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  • Writer's pictureDavid S Klein, MD
    • Oct 3, 2023
    • 4 min read

A Marvelous Sleep Aid. No Side Effects. Reasonably Priced.

Updated: Oct 16, 2023




Sleep Time by Nutritional Frontiers




 

It costs 80 cents per day, or less. Great Value.


It is a balanced sleep aid, inexpensive and of tremendous quality.

About the Ingredients

Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a naturally occurring amino acid that works as a neurotransmitter in your brain. Neurotransmitters function as chemical messengers. GABA is considered an inhibitory neurotransmitter because it blocks, or inhibits, certain brain signals and decreases activity in your nervous system. When GABA attaches to a protein in your brain known as a GABA receptor, it produces a calming effect. This can help with feelings of anxiety, stress, and fear. It may also help to prevent seizures. As a result of these properties, GABA has also become a popular supplement in recent years. This is partly because it isn’t available from many food sources.

L-Taurine- is an essential amino acid is a GABA-receptor agonist, meaning it produces a GABA-like effect in the body. GABA is a sedating, inhibitory neurotransmitter. In animal studies, application of taurine with GABA, or taurine with glycine produced stronger effects than taking either glycine or GABA alone. Taurine is can be used to enhance sleep quality.

Suntheanine® (L-Theanine) stimulates activity in the brain known as alpha waves, which are associated with a relaxed but alert mental state. Human clinical trials have shown Suntheanine® to promote an alert state of relaxation without drowsiness, as indicated by an increase in Alpha brain waves, and a decrease in Beta brain waves. Suntheanine® is protected by over 40 U.S. and international patents for its various physiological efficacies and L-isomer specific production processes.

L-Glycine- is a non-essential amino acid. It has been used to protect brain cells after ischemic stroke. Glycine is also thought to promote a sense of well-being and reduce anxiety. Research has shown that glycine can subjectively and objectively improve sleep quality. In a study where people’s sleep was restricted, glycine also reduced daytime sleepiness.

5-HTP- stands for 5- hydroxytryptophan, and is used by the body to make serotonin. 5-HTP is not found in food sources, the body manufactures 5-HTP from tryptophan, an amino acid found in dietary protein. Many conditions have been shown by studies to be helped by 5-HTP supplementation, including insomnia, depression, fibromyalgia, obesity (by reducing appetite), and headaches. 5-HTP should always be used under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner. In addition, the lowest possible dose should be used first and the dose should be titrated up slowly. 5-HTP should not be taken concurrently with pharmaceutical anti-depressants unless otherwise directed by your healthcare practitioner.

Vitamin B-5 (D-Calcium pantothenate)- is a water-soluble B vitamin with numerous biological roles. Vitamin B-5 is used by the body to manufacture, among other things, coenzyme A which is an important compound for energy metabolism and the production of fatty acids, cholesterol, and the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. D-Calcium pantothenate is the preferred, metabolically active form of B-5 used in higher quality nutritional supplements. Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxal 5-phosphate)- is a water-soluble B vitamin that performs many functions in the body. B-6 – dependent enzymes assist in the biosynthesis of the important neurotransmitters GABA, dopamine, serotonin, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. Pyridoxal 5-phosphate is the preferred, metabolically active form of B-6 used in higher quality nutritional supplements.

Melatonin- is a hormone naturally produced by the body to regulate circadian rhythm (sleep-wake cycle). Melatonin secretion may be disrupted by aging, hormonal changes, and night-time exposure to light, among other things. Melatonin supplements are well known for their ability to combat insomnia.


A Marvelous Sleep Aid. No Side Effects. Reasonably Priced. Ingredients, below:


Supplement facts

Supplement Facts Serving Size: 2 Capsules Servings Per Container: 30 Vitamin B6 10 mg (as Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) Pantothenic Acid 10 mg (as Calcium-D-Pantothenate) Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA) 500 mg Glycine 500 mg Taurine 250 mg L-Theanine (as Suntheanine®) 100 mg 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) 50 mg (from Griffonia simplicifolia Seed Extract) Melatonin 3 mg

Other Ingredients: Hypromellose (Capsule), Rice Flour, Vegetable Stearate.


Warning: Consult a healthcare professional if you are pregnant or nursing, experiencing long-term sleep difficulties; before use in children; before use in those with a medical condition, and those taking medication. Do not drive or operate machinery when taking melatonin.


Use: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules one hour before bedtime, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.


It is a marvelous sleep aid, well tolerated and very affordable.







David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM



If you want to give this a try, you can order it on stagesoflifevitamins.com or you can get it online using our code "18368" and open an online account with them. Of course, you can stop by our store, we would love to meet you!

