Cold and Flu Medicines

You may have noticed that many of the cold and cough medicines you had purchased for your children are no longer on the shelf at your local retailer. Have you heard about the

health this month
Nov. is American Diabetes Month Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: National Influenza Vaccination Week

recent recommendations from the FDA to toss any children's cold and cough medicine that you have in your medicine cabinet? They have proven ineffective in infants and children, and in the event of an overdose, fatal. So, what do parents do now to help their kids?

Prevention is often the best medicine, and is key to staying healthy these next few months.

• Read more about alternatives to cold & cough medicines.

Xlear has entered the blogosphere?

That's right; we have started our own blog. Like Xlear.com, our blog is designed to provide anyone interested in the health benefits of xylitol to read the latest news, read comments and testimonials of Xlear's customers and xylitol users, as well as share your personal stories and post your personal opinions.

The Blog is still young, so we invite you to help us populate it with quality and helpful information and to create a destination where we can all benefit.

Visit http://www.xlear.com/blog.

In the News

USC School of Dentistry Tips: How Kids Can Enjoy Candy Without Halloween Horror, California Chronicle, Oct. 28, 2007
"On the other hand, candies such as chocolate, sugar-free gum and anything that contains xylitol (a sugar substitute) aren't as harmful as those other sweets, and actually aid in the prevention of tooth decay."

Beware of the tooth decay monster, Yakima Herald Republic, Oct. 27, 2007
"Don't forget about a naturally occurring sugar called xylitol, used to sweeten many gums and candies. It's been shown to change the environment of the mouth so S. Mutans can't make acid."

No Sugar? Sweet!, Indianapolis Star, Oct. 23, 2007
"The brand that she uses, Xylosweet, is just as sweet as table sugar but has 40 percent fewer calories. Coleman relies on it for special orders and for the sugar-free muffins, snickerdoodles, oatmeal raisin cookies, and sweet potato pies that the bakery usually has on hand."

Jody Godfrey: Xylitol offers some sweet benefits, The Joplin Globe, Oct. 10, 2007
"The best part of research is when you encounter a serendipitous finding. This is what happened to me as I was researching this great little product known as xylitol."

Xlear Provides Alternative to OTC Cold and Cough Medicines, Xlear Release
"The removal of infant cold and cough medications from store shelves was a clear sign to parents that the drugs were not appropriate for their children," said Blaine Yates, CEO of Xlear, Inc.

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.

Carrot Spice Muffins

1 cup spelt flour or whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp allspice
½ cup XyloSweet
1 egg
½ cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
1 TBSP unsweetened applesauce
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups finely grated carrots
½ cup raisins

Combine flour, oats baking soda, baking powder, spices and xylitol in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix together remaining ingredients. Add liquid ingredients all at once to flour mixture, and stir just until flour is moistened. Coat inside of muffin cups with nonstick spray. Spoon batter into muffin pan and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Yield: 12 muffins

Per muffin: Calories: 114.1 Carbs: 18g Fiber: 1.8g Fat: 4.6g Sodium: 188.1mg 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.

Product Testimonial

"I use SparX as a way to keep my mouth moist because I have severe dry mouth. After radiation treatment for throat cancer it left me with only my sublingual saliva gland. The SparX has also been instrumental in keeping my teeth intact. Dry mouth causes problems with tooth decay that I believe the SparX has help prevent. I have tried other xylitol mints that are supposed to be made for dry mouth but they have a bad aftertaste and feel grainy. The SparX dissolve very smoothly and do not have the grainy feel or the after taste of every other product I have tried.

" My question: Does xylitol have any virus killing properties?? I have been using SparX since completion of radiation 3 years ago. In that time I have not had a cold. Before I averaged at least 2 colds a year.

"You need to market SparX for Dry mouth. It does a better job than any product now being sold for that purpose. All you need is a different name/label and put it in the dental section of drug stores.
Success is guaranteed.

Bill J."

Thanks Bill for your comments about SparX. If you get a chance, take a look at our new Rain product as well.

If you would you like share your product testimonials with fellow Crystal Xlear readers, please email your story to CrystalXlear@xlear.com. If we use your testimonial in our newsletter, we'll send you a Xlear Product Pack!