Chapter Three

“Super Foods” Used on The Road Back Program

“I am now more than halfway off my antidepressant, using the program.  I was able to reduce a little bit of the medication with my naturopath, but we reached a standstill after the second reduction. The side effects started and we could not get rid of them.  The Omega 3 got rid of the brain zaps within a few hours and they never came back.  The Body Calm has been amazing at helping me stay calm during the day and with my sleep.  And that barley did just what you said it would do for my energy and complete feelings.  I can’t thank you enough.” J.S. New York

The Basic Nutritional Premise

The body is an amazing and complex instrument, designed to deal with the rigors of life, as long as it is cared for properly. However, when the body’s chemistry or systems are altered, the body will fight back to balance out the attack.

Supply your body with the foods necessary to sustain health and life, give your body foods dense in nutritional value, address the body as a whole, rather than as a piecemeal project, and you will benefit from and feel the marvelous results of your attentions.

One of the reasons why The Road Back Program suggests only the nutritional products listed in this chapter is that just any supplement off the shelf may not be nutrient filled and thus not easily assimilate, worsening your chance of great results.

Over more than a decade I have spent thousands of hours researching the correct and most basic nutrient system for The Road Back Program. From this research, I concluded that not just food, but “super foods” are required during the tapering process off psychiatric medications. “Super foods” are highly nutritious supplements considered to contain the complete array of all vitamins, minerals, and amino acids a human body needs.

How The Program Works

Your body naturally triggers a self-protective inflammatory process. This natural function responds to normal activities such as exercise, fighting off toxins, allergies, illness, incorrect foods, weight gain, medications - you name it.

For example, a sore throat or infected cut. The area becomes red and inflamed as the body rushes microscopic “fire fighters” to the area to contain and put out the fire and to then start the healing process.

But if your body gets overloaded and can no longer control the in­flammation, or more basically lacks enough “fire fighters” to douse the flames, then an internal switch flips, and your systems can start going awry, ultimately resulting in an overall imbalance.

If you have a physical condition, including menopause, weight gain, diabetes or so many others, and then throw psychiatric medications on top, you can be adding fuel to an already burning fire. In essence, you flip the switch that overloads your body so it can no longer function as intended.

Starting from this premise, I ventured out on my nutritional quest, looking for a nutritional undercut, to find the most basic and simple physical and nutritional needs. My goal? To calm down the systems of the body naturally, while stopping the inflammation; to stop the suffering caused by the very medications that might be causing or contributing to the problems.

After these nutrients are introduced into the body, the internal fire dies down, the body re-gains control, and the healing process starts from within. This premise led to the discovery and development of the “super foods” now comprising The Road Back Program.

While my nutritional research continues, the “super foods” now formulated for The Road Back Program provide the most nutritionally complete cellular support currently available, allowing for the most complete assimilation and absorption. These “super foods” undercut genetic makeup, providing most people, whether on psychiatric medications or not, vast benefit.

As a note, your genetic makeup is a unique microscopic combination of DNA, which are chemical compounds determining the unique physical traits of each living thing.

The area of nutrition can be littered with confusing words and information so technical, it can seem overwhelming. I have tried to simplify and distill what you need to know, so you can proceed with The Road Back Program understanding the basic premise and how “super foods” work in your body to counteract the drugs’ damage.

Thousands of people worldwide have stood where you now stand; ready to take their lives back and free themselves from psychiatric medications and the resulting side effects. While every person is unique and life offers no guarantees, if you follow this program precisely, you should begin to feel better and do better soon after you start.

The following information will ensure the “super foods” taken during your tapering phase provide the most benefit possible.

If you require additional technical information, please read the chapter, The Science Behind The Road Back.

“Super Food” Specifics

“I started your program two weeks ago and what a difference! I didn’t think you were telling the truth about the products, but I feel like a new woman. Can I stay on the products for life after the taper is over? Thank you for your efforts. You all are a godsend” L.V. Reno, Nevada

These foods are so effective because they are simple, pure, strong and bursting with whole-food nutrition. To quote “super food” guru David Sandoval, “You may exercise your body, but super foods exercise your cells.”

