New England Health Advisory

Do you have a healthy heart?

I ask myself that question all the time because heart attacks have killed the last three generations of men in my family. All died in their mid-50s when you would have thought life was just beginning.

But it’s just not my family, it’s many families. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease kills 950,000 Americans every year. Millions more live disabled lifestyles caused by heart conditions—tired, out of breath and fearful of the slightest chest pain.

The question is, what can we do to avoid this fate?

You often hear that you should eat well and get plenty of exercise. But what does that really mean?

What foods should you stay away from and what should you eat? What type of exercise is best for heart health?

Our contributor Dr. Al Sears concisely answers these questions in his book “The Doctor’s Heart Cure.”  He discusses how dietary cholesterol is not our enemy—it’s the starches we eat that hurt us. Dr. Sears also discusses how long, low-intensity “cardio” exercise actually breaks down the reserve strength of our hearts. Instead, Dr. Sears advocates resistance training and interval training.

Dr. Sears describes all this in great detail, including sections on diabetes and on lowering high blood pressure, since those conditions are closely related to heart problems.

Please click here to learn how to build a disease-proof heart WITHOUT drugs, crazy diets or boring gym routines.

Yours for health and wellness,

Andrew Palmer
Publisher
New England Health Advisory

P.S. Personally, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to prevent a heart attack, so I live see my grandkids. How about you? Please click here to put an end to your worry … for good!

Some people say that the new form of CoQ10, called ubiquinol, is equivalent to the fountain of youth—giving you renewed energy and promoting improved metabolism, weight loss, cell protection and better cardiovascular health.

I think that’s a bit of a stretch—after all, the fountain of youth is mythological.

But I believe in ubiquinol enough to take the supplement Accel everyday.  Accel consists of pure ubiquinol–CoQ10 in its reduced form.

What makes it so special?

Ubiquinol is eight times more potent than regular CoQ10 and promotes all the processes that keep the body young and beautiful. Studies show that ubiquinol slows aging by as much as 51%. This is remarkable by any possible standard.

It’s not easy to cope with aging. Ubiquinol can help many of the problems that come from aging. It promotes normal cholesterol levels, encourages healthy triglyceride levels, boosts vision and eye health, improves gum health and supports tissue healing.

It specifically works well for people who are over age 45, since the first signs of aging normally appear around that time. But the people who will benefit most from ubiquinol are over 55 years of age, as this amazing compound is able to start to reverse the harm that aging has caused. Ubiquinol’s many health benefits include increased energy, improved metabolism, weight loss, cell protection and better cardiovascular health. In fact, research shows that ubiquinol may promote neurological health as well.

Getting old doesn’t have to mean getting slow, weak and feeble—you can maintain the mental and physical powers you’ve enjoyed all your life.

Please click here to learn how ubiquinol can change your life by igniting the power source inside every one of your body’s trillion cells.

Yours for health and wellness,

Andrew Palmer
Publisher
New England Health Advisory

P.S. I take Accel (ubiquinol 50mg) daily and think every adult should take it as well. Give it a try, and if for any reason (or for no reason at all) you do not want to continue taking Accel, just return it in 60 days for a full refund.  This is a completely risk free offer.

Now you can feel like a teenager well into your 60s and 70s. What are you waiting for? Click here to get started!

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Do you have a healthy heart?

I ask myself that question all the time because heart attacks have killed the last three generations of men in my family. All died in their mid-50s when you would have thought life was just beginning.

But it’s just not my family, it’s many families. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease kills 950,000 Americans every year. Millions more live disabled lifestyles caused by heart conditions—tired, out of breath and fearful of the slightest chest pain.

The question is, what can we do to avoid this fate?

You often hear that you should eat well and get plenty of exercise. But what does that really mean?

What foods should you stay away from and what should you eat? What type of exercise is best for heart health?

Our contributor Dr. Al Sears concisely answers these questions in his book “The Doctor’s Heart Cure.”  He discusses how dietary cholesterol is not our enemy—it’s the starches we eat that hurt us. Dr. Sears also discusses how long, low-intensity “cardio” exercise actually breaks down the reserve strength of our hearts. Instead, Dr. Sears advocates resistance training and interval training.

