I’ll get to the 10% off kit in a moment. First of all, here is a list of products that can be very helpful where it comes to hay fever, respiratory health, and allergies. 

1. Allertrex – a dedicated botanical for allergies and breathing difficulties.

AllerTrex™ is brought to you by Global Healing (GH). It is a blend of powerful botanical ingredients and essential oils that support normal function and cleansing of the lungs, sinuses and respiratory tract. Contains 1 fluid oz. The suppliers web site has nearly 300 reviews for this product, and we will re-publish a few of them here…

Doc said I have emphysema. He said “not really bad” when I asked how bad is it? After long time chronic bronchitis, 3 rounds all different antibiotics, followed by 30 days of another, miraculously I found this. This product, along with a Himalayan salt pipe, almost all wheezing and congestion is gone. Amazing. I have been sick for over 3 years. I almost feel brand new. Won’t be without this product…get it now if you want to enjoy getting off inhalants. Amazing stuff. Thank you. I am 73.

My 3 year old daughter was given Albuterol Sulfate in two different forms by her doctor to stop wheezing. Each time my daughter would have a terrible skin rash or act out of control behaviorally only for the wheezing to return. I discontinued the Albuteral Sulfate and began my search for something natural that would strengthen her lungs. I found “ALLER TREX”! The name was very catchy. I called to inquire if the product was safe for my child and to my surprise a very nice man answered the phone and addressed my concerns beyond my expectations. Within a few days I received my order of “ALLER TREX” and gave it to my daughter as directed on the bottle. After only two doses, NO MORE WHEEZING, even while she slept! She also likes the taste.

It may sound contradictory to say that I’m health conscious and in the same breath, say that I smoke, but that’s life. Most of us are guilty of some habit or another that isn’t healthy. I quit smoking for several months more than once and missed it and started back. The last time I started smoking again, I said I would only smoke organic tobacco and that’s what I’ve done – about 10 a day is all I want. I started using AllerTrex in the hopes of counteracting the smoking. I am pleased to say that my lungs work fine and I do not have a “smoker’s cough”. I work out and also walk and my lung capacity has greatly improved since I started smoking organic cigarettes and using AllerTrex regularly. I’ll keep using it and I intend to keep smoking too!

More information here

2. Flood Your Body With Oxygen!

How can the oxygen products help hay fever and asthma?

It’s simple really. When the mucous membranes in our noses our noses, throats, ears and lungs are properly oxygenated, they are better able to operate effectively and healthily. As a result of this, they are less susceptible to inflammation and discharge. For some people, products such as Oxygen Elements Max have a decongesting effect and so even if you are totally clogged up, they may provide relief from the discomfort of hay fever and asthma. We receive many reports from customers on how they have been helped. (For the same reasons as given above, they can help with other problems connected with some kind of congestion. A poignant example concerns one lady who phoned and related a quite remarkable story concerning how her husband had been “cured” of sleep apnea. We put the word “cured” in inverted commas as we never claim that any of our products “cure” anything. We believe they enhance health rather than “cure” disease).

It’s not all good news though, as some people need to take much higher than the label dosage for relief. One example of this is provided by the customer review that follows. 

A customer testimonial on hay fever 

This is quite a long read but please bear with me as I want to fully explain how Oxygen Elements Max has effectively ‘cured’ my hay fever.

I’m 42 years old and first came to London in 1989. I had a very bad allergy problem which was diagnosed by a ‘specialist’ as being allergic to the fumes and general urban environment of smoggy/dirty London. He prescribed a steroid spray which did relieve my symptoms and told me I would be on it for life. To make matters worse, every summer I get very bad hay fever attacks. It’s the most miserable time of the year for me, experiencing the usual symptoms…nasal cavities itching like mad, runny eyes, blocked nose and terrible trouble trying to get to sleep at night. I’m an actor and do lots of voice over work for television and radio so it needed to be addressed for professional reasons too. Last February after seeing a nutritionist I was told I suffered from candida. I was put on a strict detox diet, I cut out refined food, starved my body of sugar and basically ate really well. I also took advanced probiotics (and later) supplements from the Finchley Clinic. Then at the end of March I started to notice that people around me were sneezing…but I wasn’t. I kept asking my girlfriend if it was the hay fever season because I wasn’t getting any symptoms. I thought it must be my detox and general healthy eating plan. Then I read your article about the guy who had been taking Oxygen Elements Max  and it had severed his hay fever symptoms. That’s when I realised that I had been taking it too. About two weeks ago I did start to get some symptoms and was a little disappointed thinking it was going to massively kick in again. However I decided to quadruple the Oxygen Elements Max dosage (i.e. 28 drops) to see if it would help and it did. I was so happy that every time I sat on a train and saw people sneezing I just wanted to say ”hey, I know how you feel, try using this product” etc but decided not to as people may think I’m some sort of weirdo! A friend came over last week and although I wasn’t suffering, had a hay fever attack. I gave her 28 drops and she said she felt much much better. I am now convinced that the main reason for my apparent ‘cure’ is the Oxygen Elements Max. 

