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General Health & Nutrition

Threelac: customers and experts agree – the solution for Candida

If you regularly suffer from yeast infections or issues of candida overgrowth then you might try turning to supplements – in particular, probiotic supplements – in your search for a solution. Many of our customers swear blind that Threelac has helped them a great deal and many experts have lined-up over the years to speak up on its valuable abilities to combat yeast infections, especially those concerning candida.

We ourselves at The Finchley Clinic have seen to it that Threelac’s been tested by various practitioners, dowsers, kinesiologists (among other experts) and what they’ve told us pretty much amounts to the same thing – it’s a probiotic product that possesses a unique ability to help candida sufferers and that means that (although it doesn’t help absolutely everybody; no supplement will) it appears to surpass most other probiotics in what it does, most of the time.

How does it work? threelac

A powder-based supplement to be taken with water, ThreeLac comprises three live, spore-forming lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus Sporogenes, Bacillus Subtilis and Streptococcus Faecali. As a supplement, it deploys a specific micro-encapsulation process that enables the bacteria to pass through the stomach and into the small intestine, as the friendly bacteria is enclosed in small capsules to protect them from the stomach’s acidic environment. And this ensures that these micro-organisms are able to safely make it to the intestinal tract where they purge the gut of the parasitic, fungal form of Candida, as well as crowd out harmful dysbiotic microorganisms and, inevitably, repopulate the intestine with the beneficial microflora it needs to prevent another overgrowth and remain healthy going forward.

The power of probiotics – according to the experts

“Evidence from clinical research demonstrates that adding ‘good’ bacteria to the diet promotes a healthy digestive and immune system” – Dr. Allan Walker, Professor of Nutrition and Paediatrics, Harvard Medical School

“Friendly bacteria are vital to proper development of the immune system, to protection against microorganisms that could cause disease and to the digestion and absorption of food and nutrients” – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

“Taking probiotics is a habit that can really benefit the digestive system, which is intricately connected to our overall health” – Dr. Michael F. Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic

ThreeLac contains yeast – why?

This is surely a fair question and, therefore, an important point to address, considering that, on the surface, it may seem odd, even counter-productive for a supplement that aims to combat yeast infections and candida build-up actually contains yeast. The fact of the matter, though, is that a very small amount of yeast is necessary for Threelac to operate effectively, as the friendly bacteria it comprises and transfers to the body requires this modicum of yeast to survive (otherwise the bacteria would effectively die of hunger before it ever managed to reach the intestinal tract and do its good work). And, don’t worry, the amount of yeast in Threelac is far, far too small to make any yeast infection worse.

Is Threelac an entirely safe product to consume?

Yes, absolutely. It’s entirely suited to be consumed alongside other drugs and anti-fungal medicines. Indeed, while some anti-fungal treatments have a have a habit of upsetting or even harming the liver, the live bacteria of Threelac has never been reported to have any such effect and, although some people tend to experience symptoms of ‘Candida die-off’, if anything, such symptoms are merely a sign that Threelac’s doing its work as it should. To be on the safe side, of course, if you notice any side effects, you should contact your doctor and, naturally, if you’re pregnant of a breastfeeding woman you should consult a doctor before deciding to take any supplement.

General Health & Nutrition

Lacking the oxygen and minerals your body needs? Try OxyLift

Often when investigated, a root cause of many illnesses in a person turns out to be the fact that the person hasn’t been consuming high enough levels of important nutrients, minerals and, yes, even – and just as importantly – oxygen. The truth is that without a plentiful enough supply of oxygen, minerals, enzymes and amino acids, maintenance of your body’s immune system, the elimination of waste and the repairing of processes simply won’t take place properly.

However, by taking the highly recommended supplement that’s OxyLift, you can offset this oxygen and mineral deprivation and ensure your body’s once more fighting fit and healthy. And that’s because, when used daily and properly, OxyLift operates as a gentle, long-term but daily-taken nutritional supplement. Providing various supplementary solutions in just one bottle then, it’s a product that offers a synergistic blend of powerful nutritional supplements; all of which are utterly crucial for good health.

To be precise, OxyLift is a combination of nano-ionic, pristine sea-source major and trace minerals; hydrogen isotopes; amino acids; enzymes; fruit acids and enhanced ultra-purified structured water and subtle energies.

