How we age and die and how we can slow down aging

A telomere is a repeating sequence of DNA at the end of a chromosome. Each time a cell replicates and divides the telomere loses some of its length. Eventually the telomere runs out and the cell can no longer divide and rejuvenate, triggering a poor state of cell health that contributes to disease risk and eventual cell death. Depending on what we do we can speed up the process ( as most do!) or slow it down (anti aging). Another intriguing possibility is that you may be able to lengthen your telomeres while maintaining their quality, actually turning back your biological clock. The new science is showing that this is also possible, although we are far from any instant Fountain of Youth remedy.

The 21st Century is ushering in a new era of nutritional science, demonstrating the unbelievable power of nutrition to benefit human health. In this new understanding the search for the Fountain of Youth is no longer a fairy tale story. Scientific findings now suggest nutrition may be able to turn back the clock, at least a little bit. And the science clearly shows that nutrition can slow your rate of biological aging. Many nutrients can help protect and enhance repair capacity of your DNA, including your telomeres. A lack of antioxidants leads to increased free radical damage and more risk for damage to telomeres. Free radicals pr0duce inflammation which we want to avoid at all costs. The most basic supplements to address the inflammatory issue are vitamin D and DHA (the omega 3 fatty acid). Researchers have now demonstrated in 2100 female twin pairs, ages 19-79, that the highest levels of vitamin D were associated with the longest telomeres and the lowest vitamin D levels were associated with the shortest telomeres, a difference equating to five years of lifespan potential.  In a group of 608 cardiovascular patients followed over a five year period those with the highest intake of DHA/EPA had the longest telomeres and those with the lowest levels had the shortest telomeres.

The important point to understand is that you need an adequate supply of methyl donors in order for your telomeres to work properly, just like your car needs gasoline. The primary methyl donor for this purpose is called SAMe, which uses nutrients like methionine, MSM sulfur, choline, and trimethylglycine as building blocks.  Forming SAMe from these building blocks requires vitamin B12, folic acid, and vitamin B6.  

The most important basic supplement to help your telomeres is a good quality multiple vitamin along with adequate dietary protein, especially sulfur-containing proteins. Examples include whey protein, eggs, cottage cheese, dairy, red meat, chicken, legumes, duck, nuts, and seeds. Eggs are the highest source of choline in the diet, with other sources containing moderate amounts such as meat, chicken, dairy, nuts, and seeds.

Your brain also has a high need for methyl donors in order for your mood to feel good. If you are stressed out or depressed you are typically lacking methyl donors, meaning your telomeres are also running low of nourishment and prone to accelerated aging. This is a major reason why stress ages a person. Also, better quality skin as you age is directly related to the health of your telomeres.

On top of your antioxidant foundation there are specific antioxidant nutrients such as magnesium, zinc, vitamin C, carnosine, and especially tocotrienol E and resveratrol, are likely to have direct benefits for your telomeres. Nutrients such as quercetin, green tea catechins, grape seed extract, curcumin, and resveratrol all show specific ability to help preserve telomeres, with grape seed extract and curcumin showing the ability to generate longer telomeres.

RICO’S COMMENTS:

Of course any chronic health problem has increased inflammation and free radical damage as features and is likely to be associated with shorter telomeres. It all ties together: good nutrition, specific supplementation, exercise and mind-body connection (the 4 aspects of what I call Total Health). As telomeres shorten and/or or become functionally impaired, your body struggles to keep up. In this situation damaged molecules accumulate in your body and repair processes are hampered, aging is accelerated. The older you get the more the need for supplementation. You get out what you put in, just like any endeavor.

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START MAKING THE CHANGES IN NUTRITION AND SUPPLEMENTATION THAT WILL SLOW DOWN THE SHORTENING OF YOUR TELOMERES. GROW YOUNG PEOPLE!

