Standardization

Plant / Ingredient	Standardization	Dry plant qty per 7,5 ml
Hawthorn	Flavonoïdes 1%	450 mg (fruits)
Gugulipid	Gugulsteron 2,5%	400 mg (gum)
Oliver	Phenols 0,5%	400 mg (leaves)
Chinese Sage	Tanshinone 0,2%	300 mg (roots)
Calcium Pyruvate	N/A	200 mg
Potassium	Chelated with amino acids	100 mg
Co-Q10 Ubiquinone	N/A	30 mg

Pharmacological activity

HAWTHORN (Crataegus Oxyacantha)

• Reinforces the quality of blood circulation;
• Reinforces and supports cardiac functions.

GUGULIPID (Commifora Mukul)

• Helps reduce bad cholesterol level;
• Helps reduce triglycerides level;
• Prevents arteriosclerosis.

OLIVE TREE (Olea Europaea)

• Helps reduce blood pressure;
• Has antiseptic and antibiotic virtue.

CHINESE SAGE (Salvia Miltiorrhiza)

• Recognized to treat cardiac problems (CTM);
• Has anticoagulant properties and helps blood circulation (CTM).

CALCIUM PYRUVATE

• For regular use: Take 1½ teaspoon (7,5 ml) daily or as prescribed by a health practitioner.

• Wish to prevent hypercholesterolemy or hypertension;
• Suffer from hypertension or hypercholesterolemy. These are very serious health problems. Make sure to always consult your health practitioner on these pathologies;
• Present genetic predisposition to cardiac problems;
• Are overweight;
• Smokers, pregnant women, sedentary and stressed people;
•  Women using oral contraceptives;
• People with high alcohol consumption (more than three drinks daily).

CONTRAINDICATIONS

• Allergies to the ingredients of the formulation;

Avoid giving in case of:

• Serious pathologies (liver, kidneys);
• Diabetes, hypo and hyperthyroidism and epilepsy;
• Mania and/or schizophrenia and bipolar disorder;
• Hypoglycemia;
• Serious pathologies (liver, kidneys);
• Digestive system disorders;
• Can potentiate the effect of medication or supplements having a stimulating effect;
• In the event of serious illness or consumption of other medications, do not consume this product without the consent of your doctor or your healthcare professional.

PRECAUTIONS

• Consult with an health practitioner if under chemotherapy treatments;
• Consult a health practitioner in case of serious pathology like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, etc. or before combining with any other product or medicine;
• Interacts with anticoagulants;
• Only use in adults;
• Avoid giving to children under 18 years of age, or in the case of a pregnancy or breastfeeding without the consent of your health practitioner;
• Avoid taking in the evening in order not to disturb your sleep;
• Avoid using two(2) hours before or up to four (4) hours after taking any medications;
• Cease the use and consult a health practitioner if the symptoms persist or if undesirable effects should occur.
• Consult with a doctor before taking potassium supplement to treat the following problems:
• Chronic dehydration;
• Diabetes;
• Cardiovascular disease;
• Ulcer to stomach or esophagus;
• Addison’s disease;
• Intestinal obstruction;
• Suprarenal insufficiency.

*In order to maximize results, Choliper should be combined with a diet low with saturated fats and sodium intake, along with regular physical activity.

MEDICINAL INTERACTIONS

Avoid using with:

• Anticoagulants, antihypertensors, Aspirin® and anti-platelets;
• Cimicifuga (cimicifuga racemosa) and/or Vitex with anti-psychotics;
• Clonidine, digoxin and other derivatives of the digitalis;
• Suppressors of the central nervous system (barbiturates, tranquillizers, antiepileptics);
• Heparin, Hydralazine;
• Medications used to treat hypertension;
• Phenothiazine, Plavix, Ticlid and Trental;
• Vasodilators: nitrates, reserpine, alpha-blockers, beta-blockers;
• Warfarin;

SIDE EFFECTS

• Overexcitement and agitation may occur;
• Cease use in case of skin irritation, feeling of burning, stinging pain or redness (rarely);
• Constipation by mechanical blocking may occur if water contribution is insufficient;
• Gastric disorder (rarely).

The diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disorders, even with a natural product available over the counter, require the intervention of a health practitioner.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS

• Reduce hypertension by means of molecules acting as hypotensors. Cardiac and circulation activities will be more sustained and this way, tension will be regulated. Consequently, breathlessness which can be felt following the least physical effort, redness and abnormal systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be significantly reduced;
• Prevent diseases resulting from hypertension such as arteriosclerosis and ocular damages;
• Regulate cholesterol levels by reducing LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides as well as increasing HDL levels (good cholesterol);
• Support the increased urinary excretion of sodium in a light way, but without causing deficiencies in other minerals, because of the diuretic components in the present formulation. Hence, urinary flow is slightly stimulated, allowing for increased kidney elimination of water and salt from the body. The arterial tension will thus be reduced. Blood vessels should undergo weak dilation, allowing the blood pressure to decrease.

SPEED OF THE EFFECTS

When this formulation is combined with a proper diet and physical activity, results could be observed in a few weeks on the blood pressure level. Time is necessary for the formulation to stabilize to an acceptable level and this depends on the importance of the initial gap as well as changes brought on to lifestyle. The impact of the formulation on symptoms such as exaggerated shortness of breath, redness appearing following physical effort, etc., is usually noticeable after one to three months of use. But, there is no magic cure, to have a healthy heart and arteries, an adequate diet and exercise are essential.

SYNERGISTIC ACTION

The following actions can be observed:

• Diuretic elements support the increase in urinary sodium excretion as well as urinary kidney flow;
• Vasodilators act directly on the blood vessels and on other molecules, and allow their dilation as well as decreasing blood pressure;
• Molecules act like light hypotensors and support cardiac functions;
• Antioxidants allow to delay cellular aging by minimizing the impact of harmful substances;
• It is noted that the extract of hawthorn have several favorable effects on the heart function: the flavonoids in the formulation, such as hyperoside and vitrine??, regulate cardiac rhythm, are effective for cardiac contraction, decrease palpitations, have a dilative action on coronary vessels and thus causes oxygenation to the hearth when it is weakened. In this way, this action decreases hypertension to hyperstressed people;
• Guggulsterones present in gugulipide help to reduce blood lipid levels (the amount of bad cholesterol and triglycerides). They also help to prevent atherosclerosis;
• The olive tree has an hypotensive and vasodilator effect on the body. It is also an anti-diabetic, this is why it is suggested in the prevention of atherosclerosis;
• Chinese sage is also recognized to treat with cardiac problems, help with blood circulation and also has anticoagulation properties. It is thus appropriate to prevent arteriosclerosis and decrease the risk of thrombosis and VAC;
• Calcium pyruvate has an effect on the metabolism of fats which explains its impact on body mass and the metabolism of cholesterol. It thus regulates the quantity of good and bad cholesterol, which contributes to good blood circulation as well as blood coagulation;
• Certain people have hypertension because they have decreased amounts of magnesium and/or potassium, two minerals which help to preserve a balanced blood pressure. Potassium is also a natural diuretic which allows to reduce extra fluids which is often a cause of hypertension;
• Ubiquinone (or coenzyme Q10) is a stimulant in the treatment of cardiac failure, cardiomyopathy and other cardiac diseases issues, and is also used to prevent recurrent secondary myocardial infarction. Moreover, people suffering from high blood pressure showed a decreased amount of ubiquinone.

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• People who are overweight should combine Choliper with Metabotonik to control their metabolism and to help them lose weight in a healthy way;

• Menopausal women should combine Choliper with Flash-Meno to restore their estrogen level and to decrease their risk of hypertension;

• People suffering from hypertension should also take, for a maximum effect, Choliper with Uritonik to increase dieresis which acts in synergy to decrease hypertension;

• Moreover, to prevent potassium deficiency following long-term use of diuretic, it would be of best interest to take Minero-Balance. In addition, the consumption of a larger quantity of calcium has a hypotensive effect and of magnesium, a vasodilatory effect.