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Circulatory System

The body's own transportation system

Almost every part of a city requires supplies, such as water and food, on a constant basis.

These supplies must be delivered through a transportation system consisting of main highways, streets and little-known dirt roads. If the streets become jammed or the trucking system breaks down, the needed supplies won?t be delivered efficiently to all parts of the city.

In our bodies we also have a transportation system transversing every tissue and organ: the circulatory and lymphatic systems.

The circulatory system is an incredible network of about 60,000 miles of blood vessels. The center of this vast plumbing system is an 11-ounce fist-sized organ which pumps approximately 100,000 times each day, sending more than 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers.

The heart is actually a two-pump organ. The right side sends blood to the lungs, where carbon dioxide is removed and oxygen is added. The blood is then pumped to the left side of the heart and sent throughout the body. This process takes an incredible 20 seconds.

The heart operates continually; a complete stop would mean death.

The blood carries vital, life-giving oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body, supplying the raw materials for energy that power man's every thought and action. The blood also carries to the kidneys many harmful by-products of metabolism.

The Lymphatic System

The lymphatic system is the secondary transport system

Factors in Heart Health

Like the transportation system of a city, our body's transportation system must be properly cared for so it will not become clogged or restricted in its natural flow.

In today's high-tech, high-stress world, there is a real concern about cardiovascular problems. In fact, each year more than 1 million Americans suffer from heart attacks; about 350,000 survive.

The three big factors contributing to circulatory problems are hypertension (high blood pressure), high levels of triglycerides and cholesterol in the bloodstream, and smoking.

Other factors include obesity, heredity and emotional stress.

One risk factor may lead to another, and there is increased risk of circulatory problems when more than one risk factor is present. For example, when a person has three risk factors, the chances of disease are six times greater than if only one were present.

Maintaining a healthy circulatory system requires pure water, regular physical exercise, stress management and, of course, good nutrition.

Mega-Chel? is nutrition for maximum circulation.

To supplement this life-saving function of the body, Mega-Chel? includes multiple vitamins, minerals, glandular extracts, herbs and amino acids. It is specifically designed to supply maximum nutrition to the circulatory system.

Twelve tablets each day provide a host of nutrients necessary to activate and sustain all the known blood-cleansing activities of the body. Even though Mega-Chel? will not replace a well-rounded diet, it can play an important role as a dietary supplement.

In order to include the most natural ingredients available, the tablets are made slightly larger than competitive products.
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PRIMARY PRODUCTS

Capsicum, Garlic & Parsley deliver nutritional benefits well-known throughout the world. But the benefits don?t stop with the circulatory system. Garlic is now known to provide nutrition necessary for the proper function of the immune, digestive, nervous and respiratory systems. The same holds true for capsicum and parsley. Parsley is also said to help neutralize garlic's aroma, and capsicum is used to amplify the benefits of the other ingredients while contributing its own nutritional bounties.
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Ginkgo & Hawthorn generously provides strength and conditioning nutrients to the circulatory system. Europeans have their eyes upon this herbal team, and scientific test results are continually showing validity and safety.
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HS-II^TM, a warming combination formulated for the special nutritional needs of the circulatory system, includes hawthorn berries, capsicum fruit and garlic bulb.
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I-X^TM means natural, supplemental iron. Certain forms are assimilated better, and to be sure you get the right kind, this formula is made with red beet root, yellow dock root, red raspberry leaves, chickweed herb, burdock root, nettle herb and mullein leaves. Without iron, the body becomes weak. With it, more red blood cells can be made to carry oxygen to enhance overall vitality and well-being.
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Chinese Liver Balance (formerly LIV-C?) is a Chinese combination designed to provide the nutrients necessary for proper liver and digestive function. Since the liver affects emotional and physical well-being, it is impossible to overemphasize the importance of building this important organ through proper nutrition. Because the Chinese have one of the longest and most time-tested traditions of herbal use in the world, you can feel confident in Nature's Sunshine's Chinese formulas.
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Lymphomax^TM, reminiscent of Samuel Thompson's famous ?Composition Tea,? is designed to support the sometimes neglected lymphatic system. Bayberry is included as a major component of this tonic formula, and is combined with several immune-supporting herbs. Each capsule contains vitamins A, B6, P, magnesium, lecithin and sodium copper chlorophyllin in a base containing bayberry root bark, alfalfa herb, chamomile flowers, echinacea purpurea root, parthenium root, Siberian ginseng root, yarrow flowers and garlic bulb.
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Liquid Chlorophyll consists of sodium copper chlorophyllin flavored with spearmint oil?a special touch just to help you feel in mint condition! Stock No. 1683-7 (16 fl. oz.) Stock No. 1689-6 (32 fl. oz.) Chinese Blood Build (formerly BP-C?) consists of 18 herbs designed to nutritionally support the body's blood and related systems like the liver, glands, nerves and circulation. This combination is composed of ganoderma plant, dang qui root, peony root, lycium fruit, bupleurum root, curcuma root, cornus fruit, salvia root, ho shou wu root, atractylodes rhizome, achyranthes root, ligustrum fruit, alisma rhizome, astragalus root, ligusticum rhizome, rehmannia root, Panax ginseng root, and cyperus rhizome. Stock No. 1881-9 (100)

