My guide hacked a narrow path for me through the underbrush. It was the second day of our journey, deep into the jungles of the Amazon.

I was on my way to speak to a curandero, a native healer, about a plant the locals believe has magical healing properties. They use this herb in many rituals.

When we finally arrived at the small village, the curandero prepared a bath infused with the herb. It smelled a little like garlic, and he said it would protect me from witchcraft.

I was happy to wash away the grime. But I noticed my scratches, scrapes, and bites seemed to heal as the herb took effect.

Afterward, the curandero described other ways they use this magical plant. It brings down fever and helps with parasites and fungus. They use it for aches and pain, colds, coughs, and skin diseases. He had me rub it on my skin to protect against insects.

The plant they gave me turned out to be Anamu. Its real name is Petiveria alliacea, and it grows throughout Central and South America, in the Caribbean, and in Africa.

Once I returned from my trip, I read plenty of research to support the folklore claims. Anamu contains many active compounds that protect your body against bacteria, fungus, and even diseases like cancer.

In one review, more than 1,400 plant extracts were evaluated as therapies to protect and prevent cancer. Anamu was one of only 34 plants identified. And anamu contains two properties that kill cancer cells but do no damage to healthy cells.₁

Anamu also stimulates your immune system. In one study, anamu increased natural killer cells by 100%.₂ These are the cells that kill disease throughout your body. But it also increases chemicals such as interleukin and interferon. These help protect you against future infection and disease.₃

The more I looked, the more scientific research I found to support the claims of the curandero.

Anamu protects against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and yeast.₄ It guards against urinary problems and diabetes. In fact, in one animal study, blood sugar levels dropped more than 60 percent in one hour.₅

The curandero I met used anamu as a pain reliever. I later learned it contains COX-1 inhibitors. This is the active ingredient in the new arthritis drugs sold by pharmaceutical companies.₆

I’m so impressed with anamu; I’m hard at work doing further research on how it will benefit my patients, and to try to import the herb from a reliable source.

Traditional healers make an infusion using 30 grams (slightly more than one ounce) dried anamu in a liter of water. You drink 1/4 to 1/2 cup, one to three times daily. Or you put it on your skin, depending on the condition.

You can also take the dried, powdered herb as a capsule. I suggest taking 500 to 1000 mg per day in divided doses.

Anamu can cause uterine contractions, so don’t use it if you’re pregnant. And it contains a low concentration of natural coumarin, which has a blood-thinning effect. So if you’re already on blood-thinning medication, check with your doctor before using it.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1. Williams, LA, Rosner, H., Levy, HG, Barton, EN. “A critical review of the therapeutic potential of dibenzyl trisulphide isolated from Petiveria alliacea L. (guinea hen weed, anamu).” West Indian Med 2007 Jan; 56(1):17-21.
2. Jovicevic, L., “In vitro antiproliferative activity of Petiveria alliacea L., on several tumor cell lines.” Pharmacol Res 1993;27(1):105-106.
3. Queiroz , M., Quadros, M. et al. “Cytokine Profile and Natural Killer Cell Activity in Listeria Monocytogenes Infected Mice Treated Orally with Petiveria Alliacea Extract.” Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology 2000, Vol. 22, No. 3, Pages 501-518.
4. Kim, S., et al. “Antibiacterial and antifungal activity of sulfur-containing compounds from Petiveria alliacea L.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Mar;104(1-2):188-92.
5. Lans, CA., “Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus.” J. Ethnobiol. Ethnomedicine. 2006 Oct ;2:45.
6. DunstanC. Et al. “Evaluation of some Samoan and Peruvian medicinal plants by prostaglandin biosynthesis and rat ear oedema assays.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 1997; 57(1):35-56.

I have the greatest job in the world. I get to travel around to different countries to find native systems of healing and traditional healing herbs.

I’ve gone to Africa, Ecuador, Brazil – and I’ve been to Jamaica a half dozen times. It’s one of my favorite places, because it’s a treasure trove of herbs. Nearly every Jamaican family has a tradition of using them for healing since they were kids.

