Published December 5, 2008

Powerful nutrient stops Alzheimer’s before it starts

Hardly a week goes by without some major news story about Alzheimer’s disease. And it’s rarely on a positive note. Alzheimer’s is one disease you never want to get. It’s nearly impossible to treat. But scientists have discovered an incredible property in one of my favorite nutrients that can fight Alzheimer’s.

Researchers at the UCLA and Mt. Sinai Schools of Medicine have just released information on how resveratrol can protect you. David Teplow is a UCLA professor of neurology. His team has been studying beta amyloid. These are the proteins that build up in Alzheimer’s affected brains.

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Published December 4, 2008

The one supplement you must take for the next four months

It’s that time of year when the flu and colds hit. It’s also the time of year when your body becomes deficient in a very common nutrient. And it’s vital you take this nutrient to help ward off the flu and colds. But it’s also important to take it for cancer prevention.

Why are you deficient in this nutrient right now? Because it’s cold and you probably don’t spend much time outdoors in the sun. Your body needs exposure to sunlight, as you probably already know, to produce vitamin D. And if you don’t get enough exposure to sunlight, you’ll have less vitamin D in your system. It’s that simple.

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Published December 3, 2008

Watch out for heavy metals in all Asian herbs — not just China’s

You probably already know about contaminated Chinese health products. Now you have to worry about Indian medicines as well.

An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association has bad news about Ayurvedic medicines. It says about 20% of these medicines sold on the Internet contain contaminates. They contain undesirable levels of lead, mercury, and/or arsenic.

Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient Indian art of healing. It centers on herbs. So it’s really sad to see that these herbs on the market are contaminated.

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