Safety Concern of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-medicines-may-contain-high-levels-toxins-230754907.html

British health regulators have issued a warning that some traditional Chinese medications contain "dangerously high" levels of lead, mercury, and arsenic.

On Tuesday, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned people not to use a number of unlicensed Chinese medicines, including a product called Bak Foong Pills, which are used to treat menstrual pain.

The medicine has been recalled in Hong Kong after it was found to contain up to twice the level of lead permitted by the Hong Kong Government.

Another Chinese medication called Hairegenerator, used for the treatment of hair loss, has also been recalled in Hong Kong after a sample was found to contain 11 times the permitted level of mercury.

The Swedish National Food Agency (SFNA), meanwhile, has found extremely high levels of arsenic in products going by a variety of names, including Niu-Huang Chieh-tu-pein, Divya Kaishore Guggul, and Chandraprabha Vati.

These are used for the treatment of mumps, sore throat, tonsillitis, toothache, skin infections, anorexia, and fever in young children.

"The adulteration of traditional Chinese medicines with heavy metals is a significant international problem and can pose a serious risk to public health," said Richard Woodfield, MHRA's Head of Herbal Policy.

 UK consumers can follow Woodfield's advice: "To help you choose an herbal medicine that is suitable for you, look for a product that has a Traditional Herbal Registration (THR) or product license number on the packaging.

These products have met the acceptable quality and safety standards. – AFP/Relaxnews, August 22, 2013.

As mentioned by Dr Chen during Live of Dr Chen chapters, there are 3 category of plant foods:

1. Poisonous Category (example, Ma Huang)

2. Herbal Categry (Korean Ginseng, TCM)

3. Fruits and Vegetable Category - Given that it's food, it can be consumed on daily basis. 

Commonly, we thought that TCM is better than western medicine, given that it's herbal. However, let's look at one example, Aspirin. Which is used to treat fever, inflammation, joint pain or even heart disease. 

Aspirin could be made from medicational herb call White Willow Bark. In TCM, white whillow bark is also used to help with pain relief, arthritis, reduce inflammation. 

However, why white willow bark from TCM "seems" better? Often, it's due to the concentration whereby in preparing the TCM, it's not as concentrated as western medicine. Thus, the effect is slower and side effect is lesser than western medicine. When we are consuming it, it will burden our kidney as well. 

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Cow's milk leads to bone fractures

Again, another article that mentioning how cow's milk lead to bone fracture in women.

I am very fortunate to know Nutritional Immunology, whereby NI has been advocating on the side effect of taking cow's milk for 26 years.


http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/milk-leads-to-more-calcium-loss.html

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Live With Dr Chen Chapter 4

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Why I choose Elemente brand for my household items?

I believe most of the people choose a brand of shampoo, hair wash, tooth paste, skin care, or even cosmetic based on advertisement? Instead of understanding the ingredients.

That was me earlier!

However, after understanding more about Nutritional Immunology. I realized that being a wise consumer is very important. I am able to be wise consumer in reading labels when it comes to my external application products.

So why Elemente? Definitely - Safety is the key

1. MSDS testing. Which majority of skin care or cosmetic may not go through the similar testing.

2. Tooth paste that is free of triclosan, fluoride, sodium lauryl sulfate and abrasives. And that's safe even for baby to prevent them from swallowing.

3. Purity and safety of raw materials.

Doesn't contain impurities of ingredients like below:

4. Choosing a quality raw materials that's safe. and free of below:

5. Strong NI education that allows me as wise consumer

6. Effective!

With the 6 precious ingredient - Cactus, Cactus fruits, Ginseng Berry, Grape Seed, Rose, and Seaweed

Read up more!

http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/08/what-harmful-ingredients-to-take-note.html

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Beware of the DHA and EPA in baby milk powder, is it synthetically made or natural?

As advocated by Nutritional Immunology, being natural and wholesome is important to strengthen our immune system.

However, there are a lot of advertisements to encourage mummies to get the baby milk powder fortified with DHA and EPA. Do you know how does those DHA and EPA made from?

Extracted from articles from Mercola

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/01/gmo-infant-formula.aspx

In summary from articles:

How Did Unapproved Ingredients Make it into Baby Food?

Martek's DHA and ARA products are synthetic attempts at omega-3 fats that have been in the U.S. marketplace since 2002, and in organic products since 2006. They are chemically extracted from certain types of algae and fungi that have never before been part of the human diet, and have never been approved by the USDA. Yet they have made their way into your baby's bottle.