We’re publishing a book from a well-known herbalist there, Ivelyn Harris. I’ve visited Ivy at her mountain retreat. And she came to visit me here at my office last month. In her book, Ivy describes 42 herbs used in Jamaica.

Jamaicans have a habit of applying their own names to herbs. For example, “African Minty.” (We call it kava.)

Some people think kava’s toxic to the liver. But I’ve never seen a case of anyone with a healthy liver who has had a problem when they drink it as tea.

I found African Minty growing alongside the road and on riverbanks throughout Jamaica. It’s used almost as a cure-all to relieve back pain, tension headache, bronchitis, and sore throat.

In the U. S., African Minty – kava – is used to relieve anxiety, depression, and stress. It gives you a good night’s sleep and helps you focus during the day.₁

Look for organically grown kava. You can find many organic suppliers at major health chains such as Whole Foods and Vitamin Shoppe.

Here’s my Jamaican recipe you can use to make a tea to relieve tension headaches and stress:

1. Add 1 ounce fresh or dried leaves to 1 quart boiling water.
2. Simmer fresh for 1 minute or dried for 3 minutes.
3. Steep fresh for 5 minutes or dried for 10 minutes.
4. Strain.
5. Drink straight or sweeten with honey to taste.

Take one cup of tea three times as needed.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1. Pittler, M., et al. “Efficacy of Kava Extract for Treating Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology: 2000 Feb; 20(1):8.4-89.

Did you know our brains shrink as we age?

Over the course of your life, your brain will lose five to 10 percent of its weight. It starts around your 20th birthday.

There are two things I want to tell you about today that can help prevent this very unfortunate consequence of aging.

One is an herb, and the other is a nutrient.

The herb I’m going to tell you about can actually help you to grow new brain cells.

For years, science believed that the adult human brain could not grow new brain cells. They thought we were born with all the brain cells we’ll ever have. And that when they were gone, they were gone for good.

But a breakthrough study by Princeton biologists Elizabeth Gould and Charles Gross put all that into question.

The study published in the Journal of Science detailed their new discovery – the daily growth of new brain cells in the adult macaque monkey. At the time, their results strongly implied that the same thing happens in humans.

Because of this discovery, we now know your brain can grow new cells.₁

Putting back the growth factors that decline with age is the best way to slow down the shrinking of the brain.

One of the ways you can help your brain produce more of these growth factors is by taking an herb called Gotu kola.

In a recent study, Gotu kola extract helped increase neurite growth in human brain cells, proving that this supplement was responsible for this growth.₂

Here are three of the most common ways to take Gotu kola:

1. As an extract, like the one used in the study. Take 10 drops per day.
2. As a dried herb. You can make a tea of the dried leaf, three times daily.
3. As a powdered herb (available in capsules). Take 400-600 mg, three times a day.

Two of the most important structures that your brain replaces are your neurites and dendrites. These are the stringy root-like branches that are extensions of your brain cells.

They’re like the wiring of a computer network. They allow one part of your brain to communicate with the other.

Loss of this network during your life can lead to memory loss and degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Here’s what you can do to help prevent this from happening to you…

Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC) is a nutrient that stimulates the brain to produce growth factors. Factors that help maintain and rebuild neurites and dendrites.₃

It increases the effects of nerve growth factor, which acts to re-grow neurites and dendrites.

The best sources of ALC are grass-fed beef, poultry, fish, and dairy products. Fruits, vegetables, and grains contain relatively little.

