I love that the author recommend fruits and vegetables and herbs for healing. As I still struggle with my health, eating more fruits and veggies has really helped my overall well-being. I have followed his counsel with juicing celery and making green smoothies with spirulina, and barley grass juice powder. My next step is to start sprouting broccoli sprouts and fenugreek sprouts. My goal is to detox pathogens that are causing my health issues.
Congratulations!!! You just signing up to be an independent business owner (IBO) / distributor for Q Sciences! This is an amazing opportunity. You have made the right choice!!!
I'm so happy for you that the EMPowerplus Q96 and/or the Q Max is benefiting your family and now you have the opportunity to share it with others. There are systems already set in place for helping you to be successful!
First Thing: Your autoship order must be at least 100 PV (personal volume) in order to receive commissions. I have attached a link in step four to the compensation plan. ***Once 3+ people order on your website and you have accumulated 360 PC (Preferred Customer) volume from your customers, you get 120pv in product FREE. Once you accumulate 720 PC volume from your customers, you receive 240pv in FREE product. (One bottle of Q96 is 40pv.) You also get AMOR points on your autoship orders if you order by the 15th of the month. These can be exchanged towards FREE product. You also get paid a commission off of your customers online orders when they sign up as a Preferred Customer as well as get paid a commission for having team members signed up under you.
Step one: Become familiar with the back office. There is a Success Cycle for new distributors that you can follow that will help you step-by-step to become successful at this business.
Step two: Write out a list of names. Start with the first 20 being your flat-tire friends. This means, 'if you got a flat tire, who could you call for help.' Then move on to 50 names of all your good friends and family. And then continue on to make a list of 200 names of everyone you know. We have a method of helping you reach out to these people and ask them to help you launch your new business by trying a sample of our flagship product EMPowerplus Q96 by text or email.
Step three: Here is a link to many professional marketing video on YouTube put together by Q Sciences. They are great tools to help educate people about Q Sciences' products:
Also, if you would like to see how a Q Sciences meeting is run, here is link to watch the recorded corporate office Q Sciences meetings. They are every 1st Wednesday night of the month at 7pm MST.
We have a dedicated strong up-line. We are all eager to help you be successful. When you are ready, I can start introducing you to them. My goal is to Empower 100 people's mental/physical health per year.
Step four: Watch this link to a video explaining the Compensation Plan:
***There are several ways that Ambassadors get paid $$$:
$ IBOs get paid a percentage of what their customers order online on their website as Preferred Customers.
$ IBOs get paid the difference between the wholesale and retail price when people order online on their website as a Retail Customer.
$ IBOs get paid a certain amount for each qualified Ambassadors in their downline.
$ IBOs get paid for each of their personally sponsored Ambassadors' Preferred Customers.
$ IBOs get paid for Quick Start Bonuses.
I hope you can find time to watch these! They explain so much you need to know to get starting right!
Step seven: Attend phone trainings: Join us on our Monday Night Team Calls at 8pm (MST). We have the BEST team leader by the name of Joe Melling. He has been in Network Marketing for 8 years now. He has experienced being an amateur and now he's a Network Marketing Professional and has utilized Eric Worre's teachings and put together a duplication plan. He lead this team call and keeps us informed of the up coming events and gives us a weekly challenge.
Joe also does a Saturday morning Network Marketing Success Training at 9am (MST) He trains us on Eric Worre's 7 steps to becoming a network marketing professional and how we can apply it to our Q Sciences business. Then he gives us 3 assignments each week that coordinate to the training. He teaches us how to be the best US that we can be, how to step out of our comfort zone, how to meet people, how to talk to people, how to invite people to hear our presentation or try our products.
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Powered by chia seeds, Q R.E.V. Focus boosts mental energy with a synergistic blend of vitamins, amino acids, and supportive nutrients. The all-natural energy sources of Q R.E.V. Focus are time-released, delivering long-lasting mental energy throughout the day and when you need them most.
Smart Energy
Does your life demand focus and clarity? Maybe you're like most people and you sometimes get bogged down in mental fog. Q R.E.V. Focus fuels healthy energy to your body's source - the brain. And because your energy-hungry brain consumes more energy than any other organ in your body, Q R.E.V. Focus rejuvenates your brain's performance, replenishes your mental energy, and protects your decision making and mental clarity with a host of supportive nutrients that stimulate neurotransmitter activity for better overall brain health and function.
