the Composition of Ambrotose

Larix (Western Larix) provides both Xylose and Arabinogalactan--a polysaccharide derived from wood of the Western larch or Larix occidentalis, which is a mixture of several different arabinogalactans with molecular weights as low as 3,000 daltons and as high as 100,000 daltons. Arabinogalactans are water-soluble polysaccharides comprised of D-galactose and L-arabinose residues in the form of a beta-D-(1-3)-galactan main chain with side chains made up of galactose and arabinose. Arabinose is a superior precursor of the 3 N-acetyl glycoforms (N-acetyl galactose, N-acetyl glucosamine, and N-acetyl neuraminic acid). The N-acetyl forms must be synthesized in the body, as ingesting them results in them being broken-down in the digestive tract into simple sugars.

Aloe Vera (inner leaf gel powder) supplies primarily the D-mannose, although there are other glyconutrients in the naturally occurring sugar profile of the gel.

Rice Starch both supplies the glucose, and acts as an expedient to keep the Ambrotose free-flowing.

Ghatti Gum is a complex polysaccharide of high molecular weight. It occurs as a composition of L-arabinose, D-galactose, D-mannose, and D-xylose in a molecular ratio of 10:6:2:1

Tragacanth gum is a complex mixture of polysaccharides, mostly poly-D-galactose. It has a wide application in pharmaceuticals, and may have applications in controlling cancer cells (Mayhew and Rose, 1964).

Glucosamine HCl the vegetarian source glucosamine.

Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is the source of the fucose, and is the finest source of fucose on the planet. Not only is it the highest source, but the particular variety of Undaria we use is from the Tasmanian Sea, one of the last pristine areas in our oceans, and is therefore naturally extremely toxin-free.

HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS
BEFORE THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 10, 2005

Free Speech and Dietary Supplements

Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the Health Freedom Protection Act. This bill restores the First Amendment rights of consumers to receive truthful information regarding the benefits of foods and dietary supplements by codifying the First Amendment standards used by federal courts to strike down the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) efforts to censor truthful health claims. The Health Freedom Protection Act also stops the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) from censoring truthful health care claims.

The American people have made it clear they do not want the federal government to interfere with their access to dietary supplements, yet the FDA and the FTC continue to engage in heavy-handed attempts to restrict such access. The FDA continues to frustrate consumers’ efforts to learn how they can improve their health even after Congress, responding to a record number of constituents’ comments, passed the Dietary Supplement and Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). FDA bureaucrats are so determined to frustrate consumer access to truthful information that they are even evading their duty to comply with four federal court decisions vindicating consumers’ First Amendment rights to discover the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements.

FDA bureaucrats have even refused to abide by the DSHEA section allowing the public to have access to scientific articles and publications regarding the role of nutrients in protecting against diseases by claiming that every article concerning this topic is evidence of intent to sell a drug.

Because of the FDA’s censorship of truthful health claims, millions of Americans may suffer with diseases and other health care problems they may have avoided by using dietary supplements. For example, the FDA prohibited consumers from learning how folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects for four years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended every woman of childbearing age take folic acid supplements to reduce neural tube defects. This FDA action contributed to an estimated 10,000 cases of preventable neutral tube defects!

The FDA also continues to prohibit consumers from learning about the scientific evidence that glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis; that omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of sudden death heart attack; and that calcium may reduce the risk of bone fractures.

The Health Freedom Protection Act will force the FDA to at last comply with the commands of Congress, the First Amendment, and the American people by codifying the First Amendment standards adopted by the federal courts. Specifically, the Health Freedom Protection Act stops the FDA from censoring truthful claims about the curative, mitigative, or preventative effects of dietary supplements, and adopts the federal court’s suggested use of disclaimers as an alternative to censorship. The Health Freedom Protection Act also stops the FDA from prohibiting the distribution of scientific articles and publications regarding the role of nutrients in protecting against disease.

This legislation also addresses the FTC’s violations of the First Amendment. Under traditional First Amendment jurisprudence, the federal government bears the burden of proving an advertising statement false before censoring that statement. However, the FTC has reversed the standard in the case of dietary supplements by requiring supplement manufactures to satisfy an unobtainable standard of proof that their statement is true. The FTC’s standards are blocking innovation in the marketplace.

The Health Freedom Protection Act requires the government bear the burden of proving that speech could be censored. This is how it should be in a free, dynamic society. The bill also requires that the FTC warn parties that their advertising is false and give them a chance to correct their mistakes.

Mr. Speaker, if we are serious about putting people in charge of their health care, then shouldn’t we stop federal bureaucrats from preventing Americans from learning about simple ways to improve their health. I therefore call on my colleagues to stand up for good health care and the First Amendment by cosponsoring the Health Freedom Protection Act.

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Ron Paul is probably the best friend we have in Washington and I'm proud that he is from Texas. He is an OB/GYN --YES he is actually DR. Paul! http://www.house.gov/paul/bio.shtml
Please contact your Representatives and express your support for this legislation.
Here is the link to the bill: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:4:./temp/~c109Va0FUf::

JW

Study Shows Fish oils treat ADHD better than prescription drugs

Originally published June 20 2006 by NewsTarget - permission granted

According to the results of a new study from the University of South Australia, fish oil is more effective at treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than stimulant drugs, such as commonly prescribed Ritalin.

