Nutritional supplements used with The Road Back program. In depth details of each supplement.

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CHAPTER 3

“NUTRITIONALS” USED ON THE ROAD BACK PROGRAM

Nutritionals

The nutritional supplements used with The Road Back Program have changed over the past decade as new discoveries have become known and the fall of 2010 marked the biggest change ever. Our goal is and always will be; to get a person feeling better faster and allow an individual to safely reduce their medication in less time.

The body is an amazing and complex instrument, designed to deal with the rigors of life, as long as it is cared for properly. However, when the body’s chemistry or systems are altered, the body will fight back to balance out the attack. Bringing back that balance is critical if a person is taking a psychoactive medication or if they are suffering from anxiety, stress, depression and have never taken a psychoactive drug.

Over the past decade, we have spent thousands of hours researching the correct and most basic nutrient system for this program. The fall of the year 2010 has brought the next generation of research to application. This edition of the book makes the program even more effective, easier to follow and reduces the time it takes to get off psychoactive medication dramatically.

This program is based on clinical studies. Some of the studies we had conducted by medical professionals and other clinical studies have been in existence for several years, but were never put into practical use. A few examples of clinical trials used while developing this program: (1) Antidepressants cause insulin resistance and if you are predisposed for diabetes and take an antidepressant you have a four-fold increase chance of becoming a diabetic. (2) Prolonged use of benzodiazepines depletes the body of the B vitamin biotin and can cause problems with receptors used by a benzodiazepine. These two examples give an indication of how one might treat medication side effects and why a few supplements are part of this program.

In other words, if you have taken a benzodiazepine for an extended period of time and you have depression and/or tingling or numbness of the extremities, you are very well deficient in biotin and adding biotin to your daily routine will usually handle the symptom if the biotin deficiency is the cause.

The list of symptoms associated with insulin resistance is quite long. Diabetes and obesity are two of several results of being insulin resistant, but there are other symptoms a person will begin experiencing before the onset of the conditions. Antidepressants cause these body conditions and those body conditions will create physical symptoms that can be confused with actual drug withdrawal symptoms and make the withdrawal from any drug more confusing for the individual and the physician.

How The Program Works

Your body naturally triggers a self-protective inflammatory process when a psychoactive medication is started. This natural function also responds to normal activities such as exercise, fighting off toxins, allergies, illness, incorrect foods, weight gain, medications - you name it.

For example, let’s take a sore throat or infected cut. The area becomes red and inflamed as the body rushes microscopic “fire fighters” to the area to contain and put out the fire and to then start the healing process.

But if your body gets overloaded and can no longer control the inflammation, or lacks enough “fire fighters” to douse the flames, then an internal switch flips, and your systems will start going awry, ultimately resulting in an overall imbalance. At this point, but probably earlier in the process, a gene called JNK that is found in all of our cells became over activated. If you are taking a drug there is no doubt the JNK gene is now overly expressed. The activation of the JNK gene is the beginning cause of side effects and the body and mental symptoms associated with the all psychoactive drug.

If you have a physical condition, including menopause, weight gain, diabetes or so many others, and then throw most psychoactive medications on top, you can be adding fuel to an already burning fire. In essence, you flip the switch that overloads your body so it can no longer function as intended.

However, and a big however; using supplements, specifically antioxidants incorrectly, in the wrong amount, combination, or the time of day taken, can cause more harm than help.

Reducing the over activation of the JNK gene and cleaning up the cause/effect phenomena is what gets you relief from the drug side effects and allows the body to heal itself.

The body will produce and release substances called cytokines when the immune system is activated. When the JNK gene becomes overly expressed the immune system will begin to have difficulty handling the body and a protein called Interleukin-2 will either plummet or shoot sky high. High Interleukin-2 levels will create a mania in an individual. A chronic high Interleukin-2 will also cause a different substance called Interleukin-6 to become high and a high level of Interleukin-6 is associated with depression. Here you have the bipolar individual that cycles between mania and depression.

Depending on your body, these cytokines may have been overly active before you started taking medication or they may have been inhibited once the medication was started. We all react differently when medication is taken. One thing is common though with all of us, that is the need to maintain or to get back to a natural body balance.

Oxidative stress will be significantly higher in the body of anyone diagnosed with anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, ADHD and OCD. The brain is most susceptible to oxidative stress and a multitude of clinical trials have shown significantly higher oxidative stress in the brain of bipolar and schizophrenic patients. The supplement called JNK will help stop the oxidative stress before it even starts or stop the continued progress if it is already underway.