Features:
Chia Seeds: Each serving of Q R.E.V. Focus has 7.5 grams of whole chia seeds which are an excellent source of natural energy, omegas, fiber, and protein. Chia seeds also provide satiety and appetite suppression.
Natural Energy Sources: Natural caffeine, yerba mate extract, and gaurana extract provide different stimulant curves to deliver long-lasting energy without any jitters or crash.
Energy Regulation: A host of nutrients, including D-ribose, L-theanine, thiamine, B vitamins, and zinc help regulate energy function even after stimulants have been metabolized by the body.
Optimal Brain Function: DMAE, L-tyrosine, and choline bitartrate are present to ensure proper brain function and health while increasing neurotransmitter activity.
Naturally Sweetened: Q R.E.V. Focus is sweetened with zero calorie, all natural stevia extract to provide a delicious and sugar-free drinking experience.
Q R.E.V. Sport
Rejuvenate, Energize, Vitalize
When you need faster fuel to accelerate your physical and mental performance, reach for Q R.E.V. Sport - a well-balanced blend of natural sources of caffeine, chia seed oil, amino acids, and supportive nutrients that boost healthy energy without undoing all the good things you do for your body.
Accelerated Energy and Performance
With a natural, time-released caffeine boost, Q R.E.V. Sport is strong enough to power your workout, fuel your workday focus, or give you the early-morning kick you need without compromising your health. And because there is no sugar or synthetic caffeine, there is no crash. Q R.E.V. Sport is safe and healthy because it's infused with synergistic ingredients that work together to improve your health, unlike traditional energy alternatives that put unnecessary strain on your body with junk ingredients and harsh stimulants.
Features:
Chia Seed Oil: Chia seed oil is an excellent source of natural energy, essential fatty acids, and antioxidants.
Natural Energy Sources: Natural sources of caffeine, including yerba mate extract and gaurana extract delivers long-lasting mental and physical energy.
Energy Regulation: A host of nutrients, including D-ribose, L-theanine, thiamine, B vitamins, and zinc help regulate energy funciton even after stimulants have been metabolized by the body.
Optimal Brain Function: DMAE, L-tyrosine, and choline bitartrate are present to ensure proper brain function and health while increasing neutotransmitter activity.
Exercise Benefits: In addition to healty energy, Q R.E.V. Sport reduces muscle damage during exercise, absorbs oxygen and nutrients into muscles and vascular tissue, and increases blood flow and production of nitric oxide.
*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Individual results may vary.
Red blood cells travel from the heart into the arteries, arterioles,and capillaries to deliver nutrients and oxygen to each and every cell of the body. They then pick-up carbon dioxide and waste as they return through the capillaries, venules, and veins back to the heart and lungs to begin the cycle again.
Coating the insides of this entire system is a slick gel lining that is essential for the proper functions of the heart, veins, and arteries from damage, while also assuring each capillary functions properly.
This essential lining is called the Glycocalyx
When the glycocalyx is healthy, blood vessels are better protected. And healthy blood vessels are essential for good health and vitality.
Q Prime renews and rejuvenates this gel lining, which benefits every part of the human body in many different ways.
Large arteries and veins are only 1% of our vascular system.
Strong Heart & Healthier Vessels
Q Prime provides the building blocks needed for a strong and vital glycocalyx, strengthening this micro thin shield that protects the heart, veins and arteries, and microcirculation.* When the glycocalyx is thick and strong, it serves as a barrier to oxidants, fats, and cholesterol.
Q prime helps keep blood vessels slick smooth, and protected inside, from the largest veins to the tiniest little capillaries. This keeps blood flowing freely while optimizing circulation throughout the entire body.* Optimized Microcirculation
99% of the vascular system is found in the microscopic capillaries. It's in these tiniest of blood vessels where the real work is done, as red blood cells deliver oxygen and nutrients to each and every cell of the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, muscles...every part of the body.
As Q Prime strengthens the glycocalyx, it helps optimize the structure of the capillaries, which allows them to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide as well as nutrients and waste more efficiently.* From head to toe, optimal capillary function delivers many benefits, including increased energy, improved performance, clearer thinking, more youthful appearance, and greater comfort.
