| [An exclusive interview with George Foss, former | | | | two capsules per day, you are getting nearly a |
| general manager of Kayser Nutrition, southern | | | | gram and a half of D-Ribose, which is a nice dose |
| California's health food store chain to the wealthy | | | | for a relatively healthy person. However, if you |
| and famous for 52 years. George has been called | | | | are suffering from any kind of energy deficit |
| a "walking repository of nutritional supplement | | | | disorder, you may need to either take significantly |
| research knowledge," and is a long-time consultant | | | | more D-Ribose, or take it a bit differently in order |
| to the nutritional supplement industry. Featured on | | | | to maximize its energy-boosting benefits. |
| a variety of television and radio news broadcasts | | | | Steve Barwick: You're saying there are different |
| over the past 20 years, he is widely considered | | | | ways to take D-Ribose, so as to get more |
| by west coast news media outlets to be the | | | | oomph out of it? |
| nutritional supplement industry's "go to" guy on | | | | George Foss: Yes, absolutely. Here are four |
| natural health topics.] | | | | powerful ways to maximize your D-Ribose |
| Steve Barwick: George, I understand that today | | | | energy-boosting benefits, without having to |
| you are going to reveal four simple yet very | | | | increase your dosage: |
| powerful ways to dramatically maximize the | | | | 1.) Take it sublingually. This means you should |
| energy-boosting benefits of D-Ribose. We'll get to | | | | simply pour it out of the capsule directly under |
| that in just a minute. But first, could you help us | | | | your tongue, and then swish it around inside your |
| understand how D-Ribose helps people regain | | | | mouth so that it coats your cheeks and gums. Do |
| youthful energy levels - particularly people who | | | | this for several minutes. This allows the body to |
| suffer from either age-related energy deficit | | | | absorb much of the D-Ribose directly into the |
| disorders or disease-induced energy deficit | | | | bloodstream through the rich network of veins |
| disorders? | | | | found under the tongue, and in the cheeks and |
| George Foss: Well, first of all, people with | | | | gums, thereby bypassing the normal digestive |
| disease-induced energy deficit disorders -- such as | | | | process in which some D-Ribose is inevitably lost. |
| chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Lyme | | | | D-Ribose is a carbohydrate, a complex form of |
| disease, MS, lupus, AIDS and many others -- are | | | | sugar, so it tastes slightly sweet, and for most |
| actually being robbed of their vital energy by the | | | | people is not distasteful at all. This little trick alone |
| disease process itself. In the case of chronic | | | | will help dramatically maximize the effectiveness |
| fatigue, it is believed that the Epstein Barr virus or | | | | of D-Ribose when you take it. |
| some other pathogen such as mycoplasmas | | | | 2.) Another way to maximize your D-Ribose |
| actually infiltrate and attack the body's cells. These | | | | energy-boosting benefits is to take it with a |
| pathogens severely damage the ability of the | | | | commercial liquid hydration formula, such as |
| cellular mitochondria to produce sufficient amounts | | | | Gatorade. Because Gatorade is specifically |
| of ATP. Of course, ATP is the body's chief | | | | designed to hydrate the body's 7 trillion cells, |
| energy molecule. Since literally hundreds of millions | | | | mixing several 700 mg. capsules worth of |
| of cells can be damaged or compromised by an | | | | D-Ribose into a glassful before drinking it will help |
| underlying infectious illness, the remaining | | | | draw the D-Ribose directly into the cells very |
| undamaged cells are left with the task of trying | | | | quickly, resulting in a dramatic physical energy |
| to produce enough ATP to fuel the entire body. | | | | boost that simply cannot be achieved by taking |
| It's like an eight cylinder car running on only five | | | | D-Ribose with water or other liquids alone. |
| or six cylinders. The body simply becomes | | | | However, insulin dependent diabetics and |
| weaker and weaker over time, because the | | | | hypoglycemics should only use this method under |
| damaged cells are functioning at excessively low | | | | a doctor's guidance and supervision, and blood |
| levels, and the undamaged cells are being taxed | | | | sugar should be monitored closely, due to the |
| to their limits. The disease process spreads, | | | | sugars in the Gatorade. |
| because the cells cannot produce enough energy | | | | 3.) You can also dramatically maximize your |
| to empower the body to fight it off. | | | | D-Ribose energy-boosting benefits by taking it |
| Fortunately, by supplying the body with | | | | with synergistic nutrients. D-Ribose tends to |
| supplemental D-Ribose -- basically flooding the cells | | | | significantly increase the body's ability to absorb |
| with the nutritional fuel they need to produce | | | | and effectively utilize other nutrients. By taking it |