When I started my research into the psychiatric drug tapering problem, I relied on available, over-the-counter nutritional products to help people with their tapering programs. As with any other research, there were ups and downs to this approach, because I learned that over-the-counter nutritional products were often either too harsh, or just not of the quality needed to accomplish the task. I soon realized that I needed to formulate the specific combinations required, and must find a company with the highest standards available to manufacture these nutritional products exactly as specified.

The products recommended for The Road Back Program are produced by TRB Health and a few select additional manufacturers. These products include, Power Barley Formula, Ultimate Omega 3, Body Calm capsules (or liquid), Body Calm Supreme, Essential Protein Formula, RenewPro, Probiotic Supreme, Calsorption, Nature’s Vitamin C, CalesiumD and Vitamin E. If you have ever taken a barley product, Omega 3, or protein drink before and then try the TRB Health products, you typically will notice the positive difference within a day.

An enormous number of supplements, vitamins, and other beneficial health-related products are available today. A list so long that it can seem impossible to decide what to purchase. But for the success of The Road Back Program, I have sidestepped that list, as they did not meet my criteria: success in helping people taper off their psychiatric medications, one for one, each and every time.

What I found is that throwing random, unrelated health products into your body during any form of withdrawal from psychiatric medications results, at best, in a “willy-nilly,” disordered, unpredictable response, or in the worst case scenario extreme illness. While some might benefit from such an approach, the vast majority will not achieve the desired results, even worse could create new problems for themselves and their loved ones in the process.

My goal is to help you safely taper off whatever medications you are currently taking, while dramatically reducing the side effects of your medication, as well as the side effects of withdrawal.

What works are the correct “super foods,” introduced into your body in the correct amounts at the correct times throughout the day, so the side effects of the drugs and the tapering process are minimized, while concurrently the relief is increased. Exactly which supplements you will need and how to take them depend on the type of medication and side effects. You will find all the specifics in Chapters 9 and 10.

An example might be a person taking benzodiazepines, a class of psychotropic (having an altering effect on perception, emotion, or behavior) medication. This class of drug is known to create two major side effects; anxiety and insomnia.

Specific “super foods,” taken in an exact order at specific times will counter-balance and eliminate those side effects. The path that stops those side effects is The Road Back Program.

Beta 1, 3-D Glucan

The human immune system includes a substance called IL-2. Individuals with low levels of IL-2 will have anxiety and problems with sleep. Stage 2 of sleep requires a sufficient level of IL-2 for a deep restful sleep.

Beta 1, 3-D Glucan has been clinically proven to not only increase levels of IL-2 in the human immune system but to keep the IL-2 levels increased for an extended time after the product is discontinued.

Biotin

If you have taken or currently use an anticonvulsant or benzodiazepine it is advisable to supplement with the B vitamin biotin. Clinical trials show these medications strip the body of biotin and reduced biotin levels can cause depression.

Benefit from biotin supplementation usually requires at least 5,000 mcg of biotin in the morning and 5,000 mcg of biotin in the middle of the day. At times the amount of biotin will need to be as high as 10,000 mcg in the morning and 10,000 mcg mid-day. 

Body Calm

One of the most common complaints of people either on psychiatric medications or those who are trying to come off them is daytime anxiety and inability to achieve normal sleep at night. Sleep is an integral part of life, helps to stabilize mood, foster clear thinking and assist with reaction time. Sleep gives the body a chance to rebuild. Even though your body is doing a lot of work while you sleep, you should not be. Without plenty of restful sleep, daily functioning can be miserable.

Now, take your situation. Your body is already stressed from its private war against the medications being ingested each day. The body is nutritionally stripped of the basic food elements needed for health and proper re-growth of cells, and now you can’t sleep. Anyone could understandably be a “basket case” after just a few sleep-deprived nights.

