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The foundation of any nutritional supplement program rests on supplying all of the vitamins and minerals that the body can use, in the quantities and proportions that it needs to build and maintain optimal health. VITAMOST® has three foundation formulas: PRIME™, PLUS™, and RTRE™. For many people, one of these broad spectrum formulas provides all of the supplementation their bodies require. Others may require additional support of a more specific nature, to suit their unique requirements. A Nutri-Body® analysis is your best tool for knowing which supplements a person's body is most likely to need.

PRIME™ (Multi-Vitamin-Mineral)
Rowland Formula 4

PRIME™ is a complete and balanced multi-vitamin-mineral formula. Five PRIME tablets per day replace up to 22 different tablets and capsules of conventional, fragmented products. Ideal supplementation for young people, athletes, pregnant and lactating women, and any adult who does not have a condition requiring specific support. [RTRE™ is better suited for most men over 40 and for postmenopausal women.]

Suggested Use: Adults and teenagers – 5 tablets daily, in divided amounts with meals. Pregnant & lactating women – 6 tablets daily, with meals.
Children – 1 tablet per day for every three years of age.

PLUS™ (Stress Formula)
Rowland Formula 5

PLUS™ is a broad spectrum multi-vitamin-mineral formula enhanced by extra amounts of those nutrients that support the adrenal glands. PLUS is recommended as a base formula for people with hypoglycemia, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause, hyperactivity, allergies, candidiasis, arthritis and other stress-related conditions – for those on weight loss programs – and for those undergoing emotional stresses, such as grief, time pressures, or a hectic lifestyle. The content of B-vitamins, chromium and adrenal concentrate in this formula also help to reduce sugar cravings. PLUS also provides outstanding vitamin and mineral support for athletes, bodybuilders and dieters.

Suggested Use: 8 tablets daily, in divided amounts with meals.

RTRE™ (Arterial Cleansing)
Rowland Formula 6

RTRE™ is a broad spectrum formula providing vitamins, minerals, lipotropic factors, amino acids and glandulars in the proportions that enable the body's immune and eliminative systems to remove plaque from artery walls. Rich in antioxidants, free radical scavengers and chelating agents. Makes an ideal multi-vitamin-mineral supplement for anyone over age 45. [For a full explanation of arterial cleansing, read The Nutritional Bypass.]

Suggested Use: 10 tablets daily, in divided amounts with meals (e.g., 5 breakfast, 5 supper – or – 4 breakfast, 3 lunch, 3 supper). Take at this rate for one month for every 10 years of age (e.g., 5 months for someone aged 50). This is the initial cleansing phase. After this cleansing period, for long term maintenance, reduce to 5 or 6 tablets per day, then once per year increase back to 10 tablets per day for two months (analogous to a "spring cleaning").

Note 1: Those who are diabetic and those who have had a heart attack, stroke or bypass surgery have scarred arteries that tend to accumulate more debris and plaque. For optimal benefits, these people need to stay on 10 tablets per day for life.

Note 2: Those who have been diagnosed with significant arterial blockages but are not yet diabetic and have not yet had a heart attack, stroke or bypass surgery would be wise to take 10 tablets per day for 8 months (regardless of age), followed by 8 tablets per day for 3 months – thereafter 6 tablets per day for maintenance.

Synergistic Support for RTRE™

UltraGest™: Taken with meals. ULTRAGEST helps the body to break down and assimilate the ingredients in RTRE. Most people over 40 need this kind of digestive support.

Fish Oil & Garlic: Adds to RTRE's ability to reduce blood viscosity, helping it to flow more freely. Prevents and reduces blood clots.

CoQ10: There is no Coenzyme Q10 in RTRE because for most people it isn't necessary. RTRE gives the body all the raw materials it needs to make its own CoQ10. The one exception is that anyone who takes prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs needs to replace the CoQ10 that these drugs destroy.

CHL™: A safe, natural cholesterol-lowering formula — if one is required. Often RTRE by itself is enough to normalize cholesterol levels and ratios.

Niacin: Another natural cholesterol-lowering agent — again, if needed.

Vitamins A & D: For those who require vitamin D as a supplement and/or who wish to have more vitamin A than RTRE provides.

