Vaccine Manufacturers : Incredibly nice, honest people, who only want the best for you.

Should you get vaccinated?

I cannot answer that question for you, whether we are talking about the new one coming for the infamous virus of the day or for any other micro-organism. This is a personal choice, that you have to make for yourself, and your health. However in my opinion you should give informed consent before having any medical procedure whatsoever, and I seriously question how informed that consent is in the vast majority of cases, where it comes to virtually all vaccinations both for adults and children. But if you then feel it is the right thing for you, you should totally proceed with that vaccination or any other procedure being offered to you or your children. However as my own little gift towards your informed consent, let’s open the box and have a look inside where it comes to the conduct of the multinational pharmaceutical companies who manufacture these lovely vaccines. Let’s see whether they are the kind of guys you would want to trust where it comes to ramming weird, artificial, chemicals with unpronouncable names, and foreign and genetically modified DNA directly into your bloodstream. 

First, the good news. Those super nice and caring people from Glaxo-SmithKline, AstraZenieca and Pfizer all want to stick a new untested vaccine into your bloodstream, and are nearly ready to do so, from which they will earn a vast sum of money – an amount that exceeds the yearly budget of a small country. Obviously their desire to do this is entirely self sacrificing, and purely for the sake of world peace and universal happiness. The rest of this newsletter contains lots of “irrespsonsible misinformation” that will reassure you of this. In reality, all the “irrespsonsible misinformation” below, all of which is fully sourced, is being share with you because I am an evil anti-vaxxer, intending to promote misinformation and falsehoods….by telling the truth. 

Glaxo-SmithKline (GSK)

In 2012 Glaxo-SmithKline were fined $3 billion US dollars for making false claims, fraud, failure to disclose safety data, and bribing doctors in relation to the drugs Avandia (not providing safety data), Wellbutrin, Paxil, Advair, Lamictal, Zofran, Imitrex, Lotronex, Flovent, and Valtrex. Yes you read that correctly folks, $3 billion!

Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/glaxosmithkline-plead-guilty-and-pay-3-billion-resolve-fraud-allegations-and-failure-report

In 2010 they received a $750 million US dollar fine for poor manufacturing practices and making false claims concerning the following drugs Kytril/Bactroban/PaxilCR/ and Avandamet.

Source https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/glaxosmithkline-plead-guilty-pay-750-million-resolve-criminal-and-civil-liability-regarding

If you follow this link, you can see all the fines GSK have received in the USA alone since the start of the century, the total thus far coming to $5,074,108,899. The fines ranged from being for medical equipment safety violations, environmental violations, false claims (and these are the people who say that people like me are the ones spreading misinformation. It’s a funny old world!), kickbacks, bribery, unapproved promotion of medical products, price fixing, anti-competetive practises and wage and hour violations (whatever that means). 

In the UK fewer than 8% of criminal offences lead to a suspect being charged or ordered to appear in court. Assuming its about the same for most crime in most Western countries, this means that the fines below may well represent under 8% of the total number of crimes GSK have committed, just in one country! Yay for them! I have not had the time to find the equivalent data for the UK and  / or EU, but I think you’ll get the jist, and will all love these guys even more than you did already. 

AstraZeneca

AstraZenieca are another vaccine manuafactuere, and they just as nice, and cuddly. This is proven by the way in which in 2003 they were fined $355 million for fraud and bribery. However because they are so charitable, they decided to deliberately get themselves fined even more –  $520 million in 2010 for bribery and making false claims. 

Source https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pharmaceutical-giant-astrazeneca-pay-520-million-label-drug-marketing

The total value of their US fines in the last 20 years, was “only”  $1,440,868,277, so based on the size of the fines, they are approximately two thirds nicer than GSK. You can find the full list here. The offences were for consumer protection violations, employment discrimination, environmental violations, false claims, kickbacks, bribery, and the unapproved promotion of medical products. I am sure that in all cases it was just a little misunderstanding, and no harm was meant. 


Pfizer

Pfizer are all sweet and lovable too. That’s why they were fined £2.3 billion in 2009 for fraud and bribery in relation to the drugs Bextra/Geodon/ Zyvox/Lyrica

Source: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-ma/legacy/2012/10/09/Pfizer%20-%20PR%20%28Final%29.pdf

They were in the news again in 2004, when they only got fined $430 million for fraud in this case https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2004/May/04_civ_322.htm

Pfizer were also in the news in the UK when they were fined record £84.2m over NHS overcharging.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/07/pfizer-fined-nhs-anti-epilepsy-drug-cma

The total value of all fines in the USA in the last 20 years against Pfizer, is….wait for it….$6,057,398,151.  In total they ended up being fined 80 times.  Remember this is just in one country alone! Twenty four of these violations were for false claims about their products. Despite their history of lying, there is obviously no chance whatsoever that their claim that their latest vaccine is “90% effective” could be a false claim because as you can see, Pfizer never make false claims. It’s only people like me, who spread “misinformation” who make false claims.  In fact I am sure you will conclude, as I have, that if they were used car salesmen, these are the first and only company you would want to do business with. You can find the details of the £6 billion of fines here

Pfizer in Africa

Pfizer have been equally kind and generous in Africa too as the BBC Reported (when, for once in their lives, they decided not to follow the “drug companies are wonderful” narrative)…

US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has made the first compensation payment to Nigerian families affected by a controversial drug trial 15 years ago.

It paid $175,000 (£108,000) each to four families in the first of a series of payments it is expected to make.The payouts are part of an out-of-court settlement reached in 2009. In 1996, 11 children died and dozens were left disabled after Pfizer gave them the experimental anti-meningitis drug, Trovan. The payouts were made to the parents of four of the children who died. Their parents told the BBC they welcomed the payment, but it would not replace the loss of their loved ones. 

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14493277 

Unfortunately, it seems the BBC massively under reported this, for example the way that Pfizer attempted to bribe their way out of this one, as reported here: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/12/did-pfizer-bribe-its-way-out-of-criminal-charges-in-nigeria/68495/. Had they not been partly successful in the bribery, the fines and payouts would have been a lot higher. 

My conclusion

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to have almost any vaccination manufactured by these guys. I trust them entirely. Even if they lie, get caught lying, and admit they were lying, I’ll know they were telling the truth really. So when any of these drug companies or their representatives tell us that their vaccine is safe, effective and will provide 95% “protection” from an illness, I will be first in line to receive their “protection”. I hope you will all join me. I also hope that like most vaccines, they are laced with toxic adjuvants (in other words irritants) such as formaledhyde, aluminum, mercury, polysorbate80, monosodium glutamate, and common allergens such as peanut and castor oil like all other vaccines. In fact I’ll be hoping they give me a double dose because I’ve been a good boy, and spent this year wearing an ineffective and hypoxia inducing mask wherever I go. I’ve been going the extra mile. Just in case my mask should get contaminated, I’ve been wearing a mask over my mask, to protect my mask. I decided I can’t be too careful, so I wear my mask in bed, and I wear it in the shower.  This is the way to protect my immune system from any disease for which their isn’t a toxic vaccination to protect me. In fact its amazing that the human species didn’t actually evolve with a useless bit of cotton over our faces to give us the protection we needed. It’s obviously essential for our survival. I don’t waste my time with useless, inexpensive healthy nutrients, which countless studies have been shown to help raise immunity and contribute to preventing viral replication. I just stick of bit of cotton over my face, even though a virus particle can and will pass through it easily. 

Health Misinformation From Mark Lester

Apart from eating a healthy diet, here are some some examples of nutrients you should all strictly avoid, just in case they make you so healthy that it would make a toxic experiemental vaccination full of foreign DNA, for which we won’t know the full consequences for a generation, being shoved straight into your bloodstream become pointless.

