By Dr Craig Oster
I hope to raise awareness in the ALS community and in everybody who uses commercial meal replacement formulas that may also be used for enteral feeding, regarding a choice on the market now which is based on organic whole foods. The name of the product is Liquid Hope. I have been told by a licensed nutritional expert, who has worked with people with ALS and other serious illnesses to change to Liquid Hope from sugary products like Ensure, that people always do better in some way after changing to the whole foods formula.
Examples of symptomatic improvement included improved energy and mood. I am currently seeking funding to scientifically investigate, using validated measures, whether people with ALS have improved outcomes on a Liquid Hope whole foods diet compared to people with ALS who are on a diet consisting of processed commercial formulas. Below, are the ingredients of the most doctor recommended processed commercial meal replacement formula on the market, followed by a listing of the ingredients in Liquid Hope.
INGREDIENTS IN ABBOTT LABORATORIES’ ENSURE MEAL REPLACEMENT FORMULA
(Ingredient list taken from Abbott Laboratories website)
Water, Sugar, Corn Maltodextrin, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Oil, Soy Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil.
Less than 0.5% of the Following: Corn Oil, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Phosphate, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Phosphate, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Carrageenan, Potassium Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Zinc Sulfate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Cupric Sulfate, FD&C Red #3, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Phylloquinone, Cyanocobalamin, and Vitamin D3.
Contains milk and soy ingredients.
INGREDIENTS IN FUNCTIONAL FORMULARIES’ LIQUID HOPE MEAL REPLACEMENT FORMULA
(Ingredient list obtained from the Functional Formularies website) Filtered water, organic garbanzo beans, organic green peas, organic carrots, organic whole grain brown rice, organic flax oil, organic whole grain brown rice protein, organic sprouted quinoa, organic sweet potato, organic miso, organic broccoli, organic almond butter, organic kale, organic garlic, organic turmeric, organic rosemary, organic ginger, organic wakame (seaweed), vitamin blend [thiamine mononitrate(B1), riboflavin (B2), niacinamide(B3), pyridoxine hydrochloride(B6), cyanocobalamin (B12), ergocalciferol(D2)]
Please share this information with those who you know who require meal replacement formulas for weight gain and/or tube feeding.
With love and gratitude,
Dr Craig
Craig Oster, PhD
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where can we purchase Liquid Hope? My daughter’s friend was hit by a Fed Ex truck 7 years ago at age 6. He is still alive, living at home, with incredible parents, aware but terrible brain damaged. he cannot move his body nor speak, has had multiple surgeries for problems that keep happening including sewing up his throat, as he chokes on food and is always congested. they are feeding him ensure thru the feeding tube but would love to give him something more nutritious. doctors and nurses not cooperating. this may be an answer for them as they are afraid to experiment with putting their own food in his feeding tube for fear of clogging the tube. they will be so happy when i tell them about this.
I sent you an email about this.
My mother had a stroke after her brain tumour operation. The tumour was benign but one of the results of the stroke was that she could not swallow so they put a tube in her tummy for enteral feeding,
We decided to change her enteral liquid into organic based food which is your product but the problem is that the Doctor did not approve it as the issue was that it’s not bottled in a drip form so it needs to be re bottled in a drip form and they fear for a possible cross contamination. What do you suggest as
rehabilitation home refused to administer this.
I need an answer or I want to find out if it comes also in a drip form packaging as my mother keeps getting blockage in her throat which I suspect from the food ( nestle brand ) that being given by the nursing home.
regards
Precilla
please contact Robin the CEO, email is in this thread.
Hello Precilla,
I just discovered this product. I know someone who has had a stroke after their brian tumor was removed. They have a trash and are diabetic also. I know their tube feed food is garbage. Could you pls tell me what improvements you noticed with your mother after giving her liquid hope? I look forward to a reply.
Thank you, Brittany
My mother has never used it.
A family member’s doctor is in the process of prescribing Liquid Hope for them. It will be poured into the SAME drip/pump bags that they have been receiving the Jevity 1.5. Its silly that any other formulas can be poured into a drip pump bag, but they don’t want the Liquide HOPE to be dispensed from a bag that is designed for that. If the Liquid Hope can get contaminated by pouring it in a drip bag, intended for use with a Kangaroo pump, the original can get contaminated. The bag has a lid that closes tightly and there is no way the food is contaminated if the person washes their hands properly. It’s ridiculous. I might would change doctors. It is the patients Health and Well being here! The Kangaroos bags are made to pour prepared liquid nutrition for dispensing. I use the bags all the time and there is no way that anything touches the food while pouring it in. Just close the bag of food and water securely. The doctor doesn’t seem to know what he is talking about. Do what is good for your mom, the doctor is irrelevant!
