RECALL INFORMATION
New Radiance Has Received The Below Communication from our supplier Green Valley Drugs.
On April 10, 2013, a recall took place on specific lipotropic products. There have been NO indications of endotoxins or sterility issues from ANY of our products. Nor have we had ANY adverse reports from any of our providers. This recall is strictly being conducted in an abundance of caution regarding procedural issues from the FDA.
What Are Lipotropic B12 Injections?Vitamin B12 is a vitamin that increasingly popular as an injection because it boosts energy and aids in weight loss. Lipotropic are amino acids such as Choline, Methione, and Inositol that are essential for the health of your liver. Your liver is the organ responsible for removing fat and toxins from your body, so if it is healthier, it will work better for you. Once that fat is exported from ther liver, lipotropics also aid in burning it. Certain amino acids, such as inositol, function very similarly to B vitamins. B-12 is purported to help speed up the overall metabolic processes and create a greater feeling of overall energy. Because lipotropics directly aid fat breakdown, and are also closely related to B vitamins, when used together, they are thought to intensify each others’ effects.
Lipotropics ‘Power Shot’Lipotropics Power Shots Injections are an improvement over vitamin B-12, B-12 complex or lipotropic B-12 shots that have been used successfully for over 30 years. The formula contains a combination of B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, B12 vitamins and essential amino acids; some of which are not produced by the body or not easily obtained from current food sources. Radiance of Palm Beach Lipotropic ‘Power Shot’ Injections can be used in conjunction with many different diet plans to aid in losing weight or weight loss programs. The nutrients in lipotropic shots are a class of agents that play important roles in the body’s use of fat. These compounds enhance liver and gallbladder’s role by decreasing fat deposits and speeding up metabolism of fat and its removal.
Ingredients in Lipotropic ‘Power Shot’
Methionine (the M in MIC): it assists in the breakdown of fats and thereby prevents the build-up of fat in the arteries, as well as assisting with the digestive system and removing heavy metals from the body since it can be converted to cytosine, which is a precursor to gluthione, which is of prime importance in detoxifying the liver. It also acts as a lipotropic agent to prevent excess fat buildup in the liver and the body and is helpful in relieving or preventing fatigue.
Inositol (the I in MIC):helps to maintain proper electrical energy and nutrient transfer across the cell membrane. It also acts as a lipotropic which converts fats into other useful products. Inositol helps establish healthy cell membranes, which facilitate nerve impulses.
Inositol participates in the action of serotonin, a neurotransmitter known to control mood and appetite.
Choline (the C in MIC): Choline assists in controlling your weight as well as cholesterol levels, keeping cell membranes healthy and in preventing gallstones. It is also most useful in the maintenance of the nervous system, assisting memory and learning, and may help to fight infections, including hepatitis and AIDS. Choline is critical for normal membrane structure and function. Choline is the major precursor of betaine, and it is used by the kidneys to maintain water balance and by the liver as a source of methyl-groups for methionine formation. It is also used to produce the important neurotransmitter acetylcholine. It also assists in nerve impulse transmission, gallbladder regulation, liver functions and lecithin production.
Thiamine or B1: serves as a catalyst in carbohydrate metabolism.
B2: helps metabolize fats, carbs, and respiratory proteins.
B3: helps release energy from nutrients. It can reduce cholesterol and prevent and treat arteriosclerosis, among other benefits.
B5 or Pantothenic Acid: a member of the B-vitamin family, is an essential nutrient in human nutrition. It is sometimes referred to as vitamin B5. Pantothenic acid is involved in a number of biological reactions, including the production of energy, the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids, the synthesis of fatty acids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, cholesterol and steroid hormones, and the synthesis of heme and the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. It also appears to be involved in the regulation of gene expression and in signal transduction. Roger J. Williams, the discoverer of pantothenic acid and a scientist who pioneered the use of nutrients for the prevention and treatment of disease, thought that pantothenic acid might be helpful in the management of certain medical disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Pyroxidine or B6: Pyroxidine is a vital part of the enzyme system and very important to the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. It is also vital to the normal function of the nervous and immune systems. The essential amino acid tryptophan also depends on pyroxidine for its utilization. Adequate amounts of riboflavin and niacin are required in the diet for pyroxidine to be used nutritionally.