• 15 grams Pure Ion-Exchange Whey Protein Isolate
• 15 grams Super Collagen™ Bioavailable Peptides
• Rich in BCAAs
• Good source of L-Glutamine
• Enhanced with Exogenous Amino Acids
• Multi-vitamin Fortification
• Doctor Formulated

What’s NOT in Collagen Sport™

• Gluten, Wheat, Sugar & Lactose Free
• No Artificial Sweeteners or Flavors
• No Fillers or Synthetic Ingredients

The 4 in 1 Breakdown:

1 – Refuel

Whey Protein Isolate is THE preferred and superior form of protein for athletes. It’s rich in essential and branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), necessary especially after strenuous workouts. BCAAs also play a role in the body’s levels of glutathione, an important antioxidant in the immune system. NeoCell’s whey protein isolate is developed using selective ion-exchange technology, which selects the primary functional and nutritional proteins alpha- and beta- lactoglobulins and other protein fractions for a highly effective and bio-active protein.

2 – Recover

Athletes all too often do not supplement their connective tissues in tendons and ligaments until deterioration sets in, resulting in the typical aches and pains of exercise. Super Collagen® 1&3 undergoes an absorption-enhancing process that uses enzyme hydrolyzation. This process yields low molecular weight collagen peptides for maximum bioavailability. Super Collagen® 1&3 is particularly rich in the amino acids glycine, proline, hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine, and supports recovery, strength, and flexibility of muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

3 – Regenerate

L-Glutamine & Exogenous Amino Acids – Strenuous activity burns through your body’s glutamine supplies, which can push the body to rip glutamine from your muscles if it isn’t coming from your diet. L-glutamine is the most abundant free-form amino acid in skeletal muscle and is crucial in the muscle recovery process. The special chemical structure of L-glutamine makes it the primary amino acid that drives nitrogen into muscle cells for muscle synthesis. Exogenous amino acids overall are important for increase of net muscle protein synthesis.

4 – Replenish

Each serving of Collagen Sport™ provides a good source of daily vitamins and minerals as well as the antioxidant power of Pomegranate extract. Increased activity results in higher oxidation in the body, requiring active individuals to counteract with high quality antioxidants. NeoCell’s pomegranate extract is standardized to 70% ellagic acid, an extraordinary antioxidant that fights cell-damaging free radicals generated during exercise.

RICO’S COMMENTS: This company sent me their protein powder to try out. It looked great. I am a very informed consumer. The only thing was that it is an ISOLATE powder. Isolate has the highest bioavailability  but why I don’t use them anymore is because I found out that isolates are stripped of all the alkalizing minerals and therefore are VERY ACIDIC. My lifestyle is based on having an alkaline, disease-free life. Alkaline bodies resist ALL disease. Disease can’t exist in an alkaline, oxygenated body. So I contacted the company and voiced my concerns as to why I couldn’t use it.

Most companies never even respond to you or just brush your remarks off. They not only contacted me but took my suggestions and got their protein tested  for pH (alkalinity)! Here’s what I recently got back from them: Our Collagen Sport just came back from 3rd party testing, and has a ph of 6.99. We believe the minerals in our formula are able to buffer the acidity of the isolate. That’s like tap water (neutral) and not acidic! Next I asked them if their powder was tested for HEAVY METALS. Mind you these are not questions that the average Joe knows to ask or even thinks about when buying protein powders. MOST POWDERS ON THE MARKET (the most popular ones!!!!) ARE FULL OF TOXINS, FOOD DYES, TOXIC SUGARS LIKE SUCRALOSE (that kill all of your good gut bacteria leading to a multitude of serious health problems), LACTOSE, GMO PRODUCTS, ETC.

Just got this reply back only after one week in reply to the HEAVY METALS question:

Hey Rico I just got back the results of our heavy metal testing 

Common knowledge is Creatine monohydrate is a proven muscle building, strength enhancing and performance boosting supplement. It’s one of the few supplements that DOES work. But does it?

