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Dr. Micheal Eades on Supplementing

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Mon, 30 May 2016 22:15:00 +0000

"I'm a believer in getting most of what's needed vitamin and mineral-wise from food. And I'm also a believer that I'm an excellent driver. Yet I always purchase car insurance. I see a good multi-vitamin as the same thing - cheap insurance against any kind of deficiency." - Dr. Micheal Eades, M.D.

Are You Getting Enough Sleep?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Mon, 30 May 2016 22:14:00 +0000

Surveys suggest 38 percent of people hit the snooze button at least once every morning. This simple action can be enough to put your stress-o-meter through the roof. Why?

Being repeatedly jarred awake is as stressful to the brain as chronic sleep deprivation, since it repeatedly shocks you awake.

Instead of trying to sneak in more poor-quality winks in the morning, head to bed thirty minutes earlier and studies show you'll cut your stress hormone output as much as 37 percent.

Another technique to try is determining your Personal Sleep Quotient. Pick a bedtime when you're likely to quickly fall asleep. Make sure it's at least eight hours before you need to get up. Keep to this bedtime for the next week and note when you wake up each morning.

If you need an alarm to wake up, if it's difficult to get out of bed or if you're tired during the day, eight hours isn't enough sleep for you. Move your bedtime up by fifteen or thirty minutes the next week. Continue doing this each week until you wake up without an alarm and feel alert all day.

When you determine what you think is an ideal bedtime, cut fifteen minutes off it to see if you're sleepy the next day. If so, add those fifteen minutes back and you've found your Personal Sleep Quotient.

Take Your Vitamins and Minerals?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Thu, 12 May 2016 15:24:00 +0000

"I've been around long enough to witness the beginning of the vitamin/mineral industry and see its shortcomings. I think it’s wonderful that more people know about supplementation, but I’m concerned that there is an overabundance of synthetic vitamins and poorly absorbed minerals. Supplements are being taken over by the pharmaceutical industry promoting low potency, synthetic supplements. At the same time, the MLM supplement companies and natural medicine supplement industry seem to be complexifying supplements and they are driven by overzealous marketing that has many people taking dozens of supplements out of fear." - Dr. Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D.

Study: iPad Usage Before Bed Has Major Impact on Sleep

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:35:00 +0000

A study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), found reading on an electronic device before bed makes your sleep measurably worse, verses reading a paper book under a dim light.

According to the five-day study, people using an iPad at night causes their body to produce fifty-five percent less melatonin.

Also, after turning off the lights, including their iPad, it took the participants an additional ten minutes to fall asleep. When they finally did fall asleep, they had less REM sleep during the night.

The next morning, the electronic device readers felt sleepier and it was "hours longer" before they began to feel alert. The book readers quickly felt more alert immediately upon waking up.

The next night, when it was time for bed, the circadian clocks of the iPad readers were delayed by more than ninety minutes. They began to feel tired an hour and a half later than normal, due to being exposed to the iPad blue light the previous night.

Each person was tested with both an iPad as well as reading a book. The paper books did not limit melatonin production or cause participants to feel groggy the next day.

Does bright blue light from electronic devices impact your sleep at night?

Note: Melatonin is a hormone. It has many functions in your body, including helping you sleep. It's also an anti-inflammatory, known to suppress the growth of cancer cells.

Is All Sleep Created Equal?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Wed, 11 May 2016 18:55:00 +0000

"Overweight people who snore, for example, may not even realize that their sleep is very disturbed. They may think they get enough sleep and don't understand why they feel tired during the day. The same applies to alcohol: It can help you get to sleep, but the normal pattern of sleep will be disturbed, and you may not get enough deep sleep. So your time in bed may be okay, but sleep duration is not." - Simon Archer, Ph.D, head of the department of biochemical sciences at the University of Surrey

Study: Losing Weight with a High-Protein Diet Can Help You Sleep Better

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 23:25:00 +0000

A lack of sleep can make it harder for you to lose weight. Research shows if you don’t get enough sleep, you tend to make poor eating decisions.

Not getting enough sleep can also have a negative affect on the hormones that control hunger, causing sleep-deprived people to be hungry and more likely to store fat.

A study at Purdue University, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at the effects of weight loss on sleep. They found overweight people on high-protein diets were able to sleep better, after four weeks of weight loss.