You have hit straight into this catch-22:

The drugs create sleeplessness. Your body’s fight to minimize the cause of sleeplessness while the side effects of trying to withdraw also cause sleeplessness.

You cannot win this battle without help. And too often, complaints about sleep are met with a new prescription for yet another side-effect-producing drug. This basic potential psychosis producing problem fueled my hunt for a natural supplement that would promote and easily allow sleep, while at the same time creating no new and unwanted side effects.

I discovered the solution in a product made from tart cherries.

A true miracle food, tart cherries (the proprietary blend of Body Calm) are one of nature’s most nutritionally dense, containing a wide variety of powerful anti-oxidants and phyto (plant) chemicals. Tart cherry products are also highly regarded because their anti-oxidant properties help with inflammation of the joints, aches and pains, cramps, even headaches.

Different from any prescribed medication you may be on or have taken in the past, Body Calm does not knock you out or turn you into a zombie. Taken during the day, Body Calm will help relieve anxiety without making you tired, foggy or having a feeling of not being there. Body Calm taken at night, about an hour before bed, will help you fall asleep naturally. Upon waking in the morning, you won’t feel groggy, weary or have to drag yourself out of the sheets. But you will feel you’ve had a restorative, restful sleep.

Body Calm Supreme

Anxiety, stress and insomnia are major withdrawal side effects, comprising the most common side effects for all psychoactive medication, especially during withdrawal. Body Calm Supreme was formulated for use in conjunction with Body Calm to handle anxiety, stress and insomnia. Body Calm Supreme combines 50 mg Body Calm and 200 mg of Passion Flower.

Passion Flower has been shown in several clinical trials during the last decade to handle such things as generalized anxiety, insomnia, and hypertension, withdrawal off benzodiazepines, withdrawal off opiates, narcotics, alcohol and several other addictive substances. Every clinical trial was successful. The same type of Passion Flower used in the clinical trials has been used to formulate Body Calm Supreme. Of course, not all Passion Flower is the same as there are over 500 species of Passion Flower. If you luckily used the correct species, you would still need to pull out of this herb the specific ingredient that achieves these results. The Passion Flower produced by TRB Health is closest to the product used in clinical trials. Nothing else came close.

This discovery and waiting until several of our own test cases could be run delayed the publication of this book by several months. The wait was well worth it. The most difficult cases with anxiety turned around quickly and smoothly; these side effects gone in a few days instead of the usual one or two weeks.

B6, B12 and Folate

B6, B12 and folate will be deficient in most diets of the 21st century. The ramifications of this deficiency may be one of the factors associated with the high percentage of the population experiencing prolonged depression. Several clinical trials have shown low levels of these 3 required vitamins to be directly related to depression and the severity of the depression.

Clinical trials have also shown antidepressants to be more effective when the patient also takes B6, B12 and folate along with the antidepressant. We will let others debate if the successful result is only from the B6, B12 and folate or if the success really comes from the combination of supplement and medication.

The master antioxidant glutathione plays a critical role with detoxification of all toxins. There are several ways to increase glutathione levels in the body but the most natural is to have ample B6, B12 and folate levels.

CalesiumD

CalesiumD is a proprietary blend of calcium citrate, magnesium and vitamin D3. The calcium’s non-ionic form reduces the chance of calcium induced anxiety or insomnia. Many people taking medication are calcium deficient and have a need for calcium but an ionic form of calcium causes increased anxiety. For the best absorption of calcium, include the Calsorption.

Calsorption

We added Calsorption to our recommended product list for one reason: calcium absorption.

Calcium absorption is a major health concern throughout the world. Ads play constantly on television about new food products enriched with calcium. With all that calcium emphasis, why is osteoporosis still on the rise? Why do Americans suffer with weight problems when calcium promotes weight loss? Why do so many females suffer debilitating PMS symptoms, pre-menopause, menopause and post-menopause?

Insufficient calcium consumption does not always cause calcium deficiency. Our bodies need to assimilate the calcium taken in and put to use.

