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HEALTHWednesday 18 November
Got Energy? for improved health and
fitness. Looking to nature
By: Dr Carlos Viana and technology for new
and better ways to fuel
Everyone today seems to ATP moves nutrients into our vehicles, homes and
be concerned about en- economy is important for
ergy. Our automobiles will and waste out of the cells our health and our planet.
not travel far without it. For Finding new and improved
our primary transportation and gives our muscles ways to improve the qual-
to work, we know that raw ity of your body’s energy
petroleum must be refined strength or energy to move source is and important
to make gasoline or diesel place to start. Instead of
fuel. This produces a form and also to relax. ATP soft drinks or endless cups
of energy which moves of coffee, to keep you go-
our vehicles. In our bodies, also detoxifies your body ing, a nutritional evaluation
glucose, amino acids, and can help you learn how to
fats from our food are the and produces signals that eliminate waste and make
raw materials that must be more efficient fuel for your
processed by our cells into stimulate hormones. With- body. Come in for an en-
fuel. Your body’s primary ergy assessment.q
manufactured fuel is Ade- out fuel your car does not CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is
nosine Triphosphate (ATP), an Oriental Medical Doc-
which provides the energy move. Similarly, without an tor (O.M.D.) having stud-
for our body’s movement ied in Shanghai, China; a
and vital functions. abundant supply of ATP Board Cert. Clinical Nu-
Even with a good diet, your tritionist (C.C.N.), a fellow
body may need additional your body becomes stiff, member of the Board Cer-
nutritional supplementa- tified Association of Addic-
tion of vitamin C, magne- and joints become sore as tion Professionals (C.Ad.),
sium, zinc, lecithin or cho- the Chairperson of the Lat-
line and Ribose to produce in arthritis. in American Committee of
ATP or energy. Ribose is the International Academy
a simple sugar that is the Lupus, a disease which in- of Oral Medicine and Toxi-
backbone of ribo-nucleic cology (IAOMT), a Rejuve-
acid (RNA) and deoxyribo- cludes muscle loss or wast- nating Cell Therapist and
nucleic acid (DNA), the specializes in Anti-Aging
materials our body uses to ing, Chronic Fatigue Syn- Medicine, has a weekly
pass on our genetic code radio program, writes and
from one generation to dromes, cataracts, and lectures extensively. For in-
the next. DNA and RNA formation: VIANA NATURAL
are also necessary daily autoimmune disorders HEALING CENTER NV, Kibai-
to regenerate and repair ma 7, Aruba, TEL: 585-1270,
our body’s cells. A healthy like fibromyalgia are all Web Site:
body can manufacture its www.vianaheal.com
own ribose from dietary symptoms of a deficiency Dr. Viana’s Award Winning
sugars; however this re- BOOK: Prescriptions from
quires a lot of energy and of ATP due to a chronic Paradise, Introduction to
is a slow process. Diabetics, Biocompatible Medicine
individuals with chronic de- lack of ribose. In our clinic – Available at local Book-
generative diseases and stores, Hotel Gift shops
people who lead extreme- I have seen an improve- and Boticas. Signed cop-
ly active or stressful lives ies at Viana Healing Cen-
are not naturally produc- ment in muscle soreness, ter, EBooks: Amazon kindle,
ing sufficient quantities of Nook, Itunes check for
ribose to fully aid the body and cramping from peo- Events at: facebook.com/
in these vital processes. vianahealingcenter.q
ple with these and other
conditions as well as from reported being able to of aging. Instead of pain
comfortably climb a flight medication I first do an
intensive athletic workouts of stairs again. analysis with blood or other
A good diet for one’s met- test to check the health of
by adjusting their diets and abolic type and supple- the person and then make
mentation with D-Ribose sure they are drinking suf-
adding quality supple- has been positively shown ficient amounts of water.
to improved health and fit- We then recommend acu-
ments, especially Ribose. ness. Not only people with puncture treatments to re-
cardiovascular problems, live stress and relax muscles
In older individuals we see but athletes who deplete naturally. We also use sele-
their energy reserves can nium and Vitamin E to help
an improvement in muscle benefit from Ribose supple- to maintain good health
mentation to reduce train- and, protect the integ-
health and in all groups we ing cramping and sore- rity of muscle cells. Antioxi-
ness. Reports have shown dants, work to scavenge
see a reduction of debili- Ribose can even lower free radicals that damage
blood sugar levels and is muscle cells under stress.
tating fatigue. also known to alleviate alti- Get the Point! Stiffness, fa-
tude sickness and Pre Men- tigue or exhaustion can
As a board certified clini- strual cramping. be an obstruction to a
Muscle stiffness or pain re- happy and healthy life.
cal nutritionist, I have also sults from not only physical D-Ribose which has been
exertion but is generally shown to help your body
prescribed Ribose to heart believed to be a symptom make the energy it needs
deficiency patients that
could not climb more
than a couple of steps.
The heart, as a muscle re-
sponds positively to Ribose
supplementation that in-
creases ATP in muscles.
ATP contributes to a mea-
surable increase in car-
diovascular strength. After
a week on ribose supple-
mentation, patients have
