What
Is the Men's Strategy Pac?
The Men’s Strategy
Pac consists of three separate but synergistic products which,
when taken together, help the body normalize hormonal function
within the Male Endocrine System. Each Men’s Strategy Pac
consists of one bottle each of Endocrin For Men, Eternal-In,
and Prostatin+. All formulas are homeopathic medicinals which
synergistically help the body naturally heal and regenerate
itself.
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What Is the Endocrine (or Hormonal) System?
Not much has been known about the body’s Endocrine System
until recently. Its activities were thought mysterious and
possibly only of secondary importance. But now we’re realizing
just how essential a healthy Endocrine System is, what it
actually does, how it's governed and how to ensure its balance
and operation with the rest of the body. The Endocrine System
is the biochemical system of the body which controls and regulates
the function of our entire metabolism through the production
and direction of all of our hormones. The Endocrine System
and its activities are specifically governed by parts of the
brain (namely the neuroendocrine apparatus of the medial basal
hypothalamus, the pineal gland and the pituitary gland), but
it also involves other areas of the body including the major
endocrine hormone-producing glands: Thyroid, Thymus, Parathyroids,
Heart, Gastric and Intestinal Mucosa, Adrenals, Pancreas (pancreatic
islets), the Testes in men, and even the Heart. Within the
Endocrine System there are literally hundreds of types of
hormones produced, some of which merely stimulate the release
of still larger even more pronounced hormones. Nearly every
process in our body is kept in balance by this incredibly
complex, but precise, interaction of our hormones and their
neural balancing function on all body activities.
Is the Endocrine (or Hormonal) System Involved with Aging?
Yes, it is. The Endocrine System directly controls the process
of aging, including how fast or slow we will age and how healthy
we will be in the process. Through the directions of the Endocrine
System, its hormones actually guide the body in its daily
metabolic feats. Hormones manufactured by the Endocrine System
directly govern the welfare of our whole body, keeping us
young, healthy and happy. Hormones are often the critical
“conductors� of our “biochemical orchestra,� making sure that
everybody else within the biochemistry of our body's reads
from the same “sheet music� and plays their part at the right
time with the rest of the band without anyone missing a beat.
Hormones can help us delay the aging process, keeping us young
and generally free from disease.
What Do Some Of These Hormones Specifically Do?
Hormones like GH (Growth Hormone or Somatotrophin) are critical
to all forms of growth, healing, and repair in the body.  Hormones
like TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) play a critical role
in stimulating the thyroid to release its respective hormones,
T3 and T4, which directly influence the metabolic rate of
all cells of the body, helping us to metabolize food stores
(fat and glycogen) efficiently, giving us energy and orchestrating
the use of other biological materials throughout the day,
as well as keeping us young, active and alert. ACTH (from
the Pituitary Gland) stimulates the adrenal cortex to synthesize
and secrete some of its hormones, like DHEA (discussed in
the next section), Pregnenolone (the “Memory� Hormone), Adrenalin
(epinephrine) which increases body metabolism, a small amount
of Estrogen (both the ovaries and the adrenals produce Estrogen),
and Aldosterone which stimulates the kidneys to retain sodium
and water. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH - from the Pituitary
Gland) acts in opposition to Aldosterone to dispel excess
water and sodium. Calcitonin (also produced by the thyroid)
helps to increase blood calcium levels while promoting the
conservation of hard bone matrix, while Parathyroid Hormone
(PTH) acts as a direct antagonist; together these two hormones
help maintain calcium balance within the blood- stream and
keep bones dense and healthy. Normal neuromuscular excitability,
blood clotting, cell membrane permeability and the normal
functioning of certain enzymes, all depend on the maintenance
of normal levels of calcium in the blood. The Thymus, although
generally considered to be a lymphatic organ, secretes two
families of peptide-hormones, thymosin and thympoietin, which
play a critical role in the development of the immune system’s
T-cells.
