Scientific Update June 2003

This is a scientific update as I had promised. It is also to thank you for visiting our website and or benefiting from our state of the art supplements. This update will keep you informed with important new research information. 

I welcome you to visit our site Body Language Vitamin Co and use our Body Mass Index Calculator and to take our copyrighted health scan.  These health tools are free to you and provide important information regarding your wellness.

I would also encourage you to pass this update on to all of your friends, family and anyone that you love, like or care about.  We are pleased to announce a referral discount.  For any of your friends that place your name in the last box that states “ We are always interested in enhancing our site and our importance to you. If there is something that you would like to see on our site or you have special needs for this order, we would like to hear from you. Feel free to enter any comments to us here”  (be sure that they write that you referred them)

We will provide you with an additional 10% discount on your order.  Our company is small, but we formulate the very finest all natural supplements.  We would love for more people to know about us and the outstanding nutritionals that we offer. Your help would be most appreciated.

Dr. Seidman's research quoted in the

As you know Dr. Seidman’s research over the past 10 years has focused on aging and more specifically, anti-aging.  In a brief article “Do-it-Yourself Life Extension” They mention studies from the University of California, the Henry Ford Health System (Dr. Seidman’s work) and the Linus Pauling Institute. “…elderly rats fad this amino-acid/antioxidant combo (acetyl-l-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid…in BLV Co Anti-age Energy Formula) stopped acting their age. They performed better on memory tests, had less age-related brain deterioration, held on to their hearing longer, and got around their cages quicker than untreated rodents”.  It is this type of high quality science that has made its way into the supplements that Body Language Vitamin Co makes and hopefully, that you take!

Coming very soon!

If you suffer from the dreaded, monthly symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), you’re not alone.  It is uncomfortable reality for about 75% percent of women who menstruate, with symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to decreased sex drive.  While nobody knows for sure what causes PMS, it is believe to be provoked by the changing levels in estrogen and progesterone during the two week time period before menstruation.  

Telling a woman that the symptoms of PMS are “only natural” does little to help her discomfort.  But if those symptoms are natural responses to the changes in your body, doesn’t it make sense to turn to a natural alternative?

Finally, there is relief.  Body Language Vitamins has created an all-new natural alternative for relieving your symptoms through a physician-formulated supplement that combines some of the world’s most powerful and effective herbs and extracts known for their ability to relieve women of PMS symptoms.

Menopause support formula (an oral and a topical cream form will be available)

Coming soon!

If you’re a woman who suffers from symptoms of menopause, you know all too well the great discomfort your changing hormone levels can cause.   But what are you to do, especially in the wake of such concerning and confusing reports?

When a huge national Women’s Health Initiative study showed that the estrogen-progestin pill that millions of women were taking to relieve the symptoms of menopause could actually be harmful, including increased risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer, it left many women feeling the risks of hormone replacement therapy outweighed the benefits.   But that still doesn’t stop the real and annoying symptoms caused by changes in the estrogen and progesterone levels, including:

• Hot flashes
• Feeling flush
• Vaginal dryness
• Decreased sex drive
• Painful intercourse
• Risk of osteoporosis
• Mood changes

Telling a woman that the symptoms of menopause are “only natural” does little to help her discomfort.  But if they are natural responses to the changes in your body, doesn’t it make sense to turn to a natural alternative?

There is relief!  Body Language Vitamins has created an all-new natural alternative for relieving your symptoms through a doctor-formulated supplement that combines some of the world’s most powerful and effective herbs and extracts known for their ability to relieve women of the symptoms of menopause.

Echinacea and Truth in Labeling

Echinacea is an herb recommended for preventing and treating the common cold.  Its sales represent about 10 percent of the dietary supplement business.  However, there are major differences in the preparations sold.  Some come from different species of Echinacea
plants, some are powders, some are extracts, and some claim to be standardized for content of particular chemicals.

Fifty-nine samples were analyzed.  Six contained no detectable Echinacea; just over half contained the species of Echinacea listed on the label.  Of the 21 standardized products, 57 percent did not meet the standard listed.  The study was published in the March 24, 2003
edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine. < http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/6/699 > Free
registration is required to see this abstract.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Standardized materials are no more likely to contain what the label claims than those without that description.  In fact, one product that showed a benefit in a previously published study contained no Echinacea and the absence of the herb was confirmed by another study.   From the results of this study, you have only a 50:50 chance of getting the Echinacea you paid for. Those are not very good odds.  So don’t chance your health on unknown formulae or companies.

I always teach that not all Echinacea is the same.  There are nine different subtypes of Echinacea known; examples include E. Purpurea, E. Pallida and E. Angustofolia. According to the German Commission E (The most authoritative reference for the medicinal use of herbs). E. Purpurea leaf works to enhance T and B cell function, but the root of that plant does not. E. Pallida root works to enhance T and B cell function but the leaf does not (Even different parts of the same plant might or might not be effective!). E. Angustofolia is a negative rated herb. This means that E. Angustofolia is either 1. Harmful, 2. Ineffective or 3. Not enough information is known. 

In my travels lecturing across the country and outside of the country, I have seen that most Vitamin stores have over 30-100 different kinds of Echinacea for you to buy and 9/10 have E. Angustofolia!  This is the negative rated herb!  People ask me all the time, why would companies do this?  My answer…either the company is NOT doing their homework or the cost of that particular herb is much less. 

At BLV Co. we were incredibly careful in the preparation of our Cold and Flu Formula and it has E. Purpurea leaf (aerial) and E. Pallida Root. You will not find E. Angustofolia, because the research does not support its use.  Our Cold and Flu formula is simply the best formulation out there to support your immune system in times of need.

Body Language Vitamin Company’s mission is to promote your health and wellness through responsible lifestyle choices and appropriate supplementation.

I hope you have found this information valuable and helpful. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.  I answer all of my emails; please allow 24-72 hours as we get many questions.  You can also find many other interesting studies and articles by clicking on Educational Resources (A task bar on the left) at Body Language Vitamin Company

Michael D. Seidman, MD., FACS

B.S. Human Nutrition

CEO-Body Language Vitamin Co

Director of Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery/Henry Ford Health System

Director of Complementary/Integrative Medicine Henry Ford Health System

Office: 248-661-7211 (Henry Ford Health System)

Body Language Office (voice mail) 877-LIVE-FIT

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