Vitamin C (as discussed in previous newsletters, there are literally thousands of medical papers, all of which are obviously “misinformation”, on vitamin C’s role in protecting you where it comes to communicable diseases. Anyone with a computer and internet access these days can find this “misinformation” very easily, or read the various books, written by doctors and scientists that are out there). 

Vitamin D (best and safest results when using long term combined with Vitamin K2)

Selenium

Zinc (which when combined with hydroxychloroquine was curing early stage COVID19 infections very quickly, until the various authorities prevented the brave doctors who were using it, and getting consistently good results, from continuing their work in order to protect pharmaceutical profits. The doctors who were doing so, all got censored on almost all broadcasting and social media platforms, but you can still find them on bitchute and brandnewtube with a bit of determination). 

Any good ‘all in one’ antioxidant formula, such as Antioxidant Supreme

Here is some some further harmful misinformation listing a few herbs and / or polyherbal remedies which may help deter viral diseases – so you better not take them either. Have a rushed out, experimental vaccinaton instead – you know it makes sense. Just like the swine flu vaccination, which was rushed out, and went on to ruin at least some people’s lives, prior to the the drug companies and regulatory authorities then doing everything they could to cover it up a decade or so ago. 

Oregatrex (too strong and aggressive for a few of the more sensitive people)

Galangal Formula (gentle, yet powerful)

Camu Formula (actually developed to help maintain healthy immunity)

Olive Leaf Extract

Samento (TOA Free Ca’s Claw), or Cat’s Claw itself. 

We also strongly recommend you to avoid Oxygen Elements Max and Oxylift. For the last 20 years, I have been “misinforming” customers that since taking these products, along with most of the others above,  I virtually never get colds or flus any more. Of course I am actually lying. The real I don’t get them is because I wear a mask, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, do not kiss or shake hands with people, and just to be sure, I now avoid eye contact with them, just in case my eyes receive germs laser beamed over from their eyes to my eyes, like some kind of Star Trek thing. The second reason is because I never get my body exposed to that warm, yellow thing in the sky, as it feels nice and healthy, which proves it must be unhealthy. And the third reason is because I socially distance. I’ve recently realised that the social distancing is still a bit risky, so I decided to stop having any human contact. I’ve decided that communicating on the telephone is also a bad idea, because if I don’t practice verbal distancing too, other people may send their germs down the phone. 

My Advice

My advice is don’t ever take my advice on health and nutrition. Take it instead from a bunch of white collar criminals from the aforementioned drug companies, who have amassed eye watering levels of fines for committing very serious offences. You should also pay particular attention to the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance because he knows what he’s talking about. That’s why he has £600,000 of shares in vaccine maker GSK*, who I discussed above. I mean you’ve got to trust a guy like that. Just because a bloke has got £600,000 of shares in a company, he clearly has no conflict of interests whatsoever in sticking a very profitable, rushed out, basically experimental vaccine into your bloodstream manufactured by that company, and would have no vested interested in scaremongering you into having their vaccination. Who could even think a man was capable of such a thing?

* Source: https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/24/uks-chief-scientific-adviser-patrick-vallance-has-600000-of-shares-in-vaccine-maker-gsk-13321944/?ito=cbshare (actually it was reported in quite a few newspapers). 

Be Well – no matter what you decide to with with your body

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

Helping your hormones: boost your endocrine system with the Thyroid Health Kit

How well do you know your thyroid? Like it or not, if the answer is not that well, you’re probably unaware of what happens when it’s not working properly and how that can make you ill.

A small gland that, shaped like a butterfly, is to be found at the front of the neck (near the Adam’s apple), the thyroid is a significant part of the endocrine system; the system in the human body that’s made up of different glands. For its part, the thyroid is responsible for producing and secreting the T4 and T3 hormones, which together work to regulate growth, development and metabolism.

To be more specific, T4 and T3 work by informing the body’s cells when to convert oxygen and calories into energy. Of all the hormones awash in your body produced by the thyroid, 80 percent of them are T4, so while there’s far less T3 about, it’s actually a more powerful form of the thyroid hormone.

So much for T4 and T3; yet neither can perform their critical work unless they’re created and secreted by the thyroid, in the first place. And, for that to happen, the gland requires the body to consume the right nutrients, such as the all-important chemical that’s iodine – which is why a good, healthy, nutritious diet is important and perhaps, too, thyroid-health-focused supplementation.

How your thyroid can be disrupted

When, like the endocrine system’s other glands (and, indeed, other parts of the body), the thyroid isn’t aided in by you consuming nutrition and vitamins, its work is most susceptible to disruption. In particular, the thyroid’s efforts to regulate processes like growth, development and reproduction get interfered with because its hormones’ work as chemical messengers in the body is disrupted – often due to the sabotaging efforts of chemicals referred to as endocrine disruptors.

And, don’t doubt it, endocrine disruptors are very bad news. The likes of dioxins, pesticides and PCBs, they’re past-masters at blocking, altering or even mimicking the production of hormones, causing hormone secretion levels either to spike or plummet and, therefore, potentially resulting in on a roster of development, reproductive, neurological and immune disorders, including birth defects and possibly even cancer.

Unfortunately, you can consume endocrine disruptors from practically anywhere; they’re ubiquitous in all the environments of our modern world. Because, as mentioned, they tend to come in the form of dioxins, PCBs and pesticides, these chemicals can be traced to a plethora of common products we use and keep in our homes, such as cosmetics, food containers, household chemicals, plastics and plastic bottles.

And yet, although it’s difficult to manage your environment so it’s satisfyingly free of endocrine disruptors, there’s no question that inadequate nutrition can also result in thyroid concerns – and that’s definitely something you can successfully address through good diet and/ or thyroid supplements.

Thyroid disorders to be aware of

There are several different disorders associated with the thyroid:

  • Hypothyroidism – occurs when an underactive thyroid isn’t making sufficient amounts of T4 and T3; symptoms can include brittle hair and fingernails; constipation; depression; fatigue and weakness; hair loss; heavy or irregular menstrual cycles; hoarseness; increased sensitivity to cold; joint and muscle pain; puffy face, hands and feet; slow heart rate; weight gain
  • Hyperthyroidism – not to be confused with the aforementioned hypothyroidism, especially as this condition is its opposite, it’s effectively an overactive thyroid gland; symptoms can include frequent bowel movements and diarrhoea; goitre (see below); hair loss; heart palpitations; high blood pressure; increased appetite; irregular menstrual cycles; reduced concentration; nervousness; sweating and increased sensitivity to heat; protruding, itchy eyes; restlessness and insomnia; weight loss
  • Goitre – an enlargement of the thyroid gland, often leading to swelling in the neck; goitres often occur due to iodine deficiency, the thyroid increasing in size to try and capture as much iodine as it can
  • Graves’ disease – an autoimmune disorder that forces the body’s immune system to mistakenly identify the thyroid as an alien entity, attacking it with antibodies; most common in women over 20 years-old and a major cause of hyperthyroidism
  • Thyroiditis – an inflammation of the thyroid, often occurring because of a viral infection, trauma, immune disorder or a drug-related cause; usually painful
  • Thyroid cancer – the endocrine system’s most likely-to-develop cancer and rates of thyroid cancer are growing; fortunately, though, cases tend to develop slowly, so are often detected early and can be treated, ensuring survival rates are good.
Thyroid Health Kit

Thyroid health supplements

So, to help a thyroid stay in tip-top condition is surely in everyone’s best interests. In which case, we’re only too happy, here at The Finchley Clinic, to introduce you to the Thyroid Health Kit, a carefully crafted 60-day plan to naturally enhance and help take care of your thyroid function, which features three critical nutrient components and – for added peace of mind – comes complete with a one-year-money-back guarantee.