Pancreatic Hormones such as Glucagon, Insulin, Somatostatin
and Pancreatic polypeptide all aid in regulating body metabolism,
glucose and fat production as well as in the inhibition of
Growth Hormone. The Gastric and Intestinal Mucosa produce
Gastrin, Secretin, Cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (CCK) and
others which control digestion and assimilation of foods.
The hormone CCK is most importantly involved with appetite
and eating. Upon its secretion, it immediately travels to
the Hypothalamus within the brain to “shut down� appetite.
When its secretion is delayed or diminished, over-eating is
often the result! Researchers are also finding that previously
defined “sex-typed� hormones manufactured by the Endocrine
System are not only necessary for reproductive possibilities,
but serve a myriad of other essential health sustaining functions
as well. Testosterone, for example, allows males to keep their
hair and not go bald as well as develop muscle mass (even
late in life), while Estrogen and Progesterone maintain women’s
smooth and supple skin, protect their hair and eyes as well
as many other functions within the body, including the maintenance
of bone density, thus preventing osteoporosis. Again, when
the Endocrine System is not functioning properly, or has been
interfered with by chemical look-a-likes such as the estrogen-like
hormones coming from canned foods (see next page), our health
suffers dramatically, and we age much, much more quickly!
Can Hormones Really Affect Our Overall Health?
Yes, most certainly! Now, more than ever, it’s time to seriously
take care of and nutritionally rebalance our Endocrine System.
Hormonal balance is now being seen as critically essential
to the maintenance of good health and a strong Immune System.
Indeed, Endocrine System functioning and our health are intimately
related... you can’t speak about the Immune System without
referencing the essential organic hormonal steroids of the
Endocrine system. In fact, researchers recently are discovering
that a number of hormones from within the Endocrine System
play a significant role with “T-cell markers� within the Immune
System, such as some of the ones previously mentioned, and
most notably DHEA.
What is DHEA?
DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone) is commonly called the “mother�
hormone, since from it a number of other hormones may be manufactured
upon demand, such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone
and corticosterone to name just a few. Because of DHEA’s biochemical
flexibility, it has become the subject of much recent study,
especially for its almost unbelievable but wonderful potential
to actually slow the aging process. Some are even calling
it the “fountain of youth� anti-aging elixir we’ve all been
looking for. More and more research is being published about
DHEA production and the body’s need for it. For example, recent
studies have demonstrated that DHEA levels in our blood generally
peak around 20 years of age. As we grow older, DHEA levels
decrease in both men and women to only about 5% of our peak
levels by the time we’re 80. Understandably, researchers have
seen a strong inverse correlation between DHEA levels and
disease. It appears that the higher the level of DHEA in the
blood, the less an organism may suffer from disease. Further,
published studies have demonstrated that appropriate supplementation
of DHEA could possibly be a factor in decreasing the risk
of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, even
senility, Alzheimer’s disease and premature death.
Is it Safe and Wise to Supplement with DHEA?
Yes it is! DHEA may play other important roles within the
body, such as in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome,
aging, osteoporosis and bone health, as well as many of the
autoimmune disorders including arthritis, systemic lupus,
and Crohn’s disease. In lab tests, DHEA reduced the fat stores
of rats by converting fat calories to heat rather than storing
them as fat, while at the same time helping the body to produce
lean muscle tissue. (Not too surprisingly, naturally-occurring
DHEA and its precursors can also be found in VÄXA’s Cell-U-Lite
and Ultra CitriSlim!) More and more scientific support is
emerging which calls for early supplementation of DHEA and
its nutritional precursors (such as the “Memory� Hormone
Can Environmental Factors and Pollutants Disturb Hormonal
Imbalance?
Yes they can! It’s recently become widely known that the chemical
pollution of excess man-made Estrogens are very real and proliferate
in our environment (as independently documented on CBS, the
Discovery Channel, and other news programs). These chemical
pollutants offer a very real threat to our body’s Endocrine
(hormonal) System which affects various bodily functions,
including sexuality. A case in point, our health and welfare
are being threatened from something that nobody ever thought
dangerous: the common tin can! The modern process of canning
foods in tin cans lined with a thin layer of plastic is not
as innocuous as has been first believed. Ironically, although
today’s canned goods are keeping foods from spoiling, they’re
“spoiling� us instead. As reported, it seems that all canned
goods are inadvertently supplying us with unwanted estrogen-like
hormones, apparently coming from a newly discovered reaction
between the tin and the plastic liner over time. This unwanted
cumulative chemical addition is believed to have dire consequences
within our bodies, adding a synthetic steroidal hormone which
directly interferes with the normal function of the critically
important Endocrine System in both males and females.