B-12: is a vitamin which is important for the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is normally involved in the metabolism of every cell of the body, especially affecting DNA synthesis and regulation, but also fatty acid synthesis and energy production.
L-Carnitine: boosts energy by stimulating the body’s burning of tryglycerides as fuel, and sparing the supply of glycogen stored in the liver for heavier exertion. During exercise, the body will burn fat at a rate of 75-80% of maximum exertion, thus less glycogen from carbohydrates is burned. L-carnitine allows the body to burn more fat, save more glycogen, and ultimately boost stamina and endurance. By providing more fat to the muscles, carnitine makes accessible an otherwise unavailable energy source.
Procaine: a local agent used in the product to deter any patient discomfort.
Dosing Protocol Of Lipotropic ‘Power Shot’ Injections:
1. Dosed 2ml. q-week – once a week – with a min. of 5 days between injections.
2. Deep IM injection – using a 25 gauge 1.5 in. needle/syringe. In the hip.
3. Product is relatively safe. Use caution with patients taking Sulfa or Sulfur based medications.
4. Any over-weight person is a candidate for the injections regardless of health conditions.
If a patient can tolerate a multi-vitamin…they can tolerate Lipotropics ‘Power Shot’. The ingredients are so SAFE…many of the same vitamins and amino-acids are used in the baby formula Similac Advanced.
What Are Lipotropic B12 Injections?
Vitamin B12 is a vitamin that increasingly popular as an injection because it is thought to boost energy and aid in weight loss. It is often combined with other biochemical substances, including lipotropic compounds that are nutrients that help export fat from the liver. Once that fat is exported, lipotropics also aid in burning it. Certain forms, such as inositol, function very similarly to B vitamins. B-12 is purported by its users, and by Radiance of Palm Beach weight loss clinic, to help speed up the overall metabolic processes and create a greater feeling of overall energy. Because lipotropics directly aid fat breakdown, and are also closely related to B vitamins, when used together, they are thought to intensify each others’ effects. They are usually injected separately, but as part of the same overall injection cycle.
Lipotropics ‘Power Shot’
Lipotropics Power Shots Injections are an improvement over vitamin B-12, B-12 complex or lipotropic B-12 shots that have been used successfully for over 30 years. The formula contains a combination of B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, B12 vitamins and essential amino acids; some of which are not produced by the body or not easily obtained from current food sources. Radiance of Palm Beach Lipotropic ‘Power Shot’ Injections can be used in conjunction with many different diet plans to aid in losing weight or weight loss programs. The nutrients in lipotropic shots are a class of agents that play important roles in the body’s use of fat. These compounds enhance liver and gallbladder’s role by decreasing fat deposits and speeding up metabolism of fat and its removal.
Ingredients in Lipotropic ‘Power Shot’
Methionine (the M in MIC): it assists in the breakdown of fats and thereby prevents the build-up of fat in the arteries, as well as assisting with the digestive system and removing heavy metals from the body since it can be converted to cytosine, which is a precursor to gluthione, which is of prime importance in detoxifying the liver.
Inositol (the I in MIC): helps to maintain proper electrical energy and nutrient transfer across the cell membrane. It also acts as a lipotropic which converts fats into other useful products. Inositol helps establish healthy cell membranes, which facilitate nerve impulses.
Choline (the C in MIC): Choline assists in controlling your weight as well as cholesterol levels, keeping cell membranes healthy and in preventing gallstones. It is also most useful in the maintenance of the nervous system, assisting memory and learning, and may help to fight infections, including hepatitis and AIDS. Choline is critical for normal membrane structure and function.
Choline: is the major precursor of betaine, and it is used by the kidneys to maintain water balance and by the liver as a source of methyl-groups for methionine formation. It is also used to produce the important neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
It assists in nerve impulse transmission, gallbladder regulation, liver functions and lecithin production.
