Strontium Support II - AOR

 

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Strontium Support II
60 Vegi-Caps
100% Vegetarian

 

Strontium Support II is an organic, stable strontium form (not to be confused with the radioactive strontium-90 isotope). Strontium is a trace mineral in the diet whose metabolism is closely tied to that of calcium, and which concentrates in the skeletal system, where it supports the function of osteoblasts (the cells which form new bone) while reducing the differentiation and activity of osteoclasts (the cells which resorb old bone). Extensive evidence supports a role for strontium in supporting skeletal health.

Strontium: The First Bone-Building Supplement!
              
Bone loss accelerates suddenly in menopausal women because the drop in estrogen levels causes an increase in the resorption (teardown) of existing bone. But resorption is only half of the story. Age-related bone loss is also caused by a decrease in the formation of new bone tissue.

Existing drugs for treating osteoporosis, as well as calcium and vitamin D supplements, work by reducing bone resorption. But they do not support the formation of new bone. These drugs and nutrients increase the mineralization of bone, but they do not help the body to build new bone tissue. And in fact, within weeks of starting use of antiresorptive drugs like Fosamax,® the body's formation of new bone actually decreases. The resulting bone is less prone to fracture, but is not the same as youthful, healthy bone.
 

Strontium is a mineral found along with calcium in most foods. Research has long suggested that it may be an essential nutrient required for the normal development, structure, function, and health of the skeletal system. Clinical trials going back into the 1940s have supported this conclusion, but recent studies have provided evidence that it can offer unique nutritional support against loss of bone structure and function.

 

Animal studies have shown that Strontium supplements both decrease bone resorption, and increase the formation of new bone tissue.

• In animal models, Strontium (in various forms, such as chloride, carbonate, gluconate, and lactate) causes "baby" osteoblasts (bone-building cells) to multiply more quickly.

• Bone tissue cultures which are exposed to Strontium synthesize more bone matrix and new bone collagen. The same amount of calcium has no effect on these parameters.

• In bone tissue culture, Strontium reduces bone resorption at concentrations at which calcium has no effect, prevents the resorption caused by excessive parathyroid hormone, and slows the rate at which immature osteoclasts develop.

• Strontium-supplemented diets boost bone strength in experimental animals without a negative impact on bone quality, even at extremely high doses.

 

Human clinical trials also support Strontium's ability to both support new bone formation and prevent excessive resorption.

• The results of early clinical trials using Strontium (lactate) led researchers to speculate that Strontium increased osteoblast activity.

• Bone biopsies from a small human pilot trial revealed an astounding 172.4% increase in new bone formation activity after six months of Strontium (gluconate) supplementation.

• The bone-building activity of osteoblasts can be measured using bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, while cross-linked N-telopeptide (NTx) and C-telopeptide (CTx) mark the degradation of bone collagen by ravaging osteoclasts.

Strontium Support II conveniently provides high-quality strontium at an effective dose in only two capsules.

SUPPLEMENT FACTS:

Serving Size: 1 Capsule                %   DRI

Strontium (from citrate) ..................341 mg *

Produced through pharmaceutical synthesis

*Daily value not established..

Other ingredients: none.

Capsule: vegetarian (hydromellose. water).

 

AOR guarantees that no ingredients not listed on the label have been added to the product. Contains no wheat, gluten, corn, nuts, dairy, soy, eggs, fish or shellfish.

 

Suggested Use
Take one to two capsules daily on an empty stomach, at least two hours before or after food, calcium or milk, but ensure that daily calcium intake is adequate.  Calcium, food and milk products significantly reduce strontium absorption if taken at the same time.

 

Main Applications As reported by literature:
Supports skeletal health.
Source Pharmaceutical synthesis
Pregnancy / Nursing  No studies have been conducted. Best to avoid.

Cautions

Ensure calcium intake is also adequate. Do not take at the same time as calcium supplements.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

 

The information and product descriptions appearing on this website are for information purposes only, and are not intended to provide medical advice to individuals. Consult with your physician if you have any health concerns, and before initiating any new diet, exercise, supplement, or other lifestyle changes.

Item Number: AOR08161

Manufacturer: Advanced Orthomolecular Research

Manufacturer Part #: 624917081619

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Probiotic Support Formula - New Beginnings Nutritionals

 

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PROBIOTIC SUPPORT FORMULA (60 Count)

A formula of high potency (20 billion cfu) blend of beneficial bacteria plus Saccharoymyces Boulardii (2 Billion cfu), a beneficial yeast that helps maintain proper intestinal flora. This new and improved version now offers 3 times the potency per capsule compared to the previous formula. Replenishing the beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract with multiple strains of good bacteria is essential for fighting overgrowths of yeast, pathogenic bacteria, and promoting proper intestinal function. Rotating multiple brands and combinations of probiotics can be helpful to ensure long-term success in establishing healthy intestinal mucosa.

