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Grapefruit seed extract (GSE) is an extremely useful,
non-toxic, health-enhancing extract. In its diluted form, GSE
has many practical applications, both topically and internally.
First discovered in the Caribbean Island of Barbados, the
grapefruit tree was brought to Florida in 1823 for commercial
cultivation. It wasn’t until 1919 that Yugoslavian-born
physicist, Dr. Jacob Harich, discovered GSE’s health
properties.
Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) was first examined for its antiparasitic benefits. Then
for it’s ability to preserve and protect fruits and vegetables
by inhibiting not only parasitic infection, but also fungi and
bacteria. By the 1990’s, GSE was widely recommended for use by
holistic health care professionals to protect the body from
undesirable microorganisms.
The object of study and recommendation was not the entire
grapefruit, nor its juice, but an extract derived from the
grapefruit’s seed, pulp and white membrane. This extremely
bitter extract was shown to be acidic and non-toxic, with
antimicrobial and antibacterial properties.
GSE has since been shown to protect against a broad spectrum
of bacteria, including salmonella, staphyloccus, streptococcus
and e-coli. It can also strongly inhibit many types of fungi and
yeast. One of its most common applications is for Candida
Albicans (excessive yeast). Due to its low pH level, it leaves
good flora in the system untouched, while destroying the bad.
The antiparasitic action of GSE is effective against
microorganisms and parasites, including Giardia Lamblia and
Entamoeba Histolytica. These parasites infect humans and animals
typically via water contamination and cause diarrhea and
dysentery. This broad spectrum of applications and uses makes
GSE a traveler’s must.
A mysterious skin disease is
currently spreading across Florida, Texas, and California. Doctors
are searching for solutions/answers on how to stop this epidemic. The disease,
called Morgellon’s Disease, is a parasite-like infection that literally makes
the infected person’s skin crawl. The disease has already been found
in thousands of patients in Florida, Texas and California. Since the recent
outbreak of "The Mystery Disease, called Morgellon’s Disease", we have
had many success stories with the use of the Agrisept-L®. To read more
about Morgellon's Disease click here.
Common external uses for GSE include as a mouthwash, and for
cold sores, acne, head lice, athletes’ foot, nail fungi and
warts. As an added benefit, when used as a wash, GSE can also
preserve meats, fruits and vegetables by killing molds, fungi
and more while cleaning insecticides and herbicides, the
chemicals used to kill insects and weeds, found on our produce.
Finally, the antiseptic action of GSE makes it an effective
product for cuts and wounds, as well as for washing dishes and
utensils. In fact, many U.S. hospitals use GSE as a sanitizing
agent.
Kari Ann Harrison, BBA
EYI Product Specialist
References:
Corinne T. Netzer, Big Book Of Miracle Cures, 1999.
Kirschmann and Kirschmann, Nutrition Almanac, fourth edition,
1996.
Gale Malesky, Nature’s Medicines, 1999.
James A. Duke, The Green Pharmacy, 1997.
DID
YOU KNOW?
Any organic gardener or
farmer can testify to the outstanding ability of citrus fruit to withstand
proper decaying in the compost pile. Citrus rinds can take many months before
decaying bacteria, and microbes can begin to permeate the skin, and up to two
years to penetrate the seeds, and even then some seeds are strong and resistant
enough to be sprouted.
Grapefruit Seed Extract is made by concentrating large amounts of the seeds,
membranes and pulp in a highly acidic liquid. This liquid is a rich source of
polyphenolic compounds such as quercitin, hesperidin, neohesperidin, campherol
glycoside, naringin, apigenin, rutinoside, and poncirin. Polyphenols are
unstable; however, chemical conversion to stable substances, in a diverse class
of compounds called quaternary ammonium products or quats, makes them very
useful.
Some quats are used industrially as anti-microbials (benzalkonium chloride)
but are toxic to animal life. The B Vitamin Choline is a quat and serves the
body as a co-enzyme, is non-toxic and essential for maintaining fat metabolism,
healthy nerves, and neurological function.
