Focus on Rosemary and Garlic In the scientific spotlight now are rosemary and garlic. Discover the phenomenal health-promoting properties of these common culinary herbs that are key ingredients in Herbalife’s RoseOx™ and Mega Garlic Plus formulas.* 1−5 of 5 A new respect for antioxidants · Garlic vs. oxidative stress · Garlic vs. cardiovascular disease · Garlic vs. cancer · Garlic and immunity A new respect for antioxidants Journal of Food Protection The Journal of Nutrition The role of antioxidants in improving health is becoming increasingly recognized. The benefits of the Mediterranean diet in reducing disease has been attributed, in part, to some of the antioxidant properties of spices. In the September 2001 issue of the Journal of Food Protection, the antioxidant properties of a variety of spices were investigated by measuring their ability to inhibit the oxidation of blood fat.1 Not surprisingly, of those herbs studied, rosemary emerged as having the highest antioxidant effect. The findings that rosemary is the most effective scavenger of free radicals explain why it is so often added to olive oil, to protect the oil from rancidity. An article published in the November 2001 issue of The Journal of Nutrition, entitled "Herbals, cancer prevention and health," suggests exploring natural anti-inflammatory compounds such as rosemary for their possible use as cancer preventatives.2 Rosemary is a long-valued culinary herb with antioxidant power.* Herbalife’s RoseOx™, which contains rosemary in combination with other vegetable-based antioxidants, is the ideal antioxidant supplement. Not only is it powerful, but it has the ability to regenerate itself and naturalize potentially cell-damaging free radicals, not once but three separate times, in a unique cascade effect.* RoseOx™ is an essential component to the maintenance of good health.* Garlic’s phenomenal benefits A series of recent articles provides further documentation of the myriad benefits of consuming garlic. Some of these include anti-platelet, antibiotic, immunemodulating cholesterol-lowering and antioxidant activity. Garlic vs. oxidative stress The Journal of Nutrition In the February 2002 issue of The Journal of Nutrition, an aged garlic supplement was shown to reduce oxidative stress in both smoking and non-smoking men and women.3 Supplementation reduced the concentration of a by-product of oxidation by 29 percent to 37 percent in nonsmokers and 35 percent to 48 percent in smokers. Garlic vs. cardiovascular disease Preventative Cardiology A review in Preventative Cardiology demonstrated garlic’s ability to inhibit platelet aggregation.4 This is an important aid in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. (Note: garlic should not be taken with the anticoagulant medication Coumadin.) Garlic vs. cancer The Journal of Leukemia Garlic has many effects that may protect the body against the development of cancer. In the January 2002 issue of The Journal of Leukemia, a constituent of garlic was shown to cause leukemic cells to experience spontaneous destruction, a process that doctors call apoptosis.5 This is the way the body constantly eliminates bad cells. This data suggests the benefit of garlic in eliminating renegade cells that may develop into a serious health problem. Garlic and immunity Advanced Therapeutics The antiviral benefits of garlic were demonstrated in an article published during the summer in Advanced Therapeutics.6 Onehundred- and-forty-six volunteers were given one capsule per day of a garlic supplement for 12 weeks. The active treatment group had fewer colds than the placebo group. Twentyfour infections occurred in the treatment group versus 65 in those taking the placebo. The same study demonstrated a shorter duration of symptoms in the group who took the daily garlic supplement. In this study, volunteers treated with a garlic supplement developed fewer colds and recovered faster if infected. This is a strong endorsement of garlic's immune-enhancing and anti-viral benefits. Herbalife's Mega Garlic Plus is a superior supplement, providing the many known benefits of garlic, along with complementary vegetable extracts that augment each benefit. Our garlic is not only potent and deodorized, but contains olive leaf to enhance the anti-infective impact, broccoli to help protect cells from malignant change, ginger to enhance the anti-platelet effects, onion to promote a healthy circulatory system, and artichoke extract to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels that are already within normal range.* With the newly published, scientific evidence, it might be said that a Mega Garlic Plus a day will keep the doctor away! 1 Martinez-Tome, M., Jimenez, AM., Ruggieri, S., et al. Antioxidant properties of Mediterranean spices compared with common food additives. Journal of Food Protection. 2001;64(9):1412-9. 2 Wargovich, MJ., Woods, C., Hollis, DM., et al. Herbals, cancer prevention and health. Journal of Nutrition 2001;131(11Suppl):3034S-6S. 3 Dillon, SA., Lowe, GM., Billington, D., et al. Dietary supplementation with aged garlic extract reduces plasma and urine concentrations of 8-iso-prostaglandin F92 alpha in smoking and nonsmoking men and women. The Journal of Nutrition 2002; 132(2):168-71. 4 Fugh-Berman, A. Herbs and dietary supplements in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Preventative Cardiology 2000;3(1):24-32. 5 Dirsch, VM., Antlsperger, DS., Hentze, H. et al. Ajoene, an experimental anti-leukemic drug: mechanism of cell death. Leukemia 2002;16(1):74-83. 6 Josling, P. Preventing the common cold with a garlic supplement: a double-blind, placebo-controlled survey. Advanced Therapeutics 2001; 18(4):189-93. 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