But there’s ONE HUGE PROBLEM with creatine…

Creatine converts into toxic Creatinine

When creatine supplements were tested after mixing with any liquid, most of it rapidly converts to the by-product “creatinine.” Which means two things:

1. There is very little pure creatine left to get to your muscle cells where it’s needed (only 10-20% of the actual amount you’re taking). But worse is…
2. After the creatine converts to creatinine… it’s a toxic substance capable of causing even more nasty side effects like stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea, water retention, dehydration, headaches… and potential liver and kidney problems.

WHY DOES KRE ALKALYN WORK WHEN CREATINE DOESN’T?

Kre Alkalyn is “Ph balanced” to be “immune” to the ph levels of your stomach acids and other parts of your digestive system… it does NOT break-down into the toxic substance creatinine before it reaches your muscle cells. It’s 100% stable and 100% bio-available. The buffered (to a pH of 12) Kre Alkalyn bypasses your stomach acid intact so it all can by used by your body.

Which means you can take less Kre Alkalyn and still get the same muscle building and strength enhancing effects of much, much more creatine. That’s why 1 Gram of Kre Alkalyn is equal to 10 grams of Creatine Monohydrate.

from www.doubleyourgains.com

RICO’S COMMENTS: Kre Alkalyn, fermented Glutamine, Nitric Oxide and Karbolyn are the main cornerstones of my pre and post workout supplementation regimen. There is a science to building muscle and I have studied it for many years and applied what I have learned to my regimen. It has changed numerous times due to new discoveries and science. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

from www.healthiertalk.com

One of the biggest health myths is the idea that a person can get all the nutrition they need by simply eating a balanced diet. The truth is that it is next to impossible to get even the minimal RDA amounts of the limited number of vitamins and minerals on the RDA list, much less the amounts of all the many nutrients needed for optimal health from diet alone.

Decades of over-farming has left the world’s top soils severely depleted of essential minerals. For the most part, the only minerals replaced have been those needed for optimal growth and not vital minerals such as magnesium, which are needed for optimal health.

Foods on our grocers’ shelves frequently have had true nutrition processed out (and often harmful additives processed in to enhance shelf life, taste, color and texture). In many instances most of the claimed nutrition comes from added synthetic petrochemical vitamins and crushed rock minerals – which are vastly inferior to natural vitamins and minerals found in food.

Keep in mind that in many instances RDA amounts of vitamins and minerals are merely the theoretical amounts needed to prevent deficiency-related illness. Besides the fact that RDA amounts are often far below the optimal amounts, the RDA list does not include literally hundreds of other valuable nutrients which we have evolved and adapted to utilize.

If it is so easy to get all the nutrition needed from diet alone, why is it that up to 95% of us are deficient in magnesium? For that matter, why is it that most of us are deficient in other vital nutrients as well – even those of us who regularly eat a so-called balanced diet?

Another related myth is the idea that doctors are good sources of information and advice about diet and nutrition. In most instances, mainstream doctors are woefully deficient in information about diet and nutrition. Doctors are taught in medical schools whose primary funding source is the pharmaceutical industry and whose curriculum is controlled by the AMA. Not surprisingly, doctors are taught that the way to treat illness is to prescribe drug company medications and to perform mainstream medical treatments. What they are not taught is the vital role that diet and proper nutrition play in our health.

One longtime doctor turned naturopath told this author that in his entire mainstream medical education he had but one single lecture on diet and nutrition. Other doctors, including more recent graduates, confirmed that their educational experience was much the same when it came to diet and nutrition.

A good plan for obtaining plenty of nutrition to insure a maximum of good health and a minimum of illness is:

1. Eat a healthy and varied nutrient-dense diet with as many fresh organic items as possible.

2. Avoid junk foods, processed foods and inorganic meats – especially processed meat products.

3. Utilize supplemental items such as organic superfood powders and whole food derived nutrients to insure that you get all the vital kinds and amounts of nutrition needed.

