A thistle tale

Good morning,

As I was reading the newspaper this morning, there was a great story on the death cap mushroom and some poisoning that occurred here in the SF Bay Area.  We have a doctor in the Santa Cruz area that knows how to deal with poisoning and his efforts have prevented deaths and liver transplants for these patients.   How was this accomplished??  Through the use of an intravenous form of milkthistle, also known as the wild artichoke.  Why is this important??  Well, the fact that milkthistle has clear hepatic (liver) protection qualities due to it’s flavonoids, primarily silymarin, supports natural products in a big way.  Even more important to you is the fact that LiverGARD is even more potent a liver support mechanism.  LiverGARD utilizes the entire cynara floridanum artichoke ( not the globe or scolamus version you see in the stores ) and sarsaparilla to enhance the liver supporting plant chemicals.  The resulting extract is the basis behind our product and it’s effectiveness, especially as compared to any of the milkthistle products in capsule form.  Most milkthistle products are standardized at 80% silymarin making this flavonoid the primary component.  In the case of LiverGARD, our complex of flavonoids includes quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, (+)-catechin, silymarin, cynarin, caffeic acid, and chlorogenic acid.  To read more about how valuable our supplement is, check out the following link, http://www.naturalbridges.ws/full_study.html.  Let me be very clear…I have no knowledge of LiverGARD’s ability to work with mushroom poisoning, but I can state factually that customers with elevated liver enzymes due to statins and/or painkillers have reported significant improvements, customers have reported improved digestion, and without a doubt customers have been using our formula for years to prevent the symptoms of too much alcohol, often referred to as the hangover.  Your liver deserves to be treated well, especially since we don’t always do the right thing to our bodies.   Make LiverGARD part of your daily longevity program.

All the best, NBPI   www.livergard.com   www.naturalbridgesproducts.com

Liver health helping the body cope with colds and flu

As we enter a cold and flu season that has many experts concerned, especially with the H1N1 (Swine) variety estimated to impact up to 120 million of us in the USA this year.   Viruses, whether the cold or influenza variety, are different than bacteria in how they replicate.  As they commandeer the protein system in a cell, more viruses are created and the residual effect of the ‘leaking’ of fluids, proteins, etc. from the infected cell must be metabolized.  The huge number of viruses infecting the cells in the body releases a toxic soup that ends up slowing down the metabolizing ability of the liver.  The result is headache, achy muscles, lethargy, or in other words – misery.   (This is similar to the effects of too much alcohol consumption or the alcohol hangover, in fact most of the ‘symptoms’ of the hangover mimic the flu. )  In most cases, the misery only lasts from 3 days to 2 weeks depending on the strength of your immune system.  This is where you can help yourself now.  Eating plenty of vegetables/fruits, getting plenty of rest, a decent amount of exercise, and frequent washing of hands should be the norm.  A supplement like LiverGARD can provide much of the daily antioxidant levels needed daily and keep the liver function top notch and when the inevitable strikes, your body will be in the best possible shape to quickly rid yourself of the viruses.

In health, NBPI   www.livergard.com

PS.  A good, but older article on colds/viruses can be found here:

http://www.healthieryou.com/cold.html

heart health and wine but what about the liver?

It’s an interesting question to me and is  actually relevant to about 80% of the adults that I know.  So many of us drink wine from the occasional glass with dinner,  a tasting party with friends at a winery, or the ‘crush your own grapes and we’ll make some ourselves’ crew.  Knowing that there is mixed evidence of the  heart health benefit of wine (and more specifically red wine) here is some information from the Mayo Clinic that helps us understand where the research is currently:

‘The studies supporting red wine suggest antioxidants in red wine called polyphenols help protect the lining of blood vessels in your heart. These antioxidants come in two main forms: flavonoids and nonflavonoids.

• Flavonoids. These antioxidants are found in a variety of foods, including oranges, grape juice, apples, onions, tea and cocoa. Other types of alcohol, such as white wine and beer, contain small amounts, too, but red wine has higher levels.
• Nonflavonoids. These antioxidants found in red wine have recently been of particular interest because they appear to help prevent arteries from becoming clogged with fatty blockages. However, these studies mostly involved mice — not humans. Resveratrol is the nonflavonoid that’s received the most attention from researchers.’

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/red-wine/HB00089

The rest of the article at the above link is good information as well.  The final recommendation that people shouldn’t start drinking in order to get the health benefits due the other health concerns associated with alcohol consumption is why I’m pointing out the liver in all of this.  Of course the liver is impacted, especially if too much alcohol is consumed.  So, the question begs…if we’re not going to stop drinking wine ( or beer or whiskey ), what can we do to get the heart health advantage without the negative liver consequences?  THAT, I do have an answer for…and if you read the MayoClinic information you’re going to see that my answer may also have heart health benefits that I haven’t even thought of.  My answer is a product called LiverGARD.  A food product extract comprised of artichoke and sarsaparilla, it provides nutrition to the body that allows the liver to continue it’s normal efficiency under the duress of moderate alcohol consumption.  It’s extremely high in antioxidants ( two capsules = 3-4 cups of blueberries );  high in polyphenols and flavonoids.  Exactly what is good for you in the red wine  for your heart and in this case the liver.  It’s no wonder then that it actually prevents the dreaded hangover that usually effects who???  Yeah, the light to moderate drinker or more pointedly, YOU.   So as we come in to the holiday season and football starts up and the grape crushing parties are underway, get yourself some LiverGARD and have it on hand for everyone.  You’ll be doing your heart, liver, and lifestyle a huge service.  Check out www.livergard.com

In health,

NBPI

Comparing products for the hangover

As I usually do every couple of months, I review the various products that have come and gone since 2000 claiming to prevent the hangover.  There have been over 100…most are gone and every so often another appears.  The latest is something called Remedy Hangover Prevention.  You can look them up if you’d like but I just thought it funny that they would use an oxymoron to name themselves.  With Vitamins and Amino Acids their claim is prevention.  How ironic that their own labeling suggests another dose the next morning if you still feel bad.  I’m sorry, that is not PREVENTION.  Prevention means exactly that…there should be no hangover symptoms.  This is the problem in our industry…tell the truth and do not mislead.  Back to the hangover.  What exactly is alcohol?  Rather than go into the science, let’s just simplify.  Alcohol is an oxidant.  It’s metabolization by the body (primarily the liver), promotes free radical formation that results in an inflammation response creating the flu like symptoms of the hangover.  It’s that simple.  The product that you should use to PREVENT the hangover must be something that will ‘anti’ oxidize, in other words something that will negate the oxidation aspect of the alcohol.  That is why LiverGARD exists and has for many, many years.  Until we discovered that it does PREVENT the hangover about 10 years ago, the raw material had been used to support liver health in a variety of applications.  We named it First Call (as opposed to Last Call) as a moniker associated with drinking alcohol.  Just recently we changed the name to help the average consumer understand it’s primary function – LIVER HEALTH.  LiverGARD is a tremendous antioxidant.  So much so that it’s at least 23x the antioxidant power of blueberries.  That’s the simple explanation for it’s ability to help your body PREVENT the hangover.  Stepping away from drinking…we are assaulted everyday with oxidative stressors; from the air we breathe to the water we drink.  Antioxidants are extremely valuable in supporting natural bodily functions and invaluable in maintaining health and wellness.   Let’s look at it another way.  How do you know something is a powerful antioxidant?  One way is to look at shelf life.  For example, look at fresh produce.  It goes bad sitting out on the shelf…lasts a bit longer in the refrigerator…and can last a good while in the freezer.  LiverGARD can stay in it’s bottle for over 3 years before we can actually begin to measure it’s decline in protective qualities.  7 years later it still is extremely potent and we still measure enough active response in raw material from 10 years ago to keep our PREVENTION claim valid.   A product with only a 6 month shelf cannot have much antioxidant value, therefore cannot offer too much value in hangover prevention.  That’s simple fact.  Do the research, compare products yourself and see why LiverGARD has been around so long.  It simply is a better choice for your liver health.  And yes, it will PREVENT the hangover if you follow directions.  Taking it everyday is not a problem and simply a good idea.  Visit us a www.livergard.com or www.preventhangovers.com to see the research and factual information on our product.  Almost no natural food products have been awarded patents.  We have.  You can look it up.  What is another reason we’re still here and most other products are gone?  It has to work.  LiverGARD works whether you drink or not.

In health and wellness, NBPI

What is LiverGARD??

That’s a good question.  I’m pretty good at letting people know what LiverGARD can do, but sometimes forget to tell you what it is and how it works so that you can feel comfortable in using it.

What is LiverGARD??  It is simply an extract of the floridanum variety of artichoke and mexican sarsaparilla.  As simple as that sounds, we’ve had several companies try, without success, to duplicate the process to achieve the results we have.  As we also work with the source, we manage to ensure that LiverGARD always matches our researched profile even if weather conditions create different growing situations.  So let’s repeat…artichoke and sarsaparilla.

Is LiverGARD safe??  As the resultant extract is a whole food complex, it is treated by the body as such.  We’ve had eight years direct experience selling to the public and we’ve had zero reports of any negative side effect.  All of us working for Natural Bridges have used LiverGARD daily for the last 8 years.  In my case, it’s been over 10.  Dr. Cochran has used it for over 20 years.  By law, we have to keep a negative events log.  There’s nothing in it…

How does LiverGARD work??   The extract contains a complex of active flavonoids including quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, catechin, silymarin, cynarin, and chlorogenic acid.  These plant chemicals focus their energy in the liver supporting the natural metabolization processes.  Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) for LiverGARD shows a powerful antioxidant at least twenty three times more effective than blueberries.   This nutrition and antioxidant effect leads to improved hepatic (liver) performance, especially under the duress of acute toxins like ethanol (alcohol), acetaminophen, or certain other pharmaceuticals.  It’s also why you don’t get hangovers if taken correctly.  If the body can process the ethanol more quickly, it cuts out the inflammatory response that usually occurs within a couple of drinks.  No headache, no nausea, or whatever your typical overindulgence response is.  For me, not having headache after a shared bottle of wine at dinner, or a six pack during the Super Bowl, or a couple of single malts while listening to the waves crash on the beach.  Not losing any part of the next day is even more rewarding.

In a nutshell, this is LiverGARD.   Feed your liver everyday.  www.livergard.com

It’s winter, it’s frigid, and I’m stuck indoors….

Fortunately for me, that’s not the case, but it’s a fact for many of you throughout the country today.  I know my parents and sister are below zero in Indiana and many of my Facebook friends have the hatches battened down.   Fireplaces are stoked and heaters cranking just to keep pace with the frigid conditions.  What we don’t take into consideration is how the enclosed environment is actually impacting our bodies.  It’s worth researching for yourself to see how big this impact really is.  Here are some links that will lead you to some relevant information on this topic…http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html ,               http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html and http://edition.cnn.com/video/ .  In the last link look at the cleaning indoor air piece.  The fact is that for most of us, we’re actually living and working in environments that end up taxing our liver quite extensively.  That’s where we come in.  LiverGARD helps support what our liver is doing anyway.  When the assault on the liver becomes too much it slows down.  That’s when your body needs the nutritional support of LiverGARD.  From dust, to mites, to molds and fungus, to processed foods, to smoke (second hand or not), what gets in our blood must be metabolized.  See for yourself what LiverGARD can do.  Visit us at www.livergard.com and pick up a bottle for yourself.  Sometimes we’re asked how do we really know it works??  Well, besides the actual research that has been conducted, I found out it prevented the alcohol hangover.  No kidding…don’t just believe me… Maxim Magazine -Aug 2003, Southwest Airlines Spirit Jan 2004, US Patent 6,824,798, and the many loyal customers we’ve had over the last 8 years continue to validate LiverGARD.  They just know it under our original name, First Call.  Stay warm, have a brandy, and add LiverGARD to your daily plan in order to keep your internal environment clean.  All the best, NBPI

Wisdom gained via the liver and a houseboat…

Wisdom is certainly learned via experience or really, really good observation.  When you’re stubborn like me, though, it’s definitely through the experience (often enough a painful one).  We know it’s wisdom when we can dispense the knowledge in the hopes that those receiving the input choose the benefit versus the ‘experience’.  That’s what we’re trying to do here at Natural Bridges Products.  With LiverGARD, we’re trying use our knowledge about the liver to impart the practical aspects of using this product as part of your lifestyle.   We don’t pay that much attention to the liver yet in our country but it’s gaining attention.  You probably know someone who is on statins to control cholesterol.  Ask them how often they need to have their liver enzymes checked.  Ask them if they’ve ever had to discontinue the statin because the enzymes elevated too much.  Ditto for painkillers that utilize acetaminophen like hydrocodone products (Vicodin).  These are folks who could use LiverGARD immediately.  Tell them about us and then make the leap yourself.  What does your day look like?  Do you drink coffee?  Did you eat right today?  How clean was the air or water I took in?  When we’re younger the liver can handle quite a bit of stress.  As we age, we see a decline in this capacity.  Just increasing the nutrition to the liver can produce amazing results in increasing this lost capacity.  That’s what LiverGARD does.  How did we learn about this?  For me, it was the hangover.  Dr. Charles Cochran, the extract specialist who originally has worked with the artichoke and sarsaparilla extract gave it to me to help me protect my body from my lifestyle.  Think of who you know who have been in sales, traveling the country and the world, and doing business with many cultures.  This was me and I worked for a Japanese company.  It was code to drink.  After work, with clients, all the time.  You’d go away on weekends, just to get away, and of course habit took over and another drink appeared.  I had purchased an old 74 kayot houseboat out on the Sacramento Delta.  This derelict needed some TLC which, if you’ve owned boats, is constantly required.  Fortunately for me, Dr. Cochran was already working with what is now LiverGARD.  He gave it to me as liver support to help handle the stresses of my job and lifestyle.  What he didn’t know and what we learned was that if you took LiverGARD while you drank, you didn’t get that dreaded hangover from overdoing it.  Here’s where we want to dispense some real wisdom…LiverGARD is so good for your liver that it actually prevents the alcohol hangover.  We even received a patent for this invention of use for a nutritional product.  That’s rare enough in itself.  Check it out…US Patent# 6,824,789.  So please consider the wisdom of using LiverGARD everyday and use our knowledge as your own.

All the best….NBPI

PS.  To leave you today, here is a testimonial from Kristin in Wisconsin (stay warm) that we received just a couple of days ago…’

The product is wonderful and
really works. I have allowed many friends to try it and they have ALL called
me the next day to tell me how great they felt. I also use the product for
daily maintenance.... Thank you again for the great service as service is just as
important as the product (well, almost, haha).
With great appreciation,
Kristin

Cleaning up your internal environment…

Our environment is under assault…no, not the concerns over global warming, not the concerns over the huge plastic depository floating in the pacific, not the runoff of pesticides from farms, etc…. No, this environment is inside you.  Detoxification starts with the liver.  This process is ongoing all the time as your body deals with the changing conditions within the body.   It’s not just the food we eat or the air we breathe but even the blood chemistry changes our bodies go through in response to stress…and we know the holidays produce plenty of that…

With LiverGARD you can support the natural processes of the body, specifically the liver, helping to reduce the negative impact in the body.  You’ll feel noticeably more energetic, less lethargic after big meals, and significantly reduce the impact of holiday imbibing.  It’s up to all of us to take care of environment outside, but only you can take care of your internal environment.  Visit us at www.livergard.com and see for yourself.  It’s only two natural foods that work in synergy to help the body.  NO binders, no fillers, nothing to cause any harm to the body what so ever.  And two 420mg capsules give you 1650 ORAC units (measures antioxidant capability).  That’s potent free radical scavenging.

FYI, here’s a hint when enjoying adult beverages.  Take 3 LiverGARD when you start, even if you just plan to have one.  That way if one turns into 4-5, your liver has some protection in place.  Take 3 more at the end and know that the next day you’ll feel great.  3+3 = Hangover Free

Happy Holidays from NBPI

your liver…our business

They say habits can be started or broken in 21 days.  This is day 3 of the naturalbridges blog launch.  As with anything in life that matters, it’s a journey.   Hopefully, you’ll find our information (not just our products) to be valuable and educational.   We hope that as you follow along you’ll realize that the folks behind this company are real people.  We set out to not only produce respectable products, but to be respectable as a company.  This philosophy goes against traditional business practices, like those that have put this country in a precarious economic situation.  It means that we have had to bootstrap ourselves, most of us without pay (forcing second jobs, etc.) to survive, but survive we have; February 1 will mark the start of our 9th year.  We owe tremendous thanks to our friends and family investors who have allowed us to take a long term approach to their returns by allowing the company to take care of the true shareholders….our customers.   Let’s stress to those new to our ‘family’ that these investors were customers first.  That should say something to you about our product(s).  Let’s hope Wall Street pays attention to a model that can and will work if we eliminate greed as a perceived virtue.

So what is this about the liver being our ‘business’.  That’s what our flagship product tackles…liver health.  It’s not glamorous on the surface and it’s not a mainstream topic at this point.  The liver is getting more attention as the information age progresses.  Why is this?  Well, it turns out that just about everything we do each day (eat, breathe, exercise, drink, age, smoke, etc.) impacts the liver.  How healthy your liver is determines how well you deal with this impact.  When toxins are acute (like smoke, alcohol, smog, processed foods and preservatives, prescription drugs) the liver becomes sluggish and toxins begin to spend more time in the body.  These oxidants or free radicals now impact the health and wellness of your body.  MD, DC, DDS, PhD; they’ll all verify that this is fact.  How the body is impacted is different in each person, but an impact is felt nonetheless.  How is that impact minimized?  Besides the obvious answers of better diet and exercise, the clear answer is antioxidants.  That’s where we come in…. LiverGARD is an extremely potent antioxidant formula that targets the liver.  What sets it apart is that it is comprised of two natural foods (artichoke and sarsaparilla).   The are actually combined in proprietary method that creates a complex ‘superfood’ that is 23X the antioxidant power of blueberries and that the liver receives the benefit of this nutrition.  It’s not a complex of vitamins or minerals.  It’s not a formula made up by a company using standardized ingredients that you order from suppliers around the world.  It’s food with a benefit that is so profound we actually received a patent for it’s ability to prevent the hangover.  It was that awareness that led us to understand it’s benefit everyday.

So, what are the uses for LiverGARD…if you are super healthy you’ll find a couple capsules a day will add an additional 1650 Orac units to your diet.  Perhaps you use statins (cholesterol lowering drugs).  Most of you have to have your liver enzymes checked regularly.  We have several customers that have provided their blood chemistry work and reported that their liver enzymes have normalized and stay normal even when continuing on the statin regimen.  We have several customers with Hepatitis C that report significant improvements in their liver enzymes.  One of our legal partners was suffering from elevated liver enzymes while on acetaminophen based pain killers.  Once he added LiverGARD to his daily regimen the enzymes normalized.  We have massage therapists that give LiverGARD to their clients before and after a massage to help the body deal with toxins released during the body work.  Their clients report less lethargy afterwards, less getting sick, and fewer skin problems common to post massage therapy.  We can report that our kids take LiverGARD, primarily to supplement their lack of eating vegetables routinely.   As a 40 something  father of two, I can tell you that LiverGARD has allowed me to blow off some steam with my friends occasionally and not lose any time with the children and their activities.  Many of my friends who employ younger retail workers give it to them so that they don’t miss work due to ‘partying’ too much.  It’s reduced sick time calls and helped productivity.

Try it yourself at www.livergard.com or call us at 800.820.7533.  Help us grow and demonstrate what it means to do business right.  If it’s right for you, our customers, it’s right for us.

If you found us through our site, that’s great.  If you are finding this via other searches, our home base is www.naturalbridgesproducts.com and www.livergard.com; we hope to have you back regularly.

All the best, NBPI