IN THIS ISSUE:

1) Do you ever get concerned about your health?

2) Parasites - Are they the cause of some of your problems?

3) Why carbohydrates have a bad name - unfairly!

4) Some new products now available to you.

In this issue we talk about what you can do to improve your health.

Most of us from time to time get concerned about our health. What can you do about it? We introduce some of the things that can be done. There will be much more on this in future issues.

At this time of year many of us look forward to our holidays. More and more people are travelling to exotic places. New exciting destinations appear every year. Sometimes we have to take inoculations to safeguard against foreign bugs and germs. However, most people don't realise that you don't have to go to exotic places to pick up nasty bugs or parasites. The most common infections occur in our own areas.

The next article covers the subject of carbohydrates. These are very much in the news and there are a number of fad diets and also much confusing information circulating about carbs. We look beneath the surface headlines and give you some common sense guidelines.

We have recently launched over forty new products and a brief list highlights these.

As we are now almost half way through the year I have looked at my own health goals again (why wait until the New Year). I have decided that I can be even healthier than I am already and I will be starting my own health program today with even more conviction.

I won't be fanatical at all but at the same time there are a few sensible changes that I have spotted I need to make. For one thing I am going to do another parasite cleanse and detox program (read the article below and you'll see why). I do a detox about two or three times a year on average and I am going to combine it with an anti-parasite cleanse.

Another thing I need to do is change my sleep pattern. Being a writer I often work late into the night to meet my various deadlines. This is fine in the short-term but is counter productive in the long term. So I am going to change my schedule and wake earlier in the mornings and do my exercises early a few times a week. Doing this I will also make the most of the lovely summer mornings :-)

So read through this issue and look at your own life and see what changes you can make for the better. I hope you enjoy this issue.

Wishing you the best of health,



Richard Holmes
Chief Technical Officer

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1) Do you ever get concerned about your health?

At various times in our lives we can all be affected by health problems. These can range from minor things like sore throats or colds all the way to more serious problems such as severe illness, disease and worse.

There are many specific things that can be done to treat individual problems. These days one can't just rely on going to your doctor. One has to also take responsibility to find out more and do as much as possible to handle the problem.

There is a definite need for doctors and the vast majority are very helpful. However, it is common to just treat the symptoms and not to fully handle the underlying cause. Very often lifestyle changes are necessary and should be carried out as soon as possible. It is surprising that these changes don't always have to be large or dramatic. Often the smallest changes can have a very positive impact on your health. One can easily change ones habits to get better sleep, to increase one's physical activity a little or to change one's diet a bit.

It must be stated however that sometimes it is necessary to make dramatic changes. The more serious the problem the more action must be taken to reverse the damage.

Most illnesses and problems do not occur quickly. They usually build up over many months and years. It is this slow decline which makes it harder for a person to see what's coming.

It is a good idea to review your health regularly. Compare how healthy you are today with a year ago, five years ago and ten years ago. This will make it easier to see whether your health is improving or declining.

Of course bodies do age and we will all die one day. This is a fact of life. However, it is also true that we can experience good health throughout our lives.

Surveys have shown that many people don't notice their health decline until something dramatic occurs to them. They don't pay enough attention to the early warning signals. It is easy to see how this can occur. Modern life is often hectic and we don't always pay enough care and attention to ourselves. We soldier on thinking everything will be fine.

Well the good thing is that it is possible to reverse this slow decline in health. The first step is to actually take a real honest look at your own situation. What is it that you want to improve? How would you like things to change? Then decide to do something about it.

Without making a definite decision to do something about it you will probably not have the desire to reach your true potential. It is important to keep reminding yourself of your objective and goal and to take action straight away. This will build up momentum for you. The old cliche that action speaks louder than words is definitely true with regard to your own health.

Sometimes it is easiest to ignore things around us or in us that needs to be changed. However, great relief and even excitement results when we finally do something. So take a few minutes to look over what you want to change and accomplish. Decide to do it and then do it!

The sooner you start the sooner you will get all of the benefits. So get started today if you aren't already. Then you will have less to be concerned about because you will be taking the action steps you need to take.

In the next issue we will discuss how long it should take before you notice a difference. It might surprise you.

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2) Parasites - Are they the cause of some of your problems?

Many diseases and health problems are more prevalent today than they were twenty years ago. Worsening diets, less exercise and more stress are increasing many previously rare problems.

Many stomach, bowel, heart, kidney, liver, blood and other diseases are on the increase.

