Thoughts on Aging
……………….”The goal, of course is to die young as late as possible…”
Rule #1 “Avoid premature and unnecessary death”
Pitfalls:
lack of exercise (use it or lose it)
overeating (caloric restriction)
tobacco (cancer and vascular disease)
grain alcohol (liver toxin- hampers detoxification)
“Three or more alcoholic drinks a day uis the most common cause of reversible or curable hypertension.” N.K. Kaplan, M.D. U.
drinking and driving
pollution (heavy metals like mercury
infections (HIV)
stress (traffic, worry
avoid cancer ( eat less red meat and less animal fats, eat more veggies and fruits, drink green tea, eat more soybean protein, if you smoke, QUIT!
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Rule #2 “Eat food that is alive.”
“Life comes from life” Paracelsus
Eat:
organic whole foods (you can tell by the short shelf-life)
drink pure water
raw foods are best for nutrients (esp. raw seeds and nuts)
Read Enter the Zone by Dr. Barry Sears
Hint: “Chew your liquids and drink your solids.” Kushi
Remember: There is no such thing as “junk food”. In truth, there is food and
there is junk (which can be deceptive since it is made to look like food! For For example: cured meats (80% increased risk of brain cncer -UNC
Rule #3 “Practice preventive medicine through Balance”
“Replenish the deficiencies, detoxify that which is in excess.”
Common Deficiencies as we age:
1) Antioxidants Note: Free radical damage cells causing premature aging
Antioxidants quench the fires or rust of free radical cellular damage
Studies report that elderly (67+) people who take antioxidants have
50% less death from any cause
13% less cancer
50% greater survival with cancer
50% less heart attacks and strokes
70% less skin cancer
36% less cataracts
50% less infections
RX: : Vitamin E, C, betacarotene, carotinoids, grape skin and seed extract
2) Stomach Acid
Digestive forces wane as we age causing malabsorption of nutrients. Especially problematic is the inability to absorb minerals and digest proteins.
RX: Betaine HCl with Pepsin or Botanazyme
RX: Probiologic product with acidophillus and co-factors (Botanaflor)
Note: If you don’t have good digestive forces, you won’t absorb minerals, B vitamins and amino acids. If I were to be stuck on a desert island and could take only one supplement with me, it would be betaine HCL.
3) Hormones –
These are the fuel of life and vitality. Think back to age 17….
RX: natural progesterone for women,
RX: natural testosterone for men and women
RX: natural DHEA for men and women
4) Sense of Meaning and Purpose
These are thrust upon us in our youth but we need to create them as we age.
4) Friendships and contact with family.
Intimacy is the best medicine.
Common Toxicities as we age:
1) Heavy Metals (mercury, lead, cadmium)
2) Additives in food and water (fluoride, nitrites, aspartame)
3) Stress, (changes in personal relationships, chronic illnesses, coping with losses)
4) Homocysteine (“10% of all
Rule #4 “Optimum Anti-Aging Health Habits”
create meaning in your life
exercise daily
drink eight 8oz glasses of water/day away from meals (start before getting out of bed to start the day well hydrated)
drink tea (polyphenols, bioflavanoids, quercetin, catechins)
red wine better than white (6 years old is best),
avoid coffee (adrenal damage, oil based pesticided roasted beans)
graze through day (leave the table hungry)
eat “living” food and use a digestive enzyme (Betaine HCL)
eat raw unsalted nuts (Note: enthusiastic nut eaters -more than 5 servings a week- had half the heart attacks of those who ate nuts once a week – Loma Linda University study )
supplement with absorbable, bioavailable nutrient capsules (not tablets) and look on the label for this confirmation “this product conforms to the USPXXIII requirements for disintegration and dissolution or oil and water based capsules”
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Give Yourself A Checkup
Fatigue: minerals and vitamins as well as B shots
Senility: B complex and B12, ginko biloba, lecethin, Vit E and glutamine
Energy: minerals esp chromium and magnesium and CoQ 10
Immune strength: zinc, glutamine and selenium
Avoid the Flu: Vitamin A palmitate, aloe vera extract (Acemannan)
Flexibility: essential fatty acids and glutathionine (from L-glutamine)
Cardiac Arrhythmias: magnesium, taurine, carnitine, folic acid, essential fatty acids
Angina: Magnesium, essential fatty acids, CoQ 10, folic acid,
Note: the above nutrients are “featured” for the complaint, but they are only pieces in the orchestra, you need a COMPLETE vitamin and mineral supplement to maintain balance. In addition, when too far out of balance, you may need pharmaceutical medications to stay alive while you try to regain a healthy balance.
Quotable Quotes:
“Even older people who consume pretty good diets experience enhanced immunity by taking a good multivitamin supplement.” John Bogden, M.D.
“You can extend longevity by restricting food even after full adulthood and middle age”. Roy Walford, M.D.
“If I thought you had an early case of Alzheimer’s today, I would tell you to take large doses of vitamin E and vitamin C.” William Markesbery, M.D.
“Always suspect vitamin B 12 deficiency if an older person develops unexplained neuropsychiatric problems (like senility)”.
“For anyone over age fifty or so, taking coenzyme Q-10 supplements could re energize aging tissues, alleviating the effects of aging process and age associated diseases” Anthony Linnane, M.D. Centre Molecular Biology and Medicine, Monash University, Clayton Australia
“I think that ubiquinol-10 (coenzyme Q-10) is going to turn out to be just as important as vitamin E and C.” Bruce Ames, M.D. UCBerkeley
“We have come to realize that loss of mental capacity with age is not inevitable. The old idea that senility is a normal accompaniment of aging is simply wrong.” Leonard Hayflick, M.D. U.Cal SF Dept Gerentology.
“Eating trans fatty acids, particularly margarine, kills from thirty thousand to one hundred fifty thousand Americans every year from heart disease.” Walter Willett, M.D. Harvard
“Ginko has earned a reputation for improving the quality of life for the elderly in Europe (5 million prescriptions/year in
“Adequate selenium intake is unquestionable necessary if one is to attain optimal health and full life span potential.” Sheldon Saul Hendler, M.D., Ph.D.,
and finally:
“You are responsible in large part for your successful old age. Many of the aspects of being old that were considered due to the intrinsic aging process are really related to lifestyle”. John Rowe, M.D. Director McArthur Foundation Research network on Successful Aging and of New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine
Suggested
Enter The Zone Barry Sears, Ph.D.
Stop Aging Now Jean Carpenter
Reclaiming our Health John Robbins
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause John Lee, M.D.
Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill Udo Erasmus