RICO’S COMMENTS:

EAT PALEOITHIC (Hunter – Gatherer Diet, The Caveman Diet) The Paleolithic diet consists mainly of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, seeds, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, packaged refined foods, and processed oils. Funny, as most of what it EXCLUDES is part of most American’s diet! No wonder we are the most obese country in the world and 1 out of every 3 women and 1 out of every 2 men will get some form of cancer in their lifetime. The USDA food pyramid is worthless. Its focus on grains, carbs, and starchy foods! It’s not what we were born to eat. * side note: there was no history of Diabetes, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease during the Paleoithic Era. Disease started when we started consuming grains.    *** There is no known need to eat sugar or starches. If there were, it would be an essential nutrient, which glucose is not. It is not listed on any list of essential (or even conditionally essential) nutrients (that we must obtain [from our diet] because we cannot make them sufficiently ourselves)

Due to numerous factors you can’t possibly get enough nutrition from just the food you eat these days. Stress, pollution, toxins in our everyday food, air and products, lack of sleep and sunshine, greedy corporations tainting our food supplies for profit, and the ill effects of technological advances endanger our health at every turn. My main regimen centers around 10 supplements. The most important by far, and the corner stone, is PROTANDIM. One Protandim a day eliminates free radicals at a rate of one million to one per second, every second, 24 hours a day, without being depleted, and reduces your oxidative stress by 40%, to the level to that of a 20 year old in just 30 days and keeps it there! This is extreme anti-aging and disease prevention.       

Then: Vitamin D3, B complex, Krill Oil/Astaxanthin, Green Superfood, Probiotics, Digestive Enzymes, Nitric Oxide, Chlorella, and CoQ10 ubiquinol. Things such as Melatonin (sleep) and Collagen (joint support) decline in their production as we age and can be supplemented.

GreenMedInfo.com has a list of 71 diseases that may be associated with statin drugs, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. There are actually over 900 studies showing the risks of statin drugs, which include:

Oftentimes statins do not have any immediate side effects, and they are quite effective, capable of lowering cholesterol levels by 50 points or more. This makes it appear as though they’re benefiting your health, and health problems that develop later on are frequently misinterpreted as brand new, separate health problems.

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2.) Flu Vaccines Have Little to No Measurable Benefit, not to mention being dangerous for you!

The CDC states that the annual flu vaccine is the “best” way to avoid catching the seasonal flu, but what many fail to realize is that there’s virtually NO valid scientific evidence to support it, in either its effectiveness or its safety. This is particularly true for key target groups for which the CDC says the flu shot is most important, like seniors, children and pregnant women!

Again and again, the Cochrane Database Review—which is the gold standard for assessing the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of commonly used medical interventions—has concluded that flu vaccines do not appear to have any measurable benefit either for children, adults, or seniors.

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3.) Drug companies are making claims based on lies with only 6% of their advertising backed by scientific evidence.

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4.) Wisely choosing how you cook your fish can make a big difference. Carefully poaching or baking until tender and flaky, while avoiding over-cooking the fish are your best bets.

When cooking any kind of food, also keep the following tips in mind:

• Use a stable oil like coconut oil for all your cooking and baking
• Avoid using non-stick or aluminum cookware
• Avoid overcooking your food

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5.) Foods that raise your blood sugar levels essentially are “toxic” in that they set in motion a cascade of detrimental health effects. The same can be said for fructose. It’s not a toxin in and of itself, but when consumed in excess (anything above 15-25 grams/day for most people), its effects are toxic to your system and will surely have a negative impact on your health.

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6.) Every food has a “heat labile point.” This is the temperature point at which food changes its chemical configuration. Pasteurization, deep-frying, and barbecuing are all forms of cooking where food is heated past the heat labile point.

Your body is designed to eat foods of certain chemical configurations—which is related to your ancestral history.

