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HEALTHY PROMOTION





           Support



           your health,




           naturally






           When your body needs support
           during medical treatment, these
           nutritional products could help

















                                         FOCUS ON                                         REDUCE SIDE
                                         HAIR LOSS                                           EFFECTS
                                     The most commonly known                              A study with herbal yeast
                                     side effect of chemotherapy                          supplement Strath* in 177
                                     is hair loss. Although the use                     radiotherapy patients showed
                                      of supplements should be                          positive results in reducing the
                                     discussed with your doctor, a                        side effects of treatment.
                                     specific hair supplement may                        Along with improvements in
                                     help. Silicea capsules are high                      physical activity, appetite,
                                     in the essential silica mineral,                     subjective condition and
                                     along with key nutrients, which                     haemoglobin concentration,
                                     can help maintain normal hair                      patients taking Strath showed
                                      growth, while improving the                        positive weight development
                                     skin’s moisture and elasticity.                    compared to the control group.
              FIGHT UTIs                                          EASE THE
             A common side effect of                                QUEASE
              chemotherapy can be                              Ginger has a long history of
           increased risk of urinary tract                      use in providing relief from
            infections. This is because                         nausea. In fact, the NHS                          *“Schweiz. Zschr. GanzheitsMedizin” 8(6), 1996, F.H. Schwarzenbach, K.W. Brunner
           along with lowered immunity,                        suggests consuming ginger-
             chemotherapy drugs can                             flavoured drinks or boiled
            aggravate the urinary tract.                        sweets before and during
              Bladapure combines                                treatment. But don’t over-
             D-mannose with organic                           indulge – a US study identified
            cranberry and key nutrients                        that just 1-2g was enough to
             to create an inhospitable                         ease symptoms, equivalent
            environment for E.coli, the                        to just two to three Gin Gins
             main cause of infection.                              candies per day.


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