Clearer Thinking
Q Prime helps build the glycocalyx, which optimizes the function of the capillaries in the brain.* The better each brain cell is supplied with oxygen and nutrients, the better the mood, the clearer the mind, and the more productive the thinking.
More Youthful Appearance
Healthy skin, hair, and eyes depend on a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients in order to renew, glow, and stay healthy.* As Q Prime rejuvenates the glycocalyx, the supply line is improved.* Skin color and tone are enhanced.* Hair & nails are stronger and healthier.* And eyes are clearer and brighter.*
Increased Energy
As Q Prime strengthens the glycocalyx, the entire vascular system is better able to reach each cell of the body.* Then all the cells of the body, including the brain, heart, and muscles are amply supplied with oxygen and fuel.*
Improved Performance
Strong physical performance depends on the proper exchange of oxygen and carbon Dioxide, glucose and metabolic waste; to and from every muscle cell.* A glycocalyx enhanced by Q Prime optimizes these exchanges. Q Prime helps the glycocalyx optimize capillary structure, while actually increasing functional capillary density.* This means more blood cells reach more muscle, skin, and nerve cells.*
Greater Comfort
The glycocalyx is so thin and delicate that it's almost invisible. Yet it is essential to the health and proper function of the entire vascular system. Q Prime helps the glycocalyx optimize density.* This means more blood cells reach more muscle, skin, and nerve cells, restoring warmth, feeling and comfort.* Q Prime helps to restore, rejuvenate, and protect the glycocalyx.*
Restore, Rejuvenate, & Protect to Optimize Circulation
Q Prime is safe and effective, combining Mediterranean fruits and vegetable extracts and nutritious seaweed extract from Southeast Asia.* Together, these nutrients supply the building blocks needed for a strong and healthy glycocalyx, protecting the heart and blood vessels while optimizing circulation.*
And when you enjoy strong and healthy circulation, you enjoy life!
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
What if I have the MTHFR factor and need Methylated B12 and Folate?
Here are some videos on Micronutrients of the Doctors that were the original researchers of EMPowerplus Q96:
Dr. Charles Popper is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist who has been affiliated with McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School since the late 1970’s. He established and directed the Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology program at McLean Hospital for 14 years, and taught the first weekly year-long seminar for psychiatic residents in the country on child and adolescent psychopharmacology. He organized the large and popular Course in Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology at the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association for 10 years, and led the Special Interest Study Group on Psychopharmacology at the annual meetings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for 12 years.
Dr. Popper was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, the first journal dedicated to child psychopharmacology and biological child psychiatry, and served as Editor in Chief for 7 years. In recent years, he has been pursuing the potential use of multi-vitamin/multi-mineral supplementation as a primary treatment of bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders in children and adults.
Dr. Bonnie Kaplan has been studying developmental disorders in children for many years, especially attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reading disabilities (dyslexia), and motor problems (Developmental Coordination Disorder). She is part of a team from University of Calgary and University of British Columbia, which is searching for the genes that predispose children to develop dyslexia, and is involved in some family studies of reading and attention problems also. With her students, she has been investigating the characteristics of adults with the challenging disorder of ADHD.
Most recently, she has become interested in the mood symptoms that often accompany behavioral disorders, and she has been studying the role of micronutrient supplementation (vitamins and minerals) for the treatment of mood, aggression, and explosive rage. Three publications containing her preliminary work on the supplement have been published, as well as two replications from psychiatrists in the United States. Formal clinical trials are being reviewed in two countries
Julia Rucklidge, PhD is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Originally from Toronto, she did her training in neurobiology (McGill) and Clinical Psychology (University of Calgary). Her interests in nutrition and mental illness grew out of her own research showing poor outcomes for children with significant psychiatric illness despite receiving conventional treatments for their conditions. For the last 6 years, she has been investigating the role of micronutrients in the expression of mental illness, specifically ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, anxiety and more recently, stress and PTSD associated with the Canterbury earthquakes.
The effectiveness of EMPowerplus™ Q96 as a formula for optimal brain functioning is due to a proprietary, state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing process, as well as the quantities and ratios of the ingredients.
Micronization
A unique micronization technology ensures that the ingredients in Q96 are the perfect size for your body to easily absorb.
Chelation
An extensive 96-hour chelation process wraps the minerals in organic molecules so the body can absorb them and receive the highest possible benefits.