You can also get it in supplement form at your local vitamin shop or health-food store. I recommend taking 500 mg twice a day on an empty stomach.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1. Sarter, M, Bruno, JP. “Developmental origins of the age-related decline in cortical cholinergic function and associated cognitive abilities.” Neurobiol Aging. 2004 Oct;25(9):1127-39.
2. Garcia-Alloza M, Dodwell SA, Meyer-Leuhmann, M Hyman BT, Bacskai BJ. “Plaque-derived oxidative stress mediates distorted neurite trajectories in the Alzheimer mouse model.” J Neuropathol Exp Neuro. 2006 Nov;65(11): 1082-9.
3. Barhwal K, Hota SK, Jain V, Prasad D, Singh SB, Ilavazhagan G (June 2009). “Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALCAR) prevents hypobaric hypoxia-induced spatial memory impairment through extracellular related kinase-mediated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 phosphorylation.” Neuroscience 161 (2): 501-14.

Deep in the jungles of West Africa, there are places where obesity is completely unknown.

The natives don’t get fat.

A professor doing population studies discovered this curious fact. After watching this group and comparing them to others, he found something unique about their diet:

The locals use a paste derived from the seed of a “bush mango” to thicken their soups.

This professor, an expert in nutritional biochemistry at the university in nearby Cameroon, created an extract of this seed and ran his own tests.

After 10 weeks, the people taking this extract dropped an average of 28 pounds and shed 6 inches around their waist.*

The results were published in a national, peer-reviewed medical journal.₁

FOX News picked up the story from Reuters when the study hit the media last year.₂

You can use this very same natural extract to burn pounds of unwanted fat.*

It may be one of the most potent weight-reduction herbs ever tested.*

When I first read this study, I immediately had the extract shipped to my clinic.

Of course, this was only one study. I needed more evidence. I wanted to see it in action. So I followed up with more research at my own Wellness Research Foundation.

My patients and volunteers were stunned. After four weeks into the program, we started getting remarkable results: Penny McLean, who works in my office, dropped two dress sizes by using this West African extract along with her regular diet and exercise routine.*

Word spread fast, and the other women in my office started taking it. Soon I started hearing things like, “My pants are too big…” and “I got into a pair of jeans I haven’t worn in years…”*

I tried it myself, and it worked. My belly started slimming down. It felt tighter. I simply continued to eat a healthy diet and exercise as I always do. But what a difference!

That’s when I knew we were on to something big.

At the next meeting with my Foundation staff, we sat around the conference table and discussed how to advise our patients about this new breakthrough.

Then I put the question to them:

“How can we make this even better?”

Our senior researcher put his hand on a stack of files and pushed them toward the center of the table.

“Undaria pinnatifida.”

The seaweed extract my colleague was referring to easily reduces your appetite.*

It made immediate sense to everyone.

In my opinion, the combination of the two, which I call Primal Lean, may be one of the most effective weight-reduction formulas ever.*

Here’s how it works…

The first part of my formula is an extract from an all-natural herb that grows deep in the forests of West Africa. And it helps reset your body to the point where you naturally and easily resist putting on new fat – just like you did when you were in college.*

Remember those days? When you could eat and not get fat? There’s a reason why. Your body had the right balance of certain factors that control the size and production of fat cells.*

It’s easy when you’re young. But as you age, things get thrown off balance. Especially when the food you eat is processed and full of additives and chemicals. This interferes with the signals that move between the cells in your body.

That’s why it’s harder to shed weight as you age… even when you try your best to eat right and exercise.

This herb helps improve those signals and helps reset your body’s delicate machinery. When it regains its balance, your body has the ability to better control fat production – just like it did when you were younger.*

Staying lean and trim as you age is not easy. You can eat right and exercise and still end up with a “spare tire” around your belly. It doesn’t seem fair.

But if you know why this is happening, you can do something about it (and get a firm, slim body).*

The West African herb – called irvingia gabonensis – makes it easier.

How does it work?

Your body has a “signal network” that controls your fat cells.

If this communication system breaks down, your fat cells get bigger and bigger… and you get more and more of them.

As you age, that’s exactly what happens.

Fat Signal #1: Using Fat for Energy – Naturally

When things are running smoothly, your fat cells produce leptin. This messenger sends out two signals: One, it tells your brain you’re full. That shuts down your hunger. Two, it tells the fat inside your cells to break down into a kind of fat that can be burned as energy.

