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Youth is the body's physical-and physiological-ideal.
The body naturally adds vital lean muscle tissue as it
grows. This stage lasts only until maturity, when this
biological process changes.
Between 30 and 60, dramatic changes occur. By age 60,
the average person has twice as much fat as he or she
did at age 30-and only half as much lean muscle tissue.
This is the natural aging process.
Exercise fights this process by promoting the growth of
muscle tissue. But exercise is a double-edged sword
which creates its own physiological Catch-22-exercise is
both inherently good and inherently bad. There are two
direct physiological effects of exercise:
Anabolic
The Positive Effect Of Exercise
The body needs to create
new lean muscle tissue in order to adapt to the demands
made by physical exercise. This effect occurs naturally
up to age 18 when the body is in a natural anabolic
mode. Once that ends, exercise stimulates the body into
an anabolic effect. The anabolic effect is what achieves
strength, muscle tone, and youthful-looking appearance.
Catabolic
The Negative Effect Of Exercise
When
the body needs energy most, it can destroy a significant
amount of its lean muscle tissue. Exercise breaks down
and damages muscle. Muscle is also broken down by
dieting, and the natural aging process itself. Not only
does athletic performance suffer, but it can also affect
appearance. This loss of muscle tissue results in the
lack of tone, strength, sagging which naturally occur as
one ages.
The
anabolic/catabolic dichotomy is well-known to athletes,
who are constantly searching for something that gives an
edge in performance yet prevents the breakdown of vital
muscle tissue they want to preserve.
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____________________________________________________________________________________ ADD/ADHD
ADD and ADHD
are affecting an increasing number of children and adults. This
syndrome usually results in poor academic performance, alienation
from peers and family members, and long term treatment with drugs
like Ritalin.
This NATURAL
PROTOCOL for the treatment of ADD/ADHD was written by Kenneth M.
Kroll, MD FICS. Dr Kroll is a Rutgers National Scholarship
recipient, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and finished
specialty surgical training at Stanford Medical Center. He is a
board certified surgeon and was elected a Fellow of the
International College of Surgeons in 1994. Dr Kroll is a member of
the AMA, AUA, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
The natural product approach to this disorder has been very
effective and includes the following items:
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Prime One - Herbal Food Supplement - Given on an empty
stomach before breakfast
(Can be mixed with
juice, milk, or water)
|
Ages 1-4 |
1/2 teaspoon |
|
Ages 5-9 |
approximately
1 teaspoon |
|
Ages 10-15 |
1 tablespoon |
|
Ages 16-50+ |
2 tablespoons |
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Pillar of Health- Comprehensive combination of vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, bioflavonoids,
and phyto-nutrients.
|
Ages 1-4 |
1 tablet
dissolved or crushed and added to 4oz grape juice. |
|
Ages 5-9 |
2-3 tablets
daily with meals |
|
Ages 10-15 |
2 tablets
twice daily with meals |
|
Ages 16-50+ |
5 tablets from
individual pouch with meals |
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Eliminate all deep-fat fried foods (French fries, potato
chips, ect.), all hydrogenated vegetables oils, candy bars.
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For home baking cookies, ect use canola oil or olive oil,
use dark brown cane sugar instead of white sugar for sweetening.
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One glass of fresh squeezed orange juice or grapefruit juice
per day.
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No soda pop or sugared "fruit drinks".
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As much as possible, eliminate television viewing. Fast
action unprincipled behavior, and violence are felt to aggravate
ADD.
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Include fresh vegetables in daily diet.
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Include fresh fruits in daily diet.
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Include low-fat milk, whole eggs, soy products, chicken,
turkey, and fish.
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Eat a handful of raw almonds, raw peanuts, raw walnuts, or
raw sunflower seeds daily.
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Fish Oil Concentrate
1000mg capsule (Omega-3 acceptable).
|
Ages 4-8 |
1 capsule
twice daily with meals |
|
Ages 9-15 |
2 capsules
twice daily with meals |
|
Ages 16-50 |
3 capsules
twice daily with meals |
Discontinue Ritalin after two weeks of the above program. Remember:
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Ritalin is a toxic drug; it is not for long term
use.
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Ritalin cannot cure ADD or ADHD.
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No one has a Ritalin deficiency.
Continue long term with Prime One.
There are important nutrients to re-balance brain and body function.
*DO not discontinue the use of any medication without
consulting your physician first.
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RESEARCH ABSTRACTS
Prime 1 and Adaptogens:
The Research Behind
Their Benefits
What follows is a summation of specific
actions attributed to adaptogenic plants contained in Prime 1. These
descriptions are taken from in-depth studies. Many of which are
identified on the following abstracts. Click on the links below for
a particular section.