I do think the detox / probiotics and general healthy eating plan has helped, but without question and with no doubt whatsoever, after starting to get a bit ‘sneezy’ Oxygen Elements Max has cleared my symptoms within about 20 minutes. Being as this has not been designed to actually relieve hay fever symptoms per say, and is in fact meant for general health and well being, I will be taking this supplement for life.

Vitamin C and allergies

Vitamin C can be very useful for relieving hay fever. This is because of its anti inflammatory properties (yes, Vitamin C is not just for boosting the immune system when you have a cold or flu). But it usually needs to be taken in quite high dosages to relieve allergies – a friend of mine finds that 10-15g per day works for him. For this reason, it might be worth considering Vitamin C in powder form as its better value for money in the quantities required. 1 teaspoon (5 grams) two to three times a day often brings tremendous relief within hours of beginning this regime. Children may take half this dosage. Since vitamin C is in and out of the body within six hours, it’s best taken in divided doses. You can take it every two hours if necessary. 

Quercetin and allergies

Quercetin is a an antioxidant particularly known for being anti inflammatory. It is found in apple skin, black tea, onions and a number of other foods. With hay fever it is thought to work by prevent the release of the inflammatory chemical histamine from immune cells called mast cells. Histamine is the molecule involved in allergic symptoms such as sneezing and itching. A therapeutic dosage for hay fever is usually around 2 capsules two or three times per day, which is slightly above the suggested dosage on the label.

When I was writing the previous incarnation of this email (written May 2019), I found a nice little article on Vitamin C and Quercetin for hay fever in The Daily Mail which extols the benefits of taking the two nutrients together. 

3. Liposomal HistX – Combining Vitamin C and Quercetin

HistX is a new product launched in the Spring of 2019. Combining Vitamin C and Quercetin in a liposomal form, ensuring almost perfect absorption as a result of the unique and industry leading liposomal process discussed in previous newsletters. . If you’re still awake and read the last two suggestions, you will appreciate that Vitamin C combined with Quercetin is going to be a winner! Because its a liposomal form of Vitamin C, a lower dosage than the dosage suggested above should be sufficient – at least in theory. But personally if it was me suffering, I’d probably still ignore the label dosage and take at least double the label dosage when the pollen count is high. (Actually, if I were a hay fever sufferer, I’d probably take 4 x the label dosage for acute situations needing fast relief).

The Hay fever Kit

This consists of Allertrex + Oxygen Elements Max (or Oxylift) + Liposomal HistX – Combining the three products described above with a 10% discount when purchased together for a cumulative effect 

Note¹: Please take Oxygen Elements Max (or Oxylift) a couple of hour away from HistX if possible. 
Note²: Although this would be the subject an entirely different newsletter, it’s worth being aware that this kit above can help with all respiratory and viral disease, and inflammation throughout the body, whether it gives rise to hay fever or any other inflammatory challenge. So it’s not ‘just for hay fever’

Other products that can help with Hay fever

MSM (nutritional sulphur), hay fever and allergies

Renowned nutritionist Patrick Holford states that “MSM has so many benefits for allergy sufferers that it’s hard to know where to start”. 

Stanley Jacob, M.D.,  in his book “The Miracle of MSM”

I have seen hundreds of allergy cases clear up with MSM, including my own. Years ago, I experienced the typical miseries of a seasonal grass-pollen allergy. From mid-April to mid-July, I required the usual antihistamine relief. In those days, the antihistamine medications often created a side effect of drowsiness. Today, they are less likely to do that. But way back then, it was a price you paid for relief. If I didn’t take medication, my eyes burned, my nose ran, and I developed nasal congestion, making it difficult to breath through my nose. Often the symptoms would persist throughout the day.

I started taking MSM more than twenty years ago, and it relieved my problem entirely. No eye irritation. No runny nose. No congestion. No problem at all through allergy season. I have continued to take MSM for all these years and have not had to resort to an antihistamine even once.

My son Stephen, who is now 46, developed severe pollen allergies about ten years ago at just about the same age that I did. His hayfever came on so strong that he had to take time off from work. Stephen had constant sneezing. His eyes reacted terribly. When this happened, I recommended he start taking MSM.

Stephen says the following about his experience with MSM: “I took about a gram. Within a few days there was a marked decrease in severity, and my condition continued to get better, although I was never completely free of symptoms. After that I started taking MSM every year from the middle of May through July. I could basically control the symptoms although sometimes the pollen was so bad that I had severe attacks and couldn’t work.

“In time I learned that if I started taking the supplement well before the start of allergy season and also doubled the dosage I could get even better control. I now have about 65 percent relief, I would say. Even this past season, which was extremely dry in Portland, I did quite well. I haven’t had to take any time off from work for about four years thanks to MSM. I know I would do even better if I increased the dosage but when I do I get some intestinal reaction. My father and a lot of other people I know can take much more than I can. That’s just my particular comfort zone.”