When these signals are working, you don’t get hungry as much, and your body can use fat as a source of fuel. That means fat gets burned naturally.

But when too many fat cells build up, a protein called CRP sticks to the leptin and prevents it from delivering its message to your brain. Signal lost.

This is called leptin resistance. The bottom line is you’ll feel hungry, and the fat inside your cells will stay there.

When this happens, it triggers a series of other signal problems.

Fat Signal #2: Controlling Sensitivity to the “Fat Hormone”

Another messenger – adiponectin – controls your sensitivity to insulin. Insulin tells your body how much fat to make. When you have lots of adiponectin, your body responds more favorably to insulin, and your fat production is ideal. Your waist is smaller, and your heart is healthier.

But as you age, your levels of this critical fat signal drop… then you’re more likely to get bigger and fatter.

Fat Signal #3: The Bad Guy… Turning Blood Sugar Into Fat

The 3rd messenger is actually a bad guy you want to get rid of… it’s called glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. This enzyme turns blood sugar into fat. Not what you want.

The “magic” behind Primal Lean is its ability to help restore your body’s signal network to function optimally. After a few weeks, your body’s response to leptin is working better than before, adiponectin levels rise, and the bad guy – the fat-making enzyme – gets cut off.*

Problem solved.

You see, as you age, these signals get thrown off. No matter how much you exercise or how well you eat, you will always be vulnerable to age-related fat gain.

Unless, of course, you have what I consider to be the “secret weapon” that helps restore youthful balance.

In this case, balance means having a communication network that’s firing on all cylinders. When it does, it’s a beautiful thing to see. It may be one of the easiest ways to drop pounds.*

Before the study, the group taking the herb in Primal Lean averaged 215 pounds. After the study, they averaged 187 pounds – for a net loss of 28 pounds.*

The control group started at 212 pounds and went to 211 pounds. They lost an average of one pound, which means that almost nothing happened.

But there’s more to this than dropping pounds…*

This bombshell study first appeared in a journal called Lipids in Health and Disease. “Lipids” means “fatty acids,” like cholesterol. The editors of this medical journal were more interested in the remarkable way this extract helps maintain normal blood fat levels.*

Recognize any of these names?

Total cholesterol… HDL… LDL… blood glucose… C-reactive protein…

These are some of the terms you’ll find on your blood tests when you go to a doctor. Like the “fat signals,” this study suggests that this West African extract has the power to maintain health in other parts of your body too.*

Imagine going to the doctor and continuing to see “within normal range” on many of your blood tests. It turns out this extract has a remarkable effect on a range of heart health indicators.*

This kind of extract is called an adaptogen. An adaptogen is a natural substance that helps your body adapt to stress and supports normal bodily processes.* Ginseng is a good example.

But this exciting weight-reduction herb is more powerful. It’s more than just a supplement you take for increased energy. It has very specific talents. It ramps up your body’s ability to drop pounds and has a supportive effect on your blood fats.*

That makes it a monumental find.

If you take this herb by itself, I bet you’ll get great results.*

But There’s a Way to Make It Even Better…

I didn’t just take an herb and put it in a bottle. I made it my own.

I have something better.

Ironically, I found out about this new herb while my staff was working on another ingredient that has the potential to help reduce fat called fucoxanthin (pronounced: foo-coh-ZAN-thin).*

This is a seaweed extract with potential fat-burning machinery.* Fucoxanthin was discovered by Japanese researchers quite by accident.

When a group of Japanese marine biologists fed their study animals with fucoxanthin, something remarkable happened. A microscopic protein – called UCP1 – suddenly became active.

This protein turns up your metabolic furnace and lets your cells use fat for energy – not during exercise, but while you’re resting.*

This nutritious and very safe seaweed extract actually flips your metabolic switch and “turns on” your body’s fat-burning machinery.