To ensure it can help deliver more energy, increased sharpness and less ‘brain fog’, improved sleep and a more balanced metabolism, the Thyroid Health Kit includes:

  • B12 Tri-Blend – a blend of the three most bioactive forms of Vitamin B12; people who suffer with an underactive thyroid may well also be B12-deficient
  • Selenium​​​​​​​ – required by the thyroid to generate and secrete T4 and T3, selenium is also needed by the body to produce antioxidant enzymes for thyroid protection
  • Detoxadine – an organic, nascent form of iodine that’s great for nourishing the thyroid and encouraging a normal hormone balance in the body.

Great for gut health: opting for an Optibac Probiotics double

As is true with so many products you come across, not all supplements are produced to the same standard. But, then, to look at this fact more positively, you might say it’s because some products are improved on. Such is the case with Optibac Probiotics For Every Day EXTRA Strength, which is fantastic news for enthusiasts of probiotics and those who are yet to learn and benefit from the fantastic work probiotics can do for their intestinal tract, their immune system and their overall health and wellbeing.

Good gut health is all about balance. To reverse the damage done to the intestinal tract by ‘bad bacteria’ through a combination of bad diet, toxins, stress and long-term use of antibiotics, it’s important to turn to the one thing that can bring peace by banishing these harmful gut organisms and, thus, establish balance – it’s important to turn to probiotics. Thanks to their symbiotic relationship with the body, they balance the gut by detoxifying the substances you’ve consumed and ingested, and so generate a healthy microbiome in gut; made up of a varied microbiota.

optibac probiotic

Probiotics are the answer

How? Well, due to the presence of an increasing number of probiotics (owing to the body’s owner keeping to a course of probiotic supplements), the digestive system’s able to reactivate its live bacteria with the probiotics’ ‘good bacteria’ – to counter its pathogens (‘bad bacteria’) – with the former quickly setting to work and colonising the gut over the latter.

To that end then, turning to the market-leading, gluten-free and dairy-free Optibac Probiotics could well do your overall health a good deal of benefit. Especially if you combine Opitbac’s For Every Day EXTRA Strength capsules with Optibac’s Saccharomyces boulardii probiotics, both of which are available from us at The Finchley Clinic. And that’s because these two highly recommended, well-reviewed supplements could blend together as a potential solution for gut-based complaints, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). After all, given it’s the centre-point of your immune system, when your gut’s not well, neither can be the rest of your body.

Extra Strength – extra ingredients

Each capsule of Optibac Probiotics For Every Day EXTRA Strength contains the following bacteria strains and additional ingredients:

  • Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM
  • Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37
  • Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07
  • Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04
  • Bifidobacterium bifidum Bb-02
  • Its other ingredients include:
  • Micro-crystalline cellulose (filler)
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (capsule)
  • Titanium dioxide (capsule)
  • Vegetable magnesium stearate (anti-caking agent)
  • Silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent)

(Optibac claims each capsule comprises 20 billion micro-organisms)

Meanwhile, each Optibac Probiotics Saccharomyces boulardii capsule contains the following bacteria strains and additional ingredients:

  • Saccharomyces boulardii (250mg)
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (capsule)
  • Potato starch (filler)
  • Magnesium stearate (lubricant)
  • Silicon dioxide (an anti-adherent)

(Optibac claims each capsule comprises 5 billion live cultures)

How do these probiotic supplements help gut health?

As noted above, these two types of probiotics are regarded for their positive effects when taken for intestinal conditions. Research studies have shown that some of the bacteria strains in Optibac’s Saccharomyces boulardii may help prevent flare-ups of Crohn’s disease and so aid a sufferer in controlling the condition, as well as act an effective agent in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, maybe even helping to push the condition into remission.

Moreover, the bacteria strain Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, to be found in For Every Day EXTRA Strength capsules, may well deliver positive results for sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A study has discovered the strain helps IBS sufferers in several different ways – such as reduced bloating (73%), passing less wind (54%), less abdominal pain/ fewer cramps (62%), and reduced diarrhoea (62%) and constipation (54%).

And can they help with hayfever?

Finally, it might surprise you; but, yes, it does appear For Every Day EXTRA Strength capsules may not just help to balance the microbiome, improve immunity and safeguard general health – but also, possibly, help treat hayfever for those allergic to pollen. Results from a clinical trial suggest the probiotic reduced symptoms of nasal irritation among those allergic to birch tree pollen, which isn’t to be (ahem) sniffed at, given the fact one fifth of people in the United States, alone, are allergic to this particular pollen. 

All in all, then, there’s many a good reason to seriously consider purchasing Optibac Probiotics For Every Day EXTRA Strength (combined with Optibac Saccharomyces boulardii) – it may do you a lot of good in the pollen-packed spring and summer months and, frankly for the good of your gut and body, any time of the year.

Inflammation information: anti-inflammatory diets and supplements

Inflammation… what do you think of when you read that word? A minor cut from a sharp object? A bump on the head? A rash from an insect bite? If so, you’re certainly thinking along the right lines; yet, there’s another lesser known type of inflammation, too – one that takes place inside the body. It’s not usually accompanied with pain, but it can do you real damage. This, though, is where an anti-inflammatory diet can help. How? Read on…

What exactly is inflammation?

Of course, inflammation isn’t always bad for the body; far from it. That’s because, as noted above, inflammation is often a reaction to an injury generated by the immune system – or, likewise, that system’s reaction to an allergy or bacteria. In general terms, when it occurs to help combat a short-term concern like this (acute inflammation), it serves a good, important purpose. It’s when it lingers inside (chronic inflammation) that it’s bad news because it can reduce the body’s overall immunity and cause damage to your body.

How will an anti-inflammatory diet help you?

Because inflammation’s directly related to immunity, it has direct connectivity to the digestive tract; for it’s here where the body’s microbiome (the ‘healthy’ bacteria and other micro-organisms that play a critical role in the regulation of the immune system) actually reside. This means then, a poor diet can very quickly trigger an unnecessary inflammatory response, given that – obviously – what’s in your diet winds up in your digestive tract faster than it does practically anywhere else in the body.

Conversely, a healthy, balanced diet will only aid your body in its tireless work to thrive and so, naturally, help boost your immunity. So, a diet balanced with the likes of  omega-3 fatty acids (which help regulate inflammation) and omega-6 fatty acids (which serve to stimulate inflammation), in addition to getting exercise, good sleep, drinking water and trying to reduce your stress levels, ought to aid the normalisation of inflammation.

Recommended anti-inflammatory foods

Ideally, an anti-inflammatory diet may well share many characteristics with a plant-based Mediterranean diet, the likes of which research suggests can extend your life and improve its quality. Studies, too, show that many vegetarians and vegans enjoy less inflammation, as well as less risk developing heart disease.

When following such a diet, though, try not to overdo carbohydrates (not least sugar) because these might just tip your hormonal balance, which might spur on inflammation. Experts in inflammation often agree on the ‘40-30-30 rule’ when it comes to diet: 40 percent complex carbohydrates, 30 percent low-fat protein and 30 percent healthy fats:

  • Fruits and vegetables – boldly colourful, non-starchy vegetables and fresh fruits are highly advised because they’re rich in antioxidants (which help the immune system combat free radicals and prevent inflammation), such as dark leafy greens (collards, kale and spinach), cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower), root vegetables (rutabaga and sweet potatoes) and garlic, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

Fruit-wise, try to concentrate on berries (blackberries, blueberries, cranberries and raspberries), citrus fruits (lemons, limes and oranges), stone fruits (avocados, cherries, nectarines, olives and plums) and pome fruits (apples, pears and quinces).

