Organico Bantry

Nature’s Calcium is one of the best calcium products that we sell in Organico. Nature’s Calcium is made from a seaweed that grows off our coast (it is purified, before you ask) and it provide a uniquely pure source of calcium. Because it is of plant (seaweed) rather than mineral origin, it is a much more suitable source of calcuim for the human body. Many calcium supplements contain the cheapest and most difficult to absorb calcium – calcium carbonate – chalk, in other wards – which has a very low absorbtion rate. Indeed, depending on a person’s constitution, there is evidence that calcium carbonate can cause kidney stones. Taking a seaweed based calcium, on the other hand, provides us with calcium in aq form our body is familiar with, and also gives us a rich array of other minerals such as magnesium, boron, zinc and iron, all essential for bone health and for the proper abaorption of calcium.

When they were patenting Nature’s Calcium, the company that makes it (located in Cork!) showed evidence that the supplement not only aids the prevention and treatment of Osteoporosis (under medical supervision for treatment, of course) but also could help to create an alkaline environment in the body which could help rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune conditions. These seaweeds, they say, have ‘unusual therapeutic properties including treatment of conditions created by failure of immune regulation, for example rheumatoid or osteo arthritis, osteoporosis and other conditions involving pH control’.

Aquacal Nature’s Calcium is available from Organico for €15 for 1 month’s supply. If you are not able to call in to Organico, you might like to purchase 3 month’s worth at a time and we can send them to you (p & P will be about €4.50 and going up to €7 depending on the weight). We do not yet have online ordering so you would have to call us. As the €7 postage covers one kg of weight it might be better to order different things to apread the cost. These rates are for within the Rep of Ireland using standard post. For overseas we would need to check current rates.

These prices are subject to change without notice as prices are dictated by suppliers and are outside our control

Organico Shop call (027) 51391.

Organico has a fantastic quality Colloidal Silver for sale at very reasonable prices. It is made by the supplier of Higher Nature but is far cheaper as we are buying it directly from the manufacturer.

Colloidal Silver is used by many as an all-purpose antibiotic, anti-viral, anti-fungal. It is a medicine and should always be used with due caution. There is a lot of information about Colloidal Silver on the internet, some positive, some not; some true, some not. All we can testify to is our own experiece, of using for both humans and animals for many different ailments. We have never had a negative effect – except that it doesn’t cure everything! However, when used in the proper manner it is very effective for many bacterial/viral/fungal infections.

I alwasy used it alongside vitamin C as a boost when my body starts to complain that there is something up – in my case my glands start to swell and become painful. I always take it on the plane in a small spray bottle and spray my mouth regularly as the number of times I have gotten sick after a plane journed is crazy. I also use it to keep milk fresher on our boat because the fridge isn’t as good as it could be.

I have witnessed Colloidal Silver used to keep people whose immune system is very compromised safe from unwanted infections. It seemed highly effective, and there isn’t, according to the US FDA, any toxicity levels. For that purpose the water would be taken 2 to 3 times a day, roughly 1 teaspoon.

Colloidal silver has very little taste. It is essentially purified water that has had silver suspended in it through an elecrical process.

What the manufactures say: ‘Colloidal Silver is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral and a powerful anti-microbial catalyst. This does not mean that it will cure all manner of serious diseases. It is not a cure-all as some over-zealous advertisers have claimed. Whilst some users may find this product highly effective, high resistance to disease depends on good nutrition, proper hydration, emotional health, regular relaxation, excercise, hygiene and a balanced lifestyle’.

Look out for bandages from Boots impregnated with colloidal silver – but since they are so expensive buy yourself a little bottle and spray your cuts to keep them clean. It is also used for burns, to keep instruments clean in surgery, as a nasal spray for Sinusitis, and as an eye and ear spray. Other uses unclude a gargle and mouthwash.

Prices:

100 mls (Spray – ideal for plane journeys or to keep in a first aid box for minor cuts etc) €8.55

250 mls (good starting size for an individual) €14.66

500 mls (family sized or for someone who is treating something more long term) €23.90

If you can not come into the shop we can post colloidal silver, subject to postage costs (minimun €4.50 and going up to €7 depending on the weight). We do not have online ordering so you would have to call us. As the €7 postage covers one kg of weight it might be better to order a few bottles or even different things to apread the cost. These rates are for within the Rep of Ireland using standard post. For overseas we would need to check current rates.

