3 Simple ways to vastly improve your health and fitness
Read my brief life story: http://www.health-2-fitness.com
Hi I am Lewis Jackson and I am an avid health and fitness enthusiast. As a youngster, I had a very active lifestyle. My Dad played college football and later became a marathon runner. I literally followed in his footsteps and ran numerous 10ks, half marathons, and marathons. I continued to run through college, but after I got married and built a family, I began to slow down. Health problems involving my teeth contributed to my demise.
However, I fought back and refused to succumb to the damages of a sedentary lifestyle. The importance of exercise, nutrition, and proper rest are now more important in my life than ever. This website shares the resources I’ve found to be most helpful on my road to recovery.
I’ve found regular exercise of 30 minutes or more each day is very important to maintaining physical conditioning. It should not be underestimated in its ability to maintain the circulatory, respiratory, and skeletal systems of the body. We look in the mirror and its hard to detect the body wasting away through atrophy from the inside out. When symptoms of disease or damage occur, it is often too late to affect full recovery. The best health 2 fitness medicine is prevention, even if it is only mild walking each day for half an hour.
Nutrition was something I cheated on as a youth. I loved McDonalds, Burger King, and other processed foods and sugary drinks. My first wake up call was when I learned that many sodas contain up to nine teaspoons of sugar– not to mention the other chemical additives and acids. Even many supermarket foods you buy are heavily processed and contain toxins and synthetics. The nutrition links found on this page will provide alternative food sources that will help rebuild and vitalize your health and fitness from the inside out.
Finally, proper rest and sleep is paramount for full recovery and recuperation from each day’s rigors. You should schedule time for eight hours of sleep each night. Take catnaps to lessen stress on the body during the day. Maintain a positive outlook by feeding your mind and heart positive sources of motivation. It is also important to avoid emotional upheavals and drama in your life. Try to avoid allowing responsibilities to pile up, be proactive, keep life simple, and stay organized.
The three areas, exercise, nutrition, and proper rest, I briefly discussed above are part of what I call my well-being triangle. I hope my brief health and fitness tips have been helpful to you.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Determining the Quality of a Nutritional Product
Determining the Quality of a Nutritional Product
With every "health" and "nutritional" product, learn to read the label and ask the questions: Has the product been clinically tested by licensed healthcare professionals in actual clinics with a substantial number of patients? Where are the plants grown? Are they tested for irradiation? If so, what method is used for testing?
Is each plant tested for heavy metals and chemical contamination? If so, what method is used for testing? Is each plant tested for pesticides? If so, what method is used for testing? What species is used? What method is used for determining the species of plants? (There are many species of every plant and herb. Each has vastly different nutrient content, depending on where and how it is grown.)
What does the term "natural flavors" mean? (Most juice products have this on their labels - the new name for MSG – Monosodium Glutamate – a known brain neurotoxin that kills brain cells.)How is the product preserved? Is it pasteurized? (Destroys nutrient content) Does the product have toxic preservatives such as sodium benzoate, sorbic acic, or potassium sorbate?
If it is a tablet - how is it hardened and held together? (Answer: glues, binders, heat and pressure which destroys nutrients) If it is a capsule - Is it 100% vegetable fiber? (Rather than gelatin made from animal hooves.) Are any ingredients synthetic? (Studies show synthetic vitamins degrade cells and shorten the user's lifespan.) What are the "Other Ingredients" listed on the label?
(Many labels will show toxic ingredients such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, silicon dioxide (or "silica" - common sand), titanium dioxide, etc.) Are any ingredients fractioned out of plants and herbs? (Using harsh chemicals - Labels should list real plants and herbs, not isolated vitamins and minerals, such as "ascorbic acid" for real vitamin C.) Any distributor of a nutritional product should be able to answer these questions.
ARE YOU ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH PRODUCTS?
If not, do your research, read all the information on my Peak Energy website, or email me and I’ll try my best to answer questions you have about our Living Source Nutritionals.
Visit Peak Energy Science
http://ads.profitrally.com/c_w732r
Yours in Good Health,
Lewis Jackson
rabbitjax@comcast.net
With every "health" and "nutritional" product, learn to read the label and ask the questions: Has the product been clinically tested by licensed healthcare professionals in actual clinics with a substantial number of patients? Where are the plants grown? Are they tested for irradiation? If so, what method is used for testing?