Reaction: About five per cent of people have a temporary cleansing reaction to RTRE, which may include headaches, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea or fatigue. When such symptoms occur, they typically last for about 5 to 10 days. They indicate that toxins are being eliminated at a rate faster than the eliminative processes are used to — but these eliminative processes will soon catch up. Where such cleansing reactions occur, the person can either (a) grin and bear it, realizing that the discomfort will soon pass, or (b) reduce the number of tablets (to 3 or 4 per day) and gradually increase back to 10 after the cleansing symptoms diminish.

Look For: The urine should turn a bright yellow/orange colour at least once every day while taking RTRE. This colour is caused by a small percentage of vitamin C and riboflavin spilling over into the urine. If the bright yellow/orange does not appear, it means that the person's digestion is weak and his/her body is unable to absorb the tablets properly. In such cases have the person take an appropriate number of UltraGest™ tablets with each meal, and especially at those meals at which RTRE is taken. If the RTRE tablets aren't being digested, they cannot produce results.

Drugs: There is no direct conflict between the nutrients in RTRE and any prescription drugs — both can be taken at the same time, if necessary. Those taking drugs need to be monitored by their physicians. As their health improves, their bodies will need lower amounts of the prescription drugs. It is important that each drug be reduced or withdrawn by the doctor as soon as it is no longer required. For example, RTRE helps to reduce blood pressure for many people — thus reducing the need for blood pressure medication. RTRE also improves the viscosity of the blood, making it flow more freely — thus eliminating the need for blood thinners. [Note: RTRE does not "thin" the blood. It simply makes it more "slippery".]

Hypertension: As the plaque is gradually scrubbed away from the artery walls, blood pressure tends to normalize itself. Also, some of the ingredients in RTRE tend to have a blood pressure lowering effect. There are, however, some stubborn cases of hypertension that do not respond to RTRE, even though the arteries have become more clear and more elastic. That is because high blood pressure is very often caused by hidden allergies to common foods. Unless the specific food culprits are identified and eliminated (they are unique to the individual), the hypertension will persist in spite of all best efforts to reduce it. [For further details about hypertension, consult One's Food is Another's Poison.]

Cholesterol: The ingredients in RTRE have a cholesterol normalizing effect. Where elevated cholesterol persists in spite of RTRE, it is often because of undiagnosed hypothyroidism – in which case TSF™ and Thyrex™ will help to bring cholesterol back into balance. Anyone who has high serum cholesterol or an unfavourable ratio of lipoproteins needs also to take the following measures: (1) Eliminate all sugars and concentrated sweets, (2) Drink 10 glasses of water daily, (3) Increase dietary fibre, and (4) Exercise regularly. CHL™ and Niacin are two natural and entirely safe cholesterol-lowering agents, should they be required.

Summary of Ingredients in RTRE™
Reference: The Nutritional Bypass, by David W. Rowland

Vitamin A stimulates the thymus gland to grow in size and enable it to produce more T-cells and antibodies. Increases utilization of selenium. Protects epithelial cells and mucous membranes. (Note: Diabetics cannot convert beta carotene into vitamin A very efficiently because of poorly functioning livers. They need to get all of their vitamin A as vitamin A and not beta carotene.)

Beta Carotene is in this formula for its antioxidant activity and not for its potential to be converted into vitamin A.

Vitamin B-1 facilitates removal of lead from tissues. Required for health of heart tissue.

Niacin helps to dilate or enlarge blood vessels. Helps the body to eliminate excess cholesterol.

Pantothenic Acid necessary for the production of healthy antibodies.

Vitamin B-6 helps prevent methionine (an amino acid in our diets) from breaking down into homocysteine, a toxic substance that damages artery walls.

Choline emulsifies fats, keeping them in solution in the blood, preventing them from plugging up in narrowed arteries. Helps keep blood fats from sticking together. Oxidizes or bums fats in the liver.

Inositol a general relaxant.

Vitamin C a powerful antioxidant and chelating agent. Protects against heavy metals (e.g., lead, arsenic) and keeps them in solution so that they can be eliminated via the urine. Stimulates the production of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), an enzyme that dissolves the fats that have been deposited on artery walls.

