aspx 

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    # 2 Probiotics

    Probiotics are the buzz word in health these days for a good reason. In Japan, it has been known for years that good bacteria and friendly yeast, are essential to a your digestive health. Believe it or not, your digestive tract is loaded with bacteria and yeast, some of which promote good health and others that can compromise your health. The balance of the “good guys” and “bad guys” determine how healthy you are, how energized you feel and how youthful you look.

    Probiotics work to keep illness and disease at bay. When you have poor digestive health from stress, toxins, long term antibiotic use or a poor diet, you make your gut less inviting for good bacteria and yeast, opening the door for the bad guys, like parasites and candida. Probiotics can help your body by:
    • Aiding your digestion and assimilation of food
    • Helps in treating autism
    • Increasing the nutritional value of food by hundreds of times (getting more for your nutritional buck)
    • Boosting your immunity, improving your brain health, increasing your energy
    • Relieving constipation, easing Irritable Bowel Syndrome and diarrhea
    • Balancing your hormones and flattening your stomach
    • Contributing to more youthful looks, like shiny hair and beautiful, young skin
    • Helping you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight and ending cravings
    • Helping to correct inflammatory bowel disease, like Chron’s disease and ulcerative colitis
    • Contributing with urogenital health (assists with conditions like bacterial vaginosis and HPV)
    • Contributing to a healthy pregnancy and healthy, happy babies
    • Eliminating adrenal fatigue
    In order to sustain a healthy digestive system and not serve as a host for the bad guys -- feed your good bacteria and yeast what they need to stay alive. After all, when the good guys thrive, YOU thrive!
    Natural sources are fermented vegetables (like kimchi and saurekraut), yogurt and kefirs.
    Dr. Ohhira Probiotics
    Dr. Ohhira Probiotics

    Essential Formulas Dr Ohhira's Probiotics® Original Formula 
     Php 2,500.00
    60  Vegetarian Capsules

    The world's most popular premium probiotic supplement! It has won numerous International Supplement Awards, including Best Supplement Award, by Better Nutrition Magazine for four years running.With Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics, you get the 12 strains of probiotics plus all these other beneficial compounds.For more info check it out at : http://drohhiraprobiotics.com/


    Garden of Life Primal Defense® Ultra Probiotic Formula

    Garden of Life Primal Defense® Ultra Probiotic ULTRA 
    Php  1,700.00
    90 Vegetarian Capsules

    Garden of Life Primal Defense® Ultra Probiotic Formula Description

    • Ultimate Probiotic Formula
    • Value Pack
    • UltraZorbe®





    Primal Defense Ultra is the ultimate broad-spectrum probiotic formula made to provide 15 billion live cells per day and 13 species of beneficial cultures including Homeostatic® Soil Organisms which support healthy bacteria counts and healthy pH levels in the gut. Included is Saccharomyces boulardiito support healthy intestinal epithelium lining integrity, the front line for the body's defense system, plus Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium probiotics to promote regular bowel function and immune health.


    Primal Defense Ultra probiotics are delivered through the proprietary UltraZorbe capsules to provide faster and more complete dissolution than other vegetarian capsules, and are protected from damaging oxygen and moisture by the proprietary BioProtect System.  http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Digestive-Health/Primal-Defense-ULTRA.aspx

     

