Nutrition

Patrick Holford – Advanced Nutrition Programme

The cornerstone of health and ageless ageing is your nutrition. But what exactly is optimum nutrition? Patrick Holford founded the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in 1984, which is an independent educational trust, to explore just this question. The result of the research shows clearly that today’s diet, even among those who consider their diet ‘well balanced’ falls a long way short of what is now absolutely proven to be optimal.

If your aim is to be youthful and full of energy, with the minimum risk of disease, it is essential to take supplements of the 50 or so vitamins, minerals, essential fats and other key nutrients from Coenzyme Q10 to alpha lipoic acid, or phosphatidyl choline to DHA. These last four are examples of semi-essential nutrients – the body can make them – but fails to make enough for optimising your health. Hence, you need a daily supply, in the same way as the other 50 essential nutrients, to be in the best of health.

The Advanced Nutrition Programme charged Patrick Holford with calculating the ideal supplement programme – in fact one that he would take himself. The resulting daily packs represent the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of supplements. No more or less than perfection in terms of the likely ideal intake of all nutrients, from antioxidants to essential co-factors for energy production, supported by a good diet.

The cornerstone is the Advanced Nutrition Programme’s AM and PM packs. This is for everybody. However, we are all unique and the amount of nutrients we need at any one point is also unique. If your body’s biochemistry is out of balance, with resulting symptoms and health problems, you’ll need more to bring yourself back into balance. For this reason Advanced Nutrition Programme has other ‘add on’ formulas which a health professional may advise that you take to restore optimal health as quickly as possible.

These formulas and recommendations are based on Patrick Holdford’s thirty years of research in this field, tried and tested on over a hundred thousand people, with two criteria in mind: optimising your health and minimising your risk. All the levels of nutrients in these formulas, even though quite rightly many times higher than the very basic RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances), are well within any margins of safety.

His suggestion to you is very simple. Whatever your views about nutrition and supplements, take the AM and PM packs for 30 days and notice how you feel. You alone are the promoter of your health and a definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things and expect different results. Advanced Nutrition Programme offers you tomorrow’s medicine today.

We know the importance of how what we eat can effect our energy levels, our mind and of course our skin.

For example:

• If you do not drink enough water your skin will start to resemble the earth after a long drought. It will look dry, feel dry and have cracks or fine lines. We are so reliant on water, without it you can age your skin. Lack of water prevents your enzymes from working and this has a knock on effect on your cells, they become thin from lack of moisture and your skin suffers as a result.
• If you do not get enough omegas. ‘Omega’ is the new buzz word; what’s good for your mind is good for your body and wonderful to keep the skin soft and young. An intake of omegas will help with rosace, cane, dehydrated skin, execma and your memory and mind will improve as awell.
• If you smoke/sun abuse. Smoking or spending too much time in the sun depletes your vitamin C. We need vitamin C to aid in the production of healthy cells and collagen.

 

 

Skin Collagen Support

Suggested uses: healthy collagen, photo ageing, wrinkles, prevent signs of ageing

Vitamins and bioflavonoids for collagen production and protection

• Vitamin A (1000iu) stimulates fibroblast cells, speeds up cell renewal, plays a key role in cell growth and differentiation, improves stratum corneum and stratum spinosum, normalises sebum production.
• Vitamin C (200mg) is a key antioxidant that promotes and protects collagen synthesis, protects keratinocytes and activates fibroblasts.
• Vitamin D (100iu) regulates skin cell growth and replication, promotes healing.
• Hesperidin (50mg) and rutin (60mg) are natural plant extracts that regulate cell activity. strengthen capillaries, also act as antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.
• Grapeseed extract (25mg) is derived from grape seeds and is a powerful antioxidant that prevents collagen from breakdownby inhibiting collagenase activity.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Good combinations: Skin Vitality 1, ProVitality AM and/or ProVitality PM; and appropriate Skin range supplements.