Today’s world and its effect on health

So, why aren’t we getting enough of these nutrients from our everyday diets? And, indeed, why aren’t we getting enough of the oxygen we need from the air we breathe? Well, more often than not, it comes down to the environment so many of us find ourselves living in today. Unfortunately, due to the ever-increasing pollution of the planet’s air and water, its ability to provide us with plentiful oxygen is actually diminishing – not least because the air we breathe and our drinking water are becoming more and more contaminated by oxygen-consuming pollutants.

And that’s a problem because the human body relies on a natural supply of oxygen to successfully oxidise and eliminate disease-causing microbes – and to collect and oxidise the body’s waste. After all, these disease-causing microbes are anaerobic, which means they simply can’t exist in active oxygen.

Long-term oxygen – and nutrient – intake

All of which then ensures that OxyLift is a highly viable option should you feel you’re lacking in oxygen and minerals in your everyday life. Providing, as it does, long-term, high-quality and reliable intake of both oxygen and key nutrients, OxyLift you may well find will help you accumulate the necessary building blocks to maintain good health and high energy levels; the likes of which nobody ought to be living without in today’s hectic, complicated and demanding world.

And, don’t doubt it, as a multi-nutrient-delivering, liquid-based supplement, OxyLift also has a big advantage over tablet-based alternatives; that is, it provides its levels of depleted oxygen, minerals, enzymes and amino acids safely and gradually to your body’s reserves. By contrast, pill supplements tend to be single-objective nutrient-delivery-systems that specialise in over-sized molecules; the drawback with them being that the goodness they contain all too often isn’t absorbed well by the body. OxyLift, though, is the supplement to plump for if you want a varied spectrum of basic but too-often missing, vital ingredients, delivered via a minute, nano-ionic sized liquid provision system – one that ensures maximum possible absorption within the body.

Indeed, thanks to essential-for-the-body ingredients, OxyLift can provide exactly what the body needs to naturally recharge its energy reservoirs; store more oxygen in its fluids and cells; aid its cleansing of toxic waste; digest food effectively and efficiently; maintain and (if necessary) rebuild its immune system; repair tissues and, of course, avoid and tackle low-oxygen-caused pre-disease conditions. It goes without saying that some people will get on with some supplements better than others but, we can assure you, many of our customers have taken OxyLift and reaped the rewards – and never looked back. So, why not give it a go…?

General Health & Nutrition

Threelac or Fivelac – which Candida supplement to choose?

Produced by the same company and created specifically for customers to be able to combat yeast infections and Candida overgrowth in the intestinal tract, Threelac and Fivelac are a pair of probiotic-based supplements that are ever-popular with our customers. But, owing to their distinct and major similarities, just what separates them? And how on earth are you to decide between them when looking for a yeast-fighting solution in supplement form?

Well, the big factor that distinguishes Fivelac from Global Healing Trax’s original product, Threelac, is that the former contains two further strains of friendly, highly effective bacteria than the latter does. So, many would immediately assume that Fivelac must be something of an upgrade on Threelac and, therefore, must be an improvement and the better product. Now, on one level this is true but is it really as simple as that? Should every customer be advised to choose Fivelac over Threelac?

Which should you choose?Threelac

The fact is – and this is entirely true – at The Finchley Clinic, customers of ours have tried Fivelac who’d previously used Threelac and reported back to us that they felt they ultimately got on with the original product better; others, of course, have found the opposite – some Threelac customers try Fivelac and prefer the newer product, so make the switch. Other customers have no former preference and, having tried both, decide to plump for one over the other.

Everyone’s body is slightly different, let’s not forget; it stands to reason then that some of us will try Fivelac and, despite it supposedly being an improvement on its forerunner and so a ‘better’ product, nonetheless decide to stick with Threelac, their original and, in the end, preferred yeast- and Candida-combating supplement. If you find Threelac suits you better than Fivelac, our advice then would be then to stick with what you prefer – stick with the one that suits you best and delivers you the best results.

Quite frankly, given so many people seem to get on with Threelac over Fivelac – and vice versa – perhaps a better way of looking at it would be to suggest that one isn’t necessarily better than the other, but that they’re simply different to each other and so the results you get from one will likely be slightly different to the results you get from the other. Indeed, you might want to try Threelac first and then, say, after a period of two months taking two sachets a day of that product, you might want to try Fivelac in the same way – and see which of the two works better for you.

