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Nutrition
Nutrition
We Recommend METABOTANICA Herbal Formulas
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Today, people are faced with a myriad of choices when searching for the most effective herbal supplements. Instead of being confused and overwhelmed, let us help. We are dedicated to ensuring that you enjoy the greatest benefit possible from the herbal supplements you take.
We recommend MetaBotanica herbal formulas because they fulfill the stringent criteria that we insist on. From documenting their historical use, to verifying their species and purity, to controlling every aspect of product manufacturing and quality control, MetaBotanica ensures that the powerful essence of each and every herb is captured in formulas you can rely on.
Let us help you enjoy the tangible and considerable benefits that powerful herbal formulas can produce. We would be happy to recommend the right MetaBotanica formula for you.
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Nutrition
Natural Food Supplements
Quality Is Our TRADITION
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Unique Feminine Nutrition...
For Every Woman
 The Demanding Roles of Today's Woman
Living the life of today's woman may include full-time homemaking and child-rearing, handling both a career and a family, finding satisfaction in being single, and much more. These roles, along with poor dietary choices and unhealthy lifestyle factors, can place significant demands on your body.
As a result of these demands, your hormones and organ systems can be affected. The primary female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are powerful regulators of how a woman thinks, feels, and copes. A prolonged disruption of your natural hormone balance can affect not only your short term health, but also your overall health and well-being.
How Do Life's Demands Affect You?
Many of life's challenging circumstances, depending on your attitude when handling them, will test your coping mechanism and place significant demands on your body. Most people find that taking a personal inventory of the demands in their life is very revealing and valuable.
A Targeted Feminine Nutrition Program for You
We can conclude that life's demands, especially when combined with poor dietary choices and unhealthy lifestyle factors, have an impact on feminine hormones -and hormones affect how you think, feel, and cope. We also know there are unique health concerns associated with female hormone balance that affect fertility, bone integrity, heart health, immunity, and brain function.
Therefore, we would be happy to provide you with a nutritional program designed to support your body in its effort to manage life's demands and maintain proper hormone balance. A targeted supplemental focus would include: (1) a generous supply of antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and herbs like turmeric, ginger, and licorice; (2) adequate B-compJex vitamins with an emphasis on folic acid to support the cardiovascular system; and (3) a broad spectrum of minerals for bone and muscle support.
Our program focus is uniquely feminine, It's scientific, yet natural. It's rational. It's functional. And it's safe. It can support 'you throughout your life whether your hormones are in abundance or in serious decline. We are here to help, so please do not hesitate to ask for more information.
We Are Here to Help
Managing the smooth and natural flow of feminine hormones is a significant challenge facing today's woman, but we are here to help. With our specialized training we can help you feel your best. We would be happy to assist you by applying the insights we have gained through a clear understanding of the dynamic relationship between nutrition, lifestyle, and female hormones. Our nutritional program focus is uniquely feminine. It's scientific, yet natural. It's rational. It's functional. And it's safe. The practical application of this knowledge will contribute to a lifetime of vibrant health. Please do not hesitate to ask for more information.
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Uniquely Feminine Nutrition...
The Premestrual Days
The Effects of Hormone Variation Prior to Menstruation
Women's hormones are powerful regulators of the mind, body, and emotions -and many women find this to be especially true during the premenstrual days. The primary female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are powerful regulators of how a woman thinks, feels, and copes. A disruption in the balanced rhythm and smooth cyclic flow of changing hormones can manifest itself in many ways within the two weeks prior to menstruation. With feminine hormones being such powerful regulators of a woman's system, a variation in their balance can have a profound effect on a woman's well-being and productivity.
Are You Affected?
Is your productivity and feeling of well-being affected during your premenstrual days? Is it possible that your body may need to better manage the smooth flow of your changing hormones? If so, you are not alone. Experts have reported that up to half of all American women between 20 and 50 years of age are affected by premenstrual hormone flux. Perhaps we can help.
Nutrition and Hormone Balance
Nutritionists and traditional herbalists have long recognized the importance of proper premenstrual hormone balance. With persistent dedication they have been able to identify select nutrients and herbs that work in concert with appropriate dietary habits and lifestyle factors to support the body in its effort to maintain that balance. As a result, we are able to apply this knowledge and develop a nutritional program for you with a focus that is uniquely feminine.
A Unique Feminine Program Just For You
The program is designed to support your body in its effort to maintain: (I) the: function of the endocrine glands involved in the balance of estrogen and progesterone; (2) the circulation of the blood, the medium through which hormones must travel to reach the ovaries, uterus, and endometrium; and (3) liver function, the organ where hormones are broken down and eliminated, preventing the excess accumulation of unwanted hormones.
A partial list of valuable nutrients and herbs include the following: The amino acid taruine, vitamin 86, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and vitamin C to support the liver's involvement in hormone metabolism and the adrenal glands' adaptive response: European, Asian, and Native America; herbs such as the roots of bupleurum, peony; dong quai, and ginger with chasteberry fruit (vitex) and cramp bark are all used within their traditional context to provide feminine support.
The nutritional components used in this strategy are of excellent quality, intelligently combined, delicately prepared, and are consistent with a safe and natural approach. Please do not hesitate to ask for more information.
We Are Here to Help
Our goal is to help your body effectively manage the smooth and natural flow of feminine hormones during your premenstrual days. Our nutritional program is scientific, yet natural. It's rational. It's functional. And it's safe. We would be happy to assist you by utilizing the insights we have gained through our study of nutrition and female health. Applying this knowledge can help you feel more productive, relaxed, and peaceful during your premenstrual days. We are here to help, so please do not hesitate to ask for more information.