Is each plant tested for heavy metals and chemical contamination? If so, what method is used for testing? Is each plant tested for pesticides? If so, what method is used for testing? What species is used? What method is used for determining the species of plants? (There are many species of every plant and herb. Each has vastly different nutrient content, depending on where and how it is grown.)
What does the term "natural flavors" mean? (Most juice products have this on their labels - the new name for MSG – Monosodium Glutamate – a known brain neurotoxin that kills brain cells.)How is the product preserved? Is it pasteurized? (Destroys nutrient content) Does the product have toxic preservatives such as sodium benzoate, sorbic acic, or potassium sorbate?
If it is a tablet - how is it hardened and held together? (Answer: glues, binders, heat and pressure which destroys nutrients) If it is a capsule - Is it 100% vegetable fiber? (Rather than gelatin made from animal hooves.) Are any ingredients synthetic? (Studies show synthetic vitamins degrade cells and shorten the user's lifespan.) What are the "Other Ingredients" listed on the label?
(Many labels will show toxic ingredients such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, silicon dioxide (or "silica" - common sand), titanium dioxide, etc.) Are any ingredients fractioned out of plants and herbs? (Using harsh chemicals - Labels should list real plants and herbs, not isolated vitamins and minerals, such as "ascorbic acid" for real vitamin C.) Any distributor of a nutritional product should be able to answer these questions.
ARE YOU ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH PRODUCTS?
If not, do your research, read all the information on my Peak Energy website, or email me and I’ll try my best to answer questions you have about our Living Source Nutritionals.
Visit Peak Energy Science
http://ads.profitrally.com/c_w732r
Yours in Good Health,
Lewis Jackson
rabbitjax@comcast.net
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Are B Vitamins Supplements Really Necessary?
The B Vitamins
Peak Energy Science FYI
The entire family of B Vitamins should be on your list of “must-have” nutrients.
Vitamin B12 — the cobamide, fully reacted coenzyme form
Vitamin B12 is one of the building blocks of life. It is thought to play a primary role in the origin of DNA. Vitamin B12 plays a key role in the body and is associated with lower levels of homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine is now believed to be toxic to the cells that line blood vessels, and also may increase blood clotting. B12 is required for energy production and overall health of the body, including red blood cell formation. Other roles of B12 include proper nervous system development and prevention of infertility in men. It has also been shown to improve memory and promote heart health.
Lack of sufficient amounts of vitamin B12 can create a deficiency or absorption problems that can lead to anemia. Research has shown that Vitamin B12 levels decline with age. It is estimated that one-third of people over the age of 60 cannot extract the vitamin B12 they need from the foods they eat.
Vitamin B12 has also been shown to guard against strokes and contribute to relieving asthma, bursitis, depression, low blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, and even certain mental disorders by supporting normal brain cell activity and encouraging healthy cognitive, memory, and emotional function. A blood level of vitamin B12 that is even moderately below normal can result in considerable damage to the brain and nervous system.
The time-honored method of addressing vitamin B12 deficiency is by injection; however, now with powerful nanized green tea, taking it in a liquid form can be just as beneficial and much less invasive. Vitamin B12 has been shown to be extremely safe and nontoxic even in high doses.
Folic Acid — the folate form
Imagine eating 2 heads of lettuce, 3 apples, 5 bananas, and 7 carrots every day to try to get the minimum requirement of folate (400 micrograms). Yet folate is an essential part of the daily diet.
Women of child-bearing age are now being urged to increase their folate intake in order to help prevent neural tube defects and spina bifida in infants.
In addition, adequate levels of folate have been associated with lower levels of homocysteine in the blood (homocysteine is considered a risk factor for serious heart and immune problems).
Vitamin B6 — the pyridoxal-5-phosphate form
Like folate and B12, vitamin B6 has also been associated with lower levels of homocysteine. In addition, vitamin B6 is well known in this computer age for its role in relieving carpal tunnel syndrome, the weakness, numbness, tingling, and pain in wrists and arms caused by repetitive motion.
In his book, Vitamin B6 Therapy, J.M. Ellis, M.D., explains how insulin resistance (elevated blood-glucose levels now at crisis proportions in the U.S. due to eating refined sugars and grains) causes reduced blood levels of B6 which then lowers both pancreatic and circulating insulin levels.
