Once in a while something comes along which defies belief. I had a lot of trouble accepting what an amazing range of benefits this particular extract has. It was only when I read the science and learned from an Australian doctor who’s got 3,000 patients taking it that I was finally convinced.
The Fruit That Gives and
Gives and Gives
"As Soon As I Learned What It Could Do, I Started Taking It Myself And Won't Stop!"
Once in a while something comes along which defies belief. I had a lot of trouble accepting what an amazing range of benefits this particular extract has. It was only when I read the science and learned from an Australian doctor who’s got 3,000 patients taking it that I was finally convinced.
OK, this is not one of those tiresome “teaser” pages… you are asking: what is it? I’ll tell you.
OK, this is not one of those tiresome “teaser” pages… you are asking: what is it? I’ll tell you.
It’s an extract of an unusual citrus fruit, related to an orange, called bergamot
(Citrus bergamia).
It’s a very neat little cardio defender, liver protector, glucose control manager, blood fat helper and general all-round good guy that revitalizes lost years.
You know, I used to love Earl Grey tea, which is flavored with oil of bergamot, named after Charles Grey, the second Earl Grey, British Prime Minister in the 1830s. One of the highlights of my week was to go and “take tea” at Fortnum and Masons, in London. Shades of the Empire days!
I’ve had to give it up because I have become intolerant of black tea. But I still like to sniff the caddy from time to time!
Some of you know I’ve always joked that it’s the champagne that keeps me looking amazingly young
(I’m 72 years old). But maybe it was all those years of drinking an Earl Grey tea every afternoon!
Let me explain…
Powerful Polyphenols
I've found a marvelous source of the very BEST bergamot extract you can buy and have decided to offer it to you, through my Dr. Keith's Own® line. It's a simple 2-a-day tablet, EXACTLY the way I take it myself.
Bergamot promotes healthy LDL cholesterol almost as effectively as the ridiculously-overprescribed statins do. But it also supports the raising of HDL (good cholesterol), and statins can’t do that.
In a placebo-controlled clinical trial, researchers in Italy gave patients either 500 mg or 1,000 mg of bergamot extract daily to volunteers with high cholesterol levels.
And sure enough, bergamot helped improve their average LDL, HDL, and triglyceride levels respectively.
Better yet – they saw these results in just 1 months’ time!
Plus statins are very dangerous, whatever they say. And there is no science to show any benefits from statins if you are a woman or have never before had a heart attack (referenced in my eBook The Truth About Statins and Cholesterol).
When just brushing teeth twice a day reduces fatal heart attacks by 40%, who needs statins anyway?
That’s an AMAZING result for any intervention, let alone a nutraceutical; something wildly better than statins and other orthodox medicine junk “solutions”. This is Nature at her best—generous, free and very healing!
We should all take bergamot.
...but only from Italy (I'll explain why later)
Protect Against Liver Damage Today
I mentioned it’s good for the liver. How is that important? You’d be surprised.
Liver damage is one of the most common and most dangerous health conditions out there. It goes hand in hand with overweight and obesity. Forget cirrhosis due to alcohol—that’s about 6% of the deaths.
More than 50% of liver damage leading to cirrhosis comes in the form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The name says it: the liver gets infiltrated with fat, swells, can’t function and pretty soon, you will die.
It’s now so prevalent, I am shocked. In Taiwan (now a “Western” society), 60% of the population over 40 years of age has NAFLD!
In the USA, it’s really bad too: one third of the adult population have it; but that rises to 65% in persons who are obese. The incidence increases as we age, so it’s a big factor to us Boomers. But plenty of kids have it too, which is a horrible trend. [figures from US National Institutes Of Health]
NAFLD has been observed in all ethnic groups with the highest prevalence seen in Hispanics compared with Caucasians and African Americans. Bergamot supports healthy liver enzymes to protect against liver problems; that’s right, but not just protects against it, it actually helps support a healthy liver. In simple terms, that equates to growing younger.
Why Where The Actual Bio-Active Ingredient Comes From Matters
OK, I want to introduce the exact formulation because here is where it can go wrong. As with all things, there are always hangers on, claiming results based on the science of true products and pretending it applies to their knock-off version.
Bergamot from China is an example. They say they grow it. But it is not even remotely as good as the stuff grown in Calabria in southern Italy (see map).
Plus there are cheaper watered-down versions going to come on the market, I’m sure. Anything under 40% BPF isn't worth buying. You are being ripped off.
There have been attempts to copy this production in other parts of the world but these have failed to provide the quality. Apparently the microclimate, terrain and soil quality in Calabria are unique.
I would love to tell you more, but let's just say that a paper is in the works that will soon reveal these illicit practices.
