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Mead Johnson, Maker of Enfamil, Loses Multi-Million Dollar False Advertising Case Against Store-Bran

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:48:00 -0800

GORDONSVILLE, VA., December 2 , 2009—PBM Products, LLC, a leading infant formula company that supplies store-brand infant formulas to Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, Walgreens, and other retailers, has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.5 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Co., the operating subsidiary of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) (“Mead Johnson”), the makers of the national-brand Enfamil® LIPIL® Infant Formula. Mead Johnson is 83 percent-owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

PBM’s lawsuit claimed that Mead Johnson engaged in false and misleading campaigns against PBM’s competing store-brand of infant formulas, suggesting they do not provide the same nutrition as Mead Johnson’s brands. PBM’s store-brand infant formulas cost up to 50 percent less than Enfamil® LIPIL®. The $13.5 million in damages awarded by the jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of the largest damages awards ever for a false advertising case.

“This decision by a jury of the people confirms that Mead Johnson’s ads have been false in suggesting that there is a nutritional difference between our store-brand formula products and their products, when in fact the only major difference is price,” said PBM CEO Paul B. Manning. “Despite Mead Johnson’s scare tactics, parents are assured that PBM’s formula products are as high quality and nutritious as Mead Johnson’s.”

U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer issued his written rulings yesterday following the November 10^th jury verdict. Judge Spencer’s written rulings permanently enjoined Mead Johnson from making any false statements concerning PBM's infant formula, including the claims Mead Johnson previously made in Enfamil advertising that "It may be tempting to try a less expensive store brand, but only Enfamil LIPIL is clinically proven to improve brain and eye development," and "there are plenty of other ways to save on baby expenses without cutting back on nutrition." The Court also ordered Mead Johnson to retrieve from the public domain all advertising or promotional materials containing these or any other false claims about PBM's store brand infant formula.

The details of the decision and the complaint are posted online in full at:

· http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/Order_Laches.pdf

· http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/PBM_Complaint_MJ_III_LIPIL.pdf

The nutritional supplements under examination in the case are two fats, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid), which Mead Johnson calls “LIPIL®” solely for marketing purposes and touts as promoting infant brain and eye development. PBM’s claim focused on Mead Johnson’s direct mailing to more than 1.6 million parents of an alarming blurry picture of a child’s cartoon duck next to a clear picture of the same image which suggested that anything other than the Enfamil LIPIL® blend of ingredients is inferior and will result in poor eye and brain development. Other parts of the false advertising campaign consist of statements that only Enfamil LIPIL has been proven to confer visual and mental benefits on infants, and store-brand formulas are a “cut-back in nutrition” compared to Enfamil.

PBM successfully argued that these advertisements were false and misleading especially since PBM store- brand infant formulas have the same nutrients at the same levels as Enfamil. PBM infant formulas are formulated to contain DHA and ARA, and are sourced from the same supplier in amounts which equal or exceed the DHA and ARA in Mead Johnson’s Enfamil LIPIL®.

This decision marks the third time PBM Products has sued Mead Johnson for false advertising claims. On the prior occasions Mead Johnson admitted that it made false claims about PBM’s products. It is also the first false advertising case to focus on the issue of DHA and ARA nutritional ingredients in formula, which were introduced into the market in 2003 and have become a staple in recent years by many brands as key components for infant development.

“This jury verdict should send a significant and clear message to Mead Johnson about the way it conducts marketing and advertising for its brands,” said Manning. “This lawsuit also demonstrates our complete commitment to defending our products and the valuable brands of our retail partners.”

“As a parent and supporter of children’s medical research, I take a personal responsibility in assuring our customers that the products we produce are healthy and nutritionally equivalent to brand names like Enfamil® LIPIL®. It is important, especially now, for parents to know that there are lower priced yet highly nutritious store-brand formulas that will provide the same benefit to their children as any national brand name formula product,” Manning added.

The U.S. infant formula market is estimated at $3.4 billion and the global market is estimated at $7.9 billion.