The area of nutrition is littered with confusing words and information so technical, it can seem overwhelming. I have tried to simplify and distill what you need to know, so you can proceed with the program while understanding the basic premise and how your body works to counteract the imbalances created by the medication.

Thousands of people worldwide have stood where you now stand; ready to take their lives back and free themselves from psychoactive medication and the resulting side effects. While every person is unique and life offers no guarantees, if you follow this program precisely, you should begin to feel better and do better soon after you start.

When this research into the psychoactive drug-tapering problem started in 1999, we relied on available, over-the-counter nutritional products to help people with their tapering and existing side effects. As with any other research, there were ups and downs to this approach because over-the-counter nutritional products were often either too harsh, did not exist or were just not of the quality needed to accomplish the task. However, there were a few supplements found that were fully backed by clinical science and each bottle label matched exactly what was inside of the bottle. TRB Health has been gracious to manufacturer supplements we have requested be made for this program and they make them to our exact request. We cannot thank them enough and once you begin this program you will know what we mean.

What was found is that throwing random, unrelated health products into your body during any form of withdrawal from psychoactive medication, would create at best, a “willy-nilly,” disordered, unpredictable response, or in the worst case scenario extreme illness. While a few might benefit from such an approach, the vast majority will not achieve the desired results, even worse; they could create new problems for themselves in the process.

Our goal is to help you safely taper off psychoactive medication, while dramatically reducing the side effects of your medication, as well as the side effects of withdrawal.

What works are the correct “nutrients” introduced into your body in the correct amounts at the correct times throughout the day, so the side effects of the medication and the tapering process are minimized, while concurrently the relief is increased. Specific “nutrients,” taken in an exact order at specific times will counter-balance and eliminate the side effects.

Supplements Used in the Program

The chapters in this book which detail specific types of medication and how to taper the medication will list which supplements you need to use for that particular drug and also what supplements to use for more specific withdrawal symptoms. This chapter and sections within this chapter describe all supplements that might be used in the program and gives tips on how to use each supplement.

You will see a supplement called JNK is used with every withdrawal program. The JNK supplement is vital with all withdrawal programs, but you have one option now with the JNK supplement. The JNK supplement is made in two ways; with botanicals and herbs or without botanicals/herbs. The JNK without botanicals/herbs are made from a specific blend of certain amino acids. Some people know plant based products cause them a problem and TRB Health accommodated us by manufacturing an amino acid blend called JNK Aminos. Both JNK supplements are equally as effective while using this program.

The next section of this chapter lists the supplements that are required for specific drugs as well as a few optional supplements if taking a certain type of medication and the section following will describe in more detail the supplements, what they are made of and a few tips in taking the supplement.

ANTIANXIETY – ANTICONVULSANT – BENZODIAZEPINES – SLEEP MEDICATION

The three required supplements for tapering off these medications are:

Body Calm

Body Calm Supreme

JNK

The three supplements above should be all you need. Our statistics show 80% of the people using this program to get off these medications only require the three supplements listed here. The optional supplements that can be used for these medications are:

OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTS USED WITH

ANTIANXIETY – ANTICONVULSANT – BENZODIAZEPINES – SLEEP MEDICATION

Admax (Males) - Include Admax if you also have fatigue. Try 1 capsule mid-morning or take 1 capsule about 1 hour before you normally get tired.

B6, B12, Folate – If you are low in these essential vitamins, it may be the cause of depression. Take 1 capsule in the morning (never take more than 1 capsule daily).

Beta 1, 3-D Glucan – If anxiety and insomnia symptoms are not reduced sufficiently by the Body Calm and Body Calm Supreme, adding this product is the next step. Take 4 capsules any time during the day or evening.

Cal Mag Supreme – This formula was 6-years in the making. With anxiety and insomnia being the two prevalent side effects from this class of medication and calcium causing anxiety for most people, the formula had to be exact. If you need to take calcium or you are in the need of further help with anxiety and sleep, include the Cal Mag Supreme.

FemLife Supreme (Females) – Include the FemLife Supreme if you have fatigue or have PMS or menopausal symptoms. These symptoms may be drug induced or they may be natural body changes. The FemLife Supreme is formulated to help eliminate these symptoms either way.