  • Gluten-free whole grains – these deliver the double-whammy that’s antioxidants and fibre, while it’s believed they also aid the rise in the body of the C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammation marker; aim for the likes of barley, buckwheat, brown rice, oats and quinoa.
  • Nuts and seeds – monounsaturated fat features highly in both, as well as heart-healthy fibre; go for almonds, cashews, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and unsalted walnuts.
  • Herbs and spices – these contain many antioxidants; turmeric is particularly potent because it comprises curcumin, which is excellent for helping to normalise redness and swelling.

Inflammatory foods to avoid

Conversely, important foods to avoid are:

  • Processed food – usually low in nutrients and fibre, the likes of chips, white bread, pasta, boxed breakfast cereals and frozen dinners tend to be high in omega-6 fats (not good without omega-3 fats because, on their own, they encourage inflammation; see above), as well saturated fats, trans fats and added sugars.
  • Sugar – because it causes the body to release cytokines (chemical messengers that wake up the immune system), sugar can help generate systemic swelling in the body; so try to avoid cakes, cookies, ice cream, sodas, sweets and sweet tea, as well as chemical sweeteners and natural sweeteners like honey and maple syrup.
  • Fried food – most often fried in unhealthy oils, these contain inflammation-triggering saturated fats and trans fats; steer clear then of the likes of snack foods and doughnuts.

Inflammation supplements

Obviously, the above list you’re advised to buy from, for an anti-inflammatory diet, is full of very specific foods. Now, that’s all very well and good but, as we all know, it’s not always easy – sometimes next to impossible – to get your hands on very particular foods on every supermarket shop. What to do instead? Well, naturally-derived, anti-inflammatory supplements may well be something you want to take a look at. We advise you check out our ‘Pain and Inflammation’ products page for exactly this sort of supplement; examples of what you’ll find there, which we highly recommend, are:

Very high-strength Serrapeptase (1,000,000iu/ 90 capsules) – a natural supplement form of the powerful anti-inflammatory enzyme Serrapeptase, it could well prove useful for post-traumatic swelling and fibrocystic breast disease and bronchitis, as well as for balancing fluid levels and for muscle- and joint-health.

serrapeptase

Liposomal Curcumin C3 Complex (250ml) – comprises a blend of curcuminoids, not just curcumin; in addition to reducing inflammation (see above), it may well soothe and support the gut’s lining, support immunity and maintain prostate wellness.

MSM Powder (1,000g) – important not just for collagen generation and cartilage formation, MSM helps to maintain joint and muscle health and may also aid the immune system and so keep inflammation in check.

Vitamin D & Vitamin C and Coronavirus

Since the Covid-19 epidemic started multiple studies have repeatedly shown a link to Vitamin D deficiency yet when Matt Hancock was asked about it he WRONGLY said a British study had found the opposite. Is he ignorant or incompetent?

These aren’t our words. It’s a headline, from an article published in The Daily Mail found here. There was a similar article in The Daily Telegraph and in other newspapers within the last few days. 

I don’t disagree with the headline above, but sadly, I think it’s more sinister than “ignorance” or “incompetence” – not that I rule out a good dollop of stupidity and ineptitude too. I think this is all about protecting vested interests. You know who I’m talking about. I’m not going to spell it out, as I do not believe anyone is so thick as to not know which organisations I am talking about, but I will state they are large companies, who have no genuine interest whatsoever in public health who will do literally anything to ensure they trade with maximum profit, and minimal accountability, including produce fake studies if that’s what it takes. A perfect example was the fake study showing that hydroxychloroquine was “dangerous” even though nobody has noticed it was “dangerous” for 70 years until it posed a threat to those vested interests. I’ve discussed this in previous newsletters, so I’m not going over that one again. This week it was reported in the newspapers that the Chief Scientific Officer, Patrick Vallance has £600,000 of shares in one of these nice cuddly companies. The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Witty used to work for one of them. Probably still has a few mates there wouldn’t you think? Well call me Mr Conspiracy Theory if you want, but isn’t this at least a bit dodgy? Isn’t there something of a conflict of interest here? And these are the two primary men who advise Boris. There are authoratative virologists, biomedical scientists and doctors who do not agree with Witty and Vallance, who do not have such conflicts of interests. We aren’t talking about one or two eccentrics. Here is a statement signed off on by hundreds of doctors and medical scientists putting forward a different point of view. Why aren’t Boris and Hancock listening to them too?

Those that have the time will doubtless read the entire article cited above. I’m just going to copy what I regard as the most critical bit here…

A mountain of studies have found an overwhelming amount of people who test positive for Covid-19 do not have enough vitamin D in their bodies and the sickest of patients are often deficient. Scientists have not yet been able to pin down whether the nutrient deficiency is making people more vulnerable to the disease or whether becoming unwell causes vitamin D levels to crash.

But vitamin D supplements are safe, cheap and readily available – costing as little as 6p a pill and sold in most pharmacies, supermarkets and health shops – which has left experts baffled as to why Mr Hancock would be so quick to dismiss them. 

Two leading leading doctors told MailOnline that politicians and scientists were so hellbent on getting a vaccine – the Government has pumped hundreds of millions into jab development projects – that they had overlooked the potential of vitamin D and boosting people’s immune systems, which they say is a far less glamorous option.

I’ve been through this before of course, but here is the essence of it again…

Vitamin D – The Life Saving Immune Supporter – Strengthening Our Bodies Against ALL Viral Illness.

Here I want to acknowledge the wonderful Vlogger Ivor Cummins and refer people to his YouTube video found here. This video discusses the study, which I am sure you won’t be seeing on BBC News showing that those who’s Vitamin D level was below 10ng/ml were 10.1 x more likely to die from the virus than those who’s blood level was about 30ng/ml. (note: ng/ml – nanograms per millimeter of blood. In the UK its measured in nmol/L instead, which can be a bit confusing as this gives a figure which at first glance looks 2.5 x higher than ng/ml).

What’s interesting is that even this study misses an important point. The optimal level is not 30ng/ml. Iregard that as the minimum acceptable level. The optimal level is about 60ng/ml. How do we know this? It’s pretty easy really. Basically when we manage to get as much of our bodies as possible in the sun regularly (without burning), and when the sun is at an angle of above a minimum of 30 degrees to the earth (in the UK we have this for 8 months of the year, but only for a brief period of the day during the transition months of October and March) weakest sun months of that time), and 40 degrees for dark skinned people, we get up to 60-80ng within a couple of weeks. It never goes much above or below that no matter how much time we spend in the sun. And that’s the optimal level at 50 or more rather than the barely enough level of 30. Had the study been based on the optimal amount, not the minimum amount, one can only assume it would not be a 10.1 x higher risk for death. The difference would be far more impressive! You can see the risk of death from Coronavirus in visual terms to the left (this is a screen shot from the highly recommended aforementioned YouTube video) plotting the risk of death against vitamin D status. You don’t need to be a Professor of statistics to understand it.

Regarding what I regard as the utter, utter drivel around the R number I also highly recommend this short video found here.

Vitamin D Supplements

In my opinion if you can’t get in the sun, then you should supplement with Vitamin D, every day that you don’t get in the sun for some non-burning tanning time without splashing on toxic sunscreens that block UBV. Of the different Vitamin D products we provide, my favourite one, and indeed the one I take, is this one. High strength 5000iu, not the PATHETIC dosage recommended by the mainstream, which is almost useless. Suitable for sublingual absorption or chewing. And it comes with the added advantage of containing Vitamin K2, which ideally should always be combined with Vitamin D. This will be subject of another newsletter as the K2 has tremdendous benefits of its own for immunity, arterial health and much more besides. Recommended usage: One a day every day except on days when your body has had or is going to get enough sun. 

Another excellent choice is Liposomal Vitamin D3/K2which is the one to go for if you prefer a liquid to the sublingual tablet. For those who want a lower strength Vitamin D product, we provide several others choices

Vitamin C and “the virus”.

