Alchemist Lab

Blood tests are essential monitoring tools in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect or are affected by the blood in your body. Patients suffering from diseases of the liver – also known as hepatic diseases – must monitor their blood on a regular basis at intervals determined by their health care provider, according to the type of disease, its severity and its progression.

At Alchemist Lab, we use blood tests as an important aspect of determining the best natural approach to treating each patient with Hepatitis or other infectious disease.

In this article, you’ll learn about the use of blood tests as an indicator of the stage of Liver Disease, as well as how to interpret the results (“numbers”) associated with several of the most common tests. In addition, we’ve provided a guide to some treatment protocols (natural supplements) that we prescribe for blood-related conditions. (more…)

At Alchemist Lab, we’re always looking for the best natural treatment protocols for hepatitis and other infectious diseases, and the conditions and symptoms that accompany those illnesses.

This article features some recent additions to our Apothecary – three antiviral supplements that we recommend and prescribe for treating hepatitis and other infectious diseases.

Naringenin

The first antiviral supplement is the bioflavinoid Naringenin, which is the bitter principle (constituent) of grapefruit.

The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) moves from cell to cell by latching onto very low density lipoprotein (vLDL, which is thought of as the “bad” cholesterol). Naringenin inhibits the cellular secretion of vLDL. So like statin drugs, Naringenin has the ability to lower HCV viral loads by interfering with the ability of the virus to move.

Quercetin (Optimized)

Quercetin is another bioflavinoid that is most well known for treating allergies.

HCV depends upon two different heat shock proteins (HSP #40 & 70) for viral replication. Quercetin inhibits the synthesis of these HSPs, thus lowering viral load.

The other important ramification of how Quercitin works in the body is that by affecting a cellular mechanism rather than the virus directly, viral resistance is not a factor.

Jungle Brew Herbal Combination

Our favorite recent addition to our antiviral supplements is our proprietary Dragon Heart Jungle Brew Herbal Combination (“Jungle Brew” for short).

Many of our best products at Alchemist Lab (such as Oxymatrine, and now Jungle Brew) were introduced to us when we followed up on reports by patients, who asked us to evaluate what they read on the Internet. We are both skeptical and open-minded in tracking down claims of herbal antiviral success.

Originally we at Alchemist Lab saw reports of high-dose Phyllanthus (Chanca Piedra) and Uncaria Tomentosa (Cat’s Claw) being used to knock out the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and our research indicated that these two natural herbs indeed offer an effective natural treatment.

Jungle Brew is a mixture of herbs from the rainforest of South America, including Uncaria Tomentosa and Phyllanathus Niruri.

Phyllanthus is broadly distributed around the world, including growing in India and Indonesia. We chose South America as a fresher, cleaner source of medicines, especially since we work with companies providing South American herbs that we trust more than their Asian counterparts. In developing the formula for Jungle Brew, we added in Jergon Sacha, Picao Preto, Sarasparilla, Honeysuckle Bud, and Patrinia Alba.

Jungle Brew has wide applicability in treating several infections, including Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C, Lyme Disease and fungal infections.

Patients we’ve prescribed Jungle Brew have reported extremely positive feedback. For example, one patient reported that his fungal nails started clearing up when he added this natural herbal mixture to his extensive treatment protocol. Hence we started using Jungle Brew as an antifungal, often adding in Pau D’arco as well for this purpose.

Although patients are reporting excellent results with Jungle Brew, we’re still fine-tuning this herbal formula. Mulungu and Amargo are two herbs that we’re testing and tasting for possible inclusion later. Tasting, because at Alchemist Lab we pride ourselves on creating herbal formulas that taste good (or are at least palatable) instead of the bitter taste that many people associate with herbal formulas.

Seeking Patient Feedback

At Alchemist Lab, we’re constantly seeking the very best natural treatments and constantly seeking to improve – especially when it comes to our own Dragon Heart proprietary herbal formulas.

We welcome your feedback about your experience with any of the products mentioned in this article. We’re especially interested in learning about any changes in viral loads as indicated by lab reports. Please visit the “Contact Alchemist Lab” page to find out out to contact us by phone, fax and via e-mail.

High-fructose corn syrup is as damaging to the liver as alcohol.

Although you might consider this a controversial statement, understanding it is actually quite simple:  Both corn syrup and alcohol are metabolized by similar pathways in the liver.

This article focuses on the results of the intake of high levels of corn syrup, which is highly concentrated fructose. Fruit also contains fructose, but fruit also contains fiber that slows the absorption of fructose. Flooding the body with fructose beyond its adaptive mechanisms is what causes problems; not eating fruit.

Fructose is metabolized by the liver and is stored as fat in amounts that common table sugar (glucose) is not. Glucose metabolism is bottlenecked by a regulatory enzyme that raises insulin, which elevates leptin levels, which in turn suppressive appetite. Both alcohol and high fructose lack the regulatory framework that governs glucose metabolism.

Recent animal studies have confirmed that high fructose consumption leads directly to fatty liver. Research in adult humans consuming fructose-sweetened beverages for just ten weeks found that they gained belly fat, raised triglycerides, and became more insulin resistant.

Excessive fructose increases uric acid, which in turn raises blood pressure.  Uric acid inhibits nitric oxide which is a prime mechanism for lowering blood pressure.

Fructose also increases inflammation in the liver by initiating an enzyme that is appropriately named “Junk 1.”

The Hepatitis C virus rides on a carrier of vLDL (very low density lipoproteins), which is how it moves from cell to cell.  At the very end of the fructose pathway is vLDL, where fructose produces high levels of bad cholesterols.

Therefore, at Alchemist Lab, we prescribe:

Lowering or fully eliminating products containing high-fructose corn syrup from your diet.

Eating more fruits and vegetables as a means of getting your natural source of both fructose and fiber.

Taking Naringenin (the substance that makes grapefruit taste bitter) to inhibit the formation of vLDL, which in turn reduces high levels of bad cholesterols and helps keep bad cholesterol levels lowered.

CLICK HERE to learn more about and purchase Naringenin.