Heart Disease Prevention

• Say no to smoking
• Limit chemical damage to blood vessels by stopping now

• Trim the unhealthy fat
• Protect your arteries by cutting meat, dairy fats, and foods containing trans fats out of your diet
• Take Fish Oils (Take Essential Blend 750 Advanced)

• Get to know tocotrienols
• Take 200 mg a day of these potent antioxidants to slow down the build-up of plaque in your arteries

• Take extra garlic
• 900 mg a day of standardized garlic powder can help slow down the process of hardening of the arteries

• Lower your homocysteine levels
• Reduce the blood levels of this potentially toxic substance by taking a daily B-vitamin combo containing folic acid (400 to 1,000 mcg), vitamin B12 (50 to 300 mcg), and vitamin B6 (10 to 50 mg)

Diabetes

• Aim for total nutrition with a multivitamin
• Help ensure your body is getting the vitamins and minerals it needs to help prevent common infections

• Check out chromium
• Improve glucose tolerance by taking 200 to 1,000 mcg of this essential trace mineral every day

• Fight back with fiber
• Under a doctor's supervision, stabilize your blood sugar by eating fiber from whole grains, beans (legumes), vegetables, and fruit, and consider using a fiber supplement such as glucomannan or psyllium or senna. 

• Use a topical ointment
• An ointment containing 0.025 to 0.075% capsaicin four times a day might help control nerve pain

• Improve and protect with ALA
• Take 600 to 1,200 mg a day of an alpha lipoic acid supplement to improve insulin sensitivity and help protect against diabetic complications such as nerve damage 

Depression

• Get active
• Exercise that increases your heart rate at least three hours a week (or 30 minutes a day) may help boost your body’s natural mood-enhancers (endorphins)

• Check out St. John’s wort
• Take 600 to 1,200 mg a day of a standardized herbal extract containing of 0.3% hypericin to help with mild to moderate depression—but talk to your doctor first as St. John's wort can interact with certain medications
• Take 5-HTP (300mg) take 100mg dosages three times per day

• Get enough iron
• A lack of iron can make depression worse; check with a doctor to find out if you are iron deficient

• Try B vitamins
• Take a supplement that contains folic acid and vitamins B12 and B6 to help correct deficiencies associated with depression

• Seek counseling
• A mental health professional may help you make a full recovery

Osteoarthritis OA

• Help prevent joint damage with GS and CS
• Take 1,500 mg a day of glucosamine sulfate, 800 to 1,200 mg a day of chondroitin sulfate, or a combination of both supplements, for pain and to protect joints

• Get moving and get adjusted
• Start a gentle program of walking and strengthening exercise to reduce pain and improve joint function

• Add antioxidants
• Eat more fruits and vegetables and take 400 to 1,600 IU a day of vitamin E to put antioxidants to work protecting your joints

• Use topical ointment
• Treat discomfort with a natural ointment or cream like Biofreeze or Joint EXL

Rheumatoid Arthritis RA

• Choose good oils
• Animal fats may contribute to inflammation, but olive oil may make you feel better

• Try fish oil
• 3,000 mg of omega-3 fatty acids a day helps many people reduce pain

• Give vitamin E a try
• Large amounts of this supplement (1,800 IU) a day can help ease symptoms

• Check for food allergies or sensitivities (Eliminate Gluten and Dairy for starters)
• Your healthcare provider can help you figure out if certain foods are making your arthritis worse

Immune Function

• Aim for total nutrition with a multivitamin (Take Reds 3000)
• Get extra vitamins and minerals every day to help prevent deficiencies that make you a target for infections

• Use exercise wisely
• Take advantage of the benefits of moderate exercise on immune function—but be careful about prolonged or intense exercise, which can temporarily increase your risk of infection

• Get the good bacteria
• Stimulate the intestine’s immune system and slow the growth of infectious organisms in the intestine by regularly eating yogurt and other foods containing live cultures, or take a supplement containing 10 billion colony-forming units a day of acidophilus or bifidobacteria (This is huge! Everyone should know about Probiotics)

• Avoid alcohol binges
• Keep your alcohol intake low or moderate to avoid damaging effects to your immune system

• Get adjusted!  Studies show that individuals who get adjustments regularly have fewer sicks days and that children who get adjusted miss less school.