Now, let’s discuss that most famous of all natural antivirals – Vitamin C. People have already been cured—yes, I did say “cured”—of coronavirus with Vitamin C. I admit the doctors who have reported this have been using IV (intravenous) Vitamin C, but oral supplements are still very effective. During the lockdowns, discussions about its benefits spread everywhere—from medical circles to casual spaces like online poker sites Michigan, where people swapped home remedies between games while trying to stay sane indoors. In Shanghai, Dr. Richard Cheng led the way, and at one time, there were numerous reports on the internet and YouTube detailing the results of his work with patients, including several interviews with him and others reported by Dr. Andrew Saul M.D. and Dr. Joseph Mercola. Doctors in one group of New York hospitals also got positive results, even though the dosages they were using were dreadfully low. Unfortunately, these results conflicted with Google’s advertising revenues from the nice people I mentioned above who care so deeply about you. Nonetheless, if you’re determined enough, you can still find it on alternative platforms if you look around.

In reality, Vitamin C has become so well known since the publication of the book “Vitamin C and the Common Cold” by Linus Pauling in the early 70’s, and countless books since then, such as the 500 page, fully referenced “Curing the Incurable: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins” by Thomas E. Levy, M.D., J.D. summarising literally hundreds of published peer reviewed scientific and medical papers that it seems pretty amazing that there is even a debate about the remarkable health benefits of this critical detoxifying, antioxidant, anti aging, collagen building, immune building, anti viral, and general infection fighting vitamin. Countless papers and other books have been published demonstrating the health benefits and safety of supplementing ones diet with Vitamin C even beyond these books. Even though they have totally lost this argument, some people (maybe Matt Hancock should join them) are still arguing over whether Vitamin C supplementation enhances health, and frankly, we think it’s ridiculous (not to mention ignorant, since it’s incredibly easy these days to find the information proving otherwise). The same is true of supplementation of many other nutrients, but ‘Vitamin C scepticism’ if we can call it that, is especially silly where it comes to its undoubted and many times proven antiviral properties. It really is time that nutrition ‘sceptics’ and people with obvious vested interests engage in a more intelligent debate than arguing over the benefits of Vitamin C, which are obvious, incontrovertible, and proven. 

For those who are hungry for evidence of Vitamin C’s anti viral and antimicrobial benefits, I recomend listening to cardiologist, Dr Thomas Levy. The YouTube video entitled Vitamin C The Ultimate Antibiotic, is found here which in my opinion is brilliant. 

You can view all the Vitamin C products we provide here. The most popular one is this one, although the Liposomal Vitamin C products (better absorption, but significantly more expensive) are now not far behind. For an acute viral situation, we recommend a super high dose of 10-20g per day for 5-7 days at the first sign of trouble – with heavier people tending benefit from the upper dosage. For general health, I recommend around 2-3g per day, especially in winter months. 

In Summary…

I am not stating that Vitamin D and Vitamin C are 100% guaranteed answers to anything. No one product is a guaranteed cure for anything by itself. But I am 100% sure that if we all supplemented even just with these two nutrients, the amount of suffering from viral illness would go down tremendously – I’m talking here about the occurrence, and most certainly the duration and severity.

For those who want to go a step further we recommend our anti viral herbal products such as Galangal Formula. This is a 7 herb formula, put together to help deter viremia, consisting of Galangal, Oregano, Guarana, Korean ginseng, Thyme, Maca, Cayenne, and Lemon balm. 

Other anti viral products we provide include herbal products such as Oregatrex or Samento, nutrients which well prevent viral replication such as Zinc and Selenium or the “all in one” product Antioxidant Supreme,, and GlutathioneNAC (which amongst other things, produces glutathione), Colostrum and Camu Formula which support the immune system. Another product which does more or less all of the above, is Olive Leaf Extract. Just this week, I read an article entitled “The Effect of Olive Leaf Extract on Upper Respiratory Illness in High School Athletes: A Randomised Control Trial“, which showed excellent results, and frankly, with pretty feeble dosages! Had they used super dosages (I recommend 3 capules as much as 3 x per day for acute situations), the results would have been even better!

Virtually everyone can be prevented from becoming seriously ill from viral infection

I sincerely believe this statement. If you are taking your health seriously, there is more than enough ways to keep your immunity strong, so that viruses should not be a major concern. Wearing a worthless cloth over your face which causes hypoxia and hypercapnia, and keeping a mile away from other people is NOT the answer! Neither is poisoning your bloodstream with an untested, experimental “vaccination”. Doubtless a few people will write to me telling me that this opinion is “irresponsible”. My answer is don’t bother, if that’s what you think, my answer will be why aren’t you being responsible by taking care of, and having faith in your immune system? The answer is to take responsibility for your health and your immunity, not wearing bits of cloth over your face which are so porous that a virus (1/1000th the size of a bacteria) will travel through it like a fly would go through a tennis court net. 

Be well, and may the force be with you

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

Be aware about B12: why it’s so much more than the ‘energy vitamin’

You may know Vitamin B2 as the ‘energy vitamin’. That moniker, it seems, is well deserved, given it’s a nutrient that’s absolutely essential to the human body’s process that generates energy. Yet, B12 is also an essential nutrient for a whole host of other bodily functions – as well as being a cofactor and catalyst ‘helper’ compound in specific enzymatic processes.

Also referred to as cobalamin, owing to it comprising cobalt in its molecular structure, B12 is usually derived from food (via the likes of fish and eggs), which is crucial because the human body itself can’t manufacture this nutrient (which boasts the most complex chemical structure of all vitamins). And that becomes an even more significant fact if you struggle to get enough B12 from your diet; it’s crucial you gain it from other means – in short, via supplementation.

B12’s four different forms

Should you wish to boost your body’s B12 levels either through diet or supplementation, it’s important to be aware there are different forms of B12; four of them, to be precise. And each is, indeed, subtly different with specific characteristics:

  • Methylcobalamin – the most bioavailable form of B12, this one is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier seamlessly, ensuring its importance in protecting brain and nerve cells; also crucial for converting homocysteine into methionine (be aware: too much homocysteine in the body may contribute to several health conditions)
  • Adenosylcobalamin – otherwise known as 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin, this form of B12 is a naturally occurring one but unstable
  • Hydroxocobalamin – also referred to vitamin B12a, it’s naturally created by bacteria, can be found in many foods and is converted into methylcobalamin in the body; commonly used in B12 shots
  • Cyanocobalamin – the lab-synthesised version of B12, ensuring it crops up in a lot of supplements owing to the fact it’s cheap to produce and sell, but it’s far from the best and, ultimately, may not be good for you. Our advice? Stay away from it.

What does B12 do for you?

So, in more specific terms then, why is Vitamin B12 so important? So long as you’re not choosing to consume cyanocobalamin, why’s it such a good idea to boost your levels of this particular vitamin? In more detail then, B12 plays critical roles in the body in terms of:

  • Boosting energy and supporting metabolism – B12 is important for the body’s Krebs cycle (the process that generates energy) because it’s critical in breaking-down glucose sugars; moreover, it aids the body to process fat, which means too little B12 consumption can lead to too little fat in the body and high blood sugar levels
  • Brain health – important for memory, B12’s critical for good brain health; a deficiency could result in impaired cognitive function and memory loss, in addition to impaired brain and nerve function thanks to decreased production and maintenance of the free radical/ toxin-combatting substance myelin
  • Normalising mood – suffering from an unhappy mood? It could actually be because you’re deficient in B12; research suggests good, reputable B12 supplements might help normalise mood. Also, B12’s needed for both generating and releasing mood-regulating neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin and melatonin).
  • Cardiovascular health – too little B12 in the body may contribute to heart conditions, such as macrocytosis (which sees red blood cells become enlarged and reduce haemoglobin in the blood, leading to a form of anaemia and, thus, potentially poor circulation and increased risk of heart disease and stroke)
  • Bone health – again, B12 deficiency could lead to trouble, specifically here in the likes of elevated homocysteine, which impacts on bone density and cell formation to such a degree it drives up the risk of bone fracture in those of a certain age; in which case, experts are of the opinion that B12 levels in elderly people ought to be periodically checked to help ascertain bone health status
  • Preventing severe illness – should too little intake of B12 result in compromising gene expression in the body, it could be very bad news; this is because the ‘recipe’ of DNA and RNA (ribonucleic acid) become changed, ensuring unhealthy cells grow abnormally and too rapidly. This proliferation of unhealthy cells in the body can be prevented, it appears, by way of B12 combined with Vitamins B6 and B9 (folate).