Balance
The minerals and vitamins in Q96 are proportioned in the right ratios for maximum absorption and effectiveness.
Quantity
Q96 provides micronutrients in high enough doses to address nutrient needs and nourish the brain and body.
Here is Tony Stephan telling his whole story about how EMPowerplus Q96 was created and how it help his children and so many others!
ADHD
Moderators of treatment response in adults with ADHD treated with a vitamin–mineral supplement.Rucklidge JJ, Johnsontone J, Gorman B, Boggis A, Frampton CM. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. Vol. 50, 3 April 2014, pp. 163-171. Click HERE to read full Report.
Vitamin-mineral treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: double-blind randomisedplacebo-controlled trial. Rucklidge J, Frampton C, Gorman B, and Boggis A. The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 30, 2014, 113.132126; published ahead of print January 30, 2014. Click HERE to read full Report.
Effect of micronutrients on behavior and mood in adults with ADHD: evidence from an 8-week open label trial with natural extension. Rucklidge J, Taylor M, Whitehead K. Journal of Attention Disorders. 2011 Jan;15(1):79-91. Click HERE to read full Report.
Can Micronutrients Improve Neurocognitive Functioning in Adults with ADHD and Severe MoodDysregulation? A Pilot Study. Rucklidge J, Johnstone J, Harrison R. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. December 2011, 17(12) 2011, pp. 1125-1131 Click HERE to read full Report.
Anxiety / Stress
Micronutrients reduce stress and anxiety in adults with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder following a 7.1 earthquake. Rucklidge J, Johnstone J, Harrison R, Boggis A. Psychiatry Research. 189 (2011) 281-287. Click HERE to read full Report
Shaken but unstirred? Effects of micronutrients on stress and trauma after an earthquake: RCT evidence comparing formulas and doses. Rucklidge J, Andridge R, Gorman B, Blampied N, Gordon H, Boggis A. Hum. Psychopharmacol Clin Exp. 2012; 27: 440–454. Click HERE to read full report.
Post-Earthquake Psychological Functioning in Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: Positive Effects of Micronutrients on Resilience. Rucklidge J, Blampied N, New Zealand Journal of Psychology. Volume 40, No. 4, 2011: ISSN: 1179-7924. Click HERE
Psychological functioning 1 year after a brief intervention using micronutrients to treat stress and anxiety related to the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes: a naturalistic follow-up. Rucklidge JJ, Blampied N, Gorman B, Gordon HA, Sole E. Hum. Psychopharmacol. Clin. Exp., (2014), 29: 230–243. doi: 10.1002/hup.2392. Click HERE
Autism
Micronutrients versus standard medication management in autism: a naturalistic case-control study.Mehl-Madrona L, Leung B, Kennedy C, Paul S, Kaplan BJ. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2010 Apr; 20(2):95-103.
Here is a video of a more recent study done in Florida in 2015.
Bipolar Disorder
Nutritional approach to bipolar disorder. Simmons M. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2003 Mar;64(3):338.
ABSTRACT
In a letter to the editor of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Dr. Miles Simmons, a psychiatrist in private practice in Brunswick, Maine, reported his clinical experience with EMPowerplus. Impressed by the striking response of one of his patients to EMPowerplus, Dr. Simmons carefully monitored treatment-resistant patients from his private practice who were willing to try this nutritional approach.
RESULTS: Of 19 patients that met the DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder (14 bipolar I and 5 bipolar II), Dr. Simmons observed that “12 of the 19 patients showed marked clinical improvement, 3 showed moderate improvement, and 1 showed mild improvement” (84% positive response rate). Of 16 medicated patients (who were taking 2.7 psychiatric medications on average) 13 were able to completely discontinue their psychiatric medications (over an average of 5.2 weeks) had remained stable on EMPowerplus alone for an average of 13 months.
Do vitamins or minerals (apart from lithium) have mood-stabilizing effects? Popper CW. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2001 Dec;62(12):933-5.
ABSTRACT
Dr. Charles Popper, psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist at Harvard University’s McLean Hospital, published a commentary on the Kaplan et al. (2001) paper, in which he reported the results of his clinical experience with EMPowerplus.
RESULTS: Of 22 patients (10 adults, 9 adolescents, 3 pre-adolescents) who clinically met criteria for bipolar disorder, 19 (86%) showed a positive response to the micronutrient treatment. Of 15 patients taking medications, 11 (73%) were able to gradually withdraw from their medications, and were stable taking the micronutrient treatment alone.
