Dr. Bob McCauley's Health BLOG

By Bob McCauley

Frankincense – Boswellia (boswellia serrata) is a tree gum resin that has multiple health benefits which has been used for thousands of years.  It is the under-appreciated anti-inflammatory counterpart to Curcumin or Turmeric.

• Lowers Inflammation
• Reduces Joint Pain
• Immune Builder – Prevents Autoimmune problems
• Accelerates Healing Throughout the Body

Frankincense is also used as:

• Stress Relieving Bath-Soak
• Natural Hygiene Product
• Helps Removes Wrinkles
• Natural Household Cleaner
• Helps Relieves Indigestion
• Relieves Constipation
• Helps relieve IBS symptoms
• Good for Acne, inflamed skin
• Used to remove Scar tissues, Wounds, Stretch Marks
• Helps fight colds and flues
• Frankincense Oil Helps Balance Hormone Levels
• Acts as a Sleep Aid

Frankincense – Boswellia (boswellia serrata) is a tree gum resin that has multiple health benefits. It is the under-appreciated anti-inflammatory counterpart to Curcumin or Turmeric.

Frankincense is mentioned 17 times in the Bible and was one of the three gifts brought to our Lord, Jesus Christ. It was also offered to Moses. The LORD said to Moses, “Take for yourself spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an equal part of each.” Exodus 30:34

Frankincense is an anti-inflammatory herb and not as appreciated as Curcumin is for such use. Curcumin has quality human research trials in osteoarthritis, but Frankincense also does as well. Also known as frankincense, it has been burned as incense in religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. Frankincense  is widely regarded as an anti-inflammatory nutrient, wherein its primary active ingredient, acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA), inhibits the inflammatory enzyme 5-lipoxygenase. Excess 5-lipoxygenase is commonly found in joint pain,  respiratory conditions, allergies and cardiovascular issues. A number of new studies give insights into Frankincense, a unique nutrient, even expanding its potential usefulness.

Recent studies of Frankincense reveal the ayurvedic medicine to have many health benefits: arthritis, diarrhea, dysentery, ringworm, boils, fevers, cardiovascular diseases, skin and blood diseases, bad throat, bronchitis, asthma, cough, vaginal discharges, mouth sores, jaundice, hemorrhoids, syphilitic diseases, hair loss, irregular menstrual cycle and it acts as a liver stimulant which helps to detoxify the liver.

A plethora of studies have been performed on Frankincense in recent years, supporting its anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory uses. It has been demonstrated to lower cholesterol, prevent plaque buildup, and cleanse the liver.

1.       Boosts Stomach Acid Production

ACV is rich in acetic acid, which has been clinically shown to boost stomach acid production in folks with low stomach acid production.

2.       Healthy Cholesterol

Studies have shown that ACV can protect cholesterol from oxidation or damage, which is the main risk of high cholesterol. (1,2) ACV has also been shown to support healthy cholesterol and triglycerides. (2)

3.       Healthy Weight Loss

ACV has been shown in numerous studies to support healthy weight loss compared to groups not ingesting ACV. ACV has also been shown to naturally reduce the amount of calories consumed, triggering a natural calorie-restrictive diet. (1,2)

4.       Healthy Blood Sugar

Many studies have shown that ACV has strong anti-glycemic, healthy blood sugar-supporting properties. In fact, in one study, it lowered an insulin response to sugar by 20%. (1,2) Studies suggest that ACV may prevent the complete digestion of sugars and simple carbohydrates. (2)

5.       Less Cravings

After a bread or bagel meal, ACV supported better energy and satiety compared to a group that did not ingest ACV. (1,2)

6.       Powerful Antioxidant

ACV is rich in antioxidants, such as polyphenols that have been shown to reduce the incidence of degenerative health concerns. Antioxidants are active in the lymphatic system, which supports the body’s immunity as well as detoxification. The antioxidants in ACV are particularly effective in mitigating the oxidizing impact of stress. (1,2)

7.       Topical Disinfectant

ACV has been shown to have antimicrobial properties for topical skin applications. Vinegar has been used for cleaning and treating nail fungus, head lice, warts, and ear infections. (1,2)

8.       Improves Assimilation of Nutrients

ACV also has been found to slow gastric emptying, which may allow the food to be more effectively broken down in the stomach – resulting in better assimilation of nutrients. (1,3)

9.       Inhibits Candida

ACV has been shown to have anti-fungal properties against Candida spp. in a study to determine the efficacy in treating oral candida. (4)

10.    Blood Pressure Support

Studies have shown that ACV helps to support healthy blood pressure levels by increasing the absorption of calcium from the large intestines, which is linked to lower blood pressure. (1)

Suggested dose

Take 1 teaspoon – 1 tablespoon with 8-12 ounces of water 15-30 minutes before meals for 1-2 months to achieve the desired results.