For some individuals, 1 or 2 grams twice daily may be enough to bring pollen allergy symptoms under control. Others may require 3 or 4 grams twice daily. In general, relief is usually obtained within a range of 2 to 8 grams a day. Always start with a lower amount of MSM, and increase your dosage slowly to avoid the possibility of gastrointestinal discomfort. Should you develop any discomfort, such as increased or loose stools, just reduce the dosage.

For the common pollen variety of allergy you may not need a very high dosage. In some resistant cases, you may have to double the dose, and even double it again. Do this slowly. When you reach the effective level, you will notice rapid relief of allergic symptoms.

I have often been asked the question, “What if I keep increasing the dosage and the allergic symptoms don’t go away?” My answer is always the same: “Nobody bats a thousand.” It just doesn’t work for every person. But it works for many. In pollen allergies it works for most.

For best results, take the MSM in divided doses during the day. My recommendation is to take your doses in the morning and early evening. The evening dose is important because pollen tends to accumulate in the nasal passages at night and thus upon awakening you experience sneezing, coughing, and burning eyes. MSM taken in the evening will often prevent this from happening. But don’t take it too late. It may give you energy and keep you awake.

The following chapter of the same book is devoted to MSM and relief of asthma. Whilst we do not have space to quote at length in this article, suffice it to say that Dr Jacob’s maintains that MSM brings wonderful relief for this related condition too.

Probiotics and hay fever

One fifth of the population are allergic to birch tree pollen¹. OptiBac Probiotics For Daily Wellbeing Extra Strength contains L. acidophilus NCFM® and B. lactis Bi-04. A recent clinical trial² has shown that this specific probiotic combination reduced the symptoms of nasal irritation in birch tree pollen sufferers. Don’t suffer this spring, get yours now!

1. University of Worcester, National Pollen & Aerobiology Research Unit
2. Ouewhand, A.C et al. (2009) Specific probiotics alleviate allergic rhinitis during the birch pollen season. World Journal of Gastronenterol; Vol. 15 pp.3261 -3268

Each capsule provides 20 billion live probiotics.

This product may also help those with a severe imbalance of good and bad bacteria in intestines for example: –

• Those on long term antibiotics
• Those who suffer from conditions such as IBS, or IBD (eg. Crohn’s Disease)
• People with skin conditions such as eczema or acne
• People with busy lifestyles 

Curcumin – Up to 70% relief?

A 2016 article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology conducted a human trial of the effects of curcumin on a group of 241 subjects who received either oral curcumin or placebo over the course of two months.

The researchers used nasal symptoms and airflow resistance (to measure how much air was moving through the nostrils) to determine the therapeutic effect of the curcumin. At the end of the study, those subjects who received the curcumin showed reduced signs of sneezing and runny nose, as well as less nasal congestion.These symptoms were reduced by approximately 70 percent and persisted after the trial had finished

Source: Wu S, Xiao D. Effect of curcumin on nasal symptoms and airflow in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2016 Dec;117(6) 697-702. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1081120616310547

Diet

Milk products and alcohol should be strictly avoided if you are a hay fever or asthma sufferer. Avoiding wheat often helps too as does avoiding smoking. Drinking lots of plain, pure / filtered water also tremendously helps summer allergies.

With sneeze free and unwatery eyed best wishes
Mark G. Lester
Director – The Finchley Clinioc Ltd
www.thefinchleyclinic.com

The idea of something primarily made of sulphur may sound unlikely to help your body’s health (you’d maybe assume it would do quite the opposite), but don’t be put off. Because methylsulfonylmethane (or, rather, MSM, as it’s better known) may just prove to do your body a good deal of good; especially if consumed in the form of a properly organically-sourced supplement.

A natural sulphur compound that occurs in all living things, MSM is, in actual fact, the fourth most commonly found mineral in the human body. In which case, it plays an important role in the body’s general health and effective functioning. And it’s precisely because of this that boosting your levels of MSM is highly advised and, in the form of a dietary supplement, it’s fast become a popular way to help treat a swathe of various symptoms and conditions.

Indeed, this leads us on to some particularly good news, for – here at The Finchley Clinic – we can announce we’re now overseeing the production of a high-quality, fully organically-sourced MSM supplement on our own terms, which means we can sell it to our customers at a good, competitive price. You’ll find that our Finchley Clinic brand of MSM is still ‘Opti-MSM’ (the type of MSM we previously sold), as it’s manufactured in the same factory as the latter – the brand we reluctantly had to replace as it was no longer competitive enough for us to sell. All told, though, this is a new arrangement that, hopefully, should work out very well for both us and our customers.

So, then, just why is MSM so highly prized by the human body – what can it do…?

Positively affects joint health; reduces joint pain

Joint degeneration, which often causes pain in different areas of the body (knees, hips, hands and the back) can also limit mobility and movement. According to the results of different studies, MSM appears to help reduce cartilage breakdown (cartilage being a flexible tissue that protects bones in joints), while it could also reduce swelling and stiffness in joints and the pain associated with that.

