Healthy Choices E-News
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October 2003

 
Welcome to this month's edition of the Healthy Choices newsletter. 
Each month we feature up-to-date information on health issues that may affect you and your family. We also look at one of our many product ranges; provide details of our latest special offers plus give you a chance to win one of the products from our toxin-free toiletries range. 
 
Contents:

Ten Tips To Avoid Colds and Flu

Aspartame – The Facts

Health Bites

NEWAYS Car Care Range

October Special Offers

Competition – chance to win a tube of Tender Care Hand & Body Lotion

Useful Websites

Direct Account

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Ten Tips To Avoid Colds and Flu

Minimise your risks of catching colds and flu this season by taking a few simple steps.

1) Keep warm

Shivering depresses the immune system which makes us more likely to catch colds. We lose up to 30% of our body heat through our heads, so wear a hat.

2) Wash your hands

Although most viruses are carried in the air, they can be transmitted by physical contact and enter the body when infected hands touch vulnerable parts like our eyes, mouths and noses. These areas offer easy access into our bodies. Washing your hands often, and drying them on paper towels or frequently laundered hand towels can significantly reduce your chance of catching a virus.

3) Avoid hot, stuffy and crowded areas

In crowded areas like shops, public transport and Christmas parties, it is easier for infections to pass between people. Central heating reduces our defences and affects the respiratory system by drying out the protective mucus in our nasal passages. Try to get plenty of fresh air each day and take some deep breaths to help clear your lungs.

4) Echinacea

To help maintain a healthy immune system during the winter months, taking a herbal supplement containing Echinacea may have a protective effect. The Echinacea plant, native to the US Central plains has a long history of healing wounds and infections by the native Americans. Studies show that Echinacea promotes the ability of white blood cells (part of our immune defence system) to surround and destroy bacterial and viral infection in the blood. As a preventative it is best taken for 3 weeks to build up the immune system and then take a one week break and repeat as necessary, but do not continue taking for more than eight weeks in succession. Echinacea can also be taken at the onset of a cold or flu and continued for two weeks. Contra-indications for Echinacea are those with a progressive systemic or autoimmune disease such as TB, lupus or AIDS. NEWAYS produces a supplement called VMM, which contains Echinacea and other effective ingredients. (See information on VMM at the end of this article).

5) Keep an eye on the weather

Viruses survive longer when the weather is moist by hanging in the air attached to water droplets. When it is cloudy and dull, there may be fewer breezes to blow the germs away so it is easier to catch colds and flu. It may take up to 10-12 days before any symptoms appear due to the long incubation period.

6) Zinc, Vitamin C and Garlic

The mineral zinc is essential to help fight colds and provides a boost to a flagging immune system. Good food sources of zinc include meat, oysters, eggs, seafood, tofu, black-eyed beans and wheat germ.

Vitamin C is also helpful as we use up more vitamin C when our bodies are under the added stress of fighting infection. Citrus fruits and peppers are good sources of vitamin C.

Garlic has also been found to be effective at reducing the frequency of colds and flu, taken in small amounts daily.

7) Drink plenty of fluids

We should all be drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day to maintain health, and this time of the year is even more important. Keeping hydrated helps the kidneys to function properly in flushing out the toxins in our bodies which depress our immune systems. If you are exposed to germs, being dehydrated makes your mucus drier and thicker so less able to cope against the invading bacteria and viruses. Drinking plenty of fluids will also help to flush out the infection.

8) Get plenty of sleep

Lack of sleep makes us more prone to infection. It can also make you moody and if you are stressed you are more likely to become ill than if you are feeling happy and relaxed.

9) Exercise and activity

Regular, moderate exercise increases the number of natural killer cells in our bodies, called lymphocytes. They travel around the body scavenging for invasions of bacteria and viruses. Exercise maintains the increased levels of lymphocytes for about 36 hours afterwards, although too much exercise can actually lower these levels. About half an hour of brisk walking, or the equivalent, five days a week is beneficial.

10) Take vitamins, minerals and pro-biotics

Taking a multivitamin and mineral supplement during the winter months, when our intake of fresh fruit and vegetables is usually less, should reduce the risk of infection.

