View
224
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
1/28
www.alterni.com PP 13637/01/2009(020534) AJL 931352 For ALTERNI Members Only
U P D A T E 06/2009
Updates on theyears biggest healthconerenceWHAT Medicine 2009pg 27
Pain & AgingRun away romAlzheimers pg 18Cell Phones
Why children andteens should stay awayrom them pg 21
Breakthrough in astpain relie pg 14
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
2/282 A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
From the editors desk
PAIN is the sign o lie. It is a signthat lie is not going the way it
should. Your body screams inpain when things are not right
inside.
The ear o pain is horrible. There are all kinds
o pain. Cancer pain is the most horrible kind.The pain rom aching joints is not too ar behind.
ALTERNI is coming up with something better
than TURMERIN to help you cope with painActually our times better!
We call it NACOX. It is short or Natural Cox
Inhibitor.
It is nothing but natural turmeric. However, asyou may know, turmeric is poorly absorbed
less than one percent. NACOX is the turmeric
molecule wrapped in a unique natural
compound to enhance absorption 4,000 times.
This gives you blood levels o an active
compound in turmeric called curcuminoid
that is able to clinically inhibit the Cox enzymesystems and douse pain without side eects.
Also, a big event or ALTERNI is the Worlds
Health & Asian Traditional Medicine(WHATmed) Conerence that will be held at
Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur rom
19th to 21st June 2009.
We have invited one o the top 10 experts in
the world, Proessor Yves Henrontin o Belgium,
to talk about turmeric research and the birtho NACOX.
We welcome you to this talk, on 20th June
(2pm) which is open to the public.
This issue ocuses on pain.
Happy reading.
Dear Dr. Rajen,
I have been an ALTERNI customer since August, 2004. I started with Moo,
then Bonex Gold, Iristal and Turmerin. I am most happy with the ALTERNIsupplements.
Its amazing how much Bonex Gold and Iristal have improved my health.
Also I see ewer oaters and my bone density has improved.
I used to take a lot o pharmaceutical drugs but I have reduced my
dependence on them since I was introduced to ALTERNI supplements.
I am now very happy or both physical and psychological reasons
because ALTERNI products are all natural supplements, not like the
synthetic drugs that are sold by the pharmaceutical companies.
Thank you ALTERNI or my continued good health.
Mrs Tan,
Kuala Lumpur
All published letters will
receive a bottle o Organos
Fruit worth RM40.
Write to ALTERNI TIMES Newsletter.
12th Floor, Amcorp Trade Centre,
PJ Tower, No. 18, Persiaran Barat,
O Jalan Timur, 46200 Petaling Jaya.
Please include your name, address,IC number and phone number.
Letter may be edited or length and clarity.
ALERNI Inbox
A better natural tool to ght pain
and a personal invitationEDITORSNOTE
Dato Dr Rajen. M
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
3/283A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
CONTENTS
ContentsE D I T O R
Dato Dr Rajen. M
C O O R D I N A T O R
Cheah Wai Leng
Lim Swee Juin
P U B L I S H E R
ALTERNI (M) Sdn Bhd
A D V I S O R Y B O A R D
Dr. Amir Farid Datuk Ishak
(Consultant & Gynaecologist)
Dr. Gary Green (Chiropractor)
Dr. P. Narayanan (Ayurvedic Physician)
Dr. Markizah Halim (Osteopath)Dr. A.J.A. Peter (Psycho-orientologist)
ALTERNI is a synthesis o two Latin
words:Altermeans to changeor be
dierent and nito means to make
it better.
ALTERNI seeks to make alternative
therapies the core o its business.
By employing modern technologies,
the company aspires to satisy its
customers directly with unique
world-class products.
ALTERNI is part o Holista Biotech a group o companies in the natural
product value chain. Holista Biotech
is a Bio Nexus company.
M E M B E R S H I P
ALTERNI TIMES is published our
times a year. It costs RM25 but is
available ree to ALTERNI members.
C I R C U L A T I O N S E R V I C E S
ALTERNI (M) SDN BHD
12th Floor, Amcorp Trade Centre,
PJ Tower, No. 18, Persiaran Barat,
o Jalan Timur, 46050 Petaling Jaya.
Telephone: 603 - 7965 2888
Hotline: 1 300 88 1717
Fax: 603 - 7965 2777
E-mail: ino@alterni.com
Website: www.alterni.com
P R I N T E R
Print Scope Sdn. Bhd.,
38 & 40, Jalan PBS 14/3,
Taman Perindustrian Bukit Serdang,
43300 Selangor D.E.
The inormation in ALTERNI TIMES is
intended or educational purposes.
For detailed advice, please contactqualifed health care or medical
proessionals.