Please click here to empower yourself against the lightning fast and deadly strike of a heart attack or stroke.

Yours for health and wellness,

Andrew Palmer
Publisher
New England Health Advisory

P.S. Personally, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to prevent a heart attack, so I live see my grandkids. How about you?

Please click here to put an end to your worry … for good!

By Inger Pols

This is part five of a series on the supplements I think every adult should take. Previous issues focused on whole-food based multivitamins, ubiquinol, fiber and omega 3. You can read them by clicking here.

The final supplement on the list is vitamin D, which is made in our bodies through sun exposure. But today, we simply don’t get enough direct exposure to sunshine, without sunscreen, to make the vitamin D we need.

Vitamin D helps with bone health by facilitating calcium absorption. It also plays an important role in many other healthy body functions. Vitamin D has been shown to improve immune health and heart health, protect against cancer, autoimmune diseases, depression and a host of other conditions.

Vitamin D deficiency is a major cause for concern as it affects multiple systems in our bodies. Vitamin D deficiency is far more pervasive than previously believed, with research now indicating virtually all adults and children have lower than optimal vitamin D levels.

The only way to know how much vitamin D you need on a daily basis is to get your levels tested a couple of months after you begin to supplement. You want to see levels of 125-200 nmol/L, or nanomoles per liter. (Sometimes test results are reported in nanograms per milliliter or ng/ml. It’s the same test, just a different measurement: Like miles per hour versus feet per second. If your test results are in ng/ml, you will want to see at least 50 ng/ml for optimal vitamin D function.)

Estimates now suggest that 5,000 International Units, or IU, of vitamin D a day or 35 IU per pound for kids or heavier people is appropriate. But some of us need more: I was recently listening to a renowned brain expert say that as a physician, he was shocked when he found out after vitamin D testing that his body required 10,000 IU a day to function at its optimal level since he lives in southern California and is exposed to sunshine all year.

My whole food multivitamin contains 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 and I get plenty of daily summer sunshine, so I don’t take a supplement in summer. But most multivitamins have shockingly low levels of vitamin D3. So even if you are taking a good whole-food multivitamin, you’ll most likely need to add some D3, unless you get time outside without sunscreen every day. And even though my multivitamin provides a good baseline, I still find that I need to supplement with an additional 1,000-2,000 IUs of vitamin D3 during the long New England winters. Unless you are in a warm weather climate, you probably will too.

If you haven’t read my full article on vitamin D, you should check it out. Before we leave the topic of supplements, I want briefly mention three other supplements that did not make my top five list that you may want to consider: collagen, probiotics and DIM.

Collagen

If you read my article on bone health, you know how important collagen is to avoiding bone fractures. You can and should get your collagen from eating good collagen-rich foods like dark green leafy vegetables. But if you find—like many—that you may not be eating enough collagen and you are not taking a good whole-food multivitamin, you may want to consider collagen supplementation.

As I shared in an earlier article, in order to maintain my weight and to prevent blood sugar issues, I try to eat small amounts of protein, healthy fats (omegas 3s) and fiber at every meal or snack. If I am ever in a situation where I am not consuming protein, I will take a collagen supplement (and a fiber or omega 3 supplement if needed) for balance. While not nearly as good as eating the right foods, in a pinch, it’s better than taking in carbohydrates (sugar) without any having protein to balance it out since carbs ingested without a protein counterbalance are stored as fat in the body.

Probiotics/Digestive Enzymes

We’ve all heard of antibiotics: They kill off or inhibit the growth of bacteria. But antibiotics also kill off the healthy bacteria in our digestive tract and inhibit our ability to digest food and to absorb nutrients. Probiotics contain the beneficial flora that your digestive system needs and digestive enzymes that work in your stomach to help break down foods. Both can be damaged by illness, poor diet and antibiotics, so if you have experienced any of those and have not taken a course of probiotics and enzymes afterward, your digestive system is likely not operating at top capacity.