All of PBM’s formulas, and for that matter all of U.S. infant formulas, are subject to the exacting standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pursuant to the Infant Formula Act of 1980. This legislation vested FDA with the authority to ensure that all infant formula products sold in the United States provide the necessary levels of identified nutrients required for the growth of healthy babies. For more information, visit this FDA link.

PBM Products was represented by the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Partners from the firm’s advertising practice, Harold P. Weinberger and Jonathan M. Wagner in New York, led the team.

About PBM

PBM is privately owned and based in Gordonsville, VA. PBM companies specialize in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing consumer food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit www.pbmproducts.com.

Enfamil® LIPIL® are registered trademarks of Mead Johnson & Co.

Stamina RX - Legendary & Natural Sexual Stimulant

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:39:00 -0800

What is Stamina RX and how does it work?

As viagra and Enzyte StaminaRX is used to treat male impotence or erectile dysfunction help. It is a natural add-on that can increase sexual resistance and delight. Erectile dysfunction is a common problem in men and, possibly, because of a number of internal and external load.

Does Stamina RX really work?

After the first test ingredients it seems unlikely that this product works at all. In accordance with the official site of StaminaRX are the following two basic ingredients of the product:

Firstly, something Xanthoparmelia Scabrosa is called that increases blood flow to the penis.

The second is Cnidium Monnier, which supposedly increases nitric oxide, helping sustain erections.

Stamina Rx is successful to improve sex drive in male. It is a natural and efficient alternative remedy for men with erectile dysfunction. Stamina Rx gives euphoric feeling and erection to be long, sustained, rigid and satisfactory. It is safe, natural and miraculous for men libido.

Stamina Rx Benefits:

Improves the sense of Euphoria during Orgasm
Increases staying power (helps prevent premature ejaculation).
Increases overall desire to have sex more than once.
Dramatically improves sensitivity for men and women

Resources:
http://www.herbsmd.com/detail/stamina-rx-for-men-31478.htm
http://www.herbal-supplements-guide.com/does-stamina-rx-really-work.html

Effectively Improve Overall Wellbeing

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:09:00 -0800

Esberitox combines two well-studied types of Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea and pallida) with two additional immune-enhancing herbs – baptisia and thuja. Clinical research indicates that this combination of herbs has a broader spectrum of activity than Echinacea alone. Studies have shown that Esberitox can stimulate the defense mechanism of body to quickly and effectively improve overall wellbeing.

How Does It Work ?

Esberitox is a unique blend of wild indigo root, coneflower root, and white cedar leaf that has been widely used in Europe for decades. This powerful combination of herbs fortifies the Defense mechanism of body, Enhanceing to strengthen the body's natural defense mechanisms.

Research has shown that the Esberitox combination provides a broader range of activity than any individual component alone. This additive effect is produced via the actions and interactions of the concentrated botanical extracts. Although the activity of the individual components overlap in some way, each herb is unique in how it enhances immune function.

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Antioxidant Support for Pets

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 23:39:00 -0800

BioVet Pet Antioxidant Wafer provides antioxidant support to pets. It helps the body to fight against free radical damage and protects against oxidative damage. BioVet Pet Antioxidant Wafer contains key active enzyme ingredient IsoSproutPlex that has positive effects on soreness, associated with canine hip dysphasia and canine arthritis.

BioVet Pet Antioxidant Wafer in a new tasty treat provides all crucial nutrients that your pets need. Everyday your pet battles with 'Oxidative Stress', highly reactive oxygen free radical molecules that continuously damage their physical health and reduce their lifespan. BIOVET has combined the world's most potent antioxidant precursors, pro-vitamins and other crucial nutrients in a new tasty treat, the BIOVET Antioxidant Pet Wafer.

Studies have shown that the key active enzyme ingredient, IsoSproutPlex can reduce soreness caused by canine hip dysphasia and its associated canine arthritis. In addition, IsoSproutPlex, was originally developed to combat the devastating effects of feline leukemia. BioVet Pet Antioxidant Wafer provides antioxidant support to pets. It helps the body to fight against free radical damage and protects against oxidative damage.