Possesses anti-inflammatory properties

It’s MSM’s ability to act as both a chemical inhibitor and enabler that means it’s effective in the anti-inflammatory stakes. First off, it appears that it can inhibit the protein complex NF-kB, which otherwise would aid inflammatory responses in the body, while also help inhibit production of specific cytokines linked to systemic inflammation. Secondly, MSM can help boost glutathione levels in the body – glutathione is a powerful antioxidant – and help reduce arthritis-related symptoms (arthritis being an inflammatory condition that affects the body’s joints), such as pain and stiffness, and thereby aiding physical function and mobility.

May increase immunity

There are strong signs that MSM, in combination with improved sleep, physical exercise, diet and all-round healthier living, may be able to strengthen the body’s immune system and its work in the face of potential illness. To start with, given that MSM is primarily made up of sulphur, it can naturally contribute to improving the immune system and immunity.

An example being that, thanks to its antioxidant properties, MSM may be able to reduce oxidative stress – and, therefore, inflammation and reduced immunity, too – by helping rid the body of inflammation-causing compounds including IL-6 and TNF-ɑ.

Moreover, MSM’s aforementioned ability to bolster glutathione levels comes into play here, because the higher the levels of glutathione in the body, the better overall health and immune system function tends to be.

Could boost hair and skin health

Ever wondered why, when hair burns, it gives off such a unique smell? That aroma is sulphurous in nature and occurs because keratin – the key structural component of human hair – is a protein that’s particularly rich in the amino acid cysteine, which is packed full of sulphur. And, yes, it’s that sulphur commonality that ensures MSM may improve the health of your hair; essentially because it’s capable of behaving as a sulphur donor to keratin.

Additionally, owing to its anti-inflammatory capabilities (see above), it’s also believed that MSM may aid in repairing damaged skin cells and, thus, preventing the forming of premature skin-aging (i.e. wrinkles) and perhaps combat skin conditions like rosacea, which can lead to redness, irritation and inflammation of human skin.

Whichever way you slice it, then, whether it’s due to its anti-inflammatory properties, antioxidant abilities or natural sulphuric content (or, indeed, all three combined), MSM may prove very beneficial for maintaining or boosting the health and effectiveness of many parts of your body. It’s for these reasons we definitely recommend you giving our new version of it a try – and see yourself what good it may do you!

So, it’s winter again. From a health perspective, that means more infections and seasonal bugs to dodge and deal with – all the more reason then, to try to boost your immunity. However, before we start properly on the importance of immunity, it’s important to note that upping their immunity levels won’t prevent anyone from catching the Covid-19 coronavirus and developing symptoms and, just as significantly, passing it on to other people and helping to spread the virus.

That said, as we’ve now entered winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, when so many ‘ordinary’ colds, viruses and bugs tend to enjoy a free rein, it’s more than a good idea to try to boost your body’s natural immunity. Who wouldn’t want to protect their body from nasty, harmful pathogens and potential disease-causing organisms and help their bodies combat them and prevent their symptoms?     

So, how might you best improve your immunity…?

Improve your sleep hygiene

There’s a close relationship between good sleep hygiene (sleeping well) and immunity – conversely, poor sleep is more likely to help lead to sickness, while people may naturally sleep longer when they’re unwell to aid their immune systems in their capacity to battle illnesses. On average, adults are advised to seek seven hours or more of sleep a night, teenagers between eight and 10 and young children/ infants up to 14 hours.

Add fruits, vegetables and healthy fats to your diet

There are few better ways to boost your immunity, in the long run, than to improve your nutrition. Seeking out foods packed full of excellent nutrients like fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds are key here, given their antioxidants, especially, are great at reducing inflammation throughout the body by ridding the gut microbiome of harmful free radicals (‘bad bacteria’) that actively strip the immune system of its natural efficacy.

Meanwhile, getting more olive oil and oily fish into your diet is good for all the healthy fats they contain; they’re great for reducing pathogen-caused chronic inflammation and boosting immunity. For this reason, it’s believed olive oil can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease and type-2 diabetes, as well as aid the body in combating viruses and disease-causing bacteria.

Reduce sugars and saturate fats

Consuming too many refined carbs and, therefore, added sugars and saturate fats can, of course, result in someone eventually becoming overweight and developing obesity. Evidence suggests that obese people may suffer from compromised immunity (a study found that its obese subjects were twice as likely to develop flu symptoms after receiving a flu vaccine than none-obese subjects who’d received the same flu jab), no doubt due to excessive sugar-intake increasing inflammation in the body and, thereby, increasing the risk of chronic conditions like type-2 diabetes.

Get some exercise

There’s no need to overdo it (indeed, prolonged exercise can actually suppress an immune system), but sensible, adequate exercise is great for increasing the body’s immunity, contributing to inflammation reduction and natural cell regeneration. What sort of moderate exercise are we talking here? The likes of which will get your heart rate up (but not set it racing uncontrollably) so, a brisk walk or a light hike, cycling, jogging, swimming – for, on average, about 20 minutes a day.