STRESS-PROTECTIVE
ACTION
Stress is a phenomenon that manifests
itself in our bodies in many different ways. Some of the common
symptoms of stress include problems with sleep, depression, anxiety,
irritability and lethargy. Along with the physical symptoms, the
body has a more fundamental biological responses to stress. At the
cellular level, stress effects our ability to properly transform
glucose into energy. Beta-lipa-proteins build up and inhibit the
passage of energy through the cell walls. This reduced energy level
not only effects our ability to perform physical functions, but
inhibits the proper function of all the body's organs - including
the brain. Perhaps the single most important property of adaptogenic
plants is their proven ability to combat stress in all forms.
Eleutherococcus, the strongest adaptogenic plants increases the
body's resistance to a variety of stressors. Experiments have
conclusively demonstrated that Eleutherococcus changes the course of
the primary physiological indicators of stress by reducing the
activation of the adrenal cortex. Rhodiola rosea leads to an
increase in the amount of basic B-endorphin in the blood plasma
which inhibits the hormonal changes indicative of stress. Research
by the following scientists shows that adaptogens, which are an
integral part of the Prime 1 formulation, allow the body to more
ably cope with stress, whether it is daily, extreme, acute or
chronic.
Researchers:
I.I Brekhman, O.I Kirillov- Institute
of Bilolically Active Substances Siberian Dept of the USSR Academy
of Sciences - Vladivostok
Y. Ikeya - Tsumura Laboratory, Ibaragi, Russia
H. Taguchi, L.R. Galushkina, E.V. Kryukovskaya - I.M. Sechenov First
Moscow Medical Instutute - Moscow, Russia
N. Takasugi - Central Institute of Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Hiroshima, Japan
T. Moriguchi, T. Fuwa, N. Singh, P. Verma, N. Mishra - Department of
Pharmacology and Therapeutics King George's Medical College,
Lucknow, India
S.I. Chernysh - Leningrad University, Leningrad, Russia
V.A. Lukhtanov, S. Nishibe, H. Kinoshita - Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Higashi Nippon Gakuen University, Hokaido, Japan
Yu. B. Lishmanov - Lab. Radionucl. Method Res. All-Union Cardiol
Science Center, Tomsk, Russia
L.V. Maslova, N. Nishiyama, T. Kamegaya, I.Wai - Experimental
Station for Medicinal Plant Studies. Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Science University of Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
S. Sanada, Y. Ida, J. Shoji - Department of Pharmacognosy, Showa
University, Tokyo, Japan
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IMMUNE SYSTEM
Studies show that the adaptogenic
extracts in the unique formula for Prime 1 render vital support to
the immune system. For example, in one study of healthy volunteers,
a great enhancement of the activation state of T-lymphocytes was
observed after administering Eleutherococcus. T-lymphocytes are also
called "killer cells" because they attack and destroy various
viruses. Another study revealed that Eleutherococcus extract
augments the phagocytic activity of the peripheral blood leukocytes
and favors reduction of pathological flora on the surface of the
skin, indicating an increase in the body's non-specific resistance.
The effect of adaptogens, manifested by their ability to induce the
formation of endogenic inferferon, reveals essential aspects of
their control over the immune and non-specific mechanisms which
protect the body from viruses. Adaptogens exert a strong
immunomodulatory influence in healthy test subjects and can be
considered non-specific immunostimulants.
Researchers:
E. Lodemann, A. Wacker -
University of Frankfort, Germany
J. Lutomski, P. Gorecki - Institut f. Helptlanzebforschung, Poznan,
Poland
J. Hajasa - Pommorshe Medizinische Akademie, Szczecin, Poland
V.M. Elkin, N.G. Zakharova, V.M. Leonov - All-Union Research,
Institute of Influenza, Leningrad, Russia
J.N. Fang - Shanghai Institute of Materia Medical, Academy of
Sciences, Shanghai, China
B. Bohn, C.T. Nebe, C. Birr - Orpegen-Med.-Molekularbiol, Federal
Republic of Germany
I.N. Lyashenko - Dept of Skin & Venereology, Vinnitsa, Ukraine
V.I. Kupin, E.V. Polevaya, A.M. Sorokin - USSR Academy of Medical
Sciences, Moscow, Russia
M.S. Kim, N.G. Lee - College of Pharmacology, Seoul National
University, Seoul, South Korea
H. Wagner, A. Proksch - Institute of Pharmacology and Biology,
University of Munich, Germany
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PHYSICAL WORK
CAPACITY
Research institutions have discovered
that this class of plants is vital for enhancing a person's capacity
for physical workloads. Adaptogens have been widely used in studies
with workers in professions involving intense physical work strain.
