NATIVE AMERICAN REMEDY FIGHTS CANCER & lowers blood pressure

Native American folk remedy lowers blood pressure and fights cancer

I love folk medicine. My mom was the daughter of an itinerant farm worker. So money was scarce as she grew up. Her family relied heavily on natural means to treat illness. And she passed much of that on to me.

She grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, where there’s a large population of Native Americans. As a result, her family used many folk remedies from the Natives. And I had a deep love of the Native culture. So when I find folk remedies from their culture, I get excited — especially when they work so well.

One such remedy was one my mom never knew about, largely because this plant grows in the Eastern U.S. in wet forest and swamp lands (not in the areas of Texas and Oklahoma where she grew up). This particular plant remedy is a bitter berry that can lower blood pressure and blood sugar, and it can fight cancer and heart disease.

Even though the chokeberry or Aronia berry is native to the Eastern U.S. and used in Native American folk medicine, we don’t have a lot of studies on it from this country. Europeans, however, have conducted extensive research on it and found it very useful in fighting these health challenges.

However, Aronia is finally catching the attention of U.S. researchers. One such study from the U.S. looked at the black chokeberry’s ability to fight colon cancer. The researchers wanted to see how an extract of the berry affected normal colon and colon cancer cells.

The researchers exposed the cells to 50 micrograms of an Aronia extract for 24 hours. The extract caused a 60% growth inhibition of the cancer cells compared to cancer cells they left untreated. The extract didn’t inhibit normal colon cells at all. I suspect the high antioxidant value of Aronia probably boosted the health of the normal cells.

While this is a lab study, it’s very encouraging for anyone who has cancer. Aronia extract can boost your immune system and may fight the cancer at the same time.

Fortunately, Aronia berry extract is available in the U.S. in supplement form. You can find it in many health food stores and on the Internet. If you like to garden and live in an area conducive to the Aronia berry bush, you can plant Aronia berry bushes in your yard. They grow quite large and one bush can produce up to 40 pounds of berries in a season. They’re perfect for jams and cooking. They’re bitter tasting (thus the name chokeberry), but cooking and freezing them will reduce their bitterness.

Your insider for great health,

Steve Kroening

Source: Nutrition and cancer. 2003, v. 46, no. 2, p. 186-196.

Steve Kroening is the editor of Nutrient Insider, a weekly email newsletter that brings you the latest healing breakthroughs from the world of nutrition and dietary supplements. For over 20 years, Steve has worked hand-in-hand with some of the nation’s top doctors, including Drs. Robert Rowen, Frank Shallenberger, Nan Fuchs, William Campbell Douglass, and best-selling author James Balch. Steve is the author of the book Practical Guide to Home Remedies. As a health journalist, Steve’s articles have appeared in countless magazines, blogs, and websites.

