NATURAL SOLUTIONS

Question 1

what is a licensed herbal remedy?

Answer 1

• must hold a Traditional Herbal Registration (THR) License
• will come in a box and provide a Patent Information Leaflet (PIL)
• license is only granted if there is evidence for it then we can say this is used for …
• some license may help something (this may help…)

Question 2

milk thistle:

Answer 2

benefits - overindulgence in food & drink
cautions - hormonal medicines (they can interfere with effects of other medications)

Question 3

St John’s Worts

Answer 3

Benefits - Mild Low Mood & Anxiety
Cautions - Processing of Medicine (could speed up or slow down)
- Diagnosed Or Serious Depression/Anxiety

Question 4

Valerian

Answer 4

Benefits - Mild Anxiety , Sleep
Cautions - Serious Anxiety (customers best cared with doctors)

Question 5

Devils Claw

Answer 5

Benefits - Anti-inflammatory (helps with general ache and pain and symptoms of conditions of arthritis)
Cautions - Stomach Acid

Question 6

Agnus Castus

Answer 6

Benefits - Premenustrual Syndrome (PMS)
Cautions - Hormonal Medicines

Question 7

Black Cohosh

Answer 7

Benefits - Menopause
Cautions - Hormonal Medicine

Question 8

Echinacea

Answer 8

Benefits - Cold & Flu
Cautions - Interfere with other medications (if customers are using medicine to do with immune system they should not take this)

Question 9

Rhodiola Rosea

Answer 9

Benefits - Stress
Cautions - May Affect Blood Sugar

Question 10

Unlicensed Herbal Products : Garlic

Answer 10

Benefits - Immunity , Heart
Cautions - Blood thinning , blood pressure lowering , bad breath

Question 11

Unlicensed Herbal Products : Ginseng

Answer 11

Benefits - Energy , Stress

2 main types:
Korean - Kuick but last for a shorter time.
Siberian - Slow but last for a longer time.

Cautions - High Blood Pressure (should be avoided by those with high blood pressure)

Question 12

Unlicensed Herbal Products : Ginger

Answer 12

Benefits - Digestion ( may help with stomach cramps) , Nausea

Question 13

Unlicensed Herbal Products : Turmeric

Answer 13

Benefits - Anti - inflammatory , digestion.

Question 14

Unlicensed Herbal Products - Sage

Answer 14

Benefits - Sweating , helps with hot flushes during menopause

Question 15

Unlicensed Herbal Products : Peppermint

Answer 15

Benefits - Digestion

Question 16

Unlicensed Herbal Products - Green Tea

Answer 16

Benefits - Energy , weight management
Cautions - High Blood Pressure , Anxiety

Question 17

Unlicensed Herbal Products: Aloe Vera

Answer 17

Benefits - Healthy Bowel , Soothing to Digestion , Soothing to the skin

Question 18

Unlicensed Herbal Products : Ginkgo Biloba

Answer 18

Benefits - Memory
Cautions - Blood Thinning

Question 19

Everyday Products: Manuka Honey

Answer 19

Special type of honey that comes from New Zealand manuka Bush
Benefits - Immunity , Anti-Bacterial , Anti-viral

Monofloral: high levels of honey made from manuka bush and only small amounts of other types of honey (higher level of MGO)
Multifloral: high levels of other types of honey and manuka ( small level of MGO)
MGO - strength (high mgo = high strength)

Question 20

Everyday Products: Acidophilus

Answer 20

Benefits - Digestion , Immunity

Bad bacteria can be caused Low Fibre Diet , High sugar diet , stress , antibiotics

Question 21

Everyday Product: Coq10

Answer 21

• made in the body however as we get older this becomes less efficient so we need to have it.

Benefits
Heart - strengthens the heart
Energy - distribute energy to each cell

Question 22

Everyday Product : CBD

Answer 22

Cannabis and hemp
Not allowed to advise them on it (only allowed to on ingredients besides it)

Question 23

Collagen

Answer 23

• protein found in many tissues (such as bone, skin and cartilage)
• gives these tissues strength and elasticity.
• While the body can make its own collagen, supplements can help
  When there is an extra demand (e.g. damaged or injured joints).
• One of the functions of Vitamin C and proteins like N Acetyl Cysteine aids in the production of collagen.

