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The good news is, cancer deaths are declining. According to the American Cancer Society’s "Cancer Statistics, 2010" report, around 767,000 cancer deaths have been avoided since the 1990s.

The bad news? Cancer is still a big problem. American Cancer Society researchers estimate that some 569,490 people will die from cancer this year.

But there is also some better news. You can take positive action to drastically reduce your own cancer risk – without doctors, surgery, or expensive drugs.

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It’s highly unlikely that you’ll hear about this anti-cancer substance from your doctor or anyone in the medical industry… So make sure you read Starr’s full article below.

And be sure to let us know what you think of it!

To Your Best Health,

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

Cut Your Risk of Any Cancer in Half – Starting Today!

By Starr Daubenmire, Contributing Editor

The mainstream medical establishment doesn’t want you to know this… because they make so much money by keeping you in the dark…

But you can cut your risk of contracting any form of cancer in half – right now – with the information in this article.

Cancer is caused by stress – biological, psychological, chemical and physical stress. In modern times the stress has increased geometrically because of pollution, artificial foods and other factors.

But eons ago Nature created an antidote to stress – a natural hormone that stimulates the body’s immune system. If you make full use of this natural defense, studies show you can cut your risk of cancer in half.

I am talking about the world’s strongest anti-cancer hormone. In terms of prevention, it is probably a thousand times stronger than any substance that the medical and drug industry has ever come up with.

One very important – but largely ignored – study found that that 30% of all cancer deaths – which amounts to 2 million world-wide and 200,000 in the U.S. – could be prevented each year with higher levels of this hormone.

In addition to that:

• One study followed 400 postmenopausal women for four years and found that the group that had sufficient levels of this hormone had a 60% lower rate of all forms of cancer.
• Another study of 900 men found that the group that lacked this hormone had a 50% higher risk of cancer of the prostate.
• A third study found that people who have a high level of this hormone are 40% less likely to develop colon cancer..

Would you like to know what this hormone is?

Then sit back because this may surprise you.

The world’s most powerful anti-cancer hormone turns out to be something quite common: Vitamin D!

Surprised?

Don’t be. This is a scientific truth that the medical establishment consistently refuses to disclose.

They have even beclouded this truth by mis-naming the hormone. They call it a vitamin but it is not a vitamin at all.

Vitamin D is a hormone that you can get in modest doses from food and supplements, but most effectively from the sun.

That’s right. The sun is Nature’s primary stimulus for the creation of Vitamin D.

I’ll bet you have never heard that before.

If you are like most people you’ve heard that the sun is a bad thing. You have been told that it is the main cause of skin cancer.

But that is absolutely false and dangerously misleading.

I will explain why that is true later in this essay. I will also explain how the sun can stimulate all the Vitamin D your body needs. Plus you’ll learn why the media has spooked you into believing that you should avoid the sun.

Moreover, I’ll tell you why you should NEVER use conventional sun blocks…not on yourself or your children.

This is a report you must read.

Why has this information been kept from you? Maybe it’s because the healing energy of the sun is free.

When a cure like this is free, nobody stands to make a profit but you. So it is understandable that Big Pharma, Big Medical and Big Government – all of whom make billions every year off cancer – don’t want you to know.

Vitamin D Has Been Vilified by the Sunscreen Industry

Before sun block became popular in the 1960s, people believed that the sun was good for you. And for good reason. Our bodies respond positively to a natural amount of exposure to the sun. It makes us feel warm. It seems to “bake” out aches and pains. It even makes us look healthy.

Too much exposure to the sun, however, has the opposite effect. It causes us pain and discomfort. It makes us wish we hadn’t stayed out in the sun so long.

Sun block was created to prevent sunburn. And because it was effective in doing so, it caught on. So strongly in fact that it soon became a billion dollar industry.

With all those millions in profits, sun block makers funded studies. And those studies show a positive correlation between repeated sunburns and two non-lethal forms of skin cancer: basal cell and squamous cancers.

But none of these studies proved that the sun was the leading culprit in basal cell and squamous cancers. And none of them detected any relationship between sunburn and melanoma, which is the one cancer that kills.

Melanoma often appears between the toes and in other areas of the body where “the sun never shines.” If the sun were the leading cause of skin cancer, how could that be?

The studies that were funded by the sun block companies never bothered to answer these questions. Instead they lobbied the government to spread the word that the best way to prevent all forms of skin cancer (including melanoma) was to use sun block. And so the myth was born!Here are a few facts that you should know about sun block and skin cancer:

Sunscreen blocks your production of vitamin D –A sunscreen with an SPF of 8 reduces your ability to produce vitamin D by more than 95 percent. A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 reduces vitamin D production by more than 99 percent.

Lifeguards in Australia have the lowest rates of melanoma – In the February 2005 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute a study confirmed that exposure to the sun reduces the risk of skin cancer. Additional studies have shown that lifeguards in Australia have the lowest rates of melanoma.

Sunscreen does not block all the rays of the sun – Most sunscreens block only the UVB rays that burn your skin. They allow you to stay in the sun for hours without burning, while your skin soaks up the highly penetrating UVA radiation.

Unfortunately, most people believe that sunburn protection equals skin cancer protection. Actual evidence suggests to the contrary – that excessive exposure to non-burning UVA rays not blocked by common sunscreens induces skin cancers including the deadly melanoma variety.

Sunscreen contains several carcinogenic substances, some of which are activated by the sun! – one of the most common ingredients in commercial sunscreens is PABA, which can produce genetic mutations that can lead to cancer. The very thing that sunscreen sellers claim to protect you from. Even more incredibly, PABA is mostly inert until it becomes illuminated. Exposure to sunlight causes it to become carcinogenic. After exposure to UV radiation in sunlight, PABA or padimate-O attacks and damages DNA.

Sunscreen contains chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body – A Swiss study published in 2001 in Environmental Health Perspectives found five chemicals commonly in sunscreens that behave like estrogen. These five xenoestrogens are:

1. Octyl-1. dimethyl-PABA (OD-PABA)
2. Benzophenone-3 (Bp-3)
3. Homosalate (HMS)
4. Octyl-methoxycinnamate (OMC)
5. 4-methyl-benzylidene camphor (4-MBC)

So the result of the anti-sun campaign is this: more than half a million cases of cancer occur each year – that could have been prevented – if only a moderate exposure to sunlight had been allowed to provide normal levels of vitamin D.

Sunscreens are the Enemy, Not the Sun!

Thanks to modern day lifestyles and anti-sun propaganda message, an estimated 1 billion people worldwide are now deficient in Vitamin D. The situation is epidemic.

Not only will sunscreens NOT protect you from skin cancer, they will INCREASE your chances of getting all forms of cancer, including breast cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer.

Optimal vitamin D levels are one of your best protections against any kind of cancer – and regular sun exposure (without sunscreen) is the best way to achieve it.

Protection by Design…

As a hormone, Vitamin D influences the entire body. Almost every type of human cell has receptors that respond to vitamin D. Which means your body is designed to make vitamin D from exposure to sunlight.

It doesn’t take a whole lot. Fifteen minutes a day or a half hour two or three times a week is enough exposure to create the Vitamin D that your body needs.  

And as long as you listen to your body’s natural messages, you will never have to worry about getting too much sun. What happens is this: depending on the amount of stress you are under, you may need just 2000 units of Vitamin D or 20,000. You can’t tell how much you need by taking your pulse or using some other artificial device. But you can tell simply by noticing that your skin feels like it has had enough.

When that happens it means your body is telling you that it has made the amount of Vitamin D that you need. Just get out of the sun at that moment and you won’t get sun burned and your immune system will be operating at full tilt.

Because vitamin D is fat soluble, it can be stored in the fatty tissues of the body. (That’s another reason it isn’t really a vitamin. It can be produced and stored naturally by the body.) But if, for some reason, a person can’t get out in the sun, he can and should supplement his intake of Vitamin D with natural foods and supplements.

How “ultra-violet” stacks up…

According to a leading vitamin D researcher, Dr. William Grant, vitamin D deficiencies cause 5 to 6 times more cancer deaths than any cancers due to excessive sun exposure.

Here’s why…

The sunlight produces two types of ultraviolet light: UV-A and UV-B.

UV-A has a longer wavelength. It is good for you. UV-B has a shorter wavelength and is bad.