Vitamin E an antioxidant. Protects against free radicals (superoxides, hydroxyl radicals, peroxides, hyperperoxides). Dissolves clots in the bloodstream and helps to prevent their formation. Increases the rate at which collateral blood vessels develop around damaged areas.

Magnesium helps to keep calcium in solution, to prevent it from precipitating out on artery walls. Helps to regulate heartbeat. Helps counteract aluminum buildup in the body.

Potassium helps to normalize blood pressure. Helps to normalize heart rhythm.

Zinc a free radical inhibitor. Helps the body to utilize vitamin A.

Selenium 200 to 500 times more potent than vitamin E as an antioxidant. The body incorporates it into glutathione peroxidase, an antioxidant enzyme that detoxifies hydrogen peroxide and fatty acid peroxides. Assists vitamin E in inhibiting free radicals and protecting tissues from oxidative damage. Counteracts mercury buildup in the body. Helps to normalize blood pressure.

L-Cysteine an amino acid that acts as a chelating agent in the excretion of lead from tissues. Assists in the termination of free radicals produced by ionizing radiation.

dL-Methionine a chelating agent and free radical scavenger. An amino acid that helps to detoxify the body and emulsify fats, in similar action to choline.

RTRE™ Statements of Fact

By sharing their true experiences, these people are exercising the "freedom of thought, belief and expression" guaranteed by Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Constitution Act, 1982).

Sent Me Home to Die
"Twelve years ago I required a five-artery surgery. Three years later the arteries had all replugged up, and the angiogram suggested that the surgeons could not go in again.

"I found out about RTRE™ Formula and got up to 10 tablets per day. During the latest angiogram the specialist found that the original bypasses are now as clean as the day they put them in. The doctors were quite surprised. No surgery.

"I have been on 10 tablets per day for over nine years and have led a normal life – after the cardiologist sent me home to die."
- Don McGinnis, Picton, ON

No More Bypasses
"Your RTRE™ has protected me for 8 years, since I was in bad shape and given 1/2 to 1 year to live without another bypass, which I refused. I have not had any leg pain, chest pain or had to use nitro since I started on RTRE, so I am a living example that it works like a miracle. I am now 14 years past my first bypass and do not need another today. Your product really saved my life. My cardiologist says I am the most outstanding example he knows.
- Robert Fulton, Glenrock, WY

Cholesterol Lowered
"I had my cholesterol checked in March 2001. It was 237. My doctor put me on cholesterol medicine. My sister-in-law told me about RTRE™ Formula in June 2001. I went to my doctor and asked if I could stop taking my cholesterol medicine and try RTRE. He said it wouldn't hurt anything to try, since RTRE was just vitamins. I had my cholesterol checked in August 2001 and it was 186! My cholesterol dropped 58 points taking RTRE Formula in just two months and NO cholesterol medicine. Needless to say, I am convinced and am continuing to take only RTRE Formula."
- Peggy Walton, Forestville, MD

Outlived Geneology
"Although I have 'heart' problems, I have outlived all males in my geneology. I have been taking RTRE™ Formula and its predecessors for over 10 years. I believe that this is responsible for keeping my arteries clear and therefore saved my life. I never get any colds, although I used to get many. My father and a younger brother both died 8 – 10 years before they reached my age.
- Gord Henderson, Beaverton, ON

Heart Function Improved
In January, 2001 I was diagnosed with a second breast cancer. Dwayne adjusted the products I was using –in particular I switched to RTRE™ Formula.

"After chemo for my first breast cancer (1997), I suffered a decrease in the ejection fraction of the left ventricle. I had a baseline of 57% (50% is normal), which dropped to 38% after treatment. After chemo in 2001, my score dropped to 31%. "I have been a client of Dwayne Murphy – Dynamic Nutrition Concepts, Dartmouth, NS – since

"I had a visit to a cardiologist who really didn't want to prescribe anything, as I had no symptoms of heart trouble – except for the score on my Wall Motion Test, also known as MUGAS CAN. The drugs would have been for high blood pressure, and my blood pressure was running normal to low.

"I did not take any drugs. I did make changes in my lifestyle – removing a number of stresses –remembering to say "no" when I felt I wanted to say "no", and being careful not to shovel or lift dead weight. In one year my score came up to 41%, and this past September I now score 49%!