They significantly improve body functions, by enhancing the body's
ability of perform physical tasks and to recover after strenuous
activity. For example, in tests on 655 healthy men, all of whom were
employed as flight personnel. Aralia and Schizandra accelerated
recovery processes following tiresome flight schedules. The
subjects' physiological state improved significantly within three
hours of a flight to levels even higher than prior to the flight. In
one long-range study involving 60,000 people conducted over a
10-year period at the Volzhsky Automobile Factory in Tolyatti,
Russia, absence and disability were reduced by 20-30% after taking
Eleutherococcus. A 30-50% decrease in cases of influenza and a
general improvement in health were also noted.
Researchers:
J. Hancke, G. Wikman - Swedish
Herbal Institute, Goteborg, Sweden
A.K. Schezin, V.I. Zinkovich, L.K. Galanova - Laboratory of
Medical-Physiological Control, Tolyatti, Russia
P.P. Gubchenko, N.K. Fruentov - Khabarovsk Medical Institute,
Khabarovsk, Russia
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MENTAL WORK CAPACITY
Along with the research which provided
adaptogens' value for improving physical work, research studies
involving various tests of mental acuity have demonstrated that
adaptogens also have the ability to increase a person's mental work
capacity. That is, they increase both the amount of mental exercise
a person can carry out, as well as, the quality of that work. For
example, Schizandra chinensis and Rhaponticum carthamoides exerted a
strong stimulative influence among the test subjects who displayed a
great improvement in reading comprehension, aptitude and speed.
Rhodiola rosea and Aralia manshurica enhance a person's ability for
memorization and prolonged concentration. In proofreading tests,
after taking Rhodiola extract, a decrease in the quantity of
mistakes was observed in 88% of the experimental group, while an
increase in the quantity of mistakes was observed in 54% of the
control group. Eleutherococcus senticosus, the "King" of the
adaptogens, has been shown to increase mental capacity by improving
reflex action, attention span, and the precision of performed work.
Improvement in hearing, eyesight and motor coordination was also an
additional benefit noted in these studies.
Researchers:
A.A. Lebedev, V.V. Kazakevich,
V.D. Linderbraten, L.V. Turbina - Far East Scientific Center of the
USSR Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
V. Petkov, D. Yonkov, A. Mosharoff - Institute of Physiology
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
M.A. Gerasyuta, T.N. Koval - Scientific-Research Institute of Sea
Transport Hygiene, Leningrad, Russia
A.S. Saratikov, E.A. Krasnov - Tomsk Medical Institute, Tomsk,
Russia
P.P. Gubchenko, N.K. Fruentov - Khabarovsk Medical Institute,
Khabarovsk, Russia
R.Yu. ll'uchenok, S.R. Chaplygina - Institute of Physiology,
Novosibirsk, Russia
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PERFORMANCE, ENDURANCE AND REHABILITATION
Adaptogens provide the basis
through which people can build up an energy reserve to be tapped
when the body needs it most - under extreme physical tension and
during recovery from fatigue. Test subjects administered adaptogenic
extracts rapidly displayed improved indicators of energy and
endurance, and athletes were able to improve greatly the results of
their athletic endeavors. In one study, under exhaustive muscles
workloads, it was revealed that Rhodiola extract increased the
activity of proteolytic enzymes and also significantly increased the
level of protein and RNA in the skeletal muscles. In another study
involving a college basketball team, it was revealed that all four
parameters of work capacity (including VO2mask,02pulse max, total
work out exhaustion time) showed significantly larger increases when
Eleutherococcus was administered than when the subjects were given a
placebo. After administering Schizandra in an experiment on 140
athletes, 74% of the test subjects obtained their best results in a
3,000 meter run. Observations were also conducted on weightlifters,
wrestlers and gymnasts. Based on the date obtained, it was concluded
that Eleutherococcus extract increased physical work capacity,
decreased fatigue and improved the general mental and physical state
of the test subjects. In an experiment on healthy male athletes,
adaptogen administration induced a 64% increase in work endurance,
while a higher rate of case with reduced blood lactate and
consistently lower blood pressure was also recorded. A study of
people performing physical labor revealed that when Eleutherococcus,
Rhaponticum carthamoides and Rhodiola were administered, all test
subjects showed an improvement in their general physical and mental
states. There was also an improvement in functional indicators
(pulse, arterial pressure, vital capacity, back muscle strength,
hand endurance under static tension, coordination of movement) and a
reduction in the duration of the recovery period in all test
subjects. Through extensive experiments on swimmers, skiers and
other athletes, scientists around the world have the reliably
demonstrated the value of adaptogens for increasing stamina and
accelerating the recovery processes after physical exertion.