Go the supplement route

Finally, an excellent alternative to boost your immunity is to turn to naturally-derived, well-reviewed supplements. Thanks, in part, to their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities, probiotics can prove a good supplement type to turn to (by all means take a look at our Probiotics section, here).

However, there are many immunity-improving supplements to be found if you do a bit of research. For instance, a terrific, brand-new-on-the-market example is Global Healing’s Plant-based Immune Boost, available from us, here, at The Finchley Clinic. Boasting a carefully blended mix of ingredients (organic herbs, trace minerals, plant essences, mushrooms and aromatics), it’s designed to help increase the immune system so it can maintain your health all-year-round – especially during the winter months. All that, and it tastes terrific, too!

I hesitated to send this newsletter, as it would be far better for the business for me to be writing newsletters about our latest products, providing special offers, discussing which nutrients may help with certain health conditions and so on. But I have a few words to say if I may…

Next time you are in your doctor’s office and you say, “I’m worried about the safety of vaccination,” and you are told, “You don’t understand, you’re not a doctor…” remember that, if you are a doctor and say, “I’m worried about the safety of vaccination,” you will be told, “We’re charging you with serious professional misconduct…”

Dr. Jayne L. M. Donegan, MBBS, DRCOG, DFFP, DCH, MRCGP, MFHom – 13 June 2013, London, UK

Dr Donegan’s story is described in the brilliant and highly recommended book “Dissolving Illusions”, written by Dr Suzanne Humphries MD and Roman Bystrianyk. Her story appears not to be untypical, having heard similar stories time and time again in the quarter century that I have been involved in the natural health world. In her case she was eventually exonerated on all counts of “professional misconduct” for the “crime” of questioning the benefits of vaccination.

Dr. Arie Avni

Dr Avni is an Israeli doctor (specialising as a gastroenterologist) who does not agree with lockdowns or vaccination. Quoting from his biography, “During his work in the hospital but also in his private life, Dr. Avni was exposed to the dismal results of conventional cancer treatments, he lost his wife and sister. The difficult events made him think that allopathic medicine is not the only option.”

Anyway, Dr Avni decided to form a political party (in English, the ‘healing party’) opposing the draconian lockdown and the mandatory ‘in all but name’ vaccination policy of the Israeli government. His reward for expressing his medical opinion, was that he had his medical licence revoked by the Israeli equivalent of the General Medical Council. He was then in essence censored by all news outlets, and all social media. This seems to be the state of free speech not just in Israel, but virtually everywhere where it comes to discussing vaccination, lockdowns, and wearing useless snotty rags over your face, as though that’s going to miraculously make you healthy, when the history of what occurred after July 24th in the UK when it became mandatory to wear masks proves that it’s a useless, stupid and probably harmful policy*. It’s not that you don’t have free speech at all. It’s more that if your speech does not conform to a certain narrative, the establishment will ensure nobody will hear your speech, which is almost the same thing as not having free speech to begin with. Not surprisingly, after being denied any engagement, debate or publicity the ‘healing party’ did abysmally in the Israeli general election last week. 

* See article found here http://www.thefinchleyclinic.com/blog/do-people-who-do-not-wear-masks-really-have-blood-on-their-hands/

Bringing us up to date, the following letter to the editor was published on April 2nd in the British Medical Journal here https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n810/rapid-responses 

Re: Do doctors have to have the COVID-19 vaccine?

Dear Editor

I have had more vaccines in my life than most people and come from a place of significant personal and professional experience in relation to this pandemic, having managed a service during the first 2 waves and all the contingencies that go with that.

Nevertheless, what I am currently struggling with is the failure to report the reality of the morbidity caused by our current vaccination program within the health service and staff population. The levels of sickness after vaccination is unprecedented and staff are getting very sick and some with neurological symptoms which is having a huge impact on the health service function. Even the young and healthy are off for days, some for weeks, and some requiring medical treatment. Whole teams are being taken out as they went to get vaccinated together.

Mandatory vaccination in this instance is stupid, unethical and irresponsible when it comes to protecting our staff and public health. We are in the voluntary phase of vaccination, and encouraging staff to take an unlicensed product that is impacting on their immediate health, and I have direct experience of staff contracting Covid AFTER vaccination and probably transmitting it. In fact, it is clearly stated that these vaccine products do not offer immunity or stop transmission. In which case why are we doing it? There is no longitudinal safety data (a couple of months of trial data at best) available and these products are only under emergency licensing. What is to say that there are no longitudinal adverse effects that we may face that may put the entire health sector at risk?

Flu is a massive annual killer, it inundates the health system, it kills young people, the old the comorbid, and yet people can choose whether or not they have that vaccine (which had been around for a long time). And you can list a whole number of other examples of vaccines that are not mandatory and yet they protect against diseases of higher consequence.

Coercion and mandating medical treatments on our staff, of members of the public especially when treatments are still in the experimental phase, are firmly in the realms of a totalitarian Nazi dystopia and fall far outside of our ethical values as the guardians of health.