JNK Liquid Booster – All psychoactive drugs affect the liver and ultimate health requires the liver to be functioning properly. The JNK Liquid Booster was originally formulated for weight loss; however, during all four of the clinical studies with this product it was found liver enzymes went back to normal again. One trial was conducted to see if a person not overweight would lose weight. They did not lose weight, but their liver enzymes, glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure went back in a normal range. The JNK Liquid Booster should not create an immediate positive effect at all. Meaning, you should not feel any mental or physical changes when using the product. In time however, as the liver is able to better remove toxins and function properly, you will experience gradual and positive changes both mentally and physically.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

The three required supplements for tapering off an antidepressant are:

JNK

Omega 3 Supreme

Vitamin E

****(Important for you to read the information in Optional Supplements below)

OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTS USED WITH

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

Admax (Males) - Include Admax if you have fatigue. Try 1 capsule mid-morning or take 1 capsule about 1 hour before you normally get tired.

B6, B12, Folate – If you are low in these essential vitamins, it may be the cause of depression. Take 1 capsule in the morning (never take more than 1 capsule daily).

Body Calm – If you have daytime anxiety and or insomnia, include the Body Calm.

Body Calm Supreme – If you have daytime anxiety and or insomnia include the Body Calm Supreme.

JNK Liquid Booster – You may or may not have gained weight while taking an antidepressant. Statistics show roughly 25% of all people taking an antidepressant will begin gaining weight while on the drug. If you have not gained weight while on the antidepressant, there is a chance the weight gain will start when you begin to reduce the drug. It seems the percentage of people that begin gaining weight while reducing the antidepressant is rather low, but it does happen.

Antidepressants do wreak havoc with liver enzymes, glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides and with this in mind, the JNK Liquid Booster is highly recommended. If you have not gained weight, just use one bottle of the JNK Liquid Booster when you start this program and after you have taken your last dosage of the antidepressant use one more bottle of the JNK Liquid Booster to help clean the liver.

Power Barley Formula – The Power Barley Formula was the first product formulated to help with antidepressant withdrawal. Its niche is for fatigue and it does work rather well and quickly. It does contain a small amount of gluten and should be avoided by those that are gluten intolerant. The Admax can replace the Power Barley Formula in the program.

ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS

The required supplements for tapering off an antipsychotic medication are:

Admax (Males)

B6, B12 and Folate

Body Calm

Body Calm Supreme

Cal Mag Supreme

FemLife Supreme (Females)

JNK

JNK Liquid Booster

Nerve Support Formula

If you are taking an antipsychotic medication you do require several additional supplements as compared to the other classes of medication. An antipsychotic is in a league of its own and usually creates several additional side effects that are not associated with other medications.

Between the common side effects of tardive dyskinesia, diabetes, hormone imbalances alone, these supplements are required.

There are no optional supplements to use if tapering an antipsychotic medication.

ADHD MEDICATION

Admax (Males only)

Body Calm

Body Calm Supreme

Cal Mag Supreme

FemLife Supreme (Females only)

French Marine Pine Bark – (This supplement will not help with the taper from an ADHD medication, but clinical studies show it helps eliminate the damage done by ADHD medication. Use as directed on the bottle label.)

JNK

Supplement Description and Tips

The following is a detail for each supplement as well as tips on how to take each supplement.

Admax (Males) Note: If you are female use FemLife Supreme.

Admax is one of the two new supplements added in 2010 that has allowed this program to reach this new level of success and medication reduction speed.

Admax is called an adaptogen due to its function and structure. Adaptogens were initially defined as substances that enhance the “state of nonspecific resistance” in stress, a physiological condition that is linked with various disorders of the neuroendocrine-immune system. In present time, to qualify as an adaptogen the substance must also meet three additional requirements:

• Be non-toxic.

• Must not target a specific area of the body

• An adaptogen must help create a state of balance in the body.

These stringent requirements greatly limit the number of substances that qualify as an adaptogen. I have personally put more requirements in place for what a true adaptogen must be able to do; if the adaptogen were to truly do and meet the first two requirements listed above.

An adaptogen must also:

• Assist with weight loss if the body is beyond a natural weight.

• Assist with underweight and/or debility if needed.

• Assist with all deficiency diseases or malnutrition cases.

As you read this book, you will see Admax and two other supplements, the JNK supplement and the JNK Liquid Booster, also being used for weight loss. If you do not need to lose weight, you will not lose weight while taking these supplements.

Admax is a blend of herbs, first developed and used by the Russian Cosmonauts in outer space and then used by the Russian Olympic team. I am from America and I still remember my thoughts when I first heard of how long the Russians were being kept in space. I thought Russia does not care about their people and was totally willing to waste the Cosmonauts just to see how long they could survive. I also had the same feeling as most Americans when Russia began winning Gold Medal after Gold Medal in the Olympics; they are all pumped with steroids. Little did my closed mind know they were all being given the same Admax formula that is used in this program.

