Hawthorn berries

Folk History & Use:

Harvested in the Fall and used in jellies and as an additive to flour in some parts of Africa as a heart tonic by herbalists.

The tree was regarded as sacred because of the Christian tradition that it furnished the crown of thorns prior to Christ's crucifixion. A stand of the trees still inhabit a portion of the Mount of Olives outside of Jerusalem.

The berries are held in high esteem in Folk Medicine for its effectiveness in treating both low and high blood pressure, rapid pulse and arythmic heartbeat, as a prophylactic against angina pain and in atherosclerosis. Native Americans used hawthorn to treat rheumatism and the Chinese used another species as a digestive aid.

During the past decade, new knowledge has been obtained in regard to the berries effect on the Circulatory System. Since the Hawthorn contains neither cardiotonic glycosides or cardiotonic alkaloids, claims of digitalis-like activity have been unfounded. Instead, the active principles appear to be the flavonoids which slowly act on circulatory and cardiac problems by causing dilation of the blood vessels, especially coronary arteries, and by causing some reduction in blood pressure. It does not appear to be cardio-toxic and does not seem to have a cumulative effect. Toxicity has been noted only with very high doses.

Taken from: "Nutritional Herbology: A Reference Guide to Herbs" by Mark Pedersen

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Vitamin B-12

Lack of Vitamin B-12 can cause nerve damage; neuritis; brain damage similar to schizophrenia and pernicious anemia. Important for healthy bone marrow; needed for red blood cells; necessary for metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Fosters nerve and mental health.

Foods rich in B-12: Liver, kidney, yogurt, cheese, eggs, soybeans, fish and fish roe, whole wheat and kelp. Due to the soil conditions, plants in the United States contain very little B-12. So it is very important to supplement Vitamin B-12 and be sure you are using a pure product. Nature's Sunshine is known around the world for its purity and quality control.

Vitamin B-12 is destroyed by light, excess acid and excess alkali and is stored in bone marrow, blood and glands.

Information taken from "The Chemistry of Man" - by Bernard Jensen, Ph.D.

Nature's Sunshine product: Vitamin B12 Complete, Liquid (2 fl. oz.)

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Red Clover Flower

Vermont's State Flower - Red Clover has a long folk history for purifying the blood as well as for curing cancers. Its function as a blood purifier can be accounted for as the increase in urine and mucous output are easily measured. Its reputation for eliminating lumps and tumors has been logged in popular literature even though no scientific studies have been evaluated. Taken from "Nutritional Herbology" by Mark Pedersen.

Nature's Sunshine produces one of the purest products on the market. Red Clover (100 caps)
It contains isoflavones, including genistein (also found in soy). Isoflavones are phytoestrogens that may help support cardiovascular health. Red clover may also promote skin health. The blossoms and leaves provide trace amounts of some minerals and vitamins. Each capsule contains 320 mg red clover flower tops.

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Herbs

Plants have been the primary source of medicine for people throughout the world since the down of recorded history and even today in most countries. Over 4,000 years of European and Mediterranean culture have used medicines referred to as herbs. The term herb used to apply to non-woody plants, but today it refers to any part of any plant used for flavoring or medicine. It may be bark, flower, fruit, leaf or root as well as a non-woody plant.

As for medicinal qualities: Is garlic a medicine or a food? Medicine is anything which enters the body and alters its structure or function according to the medical definition. So all foods and even water and air could be considered medicines, right? Most people do not think this way and consider medicines dangerous or toxic substances that must be used with care. Simple fact: Garlic is both a medicine and a food. It aids circulatory and immune systems as well as provides nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates and fats. Therefore, it is considered a medicinal food.

The FDA classifies herbs as foods when no claims are made that the herb will cure, treat or mitigate/prevent a disease. When these claims are made, the herb is regulated as a medicine. Since companies that sell herbs as food cannot publish materials relating the use of their products to diseases without risking prosecution, herbs must be sold as foods and then may be used as medicines.

This information comes from a wonderful book that addresses both the nutritional and medicinal qualities of herbs: "Nutritional Herbology: A Reference Guide to Herbs" by Mark Pedersen

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Boomerang

What an amazing device! Sit it on a counter or hang it on a wall - it's small and kills bacteria, viruses, mold and fungus literally out of the air utilizing nanotechnology. It covers 2000 square feet of space and does not require any maintenance for about 3 years. Even then, all you have to do is order the replacement kit and plug it in - no cleaning filters!

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There is also a test kit available where you may test your air in your home or office. Can you imagine a doctor's office that handles children - how effective this device could be! After using the Boomerang, re-test the air and confirm the results.

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Hydrogen Deficiency

Once the moisture-assimilating capability of the body is lost, it is difficult to restore. Only water carrying foods, liquids and an almost completely fluid diet is required to revitalize the organism. In younger patients it is notable, but once individuals become elderly, the effects are only partial.