Another factor in all of this is parasites. Whilst it is true that very healthy people can have parasites, it is generally accepted that parasites tend to flourish in areas of the body which are not well. Dwindling health increases the chances of parasites getting a foothold. Conversely, parasites can prolong the adverse conditions and cause health to decline even faster.

By improving ones general health and by undertaking a specific course of action to try to eliminate parasites, you would be giving yourself a major health boost.

Many people do a detox program as well as an anti-parasite program. In this way you are first ensuring that the stomach, bowels and other elimination organs are working better and then launching an attack on the parasites themselves. In this way you are better able to get rid of them.

It used to be thought that parasites only affected people in hot exotic climates but this is not true. Better medical analysis now reveals that parasites are very common even in western civilisations. The human body is an ideal host for numerous parasites and they can quickly multiply under certain conditions and adversely affect your health.

This is sometimes hard to confront especially as they look so ugly and nasty. However, it is a fact of life that unfortunately is sometimes easy to ignore. We don't always want to think about the possibility of parasites living within us. I am not talking about certain bacteria and intestinal flora which the body needs to help it to digest food properly. No. I am talking about parasites which contribute nothing to our well being and are now being linked more and more with many illnesses and diseases.

The following link gives much more information about this problem:

http://www.organicnutrition.co.uk/articles/parasite-cleanse.htm

There you will see the Complete anti-parasite solution.



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3) Why carbohydrates have a bad name - unfairly!

Carbohydrates or carbs for short have been in the news a great deal over the last few months.

There are a number of "new" diets doing the rounds at the moment, including the Atkins diet, South Beach Diet, Low Carb Diet, High Protein diet and many others. I could even think up a few names myself.... Many of which advocate no or low carbs. There are also others which seem sensible but which easily confuse their readers and quickly get misapplied.

This all leads to general bad news and information about carbohydrates.

Eat the wrong carbs too often or fail to eat the right carbs and you will not lose weight. In fact this leads to lack of energy, more food cravings and greater weight gain!

So you have to know what your are doing otherwise it can all backfire!

I thought it would be a good idea to give a few basic facts about carbs and dispel some of the myths that are going around.

Firstly, what are carbs?

The first step is to clear up what the word itself means.

"Carbo" is short for carbon and the word "hydrate" in simple terms means water or similar to water. Without getting too technical, water contains two atoms of hydrogen for every atom of oxygen. A hydrate maintains this 2 to 1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen. So "carbohydrate" is just something with differing amounts of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Carbohydrates are used up by the body to produce energy. It is the body's main source of energy. This is why if you cut down on carbs too much you will lack energy and start to feel tired quite quickly.

The cleverness comes about in controlling the amount of carbs you take, and the types you take, not in restricting them completely.

Some carbs are good for you, others not so good or even bad.

Carbohydrates are usually split into two categories:

       simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates.

Simple carbohydrates are mainly different types of sugars such as sucrose (table sugar), fructose (fruit sugar), lactose (milk sugar) and quite a number of others.

Complex carbohydrates are called complex because their microscopic structure is more complicated. Complex carbs are found in things like vegetables, bread, rice, oatmeal, whole grains, peas and beans.

Both types of carbohydrates are eventually converted by the body into glucose (a simple sugar). Glucose is used for energy by the body and it keeps a short-term supply of glucose in the liver (12 to 24 hours worth). Any excess glucose is either eliminated or converted and stored as fat.

You might be asking what's the difference in carbohydrates if they all end up getting converted by the body into glucose. That's a good question.

The main difference is that the body far more quickly converts simple carbohydrates into glucose than complex carbohydrates. These complex carbohydrates take longer to be digested and hence the body needs more time to convert them into glucose.

"So what", you might say, but what happens is that the body then has to try to utilise this quick burst of energy from simple carbohydrates and "smooth" out this peak. It tries to do this by producing a chemical called insulin. Studies have now shown that these fluctuations in blood sugar more rapidly lead to the body converting this to fat and hence resulting in weight gain.

Basically, insulin helps to regulate the blood sugar levels and if these peaks occur too many times over the years, (many thousands of times in fact) then the body's insulin production can be severely damaged and certain types of diabetes can be the result.

Because all carbohydrates can be converted into glucose there is a measure called the glycemic index (or glycaemic index). This is a measure of the presence of glucose in the blood. (GI is the commonly used abbreviation for glycemic index).

Each carbohydrate has a different measurement. They are measured on a scale of 0 to 100. Carbohydrates that breakdown quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic indexes. Carbohydrates that breakdown slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the blood stream, have low glycemic indexes.

