Sugar: disease-promoting ingredient

What are the major corroborators in America's sugar consumption? Sweet drinks and sodas. One study noted that soft drink consumption has risen by 61 percent in adults from 1977 to 1997, while it has more than doubled in children and adolescents from 1977–1978 to 1994–1998. As a result, many parents are trying to get soft drink machines taken out of public and private schools. In fact, New Jersey recently prohibited snack and soda vendors from all school grounds.

What has the sugar industry done in response to the obvious dangers their product poses? They do what any industry does: Hide the facts, then fabricate their own. One trick up Big Sugar's sleeve is hiding nutritional information on food and drink packages. In order to consume 150 pounds of sugar per year, Americans have to eat a teaspoon of sugar per hour every 24 hours, seven days a week. Obviously, we don't actually chew on teaspoons of sugar. Instead, many people unknowingly consume food and drinks containing ridiculous amounts of sugar. But don't expect labels to help you determine how much sugar is added. Sugar has all sorts of names: dextrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, corn syrup, maple sugar, honey, invert sugar or malt. In 2002, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) petitioned the FDA to require food manufacturers to clearly label the amount of added sugar. The petition failed. Michael Jacobson, director of CSPI, attributes this to the powerful sugar lobby

Lifestyle changes lead to drop in heart attack deaths

NEW YORK: Healthier eating habits and a decline in smoking may explain a large share of the drop in heart disease deaths the UK has seen since the 1980s, a new study suggests.

Research has shown that since the 1980s, heart disease deaths have fallen by roughly one-half in many industrialized countries.

The relative importance of the various reasons for this decline is not fully clear, however.

A central question is whether “primary” or “secondary” prevention is more important. Primary prevention refers to the prevention of heart disease in healthy people, while secondary prevention means reducing potentially fatal complications like heart attack in people with diseased heart arteries.

Right now, the priority in the UK and the US seems to be on the latter, according to Dr. Belgin Unal of Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey.

But in their study, Unal and his colleagues found that primary prevention was responsible for about half of the steep decline in heart disease deaths in England and Wales since 1981 — with diet changes and a reduction in smoking getting most of the credit.

All told, primary prevention was four times more effective at preventing deaths compared with treatment of existing heart disease, according to the researchers’ estimates, which were published online by the British Medical Journal.

Primary prevention works, Unal told Reuters Health, because it targets people who are generally healthy, encouraging smoking cessation and lifestyle changes to cut cholesterol and blood pressure before they rise too high. Medications are also part of preventing heart disease, but they are prescribed only after cholesterol and blood pressure climb to a concerning level. — Reuters

Take medication as a last resort, not a first choice.

Dr. Strand: Well, I have been in the practice for 31 years of my medical career and I think all physicians appreciate the inherent risks all drugs present to their patient. We are always weighing the risk of medication, or the risk of adverse drug reactions, to the health benefits they can obtain. So what really got my attention was an article written in The Journal of American Medical Association back in 1998, in which they showed that properly prescribed medication, prescribed and taken properly, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the country. Then, when you add the improperly prescribed medications to this that are not taken properly, that is another 80,000 deaths, making it the third-leading cause of death. Yet, no one in this country is talking about it. We don’t even keep statistics on it. Yet, all other researchers present the fact that over half of these deaths could be avoided if people just knew what to do. So I think that was the purpose and reason for writing the book. It's just to warn people that they don't need to take so much medication. If you really need to take medication, take it. But I have always had the philosophy: You should take medication as a last resort, not a first choice. Do not have blind faith in the FDA, the pharmaceutical industry, the doctor or the pharmacist. You need to take some personal responsibility to protect yourself and your loved ones from an adverse drug reaction.

TV ads market junk food to kids.

Nutritional Study: TV ads market junk food to kids.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For young Americans, the "food landscape" in television advertising is packed with junk food, according to a new study.

The study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the first to explore the nutritional composition of foods advertised to children using Nutrition Facts labeling.

Nutrient-poor high-sugar foods – candy, sweets and soft drinks – dominate (nearly 44 percent) the foods advertised during the TV programs children ages 6 to 11 watch most, the analysis found. Convenience/fast foods made up 34.2 percent of the advertisements during the programs.

There are not yet any recommended daily values (RDVs) for sugar, but these two groups of foods "exceed the RDVs of fat, saturated fat and sodium, and fail to provide the RDVs of fiber and certain vitamins and minerals," said Kristen Harrison, the lead author of the study.

A 2,000-calorie-a-day diet of foods in the child-audience ads "would exceed the RDV for sodium and provide nearly a cup of sugar," said Harrison, a professor of speech communication at Illinois and an expert on media effects on children and adolescents.