Quaternary ammonium compounds from Grapefruit Seed Extract have yet to be
fully understood, but they appear to feature highly anti-microbial and nontoxic
properties. In fact, an acute toxicology study, performed by the prestigious
Northview Pacific Laboratories (July 1995), reported that Grapefruit Seed
Extract appeared safe at the preposterously high levels of 300,000 mg per day.
Typical consumption of powders is 1,000 mg per day in severe cases.
In the 1970s, bacterial parasites, such as Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba
hystolytica, Cryptosporidium and Blastocystis hominis, were of little concern to
practitioners and rarely known by the average citizen. Today, over 50 per cent
of our domestic water supplies are carrying unacceptable levels of these
disease-carrying bacteria and protozoa. Standard antibiotic treatment for these
infestations is proving to be unsuccessful.
It is estimated, for the U.S., that a typical four year old child, will have
ten(10) courses of antibiotics, consisting of 2 doses per day, for 10 days,
making a total of 200 doses. The accumulation of an average dose of two(2)
courses per year for the next eight or nine years adds up to an additional 320
doses. As adults, additional doses may be added for surgeries, colds, flu's,
injuries, bites, and dental procedures. This adds up to a possible 1,000 to
1,500 doses by the age of 50!
The problems with excessive antibiotic therapies are multiple. Antibiotics
such as Ketoconazole, Diflucan, and Nizarel are, potentially, so toxic that
usage must be monitored for liver damage. Furthermore, recent studies indicate
that the use of certain anti-histamines, taken at the same time, may have
serious or even fatal consequences.
Medical researchers generally admit that pre- scription antibiotics are
immune system suppressants. Many of us are alive today because of the
availability of antibiotic medications. However, overuse has caused the
destruction of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium, and 20 other
beneficial bacteria that are essential to our health, digestion and immunity.
These probiotics are producers of our natural antibiotics, powerful antifungal
enzymes, and are capable of making Vitamin Bs and Cs.
Overuse of antibiotics has also created mutant microbes that are resistant to
the newest and most advanced prescription medications. Gonorrhea (Gonococcus
neiseria) and tuberculosis are diseases that appeared to be under control but
are now reappearing, particularly in large cities.
In September of 1995, the American Medical Association (AMA) finally began to
focus on the promiscuous use of antibiotics as a serious health problem not only
to those who consumed them but also to everyone because they produce mutant
strains of microbes. The most newsworthy of late is the mutant strain of
Staphlococcus that has gained notoriety as the "flesh eating bacteria"
responsible for several deaths in the U.S. and Europe. This bacteria is so
aggressive that death may ensue in a matter of a few days despite the most
powerful medical intervention available.
Grapefruit Seed Extract has been studied at more than 80 laboratories and
medical schools. Hundreds of laboratory tests (en vitro - test tubes, petri
dishes) have demonstrated Grapefruit Seed Extract to kill and inhibit the growth
of a wide array of harmful bacteria, fungus, viruses, and protozoan parasites.
Since the early 1970s, eminent companies such as Alpha Chemical and Biomedical
Labs, Petaluma CA, Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers,
BioResearch Labs, Redmond WA, Brigham Young University, Provo UT, Department of
Health and Human Services, FDA, Washington DC, and the Department of Food
Science, University of Florida, Gainesville FL have proven Grapefruit Seed
Extract to be effective against Brucella abortus, Escherichia (E) coli,
Haemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella
enteritidis, Salmonella typhi, Clostridium botulinum, Staphlococcus aureus,
Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus viridans, Candida albicans, Monilla
albicans, Campylobacter jejuni, Chlamydia trachomatis, Giardia lamblia, Herpes
simplex virus Type 1, Helicobacter pylori, Influenza A2 virus and many more. In
summary, Grapefruit Seed Extract is:
- A broad spectrum anti-microbial
- Powerful and effective
- Non-toxic
- Minimal negative impact on beneficial bacteria - new research indicates it
may be powerfully beneficial to good flora such as Lactobacillus and
Bifidobacterium
- Very well researched - used in dozens of cleansers sold throughout the
population
- Derived from natural sources
- Hypo-allergenic
- Biodegradable - considering that the newest concern in ground water
pollution is the excretion of prescription medications
- Compatible with other natural remedies - there are over 1200 remedies
containing Grapefruit Seed Extract marketed today
- Affordable - costs as low as $0.20 per dose to as high as $0.75 per dose.