Low GI = 55 or less

Medium GI = 56 - 69

High GI = 70 or more

You may also have heard the terms "Good Carbs" and "Bad Carbs" used quite often. Generally, "Good Carbs" refer to complex carbohydrates which also have a low glycemic index rating.

"Bad Carbs" are carbohydrates which have a high glycemic index. These are usually the man-made or refined simple carbohydrates such as table sugar, cakes, biscuits, desserts and surprisingly, a few foods such as potatoes, certain refined breads, refined white rice and refined white pasta.

So what does this all mean? What can you do to keep the right balance of carbohydrates in your diet?

Obviously one has to become better educated in which carbohydrates are "Good" and "Bad". Once you know the basic types to look out for it is quite easy to work out. A bit of homework on your part will soon pay dividends.

Incidentally, we are about to release a new product which makes it easy for people to make sure they are getting the correct amounts of the right carbohydrates. This will be launched within the next few weeks and already its launch is being eagerly anticipated and all preliminary tests and studies have been fantastic.

It is designed to provide the right carbs to dieters, athletes, diabetics and anyone else who is trying to control blood sugar levels and weight. It makes the whole task very simple and extremely convenient. More news will follow on this closer to the time.

For now what you can do is cut down on some of the "Bad Carbs". Here are a few further tips on which are which etc...

Carbohydrate intake should come mainly from complex carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates add more fiber, vitamins and minerals to the diet than foods high in refined sugars. Foods high in complex carbohydrates are usually lower in calories, saturated fat and cholesterol.


Which foods are sources of "good" carbohydrates?

barley
oats
wholemeal rice
legumes
fruits and vegetables
whole-wheat cereals
wheat bran
cabbage
beets
carrots
brussels sprouts
turnips
cauliflower
apple skin (pectin)
oat bran

Which foods are sources of "bad" carbohydrates?

Sucrose – Table sugar, brown sugar, confectioner's sugar, raw sugar.

Refined white flour, white bread, white pasta, white rice.

All types of refined pastries, cakes, biscuits.

Cola drinks, fruit juices made from concentrates, sugary drinks etc.

Corn syrup.

The following carbs lie in the middle between "Good" carbs and "Bad" carbs and should only be eaten in moderation, especially if you want to lose weight:

potatoes
wholemeal rice
wholemeal bread and crackers
wholemeal pasta

There are many more that can be added to the "Good" and "Bad" lists but these are probably the most common. More details will follow in future articles.

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4) Some new products now available to you.

I am delighted to be able to tell you that we have added numerous products to our range. During the last few months telephone and mail order customers have been able to order over forty new products. Over the course of the next few weeks all of these products will be available on our website.

If you would like more information on any of the following products now, ring one of these numbers:

UK Customers ring:   01342 811420

USA Customers ring:   011 44 1342 811420

Overseas Customers ring:   011 44 1342 811420

These are the recently launched products and they are always in stock so you can be sure of a swift delivery:

New Herbal Remedies

Ashwaganda
Black Cohosh
Cascara Sagrada
Catnip
Dandelion
Dong Quai
Green Tea
Gymnema
Horsetail
Mullein
Plantain
Red Clover
Senna
Slippery Elm
Uva Ursi
Wild Yam

New Vitamins, Minerals and Special Combinations

Vitamin A
Vitamin A & D combination
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B complex
Vitamin B complex with vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C with rosehip, acerola and dolomite
Vitamin C with bioflavonoids
Vitamin C with minerals
Vitamin E
Evening Primrose Oil
Vita-minerals (vitamin & mineral combination)
IM90 (vitamin & mineral immune system booster)
Multi-minerals & amino acids
Pro-Dophilus - 1 Billion (Acidophilus)
Super Pro-Dophilus - 10 Billion (Acidophilus)
Pro-Bifidus - 1 Billion
Super Pro-Bifidus - 10 Billion
Propolis
Super Antioxidant
Super Antioxidant Plus
Selenium & A,C,E & Evening Primrose Oil
Biotin
Folic Acid
Glucosamine & Chondroitin
MSM Pure Powder

Our rapid expansion has meant that some of the new product information on our website has not been able to keep pace. Some recent customers have told us that they didn't realise we offered such a large range of products. This is something we aim to correct and we will endeavour to get more of this information onto our website over the next few weeks.

In the meantime do ring for more information. We always accept orders via the telephone and always will.

All of these products are manufactured from the finest ingredients available and do not contain any harmful chemicals, preservatives, flavourings, fillers, binders or other unhealthy additives.


If you have any questions regarding any of our products or health matters please let us know. We'll be glad to help if we can.

Kind regards,


Richard Holmes
Chief Technical Officer


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