The Russian scientist Dr. Anatoly Antoshechkin M.D., Ph.D., who first worked with developing an adaptogen for the Russian Cosmonauts and later the Russian Olympic Team, formulated and owns the patent rights for Admax. My personal feeling is Dr. Antoshechkin should be awarded a Nobel Prize for formulating Admax and once you begin using Admax you will understand what I mean.

I could go on forever with the science backing the use of Admax, but will limit the text, at least in this section of the book. You can and should go to the chapter, The Road Back Science, to read more about the Admax and what each specific herb is actually doing in the body.

Tip: Some people only require one Admax capsule each day. I have found taking Admax in the mid-morning the best time to use the supplement. Try this time of the day first and then adjust the time taken if you feel it might be better for you later in the day or even first thing in the morning. Admax usually gives a nice energy production and the feeling can last throughout the day.

Some people have found taking several Admax in the day has been their key for success. One person that has had Parkinson’s for 17-years found their best use of Admax was; 3 capsules in the morning and 2 additional capsules at lunch. This helped them remain active throughout the late afternoon when they would normally become fatigued and extremely stiff. Now, this person does a power walk around 4 pm each day instead of being in bed.

If you have anxiety and only have anxiety, you need to use Admax a little differently. Start with the 1 capsule in the morning and if it increases the anxiety you need to reduce the Admax. The next day open the Admax capsule and take ½ of the capsule mixture. Pour the mixture into a cool or room temperature drink or mix in applesauce or yogurt. This will not only reduce the amount of Admax by ½, but will also dilute the effect when mixed with the food or drink. After 1-week of this approach try increasing the Admax again to the 1 capsule in the morning.

Psychoactive drugs can cause cortisol to become too high and if cortisol is pumped like that for an extended period it will eventually crash out the bottom and you will be cortisol deficient. Admax will bring the adrenals back to balance again and cortisol back to balance again. If you have been cortisol deficient and begin to produce the cortisol again, you will feel a difference and that feeling may be one you have not experienced in some quite time. If a person has felt dull for years and begins to feel again, this can be uncomfortable for a short period, but this will pass. This is actually a good thing!

Admax brings hormones and other chemicals in the body back into balance again. Whether too high or too low, Admax balances and that is the dynamic effect on the body.

Cal Mag Supreme – Handling anxiety, insomnia, agitation and other drug side effects requires a few things to happen in the body. A substance called glutamate will be excited in brain cells and this is one key aspect of the drug induced effects as well as symptoms before a drug is used. Reducing the excitement from glutamate is critical and the mechanism of glutamate excitement comes from calcium firing incorrectly. Taking the correct type of calcium, magnesium, a supplement called NAC, along with vitamin C and vitamin D3 in the correct amount will bring relief.

Tip: Boil a cup of water and put 1 level teaspoon of the Cal Mag Supreme in the water. Let it fizz for a few seconds and then stir. Drink the Cal Mag Supreme during the morning, noon or at bedtime to help with sleep. This formula will give you ample calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and vitamin D.

JNK

The JNK supplement is the second supplement that was added to the program in 2010, which brought the remarkable changes. The JNK supplement is a combination of nutritional supplements in veggie capsules in a packet. There are 30-packets in each bottle and you will take 1 packet first thing in the morning.

The human body has a gene called JNK and the supplement is named after the gene. When the JNK gene becomes over activated a person will likely feel additional stress, anxiety or panic attacks, gain weight, feel depressed or any of the hundreds of medication side effects.

Antidepressants actually make the JNK gene more active and this activation has been found to be the cause of antidepressant induced diabetes or insulin resistance at the very least.

People diagnosed with mood disorders are usually prescribed Lithium, Depakote or any of the common drugs prescribed for this feeling. The drugs are actively suppressing the over activation of the JNK gene. When these drugs work for a person, the suppression of the JNK gene is why they work.

The JNK supplement comes close to meeting the requirements of an adaptogen, but is too specific in action. I often describe the combination and the function of the JNK supplement and the Admax in this way: Imagine you have a massive water leak in your home and the tile floor is drenched, the carpet is completely soaked and the water reached your walls and soaked through completely and mold is now growing.

The JNK supplement works like the plumber and completely repairs the pipe that burst and this stops the continual or partial flow of unwanted and unneeded substance. The Admax completely dries the tile floor and allows wax to be applied for a return of the shine, the Admax also dries the carpet and brings back life of the material, the Admax then completely dries the walls and removes the mold and all other associated toxins created.

