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Welcome to Education Week!Spring 2010
Thai‐Go
Steven Horne
The Best Gets Better with Pomegranate and Acai
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Steven Horne
• Founder of Tree of LightPublishing
• Professional Clinical Herbalist
• Gifted writer and teacher
• Professional member of American Herbalist Guild (AHG)
• Professional member of International Iridology Practioner’s Association
• Author of The Comprehensive Guide to Nature’s Sunshine Products
• He has studied herbs for over 30 years!
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Thai‐Go
Th B t G t B tt ithThe Best Gets Better with Pomegranate and Acai
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The Reality of Health
“[Health] is achieved by following the laws of nature; when you break them, illness results. Health is not bestowed upon you by a beneficent nature at birth; it isbeneficent nature at birth; it is achieved and maintained only by active participation in well‐defined rules of healthful living—rules you may be disregarding every day.”
Henry Bieler in Food is Your Best Medicine
Creating Health
“…today a search for pure air, pure raw milk, pure water, natural, unprocessed, unpreserved foods, unsprayed vegetables, nourishing whole grain bread is too simple toograin bread is too simple, too unpretentious to be extolled as a ‘new’ therapy in treating disease .”
Henry Bieler in Food is Your Best Medicine
Fruits and Vegetables
• Are an absolutely critical part of a healthy diet
• Should make up over half of what we eat on ahalf of what we eat on a daily basis
• Most Americans only get 1‐1/2 servings daily
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Supermarket Produce
• Travels an average of 1,000 miles and is an average of 14 days old
• Nutrient depletion starts within hoursstarts within hours harvesting
• Is often sprayed, waxed, irradiated or otherwise treated
Why is Fresh Produce Essential?
• Fresh produce contains numerous compounds (both known and unknown) that protect the body and buildthe body and build health
• Antioxidants are some of the critical compounds in fresh produce
Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
• These processes are one of the root causes of degenerative diseases, including:
– CancerCancer
– Heart disease
– Arthritis
– Auto‐immune conditions
and many more…
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What is Inflammation?
Inflammation is the body’s initial response to irritation, tissue
damage or infection
All tissue damage initiatesAll tissue damage initiates an inflammatory
reaction
Symptoms of Inflammation
•Swelling
•Redness
•Pain•Pain
•Heat
Swelling
• Swelling is caused by dilation of capillary pores which allows fluid and protein into tissues spaces in increasedspaces in increased quantities; this also allows white blood cells into the area
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Redness
• Redness is caused by increased blood flow to the area; blood vessels are dilated above the affected area andaffected area and constricted below the affected area
Pain
• Pain is due to tissue swelling putting pressure on nerves and lack of oxygen to tissues
Heat
• Heat is caused by increased cellular activity and oxidation at site of damage
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Understanding Oxidation
• Chemical reactions involving oxygen
• Fire is an example of oxidation at work
Other Examples of Oxidation
• Iron rusting
• An apple turning brown
• Gasoline burning in your car
• Your cells producing energy from food
Oxygen The Double‐Edged Sword
• Oxygen is needed to metabolize (burn) nutrients
• Oxygen can also “burn” our own tissues
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An Engine Needs a Cooling System
Antioxidants are the body “engine’s” cooling system
Antioxidants
• Protect cells from being damaged by oxygen compounds
• Come from both dietary sources and aresources and are manufactured by your own cells
The Myth of Medicine
“Really, there is no special medicine which is a specific (or remedy) for any chronic disease.”disease.
Henry Bieler in Food is Your Best Medicine
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“itis” is Latin for Inflammation
• Arthritis
• Bronchitis
• Appendicitispp
• Laryngitis
• Sinusitis
• Tonsillitis
In addition to all “itis” diseases, inflammation and oxidative stress are involved in…
• Heart Disease • Autoimmune• Heart Disease
• Aging
• Cancer
• Allergies
• Autoimmune Disorders
• And many, many others…
Internal “Fire Alarms”
• Chronic, low grade aches and pains
• Fatigue, especially after exercise
G l l i (j t• General malaise (just not feeling good)
• Bright or dark red tongue
• Red, bleeding gums
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More Fire Alarms
• Excess weight
• Carbohydrate and sugar cravings
• Brittle fingernails
• Limp hair
• Groggy upon wakingg g
• Frequent headaches
• Constant hunger
• Fluid retention
• Red or purplish tissue
Groggy upon waking
• Lack of mental concentration
• Craving cold foods and beverages
Inflammation always has a cause
“Remove the cause and the effect will cease.”