Melanoma, the only type of skin cancer that can kill you, is caused by the longer wavelength ultraviolet A (UV-A).

UV-B rays stimulate Vitamin D and your immune system. They are the heroes of the cancer game. And the sun is the primary way your body gets UV-B rays.

Dr. Grant, a former NASA scientist, understood the benefit of UV-B waves. He knew that UV-B levels are measured geographically in the U.S. So he compared cancer maps with UV-B maps to see how levels of sun exposure related to cancer death rates.

What he found disproved the mythology that had been promoted for so many years by the sunscreen companies. His studies confirmed that the lower the sun exposure was, the higher the death rate was from common cancers. The final tally was this…

Premature cancer deaths due to vitamin D deficiency are 50-60,000 per year…compared to 9,800 who die of melanoma and skin cancer.

So a natural amount (15 to 30 minutes a day) of UV-B rays are healthy.

Getting the sunlight you need promotes the repair of damaged cells. This is important because damaged cells don’t repair themselves and don’t replicate. The more stress your body is subject too, the fewer healthy immune cells it has to fight cancer. Vitamin D reverses that process.

Vitamin D also helps prevent cancer cells from developing their own blood supply. This means it is harder for them to grow and spread. This suppresses metastasis.

The studies are clear about the benefits of Vitamin D and sunlight. But the government and mainstream medicine are not telling you what the studies have been saying. (Incidentally, the first study that showed the benefits of Vitamin D and sunlight dates back to an article on cancer mortality that was published in North America in 1941.)

So it’s not like the medical industry hasn’t known the facts. But they aren’t telling you. Is that because they are just plain stupid? Or might it have something to do with the billions of dollars that are made by sunscreen companies and skin doctors?

You don’t need to take a position on this question to benefit from the truth. Fear of the sun is nonsense. It is Nature’s best source of Vitamin D and Vitamin D is your body’s best protection against cancer.

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But the drug has come under heavy scrutiny since a series of studies revealed that it increases the risk of stroke. The leading study was written by heart expert Dr. Steven Nissen in 2007. He’s the chairman of Cleveland Clinic’s department of cardiovascular medicine. He reviewed 40 studies related to the drug and uncovered a shocking truth: patients taking Avandia increased their risk of heart attack by 42 percent. His findings were later published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Following these studies, sales began to drop, plummeting to $520 million last year. As sales have fallen, claims linking Avandia to increased heart risk have risen. And now they’ve snowballed into literally thousands of lawsuits against Glaxo.

The FDA clearly has its own doubts about Avandia. Its own reviewer – David Graham – presented expert data analysis at the panel meeting. He estimated that 100,000 heart problems were caused by the drug. He told the panel that Avandia will “put you in a hospital or a cemetery.”

Conflicted Decision

Yet despite this, the FDA panel voted to keep the drug on the market.

“The committee vote is gravely disappointing,” says Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. It “raises questions as to whether the science was presented in an unbiased manner.”

Original study author Dr. Nissen attended the panel meeting. He believes that the panel data still confirms the risk of stroke. He says the panel had enough data to remove the drug.

Now, the decision was by no means unanimous. Twelve of the 33 members of the panel voted to eliminate the drug. Another 10 wanted ongoing supervision of the drug. And seven suggested stronger warning labels on it.

But the panel still gave Avandia the thumbs up.

Patterns of Approval

The same thing happened in 2007 when another FDA panel first reviewed Avandia. Dr. Nissen also attended that meeting.

He said at the time that “the FDA presented patient-level analysis at the meeting. This is far more accurate when you have access to patient data. The FDA confirmed a 40 percent increase in risk. Virtually identical to our findings.”

In 2007 the FDA voted keep Avandia on the market. The New England Journal of Medicine later printed a related article. The article was written by Dr. Clifford Rosen – the man who headed up the 2007 Avandia review panel.

In his article he said that Avandia was “a new wonder drug, approved prematurely and for the wrong reasons.” He noted the FDA was “a weakened and underfunded government agency subjected to pressure from industry.” He concluded that Avandia had “caused undue harm to patients.”

And certainly Glaxo seems to know something. The 2010 ruling comes one day after the drug maker agreed to pay out $460 million to settle thousands of lawsuits. Those suits claim that Avandia caused heart attacks.  Glaxo is quietly settling over 10,000 suits for $46,000 each.

Opting for the Safe Solution

Data suggests that Avandia may increase stroke risk. But the FDA approves it because it also does some good. That’s because it increases your sensitivity to insulin.

But THB panel expert Michael Cutler M.D. says there are many safer ways to do that.

“I was never taught any measures for my patients,” says Dr. Cutler, a board-certified physician with over 17 years of experience. “It baffles me that I couldn’t see the gap in my medical training. We did nothing to prevent diabetes.”

Many years have passed since Dr. Cutler graduated from med school. He’s spent years in practice since then. He’s also continued his own private research and learning. And he knows that modern medicine is missing the point.

“Conventional medicine today is still all about using drugs to lower blood sugar,” says Dr. Cutler. That’s “too late if you want to reverse the disease.”

The secret instead lies in what you eat. A healthy low-carb, low-sugar diet balances your blood sugar. And there are many tools to improve your diet.

For one thing, Dr. Cutler says herbs are a safe way fight diabetes. That’s because they can lower your blood sugar levels.

Your Herbal Path to Better Health

Dr. Cutler says herbal remedies can really make a difference to your health. They can work better than drugs and are a lot safer. The following seven herbs are backed up by solid scientific evidence in multiple studies. Dr. Cutler says these seven herbs will help control your blood sugar levels.

• Green tea.  It’s an old favorite and a good health promoter. One study reveals that green tea increases insulin activity. That’s thanks to its active ingredient, EGCG.

• Cinnamon.  Diabetes Care reports that cinnamon kicks up sugar metabolism. Sixty diabetics took a half teaspoon of cinnamon every day for 40 days. Researchers reported major drops in blood sugar levels.

• Ginseng root.  Several studies have tested Ginseng as a treatment for diabetes. One study showed a big drop in sugar versus placebo in Type II diabetes.

• Milk thistle.  Milk thistle cleanses the liver, which fights diabetes. Doses of over 1,500 mg increase bile flow and secretion. “This desired effect makes it the herb of choice for any liver-related diseases,” says Dr. Cutler.

• Devil’s claw.  Devil’s claw may have insulin-like elements. However, Dr. Cutler notes that research is ongoing.

• Bilberry.  Studies show that bilberry leaves also lower blood sugar levels. This is no news to country folk. They’ve been using it in “anti-diabetic” teas for years.

• Fenugreek.  A major study showed it greatly lowered blood sugar levels.

[Ed. Note: Michael Cutler, M.D. is a board-certified family physician. He has over 17 years of clinical experience. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Tulane Medical School. Dr. Cutler's practice focuses on solutions to health problems. He focuses on behavioral and nutritional medicine. For information, visit www.truehealth.com.]

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The Age-Defying Power of Antioxidants – Part Five

The Marvels of the “Miracle Mineral”

Antioxidants can help restore youth, replenish energy, and even improve heart health. But did you know that one mineral is so vital that deficiency doubles your chance of death? And guess what? Experts estimate that 80 percent of the population is exactly that.

That miracle mineral is magnesium.

The claim that magnesium deficiency doubles your chances of death is quite genuine. The finding came from a study published in The Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. But the conclusion comes as no surprise to leading experts in the field. They agree that magnesium is critical to long life and good health.

“Magnesium deficiency triggers 22 conditions,” says Dr. Carolyn Dean, M.D. As a magnesium expert, she should know. She has led medical research on the subject for over 30 years. She currently serves as the Medical Director of the Nutritional Magnesium Association and wrote The Magnesium Miracle.

Among the 22 conditions that magnesium deficiency can cause, she lists anxiety, diabetes, heart disease, and migraines. And she notes that “the introduction of magnesium can help alleviate these conditions.”

Dr. Mark Hyman – a Massachusetts physician who serves on the Board of Advisors of Georgetown University – also champions magnesium. “In my practice, this nutrient is one of my secret weapons against illness,” he says. “Yet [over] half of Americans are deficient in this nutrient and don’t know it.”