Effective mood stabilization with a chelated mineral supplement: an open-label trial in bipolar disorder.Kaplan BJ, Simpson JS, Ferre RC, Gorman CP, McMullen DM, Crawford SG. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2001 Dec;62(12):936-44.
ABSTRACT
A group of scientists at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital conducted a study to determine the therapeutic benefit of EMPowerplusTM on 14 unselected adult bipolar patients who had taken psychotropic medications for an average of 6.7 years. Patients were assessed by their own psychiatrists with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS).
RESULTS: For the 11 patients who completed the minimum 6-month open trial, average symptom reduction was 55% on the HAM-D, 60% on the BPRS, and 66% on the YMRS. The effect size for the intervention was large (>.8) for each measure. The number of psychotropic medications decreased significantly from an average of 2.7 to 1.0. In some cases, the micronutrient treatment replaced psychotropic medications and the patients remained stable. The only reported side effect (i.e., nausea) was infrequent, minor, and transitory.
Multinutrient supplement as treatment: literature review and case report of a 12-year-old boy with bipolar disorder. Frazier EA, Fristad MA, Arnold LE. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2009 Aug;19(4):453-60. Click HERE to read full Report
Database analysis of adults with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula. Gately D, Kaplan BJ. Clinical Medicine Insights: Psychiatry. 2009 Apr;4:3-16. (2009).
ABSTRACT
KEY FINDINGS:
In a large sample of 358 adults with bipolar disorder, the effect size was large at 6 months (0.76, p < 0.001).
For over half the sample, symptom improvement exceeded 50% at 3 and 6 months.
One-third of the sample experienced very significant symptom reduction that exceeded 75%.
The strongest predictors of improved mental health were (a) increasing micronutrient dose and (b) decreasing psychiatric medications.
STUDY AIMS: Because of the incomplete benefit from pharmaceuticals and from single nutrient interventions in treating mood symptoms, and the more promising results from multinutrient formulas, the authors investigated the long term benefits of a broad-based micronutrient formula.
DATA SOURCE: The data was obtained from individuals who purchased a micronutrient formula and provide self reported symptom data to the product developers. The database used was anonymous, using assigned identifier numbers. The sample consisted of 682 adults who reported being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Within that group, 358 individuals reported the single diagnosis of bipolar disorder and provided symptom data for at least 6 months worth of analysis. Neither author was involved in any way with the data collection and could not bias the data in any way.
RESULTS: The analysis showed that not only was the use of the micronutrient formula linked to the outcome but the amount of formula taken (measured in capsules) was directly proportional to the outcome.
Individuals taking medications also experienced significant decreases in symptoms; however, the group with the higher medication index had the more moderate response, and while maintaining the improvement, did not improve like the other groups did. The fact that symptom improvements were sustained or even increased at 6 months strongly suggests that the benefit cannot be attributed to a placebo effect.
Selecting for the single disorder makes the participants, and results, comparable to those who are in typical pharmaceutical trials.
People searching for nutritional methods to manage their mood symptoms are likely to have had ineffective experience with medications, and perhaps be considered treatment resistant. While not representative of everyone with bipolar disorder it is possible that they are more difficult to treat, lending more weight to the clinical implications of these findings.
With the emergent evidence of the modest effect of pharmaceuticals and the growing evidence for the improving of mood symptoms using multinutrient formulas, this evidence provides a powerful case for further research with this type of intervention.
This brings to 6 the number of published articles demonstrating reproducibility and efficacy of the Truehope multinutrient formula. Click HERE to read Full Report
Feasibility of a Nutritional Supplement as Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Frazier E, Fristad M, Arnold E. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: July 2012, 18(7): 678-685. doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0270 Click HERE to read full Report
Database analysis of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula.Rucklidge JJ, Gately D, Kaplan BJ. BMC Psychiatry. 2010 Sep 28;10:74. Click HERE to read full Report
Bipolar Disorder and ADHD
Successful Treatment of Bipolar Disorder II and ADHD with a Micronutrient Formula: A Case Study.Rucklidge JJ, Harrison R. CNS Spectrums. 2010 May;15(5):289-95.