Thiamine or B1: serves as a catalyst in carbohydrate metabolism.
B2: helps metabolize fats, carbs, and respiratory proteins.
B3: helps release energy from nutrients. It can reduce cholesterol and prevent and treat arteriosclerosis, among other benefits.
B5 or Pantothenic Acid: a member of the B-vitamin family, is an essential nutrient in human nutrition. It is sometimes referred to as vitamin B5. Pantothenic acid is involved in a number of biological reactions, including the production of energy, the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids, the synthesis of fatty acids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, cholesterol and steroid hormones, and the synthesis of heme and the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. It also appears to be involved in the regulation of gene expression and in signal transduction. Roger J. Williams, the discoverer of pantothenic acid and a scientist who pioneered the use of nutrients for the prevention and treatment of disease, thought that pantothenic acid might be helpful in the management of certain medical disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Pyroxidine or B6: Pyroxidine is a vital part of the enzyme system and very important to the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. It is also vital to the normal function of the nervous and immune systems. The essential amino acid tryptophan also depends on pyroxidine for its utilization. Adequate amounts of riboflavin and niacin are required in the diet for pyroxidine to be used nutritionally.
B-12: is a vitamin which is important for the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is normally involved in the metabolism of every cell of the body, especially affecting DNA synthesis and regulation, but also fatty acid synthesis and energy production.
L-Carnitine: boosts energy by stimulating the body’s burning of tryglycerides as fuel, and sparing the supply of glycogen stored in the liver for heavier exertion. During exercise, the body will burn fat at a rate of 75-80% of maximum exertion, thus less glycogen from carbohydrates is burned. L-carnitine allows the body to burn more fat, save more glycogen, and ultimately boost stamina and endurance. By providing more fat to the muscles, carnitine makes accessible an otherwise unavailable energy source.
Procaine: a local agent used in the product to deter any patient discomfort.
Dosing Protocol Of Lipotropic ‘Power Shot’ Injections:
1. Dosed 2ml. q-week – once a week – with a min. of 5 days between injections.
2. Deep IM injection – using a 25 gauge 1.5 in. needle/syringe. In the hip.
3. Product is relatively safe. Use caution with patients taking Sulfa or Sulfur based medications.
4. Any over-weight person is a candidate for the injections regardless of health conditions.
If a patient can tolerate a multi-vitamin…they can tolerate Lipotropics ‘Power Shot’. The ingredients are so SAFE…many of the same vitamins and amino-acids are used in the baby formula Similac Advanced.
Vitamin B12 Lipotropics Side Effects
Vitamin B-12 shots are given to alleviate the symptoms of vitamin B-12 deficiency, such as anemia, fatigue, and compromised immune system. Generally, they make people feel better, but they can also have some unpleasant side effects. Most of the side effects are minor. By far the most common side effect is discomfort at the injection site. This can usually be relieved by applying ice packs or by taking an over-the-counter pain medication such as Tylenol.
B12 is one of eight B vitamins and occurs naturally in animal foods like meat and dairy products. It is also often added to fortified foods. Vitamin B12 helps the body’s cells produce energy and synthesize fatty acids and is involved generally in metabolism. Anemia, for example, is often associated with low levels of B12.
Lipotropics are biochemical compounds that help break down fat in the body. Choline is the most important one in mammals; other lipotropics mainly contribute to the production of choline. Choline is very similar to B vitamins; it helps export fat from the liver and helps burn that exported fat.
Both B12 and lipotropics are purported by users, and the weight loss clinics that sell these supplements, to help speed up metabolic processes. This can increase weight loss and lead to a greater overall feeling of energy, say supporters. Because B12 and lipotropics are so biochemically similar, they are often used together, in injection form, because each is thought to amplify the other’s effects.
Some studies have shown a greater rate of weight loss in people who used B12 supplements, among many others. However, no conclusion can be drawn from this, as people who take supplements often generally have made other nutritional and lifestyle changes that would contribute to their success.
The injections themselves can cause diarrhea and itching and temporary pain at the injection site. Choline usage has also been reported to cause depression, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal distress.
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