Published June 2, 2010

This memory formula also lowers blood pressure
and prevents diabetes

If you have diabetes and metabolic syndrome, you’re at a significantly higher risk of having high blood pressure and other symptoms of heart disease. As you may know, metabolic syndrome (or pre-diabetes) means your body has become resistant to the glucose-lowering effects of insulin. So when your blood sugar goes up, your pancreas has to work overtime to make more insulin. And excess increases your risk of aging, cancer, hypertension, and death. That’s why I call insulin (when in excess) the hormone of aging and death. One of my favorite nutrients just might help out this problem.

A research team from Italy found that an infusion of acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) quickly improves insulin sensitivity in type-2 diabetics. So, they decided to find out if oral ALC did the same.

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Published May 28, 2010

Another tasty way to lower your blood pressure

I’ve told you in the past that I have one dietary indulgence. It’s dark chocolate. And if you like it too, then you probably won’t have to worry about high blood pressure.

That’s right. New research confirms the health benefits of chocolate. In a study of 19,357 people in middle age, those eating about 7.5 grams (or more) a day of dark chocolate had lower blood pressure. In fact, dark chocolate actively lowers blood pressure by about 1 mm for both systolic and diastolic.

But it gets even better. Those in the top quartile of consumption had even greater protection. These dark chocolate lovers had a 39% reduction in their risk of heart attack and stroke!

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Published May 27, 2010

Why women must take melatonin

Ever wonder what triggers a woman’s body to enter menopause? And why do some women seem to breeze through menopause while many other women struggle through it? Part of the answer, and maybe a big part, has to do with how much melatonin your body produces as you get older.

But that’s not all. The way melatonin functions in the body of women as they age might provide some serious clues for the entire aging process in both men and women. At least that’s the conclusion of a new study.

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