BioVet Pet Antioxidant Wafer contains key active enzyme ingredient IsoSproutPlex that has positive effects on soreness, associated with canine hip dysphasia and canine arthritis. BioVet Pet Antioxidant Wafer in a new tasty treat provides all crucial nutrients that your pets need.

Immune Enhancing Formula

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 23:31:00 -0800

Astra-8 is the Defense Builder Herbal Formula that has positive effects on immune system. Astra-8 enhances the defense system of the body and increases energy production. This herbal formula augments the metabolic process of the body and helpful in the condition of fatigue and stress.

Astra-8 (Si Jun Zi Tang) Defense Builder Herbal Formula is one of the most popular and effective herbal formulas available. It is the basis for many of the immune products found in natural food stores today. Astra 8 is the only one, recommended by name in books, on video, and in periodicals.

According to Traditional Chinese a substance used in managing discomfort (TCM), these herbs are especially used for people who worry, think too much, eat sweets and feel cold and tired. In TCM terms, these herbs tonify Lung, Spleen and Kidney Qi and strengthen Wei Qi. Western a substance used in managing discomfort considers many of these herbs adaptogenic in that they may support body adapt to stress. Astragalus, ligustrum, ginseng, and ganoderma (Reishi) found in Astra 8 are carefully balanced by additional herbs necessary to digest and assimilate these proven tonic herbs. For additional defensive system toning and energy enhancement, use with Power Mushrooms.

What is Red Yeast Rice?

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 03:55:00 -0800

Latin name: Monascus purpureus
Other names: Hong Qu, red rice, red yeast

Red yeast rice is a substance made by fermenting a type of red yeast called Monascus purpureus over rice.

Red yeast rice contains natural substance called Monacolins. Monocolins, especially lovastatin believes that it could turn into the body substance preventing Government coal dihydrofolate reductase, an enzyme which operates, called the production of cholesterol. This way popular statin drugs.

The Controversy and Confusion Over Red Yeast Rice

The controversy began in 1999, shortly after the first clinical studies have shown that RYR explicitly made can reduce cholesterol. Then attention FDA agreed efficiency RYR, with regard to natural form Statins (as Mevacor in sales) contains drug lovastatin. Therefore, FDA decided to RYR was controlled drugs and ordered removed from shelves.

This decision to the FDA originally from Utah District Court repealed in 1999, but in 2000 the Court complaint 10 FDA USA, which can be RYR, adjustable chain. May what RYR remains legally in the United States, but only if sold its manufacturing process measures, to eliminate lovastatin (possibly eliminate their effectiveness).

Is Red Yeast Rice Safe?

Those raising safety concerns say that since RYR contains natural statins similar in effect to cholesterol lowering drugs, it's logical that it would have the same risks. This argument is not valid because statins in prescription drugs have been chemically altered in a laboratory, whereas the statins in red yeast rice are naturally occurring.

How does colostrum benefit for baby?

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:04:00 -0800

Colostrum is only foodstuffs, the rich variety of biologically active including proteins Immunoglobins. Colostrum is liquid pre milk produced milk glands mother for the first 24-48 hours after birth. This is the first "milk", a newborn child, his mother calves, contains many connections of bioactive in normal milk does not exist. Life body mechanism supports line of Defense and determinants of growth, ensuring the health and vitality of the newborn. Colostrum is so important that most babies easily without it would die.

For the chest to colostrum beginning during pregnancy and to continue to the first days of silence. This special milk-yellow to orange and thickness and sticky. It is to help low and high in carbohydrates, proteins and antibodies in bold, your stay child healthy. Colostrum is extremely easy to digest and therefore the first ideal food for your child. In the (measurable spoons instead of ñ2) low, but high in nutrition, the focus for the newborn. Colostrum has passed laxative effect on children, helping, principles which supports excessive bilirubin selection, your stool and helps prevent jaundice.

If your child is breastfed in early and often, milk ripening starts for the chest in third or fourth birthday. Milk, and then increase the disk space and usually begins a few levels and white (opaque) appear. In the first days is extremely important that your newborn at least 8-12 times all 24-hour nurse and often even better. Thus your child use the colostrum and stimulates production of the ample supply of milk maturity. Breastfeeding also frequent helps avoid engorgement.

