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An important principle in nutrition is synergy. This means the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. When we eat food provided by nature we are consuming a wide array of vitamins, minerals, protein, fats, carbohydrates and thousands of other chemicals besides.

When we ingest supplements, we are mostly taking only a very tiny amount of all the different chemicals found in foodstuffs into our bodies. A high dose of a very small amount of nutrients is not synergy, and is not a food supplement. It's drug nutrition.

A high percentage of pharmaceuticals are derived from plants. The pharmacologist takes the most powerful portion of the plant and uses this to make the drug. On the other hand, a herbalist will use all of the plant. This is much safer and includes all the synergistic factors contained in the whole plant.

As with the herbal example, to create a nutritional supplement, the pharmacist will extract the most active part of the nutrient complex and discard the rest. This can no longer be regarded as a dietary supplement. Instead it is a weak drug.

Ascorbic Acid or Vitamin C?

Look on your supplement label. Is vitamin C only provided as ascorbic acid? But this is not vitamin C. This is only part of the vitamin C complex. A good supplement will contain not just water soluble ascorbic acid, but fat soluble ascorbyl palmitate, as well as mineral ascorbates, bioflavonoids and fruit extracts. In this way you will also get the flavonols, flavonones and flavones that are such an important part of the vitamin C complex.

Vitamin E Is Not Only Alpha Tocopherol

Is vitamin E only provided as alpha tocopherol? But this is not vitamin E. This is only part of the vitamin E complex. There are three other tocopherols and four tocotrienols that are also part of the vitamin E complex. Taking alpha tocopherol alone is not just unbalanced, it can deplete the other parts of the vitamin E complex, reducing their potential health benefits.

Beta Carotene Is Not Vitamin A

Many supplements provide pro vitamin A in the form of beta carotene. While this does convert into vitamin A, it is only one fraction of the carotenoid complex which comprises 600 or more other pigments.

An early pioneer of clinical nutrition was Royal Lee. Back in 1940 he said that natural vitamin complexes contain everything that is contained in nature provided foods. If your supplement is synthetic, containing chemically purified nutrients then you are ingesting not vitamins but fractions of vitamins.

So the next time you look for a nutritional supplement to take, ask yourself whether you are ingesting food or swallowing a drug.

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So the next time you join a discussion about getting older or even Reverse Ageing and when you start sharing the fascinating Reverse Ageing facts below, your friends will be absolutely amazed to your secrets!

It seems silly for anyone put a limit on learning more. The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.

STOP "GETTING OLDER" IN ITS TRACKS!

Longevity, It's not a fountain after all.....

Long ago, an obscure but unique plant was discovered in the Amazonian rain-forest. It is called Uncaria tomentosa, a vine that grows among the teeming, exotic plethora of botanical species, some of which have yet to be catalogued by biologists. More commonly known to the locals as "Ua de Gato" or "Cat's Claw," its outer bark contains a powerful, natural activator of DNA repair, critical to cellular health and vital to longevity.

The benefits of Cat's Claw almost make it sound like a cure all. It helps keep the immune system working properly. It also helps prevent cellular damage, and damage to DNA. And while much of the action of Uncaria tomentosa takes place deep inside the cells of the body, it also works to positively affect the outward, visible signs of aging such as wrinkles and sun spots - conditions linked to the aging process in which the body produces imperfect DNA. What is the connection between DNA and aging?

Simply, DNA is our body's genetic code or the "blueprint" that we inherit from our parents. When we are born, our genetic code, or DNA, is virtually pristine. Every cell in our body is formed based on our DNA, and each cell becomes a holder of our entire genetic blueprint. As we age, our bodies and our DNA are constantly bombarded by things in the environment that can damage our DNA. A good example is the sun. Over exposure to the sun ultimately damages our skin cells (and their DNA) and results in wrinkles or worse. In fact, any damage to our DNA ultimately becomes the cause of the effects we associate with aging. This damage can also show itself as the cause of various ailments we encounter throughout our lifetimes.

If the body can't produce exact copies of our DNA, our health and longevity will be ultimately affected. The secret to optimal health, therefore, is to keep our DNA clean and healthy and producing "clean" copies. We do this by helping our bodies stop excess free radicals, and at the same time, strengthen and nourish our cells and their DNA.

So how will AC-11 do for me?

The major attribute of AC-11 relates to its effect on DNA repair, so it will be useful in many of the same situations as antioxidants. It is also anti-inflammatory and immune enhancing, so possible uses include: Anti-ageing programmes Immune system support (e.g. frequent colds/infections) Inflammatory conditions. Auto-immune conditions, which often involve the immune system and have an inflammatory element, such as rheumatoid arthritis, colitis etc. Family history of age related disease Skin health Recovery from injury and enhancing healing Those who only know one or two facts about Reverse Ageing can be confused by misleading information. The best way to help those who are misled is to gently correct them with the truths you're learning here.

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Usually when we hear the phrase "Leading Edge" it's normally associated with universities like Harvard, Standford or Princeton when it comes to medicine. This is not this case when it comes to Autism. People who are really on the "Leading Edge" addressing the problems that are associated with Autism are parents of Autistic children.

The medical community seems to think that Autism can only be managed and is a mental disorder. Parents of Autistic kids, after following the managing route, have been discovering that the lack of mental focus, inability to form speech and emotional balance is brought on by a chemical imbalance that upsets, literally, every process function.

Did you know that something as basic as magnesium could turn your child around? Kitsa Arnet's son suffered with sleepless nights and severe never ending tantrums. She had a mineral work up on him and it was discovered that he was lacking magnesium. Once this magnesium deficiency was addressed the tantrums disappeared and he could sleep all though the night.

Melinda Allison's son was literally chewing the ends of his fingers off...not his nails... the skin on his finger tips. This had nothing to do with a mental disorder as it was assumed by his medical consultant, it was due to the lack of zinc in the child's diet. Once the levels where brought up, here son quit chewing the ends of his fingers.

Shirley Anderson discovered that melationin from the health food store greatly helped her son with the same problem Kirtsa had with her's, awful tantrums and sleepless nights. The same supplement insominicas use for their restless nights.

Parents of children with autism now realize that one of the first steps in the treatment of Autism is to have a chemical work up. Once insufficient levels are brought into balance the opportunity to end the child's experience with autism is greatly enhanced.

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