4
COVER STORY
18
STAYING SHARP
20
PARENTING
C O V E R S T O R Y
PAIN & AGING
H I S T O R Y O F H E A L T H
PAIN: THE GREEK GODDESS OF REVENGE
P A I N D I A R Y
BREAKTHROUGH PAIN DIARY
L E A R N M O R E
RESOURCES FOR PAINMANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
N A T U R A L R E M E D I E S
PAINKILLER: BRING ON THE PURPLE STUFF
ANTIOXIDANT-RICH JUICES
N E W P R O D U C T
NACOX
N A T U R A L R E M E D I E S
AN AYURVEDIC REMEDY THATACTUALLY WORKS
PEGAGA: THE STAR OF ASIA
S T A Y I N G S H A R P
RUN AWAY FROM ALZHEIMERS
FISH OIL WORKS BETTER THAN A STATIN DRUG
P A R E N T I N G
PARENTAL CARE COUNTS MORETHAN BIOLOGY
M E D I C A L U P D A T E S
CELL PHONES: WHY CHILDREN AND TEENSSHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THEM
CHOLESTEROL BUSTER OSTEOPOROSIS DRUGS:
PROLONGED USE RESULTS INWEAKENED BONES
9 THINGS THAT MUST NEVER HAPPENTO YOU IN HOSPITAL
Q & A
EXPERT ANSWERS TO YOURHEALTH CONCERNS
E V E N T S
EVENTS @ 8 AVENUE WHAT MEDICINE 2009
4
8
10
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
21
2223
24
26
2627
12
NATURAL REMEDI ES
16
NATURAL REMEDI ES
17
NATURAL REMEDI ES
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
4/284 A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
PAIN is the most common symptom or which
the elderly seek medical treatment.
It aects between a quarter and hal o all older
adults. It generally increases as we get older.
The world is aging. Most industrialised nations
have more older than younger adults. Japan
is a case in point. China, because o the long
standing one-child policy, is another example.
Indeed, all over the planet, older adults are setto overwhelm the healthcare system.
According to the latest United States Census
Study, about 13 percent o the population
is 65 years and older. By the year 2050,
approximately 20.6 percent will be 65 years
and older.
Additionally, the oldest among them, those
above 85, presently account or just two
percent o the population, but are projected to
account or ve percent by 2050.
You may want to read
this, even i you are not
old, because i you want
to die o natural causes
my aim in lie! you
are going to have to getold and probably have
to eel some and, maybe,
quite a lot o pain
CO
VERSTORY
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
5/285A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
This would mean that, understanding the
challenges and unique needs o older adults with
pain, there is an urgent need to ensure there is
eective healthcare or them in the years ahead.
Common Sources o Pain in the ElderlyThe most common sources o pain in the elderly
involve one or more o the ollowing:
- Osteoarthritis
- Neuropathy- Lower back pain
- Malignancy
Additionally, the sources o pain can be broken
down into two major classications:
Nociceptive Pain
This involves pain as a result rom direct
stimulation o pain receptors rom either
visceral (organs) or somatic (bones, muscles,
skin) sources.
Examples include myoascial pain, inammatory
disorders, and traumatic injuries. Such pain is
Pain&
Agingusually aching or throbbing in quality, and is
well localised.
Nociceptive pain is part o normal pain
processing and typically responds well to
traditional analgesics, such as acetaminophen,
NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inammatory drugs)
and opioids (morphine type drugs).
Neuropathic Pain
This involves abnormal processing o sensoryinput by the peripheral or central nervous
system, and entails pathological changes in the
nervous system itsel.
Painul disorders such as complex regional pain
syndrome, post-herpetic neuralgia, phantom
limb pain and post-stroke pain are examples.
Neuropathic pain is poorly localised and
associated with burning, stinging, and
electrical type sensations. It oten responds tonon-traditional analgesics such as antidepressants,
anticonvulsants, and occasionally, opioids.
By Dato Dr. Rajen M.
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
6/286 A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
Barriers to Eective Pain ManagementPain is sadly oten unrecognised and under-
treated in older adults. To make matters worse,
the under-treatment o pain is associated with:
Depression
Anxiety
Sleepdisturbances Decreasedphysicalfunctioning
Socialisolation
Worseningofotherexistinghealthproblems
The reasons or this under-treatment may
be divided into patient-specifc actors and
physician-specifc actors.
Patient-specifc Factors:
Expectationthatpainispartofaging
Fearofadditionaltesting
Perceptionofbeingaburdenortroublesome patient
Communicationbarriers(i.e.,dementia)
Physician-specifc Factors:
Concernforadversedrugeects
Concernfortoxicityand/orpolypharmacy
Fearofaddictioninthecaseofopioids
Medicine and the ElderlyOlder adults have many age-related changes
that increase the risk o drug treatment o pain.
Age-related changes as in:
pharmacokinetics
(what the body does to the drug)
pharmacodynamics
(what the drug does to the body)
This leads to dierences in drug absorption,
distribution and elimination. For example,
kidney or liver disease will oten lead to a
prolonged duration o the eect o many drugs
that are metabolised by either o these organs.
Bleeding in the stomach and intestines is also
more likely as we age.
As such, a smaller initial dose, or a less requentdosing regimen may be needed to avoid
overdosage and toxicity (undue side eects)
rom the medication.
Side EectsSide eects rom the medications can severely
limit their use. NSAIDS, or example, can lead
to gastrointestinal bleeding in susceptible
patients; thereore, this side eect would limit
its eectiveness.
CO
VERSTORY
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
7/287A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
As a pharmacy student, I was oten reminded
that older adults are more susceptible to
adverse drug reactions rom drug interactions
and polypharmacy (many drugs or a
patient) as a result o the greater number o
medications taken with increasing age.
It is the same enzyme systems that break
down most drugs. When many medicationsare competing or breakdown by the same
enzyme, delayed metabolism o one or both
drugs may occur.
