Avena sativa

(Wild Oats) has long been used in India to overcome addiction to opium. It has been shown to be extremely effective in reducing the number of cigarettes smoked in double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. In one study reported in the Journal Nature, the group taking Avena sativa reduced the number of cigarettes smoked by 71% although they were not making a conscious effort to quit or reduce the number of cigarettes smoked. Of this group, 39% quit smoking entirely, 54% reduced the number smoked by half, and only 8% experienced no change. In the placebo group the number of cigarettes smoked actually went up slightly.

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Biosorb™

(Proprietary Intestinal Delivery System™) is our Proprietary Intestinal Delivery System™ containing Black peppercorn extract (BioperineR), DGL Licorice root, Milk Thistle seed (80% Silymarin), Alfalfa (whole flowering plant) and Flax seed. BioperineR has been clinically proven to increase the absorption of certain nutrients absorption by as much as 60%. This unique proprietary blend helps insure that you get all of benefits of each of the active herbal ingredients.

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Capsicum

(Cayenne pepper) has been shown to have a long-lasting ability to desensitize the cells that line the airways from the damage caused by cigarette smoke and other chemical irritants. Additionally, it has a long history of use in folk medicine to enhance the effects of other herbs, including Lobelia

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ChromeMate®

The only brand of Chromium patented to lower cholesterol. (U.S. Patent Nos. 4,923,855 and 4,954,492) It has been shown in a recent university study to reduce cholesterol by 18% in 8 weeks, while improving the Total Cholesterol/HLD ratio, compared to a placebo group which showed no improvement. Earlier studies had previously demonstrated that 600 mcg of Chromium raised the good HDL Cholesterol by 16% in 8 weeks and 1000 mcg of Chromium caused a 42% reduction in Triglycerides over 6 months.

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Citrin®

Works by blocking enzymes associated with fat production within the fat cells. This stimulates instead the burning and release of stored fat from the body. Citrin also causes less dietary sugar to be utilized for the production of fats. Therefore, sugars derived from eating carbohydrates are converted into glycogen, which produces a natural appetite reducing effect.

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DGL Licroice root

(Glycyrrhiza glabra) stimulates the production of lining of the mucous membranes including those of the respiratory tract. It helps reduce the damage caused by cigarette smoke. It is one of nature's best treatments for heartburn and ulcers.

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Garcinia cambogia

A moderate to large sized tree that grows in the evergreen forests of southern India. The large orange fruit of the Garcinia tree, commonly known as the Malabar Tamarind, is used traditionally in India as a culinary spice and a condiment in curries. Additionally, it has had widespread usage in Indian folk medicine for inflammatory bowel disease, mucous diarrhea, and inflamed wounds and sores. Citrin® is the trade name given to the complex of active ingredients derived from thick rind of the Garcinia fruit.

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Ginger root

(Zingiber officinale) has also been classified as an aid to quit smoking. It has a soothing effect on the lining of the mucous membranes and helps prevent nausea.

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Glucosol™

A natural leaf extract from Lagerstroemia speciosa, commonly known as the Crepe myrtle or Banaba tree. The leaf of the Crepe myrtle has been found to possess significant health benefits, including the regulation of blood sugar and weight. It has also been shown to possess strong antioxidant activity, helps to maintain low blood pressure and improves kidney function.

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Green tea

has been consumed in Japan and China for millennia. It has recently been reported to have significant anti-obesity and cholesterol lowering effects. This is perhaps one of the reasons that the oriental people are rarely overweight.

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Kava kava

(Piper methysticum) is an herbal aphrodisiac from the Polynesian Islands that also calms the nervous system while increasing sexual stimulation. This Polynesian herb is added because of its unique sexually stimulating effects in women. It is traditionally used for its calming and stress relieving effects, but in certain women it engenders a sexually exhilarating tingling sensation over their entire body.