Can Our Lifestyle (diet,exercise habits, etc.) Cause HormonaI
Imbalance As Well?
Yes again! Not only do these chemical pollutants interfere
with our body’s hormonal balance, but bad or inadequate diet,
poor nutritional habits, erratic eating patterns, lack of
exercise, mounting periods of ill health, and the nutritional
wearing-down which often occurs when growing older, all combine
to dull our health and further compromise the Endocrine System.
Although not often understood, the body’s Endocrine System
intricately impresses itself upon the cellular nature of our
complexion, our psychology and mood, our muscle tone (including
appropriate gender-specific muscle growth and formation),
the clearness of our eyes, the health and shine of our hair,
even our body’s ability to heal itself. In fact, much of that
which allows us to be happy and “balanced� in life we really
owe to the wonder of our body’s Endocrine System and its ability
to maintain a precise, yet flexible balance over time.
Hypothalamic Potentiation of Some of the Major Pituitary
Hormones and the Organs They Affect in the Endocrine System
How Does the Men’s Strategy Pac Work?
The Men’s Strategy Pac consists of three unique formulations,
(1) Endocrin For Men, (2) Eternal-In, and (3) Prostatin+,
respectively, in each Pac. It works to normalize Endocrine
function through Homeopathic stimulation of the body, and
through the replenishment of critical nutritional elements
and hormones which serve as precursors and cofactors to the
biochemical processes of healthy, balanced hormonal production,
while helping the body protect against premature aging and
associated dysfunction.
How Does Endocrin for Men Work?
Endocrin for Men is a homeopathic medicinal expressly engineered
for men, serving as an all-natural strategy to safely rebalance
the male hormonal system. Homeopathic Medicines contained
herein address a number of recurrent or continuing problems
including lack of sexual desire, functional impotence, failure
of erections, weak erections, failure to ejaculate, premature
ejaculation, diminution of genitalia, sexual melancholia and
sexual neurosis. Endocrin for Men contains DHEA derived from
nature (Barbasco Yam Tubor extract: Dioscurea Macho Stachya)
and safe buffered amounts of pure pharmaceutical grade DHEA
(the “Mother� Hormone) as well as Pregnenolone (the “Memory�
Hormone). Endocrin for Men also contains pharmaceutical grade
free-form amino acids, the necessary vitamins and cofactors
which help potentiate this formula, and the correct balance
of Homeopathic Medicines and specific phytomedicinal ingredients
from rare and exotic Chinese and South American Herbs, such
as Radix Morindae, Multiflori Polygoni, Rehmanniae Glutinosa,
Lycium Chinense, and Yohimbe, Catuaba and Quibracho bark extracts
containing potent alkaloids, plus other cofactors believed
to be required by the Male body in order to allow healthy
physiological hormonal/sexual function and proper balance
of biochemical and nutritional necessities.
 How
Does Eternal-In Work?
This homeopathic medicinal formula works in concert with the
body, complementing and supplying the necessary anti-aging
nutritive requirements that the skin uses to repair itself,
allowing it to maintain its elasticity and safeguarding against
premature aging of the skin. Specifically, Homeopathic Medicines
within Eternal-In aid in the reduction of emaciated shrivelled
skin, premature wrinkling, folds in the skin, skin ulcers,
cutaneous eruptions, some pre-cancerous states of the skin,
senile prutitis (itching skin due to sensitized nerve endings),
necrosis, hair loss in men or baldness, lymphatic inflammations
which generally “backup� into the skin creating acne-like
problems, and regulation of optimal blood formation within
the dermis, epidermis and elsewhere. Eternal-In also supplies
Pycnogenol®, a powerful antioxidant well documented to help
regenerate and sustain fine capillary function, acting against
the development of unsightly spider veins within the skin.