The 15-week study, which included 132 children ages 7 to 12, split the children into three groups. The first group received a daily dose of omega-3 fish oil; the second group received the fish oil plus a multi-vitamin and mineral pill; and the third group received a placebo.

By the end of the study, the children in the first and second groups showed major improvement in the reduction of hyperactivity symptoms and also displayed increased levels of concentration, compared to the placebo group.

Natalie Sinn, the study's leader, said the results showed that omega-3 fish oils boosted the concentration and brainpower in kids displaying ADHD symptoms, but without the side effects of Ritalin, which can include hallucinations, heart problems and aggressive behavior.
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Why are we drugging our own children? We tell them to "just say no" and then force them to take drugs as bad or worse than they could get on the street. And then we wonder why, later in life, if they have a problem, they turn to drugs. WE TAUGHT THEM THAT BEHAVIOR! Boy, are we smart! Please click on the following link to try Omega Max - extreme high-potency Omega 3 fish oil without the fish oil taste, aftertaste, or burping/repeating -- Joe Woolsey
http://www.altmedlabs.com

The following is a response to the two statements (referenced within the document) in a separate forum. It represents some of my personal feelings on the "Creation vs. Evolution" debate. Please read it in its entirety before forming a judgment--or better still--"Judge NOT"!

Your statement was: "Thanks for the info BUT we DID NOT, evolve, we have a creator!" and my reply was: "Both CAN be - and probably are - TRUE!" The second statement you sent addresses neither one: ". . . we believe in God who sent His son Jesus Christ to die for ALL of our sins and he did this on this Passover weekend defeating death by rising up from the grave. That's what we believe and if you were responding to this statement, either you believe or you don't! There is no way it can be BOTH."

Please explain how believing in the divinity and resurrection of Jesus Christ (which is not the same thing as believing in a creator—virtually everyone in every religion with the exception of atheists and some—but not even all--agnostics, believes in a "creator" and yet obviously do not believe in the divinity and resurrection of Jesus Christ) is mutually exclusive with evolution.

There is a mis-conception that "evolution" is either something that "happened" or "did not happen" and that faith and/or belief in a creator and the concept of evolution are somehow mutually exclusive. They are not. I am only 50 years old, but I have seen evolution within my lifetime. People are not only fatter, but taller, stronger--indeed the average body shape is tremendously different than it was just 50 years ago.

You see, evolution is not something which either "happened or did not happen"--it is the state we are constantly in. Virtually all higher life-forms are "adaptive mechanisms"--constantly adapting, both cognitively and physically, to the world around them. Our bodies are the highest expression of this marvelous ability. As we are presented with a new stimulus, we make some adaptations cognitively--we "decide" to do something based on either what we have "learned" from our own experiences or on what we have been "taught" by someone else. When we integrate that new response into our actions, that is "evolution"--in this case cognitive. When our bodies are presented with a new stimulus, they too adapt. We may or may not be aware of the adaptation, but it happens regardless—and "thank God" it does--or the human race would have long ago ceased to exist.

Let's take, for instance, a look at toxins. When a toxin attacks one of your cells, among the actions taken by your amazing, superbly-designed body, is to dispatch "phyto-nutrients" to repair any damage done to your DNA. This is a very basic example of an adaptive mechanism. Whether you believe that the world was created six to eight thousand years ago or 4 to 5 billion years ago, I am quite sure you do realize that the vast majority of toxins we encounter has only been created and present for only a couple 100 years or so. Further, the leading-edge of science is showing us that these same phyto-nutrients may actually be the agent which not only repairs damaged DNA, but may also be the very "reprogramming agent" which codes the adaptive changes directly into our DNA so this new capability can be passed-on to our offspring--evolution. I find it an awesome and wondrous thing to contemplate that a benevolent creator designed into my body--all of our bodies--the ability to adapt to the misbegotten poisons mankind has mass-produced, fouled this beautiful planet, and threatened our very existence with.

To fully and completely deny evolution is to deny the worth of our products. For if they don't help our body to react, adapt, and improve our ability to survive--then what exactly is the point to what we are doing? And to say that a Creator--however one conceives of one--would not have created this ability--is to limit that very Creator. To claim that the Creator could not have "Created Evolution" is arrogance. I choose to NEVER attempt to impose ANY limits on the Being I believe created this amazing Universe. For it is HIS UNIVERSE, and HE is one with EVERYTHING IN IT. This is my belief.

Everyone who has ever taken one of my product trainings will tell you that I often reference "intelligent design"--and that I remark on how amazing and wonderous it is and how lucky we are to be here as this science is JUST NOW bringing us to a point where we can begin to understand just HOW AMAZING AND WONDEROUS it all truly is. Science and Faith are not mutually exclusive. I believe in a limitless Creator, who gifted us with the ability to learn, to adapt, to grow, indeed to evolve in amazing ways--including the ability to evolve in our understanding, belief, love, faith, and joy in being the children—created in the very likeness of such an awesome Creator.

Be Well,
Joe Woolsey