Choose one and stick with it!

We would suggest, however, that far more important than which of the two similar but highly-recommended supplements you choose is that you do choose one of them and, yes, stick with it. You need to take either Threelac or Fivelac regularly for the friendly bacteria ingredients they comprise to have the desired, successful effect on doing away with and preventing further build-up of yeast and Candida in the intestinal tract.

To that end, we advise you take anything from one to six sachets of either product daily – dependent, that is, on how sensitive your body may prove to be to the treatment (side effects to either supplement don’t tend to be extreme but do occur in some cases) and how severe your yeast/ Candida infections are. Don’t dabble with these products – if you don’t commit to them fully, you’ll simply not allow them to do the good work they’re capable of and they’ll likely not produce anything much of a beneficial effect for you.

All that said, candida overgrowth syndrome – and, especially, the tackling of it – can be problematic and complex. So, it may also be a good idea to be open to taking either Threelac or Fivelac along with a liquid oxygen product. We recommend any of the products listed here. For a general overview, it’s also worth your while reading up on the subject of candida here.

General Health & Nutrition

Detoxadine: the solution for iodine deficiency

In order to be able to work at its efficient and effective best, the human body requires iodine. Unfortunately, however, iodine is a particular chemical that it’s incapable of creating itself; thus, to get the iodine level you require in your bloodstream (and to where it’s needed in the body), it’s necessary for you to consume it from your diet – otherwise you’ll develop iodine deficiency and suffer the consequences. What are these consequences? Well, the likes of thyroid problems, weakness, weight gain and so on. All of them bad; some potentially very much so. All of this, however, can be avoided via a regime of the supplement Detoxadine.

Iodine deficiency

Iodine deficiency can be a contributory cause to a welter of different problems. In addition to the impaired cognitive development of children (which the World Health Organisation has found to be primarily caused by iodine deficiency), it can also be responsible for brain fog, breathing problems, constipation, depression, dry skin, fatigue, hyperlipidaemia, impaired kidney function, joint stiffness, memory issues, menstrual problems, recurring infections, sensitivity to the cold, weakness of the muscles and weight loss issues.

Detoxadine – what is it?detoxadine

Developed by the Global Healing Center, Detoxadine is an entirely natural and vegan-friendly product that comprises nascent iodine in a glycerin base; specifically, it contains 1,950 mcg certified-USP grade iodine, USP Kosher vegetable glycerine; and triple distilled water, ensuring its nutrients can be absorbed into the body quickly for healthy thyroid function. Experts agree that Detoxadine ably aids in regulating thyroid hormone production and balancing a metabolic rate.

How does it work?

Being an utterly crucial component of thyroid hormones – in the form of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) – iodine is a critical chemical in the body; ensuring, as it does, successful neurological development, an effective metabolism and regular growth. By digesting a daily dosage of three drops of Detoxadine, you ought to have an ample amount of the nutrient travelling through your bloodstream to the thyroid gland, where it will be deployed to generate T4. Naturally then, you should hopefully find that, following a few weeks taking this iodine supplement, your thyroid gland will start generating the necessary amounts of thyroid hormones for your body to restore and maintain good health.

Detoxadine benefits

By taking the iodine present in Detoxadine and converting it into T3 and T4, the thyroid will be able to send these two chemicals throughout your body’s bloodstream so they reach practically every one of its cells. In effect then, by boosting your iodine intake and use, you could well enjoy an improvement in all of the following: body temperature, body weight, breathing, central and peripheral nervous system function, cholesterol levels, fertility, heart rate and muscle strength.

Thanks to Detoxadine, not only will your thyroid hopefully generate enough T3 and T4, it should also prove effective at regulating the speed at which cells work; for instance, your intestines will likely process food at a more reasonable rate). Moreover, the thyroid should also be able to better control how muscles contract and aid in the proper burning of calories.

Detoxadine and immunity

Finally, it shouldn’t be overlooked just how essential iodine is for the reliable and effective functioning of the immune system. Recent research has, indeed, discovered that within the body the chemical’s capable of inducing cell apoptosis (programmed cell death). To explain, this means iodine has the ability to destroy cancer cells (not least for breast and thyroid cancer), as well as possessing antibacterial and antipathogenic effects. All in all then, this means that a regime of Detoxadine should also prove effective for the killing of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other potentially harmful micro-organisms within your body.