GMOs, Lies, and Petrochemicals

• Martek's synthetic oils are extracted using a toxic petrochemical solvent called hexane – a process that's just about as NON-organic as you can get

• Undisclosed synthetic ingredients, prohibited for use in organics (including the sugar alcohol mannitol, modified starch, glucose syrup solids, and "other" undisclosed ingredients)

• Recombinant DNA techniques and other forms of genetic modification of organisms; mutagenesis; use of GMO corn as a fermentation medium

• Heavily processed ingredients that are far from "natural"

Your Body Knows These "Nutrients" are Fake

Although DHA and ARA from real foods are indeed important nutrients, the synthetic versions are not even remotely the same. They are foreign to your body, and to your infant's body, which is why many babies are having terrible adverse reactions.

The Perfect Formula for Diarrhea, Vomiting and Gastrointestinal Pain

The Cornucopia Institute has compiled a summary² of hundreds of adverse reports submitted to the FDA about possible intolerance to DHA/ARA-supplemented infant formula. Including,

Severe gas

Diarrhea and vomiting

Gastric reflux

Constipation and bowel obstruction

Agitation, fussiness, crying, and severe distress

Given a choice, which will you choose? and which you think it's Natural?



Check out articles on Animal Protein vs Plant Proteins!

http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-your-kid-taking-cows-milk-still.html



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Why I consume Nutritional Immunology food?

Nutritional Immunology food is formulated according to what's our immune system need. It emphasis on prevention is better than cure. It's organic, non-GMO, convenient in freeze dried/spray dried form. So 95% of the nutrients are still there.

Check out what are freeze dried and spray dried food

99% of the diseases are due to malfunctioning of immune system, which is our best doctor. Immune system that's too weak will lead constant flu, cough, weakness or even cancer. Immune system that's strong is also not good as it lead to auto-immune disease whereby our immune system is treating our own cells as enemy and constantly attacking it, it leads to diseases such as rheumatism, lupus, eczema, psoriasis, etc. When it's too sensitivity is not ideal too as it leads to allergy. So we need a balance immune system.

Nutritional immunology food serves as a good nutrition to balance our immune system. These are some of the foods that me and family are taking!

Understand more about what's Nutritional Immunology

http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/02/what-is-nutritional-immunology-in-brief.html

Main one are

Oxyginberry - to let our body to produce collagen by ourself and prevent premature aging

Read up How I stay young and stay healthy

Last time I used to take vitamins C, multivits, spirulina for years. These are always ready at my desk, my home or whenever I travel! After understanding how harmful the vitamin supplements could be ( http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/are-you-still-taking-vitamin.html ), I decided to switch to wholesome immune food.

It's Organic Wholesome food than supplement

Simple question, Orange vs Chemically made pill, which one will you choose? Definitely Orange.

It's even safer compared to organic food at stalls, given that total 1822 types of testing has been done to ensure the safety.

Over here, they look into few key thing to ensure the food are highest in nutrients

Harvesting time
Example, best time to eat banana is when it's turning yellow on tree, that's the time where the bana is highest in nutrients. Not when it's still green in the supermarket.

Parts
Eating right part of food is important too. Example, best part in grapes is the seed (highest in antioxidant called OPC) following by skin, and lastly, the skin itself. But we may eat the wrong way.

Species
Choosing a right species of a food is a key. Example, there are about 80 types of gingers. Best type of ginger is Japanese Ginger. Which is the best for gastrointestinal issue.

Food Synergy
1 + 1 may equals to 3, 4 or even 10. Food combination is very important too in our day to day diet.


It's EFFECTIVE!!

Check out testimonials here!

http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/nutritional-immunology-food-good_1.html
http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/nutritional-immunology-food-good.html
http://immunesuperfood.blogspot.sg/2014/03/nutritional-immunology-food-how-we-feel.html
And of course there are more!


It's SAFE

In the past 10 years, E.Excel has been certified Grade A throughout these 10 years by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore. Manufacturing plants in Singapore also obtain the Food Safety Excellence Award - Silver Award!


Asia Pacific Super Excellent Brand - Outstanding Brand Excellence Award (2012)

Top 10 Most Competitive Health-care Product Award

Read up more on Safety of E.Excel Food

If you want me to share more, feel free to contact me :)

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