Thus, you many end up experiencing the
toxicity o one or both medications.
Drug InteractionAdditionally, one medication may actually
slow down or inhibit the enzyme required or
the metabolism o another medication. This
prolongs the eect o the drug.
In some cases, it may speed up or stimulate the
enzyme and actually hasten the breakdown o
another medication. This limits its duration o
eect. Thus, higher than recommended doses
may be needed.
Balancing the risks and benets o treatment
is an important aspect o pain medicine in
older adults. On one hand, there are very realrisks involved in instituting pain medications in
older adults.
As the population continues to
age, healthcare providers and
others must accept that pain is
not a normal part o aging.
Concerns o toxicity, sedation, and drug-drug
interactions are well documented in medical
literature.
The End PointThe end result is simply this: good pain
management leads to greater degrees o
unctionality, cognitive improvement, increasedsel-worth, and happiness in older adults.
Side eects can be intelligently anticipated,
prevented, and better managed.
When starting with opioids or other powerul
(and thus toxic) medications, the mantra o
start low and go slow is essential.
Regular patient ollow-up, communication, and
symptom management are essential in catching
problems early and steering clear o potentially
lie-threatening adverse drug reactions.
Reject PainAs the population continues to age, healthcare
providers and others must accept that pain
is not a normal part o aging. Older adults
deserve the same standard o pain control that
one would set or their younger counterparts.
A thorough risk-benet analysis coupled with
an appropriate understanding o each patientsunique needs and a respect or the physiological
changes associated with aging will allow or
optimal pain control and patient satisaction.
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
8/288 A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
HISTO
RYOFHEALTH
SHE is Poine. This is what the ancient Greeks
called their Goddess o Revenge.
Her name is the basis o the awul modern
word pain. Indeed, when you are in pain, iteels like it is divine revenge o some kind.
Humans throughout history have believed pain
to be the punishment or human olly. As such,
they tried to appease angry gods and spirits
with oerings o all types, including human lie!
Superstitious rituals were very common orms
o pain treatment in ancient cultures. Primitive
humans understood pain when it was visible,
like a cut or scrape.They poorly understood it when it was internal.
In some cultures, rattles, gongs and other
devices were used to righten painul devils
out o a persons body.
American Indian healers sucked on pain pipes held
against a persons skin to pull out pain or illness.
SpiritsMany ancient doctors apparently gured their
patients needed a hole in their heads.
Hundreds o skulls with small holes that
have partially healed over have been ound
worldwide, especially in Incan archaeological
sites in South America.
Even Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician
considered the ather o Western medicine,
wrote about the practice called trepanation.
O course, we remember Hippocrates or ar more
than that. He had heard about the pain-relieving
benets o willow bark and leaves and prescribed
chewing willow leaves to women in childbirth.
Willow trees, members o the plant genus
Salix, contain a orm o salicylic acid, the active
ingredient in aspirin. The real wonder drug
proved to be a compound ound naturally romthe bark o this tree.
In 1897 a chemist Felix Homann developed
a stable orm o this natural compound which
could be saely used on most people, without
side eects.
Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was sold under the
trade name Aspirin, and was the rst reliable
and eective pain killer or analgesic.
Eel the PainThe Egyptians used to take electric eels out
o the Nile and lay them over the wounds o
patients.
Though using electric eels to ease pain sounds
crude, even dangerous, a similar technique is
used today to relieve pain.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation,
or TENS, is a popular treatment or lower back
pain and arthritis aches.
Both electricity and magnetism have been
used or as long as people have been able to
produce them.
In addition to belts and trusses containing
magnets, a range o balms and liniments said
to contain magnetic properties were available
to gullible suerers.
Traditional medicine uses various modalities to
control and manage pain. The most renownedis probably acupuncture o the ancient Chinese
system o traditional medicine.
PAINThe Greek Goddess o Revenge
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
9/289A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
Today, acupuncture has even been made into
modern medicines most sacred sanctum the
operation theatre. It is used to ease the pain o
surgery.Pain relie has also come rom other techniques
like chiropractic, osteopathy and similar
massage techniques.
Other commercial remedies contained varying
quantities o opiates, alcohol or cocaine which
probably made them eective at relieving pain
temporarily.
Breath o RelieThe rst new signicant treatment or pain
occurred in 1846 with the use o anesthesia or
surgery. Beore that, doctors and dentists used
some bizarre techniques.
An old Italian technique involved putting a
wooden bowl over a patients head, and
hammering on the bowl until the patient
passed out.
There was also the practice o holding
childrens head over a gas stove so they wouldbreathe the gas until they lost consciousness.
They would also choke people with carotid
compression until they passed out.
Given that those who passed out would soon
recover, the best surgeons in those days were
the astest surgeons.
It took a British queen to popularise the
concept o relieving the pain o childbirth,
previously thought to be an unavoidable ornecessary part o motherhood.
Queen Victoria was the rst one to have
anesthesia or childbirth she had chloroorm.
Humphrey Davy suggested that the pain and
shock o surgical operations might be relieved
i patients inhaled nitrous oxide, a gaseous
compound discovered by Joseph Priestley, theman who was also the rst to isolate oxygen.
In 1846, William G. Morton made his amous
demonstration o surgical anesthesia at the
Massachusetts General Hospital, using a hastily
rigged apparatus to deliver ether to the patient.
