Benefits
- Ellagic acid contains a very strong anti-oxidant
- Ellagic acid is a potent anti-carcinogen.
- Ellagic acid has the ability to inhibit mutations within a cell’s DNA.
- Ellagic acid is also considered to be a cancer inhibitor, which has the ability to cause apoptosis or normal cell death in cancer cells.
- Ellagic acid has antibacterial and anti-viral properties.
- Ellagic acid acts as a scavenger to “bind” cancer-causing chemicals, making them inactive.
- Ellagic acid inhibits the ability of other chemicals to cause mutations in bacteria.
A nutraceutical is a food substance or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention of, and/or treatment of disease. They are naturally occurring compounds found in plants, algae, microbial and other biological sources, which support specific bodily health functions. One of the most powerful nutraceutical chemo preventatives for cancer is an extract from red raspberry seeds and concentrated fruit, called Ellagic Acid. Ellagic Acid is found in 45 other fruits and nuts such as blackberries, strawberries, and cranberries, pecans, pomegranates.
NG4L’s Ellagic Acid is a super antioxidant and a potent anticarcinogen, which protects the cells against free radical damage. It is also a very powerful anti-viral and anti-bacterial agent. Ellagic Acid has the ability to inhibit mutations within a cell’s DNA. It is also considered to be a cancer inhibitor, which has the ability to cause apoptosis or normal death in many different types of cancer cells.
Ellagic Acid And Cancer
Cancer is probably the most feared of all diseases. People immediately associate cancer with dying. Unlike other killing diseases, cancer usually causes a slow death involving great pain and suffering, with much mental anguish and a feeling of hopelessness. In addition, the mental and physical stress it puts on loved ones and caretakers are beyond calculation.
The choices for conventional treatment involve some form of surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. These procedures are invasive, treat only the symptoms, and often cause side effects more severe than the disease. Dr. Alan Levine of the University of California Medical School observes, “Most cancer patients in this country die of chemotherapy.” He also states: “Chemotherapy does not eliminate breast, colon, or lung cancers. This fact has been documented for over a decade….”
Conventional methods treat cancer as a localized disease to be treated in a localized manner by cutting out the tumor, irradiating it, or flooding the body with toxic (often carcinogenic) drugs in order to destroy the tumor. On the other hand, natural healing methods consider cancer to be a systemic disease. Emphasis is placed on rebuilding the body’s natural immunity and strengthening its natural ability to destroy cancer cells. The key is to Alkalize, Cleanse, Nourish, and Balance the Body, allowing it to heal itself naturally.
Ellagic acid is a naturally occurring phenolic compound, which has very strong anti-oxidant properties. It is also a potent anti-carcinogen. Ellagic Acid has the ability to inhibit mutations within a cell’s DNA. It is also considered to be a cancer inhibitor, which has the ability to cause apoptosis or normal cell death in cancer cells. In addition, research has found that it has antibacterial and anti-viral properties.
First, ellagic acid kills cancer cells: Healthy cells have a normal life cycle of approximately 120 days before they die. This process is called apoptosis (natural cell death). The body replaces these dying cells with healthy cells. Conversely, cancer cells do not die. They multiply by division, making 2 cancer cells, then 4, 8, 16, 32 and so on. In lab tests, Ellagic Acid caused the cancer cells to go through the normal apoptosis process without damaging healthy cells. Chemotherapy, radiation, and most conventional treatments cause the death of cancer cells and healthy cells indiscriminately, possibly destroying the immune system in the process. Ellagic Acid is clearly the sensible choice.
Dr. Daniel Nixon of the Hollings Cancer Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina has been working with Ellagic Acid from the red raspberry seed in his cancer studies. Dr. Nixon found that ingesting 40mg of Ellagic Acid, which is the amount of Ellagic Acid contained in 1 cup of red raspberries, can cause cancer cells to undergo apoptosis (natural cell death). This is important because when cancer cells undergo apoptosis it effectively stops their geometric reproductive progression. The cancer cells die a normal death and are not reproduced. In other words, Ellagic Acid reinstates the apoptosis (natural cell death) causing action of the P53 gene.