Where can I purchase in Perth W.A.?
robin@functionalformularies.com
Go on line and search ~ (Fish Oil saved our son). Praying for this child to recover!
WHERE CAN THIS PRODUCT BE PURCHASED?
http://functionalformularies.com/
please contact Robin at Functional Formularies
What is the coast of the product ?
Is it taken daily?
How can I order it?
Please email CEO Robin Gentry McGee (rgentrymcgee@yahoo.com) who will help you. Say Dr Craig sent you, Judy.
My FIL is on feeding tube taking TWOCAL HN 4 times a day for the last 2 months but is getting weaker and weaker everyday. This formula is keeping him alive but not giving any life. I tried to substitute the formula with real foods like orange juice and other veg juice once a day but not helping much.
Thank you for your comment. What illness does your FIL have? If he has ALS, please ask him if he would like to be on my mailing list for opportunities to participate in ALS research in which I am a co-investigator. If interested, please email drcraigoster@comcast.net I believe that trying Liquid Hope would be worthwhile. If interested, please email CEO Robin Gentry McGee (rgentrymcgee@yahoo.com) who will help you. Say Dr Craig sent you.
My husband has ALS. Just found out about Liquid Hope. Hoping the VA will purchase it but they like the Jevity junk. I took him off of that junk over a year ago and blending organic whole foods inblender but they are requiring a fluid restriction was he is very over using this way. Looking forward to trying this product ASAP.
I would like to hear a little more about your husband’s experience of the different diets, if you feel writing to drcraigoster@comcast.net
my mother was first in jevity and is now taking a different formula via pump. She’s recently
developed a mass under her breast which has been diagnosed as cancer. She’s been on the formula for more than a year and I grown suspicious of dairy and othe ingredients which may be contributing to this growth. she’s also regularly developing lots of sores which are slow to heal.
I am looking for a better alternative to the stuff she’s taking now and wanted to find out how liquid food is working for those of you who have tried it. she will be on hormone therapy shortly for the cancer treatment which is even greater motivation for me to find her a better nutritional supplement. Thank you all for any help you can provide.
Lynette
How would this work with GERD? My 5 year old son has been on a feeding tube all of his life and he still has GI issues. I would love more information regarding this. Thank you.
Thank you for writing. Please check out the new comment from the CEO of the company that makes Liquid Hope. God bless you, your son and your family. Peace, Dr Craig
I have Duchenne muscular dystrophy and for the last 19 years I have had a feeding tube. For the first twelve years I used tube feedings for supplemental nutrition. But, I lost the ability to swallow and for the last seven years I have received all my nutrition from tube feedings. I take two cans of Pulmocare and two cans of Promote with fiber a day (both are Abbot Laboratories products). Because I am vent dependent, the Pulmocare helps remove co2, and the Promote helps keep me regular. I was wondering if Liquid Hope could replace my present formulas and give me the correct calorie count so I can maintain my present weight.
Please see the new comment from the manufacturer of Liquid Hope. Bless you, Dr Craig
Liquid Hope is $7.99 per meal (440 cal/20g protein) and is sold by the case of 24. The ingredients and nutritionals can be found on our website http://www.functionalformularies.com
It is high in fiber and generally everyone who has used this has experienced an improvement in digestive issues. As far as comparing this to pulmocare, I assume the pulmocare, is for lung related issues. The interesting thing about this if you look at the body from a TCM perspective, sugar and oils (and dairy) are very congesting to the lungs. When my father was on a feeding tube, he was so congested from the commercial sugar formulas, he had to be suctioned hourly which was painful to watch. After switching to our formula, his congestion cleared completely and a small amount of the commercial stuff brought it back immediately.
GERD is exasperated by numerous things, including refined food, etc. but it is impossible to say what is the cause. I will say that we see the same digestive issues in most everyone using the commercial formulas. Hope this helps.
Here is a link to our store to order should you be interested.
http://shop.functionalformularies.com/main.sc
Is this product nutritionally complete? How many Kcals/cc does it contain? How much protein?