Detoxification, General Health & Nutrition

Oxygenate and detoxify your body with Oxygen Elements Max

It can’t be overstated just how about important oxygen is to your body. Now, yes, surely everyone is aware that oxygen is a primary ingredient in the air we breathe in, yet few of us perhaps consider why this is the case – why our bodies actually need this element. Well, put simply, it’s one of the most essential elements for good health.

Indeed, the medical and academic professions agree that the majority of harmful bacteria, parasites, fungi and, yes, viruses aren’t capable of existing in the human body in oxygen-rich environments (in more scientific terms then, they’re anaerobic). And that means, of course, the more oxygen we expose our bodies to, the less likely they’ll become breeding grounds for illness and disease. It’s within our interests to give our bodies as much oxygen as we can.

The effects of oxygen depletion

Unfortunately, while eating, drinking, breathing and merely living our normal daily lives, we are constantly absorbing into our bodies unnatural and synthetic non-food chemicals. Contained in the likes of preservatives, artificial colourings, flavourings, smog, fumes and even hydrogenated oil, all these chemicals can contribute to the oxygen depletion in our bodies.

That said, avoiding consumption of all these oxygen-depleting substances is very difficult, of course; nigh on impossible in everyday life. But, because the human body takes less than a year to entirely reconstitute itself, you can help ensure your body’s fully oxygenated and energised and combat the effects of oxygen depletion by feeding it a three-to-four-times daily dosage of Oxygen Elements Max. It’s a product that, if you find it suits your body, is capable of enhancing its cells and promoting fast, deep and – probably – much-needed detoxification throughout.

Stimulant-free, Oxygen Elements Max then is liable to enhance your body’s cellular oxygenation, improve your endurance and stamina, increase blood flow through your body, detoxify its cells and neutralise harmful pathogens such as free radicals, thereby flushing away lactic acid and efficiently enhancing physical performance.

How Oxygen Elements Max works

Oxygen Elements Max achieves its detoxifying efforts via a chain reaction, which brings about a liberation of the oxygen contained in the water (H2O) in the body, thanks to its various ingredients – including digestive enzymes, metabolic enzymes, 21 different amino acids and as many as 77 trace minerals.

Known by many regular supplement users as either Hydroxygen Plus (its very first name, which was dropped after a complaint from a company that sold a product with a similar name) or Oxygen Elements Plus, the current name of Oxygen Elements Max has been in official use since 2007.

Please note; should you try the product (which, of course, we heartily recommend you do so for great oxygenating and detoxifying results), you may find you experience a difference almost immediately, yet it’s true, naturally, that everyone’s body is different; therefore, it stands to reason that some will find their health improving thanks to regular use of the product over a longer period than others. To wit, we generally recommend a course of 2-3 months (via a seven-drop dosage taken three times a day/ 2-3 bottles a day) so that you may be able to properly assess how effective the product is for your body. Also, if you’re suffering from a serious illness, you may want to try Oxygen Elements Max in a higher-than-standard dose.

Finally, you may well find it helpful and, indeed, enlightening to read of just how much Oxygen Elements Max has benefitted the health of our customers in the past – by reading reviews to be found here and here.

Colon cleansing

Mag 07 vs. Colosan vs. Oxy-Powder: which colon cleanse product is best?

For those of our customers who suffer from regular – or less frequent bowel issues – many find one of three of our products of particular use: Mag 07, Colosan and Oxy-Powder. All three of them have successfully delivered good results for those wanting a healthy colon and who’ve tried them through The Finchley Clinic – our feedback and reviews tell us so.

But which is better? Well, it doesn’t seem to work like that. It seems more to depend on which of the three products your body gets on best with. The fact is Mag 07, Colosan and Oxy-Powder are all similar products, so we much prefer for customers to try each of them out as they wish and then decide for themselves. What we might suggest, though, is to start off by rotating the products (possibly with Psyllium Intensive and MSM too) in order to discover which of them, ultimately, you get on with best.