At The Road Back, calcium absorption has been on the research agenda for several years. Many people with anxiety that take calcium will have a calcium reaction and instead of the natural calming effect as advertised by most calcium suppliers, these people become overly anxious. Once these people stopped taking calcium, their anxiety level went back down.

But, people taking medication usually need additional calcium because the medication depletes calcium from the body. Many people need to supplement daily with calcium to help with health conditions. They get caught on a “damned if I do and damned if I don’t” merry-go-round.

We had to find a way to both improve calcium absorption rates without affecting the metabolism of medication or creating a drug/supplement interaction.

The Road Back found that solution.

What is the Solution?

A food supplement named Calsorption.

What is Calsorption and How Does Calsorption Work?

Calsorption is Inulin, a natural soluble fiber made from chicory roots. Inulin has been shown to increase the quantity of beneficial bacteria in the digestive system. Healthy levels of these important bacteria can result in improved intestinal function, relief of constipation and digestive comfort while also assisting the assimilation of calcium. In addition, Inulin’s positive effect on calcium absorption in adolescents and postmenopausal women potentially improves bone health.

Inulin, an all-natural prebiotic, supports optimal colon functioning and mineral absorption. Prebiotics are non-digestible fibers which are the energy source for the beneficial bacteria in the colon. By feeding the beneficial bacteria, we keep our bodies in balance. Inulin, from chicory root, is an easy to disperse fine granulated white powder. Furthermore, with its mildly sweet taste but without surging blood sugar levels, inulin can be used as a sugar replacement in low calorie or diabetic-suitable foods.

What is a prebiotic?

A prebiotic selectively stimulates growth of healthy bacteria in the colon such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli, which provide benefits to the body's digestive system. Inulin is fermented by these intestinal bacteria and short chain fatty acids are produced. This can then cause a lowering of the pH in the large intestine, and result in increased calcium absorption. This lower pH also slows the growth of certain bacteria that can weaken the immune system.

How much Calsorption should be consumed each day?

Prebiotic benefits and calcium absorption can be seen from Inulin at 5 grams per day. Add 5 grams of Calsorption to water, or any other food or drink, daily for this benefit.

Clinical trials have shown that 5 grams of (Calsorption) Inulin a day will increase the assimilation of calcium by up to 38%. That is a significant increase of absorption.

You can find Inulin in several food products. However, 5 grams a day of Inulin are required to cause this positive change with calcium absorption.

There are a few brands now being sold that claim their unique patented product helps with the absorption of calcium. They have simply added a unique substance to Inulin and filed for a patent, but the real benefit is coming from the Inulin. These other added substances are really no more than filler, thus the customer ingests less than 5 grams of Inulin of no true benefit.

The absorption issue with calcium cannot be emphasized enough. Weight loss requires calcium.

CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)

CLA is used both as part of our recommended weight loss program and for handling depression and stress. CLA has been clinically shown to significantly lower a specific inflammation marker, IL-6, directly associated with weight loss, depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. CLA has also been shown to reduce the symptom of anxiety.

CLA is Omega 6 oil and must be taken along with an Omega 3 fish oil and vitamin E to maintain the proper balance of Omega 3/6 and for a complete metabolism.

Essential Protein Formula

Protein is a fundamental building block of the body, deriving from both animal and plant sources. Animal sources include fish, chicken, beef as well as dairy products and eggs. Plant sources include beans, soy and soy products, nuts, grains and even some vegetables such as broccoli. However, one of the best sources of protein comes from whey protein isolate, a by-product of turning milk into cheese.

Whey isolate protein has the perfect make up for easy assimilation, resulting in your body getting more of the nutrients in the protein. As well as being an excellent protein source, whey isolate protein acts as an antioxidant, helping support a strong and healthy immune system and balancing out blood sugar levels.

One vicious side effect of psychiatric medication - ramping up blood sugar levels while also creating a high-level, internal, acidic environment. Weight gain inevitably results. Stabilized blood sugar levels bring you that much closer to stopping weight gain, then starting weight reduction.

