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[tham]

While not exactly a multivit/mineral, the Ayurvedic food
paste Maharishi Amrit Kalash-4 (MAK-4) apparently has the
most powerful antioxidant activity, health enhancement and
longevity benefits, if I could think of just a single supplement
which one could take for life extension.

As I recall reading in the brochure (admittedly only a
brochure of course) on Amrit Kalash, it was titled "Beyond
Antioxidants" and talked about "... there are virtually
hundreds of free radicals which could not be possibly
trapped by ordinary antioxidants such as vitamins C and E."

MAK-4 apparently way outperforms the more common
Indian food paste, Chyavanprash, which one can find
in most Indian sundry stores.

Studies done mostly at Ohio and Colorado universites
appear to have demonstrated stunning regressions
in mice tumors, apart from 1,000 times the antioxidant
activity of vitamins C and E (outperforming astaxanthin's
500 times).

MAK-4 is normally complemented by MAK-5, which come
in tablets. MAK-4 is also known as Amrit Nectar and MAK-5,
Ambrosia. MAK-5 has also been studied to have enhanced
immunomodulating properties.


http://www.ncbi.nlm....st_uids=2140606

http://www.ncbi.nlm....st_uids=8415133

http://www.ncbi.nlm....st_uids=9395676

http://www.ncbi.nlm....st_uids=1357573

http://www.ncbi.nlm....t_uids=10660948

http://www.ncbi.nlm....t_uids=15750373

http://www.ncbi.nlm....t_uids=12510173

http://www.ncbi.nlm....t_uids=12018521

http://www.ncbi.nlm....t_uids=15234748

http://www.ncbi.nlm....st_uids=8538064

http://www.ncbi.nlm....st_uids=2246098



Here's where you can buy it :

http://mapi.com/en/1...8332/amrit.html

http://www.maharishi.co.uk/mak.htm

http://www.ayurveda..../infomak_e.html



P.S. MAK-4 tastes quite horrible though, in my opinion.

[pSimonKey]

It also contains Ghee, which is clarified butter.

[pSimonKey]

My mistake I was refering to Chyavanprash

[ajnast4r]

this stuff is expensive but ive been reading about it and it appears to be the real deal. its like 50$ for a months worth, and im really thinking about getting some

[scottl]

Not to say that it is not beneficial, but the MAHARISHI folks are out to charge people through the nose. Not in the mood to post the whole story but an old girilfriend had chopra for a doc, before the maharshi recruited him. Bottom line:

There is:

--maharshi ayurveda

--chopra who left to seek $$$ and last I saw has had his own competing line of supps. BTW Chopra is an egomaniac (I"ve met him) and....not recommended.

--Vasant Lad an ayurvedic doc quietly practicing ayurveda in....southwest somewhere forever. I'd track down info on him and his products if you want the real deal and not to pay through the nose.

[ajnast4r]

i agree totally scott. maharishis stuff is TOTALLY overpriced

i have a bunch of vasant lad's books, great stuff.

[xanadu]

"MAK-4 apparently way outperforms the more common
Indian food paste, Chyavanprash, which one can find
in most Indian sundry stores."

"Way outperforms" according to the one selling it. I bet you this Chyavanprash is just as good and 1/50 the price. Are there any independent studies that show these benefits? It might be worth while to look up an indian sundry store.

[tham]

The studies are in the links above. Note particularly
the Japanese and Italian studies.

I am just providing the info on this food paste for
forum users here, not selling it. It's up to anyone
should they wish to try it. The benefits are in the
studies for all to see.

I first found out about MAK-4 in the Journal of Applied
Nutrition in 1996, in which the full text of the
Japanese study above was published. I had thought
that the fact that the Japanese was researching some
seemingly obscure Indian food paste must be indicative
of powerful life extension and degenerative disease
therapy properties. The immunomodulatory properties
shown in this study were actually quite astounding.

True, it is expensive, but not 50 times the price of
Chyavanprash as mentioned. Chyavanprash costs about
M$20 for 227 grams in Malaysia as I remember a few
years ago, thus 600 grams would be least M$55 by now.
It would cost around M$220 (about US$60) to bring in
MAK-4 from the UK, the cheapest source. Thus it's
about four times more expensive.

Here's the only study for Chyavanprash I found.
There appears to be none on Medline.

http://www3.intersci...006212/ABSTRACT


A friend's wife was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal
cancer in 1999, common amongst the Chinese and
typically carries dismal five-year survival rates.
Apart from radiotherapy, she's been taking MAK-4
and MAK-5 since then, and looks pretty good with
no sign of relapse.

None of the other people whom I know with
this type of cancer are still alive.

Edited by tham, 14 December 2005 - 02:15 AM.