ORGANIC GERMANIUM

About Organic Germanium

No nutrient, whether it is protein, fatty acid, vitamin or mineral, fulfills its functions in its original form. Nutrients are

mechanical substances necessary for converting the dormant or potential energy in foods into usable energy for living.

For this conversion to take place, oxygen is utilized.

The process is called oxidation: the combining of a food substance with oxygen to release the stored chemical energy. The nutrients provide the fuel for this process, which is analogous to burning.

Because of its importance, we have actually dubbed oxygen Vitamin O, the oxygen nutrient. It is the single most necessary substance for living. We cannot live for more than three minutes without it. Oxygen even fits the definition of a vitamin, which is a substance found in foods (or the environment, like vitamin D) and necessary for life, but not usually manufactured by the body. Now, another nutrient can be added to the vitamin alphabet mix: Vitamin O, the oxygen nutrient, the very spark of life.

· The longer one lives, the more dangerous is the accumulation of free radicals. Free radicals cause age pigmentation that result in brownish "age spots" in the skin. ORGANIC GERMANIUM - VITAMIN O™ may provide a longevity bonus for a healthy vibrant skin.
Remember your skin is the largest organ of the body.

Discovery of Organic Germanium

The holy water of Lourdes, known for its therapeutic value, also contains a quantity of germanium to be worthy of notice, ranging in amounts from 100 to 2,000 parts per million.
By 1967, Dr. Asai managed to synthesize a new compound of germanium and found that the manufactured substance itself (bis-beta-carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide) has amazing curative powers. The product has come to be known as ORGANIC GERMANIUM. (You may wonder how something that is produced synthetically can bear the title "organic." Anything that contains carbon in its molecular architecture is organic, so synthetically derived germanium is organic, according to definition). Early experiments have shown that when germanium is used as a stabilizing agent for tofu, the life of the tofu is extended - it simply does not spoil rapidly.

The need for Organic Germanium

Germanium appears to plays a role as an oxygen catalyst, antioxidant, electro-stimulant, and an immune enhancer. Before explaining how its use is correlated with these functions, and what these functions mean, background information on certain aspects of lifestyle and degenerative disease is important.

Free radicals

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules. Although they are important for normal biological processes, they become destructive when they are out of control, and are the major cause of aging. They can be detrimental by bonding with life-giving protein tissue, so that the tissue no longer performs its rejuvenating tasks. Free radicals attack cell membranes, accumulate in fat cells, and damage nucleic acids (RNA and DNA).

Where do free radicals come from?

— All forms of radiation produce free radicals. This includes radiation from computers, radios, TV screens, microwaves, x-rays, radioactive fallout, and food irradiation.
— Any stress — whether caused by infection, emotions or physical trauma — results in an increase of free radicals, which ultimately wastes oxygen.
— Ground meats, such as hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages, are at risk of peroxidation (the breakdown of fat in their membranes), thereby causing free radicals. The same is true of foods that contain a high oil content (nut butters, salad oils and dressings, whipped topping mixtures, foods fried in oil — potato chips, French fries, doughnuts).
— Sunlight, smog, ozone and other environmental pollutants (photochemicals, cigarette smoke, herbicides) are additional causes of free radical formation. Even normal metabolism causes "internal radiation," resulting in free radicals.

The point is that free radicals abound, and they have an intimate relationship with oxygen. Free radicals, because they react with oxygen, may reduce your oxygen supply. And reduced oxygen may cause free radical damage. The exact mechanisms for reduced oxygen vary with the causes.

Antioxidants

Not every toxin taking a trip through your blood stream affects your cellular health. You do have a built-in protection system. Antioxidants are compounds or enzymes that oppose the enemy. (Among the antioxidants are vitamins A, C, and E; the minerals selenium and zinc; and the enzyme SOD, super oxide dimutase). You need antioxidants for guard duty, to control the oxidative reactions that burn food and create energy. When the free radicals and the antioxidant are out of balance problems arise. Then cells cannot operate in the normal fashion of healthy, aerobic respiratory metabolism.

An antioxidant is like the screen in front of your fireplace. It quenches the sparks as they form. If the fire in the fireplace is out of control, the screen is useless.
Another analogy: antioxidant/free radical metabolism is that of the automobile engine and its cooling system. The engine runs on the burning (or oxidation) of fuel, creating energy and heat, giving your car power to move. If the process is uncontrolled the engine destroys itself because of the heat it has generated. The cooling system keeps the temperature within a normal operating range. The oxidative reaction is the burning of the fuel; the antioxidant is the cooling system. Balance between these two functions is the critical factor, both for your car and for you.

So you see that oxygen is double-dealing. It can be flower or serpent, blowing hot or cold, supporting the very life it could destroy. The fireplace can provide warmth and comfort, but when the fire is out of control, the house may burn down.

Organic Germanium the most powerful mineral in the world: it builds the immune system and stimulates your ability to conserve and transport oxygen to the cells.

When you have a strong immune system your body is equipped to fight decease and ageing, creating longevity and a quality of life. Understanding the DNA of life, the bad as well as the good elements that affect our health, may be the most important issue to address in your quest for living.

The medical profession agrees, we must take charge of our own health, look to science for information and seek to have our doctors become are partners in health care. You as an individual can and must take charge, seek alternative ways to build and maintain a healthy body. Not one product will accomplish this, you must alter your life style, exercise, eat the right foods, avoid elements that will effect your health and be determined to accomplish this each and every day. The key is self-defense, being alert to your surroundings and asking questions.

Look for products like organic germanium and there are many that will assist you in reaching your health goals. How many times have you heard someone say well it is in my gene’s my father or mother died of the this decease and so will I, well only 23% of your gene’s can effect your path to good health, you are responsible for the remaining 77%