Well-Being Report

Published by Well-Being Associates

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July-August 2007

Tan Year Around Without Sun Exposure

EluSun™ by Sante’ Active, Inc, makes achieving a beautiful, bronze tan as easy as taking two capsules a day. This natural product helps promote and maintain a rich golden tan even without sun exposure. There are no streaks, orange tints or tan lines. The rich combination of carotenes, antioxidants and Borage Oil help to promote a tan from within, and helps to maintain healthy skin.

Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)

Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a common condition which causes pain and discomfort and prevents healthy sleeping patterns. It is most common at night, but can occur at any time. You feel an urge to move your legs when sitting or lying still for a long period of time, often experiencing a creepy and itchy sensation.

Low brain levels of iron may be particularly important because iron deficiency disrupts the brain’s dopaminergic system. It is a co-factor in dopamine production. RLS can be the only symptom of iron deficiency so ask your doctor to run both iron and ferritin blood levels if you experience these symptoms.

There is now a natural product available as an alternative to the strong drugs currently prescribed for RLS that includes both botanicals and nutraceuticals. It is RLS Formula by Progressive Labs.

Urinary Tract Infections

Over 90% of all urinary tract infections are caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) which is found as part of the "normal micro flora" in every intestinal tract. In most cases bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethral opening. Many bacteria are simply washed away by the down-flow of urine. E. coli, however, are covered with tiny 'finger-like' projections. At the top of these projections are amino acid/sugar complexes called "lectins" which allow the bacteria to stick to the inside walls of the urinary tract and even work their way upward. D-Mannose, a naturally occurring simple sugar, sticks to the E. coli lectins. even better than the lectins. stick to human cells. When a large quantity of this sugar is present in the urine, it literally coats any E. coli present. They can no longer stick to urinary tract walls and are washed away with normal urination. Only very small amounts of D-Mannose are metabolized by the body. Most is excreted through the kidneys into the urine and bladder, so it doesn't interfere with blood/sugar regulation, even in diabetics. Also, since it is absorbed in the upper gastro-intestinal tract, it does not relocate "friendly" E. coli or other beneficial bacteria normally present in the colon.

One very important fact in eliminating reoccurring urinary tract infections is you must treat the intestinal tract at the same time. A strong, multi- strain probiotic taken concurrently with the D-Mannose is very important. We recommend Ther-Biotic Complete by Klaire Labs.

D-Mannose is available in both powder and capsule form from Pure Encapsulation and Progressive Labs.

Fructose-sweetened Drinks Likely to Provoke Fatty Deposits in Arteries

SATURDAY, June 23, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- The type of sugar in a sugary drink may impact how healthy -- or unhealthy -- it is for arteries, a new study suggests.

Fructose-sweetened drinks are more likely to provoke the development of fatty artery deposits in overweight adults than glucose-sweetened beverages, researchers say.

Kimber Stanhope, of the University of California at Davis, and colleagues compared the results of drinking fructose-sweetened beverages versus glucose for 10 weeks in overweight and obese adults.

Participants ate a balanced diet with 30 percent fat and 55 percent complex carbohydrates. Thirteen of the participants also consumed glucose-sweetened drinks, while 10 drank fructose-sweetened drinks.

The researchers found that 9 weeks later, 24-hour post-meal triglyceride (blood fat) levels went up after 2 weeks of fructose-sweetened drink but went down in those who consumed glucose-sweetened drinks.

Those who drank fructose-sweetened drinks also had a boost in

fasting blood concentrations of LDL ("bad") cholesterol and other measures. Those levels were unaltered in those consuming glucose-sweetened drinks, however.

The findings were scheduled to be presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, in Chicago.

The bottom line, according to the researchers: "Persons at risk for developing metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease should avoid over-consumption of fructose-containing beverages."

The ADA notes, however, that consumption of fructose-sweetened beverages has gone up by 135 percent in the United States over the past four decades.

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