The testing of this ingredient is very promising. Many are animal tests, but there is one very exciting human test too. While the human clinical trial tested a formula with more ingredients than just the fucoxanthin, the study suggests fucoxanthin may help melt fat.*

The Japanese researchers were startled by the results. So they went to work. In a series of experiments, they gave two groups of mice the same diet, but one group supplemented with fucoxanthin.

In the fat tissue of the mice that supplemented with fucoxanthin, the researchers found high levels of the fat-burning protein UCP1. As a result, those mice lost a significant amount of fat. In the control group, there was no difference.₃

The same researchers later discovered that fucoxanthin even prevented potential fat cells from “growing up” and becoming mature fat cells in mice.₄*

Not only may fucoxanthin help your body use fat you already have… it could help prevent the formation of future fat cells.*

A clinical study shows that a formula with fucoxanthin is effective for people too. The trial was finished last year, and the study has been submitted for publication. From what I’ve seen, it looks impressive.*

In the test group, people taking the formula with fucoxanthin lost an average of 15 pounds in four months. The people in the control group lost just three pounds. Those are good numbers.₅*

I’m Very Excited About Primal Lean

Primal Lean has turned my practice upside down. I have trouble keeping it in stock. And when I get a new shipment, it disappears. My patients are snapping it up just in case we run out again.

Just keep in mind… it takes 8 to 10 weeks before you feel the whole effect. Sure, you may feel something before that, especially the calming of your appetite.*

But in the spirit of full disclosure, I want you to understand that it takes weeks to really kick in.

There’s a reason for that…

Primal Lean is a natural supplement that helps to reset and rebalance key systems in your body. It takes time for these changes.*

But like I said, if you look back and consider all the years you’ve been trying diets that didn’t work, exercise plans that didn’t work, and every new idea that came along… 10 weeks feels like nothing!*

I Want You to Feel This for Yourself…

I sent you this special invitation so you could experience first-hand the amazing results Primal Lean can offer* – without risk or regret.

Take my 10-week Primal Lean challenge. Lose all the fat you want. If it disappoints you, I’ll pick up the tab. I’ll pay for the whole thing.

Your results are guaranteed.

The look of joy, relief, and satisfaction on the faces of my patients is a powerful motivator.

I want the same for you.

Click here now to accept my invitation.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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2. Reuters. Exotic Fruit Extract May Shed Pounds, Lower Cholesterol. March 24, 2009. FOXNews.com
3. Maeda H, et al. Fucoxanthin shows antiobesity effect through UCP1 expression in white adipose tissues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Jul 1;332(2):392-7.
4. Sugawara T, et al. Antiangiogenic activity of fucoxanthin. J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Dec 27;54(26):9805-10.
5. Ramazanov, Z. Effect of fucoxanthin on energy expenditure in obese women: a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial. Submitted for publication 2008.

Traditional Eastern herbalists often suggest one multi-purpose herb for several different problems. But Western medicine seems stuck on “one problem, one solution.” Chances are, if you visit a clinic with six different complaints, you’ll wind up taking six different pills.

That’s never struck me as the best way to approach overall health. Like traditional herbalists, I prefer supplements that support multiple health goals.

One of my favorites is a common spice you probably have in your kitchen right now.

I’m talking about ginger. I call it “Nature’s multi-tool.”

A lot of people are concerned about the level of fats – cholesterol and triglycerides – in their blood. These fats are important markers of overall heart health.

Believe it or not, this “pumpkin pie spice” promotes normal levels of both LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides.₁ It’s a delicious way to get these unhealthy fats down to manageable levels.

And here’s another way ginger boosts heart health…

Taking a little ginger every day can give your heart a real antioxidant boost. That’s because ginger contains 12 antioxidant compounds more powerful than vitamin E.₂ That’s right… 12!

Plus, studies show that ginger promotes proper inflammatory response.₃

And emerging research says it may do much more.

Promoting healthy circulation is important to your overall health. In the lab, Australian researchers discovered that ginger may support normal clotting activity in human blood.₄ And in recent animal studies, ginger promoted normal blood pressure.₅ Of course, these findings still have to be proven in people. But the results are promising.

