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OFELIA CARPIO ADAPON, M.D.

Dr. Adapon is one of the Philippines' Top Neurologist. She obtained her Pre-Medicine and Medicine Degrees at the University of Sto. Tomas, and did her Post-Graduate Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A. She had her Residency Training at Metropolitan Hospital, U.S.A.; New York Medical Colleges, U.S.A.; Lincoln Hospital - Affiliate to Herbert Einstein Medical Colleges; Manhattan V A Hospital, East Orange, New Jersey.
She is also licensed to practice in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, U.S.A.; a Diplomate and Fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians (Internal Medicine), Philippine Association of Anatomists and Philippine Neurological Association.
She is an Assistant Professor for Neuro-Anatomy at the University of Sto. Tomas, and for Neurology at Far Eastern University. She also held positions as Executive Secretary for the Department of Neurology and Department Head at the Makati Medical Center.

MARY ANN S. ALMARIO-DULNUAN, M.D.

Dr. Dulnuan is a Certified Family Physician and General Practitioner. She obtained her Pre-Medicine Degree and was Magna Cum Laude at St. Louis University. Dr. Dulnuan earned her Degree in Community Health Management at the Ateneo Professional Schools in 2004.
She took the Physician Licensure Examination P.D. 907 (C.S.C.) in August 1993 and attended a Basic Training Course on Acupuncture conducted by the DOH in 1997.

ALEXIS BUSTAMANTE ALUMNO, MD

Dr. Alumno is a Certified Family Physician. He earned his Degree in Medicine at the Far Eastern University and passed the Professional Regulation Commission Examination on February 1988.
He did his Post-Graduate Medical Internship at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center, Quezon City. Afterwards, he was a Retainer Company Physician servicing San Miguel Corporation - Head Office Complex at San Miguel Avenue, Mandaluyong City for 11 years.
Dr. Alumno is also a member of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Philippine College of Occupational Medicine, Sports Medicine Association of the Philippines, Philippine Medical Association.

RINA JANE ALEJANDRINO VILLANUEVA, M.D.

Dr. Villanueva is a Certified Family Physician and General Practitioner. She earned her Pre-Medicine Degree at the Far Eastern University, Manila and obtained her Degree in Medicine at the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation, Pangasinan.
She did her Internship at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital and has worked at the Mercury Drug Outpatient Department, Blumentritt, Manila; Sta. Barbara Rural Health Center, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan; Almario Medical Clinic, Bautista, Pangasinan; Sunbeam Methodist Christian School, Bayambang, Pangasinan; and Bugallon General Hospital, Bugallon, Pangasinan.

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Questions and Answers

Question: What is the role of wine in Golden Herbs? Is it safe to drink this even when you are taking medication? What are the possible side effects?

Answer: Golden Herbs has an ethyl alcohol content between 9.7% to 12%. It is necessary because some important phytochemicals that are found in herbs are more soluble in an alcoholic menstrum than in a water menstrum.

Also, alcohol, as the by-product of the fermentation process, is used as a natural preservative.

Golden Herbs is safely effective. The herbs used in Golden Herbs have been found to be complementary to regular medicines, with virtually no negative intertactions. In cases, these herbs actually make other medications act more effectively while reducing the side effects from the pharmaceutical medication. As an adaptogen, the herbs boost the immune system and helps raise energy levels.

Of course, it is still best to consult your doctor when taking medication.

Question: Why are Golden Herbs and Moreishi Tonic in wine form? Isn't alcohol bad for me?

Answer: The therapeutic action of wine has been acknowledged to be better than juice since wine contains polyphenols that create a biochemical barrier around viruses, which thus prevents them from breaking through the membranes of our cells.

The alcohol in our products is a by-product of the fermentation process.

Question: What is synergy? And how will it help me?

Answer: Synergy is based on the concept that one herb's interaction with other accordant herbs expands the quality of the whole to make it much more than the sum of the intake of the individual herbs.

This means that when you drink Moreishi products, because of the synergy of the herbs, it is even more beneficial to you than when you take the herbs separately.