• Anti-Aging

    Posted on February 24th, 2010

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    Miracle Fatty Acid Adds Years to Your Life

    Omega-3s may determine how long you’ll live – and it’s not just because they’re good for your heart.

    Omega-3s may now have a profound effect on anti-aging by slowing down the shortening of telomeres.

    What are telomeres? They’re protective tips that cap the ends of your DNA. Each time your cells divide, your telomeres get shorter. When your telomeres run down, cell division stops, and your life ends.

    While this may sound like a clip from a science fiction movie, it’s real. And it’s about to change the world of medicine. Everything you’ve been told about aging is about to be transformed by this new science.

    You may not have heard about this new breakthrough yet. That doesn’t surprise me.

  • Nutrition

    Posted on February 23rd, 2010

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    Will Vitamins Become Prescription Only?

    Your right to make choices about your own body is being challenged.

    I seldom, if ever, discuss politics with you. But this in one occasion when something needs to be said.

    There’s a new bill in Congress.

    If it passes, the FDA will have the right to permanently take away any vitamin or natural supplement it chooses. And once it’s gone, your access disappears… forever…

  • Heart Health

    Posted on February 18th, 2010

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    A Quarter and a Glass of Water

    A Quarter and a Glass of Water

    A Quarter and a Glass of Water Saved Ed’s Life. Could it Save Yours Too? The first time I met Ed he told me his story…It could be very important for you…

    He was a roofer. He was leaving a job site, climbed into his truck and turned the ignition. But as he was pulling out of the parking lot, his vision suddenly went blurry. “It’s like I just forgot how to drive. Then it got to where I couldn’t feel the right side of my body.” He clenched the steering wheel, but couldn’t move…

  • Brain Health

    Posted on February 17th, 2010

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates

    Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates

    If you ate chocolate on Valentine’s Day, I have some news for you. You don’t have to feel guilty.

    In fact, I have evidence that you may have cut your risk from dying of a stroke nearly in half.

    Two studies give us great news about chocolate.

    The first study found that people who ate one serving of chocolate per week were 22% less likely to have a stroke.1

    The second study found that people who ate 50 grams of chocolate once a week were 46% less likely to die following a stroke than those who didn’t eat chocolate.2

    About 80% of strokes occur when there isn’t enough blood getting to the brain.3 Your brain is starved of oxygen and nutrients and begins to die immediately…

  • Nutrition

    Posted on February 16th, 2010

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    Better Than 10 Servings of Spinach

    You’d have to eat 10 servings of spinach to get the same level of minerals from just one serving about 50 years ago.

    Producers create “hybrid” forms of your fruits and vegetables – not for their ability to store nutrients – but for their color, weight and shelve life. Why? So they’ll look nice and pretty when they sit under the fluorescent lights of your supermarket.

    You may think they look nutritious, but “under the hood,” they contain little more than indigestible cellulose, sugar, and water.

    To help protect you from this tragedy, I created a formula of powerful “green foods” that gives you the nutrient power of over 9 pounds of assorted vegetables – all from drinking a naturally fortified glass of juice or water…

  • Men's Health

    Posted on February 15th, 2010

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    Why Are Guys Getting Boob Jobs?

    Now here’s a disturbing trend. Men are now getting “breast reduction” surgery like never before. The number of surgeries has risen 2,540% in 5 years.1

    Even worse, doctors often recommend surgery when it isn’t necessary.

    Men usually don’t need breast reduction… they need estrogen reduction.

    Here’s the reason:

    The female hormone estrogen is behind the rise in man boobs…

  • Nutrition

    Posted on February 12th, 2010

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    Teflon vs. My Grandmother

    I love to get in the kitchen on a Sunday morning. My favorite breakfast is three eggs cooked in butter with a side of grass-fed steak. Plenty of protein and omega-3s. My family wakes up to the delicious smell, and you can’t beat the taste. We love steak and eggs.

    But recently, I went back to the good old-fashioned cast-iron pots and pans my grandmother used to use. I threw out all my Teflon. As convenient as they are, I won’t use them.