Some of ginger’s other benefits are well-established. For example, it can help calm queasiness.

You may have heard about ginger for “morning sickness.” But did you know it also helps settle many other types of queasiness?₆ Like stomach upset from motion. That’s what researchers at the University of Exeter found when they sifted through the available studies.

A German team echoed this finding, calling ginger’s effectiveness “proved beyond doubt.”₇ I agree, and I like to keep it handy when I travel… just in case.

Ginger can get your digestion moving, too. When researchers tested it with a group of healthy volunteers, their stomach contractions increased… and food moved through more quickly.₈

Heart health… stomach upset… Ginger is amazingly versatile.

And here’s another good reason to keep ginger on hand…

In one study, a group of 50 nursing school students suffering serious “monthly discomfort” tried ginger for relief. Researchers compared this group to two similar groups using more conventional approaches. They found discomfort levels dropped equally in all three groups.₉

With all it does, you can see why I call ginger “Nature’s multi-tool.” And why I frequently suggest it to my patients. But ginger root is tough and woody. That makes it hard to work with. So getting ginger’s benefits can be a hassle.

That’s why I’ve been searching for an easier way to put ginger’s power to work. And now I’ve finally found it. I call it “Ginger Rescue.”

Each ½-teaspoon serving of Primal Force Ginger Rescue provides the equivalent of 6,000 mg of dried ginger – in an easy-to-use liquid form. And because I’ve sweetened it with just a touch of natural honey, it tastes great, too.

I’ve always believed in the traditional herbal approach. It just makes sense. And with Ginger Rescue, it’s easier, too.

Here’s how you can try it out for yourself…

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

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2. Kikuzaki H and Nakatani N. “Antioxidant Effects of Some Ginger Constituents.” Journal of Food Science. Volume 58 Issue 6, Pages 1407 – 1410. Published Online: 26 Aug 2006.
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8. Wu KL, et al. “Effects of ginger on gastric emptying and motility in healthy humans.” Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 May;20(5):436-40.
9. Ozgoli G, et al. “Comparison of Effects of Ginger.” J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print].

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

My team and I have discovered a truly new weight-loss system.

One of the first people at our clinic to use my new system was Penny McLean in our Customer Service Department.

“I had put on a few extra pounds that I could not take off,” says Penny. “I was just too busy and preoccupied with work and personal obligations to watch carefully over what I ate.”

But during this time, she also took one capsule of my breakthrough weight-loss formula 20 minutes before each meal with a big glass of water.

The result?

“Within 9 weeks, I dropped 2 dress sizes…” reports Penny. “Primal Lean is a great way to improve on your diet and exercise plans – it takes the weight off rapidly, easily, and safely.”

The secret is leptin. Your body makes it naturally… it controls your weight and your feeling of being full.

Leptin normally sends out two signals. The first leptin signal reduces your appetite and food cravings, telling your brain that you’re full. That shuts down your hunger.

The second leptin signal triggers fat burning. It tells the fat inside your cells to break down into a kind of fat that can be burned as energy.

But when too many fat cells build up too quickly, a protein called CRP sticks to the leptin – and prevents it  delivering its message to your brain.

I call this phenomenon “leptin resistance.” The two critical signals are lost. So you feel hungry all the time. And the fat inside your cells stays there forever, instead of melting away.

The secret weapon that enables Primal Lean to restore your body’s signal network to optimum performance – and combat leptin-resistance – is a West African herb named Irvingia gabonensis (IG) – or “bush mango,” as it’s more commonly called by the natives.

IG is an “adaptogen.” An adaptogen is a natural substance that helps your body adapt to stress and exerts a normalizing effect on body processes.

In IG’s case, this adaptogen normalizes blood fats: It ramps up your body’s ability to burn fat and may help promote normal cholesterol and c-reactive protein (CRP) levels, preventing CRP  adhering to leptin.₁

How does it work? A study published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease found that IG helped lower leptin resistance. The leptin can then function normally, transmitting the critical signals that curb appetite and burn fat.