Liquid Hope is $7.99 per meal (440 cal/20g protein) and is sold by the case of 24. The ingredients and nutritionals can be found on our website http://www.functionalformularies.com
It is high in fiber and generally everyone who has used this has experienced an improvement in digestive issues. As far as comparing this to pulmocare, I assume the pulmocare, is for lung related issues. The interesting thing about this if you look at the body from a TCM perspective, sugar and oils (and dairy) are very congesting to the lungs. When my father was on a feeding tube, he was so congested from the commercial sugar formulas, he had to be suctioned hourly which was painful to watch. After switching to our formula, his congestion cleared completely and a small amount of the commercial stuff brought it back immediately.
GERD is exasperated by numerous things, including refined food, etc. but it is impossible to say what is the cause. I will say that we see the same digestive issues in most everyone using the commercial formulas. Hope this helps.
Here is a link to our store to order should you be interested.
http://shop.functionalformularies.com/main.sc
Hi,
I am a 37 year old woman who suffers from severe malnutrition due to Gastroparesis, secondary to Lupus. My sole source of nutrition comes from my J Tube which was just recently placed in April of this year. I am 5’3″ tall and currently weigh 81 lbs; up from 79 lbs when the tube was placed.
As a mother and wife, I feed my family mostly organic, non-processed foods but my nutrition is completely processed because of my formula. Unfortunately, I need it to survive as eating by my mouth is not an option at this time or the near future. I saw an article about this product on another website but don’t have any information about where I could try this formula. I currently am on an elemental formula (Peptamen AF) that is very costly so I don’t even know if my body could tolerate it but would love to try it. Can you tell me where I could find this? Unfortunately, we have to pay over a $1000 a month for my formula as our insurance is refusing to pay for it (in the process of appealing it) so I would just want to try a can or two to see if I could tolerate it. That is why I would like to try a store rather than order online.
Thank you so much for any information you could provide.
Cory
Cory,
Email me directly at robin@justgreatfoods.com and I will arrange this for you.
Thank you for your interest in Liquid Hope.
Cory,
My daughter also has idiopathic gastroparesis. She is fed solely through her j tube. She has been using Nutren 1.5 at a slow rate for 20 hours a day. If she increases her rate she has great pain and her intestines will even refuse the formula. Could Liquid Hope work better? Would it be possible to get a few cans to try? She is 20 years old and has been ill for four years now. She can maintain her weight at about 90 pounds but can not gain any weight.
Thanks so much for your thoughts!
Chris
robin@functionalformularies.com
Thank you for the info. Am on a diet to lower oxalates that has been helping reduce urinary irritation and urgency and joint pain…
Noticed this Liquid hope food is Much better then Ensure which my Dr wanted me on. I did SCD (heal digestion, no grains,rid suage…) and fresh veg juice.
These helped but increased my oxalates greatly . Many of ingrediants in liquid hope are higher oxalates which might be ok for some people.
Thanks again
Lynn D
Is this product available in Canada? My son was tube fed but now is on a paediatric meal replacement formula and drinks from a bottle (he is 2). He has suffered delays in feeding due to the NG tube that was places as a result of a traumatic birth. Please let me know more about the product (availability, cost etc). Thank you. Stacey
I am not sure. Please email CEO Robin Gentry McGee (rgentrymcgee@yahoo.com) who will help you. Say Dr Craig sent you
I am currently getting 5 1/2 bottles of Pediasure Peptide (1350 ml) a day, and do not like the amount of Corn Maltodextrin it contains. I should get 2000 calories a day.
How much Liquid Hope would I have to take and what would the cost be per day?
Thank you!
I am having Crohn’s Disease. Can even Liquid Hope be used for Crohn’s? I know that beans is one of the things I should avoid.
Please email CEO Robin Gentry McGee (rgentrymcgee@yahoo.com) who will help you. Say Dr Craig sent you
Please email CEO Robin Gentry McGee (rgentrymcgee@yahoo.com) who will help you. Say Dr Craig sent you.
My daughter is tube fwd her whole life. She has hypotonia due to her rare genetic syndrome and she suffers from chronic constipation. Will this formula help with chronic constipation? Is it meant for kids?
We have a number of children who are using Liquid Hope and from feedback of our customers, it seems to regulate bowel movement in many.