Colostrum offers not only the ideal diet for your child's needs, but also a large number of living cells, protecting your child against many harmful agents be trimming. Immunological factors concentration is much higher in colostrum milk tyres.

Colostrum really works, as the natural safe vaccines and 100%. Contains a large number of antibodies called secretory immunoglobulins (IgA), in which this new substance for newborns. Before your child was born, benefits received a call from the placenta from other IgG antibodies. Baby immunoglobulins worked the circulatory system, but IgA protects the child in those places, most likely, micro-organisms, namely Schleimhäute in the throat, lungs and attacked the intestines.

Colostrum has a particularly important role in the stomach intestinal tract child play. Cases of newborns are very porous. Colostrum çortak holes through the stomach of the intestinal tract with "paint" a major obstacle to the penetration of foreign and increase eat nut food child.

Colostrum contains high concentrations of white blood cells cause white corpuscles protection that can destroy bacteria and viruses, illness.

Milk changes colostrum gradually for tyres during the first two weeks of birth. Reduce the concentration of antibodies in your milk during this transition, but significantly increased the amount of milk. Diseases of human milk with colostrum disappear properties. If your child receives its milk, you get really immune protection against many different viruses and bacteria.

About Motherlove Proudcts

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:26:00 -0800

Motherlove Herbal Company introduced the first herbal personal care and supplement line specifically designed for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Since its conception, Motherlove has led the trend in holistic body care. Dedicated to consistent quality Motherlove craft only the finest, pure products using certified organic ingredients. Our time proven formulas, backed with integrity and wisdom, are designed to nurture, soothe and heal women on their all-important journey of nurturing life.

AHCC – An Effective Immune Supporter

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:09:00 -0800

Common name:

"Active Hexose Correlated Compound"

Botanical name:

"Basidiomycetes"

How AHCC works?

AHCC has been used successfully to treat a wide range of health conditions, from minor ailments such as colds and flu, to serious diseases such as cancer, hepatitis, diabetes, and cardiovascular
disease.

How can one dietary ingredient be effective against so many types of health problems?

The answer is that many acute and chronic conditions share a hidden cause: compromised immunity. And as a biological response modifier, AHCC turns the dial up on your natural immune response, helping you fight all kinds of threats to your health.

Benefits of AHCC

In vivo and human clinical trials have shown that AHCC modifies both the innate and adaptive immune response, by:

* Increasing the production of cytokines
* Increasing the activity of NK cells by as much as 300-800%
* Increasing populations of macrophages, in some cases doubling them
* Increasing the number of dendritic cells
* Increasing the number of T cells by as much as 200%

Active constituents

AHCC consists of polysaccharides, particularly low molecular weight alpha-1,3-glucans, amino acids, and minerals.

Swine Influenza

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:35:00 -0800

What is Swine Influenza?

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Swine flu viruses cause high levels of illness and low death rates in pigs. Swine influenza viruses may circulate among swine throughout the year, but most outbreaks occur during the late fall and winter months similar to outbreaks in humans. The classical swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930.

How many swine flu viruses are there?

Like all influenza viruses, swine flu viruses change constantly. Pigs can be infected by avian influenza and human influenza viruses as well as swine influenza viruses. When influenza viruses from different species infect pigs, the viruses can reassort (i.e. swap genes) and new viruses that are a mix of swine, human and/or avian influenza viruses can emerge. Over the years, different variations of swine flu viruses have emerged. At this time, there are four main influenza type A virus subtypes that have been isolated in pigs: H1N1, H1N2, H3N2, and H3N1. However, most of the recently isolated influenza viruses from pigs have been H1N1 viruses.

Swine Flu in Humans

Can humans catch swine flu?

Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans. However, sporadic human infections with swine flu have occurred. Most commonly, these cases occur in persons with direct exposure to pigs (e.g. children near pigs at a fair or workers in the swine industry). In addition, there have been documented cases of one person spreading swine flu to others. For example, an outbreak of apparent swine flu infection in pigs in Wisconsin in 1988 resulted in multiple human infections, and, although no community outbreak resulted, there was antibody evidence of virus transmission from the patient to health care workers who had close contact with the patient.