The weight loss benefits documented with IG are nothing short of phenomenal. According to the study, patients taking an IG extract lost an average of 28 pounds and 6 inches in just 10 weeks.₂

The group on IG weighed on average 215 pounds at the start. After taking the herb for 10 weeks, their average weight fell to 187 pounds – a 13% reduction.

By comparison, the control group started at 212 pounds and went to 211 pounds. They lost only a pound, which means those taking IG lost 28X more weight than those who didn’t.

Primal Lean enhances the Irvingia with two additional weight-busters that help you get slim and trim.

The first is an extract of Undaria pinnatifida – a brown seaweed – that can help the Irvingia throw your appetite switch into the “off” position.

One laboratory study found that mice that were fed fucoxanthin, a carotenoid contained in this brown seaweed, saw a marked reduction in abdominal fat.₃

More recently, researchers performed a double-blind clinical study on fucoxanthin with human test subjects.

Patients in the control group who took a placebo lost just 3 pounds in 4 months. Those taking fucoxanthin dropped 15 pounds during the same time period, losing 5X more weight.₄

To further control your eating, Primal Lean gives you yet another natural appetite suppressant, an extract of Garcinia cambrodgie (GC).

Garcinia is a small citrus fruit native to Asia. It has a thick rind and reminds me a bit of a kumquat. Natives use the dried rind as a food preservative and flavoring agent. They say that eating a small amount of the fruit makes them feel full.

Like other citrus fruits, GC is acidic. The hydroxycitric acid (HCA) it contains lowers the production of lipids and fatty acids. It also decreases the formation of “bad” LDL cholesterol.

In addition, the HCA stops enzymes  catalyzing citrate. This helps suppress appetite and blocks synthesis of triglycerides. Serotonin is increased by GC, which also helps to control appetite.

A study in a prestigious medical journal concludes: “HCA has been shown to reduce appetite, increase fat oxidation, modulate a number of obesity regulatory genes, and reduce body weight.”_5,6

As you age, leptin resistance isn’t the only malfunction in your metabolism that makes your fat cells get bigger and bigger… and you get more and more of them.

Another messenger – adiponectin – controls your sensitivity to insulin. As a youth, you have lots of adiponectin. So your body responds well to insulin, and everything is fine – your waist is small, your heart is healthy, and your arteries are clear.

But as you age, your levels of this critical fat signal drop… then you’re more likely to get bigger and fatter, especially around the abdomen.

Another bioactive compound in your body is actually a bad guy you want to get rid of… it’s called glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD). This enzyme turns blood sugar into fat. Not what you want.

The magic behind Primal Lean is its ability to restore your body’s signal network. After a few weeks, the leptin signal to your brain is reconnected, adiponectin levels rise, and the bad guy – GPD – gets cut off.

Problem solved.

You see, as you age these fat signals get thrown off. No matter how much you exercise or how well you eat, you could always be vulnerable to age-related fat gain.

Unless, of course, you have a communication network that’s firing on all cylinders, thanks to my Primal Lean. When it does, it’s a beautiful thing to see. Extra weight and fat simply begin to disappear.

My patients can’t get enough of Primal Lean. Here’s what they’re saying:

“I’m a fitness professional, but I love to eat. Primal Lean helps curb my food cravings so I can eat less without constantly being hungry or thinking about food. It also helps my body burn fat more efficiently.”

–Yari, Delray Beach, FL

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–Arlene H., Wellington, FL

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–Cindy L., Wellington, FL

Primal Lean is an herbal weight-loss supplement that works in two phases to take off the pounds and help you maintain your weight as long as you’re using it.

In Phase I, Primal Lean suppresses your appetite. It doesn’t make you feel sick. It simply dials down your desire for food.

You feel full. Not hungry. Your cravings disappear. You don’t feel compelled to eat all the time. You stop obsessing about your next meal or snack.