Vitamin B5 — the coenzyme A form
Best known as pantothenic acid, vitamin B5 was discovered by Dr. Roger Williams. B5 has long been considered the “anti-stress” vitamin for its role in helping balance adrenal gland function and thus, help us cope better with the stressful situations life has to offer.
In his book, The Vitamin Revolution, Michael Janson, M.D., says that insufficient amounts of pantothenic acid can lead to fatigue, mood imbalances and sleep concerns.
Until now, only the inferior form of vitamin B5, d-calcium pantothenate, was available. Now for the first time in history, Dr. Robert Marshall has developed the superior end-chain form of B5 coenzyme A in a stable form along with the high powered derivative acetyl coenzyme A. No other product on earth can deliver this form of B5!
Vitamin B3 — the no-flush form, inositol hexanicotinamide
Vitamin B3 helps improve blood circulation by dilating arteries, especially important in the extremities and brain. The vitamin is a key factor in metabolizing carbohydrates, boosting energy, and maintaining a healthy brain and nervous system.
Vitamin B2 — the riboflavin-5 phosphate form
Vitamin B2 is important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and therefore, in the creation of energy. B2 also supports eye and skin health. The book, The Natural Pharmacy, points out that B2 also helps boost athletic performance and promotes brain health.
Vitamin B1 — the thiamin cocarboxylase form
Like B2 and B3, B1 is essential for metabolizing carbohydrates, fats and proteins for extra energy boosts. B1 supports the nervous system and healthy emotional balance. Insufficient vitamin B1 can create a loss of appetite, memory and mood imbalances and sluggish thinking. Many studies show that B1 enhances the ability to learn and retain knowledge.
Inositol
Inositol is involved in immunity, liver function and cell membrane health. Inositol promotes healthy liver metabolism, skin health and heart function, according to Dr. Berkson, author of All About B Vitamins.
Choline
In 1998, for the first time, choline was classified as an essential B vitamin. Choline is important for liver function, heart health, and achieving optimal physical performance. It also helps with healthy memory and mental balance.
Biotin
Even after biotin’s initial discovery, it took nearly 40 years of research for it to be fully recognized as a vitamin. Its roles include breaking down fats, constructing proteins from amino acids, and helping to manufacture various building blocks of genes.
All Are Necessary
The entire complex of B vitamins are necessary. The B vitamins in pure food form have been shown to vastly out perform the synthetic “make believe” forms of the B vitamins. Vitamin B works when it is combined with synergistic co-factors and transporters, found only in the pure food whole-nutrient complexes.
Visit Peak Energy Science
http://ads.profitrally.com/c_w732r
Yours in Good Health,
Lewis Jackson
rabbitjax@comcast.net
Peak Energy Science FYI
The entire family of B Vitamins should be on your list of “must-have” nutrients.
Vitamin B12 — the cobamide, fully reacted coenzyme form
Vitamin B12 is one of the building blocks of life. It is thought to play a primary role in the origin of DNA. Vitamin B12 plays a key role in the body and is associated with lower levels of homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine is now believed to be toxic to the cells that line blood vessels, and also may increase blood clotting. B12 is required for energy production and overall health of the body, including red blood cell formation. Other roles of B12 include proper nervous system development and prevention of infertility in men. It has also been shown to improve memory and promote heart health.
Lack of sufficient amounts of vitamin B12 can create a deficiency or absorption problems that can lead to anemia. Research has shown that Vitamin B12 levels decline with age. It is estimated that one-third of people over the age of 60 cannot extract the vitamin B12 they need from the foods they eat.
Vitamin B12 has also been shown to guard against strokes and contribute to relieving asthma, bursitis, depression, low blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, and even certain mental disorders by supporting normal brain cell activity and encouraging healthy cognitive, memory, and emotional function. A blood level of vitamin B12 that is even moderately below normal can result in considerable damage to the brain and nervous system.
The time-honored method of addressing vitamin B12 deficiency is by injection; however, now with powerful nanized green tea, taking it in a liquid form can be just as beneficial and much less invasive. Vitamin B12 has been shown to be extremely safe and nontoxic even in high doses.
Folic Acid — the folate form
Imagine eating 2 heads of lettuce, 3 apples, 5 bananas, and 7 carrots every day to try to get the minimum requirement of folate (400 micrograms). Yet folate is an essential part of the daily diet.