“I remember using magnesium when I worked in the emergency room,” says Dr. Hyman. “It was a critical ‘medication’ on the crash cart. If someone was dying of [an] irregular heart beat, we used intravenous magnesium. If pregnant women came in with seizures, we gave them high doses of magnesium.”

Benefits of Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential element of good health. It is responsible for over 300 enzyme reactions and is present in all bodily tissues. It’s a critical component in bones, muscle and brain. And your cells need it to make energy, stabilize membranes, and help muscles relax.

It can fight depression, fatigue, and even kidney disease. And it’s critical to many essential bodily functions. But let’s look more closely at just one area that it benefits.

According to Dr. Dean, a heart attack can injure us in many ways. Damages sustained during a heart attack can include:

• Blood clots which lead to blocked blood vessels
• Decreased blood flow as blood vessels go into spasm
• Extended heart damage as calcium floods the muscle

However, our “magic” mineral counters these effects. It naturally:

• Dilates blood vessels
• Prevents spasms in the heart muscle and blood vessel walls
• Fights the action of calcium, which increases spasms
• Helps dissolve blood clots
• Acts as an antioxidant against free radical formation

It also promotes good health in many other vital functions. And yet, you don’t often hear about. Which begs the question…

Why Is Magnesium Shut Out of “Big Medicine”?

If magnesium were man-made, chances are pharmaceutical companies everywhere would grab on to it and tout it as a wonder drug.

But instead, magnesium is an inexpensive mineral, found in nature. And big pharma isn’t interested in pushing something they can’t get a patent on.

“This mineral is ignored because it is not a drug,” says Dr. Hyman. “It is more powerful than drugs in many cases. That’s why we use it in hospitals for heart failure.”

Dr. Dean agrees. She believes big pharma has good reason to ignore it.

“Most of the funding for medical research comes from drug companies,” she says. “Magnesium is not a drug and will not be studied by drug companies. Except to try to disprove its action.”

But there’s another reason why magnesium doesn’t get enough credit.

“In our society, magnesium deficiency is a huge problem,” says Dr. Hyman. “By conservative standards of measurement (blood or serum magnesium levels), 65 percent of people admitted to the intensive care unit have magnesium deficiency.

“But this underestimates the problem. A serum magnesium level is the least sensitive way to detect a drop. So rates of magnesium deficiency could be even higher.”

And that’s bad news for good health. Magnesium deficiency has been linked to migraines, inflammation, and high CRP levels.

Reasons for Magnesium Deficiency

It’s a scientific fact that modern man is deficient in magnesium. One recent study concluded…

It is regrettable that deficiency of such an inexpensive, low-toxicity nutrient results in diseases that cause incalculable suffering throughout the world.

So why are we so deficient? What’s changed?

As is often the case, our own diets work against us. Highly processed foods contain little magnesium. Carb-rich foods like white flour and pasta have no magnesium at all. Neither does dairy.

Worse, many of the foods we do eat reduce our levels. Dr. Hyman says alcohol, salt, cola, and coffee all reduce magnesium. And our modern lifestyle does the same: stress, antibiotics, and diuretics decrease our levels too.

Another reason we have low levels is because it’s hard to absorb. Worse… our bodies lose it easily. That’s why it’s important to maintain our magnesium levels.

Maintain Your Magnesium Levels

There are three simple, common sense ways to do this:

1. Limit the foods that decrease your levels. That means cutting back on alcohol, coffee, and cola.
2. Learn how to handle stress in a new way. Active relaxation can make a difference.
3. Consult your doctor about what meds you are taking. Ask him if they cause magnesium loss.

Now you know how to maintain your levels. The next step is to increase your intake.

Rich Sources of Magnesium

Many foods are rich in magnesium. Good sources include almonds, cashews, walnuts, shrimp, green drinks, and leafy green vegetables.

Dr. Hyman suggests taking a supplement.  While the recommended daily amount is about 300 mg a day, he believes most of us get less than 200 mg. And he says that most people could benefit from as much as 400 to 1,000 mg a day.

Another good option for kicking up your levels are Epsom salts. Taking a hot bath in Espom salts (magnesium sulfate) helps reduce stress and allows easy absorption of magnesium.

Doctors Dean and Hyman suggest that magnesium citrate, glycinate taurate, and aspartate are the most easy to absorb. They caution against magnesium carbonate, sulfate, gluconate, and oxide because they are more difficult to absorb.

Dr. Hyman also notes that people with kidney or heart disease should consult a doctor to define safe levels.

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

If You Don’t Have the “X Factor,” Antioxidants Aren’t Doing You Any Good

Blueberries. Pomegranate. Cranberries. Cherries.

Loads of research shows that antioxidants in fruits like these can help give you energy… keep your brain sharp and alert… and even keep skin looking young.

However, there is a big problem…

You can load up on antioxidants all you want… But they won’t do you a lick of good. Unless, that is, you have the “X Factor."

Made up of two nutrients, the “X Factor” is a component that unlocks your body’s ability to get the most out of antioxidants.  It can help enhance your health, boost your energy levels, and fight the signs of aging. Find out what it is – and how you can get it in a new blend of the most powerful anti-aging nutrients ever discovered – by reading on right here.

The Age-Defying Power of Antioxidants – Part Four

Enjoy the Energy of Childhood!

I went to the park the other day and was perplexed by what I saw. The park was full of people enjoying summer: couples sprawled against each other; boys riding bikes; girls out jogging; a serious-looking man reading a novel under the shade of a tree; and grandparents watching young ones run and play.

It’s a sight we’ve all seen many times: a simple sunny day in the park. It’s a scene we all accept as natural and normal.

But that day it struck me as odd.

There was something wrong with the picture. There was a pattern to it… young people being active, older people being sedentary. And I realized that a theme straight out of conventional wisdom was playing out in front of me… the acceptance that, as we get older, we slow down.

This struck me as particularly strange because of what I do each day. I spend my time researching scientific studies and talking to leading experts in the medical field. And from all that digging, I’ve found no reason that “old” should mean “tired” or “slow.”

In fact, I’ve uncovered multiple studies that show solid, scientific proof that antioxidants boost your energy. And one antioxidant in particular can give you child-like energy well into your 60s and beyond.

This compound adds a spring to your step and even enhances sports performance. In fact, it’s so reliable, world-class sports gurus use it. I’m talking about an antioxidant called quercetin.

Claim the Power of the Olympians

Quercetin is a safe and effective anti-inflammatory agent that boosts energy and the immune system. In fact, it even fuels the cells that power your muscles and brain.

“It’s so reliable; Olympians and serious exercisers are flocking to it for help during strenuous workouts,” says THB panel expert Dr. Al Sears. “It’s only recently that researchers discovered its power to boost energy.”

There’s plenty of research to support quercetin. One study showed that it boosted the timed trial performance of a famous cyclist team by 3.1 percent. No wonder quercetin is a favorite of world-famous cyclist Lance Armstrong!

But it doesn’t just make cyclists pedal faster… And it isn’t just good at enhancing sports performance. Studies show that it can work for regular people living everyday lives.

Quercetin has good applications for everyday usage, too. For instance, it can make the difference between springing through your day and slouching through it.

A study by the Arnold School of Health at the University of South Carolina showed that quercetin can really make a difference to all of us. The study showed that it increases energy and endurance in all active, healthy adults.

That’s because it’s a powerhouse antioxidant that effectively fights oxidative stress. It fights flu and boosts brain power and “tops up” all-around good health. That makes it a powerful antioxidant that you’ll want to incorporate into your diet.

An Apple a Day…

So where can you get quercetin and how much should you take? Dr. Sears offers advice and guidance on dosage and servings.

“For general health purposes, I recommend 15 to 40 mg per day,” he says. “And you can get it simply by eating a few servings a day of fruits and vegetables that are rich in quercetin.”

Quercetin occurs naturally in many foods. You can find it in good amounts in simple, everyday apples. But it’s also found in:

• Black Tea
• Broccoli
• Capers
• Cherries
• Citrus fruit
• Cranberries
• Leafy green vegetables
• Onions
• Raspberries
• Red grapes
• Red onions
• Tomatoes

You can also get quercetin from easy dietary supplements. Your local health food store should stock all-in-one supplements loaded with vitamins, minerals, and quercetin. But it’s important that you take the right amount.