Mag 07

An oxygen-based product that comes in powder and vegan-suitable capsule form, Mag 07 operates by releasing nascent (singlet) oxygen into the digestive system to ease, reduce and eradicate colon issues. Often acting rapidly (even as quickly as overnight), Mag 07 has been proven in laboratory tests to release oxygen over a 12-hour-period, thanks in no small part to its inherent magnesium transporting oxygen through the intestinal tract, the kidneys and the liver (Mag 07’s chief ingredient is magnesium oxide). It’s therefore able to enhance the absorption of nutrients from foods and from other beneficial supplements, while also augmenting the positive effects of weight loss and sports nutrition products.Mag-07-colon-cleanse

We would like to point out, however, that it might be in your best interests to follow a regimen of Mag 07 with a combination of probiotic bacteria supplements (e.g. acidophilus, bifidos, bulgaricum, salivarius) in order to build up the oxygen secreting cultures in your gut once more – check out or probiotic range here.

Colosan

Available in both capsule and powder form, Colosan is used by most of its adherents as a colon cleanser, despite having been originally designed to be consumed as a general health tonic. Its fans note its ability to help maintain comfortable, regular and frequent bowel behaviour without need to rely on harsh-acting laxatives.Colosan-Capsules

Indeed, a good number of our Colosan customers claim that it aids them in combating yeast overgrowth and gut dysbiosis, which is no surprise as the product can successfully eliminate toxicity throughout the bowel; oxidising toxins and faecal matter.

And it enacts this oxidising effect thanks to its featuring a super-oxygenated version of magnesium oxide, which means its oxygen atoms are bonded via a catalytic process due to a loose lattice-like formation of the magnesium atoms. This ensures that as soon as the product reaches the digestive tract, the oxygen’s released to fully deliver its de-toxifying effect and cleanse the colon.

Oxy-Powder

Finally, Oxy-Powder is another high-quality oxygen-based colon cleanser designed to help in the cleansing and oxygenating of the bowels, promoting friendly gut flora and in removing unwanted waste matter; thus, promoting optimal colon health.Oxy-Powder

The product slowly releases its mono-atomic (stabilised nascent) oxygen into the bloodstream and intestinal tract so an inhospitable environment for harmful bacteria and other toxic matter can be created but one that doesn’t, of course, impede the friendly bacteria required to ensure good digestive and intestinal health. As such Oxy-Powder operates, according to many of our customers, as an excellent colon cleansing solution, yet we’d suggest it may deliver even great results too when combined with colon hydrotherapy (colonic irrigation) – before, during or after such treatment.

Allertrex, Lung cleanse, Respiratory Health

Breathe easy: the benefits of a lung cleanse – and how to perform one

If you’re a keen follower of this blog – or even if you’re not – you’ll doubtless be aware that by performing regular cleanses of one’s colon, liver and kidneys, they can help ensure their digestive system is in rude health. But why stop there? Why, indeed. For while lung cleanses may not be as often referred to, they can be equally impactful on removing toxic materials and chemicals from the lungs, ensuring these critical organs function as they should and one’s respiratory health is in fine fettle. After all, nobody can survive for more than a few minutes without breathing air, so why wouldn’t you want to look after your lungs?

 

How to keep your lungs clean

The following are all excellent ways you might try a lung cleanse, so both your lungs can perform to their maximum potential and ensure good health – why not try one or two (or even them all)…?

  • Cut out the cigarettes – Yes, it’s a no-brainer; after all, it’s widely known by all and sundry that tobacco smoke deposits hazardous toxin-comprising tar in the lungs, which inhibits their mechanical functionality and greatly increases the chance of developing serious problems like emphysema and cancer

 

  • Cleanse your lungs via exercises – it’s simple; breathing exercises can both strengthen your lungs and, via clearing the airways, aid in the clearance of toxins, while that’s not even to mention the fact that deep-breathing pulls in more wonderful, much needed oxygen into the lungs

 

  • Consume lung-cleansing foods – a number of foods are great for promoting healthy functioning of the lungs, among them cayenne pepper, plantain leaves and pistachios; for instance, the latter comprise a Vitamin E type (gamma-tocopherol) that can work to decrease lung cancer risk, while cayenne peppers can lessen irritation in the lungs, not least at times of coughs and sore throats

 

  • Cut down on indoor air pollution – whenever air pollution gets mentioned, few of us think of it as something that occurs *indoors*, but home and building environments are often contaminated thanks to more than 1,000 mould and mildew species, pet dander, synthetic chemicals (via cleaning detergents) and, potentially, the likes of paint, carpet and upholstery; indeed, in these days of increasingly less draughty, more air-con-fitted homes, the problems are only increasing as the ‘bad air’ can’t escape so easily, so what’s the answer? It’s not an easy one, but you may find setting up an air-exchange or air purification system in your home helps.