    The chemical that manufacturers use to prevent food from sticking is called perfluorooctanoate acid (PFOA). This substance is highly toxic to the environment and to the human body…

  • Brain Health

    Posted on February 10th, 2010

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    How to Sidestep This Disturbing Trend…

    How to Sidestep This Disturbing Trend…

    Have you seen the TV commercial? The one where the guy isn’t getting results from one antidepressant, so he’s taking two?

    Doctors hand out these drugs like candy.

    When I started my practice, this was pretty rare. By the 90s, everyone was on Prozac. Today, patients walk in on two or three antidepressants. And a lot of the times, they’re on other addictive drugs, too.

    This is a disturbing trend. We don’t really know what the dangers are when you mix these drugs…

  • Anti-Aging

    Posted on February 9th, 2010

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    CoQ10 – I Knew I Was on to Something…

    I knew I was on to something important. My patients were already telling me, “This stuff is amazing…” and now I have the scientific evidence I was looking for.

    It’s going to change the way you think about “vitality” forever.

    A new study has shown that you can take a simple action to double your level of energy.

    My patients are already doing it.

    What does this mean?

    It means you get more power, energy and endurance. It improves your mood and makes you feel more positive – more optimistic about life.

  • Weight Loss

    Posted on February 8th, 2010

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    Can Your Mind Make You Fat?

    My patients ask me for diet advice every day. And every day I give them detailed programs that help them lose pound after pound of unwanted fat. But there’s a trick to losing fat and staying lean: You have to follow the program.

    It doesn’t matter how well my techniques work. If you don’t follow them, you won’t lose fat.

    For my patients who have trouble sticking with it, I give them a technique that has nothing to do with diet, fitness, or exercise. I’ve seen people use it to get focused on their diet and follow it with almost no effort at all…

  • Anti-Aging

    Posted on February 5th, 2010

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    Decide Which Genes You Turn On…

    I have some exciting news…

    You have the power to decide which of your genes are “turned on.”

    This means there’s no need for worry about your family history or whether good health “runs in your family.” For the first time, you decide which genetic codes are played out.

    So, instead of sitting around hoping you inherited “good genes,” you can play an active role in your own future by turning on the genes that promote longevity – and turning off the genes that tell your cells to die.

    You are about to take part in the exciting new field called “nutritional engineering…”

  • Heart Health

    Posted on February 4th, 2010

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    Lower This Inflammation Marker

    Lower This Inflammation Marker

    An FDA advisory panel wants to get healthy people hooked on statin (cholesterol-lowering) drugs – with all their ugly side effects.

    Yes, the FDA has reacted to a drug company-sponsored study showing that people with high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels had fewer heart attacks and strokes when taking statins.

    But they brushed aside the 13 deaths and 18 “confused states” among the participants. And they ignored the increase in adult-onset diabetes as well.

  • Pain Relief

    Posted on February 3rd, 2010

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    Comfort for Your Backside

    Do you get lower back pain? Even if you don’t, you might be surprised to know there’s a 90% chance you will at some point in your lifetime. This was one of the first things I learned in my rehab studies during my residency in med school.

    Most people blame chronic backaches and leg pain on a variety of things… like nerve issues, muscle problems, a bad mattress, or bending over to pick something up.

    But many times, the cause is simply from sitting so much…

  • Anti-Aging

    Posted on February 1st, 2010

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    You’re Not Stuck With Your Family’s Genes

    Have you seen the January 18th, 2010, issue of TIME magazine?

    The cover story presents some exciting new research. It’s putting to rest the long-held belief that you’re stuck with what you got at birth.

  • Nutrition

    Posted on February 1st, 2010

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    Enjoy a Few Cold Ones at Your Super Bowl Party Without the Beer Belly

    This year, I’m lucky… I have tickets to the Super Bowl.

    On Sunday, I’ll be driving down to Miami with a few friends to watch the big game. I’m extra excited because my new fitness book, P.A.C.E.: The 12-Minute Fitness Revolution, is being featured in the official program for the event.

    The Super Bowl is a truly American tradition that brings families and friends together for a day of good fun and good food.

    And good beer.