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Detoxification
Detoxification
All you need to know to recharge, renew and rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit!
The Growing Problem of Toxicity
In recent history, mankind has managed to drastically change the chemistry of the environment in which we live. For example, in 1989 alone, more than 1,000,000,000 pounds of chemicals were released into the ground, threatening a portion of the soil we grow our food in and the natural underground water tables that supply some of our drinking water. Over 188,000,000 pounds of chemicals were also discharged into surface waters such as lakes and rivers. More than 2,400,000,000 pounds of chemical emissions were pumped into the air we breathe. A grand total of 5,705,670,380 pounds of chemical pollutants were released into the environment we eat, breathe, and live in, all in just one year.
To compound the problem of our toxic environment, we have refined away much of the nutritional value of our food supply and replaced it with artificial colorings, preservatives, flavorings, conditioners, etc. This poor quality diet -combined with extensive use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture -may have predisposed many of us to experience a kind of "internal" pollution. Internal pollution occurs when unhealthful bacteria overcome the healthful bacteria in the intestinal tract. These unhealthful bacteria release toxic by-products into our circulation, which can negatively impact many aspects of our overall health.
Will Toxicity Have an Effect on You?
What does this problem of toxicity mean for us individually? It may present a threat to the vibrant level of health that we would like to enjoy. But whether we succumb to the adverse effects of toxicity depends on our knowledge of the subject and the choices we make. We need to take personal responsibility to make sure that we do not fall victim to toxicity. That involves learning what we need to do to help our body protect itself from toxicity.
Basic Ways to Avoid Toxicity
Let's begin with some of the basic requirements to avoid toxicity. Do all you can to purify your work and home environments. If you know the source of any toxic materials at work, such as stored or leaking chemicals, dyes, paints, solvents, glues, acids, or household offenders such as insecticides or cleaning agents, remove them if possible. If the offending materials cannot be removed, an effective air purification system may be needed. Protective clothing and/or breathing apparatus should be worn when using any toxic materials. Regular replacement of furnace and air conditioning filters may also be helpful.
It is also very important to eat a good diet with plenty of fresh, wholesome foods. Avoid eating excess fat, refined sugar, and foods high in additives and preservatives. Eat moderate levels of protein (approximately 15% to 20% of your calories) and fat (approximately 20% of your calories), while increasing levels of complex carbohydrates (approximately 60% of your calories). Substitute organically raised animals and organically grown fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Drink plenty of purified water (ideally, eight 8-ounce ~es a day). A home water purification system is highly desirable to provide pure water for drinking and cooking.
Support Your Body's Efforts to Eliminate Toxicity
One thing is certain in our effort to purify our work and home environments; it is impossible to avoid toxicity completely! With that realization, the importance of supporting your body's efforts to eliminate accumulated toxins cannot be overstated. The illustration on the reverse side of this sheet outlines the body's natural detoxification mechanism and helps us understand the best way to strengthen and support it. Please take a minute now and consider it closely.
Water or Juice Fasts Less Complete
Formerly it was believed that a water or juice fast was a preferred detoxification program. These fasts were thought to work under the principle that the body will be able to clear stored toxins and heal itself when the "stress" of digestion and the further accumulation of toxins are eliminated. The modern-day realization that the body's detoxification mechanism is a heavily nutrient-supported process has made it clear that simple juice or water fasting is less complete and no longer the method of choice. Prolonged fasting may weaken muscles and various organs because of protein losses and a gradual slowing of metabolic activity as the body endeavors to conserve its depleted energy resources.
More Complete Support for Detoxification
A more current approach to detoxification is to nourish the body thoroughly, fueling its natural detoxification mechanism with the nutrients needed to achieve optimal detoxification activity. By providing high quality protein, complex carbohydrates, and essential fats, the body gets what it , needs to prevent muscle and organ breakdown and depleted energy resources. But that is just the beginning. Nutrients are needed to support the function of the organs directly involved in detoxification: the liver, the intestinal tract, and the kidneys. Intelligent application of nutrition may help in the following ways:
Intestine: The nutrients zinc and panthothenic acid, the amino acid L-glutamine, carbohydrates known as fructooligosaccharides, and microorganisms known as acidophilus and bifidus, are a few of the substances that provide support for the health and integrity of intestinal function. In a proper state of health, the intestine promotes elimination of toxins through (I) regular bowel movements, (2) eliminating the build-up of unhealthful microorganisms and internal toxins, and (3) providing a strong and intact barrier to prevent the leakage of toxic materials from the intestines into circulation.
Liver: The vitamins A, B3, 86, C, and E, beta-carotene, the amino acids L-cysteine and L-glutamine, and components known as glutathione and phospholipids are some of the substances that support liver function. In a proper state of function, the liver filters out and transforms toxic substances that have entered the blood into harmless substances that can be excreted in the urine. Interestingly, it appears that the ratio of dietary protein to carbohydrate may be a very important factor in determining the ability of the liver to detoxify certain substances.
Kidney: The vitamins A, C, and 86, and the minerals magnesium and potassium are just some of the substances that support kidney activity. The kidney provides a major route of toxin excretion via the urine.
Fat: Weight reduction and management is helpful for those who are overweight. Excess fat provides a ready storage site for fat-loving toxins entering the body. Once deposited there, it is very difficult to remove them. Unless the excess fat is removed, they remain there with the possibility of being a continual source of toxicity.
Find the Help You Need
If you have any questions as to what you can do to help eliminate internal pollution, do not hesitate to ask us.
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Dr. Robyne Captanis
Doctor of Chiropractic
Naturopathic Physician
2650 Los Coyotes Diagonal
Long Beach,
CA
90815
(562) 420-7571
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