"How many kids actually eat a diet like that, I can't say," she said. "But it's important to note that this is the nutritional composition of the diet being marketed to kids and their families, and research shows that the more they are exposed to such advertising, the more likely they are to buy the advertised foods. So, heavy TV viewers probably follow a diet more similar to the TV-advertised diet than do lighter viewers."

Given the food industry's heavy marketing of convenience/fast foods and other refined, high-calorie products, Harrison said, "It is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to maintain the moderation necessary to preserve their children's health."

Other findings:
• Snack-time eating in TV advertising is depicted more often than breakfast, lunch and dinner combined. More than half of all eating is depicted in locations "rarely associated with mealtime eating" such as in cars or outdoors.

• Junk-food ads dominated, with far fewer ads for breads and cereals. The ads offered "little representation" of fruits and vegetables, dairy foods, meats, poultry and fish.

• Child actors' body size was unrelated to there eating behavior, "suggesting, erroneously, that eating and body weight are not related," Harrison said.

• Most ads featured no health-related messages. Of the few that did, the most common message was that advertised foods contained "some natural ingredients."

Harrison and Marske also evaluated the nutritional content of food advertised to adults during the most popular TV shows. They found that those ads were dominated (57.1 percent) by convenience/fast foods, fat and sodium.

"An individual eating a 2,000-calorie diet composed of the general-audience foods would consume considerably more than the RDVs of fat, saturated fat and sodium, while ingesting only a fraction of the RDVs of fiber, vitamin C, calcium and iron."

Harrison said kids' consumption of TV ads that tout poor food choices is especially troubling because childhood obesity is on the rise, TV advertising influences children's food purchases and purchase requests, and kids see so many TV food ads a day.

Harrison and Marske tallied an average of 10.65 food advertisements per hour in their sample. Other research has found that preteens watch on average nearly three hours of television a day, meaning that "the typical child aged 6-11 years would be exposed to approximately 11,000 food advertisements each year."

Contact: Andrea Lynn, Humanities Editor
andreal@uiuc.ed
217-333-2177
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Put Old on Hold

The Baby Boomer Generation is a source for trends, research, comment and discussion of and by people born from 1946 - 1964.

Put Old on Hold -- Start Now
By Barbara M. Morris, R.Ph.

Is it possible to avoid premature mental and physical decline? Is it possible to reach age 60, 70 and beyond and feel and function like a healthy 40- or 50-year-old? Absolutely. Gerontologist Dr. John W. Rowe says how well you age is 70 percent lifestyle choices and 30 percent heredity and environment. That 70 percent gives you incredible power to control how your life evolves.

This is how to fight 'old age' and win:

Putting Old on Hold begins with loving yourself, valuing yourself, and appreciating that your body is the only one you will ever have. In a spirit of gratitude decide right now to keep it in peak condition and be an asset to yourself, your family, and society. Diet, exercise and a defiant, independent, can-do youthful attitude are 'power tools' you must use.

Steps to take right now:
-- Develop a vision of how you want to be at a given age. Stay focused and committed. Believe you can do it and be willing to do what it takes to win.
-- Educate yourself about what constitutes an anti-aging lifestyle. It's not too late.
-- Find a traditionally trained physician with expertise in anti-aging medicine and nutrition to guide your progress.
-- Engage in rigorous positive mental management. (No more "I must be getting old" when you experience a momentary memory lapse).
-- If possible, do not choose traditional retirement. It's the fast track to decline. The mind and body were not designed to lie fallow. Use it or lose it.

And think about this -- often:

Remember a time in history when the most respected scientific minds in the universe declared the earth was flat and everyone believed it until someone sailed into the horizon and proved this irrefutable'truth' was false?
Many widely held beliefs about ãgetting oldä have about as much validity as the earth-is flat theory.

Freedom, Choice and Opportunity

If lines are invading your face and your hair is getting gray, please understand that this is not all about 'looking young,' -- it's about freedom, choice and opportunity! It's about getting to age 60, 70 and beyond and feeling and functioning like a healthy 40- or 50-year-old. You can go back to school, start a new career or a new business. When you have your physical and mental health, you can have it all.

Putting Old on Hold is about freedom to work, allowing a more carefree lifestyle. Existing on a tiny retirement check is not always fun. It is freedom from fear of becoming a victim of physical, emotional or financial abuse. When you are mentally and physically strong potential abusers will think twice about trying to take advantage of you.

It is giving your Boomer-age children the greatest gift of all: Freedom to enjoy their own lives without having to worry, "Will we have to put mom in a nursing home," or "Will she have to come live with us" or "Will we have to help pay her living or medical expenses."

In the past century, the American life span has increased by 27 years. How will you enjoy your bonus years?