How common is swine flu infection in humans?

In the past, CDC received reports of approximately one human swine influenza virus infection every one to two years in the U.S., but from December 2005 through February 2009, 12 cases of human infection with swine influenza have been reported.

What are the symptoms of swine flu in humans?

The symptoms of swine flu in people are expected to be similar to the symptoms of regular human seasonal influenza and include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. Some people with swine flu also have reported runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Can people catch swine flu from eating pork?

No. Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. You can not get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160Â°F kills the swine flu virus as it does other bacteria and viruses.

How does swine flu spread?

Influenza viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people and from people to pigs. Human infection with flu viruses from pigs are most likely to occur when people are in close proximity to infected pigs, such as in pig barns and livestock exhibits housing pigs at fairs. Human-to-human transmission of swine flu can also occur. This is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu occurs in people, which is mainly person-to-person transmission through coughing or sneezing of people infected with the influenza virus. People may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

What do we know about human-to-human spread of swine flu?

In September 1988, a previously healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized for pneumonia and died 8 days later. A swine H1N1 flu virus was detected. Four days before getting sick, the patient visited a county fair swine exhibition where there was widespread influenza-like illness among the swine.
In follow-up studies, 76% of swine exhibitors tested had antibody evidence of swine flu infection but no serious illnesses were detected among this group. Additional studies suggest that one to three health care personnel who had contact with the patient developed mild influenza-like illnesses with antibody evidence of swine flu infection.

How can human infections with swine influenza be diagnosed?

To diagnose swine influenza A infection, a respiratory specimen would generally need to be collected within the first 4 to 5 days of illness (when an infected person is most likely to be shedding virus). However, some persons, especially children, may shed virus for 10 days or longer. Identification as a swine flu influenza A virus requires sending the specimen to CDC for laboratory testing.

What medications are available to treat swine flu infections in humans?

There are four different antiviral drugs that are licensed for use in the US for the treatment of influenza: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. While most swine influenza viruses have been susceptible to all four drugs, the most recent swine influenza viruses isolated from humans are resistant to amantadine and rimantadine. At this time, CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses.

What other examples of swine flu outbreaks are there?

Probably the most well known is an outbreak of swine flu among soldiers in Fort Dix, New Jersey in 1976. The virus caused disease with x-ray evidence of pneumonia in at least 4 soldiers and 1 death; all of these patients had previously been healthy. The virus was transmitted to close contacts in a basic training environment, with limited transmission outside the basic training group. The virus is thought to have circulated for a month and disappeared. The source of the virus, the exact time of its introduction into Fort Dix, and factors limiting its spread and duration are unknown. The Fort Dix outbreak may have been caused by introduction of an animal virus into a stressed human population in close contact in crowded facilities during the winter. The swine influenza A virus collected from a Fort Dix soldier was named A/New Jersey/76 (Hsw1N1).

Is the H1N1 swine flu virus the same as human H1N1 viruses?

No. The H1N1 swine flu viruses are antigenically very different from human H1N1 viruses and, therefore, vaccines for human seasonal flu would not provide protection from H1N1 swine flu viruses. Swine Flu in Pigs

How does swine flu spread among pigs?Â

Swine flu viruses are thought to be spread mostly through close contact among pigs and possibly from contaminated objects moving between infected and uninfected pigs. Herds with continuous swine flu infections and herds that are vaccinated against swine flu may have sporadic disease, or may show only mild or no symptoms of infection.

What are signs of swine flu in pigs?Â

Signs of swine flu in pigs can include sudden onset of fever, depression, coughing (barking), discharge from the nose or eyes, sneezing, breathing difficulties, eye redness or inflammation, and going off feed.