If these configurations change, whether due to ‘unnatural’ cooking methods, or chemical additives, your body may not be able to properly digest and assimilate that food as it doesn’t have the appropriate enzymes for the job. When the food does not digest and assimilate properly, it can sit in your gut, where it can become toxic. For example, carbohydrates can start to ferment; proteins putrefy, and fats become rancid. These toxins irritate the lining of your gastrointestinal tract and can upset your gut flora, causing overgrowth of candida and other pathogens. Many of today’s ills can be traced back to improper and unnatural cooking and processing.

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7.) In her book, “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer,” Shannon Brownlee talks about the number of people who die in hospitals due to incorrect care, drug dosage or hospital-acquired infections. Even with new safety regulations in place, 180,000 hospitalized Americans still die every year from largely preventable causes – and the worst part about it, Brownlee says, is that as much as a third of that care does nothing to improve your health! The United States ranks 46^th in the world in infant mortality and 49^th in life expectancy.

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8.) FLUORIDE IN OUR TAP WATER!

Originally, the fluoride used to fluoridate water supplies came from the aluminum and atomic bomb industries. A couple of years later, however, they realized there was another fluoride product that was much more readily available.  The reason it was so readily accessible was because it was a truly hazardous waste that was very hard to get rid of, namely hydrogen fluoride from the phosphate fertilizer industry.

This fluoride gas is captured in the scrubber system and turned into hydrofluorosilicic acid—which is the primary source of fluoride used for water fluoridation. This phosphate fertilizer byproduct also typically contains arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, plus a variety of other contaminants that are part of the phosphate ore.

“And so now you have a product, or a hazardous material, that you can’t put in an ocean, you can’t put in a river or lake or stream, you can’t bury it, and you can’t even give it away,” says Green. But you can sell it and put it in the commercial water supplies!

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9.) Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that influences virtually every cell in your body, and is easily one of nature’s most potent cancer fighters. So I want to stress again that if you are shunning all sun exposure, you are missing out on this natural cancer protection. You can get vitamin D3 in supplement form, and if sunlight or a safe tanning bed is not an option. Higher levels of vitamin D are necessary to provide protection from more serious chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, infections, multiple sclerosis and more. The average adult needs to take 8,000 IU’s of vitamin D per day in order to elevate his or her levels above 40 ng/ml — the bare minimum requirement necessary for disease prevention. Ideally, you’ll want your levels to be between 50-70 ng/ml.

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10.) STRENGTH TRAINING is an integral part of a well-rounded exercise program, and is recommended for all ages, including kids and seniors. Do it because muscle revolutionizes your metabolism, transforms your body from the inside out, and is your best bet for reversing the aging process. It’s also an important part of maintaining a healthy weight, strengthening your bones, and improving your body’s posture, range of motion and functionality In short, do it because muscle is about all the things you associate with youth.

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Info from: Dr. Mercola, Al Sears, Mike Adams

RICO’S COMMENTS: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

Mission Statement

Achieving optimal health, physically, emotionally and spiritually is ever more difficult in today’s high-tech world we live in. Just eating right and exercising is only the tip of the iceberg. Stress, pollution, toxins in our everyday food, air and products, lack of sleep and sunshine, greedy corporations tainting our food supplies for profit, and the ill effects of technological advances endanger our health at every turn. Our goal is to empower you with the knowledge to make appropriate choices for you and your family, in nutrition, exercise and supplementation to be able to live the longest, healthiest, happiest, disease-free life possible!

One of the things that decline in our bodies with age is the production of collagen. As we age, the body's ability to make type 2 collagen protein slows down and this is the protein needed to maintain and rebuild joint cartilage tissue.

ImmuCell® Collagen Type 2 is a food sourced supplement that holds a high concentration of joint-saving nutrients including hyaluronic acid (HA), glucosamine, and high levels of chondroitin, the major components of joint cartilage. These necessary elements support and maintain healthy joints and repair the damage that causes pain and swelling associated with arthritis. Chondroitin also acts as an anti-inflammatory compound and pain modulator without the negative side effects of non-steroidal medicines while enhancing the synthesis of cartilage and HA. Supplementing with ImmuCell® Collagen Type 2 focuses on the regenerating effects for skin and connective tissue health. The benefit of supplementing with ImmuCell® Collagen is that it nourishes the body with collagen type 2 where it is deficient. Then ImmuCell® acts as a messenger to trigger the synthesis of new collagen fibers. Daily supplementation of ImmuCell® Collagen Type 2 is the natural answer for total joint support.

