Target TS is a specially designed supplement to help stimulate thyroid function. It contains herbs rich in iodine, a nutrient vital to the gland. It also contains a mixture of amino acid chelates which have been shown to stimulate the production of hormones from the hypothalamus and pituitary which stimulate thyroid function. The formula is useful for diagnosed cases of low and symptoms of low thyroid such as obesity, low body temperature, and dry skin.

The amino acid chelates provide the primary benefits of this formula. To understand how these chelates work, it is necessary to understand a little bit about thyroid function. When a need for the thyroid hormones is detected, the hypothalamus produces the thyroid releasing hormone (TRH). TRH travels to the pituitary which stimulates the production of the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH or thyrotrophin). TSH travels through the blood stream to receptor sites in the gland. As TSH binds to these receptor sites, it stimulates the production of thyroxin (T4) and tri-iodotyrosine (T3).

TRH from the hypothalamus starts the whole cascade of hormone production, so increasing production of TRH will result in an increase in TSH and ultimately T3 and T4. Three amino acids are found in TRH. They are proline, histidine, and glutamic acid. In this formula, zinc and manganese, two trace minerals critical to the production of TRH, are chelated (or bound) to these three amino acids. This creates a targeted mineral supplement, meaning the amino acids will tend to carry the minerals directly to the hypothalamus.

This concept was verified in scientific studies using rats. These studies used radioactive tagging to trace the path of a manganese chloride supplement compared to the path of a manganese supplement chelated to proline, histidine, and glutamic acid. Rats given the amino acid chelate had twice the level of manganese in the hypothalamus as rats given the manganese chloride. This increase was observed during the first hour. During the second hour, levels of the amino acid chelated manganese fell in the hypothalamus, but rose in the pituitary and thyroid glands. This shows that the chelated supplement was moving through the normal cascade of hormones to produce more T4 and T3 in the thyroid. No such change was observed in the rats given the manganese chloride.

Studies with both rats and pigs also demonstrated that this amino acid chelate of manganese resulted in a reduction of body fat. One of the primary jobs of the thyroid hormone is to burn fat. This study proves this amino acid chelate was able to increase the activity of fat-burning thyroid hormones.

This special thyroid enhancing amino acid chelate is mixed in a base of herbs which also support thyroid function. The purposes of these complementary herbs are as follows.

Irish Moss grows off the coasts of the North Atlantic, France and Ireland. This herb contains iodine, which is essential for proper thyroid function. Irish moss contains mucilage with large amounts of sulfur which helps in detoxification and the elimination process. It is considered a good remedy for intestinal and respiratory problems.

Kelp can be found on submerged rocks on both coasts of North America, and in Europe north of the Mediterranean. It too contains large amounts of iodine which helps maintain proper thyroid function. Kelp is particularly valuable for nourishing the thyroid gland because it contains di-iodotyrosine, a precursor to the thyroid hormone. An enzyme in the thyroid (thyroid peroxidase) attaches two molecules of di-iodotyrosine to produce thyroxin or T4. So kelp makes the synthesis of thyroid hormones easier. Like Irish moss, it is also helpful for removing toxins from the intestinal tract. Both of these sea vegetables are good sources of trace minerals.

Hops is a nervine. It is included in this formula because nervous system problems and thyroid problems are often related. Hops helps the body relax, which may help to relieve stress on the thyroid gland.

Parsley is rich in sodium and potassium (and other mineral electrolytes) which are essential for proper regulation of bodily fluids. It is a diuretic which helps relieve high blood pressure and the promotion of proper kidney function.

Capsicum is a stimulant that speeds up the circulatory system which in turn helps with digestion, blood flow, elimination and the promotion of sweating. It's been called a "cure all" by many herbalists due to its ability to aid in tissue repair.

Use and Dosage To support thyroid function, use two capsules of Target TS II 2-3 times daily. As an aid to weight loss, use two capsules at breakfast and one capsule at lunch. This formula should not be used by persons with hyperactive thyroid disorders as Grave's Disease.

Selected References Minerals: Right on Target by Steven N. Harvey Nutritional Herbology by Mark Pedersen Botanicals for Thyroid Function and Dysfunction by Ryan Drum, Medicines from the Earth: Official Proceedings, 2000.

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The Recovery program - Nutrition

This series of articles will be to instruct the reader on how to maintain, improve, and recover to a state of good health and well being.

Nothing heals in the human body in less than 90 days,(add one month for every year You've had health problems.

The Recovery program - Colon Health

This series of articles will be to instruct the reader on how to maintain, improve, and recover to a state of good health and well being.

Nothing heals in the human body in less than 90 days,(add one month for every year You've had health problems.

Example - if you have been sick for 10 years, expect full recovery to take up to 13 months or longer, after you go on a nutritional program.

1. Stop Putting Poisons into the body.

2. It takes 5- 7 times the normal amount of nutrition to rebuild and repair than to maintain.

3. Colon Health

Do have healthy bowel and colon function ?

Prevention, Must clean the colon to prevent colon cancer, prevent constipation, prevent irritable bowel syndrome, aid in permanent weight loss.