As discussed in the section on Power Barley, the Essential Protein Formula also contains Aktivated Barley, a slow-burning, good carbohydrate that assimilates over approximately four hours. Because of this slow assimilation, blood sugar levels are balanced, preventing energy level “spikes.” Instead you will feel sustained energy carrying you through your day.

One of the final ingredients helping the Essential Protein Formula perform its special magic is lecithin, somewhat of a miracle food. Lecithin, among other things, transmits nerve impulses or messages in the brain; helps maintain the structural integrity of the cells, and acts as a natural tranquilizer for glandular exhaustion, as well as nervous and mental disorder. Even more, other benefits include assisting the liver in disposing of the waste filtered through it and helping relieve insomnia. With all these benefits in place, and especially with your blood sugar levels stabilized, you will feel less jittery, experience fewer mood swings and less anxiety. Your brain will calm down as the nerve endings are soothed, making the messages constantly being sent and received more accurate and less chaotic.

Ginger Tea

Nausea is a common side effect when trying to discontinue antidepressants. Drinking 2 cups of ginger tea each day will usually eliminate the nausea quickly. Sweeten with honey if needed for taste.

Ginger tea capsules can also be used with success. One capsule in the evening and one in the morning is usually all that is needed to handle the nausea.

Nature’s Vitamin C

Today, vitamin C’s vital role in everyday health is a given. Questions about what type and how much vitamin C to take start the viewpoint wars.

Research shows you do not need to take high doses of vitamin C if you take the correct vitamin C and have all the needed amino acids and other vitamins in place. Harvard Medical School ran a clinical trial showing the results from people eating 2 kiwi fruit a day. The vitamin C in kiwi fruit is four times higher than oranges and kiwi-generated vitamin C also assisted with maintaining DNA integrity. Of note, less than 1 kiwi fruit a day was no help and eating more than 2 kiwi fruit a day did not provide additional benefits for the body.

With food sensitivities running out of control and a rather large percentage of the population unable to consume kiwi due to such sensitivities, a different source of natural vitamin C should be used.

For the maximum potential gain from RenewPro (more on this later), a person should have ample amount of vitamin C and vitamin E. The master antioxidant glutathione will freely receive a toxin that has been grabbed by vitamin C and vitamin E and allow the molecule of vitamin C and vitamin E to go back out and grab additional toxins. If the glutathione levels are too low in the body, the vitamin C and vitamin E will hold onto the toxin, not release the toxin, and become toxic themselves.

As long as your cells have glutathione in abundance, only a small amount of the correct vitamin C and E are required.

Vitamin C will help lower inflammation in the body.

If your adrenals are being taxed due to anxiety, stress, depression and fatigue, vitamin C is a must. Vitamin C kick starts the adrenals. Commonly, once the adrenals begin their healing process the feelings of anxiety and stress lessen greatly.

Nature’s Vitamin C is the vitamin C to take. An all natural vitamin C and the only vitamin C recommended other than eating 2 kiwi fruit a day.

Power Barley Formula

The Power Barley Formula is comprised of three simple yet powerful ingredients: young green barley, Aktivated Barley™, and carrots all blended into an easily assimilated powdered form. Easy assimilation is key to the nutritional effectiveness of this product, as well as all the other super foods on The Road Back Program.

Power Barley Formula is U.S.D.A. approved. Based on the contents of this formula and an FDA issued statement in December 2005, TRB Health makes the following health claim regarding the Power Barley Formula: “Soluble fiber from foods, such as Power Barley Formula, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease. A serving of Power Barley Formula supplies two grams of the soluble fiber necessary per day to have this effect.”

Chlorophyll

Young green barley is a “green food.” Its main component – chlorophyll. Chlorophyll, giving plants their green color, is the single most critical substance in plants, allowing light absorption from the sun and conversion into useable energy. This captured energy transfers into higher quality nutrients when ingested, either from fruits and vegetables, or “green foods” such as barley grass juice, wheat grass juice, alfalfa juice, Spirulina, and others. In the Power Barley Formula, chlorophyll neutralizes the high levels of acid that have been created in your body by drugs.