“For peak performance, I suggest 500 mg twice a day,” says Dr. Sears. “For therapeutic purposes, you’ll need to take higher dosages, and only under professional supervision.”

Combine Antioxidants to Boost Benefits

You can maximize your energy levels by combining apples and raspberries with green tea. That’s because green tea also contains a powerful energy-boosting antioxidant.

People have known about the wide benefits of drinking green tea for years. It can support your immune system, fight aging, and promote healthy brain and liver function. But recent studies also show that it can boost energy and athletic performance.

One such study was published just this year by Maastricht University in the Netherlands. It revealed that catechins in green tea not only helped maintain weight, but also increased energy.

A second study from this year – conducted by the Waseda University in Japan – showed similar results. The study authors found that green tea does more than just enhance fat metabolism. They showed that it increases energy during exercise. And they came to one final simple conclusion: Exercise and green tea increase energy and fat burning levels.

The most up-to-date studies speak very clearly. Antioxidants can put that spring back in your step – no matter what your age is. Even better, they’ll deliver a whole host of other health benefits too. And you can claim all of these benefits by simply enjoying a bowl of cherries and a mug of green tea!

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

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The Age-Defying Power of Antioxidants – Part Three

Wipe Away Wrinkles

The older you get, the more wrinkles you “earn.” That’s what conventional wisdom tells us.

But you don’t have to resign yourself to living with sagging, wrinkled skin for the rest of your life. In fact, there are people who are over 60 with absolutely wrinkle-free skin. My father has a close friend who’s well into his 60s and doesn’t look a day over 45. He’s been around so long that we call him “Uncle Jon.” But he’s never changed since the day I met him. His face is tan and free of lines. And he’s sharp and in shape.

Scientists have been trying to figure out why some people – like “Uncle Jon” – don’t seem to age like the rest of us. And there is emerging evidence that a class of proteins called sirtuins are the cause.

The evidence is clear: if you know how to activate your sirtuins, you too can turn back the clock.

Slowing the Hands of Time

Sirtuins send signals to our cells that work to combat the effects of aging. They slow down the process of cell death and give your body more time to repair DNA damage.

Studies show that the critical catalyst in this process is a compound known as resveratrol.

Resveratrol activates a gene that “turns on” our sirtuins. And once that’s activated, you don’t have to accept wrinkles. In fact, you can lose facial lines with each passing year. The trick is making sure your body gets the resveratrol it needs.

“Drinking red wine is one way to benefit from resveratrol,” says THB panel expert Dr. Al Sears. “I also recommend adding foods rich in resveratrol to your diet. It’s found in plums, grapes, blueberries, and cranberries.”

Resveratrol is an antioxidant which science shows beats the aging process like no other. If it were man-made, it would be a miracle drug. But it’s not… because it’s 100 percent natural. And it’s also safe and effective. In fact, a recent study shows it has 17 times more anti-aging power than man-made CoQ10.

Wave Goodbye to Crow’s Feet

Study after study show that resveratrol makes you look younger. Medical experts are keen to promote its age-defying properties. But resveratrol doesn’t just battle the aging process by activating sirtuins… it’s loaded with other anti-aging benefits.

So why can resveratrol turn back the clock so much better than man-made CoQ10? Because it is more effective at removing free radicals that damage skin cells. It’s those damaged skin cells which lead to wrinkles and dull skin. Not just that… it breaks down collagen to give your skin that healthy, youthful glow.

Dr. Richard Baxter – a board certified plastic surgeon and leader in the field – authored one study of resveratrol.

“A couple of years ago, I tested a skin care product containing resveratrol,” says Dr. Baxter. “Prevage had tested their formula against all other antioxidants out there: alpha lipoic acid, vitamins, you name it. Prevage announced that it was the strongest antioxidant on the market.”

However, Dr. Baxter and his team were convinced that “there [were] better antioxidants out there.” They began studying resveratrol in a series of tests. And their studies revealed some surprising results.

“Using a standard antioxidant test called ORAC we found that the resveratrol product was 17 times stronger,” he says. Dr. Baxter’s study blew those older claims out of the water. Resveratrol became the most effective antioxidant in the pack.

His findings also convinced him that natural foods are the best source of antioxidants. “It makes the most sense to just eat whole foods with antioxidants already in.”

He recommends the following foods as good sources of resveratrol:

• pigmented berries
• pomegranate juice
• acai
• red wine

Dr. Baxter’s study proved that resveratrol can help turn back the clock. And he recommends you begin that process by enjoying a glass of red wine!

Dr. Sears points out another easy way to get resveratrol… through supplements.

“A good dose is 10 mg per day,” says Dr. Sears. “It has never been associated with any worrisome side effects. You can take it any time of day, with or without food.”

Topical Benefits of Resveratrol

Further research shows something else: applying resveratrol directly to your skin speeds up its anti-aging effects.

“If you just take it as a supplement, you’re missing out on what it offers your skin,” says Dr. Al Sears. “Rub resveratrol directly on your face, and it quickly goes to work.”

Several studies support this idea. One study, conducted by the University of Wisconsin, showed that resveratrol protects your skin from daily aging.

“In this study, we evaluated the effects of resveratrol,” said study author Professor Nihal Ahmad. His findings “clearly suggest that resveratrol… is absorbed in the skin and activates a protective cascade. On the basis of our work, it is conceivable to design resveratrol skin-care products.”

A second study reinforced these findings. Its authors noted that topical resveratrol improves skin tone and reduces wrinkles.

A Topical Solution

So, science supports the age-defying properties of resveratrol. And a topical lotion may help deliver even better results.

“But you can’t just add resveratrol to a cream and then expect your skin to start looking younger,” says Dr. Sears.

He notes resveratrol has limited stability and water solubility. That’s a problem when applying it to skin. The trick is making a topical form that can be applied as a lotion.

And that just what Dr. Sears has done.

“After doing some research with ourWellness Research Foundation, I found a unique way around that,” he says. “We discovered a novel process that not only makes topical resveratrol usable, it makes its benefits more powerful.”

This new kind of resveratrol is called “metrabiotics resveratrol.” It goes deep into your skin and activates your body’s built-in skin rejuvenator. Dr. Sears has made it available to you in an easy lotion called Silk.

According to Dr. Sears, this new lotion really combats aging. It can reduce wrinkles, smooth lines, lift skin, and improve skin tone. And it can do all that quickly, safely, and effectively. If you’re interested in learning more, read on here.

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

People Will Try CRAZY Things to Lose Weight…

Weight loss drinks, powders, and pills… Calorie counting… Tummy tucks… Crazy fad diets… Hours of cardio at the gym…

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The Age-Defying Power of Antioxidants – Part One

Berries Boost Brain Power

Our mental functions slow down as we age. Our focus weakens with each passing year. We lose memory clarity. That’s because oxidative stress ravages our mental systems across the decades. And our brains lose nutrients for prime function.

But antioxidants can help reverse this damage. The right combination of foods can replace the nutrients we lose. They can even prevent memory loss.

THB panel expert Dr. Al Sears says, “Feed your brain [what] it needs. You can maintain and even improve your brain function… no matter how old you are.”

You can find antioxidants in everyday food. Simple store-bought berries are a rich source. Studies show that blueberries “increase health and enhance cognitive function in aging.”

The first step to restoring brain power is simple. It can be as easy as adding fresh blueberries to your yogurt at breakfast time.

How Our Brains Age

Most experts agree about the cause of mental decline. Decline is caused by oxidative stress or free radical damage to the brain.

“There is strong evidence that oxidative stress participates in neurodegenerative diseases,” says Dr. M. M. Rahman, a researcher for Niigata University in Japan.

According to Dr. James A. Joseph, another expert on cognitive decline, “Ample research indicates that age-related neuronal decrements are the result of oxidative stress.”

Dr. Joseph has published several papers on cognitive decline. He also runs a research lab at Tufts University. "Oxidative stress and inflammation are the evil twins of brain aging," he says.

In 1999, Dr. Joseph published a landmark study on the subject in the Journal of Neuroscience. His study revealed that blueberries reversed mental aging. Dr. Joseph took four groups of rats and fed them a normal diet. Three of the groups were given strawberry, spinach, or blueberry extracts. Over the course of 18 weeks, he tested the rats for coordination and mental functioning.

The blueberry group performed best on the coordination tests. This group also showed improved neuron functioning. His research led him to nickname blueberries “brainberries.” He has since released several other studies on the subject.