Probiotics and digestive enzymes are also a must if you have digestive concerns such as cramps, constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. If you struggle with allergies or asthma, food sensitivities such as sugar or gluten, yeast infections or urinary tract infections, rosacea, acne or skin conditions, headaches or migraines, chronic bad breath (halitosis), PMS or hormonal imbalance, or achy joints, you should consider probiotic supplementation.

Depending on how long and how strong your course of antibiotics was, or how severe your digestive concerns are and what your diet is like (if it is very acidic), you may want to stay on probiotics for a while to ensure balance is restored and maintained. At a minimum, you’ll want to take probiotics and digestive enzymes while taking antibiotics and for several weeks afterward. A two to three month supplementation cycle is great for restoring balance and digestive health after any significant stress to your digestive system. Eating yogurt can help, but your body most likely needs more help than yogurt alone can provide.

Even if you haven’t had antibiotics lately or faced a digestive health concern, your system could still be imbalanced from a concern long ago. Probiotics can help restore balance if you have a heavily acidic diet that promotes yeast and causes other imbalances in your digestive pathway. I recommend a month (or two) of probiotic and digestive enzyme supplementation every year to help ensure your digestive system has everything it needs to maximize the nutrient absorption of the food you are eating.

There are many different probiotic strains and each works differently in the body, so you may need to experiment with more than one brand to find the right one. If you are facing a specific issue, research your condition to find the best strains. The right probiotic should make a difference within the first week or two. If you don’t see improvement after two weeks, try another brand with different strains of bacteria. If you are just looking to restore balance annually with no specific concerns, choose a highly rated probiotic that has bifidobacteria and lactobacillus acidophilus in the billions.

DIM or Diindolylmethane

Diindolylmethane, or DIM, promotes healthy hormonal balance through beneficial estrogen metabolism. DIM is a naturally occurring phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli, cabbage or collards), which we know are good for us, but do not eat nearly enough of. DIM can balance estrogen by blocking “bad” estrogen and promoting good or beneficial estrogen in our bodies.

For women, healthy estrogen metabolism prevents breast, cervical and uterine cancers; for men, it is required for prostate health. (Men, you have estrogen in your bodies and are exposed to it in foods and the environment as well, so it’s just as important for you!) We are going to be talking more about DIM and prostrate health in Friday’s issue.

Not everyone needs DIM, so it didn’t make my top five list. But if you’re concerned about hormonal balance, fibers, tumors or reproductive cancers or prostate health, DIM is a supplement you should consider taking daily. (I found it quiets my hot flashes.) Generally speaking, unless cancer runs in your family, you are perimenopausal and/or you are already struggling with reproductive issues like fibroids or hysterectomy, it’s something you can wait to take until you’re in your 50s.

Research has shown that most DIM supplements cannot be absorbed; they require microencapsulation. Only one company, BioResponse, has a patented microencapsulation with extended release naoparticles, ensuring predictable absorption. This company is the only brand being used in all the published clinical trials, including those sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, so it’s the one I take and recommend.

To your health!

Inger Pols
Editor of New England Health Advisory

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By Inger Pols

This is part four of a five-part series on the five supplements I think every adult should take. Last week’s issues focused on whole-food based multivitamins, ubiquinol and fiber. You can read them by clicking here.

The fourth supplement every adult should be taking is one you’ve likely heard a lot about: omega 3. Research shows that 99% of us are omega 3 deficient, and a recent study at Harvard directly linked omega 3 deficiency to death in an estimated 72,000-96,000 people a year. To put that in context, there are approximately 40,000 deaths a year from breast cancer. Clearly, we need to start paying more attention to omega 3.

Omega 3s help reduce internal inflammation, which is linked to almost every chronic condition that plagues us. They play a very important role in heart health: Inhibiting thickening of the arteries, lowering the amount of lipids that circulate in our bloodstream, and helping arteries to relax.

Omega 3s can reduce obesity by stimulating the hormone leptin, which regulates food intake, body weight and metabolism, and they help prevent cancer cell growth. Omega 3s can also reduce depression, improve mental clarity and focus, reduce dry or itchy skin, improve hair and nails, and help prevent autoimmune disorders and Type 2 diabetes.