You have the power to Put Old on Hold, a power long suppressed by tradition and outmoded conventional wisdom. You havethe power to defyconsensus thinking and behaviors perhaps held by your immediate family or social circle; outdated thinking that says you must succumb to physical and mental deterioration as the years pass. Right now, declare your freedom from the earth-is-flat impossibility thinking and decide to stay healthy, productive, and ageless as long as you live.

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Author of Put Old on Hold, Barbara Harris' message is for Boomers who want to feel and function as a healthy 40- or 50-year-old for 25 or more years. She calls it 'Liberation Living' -- a process she has discovered that bypasses infirmities and indignities of traditional old age.

Aging rule #1: Quit Smoking

Smokers 'will die 10 years early'
Smoking cigarettes cuts an average of 10 years off a person's life, a landmark study suggests. But it also shows that quitting at any age reduces the risks of dying from smoking-related diseases.

The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, are the culmination of a 50-year study involving 34,439 doctors. The study, which began in 1951, was the first to confirm the link between smoking and lung cancer exactly 50 years ago.

Fifty year study
All of those involved in the study were born between 1900 and 1930 and all worked as doctors. They were each asked about their smoking habits at the start of the study in 1951. Researchers contacted them periodically over the next 50 years to see if those habits had changed. Since the study began in 1951, tobacco has killed around 100 million people They also gathered information on those who died during the period.

They have now analyzed that data.
They found that men who have never smoked lived on average 10 years longer than those who smoked for most of their lives. Men who smoked were at least twice as likely to die before the age of 70 as non-smokers. They were up to three times more likely to die before they were 90 compared to those who never took up the habit. The average age of these men when they started smoking was 18. On average, they said they smoked around 18 cigarettes a day. It was already known that about half of all persistent cigarette smokers are killed by their habit, a quarter while still in middle age (35-69 years). The biggest killers are cancer, heart disease and stroke. But the study also revealed that giving up cigarettes at any age has major health benefits. It found that men who had stopped smoking by the time they were 30 lived as long as those who never smoked. Those who quit at 40, lived just one year less than those who had never smoked. Those who stopped smoking at 50 added six years onto their lives, while those who kicked the habit at 60 added an extra three years to their life.

Major killer
Sir Richard Doll, who has been involved in the study since the start, said smoking was still a major killer in the UK. "Over the past few decades prevention and better treatment of disease have halved non-smoker death rates in the elderly in Britain. "But these improvements have been completely nullified by the rapidly increasing hazards of tobacco for those who continue to smoke cigarettes."

Sir Richard Peto, professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at Oxford University has collaborated on the study for 30 years. He said smoking was responsible for millions of death. "Partly because of earlier results from this 50-year-long study many people in Britain gave up smoking, and this country now has the best decrease in tobacco deaths in the world. "But, in many countries tobacco deaths are still going up. In Britain, tobacco has caused six million deaths over the last 50 years. But, worldwide, tobacco will soon be causing six million deaths each year. Simon Clark, director of the smokers' rights group Forest said everybody knew there were risks associated with smoking. "However tobacco is still a legal product which brings a lot of pleasure to many people, including a significant number of doctors. "Government has a role to play educating people about the health risks but in a mature society people should have the freedom to make an informed choice without being patronized or forced to give up."

Smoking ban.
Passive smoking is a significant risk to health. Smoking in public places
is banned completely in many countries, but the current proposals for
England will allow some licensed establishments (pubs not serving catered
food and private members clubs) to be exempt from a smoking ban.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/rapidpdf/bmj.38576.467292.EB

Formula 1 health & Disease.

Health or Disease ~ Win or Loose – Are your Thought’s making a difference?

Is your thought process the reason why………..

Everybody knows that in Formula 1 the small details can be the difference between winning of loosing. If we compare Formula 1 with our health situation you can discover remarkable details that show us what goes wrong with the health of millions of people.

Health management.
Let’s presume that you are among those with no health complains what so ever. It probably never crossed your mind what it means for your joy and income if it was the other way around. In this light it seems a little bit strange to see how people manage their most precious gift: Health. I hear so many baby boomers talk about early retirement. It is however not clear what’s stopping first, their job or their body?

Formula 1 health & Disease.
If we compare health with the formula 1 race sport a lot of things are getting clear. Small details in the Formula 1 top sport can lead to a victory. Although the driver can be in top condition, if the car hasn’t got a solid frame, a powerful engine, a great aerodynamic package and the right tires etc, he can be fighting a loosing battle. With equivalent cars innovative ideas are the difference between a glorious victory and a unknown disappearing in history.