I and my entire family have had COVID. This as well as most of my friends, relatives and colleagues. I have recently lost a relatively young family member with comorbidities to heart failure, resulting from the pneumonia caused by Covid. Despite this, I would never debase myself and agree, that we should abandon our liberal principles and the international stance on bodily sovereignty, free informed choice and human rights and support unprecedented coercion of professionals, patients and people to have experimental treatments with limited safety data. This and the policies that go with this are more of a danger to our society than anything else we have faced over the last year.

What has happened to “my body my choice?” What has happened to scientific and open debate? If I don’t prescribe an antibiotic to a patient who doesn’t need it as they are healthy, am I anti-antibiotics? Or an antibiotic-denier? Is it not time that people truly thought about what is happening to us and where all of this is taking us?

K Polyakova, Consultant, London

Competing interests: No competing interests

I don’t know this lady, though I loved the way she expressed her opinion, so I looked her up. In short, Dr Polyakova’s Linked-In profile states that she qualified as a doctor in 2004, and is now the Medical Director of a Hospital in Kent. How long she will last in the profession, having dared to express an even mildly alternative opinion, remains to be seen. 

Regarding her point about coercion, it is my view that vaccination passports in any way, shape or form, are an obvious form of coercion attempting to force the unwilling to consent to a medical procedure (in this case an experimental one until 2023), against their will, and it is a disgrace. It will not be forgotten by me when it comes to the next ballot box. 

Just to put the record straight…

In terms of the latest “wonder vaccines” they have “emergency approval” which is not the same thing as “approval”. The Phase III trials for them end in 2023. Therefore anyone who has this intervention plunged into their bloodstream is by definition part of an experiment. I hope to God that the experiment does not lead to catastrophe in a year or two, quite aside from the immediate harmful effects that I am already hearing regularly from customers calling for advice at the moment.

Informed consent

Personally I do not believe that anyone is providing informed consent. They contains substances which include some stuff called 4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate, and 2[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide. That’s just two of the ingredients of one vaccine. Just two examples. Do you know what on earth this is? If you do not know what it is, then in what way is your consent “informed”? 

Dr Mike Yeadon

Dr Yeadon is the former CSO and VP, Allergy and Respiratory Research Head with Pfizer Global R&D and co-Founder of Ziarco Pharma Ltd. Since COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, and he was the head of respiratory research of one of the manufacturers of the various vaccines, I think it’s fair to say he is an authority figure. Here he talks about his grave concerns about the Coronavirus jab.

https://rumble.com/vf8fz5-dr-mike-yeadon.html

If you are looking for frivolous 30 second sound bites, it’s probably not for you, and maybe better you watch an episode of Eastenders instead, If you think your long-term health is important, then I think you will find it interesting. And if I’m wrong and you don’t find it interesting, my apologies for wasting your time.

What is herd immunity?

Below is a recent example of a desperate, blatantly dishonest, and unethical measure that the World Health Organization, funded as they are largely by various ‘special interest groups’, in other words the vaccine manufacturers (and Bill Gates), in order to coerce people into being experimented on.

Personally, I think changing a medical definition of anything, for political / financial rather than health reasons is an international disgrace. Don’t bother emailing me if you disagree, as I won’t be interested, and I won’t change my mind. 

Is there any point in being vaccinated if you have already had the disease?

Several PRO-VACCINE doctors and biomedical scientists, virologists etc that I have been listening to have been stating that they think that having a vaccine to protect you from a disease which you have already had is potentially so discombobulating to the immune system, that  it may cause a complete disaster to the body. My heart sank when our Prime Minister publicly had a vaccination to protect him from a disease he has already had, as no matter what I may think of him or his governments policies, I take no pleasure in seeing the man as far as I am concerned, take an enormous risk with his body, by having a medical procedure which in his case he is incredibly likely to need even if you do believe in vaccination being some sort of silver bullet. 

Meanwhile in news from the other side of the pond (sorry this bit is already a month out of date – that’s because I have been sitting on this newsletter for nearly a month debating whether or not to send it).

• Mid-March 2021, Moderna started testing its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on children between the ages of 6 months and 11 years
• As of March 5, 2021, the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) had received 31,079 adverse reaction reports for COVID-19 vaccines, including 1,551 deaths
• Using March 5 VAERS statistics, assuming all deaths have been reported as required, the lethality rate of COVID-19 vaccines is 0.0028%
• CDC statistics puts the death rate following COVID mRNA vaccination at 0.0024% — significantly higher than that following influenza vaccination at 0.0000265%
• There are compelling reasons to suspect these vaccines may contribute to death further down the line, perhaps months or a few years into the future. Those ending up with permanent disability as a result of these vaccines will be at increased risk of early death, and there’s no telling how these vaccines might impact the longevity of children

The above text taken from an article written by Dr Joeseph Mercola and the full article is found on his web site here https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/03/23/covid-19-vaccine-testing-on-children.aspx 

Sorry to be blunt and not terribly politically correct but…

If your view is that vaccines are going to save your life, and once you’ve had a vaccination for this or that illness, you can go back to being couch potato, who doesn’t get any fresh air, eats junk, drinks too much alcohol, has multiple nutrient deficiencies (especially Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Selenium and Zinc), live with an unhealthy level of stress, and expect everything is going to be OK, I think you’re going to be in for a nasty surprise. I have a similar view regarding the possibility that wearing cotton rags across your airways is going to somehow make you healthy. This is not the path to wellness.  It is the path to catastrophe. 