“This research adds sleep quality to the growing list of positive outcomes of higher-protein intake while losing weight, and those other outcomes include promoting body fat loss, retention of lean body mass and improvements in blood pressure,” Campbell said. “Sleep is recognized as a very important modifier of a person’s health, and our research is the first to address the question of how a sustained dietary pattern influences sleep. We’ve showed an improvement in subjective sleep quality after higher dietary protein intake during weight loss, which is intriguing and also emphasizes the need for more research with objective measurements of sleep to confirm our results.” - Science Daily

So a diet high in protein can not only help you lose weight, but also sleep better.

Is Your Diet Wrong?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:30:00 +0000

"The benefits of exercise are unbelievable, but if you have to exercise to keep your weight down, your diet is wrong." - Professor Tim Noakes, M.D.

Study: Magnesium Linked to Healthier Arteries

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:13:00 +0000

Magnesium is good for your heart. Studies show it can lower heart disease risk and help with blood pressure.

According to a study in Nutrition Journal, this mineral may also improve arterial health.

Researchers tested the magnesium blood serum levels of 1,200 people, ages of 30-75, all free of symptoms of cardiovascular disease.

Those with the highest magnesium levels had a 48% less likely chance of having hypertension, while 42% were less likely to have coronary artery calcification. When compared to those with the lowest amounts of magnesium in their bodies, 69% were less likely of having type 2 diabetes.

"The results of this study strongly suggest that lower serum magnesium levels are associated with coronary artery calcification in Mexican subjects free of clinically apparent cardiovascular disease. Confirmation of these results in other populations is required. Additional prospective studies are also needed to determine if hypomagnesaemia predicts the development and progression of coronary atherosclerosis." - Nutrition Journal

Have you had your magnesium today?

What Will Good Health Cost You?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:36:00 +0000

If you want to feel good, it will cost a few things.

Time. Energy. Money.

When you finally feel good, I mean really good, you'll find hunger reduced, cravings gone, health issues disappear, and more.

At first, discipline can be painful. Later comes freedom.

When you're exhausted and a prisoner to your cravings and illnesses, everything is an effort.

Do it anyway.

Unless you want to complain, throw a pity party, and quit.

I often hear people belly aching about their health. A year later, they're the same - or worse.

You're a decision away from a totally different life.

Will you make the choice?

Obesity in America: Why Are We Gaining Weight?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:14:00 +0000

"All you need to do to realize how much obesity there is out there is take a look at an old movie or an old TV show. Rent Dirty Harry (which I did not long ago) and watch it for a few minutes. All the people look like stick people, compared to people we see today.

The contrast is startling.

Or Google Woodstock and look at the images of all the folks there in 1969.

Granted most are young people, but compare them to young people today on college campuses everywhere. Although there are a few mildly overweight kids sprinkled here and there in the photos, most of them look like stick figures compared to today’s college students.

Why has this happened to us?" - Dr. Michael Eades, M.D.

Is This Making Healthy Choices?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 17:09:00 +0000

When I was a kid, I used to eat this cereal, because I was told it was the "Breakfast of Champions."

Even Hulk Hogan used say to "Train, say your prayers, and eat your Wheaties."

"Our mission is nourishing lives..." - General Mills, marketer of branded foods sold through retail stores

Ingredients: Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Salt, Corn Syrup, Trisodium Phosphate, BHT Added to Preserve Freshness, Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Zinc and Iron (Mineral Nutrients), a B Vitamin (Niacinamide), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin A (Palmitate), a B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

When it comes to your health, who do you trust?

How Much Do You Know About Your Health?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:23:00 +0000

"The age of the Internet means patients can often know more about their health and health management than their doctors." - Dr. John Briffa, M.D.

Have You Been Taught Wrong About Health and Nutrition?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 02:51:00 +0000

Today we all know smoking is wrong - seriously wrong.

Back then, though, no one knew any better.

Everybody thought there was no harm in smoking, so why not use a cartoon to market it on primetime television?

Are there things you've been taught about health and nutrition that were wrong?

What Is a Metabolic Advantage?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:03:00 +0000

"When two groups of subjects both eat the same number of calories (but provided by diets of different macronutrient compositions) and maintain the same activity level, yet one group loses more weight than the other, the group losing the greater weight is said to have a metabolic advantage." - Dr. Michael Eades, M.D.

P.S. The evidence continues to show lower carbohydrate diets result in greater weight loss and less hunger, than calorie reduced diets.