What about the health ‘tuning’ of your body?
Not everybody is ‘tuning’ his or her body the way they should. There’s no waiting list to become a sport school member and many don’t even have any physical activities what so ever. On the other side, if you don’t give your body enough rest or you lead a stressful life, be prepared that some parts will break down. It is the same as driving your car at full power in the morning without giving the engine time to warm up!

Smoking & Health.
Although they like to join the race and they try to qualify, you are never ever going to be a winner. The question is why would someone do something knowing he’s destined to be a born looser?

Fuel.
The simplest thing to think about is fuel. Ever had the experience of putting the wrong fuel in your car? I don’t have to tell you that it isn’t going to work. However, how many people make this mistake everyday with their food? Don’t even expect to get old without discomforts and diseases. For many of those living like that, they don’t even get to the finish! Everybody has seen a breath-taking race were the one in the lead dropped out …… no fuel left. In such a high-tech sport witch involves millions of dollars and people all over the world watching. Don’t you think that was plain stupid?

How about fueling your body?
Lets face it; most people don’t have a clue. Did you know you have a lot of fuel meters? You get thirsty so you need to stop and drink something. And be sure to get in the right fuel! You’re getting sleepy so your body needs rest. You wake up tired in the morning, something’s wrong. You have a lack of energy? You’re not going to finish today. You’ve got a headache and you feel pain somewhere. These are all signs that you’re not treating your body like you should.

How about your car?
Every year, or after … miles your car is going to the garage to be serviced. If you know the car is using oil you check this at regular intervals or for a long trip. The thought alone you’re car might breakdown is a call for action to be sure everything is in perfect condition. Back to formula 1 were the teams find innovative solutions during testing. Things they don’t want the competition to know about.

Innovative solutions we want you to know about.
Just like in formula 1 there are innovative solutions to fuel your body with healthy – high-energy – foods. With high quality - all natural - nutritional supplements. And there are test methods were they can analyze your progress. Are you doing better then your competitors? You don’t have to spy to find out. Before you can think of becoming a winner you have to have a winners mentality. The most important question; “Are you set to be a winner?”
- Henk Mutsaers

Sie müssen nicht krank sein, um gesünder zu werden.

Anti Aging Babyboomers
Die Babyboomgeneration hat jetzt das Alter "vierzig plus" erreicht. Sie sind und bleiben ein einflussreicher ökonomischer Faktor in der Gesellschaft. Sie stehen noch intensiv im Arbeitsleben und mit Aussicht auf, oder bereits mitten in der Abbauphase ihrer Carrière, wollen sie jetzt und später ihr Leben noch in vollen Zügen genießen können. Aus diesem Grund widmen sie ihrem “Wohlbefinden” immer mehr Aufmerksamkeit. Das beinhaltet, sich gut um seine Gesundheit zu kümmern, sich vital zu fühlen, noch jung auszusehen und die finanzielle Unabhängigkeit zu haben, sich das alles auch leisten zu können. Prävention ist zur Zeit aktueller als je zuvor! Es werden verschiedene Wege gesucht, um diese zu realisieren.

Gesundheitspflege
Wer der Erhaltung einer guten Gesundheit jetzt zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit schenkt, hat später ein großes Problem. Die traditionelle medizinische Hilfe wird durch die zunehmende Vergreisung der Senioren ein unbezahlbarer Posten. Darüber hinaus werden aufgrund der zunehmenden Nachfrage auch die Wartelisten noch jahrelang bestehen bleiben. Das heutige Defizit an Ärzten wird größer, da auch die aktuelle Generation in Rente geht und um diese vollwertig erzetzen zu können, müsste es zur Zeit bedeutend mehr Mediziner in der Ausbildung geben, als das tatsächlich der Fall ist.

Soziale Sicherheit
Die Babyboomers und ihre Nachfolger glauben nicht daran, dass die soziale Sicherheit noch besteht, wenn sie ihren Anspruch darauf geltend machen wollen. Noch bevor es soweit ist, werden die Kosten für die Gesundheitssorge, die gesetzliche Altersrente, die Invalidenversicherung und die Pensionen in die Höhe schiessen. Wer wird in der Zukunft für sie sorgen?

Den Alterungsprozess verlangsamen
Die Bekämpfung des Alterungsprozesses – Anti Aging – ist das Rezept, um so lange wie möglich vital und somit in der Lage zu bleiben, ein Einkommen zu erzielen. Dieses Phänomen wird der größte Wachstumsmarkt der Zukunft. Größer, als wir es in der Vergangenheit je gesehen haben. Antialterung regelt den Stoffwechsel durch den Gebrauch von optimalen Vitaminen, Mineralien und Antioxidantien. Gleichzeitig wird der Lebensstil kritisch unter die Lupe genommen und, wo nötig, werden die verschiedenen, miteinander in Zusammenhang stehenden Faktoren, angepasst. Mehr Entspannung, in vernünftigem Maße Sport treiben, die Minimalisierung einschränkender erblicher Faktoren im Auge behalten, etc.

