Featured Topic: Red Ginseng(9 slides)

Red Ginseng

• Panax ginseng

– Also known as Asian or Korean red ginseng

– Red = steamed, the traditional preparation method

– Adaptogen: Restores balance to the body

• NOT Panax quinquefolis

– Also known as American ginseng

– Not as well-studied as P. ginseng

• NOT “Siberian ginseng” Eleutherococcus senticosus

• NOT ‘white’ dried ginseng

Powered by Noble Ginsenosides

• Ginsenosides – biologically active compounds

• Most ginsenosides are in the form of the classic or common ginsenosides

– have as little as 1% bioavailability

• A small amount are called the rare or noble ginsenosides

– More bioavailable

– More potent than common ginsenosides

Noble ginsenosides include: Rg2, Rg3, Rg5, Rg6, Rh1, Rh2, Rh3, Rh4, Rk1, Compound K

How can the amount of rare ginsenosides be increased?

1. Rely on your gut microflora to convert classic ginsenosides to noble ginsenosides

2. Provide the ginseng with optimal growing conditions to yield a higher content of noble ginsenosides

3. Process the ginseng to increase the amount of noble ginsenosides

– Steaming (traditional)

– Industrial acid or alkaline hydrolysis

– Enzymatic hydrolysis

Big Problem for Ginseng: Pesticide Contamination

• Researchers in China tested 80 ginseng samples collected from different places for pesticide residue

• Result:

– 246 different pesticides were detected

– 78% of samples were positive for quintozene

• Fungicide widely used in China

• Limited approval in the US: golf course turf, cotton, and potatoes

Cultivating Clean Ginseng

• Hydroponic cultivation

• Sterile: No exposure to pesticides or chemical

• Optimal conditions to produce high concentration of noble ginsenosides

• Equivalent to traditional wild-harvested ginseng

Health Benefits of Red Ginseng

• Modulates

– Blood pressure

– Metabolism

– Immune function

• Fights inflammation

• Improves focus and attention

• Increases resistance to cold and flu

• Increases sex drive and erectile function

• Prevents and alleviate side effects of cancer

Add a Botanical Blend for Erectile Dysfunction

• Apple and Grape polyphenols, enriched with Saffron

• Mechanism of action: increased Nitric Oxide production

– Relaxation of smooth muscle cell

– Vasodilation of arteries

– Increased blood flow

– Swelling of corpus cavernosum

– Vasoconstriction of veins

Clinical Trial results

• 94 men ages 45+

• Percent of men achieving complete hardness increased from 10% at baseline to 45% at study end

• 72% of participants significantly improved their scores on a standardized scale of erectile function

How to Use Red Ginseng

• Fatigue

• Stress/Tension

• Immune

• Students

• Athletes (stamina and endurance)

Dosage: 200 – 400 mg daily

• ED/Male sexual function

Dosage: 300 mg red ginseng + 600 mg grape skin and seed, apple, and saffron

Australia’s 2019 Flu Season: Record Setting

(2 slides)

Australia’s Flu Season was a Bad One

• In 2017, Australia had its worst flu season ever – until this year!

• Total number of flu cases as of the first week of September are up 18% versus the same time in 2017

– This is the end of winter and the end of peak flu season in Australia

• A bad flu season in Australia often indicates a year of high flu activity in the United States

Take care of your immune system• And your immune system will take care of you!• Sleep – people getting less than 7 hours of sleep a night are almost 3

times more likely to develop a cold than people sleeping 8 or more hours

• Elderberry – in a clinical study of elderberry versus placebo for illness prevention:– The elderberry group had half as many illness (cold or flu) as the placebo

group

– For those in the elderberry group who did get sick, their illness lasted only 2/3 as long as the placebo group, and their symptoms were not as severe

• Reduce sugar intake - Sugar blocks vitamin C that white blood cells need to function (white blood cells kill the viruses that cause colds and flu)– Researchers found that drinking a liter of soda (equal to 2 typical, 16 oz

bottles) OR eating 100 grams of sugar (2 typical bottles of soda, or 4 candy bars) reduced white blood cell activity by 40%

Number One Herb in America…(1 slide)

American Botanical Council Reports a New #1 Herb in America• This year’s #1 best selling herb in the natural foods

channel: CBD from Cannabis sativa

• Sales increased 332% over the previous year

• Top five:#1 CBD

#2 Curcumin/Turmeric (down to the number 2 after several years as the #1)

#3 Elderberry

#4 Wheatgrass

#5 Flaxseed

• Reasons consumers are buying CBD: Pain, Sleep problems, Stress/anxiety, PTSD and depression, Cancer

If you want to try CBD

• Choose carefully: Reporters from the Associated Press purchased 30 hemp/CBD products from a variety of retail outlets and sent them for independent laboratory testing

• Results: – 10 of the 30 products contained illegal (and potential harmful)

synthetic contaminants– Several had NO or only trace amounts of CBD

• Similar results were found in Hawaii when local reporters sent 7 hemp/CBD products purchased at retail for laboratory testing– Not a single product contained the labeled amount of CBD– One had 20% MORE than claimed, several had much LESS than

claimed– One was contaminated with bacteria, one had three types of a

harmful fungus, and one had a high level of THC – the compound associated with a ‘high’ that is also illegal at more than 0.3% levels

• Purchase hemp oil (not seed oil, which has no CBD) only from reputable companies that stand behind their products

Stopping “Middle Age Spread”(2 slides)

As your weight creeps up, so does your risk of chronic disease• Most people gain a pound or two a year from young

adulthood into middle age – a very gradual gain that most don’t really notice, but that adds up to a large cumulative gain over time

• Researchers looked at data from over 110,000 people, comparing their weight at 18 – 21 years old to their weight at age 55

• Results:– Women gained an average 22 lbs, while men gained 19 lbs– For each 11 lbs of weight gained, risk of

• Type 2 diabetes increased 30%• High blood pressure increased 14%• Cardiovascular disease increased 8%• Obesity-related cancer increased 6%• Dying prematurely increased 5%And the odds of achieving healthy aging decreased 17%

How to stop long-term weight gain

• Researchers collected data from 280,000 adults gathered over 20 years of monitoring

• Participants were asked every four years about their weight and what foods they ate

• Results: clear connection between eating nuts and slower weight gain– People who ate nuts regularly also ate FEWER desserts

(donuts, pastries, etc) and refined grains– Half an ounce of nuts daily was associated with a 23%

decreased risk of gaining 10lbs or more, or becoming obese, over the four year study period

– Nuts have protein and healthy fats: increasing satiety so you feel full, longer