The following is a compilation of notes on colon health - anyone who is truly interested in improving and maintaining good health - should seek to improve the condition of their colon

1)To quote Dr Kurt Grange - It is imperative that the digestive system be kept clean and correctly polarised, however through the natural process of living and eating, a tar like putrification consisting of undigested food can build up on the lining of intestinal walls. This tar inhibits nutrient absorption through the villi and provides a place for disease - causing organisms to grow and for carcinogenic materials to develop.SBOs have the ability to work their way behind this material and dislodge it from the intestinal wall. The natural process of elimination will then cause the tar to be flushed out. end quote

2)preventing colon cancer A person with a healthy colon will have two to three bowel movements per day, eliminating the waste from the previous meal shortly after the most recent meal. Elimination should be complete and easy. The stool should be light brown in color, long, and about the diameter of a silver dollar. There should be no offensive odor. The feces should float on the water and it should break apart when you flush the toilet.

3)PLEASE NOTE A HEALTHY COLON HELPS PREVENT CANCER AND colon cancer, BY KEEPING THE TOXINS OUT OF THE BODY . I can tell you stories about people who got their colon clean, and started to have regular bowel movements, and it changed their life! Not only did they feel better, but they started to lose weight and their entire outlook on life began to change. Why? When the body is full of toxins, pH is low, bowel is slow, misery of the worst kind sets in, and the body is in danger of colon cancer. Cleansed, nourished, and balanced, the colon can absorb nutrients, remove toxins, promote good health, and prevent colon cancer.

4)Note; if you are a cancer survivor (any type of cancer ), good digestion, proper use of digestive enzymes, colon function and pH balance are of major importance. The really scary situation is the client who tells me that they only have one or two bowel movements per week. With such poor bowel habits can you see why the colon cancer rate is so high, and can you see why people have such a hard time losing weight?

5)It is believed by many that death starts in the colon. Keeping your colon clean will not only aid in the prevention of colon cancer, but will greatly improve the effectiveness of weight loss programs. An adult human colon should weigh between 3 to 5 pounds. Most Americans have colons that weigh 13 to 15 pounds or more. colon cancer, Every year, more than 130,000 people in the United States are told they have colorectal cancer - colon cancer - and more than 46,00 colon cancer related deaths occur. It is reported that both John Wayne and Elvis Presley had colons that weighed over 45 pounds. Because of our poor food quality everyone should be on a good colon maintenance program.

6) According to Dr Morton walker in his Medical Report of Innovative Biologic's, Soil Based Organisms or SBOs, are the basis of organic life on our planet. SBOs are tiny microbes that live in the soil and release powerful enzymes, which sterilise the soil against molds, yeast fungi, viruses and harmful bacteria. end of quote SBOs were once in our food supply, but because of poor soil conditions, and processing of foods, SBOs are no longer there.

7) Add to that - the wide use anti- biotics, which wipe out intestinal flora, chlorinated water which also kills the good bacteria, carbonated beverages with a pH of 2.5 (all life dies at 4.5) and the fact that are fruits and vegetables are either radiated or gassed before going to market - and you can see why Americans have such poor colon health.

8)Healthy individuals will have over 400 different essential species of micro-organisms living in their internal terrain helping to produce vitamins and hormones, protecting against disease causing organisms, and keeping the whole intestinal tract and therefore the entire body balanced, and healthy. Many of those friendly bacteria and intestinal flora were obtained from ingesting SBOs.

9) This is essential to effective weight loss; good health, a feeling of wellbeing, and colon cancer prevention. It is my belief that if someone wants to prevent a chronic disease, or recovering from a chronic disease, they should be on a regiment of digestive enzymes (Assimilator and Natures Flora SBOs ). Medical experts, such as Medical Biochemist Peter R. Rothchild, tell us that adequate levels of Soil Based Organisms in the intestinal tract directly help us overcome the following conditions: Chronic fatigue-Rashes and other skin conditions, Allergies, Poor immune system response to common illnesses, Poor response to chronic degenerative disease conditions, Osteoporosis, Diarrhea, constipation, bloating, and intestinal gas, bladder and vaginal infections, severe or easy bruising, high cholesterol levels, vitamin D and Iron defeincy, anemia, sensitivity to dairy products, candida infections, hormone imbalance , and low sex hormone imbalance, prostate problems, menstrual problems, and chronic bad breath. end quote. If we are eating 2-3 meals per day, then we should be having 2-3 bowel movements per day.

information on this site is for educational purposes only - we are not doctors , we do not treat or diagnose . You as the consumer must take full RESPONSIBILITY for your own Health . One of the big problems we now have is that we have almost waited till the midnight hour to wake up! In the State of North Carolina 55 % of the population is overweight - 20 % clinically OBESE - the cancer rate is now about 1 out of 2 - type 2 adult onset diabetes is now 1 out of 3 -

John Houser The Raleigh Herb Shop 919 875 1005 For a good reliable source of digestive enzymes and SBO's - Soil based organisms - contact us .