Ernte die Früchte
Antialterung bedeutet, eine ausgewogene Kombination zwischen persönlicher Beratung, die auf der exakten Messung der Blutwerte basiert, einem aktiven Lebensstil und intellektueller Stimulation zu finden. Diejenigen, die hiermit bereits mit Anfang vierzig beginnen, werden den Unterschied bemerken: weniger Stress und keine (chronische) Müdigkeit, keine depressiven Beschwerden, weniger Allergien, weniger Erkältungen, mehr Energie, sich wohlfühlen in seiner Haut, ein besseres Gedächtnis, mehr Konzentrationsvermögen, mehr Arbeits- und Lebenslust. Kurz gesagt: eine höhere Lebensqualität schaffen und das Leben in vollen Zügen genießen können! Wenn Sie im Laufe der Jahre ihre Lebensqualität mit der von Gleichaltrigen vergleichen, die nicht auf den Antiagingzug aufgesprungen sind, werden Sie bemerken, dass sie triumphierend die Früchte ihrer Anstrengungen ernten.

Ein großer Teil dessen, was wir täglich essen, besteht aus sogenanntem 'processed food'; Der Anteil der natürlichen Nahrungsmittel wird immer geringer. Denaturierte Nahrung führt zu Degeneration.

Selbst aufmerksam sein und es richtig angehen
Momentan gibt es bereits Millionen Menschen, die täglich die ein oder andere Form von Antialterungsprodukten benutzen. Untersuchungen zeigen schon jetzt, dass sie sich auf dem richtigen Weg befinden. Dennoch sind hierüber noch keine umfassenden Berichte in den Medien zu finden. Stärker noch, einige Institutionen versuchen Sie davon zu überzeugen, dass es noch keine positiven Beweise für die Wirkung dieser Produkte gibt. Diejenigen, die selber aufmerksam sind, es angehen und die positiven Resultate erfahren, werden sich fragen, warum nicht jeder Nahrungsergänzungsmittel zu sich nimmt, aktiv Sport treibt und ungesunde Nahrungsmittel vermeidet. Warum sind Zeitungen und Fernsehprogramme nicht voller Untersuchungsergebnisse und Beratungen?

Publizität
Für Viele ist diese Zukunftsperspektive leider noch weit entfernt, oder mindestens ein undurchschaubares Terrein voller Vorurteile.

* Funtioniert Antialterung vielleicht nicht?
* Sind diese Produkte vielleicht gefährlich?
* Müsste der Effekt davon noch nicht durch Untersuchungen belegt sein?
Die Antwort ist nein, nein und nochmals nein!

Warum sieht man dann nicht mehr darüber in der Publizität?
Weil mit kranken Menschen mehr Geld verdient werden kann als mit gesunden. Allein in den Vereinigten Staaten werden jährlich mehr als 1300 Milliarden Dollar für die kurative Pflege ausgegeben. Dahingegen werden auch die präventive Sorge und die Anti Agingindustrie in den nächsten sieben Jahren bis auf 1000 Milliarden Dollar jährlich anwachsen.

Es ist Ihre Entscheidung, für was Sie später Ihr Geld ausgeben wollen: für notwendige Medizinen,von denen Sie dachten, dass die Krankenkasse diese bezahlen würde, oder für präventive Produkte, durch die Sie viele Qualen vermeiden und mit deren Hilfe Sie sich eine hohe Lebensqualität sichern können?

Eigene Erfahrung
Um selbst zu erfahren, wie viele Vorteile Sie aus dem Gebrauch von Nahrungszusatzstoffen zur Antialterung ziehen können, müssen Sie lernen, gegen den Strom zu schwimmen, denn anfangs wird es viel Widerstand von denjenigen geben, die es nicht glauben wollen! Dadurch, dass Sie bereits jetzt die Kontrolle über Ihre heutige und zukünftige Gesundheit ausüben, zeigen Sie, dass Sie sich selbst und das Leben respektieren. Denken Sie auch einmal darüber nach, wie viele Probleme Sie auch anderen Menschen bereiten, wenn Sie pflegebedürftig werden. Jetzt können Sie sich (noch) dafür entscheiden, unabhängig und gesund weiter zu leben.
Antialterung dreht sich darum, das Leben in vollen Zügen weiter genießen zu können.