What I can tell you is there was a study in 25 Nov 2015 by Professor Rosano involving 107 patients with metabolic syndrome and NAFLD and who were treated for 120 days with polyphenol-rich 38% citrus bergamot extract (same formula as my original Bergamot Plus). In addition to supporting healthy cholesterol levels, lipid particle characteristics, blood sugar and protecting against substances that promote inflammation, there was a strikingly positive effects on both liver function and structure.
This is something to shout about!
According to Professor Rosano, “Based upon our research, bergamot polyphenol appears to be a clinically useful and effective treatment for patients with fatty liver disease, especially in those with abnormal lipids”. The complete results of this study have been published in a peer reviewed journal and the liver data has been submitted in abstract form to the 2014 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterologists.
Dr. Keith's Own® pure Physician's Strength Bergamot is formulated for me by the world's number one bergamot company that makes the best stuff there is. They are right here in Las Vegas, I’ve met with the CEO, and I can vouch for their integrity. I am proud to offer this product.
Dr. Keith's Own® pure Physician's Strength Bergamot is formulated for me by the world's number one bergamot company that makes the best stuff there is. They are right here in Las Vegas, I’ve met with the CEO, and I can vouch for their integrity. I am proud to offer this product.
I can also report they are working tirelessly to improve their product and getting extracts that are purer and purer, which means more effective results, even though it’s already amazing
My developer works closely with two key figures:
Vincezo Mollace (mol-archy),
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Catanzaro, Italy. He’s probably the world’s number one expert on the properties of Bergamot and widely published with more than 100 papers to date and book chapters in the field of cardiovascular pharmacology.
Dr. Ross Walker MB (FRACP, FCSANZ)
cardiologist, who has around 6,000 patients taking the identical formula to mine (Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus). He is the man with the most clinical experience, which is every bit as important as the pharmacological science, of course.
Together they have accumulated thousands of patients and published a wealth of scientific papers (all the good science I already quoted was using the actual formulation used in Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus, not just the extract). No other me-too product can match that important claim.
Healthy Cholesterol
Bergamot promotes healthy LDL cholesterol almost as effectively as the ridiculously-overprescribed statins do. But it also supports the raising of HDL (good cholesterol), and statins can’t do that!
Liver Protection
Liver damage is one of the most common and most dangerous health conditions out there. More than 50% of liver damage comes in the form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Bergamot actually helps support a healthy liver.
Free Flowing Blood
Blood vessels are very vulnerable to damage by sneak pathogens, rogue fats and inflammatory cytokines. Bergamot helps control the secretion of substances that promote inflammation throughout the body, so that’s good news for the lining of your arteries.
Metabolic Syndrome: A Silent Killer
Fatty liver is just part of a bigger complex of symptoms called the metabolic syndrome. It consists of overweight, high blood pressure, dangerous blood fats (especially LDL and triglycerides), insulin resistance and a rapid progression to diabetes. In fact it’s been nicknamed “diabesity”. It’s a killer and affects tens of millions in the US alone.
My Bergamot Plus formula, manufactured in the USA, is set to become the first effective treatment (other than diet, drugs and exercise) to control and even help protect against metabolic syndrome.
Some medical doctors consider that the fasting blood insulin level is the number one marker for age of death. That may be a bit extreme (plenty of studies to back it up, mind you) but one thing is for sure: control of your blood glucose is vital to health and longevity.
You don’t want to be like the vast majority, who guzzle sugary drinks, stuff their faces with cookies and dough, and pop candy, then wonder why they have a pot belly or—even worse—diabetes.
If you take in too much sugar, your body secretes a lot of insulin to try and get rid of the glucose which appears in your blood as a result. Unfortunately, the only place for this excess sugar to go is to fat..
But after a while the body starts to ignore the insulin control messages. This is called “insulin-resistance” and it’s dangerous. More insulin is secreted, the body still can’t deal with it, blood glucose soars and… you now have diabetes.
Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus directly intervenes. As well as all the other cool benefits I have outlined, my bergamot extract also activates AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) an enzyme which regulates energy in the cells and is thus involved in glucose and fatty acid metabolism.
Turning on AMPK reduces insulin resistance and thereby promotes the uptake of glucose by the cells. It also suppresses glucose formation in the liver. Both effects result in a dramatic fall in blood glucose.
"Back in 2007 I tipped the scales at 396 lbs (180kg), my health was suffering and I knew things had to change. I changed my lifestyle and started exercising, just walking at first. Over the next 4 years I lost 88lbs (40kg). Last year my doctor suggested I start taking Bergamot Plus, and the results were nothing short of spectacular and in the next 6 months I lost another 88lbs (40kg).
What is even more astounding is how good I feel as a result. I am 40 and feel as fit and energetic as when I was 21. I would thoroughly recommend Bergamot Plus for anyone who is looking to lose weight and improve their health and energy levels. I am living proof."