More specifically, this type of diet for weight loss is said to provide a metabolic advantage.

To learn more, Click Here.

The Beginning of Obesity

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:03:00 +0000

In the chart above from dietdoctor.com, something happened around 1980 to begin the obesity epidemic.

Despite the multitude of theories as to why this happened, there is agreement obesity levels did begin to increase around this time.

What Is The Cause of Heart Disease?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:55:00 +0000

A Multi-Part Series by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, M.D.

What Causes Heart Disease? - Heart disease is defined as the thickenings and narrowings in the larger arteries, the arteries that supply blood to the heart, and the main arteries that supply blood to the brain. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part II - Heart disease is a complex issue, alternative hypotheses have been proposed for cardiovascular disease and they need to be fully examined. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part III - In most diseases, it's best to start at the beginning and work forwards. This should be the case with cardiovascular disease (CVD) too. However, for complex reasons, the starting point was at the end, and then working backwards. The main reason for this is to start with certainty. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part IV - You cannot possibly establish potential causes heart disease, until you are clear about the underlying process. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part V - The first stage of cardiovascular disease is damage to the endothelium. The single layer of cells lining the arteries. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part VI - Heart disease is really a disease of the larger arteries in the body. Essentially it is a build-up of atherosclerotic plaques (thickenings and narrowings) in the arteries. This could more accurately defined as cardiovascular disease (CVD), in that it can affect all large arteries, not just the arteries in the heart, or neck. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part VII - If you're going to understand heart disease, you must be able to link all causes into a single process that fits all of the facts. If you cannot do this, you're stumbling around in the dark. Simply stating the cause is multifactorial adds nothing. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part VIII - The healing process. In short, progression is not inevitable. Plaques can shrink down in size, the smooth muscle proliferation reversed and endothelial function restored. Click Here to Read

What Causes Heart Disease? - Part IX - The Conclusion - Click Here to Read

Do You Suffer From Migraine Headaches?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:51:00 +0000

"Anyone with an impairment of brain or neurological function – whether mental illness, depression, seizures, brain cancer, headaches, neuropathy, brain infections, or any other neurological condition – should try a ketogenic diet to see if it improves the condition." - Dr. Paul Jaminet, author of the book, 'Perfect Health Diet'

Could Losing Weight Help You Sleep Better?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:19:00 +0000

Do you have trouble sleeping?

According to a study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, losing weight, especially belly fat, can help you sleep better.

The researchers recruited seventy-seven people who were overweight and had sleep problems. Half the volunteers went on a weight-loss diet and exercised. The other half of the group only did a diet.

After six months, the participants lost an average of fifteen pounds, with a fifteen percent reduction of belly fat. The reasearchers also saw both groups improved their sleep score by twenty percent.

"We found that improvement in sleep quality was significantly associated with overall weight loss, especially belly fat." - Dr. Kerry Stewart, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Another study, published in the journal Sleep, found weight loss due to changes in your diet may improve the quality of your sleep.

"If you're overweight and often feel tired, you may not need to lose all the weight to improve sleep, but rather just beginning to lose that excess weight may improve your sleep abnormalities and wake impairments." - Isaac Perron, University of Pennsylvania

Is it time for you to improve the quality of your sleep?

P.S. Do need to sleep better at night? Do you you want to lose weight? To learn more, Click Here.

What Regulates Fat Accumulation?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:24:00 +0000

"We know the hormone insulin is what puts fat in fat tissue. Raise insulin levels and you accumulate fat; lower insulin levels and you lose fat. And we secrete insulin as a response to carbohydrates in the diet." - Gary Taubes, author of the book, "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It"

One Way To Burn Belly Fat

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:06:00 +0000

Your body cannot burn fat when you have high insulin levels. Insulin is a hormone that sends signals to your fat cells to store more fat.

Insulin also locks existing fat in your cells.

Fasting is one way to decrease insulin levels, allowing you to burn fat at a much higher pace.

To learn more, Click Here.

Is Added Sugar The New Smoking?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:16:00 +0000

"Decades ago researchers revealed the simplest way to avoid lung cancer: Avoid Smoking.

They didn’t tell us "smoke in moderation" or "smoke smaller cigarettes" or "smoking is harmless as long as you jog more" they simply said: Avoid Smoking.

Now consider this along with researchers recently studying one hundred and seventy-five countries and discovering the simplest way to avoid diabetes: Avoid Added Sugars.

