What is Betafood?

Betafood is beet supplement containing the complex nutritional benefit of both the beet leaf and the beet root. Beet root is rich in several bioactive compounds that may provide health benefits,1 and beet leaves can also have antioxidant properties.2 Naturally occurring phytochemicals in beets, like betaine, supply cellular factors used in the conversion of homocysteine to methionine as well as support for normal fluid balance in cells.3*

How does Betafood help maintain healthy liver?

Beets have been studied for their potential to promote healthy liver function. For example, in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet, supplementing with red beet leaf resulted in healthier fat profiles (reduced lipid peroxidation) in blood and the major organs, including the liver.4 Supplementation with beet root has been considered for its potential to reduce various means of oxidative stress.5*

Suggested Use: One tablet per meal, or as directed.

Special Information: Keep bottle tightly closed. This product absorbs moisture.

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 TabletServings per Container: 90 or 180

Amount per Serving%DV

Calories1 

Proprietary Blend: 312 mg Beet (root)†, beet (leaf)†, and oat flour†.

†Daily Value (DV) not established.

Other Ingredients: Honey and calcium stearate.

• 1. Clifford T, Howatson G, West DJ, Stevenson EJ. 2015. Nutrients. 7(4):2801–2822.
• 2. Biondo PBF, Boeing JS et al. 2014. Evaluation of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) leaves during its developmental stages: a chemical composition study. Food Sci. Technol. 34:94-101.
• 3. Delange B. 2014. Choline. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/other-nutrients/choline.
• 4. Lee, JH, et al. 2009. Red beet (Beta vulgaris L.) leaf supplementation improves antioxidant status in C57BL/6J mice fed high fat high cholesterol diet. Nutr. Res. Pract. 3:114-121.
• 5. See note 1 above.
• 6. Ibid.
• 7. See note 4 above.

Why suggest Betafood for your patients?

• The beet is a nutritious root vegetable found in Betafood.
• Beet root is a whole food substance recognized for its role in promoting liver health.6 Similarly, beet leaf has been shown in animal studies to have a protective effect against oxidative damage.7*

Synergistic Product Support

• Cruciferous Complete, Garlic, and Spanish Black Radish: support for liver detoxification pathways†

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GARLIC FORTE
Garlic Forte contains sulfur compounds (particularly alliin) and other compounds. This product is standardized to contain 12 mg per tablet of stabilized alliin to ensure optimal strength and quality. The compounds in Garlic Forte, particularly the alliin and resultant metabolites which are formed on ingestion, work together to:

Garlic Quality Issues

Alliin (an odorless amino acid) is naturally found in Garlic cloves but is rapidly converted to allicin (a strong smelling volatile sulfide) when exposed to the enzyme alliinase in the presence of water or when the Garlic clove is crushed – as shown below by the absence of the alliin peak in the HPLC trace on the right hand side. Allicin is rather unstable and is the precursor to a range of sulfur containing compounds including, diallylsulfides, ajoenes and vinyldithiins. It is important that quality products take this enzymatic process into account since there is strong published evidence for Garlic preparations standardized this way. Therefore alliin must be present together with the correct amount of alliinase in the tablet to allow full conversion to allicin. Furthermore, because stomach acid can degrade the activity of alliinase, quality products should be enterically coated to protect the enzyme. That is why all MediHerb Garlic Forte tablets are enterically coated and are tested not only for the level of alliin but for its conversion into allicin, “its allicin-releasing ability.”

Caution: Contraindicated in known allergy to Garlic. Contraindicated in lactation. Not to be used during pregnancy unless otherwise directed by a qualified health care professional.

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 TabletServings per Container: 40

Amount per Serving

%DV

Calories2 

Calcium70 mg7%

Garlic bulb 12:1 extract
from Allium sativum bulb 3.6 g
Containing alliin 12 mg300 mg†

Garlic (Allium sativum) bulb powder45 mg†

†Daily Value (DV) not established.

Other Ingredients: Calcium phosphate, cellulose, sodium starch glycollate, ethyl cellulose, ammonium hydroxide, fatty acids, oleic acid, sodium carboxymethylcellulose,talc (magnesium silicate), polydextrose, magnesium stearate, silica and d-alpha-tocopherol.

For other contraindications and cautions specific to this product, please refer to the Contraindications and Cautions for MediHerb Botanicals.

Please consult the product packaging label for the most accurate product information.

Spanish Black Radish provides support for the body's organs.

• Our research shows that Spanish black radish induces the body's detoxification enzymes in cell and animal models.

CYRUTA  supports healthy cholesterol levels that are already within a normal range.

• Supports circulatory cholesterol transport
• Supports healthy cellular glucose handling to help maintain blood sugar levels already within a normal range
• Supports healthy peripheral circulation
• Contains several independent factors that help to maintain the integrity of capillary walls*

Whole Food Nutrient Solutions

Since 1929, Standard Process has been the visionary leader in whole food nutrient solutions. We apply systems thinking to holistic nutrition that empowers practitioners to transform lives. Dedicated to the whole food philosophy of our founder, Dr. Royal Lee, our goal is to carry on his mission to provide nutrients for the body that are as close as possible to how they are found in nature.

Our products include foods that are prepared in a way that safeguards their nutritional value. The majority of these ingredients are grown locally on our certified organic farm and may require chopping, dicing, juicing, and/or drying for use in our products. The resulting whole food ingredients are then added to a formula that may include whole food extracts, animal tissue extracts and concentrates, botanicals, whole food isolates, and synthetic ingredients. These highly complex combinations contain a variety of elements designed to trigger trophic effects that support the body’s healthy balance and wellness.*

Suggested Use: One tablet per meal, or as directed.

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 TabletServings per Container: 90

Amount per Serving %DV

Calories2 

Vitamin C3 mg4%

Proprietary Blend: 340 mg Dried buckwheat (leaf) juice†, buckwheat (seed)†, inositol†, oat flour†, and bovine adrenal Cytosol™ extract†.

†Daily Value (DV) not established.

Other Ingredients: Honey, ascorbic acid, and calcium stearate.

Please consult the actual product label for the most accurate product information.