What is Quercetin? Quercetin, a highly potent anti-oxidant flavonoid, is extracted from fruits and vegetables. Click here to find references by the JAMA, AMA, Oxford Journals, Biochem Pharmacol, UCLA, and others describing how quercetin kills HeLa cells (cancer cells) and helps the body's immune system to fight bacterial and viral infections, fungus, allergies (including asthma), kidney and bladder conditions.

What is Bromelain? Bromelain is a natural digestive agent, extracted from pineapples, which causes the body to absorb far more vitamins & minerals from ingested nutrients than without it. Bromelain has many other benefits. Click here to read about how bromelain acts as an anti-inflammatory, helps wounds heal faster, reduces or eliminates pain, helps prevent strokes, and reduces blood pressure.

What is Glucosamine? Glucosamine (extracted from the shells of shellfish) is a compound found naturally in the body, made from glucose and the amino acid glutamine. Glucosamine is needed to produce glycosaminoglycan, a molecule used in the formation and repair of cartilage and other body tissues. Production of glucosamine slows with age, causing loss of cartilage between joints, sometimes leading to a bone-on-bone condition requiring surgical joint replacement.

Why do I need chondroitin and MSM along with glucosamine? Chondroitin is believed to enhance the shock-absorbing properties of collagen and block enzymes that break down cartilage. Studies are being done to evaluate the ability of chondroitin to reverse cartilage loss. Most people start to notice results within two to four months.

Two large studies (using data from about a dozen other studies) showed significant improvement in pain and inflammation and improved joint function. Some people taking chondroitin are able to decrease NSAID (e.g., ibuprophen) dosage.

MSM: Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a naturally occurring compound containing sulfur and methyl groups. It is found in the normal diets of humans and almost all other animals. MSM is made up of 34% sulfur, the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body.

MSM has shown benefits for a range of health problems including arthritis, muscle and joint pain. MSM has shown promise in the inhibition of pain impulses along nerve fibers, (analgesia), lessening of inflammation, increasing blood supply, reducing muscle spasms, and softening of scar tissue. MSM supports healthy, active lifestyles and benefits multiple structures and functions within the body, including connective tissues and the respiratory system while the methyl groups support energy production.

Nutrition Corner
Find out what foods make you feel more romantic, younger, more energetic. Learn about foods that reverse the aging process. What foods actually make you hungrier? What foods speed up the metabolism?

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The nutritional fact of the week: A comprehensive study conducted by Cornell University showed that the protein in milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products (casein) was found to have a direct correlation with tumor growth, suggesting that casein may be a "tumor promoter." This study can be reviewed at www.nutrition.cornell.edu/ChinaProject.

Other scientific studies of dairy protein have shown the same results. The China Study book containing facts about research of casein can be purchased from Amazon.com.

Find recipes for a plant-based diet at www.RecipeTradingPost.net, search for vegan. Also find vegetarian (vegan) recipes at: www.drmcdougall.com/mcdougall_made_easy.htm. Many more vegan recipes can found by going to Google.com and searching for vegan recipes.

For questions or assistance, email us at: pectin@ArborCounty.com, or contact us. Citrus pectin is used in the treatment of arthritis by Dr. Kurt Donsbach at the Hospital Santa Monica. According to references cited within this web site, quercetin has been shown in studies to kill HeLa (cancerous) cells and to prevent the metastisizing of damaged, diseased cells. Additionally, cited references point out that studies also show bromelain, quercetin, and pectin can all be used in combination to help alleviate or reduce the symptoms of diseases and conditions. Please see our testimonial page to read about how these products have been used as a natural cure, home remedy, and natural healing for those seeking relief of arthritis, cholesterol, diabetes, allergies, allergic reaction to food and medicine (and allergy to airborne allergens), chronic prostate and prostatitis, chronic bladder and cystitis, viruses, herpes virus, breast diabetes, obesity, inflammation, high blood pressure, stroke prevention and weight reduction. Our products are considered by many to be natural healing herbs and herbal remedies. According to this article on cancer, quercetin (from various fruits and vegetables), a bioflavanoid (an antioxidant), is chemically attracted to damaged cells, bonding to them and rendering them harmless, thereby preventing metastasizing (spreading) by inhibiting the replication of damaged, diseased cells. This is one method in which quercetin can assist in helping damaged, diseased cells to no longer metastasize (spread).

Bromelain (from pineapples) is an anti-inflammatory used to aid digestion, accelerate healing, prevent a stroke, reduce blood pressure, reduce or eliminate pain.

Pectin (from apples and some citrus fruits) is used to reduce or eliminate arthritis symptoms, cholesterol, obesity, constipation, gallstones or galstones, and diabetes. Pectin can also prevent dimentia (senility or senile behavior), stroke, and heart attack by improving the health of veins, arteries, and other connective tissue.

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Pectin reduces inflammation and cholesterol levels, removes artery plaque (described below), eliminates arthritic pain and stiffness (explained below), and helps regulate blood glucose levels. Pectin contains boron, which boosts mental alertness and reduces calcium loss that leads to osteoporosis. Also described below is pectin's ability to enhance cell uniformity, reducing the occurrence of malignancy. Pectin and Cholesterol: Reduce cholesterol, remove artery plaque Dr. James J. Cerda of the University of Florida Medical College in Gainesville shows before and after photos of a plaque-clogged artery that was dramatically cured after 9 months of pectin use. As you can see in the "after" picture, the artery which is cured from the ravages of high cholesterol appears to be in a much younger condition. Vita-Complete Canada, Inc. discusses pectin's unique ability to decrease the body's fat absorption, thus lowering cholesterol levels. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Cardiology showed citrus pectin significantly decreased blood cholesterol levels without altering diet or lifestyle.

Pectin and Arthritis: How does pectin actually
help arthritis? Every joint in the body is encased in a connective tissue called synovia, which allows a joint to glide smoothly and painlessly as long as the synovial tissue is healthy. With age, synovial tissue can lose its elasticity and lubrication, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling with joint motion (arthritis). Pectin helps to return synovial and other connective tissue (arteries, tendons, ligaments, etc.) to their previously smooth, elastic, lubricated condition which promotes pain-free joint movement. This process begins after 1 to 3 weeks of consistent pectin consumption. Once pectin begins working, it works 24 hours per day as long as a daily intake of pectin is maintained (2 grams minimum). Pectin and connective tissue are discussed by Dr. Katherine Poehlmann in her book titled Rheumatoid Arthritis, The Infection Connection. This book focuses upon targeting and treating the root cause of chronic illness.

When combined with bromelain (a pineapple extract), the relief can be even more dramatic, although bromelain has a more temporary anti-inflammatory effect. Heart / Coronary health... Lowering your cholesterol reduces your risk of heart problems. Prevent diabetes, gallstones... www.metromkt.net explains how pectin acts as an agent to reduce (or eliminate) the occurrence of diabetes and gallstones. Essentially, pectin has the ability to regulate blood glucose levels, especially if taken with meals. Constipation... www.metromkt.net further highlights pectin's ability to prevent constipation. Cancer... Pectin reduces your risk of cancer, according to an article at newswise.com. Additionally, scientists have conducted laboratory experiments using pectin to shrink and irradicate tumors, shown in studies at The Life Extension Foundation.

LifeExtension.com provides information on how pectin fights cholesterol and melanoma cancer. "...A component in citrus pectin may help prevent prostate cancer..." according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, TheEagle.com Health. Weight Loss... Lose weight and keep it off, highlighted by WorldWideShoppingMall Hardening of the arteries...