My 19 yr old son was hit by an SUV while walking home from work April 12th this past Spring.. has a severe traumatic brain injury, has been in hosp since April 12th,- with two home discharges between then and now that ranged from 4-6 days in duration. He also has trachea tube, He has been getting repeated episodes of pneumonia since taken off the respiratory machine the first month after accident.., and has lots of secretions. He has also recently contracted sepsis from pneumonia this time around. He had a lot of vomiting/ gastric issues, with high residuals ,and had lost over 50 lbs until switched to Peptamen a little over a month ago, He has gained 9 lbs back since the switch.He is currently on Peptamen (nestle) continous feeds at a rate of 80mls per hour. (2 bags 1000 ml/33.5 fl oz in a 24 hr period) we definitely want better nutrition to assist him with better health and faster healing.How much would it cost to switch to Liquid Hope? It is probably not covered by Medicaid , right?..one serving of peptamen is 250 mls/8.45 fluid oz) Thank you~
* correction: 2 bags at 1000 Ml each in a 24 hr period, continous
please email robin@justgreatfoods.com
God bless you and your son.
Greetings Dr. Craig-
My son gets tube feedings and it is payed for by his insurance. He has lung and digestive problems and of course with the gmo soy/sugar formulas out there he didnt get any better. I started to tube feed him regular real food (organic)and he is doing ALOT better. The only thing is he has lost a little weight which his doctors wont like. Its like his disposition and health have really improved but he needs more calories. Please, is this formula covered by insurance like pedia-smart? (They wouldnt pay for pedia-smart because he was over the age of 12) Thank you so much!
Kindest Regards
I do not know the answer to your question. However, in the comments for this posting, you will find the contact information for the owner of the company that makes Liquid Hope. Her name is Robin. I used a lot of Olive Oil and Coconut Oil, but I am not giving dietary advice. Peace.
Is there a list of Dr’s or Hospitals that use Liquid hope?
I’m trying to convince a freind to use it.
Thanx
flgl
please email robin@justgreatfoods.com
My daughter is almost 10 and is tube fed. I currently blend my own food and she also has Neocate formula. Is Liquid Hope suitable for children and is it available in the UK?
please contact Robin the CEO, whose email is in this thread.
Your product is not in a packed for direct enteral feeding, its very inconvenient it and the risk of contamination in rebottling can happen. When do you plan
To make it available in a drip form?
regards,
Precilla
please contact the company.
Please let me know where I can get this product in Lubbock Texas.
please contact company.
Can this be shipped to canada? I really need this product for a friend and nothing like it is available in Canada.
please contact LH company.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on abbott laboratories.
Regards
In going over the items included in Liquid Hope I see protein from brown rice and almond is there any other? The folks at Simplesa (Deanna Protocol for ALS) suggests some whey protein – your thoughts? Dr S.
I find whey to be mucous producing, but some people seem OK with it.
Dear Sir,
Iam a 70 years old man.
Recently ,I had a heart valve replacement.
Sometime after the surgery, I stopped breathing. they forced a breathing Tube,
and I was incubated for several days.AS a result of me stopping breathing,
I had stem brain stroke which affected my speech and swallowing function
Since April 2014 I am on Isosource 1.5 made by Nestle.
I would like buy Liquid Hope,but I have no idea where get the product from.
I live in CRANBROOK, B.C. Thank you!
please contact the manufacturer.
Hello!! My name is Katey. I have a 9 year of son named Vinny. He was born at 33 weeks. But weighed 5 lbs 10 oz and he never needed oxygen. Very healthy for being 7 weeks early.. Since he has down syndrome they put barium up his rectum and down his throat to make sure his gi tract was complete because he didn’t pass his meconium by the time they thought he should have. The NICU he was in did a rectal biopsy and determined he had Hirschsprungs disease. Which means you have to do rectal washings. I guess that’s a pretty name for an enema. However, they wanted to get a second opinion about the Hirschsprung’s diagnosis . So Children’s Hospital did a rectal biopsy as well and the results were inconclusive . He was born December 3 and I brought him home January 8 after he took off with bottle feeding because I put my breast to his mouth the night before . The only reason he didn’t go home sooner is because of having an NG tube. Anyway by the time Children’s Hospital wanted to do another rectal biopsy he was at home with me . So I simply took him to the doctors office and they sloughed off more of the cells with me right there in the room. Lo and behold, a week or so later they called to say the results were once again inconclusive. So they wanted me to make another appointment to go to the office . They said they didn’t have enough tissue . And they said that when they do the biopsy this time they will have the person that examines the tissue in the room to make sure they acquire enough tissue . They also informed me at this time that if the results were to be inconclusive again then he would have to undergo an Open rectal biopsy where he would be put under anesthesia and they would cut where his anus is so they could open up the area and get what they needed. They reassured me that that was a worst case scenario sense the examiner