How common is swine flu among pigs?Â

H1N1 and H3N2 swine flu viruses are endemic among pig populations in the United States and something that the industry deals with routinely. Outbreaks among pigs normally occur in colder weather months (late fall and winter) and sometimes with the introduction of new pigs into susceptible herds. Studies have shown that the swine flu H1N1 is common throughout pig populations worldwide, with 25 percent of animals showing antibody evidence of infection. In the U.S. studies have shown that 30 percent of the pig population has antibody evidence of having had H1N1 infection. More specifically, 51 percent of pigs in the north-central U.S. have been shown to have antibody evidence of infection with swine H1N1. Human infections with swine flu H1N1 viruses are rare. There is currently no way to differentiate antibody produced in response to flu vaccination in pigs from antibody made in response to pig infections with swine H1N1 influenza.

While H1N1 swine viruses have been known to circulate among pig populations since at least 1930, H3N2 influenza viruses did not begin circulating among US pigs until 1998. The H3N2 viruses initially were introduced into the pig population from humans. The current swine flu H3N2 viruses are closely related to human H3N2 viruses.

Is there a vaccine for swine flu?Â

Vaccines are available to be given to pigs to prevent swine influenza. There is no vaccine to protect humans from swine flu. The seasonal influenza vaccine will likely help provide partial protection against swine H3N2, but not swine H1N1 viruses.

Number 1 Superfood - Acai Berry Health Benefits

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Thu, 7 Jan 2010 04:10:00 -0800

What is the Acai Berry?

The acai berry (pronounced “ah-sigh-ee”) is a small grape-sized berry that grows in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil. Natives of the region have harvested this berry as part of their diet for hundreds of years.

Acai Berry Branch
The much desired acai fruit is only 10% of the actual berry. The other 90% is made up of the seed or pit. The acai berry is harvested by the thousands and put through a process that separates the pulp from the seed to produce a thick, edible puree.

The Chief Health Benefits of Acai Berry

Support the immune system
Aid in weight loss
Improve digestion
Reduce pain and soreness
Promote healthy sleep
Increase energy & stamina
Increase libido
Fight cancer & disease
Lower blood pressure
Fight aging & inflammation
Protect against heart disease
Is an extremely powerful free radical fighter
Acai has very high levels of fibers
Cleanses and Detoxifies the body of infectious toxins
Strengthens your immune system

Acai Berry Supplements

Acai Berry Benefits in Details

Below are just some of the health benefits that research has shown you can get from consuming the acai berry.

Acai Berry Increases Energy & Stamina:

Jiu-jitsu fighters and soccer players in Brazil often have a large meal of acai berry pulp before a competition. Why? Aside from being a perfect source of nutrition and carbohydrates, the high levels of antioxidants in the acai berry lead to a drastic increase in energy levels and stamina. Taken on a regular basis, the acai berry strengthens the immune system to the point where the body isn’t constantly fighting off infections and disease. This frees up even more energy for other uses.

Acai Berry Fights Cancer & Disease:

Free radicals are nasty little molecules that come from pollutants, pesticides, cigarette smoke, etc. They attack the cells in the body, cause diseases, and can even damage DNA. Antioxidants are the body’s fuel for strengthening cells and fighting off free radicals. As you know by now, the acai berry is jam packed with these powerful antioxidants.

Acai Berry Boosts the Immune System:

The powerful antioxidants in the acai berry antioxidants in the acai berry, combined with the essential fatty acids, work as an anti-bacterial and anti-viral agent while simultaneously boosting the immune system.

Acai Berry Promotes a More Peaceful Sleep:

Your ability to sleep can be frequently affected by stressed muscles. Acai contains amino acids that relax your muscles and allow for a more restful sleep. It also contains Vitamin B which helps to regulate the dopamine and serotonin (both neurotransmitters that impact sleep) production in the brain.

Acai Berry

Resveratrol Benefits and Research

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Mon, 4 Jan 2010 22:25:00 -0800

Resveratrol is polyphenol phytoalexin, resveratrol found in grapes, pomegranates and many other products that are known to many health benefits, including the fight against cancer, antiviral, neuroprotective, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory. It is also found in chocolate and green tea.

