. . . after the age of 40, we all should supplement There is no nutrient that protects the brain and keeps it young better than acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC). ALC is a special form of carnitine that easily enters the brain. There it energizes the brain cells (neurons) and protects and supports brain function in many different ways. Robert Crayhon, MS, and author of The Carnitine Miracle, states that the most protective compound we can give our brains is energy. Energy is life-giving. When our neurons are fully energized, we experience mental clarity, agility and focus; verbal fluency; and enhanced attention, learning ability and memory. People report feeling mentally sharper within hours of taking ALC, and studies confirm that mental performance also improves. But ALC does much more. It protects and helps neurons recover from damage and stress of all kinds, including the aging process. Crayhon suggests starting to supplement with ALC in our twenties and thirties at those times that we&rsquo…

Q: I have three nephews who have Factor V Leiden.  Factor V Leiden is the presence of a particular gene that is passed on from your parents. Factor V Leiden is a variant of the protein Factor V (5), which is needed for blood clotting. People who have a Factor V deficiency are more likely to bleed badly while people with Factor V Leiden have blood that has an increased tendency to clot. People carrying the Factor V Leiden gene have a five times greater risk of developing a blood clot (thrombosis) than the rest of the population. However, many people with the gene will never suffer from blood clots. In Britain, 5 per cent of the population carry one or more genes for Factor V Leiden, which is far more than the number of people who will actually suffer from thrombosis. What supplements can you recommend for someone with this condition? A:  For someone suffering from Factor V Leiden, I would suggest our Beyond Health Ultimate Welness Kit, Garlic, and Linden Mistletoe for the bloo…

Q: I purchased your book, “Never be sick again” and would like to implement your plan, but I don’t know where to begin.  I am 58 years old and have developed osteoarthritis in my hands.  I also have joint pain in my knees, diagnosed as patello femoral pain syndrome, but still have discomfort in my knees. Do you have a detailed eating plan or any other information that would be helpful? A: It’s is so good to hear that you have purchased Raymond’s book and that you wish to incorporate many of Raymond’s suggestions. As you know, we believe that there is only one disease – malfunctioning cells – and only two reasons cells malfunction – toxicity and nutrient deficiency.  Osteoporosis is like any other disease. It has two causes (toxicity and nutrient deficiency) and can be reversed with our approach.  The United States has one of the highest osteoporosis rates in the world. Americans suffer more than 1.5 million fract…

Question:   Is there a reason why iron is not included in the Beyond Health Multi-Vitamin? D. H. – Hollywood, FL Answer:   There is a very good reason why iron is not included in the Beyond Health Multi-Vitamin, and that reason is quality.  The Beyond Health Multi-Vitamin formula is the “gold standard” of the vitamin industry.  There is no better formula on the market.  This is why Beyond Health sells it.  No high-quality multi-vitamin contains iron.  When you see iron in a multi-vitamin, you are looking at an inferior product.  Iron is a free radical generator, and it will destroy the antioxidants in the formula. Most manufacturers just dump an assortment of cheap vitamins and minerals into a pill and sell them to the public with a lot of marketing hype.  The public doesn’t know enough chemistry to know what they are buying.  Far too many vitamin products mix antioxidants with oxidants in the same pill…

. . . to keep the doctor away Hunched over? Glazed eyes? Tense neck and shoulders? These are just a few of the symptoms that creep up when you’ve worked at your desk for days without taking the time to stretch and exercise. Years of this can take a severe toll on the body. Yet studies show that with just minimal daily exercise, you can shake off stubborn wrist, neck and back problems -- the kind that typically plague most office workers -- and feel and perform better in general. While it isn’t always easy to find the time and motivation to exercise when you’re busy at work, it can be done when you always keep office-friendly exercise equipment in view. One especially fun contraption we recommend is the folding or non-folding rebounder. This small, specially constructed trampoline that can fit in any corner or office space is an easy solution to your stress, cramp and muscle pain problems. Just schedule two jumping cardio workouts on the rebounder, that is, two 15-minu…

. . . some recipes Healthy doesn’t have to be boring, or tasteless. Here are some enticing recipes from Michelle King Davis’s book, Beyond Healthy Recipes, available at Beyond Health. ALL RAW SANDWICH FILLING  -  Makes 4 wraps 1 clove garlic, minced 2 T fresh lime juice 2 ripe avocados, peeled and seed removed ¼ cup onions, finely chopped Spices of choice (cumin, cayenne pepper, chili powder, oregano, or basil) Selina Celtic Sea Salt to taste 4-5 collard greens or large romaine lettuce leaves Using a food processor, process the above ingredients, except for the greens or romaine, until smooth and use it as the dressing for a combination of any of the vegetables below: Carrots, shredded Zucchini or yellow squash, shredded Tomato, chopped Broccoli, finely chopped Cauliflower, finely chopped Cabbage, shredded Bell peppers, thinly sliced Scallions, chopped Cilantro, parsley, basil or dill, chopped Mung bean, clover, broccoli, radish or alfalfa sprouts Finely c…

