RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

The question I'm asked most often when I consult, lecture, or write about nutrition, is "Tell me what to take to regain and maintain my health because I'm too overwhelmed by the choices." The following are products that I have thoroughly researched and that I personally use and recommend to my clients.

1. Complete H2O Minerals. I begin with minerals because I think they are the most depleted and the most necessary nutrients in our bodies. These minerals are in the angstrom size and designed to be absorbed directly into our cells where they are needed. The company website is www.completeh2ominerals.com, the store website is www.pureaquahealth.com, 580-362-0300. Their Balanced Life is a 'multiple mineral'. In general, I recommend that formula along with Magnesium. The dosage is from 1 tsp to 1 TBSP per day. If you can hold the liquid minerals in your mouth for about a minute, their absorption begins immediately. Start slowly with these minerals because as they are accepted into your cells, a cleansing process begins that helps remove the 'dirt' minerals that have been clogging up the cells' receptor sites. People with individual complaints will need help from their doctor to determine through clinical symptoms, blood tests, or hair analysis what combination of minerals they need. I am able to help you with that process with a telephone consultation at www.drcarolyndean.com.

Dr. Wood's Formula: The 5 minerals originally selected are: iodine, to support the thyroid gland, this means the entire body is getting a boost, and the results of this are especially seen in the skin, hair-coat, and vitality; MSM (methylsufonylmethane) , to help repair cartilage and connective tissue, and to help with arthritis and allergy problems; copper, to help in the conversion of pro-elastin to elastin which restores blood vessel elasticity and integrity; zinc, to boost the immune system , to help skin conditions, and to restore levels consumed by the copper; selenium, to provide relief from oxidative stress, which many people feel is a source of many diseases and degenerative conditions. The chemist suggested we add indium to the mix, as it facilitates and boosts the beneficial effects of all the elements.

2. PROVIDE Powder. A low glycemic, nutrient-dense powder consisting of pea/egg/apple flakes powder with a balance of protein, carbohydrate, fat, and fiber, that I personally use as my breakfast meal substitute. I mix one packet of PROVIDE with alkaline water (Evamor) and a vegetable/fruit powder from Uri International.

There is also a PROVIDE bar, consisting of one packet of PROVIDE powder under a thin layer of chocolate. I use these when I need a quick meal but can't mix up the powder. PROVIDE is great for people who skip meals because they are too busy to eat; who grab unhealthy meals on the run; or who travel a lot and are faced with unappetizing plane and hotel food. It's also the best meal for diabetics because of the low glycemic index.
To order retail from the professional line, call 905-281-2224. The PROVIDE website (www.symagi.com) is for people who want to participate in direct sales of the product.
Ingredients: There are 4 grams of sugar from natural sources essential for energy but balanced with proteins, slow digested carbohydrates and fibres to give you slow release so you do not experience blood glucose spikes and the accompanied insulin response. This is evident from it's low glycemic index of under 28.

There is whey in the formula but it is the smallest % of the 8 grams of protein. The company chooses a blend of proteins and other balanced ingredients to ensure complete absorption while utilizing the whole digestive system. The powder is gluten free and easy for 'celiac' people to tolerate.

3. URI International. This is a direct sales company that produces organic vegetable and fruit powders. If you can't get your 5 servings of vegetables and 4 servings of fruit a day; if they aren't organic; if they are picked unripe and treated to ripen at the end of their journey-you can get your vegetables and fruit in powder form. Just mix in water and drink your vegetables. My clients who have yeast overgrowth stick with the Barley Pure and stay away from the fruit powders. To order retail from the professional line, call 1-888-940-4001.

4. Grown By Nature Supplements. Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on a vitamin and mineral broth creates an organic, whole-food, non-GMO source of nutrients that are "grown by nature". GBN supplements are well absorbed and assimilated in the body having far more nutrients than occur in our food supply. Call Jason at 952-479-7364to order or order from their website at www.grownbynature.com and the parent company at www.growco.us.

5. Magnesium Oil and Gel. When I first wrote The Magnesium Miracle, I realized that many people can't take oral magnesium because of the laxative effect. Therefore I began researching and then advising people to put supersaturated magnesium chloride-called magnesium oil on their skin to bypass the intestines; stimulate DHEA production that occurs in the skin; use it in baths and foot baths for muscle aches, joint pain, and foot pain and neuropathy. You can find out more about magnesium oil at www.globallight.net. Dilute 50:50 with distilled water or coconut oil and apply 1-2 tsp on your skin every day. OR you can apply 50:50 diluted mag oil with distilled water all over your body and leave on for at least 30 minutes, then shower off because it gets itchy when the mag oil dries. 1-888-236-2108 US & Canada. 1-210-651-0505 International

6. Oral Magnesium. Natural Calm "tea" in powder form is recommended for people with low magnesium who also need the bowel stimulating/laxative effect. Available in most health food stores.

7. Oral Chelated Magnesium. Jigsaw Magnesium w/SRT (sustained release) is a capsule form of magnesium with less laxative effects than magnesium citrate. Available online at www.jigsawhealth.com.

8. Probiotics: Essential Blend by Jigsaw. Available online at www.jigsawhealth.com. Manufactured to 50 billion units--guaranteed 25 billion at expiry. Can withstand time outside fridge. Less expensive than most ice-shipped brands.

9. Digestive Enzymes. Essential Blend by Jigsaw. Available at www.jigsawhealth.com. This product contains plant enzymes that help digest protein, fats, and carbohydrates. If you are on a gluten- or casein-free diet, they help digest gluten and casein usually hidden in foods eaten in restaurants.

10. Stevia. Called a sugar supplement, it is made from a Brazilian plant and does not elevate insulin, grow yeast, or cause obesity. Go to www.drcarolyndean.com to link to SweetLeaf for the best source of stevia.

11. Vital Choice. This company is a safe source for low mercury fish. The safest form is wild Alaska Salmon. Go to www.vitalchoice.com and click on the Purity link on the left and see the PDF chart called Methyl Mercury Levels in Common Seafoods.
www.ecofish.com has organic shrimp

12. eVamor Water. Alkaline pH water is an important consideration in your health program. When you drink distilled or reverse osmosis water that is depleted of all minerals, its acid pH must be neutralized before that water can be taken into the alkaline blood stream. This process of neutralization depletes minerals from the body stores or takes them directly from tissue and bones. With the current state of soil depletion in our country we do not obtain the minerals we need from our diet and we increasingly depend on good sources of mineralized, alkaline water. Go to www.eVamor.com and click on Be There to enter your zip code and find a store near you that carries eVamor water. The Be Wise link will tell you the pH of common bottled waters.

13. The Wellness Inventory at www.mywellnesstest.com use the Group Name: drdean to learn what areas of your life you can gently improve. Email Dr. Dean for a telephone consult to guide you.

14. Schedule a Telephone Consultation with Dr. Dean to help formulate your health program. Go to www.drcarolyndean.com.