Three Types of Fatty Acids

Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid. Fatty acids fall into three groupings: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Each type is made up of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms that fill in the spaces around them.

In saturated fatty acids, all of the spaces around the carbon atoms are completely filled in, i.e., saturated. As a result, they are very stable regardless of temperature. Saturated fatty acids are found mainly in dairy, red meat and chicken, but they can also be found in tropical oils like red palm oil and coconut oil. Our bodies can also make some saturated fat from eating carbohydrates.

Monounsaturated fats have a double bond between two carbon atoms and are missing two hydrogen atoms. They are called mono because of their single carbon double bond and unsaturated because not all of the spaces are filled—two hydrogen atoms are missing. Because the chain can bend at the double bond point, when you mix a large number of these chains together, it won’t be dense or compact; there will be room in between. As a result, these acids are usually liquid at room temperature and are relatively stable, though not as stable as saturated fats because they are not packed as tightly. The most common monounsaturated fat is oleic acid and examples are olive oil, avocados, peanuts, cashews, pecans and almonds. Your body can also make monounsaturated fat from saturated fat.

Polyunsaturated fats are missing several hydrogen atoms and they have two—or more—double bonds. As a result, since there is more than one double bond, they are called poly, meaning many. At each double bond, there is a kink in the chain, so they tend to be very loosely packed and remain liquid, even in colder temperatures. They are highly unstable fats and they can go bad (turn rancid) easily when exposed to heat and light.

When polyunsaturated fats turn rancid, free radicals are created and travel around in your blood causing damage to just about everything they interact with. Free radical damage has been tied to cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons’s, cataracts, tumors and aging. The most common polyunsaturated fatty acids are omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. They are called essential fatty acids because our bodies cannot make them; we must get them from the food we eat.

Omega 3s can do a lot of good. But rancid omega 3s can do a world of damage. We need omega 3s, but we need to ensure that they do not turn rancid in our bodies. Antioxidants will mitigate this, so it’s important to take antioxidants regularly along with omega 3s.

Fish oil is low in antioxidants, so some people like to take krill oil as an omega 3 supplement instead. Krill oil is a very pure omega 3 source and also contains antioxidants to help mitigate any free radical damage that may occur if oils turn rancid in your body.

Balancing Act: Omega 6 Versus Omega 3

Let’s go back to omegas 3 and 6. We need both of these essential fatty acids, but in today’s food supply, omega 6 acids are used heavily in processed foods. Vegetable oils such as corn oil, sunflower, soybean, cottonseed and safflower oil contain at least 50% omega 6 and very little omega 3. In addition, factory farming reduces the amount of omega 3s in meat, fish, eggs and vegetables.

I’ve read that a chicken that is free to eat its normal diet of grass and bugs will lay an egg that is a perfect balance of omega 6 to omega 3. However, the traditional vegetarian grain-fed chicken will yield an egg that is more like 20:1 omega 6 to omega 3. Nature undisturbed knows to work in perfect balance, but our changes in farming have disrupted that balance and left us with an overabundance of omega 6.

Ideally, we need a 1:1 ratio of omega 6 to 3, but our bodies can still cope fairly well with up to a 4:1 ratio. Unfortunately, the typical American diet is more like a 20:1 and can be up to a 50:1 ratio of omega 6 to omega 3. This is one reason it’s so important to supplement omega 3s. Not only do we need them in isolation, but we need them to balance our omega 6 intake.

An imbalance of omega 6 and omega 3 will prevent all of the wonderful health benefits I mentioned at the beginning of this newsletter. In addition, an unbalanced ratio that favors omega 6 over omega 3 can lead to weight gain, sterility, high blood pressure, digestive concerns, blood clots, inhibited immune function, inflammation and even cancer.

Three Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids

How do we get omega 3s back in balance? I recommend you eat a varied whole food diet to get the three types of omega 3 essential fatty acids: ALA, EPA and DHA.

