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.

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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.

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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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