However, the use o anesthesia became
common only gradually because many
physicians were accustomed to relying on the
healing power o pain and were wary o theethics o operating on an insensate patient.
Counter IrritantAnother popular approach to pain relie called or
the preparation o a wet plaster made rom hot
mustard. The plaster was applied directly to the
skin, or on a cloth that was then laid on the skin.
The heat rom the mustard plaster worked on
the principle o counter-irritation the idea that
one kind o pain or sensation could cancel outanother more severe pain.
In the medieval era, pain relie came mainly rom a
wide variety o herbs, used liberally. A whole lot o
plant based remedies have been used over history.
In addition to plant-based remedies, minerals
were also used in the medieval pharmacopoeia.
Even as recently as the early 1900s, some
physicians used gold salts injected into limbs
to treat arthritis. Today there are poweruldrugs that are gold derivatives used in pain
management.
First Public Display o Surgical Anesthesia
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
10/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 910
Comments (nTreatment or medication used to relieve pain
eakthrough Pain DiaryComments (nime o onset
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
11/2811A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
LEARNMORE
es or doctor)Massacheuttes General Hospital Services
www.massgeneral.org/painrelie/
Guidelines/Ten 20Guidelines.pd
P&T Journal, May 2005 Issue
Consensus Panel Recommendations or
the Assessment and Management o
Breakthrough Pain by Daniel Bennet, et al. www.ptjournal.com/ptjournal/
ulltext/30/5/PTJ3005296.pd
American Pain Society
Principles o Analgesic Use in the
Treatment o Acute Pain and Cancer Pain.
www.ampainsoc.org/pub/principles.htm
American Academy o Pain Medicine
Position and Consensus Statements.
www.painmed.org/productpub/
statements/index.html
Royal College o General Practitioners
Recommendatons or the appropriate use
o opioids or persistent non-cancer pain.
www.britishpainsociety.org/pd/Pub_
FINAL_opioid_March 202005.pd
American Pain Society
Public Policy Statement on Rights
and Responsibilities o Healthcare
Proessionals in the use o Opioids or
the Treatment o Pain.
www.asam.org/ppol/Opioids or
Treatment o Pain.htm
Resources orPain Management
Guidelineses or doctor)
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
12/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 912
NATU
RALREMEDIES
Bring On The Purple Stu
RESEARCHERS believe they have ound a group o vegetables and ruits that are
just as powerul as anti-inammatory painkilling drugs.
Vegetables and ruits which are deep blue or purple such as blueberries or
purple carrots have the same anti-inammatory qualities as painkillers such
as NSAIDs.
The magic ingredient appears to be a chemical ound in the ruit and
vegetables called the polyacetylenes.
Source: Journal o Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 2008, 56: 3554-60.
Painkiller
Researchers believe they have
ound a group o vegetables
and ruits that are just as
powerul as anti-inammatory
painkilling drugs.
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
13/2813A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
A Closer Look At
RESEARCHERS rom the University o Caliornia,
Los Angeles have ranked 10 beverages
according to their antioxidant levels.
The claims oating around now o superior
antioxidant activity on beverages can be
misleading, as the testing is usually based on a
limited spectrum o antioxidant activities.
To get to the bottom o which beverages are
best, the UCLA researchers used our tests
o antioxidant potency, a test o antioxidant
unctionality, and an evaluation o the total
polyphenol content o polyphenol-rich
beverages in the marketplace.
Here is how the rankings turned out:
1. Pomegranate juice
2. Red wine
3. Concord grape juice
4. Blueberry juice
5. Black cherry juice6. Aa juice
7. Cranberry juice
8. Orange juice
9. Tea
10. Apple juice
Pomegranate JuicePomegranate is the healthiest o them all,
because it contains the most o every type
o antioxidant.It may protect against some cancers, such as
prostate cancer, and also modiy heart disease
risk actors.
Concord Grape JuiceConcord grape juice is a source o very potent
antioxidants. Theres some research indicating
it may be good or your heart and help reduce
blood pressure.
Blueberry JuiceBlueberry juice contains lots o antioxidants
and bre, and is very high in vitamin C.
Theres some indication that blueberries
may have a benecial eect on age-related
cognitive abilities.
Black Cherry JuiceNot only is it high in antioxidants, but there is
evidence that black cherry juice can diminish
exercise-induced muscle injuries.
Cranberry Juice
Its high in antioxidants and vitamin C. There isevidence that it can decrease the incidence o
urinary tract inections.
Source: Journal o Agriculture and Food Chemistry 2008; 56(4): 1415-1422, CBS News July 5, 2008.
Antioxidant-rich JuicesNATU
RALREMEDIES
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
14/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 914
NE
WPRODUCT
A Breakthrough Discovery in the Management oInfammation, Pain & Arthritis by World Class Scientist
Proessor Yves Henrotin will speak about the latest research in cartilage and osteoarthritis, the innovative
technology behind CCE 4800 and the management o inammation, pain and arthritis on 20 June at
WHAT Medicine Conerence & Exhibition. Dont miss this opportunity! RSVP or your FREE PASS @
03-7965 2888 now, limited seats are available!
Visit our booth at WHAT Medicine
rom 19 to 21 June at PWTC and geta FREE Goodie Bag (worth RM50).
