Published October 9, 2009

Why you don’t need to treat your blood pressure

Back in 2002, I shocked the medical world by telling my readers that they didn’t need to treat their blood pressure. In that report, I said that there was no medical evidence that treating blood pressure less than 160 systolic would help you live longer. People called me a quack and said I was going to kill people. Well, it turns out, I was right.

Now, years later, there’s more research to confirm what I told you. There is just no benefit in medically lowering blood pressure below 140/100. The researchers were quick to point out that those with natural blood pressure 115/70 have fewer heart attacks. But medically treating to get your blood pressure that low doesn’t help. Now the big question is why.

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Published October 8, 2009

The most mis-diagnosed condition in medicine

Millions of people have a medical condition that they don't know about. Sometimes they develop it in their childhood years, but that is relatively uncommon. It usually starts later, in their 30s and 40s. By the age of 50, almost half of everyone will have this condition.

What's more, this condition is the most common cause of high cholesterol. It also causes weight gain, fatigue, increased susceptibility to infections, mood disorders, ADD, joint and muscle pains, and a host of other symptoms. The worst part about this disorder is that doctors almost always mis-diagnose it.

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Published October 7, 2009

This three-nutrient cocktail super-charges your muscles —
and your energy

“Aging is h-e-double-toothpicks,” said Robert, an 85-year-old man. It’s harder to eat, harder to dress, and harder to do the things you love to do. Aging is difficult because our muscles lose energy and begin to deteriorate. The more muscle mass we have, the more energy we have and the easier it is to do normal, everyday things. So it’s vital to keep your muscles strong. Fortunately, there’s a supplement that can greatly slow your muscle loss, increase your energy — and make aging a little easier.

The supplement is carnitine. Your cells require carnitine for optimal function of your mitochondria. Mitochondria are the furnaces in your cells that produce energy. Rev-up the mitochondria and you’ve got more energy — and your muscles have more energy — to do what you love to do.

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