Vitamin B12 supplements

As noted above, unfortunately, it’s all too easy to find it difficult to get enough B12 via diet alone. Indeed, older people with certain health conditions may struggle, in particular, owing to malabsorption issues. In which case, your best bet is to fall back on a daily supplement for your B12 needs – and a fantastic, new offering (available through us at The Finchley Clinic) is B12 Tri-Blend (2oz).

b12 tri-blend

This product comes so highly recommended because it’s a vegan-friendly formula that comprises not one, not two; but all three of the best forms of B12: methylcobalamin (60%), adenosylcobalamin (20%) and hydroxycobalamin (20%). Moreover, being the most pure, active, bioavailable coenzyme form of B12, methylcobalamin (or methylated B12), when paired with adenosylcobalamin (B12’s other coenzyme form), becomes the most potent B12 combination available. So, frankly, why settle for anything less when it comes to getting the Vitamin B12 your body needs?

A Healthy Immune System In Autumn

This year has been the first time in my career working in the natural healthy industry where a significant number people have been willing to invest in their health when they didn’t already have an illness for which they were looking for a solution. This year, because of ‘the virus’ many people have become proactive rather than just reactive when they were already in trouble. I welcome this, though I wish people wouldn’t have to be panicked into treating their health as a priority, but instead would have chosen to do it anyway to improve their quality of life, and the length of their lives. 

Anyway, before I discuss what you can do to improve your immunity, I am going to mention some things that do not improve immunity

  • Your immune system does not become stronger as a result of standing two meters apart from other people*
  • Your immune system does not become stronger as a result of wearing a cloth over your face (Actually in certain respects it weakens it. It’s no coincidence that people with respiratory illness are exempt from wearing useless rags over their airways)
  • Your immune system does not become stronger as result of obsessive hand washing
  • Your immune system does not become stronger by being socially isolated (all studies show it has the exact opposite effect)
  • Your immune system does not become stronger by being prevented by our own governments from living life in what most people would regard as a reasonably normal way
  • Your immune system does not become stronger by poisoning you bloodstream with a vaccination. Irritating the immune system is not the same thing as strengthening the immune system. There are entire books written on this subject, and its too big a subject to go into here. If you want to starting going down this rabbit hole, this video, which to my amazement has not been banned yet by YouTube (though inevitably it will be), is a damn good start. 

* Side note: Even if I did believe in social distancing, which I don’t, as Dr Vernon Coleman, a retired G.P. writes “A cough can spread droplets for 18 feet. A sneeze can travel 24 feet. So if we are going to have social distancing they’ve got the distance wrong. Really, it ought to be 30 feet to be safe. A six feet limit is arbitrary and utterly pointless“. 

* Side note II. Again I quote here from Dr Vernon Coleman. “I plucked up the courage to take a look at the BBC website the other day and found the official rules on how and when people are allowed to meet one another. In England six people from multiple households, or up to 30 people from two households can meet together outdoors. They must not get closer than more than three feet three inches. In Scotland up to 15 people from up to five households can meet as long as they all keep six feet six inches apart. In Wales any number of people from two households can meet as long as they are six feet six inches apart. And in Northern Ireland up to 30 people can meet outdoors but must keep three feet three inches apart. The rules are equally confusing for indoor meetings. In England two households can meet together, in Scotland eight people from three households can meet, in Wales two households can form one extended household (whatever that means – it sounds like Welsh wife swapping to me) and in Northern Ireland ten people from four households can meet. There is no advice on what happens to citizens who live on a border between two countries.The one conclusion from all this bollocks is that there is no science to any of this. Idiot civil servants and politicians have clearly just made it all up”.

Sorry about the bad language there, but if we are going to quote someone, we are going to do it accurately. 

From http://www.vernoncoleman.com/main.htm – highly recommended web site. It is to my regret that I didn’t note down at the time which specific blogs on the site that these quotes are taken from, as there are quite a lot to trawl through. If anyone spots them, please send the specific links to me directly – mark@thefinchleyclinic.com

So what does make the immune system stronger?

Actually, there are a vast number of immune system boosting and nourishing nutrients and botanicals, so I am going to have to pick out my personal favourites here. These being

1. Vitamin D3 with K2. You need both nutrients in combination for optimal results. The one I personally take is available here. We have ventured into this topic in more depth many previous newsletters. In order to avoid repeating myself, especially in regard to Vitamin D and Coronavirus, please read this article

2. Antioxidants – starting with the bost ‘basic’ ones – Vitamin C, Selenium and Zinc. Taking some or all of them individually is great, and we have numerous options for doing that, but for those who want to take all their basic antioxidants this is a pain. My favourite all in one solution is Antioxidant Supreme – though to get therapeutic dosages I do recommend fairly high dosages – two capsules two or three times per day.  A vast amount of thought has been put into this formulation in terms of what to include, what not to include, and the proportions to make a well balanced product, and we think our supplier has got it right with this one. Take additional Vitamin C if you do get a cold or flu. Scientist Linus Pauling, who won two Nobel prizes twice recommended as much as 18g per day if you have a virus, and 3g per day for general health. Many of his fellow scientific colleagues sneered at him. They popped their cloggs at the usual time whereas he lived to be 94 and worked until two weeks from the day he died of old age, and claimed he never got ill. 

3. Oxygen Elements Max or the very similar Oxyliftjust take it away from vitamin C products by two hours or more for best results (but do not worry about the vitamin C in fruit, we are talking about supplemental quantities only). As well as boosting the immune system, they are also directly antiviral and antimicrobial. At the risk of repeating myself, below are the results of some tests carried out on Oxylift soon after it was launched, which the supplier was kind enough to share with me at the time, against a range of microbes that we would be best off not having in our bodies. As you can see, it shows that it killed all of the microorganisms tested by the 7th day, with no regrowth detected by the 14th day. 

4. Samento

This amazing Amazon rainforest herb is both antiviral and immune boosting. I wrote about it in a previous newsletter, and in order to keep this message short, for those who want to know about it’s remarkable benefits in more depth, you can learn about it here. For those who fancy something a bit more gentle available in capsules or a pleasant tea, they can select Cat’s Claw instead, which is a herb from the same family as Samento. It has the same properties (like say an Orange and a Tangerine), thought somewhat less strongly. For sensitive people, this may be the better option than Samento, which doesn’t take any prisoners. 

5. Camu Formula (Immunity Formula). This polyherbal formula was originally marketed as Immurejuve prior to the EU in their idiocy, banning brand names for herbal product (not that anyone is taking much notice of the regulations anyway). It goes beautifully with Galangal Formula which is another herbal formulation designed to ward off viruses. Their claim to fame is the unique way in which they were developed. As the formulator explained…

“These formulae have been developed because we were dissatisfied with currently available products. Using our test system (Vega Biokinesiology), we find that single herbs “power score” (a measure of efficacy) 5-20, currently available herbal formulae power score 15-30, and our formulae power score 35-50. We therefore believe that our formulae are up to three times more effective than existing herbal formulae. The herbs used in our formulae have been selected purely empirically, without recourse to the literature. For each formula we screen hundreds of herbs and then having made the initial choice we test for antagonism, synergism, allergenicity and tolerability before we decide on the final selection. In all we conduct around three thousand separate tests for each formula. Clinical experience has quickly confirmed the validity of our system and we now have numerous testimonials and case-histories to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of our range. Perhaps the most worthwhile result yet was a lady who was genuinely suicidal who repeatedly and joyously rang her practitioner to tell her that the CTX8 (now Wild Endive Formula) that she had been prescribed had literally saved her life by lifting her depression so quickly.”