Women of child-bearing age are now being urged to increase their folate intake in order to help prevent neural tube defects and spina bifida in infants.
In addition, adequate levels of folate have been associated with lower levels of homocysteine in the blood (homocysteine is considered a risk factor for serious heart and immune problems).
Vitamin B6 — the pyridoxal-5-phosphate form
Like folate and B12, vitamin B6 has also been associated with lower levels of homocysteine. In addition, vitamin B6 is well known in this computer age for its role in relieving carpal tunnel syndrome, the weakness, numbness, tingling, and pain in wrists and arms caused by repetitive motion.
In his book, Vitamin B6 Therapy, J.M. Ellis, M.D., explains how insulin resistance (elevated blood-glucose levels now at crisis proportions in the U.S. due to eating refined sugars and grains) causes reduced blood levels of B6 which then lowers both pancreatic and circulating insulin levels.
Vitamin B5 — the coenzyme A form
Best known as pantothenic acid, vitamin B5 was discovered by Dr. Roger Williams. B5 has long been considered the “anti-stress” vitamin for its role in helping balance adrenal gland function and thus, help us cope better with the stressful situations life has to offer.
In his book, The Vitamin Revolution, Michael Janson, M.D., says that insufficient amounts of pantothenic acid can lead to fatigue, mood imbalances and sleep concerns.
Until now, only the inferior form of vitamin B5, d-calcium pantothenate, was available. Now for the first time in history, Dr. Robert Marshall has developed the superior end-chain form of B5 coenzyme A in a stable form along with the high powered derivative acetyl coenzyme A. No other product on earth can deliver this form of B5!
Vitamin B3 — the no-flush form, inositol hexanicotinamide
Vitamin B3 helps improve blood circulation by dilating arteries, especially important in the extremities and brain. The vitamin is a key factor in metabolizing carbohydrates, boosting energy, and maintaining a healthy brain and nervous system.
Vitamin B2 — the riboflavin-5 phosphate form
Vitamin B2 is important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and therefore, in the creation of energy. B2 also supports eye and skin health. The book, The Natural Pharmacy, points out that B2 also helps boost athletic performance and promotes brain health.
Vitamin B1 — the thiamin cocarboxylase form
Like B2 and B3, B1 is essential for metabolizing carbohydrates, fats and proteins for extra energy boosts. B1 supports the nervous system and healthy emotional balance. Insufficient vitamin B1 can create a loss of appetite, memory and mood imbalances and sluggish thinking. Many studies show that B1 enhances the ability to learn and retain knowledge.
Inositol
Inositol is involved in immunity, liver function and cell membrane health. Inositol promotes healthy liver metabolism, skin health and heart function, according to Dr. Berkson, author of All About B Vitamins.
Choline
In 1998, for the first time, choline was classified as an essential B vitamin. Choline is important for liver function, heart health, and achieving optimal physical performance. It also helps with healthy memory and mental balance.
Biotin
Even after biotin’s initial discovery, it took nearly 40 years of research for it to be fully recognized as a vitamin. Its roles include breaking down fats, constructing proteins from amino acids, and helping to manufacture various building blocks of genes.
All Are Necessary
The entire complex of B vitamins are necessary. The B vitamins in pure food form have been shown to vastly out perform the synthetic “make believe” forms of the B vitamins. Vitamin B works when it is combined with synergistic co-factors and transporters, found only in the pure food whole-nutrient complexes.
Visit Peak Energy Science
http://ads.profitrally.com/c_w732r
Yours in Good Health,
Lewis Jackson
rabbitjax@comcast.net
Antioxidants and Free Radicals
Antioxidants and Free Radicals
Peak Energy Science FYI:
Dr. Robert Marshall, PhD, CCN, in his paper, “The Overlooked Role of Chronic Infection in Neurodegeneration and its Reversal Using Nutraceutical Agents” writes:
All tissues of the human body are susceptible to degeneration. The process is called neurodegeneration. The number of lives affected by neurodegeneration is currently the highest in U.S. history and can ultimately be a source of major physical and mental debilitation for many Americans. For many, it is the difference between continuing a good quality of life or gradual loss of function. This process of neurodegeneration begins at the cellular level where oxidative stress relentlessly inflicts cell damage and death. The main force causing this destruction at the cellular level is known as “free radicals.”