The deficient body cannot assimilate water, fatty nutrients and the body lacks material which is vital to joints, marrow, nerves, brain, auditory structures and other body parts in need of lubrication for optimum movement. Some signs of Hydrogen deficiency are: Dehydration; Emaciation; Crampy tendons; Appetite for salty food; Irritability; Dry/Wrinkled Skin; Lack of perspiration; Gout; Arthritis; Excess body heat and Shrinkage of the liver.

Even though liquids are the highest in hydrogen, there are certain foods that are also high in hydrogen. Here are a few:

Apricots; Asparagus; Blackberries; Blueberries; Broccoli; Brussel Sprouts; Cabbage; Carrots; Celery; Chard; Cherries; Eggplant; Guavas; Horseradish; Mangos; Muskmelon; Okra; Papaya; Parsley; Peaches; Pineapple; Prunes; Pumpkin; Radishes; Rutabaga; Sauerkraut; Spinach; Squash; Strawberries; Tomatoes; Turnips; Watercress; Watermelon

Taken from "The Chemistry of Man" 2nd Ed. Bernard Jensen, Ph.D.

Suggested Nature's Sunshine product: "Chlorophyll"

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Green Food

Wow, it's been awhile since my computer worked! Sorry about the break. It's nice to be back in action after totally re-loading my operating system on a computer that is barely one year old!

Green Food - Brussels Sprouts; Zucchini; Broccoli; Avocado; Green Peas; Spinach; Romaine Lettuce; Kale - DO YOU EAT THESE? Most do not - especially in fresh local form!

Nature's Sunshine gives us the green we need in a variety of choices:

"Chlorophyll" - keep a pitcher of tea made from this in the fridge for constant use
"Green Zone, Ultimate" - packed with green - take 4 a day and get your daily requirement
"Green Zone, Ultimate Powder" - mix in a glass of water or juice

What does it do? Gives one sharp vision and superhuman healing abilities! Studies show that Chlorophyll plays important roles in stimulating growth of new tissue and hindering bacteria growth (taken from "Eat This, Not That" by David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding).

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Nature's Sunshine for Children

Fabulous line of vitamins and minerals for children that taste so good, you will have to watch them to make sure they are not eating them like candy. They contain no sugar!

"Sunshine Heroes Whole Food Antioxidant" (90 soft chews) - offers antioxidant power of 2 average servings of fruits or vegetables.

"Sunshine Heroes Whole Food Papayazyme" (90 chewable tablets) - digestive enzymes essential for food digestion.

"Sunshine Heroes Calcium Plus D3" (90 soft chews) - essential for the development of healthy bones and teeth.

"Sunshine Heroes Probiotic Power" (90 chewable tablets) - aids digestion and intestinal function; strengthens immune response.

"Sunshine Heroes Omega-3 with DHA" (90 soft chews) - provides Omega-3 fatty acids and supports brain, eyes and central nervous system.

"Sunshine Heroes Multiple Vitamin & Mineral" (90 soft chews) - ensures growing bodies get adequate amounts of vital nutrients.

Don't wait! Get your children on these wonderful products now!

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Protein Drink

One of the best Protein drinks that I've ever tried - "Nutri-Burn." Nature's Sunshine has a wonderful vanilla flavored protein powder. They also make a chocolate flavor - it is all a matter of preference.

Personal favorite recipe:

4 scoops of protein powder
2 Tbsp peanut butter
2 Tbsp raw honey
Splenda - to taste (1/2 C)
16 oz. ice
16 oz. purified water

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

In case one prefers, Nature's Sunshine also produces a totally vegetable protein powder called "Love & Peas" - free from common allergens, dairy free, lactose free, and gluten free. Vegan certified (a very stringent certification).

Nutri-Burn's patented whey protein matrix undergoes extreme filtration to remove all impurities. The result is premium quality, lactose free whey protein that is ready to be utilized for muscle repair and energy.

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Salt

Salt is not a food. It is an inorganic chemical compound - sodium chloride. The body does not respond the same to table salt as it does to naturally occurring sodium found in green vegetables. It does not take much table salt to be considered an excess and contributes to hardening of the arteries and can cause an imbalance of calcium and potassium in the body.

The objective would be to eliminate salt altogether from the diet, but if one must have it, use sea salt. Nature's Sunshine sea salt does not contain the fillers and other additives commonly used in table salt.

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Zinc

"A zinc deficient diet produces irreversible damage to the male reproductive organs of rats and significant but reversible damage to the esophagus in the same animals."*

Alcohol tends to flush zinc out of the system; helpful in managing rheumatoid arthritis; essential in advanced inoperable vascular disease, alcoholism, atherosclerosis, diabetes, occlusions, and stenosis; essential in healing of arterial injuries, improvement in mental processes, and upper respiratory infections; precious metal for pregnant mothers as babies deficient in zinc tend to be smaller and have smaller brains.