ABSTRACT
Bipolar disorder with co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a challenge to treat. Ten previous reports have shown potential benefit of a micronutrient treatment (consisting mainly of vitamins and minerals) for various psychiatric symptoms, including mood and ADHD.
This case study aimed to investigate the longer-term impact of the micronutrients on both psychiatric and neurocognitive functioning in an off-on-off-on (ABAB) design with 1 year follow-up. A 21- year-old female with bipolar II disorder, ADHD, social anxiety, and panic disorder entered an open- label trial using a nutritional treatment following a documented 8 year history of on-going psychiatric symptoms not well managed by medications.
After 8 weeks on the formula she showed significant improvements in mood, anxiety, and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Blood test results remained normal after 8 weeks on the formula. She did not report any adverse side effects associated with the treatment. She then chose to come off the formula; after 8 weeks her depression scores returned to baseline, and anxiety and ADHD symptoms worsened. The formula was reintroduced, showing gradual improvement in all psychiatric symptoms.
This case represents a naturalistic ABAB design showing on-off control of symptoms. After 1 year, the patient is now in remission from all mental illness. Neurocognitive changes mirrored behavioral changes, showing improved processing speed, consistency in response speed, and verbal memory. A placebo response and expectancy effects cannot be ruled out although previous poor response to treatment and the duration of the current positive response decrease the likelihood that other factors better explain change.
These consistently positive outcomes alongside an absence of side effects indicate that further research, particularly larger and more controlled trials, is warranted using this multinutrient approach.
Brain Injury
Diet can stimulate functional recovery and cerebral plasticity after perinatal cortical injury in rats. Halliwell C, Kolb B. (2003). Soc Neuro Abs. 29:459-411
Improved mood and behavior during treatment with a mineral-vitamin supplement: an open-label caseseries of children. Kaplan BJ, Fisher JE, Crawford SG, Field CJ, Kolb B. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2004 Spring;14(1):115-22. Click HERE to read full report
ABSTRACT
A group of scientists from three Alberta universities and the Alberta Children’s Hospital published the results of 11 unselected children with mood and behavior problems. The diagnoses of the children included attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Asperger syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), Prader-Willi Syndrome depression, anxiety, and rage. The children were assessed for a minimum of 8 weeks on an adult dose of EMPowerplus, which was well-tolerated. Outcomes were measured with the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ), and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).
RESULTS: For all 9 children who completed the trial, the micronutrient treatment was clinically beneficial, and all effect sizes were large (>.8). Improvement was significant on the YOQ (measuring children’s mood, physical symptoms, self-harm behavior, interpersonal relationship problems, social problems, and attention problems), the YMRS (measuring symptoms such as irritability and disruptive aggressive behaviors), and 7 of the 8 CBCL scales (withdrawn behavior, anxious/depressed mood, social problems, thought problems, attention problems, delinquent behavior, and aggressive behavior).
Treatment of mood liability and explosive rage with minerals and vitamins: two case studies in children.Kaplan BJ, Crawford SG, Gardner B, Farrelly G. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2002 Fall;12(3):205-19. Click HERE to read full report
ABSTRACT
A group of scientists at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital reported the effects of EMPowerplus on 2 medication-free boys with explosive rage and mood disorders (atypical obsessive-compulsive disorder and pervasive developmental delay), using an ABAB (off-on-off-on) study design.
RESULTS: In both cases, symptoms increased when the micronutrient supplement was withdrawn and improved when the supplement was introduced. When taking the supplement, the boys had fewer emotional outbursts, fewer anxious and obsessional thoughts, more positive mood, and better temper control. Improvements were noted on the Conners Parent Rating Scale (CPRS) mood and temper symptoms, Children’s Version Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) symptoms of aggressive, delinquent, and anxious/depressed behavior, as well as social and attention problems. Neither boy experienced any adverse effects from taking an adult dose of the nutritional supplement. At the time of publication, both boys had been stable on the nutritional supplement for over 2 years.
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Successful treatment of OCD with a micronutrient formula following partial response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): a case study. Rucklidge JJ. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2009 Aug;23(6):836- 40. Click HERE to read full Report
ABSTRACT
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 0.5–2% of young people many of whom are resistant to conventional treatments. This case study describes an 18-year-old male with OCD who first underwent cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for a 1-year period with a modest response (his OCD had shifted from severe to moderate). Within a year, his anxiety had deteriorated back to the severe range and he now had major depression. He then entered an ABAB design trial using a nutritional formula consisting mainly of minerals and vitamins (together, known as micronutrients).