Skin Omegas

Suggested uses: dry skin, sensitive skin, inflammation

Combination of omega 3 and 6 to maintain healthy skin

• Key nutrients for skin integrity and health, component of lipid bi-layers which form cell membranes making up the granular layers and stratum corneum, enhance the barrier function of skin, improve hydration and smoothness of skin, have an anti-inflammatory effect.
• EPA (200mg), DHA (100mg), GLA (50mg)

Caution with anticoagulant medications.
Good Combinations: Skin Vitality 1, ProVitality AM and/or ProVitality PM, and appropriate Skin range supplements.

Skin Vitamin C

Suggested uses: thread veins, easy bruising, inflammation, wrinkles, pigmentation, reduce redness of inflammation, and general collagen support.

Vitamin C plus plant extracts to promote healthy skin

• Vitamin C (500mg) an antioxidant that supports and protects collagen, by protecting keratinocytes, and activating fibroblast cells; reduces pigmentation. It is combined with calcium (22mg) to make it gentler on the stomach (plus helps builds bones).
• Citrus bioflavonoids (25mg) protect vitamin C, increases capillary strength, improves structure of connective tissues and appearance of skin; reduces inflammation.
• Hesperidin (10mg) and Rutin (10mg) are natural plant extracts that strengthen capillaries and blood vessels; reduce inflammation and help vitamin C rebuild collagen.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. No contraindictions.
Good combinations: Skin Vitality 1, ProVitality AM and/or ProVitality PM, and appropriate Skin range supplements.

Skin Defender

Suggested uses: should be taken year round for skin types 1 and 2, photoaging, exposure to sunlight, anti-aging, people who holiday in the sun.

Antioxidant nutrients to maintain healthy skin exposed to sunlight

• Green tea (25mg) inhibits UV radiation from suppressing skin's immune system, protects DNA from free radical damage and stimulates immune system to thwart cancer.
• Beta Glucans (150mg) (1,3 particle size for maximum effectiveness) promote immune cells (macrophages) that engulf and destroy bacteria and cancer cells, help speed the healing of burn-induced tissue damage by restoring depleted levels of antioxidants. Beta glucans stimulate fibroblasts to produce collagen to repair and produce healthy new skin tissue.
• Grapeseed extract (50mg) from grape seeds fights oxidative stress from UV radiation, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, inhibits the process of skin ageing and photo ageing.
• Curcumin (25mg) is a component of turmeric, acts as free radical scavenger, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, suppresses tumour growth, protects skin cells from damaging radiation.
• Selenium (200mg) and zinc (7mg) minerals are key minerals involved in antioxidant enzymes, zinc also plays a role in skin growth and repair.
• Lycopene (5mg) is a plant nutrient that reduces skin sensitivity to UV radiation.
• Limonene (10mg) is a citrus fruit extract that detoxifies carcinogens and promotes antioxidant enzymes.
• Vitamin C (250mg) is the most powerful water phase antioxidant.
• Vitamin E (60mg) is an antioxidant which protects fats that form the cell membrane from free radicals, works as a UV filter.
• Beta carotene (8333iu) a powerful antioxidant that counters reactive oxygen species induced by UV radiation and thus has a photo-protective effect on the skin.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Not suitable if pregnant or breastfeeding, or taking anti-blood clotting medication.

Good combinations: Skin Vitality 1, ProVitality AM and/or ProVitality PM; and appropriate Skin range supplements.

Skin Vitality 1

Suggested uses: core product for complete skin care supplement programme.

A broad spectrum single supplement for healthy skin, hair, nails and total body wellbeing.

• B Complex vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, folic acid) work together to promote healthy skin and hair, produce energy for skin cells.
• Minerals (calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, boron, molybdenum, selenium, iodine and chromium) are important constituents of muscles and collegen, control sebum production, maintain water balance, promote healthy nails. Minerals are provided in ascorbate and citrate form to enhance bioavailability.
• Antioxidants (beta carotene, C, E) are provided to form a platform of nutrients to fight free radicals.
• Lutein, plant extract, increases skin hydration, elasticity and skin lipid content.
• Bilberry, plant extract, is a powerful antioxidant that helps formation of and strengthening of connective tissue and capillaries, also an anti-inflammatory

Suitable for vegetarians, vegans, pregnant women.
Good combinations: Skin C, Skin Omegas, Skin Defender, Skin Collagen Support