Zinc is important as a carrier to get rid of waste carbon dioxide from the body.

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*"The Chemistry of Man" - Bernard Jensen, Ph.D.

Silver Shield with AquaSOL Liquid

Patent pending formula approved by the FDA. Kills bacteria, viruses, mold & fungus on contact in six minutes! Even H1N1 and Staff!

May be used anywhere in or on the body. Spray in eyes (soothing) for pink eye or just puffiness. Heals burns and is an anti-inflammatory. Bee stings, mosquito bites and any sort of boo boo. Drink a tbs. per day to protect against any of the above. May be used as a douche to protect against any sort of cervical invasion - herpes, yes it is a virus and can be killed. Known to have healed deep diabetic sores that nothing else will touch.

This product has no taste and has never caused any allergic reaction in any lab tests. There are no known negative reactions with anything. The interesting this is when it is combined with an anti-biotic, it actually enhances the effect of the anti-biotic! Perfectly safe for any age group.

We will never be without this product or its sister product "Silver Shield Gel."

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Boomerang

What a funny name for a product (just based on the shape of the device).

The technology behind this device is based on nanoparticles and how silver and 4 other metals are used to kill bacteria, viruses, mold, and fungus right out of the air.

It covers about 2,000 square feet of space and may be set on a counter or hung on the wall. There are no filters to replace and the all inclusive tube that has to be replaced at some point lasts about 3 years.

We have a test kit to come into the business or home and see how many pollutants are in the air. It takes about 3 days to complete and then the Boomerang is put in place - then, the air may be re-tested to see the results which will amaze you.

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Sodium

Sodium is a ligament, gland and blood builder.

It is found and needed most in the digestive system. It maintains youth, aids digestion and intestinal flora, halts fermentation, counteracts acidosis, purifies the blood, forms saliva, bile, and pancreatic juices. Tendon flexibility requires high sodium foods.

Deficiency indicators:

restlessness
depression
nervousness
poor concentration
tender abdominal muscles
sore cervical glands
puffiness in face and body
inactive spleen

Foods rich in sodium:

Celery, okra, carrots, beets, cucumbers, asparagus, turnips, strawberries, raw egg yolk, coconut, black figs, spinach, sprouts, peas, goat cheese and milk, goat whey, fish, oysters, clams, lobster, milk and lentils.

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Silver Gel

Where do I begin on this miraculous stuff?

It kills bacteria, viruses, mold and fungus in 6 minutes on contact. It may be used anywhere on the body. We put it in our nostrils before going on an airplane or anywhere we may be exposed to any one of the above (like a doctor's office or hospital). It works for 4 hours and then may be re-applied.

It works for any type of sting, burn or inflammation with no burning because it is so soothing. It even kills staff infections! Think of the exposure to Flu (even H1N1).

Because it stimulates stem cell growth, I use it daily before I apply my moisturizer - amazing!

If you have children, they will reach for the Silver Gel before anything else when they get a boo boo because it feels so good.

Awesome product - we will never be without it.

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Vitamin C

When I was 26 yrs old, I suffered from extreme allergies and my acne came back as if I were back in puberty. I went into a local health food store and requested some Vitamin A for my skin. I was literally at the point where I was considering getting shots for my allergies (but it did not occur to me that they could be connected). The gentleman that helped me ask a simple question "How much C are you taking?" I remember telling him whatever I was getting in my multi-vitamin. He told me he was going to do me a favor if I would do as he ask and 'gave' me a huge bottle of 1000 mg. timed-released rose hip based Vitamin C. He asked me to take 20K mg per day for at least 3 weeks to begin to see results. I was scared to take that much of anything and cut the dosage in half. So, I was taking 10 pills per day and after about a month, I went back to the store to get more. My skin had cleared and my allergies were very minimal. I thanked the man that had helped me and gladly purchased my second bottle of Vitamin C. He said after my allergy symptoms had completely cleared, I could cut the dosage down to about 5K mg and eventually to about 2K per day.

Since I was not on a good diet regimen, now I am not surprised how unhealthy I was. But, I will never forget what saturating ones system with a good rose hip based (timed release)Vitamin C can do. Now, whenever I feel the least bit of sneeze or cold coming on, I know what to do.

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Magnesium

According to Dr. Bernard Jensen, magnesium is known as the "relaxer." With the tensions of daily living, we develop colitis, constipation, spastic conditions and ulcers that will not allow our bowels to eliminate toxic materials adequately. Natural laxative foods are yellow: Peaches, apricots, oranges, grapefruit, yellow summer & winter squash. Yellow cornmeal, even though it is a heavy starch, is still great as a laxative because it contains so much magnesium.