In every cell of the body, both the cell nucleus and the mitochondrial DNA are vulnerable to free radical damage. However, the cells can be protected from this vulnerability with targeted nutraceutical agents.
Infection or trauma can initiate the inflammatory process. The process of inflammation can increase free radical activity. When unresolved inflammation becomes chronic, high levels of free radicals are constantly being generated. This eventually results in cell death. This degenerative process can feed upon itself, destroying massive amounts of cells. It is pause for thought to realize that key antioxidants can stop this destruction. The process of chronic illness may commence with symptoms such as fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, or memory problems. All these conditions may improve by boosting the quality and quantity of nutrient uptake.
DHLA (dihydrolipoic acid) is capable of regenerating the vitamin C moleculewhich can then provide the broadest spectrum of antioxidant protection.
Nutrients such as resveratrol, green tea and the B vitamins combined together can promote the most effective antioxidant protection.
Free radicals are becoming a runaway freight train fueled by chronic infection.
Providing healing nutraceutical agents to repair the DNA of the cellsthat are infected is the only real answer.
What are “Free Radicals”?
Free radicals are oxygen molecules or atoms that have at least one unpaired electron in their outer orbit. In the process of using oxygen during normal metabolism within the cell to create energy (called oxidation), free oxygen radicals are created. These free radicals have such violent movement they have been shown chemically to create bursts of light within the body. If these free radicals are not neutralized rapidly, they create more volatile free radicals and cause damage to the vessel wall, cell wall, lipids, proteins, and even the DNA nucleus of the cell.
Chronic degenerative diseases are not diseases of old age. Their beginnings are evident in children, teens, and young adults. Oxidative stress, resulting from free radical damage, is the underlying cause of most all of these chronic diseases. This includes coronary artery disease, cancer, stroke, arthritis, and diabetes.
How do we protect ourselves from free radicals?
Fortunately, our Creator has given us antioxidants. Antioxidants have the ability to render free radicals harmless. As long as there are adequate amounts of antioxidants within our bodies to handle the free radicals produced within the cell, there is no damage to the surrounding tissues. However, the body is not able to produce enough of the antioxidants on its own to neutralize all of the free radicals. Antioxidants must also come from the nutrients that we take into our bodies. There is a support system behind the struggle to win this war. In order for antioxidants to do their job, there must be adequate amounts of all the B vitamins, which are co-factors for the antioxidants.
Many consumers take handfuls of antioxidants, but without the B vitamins,the antioxidants lose their power to handle all the free radicals produced in the body.
In his book, The Antioxidant Revolution, Dr. Kenneth Cooper emphasizes that excessive exercise is a major cause of oxidative stress leading to the development of free radicals.
Adding to the problem of free radicals are the challenges of excessive stress, pollutants in our air, food, and water, cigarette smoke, excessive sunlight, synthetic prescription drugs, radiation, and fatty foods. But once again, antioxidants have been shown to combat the above health challenges. In fact, antioxidants have been proven to decrease the oxidative stress in smokers and eliminate the bad effects of fatty meals.
The body God has given us has a great ability to heal itselfif we provide the nutritional building blocks. The body must haveenough antioxidants available to handle all the free radicals.
Poor Dietary Habits
Unfortunately, because of terrible dietary habits rooted in processed, packaged, convenient, and ready to eat “foods” our level of oxidative stress is causing degenerative disease in epidemic proportions. The average American (all ages) drinks 1.5 cans of soda pop per day, and on average, consumes 40 teaspoons of refined sugars per capita per day!
A Wellness Revolution is under way in our medical institutions!
Duke, Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, The University of Arizona, and UC San Francisco have all begun to move their medical departments in the direction of nutritional medicine.
Professors at these and other medical schools are now teaching that antioxidants hold the key to reversing the chronic disease epidemic facing America.
Jeffrey Bland, Phd, CNS, FACN, Chairman for the Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbor, Washington, writes in JANA, 2003 Spring. “Chronic diseases originate from an inflammatory process involving oxidative stress. The antioxidant status of the individual is of importance in both the prevention and treatment of disease.”
The same JANA issue quotes Mark Houston, MD, who has authored one of the most definitive papers pointing out the role antioxidants play in both prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in America today.
Denham Harman, MD, PhD, founder of the American Aging Association, is best known for developing the “free radical theory of aging.” Dr. Harmon published his findings in a dietary antioxidant study in 1968, offering the first proof that dietary antioxidants can increase the life span of mice almost equal to the effects of caloric restriction. He discovered that mitochondrial decay in the cells plays a large role in aging and that the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid can reverse this decay to levels found in young animals.
