Are you doing all you can to protect yourself?

In a world that continues to destabilize I can’t help but to consider the choices I make each day to protect myself and my family. Sure as a martial arts instructor it is my job to teach people how to defend themselves but what good is all that training if our bodies become sick and weak? If you could improve your health, should you? Would you?
I think the population is slowly becoming more and more aware that the foods we eat, the air we breath, even the water we drink is causing more damage to our bodies then we can handle. This is seen in the escalating cases of sickness and disease that continues to grow in higher numbers each year.

So one has to ask themselves, am I doing all I can to ensure I will be around and remain healthy as long as possible for my family? Or will I become sick and a burden? No one thinks of a sick family member as a burden but what if you could have prevented that sickness or disease? Is it wise to ignore your health and force others to care for you?
Did you know that 85% of all sickness and disease is related to poor nutrition? Sounds to me like something we can change but how? The foods we eat today are mostly processed garbage from a box or from a fast food place. We are so busy who has time to cook a nutritious meal? Even so, with heavy hormone and drug use in all meats and dairy, genetically modified vegetables, high concentrations of pesticides and harvesting foods before ripe to get them to a market thousands of miles away there is no longer any way to eat healthy when shopping at a super market. So what options are left?

Well, there are two options I can think of, one is to grow your own heirloom vegetables and grass fed meat but who has the time for that? Who has the land? For most this is an option they are unable to even consider.

The next option is to supplement. We do not eat to fill our bellies, we eat to nourish our bodies, or at least we should. Many people already supplement, they take this vitamin or that vitamin and some even take a multivitamin thinking that is doing it’s job. Here is the reality, if you are taking a pill or capsule, research shows that only 5 to 18% is absorbed into the body, the rest is literally wasted! So essentially you are “dumping” your money down the toilet. Another consideration is that vitamins are worthless to the body without minerals. We use to get minerals from the vege’s we ate because they absorbed them from the ground they grew in. But then again we use to get vitamins from those vege’s as well. The minerals have been depleted from most large farm lands due too poor farming practice. They are trying to produce as much as possible as fast as possible to make money. This is true in all aspects of food production. Did you know they can take a chicken from egg to full grown in 21 days now? No wonder we are a sick nation!

We all need a high quality liquid supplement with all the vitamins and minerals required for true healthy living. You see research shows that a liquid supplement is absorbed up to 98%! The question now becomes which one?
I personally have done a great deal of research on supplements and what I have found is that a supplement should contain not only just vitamins and minerals but a natural anti-inflammatory, a high ORAC value in anti-oxidants to reverse the damage already done, create more energy and it should taste good.
There are few supplements that contain all listed above and even fewer that has such a long list of personal testimonies. Let me ask you, when was the last time you heard of someone overcoming a thyroid problem, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, migraines, skin disease, cancer, liver problems or anything else for that matter from taking a multivitamin? My guess is never.

I have found Vemma to be my personal choice. After being on this product for 1 year I must confess, I absolutely love it and the way it makes me feel. To see my personal testimony I invite you to go to my websitehttp://bnlrobinson.com/testimonies.html and have a look.

Since we should all be taking a supplement why not take one that pays us to use their product? When was the last time you got paid for taking any type of vitamin? These companies are making a killing off the uneducated public and their not even getting the health benefits they pay for!

Stop wasting your money and stop wasting your life. Get on a GOOD liquid supplement and start today! Maybe Vemma is not for you but I would seriously compare it with what ever it is your taking. You should not skimp on things such as your health. They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Here’s to a long and healthy life!

Xanthones and Vemma

Medical Uses of Xanthones
This information is based of the research of Dr. J. Frederic Templeman, M.D.

"Let Food Be Your medicine" -- Hippocrates

Here is a list of medical conditions that Dr. Templeman uses mangosteen and xanthones contained within the fruit as first line treatment in his medical practice:

ERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease)
Hiatal hernia
Diverticulitis
Arthritis
Sleep disorders
Irritable bowel disease (diarrheal type)
Fibromyalgia
Neurodermatitis
Fatigue
Eczema
Mild depression
Muscle or joint pain without evidence of Arthritis
Seborrhea
Recurrent urinary tract infections in the elderly

Here is a list of prescription medications that Dr. Templeman has replaced with mangosteen and xanthones:

Nexium, Prevacid, Aciphex, & other proton pump inhibitors.
Zantac, Pepcid, & other H2 blockers.
Allegra, Zyrtec, Claritin, Clarinex, & other antihistamines.
Singulair, Prednisone
Lotrisone, Topicort, Cutivate, Diprolene, & other topical Cortico Steroids used for skin conditions (Eczema, Psoriasis, Seborrhea)
Valium, Xanax, & other minor tranquilizers.
Tegretol, Neurontin, & other anti-epileptic drugs used (off label) for chronic pain relief.
Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Lexapro, & other antidepressants when used for Dysthymia & anxiety states.
Vicodin, Percocet, Duragesic patch, Methadone, & other narcotics used for chronic pain control.
Celebrex, Vioxx, Bextra, Naproxen, Arthrotec, Ibuprofin, & other anti-inflammatories used for Musculo-Skeletal pain & inflammation.
Ultram, Talwin, & other non-Opiod pain preparations.
Midrin, Fioricet, Imitrex, Amerge, Maxalt, Zomig, & other Seretonergil Migraine headache preparations.
Lipitor, Zolor, Pravacol, & other Lipid-lowering agents.
Valtrex, & other anti-herpetic agents.
Aricept, Cognex, & other Alzheimer’s preparations.
Anusol, & other Hemorrhoid preparation


List of Xanthones in Mangosteen
Here is a list of all of the xanthones found in mangosteen that have been named. There are others that have not been named yet that I have not included in this list. Currently, there are 43 xanthones known to be in the mangosteen.


Concerning the popular supplement Vemma, which contains the entire mangosteen fruit. It is safe to assume that this would also be a list of xanthones in Vemma:


BR-xanthone A
BR-xanthone B
Calabaxanthone
Garcinone A
Garcinone B
Garcinone C
Garcinone D
Garcinone E
Gamma-Mangostin
Garcimangosone A
Garcimangosone B
Garcimangosone C
1-Isomangostin
3-Isomangostin
1-Isomangostin hydrate
3-Isomangostin hydrate
Gartanin
Demethylcalabaxanthone
Maclurin
Mangostenone
Mangostanin
Mangostanol
Mangostin
Mangostinone
Mangostinone A
Mangostinone B
a-Mangostin
b-Mangostin
g-Mangostin
Norathriol
Tovophyllin
Tovophyllin A
Tovophyllin B
Trapezifolixanthone

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Medical Properties of Xanthones:
Research on Xanthones is ongoing. There are many results people report about health benefits from xanthones that cannot be explained by the science yet. This is likely due to the fact that only about 15% of known xanthones have been studied to any degree.


Some of the known benefits of xanthones based on recent research are:

Anti-Fatigue - Helps boost energy.
Anti-Inflammatory - Helps prevent and reduce inflammation
Anti-Aging
Helps prevent cancer. According to a preliminary study, six xanthones have been found to be capable of killing cancer cells.
Helps lower blood pressure
Helps lower blood sugar. Many people with type II diabetes have reported that it helps them to regulate their blood sugar levels.
Helps prevent infections - Bacteria, Microbes, Viruses, Fungus.
Anti-Diarrheal - In folk medicine, the pericarp of the mangosteen (most potent source of xanthones) has been used for centuries to effectively treat dysentery.
Anti-Parkinson, Anti-Alzheimer. Helps prevent dementia.
Anti-allergenic - Helps with allergies
Eye Care - Helps prevents cataracts and glaucoma
Helps protect the heart and cardiovascular system
Anti-Obesity

A recent study has confirmed that gamma mangostin, a xanthones derivative found in the mangosteen, is a potent COX (Cyclooxgenase) 2 inhibitor. The COX 2 enzyme is a chemical in the body that causes inflammation. This enzyme is commonly found in people suffering from joint pain and arthritis. However, it is also being found with other diseases as well, that are not as obvious, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer, and Diabetes. In three separate studies, a xanthones derivative of the mangosteen slowed down the body's production of the COX 2 enzyme.

Conditions Reported To Respond To VEMMA due to the addition of vitamins and over 65 trace and ultra-trace minerals.