Suggested Dosage: ½ to 1 capsule daily or as suggested by your health care practitioner.  Capsules can be swallowed or opened and contents mixed in food or juice.

   

Each capsule contains:

 

Supplement Facts:
Serving Size	1 Vegetarian Capsule	%DV
Servings per container	60	*
Proprietary Blend of:	20 Billion CFU	*
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus paracasei		*
Bifdobacterium bifidum		*
Bifdobacterium lactis		*
Lactobacillus plantarum		*
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Saccharomyces boulardii	2 Billion CFU
* Daily Value not established.
Other Ingredients: Magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide

 

This product contains NO gluten, eggs, peanuts,  corn, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent any disease.

 

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CHOLINE ALFOSCERATE - AOR

 

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CHOLINE ALFOSCERATE
60 Vegi-Caps
Choline Alfoscerate
is L-a-glyceryl phosphorylcholine (GPC),a key brain cell membrane phospholipid and cholinergic precursor. It is a source of choline for the synthesis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, with a greater ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier than conventional choline sources. More importantly, Choline alfoscerate has been experimentally demonstrated to reduce or reverse age-related structural changes in the frontal cortex and hippocampus and induced functional deficiencies of the cholinergic system. Research supports choline alfoscerates ability to support healthy brain function and the release of somatotrophin (hGH).
The aging brain's cholinergic function is impaired at several points, all of which affect mental performance:
• The ability of the brain to take in necessary raw materials.
• The loss of balance in key cholinergic enzymes.
• The loss of choinergic neurons.

Choline alfoscerate (al-FOSS-er-ate), or alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC), is a phospholipid - a complex fatty substance containing phosphorus, like phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylcholine - and is an important building block in the construction of nerve cell membranes. After completing an analysis of thirteen published clinical trials, involving over 4000 patients, a group of Italian scientists concluded that "The stated therapeutic usefulness of Choline Alfoscerate in the relief of cognitive symptoms, such as memory and attention impairment, differentiates [it] from cholinergic precursors used in former clinical trials", such as choline, lecithin, or phosphatidylcholine. The reason, as evidence now suggests, is that the effects of this versatile nutrient extend well beyond its role as a mere choline source: choline alfoscerate supports the restoration of a whole spectrum of youthful cholinergic functions.

Weak Link 1: Decreased Choline UptakeCholine alfoscerate is a rapidly absorbed source of choline, which easily enters the brain. GPC raises free plasma choline more rapidly than other uncharged choline precursors. Because it is a phospholipid - the same sort of material of which the brain and Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) are made - Choline Alfoscerate does not carry the electrical charge of regular choline, and so freely crosses the blood-brain barrier. The choline from Choline Alfoscerate is incorporated into brain phospholipids within 24 hours of absorption.

Weak Link 2: Enzyme ImbalancesThe brain makes acetylcholine using an enzyme known as choline acetyltransferase. As we get older, ChAT activity goes down, while the activity of enzymes that break down chat goes up. As a result, aging brains make less acetylcholine from the choline available to them, while they tear acetylcholine down more quickly. Animal studies suggest that Choline Alfoscerate may also improve the levels of ChAT.

Weak Link 3: Brain DrainThis is perhaps the most serious issue facing the aging brain: the cholinergic neurons of the brain simply wither away with age. The number of neurons declines, and those neurons that remain literally shrink, becoming less well-connected to the rest of the brain. This decay is made all the worse by the fact that the ability of the surviving cholinergic neurons to release and respond to ACh is also impaired with age!

There are two main reasons for this loss of function. First, the composition of the nerve cell membrane is altered with age, becoming less flexible and responsive. This makes it harder for the neuron which is sending the signal to release the ACh messenger, and harder for the receiving neuron to pick it up. Choline alfoscerate restores membrane and fluidity responsiveness, both because having more Choline Alfoscerate in the membrane directly makes the membrane more fluid, and perhaps because Choline Alfoscerate inhibits an enzyme (lysophospholipase) that breaks down some brain phospholipids.

Second, some of the receptors to which ACh is designed to bind - the "mailbox" to which they are addressed - also decline with age. This is especially true of the muscarinic-type-1 (M1) receptors - the ones involved in higher mental function. While most other cholinergic receptors remain plentiful throughout life. Fortunately, Choline Alfoscerate selectively restores the number of memory-specific cholinergic receptors.

