One of my patients, Debbie, asked if I would do a newsletter on how to fight aging. Her thought was 10 Tips for Fighting Aging. That sounded like a great idea, so I started tackling the subject. I quickly noticed, as I started writing down ideas, that this is actually a very complex subject. There […]
One of the joys of aging is gradually losing the battle against gravity. The elastic tissues under the skin and the deeper collagen structural fibrous tissues become weaker as the ability of the body to make new replacement proteins decreases. Elastin, the rubber band-like tissue that allows the skin to snap back into shape after […]
The gray hair in my beard suggests to me that I might be getting older. This is important to me because aging means my levels of growth hormone are decreasing. Growth hormone is vital for cellular regeneration, growth, and healthy tissue repair and maintenance. Said simply, my ability to heal my body is being lost. […]
Do you experience brain fog – hazy thoughts or difficulty with recall?Do you notice variations in your mental speed / ability to think?Do you have reduced brain endurance – can’t focus as long – can’t read as long?Do you get tired after exposure to specific chemicals, scents, pollutants?Do you get brain fatigue after exposure to […]
As most of you know, I live a paleo-keto lifestyle most of the time, and have for over twenty years. Right now I am playing with a variation that involves cyclic green fasting – 3 to 4 days of eating just greens followed by 3 to 4 days of high protein and a touch of carbs […]
We are made of protein. Protein is the structural element of everything living. Protein is made out of tiny pieces called amino acids. They function like Lego blocks and pieces. With enough pieces you can make just about anything. Amino acids only contain 10 to 20 atoms each and in the human body there are 22 […]
I have been reading the new book just released by Jason Fung, The Longevity Solution. Jason is the kidney specialist from Toronto I have mentioned to many of you that have blood sugar problems because he has been reversing diabetes through fasting. Now he has written a book with Dr. DiNicolantonio expanding the amazing results on […]
How did my body get where it is today? What went wrong? I have been health conscious forever and yet here I am with food sensitivities up the wazoo and a leaky gut generating unnecessary weight gain and limiting my energy abundance. My health efforts have not been completely in vain as the average American […]
When I first got the idea to move to my present location, everyone who looked at the spot thought I was crazy. The building was in such bad condition that most folks thought I should just demolish the existing building and start over. I didn’t have the funds to do anything quite that ambitious, but […]
I mentioned in my last letter that my body does not like sugar even though my taste buds do. What does that mean? Why wouldn’t my body like sugar… well let’s go from the outside in. The first thing we think of is eating sugar and how good it tastes…yum. But then what? Before that […]