Dr. Mike’s Wellness Advice: Natural Alternative Medicine
Filed Under: Doctors & Drugs
Natural alternative medicine use as a replacement for common synthetic drugs is something I strongly recommend to all my patients no matter what the ailment.
Drugs (prescription and OTC) or pharmaceuticals are synthetically manufactured medicines. The active ingredients in drugs are fake ‘copies’ from active ingredients found in nature (plants, herbs etc.).
What the drug companies forgot to take into account is that all plants and herbs in nature are complex. Many of them may contain poisons but at the same time they carry the anti-poison (just like poisonous animals). SO, by isolating a single active nutrient, side-effects are a sure thing!
Why not use the whole plant? Why not use the medicine that Mother Nature gave us? It would be much more effective, with all the beneficial plant-nutrients available; and side-effects would be almost non-existent!
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Well, drug companies cannot patent a plant or herb, and therefore no money can be made! I know, I simplified it; but it’s the truth!
What did we learn from this? There is a natural alternative to every single drug on the market; more effective and with much less possible adverse reactions. Oh! And probably much cheaper too, unless you have good insurance!
Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Mike
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Dr. Mike’s Nutritional Health Advice: Meal Replacement Supplements
Filed Under: Health & Wellness
Meal Replacement Supplements can be found in just about any natural foods store, and it may be hard for the general consumer to figure out which is best by comparison:
It is without doubt the Body™ by Natural Visions™.
Natural Visions Body™ meal replacement is MUCH MORE than just a meal replacement! It’s great tasting, healthful and highly nutritional. One serving contains 140 calories, 25 grams of protein, 1 gram of fat, and only 8 grams of carbohydrates. Each serving delivers over 100 power-packed vitamins, minerals, amino-acids, critical digestive enzymes, essential probiotics, fish oils, and also 500mg of pure certified South African Hoodia to effectively curb the appetite. It’s your meal and all your supplements…IN ONE!
How Does Natural Visions Body™ Compare to its Major Competitors?
Major competitors I evaluated include: Shaklee, Isagenix, Met-RX, EAS Myoflex Lite, Slim fast RTD, Muscle Milk Light, Advocare MRP, and Labrada Carb Watcher.
Most companies utilize a Whey Protein Concentrate in their meal replacements. Only Natural Visions Body™, EAS Myoplex Lite, Shaklee, Advocare MRP, Muscle Milk Lite and Labrada Carb Watcher use a Whey Protein Isolate Blend. The isolate provides a much higher level of protein with much less lactose, and also stimulates Glutathione production which is very strong antioxidant!
ONLY Natural Visions Body™ meal replacement contains an enzyme blend, probiotics, fish oil, over 75 plant derived minerals (yes, you know it already: these minerals come from the Senonian vegetate), and Certified South African Hoodia! No other meal replacement or ‘shake’ contains these ESSENTIAL nutrients.
All meal replacements contain anywhere from 180 to more than 260 calories per serving while the Natural Visions Body™ meal replacement contains only 140 calories per serving.
Except for Met-RX and Labrada Carb Watcher, Natural Visions Body™ meal replacement contains the most grams of protein. Natural Visions Body™ has the least amount of fat and carbohydrates compared to all others!
Natural Visions Body™ Chocolate also contains pure organic dark chocolate with tremendous antioxidant properties, and allows for a natural and tasty flavor without adding sugars.
And then there are fish oils!
We will limit ourselves to quickly reviewing the 6 key benefits…
- Omega 3 fatty acids, especially EPA effectively reduce pain and inflammation.
- Omega 3 fatty acids improve cardiovascular health. They help lowering blood cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL’s and blood pressure; and increase our good cholesterol, HDL!
- Research shows that omega 3 fatty acids break up clots before they can cause brain damage, stroke and heart attacks.
- Omega 3 fatty acids improve brain function, including memory, reasoning, focus, and intelligence.
- Omega 3 fish oils reduce symptoms of depression, psychosis, and bipolar syndrome.
- Omega 3 fatty acids help reduce the 3 most common forms of cancer: breast, colon, and prostate.
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Benefits of Amino-acids…
Amino-acids are the building blocks of proteins. Certain amino-acids are produced by our body, but others need to be obtained from our food intake, and guess what? That’s almost impossible today! So again, we need to supplement with these ESSENTIAL amino-acids that our body doesn’t produce by itself!
Amino-acids have various critical functions in our body. They synthesize cell protoplasm and are necessary to build up living cells. Amino acids repair the damaged parts when tissue proteins break down during metabolism. Essential amino acids are essential for growth and maintenance of our body.
Amino acids also help in synthesis of bile acids, plasma proteins, hemoglobin, hormones, enzymes, milk proteins in lactating mothers, glutathione, purine, melanin, antibodies, among many others.
Amino acids provide energy (4.3 calories per gram of protein when breaking down, and stimulate our metabolism.
Natural Visions Body™ meal replacement contains 18 different amino-acids providing us ESSENTIAL building blocks for our body!
CONCLUSION:
Body™ is more than a meal replacement. It’s a complete, all natural meal – fortified with ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS. It replaces your meal, but also your cabinet full of supplements!
Most popular diets and weight loss programs are low-calorie diets. The body is put in a ‘starvation’ mode and pounds are shed; however people regain weight once off these diets and programs! Body™ is unique because one serving only has 140 calories AND contains all essential nutrients. You won’t starve, lose weight and more importantly keep the weight off!
Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Mike
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