I was contacted by NeoCell a few months ago to try out there line of joint products. I normally leg press 1000 lb when I work out my legs. Needless to say this is a lot of tension, pressure and strain on my joints. I have been weight lifting for over 30 years. I tore my meniscus about 5 years ago and had orthoscopic surgery to repair it. I went through rehab and everything was going ok. For the last year or so I started to feel my knee click and start to hurt. This was the same feeling I had before I tore my meniscus. So I agreed to try their products.

I am finishing up the 2nd bottle of Collagen type 2 for joints as well as doing the Collagen +C.  After taking Collagen Type 2 for 2 months, I haven't felt any warning signs of trouble when doing my leg workouts! Not one click! It must be cushioning my joints and giving me the protection I used to have when I was younger and my body was naturally producing good amounts of collagen. This stuff is a lifesaver for me to help me be able to maintain my physique and prevent any further injuries!

Thanks NeoCell!

www.neocell.com

The proper form of vitamin B-12 to supplement is called Methylcobalamin. Your doctor won’t give it to you unless you ask him to. It’s a little more expensive but it’s worth it. This is the form that exists in nature, and it is pre-methylated, meaning it’s ready for your biochemistry to put to immediate use. Methylcobalamin has several key advantages over cyanocobalamin:

* Increased absorption
* Better retention in tissues
* Contains no toxic cyanide
* Supports production of SAMe

What’s in this little yellow pill? 5 herbs that have been used for centuries in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine: Milk Thistle, Ashwaganda, Bacopa, Turmeric and Green Tea (decaffeinated) Protandim is backed by 8 clinical studies with 25 more clinical studies in progress at major institutions right now on the beneficial effects of Protandim on different health problems.

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If you are like me you will want to show this information to your family, friends and loved ones so that they too, can experience the amazing benefits of Protandim. Remember, proven clinical studies: all proven science: no hype (unlike most of the products out there). Just forward this email to all you know so that they will be able to live a long, healthy, quality life.

Please contact me with questions and I will be glad to answer all of them.

Rico Connor CEO

www.totalhealth4life.net

rico@totalhealth4life.net

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Go to www.lifevantage.com/TH4L

Click on upper right on ENROLL

Click on enroll as preferred customer (to get $10 cheaper)

Fill out all personal information

Purchase a bottle for every one person in your household that will be taking it … which will come right away.

Then, set autoship of 1 bottle per month per every one person in your household.

Whey protein, which is available as a protein powder supplement, has been linked to a variety of health benefits, such as:

Helping your pancreas-produced insulin work more effectively, which helps maintain your blood sugar level after a meal

Promoting healthy insulin secretion

Helping to promote your optimal intake of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals needed for your overall wellness

Supporting your immune system, as it contains immunoglobulins, and boosts immune function by increasing levels of glutathione (the most potent antioxidant in the body)

Provides the most optimal source of essential amino acids which is critical for the repair and growth of muscle tissue – particularly after a workout.

Increases the anabolic environment and prevents muscle breakdown, thereby assisting the muscle-building effects of intense weight training and exercise.

Maintaining blood pressure levels that are already within the normal range

Studies have shown that whey may potentially reduce cancer rates, combat HIV, improve immunity, reduce stress and lower cortisol, increase brain serotonin levels, improve liver function in those suffering from certain forms of hepatitis, reduce blood pressure and improve performance.

From www.mercola.com and www.http://mens-total-fitness.com

RICO’S COMMENTS: Remember do not use Whey Isolate but regular whey protein.