Was kostet das?
Jeder will gesund bleiben. Die am häufigsten gestellte Frage bezüglich der Nahrungsergänzungsmittel ist: "Was kostet das". Das bedeutet dass Geldmangel (oder Priorität) der Grund ist, aus dem Menschen nicht optimal, und viele sogar nicht einmal minimal, für ihren kostbarsten Besitz sorgen können. Die meisten Menschen haben von Natur aus eine Abneigung gegen Veränderungen. Angst vor dem Unbekannten kann einige Menschen sogar vollständig lähmen. Haben Sie die Optionen beider Alternativen schon einmal gegeneinander abgewogen? Welche wäre die beste Alternative für Sie?

1. D a s B e k a n n t e !
Sie wissen, dass die Qualität des Gesundheitswesens stark rückläufig ist und wenn sie vom Schicksal getroffen werden, wird die reduzierte soziale Versorgung automatisch dafür sorgen Ihren Lebensstil komplett auf den Kopf zu stellen. Sie wissen auch, dass von allen 1.000 Menschen, 360 bereits vor ihrem 65. Lebensjahr sterben. Im Durchschnitt beginnen sich die ersten chronischen Krankheiten und Leiden bereits im 53 Lebensjahr anzukündigen.
>>> So sieht also Ihre vertraute Welt aus.

2. D a s U n b e k a n n t e ?
Ist in diesem Fall das Ziel vor Augen zu haben, gesund alt zu werden. Das bedeutet auf die Balance zwischen Basen und Säuren zu achten, Etiketten zu lesen und die Einnahme all der Zusätze wie Farbstoffe, Geschmacksvertärker, Süßstoffe, etc. soweit wie möglich zu vermeiden. Den Verzehr von Milch, Kristallzucker, Weißbrot, weißem Reis und Fleisch einzuschränken. Darüber hinaus Nahrunsergänzungsmittel zu sich zu nehmen und dann selber auszuprobieren, welche Ergebnissen Sie damit erzielen können. Natürlich gehört auch ausreichend Bewegung dazu, sowie sich vom Rauchen und anderen Süchten zu befreien. Eine Garantie kann Ihnen niemand geben, aber Sie werden sicherlich begreifen, dass die Risiken für Sie auf diese Art und Weise minimalisiert werden.

R i s i k o & B e l o h n u n g
Sie machen so weiter wie bisher und glauben an das, woran Sie bis jetzt geglaubt haben. Das ist Ihnen bekannt. Sie können Ihre Chancen auch an dem rauchenden Opa, der 90 geworden ist, messen! Ich versuche in den Menschen das Verlangen nach der Verbesserung und Optimalisierung ihrer Gesundheit wachzurufen. Viele Menschen sind der Meinung, dass Gesundheit nicht zur Obsession werden darf. Bei wie vielen Menschen wird allerdings die Genesung nach einer ernsthaften Krankheit zur Obsession?

Gesunde Menschen haben viele Wünsche.
Ungesunde Menschen haben nur einen Wunsch!

Sie müssen nicht krank sein, um gesünder zu werden.

- Henk Mutsaers

Who’s making the Health decision: You or your Doctor?

Recently someone told me that she needed an operation, at least that’s what the doctor said. In the ten minutes she was in his practice, he received three phone calls. Was there a decent explanation about; Why she needed the operation? – What were the options? – What are the risks?

On the other hand I hear doctors complaining about; “Now a day lots of patients come to the office with some printout from the Internet” – and – A doctor told me; “Those ten minutes per patient aren’t enough, I need more time. This policy brought me in trouble when I treated patients from several colleges when I had the weekend shift.

This raises some questions?
* How many people know enough about health?
* How many people are well educated about (un) healthy food?
* How many people know about Acid Base Balance?
* How many people know about alternative medicine?
* How many people are well informed about different options?
* How many doctors know all the options?
* How many …………… ?

Contrary information.
With the media virtually controlled by big advertisers like the pharmaceutical companies, people don’t know what to do and whom to trust anymore? On doctor advices you to drink milk because you need it as a calcium source while test shows that this isn’t true. This kind of contrary stories you can read almost everyday in the newspapers, magazines hear and see on other media.

You
As you read this anti aging blog – chances are you already have more knowledge – but do you share this information with everybody? You can expect resistance from people who don’t believe you. Do you share you knowledge again in the future or do you keep your mouth shut afraid of rejection?

The Doctor
Is the way doctors work going to change in the upcoming years now that consumers have access to more information on the Internet. With the aging of the baby boom generation more and more people are in search for health solutions that really benefit them. Can you as a doctor, deliver these solutions – or – are these consumers choosing to go to another doctor?
- Henk Mutsaers

Mik & Calcium: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/77/2/504
Acid Base balance http://www.acid-base.com/

Fasting as an Anti Aging method

Life extension and disease treatment through periodical fasting and
caloric restrictions - the most powerful scientifically proven
natural anti-aging method.
- Arcady Economo, Ph.D.