REPRINTED FROM BEYOND HEALTH® News By Raymond Francis America has one of the highest cancer rates in the world, and cancer is the most dreaded disease in our society. Once rare, affecting less than one in a thousand, by 1900 cancer affected 30 in a thousand. Today almost 500 in a thousand will develop cancer in their lifetimes. The situation has become so bad that almost all Americans over the age of 50 have cancer! For example, it is known that after age 50, 40 percent of men have prostate cancer and 40 percent of women have breast cancer, and these are just two cancers. Cancer is also increasing among children and, after accidents, it is their biggest killer. We need to teach people how to prevent and reverse this tragic disease. Unfortunately, modern medicine is of no help. Since 1971, when President Nixon declared “war” on cancer, we have thrown 200 billion dollars at cancer research. What has this money bought us? More cancer! The public has yet to grasp the coloss…

Raymond has been interviewed in this new article on the Health Goes Strong website, discussing the health benefits of regular sauna sessions. Regular, timed sessions can allow the body to eliminate toxins through the skin, thus reducing your toxic load. Read the article to learn more about how to do it right, and what type of sauna to use. Beyond Health endorses the infrared saunas of Sunlighten. Not only are they very attractive, but they are a valuable healing tool. It's also worth noting that they are on sale until this Friday...…

. . . not all saunas are safe! Feeling tired all the time? Have achy joints . . . brain fog . . . nausea . . . headaches . . . frequent colds and allergic reactions . . . vision problems . . .  or PMS? Any of these and more can be caused by toxins. Heart disease and cancer are also driven by toxicity. There are only two causes of disease: deficiency and toxicity. Unfortunately, study after study shows that Americans today are loaded with toxins. From flame retardants to heavy metals, from nerve poisons to carcinogens and endocrine disrupters, it's a growing national emergency. Detoxification therapies are no longer optional -- they're mandatory if you want to be healthy. Infrared saunas are far and away the best way to detoxify your body, but what if I told you that almost all saunas are made with toxic materials that outgas chemicals -- adding to your toxic load at the very time you're trying to detox! Most of you already know the great care taken at Beyond Health to choose produ…

. . . L'huile de grace at your service! Hey, you've been good all year. It's time to reward yourself. . . . What's that you say? You've been less than perfect? All the more reason to treat yourself well as an incentive to take better and better care of yourself from this day forward! There's no greater luxury in my book than the heavenly, aromatic facial you get with L'huile de grace! Youthenizing to mind, body and spirit, L'huile de grace ("the oil of grace") is an all-natural essential oil-based restorative moisturizer that nourishes and protects your skin. Whether you've got problem skin, or just want your skin to look and feel its best, L'huile de grace is for you. Created by Rebecca Whitworth, proprietor of the exclusive L'Sanctuaire spa in San Francisco, L'huile de gras is simply the finest all-natural, organic, raw essential oil-based skin care product in existence! Just about all bodycare products, even the most expensive ones, contain toxic ingredients. But there isn't an iota…

. . . building healthy immunity Building a healthy immune system, so that it's there when you need it, means fortifying yourself with all the basic vitamins and minerals every day. It's also important to keep inflammation under control. Chronic inflammation is a constant tax on the immune system, weakening immunity. It tends to increase with age; however it can be controlled with good diet, supplements and other healthy lifestyle choices. (See my article on Inflammation for how to reduce chronic inflammation.) Zinc is one of the foundation nutrients needed for building a strong immune system. Very often deficient in the elderly, it's been proven to reduce excess inflammation and to restore vigor to immune cells. It seems to condition immune cells so that they're ready to meet the challenge of flu. If you're unable to avoid a cold or the flu, extra zinc is helpful in reducing the severity and duration of symptoms. A recent review of 15 different studies using zinc for colds confirmed th…

Today, most cancer patients die from their treatment and not from their cancer. Tragically, most people do chemotherapy because they think it’s their only option. Yet more than three out of four doctors would not use it on themselves. It is well known in the cancer industry that chemotherapy is both dangerous and ineffective. Despite this, about 80 percent of all cancer patients get chemotherapy—an expensive choice in exchange for no benefits. Statistics show that about 98 percent of patients who opt for chemotherapy would actually live longer and have higher quality lives if they opted to do nothing at all. While the damage done to cancer patients is well established, new studies show that chemotherapy drugs have taken a deadly toll on the hospital and clinic workers who handled them. Many thousands of health care workers were exposed to these dangerous chemicals. These workers are now being diagnosed with cancers that have been linked to that exposure. Past studies have f…

