Anova Health Blog

Our protocols for helping patients overcome immune challenges begin with the state of the art Argentyn 23 oligodynamic silver hydrosol. Once we have helped to reduce the microbial load on the immune system with Argentyn 23, we can begin to strategically modulate the immune system to support function against pathogenic organisms. There are two main products that we feel best modulate the immune system during deeper immune challenges. One is Betammune a very effective beta-glucan that continues to stand the test of purity, and delivers more than any other product we have seen based on cost. It has an 89% purity level based on third-party … [Read more...]

Did you know that many of your patients, including the youngest, are taking some form of anti-anxiety or sleep medication? Unfortunately, sleep meds do not guarantee, and can actually prevent, a truly restful, restorative sleep. Many of your other patients think they sleep well, or they haven’t given it much thought. We all take for granted that everyone eats a great diet if they say so. Usually they aren’t. It’s the same as we look deeper into why people don’t heal. They also don’t sleep well. Anova Health has been working with Dr. Guy Chamberland, who has become one of the foremost experts and researchers on sleep and pain. He has … [Read more...]

This is the time of year when practitioners begin to stock Argentyn 23 for many good reasons. For starters, we can mention allergies, immune support, football or soccer wounds, and then eventually to ward off infections as we move into the winter months. Is it possible to have a phenomenal product and yet have it fail to produce desired results? Yes, especially if delivery and dosing protocols are not followed. This has always been one of the challenges in achieving great results in nutritional practices. In many cases, it can be a lack of compliance by patients, which illustrates the need for clear and more consistent … [Read more...]

It is no secret that in today’s world of chemicals, heavy metals and food additives, individuals are being subjected to an increasing load of toxins. In fact, even mainstream physicians are talking about toxic load, and they are becoming rightfully concerned about adding to that load. Supplementing a person’s diet or using nutritional therapy is just one facet of a total holistic individualized approach to restoring a healthier path for patients. However, even supplementation in many individuals can add to a person's toxic load and lead to inhibition of the healing process. Being able to effectively deal with auto-immune and immune … [Read more...]

On our recent journey back to relearning and building on our basic understandings of probiotics and EFAs, I was struck again by the value in revisiting basic modalities and raising them to a higher level of excellence. Today we revisit, for the same reason, an oft-overlooked familiar area of health: Minerals. It is a known fact that vitamins and minerals are important co-factors in enzymatic reactions. Minerals, however, also provide energetic and structural building blocks—building blocks for enzymes, and solid structures like tissues and even bone. Imagine if we did not get enough minerals in our diets. Would our bones, joints and cells … [Read more...]

Last week, we discussed some of the key points for you to consider when selecting probiotics for maximum therapeutic effectiveness. Today, we'll look at two very hot specialty probiotic products that help fill out the selection of 21 formulas from Pharmax: An exciting top-drawer HLC Multi Strain, and another doctor favorite named HLC Antibiotic Care. In addition to providing a vast selection of probiotics for therapeutic applications, Pharmax also provides an array of really exciting specialty probiotic formulas. In the last blog post, we discussed the importance of using proven human strains that can be identified by a strain number … [Read more...]

What do you think are the most important criteria for selecting probiotics for your patients? When I pose this question to practitioners, many can’t give me what I consider to be valid reasons for their selections. What would be your reasons for choosing your probiotic source? Would it be that the best probiotics have the largest numbers of organisms? How about the number of strains? How about the volumes of marketing accolades and testimonials? How about because it is from dairy or soy? Soil-based organisms? Or would it be because you purchase supplements from your favorite brand and use their probiotics out of … [Read more...]

Last week we discussed the value of essential fatty acids and the processing methods that keep them from going rancid or being altered. The processing of EFAs is done for the purpose of concentrating or boosting EPA/DHA levels, and also designing higher- or lower-ratio products. Many integrated physicians and nutritional practitioners often prefer cod liver oil because it is the least processed. Cod liver oil is often considered more natural, as it has lower amounts of EPA/DHA, and also includes naturally occurring Vitamins A and D. The downside of cod liver oils is that they don't have the levels of EFAs that are often needed in a … [Read more...]

Pharmax, the world leader in state-of-the-art Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) production, is here NOW at Anova Health. Pharmax is a physician line offering an incredible source of great-tasting and highly effective enzyme- and cryo-processed EFA oils in emulsified forms. For many years there has been mounting scientific evidence pointing to the increasing need for essential fatty acids in human diets. Many scientific studies validate the use of EFAs for brain, heart, cardiovascular health and inflammation modulation. There has been much controversy based around studies showing the negative effects of fish oil supplementation. Actually, like … [Read more...]

Seroyal has been a respected name in the manufacturing of natural therapies and physician training in Canada since 1985, in addition to 39 great years of European-inspired biological medicine. Its product lines—Genestra, Pharmax, UNDA and Wobenzym—have been favorites among biological, functional and integrated medicine practitioners, and especially Naturopathic practitioners in Canada and the Northern Coasts. The Seroyal companies stand at the forefront of many unique and proprietary technologies that we have come to respect and rely upon. Like Argentyn23 and many of Anova Health’s other proprietary products, Pharmax and UNDA boast some of … [Read more...]