Second, ellagic acid stops the growth of tumors: This has been shown in clinical and laboratory studies.
Third, ellagic acid causes G-arrest: “The Hollings Cancer Institute at the University of South Carolina has conducted a double blind study on a group of 500 cervical cancer patients that had everyone excited. Nine years of study have shown that a natural product called Ellagic acid is causing G-arrest within 48 hours (inhibiting and stopping mitosis-cancer cell division), and apoptosis (normal cell death) within 72 hours, for breast, pancreas, esophageal, skin, colon and prostate cancer cells.”
Ellagic acid has shown effectiveness in either the laboratory or actual human tests on Cervical, Liver, Skin, Tongue Lung cancer and Leukemia
Studies have shown that the consumption of 150 grams of red raspberries (equivalent of 40 milligrams of ellagic acid) to results in the appearance of circulating levels of ellagic acid in the serum one hour after ingestion. Dr. Nixon also has shown that human cervical cells, which are infected with the human papilloma virus, (which is considered to be the main cause of cervical cancer) are also killed.
Fourth, Ellagic acid prevents cancer: It binds with carcinogens (chemicals that cause cancer) making them inactive; it prevents carcinogens from binding to DNA. Cancer can affect DNA by covalent bonding of the carcinogen to the DNA molecule. Ellagic acid inhibits mutagenesis and carcinogenesis by forming adducts with DNA, thus masking binding sites to be occupied by the mutagen or carcinogen. Teel RW. Ellagic acid binding to DNA as a possible mechanism for its antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic action. Cancer Lett 30(3):329-36, 1986.
Additional studies suggest that one of the mechanisms by which ellagic acid inhibits mutagenesis and carcinogenesis is by forming adducts with DNA, thus masking binding sites to be occupied by the mutagen or carcinogen. Ellagic acid treatment of preweanling mice before an injection of B(a)P diol-epoxide caused a 44% to 75% inhibition in the number of diol-epoxide-induced lung tumors
Antibacterial and Antiviral
Bacteria require the enzyme gyrase in order to reproduce. Ellagic Acid inhibits the gyrase enzyme and bacteria cannot easily become resistant to this type of antibacterial action.
Viruses do not have the ability to reproduce by themselves. They must use a host cell from our body. This requires an enzyme called integrase and Ellagic Acid inhibits this enzyme also.
It destroys the H. pylori bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers.
Other Benefits of ellagic acid
Other investigations and researchers, both in the United States and in Europe, found that daily consumption of Ellagic Acid from red raspberries had positive responses in:
– Periodontal disease
– The protection of the liver from toxic injury and in reducing or reversing chemically induced liver fibroisis
– Faster wound healing
– Radiation-induced chromosomal damage
– Slowing the spread of the HIV virus in the human body
– Slowing the degenerative process of aging
– Prevention of neural tube birth defects
– Neurodegenerative diseases
– Diabetic retinopathy
– Reducing heart disease
– Reducing glucose levels (aids in the management of diabetes).
NG4L Advantage: Our standardized Pomegranate (PUNICA GRANATUM) extract contains 70% ellagic acid. Why Pomegranate? In addition to its high ellagic acid content, pomegranate also offers some additional advantages over other sources of fruits and nuts that contain ellagic acid. Pomegranate is one of nature’s oldest remedies to relieve bacterial and viral infections, intestinal parasites, chronic mucous discharges and hemorrhages. Note: Since most ellagic acid products are standardized extracts; you only have to look for the potency that you want. Pomegranate naturally has a higher content than raspberries and has been standardized to 70% in our product.
Supplement Facts: Serving size Three (3) Capsule Servings per container 20 | |
Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value |
Pomegranate Extract (Ellagic acid 70%) | 120mg * |
* Daily Value Not Established | |
Other ingredients: Stearic acid, maltodextrin |
Directions: Adults, take 2-3 capsules twice daily with food and/or 240ml water.
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