John Rose
Brisbane, Australia
Protects Delicate Blood Vessels
Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus does is to shift the LDL spectrum towards the large, buoyant particles and shift pro-inflammatory HDL into anti-inflammatory HDL (from small to large, in other words). Statins are unable to make either of the hugely beneficial shifts in lipid profile.
These fats are made by the liver, anyway, so it’s no surprise that this super liver-friendly substance improves blood fats, as well as helping the liver.
All patients with metabolic syndrome
Patients on statins who don't want to stop
Patients on statins who want to get off them, for whatever reason
All patients at risk for vascular disease who have lipid abnormalities
That covers just about everyone in our age group guys! Note that Dr. Walker is one of the few world-class physicians who states plainly that patients should not take statins solely for the purpose of bringing down cholesterol levels. That makes him special.
I go that little bit further and say nobody should take statins, or even contemplate doing so, while there is Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus formula as a healthy and effective natural substitute!
Repair The Damage From Statins
I keep saying you don’t want to take statins. It’s true. These are dangerous drugs. Doctors simply play down the dangers and prescribe them for everyone because that’s the herd mentality in the medical profession that’s sprung up.
But the dangers are very real and include muscle pain and muscle destruction, irreversible neuropathy (widespread malfunction of nerves that may not be reversible), severe heart damage, liver damage and raised blood glucose. The latter two are the very last thing you want to happen.
An article in Pharmacotherapy, December 2003, for example, reported on cognitive impairment associated with Lipitor and Zocor. A study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh showed that patients treated with statins for six months compared poorly with patients on a placebo in solving complex mazes, psychomotor skills and memory tests.
You see, statins impair a major enzyme called HMG-CoA, which is found in the liver and involved in the synthesis of coenzyme Q10. CoQ10, as it’s known for short, is one of the most vital substances in our bodies, as it supports our bodies as we get older.
Without it the heart weakens and in fact all muscles in the body weaken and sometimes even start to liquefy… (a condition called rhabdomyolysis)… and it can also lead to total kidney shut down.
The FDA now requires manufacturers of statin drugs to warn patients that these medications are linked to muscle weakness, type 2 diabetes, memory impairment, heart failure, fatigue and even death.
I repeat from above: when just brushing teeth twice a day reduces fatal heart attacks by 40%, why would you take dangerous, toxic drugs like statins??
Dr. Keith speaks with Professor Jerry Haase about his work with an Italian team bringing Bergamot to market. This interview is an absolute MUST WATCH!
How Much Do I Take?
It is generally agreed and scientific studies are based on this, that you need to take 1,000 – 1,500 mg daily for optimum benefit. Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus formulation contains 675 mg per tablet and you take two per day (1350 mg).
If you are taking statins don’t just stop them without informing your doctor. Get medical cooperation to adjust the dose (let me know if your doctor agrees...good luck with that!) If you take blood thinners, like Warfarin, there seems to be no conflict.
Note that, although both are citrus fruits, bergamot does not have the problem we get with grapefruit, which is that the latter blocks drug metabolism and breakdown, making it very risky with certain medications. Bergamot doesn’t do that, thank goodness.
The only known side effect is very mild and is just a touch of indigestion.
It is generally agreed and scientific studies are based on this, that you need to take 1,000 – 1,500 mg daily for optimum benefit. Dr. Keith’s Own® Bergamot Plus formulation contains 675 mg per tablet and you take two per day (1350 mg).
If you are taking statins don’t just stop them without informing your doctor. Get medical cooperation to adjust the dose (let me know if your doctor agrees...good luck with that!) If you take blood thinners, like Warfarin, there seems to be no conflict.
Note that, although both are citrus fruits, bergamot does not have the problem we get with grapefruit, which is that the latter blocks drug metabolism and breakdown, making it very risky with certain medications. Bergamot doesn’t do that, thank goodness.
The only known side effect is very mild and is just a touch of indigestion.
Naomi Cook says...
"Our journey to get help is long and was full of barriers, and for me, as a registered nurse turned "consumer" frustrating as I was blacklisted as being over involved by trying to save my daughter's life! Her blood lipids were sky high as a result of the metabolic dysfunction, at one point her triglycerides reached 6.4! Very dangerous.
These results are INCREDIBLE for someone with intractable hypothalamic obesity and I’ve been trying to get this through to her endocrinologist (unfortunately once you mention the word natural supplement they switch off), I will be contacting a Craniopharyngioma expert in Germany about these results because I’m sure he will want to set up a clinical trial in the HO cohort he has there.
This is truly a "miracle" as her high lipids were a time bomb for her as chances at any longevity post brain tumor. There is still much work to do but thanks to Dr. Ross and his amazing herbal formulation, (as in Dr. Keith’s Own Physician Strength Bergamot) things are so much brighter than a year ago."