Writing in the Journal of Gerontology, 1956, Harman was one of the first in the medical field to state that inflammatory agents are believed to contribute to heart disease and cancers, and that the primary initiating event in atherosclerosis was the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Harman predicted that antioxidants could slow or prevent LDL oxidation. This is now accepted as fact. Today we know that antioxidants in DHLA, the pure form of ALA, resveratrol, and green tea, all working with the co-factors of vitamin B can indeed slow down the process of LDL, and other oxidation, and prevent free radical damage to the cells.
Now libraries are full of empirical research evidence showing the destructive effects of free radicals on biological tissues and the protection of those tissues by antioxidants. It is now believed, with a sound scientific basis, that antioxidants can significantly extend the average life span of mammals, including humans.
Dr. David Williams, author of Alternatives, writes: “Free radical damage is now recognized as the greatest contributor to most health problems. By limiting the activity of free radicals, antioxidants protect cells and their components from this damage, thereby lessening the risk of cancer, heart disease, vision problems and other diseases.”
Free Radical Reduction and Antioxidant Levels in Food
Research shows that the United States has experienced a 50% reduction in the antioxidant content of our food over the last 25 years. Therefore, it is impractical to assume that all the body’s antioxidant needs can be met by consuming typical foods. The best strategy is to supplement the diet with nontoxic antioxidant nutraceutical agents that are 100% PURE FOOD to ensure above average nutrient levels for the best protection against the destructive power of free radicals.
Visit Peak Energy Science
http://ads.profitrally.com/c_w732r
Yours in Good Health,
Lewis Jacksonrabbitjax@comcast.net
Peak Energy Science FYI:
Dr. Robert Marshall, PhD, CCN, in his paper, “The Overlooked Role of Chronic Infection in Neurodegeneration and its Reversal Using Nutraceutical Agents” writes:
All tissues of the human body are susceptible to degeneration. The process is called neurodegeneration. The number of lives affected by neurodegeneration is currently the highest in U.S. history and can ultimately be a source of major physical and mental debilitation for many Americans. For many, it is the difference between continuing a good quality of life or gradual loss of function. This process of neurodegeneration begins at the cellular level where oxidative stress relentlessly inflicts cell damage and death. The main force causing this destruction at the cellular level is known as “free radicals.”
In every cell of the body, both the cell nucleus and the mitochondrial DNA are vulnerable to free radical damage. However, the cells can be protected from this vulnerability with targeted nutraceutical agents.
Infection or trauma can initiate the inflammatory process. The process of inflammation can increase free radical activity. When unresolved inflammation becomes chronic, high levels of free radicals are constantly being generated. This eventually results in cell death. This degenerative process can feed upon itself, destroying massive amounts of cells. It is pause for thought to realize that key antioxidants can stop this destruction. The process of chronic illness may commence with symptoms such as fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, or memory problems. All these conditions may improve by boosting the quality and quantity of nutrient uptake.
DHLA (dihydrolipoic acid) is capable of regenerating the vitamin C moleculewhich can then provide the broadest spectrum of antioxidant protection.
Nutrients such as resveratrol, green tea and the B vitamins combined together can promote the most effective antioxidant protection.
Free radicals are becoming a runaway freight train fueled by chronic infection.
Providing healing nutraceutical agents to repair the DNA of the cellsthat are infected is the only real answer.
What are “Free Radicals”?
Free radicals are oxygen molecules or atoms that have at least one unpaired electron in their outer orbit. In the process of using oxygen during normal metabolism within the cell to create energy (called oxidation), free oxygen radicals are created. These free radicals have such violent movement they have been shown chemically to create bursts of light within the body. If these free radicals are not neutralized rapidly, they create more volatile free radicals and cause damage to the vessel wall, cell wall, lipids, proteins, and even the DNA nucleus of the cell.
Chronic degenerative diseases are not diseases of old age. Their beginnings are evident in children, teens, and young adults. Oxidative stress, resulting from free radical damage, is the underlying cause of most all of these chronic diseases. This includes coronary artery disease, cancer, stroke, arthritis, and diabetes.
How do we protect ourselves from free radicals?