Precautions

ACV is not recommended for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. ACV may lower blood sugar levels, therefore, patients on diabetes medications should monitor their blood sugar levels closely and consult with their primary care physician before beginning a regimen that includes ACV, as the combination may cause blood sugar levels to drop too much. Dose adjustments may be necessary for diabetes medications that are taken.

Moderate Interaction: Patients on Digoxin (Lanoxin), Insulin, or Diuretics should exercise caution, as these medicines can lower potassium levels. Large amounts of ACV can decrease potassium levels as well, and the combination may result in a potassium deficiency.

Thanks to: The Hearty Soul

By Dr. Bob McCauley

“Each of the Spices contained in my 7 Spice Blend is known to aid the digestive process. I wanted to design an Organic spice blend that would not only taste good, but one that also aides in the digestive process.  Since all disease starts in the digestive tract, it is imperative that what you put into it will be something that is beneficial to your digestion and therefore your health.”  Dr. Bob McCauley

Ingredients: Organic Turmeric Powder

• Organic Cumin Powder

• Organic Coriander Powder 

• Organic Paprika Powder

• Organic Curry Powder

• Organic Hungarian Paprika Powder

• Organic Cardamom Powder.

By Dr. Bob McCauley

I don’t care if it’s California telling parents: “You are going to vaccinate your children if you want to send them to our government run schools” or the Italian government telling parents: “Put your kids on a vegan diet and you’ll go to jail.”

If parliamentarian Elvira Savino has her way, Italian parents
who insist on a vegan diet for their children will risk up to four years in jail.

Savino, from the conservative Forza Italia party, has put forward a law that would hold parents legally responsible for feeding their children on “a diet devoid of elements essential for healthy and balanced growth”, according to its text.  SRN News

If you think either one of these threats from the government are okay, and that’s it’s okay to let the government tell you how to raise your children, and go as far as to say “We will dictate to you what you are allowed and not allowed to put into your children bodies” then you are all in for fascism and don’t have a clue what real freedom is.  Freedom means doing what you want to do as long as it does not interfere with another person or their activities or in some way harm them.  If you can demonstrate to me that my child is actually in danger from what I am feeding or not feeding them then you may have a case.

But to just say that this kind of diet is dangerous and this one is not is about as arbitrary as it gets.  How about putting your kids on a fast food diet and taking them to McDonalds or Taco Bell 3 or 4 times a week, feeding them junk cereals that have little if any nutrition in them for breakfast? How about letting your kids eat garbage at the ball park, such as hot dogs (what’s in them), popcorn, soft drinks, candy?  This is what is essentially known as “The American Diet” – not that it’s much better in other places in the world, at the places I’ve been, because they do the same thing we do.  Other parents such as myself never allowed my children to eat any kind of junk when they were growing up.

If you’re a responsible parent and you want  the best for your children go see the Documentary VAXXED which was pulled from a film festival after the actor Robert DeNiro was threatened “pull it or else.”   The vaccination industry is a complete scam because billions of dollars are at stake.  Here is the government at its worst: NO SHOT. NO DAYCARE. NO SCHOOL. EVERY CHILD. EVERY VACCINE.  SB 277 SIGNED INTO LAW AND IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016.  We own the schools, we run the schools, you pay taxes for them whether you use them or not.  Vaccinate your kids or else.

Raising your children on the foods you want them to be raised on is no different.  It’s an issue of freedom, not the government telling you they know the facts better than you do, when in fact they don’t.

“I have nothing against vegans or veganism as long as it is a free choice by adults,” Elvira Savino told Reuters in a telephone interview on Wednesday, days after she presented the proposed law in the lower house Chamber of Deputies.   “I just find it absurd that some parents are allowed to impose their will on children in an almost fanatical, religious way, often without proper scientific knowledge or medical consultation,” she said.  SRN News

Good to know that I’m a religious fanatic because I have been a vegetarian since 1980, vegan since 1998.  Both my two boys were raised vegetarian.  Both are adults and are incredibly healthy.  They were both track and cross country stars in their high school. They were rarely sick as children, and only with a cold or flu when they were.  The reason is that they used spirulina and chlorella for the protein source.  These are the two most powerful foods in the world which are vastly superior to animal protein, but don’t tell that to Elvira Savino because she won’t listen to you.  She’s dug in, and her mind is made up that vegans are idiots who can destroy their own lives if they want, but not their kids.