Within our body, the JNK supplement will be reducing the unwanted and unintended activation of the JNK gene that is causing havoc with other cellular members. The Admax is calming down the proteins found in the cells, balancing cortisol levels, balancing the adrenals, balancing hormones and assisting the intricate systems in our body to work in harmony again.

The activity described above needs to be accomplished together for a final health turnaround.

The JNK supplement comes as a botanical/herb formula as well as an amino acid formula. The botanical/herb JNK bottle label only reads as JNK, while the amino acid formula label reads JNK Aminos. It is totally your choice on which type to use and they are both equally effective.

Tip: JNK Botanical/Herb Formula - Taking the JNK supplement (botanical/herb) in the morning gives the best results. You would take 1 packet. Relief from anxiety and a host of other symptoms is common when using the JNK supplement. If you feel most symptoms vanish, but not quite all of the symptoms left you when using the JNK supplement, try taking a second packet of the supplement around noon. Usually this gets rid of anything remaining and you can then back the JNK supplement back to just the one packet in the morning.

A few people have found the JNK was too strong for their system. What has worked for them was to open the capsules and mix it in a bowl and take ½ of the mixture in applesauce or yogurt. They were able to increase the JNK supplement to a full packet in a few weeks and received all of the benefits this supplement has to offer. You might consider switching to the JNK Aminos if the JNK Botanical/Herb formula is still too strong.

JNK Aminos – The JNK Aminos come in a bottle with 120 capsules per bottle. You can take between 1 to 4 capsules in the morning and an additional amount (up to 4 capsules) later in the day if desired. If you like taking supplements with food, you can take the JNK Aminos with food but the food should never be a protein. Protein in the gut will stop the absorption of some amino acids.

JNK Liquid Booster

The JNK Liquid Booster is optional with all tapering programs, but has been listed in this section because it is highly recommended. The four clinical studies completed with the JNK Liquid Booster show a positive change of liver enzymes, a lowering of triglycerides, glucose reduction, cholesterol reduction, lower blood pressure when too high, and weight loss and size reduction when used by overweight individuals. A positive change is actually an understatement. All people in the four studies had their liver enzymes, triglycerides, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol levels go back to a normal range by the end of the study. Psychoactive medication will usually cause liver problems at some point in time and antidepressant and antipsychotics will alter glucose levels for most individuals.

The JNK Liquid Booster includes a small amount of the adaptogen herbs used in Admax as well as other ingredients that help to reduce the activation of the JNK gene.

Tip: If you do not need to lose weight, but want help with liver enzymes, glucose levels, triglycerides, cholesterol, or blood pressure, pour ½ capful of the JNK Liquid Booster into at least 12-ounces of water and drink slowly. For weight loss, follow the instructions in the Section of this book titled, Drug Induced Weight Gain.

The Breakthrough

The supplements above have been the breakthrough with The Road Back Program during 2010. These three are used if you have anxiety or fatigue, insomnia or when you sleep too much, whether you are overweight or underweight, whether you are taking an antidepressant, anti-anxiety medication, street drugs, and abuse alcohol or have any other condition.

The breakthrough has reduced the time it takes to safely get off all drugs, eliminate side effects in less time and get a body back in a natural and optimum balance once again.

While writing this part of the book, it reminds us of what we need to ensure is done next; visualize and create our next goals. You see, this virtually concludes eleven years of research and an ending of a major chapter here at The Road Back and in our personal life as well. Before this book is finished, we know that we need to establish new goals for ourselves and those new goals need to be of an equal magnitude or we will surely begin a spiral down.

An interesting point with the last paragraph above. Within two weeks after that last paragraph was written The Road Back now has a signed agreement to bring this drug withdrawal program into mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore and then throughout the rest of Asia in the coming years. Our new goals are now in place.

You need to do this same thing with your own goals. You are about to embark on a life changing adventure getting off whatever drug you are taking, or reversing a long term condition that has been in the way of your quality of life and has restricted your own creativeness. You have probably tried countless times in the past to reverse what you are using this program for and are sitting there as you read this book with countless failed goals in the past.

Why do most sports teams never repeat as champions again and why is it so difficult to continue winning in life after a huge success? The individual or team never truly set new and higher goals after their success. They may have talked about their new goals and even had some artificial response for the press or friends, but they never truly decided to reach their new goal as they did before the first huge success. An additional point to make here; once a goal is defined it then requires action for the goal to be reached. Don’t forget to also begin doing the things that will lead you to the completion of your new goal.