PERIODIC FASTING versus REGULAR CALORIC RESTRICTION

If you are serious about achieving optimum results by means of caloric restriction, there are several important reasons to choose the PERIODIC FASTING method, rather than simply a constant calorie-level each day.

1. Fasting can not only extend the lifespan because of calorie restriction effect, it can also be an effective curative and treatment method (see: http://antiaging-europe.com/diseases.html). While fasting, the whole organism, we believe, has an opportunity to cure itself, due to intensification of intrinsic repair processes, We consider just regular (continuous) caloric restriction has not such a powerful curative capacity.

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"My prolonged fast introduced me to myself! I now feel so much more knowledgeable about how my body functions and what the optimal method of caring for it is. This was a pleasurable journey. I am so happy to have tried this. I am sure I could not have done it on my own, even if I knew exactly what to do. Fasting in an environment as beautiful and serene as the Adriatic Coast was like going on holiday to the Caribbean only here I actually lost weight! Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing such a service to humanity by supervising fasts for people from all over the world. Keep up the good work!"
- Margaret Westbrooke

"My goal was to re-gain my health, and I feel as though I have actually been given my life back; this is said with NO exaggeration! My back pain, sleep disorder, fibromyalgia, high blood-pressure, excess weight and depression are completely gone. I'm 'in love' with life again, and my entire family is delighted. You have been more than wonderful, and were certainly all the support anyone could ever need. At a better time in his life, my husband, who's a businessman, definitely wants to do this, as he has seen what it has done for me."
- Amy Thompson

Aging Baby Boomers Generation

Baby boomers
The baby boom generation is now in there “forties”. In our society they will always be an economic force with lots of influence. Still working hard, or having their career run-down phase in sight, they want to enjoy life now and in the future. That’s why they pay more attention to their “wellbeing”. That means taking care of their health, enjoying vitality, looking good, and a financial situation so they can afford this lifestyle. Preventive healthcare is in the picture, now more than ever. That’s why the baby boom generation is looking for ways to achieve this!

Healthcare
For those who don’t pay enough attention to preserve their health will soon face major problems. The traditional medical care will become an invaluable matter with the increasing demographic senior ageing. On top of that, people are facing increasing healthcare waiting lists in some countries. Will there be a doctor available when you need one? More and more people discover that general practitioners try to make it a nine to five job. When was the last time he or she made a house call?

Social security
The baby boomers, and those who follow, don’t believe in social security anymore. Will those fancy arrangements still exist by the time they need them? Even long before we can see the rising costs and problems of financing the pension and healthcare system. Who will take care of them in the future?

Slow down the ageing process.
Pushing back the aging process – Anti Aging – is the recipe to maintain vitality, and with that, give you the opportunity to work for a living. This phenomenon has become the biggest trend. The growth of this market is going to be higher then any market in the past has shown before. Anti aging, starts with the activation of your metabolism and the use of optimum vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. And at the same time we can take a closer look at our lifestyle, and if needed make some necessary changes. Take more quality time, sporting and minimize known genetic factors.

Reap the fruits
Anti aging is finding the right combination, based on personal advice and intracellular vitamin measurements in your white blood cells, an active lifestyle and intellectual stimulation. For those who start with these recommendations in the forties or even before, will notice the difference: No stress, No (chronic) fatigue, No depression, Less chance to catch a cold, Less or no allergies, More energy, Feeling better, Improved memory and concentration, More work desire and Life enjoyment. In short, more quality of life, more enjoyment every hour and minute of the day. When they compare the quality of life with people who are the same age as they, and didn’t jump on the anti aging train, they can triumphantly reap the fruits of their efforts.

A major part of our daily meals exists of processed foods. These unnatural addictives in the food chain are leading to degeneration of our cells over time.

Be alert and take action!
At the moment there are millions of people who are using anti aging products or services. Research already shows they are on the right track, even though you wont hear or read about it in the media.

More disturbing, several well known organizations will try to convince you that NO positive proof is leading in that direction!

However those who lead an active life, take responsibility for their own health and are avoiding unhealthy foods, experience the positive results and use nutritional supplements and are wondering; “Why aren’t there magazines, newspapers and TV shows that share these positive results?”

Publicity
For most people this healthy future perspective is sadly unknown, unbelievable stories coming from another planet, untransparent terrain and prejudiced.

* Anti ageing, will it work?
* Are these products dangerous?
* Does research show the effect?
* If they work so well, the media would publish about it wont they?

