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HEALTH NEWS
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Lynne Gully |
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August 2005 |
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Stop Ageing Now – Part Six |
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Quote
of the Decade
The following short story from Jason Vale’s book should
help you change the way you look at your body and what you put into it. An 87-year-old man was interviewed for a local Irish
television station in the 1970s. He had been living on the streets for many
years, but despite having no home or job he looked not just OK, but super
well and healthy. He was also incredibly happy and explained that living on
the street was a lifestyle choice as he loved being a ‘free spirit’. When
asked what his secret was he replied, ‘It’s simple. I don’t eat any junk
food.’ Now clearly this man didn’t have a chance to cook, but he
was incredibly fussy about what he put into his body and made sure he got
plenty of good, nutrient-packed food every day. It turned out he would go to
the markets at the end of the day and get a couple of bags of fresh fruit,
vegetables and nuts. He also got friendly with some restaurant owners who
would, every now and then, rustle him up some wholesome cooked food. When the interviewer asked him why he insisted on never
eating junk food, he replied with a sentence that has to be one of the most
profound ever aired, and you may need to read it twice, or at least think
about it for a few seconds to fully understand it. His exact words were: “The reason why I don’t eat junk food is because if I
don’t look after my body, I’ll have nowhere to live.” |
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Contact Lynne at lynne.gully@optimumhealth.co.uk
or tel: 0030 28920 42356 |
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Why You Need Magnesium to Stop Ageing Chances are great that you don’t get enough magnesium to
protect cells against premature ageing. Thus, your heart is apt to give out
at an earlier age, you are more apt to have a heart attack, your insulin
levels are apt to go awry, your bones are more apt to break and you’re more
apt to be plagued by chronic high blood pressure. Even small shortages of magnesium appear to make a
difference in how long you live and how fast you age. If you have suboptimal
levels of magnesium you can expect to show the signs of old age earlier – in
particular, clogged arteries, heart arrhythmias (irregular heart beats),
heart attacks, high blood pressure and insulin resistance possibly leading to
diabetes. How Magnesium Can Fight Ageing ·
Curbs free radicals – cells
low in magnesium create more free radicals and subsequent cell damage.
Long-term magnesium deficiency also robs the body of vitamin E, which is
needed to fight off the free radicals. ·
Saves hearts – magnesium protects the
heart in several different ways. It prevents spasms of the coronary arteries
and abnormal heart rhythms that are a primary cause of sudden death. It helps
deter formation of blood clots that trigger heart attacks and helps ward off
rises in blood pressure and strokes. ·
Prevents and reverses diabetes – new
evidence is popping up linking diabetes with a deficiency of magnesium.
Studies find that most diabetics often have low levels of magnesium in their
cells and blood. ·
Keeps bones strong – to
maintain bone strength as you age you need magnesium, as well as calcium. The
two work together, with vitamin D, to keep bones from deteriorating. Women
prone to osteoporosis commonly lack magnesium. The ratio of calcium and
magnesium is also important. Too much calcium and too little magnesium makes
your blood more apt to clot, possibly leading to strokes and heart attacks. What about food? You can get lots of magnesium if
you eat whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes. Nuts (unsalted) are one of the richest sources of magnesium –
almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, pine nuts, walnuts and pecans. One of the
surprises revealed in recent research is that people who eat nuts have less heart
disease. This doesn’t mean reaching for the salted peanuts! Do you need a supplement? Yes, if
you don’t regularly eat magnesium-rich foods. A supplement is necessary to
retard premature ageing and a daily intake should be about 500 milligrams. Nature’s
Sunshine has an excellent Calcium and Magnesium supplement called SKL
Formula, which also contains vitamin D, beta-carotene, zinc, copper and
boron. Warning: don’t take magnesium
supplements if you have kidney problems or severe heart failure. |
The Importance of Chromium If you’re age twenty or
older, chances are nearly 100% you lack chromium and are ageing much faster
than you need to. It’s virtually impossible
to get enough chromium from food. You have to eat 3,000 to 4,000 calories a
day to get even 50 micrograms. To get the recommended 200 micrograms, you
need to eat more than 12,000 calories a day, say the Department of
Agriculture experts. Why You Can’t Age Slowly Without Chromium The single overriding
reason to take chromium is to save yourself from accelerated ageing brought
on by too much of the hormone insulin in your blood. It’s an insidious,
largely undetected disorder that comes with age, and it can push you into
diabetes at the same time it destroys your arteries. ************************************************* Everybody
needs at least 200 micrograms of chromium a day. Taking chromium can help
save you from heart disease, diabetes and possibly cancer. – Dr.
Richard A. Anderson, U.S. Department of Agriculture ************************************************* The
Sweet Chromium Robbers If you eat sugary foods,
you need chromium even more. Sugar can destroy what little dietary chromium
you take in. Most alarming is the fact
that the ill effects of chromium deficiency are generally mistaken for
“normal ageing”. The decline is gradual and subtle. “It usually takes years
for signs of chromium deficiency to show up,” says Dr. Richard Anderson.
“Chromium levels just gradually go down, and after decades, your cholesterol
is going up, your insulin is going up, your HDLs (good cholesterol) are going
down and your glucose is going up – and you’re in trouble. Most people think
these things just happen because you get older. Actually, they happen because
of a diet with too little chromium and too much sugar. And they are
preventable”. The advice is to take
chromium to help normalise blood sugar and insulin before they do irreparable
damage. It is not a quick fix for everyone, but it is a very inexpensive
antiaging insurance policy for virtually all of us. Nature’s
Sunshine Products For Antiaging ·
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SKL Formula (Calcium and magnesium) Stock no 1806 ·
Chromium GTF 500 mcg – Stock no 1801 To order Nature’s
Sunshine Products – call the Order Hot Line on 08458 40 50 60 or the main
telephone line on 01952 671600. |
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