If the government can tell you what to do with your children – what you will feed them and what substances you MUST put into them – then freedom is gone and tyranny is here – and it’s here to stay.

By Dr. Bob McCauley

I was in Taiwan May 2015 and had a complete physical while I was there.  We did this in Taiwan because that’s where my wife is from and she was able to arrange it, and it was only US$500.  In Michigan where I live it would have cost at least US$3500.  It took 4 hours to complete all the tests.  The hospital team measured my BMI, bone density, ultra sounds for my organs, heart scan, x-ray, blood tests, and on and on.  Results posted below.  

Two weeks later I learned the results: Perfect.  Nothing was out the acceptable range accept my bilirubin, which was elevated.  But that was because I was fasting, which they had insisted I do 8 hours before the tests.  I got some life insurance a couple of years ago and they did a complete blood workup. It also came back Perfect.  To be clear, I am not special because ANYONE can do what I am doing.  The only difference is that I am actually doing it.

If you stop to think about this, when you fast before a Physical Examination you are getting a profile of your blood and overall health profile at its very best because fasting is the healthiest thing we can do.  When we fast, we allow the blood to clear therefore it looks better than it usually does.  For instance, if you ate a fast food meal of a burger and fries then your blood would look terrible afterward.

Fasting for 8 hours is nothing.  I fast daily for 12 hours nearly every day.  I eat at 7pm and I don’t eat again till 11am or noon, so I can fast which allows my body to rest, repair and rejuvenate itself.   I accomplished great blood results by following my 7 Component Health Protocol.

The results of my Complete Physical Exam are below:

Serves 1

Ingredients:
2 oz. vodka
6 oz. Beet Bloody Mary mix (recipe below)

Instructions:
Combine over ice, mix well, and serve.

Beet Bloody Mary mix
2 1/2 bottles by Chloe. Cuckoo’s Nest Juice (a cold-pressed juice with beet, apple, romaine, lemon, and ginger)
1/2 cup fresh ginger
1/4 cup tamari
1/2 cup horseradish
4 celery stalks
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 T garlic powder
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tsp. Sriracha
1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.

Courtesy of by Chloe.

By Dr. Bob McCauley

• Provides Calcium to the Bones
• Has No Taste 
• 100% Water Soluble
• Easily Absorbed By the Body because of L-Threonate 
• Use at Least 2 hour After Magnesium 
• Calcium Strengthens Bones
• Calcium Stabilizes Weight
• Calcium Prevents Kidney Stones
• Calcium Maintains Healthy Teeth and Gums
• Calcium Protects Cardiac Muscles
• Calcium Ensures a Healthy Alkaline pH Level
• Calcium Assists in Transportation of Nutrients
• Calcium Helps Prevent PMS
• Calcium Helps Blood Stablity

By now you know about Magtein, Magnesium Threonate, which is the only type of Magnesium that is capable of crossing the brain/blood barrier and effectively feed the brain that mineral, which turns out to be critical to brain function.  It’s the most amazing form of Magnesium ever developed.  Kudos to Dr. Guosong Liu, one of the world’s leading cognitive health researchers.

Now we have the same concept for Calcium.  We have linked Calcium with the amino acid
L-Threonate to make it many times more absorbent by the body, thus allowing it to provide calcium for your bones, which studies show.

By Dr. Bob McCauley

Known as the Mushroom of Immortality, Chaga (Inonotus Obliquus, AKA Cinder conk, birch conk. clinker polypore) is a mushroom that typically is a parasite that grows on birch trees in colder climates such as northern Michigan, the Adirondack Mountains, Russia and Canada.  It is – without doubt – one of the scariest-looking, yet healthiest mushrooms on the planet.

• Immune Builder
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-viral
• Powerful Antioxidant
• Regulates Cholesterol Levels
• Balances Blood Pressure
• Balances Blood Sugar
• Balances Hormones

• Contains Antioxidants Polyphenols and Phenols and melanin.
• High in Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
• Contains B vitamins
• Contains zinc, copper and manganese.

