Nothing delays aging like this...

Robert, an 88-year-old grandfather, said it best — “Getting old is h-e-double toothpicks!” And nothing makes aging worse than losing your mobility, suffering in pain, and fighting disease. They all take the joy out of life. We all get old. But none of us wants to be unhealthy. Unfortunately, Robert never did the one thing that could have made getting older a little easier.

Oh, he watched what he ate, took supplements, and didn’t smoke. But nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing is as effective in delaying the effects of aging and preventing disease as the one thing he rarely did — exercise. 

How the FDA keeps you sick and in pain

The Wall Street Journal occasionally runs some good information. Well, on this one, it hit a grand slam! The Journal says that America is on the precipice of losing its coveted world status as the icon for medical innovation. Why? Because the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is destroying innovation — and, as a result, the agency is putting your health at risk.

The Journal article calls for fundamental changes in how the FDA (Fraud and Deception Administration, in my book) operates. Congress ignorantly gave the beast power to stifle anything based on safety AND efficacy. The Journal is now calling for Congress to revamp the latter and give the FDA the power to regulate for safety only.

How one supplement stops macular
degeneration and Alzheimer’s

On Wednesday, I showed you how grapes can help prevent macular degeneration. While eating a phytonutrient-rich diet will go a long way toward preventing it, this is a very difficult disease to prevent and treat. So I always suggest throwing everything you can at it, including supplements. A new study looked at one supplement in particular and found that it can have a dramatic impact. What’s more, they found that it also may help Alzheimer’s disease.

In this study, the researchers treated middle-aged mice with vitamin D for six weeks. The vitamin apparently helped lower toxic beta amyloid in their eyes and blood vessels. You might know beta amyloid as the protein that accumulates in Alzheimer’s disease. It also affects your eyes.