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Could this modern twist on ancient remedies make your joint pain a thing of the past? Youve heard of glucosamine, turmeric, ginger, and boswellia. But you probably havent heard of this new breakthrough that makes them all work up to 20 times better By Robert J. Rowen, MD If you still suffer from aching joints and stiffness that just won't go away, I have some amazing news. Scientists have discovered a remarkable breakthrough that improves on a 4,000-year-old secret for joint pain relief. Thanks to this new breakthrough, people are now getting better results from their joint pain relievers than anything they've tried before. And thanks to this breakthrough, people are finally free of their joint pain — even if it's been plaguing them for years. Now, I realize you may have heard promises like this before. So let me tell you why this breakthrough is different from anything I've seen in my 35 years of practicing medicine. And let me tell you why this breakthrough can not only relieve your pain in as little as 7 days, it can even make all your other nutritional supplements work up to 20 times better! That’s not a misprint.  Research shows that this breakthrough can make supplements work up to 20 times better. Why? It affects the way the supplements are processed by your body.  Let me explain … The surprising link between joint pain and your metabolism What does your metabolism have to do with joint pain? Well, as you may know, our bodies have a harder time absorbing and metabolizing vitamins, minerals and nutrients as we get older. But here's something you may not know. By making one simple change, you can fire up your metabolism and absorb more nutrients — including the nutrients you take to fight joint pain. You see, metabolism simply means how efficiently your body is at burning calories and generating energy. The more efficient your body is, the healthier you'll be. And here's another interesting fact. Certain foods — hot and spicy foods — speed up your metabolism and generate more energy in your body. You've probably noticed that if you eat spicy foods you feel flushed or you sweat a bit. That's because spicy foods actually ramp up your metabolism. That's why spices are part of many popular weight loss plans and supplements. These spices generate heat and boost your metabolism. So you burn more calories.  And when you boost your metabolism, you also improve your digestion and the absorption of nutrients. So when scientists searched for a solution to the problem of nutrient absorption in older folks, they looked at these metabolism-boosting foods. They found one that stood out from the crowd. It was piper nigrum, an ancient Indian spice. Piper nigrum contains an active ingredient called piperine. Could a super-concentrated form of piperine help people absorb nutrients even better? Scientists set out to find the answer. They gave one group of people popular supplements plus a highly concentrated extract of piperine — called Bioperine®. They gave the other group the supplements alone. Scientists then measured the absorption of these supplements using blood tests. What they found astonished them... This highly concentrated form of piperine boosted the absorption rate of every single vitamin, mineral, botanical, and nutrient they studied! Yes, every single one! That means by using Bioperine, you can you can ramp up the effectiveness of your supplements and get much better results. How much better?  Well, I hope you're sitting down, because the study found that... You can make your joint pain supplements work up to 20 times better! One of the nutrients they studied was turmeric. You've probably heard of turmeric. It's a popular Indian spice that gives curry its distinctive flavor. Turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for thousands of years to fight inflammation and joint pain. Modern science has confirmed the inflammation-fighting power of turmeric. Researchers found that turmeric reduces COX-2 and other enzymes that trigger inflammation in your body. Now, imagine if you take turmeric together with the nutrient booster I just mentioned — Bioperine? What do you think will happen? 20 times more turmeric reaches your bloodstream! That's exactly what researchers found when they tested turmeric with Bioperine. Bioperine boosted its bioavailability by 2,000%. Yes, that's 20 times the absorption! When I learned the news, I knew I had to include Bioperine in any joint pain formula I developed for my patients and my readers. So the question became: What other nutrients should I include? Well, if you've been around the block, you know there are dozens of nutrients to choose from. Everything from glucosamine to ginger to MSM and more. Luckily, I’m in a good position to judge the effectiveness of these ingredients.  I spend 3 days a week treating patients in my clinic and another 3 days a week doing nothing but research and writing.  So I've seen which ingredients are best … which are only so-so … and which are a total waste of money. Based on this knowledge, I worked with my friends at Advanced Bionutritionals to come up with a new formula that will give the greatest pain-fighting benefits to the most people.               