Revealing Insights o Natural
Treatment or Osteoarthritis
by Proessor Yves Henrotin
Date: 20th June 2009Time: 2pmVenue: Tun Hussein Onn Hall A,
PWTC, KL
Worlds leading bone health expert endorses new painrelie technology
All Natural Formula
Wellness Goodie!
NEW
Proessor Yves Henrontin
Proessor Yves Henrotin, a world-class scientist
and one o only the 12 members o the
prestigious Osteoarthritis Research Society
International and the International Cartilage
Repair Society, has endorsed the breakthrough
technology behind NACOX.
Proessor Henrotin is an
authority in the management
o cartilage and osteoarthritis.
He is the Director o the Bone
and Cartilage Research Unit at
the University o Lige, Belgium;administrator o the Centre
o Immunology (CIL) and the
Centre or Oxygen Research
and Development (CORD);
head o the Physical Therapy
and Rehabilitation Department
at the Princess Paola Hospital, Marche-en-
amenne, Belgium, since 1991; member o
the American College o Rheumatology, the
Osteoarthritis Research Society International and
the International Cartilage Repair Society; and
President o the Belgium Back Society since 2002.
The Proessor is on the editorial board
o the scientic review, Osteoarthritis
and Cartilage. And he has published
over 100 scientic articles and co-
edited Osteoarthritis: clinical and
experimental aspects.
Proessor Yves Henrotin has alsobeen awarded a prestigious
national prize or his contributions
in the better understanding o
osteoarthritis patho-physiology.
This represents a new andpowerul breakthrough inthe management o pain in
osteoarthritis...it has no sideefects and also preventscartilage breakdown that
even drugs dont do
Patented Belgian Technology
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
15/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9 15
The breakthrough technology that is utilised in NACOX was
developed and patented by the Belgian University Research and
Development laboratory, bioXtract, in collaboration with several
other prominent European universities, such as the University o
Agronomical Sciences o Gembloux (near Brussels) and U.R.O.C.:
University o Liege (Belgium). Proessor Yves Henrotin along withother proessors rom independent universities has led the R & D
o this new breakthrough technology o CCE 4800.
Through this patented technology, the active principles o
the curcumin molecule have been improved by caging it in
a polysaccharide (natural starch) called -cyclodextrin. The
-cyclodextrin increases the mobility o the curcumin which
allows it to pass through our intestine or better absorption into
the blood stream. Curcumin is one o the most important active
compounds that are ound in Curcuma longa (turmeric). It is one
o natures most powerul anti-inammatory agents.
CCE 4800 in NACOX is proven to increase your bodys absorption
o curcumin by 4000. Each NACOX capsule delivers 4800mg
oral dose o pure curcumin, equivalent o 12 cups o turmeric.
In act, NACOX is the only turmeric supplement with proven
absorption into the blood stream, thus oering ast and eective
pain relie or arthritis suerers and sports enthusiasts.
Unlike some other solutions, CCE 4800 cleverly dierentiates between COX-1 and COX-2, and selectively
inhibits only COX-2 which produces excessive PGE2. This is important because COX-1 inhibition has been
known to cause cardiovascular problems, strokes and gastrointestinal injuries or bleeding.
Production o excessive PGE2 is one o the root causes o
inammation and pain. CCE 4800 is as eective as modern
medicine, yet it works better than drugs. And most important,
CCE 4800 has a proven saety prole, with no side eects
compared to other conventional painkillers. This is because most
pain killers cannot dierentiate and inhibit activities o both COX-
1 and COX-2. Inhibition o COX-1 will result in many serious side
eects as mentioned earlier.
Patented Belgian Pain Relie Technology Proven In EuropeanResearch: CCE 4800 has a 4,000 times higher absorption rate.
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
0 5 10 15 0 5 10 15 3030
COX-1: Efects o diferent concentrations o CCE 4800on COX-1 activity, beore and ater inducing.
CCE 4800 does not aect the COX-1 activity under anycircumstances, avoiding possible side eects.
Activity/expressionofCOX-1
Concentration o CCE 4800 (M)
Beore induced Ater induced
COX-2: Efects o diferent concentrations o CCE 4800
on COX-2 activity, beore and ater inducing.
CCE 4800 does not aect the basic activity o COX-2 as it onlyinhibits COX-2 when it is induced. This prevents possible side
eects, and reduces the production o excessive PGE2 which
can cause infammation and pain.
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
0 5 10 15 20
Ind
Cur
Cel
ProductionofPGE2(pg/gAND)
Concentration o CCE 4800 (M)
Activity/expressionofCOX-2 Beore induced Ater induced
0
2
4
6
8
0 5 10 15 0 5 10 15 3030
We invite you to be the 1st to experience the result o this breakthrough technology at the NACOXLaunch, 20th June 2009 @ WHAT Medicine Conerence & Exhibition. Come nd out more about
NACOX and enjoy exclusive member benets available to you on that day!
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
16/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 916
WHILE were told that none o the over-the-
counter remedies are worth the money, one
top doctor is using an Ayurvedic treatment that
seems to be doing the business.
The remedy? Andrographis paniculata is being
used by Saul Berkovitz, a consultant physician
at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.
Not only does it work or the patients or whom
An Ayurvedic RemedyTat Actually Works
he prescribes it, it is also supported by a study
that involved 896 patients.
