Protandim® Increases Antioxidant Factor

01/15/2009

SAN DIEGO—Results of a new peer-reviewed study published online in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine demonstrated the synergistic impact of the active ingredients used in Protandim® dramatically increased the body's production of glutathione, a key antioxidant and anti-aging factor.

Protandim, a patented product developed by LifeVantage Corp., consists of five ingredients, namely, ashwagandha, bacopa extract, green tea extract, silymarin and curcumin. The new study confirmed Protandim's gene induction approach to antioxidant therapy provides much broader and more powerful benefits to the body than those provided by vitamins such as E and C, according to the Company.

The study, conducted at the University of Colorado, Denver and Ochsner Medical Center, showed even low doses of Protandim induced human cells to increase their production of many antioxidant enzymes, and other anti-aging factors.

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Attitude!

Just a little inspiration. It may look bleak out there -- but your ATTITUDE, if it's rooted and unshakeable, can create a great expectation. And that just might allow you to see things you'd never see otherwise. Enjoy!
:-)
P.S. If necessary, rent "Meet the Robinsons." (Yep, it's an animated movie...)

A tribute to a patriot at Thanksgiving...

His name was Jack. I'm guessing it was over 15 years ago that I first had the privilege to meet him. We got off to a rocky start, but Jack, a former marine and a bit rough around the edges, was a good man. And he had a heart of gold.

I didn't get to know Jack well until the last year or two, when he had recurrent pain due to all the mileage he'd put on his spine over the years. There was the Marine Corps, but before that, there was college basketball. Jack played for the Colorado Buffaloes. And from what I'm told, he was pretty good!

Jack passed away a few weeks ago due to complications from a surgery that had been done to fix something in his spine I couldn't fix. His passing was sudden and unexpected. I'd never been to a Marine's funeral before. Jack's was held on Election Day. It was unforgettable.

It was the way the Marine Corp detail handled our Nation's Flag ... that's when I lost it. They slowly, carefully, as if handling the most precious thing the world, unfolded the flag. While holding it horizontally open as if to present the Stars and Stripes and their fallen soldier to God and God alone -- taps was played. (That's when I ran out of Kleenex.) Then, just as carefully as the flag had been unfolded, it was re-folded. Then holding it at attention, one soldier saluted the flag in absolutely silence, in slow motion. The flag was carefully passed to the other Marine, who repeated this supreme act of honor. Then the flag was presented to the family with these words:

"On behalf of the President of the United States, and the United States Marine Corp, I'd like to thank you for your father's faithful service to his country." I couldn't swallow.

Rarely, if ever, do we get an opportunity to see what makes up the heart of a true patriot. Only in death did I get a chance to catch a glimpse of the sacrifice and service that Jack had made for my freedom, and yours. He never spoke about it. But on Election Day this year I really was proud to be an American. And I was glad to have had the privilege to be friends with Jack Froistad. I'll miss him.

Cookies and milk and 3 'square' meals a day...

About 65% of all Americans are overweight, and about 3 in 10 are clinically "obese" -- overweight to the point of being hopeless and having nowhere to turn for help.

According to the "potato chip marketing equation" 90% of the junk food is consumed by 10% of the people -- those weighing well over 200 pounds and making less than $30k per year. The ad weasels from Phillip Morris (the world's largest tobacco company) have ruthlessly applied this science to brands like Oreo Cookies and LifeSavers candies. When tobacco came under threat, Phillip Morris bought these and other brands and is now the second largest food company in the world. Phillip Morris found that nurturing sugar-dependence with marketing prowess is just as easy to profit from as nurturing nicotine-dependency from tobacco.

Just as obese people represent a "target" for food companies, physicians represent a "target" for drug companies. "Drug detailing" in physicians offices is declining, but is being replaced by direct marketing to patients in television, magazines, and newspapers. "Ask your Doctor if _____ is right for you" reduces your Doctor to the role of a drug dispenser. I've heard there are only 2 countries where drug advertising is allowed on TV -- and the USA is, of course, one of them.

According to economist Paul Zane Pilzer, the maker of the non-drowsy formula Claritin pressured the FDA into keeping Claritin a prescription item so it could keep the U.S. price 4 times higher than the exact same drug in other industrialized countries. Because the price of Claritin was so high, many couldn't afford it and took a sedating antihistamine instead. USA Today reported that 600 automobile fatalities per year resulted directly from the drug-maker's lobby to keep the price of Claritin high.

Money drives the machine. In 1954 J.I. Rodale started publishing a magazine called "Prevention." In it he touted exercise and a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as PROVEN healthy, life-extending habits we should all observe. He warned of the harmful effects of red meat and cow milk. At this time the U.S. Government was spending millions to get Americans to eat MORE red meat and dairy products every meal, 3 meals a day. Doctors were telling patients with heart disease to reduce or eliminate physical activity entirely. And ... heart disease was the LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH in America. The Federal Trade Commission ordered Rodale to "cease and desist" from publishing this stuff.