Between a daily diet of highly-processed, high protein/high acid foods and the medications, the acid/alkaline balance in your body has been severely thrown off. When you add young green barley to your diet, the high level of acidity starts to calm down and move back into the balanced range needed to repair damage as well as maintain good health. Green barley gives your body a fighting chance in the tapering process. Other benefits include helping detoxify your liver, while also increasing blood stream oxygen levels.

Famous research scientist, E. Bircher noted, “Chlorophyll is concentrated sun power and it increases the functions of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus and the lungs. It raises the basic nitrogen exchange and is, therefore, a tonic which, considering its stimulating properties, cannot be compared with any other.”

Aktivated Barley™

Power Barley formula’s second ingredient is Aktivated Barley. (And no, Aktivated is not misspelled). Barley historically has been used by everyone from warring Romans, to Greek gladiators-in-training, to mothers giving this magical food to their babies. Aktivated Barley is barley which has been turned into a “super food” via a patented process that captures all of the barley’s powerful nutrients and energy just before flowering. Capturing these vital nutrients before the bloom stage provides more of what makes barley the miracle food it is.

Aktivated Barley is an excellent, slow burning, good carbohydrate. Its slow burning allows for a continuous, balanced absorption of the nutrients contained in the powdered formulation.

An example of slowed absorption’s effect would be eating a very sugary dessert or meal and then not experiencing the normal “sugar rush.” Impeding the flood of sugar into the blood stream causes the lack of sugar rush.

Aktivated Barley provides almost complete assimilation and utilization of its nutrients, without requiring large volumes as well as being extremely rich in naturally occurring amino acids, protein and other nutrients.

Due to the rich nutritional basis of the products contained in the formula and the slow, balanced absorption, this product is essential to healthy rebuilding of cells on the most basic level. These reasons, among many qualify Aktivated Barley as a “super food.”

Carrot

The third ingredient of this formula is carrot for several very simple reasons - most obviously that it tastes great. But carrot also provides an ample supply of minerals in, again, a form easy to absorb and assimilate. Vitamin A is the most powerful vitamin supplied by carrots, boosting the immune system and abundant with antioxidant properties, also closely tied to proper cellular development and maintenance. For these reasons, carrots go hand-in-hand with all the other nutrient dense, alkaline-based ingredients that have been combined in this product.

Probiotic Supreme

Clinical trials have shown that at least 18% of the people who have taken an antidepressant have Candida yeast overgrowth. Three possible side effects of Candida yeast overgrowth are depression, weight gain and bloating. If you have ever used an antibiotic, a birth control pill, or most other medications, you have immensely increased the chance of Candida yeast overgrowth.

Other symptoms of Candida yeast overgrowth include – fatigue, recurring infections, mental fog, headaches, sore throat, abdominal pain, muscle tension and pain, joint pain or swelling, as well as digestive issues, such as heartburn, indigestion and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

You may have a Candida yeast overgrowth, you may not. Lowering the inflammation marker, IL-6, is the ultimate goal. What we have found is a pre-biotic and probiotic blend, Probiotic Supreme, that will help rid the body of Candida yeast overgrowth and more importantly, help reduce the level of IL-6 in the process.

RenewPro

To further lower the inflammation marker IL-6, remove toxins and supply the body with all natural amino acids, we use a product called RenewPro. A complete book could be written on RenewPro and what it does within the human body.

First, RenewPro contains an exceptional amount of the amino acid cysteine. Cysteine lowers IL-6 significantly.

RenewPro will greatly increase the intracellular levels of our master antioxidant glutathione. Glutathione will lower IL-6.

A protein called lactoferrin is higher in RenewPro than any other whey protein product. Lactoferrin lowers IL-6.

If you are lacking energy or feeling dull, RenewPro is a must.

RenewPro is a whey protein concentrate made from disease-free, pesticide-free, chemical-free, hormone treatment-free and natural grass pasture fed cows.