Becoming drug free is a huge undertaking for you. You know or at the least have a feeling of the determination it will take to accomplish something this time that you may have failed at countless times before. I hope that you do not have all of the failed attempts before, but I know the statistics and most reading this book do have repeated failed attempts at getting off a drug or reversing a condition.

This is the time to complete the process, get on with your new life, and enjoy the things in life you have been missing. You may not even be aware of what you have missed, but as time passes, those things will become abundantly clear to you.

A few suggestions for you on areas you could set new goals:

• Your spouse

• Maybe even getting a spouse

• Your children and what you do with them

• Your work

• Learning new skills that will help your job advancement

• Becoming a painter, a writer, a teacher

Talk with friends and family for more ideas. They are sure to give you ideas on how they would like to see you or what they would like you to be like, especially if your drug use affected them in the past!

The point is; set new goals and have those goals be of the same magnitude as getting off a drug.

Other Key Supplements

Body Calm and Body Calm Supreme

The Body Calm and the Body Calm Supreme are usually used in tandem. Alternating them every 2 to 4 hours during the daytime is used for daytime anxiety. Most people love using both of these supplements; however some people really prefer one over the other. If that is your case, just use the one supplement that gives you the relief you are seeking.

Body Calm

Different from any prescribed medication you may be on or have taken in the past, Body Calm does not knock you out or turn you into a zombie. Taken during the day, Body Calm will help relieve anxiety without making you tired, foggy or having a feeling of not being there. Body Calm taken at night, about an hour before bed, will help you fall asleep naturally. Upon waking in the morning, you should not feel groggy, weary or have to drag yourself out of the sheets.

Body Calm is made from cherry and is delivered in a powdered form. For those of you sensitive to sugar that would be high in a liquid cherry, you can use the powdered capsule delivery. Body Calm is also a COX-2 enzyme inhibitor. Stress during our daily life promotes the production of the enzyme COX-2 and inhibiting this enzyme reduces the anxiety associated with stress.

Body Calm tends to help a person reach a deep sleep and awake rested.

Tip: You can take as many as three of the Body Calm capsules at one time. If you tend to have anxiety in the morning, take up to three of the Body Calm when you awake, if anxiety tends to return or start around noon each day, about one-half hour to one hour before noon take a Body Calm.

If you do not like swallowing capsules, you can also open the capsule and chew the cherry ingredients.

Body Calm Supreme

Severe anxiety, stress and insomnia are common withdrawal side effects, comprising the most common side effects for all psychoactive medication, especially during withdrawal. Body Calm Supreme was formulated for use in conjunction with Body Calm to handle anxiety, stress and insomnia. Body Calm Supreme combines 50 mg Body Calm and 200 mg of the herb passion flower.

You might be tempted to go to your local store or search online and purchase a passion flower supplement. It is strongly suggested that you only use the TRB Health brand of passion flower. There are over 500 species of passion flower and Body Calm Supreme is only made from one of the species. The herb extraction process is completely different from other passion flower supplements and the strength of Body Calm Supreme is the highest you can find. This is why only 200 mg of passion flower is needed in a capsule.

Passion Flower has been shown in several clinical trials during the past decades to handle such things as generalized anxiety, insomnia, hypertension, withdrawal off benzodiazepines, withdrawal off opiates, narcotics, alcohol and several other addictive substances. Every clinical trial was successful. The same type of passion flower used in the clinical trials has been used to formulate Body Calm Supreme.

Tip: You can take Body Calm Supreme during the daytime for anxiety and use at bedtime for sleep as well. If your daytime anxiety is severe, using the Body Calm Supreme would be in order.

If you suffer from PMS, menopausal symptoms, do not be surprised if the Body Calm Supreme offers relief. You can take as many as 3 of the Body Calm Supreme at a time, but limit the daily number to no more than 12 capsules.

Optional Supplements

The next supplements mentioned are optional and only need to be used if you need just a little extra help. There are a few of the supplements listed in this Optional Supplements section that are required when you are taking a specific drug. When you read the chapter in this book related to your specific drug, I will list the optional supplements needed for that drug in the first part of that chapter.

Beta 1, 3-D Glucan

The human immune system includes a substance called IL-2. Individuals with low levels of IL-2 will have anxiety and problems with sleep. Stage 2 of sleep requires a sufficient level of IL-2 for a deep restful sleep.

Beta 1, 3-D Glucan has been clinically proven to not only increase levels of IL-2 in the human immune system, but to also keep the IL-2 levels increased for an extended time after the product is discontinued.

If you have anxiety and or insomnia, use the JNK supplement, Body Calm and Body Calm Supreme first and if these symptoms do not completely subside within 2 weeks you may have low IL-2 and supplementing with the Beta 1, 3-D Glucan would be in order. Taking three to six of the 100 mg capsules in the morning will usually do the trick.