So much like lung cancer isn't avoided by "smoking in moderation" or "smoking smaller cigarettes" or "smoking on a treadmill," could it be that diabetes isn’t avoided by "eating added sugars in moderation" or "eating only one hundred calorie sugary snack packs" or attempting to cancel out added sugars with treadmill time, but simply by Avoiding Added Sugars.

In fact, when you put this together with nearly two-thirds of added sugars coming from just three sources: soda, candy, and juice…and that the companies who produce cigarettes are the same companies behind leading soda, candy, and juice brands…it’s reasonable to ask then...

Is added sugar the new smoking?" - Jonathan Bailor, researcher and author

The Fastest Way to Lose Fat

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:34:00 +0000

Diet or exercise? Which is the best and fastest way to lose weight?

According to Philip Stanforth, a professor of exercise science at the University of Texas, diet is more important when it comes to losing the pounds. However, exercise is critical to keeping the weight off.

"Studies tend to show that in terms of weight loss, diet plays a much bigger role than exercise." - Phillip Stanforth, executive director of the Fitness Institute of Texas (More here.)

Why?

According to Stanforth, exercise takes time and effort, meaning the results take longer.

Exercise also burns less calories.

"You'd have to walk 35 miles to burn 3,500 calories. That's a lot of walking. But if you look at eating, a Snickers bar might have, say, 500 calories. It's going to be a lot easier to cut the Snickers bar than to do 5 miles of walking every day."

Several studies seem to back up Stanforth. (Read the full

So to lose weight, adjust your diet.

And to keep it off, exercise.

Why You Should Stop Eating Wheat

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:36:00 +0000

"Wheat causes blood sugar disruption, glycation of your cells, increases aging, weight gain, and boosts your risk for diabetes.

Before I tell you why wheat can actually speed up the aging process, let's clarify some simple biochemistry...

This deals with glycation in your body, and substances called Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). These nasty little compounds speed up the aging process, including damage over time to your organs, your joints, and of course, wrinkled skin.

So what is one of the biggest factors that increase production of AGEs inside your body? This may surprise you, but high blood sugar levels over time dramatically increase age-accelerating AGEs in your body.

This is why type 2 diabetics many times appear to not have aged well and look older than their real age. But this age-increasing effect is not limited to diabetics.

So, let's get back to how "whole wheat" relates to this...

Here is a little-known fact that's often covered up by the massive marketing campaigns by giant food companies that want you to believe that "whole wheat" is healthy for you...

...wheat contains a very unusual type of carbohydrate (not found in other foods) called Amylopectin-A, which has been found in some tests to spike your blood sugar higher than even pure table sugar.

In fact, amylopectin-A (from wheat) raises your blood sugar more than almost any other carbohydrate source on earth, based on blood sugar response testing that's documented in studies.

This means wheat-based foods such as breads, bagels, cereals, muffins, and other baked goods often cause much higher blood sugar levels, than most other carbohydrate sources." - Mike Geary, 'The Nutrition Watchdog", Certified Nutrition Specialist and author

Does Fat Shaming Lead to Weight Loss?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:36:00 +0000

Shame does not encourage weight loss. In fact, it accomplishes the exact opposite.

In a 2013 paper published in PLoS ONE, researchers from Florida State University asserted,

“Rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, weight discrimination increases risk for obesity.”

The researchers found fat shaming obese individuals also leads to poor mental health outcomes.

How can you help others lose weight, without being critical of them?

Dr. Bernstein Talks About Statins and Heart Disease

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Eilers) — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:03:00 +0000

"There have been a number of new studies, both large-scale direct studies and meta-analyses, which are reviews of many other studies. All the studies seem to be in agreement that statins should not be used as a primary prevention of heart disease or heart attacks.

Primary prevention means that if you have not demonstrated heart disease, you shouldn’t attempt to prevent it with statins. Just treating elevated LDL is not adequate because apparently lowering LDL does not reduce the risk of developing heart disease.

This is apparent from these recent studies, plus a re-evaluation of the Framingham Study where they found that high saturated fats did not raise LDL. The re-evaluation of the Framingham Study also showed that elevated LDL did not cause heart attacks."

"One thing is important though, if you have elevated LDL you should check your thyroid. I will never prescribe any other medication for dyslipidemia until I have checked and corrected low thyroid function. Low thyroid function all by itself can cause high LDL." - Dr. Richard K. Bernstein, M.D.