Chaga’s main active compounds are derived from the bark of the host birch trees on which it grows, mainly Betulin.  The Chaga mushroom essentially sucks the life-force out of the birch tree and over time will cause great harm to it.  Therefore, proper harvesting of the Chaga mushroom is imperative in order to save the birch tree and make sure the Chaga mushroom also grow back.  Dr. Bob’s Chaga Mushroom are harvested in such as a fashion that preserves the birch tree yet allows the Chaga mushroom to grow back.  If you simply take all the Chaga off the mushroom at once it will help the birch, but the Chaga will not grow back.  Using our method of sustainable harvesting in which we cut off most of the Chaga mushroom while leaving the Chaga spore attached, reinvigorates the birch tree and allows the Chaga mushroom to grow back.  We are one of the only companies that harvests Chaga in this sustainable manner.   Most Chaga harvesters simply remove the entire Chaga mushroom which helps the birch tree, but does not allow for the Chaga to grow back.

The sterile Chaga conk which bursts through the bark of the tree is very rich in Beta-D-Glucans and medicinal mushroom derived Beta-Glucans are highly prized for their ability to support the immune system.  Chaga mushroom also contains Phyto-sterols and Betulinic Acid, all of which are powerful therapeutic ingredients.  Betulinic Acid is unique to Chaga and is derived from the Betulin which is present in birch bark.  Betulinic acid is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid which has antiretroviral, antimalarial, and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as a more recently discovered potential as an immune support agent, by inhibition of topoisomerase.  Ulcers and stomach inflammation, pain, nerve damage, low blood sugar, Antimicrobial, Immune support, balance Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels, Cardio-protection, Protection from DNA Damage, Antiviral, Antioxidants including Polysaccharides, Beta-D-Glucans, Phytosterols, Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD). Antrodia cinnamomea is also an immune building mushroom, but this one is only found in Taiwan.

As an adaptogen, CHAGA is the ideal supplement for everybody, stimulating the body’s immune system and ability to heal itself. It is used as a tonic so it can be consumed daily with no side effects. There are no contraindications known.  Chaga make great tea and have NO TASTE at all!  

By Dr. Bob McCauley

• RIBOSE Improves Athletic Performance
• RIBOSE Increases Endurance
• RIBOSE Supports Cardiovascular System
• RIBOSE is a Low Glycemic Sugar
• RIBOSE is the Backbone of the ATP structure
• ATP is where the body gets energy
• RIBOSE Reduces recovery time
• RIBOSE Increases energy supplies in heart and muscle tissue
• RIBOSE Improves cardiac efficiency
• RIBOSE Increases tolerance of low oxygen environments
• RIBOSE exists in every cell of the body
• RIBOSE improves physical performance of inactive people
• The more RIBOSE that is available to the body, the more quicky ATP levels return to normal.
• RIBOSE reduces muscle pain and fatigue
• RIBOSE rejuvenates cardiac and skeletal muscles

RIBOSE is a sugar (polysaccharide) produced by the body and is used in the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate).  ATP  is a critically important enzyme that creates the energy currency molecule. ATP is the most commonly used “energy currency” of cells from most organisms. It is formed from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), and needs energy for its formation.

When you exercise, some of the ATP that your body uses for energy is lost from your cells and must be replaced. Ribose is the only compound the body uses as a starting point to replace these energy-producing molecules. However, ribose production in the heart and skeletal muscles is a slow process, and cannot always keep up with the loss of energy during ischemia (insufficient blood flow) or strenuous, intensive exercise. Under normal conditions, it may take several days to completely restore ATP molecules that are lost due to poor circulation or intensive exercise.

RIBOSE improves athletic performance which increases the body’s ability to exercise by boosting muscle energy. It has been found to improve symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and coronary artery disease. RIBOSE is used to prevent symptoms such as cramping, pain, and stiffness after exercise.

RIBOSE is given intravenously in order to image the extent of damaged heart muscle in people with coronary artery disease.

• Fatigue and exhaustion often occur as a result of depletion of the vital molecule called ATP in human muscle.
• Injured or heavily used muscle is particularly vulnerable to low ATP supply and is slow to recover those levels.
• RIBOSE  improves the cardivasclar system  following heart attacks by improving how the heart pumps blood in people with congestive heart failure.
• Better heart muscle function after RIBOSE supplementation can lead to better delivery of energy-rich blood to skeletal muscles, revving them up for increased activity.
• Increased ATP levels in skeletal muscle following RIBOSE supplementation can help to reduce the muscle pain and fatigue that prevent people from keeping up their vital exercise regimens.