Xtend-Life-Questionst
7th February 2006
Please click on the question of interest:
Question: From Libby. (Subject: Sleep... and more...)q1
I am about to use your new Neuro-Natural Sleep formula. Should I still be taking my Melatonin to go with it?
I can fall asleep really fast and I usually go to bed like at 10.30 as I am getting up at 5.45 for work. But then I wake up at 2 or 3 and then again at 4 or 5!
I am having dreams every night. Is it OK to have so many dreams? Is it good sleep when I do have them or is my brain not resting and working overtime?
You probably do remember me as I am the one who wrote you about all the supplements I was taking, about 25 a day. I am also taking half of 25 mg DHEA in the morning with L-Tyrosine and L-Taurine 500 mg each. And I am on Estratest HRT now as I heard that Testosterone in it improves menopausal women's libido. I am also using Progesterone cream once a day to massage into my skin.
On your suggestion I discontinued most of my supplements, but is it possible that I may still be over supplementing?
I am not taking that many pills as I used to but still taking many. Also CLA, Omega 3 (of course), Flax oil capsule (one a day), Borage. And I take Ginseng too, and your sleep formula.
Please let me know what you think.
I also have a 59 year old male friend, also in better than average shape, but I would want him to gain some more muscle mass. Do you think a guy at that age can still grow muscles? We heard that supplementing Testosterone for men is not a good idea, that a man's body senses there is Testosterone and shut down its own production.
I will let you know if that sleep formula works for me.
Answer: From Warren.
Melatonin could cause the excessive dreaming that you are having. I suggest that you try phasing it out for a few weeks whilst using the sleep formula and see what difference it makes.
I would also suggest that you try discontinuing the Estratest HRT for a while. You may indeed be overdosing in hormones. Just maintain the 12mgs a day of DHEA in the meantime with 6 tablets of the sleep formula for a month, taking 3 tablets around the time of your evening meal and the other three just before you go to bed.
You might find it beneficial to replace your L-Taurine and L-Tyrosine with the Total Balance Women's Plus and our Neuro Natural Sleep formula. They both contain L-Tyrosine and the Sleep formula contains L-Taurine. But... most importantly the Total Balance contains a full spectrum of other important nutrients.
Let me know how you get on.
With regard to your male friend, indeed he can still grow muscles at his age. I will be 59 this year and have no difficulty maintaining my muscle mass with minimal weight training...about 60 minutes a week. You are right, supplementing with testosterone is not a good idea for men as it can affect their own production and still not raise levels. The problem is for most men is not that they have stopped producing testosterone but rather that a high percentage of it is converted to estrogen.
What men need to do is inhibit this conversion process. This can be done safely and effectively without taking any hormones. In that regard the full daily dose of our Total Balance Men's Plus is a viable option. Amongst other things it contains Chrysin which helps prevent the conversion of testosterone to estrogen. Have a look at my testosterone levels which I have attached (please note that this is a .PDF and may take a few moments to open up). I don't take hormones of any sort... only our own products of which the foundation is Total Balance Men's Plus.
He could add our Male Rejuvenator to his regime as it contains other ingredients which will help boost the production of his testosterone.
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Question: From Phyllis. (Subject: Bile salts...)q2
My question is concerning bile salts. My cholesterol has been high since the removal of my gallbladder. I cannot take statin drugs. What is the role of bile salts and cholesterol together?
What can your products do for me? Also I am a pear shape. Why is my cholesterol so high? My Dr. doesn't tell me what my levels are, he just wants me to take statin drugs. It seems they want to push these drugs on everyone.
Answer: From Nicolien.
Bile salts help to make cholesterol soluble and enable to transport it out of the body. Our Cholest-Natural could be taken together with the bile salts to help lower your cholesterol levels.
Taking additional lecithin (2-3 tablespoons a day) is also beneficial in helping lower cholesterol levels.
Being pear-shaped means in general that you are in less danger of developing cardiovascular disease, but it is no guarantee, so you are doing the right thing by being aware of the need to keep it balanced... but, you should insist that the Doctor tells you what they are... because they may not be high at all.
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Question: From Tony. (Subject: Cooking oils?)q3
I just ordered your fish oil for the first time and was reading the latest newsletter and you mentioned in response to someone's question that canola oil is man made and could be carcinogenic. What kind of cooking oil do you recommend and why?
Answer: From Nicolien.
For cooking, grape seed oil is the one of choice as it does not get converted to hydrogenated forms when it is heated. For salads, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil or flax seed oil are the best. None of these oils have any potential carcinogenic properties.
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