Ultimate Omega 3

Your body’s need for the essential oil Omega 3 and its highly beneficial qualities have been well covered in the news. Studies by doctors and health researchers have clarified the differences “good” and “bad” fats and the necessity of goods fats, such as Omega 3,in our diets.

Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid naturally derived from various types of fish. The two key chemical components in Omega 3 are EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (Docosahexanoic). Both of these compounds, essential to your body’s health, are available in either capsule or liquid form.

EPA assists the workings of your brain and neurological system – the system encompassing your nerves. EPA enhances the electrical functions and communications between all the systems in your body, which your body relies on to function properly.

DHA helps build the brain structurally, and as such, is a much-needed nutrient for the correct brain formation during growth. Both EPA and DHA are critical compounds for a person on psychiatric medications, as these drugs strip the body of these compounds. With these compounds stripped from the body, the communications or electrical impulses from one nerve ending to another do not flow smoothly, but rather jump in all directions creating such things as “brain zaps,” “fogginess,” irritability, agitation, forgetfulness and more.

Psychiatric medications directly oppose your body’s neurological system, evidenced by the side effects experienced from the drugs, as well as those suffered when trying to withdraw from them. Because of this the most critical element, between the EPA and DHA, is the EPA.

The amount of EPA and DHA taken during your taper will directly affect how well, or how poorly, you do on The Road Back Program.

If you will be tapering off an anti-depressant, anti-psychotic, or ADHD medication, it is doubly important that you use the correct quantity and quality of Omega 3. Here is a simple test to try, if you already have Omega 3 at home. Check the back of the bottle under “nutritional facts.” If the label states less than 180 mg. of EPA per capsule, that bottle is grossly insufficient for the requirements of this program.

That Omega 3 will be less than effective, because when tapering off anti-depressants, anti-psychotics or ADHD medications you will need about 3,000 mg. of EPA each day. Doing the math, you can see that with the bottle above, you would need to take approximately 17 capsules of Omega 3 per day in order to get the correct quantity for your taper. Additionally, it is imperative that the Omega 3 that you take is free of any toxins or heavy metals.

Because your body is hypersensitive due to your medications, any metals whatsoever, from any source, are enough to turn on many symptoms, such as headaches, extreme irritably, massive agitation and more. As you may already be experiencing these symptoms from the medications, you certainly do not want to add to, or increase, them.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is commonly found in regular foods, such as vegetable oils, nuts, whole grains and leafy vegetables. As discussed earlier, though found in many foods consumed on a regular basis it is difficult, if not impossible, to derive the total vitamin E needed from diet alone.

Further, pollution, fried foods, bad carbohydrates, drugs, birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy and so many other bad influences test the vitamin E that we do have in our bodies. Vitamin E is an anti-oxidant, a natural compound that protects the body from toxins, and also helps protect other anti-oxidants in the body from being destroyed. It further helps the body eliminate circulating toxins or poisons. When taking the Power Barley Formula or RenewPro, you are causing a mild detoxification process – a good thing. Vitamin E helps your body neutralize these toxins and as these toxins un-stick themselves you will start to feel better with more energy.

The components making a complete vitamin and distinguishing available vitamin E’s are staggering, having filled volumes. This program assists a person off medication and in the process ensures there will be no drug/supplement interactions with our recommendations. Beyond the correct mixture of vitamin E lies the quality or purity of a natural vitamin E. Some forms of vitamin E will create higher plasma concentrations of vitamin E while other forms will create vitamin E in the tissue. While vitamin E is an antioxidant the incorrect vitamin E can become an oxidant and cause inflammation.

The A.C. Grace Company has been manufacturing vitamin E for more than 46 years. We recommend their Unique E with mixed tocopherols because of their manufacturing process and purity of product.

Packages are available at TRB Health that contains most of the nutritional supplements you would need for the program.

All supplements mentioned are available at TRB Health www.trbhealth.com or 1-866-810-3809.