ALA or Alpha-Linoleic Acid is found in dark green leafy vegetables, flax and hemp seeds, walnuts and vegetable oils. EPA or EicosoPentaenoic Acid is found in cold-water fish like salmon, tuna, cod and mackerel and in seaweed. It can also be found in grass-fed beef and free-range (non-vegetarian fed) eggs in smaller amounts. DHA or DocosaHexaenoic Acid is found in the same foods as EPA.

Eating abundantly from these food groups will ensure that you have ample healthy fatty acids and a good balance of them in your body. If needed, the body can convert ALA to EPA or DHA, though the conversion process is slow. While we probably cannot overdo our dark leafy green vegetable consumption, supplementating ALA at high levels has been shown to have some adverse effects on the body. So when taking omega 3 supplements, EPA and DHA ae generally recommended.

Increasing omega 3 consumption overall is important, but so is ensuring that we have a healthy balance of omega 6 to omega 3 at every meal. I try to pay attention to my omega 3 food sources, as well as restrict my consumption of omega 6 heavy foods, but given modern farming practices and the overabundance of vegetable oils in foods, I still feel the need to take an omega 3 supplement with every meal to ensure I stay in balance.

I prefer fish oil pills because they tend to be more stable and they are more portable, but my daughter hates pills and takes the oil. Today, fish oil often has a citrus flavor and is no longer a challenge to swallow, especially when mixed into a drink. Choose a brand that screens for impurities like PCBs and mercury and keep it in the refrigerator or away from heat and light. If it smells funny or changes color, throw it out. Making sure your diet is rich in antioxidants is also a good way to prevent potential damage from oil that’s gone bad.

One caveat: Omega 3s can exaggerate the effect of prescription medications that are trying to do the same thing. For example, if you are on blood thinning medications like Coumadin, Plavix or even aspirin, you should discuss omega 3 consumption with your physician because it can be a blood-thinning agent. While omega 3 can be a helpful part of insulin and diabetes management, it can raise fasting blood sugar levels, so if you are on blood sugar medications such as Glucotrol and Glucotrol XL, Micronase or Diabeta, Glucophage or insulin, talk to your doctor as your dosage may need to be adjusted.

To your health!

Inger Pols
Editor of New England Health Advisory

By Andrew Palmer

Some people say that the new form of CoQ10, called ubiquinol, is equivalent to the fountain of youth—giving you renewed energy and promoting improved metabolism, weight loss, cell protection and better cardiovascular health.

I think that’s a bit of a stretch—after all, the fountain of youth is mythological.

But I believe in ubiquinol enough to take the supplement Accel everyday.  Accel consists of pure ubiquinol–CoQ10 in its reduced form.

What makes it so special?

Ubiquinol is eight times more potent than regular CoQ10 and promotes all the processes that keep the body young and beautiful. Studies show that ubiquinol slows aging by as much as 51%. This is remarkable by any possible standard.

It’s not easy to cope with aging. Ubiquinol can help many of the problems that come from aging. It promotes normal cholesterol levels, encourages healthy triglyceride levels, boosts vision and eye health, improves gum health and supports tissue healing.

It specifically works well for people who are over age 45, since the first signs of aging normally appear around that time. But the people who will benefit most from ubiquinol are over 55 years of age, as this amazing compound is able to start to reverse the harm that aging has caused. Ubiquinol’s many health benefits include increased energy, improved metabolism, weight loss, cell protection and better cardiovascular health. In fact, research shows that ubiquinol may promote neurological health as well.

Earlier in the week New England Health Advisory Editor Inger Pols wrote this about ubiquinol:

“Ubiquinol is important to many key processes in the body because it supports basic cellular level functions, so the benefits are likely far beyond what can be cited through the limited research available now. Whether heart health or anti-aging is a concern, the research that does exist now is compelling enough to recommend this supplement.”

Getting old doesn’t have to mean getting slow, weak and feeble—you can maintain the mental and physical powers you’ve enjoyed all your life.

Please click here to learn how ubiquinol can change your life by igniting the power source inside every one of your body’s trillion cells.

Yours for health and wellness,

Andrew Palmer
Publisher
New England Health Advisory

P.S. I take Accel (ubiquinol 50mg) daily and think every adult should take it as well. Give it a try, and if for any reason (or for no reason at all) you do not want to continue taking Accel, just return it in 60 days for a full refund.  This is a completely risk free offer.