ACID DYSPEPSIA
ADHD
ADD
ALLERGIES
ALLERGIC RHINITIS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
ANEMIA
ANXIETY
ARTHRITIS
ASTHMA
AUTISM
AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS
BACK PAIN
BACTERIAL CONDITIONS
BLADDER INFECTIONS
BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEMS
GASTRITIS
CANCER
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CELIAC DISEASE
CHOLESTEROL PROBLEMS
CHRONIC FATIGUE
CHRONIC PAIN
CROHN’S DISEASE
CYSTIC FRIBROSIS
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE
DEPRESSION
DIABETES
DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS
DIVERTICULITIS
ECZEMA
EPSTEIN-BARR
FATIGUE
FIBROMYALGIA
FUNGAL INFECTIONS
GERD
GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE
GUM DISEASE
HASHIMOTO’S THYROIDITIS
HEADACHE
HEAVY METAL TOXICITY
HEMORRHOIDS
HEPATITIS C
HIATAL HERNIA
HOMOCYSTEINE
HORMONE IMBALANCE (MALE)
HORMONE IMBALANCE (FEMALE)
H. PYLORI
HYPERACTIVITY
HYPOGLYCEMIA
IMMUNE FUNCTION
INDIGESTION
IRRITABLE BOWL DISEASE
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
LOW ENERGY LEVELS
LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSIS
MALE INFERTILITY
MEMORY LOSS
MENOPAUSE
MIGRAINES
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SYSTOMS
MUSCLE & JOINT PAIN
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
NEURODERMATITIS
OSTEOARTHRITIS
OTITIS EXTERNA
PARASITIC CONDITIONS
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
PMS
PREGNANCY (FATTY ACID INF.)
PROSTATE CONDITIONS
PSORIASIS
RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON
RHEUMATIC DISEASE
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
SEBORRHEA
SCLERODERMA
SLEEP DISORDERS
STRESS
THYROIDITIS
ULCERS
ULCERATIVE COLITIS
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
VIRAL INFECTIONS
WEIGHT ISSUES
AND THE LIST CONTINUES TO GROW...

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Why Vemma?

We've all heard the news for years about how important it is to get the right amount of antioxidants in order to keep our bodies healthy and ward off disease. Now there's a new classification of antioxidants called xanthones, first discovered in the mangosteen fruit, which are poised to be one of the biggest discoveries of modern science in terms of health benefits. While the concept of antioxidants may seem even more confusing when adding in another aspect, xanthones are fairly easy to understand, given their clear-cut, scientifically-proven benefits.

What are Xanthones?
Technically put, xanthones are a set of chemical compounds that can be synthetically produced, but are more often found and more potent in their natural settings. Xanthones are powerful antioxidants in a family of phytonutrients.
To date, researchers have discovered and classified approximately 200 xanthones, 40 of which are found in the mangosteen fruit. As a matter of fact, xanthones were first discovered when scientists began studying the health benefits of mangosteen based on its traditional indigenous medical uses.
Research into the medicinal properties of xanthones found in the mangosteen began in the 1970s, and gradually picked up pace as scientists began finding more exciting nutritional properties. Between 1996 and 2005, an exponential amount of research has been done in regards to mangosteen and its xanthones, and even more studies are in the works.

Xanthones in Mangosteen
To recap, xanthones are powerful antioxidants, and out of the 200 xanthones known to science, 40 of them are found in mangosteen.
But what do the antioxidant properties of the xanthones in mangosteen do for you? Antioxidants function as a balance for free radicals in the body. Free radicals are potentially harmful, yet oftentimes natural substances in your body that, when left free reign, build up and cause diseases like cancer, heart disease, and more.
The xanthones function to travel through your body, literally mopping up the free radicals on their way, leaving your body cleaner and healthier than before.

Some of the most important xanthones found in mangosteen include:
Alpha-mangostin
Beta-mangostin
Gamma-mangostin
Garcinone
Garcinone A
Garcinone C
Garcinone D
Mangostanol
Gartanin
These, among other xanthones, have been touted by independent researchers to have properties to include antiinflammatory, anticonvulsant, antiallergic, antitumor, and antiplatelet, to name just a few.

Known Benefits of Xanthones
Scientific research has made it abundantly clear that no other fruit compares in its health benefits to mangosteen, due to its xanthones and other nutritional properties.
Helping to fight cancer is just one of the many properties that different xanthones perform. For instance, one study performed in Japan showed that the xanthone alpha-mangostin had apparent properties that suppressed the development of tumors. Another, performed in China, found the xanthone garcinone E to show significant anticancer effects in terms of liver, lung, and gastric cancer cells.
In addition, some xanthones have shown significant antimicrobial effects in terms of fighting MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), which is a bacterial strain known for its tenacious resistance to pharmacologic antibiotics. One scientific study also showed that alpha-mangostin, beta-mangostin, and garcinone B to have pronounced inhibition effects on a strain of tuberculosis.