    #3. Astaxanthin

    Astaxanthin was featured on the Dr. Oz Show as “The #1 Supplement you’ve never heard of that you should be taking.”  
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    An exciting super-antioxidant out there that you might not have heard about. It’s called astaxanthin (pronounced as-tuh-ZAN-thin)—and is a type of red-orange-pink  marine carotenoid that comes from the sea. It is found in some types of algae as well as in some fungi and plants—and it gives bright color to salmon (and is believed to help grant them their phenomenal endurance while swimming upstream), shrimp, lobster and crawfish. Simply the most powerful antioxidant known to modern science Astaxanthin has been documented to show a wide range of benefits in human clinical studies on several serious health concerns. Due to its molecular structure, it is one of the few antioxidants that can move throughout the entire body and provide protection to all of our cells. It has polar hydrophilic ends that span across the entire cell membrane.  Most other well-known antioxidants cannot do this.  
    Astaxanthin is closely related to lutein, a carotenoid known to improve eye health, and it has long been used as a supplement to treat aging eyes. But studies are finding that this carotenoid provides many other health benefits. Naturopathic medical doctors like Mark Stengler, NMD, founder and medical director of the Stengler Center for Integrative Medicine in Encinitas, California, use it in their practices to help patients with diabetes and heart disease due to its potent anti-inflammatory agent to  lessens oxidative stress.
    • Prevent LDL (bad) cholesterol from oxidizing, which contributes to inflammation and the formation of cholesterol deposits
    • Helps people with diabetes keep their blood vessels clog-free and flexible
    • Improve blood flow, which eases the heart’s workload
    • Protect the heart and brain from injury caused when blood supply is cut off, such as from a heart attack or stroke
    • An immune booster by increasing production of natural killer cells, which help us fight infections.
    • Helps protect the brain from abnormal neurological function, reduce inflammation in joints and tissues,  increased muscle recovery and stamina, protect the body from cellular damage associated with highly oxidative foods, prevent UV damage to the eyes and skin
    Nutrex Hawaii BioAstin® Hawaiian Astaxanthin

    		Nutrex Hawaii BioAstin® Hawaiian Astaxanthin                                  .     Php 750  (4mg 60 gel caps)               
    Astaxanthin is used by endurance athletes, professional fighters, exercise enthusiasts and others who seek a competitive edge. For more info check http://www.nutrex-hawaii.com/bioastin

    #4. Fish Oil or Marine Oil (rich in omega-3s)

    A high-quality fish oil from fresh deep sea, cold water fishes or supplement is crucial. It boosts mood and brain function, prevents heart disease, improves skin health, and can even help lower high blood pressure by making your blood flow more easily.
    The best type of omega-3 fats are those found in fish. That's because the omega-3 in fish is high in two fatty acids crucial to human health, DHA and EPA. These two fatty acids are pivotal in preventing heart disease, cancer, and many other diseases. The human brain is also highly dependent on DHA - low DHA levels have been linked to depression, schizophrenia, memory loss, and a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's. Researchers are now also linking inadequate intake of these omega-3 fats in pregnant women to premature birth and low birth weight, and to hyperactivity in children.
    If you were to take only these four supplements and nothing else, you would very likely experience a profound difference in your health. In fact, if we wanted to turn our country into a nation of healthy, intelligent people with genius children and highly productive senior citizens, we would want to hand out vitamin D3, probiotics, astaxanthin and fish oil supplements to everybody. It could literally revolutionize the future of any nation!

    Garden of Life Oceans 3™ Beyond Omega-3™ with OmegaXanthin™
     Garden of Life Oceans 3 Beyond Omega-3 with OmegaXanthin                                             Php 1,290-- 60 Softgels
    Of course, other nutrients are important such as vitamin C, magnesium, zinc and so on, but it has long been my belief that these top four deliver the most profound positive results that people really notice and feel. Check it out at http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Oceans-3/Beyond-Omega-3.aspx




    #5. Chaga Medicinal Mushroom

    Known worldwide as “a precious Gift from Nature”. This is a mushroom that commonly grows in northern regions on birch, alder and beech trees -- the mushroom that grows in living trees. It is a premier adaptogen (a metabolic regulator that increases our ability to adapt to environmental factors and resist stress). The Chaga mushroom  have anti-bacterial, anti-allergic, anti-inflammation, antioxidant and cancer fighting activities to human health. The antioxidant effects of the mushroom may be partly explained by protection of cell components against oxidative damage to DNA in human lymphocytes.  With over 1400 modern scientific publications indicating its components could offer solutions to help maintain healthy blood pressure, blood sugar levels, restore youthful looks and detoxify the liver, kidney, and spleen. 

