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With the Holidays approaching - manage your stress. How am I doing it? On Thanksgiving morning I'm teacing a yoga class to give thanks to the body-mind and spirit for a good life. What a re you doing?
Doctor Lynn
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Briefly the story behind the development of Doctor Lynn’s Nectars is that she was looking for a natural nectar that would help to boost the immune system in times of stress, exhaustion and general over load. In searching thrugh the science of botanicals Doctor Lynn discoverd a combination of herbs that support the immune sytem and help to keep the body strong by supplying important nutrients to the body such as viatman C, A, E, B and other essential vitamins and minerals. And thus came the natural herbal formula known as Doctor Lynn's Pep Berry Rob - all natural organic herbal immune boosting nectar.

Not a medicine or a cure all but simply a potion of immune enhancing herbs such as elderberry, Echinacea and rosehips in a base of honey with a natural raspberry flavor. This special potion should be used as a supplement to other immune boosting things such as a healthy diet, exercise, sleep and a bit of play and fun. Always check with your doctor before adding any supplements to your diet as herbs can interact with medicines.

A rob was a medicine that was used in ancient times. It was a mixture of fruits, herbs and sugar thickened with heat to produce a syrup that was used for colds and flues. Elderberries, rosehips and other immune boosting herbs and berries have a reputed power as a remedy for colds and flues. The viburnic acid in elderberries, which helps to purify and detoxify has been used for bronchitis and other illnesses. One or two teaspoons in hot water or taken under the tongue is the usual dosage. When the symptoms of cold or flu come on or you are feeling tired and rundown it is a good idea to take a few doses throughout the day. Researchers in Israel have identified two compounds in the elderberry that act against the flu virus. A patented drug called Sambucol contains elderberry and has been shown to relieve fever, muscle aches and other symptoms of the flu within 24 to 72 hours.

Pep Berry Rob is an immune boosting all natural herbal extract that is used as a supplement. Great for those exposed to lots of people, for the flu season and for jetlag and travel. Simply use the dropper under the tongue three times a day when feeling run down and tired. Makes a great Christmas gift. For more information see Pep Berry Rob in our store www.doctorlynn.com. Only $14.95!
Please contact me if you would like any further information. With so much controversy over whether to get the flu vaccine or not it is always best to first focus on your health naturally through diet, exercise and natural products like Doctor Lynn’s Pep Berry Rob

Doctor Lynn
www.doctorlynn.com

I need some input.

My soon to be 87 year old mother has been on Aricept for several years. During the past few months both her mental and physical health have been deteriorating. She has many of aricepts side effects (headache, diahrehha, nausea). She is losing her memory of the past few years and cannot remember what she had for dinner an hour before. The owner of her group home consulted with the group home doctor and it has been suggested that she should be taken off aricept since it is losing it's effectiveness. This drug costs $200.00 each month. Does anyone have any experience --positive or negative as to what happens once a person is taken off aricept? Please let me know. Thanks!

Hi everyone!
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of websites that have information about aging gracefully and staying healthy. In the spirit of sharing I'll post a link to something I found in this category.
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Good news for Alzheimer's disease patients. A recently published randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial (http://www.nutritionand metabolism.com/content/6/1/31) indicates butyrate derivatives improve cognitive functions.... COMMENTS from the Longevity Institute: Butyric acid is a short chain fatty acid present only in butter and absent in vegetable oil (http://www.longevinst.org/longevinst. org/data1.htm) - The suppression of butter and its replacement by vegetable oil may well have been a factor in the spread of Alzheimer's disease (http://www.longevinst.org/longevinst. org/nlt/alzheimer.htm).

There are many tips about how to minimize the possibility of getting Alzheimer's. The most recent one is quite interesting as researchers from Wake Forest University have found that people who take "ACE inhibitors" to control their blood pressure experience about 50 percent LESS decline in cognitive functions including memory and abstract reasoning as people who don't take these medications. It turns out ACE inhibitors can "cross the blood brain barrier" and in doing so, they probably reduce inflammation. If you take blood pressure medication, you might want to check to see you're taking one of the following ACE inhibitors:
* Enalapril (Vasotec®/Renitec®)
* Ramipril (Altace®/Tritace®/Ramace®/Ramiwin®)
* Quinapril (Accupril®)
* Perindopril (Coversyl®)
* Lisinopril (Lisodur®/Lopril®/Novatec®/ Prinivil®/Zestril®)
* Benazepril (Lotensin®)

Doctors debate optimal vitamin D levels, however most agree, most people need more

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) is preparing a vitamin D policy paper it hopes can influence European national associations considering vitamin D medical recommendations.

“The development of their policy paper is a shift from the existing nutrition recommendations and will be of real added value in convincing politicians of the need for action – this mirrors to an extent the ongoing efforts in the United States.” Said David Webber, the director of studies at PA International Foundation.”

“While scientists continue to discuss and disagree on the optimum levels and recommendations of vitamin D, there is clearly a case of need to start somewhere – especially since recent studies again demonstrate widespread deficiencies in many parts of society,” This according to David Webber, Director of studies at PA International Foundation.

My Mother (age 86) is extremely tired and weak. She has not been very healthy the last couple of years and has been in the hospital and at the emergency room about 8 times in the last 8 weeks. That is enough to make you tired and weak. She had her gallbladder out. She has been in for low fluids. This last week she has had extreme pain running from her groin all the way down her leg. He knee looked swollen. Yesterday I had her at the Immediate Care Center for pain in her right arm. She said it was not heart pain. She has had a heart attack before and knows what that feels like. She said it had been hurting for several weeks but had moved up into her shoulder during the night. She couldn't move her arm. It was extremely painful when she did. They x-rayed her at ICC and said there was nothing broken. It is a little better today. So the problems right now seem to be the extreme tiredness and weakness and pain which I guess may be arthritis. Does anyone have any suggestions for some kind of natural remedies she might try. I will check with her Doctor first. She is also diabetic. She is not overweight. In fact she has lost a lot of weight in the last year and does not really eat enough.

Vitamin D May be the Vitamin for Cold and Flu Season

According to findings of a study with about 19,000 adults and adolescents, people with the lowest average levels of Vitamin D were about 40% more likely to have a recent respiratory infection, compared to those with higher Vitamin D levels.

The findings, published in this week’s Archives of Internal Medicine, indicated that increased intakes of the sunshine vitamin may be an important way to prime the immune system against disorders like the common cold.

“To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to evaluate and demonstrate an association between serum 25 (OH) D level and upper respiratory tract infections,” wrote lead author of the study, Adit Ginde, MD from the University of Colorado, Denver.

For a Superior Vitamin D supplement ask me about Suzanne Sommers "Sip of Sunshine," Also contains Vitamin D3, Selenium, Patented GliSODin®, as well as Secalate™, Flower Pollen Extract-G40, Progallate™, Green Tea Extract (containing 50% EGCG) and B Vitamin Complex

Higher blood levels of Selenium may reduce the incidence of skin cancer by about 60 per cent, according to a new study from Dutch and Australian researchers.

Writing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, the researchers report that the mineral was associated with reduced risks of both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. In the US, over 1.5 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer very year. According to Cancer Research UK, a charity, over 76,000 cases of skin cancer were documented in 2005 but this is thought to under represent the problem.

“Relatively high serum Selenium levels of between 1.3 and 2.8 micromoles per liter were associated with approximately 60 decrease in subsequent tumor incidence of both BCC and SCC,” wrote the researchers.

Selenium is the Only Mineral that qualifies for an FDA Authorized Health Claim for General Cancer Reduction. (This Claim was sought by Dr. Joel Wallach BS., D.V.M., N.D.)

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