And one of the best ingredients I found was … A New Improved Form of Turmeric A moment ago I told you how Bioperine boosted the absorption of the joint pain-fighting herb turmeric by 2,000% (that's 20 times). So I knew I'd want turmeric in my new formula. But I'm not just going to use ordinary turmeric. Not when there's a new breakthrough in this area, too. You see, despite its inflammation-fighting power, turmeric has a drawback.  It's poorly absorbed into your bloodstream.  So very little stays in your body where it can reach your inflamed joints. Well, scientists discovered a way to solve this problem. They did it by attaching turmeric to tiny little fatty molecules called phospholipids. These fatty molecules wrap themselves around the turmeric. As a result, more turmeric gets absorbed right into your bloodstream, where it can soothe your aching joints and tissues.  Instead of getting quickly eliminated through your urine. This new fat-soluble form of turmeric is called Meriva®.  And studies show that it is far superior to ordinary turmeric.   In one study, researchers divided a group of patients into two groups.  One group added Meriva to their treatment regimen and the other served as a control group. After just 3 months, the control group showed no improvement.  But the Meriva group had less stiffness, better joint movement, and showed a significant drop in pain. What's more, they were able to walk farther on treadmill tests. It wasn't just their pain that disappeared, either. Blood tests showed a significant drop in their C-reactive protein (CRP). As you may know, CRP measures inflammation throughout your body.  So a lower CRP can have health benefits that go far beyond your joints — to help your heart and arteries, too.  The results were so promising that researchers did a larger study. Once again, they found that more Meriva turmeric reached the bloodstream to target joint pain. In fact, just 450 mg of Meriva was equal to 4,000 mg. of regular turmeric. That's 9 times the potency of regular turmeric! In addition... 63% of patients were able to lower their use of other remedies. 38% of patients reported less stomach upset. Patients were able to walk 3 times farther on treadmill tests. This is great news for joint pain sufferers! It means you can finally get all the inflammation-fighting power of turmeric — without having to take massive doses or keep taking it every three hours. Now, just imagine when you combine this new Meriva turmeric with the nutrient booster, Bioperine, that I mentioned before. This one-two punch will really make an impact on your joint pain! And the news gets even better. That’s because there's another ancient nutrient that modern science has improved, too. Nutrient #3: This new form of an ancient herb gives you clinically-proven relief from joint pain in just 7 days! Another one of my favorite pain-fighting nutrients has a history that goes back 5,000 years. It was prized by ancient traders and Egyptian pharaohs. In the Bible, when three wise men visited the baby Jesus, they brought it as a gift.  As you may have guessed, this nutrient is frankincense — now commonly known as the herb, boswellia. Boswellia has been used for centuries in Indian and Chinese medicine to maintain healthy joints. It works by increasing blood flow to your joints. And by slowing your body's production of chemicals called leukotrienes, which trigger inflammation. But you don't think I'm going to tell you about plain old, ordinary boswellia, do you? No way! Because now, modern science has made boswellia more powerful, too. When scientists looked at boswellia, they found its most active ingredient is a substance called boswellic acid.  If boswellic acid works so well to fight joint pain, why not concentrate it? And that's exactly what they did. Scientists created a new, concentrated form that contains 60 times the usual amount of boswellic acid. They called it 5-Loxin®. The next step was seeing if this concentrated extract worked any better. So an international team of scientists gathered to conduct double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials. They selected patients with mild to moderate knee pain.  Some patients received 100 mg/day of 5-Loxin. Some received 250 mg/day. Others got a placebo. The results?  Not only did 5-Loxin work better, it worked faster. Much faster. Patients started feeling less joint pain and stiffness in as little as 7 days!  That's practically unheard of for a natural remedy. What's more, they found 5-Loxin greatly reduces an enzyme that leads to cartilage loss between your joints. As you may know, the more healthy cartilage you have, the more cushioning in your joints. That’s why I’m telling all my patients and colleagues to stop taking ordinary boswellia and to switch to 5-Loxin instead. 5-Loxin, Meriva, and Bioperine give you a triple-whammy of pain relief like you've never had before. But even so, I didn't stop there. I also included 4 more ingredients in Advanced Joint Support that have really impressed me... Nutrient #4: The "natural plant steroid" that fights inflammation 3 different ways For years, scientists have known that plants contain natural steroid-like compounds called saponins. These saponin compounds help fight pain and inflammation.  