Researchers:
E. Ahumada, J. Hermosilla- Laboratorio de
Farmacologia Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
V. Wyss, G.P. Ganzit, A. Rienzi - Inst. Med. Sport A.M. Di Giorgio,
Tornino, Italy
A.E. Bulanov, A.A. Sheparev, T.M. Agapova - Vladivostok Medical
Institute, Vladivostic, Russia
K. Asano, T. Takahashi, M. Miayshita - Institute of Health & Sport
Sciences, Tsukuba University, Ibakari, Japan
M. Kuboyama, H. Kuo - Medical Research Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
B.N. Blokhin - Institute of Physical Culture, Moscow, Russia
L. McNaughton, G. Egan, G. Caelli - Tasmanian State Institute of
Technology, Center for Physical Education, Australia
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ANTI
OXIDANT, ANTI-AGING ACTION
As a part of their normal
function, body cells make toxic molecules called free radicals -
each molecule is missing an electron. Because the free-radical
molecule "wants" it's full electron complement, it reacts with any
molecule from which it can take an electron. When the free radical
takes an electron from certain key components in the cell, such as
fat, protein, or DNA molecules, it damages the cell in a process
known as oxidation. In addition to free radicals that occur
naturally in the body, they also occur as the result of
environmental influences. These influences may include ultraviolet
radiation or air-borne pollutants such as cigarette smoke - both of
which contribute to cell oxidation and may accelerate the aging
process. Antioxidants or oxidation inhibitors, that occur naturally
in the human body and in certain foods may block some of this damage
by donating electrons to stabilize and neutralize the harmful
effects of the free radicals. Adaptogens also possess an antioxidant
action. Based on biochemical analyses, adaptogens cause a reliable
decrease in total cholesterol and B-lipoproteinds, and increase the
level of hydrophilic and lipid antioxidants in the blood. In studies
by Japanese scientists, it was found tat Gomisin N (a component
isolated from Schizandra fruit) is a more active antioxidant than
dl-a tocopherol (vitamin E).
Researchers:
S. Toda, M. Kimura, M. Ohnishi -
Laboratory of Chemistry, Kansai College of Acupuncture Medicine,
Japan
Y. Ikeya, H. Taguchi, H. Mitsuhashi - Tsumura Laboratory, Ibaragi,
Japan
S.I. Chernysh - Institute of Biology of the Leningrad University,
Leningrad, Russia
O.N. Voskresensky, T.A. Devyatkina - Poltava Medical Institute,
Poltava, Ukrain
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Adapogenic extracts have a
favorable influence on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems,
providing important support for people carrying out physical work
loads. For example, athletes receiving Aralia mandshurica and
working out heavily experienced a lower demand on the cardiovascular
system. In another observation of shift workers in the Siberian gas
industry, the favorable influence of Eleutherococcus on the dynamics
of the cardiovascular system and it's protective effects during
severe climatic and working conditions were also registered.
Adaptogens render a marked cardioprotective effect during painful
emotional stress, contributing to a reduction in the
adrenoreactivity of the heart and the degree of stress damage to the
myocardium.
Researchers:
M. L. Kolomievsky, N.I. Pirogov - Second
Medical Institute, Moscow, Russia
L. G. Khetagorova, Yu. A. Romanov - Department of Pathology and
Physiology, N.I. Pirogov Medical Institute, Moscow, Russia
Z. Yongxin, Y. Kedong - National Institute for Pharmaceutical
Control of Biological Products, Beijing, China
Yu. B. Lishmanov, L. V. Maslova - Lab. Radionucl. Method Res.
All-Union Cardiol Sci. Center, Tomsk, Russia
T. N. Afanas'eva, A. A. Krivchik - Minsk Medical Institute, Minsk,
Byelorussia
D. I. Dyakov - Khabarovsk Medical Institute, Khabarovsk, Russia
A. P. Shornikov, S. V. Sodolov - Laboratory of Medical-Biological
Problems of the Far North, Surgut, Russia
Notes:
As Illustrated, adaptogens offer
an important and completely natural means to achieve improved health
in both daily life and under extreme conditions. Moreover, these
exhaustive studies showed adaptogens to be entirely safe for
consumption. The most recent work of Dr. Brekhman and his
colleagues, along with Prime products has provided an important
supplement to daily nutrition by combining the most important
properties of each adaptogen into one formula. That formula is Prime
1.
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