Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I was exposed to a lot more chinese herbs and flower essences that I had never heard of before.
We started to use those in all of our products and we really just started making things for friends, family, and ourselves. We wanted to create a line that we could market and sell.
Mike: I want to ask you a lot more about your formulation, but first, what is your website and where can people actually buy these products right now?
Ashley: It is www.GoldenPathAlchemy.com.
Mike: What specific chinese herbs do you like the most to use in your formulations?
Ashley: We use rosebuds. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Broccoli, garlic, onions and sprouts all have powerful anti-cancer effects, as do dozens of rainforest herbs (Cat's Claw, for example), chinese herbs and Western herbs. But the FDA threatens and censors any company that dares to mention cancer prevention on its supplement products. Why is the FDA enforcing a policy of nutritional ignorance with U.S. consumers? Why does the federal government want people to remain ignorant of methods for preventing or treating cancer?
You probably already know the answer to all these questions, because the answer is the same for each one: Corporate profits. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 He was also given an herbal formula called Melakava (see Resources), which contains melatonin, the sleep-inducing hormone that regulates the body's sleep-wake cycle, along with the chinese herbs zizyphus and kava, which have sedative and antidepressant properties. (It's best to consult with a medical professional before taking kava. It can be toxic to the liver, so it is not advised for those with compromised liver function; it also may interact with some pharmaceutical drugs.)
The night of the first acupuncture treatment, Darren took two tablets of Melakava 30 minutes before bedtime. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Lawrence points out that together with the traditional chinese herbs often used by acupuncturists as complements to the treatment, acupuncture can increase blood flow to the uterus, further increasing the chances of successful implantation.
Then, of course, there's the stress connection.
A running theme throughout this book is the effect stress can have on many health conditions. Stress hormones wreak havoc with virtually every metabolic process, influencing everything from weight to brain function. And acupuncture really shines when it comes to reducing stress. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Chemotherapy Side Effects
A limited meta-analysis of 4 randomized clinical trials involving a total of 342 patients found some evidence of benefit from decoctions of traditional chinese herbs containing Astragalus in counteracting the side effects of chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. These blends were prepared with the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus and Astragalus mongolicus, and with Huang-Qi compounds as the active ingredient. Four trials were included in the analysis. |
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| Astragalus-based chinese herbs and platinum-based chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Clin Oncol; 24:419-30. 2006.
Nigam SN. McConnell WB. Seleno amino compounds from Astragalus bisculcatus. Isolation and identification of gamma-L-glutamyl-Se-methyl-seleno-L-cysteine and Se-methylseleno-L-cysteine. Biochim Biophys Acta Nov 18;192(2):185-90. 1969
Norred CL & Finlayson CA. Hemorrhage after the preoperative use of complementary and alternative medicines. AANA J; 68(3):217-220. 2000
Panter KE, Hartley WJ, James LF, et al. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Those are also chinese herbs.
Mike: What kinds of things do your customers tell you that they are experiencing when they start to use your products?
Ashley: A few people yesterday were saying that it was a miracle how soft their skin became after using our Goji sugar scrub. We used it on the hands, the face. It has a high antioxidant level, and it is made with apricot kernel oil as well. Everything really moisturizes and nourishes the skin, leaving it silky smooth.
Mike: What about the issue of there being a lot of products in the marketplace right now that claim to be natural or organic? |
| By using the chinese herbs in a way that people use them every day, even if it is in a small amount, they are still getting it. It just makes it easier for them to be acclimated to it. Then they are getting these small doses of medicinal herbs that do help with many different conditions.
Mike: One of the principles in Chinese medicine says that the skin reflects the health of the large intestine. I am curious if there may be some benefits of your products to the large intestine as they are treating the skin. |
| Unfortunately, it is not completely possible to get some chinese herbs organically. They are just not grown that way and produced that way now. I hope that the market will grow to that place or we started growing some of our own herbs so that the ones we are not able to purchase organically we will be able to grow organically ourselves.
Mike: Well thanks for joining me today. The website is www.GoldenPathAlchemy.com and I have been talking here with Ashley Beckman and Minka Robinson, the co-founders of the company. Be sure to check out their website and their product line. |
| We use chinese herbs, western herbs, flower essences, gem elixirs and our flower essences are mostly Indian orchids, so they have a really high frequency. All of our products can be eaten and they are food for the skin.