Be well, and take your vitamins! Next time I am going to write about something that I would much rather be writing about than vaccination. 

Mark G. Lester
Director
The Finchley Clinic Ltd
www.thefinchleyclinic.com 

Have you heard of glutathione? Generated in the body’s cells, it’s a naturally occurring, effective antioxidant. Yet, as a statement, that’s hardly doing it justice – because glutathione is so impressive it’s sometimes referred to by those in the know as ‘the mother of all antioxidants’.

Largely composed of three different amino acids (glutamine, cysteine and glycine), glutathione is such a useful antioxidant that, frankly, if its levels in the body are reduced, which unfortunately does happen, it’s advisable to take steps to try and boost them.

Why might your body’s glutathione count decrease? Well factors like stress, environmental toxins and nutritional habits can all take their toll – as can age, inevitably. Upping one’s glutathione levels, then, can take various forms; intravenously, topically or (surely most easily and most popular) orally, via a high-quality, organically-sourced glutathione supplement. The latter option is the one we suggest you opt for.

More on that shortly, though, because it’s important to understand just why glutathione is so important for us – thanks to its outstanding antioxidant properties…

Why glutathione’s so important

As you may expect, glutathione’s excellent antioxidant capacity aids the body in a number of different areas:

• Reduces oxidative stress – oxidative stress occurs as a result of ‘free radical’ toxins being given too free a rein in the body and, because of the bacterial imbalance this creates, can lead to the development of illness and disease, such as various cancers, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis; too little glutathione in the body can lead to higher levels of oxidative stress, while more glutathione means higher antioxidant levels and, therefore, resistance to oxidative stress

• Decreases liver cell damage – when cells in the liver become damaged and die, this may bring on fatty liver disease (whether the liver is exposed to the effects of alcohol abuse or not); the liver cell damage can be exacerbated by an antioxidant deficiency, which can be prevented by increased glutathione levels

• Increases insulin resistance among older people – unfortunately, as they get older, people generate less glutathione, which means, according to studies, their bodies burn less fat; boosting their glutathione levels, then, can help to drive up their insulin resistance and ability to shed body fat

• Improves mobility for sufferers of peripheral artery disease – this illness occurs due to plaque obstructing peripheral arteries, often in the legs; glutathione is believed to aid circulation in these arteries and to help peripheral artery disease sufferers walk further, pain-free

• May combat the impact of autoimmune disease – owing to the fact autoimmune disease-caused chronic inflammation can drive up oxidative stress, glutathione is highly likely to reduce such oxidative stress (see above); autoimmune diseases concerned include the likes of celiac disease, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis

• May address the effects of long-term high blood pressure and diabetes – linked to low glutathione levels and so, inevitably, oxidative stress, long-term high blood pressure (as well as uncontrolled diabetes) can be addressed, in this manner, via glutathione dietary supplements (especially when combined with cysteine and glycine).

The liposomal factor

Speaking of glutathione supplements, they’re certainly the source for this fantastic antioxidant that we recommend (as noted above). Yes, it’s definitely true you can try to boost your glutathione levels via specific foods, but that means incorporating into your diet *very* specific foods that are glutathione-rich. So, vegetables like asparagus, avocado, okra and spinach or raw/ very rare meat and unpasteurised milk/ dairy products – the latter of which are, of course, entirely unacceptable for vegetarians and/ or vegans.   

Instead, at The Finchley Clinic, we especially advise glutathione supplements created via the outstanding liposomal process. What’s this? Well, if a supplement’s referred to as a ‘liposomal’ supplement, it means it’s been prepared with the aid of applied nano-particle technology, which ensures the glutathione is highly bioavailable; maybe more so than in any other equivalent supplement.

For instance, in the latest supplement of its kind – the delicious-tasting Liposomal Glutathione Vanilla and Apricot flavour – the liposomal process ensures its microscopic offerings of glutathione are each encased in a nano-sized liposome bubble, so the stability of the chemical can be maintained on its journey through the digestive system.

This means the glutathione isn’t compromised and broken down by any digestive acids, so – once it reaches the gut – it can be fully absorbed and get about doing its antioxidant work in the body’s cells. In fact, this nano-particle technology ensures the body absorbs a liposomal supplement’s nutrients between seven and 10 times better than it does the equivalent nutrients from any non-liposomal supplements. A stark difference, indeed.

