Published June 4, 2010

How to make your probiotics work even better

I hope you’re taking probiotics regularly. These beneficial germs are great for your intestinal health. But did you know you can make your probiotics work even better? All you have to do is give them a friendly environment to live. And that’s a lot easier than you might think.

In a study on rats, apple and apple products containing pectin help provide short-chain fatty acids. Probiotics love beneficial microbes.

But that’s not all the apple pectin does. It also helps intestinal pH. By keeping your pH in balance, you create a healthy environment for the probiotics to live and do their job.

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Published June 3, 2010

Is your fatigue and weight gain due to low levels
of this hormone?

In last week’s health alert, I showed you why women who are going through menopause – or have gone through menopause must take melatonin. But this anti-aging hormone isn’t just for women. Men need it too.

I told you last week about a study where researchers found just how powerful melatonin is for women. In that study, the researchers wanted to know if low melatonin levels affect your thyroid hormone levels. Lower thyroid levels lead to increased weight gain and decreased energy levels. They also result in high cholesterol and a shorter life span.

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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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