of the tissue would be in the office to assure them that they had enough tissue . Imagine my shock and amazement when the results were once again inconclusive they told me that and in the same sentence asked when I wanted to schedule the surgery where he would have to be put under anesthesia . At this point I freaked out . I ended up calling the NICU where he was born to be reminded of why we were doing all of this. Mind you the diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s means the ganglion cells in the bottom part of your colon are missing that help push out your poop . I was already treating him as if he had Hirschsprung’s so I think it was pointless anyway . And in my opinion if he did have any ganglion cells he sure as hell didn’t any more because they took so much tissue out of my son. Anyway around February 23 or fourth he was so distended that I knew I had to take into the hospital so he got a colostomy . He drank a bottle and grew great at one year old he weighed 19 pounds. However after he got the pull through surgery he started vomiting a lot . I can go on and on and on and on and on but long story short at 18 months he got an NG tube which I did it that way for one year and three months . This August he will have had his G button for seven years . He doesn’t even weigh 40 pounds and he is 10 years old . These things hurt my heart so much . Especially knowing that my son isn’t the only one . I think they took a healthy little boy and purposely created problems for him so they would have a guaranteed customer and guaranteed guinea pig for the rest of his life. Maybe I sound paranoid but I’m even leery about eyedrops at the eye doctor . It’s all a conspiracy. I cried and cried very healthy tears of relief when I came across this product . I truly believe my son will thrive and grow dramatically catch up with his developmental delays . I also believe he is autistic as well even though I think what autism means is just a lack of the correct nutrients to make certain synapses in the neurons fire get those connections activated . To me that he has digressed a lot . He did say a few things when he was one and a half . I truly believe that part of my purpose here on earth is to help people wake up and realize what is really going on and give them the steps to make their children thrive and grow and have energy end run around and eat and be happy . Believe me , Vinny is the happiest person I know but to me he just barely exists. The doctors say he’s on the same growth curve he has always been on and he looks okay. He also takes levothyroxin because he has Hashimoto’s thyroiditis . Which I believe is also caused by lack of nutrients which is why I am so excited about liquid hope. Please email me back end tell me how to get Medicaid approval so my almost 10 year old Vincent Alexander Blackwell can thrive and grow and talk and make me the happiest mother to ever exist . Thank you so much I will be watching for an email from you God bless
Thanks for sharing and bless you and your son. Please email Robin the owner of the company whose address is in the comments.
Hello Dr. Craig. My mother has ALS. She was diagnosed about 2 years ago, at which time we put her on an all organic diet. She had a feeding tube put in about a week ago, due to choking and weight loss. Were planning on switching to an all organic replacement formula. Do you have any suggestions or advise on potentially beneficial research, or things we can do to help her? Any advise is appreciated.
Look at Liquid Hope and write me at drcraigoster@comcast.net
Please advise where Liquid Hope can be purchased in Australia?
robin@functionalformularies.com
hi
i need this for my mom with alzhiemers. where could i buy it.
thank you
gabe
robin@functionalformularies.com
I have a 24 year old son who has a traumatic brain injury from a motorcycle accident he had in July 2014. He is in a minimally conscious/vegetative state, and currently residing in a nursing home. He needs around 2000 calories per day (6ft. 2″). Can you please tell me how much this would cost? He only has Medicaid and I’m sure they wouldn’t pay for it. Thank you
robin@functionalformularies.com
I would like to order your product for my mother if possible.. What is the sodium content?
917 609 1026
robin@functionalformularies.com
What is the sodium content in your product for tube feeding?
Hi
My mother is at a hospital in Flint, Michigan. Her tube feed is so sugary and has so much fish oil she gets sick and pukes it up on occasion. She is very delicate. My sister bought a case of Liquid Hope anticipating that we can give it to mother instead of the current tube feed.
The Case Manager said she has to get it approved to use. What can we do to help get it approved? Can you help us get it approved to use at Select? It is taking a long time and mom is still sick and cannot get enough calories and nutrients from what she is currently getting.
We know real food is always the best! GO Liquid Hope!
Johnnie L. Jones
robin@functionalformularies.com
My 27 year old daughter is bed riden has gastoporesis and is fed via a J tube. At this time she is on Compleat formula. her doctor gave the OK for her to have Liquid Hope. But because her HMO won’t let us change pumps they also won’t order liquid Hope. They say that even though she has Medicare and medicade it is too expensive. I have two other adoped daughters on liquid Hope and they are doing so good on it. Both will turn 18 in the next two years and I bet the CMO is going to give me trouble about it. I am retired 74 year old single woman and do not have a ton of money for formula. So upset over this.
