Healthy Foundation has been designed with the whole body in mind. It is designed to help different organ systems of the body to work well together to enhance the general health of the body. As such, it provides foundational support for any chronic disorder, and to promote optimum health and energy levels. This tonic may provide support in fatigue, depressed mood, chemical sensitivities and ADD/ADHD.

Healthy Foundation can be used any time the body needs general support. Just as it's good for a car to get an oil change every so many miles, our bodies may benefit from taking herbal tonics from time to time. Many people like to take Healthy Foundation for a month or two, once a year, as part of a "spring cleanup." And a lot of people like to take it every day, year after year, just as a general tonic.

A tonic is a formula that's seen as something good for the body, like a healthy habit (like healthy diet and exercise). Healthy Foundation can be thought of as specialized food for the body that provides nutritional support for many functions that the body must accomplish every day.

Healthy Foundation may be especially supportive for people that are in poor health.  It contains herbs that are traditionally supportive to the digestive system, liver, endocrine system, adrenal system, and circulatory system. Healthy Foundation supports the overall vitality of people.

Healthy Foundation is also recommended for anyone suffering from a generalized health problem (such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or chronic muscle (Fibro) pain) and/or an auto-immune illness like Autoimmune Thyroid inflammation, inflammatory bowel, chronic join pain etc.*

Side Effects
None. The individual herbs in Healthy Foundation are believed to strengthen the immune system. During organ transplants, doctors give patients drugs to suppress their immune systems to reduce rejection of the organ. Therefore, giving Healthy Foundation in such a setting would be counter-productive. Other than that, there are no known side effects.

Please note that Healthy Foundation contains grain alcohol as an extracting agent (which extracts natural compounds from the herbs). The doses of Healthy Foundation can be mixed with a little water to make it easier to swallow. Here's a tip for people who don't like the idea of ingesting the alcohol. You can swish the Healthy Foundation around in your mouth to warm it, and then blow air over it, out of your mouth. A lot of the alcohol will evaporate and be blown off that way. If you do that several times, it will substantially reduce the amount of alcohol you take in and be very easy to wash down with water.*

Fatigue
Healthy Foundation (HF) is a good choice for people who want support for fatigue but don't want to do any major undertaking.*

Depressed Mood
Many studies on the value of medicinal herbs come from Germany. Natural medicine is a very big part of their health care system. In Germany, herbs are often compared against prescription drugs, and if the herb is found to be more effective than the drug it becomes the official therapy of choice. The effectiveness of St. John's Wart for depressed mood has been studied in Germany and some of the studies found it to be helpful. The typical dose of Healthy Foundation contains the same amount of St. John's Wort herb which was used for clinical studies in Germany.*

Digestion
Constipation or diarrhea, as well as gas and bloating often benefit from HF.*

Liver
HF can be very supportive to the liver.

The liver is important in detoxifying the body. Good liver function is important in helping correct autoimmune illnesses, like thyroid inflammation. Healthy Foundation can also be support the body in combating drug toxicity. Drugs are often cleared through the liver.*

Immune System
The herbs in Healthy Foundation are traditionally known to support the immune system which is good for people who get a lot of colds, or who have a tendency to abnormal cell growth. However, sometimes people take immune suppressive drugs to help them accept an organ transplant. It wouldn't make sense to use Healthy Foundation to boost the immune system when a patient is taking other drugs to suppress the immune system. Thus, HF is not good to use it in that kind of setting.

When fighting autoimmune illnesses it's important for the liver to function well and it may be helpful to use herbs known to support overall immune and endocrine functions. For these reasons, we recommend Healthy Foundation to assist with autoimmune conditions.*

Attention Deficit Disorder
There have been studies on the use of St. John's Wort and Ginkgo Bilboa in supporting people with Attention Deficit Disorder. The dose of those herbs in Healthy Foundations is the same amount that was used in the studies for ADD.*

Detailed Product Description
Good health begins with good digestion and absorption of nutrients. For digestive support, Healthy Foundation provides two outstanding carminatives, peppermint (Mentha piperita) and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). The term carminatives describes a class of herbs which bring a pleasing warmth to the digestion by increasing gastric circulation and peristalsic contractions while relaxing the system.

Peppermint is a traditional carminative employed in the support of colic, dyspepsia, flatulence, nausea and intestinal spasms. It is calming, which helps to promote sleep, and is supportive in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Fennel shares the above properties, with the additional benefit of providing support in reducing bacterial overgrowth or dysbiosis.

Astragalus is a prime immune and energy tonic in Chinese medicine, and is valued as an enhancer of the medicinal properties of other herbs in a given formula. Wild Sarsaparilla is a tonic used for the alleviation of debility, fatigue, rheumatism and digestive weakness (Foster and Duke), and is considered a balancing agent for endocrine metabolism.

No general tonic could be complete without supporting the main organism of metabolism and detoxification, the liver. For this, Healthy Foundation includes Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum).

As mental clarity is often impaired in CFIDs and other chronic conditions, Healthy Foundation includes the flavonoid and antioxidant-rich herb Ginkgo biloba. Research indicates that Ginkgo can improve brain circulation, memory and concentration while improving circulation to the extremities and brain.

Depressed mood and a negative outlook can prolong and intensify the suffering of chronic conditions. Healthy Foundation employs St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) to support the depressed patient. This versatile herb also possesses antioxidant properties, providing support with regard to free radicals which accompany many degenerative conditions.*