The Science behind “Brainberries”

“Our previous study [showed] that rats given high antioxidant[s] retarded declines in cognitive function,” says Dr. Joseph.

Blueberries produce antioxidant effects. These limit cellular damage created by free radicals of oxygen. They block pathways by which oxidative stress damages cells.

Blueberries also function as anti-inflammatory agents to protect brain integrity.

Subsequent studies also discussed a further benefit of blueberries. They are rich in phytochemicals. 

“Antioxidant-rich foods reverse the course of [mental] aging,” says Dr. Joseph. They work on a molecular level. They signal pathways to turn vital genes on or off in brain cells. This makes brain cells respond to messages from other cells. They can also promote the growth of new nerve cells.

His findings are supported by several other independent studies. Dr. M. A. Papandreou conducted research for the University of Patras, Greece that examined the effect of blueberries on mental performance. His findings also “stress the critical impact of blueberries on brain function.”

Packing a Punch

It’s clear that blueberries are good for you. But they can be even better.

The trick is to eat them with certain foods.

These foods should be rich in fats. At the top of the list are walnuts and avocado. Walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. That makes blueberries and walnuts a powerful combination. These foods promote youthful flexibility in brain cell membranes.

Brain cell membrane flexibility is more important than it sounds. You see, every thought begins with a transaction across a brain cell membrane. These membranes are host to a wide array of receptors, which are the gateways to nerve cells.

However, receptors become less effective over time. Our membranes become rigid as we age. That’s why it’s important to eat foods that promote membrane flexibility.

"Polyphenols in berries and fatty acids in walnuts fluidize the cell membrane," says Dr. Joseph. "They make it responsive to a wide array of signals." This increases the efficiency of those transactions.

Walnuts have another good effect on brain health. They also block disease-causing inflammation in our cells. Recent research links inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease, so reducing inflammation is important to promote better mental function. It might even reverse Alzheimer’s disease.

"All this is reversible," says Dr. Joseph. “Adding walnuts and berries to the diet could delay the onset of the diseases of aging.”

Scheduling Your Brain Fuel

According to Elizabeth Somer, M.A., a registered dietitian with over 25 years of experience, breakfast is essential for a fast brain.

“Every food you choose is an opportunity to either nourish or neglect your health,” she says. “Choose health and you will be amazed how your body will repay you.”

She says that people who eat breakfast are more mentally alert. They remember more, react quicker, and are more creative. This first meal delivers fuel to the brain after fasting all night.

She also recommends a light lunch rich in protein, fruit and veggies. She advises stocking up on five to nine servings of fruits and veggies. That’s because they’re packed with antioxidants.

But you can also super-charge your brain by eating delicious snacks during the day. You can build these snacks around breakfast and lunch. A great way to go is to combine antioxidant-rich foods.

Combo Snacks Deliver Super Benefits

Dr. Joseph says there are many foods which help improve brain function. When combined they deliver a super antioxidant punch. "The effects of natural combinations such as walnuts and blueberries are powerful," he says.

These “trail-mix” combinations are easy and convenient. You can pack them and take them with you. So even on busy days you can get those all-important antioxidants.

Try a handful of blackberries and mix them with almonds. Wash them down with green tea. All three are packed with antioxidants.

Or, switch it up and go for strawberries and pecans. These are both rich in antioxidants. The best thing is antioxidants don’t just boost brain power. They promote overall good health.

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

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Be Heart Smart: Lower Your Blood Pressure Today!

Taking pills may help to lower your blood pressure…

But they could also wind up giving you cancer. That’s according to a study published this month in the medical journal Lancet Oncology.

The study authors have linked angiotensin-receptor blockers, or ARBs, and cancer. Unsuspecting millions take these drugs to lower blood pressure and manage heart conditions.

“Millions of people are on these drugs and it can cause a lot of excess cancer worldwide,” Dr. Ilke Sipahi told the Washington Post. Dr. Sipahi is the lead author of the study.

Dr. Sipahi estimated that one person in every 105 taking the medications will get cancer.

It’s a shocking statistic and reinforces the urgent need to find healthy, natural ways to lower your blood pressure. Fortunately THB medical expert Dr. Joseph F. McCaffrey has safe and simple solutions to help you do just that.

Dangers of Taking Drugs

The link to cancer is just the most recent reason to be wary of drugs that lower blood pressure. These types of drugs will negatively impact your health in other ways. According to Dr. McCaffrey, common side effects include dizziness, electrolyte imbalance, impotence, and fatigue.

The good news is that drugs are not the only solution. You can lower your blood pressure with modest changes in your diet and lifestyle.

“The only side effect of this approach is increased overall health,” says Dr. McCaffrey.

Studies also support lifestyle changes as the best option for lowering blood pressure. A study published in 2006 revealed that diet, exercise, and relaxation were effective options for lowering blood pressure.

Tools to Lower Blood Pressure

Diet, exercise, and relaxation are powerful tools to help you balance your blood pressure. Let’s take a moment to see how those three options benefit your health.

Diet: Sodium is often blamed for high blood pressure.  But according to hypertension expert Dr. Michael Alderman, studies do not conclusively support low-salt diets. Dr. Alderman is an expert at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY. According to him, just lowering your salt intake may not lower your blood pressure.

What’s really important is the ratio of sodium to potassium that you consume. That’s because people with hypertension are often lacking in potassium.

“I’ve read recommendations suggesting that we should have five times more potassium than sodium in our diet,” says Dr. McCaffrey. “Someone eating a diet of processed and prepared foods easily reverses that ratio. They commonly take in two times more sodium than potassium. Clearly, most people need more potassium.”

When you think about potassium, you’ll often reach for a banana. Bananas contain a high quotient of potassium. However, they’re also high glycemic foods… and that means they will spike your blood sugar levels. That’s something you want to avoid because high blood sugar triggers insulin release and insulin builds body fat.

Instead, Dr. McCaffrey recommends tomato juice. One cup of tomato juice has the same 500 mg of potassium as a banana. And tomatoes are also rich in lycopenes – which promote better prostate health.

“If you add some potassium chloride salt substitute for taste, you’ll increase your potassium intake even more,” says Dr. McCaffrey. “Each ¼ teaspoon adds another 650 mg of potassium.”

Exercise: People who exercise enjoy many health benefits. You can expect weight loss, more energy, and an improved range of movement. However, exercise also reduces your blood pressure.

According to Dr. McCaffrey, researchers reviewed over 100 studies on the effect of cardiovascular exercise on blood pressure. The studies showed that regular cardio – including walking – lowered diastolic and systolic blood pressure by 5 mmHg.

“A healthy diet and an exercise program should be the foundation of your healthy blood pressure program,” says Dr. McCaffrey.

Relaxation: Relaxation and meditation can also lower your blood pressure. Dr. Herbert Benson studied the physical effects of meditation. He noted that meditation could decrease blood pressure.

“He was the first person to measure and report on the actual physiology of meditation,” says Dr. McCaffrey. “His initial studies were in the early 1970s. Since then, the results he observed have been confirmed and expanded hundreds of times.”

Meditation is a natural answer to lowering blood pressure. It also has many other stress-related benefits.

But diet, exercise, supplements, and meditation are effective solutions for controlling blood pressure naturally. All these recommendations won’t just lower your blood pressure. They will work together to improve your overall health.

[Ed. Note: Joseph F. McCaffrey, MD, FACS is a board-certified surgeon with extensive experience in alternative medicine, including certification as a HeartMath Trainer. His areas of expertise include mind-body interaction and cognitive restructuring. Dr. McCaffrey strives to help people attain their optimum level of vitality through attention to all aspects of wellness. For more information, click here.]

“Old Age” Is Coming at Us, Faster than We’d Like to Think

We can’t stop time. But we don’t have to suffer from age-related indignities like constant fatigue… bedroom “meltdowns”… frequent memory lapses… or creaky joints.

Today, I’d like to give you a simple method to shield yourself from these scary effects of aging.

It doesn’t require changing your diet, altering your exercise routines, or making special visits to the doctor.

All it takes is drinking a six-ounce glass of water or juice each day.

Of course, you won’t be drinking JUST water or juice… You see, the Total Health Breakthroughs scientists have developed a special formula that can help keep you looking and feeling young.