Why don’t we hear more from the media?
Pharmaceutical companies are among the biggest spenders in advertisement. They virtually control the media! There is big money to be earned in the ‘Sickness care business’, more then 1.300 billion annually. On the other hand, the preventive healthcare industry is predicted to show growth numbers of 500% to one trillion dollars annually. At whose expense? The pharmaceutical companies?

It’s just were you want to spend your money?
Buying necessary (lifestyle) medication because you thought the insurance company would cover the cost? Or you invest your money now in nutritional supplements and a test that will show you the results of your efforts. The last option is a personal insurance to minimize health problems. How many people have constant worries about their health? You’ve got a choice here!

Your own experience
To start experiencing the benefits of nutritional supplements yourself, you still have to swim against the stream. There will be a lot of resistance from those who ‘don’t believe’. (Even your doctor?) But taking responsibility for your health, now and in the future, you show yourself to respect life itself. Think what kind of problems you cause to others when you are not able to take care of yourself anymore? You can still choose to be independent and healthy. Anti aging is all about being able to enjoy life at it’s full extend.

Source: Several articles and research documents, attending to health seminars both in the Netherlands and the U.S. My own experience, by following up personal advice and specific measurements of my vitamin status, and the benefits of that comes with a relatively small, but important change in lifestyle.

What does it cost me?
Everybody wants to stay healthy, energetic and full of vitality. A frequently asked question about the use of nutritional supplements is: What does it cost me to use these products? This means that, a lack of money, or different priorities are interfering with the most precious gift; Health!

Changing habits.
Fear for the unknown paralyzes people. Did you ever consider what would be YOUR best option?

1. The known!
You know that the quality of our ‘healthcare’ system is not sufficient, is not getting better and is becoming more and more expensive. When luck is out of sight and you face some health problems, you know that the social security system will force you to change your lifestyle dramatically. You know that from every 1.000 people, 360 will die before 65. On average the first chronicle sickness and dysfunctions come at the age of 53.

That’s what the known world looks like.

2. The unknown?
The unknown is having a goal, healthy ageing. Looking after the base and acid balance in their food. Read the information at the labels and avoid dangerous addictives as much as possible. Cut down on the consumption of milk, refined sugar, white bread, white rise and meat. Beside that, using nutritional supplements to complete the lack of vitamins and minerals in our food chain and have that tested. More physical activities, a positive attitude, don’t smoke and careful with alcohol and other addictions. There are no guaranties given in life but everyone can see that the risks are minimized as much as possible.

Risk & Reward.
You stick to the old habits and believe what you believe. That’s the known. You can also measure your chances on that granddad, smoking his whole life and lived to become 98. My task is to inform you. Maybe this was the first spark that ignited your desire, wanting to know more? Lots of people believe that a healthy lifestyle has become an obsession for people like me. How many people struggling with sickness and become obsessed with getting better?

Healthy people do have lots of wishes;
Unhealthy people have only one wish!

- Henk Mutsaers

Het verouderingsproces vertragen.

Het terugdringen van het verouderingsproces – Anti Aging - is het recept om zolang mogelijk vitaal te blijven en hierdoor in staat te blijven een inkomen te verwerven. Dit fenomeen komt met het ouder worden van de Baby Boom Generatie steeds meer in de belangstelling. Antiveroudering start met aanpak van de stofwisseling, het gebruiken van optimale vitaminen, mineralen en antioxidanten. Tegelijkertijd wordt de leefstijl opnieuw kritisch bekeken en waar nodig in de verschillende samenhangende factoren aangepast, meer ontspanning, verstandig sporten, aandacht voor minimalisering van beperkende erfelijke factoren, enz.

Het is aan u om uw ‘geloof’ over gezondheid bij te stellen en te ervaren wat de voordelen van gezondheid preventie zijn. Hoe weet u namelijk hoe uw lichaam reageert op wat u eet, reageert op lichamelijke inactiviteit, reageert op roken, medicijngebruik, stress, gebrek aan zonlicht, etc. Zo gauw u deze feiten kent hoeft u mogelijk ook niet meer te leiden onder hoofdpijn, gebrek aan energie, allergie, ziektes of erger door vitamine gebrek. En dit alles omdat u dacht voldoende vitamine binnen te krijgen. Door simpele en vaak kleine aanpassingen in uw dagelijkse ritme en levenspatroon kunnen aanzienlijke verbeteringen bewerkstelligt worden zo heb ik ervaren. Iedereen die U en Ik kan helpen om het juiste pad te bewandelen om de algemene gezondheid te verbeteren is een beloning op zich. Deelt u deze mening? Deel dan uw kennis, mogelijke zorgen en persoonlijke ervaring over het ouder worden en de algemene gezondheid. Je hoeft niet ziek te zijn om je beter te voelen.
- Henk Mutsaers