Even more incredibly, animal studies show that Choline Alfoscerate actually increases the number of cholinergic neurons as well. In addition, Choline Alfoscerate may reverse the atrophy of existing cholinergic neurons, since studies show that Choline Alfoscerate increases the number of receptors for nerve growth factor (NGF). Supplying NGF to old monkeys clearly reverses cholinergic neuron atrophy, restoring the number and size of these neurons to more youthful levels.

Controlled Trials: It WorksIn one controlled trial in victims of vascular dementia, greater improvements on several measures of cognitive function were seen amongst those patients treated with Choline Alfoscerate than in those given another choline precursor. The differences were statistically significant, and both patients and physicians rated the results with GPC more satisfactory.

Another controlled trial in Alzheimer's disease compared Choline Alfoscerate to acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR), a nutrient already proven to slow the progression of AD in younger patients. Most behavioral and mental function test results showed improvement in the Choline Alfoscerate group - and the improvements were greater than those seen in the ALCAR group.

Yet another trial monitored the progress of 2044 patients who were being treated with Choline Alfoscerate after recent strokes or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs - sometimes called "mini-strokes"). Statistically significant improvements were seen on several scales of cognitive performance, such that the Mini Mental State (MMS) score was found to be within the normal range, Chrichton Rating Scale (CRS) decreased by a significant 4.3 points, and the Global Deterioration Scale scores indicated "no cognitive decline" or "forgetfulness" rather than clinical mental impairment.

There is also a hint that Choline Alfoscerate may prove of use in Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is characterized by reductions in the production of the neurotransmitter dopamine in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra. This leads to a loss of motor control, typically manifesting in facial ticks or tremors, dry mouth, and a "masklike" facial expression. In laboratory animals, measures of dopaminergic activity were enhanced by GPC treatment.
60 Vegi-Caps      100% Vegetarian
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SUPPLEMENT FACTS:
Serving Size: 1 Capsule                                        %DRI______________________________________________
L-a-glyceryl phosphorylcholine ............. 250 mg            *
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*Dietary Reference Intake not established.
Other ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose. Capsule: hypromellose, sorbitol, silicon dioxide, water.

AOR guarantees that no ingredients not listed on the label have been added to the product. Contains no wheat, gluten, corn, nuts, dairy, eggs, fish or shellfish.

Suggested Use
Take two to four capsules daily, or as directed by a qualified health care practitioner.

Main Applications
As reported by literature:
Support in Alzheimer's disease
Cognitive support
Infant brain development

Source
Purified from lecithin.

Pregnancy / Nursing
Safe at 1-2 capsules per day.

Cautions
None known.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Ortho•Mind - AOR

 

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Ortho•Mind
180 Vegi-Caps 100% VegetarianReformulated to provide the best possible product to our customers for the support of optimal cognitive health! 

Ortho-Mind is a superior multi-nutrient formula including ingredients supported by the latest research. These ingredients include nutrients like citicoline and Acetyl-L-Carnitine as well as natural botanical extracts like gingko biloba, panax ginseng and bacopa.

Changes to the formula include the removal of vinpocetine and Huperzine-A and the addition of 100mg of Panax ginseng. Pyroglutamic acid has been replaced with the more effective L-Arginine-L-Pyroglutamic acid.  All other ingredients, including Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Bacopa, Ginkgo, Citicoline and Vitamin B5 remain unchanged.

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Suggested Use
Take up to 6 capsules daily, or as directed by a qualified health care practitioner.

AOR guarantees that no ingredients not listed on the label have been added to the product.
Contains no wheat, gluten, corn, nuts, dairy, soy, eggs, fish or shellfish or any animal byproduct. 

Caution: 
Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing, have had a heart attack/myocardial infarction, or are taking medications or health products that affect blood coagulation (e.g. blood thinners, clotting factor replacements, acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, fish oils, vitamin E) as this may increase the risk of spontaneous bleeding. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have diabetes, cardiovascular disease and are attempting to increase physical activity, renal/kidney disease, are following a low protein diet or are taking digoxin, antidepressant medications, or medications for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, high blood pressure or seizures. Some people may experience gastrointestinal discomfort (such as diarrhea), insomnia, anxiety, or headaches, in which case, discontinue use.  

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Bilberry - FoodScience of Vermont

 

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Bilberry (90 Capsules)  Rich in anthocyanosides, this northern shrub with berries similar to blueberries has traditionally been used to reduce eyestrain and support proper visual functions. It's also helpful in dealing with circulatory insufficiencies and vascular strength by helping to synthesize compounds that maintain artery walls.*

Each capsule contains 80 mg Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) standardized to yield 20 mg anthocyanosides.

Other ingredients: rice powder, gelatin, water, magnesium stearate.

As a dietary supplement, take 1-3 capsules daily with meals.

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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