 

  • Go the castor oil route – it may not sound the most agreeable solution, perhaps, but it’s believed that when placed on the chest, a castor oil pack can stimulate lymphatic circulation, help eliminate waste from the lungs and disperse congestion and toxins

 

  • Go the herbs and supplement route – finally, consuming deliciously tasty herbs such as chaparral, lobelia, elecampane, eucalyptus, lungwort, orange peel, oregano and osha root has been relied on by several of the world’s civilisations to help shift respiratory conditions; and, even better, you can turn to a naturally-derived, highly-regarded and readily available supplement (not least through us at The Finchley Clinic) that combines all these ingredients and more to do the same job:

 

Allertrex – a natural-herb-based lung cleanse supplement jam-packed full of organic and wildcrafted herbs that are renowned for their ability to support respiratory ailments, augment normal lung function and cleanse the lungs of harmful toxins.

Bowel Health, Probiotics

Running out of patience with the runs? How to prevent and treat diarrhoea

It’s far from a pleasant subject and it may not be particularly enticing to read about, but it’s well worth looking into if you’re a regular sufferer – yes, diarrhoea. The term is generally defined as the passing of stool that’s of liquid consistency more than three times in a day.

Like it or not, diarrhoea can strike all ages of people at any point in their lives. On average, adults tend to experience the condition up to four times a year, but it usually clears up on its own after a day or two. This form is considered acute or short-term diarrhoea; it generally doesn’t go on for more than three weeks. However, chronic or long-term diarrhoea’s a different matter, as it can pose a serious threat your health, likely being symptomatic of other problems. Chronic diarrhoea then lasts longer than three weeks and, as you may have guessed, is often related to bowel function disorders.

 

Diarrhoea causes

There are a number of potential causes of diarrhoea; while some tend to be short-lived, other are usually more prolonged and often more severe and/ or serious:

  • Bacterial infections enter the body when ingested via tainted food or water; common bacteria responsible for bringing on diarrhoea include salmonella, campylobacter, Escherichia coli (E. coli), and Shigella

 

  • Hepatitis and rotavirus are viral infections that may be identifiable because of diarrhoea; other such viral infections are Norwalk, cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex viruses

 

  • Basic intolerance to specific foods may also result in diarrhoea, often the likes of food colouring, milk sugar (lactose) and other additives can be culprits

 

  • Parasites (microscopic organisms) present in food or water consumed into the digestive system; these include Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium and Entamoeba histolytica

 

  • Sadly, some medications for the likes of blood pressure, such as antibiotic and antacid medications that contain magnesium, can be causes

 

  • Bowel disorders including celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

 

  • Finally, surgeries including gallbladder removal and stomach surgery can be culprits; like it or not, they tend to throw things out of balance in the digestive system, at least for a time, thus in most cases things settle down and the diarrhoea passes following a successful operation.

 

Preventing diarrhoea

You can take steps yourself to prevent experiencing diarrhoea by avoiding both greasy and fibrous foods and foods that are particularly sweet. Also, try to cut down or completely cut out dairy products; they can be major aggravators of diarrhoea.

While you’re experiencing a diarrhoea bout, aim for a mostly liquid-based intake before slowly returning to soft foods such as plain rice and bananas. And, of course, don’t forget to chew food thoroughly – after all, this is the first part of the digestion process!

You might also try one or more diarrhoea supplements; several are available through us at The Finchley Clinic; they’re very well received by our customers for bowel calm, but specifically for helping with diarrhoea we suggest…

Saccharomyces boulardii – currently on special offer, it’s internationally acclaimed as the number one probiotic for diarrhoea, to help reduce discomfort and urgency and to restore control and regular bowel movements; a completely natural probiotic, it offers support for fast-acting bowel calm, comfort and control when needed most.

Androtex, Libido supplements, Men’s health

Is exercise the answer? Tips for stimulating your libido

Let’s face it; sexual disfunction’s an issue that doesn’t suffer from a lack of attention. It’s talked about a great deal in both health circles and the media. Yet, for those of a certain age (or those not) and those who suddenly find it’s something they’re suffering from, do they actually have the first idea how they might try to improve or even return their sexual desire?

