Nutritionists have long told us to eat five or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day for general good health. Now were finding that this recommendation will protect your heart.
The November issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published findings of a multi-year study of more than 100,000 people, men and women. The study showed that eating five or more servings of fruit and vegetables reduces your risk of having a heart attack by 28%.
Dr. Walter C. Willett, of the nutrition department of the Boston Harvard School of Public Health, analyzed data from two large ongoing studies that assess how lifestyles influence health. These studies are the Nurses Health Study, which started in 1976, and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, which began in 1986.
For the study, Dr. Willett analyzed the results of regular questionnaires filled out by the participants. The questionnaires focused on the participants eating habits and overall health. Dr. Willett and his colleagues found those who ate at least five servings a day of fruit and vegetables had a significantly lower risk for cardiovascular disease. They also had a slightly lower risk for chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
Which vegetables are best for your heart? Green leafy vegetables (such as spinach) were particularly effective, reducing heart attack risk by 11% all by themselves.
Action to take: Do not wait to protect your circulation. Heart and related diseases are still the number one killers. To me, it is a no-brainer. I believe in quality of my life, not quantity. I do not want to be crippled by heart disease or stroke for the latter years of my life. So make sure you are eating plenty of fruits and vegetables every day.
Ref: Journal Nat Cancer Ins, November 3, 2004.
In the April and May issues, I told you about Dr. Yaskos incredible RNA products, which treat autism, Alzheimers, and other brain diseases. One aspect of Dr. Yaskos products I did not mention was her oral chelating products.
Even though these products are not technically chelation products (they are anti-virals), they still have a chelating effect on mercury. Dr. Yasko believes that infection in the brains of autistic kids and even in neurologically impaired adults (such as Alzheimers patients) holds onto mercury and isolates it. Many integrative physicians have seen cases of heavy metal-chelation tests repeatedly returning negative, even when it was clear that there should be lots of mercury.
Dr. Yasko believes the reason is because a hidden infection is hiding the mercury. Her answer to this problem is her non-prescription collection of RNA products called Metals I, II, III, and IV. They are designed to target (i.e., switch on the immune response against) hidden infections such as herpes viruses, measles, and others. When these products are administered, mercury suddenly comes pouring out. With the infection gone, the metals can be extracted much easier.
You might remember young Sam, who suffered from autism. Sam saw some amazing results using Dr. Yaskos RNA products, but he was still not fully recovered. So during his last visit, we added Dr. Yaskos Metals I.
Only one week later, his mom e-mailed me the following: Since we last saw you, Sam began taking Metals I and we have seen another change in his progress. Hes starting to use whole sentences, his ability to follow directions has improved, and hes very ‘chatty. Although sometimes we do not know what hes saying and we ask him to repeat himself and to slow down.
If you suffer from any brain disease and you are not seeing the results you would like to see from your current treatment options, I highly recommend you try these RNA products. You can order these and all of Dr. Yaskos RNA products from Longevity Plus-RNA.
My first adventure into alternative medicine was acupuncture, which forever changed my medical direction. I saw firsthand how it helped all sorts of people, especially those in pain.
Unfortunately, conventional medicine was 20 years behind the times and did not accept acupuncture as a viable treatment option. So, by using it, my reputation took a major hit. Take, for instance, the first time I applied for private hospital privileges. It was 1983 at the Providence Hospital in Anchorage. My application included the use of acupuncture.
A blustery ego-centered, knife-happy orthopedic surgeon spoke on behalf of the stodgy credentials committee of doctors. He asked what the AMAs position on acupuncture was, knowing full well what the answer was.
I replied truthfully: The AMA considers it placebo. I got the privileges I requested, but was forbidden to use acupuncture. I always wondered how many patients were condemned to his knife as a result. Even at that time, it was known that back surgery has a 50% make you worse rate. But that was not important to this surgeon.
Acupuncture has since gone mainstream. Even prestigious universities, such as UCLA, teach it to physicians. And now, there is proof from a highly esteemed medical journal that acupuncture is a valuable medical treatment. In November 2004, the British Medical Journal published a report that acupuncture was more effective for osteoarthritis of the knee than placebo.
In the study, a total of 88 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were divided into two groups. One group received acupuncture plus diclofenac (an anti-inflammatory drug). The other group received dummy (placebo) acupuncture plus diclofenac.
The researchers discovered the acupuncture actually enhanced the effectiveness of the drugs. The group using acupuncture saw greater reduction in pain and stiffness. This group also experienced improved physical functioning and quality of life.