Also, pro-biotics such as lactobacillus acidophilus, ‘friendly bacteria’ in our intestines, have been found not only to maintain a healthy digestive system but to improve the body’s defence system, too. Studies have shown that taking pro-biotic supplements can improve the body’s resistance to bacterial and viral infections.

Maximol vitamin and mineral tonic contains multivitamins and minerals and also includes the pro-biotic, acidophilus. You can find information about Maximol in July’s e-newsletter or at www.healthychoices.org.uk .

VMM

VMM is a combination of ancient Chinese and modern nutritional science using herbs known for thousands of years to support the immune system.

VMM is used to assist the body in its natural defence against infections, mostly colds and flu. It is most effective if taken at the onset of signs and symptoms. Ten to 15 tablets taken in one go may give your body the boost it needs to stop the infection from progressing. Preventative use of VMM is best used during the cold and flu season by taking for three weeks to build up the immune system, with a one week break. Repeat as necessary, but do not continue to take VMM for more than 8 weeks in total.

VMM contains:

Echinacea purpurea which boosts the action of the white cells in the blood.

Thyme Leaf which acts as an anti-microbial and is helpful with catarrh.

Hyssop Herb which supports against colds and flu as well as liver and gallbladder complaints.

Contra-indications: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, immune deficiency diseases such as leucosis, collagenosis, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus and AIDS.

Useage: Take 3 tablets morning and night. For optimum results, discontinue use for a week each month

See our Special Offer on VMM in October’s Special Offers

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Aspartame – The Facts

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener found in an ever-increasing number of foods consumed by adults and children alike. Just take a look at the labels on fizzy drinks, fruit squashes, flavoured mineral water, diet yogurts and desserts, sugar-free chewing gum, multivitamins and table top sweeteners, to name but a few. Yet, numerous studies have shown aspartame to be one of the most dangerous food additives on the market today.

Over 75% of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are due to aspartame. Many of these reactions are very serious, resulting in seizures and death but also include headaches/migraines, muscle spasms, weight gain, depression, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, tinnitus, memory loss, heart palpitations, loss of taste, and joint pain. Studies have also shown that aspartame can trigger or worsen brain tumours, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, birth defects, fibromyalgia and diabetes.

If this sounds too incredible to be true, check out www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/hidden_dangers.htm for fully referenced articles.

What is Aspartame?

Aspartame was discovered by accident in 1965 by a chemist from G D Searle Company who was testing an anti-ulcer drug and found it had a very sweet taste. It is 200 times sweeter than refined sugar.

It is made up of 3 chemicals: Aspartic acid, phenylalamine and methanol.

Aspartic acid makes up 40%of aspartame and is an amino acid which has been found to cause serious chronic neurological disorders. It acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Too much aspartic acid in the brain causes cell damage by over-stimulating the cells until they die. Our natural protection in stopping certain toxins like aspartic acid from passing into parts of the brain is not fully developed during childhood, which makes children more vulnerable to the effects of aspartame. The company who first developed aspartame, the pharmaceutical company, Searle, were warned as far back as 1971 that aspartic acid caused holes in the brains of mice. This was many years before aspartame was allowed on the market.

Phenylalamine makes up 50% of aspartame. It is an amino acid, like aspartic acid, which transmits impulses in the human brain. Studies have shown that increasing phenylalamine levels in the brain leads to a decreased level of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, which can lead to a variety of emotional disorders. People with a medical condition called Phenylketonuria are warned against ingesting any product containing phenylalamine and products containing this substance must contain a warning on the label.

Methanol makes up 10% of aspartame and is a wood alcohol poison. When a human consumes aspartame, it breaks down above 85ºC into its constituent amino acids and methanol. Methanol further breaks down into formaldehyde (which is a known carcinogen), formic acid and Diketopiperazine (DKP) which is a brain tumour agent and has also been shown to increase polyps in the uterus and change blood cholesterol levels. It’s worth noting that water boils at 100ºC, so if an aspartame sweetener is dropped into a freshly made cup of coffee, the temperature is likely to be above 85ºC, therefore allowing the aspartame to easily break down into these components.

When was aspartame released on the market?

Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James Schlatter, a chemist working for the pharmaceutical company, G D Searle. Shortly after that, tests began on animals to check its safety as an artificial sweetener. From that time onwards, there has been an appalling catalogue of fraud and deception by those with vested interests to promote aspartame as a “safe” artificial sweetener. Studies which were showing the dangers of aspartame had their funding withdrawn before completion. Other studies were shown to be conducted using very poor science with bad record keeping and insufficient controls to gauge results. Early studies were shown to have records falsified by omitting animals who had died or resurrecting them later on! In addition to this, people making decisions on aspartame at the FDA in the US, were later discovered to receive positions in companies involved with aspartame.

In 1981, under pressure from the soft drinks lobby, the FDA approved the use of aspartame in dry foods and as a table top sweetener, ignoring the public complaints and the concerns of three FDA scientists, after their in-house studies had shown a link with brain tumours.

In July 1983, aspartame was approved for use in soft drinks in the US. Three months later, the UK Ministry of Agriculture also approved aspartame even though the Department of Defence knew that aspartame was a neurotoxin and harmful to health.

In 1985, the manufacturer, Searle Company, was bought by Monsanto, better known today for promoting GM foods.

In 1989, the FDA received over 4000 complaints from people who described adverse reactions to aspartame but because it is listed as a “food additive”, the legal requirement for reporting adverse effects and safety monitoring is removed.

Now, aspartame is in over 4000 products worldwide and that number is increasing. It is consumed by 200 million people in the US alone and as far back as 1990, the market for aspartame in the UK was estimated at £800 million.

Between 1973 and 1990, the incidence of brain tumours in people over 65 had increased by 67% in the US. Brain tumours in all age groups had jumped by 10% in the same period but the greatest increase occurred during 1985 – 1987 and these figures continue to rise.

Scientists at Kings College, London are presently conducting a study to see if there is a link between aspartame and the increased incidence of glioblastomas, a particularly aggressive type of brain tumour, also much on the increase since the introduction of aspartame.

Meanwhile, it is advisable to check all the labels on your sweetened food and drink and if you have young children, it would be wise to avoid them for the sake of their future health.

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Health Bites

Fizzy Diet Drinks

If you have read the article above on aspartame, you may be concerned about the inclusion of aspartame in practically every diet version of fizzy drinks. If you choose the diet versions to keep your weight under control, you may be surprised to discover that aspartame actually stimulates your appetite, making you want to eat more!

Rise in Eczema Linked to Increased Use of Detergents

A huge rise in sales of soap products has triggered a six fold increase in the number of children with eczema. Consultant dermatologist, Dr. Michael Cork of the University of Sheffield, studied consumption of products such as soap, shower gel, bubble bath and shampoo. He urges parents to cut down on soapy detergents and baby wipes. Baby wipes containing alcohol were found to be particularly bad. (See our toxin-free and gentle baby care products on www.healthychoices.org.uk)

Sign of the Times

To demonstrate what is happening to our environment, Daily Express reporter, Lucy Johnstone got just one single cell of her body fat tested for toxins. She found that it contained 500 synthetic chemicals, including two which have been banned in the UK for many years. This compares to an analysis of a cell from an Egyptian mummy, which had virtually none. (See our toxin-free, safe alternative toiletries to reduce your toxic overload).

Stress Link to Immune System
Long-term stress may lead to illness by prematurely ageing the immune system. Studies have found that stressful situations can boost production of chemicals that regulate the body’s immune system. One such chemical, interleukin 6 (IL-6), naturally increases with age, and is linked to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and other age-related conditions.
 

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NEWAYS Car Care Range

When an engine is started, the very best lubricating oils are of little value to the most expensive components. In the time that the engine has been standing idle, the oil has drained away from the components and into the sump underneath. Until the oil is pumped upwards to relubricate these components, metal rubs against metal, causing excessive wear. This happens each time the engine is started and it can take up to 15 minutes of wear and tear before all the parts are lubricated. Therefore, they become damaged and need replacing over time.

Roil Anti-Friction Metal Conditioning Treatments do what normal lubricating oils cannot … they provide protection at a cold start. When normal engine and gearbox oils get too hot they burn, creating a residue of gum and varnish that builds up inside the engine and gearbox.