Well, one of the best ways to stimulate your libido is to fall back on that old-fashioned way of stimulating the rest of your body – exercise! Here are some specific suggestions…

 

  • General exercise – impotency can be significantly helped by getting moving; those who take erectile dysfunction medication appear to reap best results when they combine it with exercise and this seems to have been proved by a study among men on hormone suppression therapy (to treat prostate cancer), as test subjects who exercised more than those who didn’t claimed they were more sexually active1

 

  • Women ought to exercise too – it’s not just about men in this regard, as unsurprisingly women suffering from depression and antidepressant side-effects can lose sexual desire; however, women’s physical response to and enjoyment of sexual activity appears to be enhanced thanks to exercise2

 

  • Exercising the mind – yes, mind over matter; a study that looked into perceived sexual stimulation (which used 128 women and 98 men as test cases) found that mental activity based around sexual imagination aided in the stimulation of arousal in every case3

 

  • Deep-breathing and stretching – sounds simple, doesn’t it? It is; merely taking the time and effort to deploy a spot of deep-breathing and stretching can also increase sexual drive and satisfaction4

 

  • Kegel exercises – essentially easy-to-perform floor exercises involving contraction and relaxation of pelvic muscles5, they’re great for affording these muscles a decent work-out and strengthening the lower abdomen’s muscles; they’re often highly recommended for women on the cusp of giving birth and for men seeking to regain specific muscle control following prostate removal, so no surprise then they can also enhance muscle performance for both sexes during intercourse

 

  • Go for a walk (especially on a nice day) – sure, this one might sound silly, basically owing to its simplicity, yet getting out of doors and ensuring you and your body’s able to absorb some marvellous health-giving sunlight can genuinely (so research proves) help increase sexual desire in both men and women6. Why? Because sunlight, thanks to its stimulation of Vitamin D synthesis and neurotransmitter function in the body, has the uncanny knack of driving up both energy generation and alertness.

 

  • Try a libido supplement – finally, failing all else (or perhaps in combination with all the above suggestions; why not?), men may like to try an entirely naturally-derived supplement revered for its delivery of good results when it comes to increased libido; available from The Finchley Clinic, we suggest Androtrex, which is designed to assist the male body in regulating proper hormone balance to generate superior vitality and normal libido and sexual drive.

 

 

References:

  1. Cormie P., Newton R. U., Taaffe D. R., Spry N., Joseph D., Akhlil Hamid M. and Galvão D. A. ‘Exercise maintains sexual activity in men undergoing androgen suppression for prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial’. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2013 Jun; 16 (2): 170-5. doi: 10.1038/pcan.2012.52.
  2. Lorenz T. A. and Meston C. M. ‘Acute exercise improves physical sexual arousal in women taking antidepressants’. Ann Behav Med. 2012 Jun; 43(3): 352-61. doi: 10.1007/s12160-011-9338-1.
  3. Goldey K. L. and van Anders S. M. ‘Sexual arousal and desire: interrelations and responses to three modalities of sexual stimuli’. J Sex Med. 2012 Sep; 9(9): 2315-29. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02845.x.
  4. Bay R., Ismail S. B., Zahiruddin W. M. and Arifin W. N. ‘Effect of combined psycho-physiological stretching and breathing therapy on sexual satisfaction’. BMC Urol. 2013 Mar 25; 13: 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2490-13-16.
  5. Bridgeman B. and Roberts S. G. ‘The 4-3-2 method for Kegel exercises’. Am J Mens Health. 2010 Mar; 4(1): 75-6. doi: 10.1177/1557988309331798.
  6. Kontula O. and Väisälä L. ‘How does summer affect sexual desire?’. Duodecim. 2013; 129 (13): 1375-8.
Crystal Energy, Detoxification, Heavy Metals, MegaHydrate

Megadeath to heavy metals: what detox via supplements can do for you

If you try to follow the latest advice and trends in the health world then you won’t fail to have noticed the term ‘detox’ crops up an awful lot. So much so, it might be said to be something of a health buzzword. It means, of course, attempting to remove unhealthy foreign entities that are clogging up parts of your body – and can be undertaken in a variety of ways. Fasting, eating more greens, sipping apple cider and taking high-quality supplements; you name it, you truly can run the gamut in order to detox yourself. But detox yourself of what exactly? You may have heard people undergoing a detox to cleanse their intestines, livers and kidneys, but have you ever heard of someone detoxing heavy metals? It’s far from a bad idea, to say the least – and has absolutely nothing to do with avoiding listening to hard rock music.

