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tonics (specifically JC Tonic) interfere with prescription
medications or with OTC drugs?
Nope. Remember that tonics are mild in their activity. They gently
push body systems and processes toward NORMAL. Drugs are powerful,
and just keep pushing processes in one direction only, and the more
you take of them the further they push. By definition. So let me ask
a question. Will tonic herbs interfere with the activity of drugs,
or will drugs interfere with the activity of tonics? When the
question is asked like that, the answer is rather obvious. Almost
all prescription drugs and many OTC drugs will dramatically reduce
the beneficial properties of tonics. Their powerful uni-directional
force overpowers the gentle tonic herbs. Whatever tonic action is
pushing in the same direction as is the drug will simply be
multiplied a hundred-fold by the drug. And the activity of the tonic
which acting in opposition to the direction force exerted by the
drug will have little change of restoring homeostasis as long as the
drug is present. But there is an upside to this. For some time now,
I have repeatedly observed that tonic herbs tend to reduce the side
effects of drugs. That is, they detoxify drugs. How so? I believe it
has something to do with that inherent tonic attribute of pushing
systems toward normal, thereby checking some of the adverse, or
non-normalizing over-reaches of drugs. So, should you use tonics,
while using drugs? Sure, but it is the detoxifying action of the
tonic, rather than the balancing action of the tonic that you will
be taking advantage of.
Should
I stop taking vitamin and mineral supplements when I am using the
tonic?
Nope. Vitamins and minerals, when used in appropriate amounts, have
certain tonic activity themselves. All vitamins and most minerals
are paramount to good health and you should definitely consider
including them in your daily diet.
Can
I still use the tonic if I am allergic to any of its ingredients?
Depends. On how allergic you are. A serious allergy that results in
hives, rashes, or anaphylactic shock would preclude the use of the
tonic. Mild allergies that result in headache, upset stomach, or
loose bowels, for example will, surprisingly, often disappear after
continued use of the tonic. Tonic herbs tend to heal these kinds of
processes. My only recommendation is that you slowly increase how
much tonic you use at a time, gradually building up tolerance to the
allergenic materials.
How
much JC Tonic should I consume each day?
Actually, as much as you want, as long as you are paying attention
to the rest of your diet also. Tonic herbs are balancing, so
over-dosage is not a problem. However, BALANCE is the key word in
health and if you choose to neglect good dietary practices while
consuming huge amounts of Tonic, what do think that will do to the
health of your body? Tonics tend to balance things, but if you have
a 100 lb gorilla on one side of the teeter totter, how hard is it
going to be to balance the board? So don't create a 100 lb gorilla
by ignoring good diet. Okay, so now you still want some real
numbers. Try 2 to 4 mono-doses of JC Tonic® a day.
Can
I continue to drink herbal teas while using the tonic?
Sure. I hope you plan on using the tonics every day for the rest of
your life. I wouldn't want you to neglect other nourishing teas in
the meantime. Just remember this: Strong acting herbs are like drugs
- they tend to over power the action of the tonics, but unlike drugs
their activity does not persist in the body for long periods of
time. Hence, to get the most from your herbal teas and other herbal
supplements, you just need to take them a couple hours apart from
when you take the tonic.
What,
if any, side-effects can I expect from consuming JC Tonic?
Well, here's one. Someday you might find yourself lying in a
hospital bed dying of. . . nothing! Puuuhleasssse.
Is
JC Tonic safe for adults, children and infants to consume?
Yes. But be careful how you feed it to infants; they really aren't
whole yet and so there is a certain amount of uncertainty associated
with messing around with their foods. But in my family we always
added some tonic herbs to the bottle (along with blackstrap, yeast,
fish oil, and other goodies). Makes the toddlers healthy and
vigorous. I would put one quarter to one half a mono-dose in a
bottle, depending on the age and weight of the child. No more than
once a day. Alternatively, you could put a few drops in each bottle.
Can
pregnant or lactating women consume the tonic?
No problem.
 What
in the world do you mean by "Bidirectional?"
Ouch. I coined the word 'bi-directional' to describe the most unique
property of a tonic: the ability to exert activity in opposite
directions. Nothing else in the entire medicinal world has this
property. Nothing! Certainly not any drugs. And very few herbs.
Here's an example. In the next paragraph, I will be talking about
ginseng. Ginseng is a tonic herb. It can either raise blood pressure
or lower it, depending on the momentary needs of the body when it is
consumed. How does it do that? It contains one group of ingredients
that can lower blood pressure, and another group that can raise
blood pressure. Won't the forces cancel each other out? No. Numerous
studies have shown that the body is able to extract from foods and
dietary supplements, and herbs, the specific nutrients it needs at
the moment the items are consumed. The unneeded nutrients are simply
excreted or metabolized into inactive intermediates or ignored. That
is the magic of tonics.
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 Ran
across something in the store a few days ago. Claims to be an
"herbal tonic." Made by those people at Arizona. It claims to be
"an invigorating blend of green tea, tropical and citrus fruits,
panax ginseng, Siberian ginseng, guarana, schisandra, and
vitamins A, C & E." What we have here is basically citrus
flavored green tea with a splash of some herbal extracts known
(in much larger amounts) to produce energy. The green tea and
guarana contain caffeine (green tea is not a bad tonic, if you
take the caffeine out). The ginsengs are really tonics and so is
the shisandra. So remember what I said above about combining
tonics with non-tonic herbs? What happens to the tonic activity?
Right, it is overwhelmed by the more powerful activity of the
non-tonics. And this is especially true where the non-tonics
contain the stimulate caffeine. So what do we have here? An
herbal stimulant. Is that a tonic? Well, there is a certain
fraction of the herbal community - albeit ignorant of the true
meaning of tonic -- that has come to believe that stimulants are
tonics. We need to resist this tendency. Stimulant herbs are not
tonics - unless they also contain nutrients that are sedating.
This gets back to the
bidirectional nature of tonic herbs (see
above).
This article has been primarily all about what is and what is
not a tonic. Understanding how tonics differ from every other
kind of medicinal substance in the world will help us appreciate
their unique health-promoting benefits. We need to prize our
tonics. They represent the best the earth and heavens have to
offer. They are provided for our everlasting profit. JC Tonic
should serve as the foundation of our daily health, restoring
balance, homeostasis, normalcy to all glands, organs, systems
and processes in the body, renewing us each and every day,
invigorating mind and soul, and preparing us to withstand the
thousands of pressures flung in our direction every waking
minute of our lives. The tonic is the best health insurance we
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