Tip: The Beta 1, 3-D Glucan must be taken apart from food or water. One half hour before and after you take the Beta 1, 3-D Glucan, do not consume food or liquid. Only use enough liquid to get the Beta 1, 3-D Glucan down the throat and no more than that. The Beta 1, 3-D Glucan needs to absorb and taking it in any other fashion will not allow assimilation.

You can take anywhere between 1 capsule a day to as many as 25 capsules a day. Most people respond best with 4 capsules a day and you can take all 4 at the same time, any time during the day or evening.

B6, B12 and Folate

B6, B12 and folate will be deficient in most diets of the 21st century. The ramifications of this deficiency may be one of the factors associated with the high percentage of the population experiencing prolonged depression. Several clinical trials have shown low levels of these 3 required vitamins to be directly related to depression and the severity of the depression.

Clinical trials have also shown antidepressants to be more effective when the patient also takes B6, B12 and folate along with the antidepressant. We will let others debate if the successful result is only from the B6, B12 and folate or if the success really comes from the combination of supplement and medication.

The master antioxidant glutathione plays a critical role with detoxification of all toxins. There are several ways to increase glutathione levels in the body but the most natural way is to have ample B6, B12 and folate levels and the body will convert certain amino acids to help production of glutathione.

Tip: Take a single capsule with B6, B12 and Folate inside the capsule. This will be the needed balance required. Avoid taking additional B12 in a day.

FemLife Supreme™

The majority of females taking a psychoactive medication will have a pronounced increase of PMS or menopausal symptoms that are drug induced. A lesser percentage will have a decrease of symptoms, but the symptoms will generally increase over time. A very small percentage of males will have a major increase of estrogen while on these medications. FemLife is new to the program and has been included to help with the specific area of sexual dysfunction as well as PMS and menopausal symptom increase.

These drugs can cause hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms which should not be happening to a 25-year old female. The FemLife has not been included in this program to help you off medication, but to help get you relief from a potential devastating drug side effect. In some aspects though, if you are having a problem with PMS or menopause and those symptoms were greatly reduced or eliminated, that by itself will make for a better day.

The FemLife was formulated by the same physician that developed the Admax supplement used in this program and it does include the same adaptogens as the Admax, but in a different dosage.

Tip: Take between 1 and 4 capsules of the FemLife each day. Start with 1 capsule and increase until you find the correct amount for you. The time of day you take the FemLife is optional for you. Notice how quickly you feel the relief after you start taking FemLife and if relief usually comes within ½ hour and your symptoms usually happen at bedtime, take the FemLife about 1 hour before bed.

You may want to spread the FemLife out during the day. Mess with it a bit and you should be able to find the right amount for you and the best time of the day to take FemLife quickly.

Nerve Support Formula

The Nerve Support Formula is excellent when you have anxiety or insomnia and are taking an antipsychotic medication.

Activated proteins can cause problems within the cells of the body. Neutralizing the random and chaotic actions of these proteins is needed for cellular health. When this is accomplished, a person feels calm and a peaceful affect rather quickly. An over activated JNK gene initiates a disruption or disturbance of the cellular proteins and the activated proteins are what is actually causing the problem when an antipsychotic medication is being used.

Tip: Don’t forget to use a scoop of the Nerve Support Formula at bedtime and at least twice during the day if taking an antipsychotic medication. Tardive dyskinesia is one major side effect caused by this type of medication and this formula may help stop it before it even begins or eliminate it once present.

You would add 1 capsule of the B6, B12 and Folate each day for the best results.

Nature’s Vitamin C

The vitamin C recommend is a natural C with one synthetic substance which allows for higher absorption. Most vitamin C’s sold today are 100% synthetic due to the theory that we can duplicate all properties of vitamin C in a synthetic form and the synthetic is as effective as the natural form of C. There are truths to that theory; we can create a vitamin C that has all known properties of a natural vitamin C. The properties we have not discovered yet are where the theory would come apart at the seams.

With this in mind, natural forms of vitamin C have been included in this formula as well as the synthetic property that has been proven to assist with absorption and assimilation.

Tip: Some people can feel a difference when vitamin C is taken daily, while others will not receive any noticeable change. If you do not feel a change when taking vitamin C it does not mean it is not working well for your body. Vitamin C can do wonders for your body and when you take the JNK supplement daily along with Vitamin C and vitamin E you will be getting the right combination of antioxidants required for better health and recovery.