As Berkovitz pointed out in September last
year, its a successul remedy that other doctors
should be advocating, especially at a time
when we are overusing antibiotics.
Sources: British Medical Journal, 2008; 337: 476; Planta Med,2004; 70: 293-8).
Its a successul remedy that
other doctors should beadvocating, especially at a
time when we are overusing
antibiotics.
For That Nagging Cough
Looking or a cough syrup that might actually work?
ANNALAXNatural herbal cough syrup traditionally used or reducing
phlegm and relie o cough, sore throat and body heatiness.
ANNALAX 240ml (syrup) RM22
ALTERNI recommends
NATU
RALREMEDIES
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
17/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9 17
Pegaga
THE botanical name o the herb Centella
asiatica implies it. Centella means star in Latin
and asiatica is, o course, Asia. Simply put,
it means star o Asia.
When eaten raw as a salad lea,pegaga isthought to help maintain youthulness. In
Thailand, cups with gotu kola leaves is used as
an aternoon pick me up.
A decoction o juice rom the leaves is thought
to relieve hypertension. This juice is also used
as a general tonic or good health. A poultice o
the leaves is also used to treat open sores.
Richard Lucas claimed in a book published in
1979 that a subspecies, Hydrocotyle asiatica
minor, said to be rom Sri Lanka, and also
called Fo ti tieng, contained a longevity actor
called youth vitamin X.
This has been used as a tonic or the brain and
endocrine glands and extracts o the plant are
said to help circulation and skin problems.
Several scientic reports have documented
Centella asiaticas ability to aid the healing owounds.
The herb has been widely used in the
traditional treatment o leprosy. Upon
treatment with Centella asiatica, maturation o
the scar is stimulated by the production o type
I collagen.
The treatment also results in a marked decrease
in inammatory reaction and myobroblast
(having some o the characteristics o smooth
muscle cells, such as contractile properties)
production.
The Star o Asia
When eaten raw as a salad lea,pegaga is thought to help
maintain youthulness.
Pegaga SoapPegaga is one o the worlds best researched herbs or
dermological conditions.
Pegaga Soap 100gm RM7.50
ALTERNI recommends
NATU
RALREMEDIES
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
18/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 918
ACCORDING to the rst ever study into the
link between mental cognition and physical
activity, researchers have discovered that
regular exercise in middle-age can help
prevent dementia and Alzheimer s.
Its enough to walk or 50 minutes a day, three
days a week to reduce your chances o mental
decline, researchers have ound.
They tested the theory on a group o 170
individuals aged 50 or older, who were in
reasonable health.
Hal were assigned to minimal activity over a
24-week period, and the rest had to perorm
some physical activity that lasted or at least 50minutes, and which they did three times a week.
Most in the activity group decided to walk
or 50 minutes, although some included light
strength-training exercises.
During the six months, those in the activity group
improved their score on a cognitive test by 1.3points compared with those who were inactive.
By comparison, people taking the anti-
Alzheimers drug Aricept (donepezil) see an
improvement o just 0.5 points when they used
the same test.
The benets continued or 18 months aterwards.
Source: Journal o the American Medical Association, 2008;
300: 1027-37.
Run Away From Alzheimers
I you want to keep mentallysharp into your later years, start
walking or running now.
Our Lingzhi extract is the only Lingzhi that meets world-
class specication o tripenoids and polysaccharides.
Lingzhi Extract 60s (capsule) RM82
Lingzhi Extract
ALTERNI recommends
STA
YINGSHARP
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
19/2819A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
XXX
Fish oilworks better than
a statin drugTHERES something better you could be doing
or your heart than just popping a cholesterol-
lowering pill.
Fish-oil supplements work better than a
popular statin drug at preventing chronic heartdisease, researchers have ound.
In the study, researchers tested a daily omega-3
pill against a placebo, and the statin drug Crestor
(rosuvastin) against another placebo,
on two groups.
Those who took the sh oil ared marginally
better than those taking the statin drug.
The sh oils increase the bodys HDL goodcholesterol levels, which also helps prevents
abnormal heart rhythms, whereas statin drugs
work on attacking bad LDL cholesterol.
Source: Time magazine, August 31, 2008.
Chronic Heart Disease Protection
Those who took the sh oil ared
marginally better than those
taking the statin drug.
STA
YINGSHARP
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
20/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 920
SO is it all down to nurture or nature?
In other words, do parents make their childrenbad, or are they just born that way?
A brave group o researchers last year decided
to try to answer this vexed question when
they assessed the impact o positive parenting
techniques on a group o 330 th-grade girls
with an average age o 11 or so.
Levels o aggression rose
depending on parental involvement
in areas o nurturing and
communication.
Parental CareCounts MoreTan Biology
Nature or Nurture
P
ARENTING
Around a quarter o the girls were early
maturers and prone to delinquent behaviour,
but those whose parents who took little or nointerest in their development were also more
likely to behave aggressively.
Levels o aggression rose depending on
parental involvement in areas o nurturing and
communication.
In short, nurture was much more important
than nature.
Source: Archives o Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2008;
162: 781-786.
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
21/2821A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
THE Toronto Department o Public Health
has advised teenagers and young children to
limit their use o cell phones in order to avoidpotential health risks.
The advisory is the rst o its kind in Canada.