Stages of Life Medical Institute Partner


Note: if you go to the Nutritional Frontiers Order site, use our code 18368 to create your own account, and you can choose from other flavors, and other products as well. I will feature products that I have personally tried, and if you leave me feedback on others, I'll be happy to personally get it, try it, evaluate it and stock it in the SOLMI Store.




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Longwood, Florida 32750

copyright 2023 Stages of Life Medical Institute





  • Writer's pictureDavid S Klein, MD
    • Oct 2, 2023
    • 2 min read

Home Treatment of Menier's Disease and Vertigo: Inexpensive approach to providing relief.

Updated: Oct 3, 2023




Meniere's Disease is an inner ear disorder that presents with dizziness, vertigo, hearing loss and ringing in the ears (Tinnitus.) Meniere's disease can happen at any age. But it usually starts between 40 to 60 years of age.



Home Treatment of Menier's Disease and Vertigo


Vertigo can present without hearing loss or tinnitus, and can result from a variety of inflammatory causes but most commonly results from inflammation of the organs of balance in the ear.


Tricks that may give you some relief of the vertigo!


Either way, you can help reduce the severity of the symptoms by a few simple steps.


1. Avoid salty foods and avoid adding salt/salt products to your food.


2. Avoid (excessive) Caffeine and Caffeinated beverages.


3. Avoid refined sugar and high carbohydrate foods.





4. A little trick that I found that can give remarkable improvement involves a common ultrasonic toothbrush!



Use a PHILIPS ultrasonic toothbrush, as follows:


a. Get a rubber eraser, the type that goes on the end of a pencil,

pink/pyramidal in shape. Inexpensive.


b. Push it over the bristles of one of the toothbrush attachment.



c. Apply to the mastoid process (bone behind your ear).

d. The toothbrush will buzz, but pause every 30 seconds, move from

ear to ear. (4 cycles, 2 minutes total)


NOTE WELL: Do this while lying on your back or sitting squarely in a chair, as it can cause you to get dizzy.


5. We offer a supplement, "Eyes and Ears," that contains vinpocetin & huperzine. These two phosphodiesterase inhibitors can reduce the symptoms, as well. It is not expensive and may offer some relief.


When I first developed Meniers Disease over 20 years ago, I used this combination and it offered me great relief. While nothing works for everybody, it pays to know what your options might be.







David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM

Stages of Life Medical Institute

1917 Boothe Circle

Longwood, Florida 32750


  • Writer's pictureDavid S Klein, MD
    • Oct 2, 2023
    • 4 min read

Death by Soy: How the American Public is 'Healthying' Itself to Death. Soy IsoFlavones

Updated: Oct 3, 2023


Why Low Fat Foods Actually Make You Fat





As alarming as it might seem, those ‘common sense’ nutritional recommendations that we have taken as ‘fact’ may actually result in tremendous damage to our patients. The wonder food that provides low-cost, low-fat protein to our patients is also delivering a pair of insidiously acting poisons that are fattening our patients, like so many cattle.


Lessons from the farm: Cattle will graze until they are sated. They will eat and become meaty. Cattle are then given corn and soybeans, in a feed lot. Cattle become ‘beefy’ when allowed to graze. Cattle become ‘fat’ when given low-fat diets consisting of soy and grain.


Death by Soy: Soy Isoflavones are making you fat


Humans are not all that dissimilar to cattle. When given soy and corn, cattle become fat. When given soy and carbohydrates, humans become fat. The ‘low fat,’ low-cholesterol soy diet fattens cattle, and the same ‘low fat’ diet fattens humans. When the medical community opted to support the elimination of cholesterol from the American diet, the population was set on a path towards wholesale obesity.


To the Europeans, soy and corn are considered to be ‘cattle feed,’ and are therefore beneath human consumption. Europeans will not permit the introduction of soy into their diet, and the resulting difference between the North American and European populations is striking.


Soybeans are harmful to human metabolism due to the presence of two chemicals that cause direct, metabolic harm, to human physiology. These chemicals, daidzein and genistein, inhibit thyroid function, bind essential minerals, thereby preventing absorption from the gut, and directly inhibit certain digestive enzymes. In short, this is exactly opposite of what we have been told is ‘healthy.’


Soy is, however, cheap. It is the cheapest source of protein, phytochemicals, and cooking oil. This cheap source of protein is fattening you up!


Foolishly, we place our infants on soy-formula instead of milk, we diet our way into obesity with a plethora of protein meals, shakes and ‘low fat’ meals. When our grand-parents ate their meat & potatoes, gravy & butter, they rarely became obese.


