Acai Plus
Abundant Health is proud to announce the introduction of Acai Plus to the product range. Acai Plus is designed to help support the processes that encourage healthy aging. These include: Antioxidant defenses; Cell Repair processes; DNA protection and repair; Blood vessel repair and protection; Anti-mutating cell defenses; Energy conversion processes and Immune system defenses.Additionally the ingredients in Acai Plus can help with healthy coronary artery function, healthy blood vessel, brain and memory function and can help with skin tone and healthy collagen formation.
Acai Plus is unique among supplements by combining well researched compounds such as OPC (grape seed extract), Green Tea, Gingko Biloba and Trace minerals with other compounds which have been the subject of recent research. These include Acai, Resveratrol, Alpha Lipoic Acid and Goji.
According to our research there is no product available anywhere like Acai Plus and it has been formulated to provide optimum cell rejuvenation. Try Acai Plus for 3 months and see how much you have been missing.
For best results start with 4 capsules daily for 1-2 weeks then cut back to 2 capsules daily.
New Formula CELL-X
Abundant Health is proud to introduce the new enhanced Cell-X formula.We are extremely proud of the original Cell-X which was already one of the best multi-antioxidant, multi-vitamin and multi-mineral formulas available anywhere. With a little fine tuning we have just made it better.
Refer to Product Information for the full new formula but the changes are: We have qudrupled the amount of vitamin D3, introduced 3 new trace minerals- silicon, vanadium and iodine plus increased most of the B vitamins and added new B vitamins Choline and Inositol. We have also added vitamin K.
We believe that the new Cell-X formula to the the most comprehensive Multi antioxidant, multi vitamin and multi mineral available anywhere.
MTQ10
MTQ10 is now available and represents a breakthrough in nutraceutical formulation. It has been designed to support key cell mitochondrial activities that are stressed by certain disease processes. These disease processes include those responsible for neurodegenerative and many autoimmune diseases including fatigue related problems like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Please go to the Product section for details.
NEW OPC PLUS
The new OPC Plus formula.Note: The capsules used are the same size as in CELL-X and contain nearly twice the amount of ingredients as the existing OPC Plus capsules. One capsule of the new OPC Plus has more total antioxidant capacity than 2 of the previous formula capsules.While the new OPC Plus costs more per bottle it is significantly lower cost per daily dose.It is approximately 40% lower cost per dose. If someone was taking 2 capsules a day of the existing OPC Plus, they would need only one capsule a day of the new formula. Prices are listed at the bottom of this page.
The American Medical Association now recommends daily Supplementation.
The following is an extract from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA 2002)
Vitamins for Chronic Disease Prevention in Adults
Clinical Applications
Vitamin deficiency syndromes such as scurvy and beriberi are uncommon in Western societies. However, suboptimal intake of some vitamins, above levels causing classic vitamin deficiency, is a risk factor for chronic diseases and common in the general population, especially the elderly.
Suboptimal folic acid levels, along with suboptimal levels of vitamins B6 and B12, are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, neural tube defects, and colon and breast cancer; low levels of vitamin D contribute to osteopenia and fractures; and low levels of the antioxidant vitamins (vitamins A, E, and C) may increase risk for several chronic diseases.
Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. Pending strong evidence of effectiveness from randomized trials, it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements. The evidence base for tailoring the contents of multivitamins to specific characteristics of patients such as age, sex, and physical activity and for testing vitamin levels to guide specific supplementation practices is limited.
Physicians should make specific efforts to learn about their patients' use of vitamins to ensure that they are taking vitamins they should, such as folate supplementation for women in the childbearing years, and avoiding dangerous practices such as high doses of vitamin A during pregnancy or massive doses of fat-soluble vitamins at any age.
JAMA. 2002;287:3127-3129 [http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n23/abs/jsr20001.html]
Take multivitamins, AMA urges in policy reversal
Reversing a long-standing anti-vitamin policy, The Journal of the American Medical Association today is advising all adults to take at least one multivitamin pill each day.
Scientists' understanding of the benefits of vitamins has rapidly advanced, and it now appears that people who get enough vitamins may be able to prevent such common chronic illnesses as cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis, according to Drs. Robert Fletcher and Kathleen Fairfield of Harvard University, who wrote the new guidelines.
