MEGAFOOD VALIDATED 100% WHOLE FOOD
Cholesterol Strength Nutritional Therapeutix Nutrient 60ct
The Strength of Policosanols, Guggul, Pomegranate and Bioflavonoids
Cholesterol management is a challenge. There are so many factors to consider: heredity, diet, exercise, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, LDL's, HDL's, inflammation, immune response, triglycerides, oxidative response. It's overwhelming. It's confusing. Not being able to manage cholesterol creates anxiety and damages your Quality of Life.
A Dietary Supplement that helps to maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range.
A cholesterol management program requires multiple considerations. MegaFood started their cholesterol management thinking by looking at LDL's. LDL's are important, but the latest research shows that LDL management without consideration of HDL's did nothing to reduce death from heart attack. Published research has shown that the most effective approach to cholesterol management is to provide multi-functional strength and nutritional support.
- Cholesterol Strength provides 6 necessary factors for cholesterol management
- Is a composite of complementary nutrients and botanicals that provide every aspect of cholesterol management.
- Research backed specific nutrients for enhanced HDL levels, reduced triglycerides, reduced inflammation, strengthened immune function and protection against lipid oxidation.
CHOLESTEROL STRENGTH - THE CHALLENGE
A cholesterol management program requires multiple considerations. We started our cholesterol management thinking by looking at LDL's. LDL's are important, but the latest research shows that LDL management without consideration of HDL's did nothing to reduce death from heart attack. Recent research, including a study published in Scientific American, May 2002, shows the most effective approach to cholesterol management is to provide multi-functional strength and nutritional support.
CHOLESTEROL STRENGTH - THE SOLUTIONS
Cholesterol Strength™ provides the six necessary factors for cholesterol management in a single formula. Cholesterol Strength™ is a composite of complementary nutrients and botanicals that provide every aspect of cholesterol management.
THE CHOLESTEROL STRENGTH FORMULA
Research shows the value of the specific nutrients in Cholesterol Strength™ for enhanced HDL levels, reduced triglycerides, reduced inflammation, strengthened immune function and protection against lipid oxidation. Recent research shows these Specific Responses are essential for maintaining proper Cardiovascular function.[2]
Cholesterol Strength™ is Driven by Food™ and will provide a strengthening action or effect. Please see the Cholesterol Strength™ Information Quickie for more information on this formula.
[1]: This statement is required by the FDA as a Structure/Function Claim. 65 Fed. Reg. at 1019 (Jan 6, 2000).
[2]: This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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|
Amount per Serving |
% Daily Value |
| Citrus Bioflavonoids |
(from Cold Fusion™ FoodState®) |
300 mg |
* |
| Policosanol |
(Sugar Cane) |
10 mg |
* |
| Policosanol |
(Rice Bran) |
10 mg |
* |
| Guggul (Commiphora mukul) Gum Resin 5:1 |
2.5% total Guggulsterones |
500 mg |
* |
| Hawthorn Leaf with Flower 4:1 |
(1.8% - 2.2% Vitexin) |
75 mg |
* |
| Andrographis paniculata leaf 10:1 |
|
45 mg |
* |
| Hawthorn Berry 4:1 |
(Crataegus spp.) |
25 mg |
* |
| Ginger Root 4:1 |
(zingiber officinale) |
25 mg |
* |
| Turmeric Root 10:1 |
(Curcuma longa) |
20 mg |
* |
| Pomegranate Fruit Concentrate 40:1 |
(Punica granatum) |
200 mg |
* |
| Garlic Bulb Freeze Dried Concentrate 5:1 |
(Allium sativum) |
250 mg |
* |
| Laminaria digitata, Sea Vegetable |
|
30 mg |
* |
| Oat Beta-Glucan Fiber3 |
|
200 mg |
* |
| Rice Bran |
|
100 mg |
* |
| Apple Pectin |
|
50 mg |
* |
* Daily Value has not been established.
PHENOLIC/BIOFLAVONOID FRUIT CONCENTRATE
|
Amount per Serving |
| Cold Fusion™ FoodState® Citrus |
240 mg |
| Cold Fusion™ FoodState® Wild Blueberries |
30 mg |
| Cold Fusion™ FoodState® Cranberries |
30 mg |
OTHER INGREDIENTS
| Rice Bran, Guar Gum, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Silica, Food Glaze. |
CAUTIONS: Not to be used during pregnancy or Lactation.
Do Not Use this supplement with Prescription Cholesterol Drugs without first consulting with your Health Care Practitioner. This supplement may modify the actions and effectiveness of those medications.
As with most dietary supplements, consult with your Medical Doctor, Health Care Practitioner and/or Pharmacist before using with Prescription Medications.