Question 24

Joint Care Supplements - Benefits of Collagen

Answer 24

Osteoarthritis - Collagen will help the body rebuild the cartilage in the joints.
Skin - Collagen is often used in anti-wrinkle treatments as they restore the elasticity of the skin.

‘Hydrolysed’ collagen supplements are those which have been broken down already into smaller pieces to help the body absorb them.

Question 25

Joint Care Supplements - Glucosamine & Benefits + Cautions

Answer 25

• substance made up of sugar and protein that helps to make up the cartilage in the joints.
• While the body can make its own glucosamine, supplements can help when there is an extra demand (e.g. damaged or injured joints).

Benefits:
Osteoarthritis - help the body rebuild the cartilage in the joints /takes around 3 months to start working/ typical daily intake is 1000mg.

Cautions
- Shellfish Allergy.
- Due to glucosamine containing glucose (a sugar), those who suffer from blood sugar related ailments should discuss with their CP prior to use first.

Question 26

Joint Care Supplements - Grapeseed & Benefits + Cautions

Answer 26

Grapeseed = taken from the seeds of grapes.

Benefits -
Antioxidant - Crapeseed extract has strong antioxidant effects, helping to protect us from the damaging effects of free radicals.

Pain and Swelling - Grapeseed can help to reduce pain and swelling. This makes it useful to tackle the symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Question 27

Joint Care Supplements - Cherry Product

Answer 27

Cherry extract is taken from the edible, fleshy part of the cherry.

Benefits:
Pain and Swelling - Cherry can help to reduce pain and swelling.
This makes it useful to tackle the symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Question 28

Weight Management - Glucomannan

Answer 28

• health claim for weight loss when taken in doses of at least 3g a day.

Benefits:
Appetite Suppressant - Glucomannan is a fibrel.

Cholesterol - Glucomannan can also help to lower cholesterol.

Question 29

Weight Management - Lecithin

Answer 29

Lecithin comes from Soya beans.

Benefits:
Fat break down - Lecithin may help the body break down fats more easily which means less will be stored.
Cholesterol - Lecithin may also help to lower cholesterol.

Question 30

Weight Management - Apple Cider Vinegar

Answer 30

Apple Cider Vinegar is sold in capsules, tablets, liquid form and gummies - including our own brand of gummies.

Benefits:
Fat Burning - Studies show that apple cider vinegar could boost metabolism making it easier to burn calories.
Appetite Suppressant - Our customers tell us that taking apple cider vinegar could help them eat less between meals.

Question 31

Homeopathic Remedies & Tissue Salts

Answer 31

Key Properties -‘treat like with like’. This is the principle that something taken in small amounts will cure the same symptoms it would cause if taken in large amounts.
Our most popular homeopathic remedy is Arnica, which has a license for muscular aches, pains and stiffness.

The principle behind tissue salts is based on the balance of natural mineral salts in the body.
Advocates of tissue salts believe we have 12 of these tissue salts in total, each with a unique function. When the levels of these are balanced, we experience good health. When the levels become imbalanced, we experience illness.

HOW TO USE: small tablet with water

CAUTIONS: lactose intolerance

Question 32

Aromatherapy:

Answer 32

Essential oil from plants provide unique benefits
Best selling - lavender

How to use - massage , addition to a bath , inhalation , 100% versus blended.

Cautions - different cautions for each oil

Question 33

Bach Flower Remedy

Answer 33

Bach flower remedies practitioners believe these remedies deal with emotion and character traits, rather than physical ailments 38 remedies = 38 each negative emotion or character talks.
Best selling = combination of 5 remedies to help bring sense and calm and control in stressful situations.

How to use - liquid form (2 drops to a drink) or put drops onto tongue.

Caution - not halal