The last time JAMA made a comprehensive review of vitamins, about 20 years ago, it concluded people of normal health shouldn't take multivitamins because they were a waste of time and money. People can get all the nutrients they need from their diet, JAMA advised, adding that only pregnant women and chronically sick people may need certain vitamins.
That was at a time when knowledge about vitamins was just beginning to expand. The role that low levels of folate, or folic acid, play in neural tube defects, for instance, was not known; nor was its role as a major risk factor for heart disease.
Researchers hope JAMA's endorsement will encourage more people to reap health benefits of a daily multivitamin.
Health experts are increasingly worried that most American adults do not consume healthy amounts of vitamins in their diet, although they may be getting enough to ward off such vitamin-deficiency disorders as scurvy, beriberi and pellagra.
Almost 80 percent of Americans do not eat at least five helpings of fruits and vegetables a day, the recommended minimum amount believed to provide sufficient essential nutrients. Humans do not make their own vitamins, except for some vitamin D, and they must get them from an outside source to prevent metabolic disorders.
"It's nice to see this change in philosophy that's saying we can make public-health recommendations based on this really compelling set of data," said Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg, chief of antioxidant research at Tufts University's Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
Blumberg said the JAMA recommendations underscore a growing concern among nutrition experts that the recommended daily allowances, or RDAs, for many vitamins are set too low. RDAs essentially were established to prevent symptoms of vitamin-deficiency disorders, he said. But evidence is growing that higher levels of many vitamins are necessary to achieve optimum health, he said. The National Academy of Sciences, which sets RDAs, is revising its recommendations based on the new evidence.
Even people who eat five daily servings of fruits and vegetables may not get enough of certain vitamins for optimum health, Fletcher said. Most people, for instance, cannot get the healthiest levels of folate and vitamins D and E from recommended diets, he said. "All of us grew up believing that if we ate a reasonable diet, that would take care of our vitamin needs," Fletcher said. "But the new evidence, much of it in the last couple of years, is that vitamins also prevent the usual diseases we deal with every day - heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and birth defects."
Because foods contain thousands of vitamin-like compounds - many not yet identified - that may be important for good health, vitamin supplements should not be a substitute for a wholesome diet, Blumberg said.
THE DECLINE IN NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FOOD
THE DIMINSIHING VALUE OF NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF AUSTRALIAN GROWN FRUIT AND VEGETABLESDescription Food Value 1948 1991 and %change
Artichoke Magnesium 27.2 mg 17 mg -37.5%
Calcium 43.5 mg 29 mg -33.3%
Asparagus Calcium 25.8 mg 10 mg -61.2%
Butter Beans Protein 19.2% 2.3% -88%
Broccoli Magnesium 160mg 29 mg -81.8%
Carrots Beta carotene 25000IU 91IU 1000’s% (highest) (lowest)
Potatoes Potassium 850mg 450mg -47.05%
Calcium 27mg 3mg -88%
Iron 2mg 5mg -75%
These startling decreases in the nutritional value of foods over these 43 years are real evidence that the quality and effectiveness of fertilizers we are using are incapable of keeping up with our frequency of cropping.
BIGGEST SELLING ITEMS IN AUSTRALIAN SUPERMARKETS
In order of sales volume as per 1991 Report by CSIRO Coca-Cola, 375ml
Coca-Cola, 1 litre
Coca-Cola, 3 litre
Diet Coke, 375ml
Cherry Ripe
Nestlé’s Condensed milk
Tally Ho Cigarette papers
Mars Bar
Kit-Kat
Crunchie Bar
Eta 5 Star Margarine
Heinz Baked Beans
Double-Circle tinned beetroot
Diet Coke, 1 litre
Bushel’s Tea
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate
Pepsi, 375ml
Coca-Cola 1.5 litres
Kellogs Cornflakes
Maggi 2 Minute Noodles
Generic Brand lemon drink
Panadol Tablets, 24 Pack
Meadowlea margarine
Generic brand lemonade
Mrs MacGregor’s margarine
Footnote: With the above forming an important part of the "average" Australian diet it's no wonder that pain relief is more important than real food!