Our phone number is (027) 51391.

Hannah Dare

Diary Date: On September 11th we have Natural Product Consultant Brid Walshe coming to Organico offering free health consultations. The topic is Who Cares for your Family – keeping parents and children healthy. Please make your free appointment with Brid in the Shop. Brid can answer questions on any health issues.

At this time of year we get parents coming into Organico looking to boost their child’s immune system, prevent the scourge of headlice or help calm their children down, as the return to school can cause anxiety levels to go through the roof!

As an immune system boost, we would recommend a liquid tonic such as Kindervital, which is made from all natural fruits, vegetables and herbs with vitamins added in case the school-day diet is lacking. If a child was prone to colds, Children’s Echinacea from A.Vogel could be added to Kindervital to give extra protection. Both can be taken at breakfast time with juice.

As a headlice treatment or preventative, we offer Riddance, a shampoo made from Neem oil which has very powerful anti-lice action, though it is gentle on the scalp, smells fine and is non-toxic (to us that is – luckily it seems to be toxic to the lice!) With Riddance you don’t really have to use a comb – the only combing necessary is to detect the lice and to make sure they have gone.

Finally, Eskimo-3 is a source of the amazing Omega-3 and Omega-6 oils which we all need to keep us calm, to help us concentrate and to aid our brain development. For children in school this is particularly important. These fatty acids are called ‘essential’ because our bodies cannot produce them and without them we become very unwell. Actually we always recommend the parents take a daily dose of Eskimo-3 themselves…

For more information or to discuss your child’s health with one of our trained staff, please call in to Organico between 9.30 and 6, Monday to Saturday. This month we will be offering Eskimo-3 Kids and Adults for 20% off, and Kindervital at 20% off too.

The comment below is from Bioforce (the company who make Echinaforce and other helpful herbs). It is based on news in the papers in England but we think it is just as applicable over here…

Helping Heart Health

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in England is urging GPs to prescribe more statins to patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. An extra 1.5 million people are going to be identified as potentially benefitting from these drugs. The fact that the potential benefits are hugely outweighed by the potential side effects is barely mentioned.

Apart from age and sex, smoking, raised blood pressure and raised cholesterol are the factors which contribute the most to the risk of cardiovascular disease, and out of these blood cholesterol has been identified as the ‘key modifiable risk factor’. Why does smoking seem to have dropped off the end of the scale there as vastly more modifiable?

A combination of harmless Cynara and a dairy-free diet has a truly wonderful effect on cholesterol levels, without any danger of the sort of side effects associated with statins.

For information on starting a dairy-free diet or taking Cynara, please call in to Organico Shop.

A message from the Irish Association of Healthfood Stores (of which Organico is a member) regarding the international Save Our Supplements campaign.

Please check out this YouTube video (click here) for an amusing but to the point comment on the contradictory nature of the way our lives are being regulated.

Just a reminder to e-mail your elected representatives about the EU’s over- regulation of food supplements. It’s easy! * Go to www.saveoursupplementsireland.com (copy and paste if link doesn’t work).

* Click on GET WRITING (bottom left). * Copy and paste form letter into e- mail (or re-word as you wish).

* Copy and paste e-mail address of your TDs and MEPs (do separate e-mail for each one).

* Send Preferably send off your e-mails before next Friday’s referendum, as politicians are on full alert right now. Many initiatives are currently underway in relation to protecting freedom of choice in healthcare, both in Ireland and in other EU Member States.

We would welcome any suggestions or ideas you may have. Please be sure to forward this reminder to all your contacts!

Last week some of the staff in Organico were fortunate to attend a lecture training by Dr Smallbone, the man behind a range of vitamins called ‘True Food’ made by a company called Higher Nature. This was a real honour as we often get to talk to ‘Representatives’ or ‘Trainers’ but not often to the person who develops the products from start to finish! Being able to question Dr Smallbone further over lunch in Cafe Paradiso was pretty nice too…

We have recommended True Food supplements for years now, having been convinced a long time ago that the idea behind them makes a lot of sense. That idea is basically that rather than swallowing lots of sythetic vitamin pills, which are hard to absorb and can even sometimes put pressure on our systems, what we should be taking is vitamins in a ‘food’ state. In a nutshell that means vitamins and minerals that have been complexed or bonded with the relevant lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins to closely resemble the way those nutrients are found in our food. This means we need to take far smaller doses of vitamins or minerals, because the body sees these substances as foods rather than as chemical isolates and is able to absord a far greater proportion of them.