And one of the best sources of saponins is the Yucca plant. Research shows that the saponins in Yucca may wipe out certain parasites in your stomach that could be linked to joint pain and inflammation. And that's not all. The Yucca plant is also a rich source of resveratrol. You may have heard of resveratrol. You know it can help you maintain healthy cholesterol levels and support your heart and cardiovascular system.  But did you know resveratrol also soothes inflammation? It's true.  Reservatrol blocks COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes and other factors that can trigger joint swelling. The news about Yucca keeps getting better. Yucca also contains something called polyphenols. Polyphenols are potent antioxidants and free-radical scavengers. The polyphenols in yucca fight inflammation ... so they can cool down the aches and pains in your joints. All this makes Yucca Root one powerful ally in your fight against joint pain and inflammation. And that's why I've included it in the new Advanced Joint Support formula. Now let me show you how to put an end to nagging pains in your fingers, knees, back, and other joints... Nutrient #5: A hidden cartilage killer and the nutrient that conquers it You've probably heard of COX-1 and COX-2, two enzymes in your body that cause pain and inflammation. Many joint pain remedies focus on blocking these enzymes. But while COX inhibitors provide some relief, many people who try them find the pain and swelling don't go away completely. Why? Because there are two other factors that also cause joint pain and inflammation. One is a group of fatty substances called prostaglandins. The other is a protein called tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Yes, this is the same "necrosis" factor that signals "cell death" in certain instances. It also triggers inflammation. But what's worse, too much TNF-alpha can kill the cartilage in your joints, too.   So how do you stop these nasty inflammatory chemicals in their tracks? There's an inexpensive herb that does a fine job. That herb is ginger. Yes, the same ginger used for thousands of years to fight pain and inflammation in traditional Indian and Chinese medicines. Not only does ginger suppress all four of these pain-causing chemicals,  in clinical trials, ginger reduced both pain and swelling in 3 out of 4 people who used it.  Another study shows that ginger helps prevent the loss of cartilage in your joints, too. That makes ginger another potent pain fighter to add to your arsenal. Now let me tell you about an unusual nutrient in Advanced Joint Support that can help strengthen your joints... Nutrient #6: The purple flower that fights joint pain and could help strengthen your collagen, too This next remedy really has me excited. It's actually a remedy for asthma. But now we find it works for joint pain, too. Here's the story. Most asthma is caused by inflammation. Your windpipe gets inflamed and swells up and causes wheezing and shortness of breath. Asthma sufferers know a natural plant extract can help reduce this inflammation. They use an extract called Purple Passion Fruit. Well, one day scientists wondered ... since Purple Passion Fruit fights inflammation in asthma, could it fight inflammation in your joints, too?  So they set up a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. They gave half the people with knee joint pain 150 mg of Purple Passion Fruit. And gave the other half a placebo (a sugar pill). After 60 days, the group getting Purple Passion Fruit had less pain and stiffness in their knees. They moved more easily, too. Meanwhile, the people getting the placebo had even more pain and stiffness. This is great news for joint pain sufferers. But it's not the only news about Purple Passion Fruit. Because in separate lab tests, scientists found Purple Passion Fruit also stimulates the cells that grow collagen in your body! Collagen, as you may know, is a building block for skin, tendons, and cartilage. Some people refer to collagen as the "glue" that holds your body together. Without collagen, your body would quite literally fall apart! So this simple little flower extract not only reduces your joint pain, it could help your body grow stronger ligaments and tendons, too. But you'll have a hard time finding Purple Passion Fruit extract in any other joint pain supplement. That's why I made sure to put it in Advanced Joint Support, in the right form and amounts used in the clinical studies. And finally, there's one more super-nutrient I'd recommend... Nutrient #7: Grow healthy cartilage and even improve the space between your joints—proven by before-and-after X-rays You've probably heard of this next nutrient. It's the most widely-studied joint supplement on the planet. And it supports healthy cartilage growth in your joints. But now scientists have discovered that it can even slow down the destruction of your joints — by helping you maintain a healthier "space" between your bones. So what is this nutrient?  It's none other than glucosamine. Yes, glucosamine. Now I realize that you may already be taking glucosamine. But you have to take the right dosage and the right form. Researchers gave 1500 mg of this special form of glucosamine to patients in two separate placebo-controlled studies. They measured the space inside their knee joints using X-rays. After 3 years, there was significantly less narrowing between the bones. That's important because having more space between your bones can mean less "bone-on-bone" grinding. 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