We are in the world of Kyolic Garlic, the world’s most popular propriety garlic which,we are told, is specially aged for 20months to make it about 50 times more active than natural garlic. It is the handiwork of Wakunaga, a Japanese company. The honour goes to Manji Wakunaga who set up the company in 1955. The credit goes as well to Dr Eugene Schnell, a former German professor from Berlin University who migrated to Japan in the 1930’s. In his work of Japan’s drug administration,he concluded that the Japanese needed a nutritional supplement to protect and nurture their health against ravages of the First World War. Wakunaga and Eugene schnell met,and Dr Eugene schnall proposed the idea of Kyolic Garlic to wakunaga in the Wakunaga company. Kyolic Garlic became a success in Japan from where the Wakunaga of America was set up. It is this American subsidiary which has taken Kyolic garlic all over the world and made it the subject of more than 800 scientific peer-reviewed studies.
Nigeria’s shrunken economy must have held many varieties of Kyolic garlic back in Japan. For, last week, I found no more than about six formulations or brands on many shelves, whereas the 1990s could boast of about 20
On the shelves last week were Kyolic Blood Sugar Balance Kyolic Immune, Kyolic Blood Pressure Health, Kyolic Cardiovascular, Kyolic Circulation, and Kyolic Cholesterol.
Central to all Kyolic Garlic products is aged garlic. What separates them from one another for specialised tasks are the medicinal herbs which are formulated into the mother aged garlic product as in…
Kyolic Blood Sugar Balance
This formula combines aged garlic with Salacia, Bitter melon, Chromium Picolinate and Niacin (Vitamin B3). The control of blood sugar is important in the management of hypertension and heart diseases because elevated blood sugar may be a risk factor in diabetes which, in turn, may drive those factors which cause heart disease and diabetes. Salacia is draped in Greek mythology as the Queen of the salty sea. So beautiful was she that Neptune, god of deep sea,wanted to marry her. But she preferred to keep her virginity and, so, escaped from Neptune’s watch. Neptune repeatedly sent a nymph after Salacia who yielded to marry Neptune and share the throne, for which reason the nymph was rewarded with a place in heaven.
Back to terra-firma, Salacia is a salacious healing herb in many respects. It is well known for treating diabetes. But it also has commendations in the treatment of asthma, gonorrhea, joint pains (rhematism), itchiness, thirst and menstrual challenges, among other problems.
Bitter Melon, another component of Kyolic Blood Sugar Balance, is a well known herb in Nigeria where it is sold in proprietary blend powder or capsule as Karela after its Indian name. My friends who regularly use Karela as a food supplement applaud it for its anti-diabetes effects. When a young man with diabetes of over 300 counts was introduced to me and I said he could crash it to normal in two weeks, he was skeptical. He was advised to combine Karela with Chanka Piedra and Blood Sugar Metabolism (Kyolic Blood Sugar) from another network. In the first week, his sugar count crashed by more than 100 units. By the third week, he was on 68 counts. The dosages were then reduced. Today, he adds a products named Daily Build to his regimen. Like another product named C24/7 both of which I take with an antioxidant drink before bed, Daily Build contains almost all the nutrients the body systems require at cellular level. There is an ingredient in Blood Sugar Metabolism which named Gymnester–Sylvester. It is said to help the revival or regeneration of the damaged pancreas, a cause of diabetes.
Chromium Picolinate, another sugar burner, is in Kyolic Blood Sugar and Blood Sugar Metabolism. Diabetes is believed to be widespread today because most processed foods such as rice, bread, cube sugar, oat have little or no Chromium in them. More than 96 per cent of the Chromium in rice is believed to be lost during its processing. Yet it is Chromium in carbohydrate foods which ushers blood sugar into the cell through the cell membrane. The absence of Chromium as a company of blood sugar is thought to be the cause of Insulin Resistance. This is a situation which Insulin is present in blood sugar and is ready to burn it in the cell to provide energy but the cell membrane would resist the attempt of Insulin to help blood sugar cross inside.
Niacin, the last ingredient in Kyolic Blood Sugar Balance, may be a double-edged sword. It helps to improve sluggish blood circulation to which diabetics may be subject, and it helps to raise High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), the good cholesterol , and lower triglyceride count, thereby preventing dangerous cardiovascular events such as heary, heart attack and stroke. But it is known to raise blood sugar in diabetics and non-diabetics alike. It is, perhaps, for this reason that it is escooned among three sugar burners in the sugar-burning formula.
Kyolic Immune
Immunity is the bedrock of survival. As we humans inhabit different nations on the earth, and as we have choice locations in which we live in our nations or towns, there are inestimable population of germs and parasite species which like to live in our bodies and in specific organ locations within the body. Kyolic Immune is designed to strengthen human immunity and, thereby, prevent colonisation of the body or its organs by microbes and parasites.