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Taking Statins? Best Read This

Medicine has been saying for over 40 years that cholesterol is a significant factor in heart disease.  We’ve been bombarded with the cholesterol theory, cloudy science and powerful marketing that most of us believe to be fact.

There’s one cardiovascular surgeon who doesn’t believe that’s true, Dr. Dwight Lundell. He adamantly speaks out against the statin marketing scam.  You’re going to enjoy reading his article below.

Dr. Lundell didn’t discover this astonishing truth over night: he was a cardiac surgeon for 25 years and performed over 5,000 heart surgeries.

According to Dr. Dwight Lundell, cholesterol has very little to do with heart disease. And the good news is this: heart disease can be treated and reversed when you lower inflammation with natural and simple solutions. 

During that time he became convinced that cholesterol was not the real culprit of heart disease… and statin medications were not the answer. And he developed these convictions through daily observation in the operating room… reading thousands of scientific studies… and his own personal, cutting-edge research.

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

Discover the truth today as Dr. Lundell exposes the Great Statin Scam…

– By Dr. Dwight Lundell

Television ads featuring heart inventor, Dr. Robert Jarvik, who, by the way, cannot row a skull and never practiced medicine, claims that Lipitor will lower heart attack risk by 36 percent. Now, who wouldn’t want that… but let’s look at the fine print.

The fine print required says “in a large clinical study three percent of people taking a placebo had a heart attack and two percent of those taking Lipitor had a heart attack.” Let’s do the math.

Reviewing the Statistics

For every 100 people in the trial that lasted three-and-half years, three people on the placebo and two people on Lipitor had heart attacks. That is one less heart attack for every 100 people.

In other words, 100 people had to take Lipitor for three-and-half years to prevent one heart attack. What this really means is: 99 out of 100 people taking Lipitor received no benefit.

There is a little known statistic, “Number Needed To Treat,” (NNT) defined as the number of patients who need to be treated in order to prevent one bad outcome. In the case of Lipitor, 100 patients needed to be treated for three-and-half years to possibly eliminate one heart attack.

Let’s compare that number to today’s antibiotic treatment to eradicate ulcer causing H. pylori stomach bacteria. The Number Needed to Treat H. pylori is 1:1. That means if you give the antibiotic to 11 people, 10 will be cured.

Several recent scientific papers peg the NNT for statin medications at 250. That means 249 of 250 would receive no benefit. Dr. Jerome R. Hoffman, Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCLA asks:

“What if you put 250 people in a room and told them they would have to pay over
$1,000 per year for a medicine they must take every day that might give them diarrhea and muscle pain and that 249 of those people would get no benefit, how many would take that?” Very, very few.

Marketing over Medicine

Drug companies have a responsibility to their shareholders to make a profit. We need drug companies to develop new medicines; however, when they grossly overstate benefits and spend enormous dollars influencing physicians, it leads to potential corruption.

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) 2004 guidelines lowered the targets for cholesterol treatment and recommended more Americans take statins. The panel that issued the guidelines was comprised of nine experts, eight of which had ties to the drug industry.

Taking Risks

We physicians who speak out take great risks as medicine and government agencies do not like criticism. For example, Dr. Henry C. Barry of the Michigan State University College of Medicine recently stated, “The NCEP guideline and process went awry.”

Dr. Barry and 34 other experts sent a petition of protest to the National Institutes of Health saying the evidence was weak and the panel biased because of its ties to the drug industry.

Dr. Rodney A. Hayward, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical school said, “current evidence supports ignoring LDL cholesterol altogether.”

In response, The National Cholesterol Education Program stated strongly, “Dr. Hayward should be held accountable in a court of law for doing things to kill people.”
We might expect this kind of harsh response from zealots and extremists but not from government agencies or scientists.

If we spent just a fraction of the money we now do on cholesterol testing, cholesterol lowering drugs and doctors visits, on educating people about proper diet, exercise and weight loss, we’d be far healthier.

About Dr. Lundell: Dr. Dwight Lundell is the past Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Banner Heart Hospital, Mesa, AZ. He is the founder of Healthy Humans Foundation and Chief Medical Advisor for Asantae. In 2003, Dr. Lundell made the most difficult decision of his 25 year surgical career. As traditional medicine continued to chase the cholesterol theory of heart disease, Dr. Lundell closed his surgical practice. He then devoted the rest of his life to speaking the truth that inflammation causes heart disease. By lowering inflammation, heart disease has a cure.

Dr. Lundell is the author of the world-wide bestselling book, The Great Cholesterol Lie. This book is a revealing look at heart disease and the faulty theories of low-fat diets and cholesterol. He also reveals his clinically-tested recommendations for lowering inflammation that can prevent and reverse heart disease. Click here now to learn more.

Editor’s Note: The best medicine might simply be good information. For almost every condition you could be suffering from, nature has provided a cure you should know about. Our mission at Natural Health Confidential is to find it, scientifically confirm it, and get it into your hands.

You will discover invaluable natural healing methods that make a real difference in your life and the lives of those you love.

You can find out more about “The Great Cholesterol Lie” in the next edition of our monthly newsletter…Natural Health Confidential. We review the latest research and findings and ask our experts if there is a “Cure for Heart Disease?”

Find out more about the dangers of statin medications, the case against cholesterol, and the true cause of heart disease… Discover easy, simple steps to treat heart disease without medications… Ways to overhaul your diet and lifestyle… and life saving nutritional supplements. All this and more in “The Cure for Heart Disease”.

“Old Age” Is Coming at Us, Faster than We’d Like to Think

We can’t stop time. But we don’t have to suffer from age-related indignities like constant fatigue… bedroom “meltdowns”… frequent memory lapses… or creaky joints.

Today, I’d like to give you a simple method to shield yourself from these scary effects of aging.

It doesn’t require changing your diet, altering your exercise routines, or making special visits to the doctor.

All it takes is drinking a six-ounce glass of water or juice each day.

Of course, you won’t be drinking JUST water or juice… You see, the Total Health Breakthroughs scientists have developed a special formula that can help keep you looking and feeling young.

This elixir is specifically designed to help stave off the effects of aging. It includes 15 variations of a well-researched compound that helps prevent cell damage that contributes to premature aging… promote optimal brain function… And maintain overall health and vitality.

To make sure you can try this elixir as soon as it’s available – and get a 50% discount off your supply – sign up for our “Priority Status” group immediately.

The True Path to Lasting Weight Loss

Facts about Fat: Part Three of a Three-Part Series

My grandmother cooked with lard her whole life. And my grandfather ate butter until the day he died… at 82 years old. Neither one of them had diabetes or heart disease. And both were slim built, even in their final years. They’re not unusual for their generation. Most people cooked with lard and ate butter. And enjoyed robust health.

That changed when the government turned against animal fats; when the manufacturers started making margarine. And with that change came vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats. The public tossed out natural saturated fats and embraced trans fats; and humanity’s greatest health disaster was borne.

In the final part of our macronutrient series, we’re going to see how fat fits into your diet. The simple truth about fat is: you have to eat fat to lose fat. The key to unlocking that paradox is eating the right kind of fat.

Fat: the Most Maligned Macronutrient

The “macronutrient triangle” is made up of three “points”: carbs, protein, and fat. To find out more about the two other “points”, check out carbs and protein.

The third macronutrient – fat – fell out of favor at the end of the 70’s. Once the 80’s hit, the government told us – through its Dietary Guidelines for Americans – that animal fats caused heart disease. The Guidelines recommended we limit our saturated fat to less than 10 percent of our daily calories. That opened the door to shortening substitutes and low-fat products. Over the next two decades, this advice led to an “an unanticipated epidemic of obesity and diabetes,” says Dr. Michael Alderman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY.

It’s only in the last decade that the medical community has started to re-evaluate sat fats. And now the latest science is supporting sat fats.

A recent study found “no significant evidence” linking saturated fats to cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease. The study was published in the March edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

A second study, in the same issue, attributed America’s obesity and bad health to carbs – not sat fats.

These studies are only the latest to support this scientific fact. An earlier report reviewed saturated fat studies from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California. The authors concluded that reducing saturated fat does not prolong life or lower the incidence of coronary heart disease.

