A few years ago, I was introduced to RenewLife by a friend of mine who had seen a special on TV with an interview with it's founder Brenda Watson.

I had just finished traveling and upon my return was feeling sluggish.  The friend suggested trying Renew Life's CleanseSmart.

CleanseSmart is a two part formula - the morning formula contains herbs such as Turmeric, Red Clover, Dandelion and Milk Thistle.  The evening formula contains Rhubarb, Slippery Elm, Fennel and Ginger.

My overall experience with CleanseSmart was positive.  Most cleanse products contain powders (which I hate) or have you taking five or six pills at a time. (with CleasneSmart it's only 2 pills in the AM and 2 in the PM).

After the cleanse, I felt overall much better.  My sluggishness had disappeared and I felt refreshed and energetic.

Because of my overall positive experience with ClenaseSmart, I decided to try some other products.

For about a year I took Renew Life's Fish Oil - FishSmart.  Like other Fish Oils (like Nordic Naturals, Carlson and Natural Factors), FishSmart is free of mercury and and PCB's.  It contains 30% EPA and 20% DHA. What realy stands out about Renew Life's Fish Smart however, is that it contains Lipase - the enzyme that breaks down fatty acids!

I'll continue to use Renew Life Products - like all of my supplements, I tend to rotate brand to brand, and then go back to products I like.

RenewLife gets a thumbs up!

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Understanding Immune Support: A Practical Perspective

Our bodies do not understand synthetic.

Our bodies, and our immune system in particular, are not accustomed to receiving nutrients in the form of synthetic isolates. Rather, we are living organisms, and thus a natural approach to immune support and daily, proactive defense makes perfect sense.

The “Vitamin C” Myth

Vitamin C is widely recognized for its cell protective and immune supportive effects. No argument there. However, taking megadoses of chemically isolated, ascorbic acid found in synthetic supplements may not be the best way to support immune health. Why? Because the body is accustomed to receiving its nutrients in food form. In fact, it limits the amount of vitamin C that can be absorbed and utilized on a daily basis to prevent metabolic imbalances.  Furthermore, whole food sources of vitamin C have been show to be more bioavailable than synthetic ascorbic acid and often contain compounds which can enhance the immune-supportive effects of vitamin C.

Maximizing Effectiveness

Just as immune support is far more complex than simply popping a synthetic Vitamin C supplement, so is a natural approach to immune support. While the benefits of many of Nature’s foods and botanicals are widely recognized, maximizing their effectiveness requires so much more than simply “including them” in the formulation. Specifically, it requires the infinite complexity of a whole-food complex.

The role of probiotics

Probiotics are living organisms that play a vital role in our immune and digestive systems. The problem is, most of the foods we eat are not naturally rich in probiotics. This is why we advocate supplementing our diets with vital strains of immune-boosting probiotics, delivered in a whole-food medium. This natural, food-driven, probiotic approach to immune support has been used by billions of people for thousands of years, with great success.

Article courtesy New Chapter Vitamins

From GUT (International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 

• Therapy update
• Probiotics in inflamatory bowel disease

1. F Shanahan

1. 1. Professor F Shanahan, Department of Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.FShanahan@ucc.ie
   Probiotics are live micro-organisms that alter the enteric microflora and have a beneficial effect on health. Bacteria associated with probiotic activity have frequently been lactobacilli or bifidobacteria, but Escherichia coli and enterococcal strains have been used, as have non-bacterial organisms such as Saccharomyces boulardii.
   The rationale for using probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is based on persuasive evidence implicating intestinal bacteria in the pathogenesis of IBD.    
   For Full Article including refernces please click here.
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