As children, it was truly rare to encounter an obese child. Old school photos rarely demonstrated a single fat child. Magazine photos, movies, newsreels rarely demonstrated obese adults. In the movies of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s, the ‘fat kid’ or ‘big man’ would not be considered to be particularly corpulent, by standards of today.


Health Foods that can do Damage


The physiological effects of the isoflavone daidzein and genistein result due to the competitive antagonism of the enzyme, Thyroid Peroxidase. This enzyme is critical in thyroid hormone production. Further, these isoflavones inhibit the enzyme 3,3’5’-deiodinase, which is instrumental in the conversion of T-4 to T-3. Daidzein and genistein inhibit the production of thyroid hormone and inhibit the conversion of (inactive) T-4 to (active) T-3.


Soy also binds up zinc, thereby rendering unavailable, this essential mineral. The protease trypsin is inhibited by these isoflavones, thereby harming normal digestion of protein.


The soy isoflavones are estrogen agonist-antagonist. That is, the soy isoflavones work against estrogens in females. This is actually beneficial for the treatment of symptoms attributed to PMS. By acting as estrogen antagonist, patients can decrease the complaints of “hot flashes.’ The chronic use of the isoflavones as estrogen antagonist may have unfortunate long term effects. By antagonizes estrogen effect on bone, skin, and other tissues, the soy isoflavones may accelerate the development of osteoporosis and fibrocystic disease of the breast.


The mild estrogenic effects in males can be very detrimental. The soy isoflavones, or ‘soy estrogens’ as they are sometimes called, can increase in male breast tissue. The estrogens also result in balding and testicular wasting. The net physiological effect of the inhibition of thyroid function:


‘Normal serum thyroid values,’ e.g. T-3, T-4, TSH

Hypothyroid with ‘normal blood studies.’

Antagonism of protein digestion in the gut with resulting dyspepsia and reflux esophagitis.

Mixed agonist-antagonistic effects on estrogen metabolism, with resulting central obesity, gynecomastia, erectile dysfunction.

Soy is present in many processed foods, including:

Soy meal, Soybean oil.

Soy milk.

Non-dairy creamer.

Many “low fat” prepared foods.

Bread (soy meal is often mixed with the flour).

‘Veggy burgers,’ some hamburger meats.

‘Lecithin’- short for soya lecithin (as opposed to the more expensive egg lecithin, used in Europe.


To a lesser extent, these isoflavones can be found in Chick Peas (Garbanzo Beans,) and Peanuts. Pinto Beans also have a lesser isoflavone content. Some health foods and supplements are rich in thyroid-inhibiting isoflavones, including Black Cohosh, Grape Seed Extract, and Ginko Biloba.


Other foods that are of concern include:

Candy, American chocolate (Europeans use egg lecithin)

“Low fat” and “diet” foods

“Natural” Vitamin products.

“Natural” Vitamin E.

“Natural” Co-Q10.

Muscle-building supplements.

Crackers, cakes, cookies.

“Light, vegetarian cheeses.”

Deep fat fried foods (cooked in Soybean Oil).

Salad dressings.

Sausage, hot dogs.

Bologna, Spam.

Salami.

“Bacos’.” “Bacon bits.”

Processed delicatessen products.

Peanuts.

Some Herbal teas.

Grapes, some wine (grape seed)


The net effect on human physiology is remarkable. To prove the point to the skeptic, a person takes their temperature, then drinks a cup of coffee with non-dairy creamer. After 60 minutes, re-determination of temperature will demonstrate a drop of 0.3-1.0 degrees Fahrenheit. The effect of dietary soy can be observed in sequential body temperature readings, and foods with suspect isoflavone contamination can be identified.


The effects of dietary soy will manifest within an hour after ingestion, and can last as long as 24 hours. It may take several days to eliminate the isoflavones from the system.


In summary, epidemic obesity is probably the single greatest public health threat to our society. As we look for fancy medications and expensive interventions, the answer may be as simple as soy/peanut avoidance. We are and have been ‘healthying’ ourselves to death.


January 21, 2008


David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM

Stages of Life Medical Institute.

1917 Boothe Circle, Longwood, Florida 32750

407-679-3337

© 2008 David S. Klein, M.D. All Rights Reserved. Any use, reproduction or dissemination of information in this article in its entirety or part is allowed only with the following specific attribution: David S. Klein, M.D. at http://www.stages-of-life.com/.


This article is intended for general information purposes only and is not a substitute for specific medical advice. Please consult your health care provider to determine how this information pertains to your specific medical situation.





David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM

copyright 2023 Stages of Life Medical Institute








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