The authors wrote: “The conclusion of an analysis of the history and politics behind the diet-heart hypothesis was that after 50 years of research, there was no evidence that a diet low in saturated fat prolongs life… lowering saturated fat intake does not lower coronary artery disease.”

In yet another study, the National Academy of Sciences reported there was no evidence that a diet low in saturated fat prolongs life.  They concluded that the real killer is trans-fatty acids.  The report stated, “the only safe intake of trans fat is zero.”

So if saturated fats aren’t bad for us, are they good for us? The answer, in short, is “yes”. In fact, THB Expert Panel Member Dr. Al Sears says, “I tell my patients they should get about 50 percent of their fat intake from saturated fat.”

The Man Who Ate Fat to Lose Fat

Eating some fats can help you lose weight. It sounds unlikely but it’s true. Dozens of doctors have reported true-life success stories in their own daily practices. Let me share just one with you: it comes from Dr. Mark Hyman. Dr. Hyman serves on the Board of Advisors of Georgetown University and operates a practice in Lenox. MA.

“One of my patients was 40 years old when he had his first bypass operation. He followed his doctors’ recommendation to eat a low-fat diet and exercised. Over the next 10 years, he gained about 30 pounds and developed blockages in his new arteries. His doctor kept telling him to “eat low fat”. His overall cholesterol was fine, but his “good” cholesterol (HDL) level was very low. Finally, his doctor told him not to eat any fat at all. And at the end of all this, he had gained 50 pounds and needed another bypass after following his doctor’s recommendations to eat a low-fat diet!

“When I saw him it was clear he had a problem with insulin resistance because he was not eating the right fats. I told him to eat more fat – the right kind of fat – and he began to do much better. Eating a diet with good-quality protein and good-quality fat raised his good cholesterol, lowered his blood sugar, and change his whole system. Since then, he has been fine and has lost 50 pounds. He’s kept it off for four years, his inflammation is gone, and he feels great.”

Sat Fats Promote Hearty Health

Dr. Lawrence Wilson also supports sat fats for health. Dr. Wilson is an M.D. has worked as a nutrition consultant for over 30 years in Phoenix, AZ.

“My conviction is that the fears about saturated fats are quite overblown,” says Dr. Wilson. “Most knowledgeable nutritionists agree that fats and oils are essential for health.”

So, both experts agree: sat fats offer good health benefits. The next question is why are they good for us?

“Fats are essential to good health,” says Dr. Sears. “Omega-3 fatty acids are so critical, a deficiency can lead to depression, lack of concentration and a host of chronic diseases including heart disease and cancer.”

Dr Hyman agrees.

“These “good fats” are some of the raw materials from which our bodies are made…lack of omega-3s may also lead to depression, dementia, cancer heart disease, and diabetes,” says Hyman.

He adds that eating good fats “turns on a different set of genes”.

Eat the right fats and you will:

• Burn fat
• Increase weight loss
• Increase your metabolism
• Reduce inflammation
• Become more sensitive to insulin, which will balance your blood sugar

Another critical benefit of good fat is cholesterol. You have good cholesterol (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL). Good fats boost your HDL.

“If you substitute carbs for fat, your HDL will drop,” says Dr. Sears (x). You don’t want to happen because “high HDL is the most reliable way to prevent heart disease.”

Good Sources of Sat Fats

This isn’t news to many Europeans. Both the Italians and French have always favored natural animal saturated fats over trans fats. You only have to walk around Paris to see the difference in people’s build: they are lean and vibrant. They’ve never shied away from saturated fats – in moderation – and their health reflects this.

Simply put, fat is good for us… “but it’s important that you get it from the best sources,” says Dr. Sears.

Natural, healthy fat is a strong component in optimum health. The good news is that you can find it in abundance in whole foods. Two good sources of fat are saturated (animal) fat and omega-3 fats.

• Omega-3 – This is great for heart health. It protects against cardiovascular disease. It also helps to burn body fat. For good sources of omega-3s enjoy wild fish, avocado, walnuts, olives, cod liver oil, Sacha Inchi oil, and nuts.
• Saturated Fats –These fats boost your immunity system. They also help you to absorb calcium. Find it in grass-fed beef, raw milk, and raw butter.

You can find healthy sources of fat in these 10 foods:

1. Organic butter
2. Olive oil
3. Nuts
4. Raw milk
5. Cold water wild fish
6. Grass-fed beef
7. Walnuts
8. Free-range chicken
9. Eggs
10. Avocadoes

Butter Better Than Margarine?

So if saturated fats – like those contained in butter – are good for us, why are other fats – like those in margarine – so bad for us? Most of the fats that are bad for us – vegetable fat, hydrogenated fats, and trans fats – are man made. They’re stripped off natural vitamins and are artificial, chemical-based oils.

“Vegetable fat in the modern western diet is an abomination,” says Dr. Sears. “Vegetable fats are highly processed to extend their shelf lives. The processing creates unhealthy hydrogena­tion and cancer causing “trans” fatty acids.

“When a hydrogen molecule is added to vegetable oils, it turns them to fatty solids,” says Dr. Sears. “These fatty solids replace animal fats, allowing food makers to label their products “cholesterol free.”

While saturated fats come from nature, trans fats are almost always man-made. According to a study published by the Food and Nutrition Board, trans fats are not essential fats; nor do they promote good health.

Despite this, they’re used in margarine, shortening, and baked goods. Why load up processed foods with these non-essential fats?

“The real reason is the considerable profit that margarine, and other processed foods bring over the more expensive natural products,” says Dr. Wilson. “The cost of margarine is based on denatured vegetable oil which only costs a few cents, while good butter may cost a few dollars. This provides considerable room for easy profits. It does not take rocket science to market margarine just slightly less than butter and pocket the resulting huge profit.”

According to Dr. Wilson, margarine begins as chemically-extracted, refined vegetable oil. Margarine is produced at high temperatures which also destroys vitamin E, and other nutrients in the oil. The final product contains trans-fatty acids.

“Research shows that trans-fatty acids increase inflammation in the body,” says Dr. Wilson. “This can worsen illnesses such as colitis and arthritis. Very recent research indicates that trans-fatty acids in margarine raise LDL levels.”

On the other hand, natural butter is made from cream. Butter is a partially saturated fat and does not contain trans fat. It’s also a good source of fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamin A, D, E and K. None of these essential vitamins are found in significant quantities in margarine.

Dr. Hyman also names refined fats and hydrogenated fat as ones to avoid.

“Hydrogenated fat is one of the most toxic foods known and should have no place in you diet,” he says (xv). “Hydrogenated fats actually block your metabolism (leading to weight gain), raise your cholesterol, create inflammation, and cause cancer. They’re associated with dementia and cause diabetes.”

According to Dr. Hyman, “trans fats,” send a gene message which “blocks your metabolism, increases inflammation, and prevents you from being able to regulate your blood sugar, which causes insulin resistance.” And as we know, that can lead to weight gain and, in time, chronic illness.

“Eating the wrong fats turns on the wrong messages in your genes,” says Dr. Hyman. “Eating the right fats turns on the right messages.”

Fats to Avoid

Dr. Hyman recommends that you eliminate processed oils from your diet. That includes refined vegetable oils and hydrogenated oils.

Bad fats are the omega-6s. They are needed for a balanced diet, but only in small amounts. Dr. Sears says your health will improve if you have a much higher ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s in the foods you eat. You can avoid high levels of omega-6, by not eating grain-fed beef, processed foods, and vegetable oil.

Trans fats are worse than Omega-6 fats. They’re the most dangerous fat you can have and should be completely avoided. You get them in processed packaged foods like potato chips, cookies, cakes, and bottled salad dressings.

Here’s a short list of foods which contain trans fats:

• Hardened Margarines and shortenings
• Bottled salad dressings
• Mayonnaise
• Fried fast foods
• Corn chips
• French fries
• Fried meats like chicken and fish
• Baked goods including biscuits, breads, cakes, cookies and crackers

Understanding the “macronutrient triangle” can help you lose weight. It’s a key factor in quick and healthy weight loss.  Understanding the triangle is your first step to balancing your hormones. And if you know how to balance your hormones you can restore youthful health and fitness. For a full report on rapid, healthy weight loss, check out the June edition of Natural Health Confidential.