"I continue to use Vitamost® products, especially RTRE – I believe it has contributed to the improvement in the ejection fraction of my left ventricle."
- Beth T Coolen, Halifax, NS

Angina Relieved & Lost 15 lb.
"A year ago I was diagnosed with having angina; and I have had many attacks, stress related. The medical doctors assured me I'd need an angiogram and angioplasty; but I figured I'd try "Bypass the Bypass" – I had nothing to lose.

"I have been on RTRE™ Formula for over 6 months and without it I would have had heart attacks. I'm not completely well yet but much better and still dealing with a lot of stress.

"I used also Spr-Clns and Psyllium. Immediately I lost 15 lb. I'm sure it cleaned out my colon and my personal plumbing system. I'm sold on many products, such as Flaxseed Oil, Super C-M-K, UltraGest, Vitamin C and Combination F. They have all contributed to better health."
- Mary Munro, Eldorado, ON

Sexual Abilities Renewed
"I have been using RTRE™ Formula for six months now and am very pleased with the results. I have also been exercising three to four times per week, eating nutritious foods, cutting down on carbohydrates and adding more protein.

"My main problem was that I am genetically predisposed to very high cholesterol levels. All of my family members suffer from this same problem.

"I am 46-years old and was also having problems with a very personal aspect of my life – erectile dysfunction. I had my hormone levels checked and the testosterone was normal. It was very frustrating, to say the least.

"Using the RTRE supplement and controlling my eating habits, exercising regularly and drinking lots of fresh spring water have renewed my sexual abilities. I feel that the problem was resolved by cleansing the blood vessels that were blocked.

"My body feels renewed. I am feeling great. Thank you so much."
- MT, Toronto, ON

Blood Pressure Lowered
"I am 59 years old. Last year I was introduced to VitaMost® RTRE™ Formula. My cousin who was taking this formula told me about it. He was pleased with the results.

"I had been taking 2 '/2 pills a day for high blood pressure, for approximately two years. I started taking 5 RTRE vitamins a day. I also bought a blood pressure monitor. In three weeks my blood pressure was down a lot. In no time I was off blood pressure pills.

"I am on my third bottle of RTRE and my blood pressure is normal. I check it every morning and night. I am very happy with the results. I feel 100% better, thanks to VitaMost RTRE Formula. Thanks, very much."
- Bliss Arbeau, Blackville, NB

Pulse Restored
"We have a client who has a marked success in her course of RTRE™. She is in the line-up for hip surgery, but was very concerned as the pulse in her legs was not strong. Her doctor was warning of possible complications which may result in amputation. This lady is in her mid-70s and has had weak ankle pulse for several years. Four months ago she started on RTRE, ramping to the full 10 per day after a couple of weeks. She has been told by her doctor that her leg pulse is now significantly stronger and she is scheduled for surgery soon — so a major triumph for RTRE."
- Geoffrey Taylor

RTRE Success
"I had sclerotic artery disease that was diagnosed last September. My right carotid artery was 100% plugged; and I had surgery on December 19, 2005, with complete success. The ultrasound reading in Sept. also found from 40 to 55% blockage in my left carotid artery. My vascular surgeon wanted a follow-up ultrasound within six months — which happened today, June 30.

"Three years ago, a health food store in Duncan gave my wife a book written by Dr. Rowland. I found that book and looked up your website. I ordered three months' of RTRE and took six per day until yesterday, when I ran out. I felt it would be a good test to see what would happen before the ultrasound was due.

"When the techi was finished the test, she said she would have to consult the other findings from Sept. She left the room for about 20 minutes. When she came back, I said, "You're baffled, aren't you? The readings went down."

She said, "Yes. The last time the velocity was 214 and today I can get a reading of only 150." They brought in the head technician and she, too, was baffled.

I said, "I guess what I am doing is working." A 30% drop in velocity means that the arterial opening is larger than in Sept. I have no other cause to blame it on."
- Floyd Dick, Vancouver, BC

Note: This improvement is especially noteworthy, since Mr. Dick was taking only 6 tablets of RTRE per day instead of the usually recommended 10 per day. One would expect 6 per day to be only about 40% as effective as 10 per day.