What Higher Nature have developed is a highly sophisticated procedure whereby vitamin and minerals are fed to live yeasts, and the mixture (smelly I should imagine!) is allowed to ferment, so that the yeast absorbs all the nutrients into itself, ‘digests’ them as it were. the yeast cells are then killed off, leaving a highly absorbable food supplement that is as close to nature as possible. In adition to this process, they also add in concentrated foodstuffs to the tablets – for example organic carrot puree is added to the Beta Carotene tablet.

According so some research carried out using true Food products, the various vitamins and minerals are between 2 and 12 times more potent that the equivalent synthetic nutrient. As I said above, this means smaller doses are needed, which is very beneficial when you think of, for example, citamin C. If for theraputic reasons, very high doses of what is normally called vitamin C (the chemical Ascorbic Acid) are needed, it causes in most people a severe laxitive effect. Taking True Food C you can reach the same level of vitamin C in you blood without that effect.

There are still some cases in which we may need conventional, synthetic vitamin supplements. But for many of us, who want to take a multivitamin because we suffer from a few too many minor ailments or who are lacking in energy, a True Food supplement makes a lot more sense.

For advice on which supplements are appropriate in your case please call in to Organico and talk to our now even-better informed staff!

Call in to Organico to see all our luxury Christmas goodies, and choose your own hamper which we will present for you in a wicker basket…or tell us who it’s for and we will select for you! Organic Booja Booja chocolates, Green and Black’s biscuits, delicious organic wines and ports, Luxury Gluten Free Mince Pies (or our own spelt mince pies), Gluten free Cakes (or our own amazing cakes!) chocolate covered ginger…and much much more!

Or chose skincare…Dr Hauschka Rose Cream, Bath oils, Masks…we have the full range of face creams and body products!

In Organico Cafe we have Amnesty Cards, Fairly Traded oil burners, seaweed baths, essential oils, beautiful tea pots, hand made irish soaps…

Organico, Glengarriff Road, Bantry. (027) 51391.

Apparently, adults can suffer from up to 6 colds a year, some caused by viruses like the influenza or ‘flu’ virus. A patient feeling unwell with a cold or flu should always keep warm, drink plently of fluids like herb teas, and get as much rest as is possible. Viruses are transferred by sneezing so a handkerchief is advisable to stop you infecting others!

A quick tip on that note – on plane journeys, especially in the winter, you can be stuck next to someone sneezing and coughing for hours. What I always do is take a bottle of Coliodal Silver with me, a spray it in my mouth every half hour. This may sound a bit over-cautious, but one year I went to the UK by plane every month for 10 months and I nearly always came back with a cold!

Sambucol (extract of black elderberry)

In Organico Bantry we recommend different cold and flu remedies depending on the patient’s symptome, age, lifestyle etc., but one of the remedies always worth trying is called Sambucol. It’s a patented remedy developed by virologist Dr. Madeline Mumcuoglu, an Isreali scientist who observed the action of an extract of Elderberry in retarding the development of viruses of many kinds.

Elderberry (Sambucus Nigra) is commonly used as a food product for wine, pies and jelly. It’s leaves were traditionally used for pain relief and applied to wounds to promote healing. Other traditional uses include the treatment of infections and coughing. Elderberry contains many different flavoniods, indluding Quercetin, which help fight infections. Taken several times a day, elderberry extract has been shown to reduce the duration and severity of colds and flues. It may also be effective against the Herpes Simplex virus.

Recommended Dosage: 5 to 10 ml twice daily.

Contraindications: Not reccomended for people with auto-immune conditions.

If you are unwell for longer than a couple of days with a bad dose of the flu, please consult a medical practioner.

References:

¹Zakay-Rones Z, Varsano N, Zlotnik M, et al. Inhibition of several strains of influenza virus in vitro and reduction of symptoms by an elderberry extract (Sambucus nigra L) during an outbreak of influenza B in Panama. J Alt Comp Med 1995;1:361–69.
²Serkedjieva J, Manolova N, Zgórniak-Nowosielska I, et al. Antiviral activity of the infusion (SHS-174) from flowers of Sambucus nigra L., aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum L., and roots of Saponaria officinalis L. against influenza and herpes simplex viruses. Phytother Res 1990;4:97–100.
³Mascolo N, Autore G, Capasso G, et al. Biological screening of Italian medicinal plants for anti-inflammatory activity. Phytother Res 1987;1:28–31.

In Organico Bantry we recommend Quest’s Kyolic Garlic as the best garlic supplement. Kyolic Garlic is an aged garlic product which is made from organic garlic, which from the very start makes it differnt from other garlic products on the market. Aging garlic sounds like a strange thing to do but in fact it makes a stronger, more stable product which has more uses than garlic oil or garlic powder and is less irritating to the digestive system. Unlike most foodstufs, processing, and specifically aging, does miraculous things to garlic. It triggers the formation of a cascade of compounds that do not already exist in garlic.

Kyolic has been researched extensively for over 50 years, resulting in over 550 peer-reviewd articles reporting studies showing the following effects:

• Cardio-protection – enhances and reduces a wide range of cardiovascular risk factors including elevated homocystine, serum cholerterol, triglycerides and platelet aggregation
• Liver detoxification – protects the liver by quickly eliminating toxic chemicals. An effective heavey metal eliminant.
• Immune -enhancement – enhances various exssential immune factors such as macrophages, T-lymphocytes, natural killer cells and anti-body generation.
• Protection from oxidents and radiation – contains anti-oxident phytochemicals that prevent oxident damage.
• Anti-stress and anti-fatigue – improvews physical strangth and reduces stress and fatigue
• Anti-cancer – inhibits development and growth of tumours.
• Anti-candida – anti-fungal properties
• anti-aging and anti-depression -improves memory function, enahnces nerve growth and improves serotonin utilisation.

The conditions that Kyolic Garlic has been shown to help include:

• Circulation problems including Reynaud’s Disease (in as little as 90 minutes)
• Blood Pressure – Kyolic Garlic has been shown to reduce Hypertension (raised blood pressure) in as little as 3 days
• Cholesterol – Kyolic has been shown to lower cholesterol levels over a period of 3 – 6 months
• Candida infection – Kyolic has been shown to have powerful anti-fungal properties and to promote the growth of friendly bacteria, along with an anti-candid diet of course!
• Anemia (in 61 % of patients)
• AIDS – because of immune boosting properties
• Cancer

It is reasonable to look at Kyolic as a substitute for a multi-vitamin, as it aids the digestive system, the nervous system, the circulatory system, it detoxifies the liver, is an anti-oxident, increases whith blood cells and lowers cholesterol.

Choosing the right Kyolic product is very important (300mg Kyolic is best for Candida infections) as is having the right safety advice (you should not take Kyolic if you are taking Warfarin for example). For information on alternative health call in to Organico and talk to one of our highly trained staff who can advise you.

Remember – always consult a qualified medical/health practioner if you have a health issue.

Organico Shop, Glengarriff Rd., Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland. Phone +353 (0)27 51391

The World renowned natropath and author Jan De Vries is coming to Organico on the 29th of May to give free consultations to our customers (and some of the staff too I suspect!) If you have a health question, a book you would like signed or would just like to meet one of the foremost natropaths of our time, come along to Organico on Tuesday the 29th of May at around 9am. It will be first come first served so come early!

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On Monday the 28th of May Jan will be giving a talk in Rosscarbery on ‘How to Live a Healthy Life’. We have the tickets for this talk on sale in Organico (cost €8 – all proceeds donated to charity). Having met Jan in Dublin last October, I can vouch for him being one of the people best placed to give a talk on this subject. He has been practising as a natropath for 50 years, and still works full time despite being over 70. His energy level, the day I met him, was incredible. We were all at a weekend Tradeshow in the RDS< an event which is open to Healthstore members and the public as well, and is packed out from 11-6pm. Jan gave personal consultations in the morning, followed by a talk to a packed conference room, followed by more consultations. When I saw him leaving at about 7 that evening he was waving cheerily to departing visitors.

If you would like to hear Jan speak - and I can vouch for how inspiring he is - come to The Celtic Ross Hotel on Monday the 28th of May for a 7pm talk. Again, come early!

Organico Shop, Glengarriff Rd., Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland. Phone +353 (0)27 51391