—Samuel Thomson
Causes of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
• Chemical irritation
• Mechanical irritation
• Tissue damage
N i i l d fi i i• Nutritional deficiencies
• Stress
Find the cause and remove it whenever possible…
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ORACOxygen‐Reducing Radical Absorption
Capacity
• A method for measuring the total antioxidant activity of a b tsubstance
• Quantitatively measures the total antioxidant capacity as well as the amount of fast vs. slow acting antioxidants
• Used to determine the effectiveness of various natural antioxidants
ORAC Values of Foods
• Dark chocolate ‐ 13,120
• Rosemary ‐ 6,000
• Prunes ‐ 5,770
• Blueberries ‐ 2,400
• Blackberries ‐ 2,036
• Kale ‐ 1,770
• Green tea ‐ 1,686
• Strawberries ‐ 1,540
Thai‐Go
• ORAC Value
– Thai‐Go ‐ 51,939
– Competitor A ‐ 24,480
– Competitor B ‐ 23,323
• Ingredients– Mangosteen fruit
– Grape fruit, skin, seed
– Blueberry fruit
– Red Raspberry fruit
– Wolfberry (Lycium) fruit
– Sea Buckthorn fruit
– Green tea leaves
– Apple fruit
– Pomegranate fruit
– Acai fruit
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Hippocrates
“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food…”
Mangosteen
• Delicious tropical fruit
• High in antioxidant compounds called xanthones
alpha manostin– alpha manostin
– gamma mangostin
• Xanthones are in highest concentration in the pericarp (rind)
Xanthones
• Anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant
• Antiviral (Epstein‐Barr virus) and antifungal
• May help block histamine
• Can inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol• Can inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol
• Potential cancer inhibiting compounds (leukemia)
• Pain relieving qualities
• Potential benefit in diabetes
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Mangosteen is Also In
• IF Relief
– Powerful remedy for reducing inflammation and easing pain
• Super ORACSuper ORAC
– Antioxidant formula in capsule form
Grape
• Alchemists believed the grape to be of the highest order in the plant kingdom because of their ability to make wine
G f i lk li i• Grape fruits are alkalizing and help remove acid waste from the body
• Grape seeds contain the antioxidant compounds oligomeric procyanidins(OPCs)
Oligomeric procyanidins (OPCs)
• Condensed tannins with powerful antioxidant capabilities
• Found in pine bark, grape seed and greengrape seed and green tea
• Grapine® contains OPCs
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Potential Applications of OPCs
• Aging (slow)
• Arthritis
• Bruises
• Cancer (prevention)
• Meningitis
• Pain
• Parkinson’s disease (prevention)
• Diabetes
• Lupus
• Macular degeneration
• Surgery (healing from)
• Vaccines (detoxification from)
The Grape Cure
• Juliette de Bairacli Levy recommended the grape cure “when the human body has become sick almost beyond reasonable hope of recovery”
Thi “ ” i f li i ff• This “cure” consists of living off of fresh, unsprayed grapes (and a few leaves and tendrils)
• Other famous healers have also used a diet of grapes as a cure for many chronic ailments
Blueberry
• North American relative of European bilberry
• Helps to stabilize blood sugar levels
• Contain anthocyanins
• Prevents oxidation of fats
• Protects capillaries
• An important “bear” medicine in Native tradition
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Anthocyanins
• Plant pigments (blue, red, black), natural dyes
• Superoxide radical scavengers
P t li id• Prevent lipid peroxidation
• Stabalize collagen and protect tissues from breakdown during chronic inflammation
Sources of Anthocyanins
• Blueberry
• Billberry
• Huckleberry
• Cranberry
• Black currant
• Elderberry
• Grape skin & leaves
Raspberry
• The leaf is used as a tonic for both the female and male reproductive system
• The fruit is traditionally• The fruit is traditionally used to “nourish the blood”
• It is cooling and refreshing
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Wolfberry (Lycium or Gogi)
• Protects the liver from environmental toxins
• Used in Chinese medicine to “cool the blood”blood
• Used as a tonic for the liver, kidney and eyes
• High in vitamin C