Ofcials have warned that because o possible
side eects rom radio requency radiation,
children under eight should only use a cell
phone in emergencies, and teenagers should
limit calls to less than 10 minutes.
Cell PhonesWhy Children And Teens ShouldStay Away From Them
For many years, most government health
agencies were dismissive o any risk.
But with more studies, a pattern is emerging
that suggests people who have used their cell
phones or a long period o time are at greater
risk o certain kinds o brain tumors.
Sources: Health Zone July 12, 2008, CBC News July 12, 2008.
Ofcials have warned that
because o possible side eects
rom radio requency radiation,
children under eight should only
use a cell phone in emergencies.
XXX
MED
ICALUPDATES
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
22/2822 A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9
CHOLESTEROL-lowering drugs should be
oered only as a last resort, a government-
unded body has reported. Patients should
rst be encouraged to stop smoking, exercise
regularly and improve their diet.
These other options are ar more cost eective
than statins, the amily o cholesterol lowering
drugs, says the NHS Centre or Reviews and
Dissemination.
I drugs do need to be used, doctors should
prescribe aspirin and beta blockers rst, whichare also cheaper.
Only i a patient still has a high cholesterol level
ater trying all the other treatments should a
statin be considered.
And, it points out, a high cholesterol level is in
any case a poor indicator o who will develop
heart disease. Most heart problems occur in
people who do not have raised cholesterol.
The centre is also critical o pharmaceutical
companies which are reluctant to launch
lovastatin in Britain. Lovastatin is an unbranded
(generic) and thereore cheaper statin.
Prescribing it in place o the branded statins
now being used could save the government a
substantial proportion o the 113m (RM620m)
it spends each year on cholesterol lowering
drugs.
Source: Medical Monitor, March, 1998.
Aordable Options Are Available
CholesterolBuster
I drugs do need to be used,
doctors should prescribe aspirin
and beta blockers rst, which are
also cheaper.
MED
ICALUPDATES
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
23/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9 23
ITS common or drugs to have a paradoxical
eect. This is medicalese or stating that
the drug can cause the very symptoms its
supposed to be treating.
Another example o the paradoxical eect has
just been uncovered by researchers who have
been reviewing bone-strengthening drugs
known as biophosphonates which are regularly
prescribed or osteoporosis.
In addition to helping build bone density, the drugsare also supposed to treat cancer-related bone
lesions, and elevated calcium levels in the blood.
In act, they very oten do the reverse, and they
can dramatically increase the risk o jaw or acial
bone deterioration or inection.
Osteoporosis Drugs
Prolonged Use ResultsIn Weakened Bones
Researchers studied the data on 14,000 cancer
patients who were treated with one o two types
o biophosphonates pamidronate or zoledronic
acid and compared their progress with 28,000
patients who werent given the drugs.
Ater six years, around 5.5 percent or 770
o those taking the drugs needed acial or
jaw bone surgery, or were diagnosed with
inammation o the jaw bone, compared with
just 0.3 percent o the non-drug group.
Source: Journal o the National Cancer Institute, 2007;
What Doctors Dont Tell You 28th June 2007.
The new avour with no at, less calories
and no milky atertaste.
Be the rst to enjoy the all-new benets o
BONEX GOLD GREEN TEA!
BONEX Gold Green Tea RM150 (30 Sachets)
BONEXTM GOLD GREEN TEA
XXX
MED
ICALUPDATES
ALTERNI recommends
Same Old Story... Make Drugs Your Last Resort
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
24/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 924
IF it is bad enough that the doctor has let
his orceps in you and stitched up, American
health insurers now will not pay or thebotched job.
There are nine things that must never, ever
happen to you when youre in hospital. I they
happen, health insurers say they will no longer
pay out.
That Must NeverHappen To YouIn Hospital
9Tired o picking up the tab or the vast number
o doctor and hospital errors that happen in
American hospitals every year, health insurershave listed the nine no payout errors.
This means you could be ooting the bill, and as
theyre so commonplace, theres a reasonable
chance you will.
To give you an idea o the scale o the problem,
around two million people get an inection
every year while staying in an American hospital,
and a urther 100,000 will die as a result.
MED
ICALUPDATES
Things
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
25/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 9 25
There are nine things that must
never, ever happen to you whenyoure in hospital. I they happen,
health insurers say they will no
longer pay out.
The nine no payout errors relate to:
Air embolism
Blood incompatibility
Catheter-associated urinarytract inection
Decubitus ulcer(pressure sores)
Vascular catheter-associatedinection
Surgical site inection
Mediastinitis(inection o the chest area)
Falls and trauma
Objects let in the bodyater surgery
The list could be getting longer.
The Centre or Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) is planning on adding a urther nine
errors, including the hospital-acquired killer
inection C. difcile and deep vein thrombosis.
Aside rom digging deep into health insurers
prots, the errors are also going unchecked,
and its almost as though hospitals and doctors
are being rewarded or making them,
the CMS believes.
Source: Journal o the American Medical Association,
June 2008; 299: 2495-6.