Nervous Fatigue Formula (formerly HS-C?) is targeted to nutritionally strengthen the circulatory system, but it also lends support to the urinary, digestive and general stress-fighting functions of the body. The formula contains 18 herbs: schizandra fruit, dang gui root, cistanche herb, biota seed, succinum, ophiopogon root, cuscuta seed, lycium fruit, Panax ginseng root, polygonum rhizome, hoelen plant, dioscorea root, astragalus root, lotus seed, polygala root, acorns rhizome, zizyphus seed, and rehmannia root.
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COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS

Black Currant Oil is a rich source of gamma linolenic acid, an essential fatty acid needed by the body to perform many important functions.
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Butcher's Broom really was used to make brooms, but the root, or rhizome, has been harvested since ancient times as a nutritional aid for the circulatory system. It has also been used externally.
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Capsicum was Nature's Sunshine's first product. It is a popular spice that sometimes provides the same sense that people get after eating spicy Mexican food and has long had a reputation as food for the circulatory system. It contains valuable nutrients such as vitamins C, A, B-complex, iron, and calcium.

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EW^TM is specifically intended to strengthen and maintain capillary circulation by providing many of the nutrients required. The formula includes bayberry root bark, eyebright herb, golden seal root, and red raspberry leaves.
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Garlic has been known since ancient times to nourish the circulatory system. Studies in many countries including India, England, Russia, and Germany have demonstrated its beneficial and harmless effects. The beneficial nutritional effects of garlic are thought to be the result of its sulfur-containing compounds, which also provide garlic's strong smell. Many harmful microorganisms don?t like it either!

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Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, which can pick up more than half its weight in oxygen. Iron is necessary for transportation of oxygen to the cells and carbon dioxide from the lungs. It is estimated that only 10-20 percent of dietary iron is actually absorbed. Iron intake may also be inadequate during infancy, rapid growth, menstruation and pregnancy. Tannins in tea, phosphate food additives, EPTA (and other food preservatives) and antacids decrease iron absorption. Vitamin C and calcium, which aid iron absorption, have been added to this product.

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If you want to know what Omega 3 EPA^TM stands for, try eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic (DHA) fatty acids! These are not optional nutrients, but are absolutely required by the body. Yet, most of the population's diet is lacking in adequate amounts. So if you don?t eat enough fish, try this product.
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Calcium is part of the necessary mechanism for relaxing nerve commands, and magnesium is required before calcium can function properly. Both are combined in this formula. Another teammate, vitamin D, is added for balance.
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HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS

Exercise aids in providing energy, vitality and stamina during aerobic exercise such as tennis, jogging, racquetball or exercise workouts. Stock No. 8960-9 (1 fl. oz.)