More Uses for Wolfberry• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• High blood pressure
• Fever• Fever
• Sweating
• Irritability
• Excessive thirst
• Nosebleeds
• Excess “heat”
Sea Buckthorn
• High in vitamin C, bioflavonoids and trace minerals
• Promote wound healing
S t i l ti• Support circulation
• Improve resistance to infection
• Also used as wash for treating skin irritation
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Bioflavionoids
• Aid heart and circulation, strengthen blood vessels (reduce fragility)
• Act synergistically with Vitamin C
• Antioxidant, antiviral, anti‐inflammatory, hepatoprotective
• Inhibit enzymes that produce pro‐inflammatory prostaglandins
Other Sources of Bioflavonoids
• Milk Thistle (silybin)
• Citrus peel (hesperidinand others)
• Buckwheat (rutin)( )
• Gingko
• Horsetail
• Rose hips
Green Tea
• Significant source of polyphenols
• Strong antioxidant
• May have benefits i t t th dagainst tooth decay
• May promote weight loss
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Apple
• Alkalizing remedy used for congested and overworked liver
• Helpful for kidney pain, migraines and skinmigraines and skin eruptions
• Has fever reducing properties
Pomegranate
• Prized from ancient times
• Antioxidant that helps prevent oxidation of cholesterol
• May help prevent blood platelet aggregation
• Improves oxygen uptake in the heart muscle
• May prevent prostate cancer or inhibit growth
• May also reduce risk of breast cancer
Acai• Latest antioxidant superfood from Amazon
• Rich source of anthocyanins and other phenolics
• High in B vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and omega‐3 fatty acids
• Also contains oleic acid (omega‐9) found in olive oil
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Education Week Cancun Secret Word #3
TogetherTogether
Possible Thai‐Go Uses
• Slowing aging
• Reducing risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes
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• Eye problems
• Autoimmune conditions
• Heat stroke
• Radiation exposure• Speed recovery from surgery or chronic illness
• All inflammatory conditions—“itises”
• Chemical exposure
• Fevers
• General tonic
Thai‐Go Cooler
• Make fresh lemon‐aide with real maple syrup (equal parts) and add Thai‐Go to taste
• Helpful for reducing• Helpful for reducing fever, cooling the body in hot summer weather and cleansing the system
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Thai‐Go Energy Pick‐Up
• Add Thai‐Go and Liquid Chlorophyll to water and drink for a quick and natural energy pick‐upup
• Helps get more oxygen in the blood and doesn’t spike blood sugar levels
Gastro‐Intestinal Soother
• Use Thai‐Go diluted in water as a base for taking fiber first thing in the morning (Nature’s Three, Psyllium Hulls Combo or Everybody’s Fiber)Everybody s Fiber)
• Reduces intestinal inflammation, tones tissues and improves elimination
• Note: always drink lots of water with fiber
Cold and Fever Buster
• Mix 1‐2 ounces of Thai‐Go and ½‐1 teaspoon of Vitamin C Ascorbatesin a quart of water and drink as much as youdrink as much as you can
• This will reduce inflammation and “heat” throughout the system
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Pain‐Eraser and Injury Repair
• Drink Thai‐Go and take 2 IF Relief every hour to cool the fires of inflammation and ease painpain
• Take Herbal CA and HSN‐W with above to help heal after injury or surgery
Shortage of Skilled Herbalists Continues
• Millions of people are suffering because of a lack of well‐trained herbalists to show them a more natural way to
• ABC+D class teaches you all the basics of natural healing and takes you through all the body systems ina more natural way to
health
• Become part of the solution by signing up for the ABC+D Approach webinars
the body systems in depth
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• Remaining 12 sessions are $97
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First two FREE classes will be held at 9:00 Eastern, 8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain and 6:00 Pacific Time on May 18th and June 1st.
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Questions & Answers
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