The researchers found that red wine contains resveratrol, a natural antioxidant that may help in preventing cancer and protects people from heart and brain. This study was led by Lindsey Brown, Associate Professor of Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland. Today the many leading websites are offering resveratrol supplements like herbsmd.com

A glass of red wine at dinner or adding some tasty beverages to the food can be a good idea, for a new study has found that low doses of resveratrol, a natural compound that helps it to maintain a young heart.

In addition to being completely natural and safe for drinking, health benefits are well documented. Antioxidant properties of this supplement is a great way to stop the action of free radicals, and promote the work of certain types of genes which promote health and general metabolic encouraged. In fact this supplement provides a wide range of benefits to slow the aging process to protect your heart and help you lose weight.

Kudzu Reducing Alcohol Consumption

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:44:00 -0800

Vine that ate the South depressive effects on the drinks.

Researchers at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., suspected of drinking can be done through the provision of drinking extract of Kudzu, pesky, fast-growing weeds are often difficult in the southern states. They knew that they were used for this purpose in China since 600 AD More recently, researchers at Harvard University and tested in hamsters, bred and born to drink alcohol, and found that rodent consumption declines.
"These results led us to plant extracts in the same test person," said Scott Lucas, professor of psychiatry at McLean psychiatric hospital associated with Harvard Medical School. He and his colleagues on the work of women and 14 men, mean age 24 years. JSC "laboratory" has been flat, in which each person was allowed to drink lots of beer, which he or she wants, up to a maximum of six years. After determining the amount of drinks per person is usually half the Kudzu received capsules or a placebo, or placebo.

After washing, called the treatment period were eliminated. Those who have attained Kudzu placebo, and vice versa. The researchers studied their own drink, I do not know who got what and when.

The results were impressive. "Who is Kudzu drank significantly less than in the control group," says Luke. "Everyone had the first drink when he got home after work. Nevertheless, it was a group Kudzu slower and less likely to reach the second or third beer. Lap is on average one or two beers while the placebo group Three or four terminated. Alcohol consumption has almost halved.

In addition, Kudzu drank slowly. "They needed more gulps to finish each beer," Lukas continued. "This tells us that they respond to signals from your brain to tell them not to drink a lot.

Thus, in the first study of its kind, long-suffering grapes great potential to reduce drinking, as it was to put five or more drinks in one drinking for men, four or more consecutive drinks for a particular woman. Drinking is a huge problem in many universities. Harvard School of Public Health of the latest survey showed that one-third to abandon half of these students, alcohol use, which promotes the use of alcohol is the third leading cause of death and disability in the United States.

How it works

Rapidly growing plant has been in the United States, in Japan in 1920 has such a way as to maintain soil erosion. Nobody noticed that the lack of Kudzu type of natural enemies that it is under control in Asia - insects and climate. Appointed to his speed, all overgrown, which was not to evacuate people, "the grapes that ate the South".

But, as you can extract the expansion of these efforts is sobriety? Short answer, no one knows. McLean, the study was not designed to answer this question. Detailed response is the theory that the herb with alcohol, you can go faster in your head.

In China, the high concentration used one of the active ingredients Kudzu's (Puerarin) health to increase blood flow to the brain and heart, especially in emergency situations. "Where is the blood alcohol goes," says Luke. "We think this caused a quick response. The brain says" enough people in less time. Less beer, be happy.

"Kudzu is not taken to those who drink 30 beers a week, and his or her as a teetotaler, but he may be from 30 to 15 week range. This is not a panacea or a magic wand, but it seems a tool for people. Reduce"

Why Do People Use Horny Goat Weed?

jackhooper.smith@gmail.com (Adam Smith) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:40:00 -0800

Horny goat weed is a leafy plant that is native to Asia and the Mediterranean region. Horny goat weed has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine.

Horny Goat Weed is an all-natural herbal supplement that improves sexual performance and increases libido for both men and women. Horny Goat Weed has been used successfully for thousands of years and has no known side effects.

Why Do People Use Horny Goat Weed?

Erectile Dysfunction and Sexual Dysfunction in Women
According to folklore, horny goat weed's reputed aphrodisiac qualities were discovered when a Chinese goat herder noticed increased sexual activity in his flock after they ingested the weed.