5. Pau D’Arco

Pau d’Arco is a giant rainforest hardwood, the bark of which has been used medicinally by South Americans for more than 2,000 years. The bark contains many actives including 20 phytochemicals called naphthoquinones. These quinine compounds (chiefly Lapachol and Beta-lapachone) are believed to account for the broad spectrum antibiotic and cytotoxic action of Pau d’Arco, but it is likely that all of these actives have important properties that warrant further study. As is the case with many rainforest herbs, Pau d’Arco is poorly understood by many Western herbalists and health professionals, and is the subject of some confusion with relation to its safety. Studies conducted using extremely high doses of isolated naphthoquinones, primarily lapachol, from Pau d’Arco, were found to produce undesirable side effects such as intestinal bleeding – but use of the whole herb is completely safe at recommended doses. Pau d’Arco is popularly used and effective against Candida Albicans and other fungal infections, and as well as having exhibited anti fungal activity against 11 strains of yeast and fungi, it has demonstrated anti parasitic, anti viral (including Epstein-Barr) and anti bacterial properties – making it excellent for general immune support. In recent test tube studies it has demonstrated anti microbial properties against a number of bacteria – including H-Pylori (implicated in the formation of stomach ulcers) and MRSA infections. Pau d’Arco has also exhibited strong antioxidant activity in a number of studies and it is also used to treat IBS – and has long been believed to possess a ‘gut protecting’ effect. A study published in 2005 showed that two of the actives from the bark exhibited selective anti bacterial activity against E-Coli and other pathogenic bacteria, but did not effect the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus or other pro-biotic bacteria.

Conclusion

Because there are so many immune boosting nutrients, herbs and so on, I’m nowhere near finished what I’d like to say. In fact I feel I’ve barely begun! But as this is a newsletter rather than a book, I’ll leave it there. You don’t have to use all of these products. But you’ve got more than enough information here to keep your immune system strong, so that pathogens will pose a much, much lower risk to your health than they otherwise might. 

Best Wishes

Mark G. Lester
Director – The Finchley Clinic Ltd

www.thefinchleyclinic.com

Sevenlac: the new word in probiotic supplements?

Regular Finchley Clinic customers – and, especially, regular readers of this blog – will surely be aware of the high esteem in which we hold the Global Health Trax (GHT) probiotic supplements, Threelac and Fivelac.

For many years, we’ve trumpeted and met with much agreement from our loyal customers over the fantastic merits of these two products. And yet, we’re happy to announce, there’s a new contender in town for their collective crown in the probiotic supplement stakes.

Taking after its forebears, GHT’s new offering, Sevenlac, comprises several probiotic strains (you guessed it; seven), suggesting that it *could* be an improvement on both Threelac (with its three strains) and Fivelac (with its five). Not least because Sevenlac offers up all five of Fivelac’s strains and then an extra two – one of which is the brand new Lactobacillus johnsonii train, of which GHT has high hopes, claiming it has ‘provocative possibilities’, including potentially ‘positive effects on the immune system’

Sevenlac probiotic strains

To be clear, then; according to GHT, Sevenlac’s proprietary formula contains the following active probiotic strains:

  • Bacillus coagulans – may help control intermittent digestion/ stomach issues
  • Bacillus subtilis – may crowd out ‘bad bacteria’ in the gut
  • Enterococcus faecalis – boosts the gut levels of a major genus within the lactic acid bacteria group; one that naturally inhabits the digestive tract
  • Lactobacillus acidophilus – breaks down nutrients in the gut to produce the likes of lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide, thereby helping create an optimal intestinal flora
  • Bifidobacterium longum – may aid the smooth running of the digestive system
  • Lactobacillus rhamnosus – may prevent and treat cases of diarrhoea and acute gastroenteritis
  • Lactobacillus johnsonii – in positively affecting the immune system, this new probiotic strain may inhibit the growth of pathogenic bad bacteria and the production of gastrin (reducing acidity in the gut).

What might Sevenlac do for you?

SevenlacIf you’re not that familiar with probiotics and what’s so good about them, let’s take a quick look at why they can contribute so effectively to gut health and, therefore, to overall health – and so why Sevenlac may be a good supplement to try. The fact is that, by significantly boosting the levels of ‘good bacteria’ with all their health-giving properties in the intestinal tract, a course of naturally-derived probiotics (like Threelac, Fivelac or indeed Sevenlac) is terrific for repopulating your gut’s intestinal flora in the most positive way possible.

That’s to say, loading up your gut with these good bacteria can effectively crowd out the aforementioned pathogenic bad bacteria (which can cause microbial infection via yeast overgrowth and affect the efficacy of the immune system); thereby tipping the gut’s bacteria balance back in the direction it should be for healthy living.

Better than Threelac and Fivelac?

Not only does Sevenlac comprise seven different probiotic strains – three of which are to be found in Threelac and five in Fivelac – we think it’s also reasonable to assume that, as this new product has been entirely developed and released by GHT, it will contain the same sort of numbers of each of its live bacteria as the previous two GHT supplements do. That means that Sevenlac most likely comprises around 500 million of each of its seven live bacteria, ensuring there’s something like a total 3.5 billion live bacteria in each Sevenlac sachet available from us.

Now, if you know anything about probiotics, you may conclude this isn’t a particularly high count of live bacteria for a modern probiotic product to offer. Yet, like GHT, we at The Finchley Clinic don’t believe however billion live bacteria a probiotic offers a customer is necessarily as important as other (so-called) experts do. We believe it’s surely much more important what specific probiotic strains a supplement contains and, therefore, what an overall supplement can do for an individual. So, if Sevenlac’s seven strains prove to be collectively better for a customer’s gut health than Threelac’s three or Fivelac’s five, then clearly that’s significant.

Moreover, unlike Threelac and Fivelac, Sevenlac doesn’t contain canola oil; an oil ingredient that we don’t believe offers the finest health benefits. Instead, it comprises sunflower oil, which we feel is a better bet from a health-giving perspective.

So, to conclude, if you’ve got on well with Threelac and/ or Fivelac before now and you’re curious about Sevenlac (and, even if you’ve not tried either of its predecessor products but feel it sounds like it could do positive work for you), our advice is to give Sevenlac a go and see what you think. And be sure to let us know, too, we’d love to hear your feedback – we’re currently offering customers a 60-day price-back guarantee if they’re not entirely satisfied with this new probiotic product.

Like mother’s milk? The many benefits of Colostrum Organic

Enormously nutritious and comprising high levels of essential vitamins, minerals, nutrients and antibodies, colostrum is the naturally-occurring fluid that promotes growth and health in infants and newly-born animals. Yet, so potent and nutritious is it, research shows that, when consumed in supplement form by adults, it may also promote immunity, help fight infections and improve gut health. And that’s why, at The Finchley Clinic, we’re more than happy to introduce you to Colostrum Organic (120 capsules).

Colostrum Organic – a highly nutritious product

Colostrum OrganicTo be precise, colostrum is a milky fluid released by mammal mothers who’ve just given birth, but before production of their breast milk has begun. So, it’s a critically significant nutrient source for just-delivered infants (of all mammal species; not least human babies); promoting, as it does, growth and helping staving off/ fight potential infant diseases. And yet, as noted, it’s also entirely safe and acceptable to be consumed by human adults, years after infanthood.