As if that isn't enough, xanthones have also been scientifically proven to help lower LDL, the bad cholesterol, by protecting the LDL from coming into contact with free radicals, thus leaving it unable to oxidize and attach to arterial walls and cause atherosclerosis.
Taking into account the anticancer, antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, and cholesterol-lowering effects of the xanthones found in mangosteen, here is just a sampling of the other many benefits that science has either researched or is in the process of discovering:
Antiviral
Helps lower blood pressure
Helps fight fatigue
Antidepressant
Prevents stomach ulcers
Aids with weight loss
Antiaging
Combats diarrhea
Pain reducer
Heart protective
Analgesic
Anti-parkinsonian and anti-Alzheimer
Lowers fevers
Builds immunity to disease
Antiallergen
Antifungal
Antiparasitic

Indeed, even now some health practitioners are suggesting drinking mangosteen juice for relief to people who suffer from the following diseases:
Infections
Skin ailments like psoriasis, seborrhea, or eczema
Joint problems and arthritis
Dementia
Anxiety and depression
Cancer
Chronic pain
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Ulcers
Diabetes

The Fruit with Xanthone Power
As time goes by, it's becoming less and less uncanny how traditional and folk medicine seems to have a grasp on the nutritional properties of food better than modern science has in the past. Indeed, it seems in some cases, especially in that of the mangosteen, science is working to catch up.
The mangosteen fruit is believed to have originated in the Moluccas and the Sunda Islands. It's been used for decades upon decades by people from Thailand, the Philippines, and China in folk medicine to treat dysentery, skin disorders like eczema, diarrhea and cystitis, among other ailments.
One of the reasons why mangosteen is only now gaining notoriety and popularity is because, for many years, direct importation of the fruit from other countries has been illegal, based on governmental regulations to help quarantine the Asian fruit fly. Unfortunately, the mangosteen tree doesn't grow well in most or all climates in the United States, so attempts to grow the fruit here have been relatively unsuccessful.
However, as science has begun proving the unsurpassed medical value of the rare mangosteen fruit and its xanthones, juices and preserves are becoming more and more readily available.

In terms of taste, the mangosteen itself is considered one of the most exquisitely delicious fruits nature has to offer. Often called the "Queen of Fruits," the taste of mangosteen is unique, but is often described as sweet and tangy with hints of pear, ripe strawberry, and grape.
After sampling mangosteen, it's easy to see why this fruit is so popular in Thailand due to its taste. And after learning about the benefits of the xanthones found in mangosteen, it's even more clear how nutritionally beneficial this amazing fruit is.

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The importance of proper nutrition

America has a huge problem with sickness and disease. Research is finding that many of these diseases we have are linked to poor nutrition. You might think you are healthy because you rarely get sick but what is going on inside your body is a war that you are unaware of.

You see, unless you live on a farm and grow your own heirloom vegetables, raise your own livestock without steroids or vaccines then you have been eating poison for many years. The information that is starting to be released about our food supply is frightening to say the least. Genetically modified vegetables, chickens and cattle given hormones to increase weight gain. The list goes on and on. Most foods we eat today come in a box and are highly processed leaving very little nutrition left for the body. As a result the body starts to break down. Some notice this break down faster then others.

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About 6 weeks into taking Vemma the psoriasis started to go away. By December the psoriasis had all but disappeared! Today I am 99.9% clear! This is amazing I thought! So I was talking with my wife who suffers from arthritis, hot flashes and restless sleep. She too was noticing some changes. Her arthritis no longer hurt, she no longer suffers from hot flashes and she sleeps great!

With results like this I had to share this discovery with people. I now have friends who have some amazing testimonies, here are but a few:

Me: psoriasis, lowered blood pressure
My wife: arthritis, hot flashes, sleepless nights..no more
My mom: more energy, completely off all medication and feels better then she has in years!
My karate student: no longer has digestion issues
Friend from church: diabetic, off all insulin and has A1C counts of 6 now from 10
Another friend had hyper thyroid and doctors wanted to remove it. Now thyroid is normal and no medication was taken.
Another was allergic to 8 common foods and had IBS, no more IBS and now eats all 8 of those foods.
Friend suffered from depression and anxiety, no longer.
Friends are diabetic and had A1C counts of 10 and 12, now are off insulin and counts are 6 and 7.
Another friends mother has fibromyalgia, after taking Vemma their symptoms, aches and pains are gone!

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