While this study was done with drugs, there are supplements that reduce inflammation far better than NSAIDs. And because these supplements have a similar effect on the body (without the side effects), it is likely they will see similar enhancement when used with acupuncture.
Action to take: If you are one of the 10% of people over 55 with arthritis of the knees, use alternatives before you think drugs or surgery. NSAID drugs thin your cartilage. So you might get pain relief today, only to get joint destruction tomorrow. My favorite natural anti-inflammatories include curcumin, the yellow pigment of turmeric (300 mg, three times daily), omega-3 fish oils, Cats claw, oregano, ginger, Rhododendron Caucasicum, bromelain, and pancreatic enzymes (or Wobenzym).
You can find many of these in Healthy Resolves Advanced Joint Formula. If you are skeptical about acupuncture, just try it in conjunction with these other treatments. It wont hurt you. And I think you will be pleasantly surprised!
If you have any neurological disease, lupus, or a rheumatic disease, it may not be a disease at all. It could be an allergy!
A major rheumatology journal report described three cases of diagnosed lupus, a serious so-called autoimmune disease where the pundits think your body is attacking itself. In each of these cases, the cure for lupus was not drugs. It was not even supplements. And it costs nothing!
Case #1: A 20-year-old female who had struggled with health problems from birth. She failed to thrive as a baby, and has always suffered from malaise and abnormal sweating. Diagnosed with lupus, she was placed on steroids and became resistant to them by age six. Then she was given immune-suppressive drugs (the common orthodox treatment when they just do not know what else to do).
By age 17, she graduated from the pediatric drug pushers and was seen in an adult rheumatology clinic. There, one bright fellow thought to check for gluten sensitivity. She was positive. When she eliminated gluten, her symptoms vanished within six months! Her blood tests normalized, and all drugs were stopped.
Case #2: Another 20-year-old female developed MS-type complaints (blurred vision, headaches, generalized weakness, and heaviness of legs). Tests for MS were negative. She was diagnosed with lupus and given aspirin. A few years later, she developed severe neurological symptoms. One side of her was partially paralyzed. She staggered on her feet. She was checked for gluten sensitivity and was positive. After six months of a gluten-free diet, her methotrexate (chemotherapy-type drug) was stopped, as it was not needed anymore.
Case #3: A 54-year-old female developed persistent headaches by age 40. She had a high ESR (classic lab marker for inflammation) and low white blood cell count. By 49, she had generalized hives, facial edema, and a very high ESR. Eventually, she made it to an astute gastroenterologist who found she had gluten sensitivity. A gluten-free diet cleared all her symptoms and brought the ESR test to normal.
Heres the important thing for you: If you are sensitive to gluten, the only symptom you may have is neurological dysfunction. Ataxia (staggering) and peripheral neuropathy are the most common signs. (I am asked repeatedly about peripheral neuropathy!) Only one-third of these patients will have evidence of intestinal disease, the classical signs of gluten problems.
Its estimated that at least 1% of the U.S. and European population have this disorder. And for every patient with intestinal signs, there are at least eight others with silent gluten sensitivity (meaning no intestinal signs). Conventional medicine is finally admitting that there is a cause for at least some of the idiopathic inflammatory diseases. (Idiopathic means we do not know whats causing it, so it must be you.)
If gluten can fool the pundits into thinking a problem is lupus, it is very possible it could be causing your inflammation.
If you have any strange malady, joint problems, neurological disease, or inflammation of any kind, I strongly suggest a test for gluten. There are two types of problems you will need to look for — those inside the intestine and those on the outside of the intestine. Each requires a different test.
To test for gluten problems within the intestine, you will need to get tests called antiendomysium (100% specificity) and tissue transglutaminase antibodies. (Do not worry about learning the names. Just show this to your integrative doctor and hell know what to do.)
For symptoms outside the intestine, the antigliadin antibody test is a must. Antigliadin antibodies have been reported in as many as 23% of diagnosed lupus patients. That is a whopping number.
A final test that I’ve found useful is a tissue-typing test. Its much like a blood-type test. If the test says you have type HLA DQ2, it suggests gluten sensitivity.
Gluten is found in the following grains and all their byproducts: wheat, barley, oats, spelt, kamut, and rye. Please check for gluten sensitivity should you have any inflammation of unknown cause or a so-called autoimmune disorder.
I personally do not believe in autoimmune diseases. I think all such diseases are your body reacting to something in it that should not be there (such as an allergen, poison, metal, or infection). You could spare yourself a lifetime of steroid and chemotherapy-type drugs with all their terrible toxicity.
Ref: Ann Rheum Dis, 2004;63:1501-1503.