In short, this product has been shown to be more effective in cleaning food
than chlorine bleach or isopropyl alcohol. And, as an anti- microbial, more
effective than colloidal silver, chlorine bleach, and isopropyl alcohol and
more favorable than many antibiotics.
Utilization of Grapefruit Seed Extract to clean fruits, vegetables, grains,
meat, and fish has been proven to extend shelf life and eliminate potentially
harmful bacteria. The applications for cleaning door knobs and food preparation
surfaces, baths, showers, or internally in our bodies appears to be a
significant and worthwhile investment in ourselves, our pets, and our
environment.
Written by Rena Davis, MSc
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“What can I say about a product like
Agrisept-L®? Not only has it changed my health,
but also the wealth of my family.
Like many others, I ‘dabbled’ in the
natural product arena for many years. Although
those products were very good, I could not get
the results I was looking for. Then along came
EYI distributors Maria and Zuzana to change the
health and wealth of my whole family.
When I first met Maria and Zuzana, I was once
again suffering from a sore throat. Maria
strongly suggested that I gargle with water and
ten drops of Agrisept-L®. I was reluctant to do
so at this point, but I was prepared to try
anything. Therefore, I gargled, and within the
hour my throat was feeling better. I could
swallow and the scratchiness was virtually
gone—I was impressed!
When I feel that ‘scratchy feeling’
coming on, I gargle with eight to ten drops of
Agrisept-L® in about four to six ounces of
water. It works every time. I even have my four
and six-year old boys gargling with Agrisept-L®—the
next generation of EYI distributors is being
trained!
We will use Agrisept-L® and all the other
EYI products for as long as we can because we
see results both with these products and a
network of distributors like nothing we’ve
ever seen before. Thanks to EYI and Michel Grisé
for bringing these products to our attention.
They are products for life!”*
Iva Zimmel, Mississauga, ON
Independent Business Associate |
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“In the beginning of August, we were
invited to a wedding. The daughter of one of our
EYI distributors was getting married at our
church, with the reception at a local country
club. Everything was going great! The weather,
the touching ceremony, the reception, etc.
To my surprise, about two days after the
wedding, I received a call inquiring if Bob and
I were sick. I was told the sickness would have
occurred on Saturday night or Sunday. On those
two days, we had been in Pennsylvania at our
friends’ the Madeira’s, picking up our son.
Bob and I took this phone call very lightly and
did not think much about it—but the calls kept
coming in from concerned friends to see if we
were all right. Our concern deepened after we
realized that over 100 people had become ill!
We quickly did some checking about our
particular table and found out that about half
of our table became ill. The lady who sat right
next to me was in the hospital and had been
given two intravenous bags. We found out later
that those at our table who used Agrisept-L®
(there were many EYI associates at the wedding)
did not become ill at all. The ones who did get
sick, cut their symptoms in half of what others
were experiencing, once they began taking
Agrisept-L®!
Well, it turned out that over 200 people were
affected by this illness, which was caused by
something in the water. Wherever we are, we
always put Agrisept-L® in our water!
I would not leave home without my Agrisept-L®.
I think it is the best product and I have helped
so many people with it. I have kids telling me
that they don’t like the taste, but they still
take it!
The moral of the story? Don’t leave home
without your Agrisept-L®!”*
Bob and Debbie DeMaria, Elyria, OH
Independent Business Associates
*Your results may vary. |
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