ABOUT ACTIVATED ORGANIC MUSHROOMS
It All Starts with Certified P Value
MycoMedicinal certified organic mushrooms from Paul Stamets and New Chapter are the finest traditional mushrooms grown anywhere in the world, and are the only commercially available mushrooms with a Certified P Value. P Value is a scientific term for the genetic integrity of the mushroom. When Paul Stamets, one of the world?s leading mushroom experts, selects a mushroom from the rainforest, he cultures it in rigorously controlled conditions in his laboratories. The growing mushroom mycelium is absolutely genetically identical with the rainforest mushroom that gave it birth, carrying all of its genetic energy and healing force. Mushrooms not grown in such a rigorous potency-assured manner may be hundreds of generations distant from the purity of their genetic heritage, and thus suffer genetic degeneration and a lack of vitality. We certify that all MycoMedicinal mushrooms have a P Value ensuring the fullest healing power and potency.
Medicinal Mushrooms from Old-Growth Forests
May Counter Smallpox and Similar Viruses
Mycologist Paul Stamets tests over 100 mushroom extracts with NIH and USAMRIID. Several show selective potent anti-viral properties.
Fomitopsis officinalis is highly selective against viruses. F. officinalis is a wood conk mushroom, known for thousands of years as Agarikon.
Dr. John A. Secrist III, vice president of Southern Research Institutes Drug Discovery Division, who oversees an NIAID contract to evaluate potential antiviral drugs, notes that “Several of Stamets medicinal mushroom extracts have shown very interesting activity against pox viruses in cell culture assays performed through NIAID, and we are hopeful that they will also prove effective in the animal model systems. …In the past year, approximately ten samples showed activity warranting approval for animal testing, of these, two are from strains of Agarikon discovered by Stamets. Moreover, Mr. Stamets samples are the only natural products extracts tested through this program that have demonstrated very active anti-pox activity.
The NIH/USAMRIID screening program tests the mushroom extracts against viruses that could be weaponized, including the viruses causing yellow fever, dengue, SARS, respiratory viruses, and pox viruses. Of the Agarikon samples submitted to date, several showed potent activity for reducing infection from vaccinia and cowpox, which are in the same family as the smallpox virus. These extracts show activity against vaccinia and cowpox by two different viral evaluations, demonstrating the reproducibility of the results.
Do you need to eat with MegaFood Nutrients like other brands suggest? No. MegaFood is a FoodState Nutrient, so just as if you would eat broccoli, the body knows exactly what to do with the nutrients broccoli contains, your MegaFood supplement will also know. This is a major difference between other brands. You can also chew it. You'll notice the texture is quite different as well than other brands. You can see the food in the supplement.
Can the product go bad quicker? It does have a 2 year shelf life, however just as food spoils and smells bad, you will know if your MegaFood supplement has gone bad because it will spoil just the same.
Should the nutrients be higher than what is provided in a daily serving of Essentials for Life? Actually whole food is different than what is mostly available on the market. Your getting the entire apple you might say, not just the citric acid, one small percentage of the apple. Your body understands what to do with the food then, and does not require such high doses. See the question below on Marked Whole Foods to further explain.
I noticed that the product is not certified organic, does that mean it is not as pure as organic or does not meet organic standards? Actually Validated does not meet organic standards, it exceeds them. The value of a supplement begins with the handling of the raw material. The finished material is only as Valid as the weakest link in the processing. When dealing with raw materials, especially foods, there are a series of events that must be controlled for the finished product to be the highest quality. No matter what the intent of the finished product, Cold Fusion FoodState, whole food, organic, cultured or food based, the condition and Quality of the raw materials used throughout the process is crucial. Validation Documentation is a measure of the raw material now. True nutritional value should be measured through the support of laboratory analysis and Documented Validation.
What is Marked Whole Foods and Marking To A Maker to Guarantee Whole Food Activity mean? One approach to establishing the quality of raw materials is to set minimum levels of quality through Marker Compounds for each raw material. This process is known as "Marking To A Marker. The markers Validate phytonutrient levels and therefore the quality of the raw materials. Marked To A Maker Validation testing reveals that when a Marker Compound is high in a specific raw material, other phytonutrient compounds in that material measure high as well. When Sulfurophane, Beta Carotene and Vitamin C are at high levels in broccoli, other compounds such as Vitamin A, B Vitamins and Iron will also measure at high levels. Marker Compounds are the best Validation. It's impossible to measure every compound in broccoli to ensure its quality. Broccoli may contain as many as 20,000 individual compounds. No one knows the exact number or all the components that make up any food. Therefore we rely on certain identified marker compounds as a measure of broccolis quality. Marked To A Marker is not perfect. It is the best current method to Validate the quality of raw materials.
MegaFood is the first company, and currently the only company, to offer "Quality Marked" fruits and vegetables in our formulas. Specific marker compounds are used to Validate the Quality of our raw materials. This concept, created a whole new category of supplements, Quality Marked Whole Foods. This was the beginning of an important step for MegaFood, requiring Validation Documents for the foods used in our formulas.
There exists considerable debate and uncertainty as to the definition of Quality in relationship to supplements. There are many tests that can be performed using HPLC, TLC, IR, NMR and other testing methods to Validate supplements. This testing is expensive; therefore, validation is not routinely performed. MegaFood believes that it is crucial to the future of the Health Food Business to Validate the Quality of our supplements.
We can objectively measure the value of supplements and assure they are the highest Quality through analysis of the finished product. The material must pass a test that proves nutrient activity at the tableted or encapsulated stage.