Example - if you have been sick for 10 years, expect full recovery to take up to 13 months or longer, after you go on a nutritional program.

1. Stop Putting Poisons into the body.

2. It takes 5- 7 times the normal amount of nutrition to rebuild and repair than to maintain.

At this point the medical community should insist and mandate that their patients practice the best nutrition possible.

But the medical community knows very little about nutrition - go to the hospital and see what they are feeding sick people!

Instead people are told to take the purple pill , and a whole host of drugs that do more harm than good.

Everyone should remember - there are no nutritional drugs!

So once we have made the appropriate diet changes , the next step is to make sure our bodies are receiving the nutrition we are consuming.

When a person is sick , their body is depleted of the natural enzymes that aid and cause digestion , combine that with the poor food quality we have here in The US , and it becomes very difficult to absorb the nutrients.

Enzyme therapy is the future next big treatment trend. As an example the digestive enzyme protease, has been found to attack and help to break down cancer cells.

Getting ahead of myself !

When we were an agricultural society , our ancestors received all of the enzymes they needed, enzymes were contained in the food, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables were eaten each spring, and people were by enlarge healthy in spite of hard times.

Now the food is processed to the point that there are very few enzymes left.

So in order for us to get the proper nutrition to improve and maintain our health we must supplement with digestive enzymes that also contain trace minerals.

Two important points, poor colon health lends to chronic conditions. Poor digestion keeps the body sick.

What do digestive enzymes do? A good enzyme complex should help to - digest 30 grams of protein , 30 grams carbohydrates, 20 grams of fat ( per meal ).

In addition a good enzyme may help to Digest processed foods and cooked foods - Digest proteins-Reducing allergies-Dissolve bad fats-Break up cholesterol deposits- Increase blood flow -Disintegrate crystalline deposits- Increase energy- Break up and dissolve uric acid crystals-Reduce bacteria-carry more oxygen to the blood-Increase white blood cell size and activity- Increase T-cell activity and production- Reduce problems associated with sickle cell anemia.

Such is the case with gout - many men have received tremendous relief by putting a good enzyme complex into their diet.

How ?- a good digestive enzyme complex aids in breaking up uric acid crystal deposits ( gout ), once these deposits are broken up the blood then picks up the uric acid - takes it to the kidneys where the body flushes it out. Provided of course the person is drinking good pure water.

Men suffer with gout because of the high consumption of red meat and poor digestion.

The point is - if you are eating the best food possible, but your body is lacking digestive enzymes, you will not absorb the nutrients

Any one taking any kind of vitamin supplement will get a greater benefit if they use a good digestive enzyme.

The enzymes help the body assimilate the nutrients.

Can we get the enzymes from just eating food? Not likely, soil conditions, harvesting procedures, storage, and either the radiating or gassing ( nitrous oxide ) plus we don't know how long the food has set on the shelf at the store. Enzymes are sensitive and die easily.

I highly recommend that anyone with a chronic condition carefully investigate enzymes.

For a recommndation on a good digestive enzyme complex email me at john@johnhouser.net

Thanks for reading

John Houser The Raleigh Herb Shop Raleigh N C 27616 919 875 1005

For imformation purposes only .

Prayer for health. everywhere everyday Christians are praying for the sick . I believe prayer works . But prayer does not work by itself , we cannot ask God for good health if we continue to fill our bodies with junk food ., or if we smoke or drink carbonated beverages!

So before we pray for health we must exercise some repentance - repent is a good old fashion word that means to change your mind , or to change your direction .

We need to go to God with with a change of heart , and a willingness to make what ever changes necessary to accomplish the desired results . Example , I can not expect God to bless me , and my health if I continue to be rebellious in the area of diet .

If I am praying for weight loss and good health , I must make changes . I believe God blesses our efforts. Draw close to God and He will draw close to you . See James 4:7 .

First , our desire and prayer must be to maintain the health that we have .

Second our prayers would be to prevent any catastsopic illness from attacking us .

Third our prayers directed to God , ought to be for improvements in health daily .

Fourth , pray for those who are sick , and trying to regain their health .

Fifth , if we are sick , our Prayer for health , directed to God can be effectual , in that God does not want us to be sick , a careful study of Scriptures shows a good health pattern for Christians . Third John 1-2.

Typically many Christians will ask their pastor or Church to pray for them during a particular illness or trial . I believe in this .

But I also believe that if you were to come to me and say pray for me " I have no money and no food " , my obligation would be to help , by getting some food to your family

Be ready for the answer , if you ask for food an food appears rejoice , if you ask for employment and opportunity appears rejoice !

Be willing to listen . The answer may come in an unexpected form .

Here is an example , I hears people request prayer because they found they have cancer .

My response - have you tried ellagic acid , have you heard of alternative cancer treatments .

If their response is no , and they say " no do not want to even consider alternative treatments" .

Then My prayer must be , That God would open their hearts and minds , so they can hear the truth about so called traditional cancer treatments .

Prayer is God listening to us , and us listening to God . God speaks to us through His word , and His servants , and through the things that happen daily . --return to our home page