Question: from James

For some years I have researched the Internet on health issues and as a result have elected to purchase your products relevant to myself.  However firstly we in the UK do not have the luxury of chopping and changing Doctors ad lib, My own GP in fact insists that I use statins for cholesterol control . and was unaware of the Co- enzyme depletion as a result.

He also precribes Losartan Plus for B.P control ..

However I do take Cardio Klenz and Total Balance Mens Premium together with Dr Sears Accel(coenzyme Q10) and for a man of 72 feel pretty fit.

However my only concern re your products is that whilst they are well researched .is. are the quantity of the ingredients sufficient . \i.e. resveratrol in Cardio Klenz is only 50mg whereas other suppliers offer products containing 300 mg or more ??? this applies to a number of ingredients in TB and CK . I have every confidence in Xtend Life and your ethical approach to general wellbeing and I feel sure that with your approach you would provide products which are have adequate amounts of the various ingredients to provide effective treatment and I would welcome clarification.

Incidentally following surgery for an acoustic neuroma , which was misdiagnosed by GP as facial nerve !!! I made a very speedy recovery and I feel that having had the benefit of Total Balance for some time that this could well have helped.

Answer: from Warren

I appreciate the points that you have raised and I will do my best to address them.

Lets first discuss the issue of Resveratrol.

This is an interesting ingredient and a good one. However, there are a number of things that are important to be aware of regarding resveratrol.

First one is that there are two forms. Trans and cis. The trans is the natural form whereas the cis is synthetic. The trans is more effective than the cis.

The next thing is that there are many different strengths of resveratrol. They generally range from 5% to 50% of actives. Many supplements only use 5% but they don't tell you that.

As an example of what I mean have a look at a Solaray product (which is a reputable company). You will see that they use a 20% form of the trans type. Unlike many other companies Solaray are honest enough to reveal the form and potency.

All our resveratrol is of the trans (natural) type and all of it is the 50% potency. This means that you are getting a total of 50mgs a day of the active resveratrol in your daily dose of Total Balance and Cardio Klenz. This is ample.

Another important issue with resveratrol is that it is extremely sensitive. When put in an ordinary capsule its efficacy is reduced significantly due to its exposure to acid in the stomach. For best results it should be released in the upper intestine which it is with both Total Balance and Cardio Klenz because they are enteric coated.

With regard to the amounts of some of the other ingredients they have to be considered as a whole with others. For example, many herbal extracts and flavonoids have similar actions but the subtle differences are important.

By combining them some of the key actions are reinforced and a broader spectrum of action is acheived. In fact, the correct combination of them can result in a potency far in excess of the sum of the combinations. A similar principle applies to other ingredients including amino acids.

So, in other words when you look at an individual ingredient in Total Balance or Cardio-Klenz you are only seeing part of the picture. The key to overall efficacy and potency is how that ingredient reacts or combines with another. This is the secret of why Total Balance and our other products work so well.