Now, for its part, Colostrum Organic is a totally organically-sourced form of colostrum; being derived from EU bovine herds and very similar to human colostrum. Each and every batch of the product is tested, so it can be declared free of harmful hormones, antibiotics and pesticides ahead of being sold. It’s rich in a balanced blend of disease-fighting proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, growth hormones, vitamins (among them Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E), minerals (calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium and zinc) and digestive enzymes.

Immune factors and growth factors – and more

Importantly, when it comes to this colostrum supplement, you’ll find that, among its more-than 90 components are nutrients that can be grouped together in two different classes: immune factors and growth factors. Immune factors have been shown to help the body fight off harmful invaders, such as viruses, bacteria, yeast and fungus. And, in Colostrum Organic, their work is enhanced by its plentiful antibodies, which like nothing more than to get involved in the body’s immune response to infections, including those caused by bacteria and viruses; especially the antibodies IgA, IgG, and IgM.

Conversely, once absorbed into the body, growth factors become busy in the building and restoration work of bone, muscle, nerve tissue, connective tissue, skin and cartilage; as well as helping to increase lean muscle, burn fat for fuel and aiding wound-healing. Colostrum Organic is especially rich in two growth factors, the insulin-like, protein-based hormones that are growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2).

Health benefits of Colostrum Organic

So, to be more specific, Colostrum Organic may well:

  • Boost immunity – thanks to its high concentration of the antibodies IgA and IgG, the supplement offers impressive immunity-boosting credentials; in fact, a study discovered that, taken daily, a colostrum supplement increased the IgA antibodies in distance runners’ saliva by 79%, compared to baseline levels, while researchers believe IgA levels in saliva may boost immunity and improve the body’s capacity to battle upper respiratory tract infections
  • Prevent/ treat diarrhoea – Colostrum Organic’s blend of antibodies, as well as the protein lactoferrin, may well help prevent diarrhoea, when it’s associated with bacterial and viral infections; a study of adults suffering with diarrhoea, when associated with HIV, revealed that 100 grams of colostrum each day (along with traditional anti-diarrhoeal medications) decreased stool frequency 21% more than traditional medications did, on their own.

Moreover, colostrum is often considered hyperimmune, implying it may be effective in treating infections in humans, including those caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli), candida, cryptosporidia, H pylori rotavirus, salmonella, Shigella dysenteriae bacteria, staphylococcus and streptococcus.

  • Improve gut health – Colostrum Organic, too, may help strengthen the linings of your gut and battle infections there (most likely thanks to both its growth factors and lactoferrin); studies show that, in addition to strengthening the gut wall, it may stimulate growth of intestinal cells and help prevent intestinal permeability (‘leaky gut’), a condition that sees gut particles leak out into the rest of the body.

So, rich in disease-fighting compounds, Colostrum Organic may well improve resistance to viruses and auto-immune disorders; help strengthen your immune system; support cardiovascular function; support healing of injured tissue (and lead to softer skin and reduce wrinkles); increase muscle tone; boost energy (and enhance strength and stamina during exercise); improve mental alertness and positive mood; fight infections that could cause diarrhoea; and improve gut health.

In which case, this potent supplement may well be especially helpful if you have a specific condition, infection or gut inflammation – and, even if you don’t, it may well do you a great deal of good.

Suffering from hay fever? Here’s how to get your sanity back!

It may have turned out to be a challenging year but summer’s here, at least. And yet, for some, summer brings with it natural challenges each and every year. While many are enjoying being outdoors and enjoying all manner of activities in the sun, others find themselves trying to mitigate the effects on their lives of seasonal allergies; most commonly, of course, hay fever and the allergic reactions it brings due to a dramatic increase in pollen.

It’s estimated that as many as 13 million people in the UK are hay fever sufferers – that’s almost one fifth of the country’s entire population – while around 35 million Americans put up with seasonal allergies every year (just over 10% of the total US population). So, make no mistake; environmental allergies and, with them, symptoms like sneezing, itchy eyes, scratchy throats and a general foggy lethargy, are a big deal for many people.

Preventing seasonal allergies – and their symptoms

As you’re no doubt aware, many sufferers of seasonal allergies simply reach for temporary medication to mitigate the symptoms they bring. However, finding exactly the right treatment for you as an individual is far from an exact science – indeed, from one year to the next, millions never really come across a course of tablets (or other medication) that satisfactorily does the trick in these spring and summer months.

So, is there another way? Well, have you ever considered a far more natural approach to trying to reduce the symptoms of hay fever and similar seasonal allergies – and even preventing their occurrence, in the first place? Here are some ideas and tips you might want to try if the warmer, drier weather of May, June and July can make your life a misery:

  • Improve your diet – it may seem unlikely at first, but an improved diet can help ward off allergies and that’s because the healthier your body is, the better capable its immune system is to counter the everyday allergies it encounters; indeed, scientific research on the Greek island of Crete concluded that nasal allergies barely existed there, seemingly because native islanders’ diets are focused around fatty acid-packed fish, cold-pressed olive oil, nuts, fruits and vegetables, ensuring the diet’s antioxidant-rich and great for supporting the health of the upper respiratory tract
  • Purify your home and remove your carpets – tackling your living environment and trying to rid it of pollen and mites is another very important step in the battle to keep seasonal allergy symptoms in check; to do so, you might consider investing in an air purification system (with a UV/ negative ion filter) and, considering carpets naturally retain pollen, dust and pet dander, replace them with non-toxic hardwood/ cork flooring
  • Go for organic bedding – the same goes for your home’s bedding; you’re highly advised to purify your haven of rest by purchasing a high-quality, allergy-free cover for your mattresses and pillows and to wash your bedding once a week to kill and, thus, prevent the accumulation of dust mites
  • Use organic cleaning products – if you’re prone to allergies, then you might want to re-think the cleaning products you use, given the chemicals and fumes from many supermarket-purchased cleaning agents can help trigger allergic reactions, especially in the spring and summer months; a better bet, then, is to plump for non-toxic, organic cleaning products
  • Try taking oregano oil – for many people, it seems that oregano oil contributes to feeling better when suffering from the aforementioned (and widely known) common symptoms of seasonal allergies; thanks to its ability to reduce histamine levels in the blood, the oil is liable to combat allergic reactions, including the likes of skin swelling
  • Get mould out of your home and office – sure, pollen’s an obvious cause of spring/ summer allergies but mould plays its role too; an increase in heat in conjunction with a rise in humidity tends to see mould form in indoor working and living spaces, so a good idea is to invest in a high-quality dehumidifier in an effort to prevent mould from forming in the first place.

Hay fever supplements

In addition to trying one – or, indeed, all – of the above suggestions, there is another course of action open to you in the fight against seasonal allergies (should you want to avoid relying on the likes of antihistamine medication); that’s to go the natural supplement route.

Here, at The Finchley Clinic, we’ve put together a handy kit of high-quality, entirely naturally-sourced supplements that, yes, might just help you get your sanity back this spring/ summer, in this most trying of years for so many. The Hayfever ‘Get Your Sanity Back’ Kit consists of:

  • Allertrex– a blend of powerful botanical ingredients and essential oils that support normal function and cleansing of the lungs, sinuses and respiratory tract
  • HistX– combines Vitamin C and Quercetin in a liposomal form, ensuring almost perfect absorption as a result of the unique and industry leading liposomal process; together, Liposomal Quercetin and Vitamin C make for an amazing one-two in battling allergies and inflammation, anywhere in the body
  • OptiBac Probiotics For Daily Wellbeing Extra Strength– contains the potent probiotics L. acidophilus NCFM and B. lactis Bi-04; a recent clinical trial has shown this specific probiotic combination reduced the symptoms of nasal irritation in birch tree pollen sufferers.

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