Get the Biggest Weight Loss Bang Out of Green Tea
October 1, 2008
Green tea has become extremely popular over the past several years. When I went to the Experimental Biology Conference in April there was a TON of research regarding Green Tea and just about every ailment you could think of.
Probably the most popular ‘use’ of green tea is for weight loss (I have a quick video about this that I’ll be posting soon). The driving force behind all the green tea goodness is the antioxidants. Read more
The Death of Organic Food
August 1, 2008
The increasing pressure/push to buy organic foods by the media, grocery stores, and probably your friends is ever increasing. In the past 8 months the organic food section in my local grocery store has exploded to the point where I sometimes have TROUBLE finding the non-organic versions of certain fruits and vegetables. As much as I’d like to buy a heart of organic romaine lettuce for $5 – I’ll take the regular version at 6 for $5, Thank You. Read more
More Drugs to Boost ‘Good’ Cholesterol On the Way
April 2, 2008
If you remember in the not to distant past Stage III clinical trials for a drug called Torcetrapib were pulled because of increased deaths in subjects taking the drugs. Torcetrapib (made by Pfizer) inhibited the action of a protein called CETP. The inhibition of this protein resulted in very large HDL-cholesterol particles (HDL is the ‘good’ cholesterol). However, it didn’t seem to do the subjects any good.
What when wrong with Torcetrapib is still up for debate - perhaps complete inhibition of the protein wasn’t a good idea and just partial inhibition would be better. While some thought that CETP inhibitors such as Torcetrapib wouldn’t be used after the tradgeies from Pfizer trials…they were wrong.
Pharmaceutical company Roche presented data at the recent American College of Cardiology conference from a study they ran using a drug similar to Torcetrapib called R1658. The effects in this trial were positive and Roche is working on putting together larger trials.
I’m definately not sold on the necessity of CETP inhibitors. If you want to boost your good cholesterol you don’t need one of these drugs. Instead have a glass of wine with dinner, talk with your doctor about high dose niacin, make sure you get enough fat in your diet, and stop smoking. All of those will boost your good cholesterol naturally.
You Gotta Fight Inflammation First
March 26, 2008
Inflammation is a very hot topic in the nutritional science and medical communities. When people think of inflammation they often think of swelling or arthritis. Inflammation is much more than that. The more we learn about the human body the more we realize that inflammation is at the center of just about every disease - heart disease, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and the list goes on. Read more
The Wonders of Fish Oil
March 17, 2008
Keith Scott has recently put together a great list of the reported benefits of fish oil. Check it out below:
Reported Benefits of Supplementing with Fish Oil:
- Fat Loss and improved body composition - Research has shown that fish oil seems to turn on the body’s fat burning mechanism and even better, it was shown that most of the fat loss was in the abdominal region. Yes, your belly fat!*
- Fights Inflammation - reduces the inflammation causing substances in the body. Inflammation will kill you eventually. It wreaks havoc on your body and long term health. Not to mention it is responsible for painful conditions around the body. Fish oil can help with muscle soreness and joint pain
- Improves Cardiovascular health -Fish oil lowers triglycerides, reduces the likely hood of blood clots, can lower high blood pressure, reduces chance of stroke.
- Mental Health - Reduces depression, and elevates the mood. It was even found that fish oil supplementation in children with ADHD dramatically improved their symptoms.
- Healthy Eyes - Fights Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and dry-eye syndrome
- Boosts the immune system - Less time being sick, and better fight against colds and other illness.
- Increase s.ex drive - Do I really need to explain this any further?
- Helps with menstrual pain - Women rejoice!
- Improves digestion - So many people out there live with digestion problems. This supplement can really help with some of those issues.
- Fights Osteoporosis
- Helps to prevent cancer
- Lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease
- Helps with Asthma
- Helps with Multiple Sclerosis
- Helps with skin problems - Eczema, and psoriasis. I can personally attest to this benefit. All of my life I battled with Eczema, and never won until I started using fish oil. Now, I rarely get an outbreak and if I do, it is short lived.
- Helps with Diabetes
- Can lower stress
- Reduces headaches
- Helps with Fibromyaglia
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