Now you can feel like a teenager well into your 60s and 70s. What are you waiting for? Click here to get started!

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By Andrew Palmer

The first personal cooking utensil I purchased was a wok.

I was in college and I saw it in a mom and pop grocery store in San Francisco’s Chinatown.  I figured I should start eating better and put some of the wonderful vegetables at the market into my diet. How hard could it be?

I had read that a wok’s rounded shape and long sloping sides provided an extended cooking surface, which could be heated to very high temperatures. What more could a college kid, who only knew how to put the kitchen stove burner on high, want.

The wok is most commonly associated with the technique of stir-frying, but did you know a wok can be used to deep-fry, braise, roast, steam and simmer?

Let me tell you, I had a blast.

I ate better, experimented with all kinds of new foods, and developed some cooking habits that I still use to this day. One of those is cooking with lots of ginger.

Its tangy freshness, light spiciness and mellow sweetness complement a range of dishes, from sweet to savory. Ginger can be sliced into planks or matchsticks, chopped, grated, puréed or minced, depending what you plan to do with it.

And it’s not just delicious; it’s good for you too!

Ginger has been used as a natural remedy for many ailments for centuries. It’s “nature’s multi-tool.”

Grandma’s “pumpkin pie spice” promotes normal levels of both LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides.i It’s a delicious way to improve heart health and get these unhealthy fats down to manageable levels.

Taking a little ginger every day can give your heart a real antioxidant boost. That’s because ginger contains 12 antioxidant compounds more powerful than vitamin E.ii That’s right … 12!

Plus, studies show that ginger promotes proper inflammatory response.iii

Some of ginger’s other benefits are well established. For example, it can help calm queasiness.

Didn’t your mom give you some ginger ale when you felt nauseous?

Mine did.  I always thought it was an old wives-tale until my wife was pregnant with our first child and the doctor prescribed ginger teas (and ginger candies in her purse) for morning sickness.

Ginger can get your digestion moving, too. When researchers tested it with a group of healthy volunteers, their stomach contractions increased … and food moved through more quickly.iv

Heart health … stomach upset … ginger is amazing.

With all it does, you can see why I call ginger “nature’s multi-tool.” But what if you’re not a foodie?

What if you don’t have time to slice, chop and grate into your meals?

Don’t let that stop you from getting the health benefits of ginger. There’s an easier way and it’s called Ginger Rescue.

Each 1/2-teaspoon serving provides the equivalent of 6,000 mg of dried ginger-in an easy-to-use liquid form. And because it’s been sweetened with just a touch of natural honey, it tastes great, too.

I’ve always believed in the traditional herbal approach. It just makes sense. And with Ginger Rescue, it’s easier, too.

Click here to try it out for yourself …

Yours for health and wellness,

Andrew Palmer
Publisher
New England Health Advisory

P.S. With so many benefits, ginger is the one spice that should be in everyone’s diet. And there’s simply no easier way to enjoy all of ginger’s benefits than with Ginger Rescue.

There’s no risk to you. If you’re not completely satisfied with the results within the first 60 days, simply return the bottle (even the empty bottle) to us for a complete, no questions asked refund. Click here!

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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

i Alizadeh-Navaei R, et al. “Investigation of the effect of ginger on the lipid levels. A double blind controlled clinical trial.” Saudi Med J. 2008 Sep;29(9):1280-4.

ii Kikuzaki H and Nakatani N. “Antioxidant Effects of Some Ginger Constituents.” Journal of Food Science. Volume 58 Issue 6, Pages 1407 – 1410. Published Online: 26 Aug 2006.

iii Dugasani S, et al. “Comparative antioxidant . . .effects of [6]-gingerol, [8]-gingerol, [10]-gingerol and [6]-shogaol.” J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Feb 3;127(2):515-20. Epub 2009 Oct 13.

iv Wu KL, et al. “Effects of ginger on gastric emptying and motility in healthy humans.” Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 May;20(5):436-40.