Fortunately, our Creator has given us antioxidants. Antioxidants have the ability to render free radicals harmless. As long as there are adequate amounts of antioxidants within our bodies to handle the free radicals produced within the cell, there is no damage to the surrounding tissues. However, the body is not able to produce enough of the antioxidants on its own to neutralize all of the free radicals. Antioxidants must also come from the nutrients that we take into our bodies. There is a support system behind the struggle to win this war. In order for antioxidants to do their job, there must be adequate amounts of all the B vitamins, which are co-factors for the antioxidants.
Many consumers take handfuls of antioxidants, but without the B vitamins,the antioxidants lose their power to handle all the free radicals produced in the body.
In his book, The Antioxidant Revolution, Dr. Kenneth Cooper emphasizes that excessive exercise is a major cause of oxidative stress leading to the development of free radicals.
Adding to the problem of free radicals are the challenges of excessive stress, pollutants in our air, food, and water, cigarette smoke, excessive sunlight, synthetic prescription drugs, radiation, and fatty foods. But once again, antioxidants have been shown to combat the above health challenges. In fact, antioxidants have been proven to decrease the oxidative stress in smokers and eliminate the bad effects of fatty meals.
The body God has given us has a great ability to heal itselfif we provide the nutritional building blocks. The body must haveenough antioxidants available to handle all the free radicals.
Poor Dietary Habits
Unfortunately, because of terrible dietary habits rooted in processed, packaged, convenient, and ready to eat “foods” our level of oxidative stress is causing degenerative disease in epidemic proportions. The average American (all ages) drinks 1.5 cans of soda pop per day, and on average, consumes 40 teaspoons of refined sugars per capita per day!
A Wellness Revolution is under way in our medical institutions!
Duke, Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, The University of Arizona, and UC San Francisco have all begun to move their medical departments in the direction of nutritional medicine.
Professors at these and other medical schools are now teaching that antioxidants hold the key to reversing the chronic disease epidemic facing America.
Jeffrey Bland, Phd, CNS, FACN, Chairman for the Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbor, Washington, writes in JANA, 2003 Spring. “Chronic diseases originate from an inflammatory process involving oxidative stress. The antioxidant status of the individual is of importance in both the prevention and treatment of disease.”
The same JANA issue quotes Mark Houston, MD, who has authored one of the most definitive papers pointing out the role antioxidants play in both prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in America today.
Denham Harman, MD, PhD, founder of the American Aging Association, is best known for developing the “free radical theory of aging.” Dr. Harmon published his findings in a dietary antioxidant study in 1968, offering the first proof that dietary antioxidants can increase the life span of mice almost equal to the effects of caloric restriction. He discovered that mitochondrial decay in the cells plays a large role in aging and that the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid can reverse this decay to levels found in young animals.
Writing in the Journal of Gerontology, 1956, Harman was one of the first in the medical field to state that inflammatory agents are believed to contribute to heart disease and cancers, and that the primary initiating event in atherosclerosis was the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Harman predicted that antioxidants could slow or prevent LDL oxidation. This is now accepted as fact. Today we know that antioxidants in DHLA, the pure form of ALA, resveratrol, and green tea, all working with the co-factors of vitamin B can indeed slow down the process of LDL, and other oxidation, and prevent free radical damage to the cells.
Now libraries are full of empirical research evidence showing the destructive effects of free radicals on biological tissues and the protection of those tissues by antioxidants. It is now believed, with a sound scientific basis, that antioxidants can significantly extend the average life span of mammals, including humans.
Dr. David Williams, author of Alternatives, writes: “Free radical damage is now recognized as the greatest contributor to most health problems. By limiting the activity of free radicals, antioxidants protect cells and their components from this damage, thereby lessening the risk of cancer, heart disease, vision problems and other diseases.”
Free Radical Reduction and Antioxidant Levels in Food
Research shows that the United States has experienced a 50% reduction in the antioxidant content of our food over the last 25 years. Therefore, it is impractical to assume that all the body’s antioxidant needs can be met by consuming typical foods. The best strategy is to supplement the diet with nontoxic antioxidant nutraceutical agents that are 100% PURE FOOD to ensure above average nutrient levels for the best protection against the destructive power of free radicals.
Visit Peak Energy Science
http://ads.profitrally.com/c_w732r
Yours in Good Health,
Lewis Jacksonrabbitjax@comcast.net
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