    Planetary Herbals Chaga Full Spectrum™
    Planetary Herbals Chaga FullSpectrum                             Php 720  (1000 mg - 60 Tablets)

    Well known for maintaining a healthy immune system research is ongoing worldwide on Chaga's efficacy for enhancing immune function and maintaining healthy glucose levels even to those already in the normal range.
    Chaga stands out from the rest. . However for health purposes only birch chaga can be used. As a medicinal mushroom, Chaga contains anti-tumor compounds. Chaga mushroom as antimutagenic extract inhibits oxidative DNA damage in human lymphocytes as assessed by comet assay. For details check http://www.planetaryherbals.com/products/GP2261/

     References :
    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/12/astaxanthin-the-antiinflammatory-nutrient.aspx
    Biofactors. 2004. Department of Medical Nutrition, Kyunghee University, 1 Hoekidong, Dongdaemoonku, Seoul , South Korea.
    Chaga mushroom health benefit, review of effect on immune system and cancer by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
    Mark A. Stengler, NMD, is a naturopathic medical doctor and leading authority on the practice of alternative and integrated medicine. Dr. Stengler is author of the Health Revelations newsletter, author of The Natural Physician’s Healing Therapies (Bottom Line Books), founder and medical director of the Stengler Center for Integrative Medicine in Encinitas, California, and adjunct associate clinical professor at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon.

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    #6 Chlorella
     
    Yaeyama Chlorella  is a subspecies of  Chlorella vulgaris,  a single-celled, fresh water algae, grown in the  environmentally pristine coral reef region using mountain spring water, tropical sunshine and food grade nutrients. Yaeyama Chlorella cell walls are broken by high impact jet-spray drying that pulverizes the algae wall for increased absorption of its vital nutrients.

    Chlorella contains more chlorophyll per gram than any other plant in the world plus RNA, DNA  and proteins, and is a source of naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. The phytonutrients in Yaeyama Chlorella support healthy cell growth and development and promote detoxification, especially heavy metal excretion.* “Yaeyama” means richer, more flavorful and more nutritious chlorella!

    Chlorella is one of the most widely studied food supplements in the world. Aside from being the subject of medical research in the USA, USSR, Germany, Japan, France, England and Israel, chlorella has been extensively studied as a food source since it is made up of a whopping 50 percent protein and is considered a complete amino acid-based food. Even NASA has studied using chlorella as the one of first whole foods in space on the international space station!

    Studies in Japan have shown chlorella may help reduce body fat percentage and may be useful in fighting obesity and weight related diabetes. It may also help reduce both cholesterol and hypertension. Chlorella's cleansing action on your bowel and other elimination channels, as well as its protection of your liver, also helps promote clean blood. And clean blood helps assure metabolic waste get efficiently carried away from your tissues.

    Chlorella is such a powerful detoxifier because it is rich in chlorophyll, which is known to:
    • Aid you in processing more oxygen
    • Cleanse key elimination systems like your bowel, liver, and blood
    • Help purify your blood and clean away toxins
    • Aid you in promoting optimal blood pressure
    • Support elimination of molds in your body
    • Help neutralize bad air you might breathe in
    • Promote growth and repair of your tissues
    Chlorella is actually very useful even beyond detoxification, and its range of health benefits includes:
    • Boosting your immune system
    • Improving your digestion, especially if constipation is a problem
    • Providing B vitamins from an animal source
    • Enhancing your ability to focus and concentrate
    • Increasing your energy levels
    • Balancing your body's pH
    • Normalizing your blood sugar and blood pressure
    • Reducing your cancer risk
    • Freshening your breath
    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/01/is-this-one-of-natures-most-powerful-detoxification-tools.aspx

    #7 Maca Powder

    Peruvian lore tells of maca’s use during the Tahuantinsuyo Empire. The root was prescribed to warriors in preparation for battle to increase their strength and endurance. However, outside of war-time, warriors were banned from maca as the leaders knew (and modern scientists have confirmed) that maca can increase the libido.Maca (ma-kuh) a herbaceous plant native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl, which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb.
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