L-Cysteine and L-Cystine aids in restoring the natural color
to hair. Eternal-In also supplies DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol,
a very efficient antioxidant and free radical deactivator)
which reverses the formation of lipofuscin, a toxic pigment
which clogs the brain and nerve cells as we age, while also
becoming deposited within the epidermis as unsightly age/liver
spots. But most importantly, DMAE has considerable life extending
properties even when started late in life, shown to have extended
the life of mice 36.6% who had already past their mean expected
lifespan. DMAE is now added to the whole blood stored for
transfusion purposes so as to double its storage life, preventing
the clumping and sludging of red blood cells. DMAE can also
enter the brain easily, and being converted to acetylcholine,
increases mental alertness and mood, as well as learning and
memory abilities. Eternal-In also includes Ginkgo Biloba,
L-Glutathione, ActiVin+®, OptiZinc® and the Homeopathic Medicine
Sarsaparilla, as well as the necessary free-form amino acid
precursors to maintain our youth and health, and all which
aid the body in usefully eradicating “free radicals,� thought
to be a major factor of wrinkling and aging.
How Does Prostatin+ Work?
Prostatin+ is a homeopathic medicinal especially for men over
35 years of age. This formula provides essential medication
and nutrition for the prostate gland, and especially for those
suffering from mild to moderate Benign Prostatic Hyplasia
(BPH), providing relief for general prostatic hypertrophy
where dysfunction may lead to inappropriate enlargements and
swellings of the prostate which often prove painful and incapacitating
regarding the abilities to pass urine, frequent micturation
at night, as well as to perform normally, regarding sexual
function. With the proper specific Homeopathic and nutritional
regime, the body often has the ability to heal itself, even
with problems of this type and magnitude. Homeopathics used
in Prostatin+ have been well documented regarding their efficacy
of BPH symptomatology and relief. Also, scientific research
on Saw Palmetto in Prostatin+ can be used as a primary treatment
for both short-term and long-term treatment of BPH, with little
or no side effects (no reduction of libido) as compared to
synthetic pharmaceuticals. Saw Palmetto’s mechanism of action
appears to be due in part to its activity on the steroidal-enzyme
named 5-a-reductase, and the anti-edematous actions of the
free fatty acids in the Saw Palmetto berry. Clinical studies
have shown that when 5-a-reductase is inhibited, the hormone
testosterone will not be converted within the prostate to
dehydrotestosterone, and the prostate generally atrophies
(shrinks glandular hyperplasia), subsequently deobstructing
the urethra for easier urinary flow, and thereafter preventing
the development of incontinence because of exhaustive bladder
failure. Finally, in a conservative study that used lower
dosages of Saw Palmetto and Nettle than can be found in Prostatin+,
over a 12-week period patients reported a 25.8% increase in
maximum urinary flow, a 29.0% increase in mean urinary flow,
a 44.7% reduction in residual urine, a 50.4% reduction in
nocturia, a 62.5% reduction in dysuria and a 53.6% reduction
in post-void dribbling. Interestingly, most popular conventional
pharmaceuticals used for BPH, whether for inhibiting hormones
or a-adrenergic blockers (smooth muscle relaxers), often demonstrate
little change within the first six months of therapy. Moreover,
Saw Palmetto is also a research candidate as a potential deterrent
to prostate cancer. And Taxus Brevifolia (the Pacific Yew
Tree), yet another ingredient in Prostatin+, contains “taxol�
which has demonstrated high cytotoxic effect on prostatic
cancer cells, or in other words, has been found to be phytomedicinally
active against prostate cancer. (Interestingly the hydrolyzation
of testosterone to dehydrotestosterone is thought to be the
culprit behind male baldness; the “perverted� molecule resting
at the root of hair follicles which signals them to “go to
sleep or hibernate.� By stopping the hydrolyzation of testosterone,
it may be possible to reverse certain forms of male baldness.)
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