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Lobelia inflata

(Indian Tobacco) is an ingredient of many European stop smoking products. Its contains a chemical known as lobeline that is so similar to nicotine that it can bind to the nicotine receptors in the body effectively satisfying the cravings for nicotine. Lobeline can in this way reduce the withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting smoking, including the craving for cigarettes, irritability, frustration, anger, anxiety, poor concentration, restlessness, weight gain, and decreased heart rate.. Lobelia, by being structurally similar to nicotine, satisfies the cravings, without causing the drug effects.

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Nutmeg fruit

(Myristica fragrans) helps moisten the airways and reduce the drying of the mucous membranes and the throat that is often associated with smoking.

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Maca

(Lepidium myennii) is a standardized whole herb preparation from the Peruvian herb Lepedium meyenii root used since the days of the Inca Empire to increase sexual and physical strength and potency. It is a hearty plant cultivated high in the Andean Mountains at altitudes from 11,000-14,500 feet. It was domesticated about 2,000 years ago by Peruvian Indians and appears to have been used extensively during the Incan Empire. Its popularity is renown due to its enhancement of sexual performance, energy, fertility and its aphrodisiac qualities. Other traditional uses include increasing stamina and endurance in athletes and promoting mental clarity, in addition to the treatment of male impotence and female hormonal imbalances (including hot flashes, fatigue, mood swings, and other pre and post menopausal difficulties).

Maca has been clinically proven to significantly increase sexual desire and to enhance the stimulation of erections.A recent study published in the April 200 issue of Urology, the same medical journal that published the first Viagra studies, demonstrated that a standardized Maca extract QUADRUPLED the sexual activity of the tests subjects within the first 21 days

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Red Yeast Rice

Inhibits the production of excessive amounts of Cholesterol in the liver that are triggered by our modern diet and lifestyle. Red yeast rice is a traditional Chinese health food that has been consumed in China for over two thousand years. It consists of Red Went Yeast (Monascus purpureus) fermented on Chinese rice. The Red Yeast Rice in CHOLESTRED™ is standardized to contain 1.4% Mevinolin, the active ingredient that inhibits an enzyme in the liver (HMG CoA Reductase) that blocks the production of Cholesterol. Additionally, it also contains all of the whole food constituents that occur naturally in the rice combination as nature made it. This natural whole foods compounding insures greater safety and often better results because it includes the active ingredient, plus all of the other important synergistic and protective ingredients that nature placed in it, rather than just one isolated active ingredient. In clinical trials, Red Yeast Rice, standardized for mevinolin, has been shown to reduce Total Cholesterol by approximately 20%, LDL Cholesterol by 23% and Triglycerides by 17%, but did not affect HDL Cholesterol.

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Red Clover

Ppromotes increased levels of the good HDL Cholesterol, which carries the bad LDL Cholesterol out of the arteries and back to the liver to be discarded. Red Clover is a meadow grass that grows in abundance in Australia. It has been used in Australia and Europe for centuries for its ability to balance hormones. Recent studies have discovered that it also has a beneficial effect on reducing hardening of the arteries and on raising the healthy HDL Cholesterol. Investigation has revealed that Red Clover contains a significant amount of isoflavones, similar to those found in Soy, that are believed to be responsible for the ability of Soy to lower Cholesterol and balance hormones. Red Clover, however, has additional isoflavones not found in Soy that may increase its effectiveness.

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Tribulus terristris

A standardized whole herb preparation of Tribulus terrestris, developed at the Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Bulgaria shown in clinical trials to increase sex drive, and sexual performance, testosterone levels, sperm count and muscle strength (as demonstrated in tests by the Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting team). Tribulus has been used in India and China for centuries to prevent impotence and enhance physical and sexual performance. In Eastern European folk medicine Tribulus has been used to enhance both strength and sexual potency. In Turkey Tribulus has been as a common folk medicine against abdominal spasms and pain, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. It has been used in Greece since the first Olympic games where it was part of the training regimen that produced the classic physique for which Greek men are renown

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