Balance is 99.9% pure MSM. MSM was isolated by Robert Herschler
and Dr. Stanley Jacob of the University of Oregon Medical
School in the early 80's. Their research revealed that MSM,
or methylsulfonylmethane, is a natural sulfur compound found
in all living things. It is actually one of the most prominent
compounds in our bodies, just behind water and sodium. A 160
pound man has approximately 4 pounds of sulfur as body weight.
Balance is as safe and as important as vitamin C in our diet,
unlike the bad sulfurs: sulfas, sulfates, sulfites and sulfides.
Balance
originates in the ocean and reaches the human food chain through
rainfall. It is the prime source of bio-available sulfur,
which is lost from our food by processing, drying, cooking
and preserving. MSM is an important nutrient (not a drug or
medicine) and is a component of over 150 compounds.
Because bio-nutritional sulfur plays such a major role in
these healthy body functions and others, it was found that
supplementation with Balance improves many health problems
such as: allergies, asthma, emphysema, lung dysfunction,
arthritis, headaches, skin problems, stomach and digestive
tract problems, circulation, cell osmosis and absorption.
Balance
acts as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory. It also inhibits
muscle spasm and increases blood flow. Balance is critical
to the formation of connective tissue of all types. It is
a natural form of organic sulfur found in all living organisms,
including human body fluids and tissues. Sulfur is found in
many common foods, including raw milk, meat, fish and a variety
of fruits, vegetables, and grains.
Why
is it lacking in our diet?
However,
processing, heating, storage, and preparation of foods destroys
essential sulfur, that Balance provides. Without sufficient
natural sulfur in the body, unnecessary illness of varying
types may result. Research has shown that MSM is helpful in
improving joint flexibility, reducing stiffness and swelling,
improving circulation and cell vitality, reducing pain and
scar tissue, and in breaking up calcium deposits. Balance
makes cells more permeable, enabling the body to flush out
undesirable foreign particles.
Balance
softens the cell walls, allowing allergens, foreign proteins
and any free radicals to be moved out of the system,"
Mindell states in his book, The MSM Miracle: Enhance Your
Health with Organic Sulfur.
Balance
is an odorless, water-soluble, white crystalline material
that supplies a bioavailable form of dietary sulfur, which
plays a major role in stabilizing and promoting numerous body
functions. MSM is responsible for the flexible bond
between cells, including those that make up the skin.
It acts to block undesirable chemical and physical cross-linking
or bonding of collagen which is associated with tough, aging
skin. Approximately half of the total body sulfur
is concentrated in the body's muscles, skin, and bones.
It is present in keratin, the tough substance in the skin,
nails and hair. Sulfur is necessary for making collagen, the
primary constituent of cartilage and connective tissue, but
it is also responsible for the conformation of body proteins
through the formation of disulfide bonds, which hold connective
tissue together. Balance does this in conjunction with vitamins
and amino acids, and the process is going on 24 hours of every
day. The body never stops making new cells, and this calls
for an unceasing supply of MSM and all other essential nutrients.
Tests conducted with laboratory animals indicated that wound
healing occurred faster with a group receiving MSM,
but even faster with both MSM and vitamin C supplementation.
Beth M. Ley, in her book, MSM: Our Way Back to Health With
Sulfur, lists common signs of sulfur deficiency, including
slow wound healing, scar tissue, brittle hair or nails, gastrointestinal
problems, arthritis, acne, depression, and more.
"The body is in a constant state of repair, but if we
do not have all the necessary 'parts'", says Ley, the
body will "produce weak, dysfunctional cells."
Think
of it in terms of making concrete: one guy brings water, one
guy brings sand, and the other guy brings the cement. You
have what you need to make concrete, but the guy bringing
the cement keeps taking a break because he's tired. The final
mixture or product you have is adobe and not concrete. Similarly,
when cells need replacement and you're not giving your body
the right balance of building materials, you start losing
flexibility in body cells and start building up foreign proteins
and free radicals in both cells and body fluids. Balance insufficiency
can result in a diverse array of disorders.
Balance
is non-allergenic, non-pyretic, and has no interfering or
undesirable pharmacological effects. You cannot overdose with
Balance - the body will use what it needs and flush out the
rest without harm. Because it is also a free radical and foreign
protein scavenger, Balance cleans the blood stream,
so allergies to foods or pollens can be eliminated,
sometimes in just a few days.
Balance
is not a vitamin, nor a drug. It is a member of the sulfur
family but should never be confused with sulfa drugs or DMSO.
Balance is odorless, and does not produce intestinal gas or
body odor, which may occur with other forms of sulfur. The
formation of Keratin for hair and nail growth is dependent
on MSM. MSM is also necessary for the catalytic functions
of many enzymes, as they work with glutathione to regenerate
vitamin C. Balance is therefore more important in the 'antioxidant
network' than previously understood.
Studies
suggest that the level of Balance in the body decreases
with aging. As a dietary supplement, Balance is recommended
for neutralizing and eliminating toxins as well as alleviating
conditions of environmental and food allergies, pain from
inflammatory disorders, gastrointestinal ailments, and infection.
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