Animal studies indicate that horny goat weed may work by increasing nitric oxide levels, which relaxes smooth muscle and lets more blood flow to the penis or clitoris.

Horny goat weed also appears to act by inhibiting the PDE-5 enzyme, which is the same way that the popular drug Viagra works.

Some evidence suggests horny goat weed may modulate levels of the hormones cortisol, testosterone, and thyroid hormone, bringing low levels back to normal.

What Makes Horny Goat Weed Better Than Viagra?
The Viagra pill is really good at dilating blood vessels in the genital area to give you harder erections from the increased blood flow that is possible. However, it doesn't increase your libido or sexual desire. What's less impressive is that it has a lot of harmful known side effects such as headache, flushes, nasal congestion, nausea, high blood pressure, irregular heart beats, visual problems, and chest pain (it was originally made for low blood pressure problems).
For women and men it stimulates sensory nerves giving more sensitivity and boosts sexual desire. Although the herb is most well known as a sexual enhancer, it has been used in advanced Chinese medicine to alleviate liver, joint, knee and back problems, asthma, fatigue, bronchitis, and heart problems. Horny Goat Weed Pills is much safer than Viagra, is very affordable and available without prescription.
The only side effects to horny goat weed are positive and include:

Urine flow enhancer and kidney health improvement. It also alleviates nausea fatigue and balances body fluids.
Reproductive system enhancement, natural cure for impotence and premature ejaculation.
Invigorating and making you feel younger and healthier, it is a vital energy tonic, and herbal aphrodesiac.

Horny Goat Weed Benefits:

Impotence (also known as erectile dysfunction, or ED)
Involuntary ejaculation
Fatigue
Heart disease
Weakness of the back or knees
Osteoarthritis
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Memory loss
Osteoporosis
Various infections, such as HIV, polio, or viral hepatitis
Low sex drive.

Menopause

A study tested the estrogenic activity of 32 herbs used for menopause. Epimedium brevicornum, was one of the highest estrogenic activity.

Safety

There isn't enough information on horny goat weed to safely recommend it for erectile dysfunction or menopause.

In one study, epimedium koreanum was found to cause significant inhibition of the cholinesterase enzyme. This can theoretically increase the risk of loss of muscle co-ordination and jerky movements due to acetylcholine buildup in muscles.

Animal studies also indicate that high doses of icariin, a compound found in horny goat weed, may be toxic to the kidneys and liver.
Buying Information

Horny goat weed supplements are available in several forms, including powder, tablet and capsule. Visit at: HerbsMD.com

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Beginning of the New Year is the perfect time to send New Year wishes to one and all and bless them with good health, wealth and prosperity. New Year wishes start getting circulated amongst friends and family a week before the New Years Eve and continues till the initial few weeks after New Years Day.

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More then 5,000 years the studies of Herbs to the Sumerians period, who described well-established medicinal uses of plants such as laurel, caraway, and thyme. Ancient Egyptian are known to have used garlic, opium, castor oil, coriander, mint, indigo, and other herbs for medicine. Indian Ayurveda medicine has been using herbs such as turmeric and curcumin. Many other herbs and minerals used in Ayurveda were later described by ancient Indian herbalists. The first Chinese herbal book listed more than 360 medicinal plants and their uses including ma-Huang, the shrub that introduced the drug ephedrine to modern medicine. The uses of plants for medicine and other purposes changed little in early medieval Europe.

Role of herbal medicine in modern human society:

Herbal supplements are available in capsules, liquids, and powders. people spend over a billion dollars a year on herbal remedies and Supplements. A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicines. According to the survey Herbal Supplements and remedies are very common, herbal therapy and other natural products other than vitamins and minerals are use most commonly.

Herbal supplements are more popular now people are looking new ways to improve their health, and they are turning to natural remedies rather than pharmaceutical drugs more and more. Scientific studies show that it is critical that you discuss which herbal supplements you are taking with your physician in order to prevent interactions with your other medications, or even side effects from combinations of herbal preparations.

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About Me

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Healthy living motivated me to do this and other life. Natural healthy life are very simple diet and fun, if you know you can do as well.

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