J.I. Rodale died in 1971 on national television (the Dick Cavett Show) before he got his day in court against the U.S. Government. Since then, the FTC has been neutralized against censure, and Rodale Press is the largest health-oriented publisher in the world (Men's Health; Runner's World). And today, we all know better about red meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and exercise ... don't we? Friends don't let friends buy Oreos (from Phillip Morris), and down 'em with cow's milk.

Don't wait for New Year's. Start your resolution to get with the program now!

Info Resources for Health and the Future

I googled "Google" last week and got 2.75 BILLION hits. What is the world coming to?! (Being a bit of a computer geek, I love it.) The internet started in 1991, and blogging started in 1998. Wikipedia, while not always reliable, is many times larger than Encylopedia Brittanica, and it is being updated every minute -- somewhere in the world.

Which leads me to Information Resources for Health. As I get better at blogging, my goal is to share what I'm learning, and share the resources I find.

I've posted on pulsating electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) in the past. Albeit a bit dated, here's a good literature resource: http://www.ems-institut.de/index.htm
When you arrive, click the British flag for English language, then click on "scientific, medical and clinical studies." You'll get an index of studies for health conditions and the effect of PEMFs. For current literature and commentary on PEMFs, stay tuned for my upcoming book. It will be published later this year.

Here's a link to a North Carolina physician's answer to skyrocketing health care costs: The Practice Access Card. http://www.physicianspractice.com/index/fuseaction/articles.details&articleID=1200.htm
Interesting...

Current trends tell us that anti-aging medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty with an annual growth rate of nearly 10%. This is due to the aging baby boomers who are suffering from degenerative diseases such as arthritis, heart disease and cancer. You can get familiar with anti-aging and regenerative medicine at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine's website:
www.worldhealth.net
Here's one of today's headlines from this site: "Population Bomb 'Ticks Louder Than Climate.'" Published July 24, this article quotes a leading scientist who states that global population growth is looming as a bigger threat to the world's food production and water supplies than climate change.

Our health. Our children. Our grandchildren. Times -- they are a-changin'.

Are you hip?

The hip-spine syndrome is a combined hip and spine pathology that is still perplexing many clinicians. It is defined as the presence of pathologic changes in both the hip and spine where the primary source of pain could be either the hip or spine -- depending on the patient. Oftentimes the pathologies are inter-related. For example, a hip that doesn't move very well can cause the low back to arch too much. The can cause narrowing of the nerve channels between the lumbar vertebrae, leading to buttock and thigh symptoms.

A baseball pitcher was referred by a spine surgeon to The Center for Spine Pain after he failed to improved with standard physical therapy and a spinal injection. All his pain was in the low back. No pain was in the hip, and yet his hip was stiff. This changed his pitching motion and, indeed, he had to arch his back excessively during his pitching motion to compensate for the lack of hip extension. Five treatments with us to normalize the low back joints AND the stiff hip joint eliminated the back pain fully and completely.

Admittedly the above case was subtle and difficult to recognize. No abnormal x-ray findings showed up on hip x-rays. In typical cases of hip-spine syndrome (involving older patients) the problem may need a spine injection or a hip injection to differentiate the primary cause of the problem. In some cases surgery is required. However, in every case a qualified spine specialist (such as you'll find right here with the Doctors of Chiropractic at The Center for Spine Pain!) should recognize that the syndrome exists and provide an examination that looks beyond the local area where you're feeling pain. Oftentimes an injection (or a surgery) can be avoided altogether!

Unfortunately, because spinal MRI "abnormalities" are the rule rather than the exception in the general population, a significant number of patients are likely subjected to unnecessary spine procedures. [1] The care of back pain and neck pain is often challenging at best, and we know and work with many fine physicians and surgeons who do their best to minimize procedures. We join with them in helping you to minimize the procedures you'll need by diagnosing your problem quickly and accurately, and providing safe, affordable non-surgical options whenever possible.

~JPC

[1] Truumees, E. Change is in the air. SpineLine Nov-Dec, 2007, p. 9. (Dr. Truumees is a spine surgeon at William Beaumont Hospital and the Beamont Comprehensive Spine Center in Royal Oak, Michigan.)

Chronic osteoarthritis pain, headache, and foot/ankle pain...

My colleagues and I have produced a pretty good piece on "chronic pain," the topic of our new HealthCoach Newsletter. You can download all 6 pages HERE.

On CSP's BLOG I've written about one of our patient's who I just saw today. I'm calling him "Todd." He had an upper cervical fusion. He's had chronic neck and shoulder pain. He was told he had to live with the pain. After 4-5 visits he's feeling so good he's back to riding bikes with his son. Cool.

Know somebody in pain? Pass along our newsletter. Tell them about our clinic. Better yet, if they live along the front range, send them for a free Pain Mastery consultation. We'll make sure to make it worth their while.

A big "thank you" to our patients who like the "no-hype," results-oriented approach we take. You've created quite a buzz out there ... and we love seeing people walk out of the clinic feeling better than they ever thought they could feel. We don't have all the answers ... we we've got some good ones.
~JPC