After 8 weeks on the formula, his mood was stabilized, his anxiety reduced, and his obsessions were in remission. The treatment was then discontinued for 8 weeks, during which time his obsessions and anxiety worsened and his mood dropped. Reintroduction of the formula again improved the symptoms. This case illustrates the importance of considering the effect micronutrients have on mental illness.
Disclaimer: Q Sciences products nor these statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
I have a desired weight and a maximum weight that I don't like to get above, about a 10 lb difference. I reached that maxium weight. So I am going to spend the next few weeks trimming back those 10 extra pounds. I started a week ago and already lost 3 pounds. My goal is to lose 7 more before Thanksgiving! (So I can eat without guilt!)
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and I make NO claims. This is just my story and what works for me.
TIP: I don't eat after 5pm.Except for at 9pm/10pm, before I go to bed, I eat a tablespoon of raw honey. I read a blog a few years ago that explained that eating an early dinner and then a tablespoon of raw honey before bed on an empty stomach HELPS the body to lose weight. This post said that the raw honey levels the blood sugar and pacifies the hunger pangs. It also helps cleanse the liver and lets your body burn fat while you sleep. Sleep is good!
TIP: I read in a book that the best way to eat a clean diet to lose weight is to not eat more than 5g of sugar in one meal, including natural sugars, and not to eat more than 15g a day. I also eat, but I don't eat more than one serving of potatoes OR grains a day, usually for lunch.
TIP: Meal replacement shake: I drink a meal replacement shake every morning before heading off to work. It's sugar free, dairy free, gluten free, soy free, & egg free. You can learn more about it HERE.
Other things I eat are soups, omletes, cooked vegetables, green salads, and a little meat or chicken. Sometimes I will eat a small bowl of our homemade granola made with sprouted 10-grain flour. Most importantly, I don't over eat. I eat one serving/plate and then walk away.
TIP: Exercise every day 10-40 minutes a day. I bounce on my Cellerciser 10-30 minutes a day, depending how much time I have available in the morning. It tightens and tones the muscles and it moves the lymphatic system.
TIP: Ask your loved ones that you live with not to sabatoge you! Self-dicipline is the most important factor. I know what I want and I will dicipline myself to get it. My husband made this most amazing apple pie Sunday evening. Yes I had some, but at least I didn't go back for seconds. He bakes low sugar and it was a whole grain crust so I didn't gain or lose.
This is my dog. Her name is Chazzy. This is her when we got her at 2 months old.
When she was 6 months old, she was bit or stung by something poisonous, maybe a snake or spider. We don't know what, but she was at death's door.
All of her muzzle and around her eyes were swollen, pussy, and bleeding. She wouldn't eat or drink. She was in pain and lethargic. Unfortunately, it happened on a Friday, the start of a weekend when the vet is closed. We thought at first that maybe it was a wasp sting and treated it as such with some benedryl which did nothing to help her.
It was much worse by Monday morning when we finally got her into the vet. He gave us an antibiotic as a precautionary but said that if the poison doesn't kill her, kidney failure will if we can't get her to eat and drink.
The first few days we just gave her yogurt with a Q Pets mashed up and stirred in it. At least we knew we were getting some nutrition down her.
She wouldn't do the act of drinking so we had to use a syringe to squirt some HQO WATER level 2 with a pH of 8.6 into her mouth several times a day. We knew that Hydration was key to her survival and there is no better water that the anti-oxidant water from my HQO Machine.
The HQO water machine also makes Strong Acidic water 2.5 pH as well as strong Alkaline water 11.5 pH. We would clean her muzzle everyday with the acidic water so it didn't get infected. Then we would clean around her eyes with the strong alkaline water. The skin around her eyes was so so gross and need rinsed every day. She seemed to not react to either water, so it didn't cause her any additional pain, thank goodness.
After a few days of this, and she was showing signs of feeling better, we got some canned soft dog food and we were able to get her to eat some of that with the Q Pets vitamins stirred in it.
It took a couple weeks or so for her to act normal and a couple of months for her skin to return to normal. It was a very scary experience. I am so grateful that I have the benefits of the HQO Machine to help save her life and help her to heal!
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