Mike: Can you talk a little bit about what is not in your skin care products?
Ashley: Sure, we do not use anything that is not a natural preservative. We do not use any parabens. We do not use any EDTA, anything at all. Everything that we use to preserve would be salt, sugar, honey and grapefruit seed extract. |
Andreas Moritz
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 In one trial, 53 percent of the women who took these chinese herbs had less pain, compared with 26 percent in the placebo group. The herbs were more effective than
• As a non-addictive anti-depressant
Whatever brand you use, be sure it is 100 percent pure Guarana and not mixed with any other ingredients or preservatives. Beware of chewing gums or similar products that claim to contain Guarana. The large amount of chemicals and preservatives, colorings, and artificial sweeteners they contain causes considerable harm to the body, which you can confirm by doing the muscle test. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Sadly, the WCRF still does not recommend that consumers use nutritional supplements to help protect themselves from cancer, indicating that the group still has a lot to learn about the role of medicinal mushrooms, sea vegetables, microalgae, chinese herbs, rainforest herbs and superfood extracts in preventing and reversing cancer. But at least the group's recommendation that consumers now avoid all processed meat products is a huge step in the right direction. |
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| Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs: Monographs for the Western Herbal Practitioner. Phytotherapy Press, Queensland, Australia 1997.
Cha RJ, Zeng DW & Chang QS. Non-surgical treatment of small cell lung cancer with chemo-radio-immunotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine. Chung Hua Nei Ko Tsa Chih; 33:462-466. 1994
Chen LX. Liao JZ. Guo WQ. Effects of Astragalus membranaceus on left ventricular function and oxygen free radical in acute myocardial infarction patients and mechanism of its cardiotonic action. Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih Mar;15(3):141-3. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I also slammed some zinc, 2000mg of vitamin C, plus a round of chinese herbs like cinnamon and Dang Gui. When fighting cold symptoms, I also eat or drink nothing cold and consume only hot or warm foods and beverages. The next morning, all my symptoms were completely gone, never to return.
I experienced this twice over the last few months. In both cases, the Power Immune product helped me beat an oncoming flu overnight, with zero symptoms the next day. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Our best-selling formulas are now a combination of traditional chinese herbs as well as homeopathy, which allows for faster- acting results for people. One of our best selling products is Clear Lungs, which is the number one selling lung congestion formula in the marketplace right now. We have several other formulas that do really well, like formulas for blood sugar balance, hypoglycemia, diabetes, blood pressure, Sinus Clear, Asthma Clear and so on.
Mike: You have a blood sugar balance formula, and the ingredients are three or four medicinal chinese herbs, right?
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Devra Davis
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 Hu and Doi have brought all of their training in acupuncture and chinese herbs to bear on a disease that usually kills people quickly The special medicines Hu prepares for Li seem to make the body stronger. The tumor keeps shrinking. So far, so good. Li's Western-trained surgeon and oncologist don't quite know what to make of this, but nobody argues with success.
How can we explain what happened? Li led a clean life. She ate well. Nobody in her family ever had cancer.Yet she ended up with lung cancer in her early forties. Li is now wondering what happened. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
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 Miso both has its own nutritional merits and it offers another simple way to integrate various chinese herbs cooked in the soup as part of the diet.
Medicinal Wines
Medicinal wines and liqueurs, called yaojiu in China, date back well over 3,000 years. A similar tradition exists in the West: various alcoholic bitters and extracts were used in medieval monasteries, and today, there are many commercial alcoholic herb tinctures available. |
| In addition, there is a secured online cybermall where you can order the East West herb courses, Planetary Formula herb products, chinese herbs, Ayurvedic herbs, many of the herbs and formulas described in this book, books on health and healing, and specialty health and healing products. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 ARTHRITIS: Researchers from Nanjing University in China evaluated 122 chinese herbs for their effectiveness in reducing uric acid, the trigger for gout and arthritis flare-ups. Cinnamon cassia extract proved the most effective of them all for inhibiting the enzyme responsible for producing uric acid.
