Dear Customer,

Thank you for making our Crystal Xlear newsletter so successful. This issue marks our second full-year, and we have seen interest in the newsletter continue to grow. In fact, since we started the newsletter in August, 2005, the number of people receiving the newsletter has nearly quadrupled. We hope to continue to give you a reason to open it each month, and if you have any suggestions on how we can make it better, please let us know at crystalxlear@xlear.com.

R U Ready? As many of you know, we are nearing the last day of summer, and as we head into cold and flu season, it is important that we are all prepared. Prevention is often the best medicine and it is key to staying healthy these next few months. So, what can you do?

Well, besides keeping your hands clean, make sure you have Xlear Nasal Wash close by. Xlear is a powerful natural way to help fight against ear and nasal infections.

We hope you enjoy this month's Crystal Xlear Newsletter, and we look forward to your feedback on this month's "sweet" recipe.

Xylitol and Xlear in the News

Healthy Living: Using Sugar to Prevent Tooth Decay,
Berkeley Daily Planet, Aug. 17, 2007, http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article
"A study of 4,000 people, showed that xylitol can prevent cavities and that the best way to deliver it is in gum. You have to take from 4.3 to 10 grams per day, and if you get that much every day it will block the growth of Streptococcus mutans bacteria in your mouth, the bacteria responsible for tooth decay."

Novel Ways to Achieve Optimal Oral Health,
Le Magazine, August 2007 http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2007/
"Swedish researchers had 128 children chew either xylitol-containing gum or one containing the sweeteners sorbitol and maltitol, three times daily for four weeks. While both were effective against the buildup of dental plaque, only the xylitol-sweetened gum eliminated microbes found in saliva, particularly a strain of bacteria implicated in tooth decay."

Xylitol Caries Prevention Study is Funded,
The Operative Word, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Winter 2007 http://www.dent.unc.edu/article
"Xylitol could become a new tool for caries prevention in caries-active adults."

Cooking with Xylitol

This xylitol recipe is courtesy of the revised and expanded xylitol cookbook "Sweeten Your Life the Xylitol Way,"by Karen Edwards, PhD. The recipe book is available through Xlear.com.

Cherry Cheesecake

Almond Pastry:
5 TBS unsalted butter, softened
5 TBS xylitol
1 cup spelt flour or whole wheat pastry flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup ground almonds

Filling:
12 ounces low-fat cottage cheese
2 (8 oz.) packages reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup xylitol
1/8 tsp salt
3 eggs
1 ¾ tsp cherry flavoring
1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/3 cup finely chopped dried cherries that have macerated in 3 tablespoons cherry liqueur for 1 hour or
until cherries have absorbed all the liqueur

To prepare crust: Cream together butter and xylitol until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, salt, and almonds. Lightly butter bottom of 9" springform pan. Cut parchment paper to fit bottom of pan only. Pres half of dough onto bottom of the pan (sides removed). Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until very light golden. Remove from oven, and allow to cool completely. Attach sides to bottom of pan, press remaining dough from bottom of pan one inch up sides of pan.

To prepare filling: Process cottage cheese in blender or food processor until smooth and creamy. Beat cream cheese and xylitol until light and fluffy; blend cream cottage cheese and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just blended. Gently fold in yogurt, sour cream and cherries.

To bake cheesecake: Pour into springform pan, bank in water bath at 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Turn oven off, prop oven door open slightly and leave cheesecake in oven for another 30 minutes. Remove cheesecake from water bath, allow it to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

Yield: 16 servings

Per serving: Calories: 229 Carbs: 24g Fiber: 1.1g
Fat: 13.1g Sodium: 276mg Net Carbs: 9.2g

Try this recipe, and send in your comments to crystalxlear@xlear.com. Also, if you have a favorite recipe, and we use it in the monthly Cooking with Xylitol section of our newsletter, we'll send you a free, one-pound bag of XyloSweet. Email recipes to crystalxlear@xlear.com.

Xlear Product Testimonial

"I wanted to write to you and tell you what your gum has done for me.

"I use an alternative program that identifies problems in the body. The program operators kept saying I needed to have the bad fillings replaced. Well, I am one who can't go to a dentist because I am immune to Novocain or benzocaine. Unless I can be put to sleep to have my teeth worked on, I have to stay away from dentists. That left me with a major problem; a way to keep my teeth plaque free and it left me with the harmful fillings in my teeth.

"The clinic where I do the alternative program sold me your gum. I started chewing it after each meal and right after getting up in the morning, to get rid of the morning bad mouth problems. The next time I went to the clinic, they said the fillings in my teeth were no longer causing health problems in my body. The results even surprised the clinic.

"I will be 63 in Sept. Four years ago, the alternative program warned me that I must have my teeth fillings replaced. At that time I was considering having my bad teeth removed and getting dentures. Because of the gum and your wonderful toothpaste, I have been able to keep my teeth.

"Thank You for making such good, quality, dependable products.

"Sincerely, L. Witte"

Thank you, L. Witte!

Would you like share your product testimonials with fellow Crystal Xlear readers, please let us know by emailing us at CrystalXlear@xlear.com. If we use your testimonial in our newsletter, we'll send you some free sample packs of Spry gum.

Customer Feedback

Got a question for Xlear? Want to know how xylitol and Xlear's products can help you and or your family? If so, email us your questions at CrystalXlear@xlear.com.