Beyond Health's Vitamin D Recent reviews of the medical literature indicate that vitamin D deficiency is linked to asthma. A 2010 study in the Allergy, Asthma & Immunology that vitamin D deficiency may be linked to airway inflammation, decreased lung function and poor asthma control. It appears that vitamin D helps improve asthma symptoms by preventing the release of inflammatory cytokines and increasing the secretion of anti-inflammatory proteins. Vitamin D is found in foods, such as eggs and fish. It is also produced in the body after sun exposure. Most Americans are deficient in vitamin D, especially at the end of the winter. Supplementing daily with Beyond Health’s Vitamin D3 Formula is recommended.…

Our mission at Beyond Health is to help our customers go “beyond health.” This means going beyond what most people consider healthy.  Most people say they’re healthy if they’re basically functional: able to get up out of bed in the morning, hold a job, go to school, or take care of a family, and make some time for fun.  They may be plagued by allergies, digestive issues, headaches, fatigue, excess weight they can’t seem to lose, bad skin or hair, or other problems, and they may buy an over-the-counter medication to deal with one or more of these things, but they’ll still consider themselves healthy. Or, when they get a bit older and develop aches and pains, cognitive deficits, and diseases like arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease, they “manage” their problems with prescription drugs and continue to say that they’re healthy.  We’ve known people on six different medications who consider them…

Colorful, fresh fruits and vegetables do more than delight the eye and decorate our plates. They keep us feeling light and energized. Numerous studies have shown that they protect our bodies from all kinds of disease by maintaining systemic alkalinity, reducing inflammation, supporting detoxification, providing needed fiber and strengthening immunity. However, the main problem in our busy lives is finding ways to get enough of them. For good health, 1½ to 2 cups of fruit a day and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables are recommended. If you want maximum benefits, aim for two pieces of fruit and 5 cups of vegetables. Since including more fruit isn't as difficult as getting more vegetables, last week we gave you some ideas on how to include more vegetables in your life - like making them the centerpiece rather than a side-dish in your meals; becoming inspired by the superior taste of fresh and organic vegetables; becoming more imaginative in creating salads; and making your own vegetable sna…

Q: I am a sports athlete and an extremely athletic person.  I am interested in adding supplements to my daily routine to keep my body healthy enough for athletic activity and to prevent sports injuries. Can you recommend any supplements and additional information that would be beneficial for my athletic routine? A: You can prevent most sports injuries with good nutrition.  A healthy, well-nourished body can withstand stress, and if the occasional accident occurs, it can self-repair quickly, often overnight. The problem is the modern diet doesn’t supply the nutrients needed to build strong and resilient bones and tissues. For example, the intake of magnesium, a mineral needed to build bone and produce energy, and in many of the body’s enzymatic reactions, has been declining steadily over the past 100 years.  At the turn of the century, average intake was about 500 mg a day; by 1994, that average had dropped to 175-225 mg a day – less than half!  Small wonder that government survey…

. . . beauty secrets from Polynesia Traditional Polynesian women are known for flawless, smooth skin and thick, shiny hair, which persist into old age. What's their secret? Apart from healthy diet and relative freedom from toxicity, it's coconut oil. Home treatment with coconut oil is likely to produce better results than any skin or hair treatment in an expensive salon.    A balance of various healthy oils in the diet is needed to keep the complexion soft and dewy -- in fact dry skin is often a symptom of an oil deficiency. But the primary factor that ages skin is free radical damage. It is free radical damage that causes liver spots. Free radicals are also to blame for connective tissue breakdown, turning healthy, youthful skin that's smooth, elastic and supple into aging skin that sags and wrinkles. In addition to including antioxidants in your diet, coconut oil, applied topically, prevents free-radical formation. This enables you to defy aging and maintain the complexion of y…

Q: I would like to know your views on the chia seed as being the new super food. A: Chia has both nutritional and medicinal benefits. The seeds are an excellent source of essential fatty acids and are a great addition to a healthy diet. Chia is a member of the mint family. The seeds are either white or black and both types are highly nutritious. Originally grown in Mexico and the Southwest between 1500 and 910 B.C., Chia seeds were an important part of the Aztec and Mayan diet. Aztec warriors used Chia as their main source of fuel during conquests. Medicinally, they also used it to relieve joint pain and stimulate saliva. Although once a major crop in Mexico, it was banned after the Spanish conquest due to its association with Aztec religion where it was used as an offering during religious ceremonies and ritual. Commercial production is increasing and you can now find Chia seeds online as well as in many health food stores. Chia Seeds do the following: Supports Heart Health…