 

What exactly are heavy metals?

Basically, heavy metals can be described as dense (semi-)metallic elements that occur naturally in the earth’s soil and find their way into water sources. That said; there are numerous man-made heavy metals too. It ought to be noted that certain heavy metals aren’t hazardous to the human body in small doses (in fact, within these terms, the body actually needs them), but truly hazardous examples like cadmium, lead and mercury can quite happily bioaccumulate; meaning they’re absorbed by the body faster than it can rid itself of them.

So, exactly which heavy metals are we talking about here and what sources do they come from; what modern materials/ foods/ products are responsible for giving rise to them…?

  • aluminium (cookware and deodorants)
  • arsenic (eggs and poultry)
  • bismuth (make-up)
  • cadmium (batteries, cigarettes, coffee and hydrogenated oils)
  • lead (auto exhausts and building materials)
  • mercury (contact lens solution, dental fillings and seafood)
  • thallium (gasoline)

Evidently then, reducing your exposure to the likes of meats, low-quality seafood and hydrogenated oils and trying to use natural deodorants and beauty products will help you to avoid consuming these dangerous heavy metals. But what can you do if and when you do consume them? Well, first, let’s take a look at what they actually do in the body to understand why they should be avoided and a detox attempted…

 

What do heavy metals do in the body?

So, in simple terms, the 23 toxic heavy metals in existence, once inside the human body, are adept at interrupting normal cellular processes. They achieve this thanks to their uncanny ability to bind with protein sites, thus kicking out and replacing metals that naturally occur in our cells. What does this do? It inhibits mitochondria (the chemicals that are critical to making energy in cells), thus resulting in the likes of fatigue and far worse symptoms when heavy metal exposure is long-term. Not fun.

 

Heavy Metal toxicity symptoms

And. speaking of tell-take signs of heavy metal toxicity, there are a good many of them. Yet, while acute toxicity symptoms can be quite obvious to those in the know (breathing difficulties, impaired cognitive and motor skills, severe cramping, vertigo, vomiting and so on), signs of less severely affected health due to heavy metal exposure/ consumption are a more general – they include…

  • aching joints
  • acne
  • bad digestion/ bloating/ gas
  • difficulty digesting fats
  • excess sweating
  • fatigue
  • headaches
  • female health issues (involving hormones, infertility and pre-eclampsia)
  • middle-of-the-night insomnia
  • mood swings
  • severe food cravings

Don’t doubt it, though; if not tackled, heavy metal toxicity can lead to the development of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and even cancer. So, clearly far from good news. Yet, it’s not all gloomy, of course; thanks to detoxing, the nasty things heavy metals get up to in our bodies can be checked via them being flushed out.

 

How to detox heavy metals naturally

Natural, fundamentally healthy and safe ways to detox your body of heavy metals include:

  • Drinking generous amounts of filtered water
  • Regular physical exercise that induces a sweat
  • Maintaining a nourishing and anti-inflammatory diet to support your liver
  • Consuming naturally-derived, high-quality supplements

 

Heavy metal supplements

Yes, as you may have guessed we would, we’ve finally got around to the benefits to be gleaned from well-reviewed, proven and reliably safe-to-consume naturally-derived supplements; those deliberately designed, of course, to help combat heavy metals and flush them out of the body. The following two are especially popular and impressive products (both of them available through us at The Finchley Clinic) that people particularly rate thanks to their unique silica Microcluster technology – which sees their little spheres of silica isolate and encapsulate the heavy metals all the way to their ejection from the body:

Crystal Energy – currently on special offer, this product (in addition to containing silica Microclusters) can instantly turn water into liquid crystals, thus helping to increase flow of water and nutrients across cell membranes to a rate more than two-and-a-half times faster than ordinary water, thereby increasing cell hydration and, in turn, heavy metal detoxification.

MegaHydrate – also on special offer, this supplement comprises silica Microclusters, which can increase hydration, improve cells’ zeta potential to clean the blood, alkalise blood and drive detoxification.