Omega 3 Supreme

The use of omega 3 fish oil is now scientifically documented, through a multitude of clinical trials to help people overcome the symptoms associated with several psychiatric disorders. The successful trials have used an omega 3 fish oil that is higher in EPA than DHA content. The EPA fraction of the fish oil helps with brain function. When a person is taking a psychoactive drug, specifically antidepressants, ADHD medication and antipsychotics, the uptake and turnover of the fatty acids can be altered and that results in head side effects.

EPA enhances the electrical functions and communication between all the systems in your brain, which your body relies on to function properly.

DHA helps build the brain structurally, and as such, is a much-needed nutrient for the correct brain formation during growth. Both EPA and DHA are critical compounds for a person on psychoactive medications. With these compounds stripped from the body, the communications or electrical impulses from one nerve ending to another do not flow smoothly, but rather jump in all directions creating such things as “brain zaps,” “fogginess,” irritability, agitation, forgetfulness and more.

The amount of EPA and DHA taken during your taper will directly affect how well, or how poorly, you do on the program.

If you will be tapering off an anti-depressant, it is doubly important that you use the correct quantity and quality of omega 3 fish oil. The Omega 3 Supreme fish oil sold by TRB Health was specifically created for high EPA and has been cleaned of toxins generally associated with fish oil.

Beyond the benefits listed above, omega 3 fish oil will also help stop the over activation of the JNK gene!

Tip: If you are taking an antidepressant, Omega 3 Supreme is required. Antidepressants tend to cause severe head symptoms and an electrical type of zap in the head during withdrawal. Omega 3 Supreme is the only solution we know of and we have used this approach for the past 8-years to assist people with antidepressant withdrawal symptoms.

Take Omega 3 fish oil in the morning and again at noon for best results. Always take vitamin E daily when you are supplementing with an omega 3 fish oil. Fish oil will deplete vitamin E in the body because it needs the E for absorption.

Power Barley Formula

The Power Barley Formula is comprised of three simple yet powerful ingredients: two types of organic barley and organic carrot are blended into an easily assimilated powdered form. Easy assimilation is key to the nutritional effectiveness of this product.

Based on the contents of this formula and an FDA issued statement in December 2005, the manufacturer TRB Health can make the following health claim regarding the Power Barley Formula: “Soluble fiber from foods, such as Power Barley Formula, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease. A serving of Power Barley Formula supplies two grams of the soluble fiber necessary per day to have this effect.”

If you have fatigue that will not lift, the Power Barley Formula is the optional treatment.

Tip: Always increase this barley product slowly and at the first sign of improvement do not increase the barley further. Start with a 1 teaspoon scoop in the morning and increase by 1 teaspoon every 3 days until desired results are achieved. When additional scoops of the barley are used, take in the morning and again at noon. You can even add a third daily serving around 3 pm each day.

If you ever feel any type of a negative feeling while taking the barley, just reduce the amount you are taking.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is commonly found in regular foods, such as vegetable oils, nuts, whole grains and leafy vegetables. As discussed earlier, though found in many foods consumed on a regular basis it is difficult, if not impossible, to derive the total Vitamin E needed from diet alone.

Further, pollution, fried foods, bad carbohydrates, drugs, birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy and so many other bad influences test the vitamin E that we do have in our bodies. Vitamin E is an anti-oxidant, a natural compound that protects the body from toxins, and also helps protect other anti-oxidants in the body from being destroyed. It further helps the body eliminate circulating toxins or poisons. When taking the Power Barley Formula you are causing a mild detoxification process – a good thing. Vitamin E helps your body neutralize these toxins and as these toxins are removed from the body you will start to feel better with more energy.

The components making a complete vitamin and distinguishing available vitamin E’s are staggering, having filled volumes. This program assists a person off medication and in the process ensures there will be no drug/supplement interactions with our recommendations. Beyond the correct mixture of vitamin E is the quality or purity of a natural vitamin E. Some forms of vitamin E will create higher plasma concentrations of vitamin E while other forms will create vitamin E in the tissue. While Vitamin E is an antioxidant, the incorrect vitamin E can become an oxidant and cause inflammation and in some cases create a drug/supplement interaction.

A mixed tocopherol blend of vitamin E is what we recommend.

Where Supplements Are Available

These supplements are available in packages and as individual supplements at TRB Health. www.trbhealth.com or 1-866-810-3809.

We do not sell the supplements and neither does The Road Back Program. A high quality, specialty vitamin manufacturer, TRB Health Inc., located in Florida, U.S.A., manufactures and distributes the supplements used with this program.