The Roil metal conditioners first clean these inner metal surfaces, helping to free them from the build-up of lacquer sludge, minute metal shavings and accumulated contaminants. Then Roil Treatments actually bond to metal surfaces, rather than coating them, leaving all the desirable characteristics of the base metal intact. This creates an ultra-refined surface that allows moving metal parts to glide with greater ease, thus reducing friction.

ROIL GOLD

Roil Gold is a multi-purpose, high performance metal conditioner; it has been designed for use in the engine, automatic transmission, manual transmission and differential areas of the car. Some of the potential benefits of ROIL include:-

¬ Reduces engine heat by reducing friction

¬ Guards against corrosive build-up

¬ Improves engine efficiency

¬ Extends engine life

¬ Increases fuel economy by improved glide

¬ Reduces maintenance cost by reducing damage that friction causes

¬ Reduces cold start wear with easy turnover

¬ Extends oil change cycles

¬ May improve engine power

USAGE: Lower Engine – use 12 oz when you change your oil and filter, at least every two to three oil changes
Manual or Automatic Transmission – use one part Roil to 40 parts oil.

Size: 480ml

Price: £24.68 ( See October’s Special Offers for a great saving)

ROIL DIESEL FUEL TREATMENT

NEWAYS has manufactured a multi-functional diesel treatment to meet the greater demands placed on diesel fuels. This treatment contains detergents to remove carbon deposits from engine injector tips and meets the standards of Cummins L-10 superior detergent test. Roil Diesel Fuel Additive is a cost-effective, technologically advanced treatment suitable for diesel vehicles; it cleans, conditions and lubricates the fuel system.

USAGE: For an initial treatment: add 360ml to fuel tank and fill up with diesel (approximately 60 litres). To rejuvenate, the above procedure may be carried out every six months. To maintain peak performance, add 10ml to every 5 litres of fuel required.

Size: 360ml

Price: £14.81

ROIL PETROL FUEL TREATMENT

Roil Petrol Fuel Additive is an advanced, economical formula designed to enhance fuel efficiency and maintain reduced emissions. There are no suspended solids contained in the Roil Petrol Treatment and it is suitable for use in all types of petrol driven engines including trucks, cars, motorcycles, powerboats, lawn mowers, gardening equipment, etc.

USAGE: For an initial treatment, add one 360ml bottle to a full tank of petrol (approximately 60 litres). To rejuvenate, the above procedure may be repeated every six months. To maintain peak performance, 5ml may be added for every 5 ltres of fuel required.

Size: 360ml

Price: £14.81


Testimonials:

Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 10% more MPG

We first used ROIL in our Rover 623 Sli in 1999.  Within 300 miles, after adding the ROIL, we noticed that there was a definite increase in power, also the slight vibration that could be felt when at a standstill (only to be expected on an engine that had done over 130,000 miles), had vanished.  Over the next 2 months we found that the fuel consumption had reduced, we were now getting an extra 25 to 50 miles more per tank full, and this worked out at over 7% more MPG!

More recently, in July 2001, we changed our car to a Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6.  We wanted to see how the ROIL products would improve our new car, so we didn't use ROIL for the first month and made notes on what the car was doing in MPG via the onboard computer. Then we added the ROIL and made notes again over the next month.

Before ROIL - min 25.2 MPG to a max of 28.8 MPG
After Adding ROIL - min 27.9 MPG to a max of 32.3 MPG

MPG Had Increased By - min 10.7% to a max of 12.1%

Today, we have now had the ROIL treatment put into the automatic transmission and differential, and have noticed that the car runs even smoother as well as increasing the MPG even more. 

We certainly like the other benefits as well - it has more power on pull away and cruises lovely, especially on the European autobahns!

Thank you ROIL for saving us money on the running costs of our car.  Oh, by the way, since using ROIL over the last 3+ years we have had no mechanical failures at all, thank you.