The job of Kyolic Immune is to prevent their ingress by stimulating the immune system to do its work. This system comprises mobile cells and cells in immobile organs. Ingredients in Kyolic Immune which nurture and empower them include Vitamins, herbs and mushrooms. Vitamins A, C and E are immune builders. Vitamin B complex, through Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 and Folic acid, “defrost” or dissolve Homocysteine build-up in blood vessels which may damage them and cause hypertension and heart disease. Vitamin D is now recognised for preventing and helping out in cancer treatment. Also, it is being suggested that Vitamin D deficient persons are likely to be more prone to COVID-19 infection than those with a surfeit of it. Mushroom is popular among village Nigerians. Some accidentally eat the poisonous varieties and die. But mushrooms such as Shitake and Mistake are immunity building mushrooms. In a complex web of relationships, the immune system contributes to the repair of wear and rear in daily living processes and seeks to normalise blood pressure, a precursor to cardiovascular problems which affects about 60 per cent of human population.
Kyolic Blood Pressure Health
In this product, we find Nattokinase (NK), Suntheanine(L-Theanine). There are, usual, other components such as Magnesium Stearate. Nattokinase is the secret of the silk worm. It grows, like the chick, in a shell. The chick cracks the egg shell when it is mature to live in the free world. As for the silk worm, it secrets a powerful chemical to dissolve its tough cocoon. As children, we couldn’t crack these cocoons with knives or stone to bring out the silk worm and roast them for food. So, we battered them with cutlasses(machetes) or axes. What took us so much energy to accomplish, the silk worm did by producing a substance which looked like its saliva. This substance easily dissolved the cocoon shell as though it was a piece of paper in the hands of a child at play. Scientists studied the substance and reproduced it. Nattokinase was born for the dissolution of hard tissue in the body, including uterine fibroids. What could dissolve the hard cocoon would dissolve retrograde tissue!
In cardiovascular diseases, Nattokinase helps to break up blood clots in heart attacks, strokes and other conditions. Thus, Nattokinase by improving blood flow, can reduce strains on the heart which may cause heart attack. COVID-19 has been put up as a systemic infection in which the virus ravages practically all the organs, causing inflammation and blood clotting. Some doctors have even said autopsies suggest the formation of “cement” in the lungs. This may be a serious calcification complication. Nattokinase may help if it breaks in hand tissue and other congestions.
The suggested use of Nattokinase as a blood clot vanisher reminds me of Fagara. The Yoruba’s call it Orin Ata (Pepperish chewing stick). For centuries, it had been used to clean the mouth for gum and teeth health until Pharmacognosy Professor Abayomi Sofowora of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and his research team investigated it for possible use in sickle cell anemia crisis and began to publish their findings in 1972. They found that it prevented sickling among red blood cells and, thereby, stopped them from producing blood clots which may worsen blood circulation and oxygen deprivation during a crisis. Since this phenomenon also presents as a COVID-19 symptom, may it not be a good idea to keep a bottle in the first aid box? This remedy may be made by washing Fagara root in Cider Vinegar or Saline solution, thereafter chopping it into pieces and seeping the cut in a bottle of Aromatic spirit or a good, sulfite free wine. For people who may not be able to stand alcohol, they may have to make a water infusion kept in sunlight from sunrise to sunset to solarise it, that is to imbue it with solar energy from the universe. This preparation may be used for many purposes. For according to Google:
“They are considered antiseptic, analgesic and diaphoretic (inducing perspiration). Root or stem bark macerations, decoctions or infusions are widely taken to treat malaria, sickle cell anaemia, tuberculosis, paralysis, oedema and general body weakness”.
Our forefathers in Yoruba land say we do not wait for evil to fall upon us before we begin to challenge or fight it. When we hear it is on the way, we set a trap for it far ahead of its arrival and capture it in that trap.
As for Suntheanine (L-Theanine), it brings to the table such benefits to the control of high blood pressure by reducing stress and inducing relaxation. To the bargain, L-Theanine may help to improve cognitive functions, endow better mental focus and improve sleep quality.
Kyolic Cardiovascular.
Cardio stands for heart, vascular for vessels. So, this Kyolic variant is for heart and blood vessel health. Basically, there are three types of blood vessels: the artery, the vein and the capillary. Arteries are blood vessels which transport oxygenated blood from the heart to all organs of the body. They are meant to be supple and maleable, but may become hardened and resistant to pressure, thereby creating tension and elevation of blood pressure. Kyolic Cardiovascular seeks to address optimal health in this system with aged garlic extract powder, whey, Alginic acid (sea weed), Silica, Cellulose and Magnesium stearate (vegetable source).
WHEY is a high quality protein. It is obtained from the liquid milk which separated from milk during cheese production. All essential amino acids are present in it. These amino acids are the ones the body cannot make on its own by converting one amino acid into another and must, therefore, be derived directly from the diet. A deficiency of these essential amino acid means that the building blocks of proteins in the body would be incomplete, and cellular structures would become abnormal. Some of the health benefits of Whey protein is promotion of muscle growth, lowering of blood cholesterol levels, reduction of blood pressure, improvement of Type II diabetes symptoms, enhancement of antioxidant defences, fighting of inflammation, etc.
Alginic Acid is highly soluble, absorbing between 200 to 300 times in weight of water, for which reason it finds use as a hydrant in esophageal reflux. There are various plants which go by the name Sea Weed from which Alginic is extracted. Some of them are Kombu, Wakeme, Kijiji, Dulse and Kelp, among others. Among them, my favourite bis Kelp with stimulates a sluggish thyroid gland and is, therefore, useful in cases of hypothyroidism, low blood pressure and where it is necessary to increase the metabolic rate and trim excess weight. Sea weed are rich in Potassium. Many studies associate primary hypertension with potassium deficiency, which is why some nutrition inclined doctors advise their patients to eat banana, Avocado pear, unripe plantain and other potassium rich fruits, vegetables and foods. Population and animal studies keep telling us that increased consumption not potassium decreases blood pressure. What’s more, sea weed is blessed with Iodine, a chemical which enables the thyroid gland to produce its hormones and function properly.
Silica, the last major ingredient of Kyolic Cardiovascular, is a hardner, cellular cement which prevents vessel leakages and the “homeopathic surgeon” of old. It got this nickname in the days when there were not enough knife welding surgeons to “cut” and “stitch” cut tissue. For Silica does dissolve degraded tissue. Modern studies of Silica say is present in tissues such as those of bones, joints, eye, teeth and skin, glands and organs. Silica takes Calcium in and out of the bone, maintaining a healthy balance of this mineral in the bone, preventing fragility and sustaining skeletal integrity. In a Chinese study, 42,572 workers exposed to crystaline Silica were followed from 1960 to 2003. In this period, 2,846 of them died of heart disease and pulmonary disease. The conclusion was that “low levels of crystalline Silica exposure was associated with increased mortality from heart disease, including pulmonary heart disease and ischemic heart disease”. The researchers added that high Silica exposure increased only the scale of pulmonary heart disease. In several studies, Silica has prevented atherosclerosis or blockages of the arteries, a cause of heart disease.
Kyolic Circulation
This product has 600mg of Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract powder per capsule. To it is added Vitamin E, Hawthorn berry and Cayenne pepper. It is meant for healthy blood circulation. Garlic is a blood thinner on its own. In this formula, it finds blood-thinner co-workers in Vitamin E and Cayenne pepper. In Hawthorn, as explained in other parts of this series, there is potential to dialate the heart arteries to make more blood flow through them, thereby lowering blood pressure. There is, also, a capacity to increase the mechanical pump action of the heart and reduce need of oxygen by the heart muscles as they do this. This is a good complement to Vitamin E which helps the systems to maximize little oxygen content, as shown in the experience of mountain climbers who do well on Vitamin E supplements on high altitudes where oxygen supply is scanty. Besides, Vitamin E is an anti-oxidant good for heart health. The shutte Brothers of Canada in 1948 opened the eyes of many doctors to the benefits of Vitamin E for heart health. Dr. Wilfred Shutte and Dr. Evans Shutte, of Ontario, Canada, helped many heart patients regainterol their health using Vitamin E in experiments, which brought this antioxidants Vitamin to limelight about 20 years after.
Kyolic Cholesterol
There, again, Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract powder is the base ingredient. Garlic should handle elevated cholesterol, anyway, other factors being equal. Among these other factors are a good supply of vitamins, and minerals in the diet, which the liver requires to convert excess cholesteatoma to bile salts. In the wisdom of Wakunaga , the company which produces Kyolic garlic, has added to it Lecithin, Silica and Magnesium Stearate. Lecithin, commerically extracted from Soya beans, has displayed the capacity to emulsify, that is, dissolve fats, increase the count of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), the good cholesterol and lower that of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), and dangerous cholesterol. Beyond its benefits for heart health. Lecithin enhances memory, supports nerve function, promotes sleep, provides energy, fights inflammation, supports liver function, staves off dementia and aids digestion among other uses in the body.
In conclusion of the series,ladies and gentlemen,I believed that is evident that mother nature has medicines in her treasure trove for Hypertension and heart disease.