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
26/28A L T E R N I T I M E S J U N E 2 0 0 926
Events @ 8 Avenue
Q&A
27JUN
S P E A K E R
Rajinder SinghT O P I C
Joint pain whilewalking and standing
4JUL
S P E A K E R
Leny Painan
T O P I C
DNA analysis and allergy
25JUL
S P E A K E R
Jenny Chung
T O P I C
Hydrotherapy
1AUG
S P E A K E R
Francis J. Carvalho
T O P I C
How exercise can helpstrengthen your bones
8AUG
S P E A K E R
Leny Painan
T O P I C
How to de-code theingredients on the labelo products
Dear Editor...
Expert Answers o YourHealth Concerns
Q: Can my 70-year-old grandmothertake Bonex Gold? Does it help?
A:Yes, it will denitely help yourgrandmother. You are never too old to
take any kind o natural supplements.
BonexTM Gold is a natural ood supplement
and it has no side eects. Because o your
grandmothers age, it may take a little longer
or her to see results. Bonex is also easily
absorbed by an elderly person like yourgrandmother because it is only 3 Kilo Daltons,
a very small molecule.
Q: Can Iristal help my eyesight?I am 60.
A:Iristal is an eective, powerul eye nutrientormula that combines powerul natural
ingredients Eyebright, Bilberry and Marigold
Flowers.However, to ully enjoy the benets o Iristal,
you have to do visual exercises. That is why
our Sight Improvement Programme (SIP)
is provided ree or you to develop better
eyesight along with Iristal.
Q: What is the best way to takesupplements to ensure the mosteective results?
A:Getting the most eective resultsalso means having the best absorption.
It is recommended that you take your
supplements on an empty stomach, 30
minutes beore a meal. The reason is that the
digestion o the supplements does not have
to compete with the ood. Also, your body
normally takes about 15 minutes to digest
the content in the stomach and another
15 minutes to pass it on to the intestines.Do note that age also plays a actor in your
absorption rate.
Talks too good to be missed!
Where: All talks will be held at the ALTERNIretail outlet at D-G-30 Block D, 8 Avenue
Business Centre, 46050 Petaling Jaya.
Call 03-7955 3666 to RSVP a seat or
the talks.
Note: Subject to change
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
27/28
Health is the Greatest WealthDont miss out on the unique opportunity to learn, understand and explore the latest products and
services in the health and wellness industry in this three-day conference and exhibition! Exciting, inspiring
and informative, WHAT 2009 promises to be an educational, fun-filled weekend for the whole family!
Discover the latest in holistic alternatives, medical technologies
and products and services.
Enjoy free talks on a wide range of health and wellness topics.
Gain tips from the experts on how you can improve on health and
wellness for you and your family.
Sample the latest products and purchase at promotional rates
throughout the event.
Get Your Latest Updates on WHAT MEDICINE 2009 at www.whatmedicine.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT:
Phone: +603-7965 2888 Fax: +603-7965 2777
Email: info@whatmedicine.org
Contact Person:
Ms. Sherliza (012-375 7827) /
Ms. Ee Shen (012-292 7098)
VisitALTERNI
BoothNo.27-29
.
FREEGoodieB
ag
forearlybirds
worthupto
RM50
8/14/2019 ALTERNI Newsletter (Issue1)
28/28
Mr Ms Mrs Dr Dato Datin Others, please specify
Mailing Address
(H) (O) (HP)
Contact No.
Postcode
Mailer (Snail Mail)
English Bahasa Malaysia Mandarin
Phone (Customer Care)Email SMS
How do you wish to be reached? (Please tick more than one box if required)
What is your preferred language? (Please number your preference in sequence, e.g. 1 for English., 2 for Bahasa Malaysia, etc)
To serve you better, please tell us what is your health interest? (Please tick more than one box if required)
Name
New I.C. No.
(Compulsory)Race Malay Chinese Indian
Others, please specify
Cholesterol
Beauty
Diabetes
General Health
Eye Health
Weight Management
Bone & Joint Health
Others (please specify)
ALTERNI (M) Sdn Bhd collects personal identifiable information to provide a service or to correspond with you. This information is stored in a manner appropriate to thenature of the data by ALTERNI and is used to fulfill your requests. With your permission, this information may be used for marketing, promotional purposes and toimprove its products and ser vices. If you inform ALTERNI that the information should not be used as a basis for further contacts, ALTERNI will respect your request. Yourinformation will not be provided to any other company for that company's independent use.
Send To : ALTERNI (M) SDN BHD
1201, 12th Floor, Amcorp Trade Centre, PJ Tower, No. 18, Persiaran Barat,
off Jalan Timur, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Email: info@alterni.com
Fax: 603-7965 2777 or simply call
03-7965 2888(for hassle free subscription!)
Preferred Communications
Health Interest
Visit our 8 Avenue Store at:
We are open Mon - Sat from 9am - 7pm
We are here to serve you better.
CIMB
Lorong8
/1e
Shop
Shop
Jln Sg. Jernih 8/1
Jalan Barat
CarMedan
CourtsMenaraAxis
Asia JayaPutra LRT
ArmadaHotel
PJ HiltonHotel
WismaMCIS
HospitalMataTun
HusseinJala
nSultan
PJ NEWTOWN
Jalan
Penchal
Bangunan
PKNS
Bangunan
PKNS
Highway
Contact Details
YES. I would like to subscribe to FREE copies of the ALTERNI TIMES.
D-G 30 Block D, 8 Avenue Business Centre,
Section 8, 46050 Petaling Jaya.
Membership Form
Recommended