M Davison – Colchester

1982 Rover 3500 Automatic

I treated my 1982 Rover 3500 Automatic (with electronic fuel injection and air conditioning) with ROIL Lower Engine Treatment.  After I had travelled 200 kilometres I observed the following:-

1.   A noticeable increase in power when driving the vehicle, especially when first taking off.
2.   The vehicle has a high-resolution racing temperature gauge, which measured
      a drop from 92 to 83 degress C whilst in traffic.
3.   Fuel consumption was approximately 340 km per tankful and now is at 380 km
4.   Idle speed had increased approximately 150 rpm whilst in drive.
5.   Engine cold cranking current (CCA) reduced by 90 amps.

IN CONCLUSION:
*   Reduced friction means more power with improved fuel economy.
*   Less heat, less friction and less wear lowers operating costs.
*   Increased battery and start motor life.
*   ROIL is the cheapest insurance that money can buy for your car.

Alex Carcaros, Technical Specialist & former Telstra Test Centre Manager

Orders may be placed by phone, e-mail or via the Healthy Choices website.
Postage and Packing Rates
1 – 2 items: £3; 3 – 5 items: £4; Packs and 6 or more items: £6
Free delivery on orders totalling over £60.

See bottom of this newsletter for contact details.

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 October Special Offers

VMM
Normally £26.32 for 180 tablets

Special Offer Price: £21 incl p&p, saving over £5 plus p&p

ROIL GOLD

Normally £24.68 per bottle
Special Offer Price: £21 incl p&p, saving over £3 plus p&p

Orders may be placed by phone, e-mail or via the Healthy Choices website. See bottom of this newsletter for contact details.

See next month’s issue for more offers.

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* Competition *
 
Answer the following question and you could be the winner of a 50ml tube of Tender Care Hand & Body Lotion.  Tender Care is a high quality hand and body lotion. It is easily absorbed and perfect for all-over protection, and is wonderful when used after bathing. It contains sweet almond oil, rose hip oil and vanilla extract to gently condition and moisturise, together with vitamins A and E, MSM and many other natural ingredients.


Question:  What is the name of the herb that native Americans have used for centuries to treat infections and help boost the immune system?
    a) St John’s Wort
    b) Cat’s Claw
    c) Echinacea
 
E-mail your answer to competition@healthychoices.org.uk and put your answer in the Subject line.  Closing date is 7th November.  Should there be more than one correct entry, the winner will be chosen at random.

October’s Competition Winner: Malcolm from Kent.

Congratulations on correctly choosing hexafluorosilicic acid as the chemical used to artificially fluoridate water

You should receive your container of Purisorb, shortly

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Useful Websites

 
At Healthy Choices, we frequently come across websites which provide good quality information about a number of health issues. Here is a list of sites which you may find helpful.

Fluoride In Beds

www.fluorideinbeds.org
This is a new website, set up by those who want artificial fluoride out of the water supply in Bedford. It contains a huge amount of evidence against hexafluorosilicic acid and provides information for those of you whose water supplies may be fluoridated in the future.

Cancer Prevention Coalition

www.preventcancer.com
The site of Dr. Samuel Epstein, world renowned toxicologist and cancer prevention specialist. It gives details on the dangers of common ingredients used in personal care products, household products and chemicals used in the workplace.

Alliance for Natural Health

www.alliance-natural-health.org
This website belongs to an organisation which is challenging the legislation from Europe which will stop us from buying nutritional supplements and herbs in therapeutic doses by 2005. This is against an EU Directive which the UK government passed in 2002. Find out what is really going on behind our backs.

There will be more sites listed next month. If you have come across any websites which you feel would be of benefit to subscribers of Healthy Choices E-News, please e-mail healthychoices@ecoworld.co.uk with the details and we’ll check it out for future issues.

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Direct Account

Many of our regular customers at Healthy Choices have chosen to open a direct account with Neways International to save up to 30% off the recommended retail prices.

For a one-off fee of £10 to cover administration, as a direct account holder, you are entitled to buy all the products at wholesale + VAT and delivery, a saving of up to 30% depending on the size of your order. You also receive a free, bi-monthly copy of Prime Time magazine which gives product information, testimonials and special offers. The only condition is to place at least one order every six months no matter how small.

For more information e-mail: wholesaleinfopack@healthychoices.org.uk

 

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