I am trying liquid hope and it seems like it will work for me. I have a kangaroo joey pump and the formula is getting clogged making the bags unuseable. Does anyone know what I can do to make the formula go through without clogging! E have tried heating the formula and that works until close to the bottom of the bag where the accumulation of dense formula jams up the machine. I use a kangaroo joey pump
contact the company and they will help you!
My husband David died from ALS, but when he needed a feeding tube he refused the commercial artificial nutrition paid by medicare. I did research and found “Liquid Hope” contacted Robin McGee and she gave me information on her product. Since it was too expensive to purchase we cooked, blended his food, and he did not lose weight. He was a nurse, and saw what the Jevity crap did to his patients. My daughter and I want to help with real food production for tube feeding here on the west coast.
Hello my mother has ALS and i am concerned About the ingredients in this formula for her feeding tube i really would love to know how i can purchase this liquid hope!!?? Please contact me back thank you
http://functionalformularies.com/
Hello Dr. Craig,
My father has PSP and recently was admitted to Burnaby General Hospital for pneumonia due to possibly aspirating something small or a cold. He was on iv for 4 days and then they put in a feeding tube. They will not let him eat until he conducts the barium test in another week and only then can they decide if he is capable of eating or drinking. I was in the room when the nurse brought in the formula and connected the feeding tube. I looked at the Nestle formula as she set it on the table. I almost had a complete melt down and did my best to politely hold it together and just said, “Oh no, this has genetically modified corn, soy, and canola as the first ingredients… This is horrible stuff.”
I quickly began googling and found liquid hope. I told my mother to let them know that we will order and pay for it, as we’d like him to receive while food nutrition for his weak body to repair itself and rebuild his damaged cells so he can be as healthy as possible. We were told that the doctor and dietitian have to decide that. The next day we were told that we are not allowed to give him anything else. I am so beyond upset, disgusted, and irate. As Canadians do we have any rights considering not accosting gmo and sugar to be given to a man with PSP and type 2 diabetes who is very ill and needs proper nutrients?
I feel this is a human rights issue. I am in shock that we can’t pay for a better product. The doctor said they can’t guarantee what’s in the other product. Um, but they can guarantee that the gmo crap from a massive corporation like Neslte is good for you?! What do I do? Please help.
please contact functional formularies
do not have a feeding tube so I would like to know if I can drink the liquid hope? Thank you
you can eat it.
Saw some interesting comments. I checked the recent ingredients list of Liquid Hope which stated use of Methycobalamin, not Cyanocobalamin. Cyanocobalamin is a cheap form of B-12 and not recommended for use, especially for people with MTHFR gene mutation where one does not convert Folic Acid. Folate is the natural food form of B-9. There’s a host of people who should never use poorly convertible Folic acid, like MTHFR genetic people, ALS, MS, Malaria, Digestive Disorder, predisposed to Blood clotting or need prevention of clotting, Chemotherapy patients, Colorectal Cancer patients, Alzheimer’s, Anemia, Antibiotic users, Muscle Damage, Liver & Kidney damage, Addicts, Cardiac Disease, ADD/ADHD, Pregnant women or trying to conceive, Constipation, Insomnia. Infact, Drs’. prescribe Active Folate to these patients. By the way if you have many of these problems you may be MTHFR genetic born. Check for it, it’s not uncommon like most Dr’s. think. Wish I new when I was young. Changing to folate can change your health dramatically.
I need proof this formula is better or my MD’s won’t switch to it. They just counteract the folic acid with more folate, hoping damage isn’t occurring,
Liq. Hope is covered by Medicare and Medicaid. I think it says this on the website.
My father recently was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma – he isn’t eligible for surgery. He has been a type 2 diabetic controlled with a strict diet and exercise. Once he entered the hospital he was put on Osmolite and given insulin (which he has never been on prior)
He had to horrific seizures due to the insulin and I immediately researched the food and we found Liquid Hope I purchased a case and we saw IMMEDIATE results! His blood sugar was ranging in the 230’s and as high as 398 After two feedings of Liquid Hope my fathers sugar level was at 160 then 154 and now a week latter 133. I have bought Liquid hope from Amazon and also directly from Liquid Hope themselves. I asked about any discounts or whole sale purchasing and was told no. This food is saving my dads life but is going to hurt him financially as it will cost him $1200 monthly I can’t get any help from medicare or private insurance …… this is such a absolute shame that we find something to save his life yet no way to pay for it