Magnesium contributes to the alkalinity of the body. It calms nerves, induces restful sleep, combats acids, toxins, gases and impurities. It prevents phosphates from depositing in joints and other dense body structures. If these deposits occur, arthritis, bone complications or gout may develop. A person with a hyperactive nervous system must have magnesium and this is why our daughter benefits from its use for her Fibromyalgia. She takes Nature's Sunshine "Fibralgia" and I have another friend that takes 7 of these per day for her rheumatoid arthritis.

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Chromium

Chromium is necessary for proper utilization of dietary sugars and other carbohydrates by optimizing the production and effects of insulin. Milk and refined carbohydrates can flush chromium out of the body.

Helps increase blood levels of HDL, while decreasing the levels of LDL. Also, may be linked to would healing and fertility.

*Information taken from the Natural Solution Training Institute for Herbal Certification.

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Alfalfa

Alfalfa - 10 times as much Calcium as milk! Almost as much protein as a burger! Contains fiber to lower cholesterol and every enzyme known to metabolize! B vitamins for nerves! Works as an anti-inflammatory! The thought is that since Alfalfa contains every vitamin and mineral known to man is that it also contains those yet undiscovered!

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My husband and my daughter who think green vegetables are "gross" take 4 Ultimate Green Zone capsules per day - awesome results. The liquid Chlorophyll makes a wonderful cold glass of tea - just add purified water and a little sweetener to taste (non-sugar and no aspartame). We have stopped making regular southern sweet iced tea (which my husband drank for years) and replaced it with Chlorophyll tea - keep it in the fridge at all times.

Flourine Deficiency

Fluorine is the element that brings beauty to teeth and bones by adding a hard surface on the outside of the calcium (this is not the unevolved chemical added to water or what you get from the dentist). Germ life and acids cannot get in and break down the calcium if Fluorine is present. Fluorine is found in most raw foods - heat destroys it. Raw goat's milk, raw green quince, sea plants and raw fish are nature's richest in Fluorine. The deepest internal tissues and the spleen are strongly affected by and must have this element in order to function correctly.

Some signs of Fluorine deficiency:

Difficulty thinking
Hallucinations
Sadness in morning
Crumbling teeth & bones
Slow healing of fractures
Partial or total blindness
Swollen, granular eyelids
Clammy skin
Worry or indifference
Fatty food preference
Falling hair
Pus development

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Milk Thistle

Across the world doctors who prescribe statin drugs also tend to suggest the use of Milk Thistle to repair the liver - not so here in the good 'ole USA.

A friend of mine came to me several months ago with questions about Nature's Sunshine products. I ask him what he was taking and found out he was taking a statin drug. He began taking our "Milk Thistle Combination" and not long after, he was diagnosed with Sclerosis of the Liver and was in horrible shape. He immediately discontinued any medications or supplements that the doctor did not recommend and called me to let me know. I ask him to please continue to take the Milk Thistle as it had not had time to work on his liver - he agreed and got back on it.

He called me a couple of weeks ago after a follow-up with the doctor. The doctor asked him what he had been doing because all of his readings were "NORMAL." We were all so excited and proud to give credit to God's medicine.

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Basic Program for Excellent Health

The following nine things are recommended for every human being on this earth to enjoy a healthy life. You will see where choices are given on products, but the basics are the same. All products are available on my site and we refer to this as the "Basic Program": www.mynsp.com/aboutlife

Minerals: Ionic Minerals with Acai
Digestion: Food Enzymes
Intestinal: Bowel Detox
Good Flora: Probiotic Eleven
Essential Oils: Super Omega-3 / Flax Seed Oil
Anti-Bacterial: Silver Shield with Aqua Sol
Detox: There are several of these, but one needs to be on the program for about a year before trying to detox. There are so many things that will take care of themselves by being on the program for a year.
Multi-Vitamin: Super Supplemental Vitamin & Mineral (with or without Iron)
Green: Ultimate Green Zone / Chlorophyll

In order of importance for the normal person in case one can't afford to do all at once (however, eliminating those trips to the doctor saves a lot): Minerals; Green; Digestion; Intestinal; Essential Oils; Good Flora; Multi-Vitamin; Anti-Bacterial; Detox

Functions of Minerals

A wide body of systems are affected by the function of minerals:

• Beating of the heart
• Clotting of the blood
• Maintaining nerve responses
• Transporting oxygen
• Building of bones and teeth
• Control of body fluids
• Regulation of digestion
• Governing energy metabolism
• Regulation of other minerals and vitamins
• Assisting in glucose metabolism

Building and regulating are a mineral's job. Because we are less healthy than past generations for numerous reasons, we must supplement our body with them. Remember, minerals come strictly from diet - the body does not produce them and with our lack of nutrient rich food in today's society, we have to add them. Ionic minerals (electrically charged) are superior to non-ionic minerals and are more easily absorbed into the intestinal tract cells. Then the body may use them where they are required.

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