| dramatic levels of extra energy in the form of | | | | with B-vitamins, such as a good "B-50" formula, |
| ATP -- you can frequently "jump start" the body | | | | which is to say, 50 mg. of each of the major |
| back into high gear. The immune system gets the | | | | B-vitamins, you will maximize the beneficial effects |
| energy it needs to begin functioning at peak levels | | | | of the vitamins by up to 100%. And the vitamins |
| again. The brain gets the energy it needs to direct | | | | will dramatically extend the beneficial effects of |
| the healing process. Neurons fire better, not just | | | | the D-Ribose throughout the day. Other |
| in the brain but throughout the entire nervous | | | | synergistic nutrients that can be taken with |
| system, sending healing chemical and electronic | | | | D-Ribose for phenomenal energy-boosting benefits |
| messages throughout the body with lightning | | | | are magnesium (200 mg.), malic acid (900 mg.), |
| speed. Synaptic transmission is restored to peak | | | | iodine (200 mcg.), selenium (200 mcg), tyrosine |
| function. There is even some evidence that the | | | | (500 mg.) and vitamin C (500 mg.), to mention but |
| cells damaged by the pathogens begin to recover | | | | a few. One of my favorite combinations is 700 |
| when given the fuel they need for self-repair. And | | | | mg. of D-Ribose taken with 1,000 mg. of |
| finally, energy levels are fully restored, and the | | | | chewable B-12 in the methylcobalamin form. |
| body is able to pull itself out of the downward | | | | 4.) Finally, a very powerful way to maximize your |
| spiral caused by the underlying disease process. | | | | D-Ribose energy-boosting benefits is to take it |
| Steve Barwick: What about energy deficit | | | | from time to time with an immune system |
| disorders related to aging? | | | | booster such as Beta-glucan. This is a little-known |
| George Foss: Well, aging is of course a normal | | | | secret I learned from several people with severe |
| process. And there is not much we can do about | | | | chronic fatigue, who used it to very good effect |
| it but take care of our bodies by avoiding toxins | | | | whenever they needed to quickly recover from a |
| and by making sure we get the proper nutrition, | | | | debilitating chronic fatigue "crash." Taken together, |
| hydration and daily exercise our bodies need. Yet | | | | the synergy between D-Ribose and Beta-glucan |
| even if we are very good at doing these things, | | | | appears to double or even triple the individual |
| we will inevitably suffer from lower energy levels | | | | benefits of each supplement. Energy and clear |
| as we age. In large part, this is because, as we | | | | thinking can often be restored within a couple of |
| get older, our digestion does not function as well. | | | | hours, even when the mental "fog" so common |
| And without proper digestion, our body is not able | | | | to chronic fatigue is severe. What's more, |
| to extract the same levels of D-Ribose from | | | | immunity can be restored to higher pre-crash |
| food it once could. So there is less D-Ribose to | | | | levels very quickly. And when taken for several |
| send to the mitochondria for conversion into ATP. | | | | days in a row, the uplifting mental and physical |
| Because of this, we slowly begin to lose energy | | | | effects of this dynamic duo can last for several |
| as we age. When D-Ribose is not extracted from | | | | days to several weeks afterwards. Some regular |
| the foods we eat and delivered to the cells in | | | | D-Ribose users have told me that they simply |
| sufficient enough quantities to sustain normal | | | | take a "booster" using this combination of |
| everyday bodily functions, we simply begin to | | | | nutrients once a week, in order to prevent any |
| slow down. And quite commonly, fatigue and | | | | further chronic fatigue "crashes.' By the way, the |
| malaise sets in. But by supplementing with even | | | | best form of Beta-glucan to use for this |
| small amounts of D-Ribose, we can make up for | | | | technique is the fully micronized |
| much of that lost energy caused by the normal | | | | Beta-1,3-1,6-glucan, available exclusively from a |
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| morning with D-Ribose. | | | | Steve Barwick: George, it has been a real |
| Steve Barwick: Well, at 52 years old, I know I | | | | pleasure talking with you today. And it is always |
| use it. And frankly, I wouldn't go a day without it. | | | | an eye-opening experience. We certainly |
| So what are some of the best ways to take | | | | appreciate your very interesting insights. Thank |
| D-Ribose for its well-known energy-boosting | | | | you for taking the time to visit with us. |
| benefits? | | | | George Foss: Thank you, Steve. It's been my |
| George Foss: Based upon my experiences with | | | | pleasure. For more in-depth information on |
| customers over the past ten years, I'd say most | | | | D-Ribose, see the "Unique Nutritional Supplements" |
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