HEART HEALTH: Cinnamon has been shown to reduce lipids and have anti-inflammatory and platelet-adhesion properties. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
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| Still, perhaps, the most important use of this book for the Western layperson is to learn how to integrate chinese herbs into their lives, as most traditional Chinese know very well how to do. The goal is to achieve the confidence to begin with a few herbs and formulas and then add to them as your needs expand. With no formal study available to me at that time, I began by simply studying those thirty-six herbs of what I took to be a popular Chinese formula that the pharmacist did not hesitate to prescribe and gave indiscriminately to everyone who walked into the pharmacy. |
| There are at least 250 to 300 chinese herbs whose use is standard and literally thousands of
62 treasured formulas that have been passed down through the ages. The mastery of even a single formula, such as Pueraria Combination or others described in this book, can impart great authority and produce highly effective results.
The diagnostic systems of TCM were not all created at the same time but evolved over centuries, refined in critical debates among highly revered Chinese herbalists. |
| Many people express reluctance to use chinese herbs because they are not Western or local herbs. While basing our diet primarily on locally grown food is beneficial both economically and physiologically (this kind of diet acclimatizes our blood to our particular geographical area's seasonal changes), disease is often an expression of complex emotional and physical stresses as well as exposure to exotic pathogens that go beyond seasonal environment.
Today, not many of the plants that the majority of us see around us are of purely local derivation. |
| Processing Herbs
Many chinese herbs are standardly processed before use to enhance their therapeutic properties. Some of these include (Angelica sinensis and Rehmannia glutinosa, which are presoaked in rice wine and dried for use;
Pinellia ternata, which is fried in fresh ginger juice to detoxify it; and prepared aconite, for which there are several methods of preparation that are used to neutralize its toxicity. In addition, herbs can be stir-fried in honey to make them warmer and more tonifying, such as prepared or baked licorice root. |
Marshall Editions
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 Anti-allergy blend: Nettle and bromelain inhibit histamine release; bupleurum and astragalus are traditional chinese herbs used to energize Qi, the internal vital force, by stimulating the immune system and encouraging the release of anti-inflammatory components; mullein and corn silk are soothing demulcents. Combine equal parts of each herb in tincture form. Take 4-6 ml a day diluted in water to prevent allergic reactions.
W at the back of the head at the base of the skull 2 inches below the center point, with your thumb. Press and release about 20 times. |
| TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
V Herbs: chinese herbs are not used to treat cuts.
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Acupuncture: This method of treatment is not used to treat ordinary cuts. For the treatment of severe cuts, acupuncture may help with the healing process. Consult a doctor of Chinese medicine for advice.
Acupressure: This method of treatment is not used to treat cuts.
Diet: There is no specific dietary advice other than maintaining a healthy and well-balanced diet that includes plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and grains. Also drink plenty of water every day. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Mike: I find it is also interesting that in your products you are using chinese herbs medicinally with the skin as the assimilation organ but, of course, I know you cannot make medical claims for your product but I think this takes your product to a whole different level where most companies are only focused on what looks cosmetically better, not actually harmonizing with botanical support. Can you talk more about that aspect without getting yourself into regulatory trouble?
Minka: Yes we can.
Ashley: Obviously the skin reflects how the organs are doing. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 Several chinese herbs were tested for their ability to lower levels of
LDL and VLDL cholesterol and triglycerides. In this and other studies, jiaogulan was shown to reduce unhealthy blood lipid levels.
Therapeutic and Tonic Effects of Jiaogulan on Leukopenia Patients (Liu et al. 1991).
Thirty patients with suppressed white blood cell counts were given gypenoside tablets. Their white blood cell counts doubled in one month's time.
Botanical Names: Glycyrrhiza glabra, G. |
| More Westerners are turning to chinese herbs and medicines because of the vast experience and effectiveness available in this type of natural medicine.
In India, 60 percent of registered physicians are involved in nonallo-pathic systems of medicine. That country has nearly four hundred thousand registered ayurvedic practitioners, and ayurvedic medicine is the third-largest medical system in the world today. Almost 70 percent of modern medicines used in India are derived from natural products. |
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