Pure Health Trends Network uses Choline, An abundant ingredient in Daily Double, is used by the body to synthesize acetylcholine an important neurotransmitter. Choline is needed for nerve transmission. Without it, brain function and memory are impaired.

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Choline is needed for the proper transmission of nerve impulses from the brain through the central nervous system, as well as for gallbladder regulation, liver function, and lecithin formation, thus encouraging the bodies detox abilities. It aids in hormone production and minimizes excess fat in the liver because it aids in fat and cholesterol metabolism.

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Without choline, brain function and memory are impaired. Choline is beneficial for disorders of the nervous system such as Parkinson’s disease and tardive dyskinesia, a condition caused by antischizophrenic medications. A deficiency may result in fatty buildup in the liver, as well as in cardiac symptoms, gastric ulcers, high blood pressure, the inability to digest fats, kidney and liver impairment, estrogen-based disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, and stunted growth.

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It also helps regulate the blood’s alkaline-acid balance and works with sodium and potassium in a compound form. Choline is found in breast milk, a usually sure indication that it is indispensable to health. Without it infants would develop severe neural abnormalities, for the nutrient contributes to the production of myelin, the protective casing that surrounds nerves and brain cells. Choline and phosphatidylcholine both seem to help ease the jerky, involuntary movements and spasms that characterize Huntington’s disease and Tourette’s syndrome.

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Choline plays a part in helping to lower blood pressure by causing blood vessels to relax and thus allow better flow of blood. Liver Disorders — A low-choline diet impedes the liver’s ability to process fats, resulting in another ironic consequence of an egg-free, fat free diet—WEIGHT GAIN. A deficiency, if extreme, may lead to a liver disease or even liver cancer. As abnormal fat metabolism continues, cholesterol and triglycerides accumulate in the liver, eventually leading to fatty liver disease, which if untreated, is fatal.

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Choline and Asthma

The prevalence of asthma has increased worldwide and current therapies for the disease, such as glucocorticoids, are limited in their usefulness, due to potential side effects. [read article]

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Prenatal Choline supplements make brains larger and faster.

The important nutrient choline “super-charged” the brains of animals that received supplements in utero, making their cells larger and faster at firing electrical “signals” that release memory-forming chemicals, according to a new study. [read article]

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Choline and Women

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a common gene variation that occurs in about one-third of all premenopausal woman, a variant that greatly increases susceptibility to dietary deficiency of the essential nutrient choline.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder that is characterized by an inability of the body to utilize the essential amino acid, phenylalanine.

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In PKU, the liver is unable to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine. When untreated, this results in a buildup of phenylalanine in the blood, which eventually passes into the brain, causing mental retardation and other neurological problems.

http://www.medhelp.org/lib/pku.htm

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PKU is a treatable disease. Treatment involves a diet that is extremely low in phenylalanine, particularly when the child is growing. The diet must be strictly followed. This requires close supervision by a registered dietitian or doctor, and cooperation of the parent and child. Those who continue the diet into adulthood have better physical and mental health. “Diet for life” has become the standard recommended by most experts. This is especially important before conception and throughout pregnancy.

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PHTN’s Daily Double product DOES contain L-Phenylalanine. Please seek the advice of your physician

Cardio-Vascular Health Related to L-ArgiMax

In hundreds of clinical tests L-Arginine has been shown to have a dramatic effect on cardiovascular health. Oral administration of L-Arginine has produced a 24% decrease in plasma cholesterol levels within hours and without negative side effects. There is no drug that can give these kinds of great results. A 6 gram dose of elemental arginine is required and advised in order to affect this decrease. Another exciting benefit is that L-Arginine research resulted in a decrease in platelet activity and an increase in vassal dilation thus reducing cholesterol.

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L-Arginine prevents the increase in blood pressure in cases of high-risk hypertension. In healthy people with essential hypertension, L-Arginine quickly reduces systolic and diastolic pressure. This is more effective than any drug and also without any negative side effects. L-Arginine and cardiovascular research in the scientific community and especially cardiovascular surgeons have been very focused on finding out how to unleash L-Arginine’s powerful capacity and utilize it in everyday medicine. They paint a picture of L-Arginine’s benefits for the coronary vascular system by saying supplementation makes the vessels slippery like Teflon instead of sticky like Velcro. That is a powerful visual

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PHTN’s L-Argimax product is one of the few L-Arginine products that has 6 grams of L-Arginine.

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Double Blind Study:
Objectives. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that long-term dietary supplementation with the nitric oxide precursor -arginine would enhance vascular or platelet-derived nitric oxide activity, or both, and thereby inhibit platelet reactivity in hypercholesterolemic humans. [read the abstract]

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Patient Study:
Short-term Oral Administration of L-Arginine Improves Hemodynamics and Exercise Capacity in Patients with Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension. [read the abstract]

One of the most amazing ingredients in Daily Double is L-Phenylalanine. Just look at the benefits of this amazing amino acid.

L-Phenylalanine-is one of the 20 essential amino acids that our body cannot synthesize - it must be supplied to us. It is used by the body in the biosynthesis of noradrenalin (also called norepinephrine), adrenaline and dopamine.

1. Noradrenaline - stimulates the release of stored body fat and helps control the release of endocrine hormones, which help regulate fertility, sex drive, appetite, and metabolism. It is also intimately involved in boosting learning and memory. Noradrenaline influences sleep and wake patterns and helps maintain the normal function of the immune system. It provides the “get up and go” — an even, constant energy draw to carry you through a day plus helps alleviate depression and suppresses appetite.

2. Dopamine - affects the movement of muscles, the growth and repair of tissues, the sex drive and the functioning of the immune system. It also stimulates the pituitary gland to release growth hormone, which builds muscle, burns fat, promotes healing and a healthy immune system. Low levels of dopamine can lead to depression. Dopamine is chemically related to noradrenaline.

3. Adrenaline - can be synthesized from noradrenaline as needed by the body in response to stress.

Phenylalanine converts to tyrosine and with the vitamins B3, B6, C and folic acid and the minerals copper, iron and zinc, through a series of biochemical reactions, become dopamine and noradrenline. Both of these neurotransmitters are critical to lucid, swift thinking; long term memory; and feelings of alertness and ability. Many nutritionists agree that for dieters phenyalanine is the most effective amino acid of all because it reduces the desire to eat by increasing noradrenaline and also cholecystokinin, CCK (a hormone that tells the brain when you’ve eaten enough). It also is the precursor to tyrosine, which supports thyroid health therefore helping to maintain ideal weight.

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