Correction: Originally published on 6/25, this article mistakenly cited “grain-fed beef” rather than “grass-fed beef” as a good source of healthy fat, as well as noting that Europeans frequently eat “trans” fats instead of “saturated” fats.

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

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Protein Promotes Rapid Weight Loss

Power Up with Protein: Part Two of a Three-Part Series

Your glory days can still be ahead of you. You can reclaim the body you used to have. You can restore your health and fitness at any time. You just have to know how to re-program your biology. That doesn’t require expensive gimmicks or gym memberships. It just requires a solid understanding of the “macronutrient triangle”. Once you understand how the points fit together, you can balance your hormonal response. And once you balance your response, improved health and rapid weight loss will be yours.

But don’t think that cereal and bananas will help you lose weight. In truth, our grand parents had a better idea of healthy eating than the oatmeal-pushers and low-fat peddlers of today. You can lose weight and improve your health. And you can do it by eating the food you were meant to: the food, which frankly, you want to eat.

One of your greatest weight-loss foods is the one you’d least expect: red meat. Switching out corn flakes for a lean steak and eggs is a stepping stone to better fitness.

Protein in Action

Owsley Stanley is in his 70’s but has the body of a man half his age. When he was young he was fascinated by the Eskimos. And his fascination led him to a secret. A secret which gave him a lifetime of robust health and fitness.

He learned that certain Eskimos survived on meat and fish alone. Not just survived, but thrived. They were healthy and fit. Stanley – a legendary icon of the 60’s and 70’s – came to a conclusion that changed his life: if this diet worked for the Eskimos it might work for him. After trying out the diet, he became convinced that humans could thrive on a protein-heavy diet.

“I have eaten as a total carnivore for 48 years,” Stanley told the UK Independent. “I am nearly 72 and I have the same body I did at 30.”

Stanley took his carnivorous diet to an extreme; a balanced diet shouldn’t be based on meat and fish alone. But he proved one thing: a body thrives on protein. And a diet rich in protein can help you turn back the clock too.

Why Protein Promotes Weight Loss

Carbs and grains are a key factor in weight gain. For more information on why carbs build fat, check out part one.

But just as carbs contribute to weight gain, protein can help you to lose weight. That’s because protein powers up your metabolism like no other nutrient source. According to Dr. Sears(ii), eating protein “throws a metabolic switch and tells your body that it’s okay to burn fat.”

That’s because your body is primarily interested in your day-to-day survival. You gain weight because your body stores calories. It does this to protect against possible starvation at any future date. So to prevent this possibility, it stores calories as fat. That’s why a good portion of the carbs you eat gets stored as fat.

Protein on the other hand is your body’s premium source of energy. When you consume protein, you’re giving your body what it really needs: like Super Unleaded fuel. Your body doesn’t store protein as fat – it uses it all for energy.

When you consume protein, you’re giving your body what it needs for survival. If you start packing away protein in excess amounts, your body no longer worries about survival. It’s getting what it needs. And then it starts burning its fat stores. Suddenly the pounds are melting off on their own.

Protein: Your #1 Premium for Health

Protein helps you to lose weight. More important than that; it restores and builds better health.

That’s because protein is loaded with 20 amino acids. Eight of those are essential to your good health: your body can’t produce them and so you must consume them.

Protein is also your cellular building block: it makes up your hair and nails; it produces essential enzymes and hormones; it builds blood, bones, muscles… it even regenerates skin.

A recent German study proved the importance of protein. The results were published in the prestigious Journal of Nutrition. Researchers found that high protein diets boost antioxidants – critical to your health. They concluded that more protein equals higher antioxidants.

The third reason why protein plays such a crucial role in weight loss and health is because it doesn’t elevate your blood sugars. Regulated blood sugar levels balance insulin. If your insulin levels are balanced, you’re storing less fat.

“Protein is important because it balances your blood sugar,” says Dr. Mark Hyman. “The best way to control blood sugar and energy level throughout the day is by eating protein with every meal. It keeps a slow infusion of energy going through your system rather than being quickly absorbed.”

Red Meat versus White

Protein powers up your fat-burning metabolism. And animal protein is a powerful source of protein. But it’s important to select meat that is healthful. That doesn’t necessarily mean eating white meat. There are many benefits to eating red meat, as demonstrated by several recent studies. Those studies reveal that red meat is loaded with essential vitamins and minerals.

A recent report concluded that red meat is loaded with iron, vitamin B12, and zinc. And there are further health benefits: it’s low in sodium and is not a major source of fat.

“The message is straightforward,” said Professor Geoffrey Cleghorn, an associate professor at Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. “Iron is essential… and red meat is an important source of iron.”

“Lean red meat is a nutrient-dense food,” said Dr Katrine Baghurst. Dr. Baghurst is the leader of consumer science program at CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition in Adelaide. She added that red meat is good for “people who are looking for a healthy balanced diet that helps control their weight.”

Passing on Processed Protein

But that’s not to say you can eat any meat and expect good health. Sausages and bacon shouldn’t be on the menu: processed protein will only clog up your arteries.

Processed protein like pepperoni, deli meat, meatballs, hot dogs, and ham won’t promote good health, or weight loss. In fact a new Harvard study proves that processed meats increase your risk of bad health.

The researchers picked 20 relevant studies. That pool of research included 1,218,380 people from 10 countries on four continents (North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia). The results show that by eating processed meat, your risk of heart disease skyrockets by 42 percent. Your risk of type 2 diabetes increases by 19 percent.

“Most dietary guidelines recommend reducing meat consumption,” said study author Renata Micha. “Most prior studies did not separately consider the health effects of eating unprocessed red versus processed meats. This suggests that differences in preservatives… explain the higher risk of heart disease and diabetes seen with processed meats, but not with unprocessed red meats.”

Best Source of Protein

Red meat can be better than white meat. And processed meat should be strictly avoided. The best source of animal protein is this: natural, grass-fed meat.

A chicken may not have as much iron as a cow, but it will still be more healthful if it’s free-range and the cow is grain fed. That’s because animals are just like us. The quality of the meat changes if they are reared on grains and carbs. The meat is fatty, diseased, and full of chemicals.

A grain-fed animal is subjected to amoral and abnormal living conditions. It doesn’t get exercise and is forced to eat an unnatural diet – grains instead of grass. The animal winds up fat and diseased. Worse, it’s been reared on pesticides, herbicides, and hormones… and that’s the meat you end up eating.

That’s why you should avoid this diseased meat. It’s easy to secure premium protein. You just have to read the labels at the grocery store. You should purchase grass-fed red meat; free-range poultry; and cage-free eggs.

Lose Weight Now!

There is a tried-and-tested solution that will help you reach your weight loss goal in no time at all. It’s called Primal Lean and it’s doctor recommended.

“This may be the most remarkable weight-loss herb ever tested,” says Dr. Al Sears. “I stand by Primal Lean and guarantee your results.”

As you know, your hormones play a big part in weight gain. In part one of this series we discussed the hormonal chain reaction that links blood sugar levels to insulin, and insulin to weight gain.

But did you know that adiponectin controls your sensitivity to insulin? As you age, your levels drop… and you start piling on pounds. Raising your adiponectin levels restores your youthful fat-burning responses.

Did you also know that it’s not just insulin that contributes to weight gain? Another hormone – leptin – plays a pivotal role. Leptin is important because it controls your hunger. If your leptin levels get thrown off, you’re hungry all the time. Then you eat more. And then you’re packing on the pounds.

The good news is this: there’s a West African herb – Irvingia gabonensis (IG) (or Bush Mango as the natives call it) – that balances your leptin levels. That’s one of the vital ingredients in a natural, all-new weight-loss aid. Another ingredient also raises your adiponectin levels. This powerful supplement is called Primal Lean. It’s an effective way to get your hormones firing the way they did when you were young. It’s a powerful short-cut to weight loss and renewed vitality.

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In the concluding article of our three-part-series, we examine the “facts about fat” and discover the truth about the most maligned macronutrient… Why is butter better than margarine? Find out in part three.

Understanding the “macronutrient triangle” can help you lose weight. It’s a key factor in quick and healthy weight loss.  Understanding the triangle is your first step to balancing your hormones. And if you know how to balance your hormones you can restore youthful health and fitness. For a full report on rapid, healthy weight loss, check out the June edition of Natural Health Confidential.

To your health,

Ian Robinson,
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs