Alternative Medicine
Nature’s Natural Pharmacy
I want to share some research I’ve been doing on a fascinating South American fruit called Camu Camu. A picture is at the left. I found out about this little fruit from a friend of mine who was in a massive motorcycle accident. In fact, the doctors thought he would die. Well, he didn’t, but during the recovery he experienced massive pain from inflammation. Drugs didn’t really help much. Then he discovered Camu Camu and the pain an inflammation went away.
If you’re like me, you’ve heard about one miracle substance after another, and most of them are from one network marketing company or another. I really have a lot a skepticism about the next super-food to come along. But when you know someone that almost dies and is helped by a little round fruit, it tends to catch your attention.In face, take a look at the photo at the right and you’ll get some idea of the
seriousness of the accident. I am not publishing some other pictures because, frankly, they are pretty graphic. Yet, in 5 weeks my friend was recovered. Unbelievable!
So, I decided to do some research on this Camu Camu stuff and discovered that it is the richest source of vitamin C on the planet… but it doesn’t stop there because it’s jam packed with all kinds of nutrients and anti-oxidants. Plus, there’s some solid research about Camu Camu.
Do you know how easy it is to become a supplement manufacturer?
Go and Google vitamin raw materials. What you will discover is a myriad of websites that are more than happy to sell you the raw ingredients for making supplements. Buy some Vitamin C powder, some gelatin capsules, a plastic bottle, and your own label, and, presto, you are a vitamin manufacturer… and the economics of this possibility open up the supplement industry for some pretty unscrupulous characters.
Statin Based Drugs
There is a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol based on what are called statins. If you are taking a prescription medication, then you are undoubtedly taking one of these drugs. However, some question has arisen over their long term safety. Among the negative side effects are headaches, difficulty sleeping, muscle aches, weakness, dizziness, nausea, constipation, and other abdominal problems. In some cases statins lead to serious muscle damage.
Red Yeast Rice
Some people in the nutritional supplement industry have touted the Chinese originated Red Yeast Rice as an alternative to these medications, but the fact is that it contains a naturally occurring statin, but a statin none the less. In fact, the FDA has restricted the statin in Red Yeast Rice, and at the moment, the jury is out on just how effective it is for cholesterol lowering in current forms. That means that care should be taken in its use… the same care as in using a prescription statin drug. The safest alternative is to try every other alternative before using Red Yeast Rice. Most importantly, monitor your cholesterol levels carefully if you intend to use Red Yeast Rice. Too low a cholesterol level can be as bad as too high a level.
The alternatives to try before Red Yeast Rice are
- A well balanced diet
- Exercise
- Apple pectin
- Calcium
- Chromium picolinate
- CoQ10
- Fiber (Oat Bran)
- Garlic
- L-Carnitine
- Vitamin B complex
- Vitamin C
- Cayenne
- Hawthorn berries
- Cinnamon