All of which means, then, that just a little of a liposomal glutathione supplement goes a long way – and, over time, a lot of it goes a *very* long way. And that’s precisely why we recommend liposomal glutathione supplements so highly and urge both our loyal and new customers to give them a try if they want to boost their glutathione levels.

Regular readers of this blog will, no doubt, be aware of just how important the digestive system is to the body’s overall health. Others, though, may not be. Not only is this part of the body responsible for the ingestion and processing of all the food and drink we consume, it’s also responsible for the gathering and processing of all nutrients and vitamins from our food and drink.

As such, then, it’s fundamentally where the immune system is based and where the tackling of many health-threatening illnesses, especially viruses and infections, begins – and, the bacteria in our gut actually plays a critical role in this, meaning it’s important this bacteria is balanced.

What does this mean? Well, when this colon-based bacteria – referred to as the microbiome – is out of whack (that is, harmful, externally-derived ‘bad bacteria’ outnumbers the health-enriching ‘good bacteria’), you can run into health problems. Indeed, many people are increasingly turning to good-quality, naturally-sourced probiotic products, which are packed full of those good bacteria, to get that gut balance right.

That’s all well and good, you might think, but what health problems are we talking about – how to know you may need probiotics…?

Digestive discomfort

With 90% of the human body’s bacteria calling the colon home, it’s hardly surprising all this bacteria can have a big influence on how the colon acts. A high-quality probiotic can be a great aid in both regulating bowel movement and potentially combating digestive discomfort, such as bloating and wind/ gas.

Moreover, research points to a connection between changes in gut bacteria (i.e. an increase in bad bacteria and a reduction in good bacteria) and age-related inflammation, thereby suggesting a boost to good bacteria levels could be important for health as we get older.

Major sugar cravings

You are what you eat, so the saying goes. While, strictly speaking, there’s only some truth in that, it does seem to be true that when we eat more of the foods we shouldn’t (those packed with saturated fats), it’s the bad bacteria in our colon encouraging us to eat them because they’re what *the bacteria* wants to eat. Sounds weird, right? Actually, it’s pretty smart – and probably should be concerning.

The fact of the matter is, for the harmful bad bacteria to survive, it needs to feed on – from its perspective – the right kind of food in your digestive system; namely, the sugars found in saturate fat. Therefore, it appears the bacteria eventually works out how to persuade you to eat more of that food to sustain its existence.

How can bacteria possibly do this? Well, there’s a nerve called the vagus nerve, which connects the gut with the brain, and experts believe bad bacteria in the microbiome uses this nerve to send signals to the brain; effectively asking us to eat the foods it needs.

Strains of bacteria are competitive, so some seek more of their food to crowd out their rivals and others, it seems, are even able to persuade someone’s taste buds to prefer their foods. Plus, some bad bacteria, evidence suggests, may adapt themselves to favour low fibre/ high sugar food diets that too many of us like – so, essentially, like their hosts, these bad bacteria have gained a sweet tooth.

A slowing metabolism

Findings from research, courtesy of Washington University School of Medicine, suggest people whose microbiome comprises a small variety of bacteria (that is, more bad than good) are more likely to be obese. Interesting? Yes, because it could indicate when bad bacteria are allowed free reign in your digestive system, you develop a slower metabolism and, therefore, a strong likelihood of your body retaining (saturate) fat and putting on weight and, eventually, becoming obese.

You’ve taken antibiotics – especially recently

To be clear, at the right time, antibiotics can be a critical treatment for sufferers of various different conditions – they even save people’s lives, of course. However, owing to their potency, antibiotics can harm even an otherwise healthy microbiome, killing off good bacteria there, in addition to whatever hazardous bacteria that’s invaded the body for which the antibiotics have been prescribed.

Skin issues (return)

Skin issues like eczema, psoriasis and itchy rashes are fundamentally associated with adolescence, but they can run well into and crop up again in adulthood. One of the reasons can be gut bacteria imbalance, believe it or not.

Indeed, research has found that the quality of bacteria residing in the digestive system can influence, well, the quality of one’s skin. Equally, then, a healthy microbiome can put things right with your body’s outside appearance – clear, healthy-looking skin being a by-product of getting your gut’s bacteria under control.

Optibac Probiotics

By now, then, it ought to be clear that improving your gut health and balancing out the bacteria in this part of your body may well be the answer for a wide range of health issues – in addition, of course, to adopting healthier eating habits and getting your diet right.

Indeed, by all means, take a look at our ‘Probiotics’ product page, here at The Finchley Clinic, to discover the different, entirely naturally-sourced, high-quality probiotic options available. A good example, we think, is the popular Optibac Probiotics for Every Day Extra Strength. Available in packets/ bottles of 90 capsules, it’s both vegan- and vegetarian-friendly, being a premium product that offers 20 billion live microorganisms, including five probiotic strains, not least the well-researched, highly regarded L. acidophilus NCFM – all for improved digestive health, immunity and energy levels.

So, who knows, it could be this probiotic product – or another, available through us – that proves just the thing to replenish those all-important good bacteria levels in your microbiome.