As a result, you eat less, because you don’t want to eat more. No denying yourself or starvation dieting. You just don’t have the appetite.

“I just wasn’t hungry,” says Penny, describing the sensation she felt after taking Primal Lean. “Even before eating, you quickly feel full and satisfied.”

So you consume less food. And take in fewer calories.

As for the reduced number of calories you DO eat when you’re on Primal Lean, that’s where Phase II comes in.

In Phase II, Primal Lean’s unique nutrients kick your fat-burning metabolism into overdrive.

That means your body can burn calories more efficiently. It also helps whatever calories you do consume get converted into energy… and NOT stored in your cells as fat.

With the Primal Lean 2-in-1 weight-loss system, you:

(1) Consume fewer calories, and …

(2) Burn the calories you DO consume much more efficiently.

Between the two, you could lose weight twice as fast – and more easily – than you ever have in your life.

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This may be the most remarkable weight-loss herb ever tested. The people in the study lost an average of 28 pounds over 10 weeks.

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To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1. Oben JE, et al. Irvingia gabonensis significantly reduces body weight and improves metabolic parameters in overweight humans. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2009, 8:7
2. Ibid.
3. Maeda H, et al. Fucoxanthin shows antiobesity effect through UCP1 expression in white adipose tissues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Jul 1;332(2):392-7.
4. Ramazanov, Z. Effect of fucoxanthin on energy expenditure in obese women: a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial. Submitted for publication 2008.
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Back in March I told you about my first trip when I met Ivy Harris, a native Maroon healer. She introduced me to herbs that I had never heard of before: All Man’s Strength, Prone Bark, Black Wist, and Bachelor’s Buttons. The names describe what they do – give men potency and virility.

At the time, I mentioned that Ivy’s garden – while a treasure trove of West African, Native American and local Jamaican herbs – wasn’t big enough for me to grow a supply that I could share with you. Ivy treats about 100 people a year; I treat thousands in my practice alone.

I checked with the suppliers I work with in the U.S. They couldn’t find these herbs anywhere. They’d never heard of them. They told me it was a lost cause.

But, on this trip, I found an herbalist who owns 500 acres of land in Port Antonio, Jamaica – the same region where Ivy lives. I’m working with him right now to plant crops of these little-known herbs for male potency.

I’m hoping to bring these herbs to you soon. Ivy tells me that she and her Maroon ancestors have used these remedies successfully for hundreds of years.

Of course, I’ll need to evaluate their effectiveness with my own clinical trials. And I’ll have to arrange with customs to get this non-native flora into the country.

In the meantime, if you’re looking for ways to boost your testosterone naturally and improve your performance, here are some herbs that will help do the job:

Tribulus terrestris – This libido booster has a 3,000-year old history across Asia. It ratchets up your manliness in every way. Plus, new research suggests that Tribulus can get your engines revved up.₁

German researchers gave it to 50 lucky guys. The result? The men reported they had “better sex afterwards, more fun in bed and just generally felt better about themselves.” Take 500 mg daily.

Muira puama – In one study, French researchers gave muira puama to men who complained of lack of sexual desire, or inability to attain or maintain an erection. After just 14 days, 62% of the men said the treatment had a dynamic effect.₂ Take 500 mg.

Epimedium – Better known as horny goat weed, it has a long history of use as a natural aphrodisiac. In a remote area of China, a goat herder noticed that when his goats chewed on a certain patch of weeds, they became sexually aroused – and almost unbearably potent for hours at a time. I recommend taking 250 mg of horny goat weed.

Stinging Nettles – Once considered a “poor man’s vegetable” more than an herb, nettle has anti-inflammatory properties and promotes prostate health. Take 140 mg a day.

These are the same herbs that I use with my patients and I put in my product formulas.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1. “German researchers testing”…” Agence France Presse. March 16, 2009.
2. Waynberg J. Yohimbine vs. muira puama in the treatment of sexual dysfunction. Am J Nat Med. 1994;1:8-9